Struggling Academics

Struggling Academics

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  • Ep 008 - On Summer Reading

    The Struggling Academics, Tudor Vladescu, Jan Pedersen, Diana Andrasi, and David Clinnick, discuss what they have been and what they will be reading over this summer (2021).

    24 min
  • Ep 007 - On Mistakes

    Join the Struggling Academics, Tudor Vladescu, Jan Pedersen, Diana Andrasi, and David Clinnick, as they discuss mistakes, big mistakes, little mistakes, their own mistakes and misstatements, and how to live with and learn from mistakes.

    32 min
  • Ep 006 - On Overconfidence

    Join the Struggling Academics, Tudor Vladescu, Jan Pedersen, Diana Andrasi, and David Clinnick, as they explore what it means to be overconfident, their personal follies, and finding the balance between hubris and humility.

    28 min
  • EP 005 - On Dogheads

    This time on Struggling Academics we discuss the peculiar notion of 'Dog Heads' - a species of dog-headed humanoid creatures.

    24 min
  • Ep 004 - On Neanderthals

    In part two of our discussion, the Struggling Academics, Jan Pedersen, Diana Andrasi, Tudor Vladescu and David Clinnick, explore how Neanderthals relate to us and our understanding of the evolution of human society.

    31 min
  • Ep 003 - On Neanderthals

    In the first of a two-part discussion, the Struggling Academics, Jan Pedersen, Diana Andrasi, Tudor Vladescu and David Clinnick, explore how Neanderthals relate to us and our understanding of what it means to be human.

    25 min
  • Ep 002 - Unread Books

    The Struggling Academics, Dr. Andrasi (linguist), Dr. Clinnick (archaeologist), Dr. Pedersen (philosopher) & Dr. Vladescu (anthropologist/philologist) lament over the books they haven't read and the language barriers that prevent them from fully accessing some great works.

    31 min
  • Ep 001 - On Experts

    The Struggling Academics discuss experts, their interactions with experts, their own degrees of expertise and society's need for experts.

    29 min

About Struggling Academics

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Struggling Academics is a bi-monthly educational podcast for everyone interested in ideas, intellectual life and academic pursuits. At Struggling Academics, we deliberately venture into areas to which none of the hosts necessarily claim expertise.