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Sage Sociology

Sage Publications

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Welcome to the official free Podcast site from Sage for Sociology. Sage is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets with principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and Singapore.
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Poverty Research & Policy

Institute for Research on Poverty

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The Poverty Research & Policy Podcast is produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) and features interviews with researchers about poverty, inequality, and policy in the United States.
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IOE insights

UCL Institute of Education

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Thoughts and ideas on education, culture, psychology and social science to create lasting and evolving change from our academics, students, alumni and other brave thinkers. Podcasts brought to you by UCL Institute of Education (IOE), the world's leading centre for education and social science research, courses and teaching, and a faculty of University College London (UCL). More from us: https://ucl.ac.uk/ioe
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Teamcast

Mission Critical Team Institute

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Dr. Preston Cline, Dr. Dan Dworkis, Dr. Art Finch and Harry Moffit of the Mission Critical Team Institute share research and explore the questions vexing the most elite teams in the world, from Special Operations soldiers to Firefighters, from Trauma Medics to Professional Athletes, and from Astronauts to Tactical Law Enforcement.
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PIIE Insider LIVE

Peterson Institute for International Economics

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Get an inside look at the work going on at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, one of the world's leading think tanks. Join Anjali V. Bhatt, PIIE Communications Manager and Research Fellow, for live chats with our experts about how they're tackling today's issues, their exclusive insights on the latest news, and the implications for families and businesses. Ask questions during the interview or subscribe to the podcast to become a PIIE Insider too. From the Peterson Institute ...
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READ Podcast

The Windward Institute

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READ: Research Education ADvocacy Podcast connects you with prominent researchers, thought leaders, and educators who share their work, insights, and expertise about current research and best practices in fields of education and child development. READ is hosted by Danielle Gomez, EdD, and produced by The Windward Institute. Learn more at www.thewindwardschool.org/wi or visit READ's homepage at www.readpodcast.org
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The Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity connects you to cutting edge economic policy research and the renowned economists who create it. On each episode, the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity editors introduce new BPEA research and present a conversation between the author and a Brookings scholar to bridge the divide between economic theory and practical policy solutions.
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Welcome to The Random Sample! In this podcast, we share stories about mathematics, statistics, data science and the people involved. This is a collaboration between the Australian Data Science Network (ADSN), the Statistical Society of Australia (SSA), the Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS), the OPTIMA ARC Training Centre, the MATRIX Mathematical Research Institute, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS). ACEMS created the podcast in 2018. F ...
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Religion Unmuted

Boniuk Institute and Religion and Public Life Center

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Religion Unmuted is the podcast where we explore how religion is lived. We aim to amplify voices that are not often heard in public conversations about religion. Join us for research-driven dialogue as we look for religion in unexpected spaces—such as the workplace, the lab, or on the campaign trail—and in everyday life.
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Lab Notes

Allen Institute

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The 21st century is the century of biology. Discoveries made in the lab today will shape the cures of tomorrow. On Lab Notes, we're pulling back the curtain on the human stories behind headline-grabbing scientific studies and breakthroughs. Lab Notes is a production of the Allen Institute.
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Human Centered

Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences

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Conversations about projects and research undertaken by scholars & affiliates of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University; interviews with renowned fellows from CASBS history; and audio versions of occasional CASBS live events. CASBS is a scholarly community like no other for collaborative, cross-disciplinary, generative research. It brings together deep thinkers to address wicked problems and significant societal challenges. It empowers them to ...
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The Pie: An Economics Podcast

Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago

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Economists are always talking about The Pie – how it grows and shrinks, how it’s sliced, and who gets the biggest shares. Join host Tess Vigeland as she talks with leading economists from the University of Chicago about their cutting-edge research and key events of the day. Hear how the economic pie is at the heart of issues like the aftermath of a global pandemic, jobs, energy policy, and more.
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From Our Neurons to Yours

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler

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This award-winning show from Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute is a field manual for anyone who wants to understand their own brain and the new science reshaping how we learn, age, heal, and make sense of ourselves. Each episode, host Nicholas Weiler sits down with leading scientists to unpack big ideas from the frontiers of the field—brain-computer interfaces and AI language models; new therapies for depression, dementia, and stroke; the mysteries of perception and memory; even the ...
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Pop and Play

