Science In-Between

By Scott McDonald and Ollie DreonScience Technology Education

Science In-Between episodes

March 26, 2025 Episode 237: Golden Days?
In this episode, we discuss when the "golden age" of education was.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)
Severance on AppleTV+
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
49 min
March 19, 2025 Episode 236: Life Gets in the Way
This week we talk about relabeling practice with new teaching terms and how it is like what happens with students in science classrooms.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Baseball (Especially Spring Training with the Pittsburgh Pirates)
Ireland (and Library St. if you are looking for a restuarant recommendation)
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
39 min
March 05, 2025 Episode 235: Grouped Together
In this episode, we talk about grouping in classroom environments.
Things that bring us joy this week:
James by Percival Everett
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
50 min
February 26, 2025 Episode 234: Fast and Furious DOGE
This week we talk about the firings and threats around defunding NSF, NIH, and capping indirect costs to Universities.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Conclave
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
44 min
February 19, 2025 Episode 233: Don't Be a Tourist
In this episode, we revisit the topic of artificial intelligence and discuss how it is being integrated into classwork.
Things that bring us joy this week:
My Old Ass
White Lotus Season 3
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
41 min
February 12, 2025 Episode 232: Face Full of Morning Ollie
This week we talk about the keynote I am delivering at Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C) STEELS Summit.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Paradise on Hulu
Hirshhorn Museum in the Simthsonian Institute
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
43 min
February 05, 2025 Episode 231: Heading Home
In this episode, we discuss homework.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Paul Krugman on Substack
AI Snake Oil
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
45 min
January 29, 2025 Episode 230: Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich
This week we negotiate the meaning of negotiation of meaning and what kind of talk that means.
Things that bring us joy this week:
The Last Showgirl
Anatomy of a Fall
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
39 min
January 22, 2025 Episode 229: In Your Left Earhole
This week we talk about how leaders learn to be leaders and what the challenges are for leaders who don't have training.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Skiing
Machine Learning and Human Intelligence: The future of education for the 21st Century by Rosemary Luckin
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
53 min
January 15, 2025 Episode 228: Sticky Certifications
In this episode, we discuss science certifications in PA.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Shogun on FX
The Diplomat on Netflix
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
50 min