The SCAS Talks Podcast

SCAS TALKS Episode 20 – Anna Neubeck: "Nickel - A Catalyst for Life on Earth and in Space"

Theme: Life in Outer Space

Keywords: life in outer space, origin of life, biosignatures, nickel isotopes, biogeochemistry

SCAS TALKS Episode 19 – Nikolai Piskunov: "Using New Technology to Study Conditions for Life in Space"

Theme: Life in Outer Space

Keywords: life in outer space, exoplanets, Kepler, telescopes, technology development

SCAS TALKS Episode 18 – Stephanie Wynne-Jones: "Connecting Past and Present through Urban Ecologies on Zanzibar"

Theme: Africa

Keywords: Africa, Zanzibar, historical ecology, sustainability, Unguja Ukuu

SCAS TALKS Episode 17 - Martin Sahlén: "The Big Picture: From Cosmic Origins to Life on Exoplanets"

Theme: Life in Outer Space

Keywords: life in outer space, exoplanets, astrophysics, galaxies, cosmobiology

SCAS TALKS Episode 16 – Terje Falck-Ytter: “Understanding Autism: What Can Infants Teach Us?”

Theme: The Brain

Keywords: brain, autism spectrum disorders, psychology, ADHD, eye-tracking

SCAS TALKS Episode 15 – Jenny Andersson: “Neoliberalism in the Nordic Countries: Developing an Absent Research Theme”

Theme: Global Governance

Keywords: global governance, neoliberalism, social life of ideas, Swedish society, new public management

SCAS TALKS Episode 14 – Andreas Eckert: "Where Have the Workers Gone? Labour in Postcolonial Africa"

Theme: Africa

Keywords: Africa, labour market, work, covid-19, outreach

SCAS TALKS Episode 13 – Dan Larhammar: “Fascinated by the Human Brain: Studies of Memory and the Phenomenon of Pseudoscience”

Theme: The Brain

Keywords: brain, consciousness, long term memory, pseudoscience, misinformation

SCAS TALKS Episode 12 - Karin Jensen: “The Complexity of Pain and Placebo Effects”

Theme: The Brain

Keywords: brain, placebo effect, doctor-patient relationship, nocebo effect, chronic pain

SCAS TALKS Episode 11 – David Ciepley: “Constitutional Democracy and the Corporation”

Theme: Global Governance

Keywords: global governance, democracy, corporation, charter, government

SCAS TALKS Episode 10 – Bruce G. Carruthers: “Trust, Credit and Credit Ratings as the Basis of a Modern Economy”

Theme: Global Governance

Keywords: global governance, credit, credit rating, history, economic sociology

SCAS TALKS Episode 9 – Benjamin Madley: "An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe"

Theme: Diversity

Keywords: diversity, indigenous studies, genocide, native Americans, colonialism

SCAS TALKS Episode 8 - Sofia Lodén: “Translations Create New Literary Traditions and Links between European Cultures”

Theme: Languages

Keywords: languages, medieval literature, translations, King Arthur, Astrid Lindgren

SCAS TALKS Episode 7 - İnan Özdemir Taştan: “Threats on Media, Academic Freedom and Democracy in the Post-truth Era”

Theme: Diversity

Keywords: diversity, academic freedom, climate of fear, peace academics, Turkey

SCAS TALKS Episode 6 - Marianne Gullberg: "Our Capacity for Language Learning is Really Powerful - Also as Adults"

Theme: Languages

Keywords: languages, learning, psycholinguistics, gestures, humanities lab

SCAS TALKS Episode 5 – Alisse Waterston: “In Search of Light in Dark Times” (Recorded 22 Oct, 2020)

Theme: Diversity

Keywords: diversity, anthropology, outreach, US election, auto-ethnography

SCAS TALKS Episode 4 – Jenny Larsson: “A Treasure Hunt to Find the Origin of the Indoeuropean Langauges”

Theme: Languages

Keywords: Indo-european languages, LAMP project, ancient DNA, archeomythology, research environment

SCAS TALKS Episode 3 - Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist: “Corona and the Forgotten Lessons from Historical Pandemics”

Theme: The Corona Pandemic

Keywords: covid-19, historic pandemics, paleoclimatology, infodemic, spread of disease

SCAS TALKS Episode 2 – Sverker Sörlin: “The Corona Crisis as a Moment of Expectation”

Theme: The Corona Pandemic

Keywords: covid-19, environmental humanities, science and society, social change, new public management

SCAS TALKS Episode 1 - Ulf Landegren: "I Have Dedicated My Whole Scientific Career to How to Measure Things"

Theme: The Corona Pandemic

Keywords: covid-19, covid test, molecular methods, measurable human, biomarkers