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Social Science Bites

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Bite-sized interviews with top social scientists

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This Social Science Bites podcast offers a dollop of good news and heaping helping of bad. The good news is that since the end of American Civil War the economic condition of Back Americans has improved, using as a comparison the presumed status quo ... more

There is a value to shared knowledge that tends to go unrecognized because it's so ubiquitous. Nonetheless, experimental psychologist Steven Pinker explains in this Social Science Bites podcast, common knowledge underlies things like paper money, gov... more

A key insight social anthropologist Mukulika Banerjee had while observing electoral behavior in a Bengali village was that -- at least in the India of that moment -- elections were sacred. This was not a religious epiphany but a cultural one; at the ... more

In 2016 psychologist Paul Bloom wrote a book titled Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion (a naming decision he still wrestles with). In the book, as in his career and in this Social Science Bites podcast, Bloom deconstructs what is popu... more

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Recent Guests

Steven Pinker
Harvard psychologist, author of When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows
Harvard University
Episode: Steven Pinker on Common Knowledge
Mukulika Banerjee
Professor of Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics and author of Why India Votes?
London School of Economics
Episode: Mukulika Banerjee on Indian Democracy
Paul Bloom
Psychologist at the University of Toronto and best-selling author.
University of Toronto
Episode: Paul Bloom on Empathy
Devyani Sharma
Professor of Language and Communication at Oxford
University of Oxford
Episode: Devyani Sharma on Accents
Frank Keil
Yale psychologist specializing in causal thinking
Yale University
Episode: Frank Keil on Causal Thinking
Setha Low
Anthropologist of space
City University of New York
Episode: Setha Low on Public Spaces
Victor Buchli
Anthropologist at University College London
University College London
Episode: Victor Buchli on Life in Low-Earth Orbit
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Founder and president of the One Health Trust, expert on antibiotic resistance
One Health Trust
Episode: Ramanan Laxminarayan on Antibiotic Use
Leor Zmigrod
Political psychologist and author of The Ideological Brain
Episode: Leor Zmigrod on the Ideological Brain

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David Edmonds
Host of Social Science Bites, an expert in engaging interviews with top social scientists on contemporary social issues.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 310 ratings
  • super

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Eyad Boukli
    3 months ago
  • So inspiring and intersting!!!

    I am absolutely in love with this podcast! Will go check their website for shure!!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    vlarclat
    Canada3 years ago
  • Sociopathic

    Will Hutton talking of covid in the past tense is something to behold. Allowing someone so divorced from reality to ascend to the top of the Social Sciences probably, in itself, tells us all we need to know about the state the social sciences are in.

    500 people every WEEK are dying of covid in the U.K. Will Hutton’s blindness to this is callous in the extreme.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    zeerillo
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • Great!

    As someone who’s field uses ideas from psychology and sociology, I really like hearing scholars from other domains talk about there work. It seems like a good way to bump into useful concepts that I might not find in my usual reading.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    goddessofid
    United States3 years ago
  • Great content on social sciences

    Really appreciating the format of the podcast.

    Is it possible to get once a podcast about sport sociology?

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Le_Grenat
    Switzerland4 years ago

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Engaging and informative discussions with leading experts in social science.
Some appreciation for the depth of topics, although a few wish for longer episodes.
Highly appreciated for making academic insights accessible to a general audience.
Great for anyone seeking to understand complex social issues through a concise format.

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Steven Pinker on Common Knowledge
Q: What role do norms play in common knowledge?
Norms exist because everyone knows they exist and acts in accordance with those expectations; when norms are publicly violated and visibly punished or shamed, the social fabric can either tighten or unravel depending on the visibility of the breach.
Steven Pinker on Common Knowledge
Q: How does common knowledge relate to the banking system?
Public signals and shared beliefs about deposit safety and currency acceptance sustain trust; without the belief that others believe in the system, runs and panics can occur even if solvency is intact.
Steven Pinker on Common Knowledge
Q: What is common knowledge in the sense you use it?
Common knowledge refers to something that everyone knows that everyone knows, and everyone knows that they know, in an infinite regress, which enables coordinated behavior in complex systems such as economies and governments.
Mukulika Banerjee on Indian Democracy
Q: What is your view on current changes to India's electoral processes?
Significant changes have occurred since 2014 that have undermined the integrity of the electoral system, leading to disenfranchisement of marginalized groups.
Mukulika Banerjee on Indian Democracy
Q: What findings did you uncover regarding political discussions in your field site?
People are open to discussing politics, but my arrival coincided with a dominant political regime that restricted open conversations about politics.

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What is Social Science Bites about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The podcast features concise interviews with prominent social scientists, providing listeners with insights into various aspects of social science, including psychology, anthropology, democracy, and public health. The discussions cover a wide array of topics ranging from the complexities of empathy and the dynamics of accents to the implications of antibiotic resistance and the significance of public spaces. This format allows guests to articulate their research findings and opinions succinctly, often highlighting their relevance to contemporary issues. Notably, the emphasis on interdisciplinary dialogue encourages listeners to connect concepts from different fields, making the content engaging and thought-provoking for both academia-focuse... more

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