Welcome to Season 2! Today we are joined by Hayley Cullen, a PhD candidate and research assistant in the forensic psychology lab at the University of Sydney. In this episode we look at the "CSI effect," and how popular understandings of forensic science evidence have the potential to influence juror decision making. You can find Hayley on Twitter and ResearchGate, or you can email her at [email protected]. You can find The Sydney Exoneration Project here. CW: Rape, suicide, murder.

As we enter 2018, it's time to look back on the past year. We are joined by a special guest Kate Lonie to look at 5 key celebrity themes of 2017. What is the cultural (and academic) value in following the Kardashians, the Royals, and Taylor Swift? Join us to find out! You can find Kate on LinkedIn. Her celebrity consumption recommendations are Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud and Celebrity Gossip, Academic Style.

As we enter 2018, it's time to look back on the past year. We are joined by a special guest – PhD candidate, researcher, and lecturer Kate Lonie – to look at 5 key celebrity themes of 2017. What is the cultural (and academic) value in following the Kardashians, the Royals, and Taylor Swift? Join us to find out!

You can find Kate on LinkedIn. Her celebrity consumption recommendations are Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud and Celebrity Gossip, Academic Style.

In this episode, Mia and Scott are joined by special guest Nyssa Harkness to chat about accessiblity in video games. Are "accessible" games necessarily "easy" games? Who is accessiblity for? Who is the "human" in "human-centred design"? Join us to find out!

You can find Nyssa on academia.edu and Twitter.

In this episode, Mia and Scott are joined by special guest Nyssa Harkness to chat about accessiblity in video games. Are "accessible" games necessarily "easy" games? Who is accessiblity for? Who is the "human" in "human-centred design"? Join us to find out!

You can find Nyssa on academia.edu and Twitter.

In this episode, Mia and Scott look at the trope of the "Supercrip" – a character with incredible, supernatural abilities because or in spite of their disability – in Star Wars Rogue One, Joss Whedon's Angel, and Marvel's Daredevil. In particular, we look at how blindness is used both thematically and literally in media, and whether this kind of portrayal can be counted as inclusive disability representation.