Teachers College

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A podcast from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University about play and pop culture. Professors Haeny Yoon and Nathan Holbert talk with educators, parents and kids about how they play in their work and their lives, and why play and pop culture matter. The views expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speaker to whom they are attributed. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the faculty, administration, staff or Trustees either of Teachers College ...
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Accelerating AI Ethics

Accelerator Fellowship Programme, University of Oxford

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AI is transforming our world. But there are many ethical considerations from how AI is changing our ways of working to potentially deepening social inequalities. Instead of creating new opportunities. That's why we're here, to spark urgent conversations about the most pressing ethical issues in AI. The Accelerator Fellowship Programme at the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford brings together experts from civil society, industry, government and academia to address these ethical ...
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Stories of Safety

Stories of Safety

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Stories of Safety is a podcast that delves into the stories, science, and policy that have shaped health care safety. Hosted by patient safety researcher Professor Jane O’Hara, and funded and delivered by National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Yorkshire & Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC), this series brings together leading voices from the UK and beyond to explore a deceptively simple yet crucial question: How safe are we, and how can we improve? Throug ...
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Talking Transformations

IIIEE | Lund University

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Research shows conversations matter - both for learning and inspiring action. In this new podcast collection, we are 'Talking Transformations' with thought leaders from government, industry, and academia. Our mission is to discuss current trends in science, technology, governance, and behaviours to transform our society and economy towards sustainability. 'Talking Transformations' is produced by the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University. We ...
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Welcome to the podcast of the German Historical Institute London, a research centre for German and British academics and students in the heart of Bloomsbury. The GHIL is a research base for historians of all eras working on colonial history and global relations or the history of Great Britain and Ireland, and also provides a meeting point for UK historians whose research concerns the history of the German-speaking lands. In each podcast episode, ranging from interviews to lecture recordings, ...
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Econception

Dominic Pino

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Econception, an AIER podcast, unpacks the week's economic news and exposes how it's shaped by fundamental concepts. Host Dominic Pino, a Rhodes Fellow at the National Review Institute, discusses the economic landscape with leading analysts in the field of market economics.
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The Evidence-to-Impact Podcast

The Social Science Research Institute

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The Evidence-to-Impact Podcast brings together academic researchers, government partners and others outside of academia to talk about research insights and real-world policy solutions in Pennsylvania and beyond. This podcast series is supported by the Pennsylvania State University's Social Science Research Institute, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Administrative Data Accelerator, the Office of Vice President of Research, and the College of Health and Human Development.
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BritCham Singapore

British Chamber of Commerce SG

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The official podcast from the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore. Featuring interviews with key business, sport and lifestyle leaders in Singapore and the UK, topical conversations and in-depth content. Don't forget to subscribe, share and leave us a review. Find out more at the official website https://www.britcham.org.sg/podcasts or subscribe to the weekly eNewsletter at https://britcham.org.sg/newsletter. We love hearing from our listeners! You can contact us at [email protected].
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Thoughts on Record is the podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (OICBT) located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Each week we explore topics relevant to clinicians and mental health consumers from a cognitive behavioural perspective; however, if you’re generally interested in psychology, psychotherapy, evolutionary psychology, mental health, the brain, dynamics of human behaviour, creativity, wellness & performance then this podcast will certainly be of interest to you. ...
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Diversity Science

Institute for Diversity Science

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Diversity Science is a podcast produced by the Institute for Diversity Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It features interviews with leading researchers on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Institute is focused on research on the causes of group-based discrimination and effective ways to eliminate them.
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What is happening in the world right now? In this podcast produced by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) we'll take a closer look at events taking place around the globe. Here you will find conversations, seminars and lectures on different international topics. We hope you'll learn something new! For our Norwegian-speaking audience, we also recommend our podcast series Utenrikshospitalet and Hvor hender det?. If you have any feedback or tips, please contact us on post@nu ...
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How is it that a movie about a children’s toy can raise tensions over territorial sovereignty? And why is it that certain international disputes draw more global attention than others? This monthly educational podcast by the Asser Institute, research centre for international and European law, explores such questions. It focuses on the stories behind international legal concepts and issues that shape our world.
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Natural Marketing Institute

