Typical Length: 30 minutes
New Episodes: Weekly (Wednesday)
Historical Library on iTunes: 71
I love it. While Brian’s pace can be a bit slow at times, the topics covered span a wide range of academic fields – but his guests are not all academics themselves. He gets the experts, certainly, but he also approaches the very practical hands-on side of social science. In one episode, he talks with two researchers who are involved in implementing global research studies – and the conversation focuses on the practical aspects of how that is done in challenging cultural and political contexts.
In the most recent release (titled Resilience), he dives into the topic of adverse childhood experiences – not through simply reporting research done on the topic – but by having a conversation with filmmaker James Redford about his recent documentary called Resilience, on the “biology of stress & the science of hope”.
I’m an immediate fan – and am grateful for the suggestion from David that I check this one out. I didn’t want to wait to share it with the rest of you.
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Scott D. Crawford is the Founder and Chief Vision Officer at SoundRocket. He is also often found practicing being a husband, father, entrepreneur, forever-learner, survey methodologist, science writer & advocate, and podcast lover. While he doesn’t believe in reincarnation, he’s certain he was a Great Dane (of the canine type) in a previous life.
