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Ahead of the Global Tea Institute's Annual Colloquium, GTI Director Katharine Burnett joined for a conversation on the scope of tea’s impact and its current resurgence in U.S. culture.
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Tea has shaped history, culture, and science for centuries.
Later this month, UC Davis’ 2026 Global Tea Institute Colloquium will explore the art of tea through research, ritual, and global perspectives, bringing together scholars across the humanities and sciences.
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Later this month, UC Davis’ 2026 Global Tea Institute Colloquium will explore the art of tea through research, ritual, and global perspectives, bringing together scholars across the humanities and sciences.
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The Art of Tea Takes Center Stage at UC Davis' 2026 Global Tea Institute Colloquium
This year's annual Global Tea Institute Colloquium honors the legacy of tea with its theme: Art of Tea in Culture and Science, Society and Health. It will feature tea scholars from across UC Davis.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Ahead of the Global Tea Institute's Annual Colloquium, GTI Director Katharine Burnett joined for a conversation on the scope of tea’s impact and its current resurgence in U.S. culture.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0xt...
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"This trend of rising income inequality is one of the most important social phenomena of the last fifty years."
The United States is one of the world’s wealthiest nations, yet millions of families struggle to make ends meet.
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The United States is one of the world’s wealthiest nations, yet millions of families struggle to make ends meet.
Find out why: https://bit.ly/3NqthVU
January 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
"This trend of rising income inequality is one of the most important social phenomena of the last fifty years."
The United States is one of the world’s wealthiest nations, yet millions of families struggle to make ends meet.
Find out why: https://bit.ly/3NqthVU
The United States is one of the world’s wealthiest nations, yet millions of families struggle to make ends meet.
Find out why: https://bit.ly/3NqthVU
Why is it that the United States is one of the world’s wealthiest nations, yet millions of families struggle to make ends meet?
This week, Marianne Page joins us for an eye-opening chat about poverty in the United States, breaking down its causes, effects, and possible remedies.
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This week, Marianne Page joins us for an eye-opening chat about poverty in the United States, breaking down its causes, effects, and possible remedies.
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Poverty
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January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Why is it that the United States is one of the world’s wealthiest nations, yet millions of families struggle to make ends meet?
This week, Marianne Page joins us for an eye-opening chat about poverty in the United States, breaking down its causes, effects, and possible remedies.
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This week, Marianne Page joins us for an eye-opening chat about poverty in the United States, breaking down its causes, effects, and possible remedies.
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Happy New Year!
Our team wishes you a safe and celebratory welcome to the new year 🥳
Our team wishes you a safe and celebratory welcome to the new year 🥳
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Happy New Year!
Our team wishes you a safe and celebratory welcome to the new year 🥳
Our team wishes you a safe and celebratory welcome to the new year 🥳
"Engineering can tell us how to build a nuclear bomb, but the humanities provide us with the guidance and ethical framework to know never to use it."
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December 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Engineering can tell us how to build a nuclear bomb, but the humanities provide us with the guidance and ethical framework to know never to use it."
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This week, Keith David Watenpaugh, a leading expert on human rights, joins Ed Kiggins for a deep discussion on the history of genocide.
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The Binary of Genocide
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December 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This week, Keith David Watenpaugh, a leading expert on human rights, joins Ed Kiggins for a deep discussion on the history of genocide.
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How did our economy become what it is today?
Historian Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor joins us to discuss how auctions in early America shaped the way we buy and sell everything today.
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Historian Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor joins us to discuss how auctions in early America shaped the way we buy and sell everything today.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Y8xeRu
Spotify: https://bit.ly/3MXOtCp
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3LfwV4f
December 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How did our economy become what it is today?
Historian Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor joins us to discuss how auctions in early America shaped the way we buy and sell everything today.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Y8xeRu
Spotify: https://bit.ly/3MXOtCp
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3LfwV4f
Historian Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor joins us to discuss how auctions in early America shaped the way we buy and sell everything today.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Y8xeRu
Spotify: https://bit.ly/3MXOtCp
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3LfwV4f
This week, we sit down with Jae Yong Suk to discuss lighting, smart homes, and energy resiliency in the 21st century.
How does lighting affect our health? And how are our energy technologies evolving to meet the growing needs of decarbonization, grid resiliency, and community well-being?
How does lighting affect our health? And how are our energy technologies evolving to meet the growing needs of decarbonization, grid resiliency, and community well-being?