ResearchCast.com

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NMI is an international strategic consulting, market research, and business development company specializing in the health and wellness marketplace. Our dynamic capabilities focus on the well-being of people and products, and the environmentally and socially responsible sustainability of the planet.
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The RIFS Research Institute for Sustainability conducts research with the goal of understanding, advancing, and guiding processes of societal change towards sustainable development. Our research approach is transformative, transdisciplinary, and co-creative. | Am RIFS Forschungsinstitut für Nachhaltigkeit werden Entwicklungspfade für die globale Transformation zu einer nachhaltigen Gesellschaft erforscht, aufgezeigt und unterstützt. Es gehört seit 2023 zur Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft und ist eing ...
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In every episode, a new guest takes a seat across from Jan-Claas Dajka and talks to him about current research projects, curious anecdotes as well as paths, detours and companions in the (not only) scientific career. Jan is interdisciplinary postdoc in marine ecology and marine governance at HIFMB. Chatting with ecologists, geographers, bioacousticians, mathematicians and many more, he shows the interesting and diverse personalities behind the transdisciplinary research at HIFMB. The Helmhol ...
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The HSRC is the largest dedicated research institute in the social sciences and humanities on the African continent, doing cutting-edge public research in areas that are crucial to development. We host regular public seminars which everyone can participate in: www.hsrc.ac.za/en/events. Most seminars are recorded and uploaded here.
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Between the Lines

Institute of Development Studies

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This podcast series explores ground-breaking ideas in development for positive social and environmental change. Each month we feature an interview with an expert in international development who will talk about their latest research and ideas. The discussions give an insight on the themes covered, exploring the challenges and discoveries, and why the issues matter for progressive and sustainable development globally. Send your comments and suggestions to [email protected] Follow IDS ...
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AIIHPC Podcast

All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care

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The Institute supports palliative care research by facilitating national and international collaboration, resource sharing, capacity building, information sharing and knowledge transfer.
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S2: Sustainably Speaking Beyond the Aula

International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics

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Are you ready to embark on a sustainability conversation that takes you beyond the typical classroom setting? Look no further than our new student-led podcast series, which gives you a deeper understanding which sustainability topics are currently in focus at the IIIEE and its expert network. In each episode, we bring you conversations between sustainability change-agents at the IIIEE. Led by EMP and MESPOM students, the mini-series covers broad insights into the student body, the programs, ...
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Diversity in Research Podcast

Diversiunity & Cloud Chamber

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An exploration of diversity in research management and international research collaborations. We cover how we make research environments more inclusive and why doing this helps us to solve global challenges through research. Based in Europe but talking to the world of academic research.
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Research Comms

Peter Barker

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* October 2024: The Research Comms podcast is no longer being produced and no new episodes will appear on here. The good news is, we have a brand new podcast that explores similar themes from the world of research communications - Research Unravelled. Search for it wherever you listen to podcasts or find it here: https://bit.ly/48cdRuN --- Research Comms description: How can we communicate research in science, the social sciences and humanities to ensure it has positive, real-world impact? T ...
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Your Brain at Work

Neuroleadership Institute

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In organizations around the world, leaders are facing a deluge of urgent issues: a crisis in employee engagement, the need to make workforces more diverse, and the challenge of making workplaces feel human in an era of increasing dependence on technology and remote communication. At the NeuroLeadership Institute, we believe brain science can help provide solutions. Join us on Your Brain At Work, the official podcast of the NeuroLeadership Institute — where top researchers and thought leaders ...
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Hutton Highlights:

The James Hutton Institute

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Bringing you a glimpse into the world-leading research at The James Hutton Institute. Through conversations with our scientists and researchers, we'll be delving into everything from the impact of climate change and biodiversity loss to threats to food and water security.
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PUAN podcast features ideas and thoughts about issues that concern the public. Conversations are brief and entail translation of complex social idea or theory into intelligible language. It is hosted by Dr. Antonio De Lauri, Research Professor at Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway and Saumya Pandey, doctoral researcher at CMI.
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Social Science of War

