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episode 131: The Science of Science: A Discussion with Aaron Clauset
Listen to this interview of Aaron Clauset, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder and in the BioFrontiers Institute. Aaron is also External Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. We talk about what the science of science can contribute to your career in research. Aaron Clauset : "In science, having good ideas is, in the end, the most important part...
episode 130: The Role of Luck in Science: A Discussion with Nicolas Christin
Listen to this interview of Nicolas Christin, Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, jointly appointed in the School of Computer Science and in the department of Engineering and Public Policy. We talk about the luck it takes to succeed in research, and of course too about the initiative shown by successful researchers to seize that luck...
episode 67: Janna Levin, "How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space" (Princeton UP, 2023)
An interview with Janna Levin
episode 132: Tom Mustill, "How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication" (Grand Central Publishing, 2022)
An interview with Tom Mustill
episode 24: Quinn Eastman, "The Woman Who Couldn't Wake Up: Hypersomnia and the Science of Sleepiness" (Columbia UP, 2023)
An interview with Quinn Eastman
episode 203: Simon N. Whitney, "From Oversight to Overkill: Inside the Broken System That Blocks Medical Breakthroughs--And How We Can Fix It" (Rivertowns Books, 2023)
An interview with Simon N. Whitney
episode 202: Stephen Hauser, "The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries: The Education of a Doctor" (St. Martin's Press, 2023)
An interview with Stephen Hauser
episode 345: Helle Porsdam, "Science as a Cultural Human Right" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2022)
An interview with Helle Porsdam
episode 131: Tom Higham, "The World Before Us: The New Science Behind Our Human Origins" (Yale UP, 2021)
An interview with Tom Higham
episode 130: Andrew Jones, "How Kant Matters for Biology: A Philosophical History" (U Wales Press, 2023)
An interview with Andrew Jones