Nick Matej

Political Science Professor Marc Meredith and PORES Executive Director Stephanie Perry talk about why voting laws are so complicated, what has changed since the last election, voter turnout, mail-in ballots, poll workers, and why some races take longer to call than others.

Matthew Levendusky, Professor of Political Science and Stephen and Mary Baran Chair in the Institutions of Democracy at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, talks with PORES executive director Stephanie Perry about the myths and realities of political polarization in the United States.

Diana Mutz, Samuel A. Stouffer Professor of Political Science and Communication, speaks with podcast host and PORES executive director Stephanie Perry about a range of media-related topics, from media consumption to the institution’s influence on how the public understands government and politics.

The new season of our podcast examines the state of U.S. democracy in the context of the upcoming presidential election.

Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, speaks with podcast host and PORES executive director Stephanie Perry about some of the big questions at the heart of American democracy.

Biology and psychology researchers reveal that the way colors have been described historically constrains how they might be described in the future.

In his new book, political theorist Jeffrey Green takes a unique view of the famous musician.

When massive cargo ships arrive late to a port, the delay sets off a domino effect that directly influences U.S. inflation, according to research from Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Howard Marks Presidential Professor of Economics, and colleagues.

Ileana Pérez-Rodríguez and Reto Gieré from the Department of Earth and Environmental Science have shown that marine bacteria from extreme environments can reduce the mineral’s toxicity.

In the new book, Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life, Kristen Ghodsee, Professor of Russian and East European Studies, explores utopian communities past and present.

A collaborative study shows that targeted electrical stimulation in the brains of epilepsy patients with TBI improved memory recall an average of 19 percent.

Linguist Gareth Roberts uses ‘alien’ languages and interactive games to show how social pressures shape our communication.