A Beacon for An Energy Resilient Future
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December 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This week, we sit down with Jae Yong Suk to discuss lighting, smart homes, and energy resiliency in the 21st century.
How does lighting affect our health? And how are our energy technologies evolving to meet the growing needs of decarbonization, grid resiliency, and community well-being?
How does lighting affect our health? And how are our energy technologies evolving to meet the growing needs of decarbonization, grid resiliency, and community well-being?
How does deportation affect the economy?
Expert economist Giovanni Peri joins us to discuss the numbers behind deportation and what he thinks is important for people to know.
Watch or listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/SC2hASkuIp8
Expert economist Giovanni Peri joins us to discuss the numbers behind deportation and what he thinks is important for people to know.
Watch or listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/SC2hASkuIp8
December 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
How does deportation affect the economy?
Expert economist Giovanni Peri joins us to discuss the numbers behind deportation and what he thinks is important for people to know.
Watch or listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/SC2hASkuIp8
Expert economist Giovanni Peri joins us to discuss the numbers behind deportation and what he thinks is important for people to know.
Watch or listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/SC2hASkuIp8
This week, climate scientist and oceanographer Dr. Tessa Hill joins us for a thoughtful conversation about the state of our oceans and the urgent work needed to address the climate crisis.
Understanding Our Oceans at Every Depth
In this episode of Minds Over Matters, oceanographer and climate scientist Dr. Tessa Hill joins host Ed Kiggins to discuss the concerning shifts in the Earth's climate due to human activities and pollution. How are our oceans faring in the face of these...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This week, climate scientist and oceanographer Dr. Tessa Hill joins us for a thoughtful conversation about the state of our oceans and the urgent work needed to address the climate crisis.
On this week's episode, we're joined by Historian Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor to discuss how auctions came to define how we buy and sell goods.
She explains that auctions were as much a social as an economic activity, and how this early adoption still resonates today.
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She explains that auctions were as much a social as an economic activity, and how this early adoption still resonates today.
Subscribe and watch now!
How We Priced and Valued Everything
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November 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
On this week's episode, we're joined by Historian Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor to discuss how auctions came to define how we buy and sell goods.
She explains that auctions were as much a social as an economic activity, and how this early adoption still resonates today.
Subscribe and watch now!
She explains that auctions were as much a social as an economic activity, and how this early adoption still resonates today.
Subscribe and watch now!
Shamanism may feel like a topic far from our world, but it's quite present in modern-day Western society.
Dr. Manvir Singh joins us to talk about what first piqued his interest in shamanism and how he sees it manifest across cultures.
Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cc178bO4kY
Dr. Manvir Singh joins us to talk about what first piqued his interest in shamanism and how he sees it manifest across cultures.
Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cc178bO4kY
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Shamanism may feel like a topic far from our world, but it's quite present in modern-day Western society.
Dr. Manvir Singh joins us to talk about what first piqued his interest in shamanism and how he sees it manifest across cultures.
Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cc178bO4kY
Dr. Manvir Singh joins us to talk about what first piqued his interest in shamanism and how he sees it manifest across cultures.
Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cc178bO4kY
Did you catch our second episode last week with Giovanni Peri?
Peri -- an award-winning global economist and one of the world’s leading experts on migration -- joined us to discuss the impact of deportation and immigration on the U.S. economy.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2hASkuIp8
Peri -- an award-winning global economist and one of the world’s leading experts on migration -- joined us to discuss the impact of deportation and immigration on the U.S. economy.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2hASkuIp8
November 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Did you catch our second episode last week with Giovanni Peri?
Peri -- an award-winning global economist and one of the world’s leading experts on migration -- joined us to discuss the impact of deportation and immigration on the U.S. economy.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2hASkuIp8
Peri -- an award-winning global economist and one of the world’s leading experts on migration -- joined us to discuss the impact of deportation and immigration on the U.S. economy.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2hASkuIp8
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If Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are disrupted, analysts say it could mean more pressure on the already shrinking number of small independent supermarkets.
If SNAP food aid is cut off, small grocery stores also will feel the pain
If Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are disrupted, analysts say it could mean more pressure on the already shrinking number of small independent supermarkets.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
If Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are disrupted, analysts say it could mean more pressure on the already shrinking number of small independent supermarkets.
Historian Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor joins us next month on Minds Over Matters to discuss how early American auctions helped shape buying, value, and ownership.
