The Measure of Everyday Life

“The Measure of Everyday Life” is a weekly public radio program featuring researchers, practitioners, and professionals discussing their work to improve the human condition. Independent Weekly has called the show ‘unexpected’ and ‘diverse’ and notes that the show ‘brings big questions to radio.'

Episodes air Sunday nights at 6:30 PM EST in the Raleigh-Durham, NC, media market (and also are streamed internationally through WNCU) and are available online the Wednesday following the original airing. WNCU produces the show with major underwriting from the nonprofit RTI International.

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Health and Well-Being of Migrants

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Apr 18, 2018

Though migration might seem like a short-term relocation process, these regional moves have long-term implications for those who migrate. In this episode, Dr. Laura Villa Torres shares how she has been measuring the health and well-being of migrant populations in the United States.

Trafficking of Minors in the United States

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Apr 11, 2018

Human trafficking has been reported in all 50 American states according to the U.S. Department of Education. Many of these trafficking victims are minors. In this episode, Dean Duncan of UNC-Chapel Hill and Deborah Gibbs of RTI International discuss their research on the trafficking of minors in the United States.

The Psychology of Fashion

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Mar 28, 2018

Fashion influences more than your appearance. How you look affects the ways we function and perform in society and how others treat us. In this episode, we speak with Emily Law (NC State University) about the relationships between what we wear and how we perform in the world. We also feature a special segment from...

Youth Empowerment

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Mar 21, 2018

We often celebrate the potential and promise of children and adolescents in American society. If we believe youth are a force for the betterment of society, how do we empower them?

Eric Johnson (RTI International) and Chris Suggs (student) join us to share how their media, research, and advocacy initiatives are working...

Science’s Reproducibility Crisis

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Mar 14, 2018

New York Times writer James Ryerson recently wrote about the reproducibility crisis in science. It is a topic that has garnered many news headlines lately. What is the problem? Should we worry that some study results can't be reproduced or replicated? What can we do about it? We talk with three of the co-authors of a...