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Rashawn Ray: It Could Have Been Me

August 18, 2017

Rashawn Ray’s trajectory as a sociologist is forever changed by the murder of Philando Castile.

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In Social Sciences Tags Rashawn Ray, Black in STEM, Black lives matter, gun violence, police shootings, sociology

Ada Cheng: Human Rights in Hong Kong

April 21, 2017

Sociologist Ada Cheng learns a surprising lesson about resistance while studying human rights violations in Hong Kong.

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In Social Sciences Tags Ada Cheng, sociology, human rights, Hong Kong

Colin Jerolmack: How a sociologist became The Pigeon Guy

February 17, 2013

Colin Jerolmack was floundering in grad school until he found deep insights into human nature... from pigeons.

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Tags Colin Jerolmack, season 3, pigeons, birds, grad school, sociology

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