Don't miss episode three, premiering November 11th!
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Don't miss episode three, premiering November 11th!
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What do auctions say about a society? UC Davis historian Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor uncovers how auctions influenced not just what people owned, but what it meant to own, shaping the foundations of American capitalism.
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How Auctions Shaped Buying, Value and What Can Be Owned in Early America
Historian Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor's recent book details how auctions created the foundations for our modern economic system as it made and unmade people and communities by collectively setting a price on anything for sale.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Historian Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor joins us next month on Minds Over Matters to discuss how early American auctions helped shape buying, value, and ownership.
Don't miss episode three, premiering November 11th!
Subscribe: www.youtube.com/@MindsOverMa...
Don't miss episode three, premiering November 11th!
Subscribe: www.youtube.com/@MindsOverMa...
Our second episode is now live!
This week, Giovanni Peri joins us to discuss the historical effects of aggressive deportations on the U.S. economy, as well as the impact of immigrant workers on jobs and wages.
Be sure to listen and share your thoughts below!
This week, Giovanni Peri joins us to discuss the historical effects of aggressive deportations on the U.S. economy, as well as the impact of immigrant workers on jobs and wages.
Be sure to listen and share your thoughts below!
Deportation by the Numbers
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October 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Our second episode is now live!
This week, Giovanni Peri joins us to discuss the historical effects of aggressive deportations on the U.S. economy, as well as the impact of immigrant workers on jobs and wages.
Be sure to listen and share your thoughts below!
This week, Giovanni Peri joins us to discuss the historical effects of aggressive deportations on the U.S. economy, as well as the impact of immigrant workers on jobs and wages.
Be sure to listen and share your thoughts below!
Join us tomorrow as Giovanni Peri sits down with Minds Over Matters to discuss the economics of immigration.
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The U.S. is seeing fewer immigrants at a time when fertility rates are also dropping.
@ucdavis.bsky.social Economist Giovanni Peri explains why this combination may harm local economies, restrict growth, and limit opportunities, echoing patterns that have been seen throughout history.
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@ucdavis.bsky.social Economist Giovanni Peri explains why this combination may harm local economies, restrict growth, and limit opportunities, echoing patterns that have been seen throughout history.
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Deportations Meet the Demographic Cliff
The sudden drop in the number of immigrants in the U.S. comes at a time when fertility rates among the native-born population are also falling. Research in economics suggests that these two trends cou...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Join us tomorrow as Giovanni Peri sits down with Minds Over Matters to discuss the economics of immigration.
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Check out #UCDavisIPN affiliate @manvir.bsky.social on the debut episode of the @mindsovermatters.bsky.social podcast. He explores shamanism’s deep roots across cultures and how various aspects have echoed through modern societies.
We're kicking things off with evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Manvir Singh for a fascinating conversation about a phenomenon that repeatedly appears across human cultures: shamanism. But why is this the case? What is shamanism? Why does it repeatedly develop across societies? Join us to find out.
Seeing Shamanism Everywhere
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October 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Check out #UCDavisIPN affiliate @manvir.bsky.social on the debut episode of the @mindsovermatters.bsky.social podcast. He explores shamanism’s deep roots across cultures and how various aspects have echoed through modern societies.
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Hugely honored to be the inaugural guest on the Minds Over Matters Podcast! We talked about my book and the timeless and ubiquitous echoes of shamanism. Watch our conversation, in glorious 1080p, here:
We're kicking things off with evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Manvir Singh for a fascinating conversation about a phenomenon that repeatedly appears across human cultures: shamanism. But why is this the case? What is shamanism? Why does it repeatedly develop across societies? Join us to find out.
Seeing Shamanism Everywhere
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October 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Hugely honored to be the inaugural guest on the Minds Over Matters Podcast! We talked about my book and the timeless and ubiquitous echoes of shamanism. Watch our conversation, in glorious 1080p, here:
We're kicking things off with evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Manvir Singh for a fascinating conversation about a phenomenon that repeatedly appears across human cultures: shamanism. But why is this the case? What is shamanism? Why does it repeatedly develop across societies? Join us to find out.
Seeing Shamanism Everywhere
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October 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
We're kicking things off with evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Manvir Singh for a fascinating conversation about a phenomenon that repeatedly appears across human cultures: shamanism. But why is this the case? What is shamanism? Why does it repeatedly develop across societies? Join us to find out.