Random Science Podcasts

31 March 2014

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: current, events, music, Philosophy, Politics, science

Welcome to In Depth Out Loud, a selection of long form stories written by academic experts for The Conversation in the UK. Each episode brings you the audio version of a different story across a wide range of subjects, from science, to politics, health, culture and business.

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Categories: Education, Health & Fitness, Science

Tags: academics, business, expertise, health, long read, Politics, science, university

Writers talking about writing. Writers talking about publishing. Writers talking about life. Authors Terry Mixon and Paul E Cooley interview, babble, and usually cover a number of disassociated topics.

Categories: Business, Comedy, Society & Culture, TV & Film

Tags: fantasy, fi, fiction, horror, Literature, Reading, SCI, science, writing

Philosophy and philosophical enquiries are relevant in some shape or form to many aspects of everyday life, for example our treatment of the environment, the rapidity of today’s technological progress, whether animals should have rights and if so how they should compare to ours. Philosophy also encompasses questions about the existence of God, how life is sustained on earth, and even at what point should the Government intrude on a person’s freedom. This album introduces the study of philosophy and the human situation, and contains talks and debates from leading philosophical thinkers and teachers, past and present. This material forms part of The Open University course A211 Philosophy and the human situation.

Categories: Education

Tags: Belief, evidence, Experience, exploitation, individualism, natureexploitation, observation, Pain, physics, pleasure, Reason, science, suffering, Universe

A podcast dedicated to reviewing the greatest movies EVER…or at least weird and idiosyncratic films.

Categories: TV & Film

Tags: fantasy, fiction, horror, science

An aggregation of skeptical podcasts

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: medicene, Philosophy, science, sicence, skepticism, Technology

Mathematical Philosophy – the application of logical and mathematical methods in philosophy – is about to experience a tremendous boom in various areas of philosophy. At the new Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, which is funded mostly by the German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, philosophical research will be carried out mathematically, that is, by means of methods that are very close to those used by the scientists. The purpose of doing philosophy in this way is not to reduce philosophy to mathematics or to natural science in any sense; rather mathematics is applied in order to derive philosophical conclusions from philosophical assumptions, just as in physics mathematical methods are used to derive physical predictions from physical laws. Nor is the idea of mathematical philosophy to dismiss any of the ancient questions of philosophy as irrelevant or senseless: although modern mathematical philosophy owes a lot to the heritage of the Vienna and Berlin Circles of Logical Empiricism, unlike the Logical Empiricists most mathematical philosophers today are driven by the same traditional questions about truth, knowledge, rationality, the nature of objects, morality, and the like, which were driving the classical philosophers, and no area of traditional philosophy is taken to be intrinsically misguided or confused anymore. It is just that some of the traditional questions of philosophy can be made much clearer and much more precise in logical-mathematical terms, for some of these questions answers can be given by means of mathematical proofs or models, and on this basis new and more concrete philosophical questions emerge. This may then lead to philosophical progress, and ultimately that is the goal of the Center.

Categories: Uncategorised

Tags: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Hannes Leitgeb, language, LMU, logic, mathematics, MCMP, Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, Philosophy, science, Stephan Hartmann

Welcome to The D.O.A. Show! An unofficial podcast for the AMC TV show The Walking Dead. Subscribe to The D.O.A. Show to get episode recaps, Walking Dead news, and insightful commentary on the hit AMC TV show The Walking Dead!

Categories: TV & Film

Tags: Adventure, classics, Comic, fantasy, fiction, horror, Movies, science, Series, television

Nerds talking about nerdy stuff.

Categories: Comedy, Education

Tags: cookies, geek. nerd, math, nerd, Nerds, nerdy, science, video games

On Wisdom features a social and cognitive scientist in Toronto and an educator in London discussing the latest empirical science regarding the nature of wisdom. Igor Grossmann runs the Wisdom & Culture Lab at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Charles Cassidy runs the Evidence-Based Wisdom project in London, UK. The podcast thrives on a diet of freewheeling conversation on wisdom, decision-making, wellbeing, and society and includes regular guests spots with leading behavioral scientists from the field of wisdom research and beyond. Welcome to The On Wisdom Podcast.

Categories: Science, Society & Culture

Tags: decision-making, happiness, Philosophy, Psychology, reasoning, science, Society, Wisdom

A Podcast about Spiritual, Esoteric, Metaphysical and Supernatural topics… oh, UFOs and Aliens also. We leave no stone unturned. Angels, Aliens, Near-Death Experiences and everything else concerning the spirit world. TruthSeekah is a visionary hip hop artist, author and speaker and is also the host of The TruthSeekah Podcast, a weekly show that discusses spiritual, esoteric and metaphysical topics and is designed to help you grow on your spiritual journey.

