Academia Lite

By Zakariah Hall & Sean Hellingman

Academia - but lite! We examine one or two published pieces of academic work in each episode, focusing on the irregular, the surprising and the downright funny.

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Academia Lite episodes:

December 18, 2020 S4 Ep5 Champions’ Crossing Aged Porter
In this episode of Academia Lite, Sean and Zak get into two thought-provoking papers:
- Predictors of health behaviors during a college national championship sports event: A daily diary study by Riley, K. E., Tigershtrom, A., Park, C. L., & Lauranceau, J. P.
- Risk analysis of pedestrians’ road-crossing decisions: Effects of age, time gap, time of day, and vehicle speed by Liu, Y. C., & Tung, Y. C.
Examining the irregular, the surprising and the downright funny of each paper, there is something for the academic in all of us.
Website: academialite.com
Twitter: @academialite
Facebook: Academia Lite
Instagram: academialite
Email: [email protected]
Music by Softly Softly - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x5ZnnlIGAtbRrlj2La2Yl?si=iuNAXt7c
* Riley, K. E., Tigershtrom, A., Park, C. L., & Lauranceau, J. P. (2020). Predictors of health behaviors during a college national championship sports event: A daily diary study. Journal of American College Health, 1-9. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07448481.2020.1719110
* Liu, Y. C., & Tung, Y. C. (2014). Risk analysis of pedestrians’ road-crossing decisions: Effects of age, time gap, time of day, and vehicle speed. Safety Science, 63, 77-82. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753513002609
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1h 29min
December 11, 2020 S4 Ep4 Graded Trains Red Ale
In this episode of Academia Lite, Sean and Zak get into two thought-provoking papers:
- Male urination in the train by Loth, M., & Molenbroek, J.
- Seeing red: Quality of an essay, color of the grading pen, and student reactions to the grading process by Dukes, R. L., & Albanesi, H.
Examining the irregular, the surprising and the downright funny of each paper, there is something for the academic in all of us.
Website: academialite.com
Twitter: @academialite
Facebook: Academia Lite
Instagram: academialite
Email: [email protected]
Music by Softly Softly - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x5ZnnlIGAtbRrlj2La2Yl?si=iuNAXt7c
* Loth, M., & Molenbroek, J. (2011). Male urination in the train. 11th World toilet summit, Haikou, Hainan, China, 2-24. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.826.4193&rep=rep1&type=pdf
* Dukes, R. L., & Albanesi, H. (2013). Seeing red: Quality of an essay, color of the grading pen, and student reactions to the grading process. The Social Science Journal, 50(1), 96-100. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1016/j.soscij.2012.07.005
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1h 14min
December 04, 2020 S4 Ep3 Cosmic Coworkers IPA
In this episode of Academia Lite, Sean and Zak get into two thought-provoking papers:
- Confronting indifference toward truth: Dealing with workplace bullshit by McCarthy, I. P., Hannah, D., Pitt, L. F., & McCarthy, J. M.
- Astrological signs and personality in Kuwaitis and Americans by Abdel-Khalek, A., & Lester, D.
Examining the irregular, the surprising and the downright funny of each paper, there is something for the academic in all of us.
Website: academialite.com
Twitter: @academialite
Facebook: Academia Lite
Instagram: academialite
Email: [email protected]
Music by Softly Softly - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x5ZnnlIGAtbRrlj2La2Yl?si=iuNAXt7c
* McCarthy, I. P., Hannah, D., Pitt, L. F., & McCarthy, J. M. (2020). Confronting indifference toward truth: Dealing with workplace bullshit. Business Horizons. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000768132030001
* Abdel-Khalek, A., & Lester, D. (2006). Astrological signs and personality in Kuwaitis and Americans. Psychological reports, 98(2), 602-607. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.2466/pr0.98.2.602-607
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1h 20min
November 27, 2020 THANKSGIVING SPECIAL - Thankful In-Laws DIPA
In this episode of Academia Lite, Sean and Zak get into a thought-provoking paper:
- O’Hara, R. E., Wang, W., & Troisi, J. D. (2020). Thanksgiving Day alcohol use: associations with expectations and negative affect. Psychological reports, 123(3), 741-758. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0033294119835763
Examining the irregular, the surprising and the downright funny of each paper, there is something for the academic in all of us.
Website: academialite.com
Twitter: @academialite
Facebook: Academia Lite
Instagram: academialite
Email: [email protected]
Music by Softly Softly - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x5ZnnlIGAtbRrlj2La2Yl?si=iuNAXt7c
* O’Hara, R. E., Wang, W., & Troisi, J. D. (2020). Thanksgiving Day alcohol use: associations with expectations and negative affect. Psychological reports, 123(3), 741-758. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0033294119835763
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1h
November 20, 2020 S4 Ep2 Deadly Holidays Gluten Free Amber
In this episode of Academia Lite, Sean, and Zak get into two thought-provoking papers:
- Investigating patterns of millennials' interest in gluten‐free beer in Poland: A question of beer price and alcohol content by Donadini, G., Bertuzzi, T., Kordialik‐Bogacka, E., Cywińska, D., Rossi, F., Spigno, G., & Porretta, S.
-Postponement of death around Chinese holidays: A Hong Kong perspective by Panesar, N. S., & Goggins, W.
Examining the irregular, the surprising and the downright funny of each paper, there is something for the academic in all of us.
Website: academialite.com
Twitter: @academialite
Facebook: Academia Lite
Instagram: academialite
Email: [email protected]
