Aimless Ramblings

Aimless Ramblings

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Aimless Ramblings episodes

  • E021 - Accent, Dialect and Language

    Hello all,

    In our 21st episode, we look at how the way we use language can have an impact on the way we perceive and are perceived - and the fuzzy boundaries between groups of language and dialect users.

    33 min
  • E019 - Goodbyes

    Hello all!

    In our 19th episode, we discuss goodbyes and farewells - both to people but also to places.

    30 min
  • E018 - Running, evolution, and euphoria

    In our 18th episode we discuss running, evolution, and why anyone is crazy enough to expend their precious kilojoules.

    Interesting links 

    • Emotions and trait emotional intelligence among ultra-endurance runners: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1440244011000454
  • The endurance running evolution hypothesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_running_hypothesis 
    • 30 min
  • E017 - Fiction, empathy and censorship

    Hello!

    In our 17th episode, we discuss fiction, its role in empathy, utility in the workplace, and the limits of censorship.

    Interesting reading:

    • The case for reading fiction: https://hbr.org/2020/03/the-case-for-reading-fiction
  • Fiction and hatred, the Turner diaries: https://www.adl.org/education/resources/backgrounders/turner-diaries
    • 34 min
  • E016 - Boredom...

    Hello all!

    In our 16th episode we discuss boredom. 

    Interesting reading:

    • Westgate, E. C. (2020). Why Boredom Is Interesting. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 29(1), 33-40. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721419884309
    31 min
  • E015 - Capitalism and crisis

    Hi all!

    In our 15th episode we talk about capitalism and its response to crisis - in particular in regards to the Pandemic!

    No capitalism was hurt in the production of this episode.

    36 min
  • E014 - Men and violence

    Hello!

    In our 14th episode, we discuss men, violence, and primates.

    Interesting reading:

    Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd Edition https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/biology-and-human-behavior-the-neurological-origins-of-individuality-2nd-edition.html 

  • Jeffries, S., & Newbold, G. (2016). Analysing trends in the imprisonment of women in Australia and New Zealand. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 23(2), 184-206. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2015.1035619

  • Incarcerated Women and Girls | The Sentencing Project. (2020). Retrieved 11 April 2020, from https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/incarcerated-women-and-girls/
    32 min
  • E013 - Beer... need I say more?

    Hello all!

    In our 13th episode, we discuss beer, its history, present and future.

    Interesting stuff:

    • A history of the world in six glasses: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3872.A_History_of_the_World_in_6_Glasses
  • Callejo, M. J., Tesfaye, W., González, M. C., & Morata, A. (2019). Craft Beers: Current Situation and Future Trends. In New Advances on Fermentation Processes. IntechOpen. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.90006
  • Fox, G. (2020). The Brewing Industry and the Opportunities for Real-Time Quality Analysis Using Infrared Spectroscopy. Applied Sciences, 10(2), 616.
  • Tomski, P., & Dunay, A. (2019). Environmental Safety as a Challenge for Management Practice in the Brewing Industry in the Era of Craft Beer Revolution. System Safety: Human-Technical Facility-Environment, 1(1), 431-440. doi: 10.2478/czoto-2019-0056
  • An article on female brewers: https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/women-making-beer_n_5b914f13e4b0cf7b003d8263
    33 min

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