Fear Factors: Why Are People Afraid
Through a complex series of analyses, we were able to determine what types of people tend to fear certain things (crime vs. natural disasters vs. the government, etc.) and what personal characteristics tend to be associated with the most types of fear.
Fear of Disaster, Little Action to Prepare
In our survey we asked a random sample of Americans about fears, of natural disasters. We then asked whether they had taken recommended preparedness steps such as assembling an emergency kit. Despite widespread fear, the vast majority of those surveyed do not have emergency kits—even in regions hardest hit by natural disasters.
What Americans Fear the Most
In our survey we asked a random sample of Americans about dozens of concerns and fears across four major domains …
The Sky is Falling (and the Boogeyman is chasing me)
Despite evidence to the contrary, Americans do not feel like the United States is becoming a safer place. We asked a random sample of Americans how they think the prevalence of several crimes today, compare to twenty years ago.
Professor and BURN fellow Collaborate
Assistant Professor of Political Science , Andrea Molle, started working as a consultant for the Italian MoD (Ministry of Defense); specifically within the CeMiSS (Military Center for Strategic Studies – the Italian Version of DARPA), along with a BURN fellow, Political Science major Robert Roussel (Political Science and Psychology , ’15). Professor Molle and Roussel will research
Join Us for the Albert Schweitzer Exhibition Dedication, Nov. 4
Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Albert Schweitzer Institute invite you to the Albert Schweitzer Exhibition Dedication on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. in The Charles and Nora Hester Faculty Senate Boardroom, Lyon Conference Center, Argyros Forum, Room 201. In 1978, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ellerbrock, encouraged
Tabula Poetica Continues on Oct. 28 with Bin Ramke
Tabula Poetica’s Annual Poetry Reading Series continues on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 with poet Bin Ramke, (his first collection of poems, The Difference Between Night and Day, won the Yale Younger Poets Prize). Ramke’s talk will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Wilkinson Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center, followed by a poetry reading at 4 p.m.
Making a Change, Being Involved: Life beyond the Campus, Nov. 3
Attention research students! On Monday, November 3, 2014 you’re invited to the first BURN workshop of the fall, Making a Change, Being Involved: Life beyond the Campus, at 12-1 p.m. in the Laura Scudder Conference Room, Roosevelt Hal 127 with Professors Jan Osborn and Morgan Read-Davidson. One of the life skills we gain at
WordTheatre’s 2014 Fall Series Presents Authors Marisa Silver & Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
WordTheatre’s 2014 fall series at Chapman University brings America’s finest short story writers to Orange for celebrity and student performances. On Monday, October 27, Hollywood actors Jason George and Roma Maffia will bring to life acclaimed short stories by authors Marisa Silver (best known for her novel, Mary Coin, a New York Times Bestseller, published in
Feminist-Art-Theory-Power
Students enrolled in (Sociology) Professor Clara Magliola’s “Feminist-Art-Theory- Power” class were asked to complete five “Art-Theory Projects” over the 2014 Fall semester. Such projects allow students to apply and illustrate analytical concepts from Social Theory (including feminist theory) through visual expression, as complementing/companion pieces to verbal and text-based expression. For the first project, students were