Music by Softly Softly - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x5ZnnlIGAtbRrlj2La2Yl?si=iuNAXt7c
* Donadini, G., Bertuzzi, T., Kordialik‐Bogacka, E., Cywińska, D., Rossi, F., Spigno, G., & Porretta, S. (2020). Investigating patterns of millennials' interest in gluten‐free beer in Poland: A question of beer price and alcohol content. Journal of Food Science, 85(1), 182-191. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1750-3841.14985
* Panesar, N. S., & Goggins, W. (2009). Postponement of death around Chinese holidays: A Hong Kong perspective. Singapore medical journal, 50(10), 990. http://www.smj.org.sg/sites/default/files/5010/5010a7.pdf
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1h 25min
November 13, 2020 S4 Ep1 Crappy Nicknames Pilsner
In this episode of Academia Lite, Sean, and Zak get into two thought-provoking papers:
- Natural waste: canine companions and the lure of inattentively pooping in public: by Gross, M.
- What is in a nickname? Nicknames and identity in the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa by Awad, E.
Examining the irregular, the surprising and the downright funny of each paper, there is something for the academic in all of us.
Website: academialite.com
Twitter: @academialite
Facebook: Academia Lite
Instagram: academialite
Email: [email protected]
Music by Softly Softly - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x5ZnnlIGAtbRrlj2La2Yl?si=iuNAXt7c
* Gross, M. (2015). Natural waste: canine companions and the lure of inattentively pooping in public. Environmental Sociology, 1(1), 38-47. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23251042.2014.965402
* Awad, E. (2012). What is in a nickname? Nicknames and identity in the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa. Cross-Cultural Communication, 8(3), 72-75. http://www.cscanada.org/index.php/ccc/article/view/j.ccc.1923670020120803.2930
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1h 23min
November 06, 2020 BONFIRE NIGHT SPECIAL - Guy’s Smoked Lager
In this episode of Academia Lite, Sean, and Zak get into a thought-provoking paper:
- Burning effigies with Bakhtinian laughter: by Göttke, F.
Examining the irregular, the surprising and the downright funny of each paper, there is something for the academic in all of us.
Website: academialite.com
Twitter: @academialite
Facebook: Academia Lite
Instagram: academialite
Email: [email protected]
Music by Softly Softly - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x5ZnnlIGAtbRrlj2La2Yl?si=iuNAXt7c
* Göttke, F. (2015). Burning effigies with Bakhtinian laughter. The European Journal of Humour Research, 3(2/3), 129-144. https://europeanjournalofhumour.org/index.php/ejhr/article/view/124
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1h 2min
October 30, 2020 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL - Pumpkin Spice Ale
In this episode of Academia Lite, Sean, and Zak get into a thought-provoking paper:
- There’s Something About Ambiguity: Evidence from Halloween by Anagol, S., Bennett, S., Bryan, G., Davenport, T., Hite, N., Karlan, D., ... & McConnell, M..
Examining the irregular, the surprising and the downright funny of each paper, there is something for the academic in all of us.
Website: academialite.com
Twitter: @academialite
Facebook: Academia Lite
Instagram: academialite
Email: [email protected]
Music by Softly Softly - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x5ZnnlIGAtbRrlj2La2Yl?si=iuNAXt7c
* Anagol, S., Bennett, S., Bryan, G., Davenport, T., Hite, N., Karlan, D., ... & McConnell, M. (2011). There’s Something About Ambiguity: Evidence from Halloween. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.690.2223&rep=rep1&type=pdf
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35min
October 23, 2020 S3 Ep9 Walking Eggs IPA
In this episode of Academia Lite, Sean and Zak get into two thought-provoking papers:
- Slim by design: serving healthy foods first in buffet lines improves overall meal selection by Wansink, B., & Hanks, A. S. .
- Let’s take the dog for a gait… by Gill, N., Kean, C., & King, M. G. .
Examining the irregular, the surprising and the downright funny of each paper, there is something for the academic in all of us.
Website: academialite.com
Twitter: @academialite
Facebook: Academia Lite
Instagram: academialite
Email: [email protected]
Music by Softly Softly - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x5ZnnlIGAtbRrlj2La2Yl?si=iuNAXt7c
* Wansink, B., & Hanks, A. S. (2013). Slim by design: serving healthy foods first in buffet lines improves overall meal selection. PloS one, 8(10), e77055. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0077055
* Gill, N., Kean, C., & King, M. G. (2020). Let’s take the dog for a gait…. Gait & Posture. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0966636220301053
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1h 17min
October 16, 2020 S3 Ep8 Laughing Robot Happoshu
In this episode of Academia Lite, Sean, Zak and a special guest get into a thought-provoking paper:
- Evaluation of a Humor Generation System by Real World Application with¥ 500,000 to Win by Sjöbergh, J., & Araki, K.
Examining the irregular, the surprising and the downright funny of each paper, there is something for the academic in all of us.
Website: academialite.com
Twitter: @academialite
Facebook: Academia Lite
Instagram: academialite
Email: [email protected]
Music by Softly Softly - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x5ZnnlIGAtbRrlj2La2Yl?si=iuNAXt7c
* Sjöbergh, J., & Araki, K. Evaluation of a Humor Generation System by Real World Application with¥ 500,000 to Win. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236134493_Evaluation_of_a_Humor_Generation_System_by_Real_World_Application_with_500000_to_Win
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1h 14min

FAQs about Academia Lite:

How many episodes does Academia Lite have?

The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.