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Preparing to safely view a solar eclipse | Expert Interview with Justin Kates of the International Association of Emergency Managers
Expert Interviews
Cargo ship mechanics | Expert interview with maritime history professor Sal Mercogliano, Ph.D.
Sal Mercogliano, Ph.D., associate professor of maritime history at Campbell University, talks with VERIFY about cargo ship mechanics.
Expert Interviews
Is yawning contagious? | Expert interview with biopsychology professor Andrew Gallup
Andrew Gallup, a professor of biopsychology at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, talks with VERIFY about whether yawning is contagious.
Expert Interviews
Effects of feeding cooking fat to backyard birds | VERIFY This
Dr. Douglas Mader talks about how too much cooking fat and human food can be bad, not only on backyard birds but other pets as well.
Food
Seed oils: what you need to know for home cooking | Expert Interview with Dietician Beth Czerwony
Beth Czerwony is a registered dietician at the Cleveland Clinic and explains important information about seed oils.
Holiday
Christmas Santas for hire | Expert Interview with Mitch Allen, Founder of hiresanta.com
Mitch Allen is the founder of hiresanta.com and explains the business of being Santa every Christmas.
Expert Interviews
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month | Expert Interview with Quanah Matheson
Quanah Matheson delves into the history behind Native American Heritage month and culture, language, traditions and complex history of Native Americans.
Expert Interviews
Exploring the truth behind the Salem witch trials | Expert Interview with Emerson Baker, Ph.D.
In this expert interview, Emerson Baker delves into the history behind the Salem witch trials and the truth behind the myth of witches being burned at the stake.
Donald Trump
Trump and the First Amendment| Expert Interview with Roy Gutterman, Director, Tully Center for Free Speech, Syracuse University
Roy Gutterman is the Director of the Tully Center for Free Speech at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Expert Interviews
Can Trump pardon himself from federal chargers? | Expert Interview with criminal attorney Matthew Mangino
Matthew Mangino is an attorney at Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George. He explains the issue of former President Trump’s attempts to pardon himself from federal charges
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History of Orca encounters | Expert Interview with Hanne Strager
More than 500 encounters between orcas and boats have been reported since 2020. Marine biologist Hanne Strager shares why she thinks they are becoming more frequent
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Understanding SCOTUS' decision on affirmative action in colleges | Expert Interview with Ben Barton
Law professor Ben Barton explains how college admissions could be affected by the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision
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