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Categories: Religion & Spirituality

Tags: 2012, 4d, 4thdimension, abductions, aleistercrowley, alexjones, aliensightings, amonra, ancientaliens, AncientHistory, angels, annunaki, artbell, ascension, AstralProjection, atlantean, Atlantis, Awakening, awakenyourinnerself, beginning, Bible, chakras, christian, closeencounters, coasttocoastam, Conspiracy, davidwilcock, Deception, demons, Divination, DNA, doomsday, dreams, drstevengreer, earth, ego, emeraldtablets, endofdays, energy, Enlightenment, Entertainment, erichvondniken, exotheology, exposed, extraterrestrial, extraterrestrials, fibonaccisequence, forfansoftheworkofdavidicke, freemaso, georgenoorey, grahamhancock, Healing, hermes, hiddenhistory, holographicreality, holographicrealityhopiilluminati, illuminati, illusion, initiation, interdimensionalbeings, jamesgillilandecetiranch, Jesus, jordanmaxwell, karma, Legend, lemuria, Light, magic, manlyphall, Maya, meditation, michaelsheiser, michaeltsarion, MindControl, multidimensional, music, nde, nephilim, nibiru, nwo, OBE, occult, planetx, projectavalon, projectcamelot, purgatory, raisingeden, realtruth, redicecreations, reincarnation, Rituals, rupertsheldrake, sacredgeometry, santosbonacci, satanic, science, secretinfo, secrets, secretsselfawareness, shift, spirituality, stevequayle, subliminalmessaging, sumerian, testimonies, thirdeye, thoth, tomhorn, transcendence, Truth, truthseekah, uforeligions, ufos, ufosightings, Universe, Vibration, whitleystrieber, wicca, witchcraft, zechariasitchin

Can a driven individual shatter academic stereo-types through a passion for education? How does a love of science or engineering help you overcome educational difficulties, or even poverty? Writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah talks with acclaimed figures in the areas of science, technology and engineering from the Afro-Caribbean community about their experiences within their particular fields. They discuss their work, inspiration and the obstacles of pursuing careers in subjects that have been traditionally occupied by white men. Through Benjamin Zephaniah we get an insight into their aspirations, how they managed to succeed and the modern and diverse methods they use to encourage the youth to engage with the sciences.

Categories: Education

Tags: black, CADET, craters, edinburgh, invention, jamaica, museums, newcastle, Observatory, Racism, RAF, rap, Royal institution, science, Space, stereo-type, telecommunications, telescope

We broadcast short segments on climate science at fortnightly intervals on RTR FM 92.1 in Perth, as part of their Understorey environmental program on Wednesdays, 11.30 AM WAST. Those segments can be downloaded here (in MP3 format)

Categories: Uncategorised

Tags: change, climate, global, science, warming

Podcasts are quickly becoming a new way to share ideas and information, and we felt it was time to bring what we have to the table. Having taken an unconventional approach to life, we have experienced so many amazing moments, and we want to share these stories and our reflections on them with all of you. We are constantly researching topics that have helped us to open our minds and understand the world in a unique way. We plan on featuring interesting people letting us take a journey into their lives, delving into things like psychedelic adventures, relationships, spirituality, addiction and more. We want to create a community where you can go to take a break from the daily grind and at the same time experiencing new stories & ideas. We want to keep it interesting and tap into a range of different emotions. Some episodes will be non stop laughs, while others will take you deep. These stories will take you through experiences that will keep you intrigued, and at times on the edge of your seat. One topic the new season will touch a lot on is what we call war stories. These are stories from ex drug addicts who have been through some crazy things. I have heard some of the craziest stories I’ve ever experienced when I’ve got to swapping “War Stories” with someone. I want to share these with you as I believe there is a lot to learn from them & they are also extremely captivating. So join us as we take a journey through a side of society that a lot of people are embarassed to talk about.

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: drugs, Philosophy, psychedelics, science, sex, Violence

A podcast about rationalism, freethought and randomness

Categories: Religion & Spirituality

Tags: atheism, Atheist, humanism, science, secular, skeptics

“Everything Is Going To Be All Right…” That’s what Lieutenant Terry Metcalfe keeps telling his friends and co-workers. A hero to the public, just months ago he successfully prevented the veritable destruction of human civilization at the hands of terrorists from the warlike Qraitian Empire. But Metcalfe has changed, grown unhappy with his role as an officer in the Confederate Navy. Distancing himself from his friends, he’s decided to join a religious sect which believes it’s literally found God living beneath the surface of the far-off planet Eleusis. And to be sure, there’s something there: an alien intelligence which reaches out to the young Lieutenant and offers him the power to protect everything he loves. But is Metcalfe finding the spiritual fulfilment he’s sought so long, or is he falling under the spell of a malevolent new enemy? Steven H. Wilson’s original science fiction audio series, The Arbiter Chronicles, has captured the imaginations of audiences for over a decade. Winner of the Mark Time Silver Award and the Parsec Award for Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama, it’s character-driven space opera in the tradition of Heinlein’s The Rolling Stones and Joss Whedon’s Firefly. Drenched in adventure, humor and sexuality, Unfriendly Persuasion joins its predecessor, Taken Liberty, in bringing new depth to the popular audio drama series.

Categories: Uncategorised

Tags: arbiter, Chronicles, fiction, opera, science, Space

Learn fun bird facts for your next happy hour! Perfect for newbie bird fans, long-time birders, and people who want to learn cool sh*t about birds—we’re pretty sure that’s you. Join Mo and Sarah for a casual (and very millenial) conversation about all things birding. You’ll meet amazing birders, get the latest bird news, and hear lesser-discussed topics around birds and birdwatching. Rated R for “Ridiculously LOLOLOL-worthy.”

Categories: Leisure, Science

Tags: bird, birder, birding, Birds, birdwatching, feminism, millennial, nature, outdoors, science

At the Forefront highlights the work and experiences of people at the forefront of the health equity revolution, including researchers, practitioners, community members, activists, youth leaders, and political leaders.

Categories: Education, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

Tags: boss, career, Comedy, doctor, Education, family, Funny, health, healthequity, life, medical, News, public, publichealth, science, women