West Point Department of Social Sciences

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A production of the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy, the Social Science of War podcast brings together leading research and practitioner perspective to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the US Army.
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UChicago Economics Events and Conversations

Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago

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The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago (BFI) serves as a hub for cutting-edge analysis and research across the entire UChicago economics community to uncover new ways of thinking about the field. Featuring conversations and lectures from premier BFI events, this podcast explores the latest economic insights and trends from leading voices in policy, business, the media, and academia, revealing how rigorous thinking shapes our understanding of the world.
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The Water Institute at UNC developed the WaSH Policy Research Digest to meet the evidence needs of in-country decision makers. The Digest summarizes and explains the significance of recently published policy-relevant research or analysis, highlighting implications for WaSH policy. The podcast version of the Digest seeks to achieve this through short and engaging interviews with researchers and leaders in the sector.
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Deirdre McCloskey argues the world's jump from $2 to $50 per day in average income came from a radical 18th-century shift: equality of permission, or letting ordinary people have a go at bettering themselves. She traces how liberating human creativity through what she calls the "bourgeois deal" sparked innovation from Holland to Scotland to America…
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In Life Beside Bars: Confinement and Capital in an American Prison Town (Duke UP, 2024), Heath Pearson showcases dynamic, interdependent community as the best hope for undoing the systems of confinement that reproduce capital in Cumberland County, New Jersey—a place that is home to three state prisons, one federal prison, and the regional jail. Pea…
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This week, we’re revisiting a conversation between Preston and Dr. Art Finch, a veteran psychologist from the US Special Operations Command. This episode (previously published in 2020) covers the unique psychological profiles of mission critical teams. Channel a beginner's mind and re-explore why some individuals choose the extraordinary path of hi…
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How do you support the next generation of creative leaders? Explore how East London’s creative ecosystem nurtures talent after the 2012 Olympics. Host Liza Fletcher and guests dissect bridging gaps between institutions and grassroots organisations, affordable spaces, and youth entrepreneurship in the Olympic Boroughs. With a focus on growth, repres…
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Comments or feedback? Send us a text! In this episode of Thoughts on Record, we sit down with Dr. Shirley Hershko, one of the foremost voices in the understanding of ADHD in girls and women. Her work has been central in challenging long-standing assumptions about how ADHD presents across the female lifespan—from childhood and early adulthood throug…
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Across the global South, poor women’s lives are embedded in their social relationships and governed not just by formal institutions – rules that exist on paper – but by informal norms and practices. Village Ties: Women, NGOs, and Informal Institutions in Rural Bangladesh (Rutgers UP, 2021) takes the reader to Bangladesh, a country that has risen fr…
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Imagine what it’s like to lose your ability to speak. You know what you want to say, but the connection between your brain and the muscles that form words is no longer functioning. For people with conditions like ALS, or who experience a severe stroke, this is a devastating reality. Today's guest is Erin Kunz, a postdoctoral researcher in the Neura…
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Modern slavery is often hidden in corporate supply chains, making it hard to detect and eliminate. Countries like Australia now require companies to publish annual reports on their efforts to combat slavery - but with thousands of reports, no government can read them all. That’s where Project AIMS comes in. Led by Adriana Bora at the QUT Centre for…
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Unconditional cash transfers programs are being piloted across the country. For this episode, Dr. Luke Shaefer shares his work with RX Kids—the nation's first-ever, community-wide, prenatal and infant cash prescription program, which is taking place in Michigan. This innovative model uses a mix of TANF funds in combination with philanthropic dollar…
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According to the TIAA Institute, American adults correctly answered just 49% of basic financial questions in 2024, suggesting a fundamental gap in economic literacy. In this episode Robert Shimer, Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, and John List, Professor of Economics and Director of the Becker Friedman Institute, discuss Economi…
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Welcome to Season 6 and our first “play date”! Listen along with Haeny and Nathan and guest and fellow Swiftie Dr. Cassie Brownell, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto to Life of a Showgirl by a little known artist called Taylor Swift. What is being a Swiftie all about, and what can we learn from being part of that community? Find out …
