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[1]Podcasting and procrastination, nuclear power and scientific knowledge, the problem with high schools, and the situation in Libya. Links:
New Books Network [2]
New Books in Sociology [3]
Tom on global warming [4]
George Monbiot on nuclear power [5]
Glenn Greenwald on Libya [6]
Benjamin Barber on Saif al-Qaddafi [7]
23! Jump! [8]
[1] https://thesocietypages.org/improv/files/2011/03/album-art-ep23.png
[2] http://newbooksnetwork.com
[3] http://newbooksinsociology.com
[4] https://thesocietypages.org/improv/2011/03/13/the-weak-board-of-weakness/#comment-134
[5] http://www.monbiot.com/2011/03/21/going-critical/
[6] http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/03/22/libya/index.html
[7] http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/03/07/understanding_libyas_michael_corleone?page=full
[8] http://files.thesocietypages.org/downloads/socimprov23.mp3
[1]This week we talk about the sociology and economics of academic journal publishing, the Elsevier boycott [2], and whether the journal system as we know it is necessary anymore. Our decision: everybody can just podcast everything from now on. Starting with….
Episode Number 37 [3]
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Published 06/14/12
[1]This episode we start with a discussion of violent protests prompted by a question from a listener (Which is great! Send more!). We then talk about Twitter, hashtags, Gmail, and passwords before moving on to a discussion about education and universal preschool.
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Published 05/15/12