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Neuroscience
March 3, 2021
Mind Thief
The Story of Alzheimer's
Han Yu
Hosted by Galina Limorenko
Alzheimer’s disease, a haunting and harrowing ailment, is one of the world’s most common causes of death. Alzheimer’s lingers for years, with patients’ outward appearance unaffected while their cognitive functions …
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Medicine
March 3, 2021
The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine
Exposing the Crisis of Credibility in Clinical Research
Jon Jureidini and Leemon B. McHenry
Hosted by Galina Limorenko
An exposé of the corruption of medicine by the pharmaceutical industry at every level, from exploiting the vulnerable destitute for drug testing, through manipulation of research data, to disease mongering …
National Security
February 26, 2021
Reset
Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society
Ronald J. Deibert
Hosted by John Sakellariadis
Ronald Deibert is a professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto and the Director of The Citizen Lab, a public interest research organization that uncovers privacy and human …
Christian Studies
February 26, 2021
@ Worship
Liturgical Practices in Digital Worlds
Teresa Berger
Hosted by Ryan Shelton
Digital dualism, or a sharp division between online and offline activity as "virtual" or "real" has long been a feature of liturgical studies and discussions around worship gatherings for theorists and …
Academic Life
February 25, 2021
Exploring STEM, Insulin Research, and Why We Get Sick
A Discussion with Benjamin Bikman
Benjamin Bikman
Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Science
February 25, 2021
Gory Details
Adventures from the Dark Side of Science
Erika Engelhaupt
Hosted by Galina Limorenko
Would your dog eat you if you died? What are face mites? Why do clowns creep us out? In this illuminating collection of grisly true science stories, journalist Erika Engelhaupt …
Neuroscience
February 24, 2021
The Puzzle Solver
A Scientist's Desperate Hunt to Cure the Illness That Stole His Son
Tracie White and Ronald W. Davis
Hosted by Victoria Reedman
Based on a viral article, the gripping medical mystery story of Ron Davis, a world-class Stanford geneticist who has put his career on the line to find the cure for …
Science, Technology, and Society
February 24, 2021
The Innovation Delusion
How Our Obsession with the New Has Disrupted the Work That Matters Most
Lee Vinsel and Andrew L. Russell
Hosted by Matthew Jordan
It’s hard to avoid innovation these days. Nearly every product gets marketed as being disruptive, whether it’s genuinely a new invention or just a new toothbrush. But in this manifesto …
German Studies
February 23, 2021
Diagnosing Dissent
Hysterics, Deserters, and Conscientious Objectors in Germany During World War One
Rebecca Ayako Bennette
Hosted by Michael O'Sullivan
Although physicians during World War I, and scholars since, have addressed the idea of disorders such as shell shock as inchoate flights into sickness by men unwilling to cope with …
National Security
February 23, 2021
Strategic Instincts
The Adaptive Advantages of Cognitive Biases in International Politics
Dominic D. P. Johnson
Hosted by Kyle Beadle
In Strategic Instincts: The Adaptive Advantages of Cognitive Biases in International Politics (Princeton University Press, 2020), Dominic Johnson challenges the assumption that cognitive biases led to policy failures, disasters …
American West
February 23, 2021
This Land Is My Land
Rebellion in the West
James R. Skillen
Hosted by Stephen Hausmann
On January 6th, 2021, when right wing supporters of Donald Trump staged an insurrection at the US Capitol building, they were participating in a long tradition of conservative rebellion with …
Science
February 22, 2021
Viral BS
Medical Myths and Why We Fall for Them
Seema Yasmin
Hosted by Galina Limorenko
Can your zip code predict when you will die? Should you space out childhood vaccines? Does talcum powder cause cancer? Why do some doctors recommend e-cigarettes while other doctors recommend …
Mathematics
February 22, 2021
Math Without Numbers
Milo Beckman
Hosted by Jim Stein
One of the questions I am often asked is exactly what do mathematicians do. The short answer is that they look at different mathematical structures, try to deduce their properties …
Jewish Studies
February 19, 2021
They Left It All Behind
Trauma, Loss, and Memory Among Eastern European Jewish Immigrants and their Children
Hannah Hahn
Hosted by Robert Snyder
Hannah Hahn’s They Left It All Behind: Trauma, Loss and Memory Among Eastern European Jewish Immigrants and Their Children (Roman and Littlefield, 2020) explores the impact of conflict, social change …
Medicine
February 19, 2021
The Filth Disease
Typhoid Fever and the Practices of Epidemiology in Victorian England
Jacob Steere-Williams
Hosted by Claire Clark
Typhoid fever is a food- and water-borne infectious disease that was insidious and omnipresent in Victorian Britain. It was one of the most prolific diseases of the Industrial Revolution. There …
National Security
February 18, 2021
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
The Cyberweapons Arms Race
Nicole Perlroth
Hosted by John Sakellariadis
For years, cybersecurity experts have debated whether cyber-weapons represent a destabilizing new military technology or merely the newest tool in the spy’s arsenal. In This Is How They Tell Me …
Economics
February 18, 2021
The Spotify Play
How CEO and Founder Daniel Ek Beat Apple, Google, and Amazon in the Race for Audio Dominance
Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud
Hosted by Tim Jones
Fifteen years ago in Stockholm, Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon had a big idea. The music industry was playing a desperate game of whack-a-mole with piracy via file sharing but …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight
February 18, 2021
Probable Impossibilities
Musings on Beginnings and Endings
Alan Lightman
Hosted by Dan Hill
Imagination with a Straight Jacket Alan Lightman is a writer, physicist, and social entrepreneur. He has served on the faculties of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and …
SSEAC Stories
February 18, 2021
Decolonising Conservation Practices and Research
Seeing the Orangutan in Borneo with Dr June Rubis
June Rubis
Hosted by Natali Pearson
Around the world, orangutans are widely recognised as an iconic species for environmental and wildlife conservation efforts. The rainforest in the Malaysian state of Sarawak is one of last remaining …
Christian Studies
February 17, 2021
The Logic of the Body
Retrieving Theological Psychology
Matthew A. LaPine
Hosted by Ryan Shelton
Matthew A. Lapine has written a fantastic interdisciplinary study weaving together the history of ideas, contemporary psychological anthropology, and Christian theology. The Logic of the Body: Retrieving Theological Psychology (Lexham Press, 2020) is …
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