I’ve recently discovered podcasts and they are awesome. They’re a great way to learn interesting new things, especially when you’re travelling. So this post is a collection of fantastic podcasts that I listen to and would recommend you pick up. Any suggestions are welcome so please let me know if there are any you like. (*= my favourites).
Social and Life sciences
*Everything Hertz: Discussions about biological psychiatry, psychology, and the process of science with heavy sarcasm. (iTunes) (Soundcloud)
*The Black Goat: Three psychologists discuss how to perform science and the various issues that face scientists e.g. publication pressure, how to be an open scientist etc. (website) (iTunes)
*ReproducibiliTea: A group of Early Career Researchers (ECRs) tackle seminal papers on methods and metascience, interview interesting guests about psychological research, and drink tea. (Soundcloud)
Two Psychologists Four Beers: Two psychologists don’t drink enough alcohol whilst exploring issues in academia and psychology. (website)
The Sizzle: An Educational Psychologist explores a broad range of issues, such as relationships and different types of schools, whilst interviewing guests. (website)
Invisibilia: Fascinating episodes on broad ranging topics related to how we experience the world e.g. is there a “solution” to mental health, and is thinking like this part of the problem? (website)
Marginally Significant: Four psychology professors explore issues relating to the academe, psychological research, and working at a comprehensive university. (website)
Philosophy
*Very Bad Wizards: Discussions between a philosopher and a moral psychologist (with occasional guests) about current events, social issues, and research from their fields. (website) (iTunes)
Miscellaneous
PhDivas: A cancer scientist and literary critic talk about life in academia, science, and how social issues affect academia. (website) (iTunes)
*Intelligence Squared: Hour long discussions or debates about an interesting topic featuring prominent thinkers. (website) (iTunes)
Rationally Speaking: guests from a wide variety of academic areas e.g. education, journalism, economics, AI, are interviewed about important topics within their field, bringing evidence to bear on controversial issues. (website) (iTunes)
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