Best Social science Podcasts

(Apple's Best of 2018) In-depth conversations with people at the top of their game. Jordan Harbinger unpacks guests' wisdom into practical nuggets you can use to impact your work, life, and relationships. Learn from leaders (Ray Dalio, Simon Sinek, Mark Cuban), entertainers (Moby, Tip "T.I." Harris, Dennis Quaid), scientists (Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye), athletes (Kobe Bryant, Dennis Rodman, Tony Hawk) and an eclectic array of fascinating minds, from art forgers and arms traffickers to spies and psychologists.

Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.

We discuss the biggest questions: "what's real?", "who matters?" and "how to make a better world?" with scientists, celebrities, activists, writers and philosophers.The Sentientism worldview is "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings." It's a simple, yet radical, philosophy that's grounded in reality (naturalistic epistemology) and has compassion for all sentient beings (mostly human and non-human animals). Naturalism & sentiocentrism combined.Find out more at https://sentientism.info/ or join a group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sentientism. Also on YouTube!

Im podcast "Desk Reject: der PhD-Cast" unterhalten sich die 4 Nachwuchsforscher Sopherl, Sasha, Didi und Boris über alles was angehende, derzeitige oder bereits promovierte PhD oder Doktoratskandidaten beschäftigt. Unter anderem werden Themen angesprochen wie:- Wieso überhaupt einen PhD oder einen Doktor machen?- Mit was möchte man sich beschäftigen?- Mit was beschäftigt man sich tatsächlich?- Wie geht man mit der Einsamkeit und Ängsten um?- Wie vereint man Forschung mit Lehrverpflichtung?Wir finden uns, mehr oder weniger, regelmäßig in, mehr oder weniger, derselben Konstellation im Keller der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien ein, um unsere Halbweisheiten mit der Welt zu teilen. Disclaimer: Wir übernehmen keine Haftung für den Wahrheitsgehalt unserer Aussagen und raten Zuhöreren davon ab, wichtige Entscheidungen aufgrund unserer Ratschläge zu treffen.

There is a so much news out there, but what really matters? On Underscored, join Stephen Kent and guests in a discussion of what's important this week in politics, policy and journalism. Featuring insights from expert guests and interviews with Young Voices writers, you'll get a clear picture of what's trending in the news and why. Young Voices is a non-profit focused on amplifying the perspectives and work of independent-minded, millennial policy and politics writers around the world.

Join hosts Carmella and Alix as they explore real-life cases of survival cannibalism in this true history podcast.

El lenguaje es cosa de todos y, sin embargo, se sabe poco de él fuera de la academia. En cada episodio de este pódcast semanal, el lingüista y profesor Ernesto Wong García, de la Universidad de La Habana, explora un aspecto del lenguaje humano. Si te apasiona el conocimiento, la ciencia lingüística y, por supuesto, el lenguaje, este pódcast es para ti.

How do we create a neurodiversity-affirming society where people with all kinds of brains don't just live, but thrive? Neurodiverging serves practical strategies to improve our lives by amplifying the voices of neurodivergent leaders and thinkers, centering social justice. We're all in this together.Hosted by Danielle Sullivan. Learn more on http://neurodiverging.com or http://patreon.com/neurodiverging.

CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks covers the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom... and everything in between.

Join Moe and Jeremy as they explore mankind's greatest mysteries! From alien abductions and crackpot conspiracies to murderous maniacs and mythical monsters, 'According To An Idiot' is your window to the weirdest wonders of the world!

Diffusion Science Radio is broadcast each week from Sydney, Australia.

From the first stone tools to modern day technologies, ideas have altered the course of history time and time again. In this podcast, I discuss the influence of ideas, for good or bad, in a historical context.

The podcast where philosophy meets data science. All beliefs are unjustified and I am trying to disprove them, continue listening if you're a scepticSend us your thoughts: https://www.linesareopen.com/utb/Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/unjusttifiedtruebeliefs

A podcast about science, technology, culture and current events. In every episode we take a deep dive into a topic that excites us and talk to experts in the field to learn from their unique perspective about the world. We follow a research-based approach to promote depth and understanding about the vibrancy and beauty of our universe. We are especially interested in breaking down topics that are controversial or difficult-to-understand, and making those topics easily accessible to the average person and we are excited to tell the stories of the people who are changing the world.

Stories, science and secrets from the world’s brightest thought-leaders. Behavioral Grooves is the podcast that satisfies your curiosity of why we do what we do. Explanations of human behavior that will improve your relationships, your wellbeing, and your organization by helping you find your groove.

Do you ever find yourself struggling to find answers to the most intriguing questions? If so, you're not alone. It can be a challenge to separate fact from fiction. We have made it our mission to uncover answers to some of our time's most perplexing and fascinating mysteries. Through interviews and free-flowing conversations with experts, we dive deep into these mysteries to gather as much information as possible. Join us on this exciting journey of discovery with the Things I Want To Know podcast. You never know what you might learn as we gather as much information as possible.

A podcast hosted by Mathematica’s J.B. Wogan that examines what we know about today’s most urgent challenges and how we can make progress in addressing them. Reimagining the way the world gathers and uses data, Mathematica uncovers the evidence that offers our partners the confidence and clarity they need to find out what can be done, how to make it happen, and where to go next.