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The official podcast of the Society of Graduate Students at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. We aim to showcase the innovative research that graduate students are conducting at Western University and appeal to various audiences including those within and beyond the academic community.
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Wednesday May 27, 2015
Wednesday May 27, 2015
Join us this week as PhD candidate Joel Armstrong discusses our much smaller role in other people's attention, and the trait-building of an embarrassing partner.
Wednesday May 20, 2015
Wednesday May 20, 2015
Libraries are going through some major changes in the internet age. As they change, people talk about it online. Mark-Shane has more.
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Wednesday May 13, 2015
This abriged episode features Eric Doerr, a chemical engineer working on the projects that make biodiesel even better. He takes byproducts from biodiesel production, and uses bacteria to make even more fuel!
Wednesday May 06, 2015
Wednesday May 06, 2015
Maybe patriotism is not as universally good and simple as we think. Social Psychologist Kelly Barnes comes in to talk about the difference between patriotism and nationalism. We also discuss the post-grad school life, and the importance of getting involved in the London community.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2015
Tuesday Apr 28, 2015
Gregg French studies a unique relationship between the United States and Spain. Many know of the Spanish American War, but the Spanish American romance?
Wednesday Apr 22, 2015
Wednesday Apr 22, 2015
Animals are the unsung heroes of science. Our guest this week Caroline Strang knows this better than most. She's a comparative psychologist and works with many different animals. We talk about her work with bumblebees, and discuss working with animals.
Wednesday Apr 15, 2015
Wednesday Apr 15, 2015
Thursday Apr 09, 2015
Thursday Apr 09, 2015
Just a little under a week after his humble protest that blew up, Tyler Turek sat down with the show to talk about Chakmagate, grad school funding, and inequality in academia.
Wednesday Apr 08, 2015
Wednesday Apr 08, 2015
Jaime is our guest for this week. He is a PhD student in Hispanic literature. The topic he looks into is the concept of seizure. Beyond the strict medical context, you know that odd feeling when you read something really amazing? Jaime investigates that through a famous short story author.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2015
Wednesday Apr 01, 2015
Dominik is the show's first Public History student to come on Gradcast. He talks about the program, going from historical houses, museums, archives, to compiling letters. Anything that gets history out to the masses.