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In her new book, Caring for Glaciers: Land, Animals, and Humanity in the Himalayas (University of Washington Press, 2019), Karine Gagné explores how relations of reciprocity between land, humans, animals, and glaciers foster an ethics of care in the Himalayan communities of Ladakh. She explores the way these relations are changing due to climate ch…
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In Becoming Gods: Medical Training in Mexican Hospitals (Rutgers University Press, 2021), Vania Smith-Oka follows a cohort of interns throughout their year of medical training in hospitals to understand how medical students become medical doctors. She ethnographically tracks their engagements with one another, interactions with patients, experience…
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It's been one year since the 2024 US presidential election—and since the launch of PIIE Insider LIVE. Anjali V. Bhatt, PIIE communications manager and research fellow welcomes back Adam Posen, PIIE president, for this special 1-year anniversary episode to discuss how much has changed in the global economy, including the role of the US and its relat…
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How do we know through atmospheres? How can being affected by an atmosphere give rise to knowledge? What role does somatic, nonverbal knowledge play in how we belong to places? Atmospheric Knowledge takes up these questions through detailed analyses of practices that generate atmospheres and in which knowledge emerges through visceral intermingling…
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A holistic view of how phonics, writing, reading and language come together to make a child truly literate. Dominic Wyse and Charlotte Hacking tell Mark and Elaine about the "double helix" of reading and writing, an approach that combines phonics teaching with engaging reading and writing activities. They chat about the importance of creating a bal…
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Our Primary Expertise argues counter to the longstanding trend in the field by seeing religion as mundane and not unique, which means that the field's research and teaching can have relevance all across human culture, and well beyond academia. Russell McCutcheon offers a timely argument by taking seriously threats to the humanities now happening al…
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The Arctic is undergoing rapid changes due to climate change, making sea ice forecasting increasingly important. In this episode of the Turing Podcast, hosts Amelia Jabry and Dr. Sophie Arana discuss the critical role of AI models like IceNet in predicting sea ice conditions and aiding conservation efforts. Featuring Dr. Ellie Bowler from the Briti…
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Fertility rates are falling in many countries around the world, with births failing to keep pace with deaths in nearly half of countries. Researchers believe it's possible that the world's population will start shrinking in the near future, and the effects could be catastrophic for institutions like Social Security. A new paper explores a novel exp…
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Haunted by the past, ordinary Okinawans struggle to live with the unbearable legacies of war, Japanese nationalism, and American imperialism. They are caught up in a web of people and practices--living and dead, visible and immaterial--that exert powerful forces often beyond their control. In When the Bones Speak, Christopher T. Nelson examines the…
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A warmer world is here. Now what? Listen to Shocked, from the University of Chicago’s Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, and hear journalist Amy Harder and economist Michael Greenstone share new ways of thinking about climate change and cutting-edge solutions: https://lnk.to/shockedpodcastFD!thepie…
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In today’s Teamcast, Harry and Martin Jones discuss the role of psychologists as servants in high-performance environments, the rule of thirds in learning, psychological performance and speed cameras, and how high-quality sleep is still a work in progress and is not the last thing we do at night, but the first thing we do in our day. Martin is a sp…
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Comments or feedback? Send us a text! In this conversation, we speak with psychotherapist and author Melissa Fulgieri, LCSW about her powerful book Healing Relational Trauma, which offers a deeply human and integrative approach to understanding the ways our early relationships shape who we become. We explore how awareness, compassion, and self-trus…
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Algerian and Christian are two words that many people do not put together. Dr. Patrick Brittenden does. In this episode, we talk with Patrick about his new book Algerian and Christian: Christian Theological Formation, Identity and Mission in Contemporary Algeria (Regnum Books International, 2025). He invites readers into the complex, often painful,…
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What's the episode about? In this episode, hear Dr Jessica Young on assisteddying, the New Zealand End of Life Choice Bill, culturally responsive research, end of life care and decision making, and sociological approaches. Who is Jessica? Dr Jessica Young is a Senior Research Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Aucklan…
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In this episode of Stories of Safety, we speak with Professor Pascale Carayon, Professor Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, and a global leader in applying human factors and systems engineering to healthcare and patient safety. Professor Carayon reflects on the evolving role of human factors engineering, from her early development…
