Episodes

Episode 19: Interdisciplinarity

In Episode 19 we discuss interdisciplinarity–what it means, why it’s so hard, and how to do it better.

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Episode 17: The Chris Voss Negotiation Masterclass

Chris Voss was the FBI’s lead international kidnapping negotiator, and so in Episode 17 we have a mini-episode featuring a look at Chris Voss’s “The Art of Negotiation” Masterclass.

In addition to his Masterclass you can also check out his book Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It.

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Episode 16: Hippies, Quantum Engineering, and the Power of Interpretive Thought

In Episode 16 we look at the role of hippies and interpretive thought in advances in physics and quantum mechanics in the 1970s.

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Episode 15: The Origins of Science As An Engine For Propserity

In Episode 15 we dig into the spark that transitioned the US from “little science” to “big science”, leading to the view that science is an engine for prosperity.

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Episode 14: Lords of the Fly

In Episode 14 we look at the laboratory study “Lords of the Fly” by Robert Kohler.

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Episode 13: What Are Laboratory Studies?

In Episode 13 we look at “laboratory studies” and what they reveal about the production of scientific knowledge.

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