Best The Post Statist Review Podcasts (2024)

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Encore | Changemakers of Law Enforcement: Post-9/11 Exhibit Series 1:26:32

5d ago1:26:32

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On this episode of Encore, we're revisiting "Changemakers of Law Enforcement: Post-9/11 Exhibit Series", which was released in September of 2021, brought together the "changemakers" who helped the country move forward following the September 11th attacks. The response to the challenges brought by the 9/11 attacks—or, in some cases, simply illuminat…

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Lifeline | Mindfulness is the Medicine: Neutralizing Trauma, pt. 2 39:26

22d ago39:26

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On this very special episode of Lifeline, we take another look at mindfulness practices as a way to address traumatic memories and flashbacks as they may related to the September 11th attacks. Many officers state that as a result of post traumatic stress induced events, they experience bouts of anxiety and crippling depression, which can result in …

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Law and Disorder | A Thirteen Year Mystery: The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer 26:29

1M ago26:29

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In the early morning hours of June 3, 2011, IU sophomore Lauren Spierer disappeared as she headed home from a friend’s apartment in Bloomington, Indiana. In. The 13 years since Lauren’s disappearance, her case continues to vex investigators and IU students alike. On today’s episode of Law and Disorder, we will discuss the disappearance of Lauren Sp…

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100. Tom Chivers: Thomas Bayes, Bayesian statistics, and science journalism 1:19:46

2M ago1:19:46

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Tom Chivers is a journalist who writes a lot about science and applied statistics. We talk about his new book on Bayesian statistics, the biography of Thomas Bayes, the history of probability theory, how Bayes can help with the replication crisis, how Tom became a journalist, and much more. BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, …

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Lifeline | Promoting Officer Wellness with Mindfulness Exercises, pt. 1 42:56

2M ago42:56

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On this episode of Lifeline, we're evaluating the importance of mental wellness exercises. There are many approaches to improving mental well-being in the law enforcement field, including the effectiveness of mindfulness. Mindfulness is a type of meditation practice that provides officers with the ability to focus their mind on a particular problem…

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99. Laura Luebbert: gget, hunting viruses, and questionable honeybee dances 1:51:48

2M ago1:51:48

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Laura Luebbert just finished her PhD in computational biology and will soon be a postdoc with Pardis Sabeti, to hunt some viruses. We talk about how she got into biology, how she created a widely-used software project (gget) with no prior coding experience, her recent reports when she discovered questionable data in key papers about honeybee dances…

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Encore | Unintended Consequences: LE Perspectives on Federal Policies 1:32:20

2M ago1:32:20

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Originally airing back in July 2023 and hosted by the National Law Enforcement Museum, we revisit a program about federal policies and how those decisions can impact law enforcement officers and the communities they serve. There have been times in American law enforcement history when federal policy decisions affected law enforcement professionals …

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98. Laura Wesseldijk: Behavioural genetics, music, and the importance of twins 1:20:54

3M ago1:20:54

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Laura Wesseldijk works at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt at the Behavioral Genetics unit in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry at Amsterdam UMC. We talk about her research on the genetics of music and mental health, methods in behavioural genetics, the role of large samples, the importance of twins for b…

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Icons | A "Fast and Furious" Career with Peter J. Forcelli 1:10:51

3M ago1:10:51

1:10:51

In this episode of Icons, Director of Programs, Anna Muckenfuss, sits down with retired Deputy Assistant Director of the ATF and published author, Peter J. Forcelli. They will discuss his experience rising through the ranks, the transition from NYPD homicide detective to federal special agent, the importance of holding our law enforcement instituti…

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Law and Disorder | The Life, Lies, and Lethality of Andrew Phillip Cunanan 17:56

3M ago17:56

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When Andrew Phillip Cunanan was a senior in High School, he was voted “Most Likely to be Remembered” by his peers. Little did they know he would be known for a killing spree that ended in the death of Gianni Versace, famous fashion designer to the stars. In today’s episode of Law and Disorder, we will discuss the crimes of Andrew Cunanan and the cu…

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Encore | Restorative Justice: Does it work? 1:26:38

4M ago1:26:38

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On this episode of Encore, we take a look back at "Restorative Justice: Does it work?" from January of 2020, when the Museum hosted a panel of experts from the judicial, law enforcement and restorative justice fields who will discuss how their programs work and the results they have experienced. We invite you to listen in and decide for yourself th…

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97. Arne Ekstrom: Spatial navigation, memory, and invasive recordings in humans 1:17:01

4M ago1:17:01

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Arne Ekstrom is a professor of psychology at the University of Arizona, where he studies spatial navigation and memory. We talk about how he got into psychology, his unusual path to getting a PhD, his work on using single-cells recordings from people, the relationship between memory and spatial navigation, why he uses multiple methods, and much mor…

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Encore | SAFLEO Suicide Awareness Program 23:26

4M ago23:26

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On this episode of Encore, we're looking back at the SAFLEO Suicide Awareness Program from May 2021, when the SAFLEO program was introduced as a new initiative for suicide awareness and prevention. SAFLEO develops training and technical assistance programs for law enforcement across the country. The entire program can be found below in the resource…