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This episode of New Books in Southeast Asian Studies features Stéphen Huard talking about Calibrated Engagement: Chronicles of Local Politics in the Heartland of Myanmar (‎Berghahn Books, 2024), in which he takes a deep dive into the history and anthropology of village leadership in Myanmar’s central dry zone, or anya. In it, Stéphen develops “cali…
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In this episode we dive into key trends surrounding Generation Z with Melissa Deckman, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, including Gen Z's high rates of religious non-affiliation—with about 36% identifying with no religion. Deckman discusses how Gen Z women are driving progressive political engagement at higher rates than their male co…
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After centuries of colonial rule, the end of Angola’s three-decade civil war in 2002 provided an irresistible opportunity for the government to reimagine the Luanda cityscape. Awash with petrodollars cultivated through strategic foreign relationships, President José Eduardo dos Santos rolled out a national reconstruction program that sought to tran…
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Urban Labyrinths: Informal Settlements, Architecture, and Social Change in Latin America examines intervention initiatives in informal settlements in Latin American cities as social, spatial, architectural, and cultural processes. From the mid-20th century to the present, Latin America and other regions in the Global South have experienced a remark…
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Neuroscientists have spent the past few decades tracing the network of brain systems—some deep and emotional, and others more analytical and deliberate— that work together as we make tough choices like where to invest our money as well as more everyday decisions like which videos to watch online—or, for that matter, which podcast to listen to. You …
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Nathan and Haeny get all dressed up for Halloween! Well, Nathan does. Can you guess Haeny’s secret costume? They talk about some fun and light Halloween topics, and then they get into what really scared them when they were kids and when to let play be scary and when they might want to step in as adults. For transcripts of this episode, to learn abo…
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In Crowded Out: The True Costs of Crowdfunding Healthcare (MIT Press, 2024), Dr. Nora Kenworthy presents an eye-opening investigation into charitable crowdfunding for healthcare in the United States—and the consequences of allowing healthcare access to be decided by the digital crowd. Over the past decade, charitable crowdfunding has exploded in po…
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The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to…
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Edward Said famously wrote most of "Orientalism" during his 1975-76 CASBS fellowship. The book criticized Western worldviews and representations of the East (or 'Orient') and their perpetuation of romanticized or colonial mindsets. A half-century later, "Orientalism" continues to shape scholarship, frame debates, and resonate in disparate regions a…
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The secret to winning in a rigged economy isn't changing the rules, argues Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather, but mastering the game. In this episode, Fairweather, the first Black woman to earn a PhD from UChicago's Economics Department, reveals economic "cheat codes" for navigating the modern workplace, from decoding performance reviews to …
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Can aviation truly take flight toward a sustainable future?And who will lead the way? In this episode of the BritCham Podcast, Chamber Vice-President Simon Middlebrough sits down with our guest Honor Puciato, Associate Director and Air Quality Lead at Ricardo, and the UK Department for Transport's AviationAmbassador. With a career spanning airports…
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In Indigenizing Japan: Ainu Past, Present, and Future (University of Arizona Press, 2025), archaeologist Joe E. Watkins provides a comprehensive look at the rich history and cultural resilience of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Hokkaido, Japan, tracing their journey from ancient times to their contemporary struggles for recognition. Relaying th…
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This episode discusses the importance of breaking up silos within municipalities to achieve sustainability and climate neutrality. Sara Gustafsson, professor at Linköping University, shares her insights on the challenges and benefits of breaking up silos, the EU Cities Mission, and the key lessons learned from governing energy transitions.…
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In this episode, Lars Johansson from Viable Cities discusses the strategic innovation program aimed at achieving climate neutrality in 48 Swedish cities by 2030. The conversation focuses on the importance of breaking up silos within municipal governance to foster a more collaborative and networked approach. Johansson highlights the need for multi-l…
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In this episode, Christiaan Norde from the city of Amsterdam discusses the Breaking Up Silos project, focusing on the importance of sustainability and climate action across various departments. He highlights the challenges and benefits of working within and across organizational silos, the role of Amsterdam as a mission city, and the impact of the …
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