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Mathematics December 7, 2021

Arguing with Numbers

The Intersections of Rhetoric and Mathematics

James Wynn and G. Mitchell Reyes

Hosted by Cory Brunson
One pervasive stereotype about mathematics is that it is objective, unbiased, or otherwise exempt from the influence of human passions. James Wynn and G. Mitchell Reyes's edited collection will be …

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Science November 26, 2021

Of Sound Mind

How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World

Nina Kraus

Hosted by Galina Limorenko
Making sense of sound is one of the hardest jobs we ask our brains to do. In Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World (MIT Press …
East Asian Studies November 23, 2021

Indigenous Cultural Translation

A Thick Description of Seediq Bale

Darryl Sterk

Hosted by Li-Ping Chen
Indigenous Cultural Translation: A Thick Description of Seediq Bale (Routledge, 2020) is about the process that made it possible to film the 2011 Taiwanese blockbuster Seediq Bale in Seediq, an endangered indigenous …
Indian Religions November 18, 2021

Sanskrit Tools on the Web

A Discussion with Martin Gluckman (Part 2)

Martin Gluckman

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
This interview continues the conversation with Martin Gluckman, Researcher at University of Capetown and Director at Sanskrit Research Institute. We discuss his Panini Research Tool, Sanskrit Writer, Text to Speech …
Indian Religions November 11, 2021

Sanskrit Tools on the Web

An Discussion with Martin Gluckman (Part 1)

Martin Gluckman

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
This interview features amazing open-access digital Sanskrit projects spearheaded by Martin Gluckman, Researcher at University of Capetown and Director at Sanskrit Research Institute. We discuss Martin’s Sanskrit and computer science …
Ideas Roadshow Podcast November 9, 2021

Appreciating Analytic Philosophy

Scott Soames

Hosted by Howard Burton
Appreciating Analytic Philosophy is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Scott Soames, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at University of Southern California. Scott Soames is specialized in …
Language November 5, 2021

Editorial Bodies

Perfection and Rejection in Ancient Rhetoric and Poetics

Michele Kennerly

Hosted by Lee Pierce
Though typically considered oral cultures, ancient Greece and Rome also boasted textual cultures, enabled by efforts to perfect, publish, and preserve both new and old writing. In Editorial Bodies: Perfection and …
Language November 3, 2021

Making AI Intelligible

Philosophical Foundations

Herman Cappelen and Josh Dever

Hosted by Malcolm Keating
In their open-access publication, Making AI Intelligible: Philosophical Foundations (Oxford University Press, 2021), Herman Cappelen and Josh Dever argue that philosophers of language can contribute to a deeper understanding of …
Media October 29, 2021

Hate Speech

Caitlin Ring Carlson

Hosted by Marci Mazzarotto
Hate speech can happen anywhere - in Charlottesville, Virginia, where young men in khakis shouted, "Jews will not replace us"; in Myanmar, where the military used Facebook to target the Muslim …
Ideas Roadshow Podcast October 18, 2021

Sign Language Linguistics

Carol Padden

Hosted by Howard Burton
Sign Language Linguistics is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and renowned researcher of sign languages Carol Padden, the Sanford I. Berman Chair in Language and Human …
Indian Religions October 14, 2021

An Introductory Sanskrit Reader

Improving Reading Fluency

Antonia M. Ruppel

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
An Introductory Sanskrit Reader: Improving Reading Fluency (Brill, 2021) aims to help students start reading original Sanskrit literature. When we study ancient languages, there often is quite a gap between …
Language October 6, 2021

Orientalism, Philology, and the Illegibility of the Modern World

Henning Trüper

Hosted by Malcolm Keating
At the turn of the nineteenth century, European philologists were engaged in the study of Semitic languages and Indology, breaking with the past in many ways. To understand this period …
Christian Studies October 5, 2021

Cambridge Greek Lexicon

James Diggle

Hosted by Crawford Gribben
Professor James Diggle, editor in chief of the Cambridge Greek Lexicon (Cambridge UP, 2021), joins us to explain the background to this extraordinary project. Setting out to provide a standard …
Science September 30, 2021

What to Say Next

Successful Communication in Work, Life, and Love—with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sarah Nannery and Larry Nannery

Hosted by Galina Limorenko
When Sarah Nannery got her first job at a small nonprofit, she thought she knew exactly what it would take to advance. But soon she realized that even with hard …
Psychology September 28, 2021

What Makes Us Smart

The Computational Logic of Human Cognition

Samuel Gershman

Hosted by Robert Tosswill
At the heart of human intelligence rests a fundamental puzzle: How are we incredibly smart and stupid at the same time? No existing machine can match the power and flexibility …
Israel Studies September 20, 2021

Yiddish in Israel

A History

Rachel Rojanski

Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Yiddish in Israel: A History (Indiana UP, 2020) challenges the commonly held view that Yiddish was suppressed or even banned by Israeli authorities for ideological reasons, offering instead a radical …
Ideas Roadshow Podcast September 20, 2021

Pants on Fire

On Lying in Politics

Martin Jay

Hosted by Howard Burton
Pants on Fire: On Lying in Politics is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and renowned intellectual historian Martin Jay, UC Berkeley. A thought-provoking book in dialogue …
Political Science September 16, 2021

Rhetoric, Politics, and Hamilton: an American Musical

Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury and Sara A. Mehltretter Drury

Hosted by Lilly Goren
Hamilton: An American Musical made its record-breaking Broadway debut in 2015—but the musical has reached far beyond typical Broadway audiences to pave a path into political discourse, pop culture, classroom …
SSEAC Stories September 16, 2021

Preserving Local Languages to Protect Cultural and Environmental Rights in Laos

Human Rights and Research in Southeast Asia Series

Nick Enfield

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. In the …
Southeast Asian Studies September 15, 2021

Language Ungoverned

Indonesia's Chinese Print Entrepreneurs, 1911–1949

Tom G. Hoogervorst

Hosted by Faizah Zakaria
Language Ungoverned: Indonesia's Chinese Print Entrepreneurs, 1911–1949 (Cornell UP, 2021) explores a fascinating archive of Sino-Malay texts – writings produced by the Chinese community in the Malay language – in …