Science In-Between

In this episode, we discuss efforts to develop national competencies for teacher preparation. Things that bring us joy this week: 10 to 25 The Science of Motivating Young People: A Groundbreaking Approach to Leading the Next Generation—And Making Your Own Life Easier By David Yeager (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/10-to-25/David-Yeager/9781668023884) The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/294555/the-areas-of-my-expertise-by-john-hodgman/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about accreditation, which we admit sounds really boring, but turns out it is only somewhat boring and you might find out why you should care. Things that bring us joy this week: Pips (https://www.nytimes.com/games/pips) - NY Times Games App Game MaddAddam (MaddAddam #3) (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17262203-maddaddam)by Margaret Atwood Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss the reorganizations happening at institutions of higher education. Things that bring us joy this week: Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codename_Villanelle) Pzizz app for power napping (https://pzizz.com/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about grades, and specifically the Chronicle of Higher Education (https://www.chronicle.com/article/we-need-to-talk-about-harvards-grade-inflation-report) article about grade inflation at Harvard. Things that bring us joy this week: David Maslanka (https://davidmaslanka.com)'s Symphony No. 4 (https://davidmaslanka.com/works/symphony-no-4-2/?) Long Island Compromise (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55777544-long-island-compromise) by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss the pernicious nature of "viewpoint diversity." We draw upon the Fall 2025 Academe article titled Seven Theses Against Viewpoint Diversity by Lisa Siraganian (https://www.aaup.org/academe/issues/fall-2025/seven-theses-against-viewpoint-diversity) Things that bring us joy this week: Andor Season 2 (https://ondisneyplus.disney.com/show/andor) Death by Lightning (https://www.netflix.com/title/81438325) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)