This week we answer a tough question about going back to school as an older student, dig into an archaeological finding about a previously unknown human ancestor, and speak with Lauren as she shares her thoughts on going back for grad school as an adult, taking classes online, and making a future for herself as a therapist for creative people. We also touch on why therapy can be useful, and why people might avoid therapy.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150910-human-evolution-change/

http://www.thehouseilivein.org

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6792458-the-new-jim-crow

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/poverty-politics-and-profit/

https://openpathcollective.org

https://peoplehouse.org

Thankyouscientist - http://www.thankyouscientist.net

Opening Theme: Louis Armstrong - When It's Sleepytime Down South

Special Guest: Lauren.

Join us this week as we hear Zoe talk about what went into her Master's proposal, muse about the best strategies for making friends, and get a little political in the process. Zoe brings with her some insight into the world of art, tech, and women's history.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8365.12306/abstract

http://garfieldminusgarfield.net

https://endnotes.org.uk/about

http://octaviasbrood.com

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13651.The_Dispossessed

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/what-now/id1206174094

Outro:

Special Guest: Zoe.

Join us this week as we catch up about the science march that took place last weekend, answer the vexing question of "Why even get a PhD???", and give a peek into our writing methods and process. Taking two different approaches to the amount of work, we'd like to think of this as a snapshot of "before." Inevitably our strategies and technique will change with time, but this episode we talk a bit about what we came to the table with.

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/to-please-your-friends-tell-them-what-they-already-know.html#.WQIhDVKZO2x

http://journals.sagepub.com.du.idm.oclc.org/doi/pdf/10.1177/0956797616685870

https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/discovering-statistics-using-r/book236067%20

Requiem for the American Dream:

http://www.bbcearth.com/planetearth2/

Outro: N'Sync - Bye Bye Bye

On this weeks show we introduce our special guest Hana, joining us as we unpack how close is too close with your advisor, see an example of the kinds of things you can learn from animal research, distinguish between a wet and a dry lab, and hear about how Hana tackled the problem of diversity in her department.

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/naked-mole-rats-can-survive-18-minutes-without-oxygen-here-s-how-they-do-it

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6335/307

“The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority”

'Damn'

http://emaildebtforgiveness.me

'Out of Place: A Memoir'

'The ungrateful refugee: 'We have no debt to repay''

Outro: Normaling - Low Drop (feat. Rye Rye & TT The Artist)

Special Guest: Hana.

This week join us as we talk about managing a life of fitness as a graduate student, discuss the merits of 'sportsmanship', and get into a discussion about one of the most uncomfortable topics in graduate school. Money. We also ask for your help this week with a new segment called 'Help Wanted', the topic? How do you, the listener, avoid obsessing over the news.

https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/03/23/workplace-venting-makes-it-harder-to-bounce-back-from-bad-experiences/

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1359432X.2016.1257610

https://www.ft.com/content/a272ee4c-1b83-11e7-bcac-6d03d067f81f

http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/042914/when-grad-school-worth-it.asp

“The Home That Was Out Country: A Memoir of Syria”

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnPDn1Lb79JGoFey4EPwAvxW4tbyzbz0p

https://gimletmedia.com/episode/93-beware-all/

Outro: Time goes tick tock - Madonna x Gwen Stefani Supercut

This week we do our first Q&A w/Grad cafe, contemplate Schrödinger’s cat, the therapeutic benefits of culinary art therapy, and dive deep into the background of our second host, Naomi. This episode is releasing outside of our normal content delivery window because we wanted to come back next week with our first formal episode with a special guest. Consider it a bonus! ;-)

Recommendations in this episode include another reference to S-town, and an encouragement to step away from the laptop to go outside and enjoy the Spring.

Outro: Cat Stevens - If you want to sing out, sing out

This week we start off our show of meandering discussions and science by getting to know our sweet baby boy host a little bit better and to lay bare some of what we call bias. This and the following episode are an attempt to unravel some of who we are, where we come from, and how we ended up in graduate school. Stay tuned for future episodes that delve more into general Q&A w/grad cafe, weekly science, and interviews with other grad students and young professionals.

Recommendations:

A Tale for the Time Being:

S-town:

Democracy Now:

Intro: BEN DJ - Thinkin' Bout You (Vijay & Sofia Remix)