Science In-Between

By Scott McDonald and Ollie DreonScience Technology Education

Science In-Between episodes

July 29 Episode 307: Human Solutionism
In this episode, we discuss technosolutionism and the wave of technology bans in schools.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Shrinking
I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
41 min
July 22 Episode 306: Brittany's Dead
This week we talk about the importance of dissatisfaction when we are trying to change.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Switzerland (Yes, the whole country)
A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
36 min
July 15 Episode 305: Am I Stormtrooper?
In this episode, a congested Ollie wrestles with the existential nature of his AI work.
Things that bring us joy this week:
The World Cup (again)
The Murder at the World's End
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
47 min
July 08 Episode 304: Authentic Nugget Farming
This week we talk about the idea of authenticity in science education (and more generally) and why it matters in education, particularly in terms of science practices.
Our episode about Situated Cognition
Brown, J. S., Collins, A., & Duguid, P. (1989). Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning. Educational Researcher, 18(1), 32-42.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Scene on Radio - The News
Institutes at Millersville - AI in Education
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
38 min
July 01 Episode 303: Examining the Harms of AI
In this episode, we share ideas from the Inside Higher Education article titled, A Taxonomy of Harm for the AI Age by Paul Corrigan.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Live Music
World Cup Soccer
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
48 min
June 24 Episode 302: Not the Explorer
This week we talk about how research gets valued, and specifically the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and the idea of impact and impact factors.
Things that bring us joy this week:
World Cup Soccer
The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
38 min
June 17 Episode 301: Chatting with ChatGPT
In this episode, we answer questions that ChatGPT has generated based on our podcast.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Advice for New Fauclty Members by Robert Boice
Wrexham vs Sunderland
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
39 min
June 10 Episode 300: Simulacrum of Passing Gas
This week we celebrate our 300th episode by looking back at how it all began, how our focus remains on how people learn and then going many places you would not expect (as usual).
Things that bring us joy this week:
Summer Festival Season
Meeting the Universe Halfway: Quantum Physics and the Entanglement of Matter and Meaning by Karen Barad
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
45 min
June 03 Episode 299: A More Perfect Union
In this episode, we revisit the unionization efforts at Penn State University.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Welcome to Wrexham
Project Hail Mary
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
44 min
May 27 Episode 298: Dewey Have to Joke?
This week we talk about the surprisingly prescient article from John Dewey in Science Education from 1916. Why did we not listen to him?
Things that bring us joy this week:
Season 1 of Doctor Who on Tubi
All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
47 min