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Science & Crime 🔬Podcast Recommendations

August 21, 2021

Five episodes on a theme, each week curated by a different person

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Bill Nye is all science and no crime FYI (as far as we know)

Curator: 

Why did you choose this theme? 

As an ex-neuroscientist turned true crime podcaster, Ben is curious about the real science and stats about crime. Crimes are often sensationalized and crime podcasts are sometimes only loosely researched and fact-checked. But if we examine crime carefully, we can uncover pressing issues in our society and ways we might address them.

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AlgorithmAfrikka Didn't Need to Die

From our curator's podcast, comes the story of Thomas Hargrove, a data journalist. After coming across an FBI database with information about every homicide in the US, he decided to try and create an algorithm that would detect patterns within the data -- and identify serial killers that had gone undetected by the police. He warned the city of Gary, Indiana that they might have a serial killer on the loose, but they ignored him... until four years later they arrested a man who confessed to an almost identical set of crimes.

Science VsSerial Killers: Science of the LambsOur curator calls this podcast, "One of the most entertaining and carefully researched science podcasts out there." Science Vs has covered a number of topics that might fall outside the traditional purview of a science show, including serial killers, police shootings, and more. 

Bear BrookHide and SeekA great true crime podcast from New Hampshire Public Radio that centers around the development of a new forensic technique -- forensic genealogy -- and how it was used to catch a killer.

Probable CausationAnna Harvey on reducing racial disparities in crime victimization

An interview podcast that sits down with academics talking about the intersection of law, economics, and crime. This episode particularly focused on how methods from social science can be used to study how policies influence outcomes like crime rates.

Talking ResearchDr. Rachel Lovell: Rape Kits & Serial Rapists

This was a podcast Ben listened to as he did research for Algorithm. Another chat/interview show between academics, this one focuses specifically on research into sexual violence and features academics and researchers from many disciplines.

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This week we speak with podcast Athena Sayaka. 

Athena Sayaka is obsessed with using neuroscience for behavior change. She helps others develop habits that boost productivity and save energy. With these interests, Athena runs a coaching business. And her podcast, What Happens In Between, highlights the awkward middle phase of entrepreneurship.Also on FWE: podcast recommendations, clips from each episode, how to apply to be spotlit, and more.

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🔔Coaching by Belle Podcast. We feature women entrepreneurs, founders, and leaders in business. The podcast showcases a variety of interviews, coaching-style conversations, and live coaching sessions. As women share their stories, the aim is that not only can others learn from them, but that these women gain new insights and takeaways about how to be more effective and powerful leaders. Listen to Coaching By Belle.🧪Listen to Behavioral Grooves: Stories, science, and secrets from the world’s brightest thought-leaders. Behavioral Grooves is the podcast that satisfies your curiosity about why we do what we do. Explanations of human behavior that will improve your relationships, your wellbeing, and your organization by helping you find your groove.

COMMUNITY:

🆕Lauren Passell's Podcast The Newsletter: 🚨If u only have time for 1 thing🚨 Bridget Todd started There Are No Girls on the Internet shining a light on the people who have shaped the internet, but have been overlooked. Lauren has listened to "#DisabledandCute" (an interview with Keah Brown) more than once—it forces you to envision how different your online experience would be if you were disabled, and it changed the way she looks at nearly everything on her screen. Read the latest.🔉The Promise and Peril of Free Speech in Podcasting. We're co-hosting this event with The Democracy Group on August 24th. How should podcasting approach the balance between free speech and a commitment to truth and facts? We'll discuss. Attend free. 📷Instagram will become a video app, not the photo-sharing it was once - what does this mean for podcasters (particularly those who use the platform for promoting their show)? (From BBELDN).

PODCAST SPOTLIGHT:

Unravel: A Fashion Podcast unpacks and challenges the hegemony of white Western designers within the canon of fashion history. Alongside their one-off interviews with fashion academics and incisive forays into onscreen costuming on everything from The Crown to The L Word, the hosts’ recurring series on Black, Indigenous, and queer designers have expanded their global and inclusive vision into a podcast that feels both purposeful and poignant. Listen.

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