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Lifeline | The Latest Traffic-related Fatality Statistics: NHTSA 2024 1st Quarter Review 39:46

5M ago39:46

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On this episode of Lifeline, we're revisiting the most recent quarterly review of the NHTSA traffic-related fatality statistics. We're joined by NHTSA Program Manager Reo Nelson and Nick Breul who will discuss the dramatic increase in traffic-related fatalities in the first quarter of 2024. Nick will present preliminary facts and analysis of the mo…

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Law and Disorder | Reflecting on Columbine: 25 Years Later 21:41

5M ago21:41

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25 years ago, the world watched as two armed students killed 12 of their classmates and one teacher at Columbine High School and ushered a society out of an age of innocence. In the quarter of a century since the tragedy, Columbine has remained at the forefront of many conversations, informing decisions about law enforcement responses to active sho…

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96. Benjamin Ehrlich: Santiago Ramon y Cajal, the neuron doctrine, and combining art & science 1:06:09

6M ago1:06:09

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Benjamin Ehrlich is the author of the recent biography of Santiago Ramon y Cajal (The brain in search of itself), and The Dreams of Santiago Ramon y Cajal. We talk about Cajal's life and work, Cajal's unlikely beginnings in a rural Spain, how he discovered that neurons were separate from each other, leading to the neutron doctrine, how Cajal became…

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Lifeline | The Evolution of Law Enforcement Mass Casualty Training 55:46

6M ago55:46

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This month marks the 25th anniversary of the mass shooting that took place at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. In addition to the upcoming Museum program, "Picking Up the Pieces: How Law Enforcement and Communities Rebuild After Mass Casualty Events" (link below to register), we at Precinct 444 decided to release a Lifeline-focused epi…

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Icons | Following In Her Mother’s Footsteps: Reflecting on Sgt. Betty Blankenship with Robin Tryon 1:08:29

6M ago1:08:29

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On September 10, 1968, two female officers at the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department made history when they became the first women in the United States to be given a patrol assignment in the same fashion as their male colleagues. Years later, Sergeant Betty Blankenship's daughter, Robin Tryon would become a police officer with the same dep…

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Law & Disorder | The Science that Answers Questions: A Conversation with Dr. Jenifer Smith 36:45

6M ago36:45

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In this month's episode of Law and Disorder, Anna Muckenfuss sits down with Dr. Jenifer Smith, who boasts a nearly 40-year career in the field of forensic science. They will discuss Dr. Smith's road to the forensics lab, the cases from her career that have stuck with her, and the power of women in the field of forensic science. https://nleomf.org/m…

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Encore | The Female Force: Empowering Women in Law Enforcement 1:52:21

7M ago1:52:21

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The National Law Enforcement Museum and the National Organization of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE) worked together to provide this live virtual discussion focusing on empowering women in law enforcement. Women constitute less than 13% of total officers in this country—with an even smaller proportion of leadership positions—despite compr…

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95. Emily Finn: Neural fingerprinting, 'naturalistic' stimuli, and taking time before starting a PhD 1:43:43

7M ago1:43:43

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Emily Finn is an assistant professor at Dartmouth College. We talk about her research on neural fingerprinting, naturalistic stimuli, how Emily got into science, the year she spent in Peru before her PhD, advice for writing well, and much more. There are occasional (minor) audio disturbances when Emily's speaking. Sorry about that, still trying to …

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Law & Disorder | Frances Glessner Lee: Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death 36:28

7M ago36:28

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This week on Law and Disorder, we will introduce you to Frances Glessner Lee, who is regarded by many as the woman who invented modern forensics. Lee’s passion for the field of legal medicine led to the creation of a unique seminar for homicide detectives that focused on her handmade miniature crime-scenes that she called “The Nutshells of Unexplai…

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94. David Van Essen: The Human Connectome Project, hierarchical processing, and the joys of collaboration 1:01:39

8M ago1:01:39

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David Van Essen is an Alumni Endowed Professor of Neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In this conversation, we talk about David's path to becoming a neuroscientist, the Human Connectome project, hierarhical processing in the cerebral cortex, and much more. BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, …

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Encore | Voices for Change: Excellence in Black Law Enforcement Media 1:07:51

8M ago1:07:51

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In partnership with the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), the National Law Enforcement Museum presented Voices for Change: Excellence in Black Law Enforcement Media. This program brought together influential law enforcement officers from around the country who utilize various media platforms such as social networks,…

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93. Nachum Ulanovsky: Bats, spatial navigation, and natural neuroscience 1:25:56

8M ago1:25:56

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Nachum Ulanovsky is a professor at the Weizman Institute. We talk about his research on spatial navigation in bats, how Nachum started working with bats, the importance of natural behaviour, how to build a 700m long tunnel for neuroscience, and much more. Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreon Timestamps 0:00:00: How Nachum started working …

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92. Tom Hardwicke: Meta-research, reproducibility, and post-publication critique 1:06:48

8M ago1:06:48

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Tom Hardwicke is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. We talk about meta-science, incuding Tom's work on post-publication critique and registered reports, what his new role as editor at Psychological Science entails, and much more. BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjami…

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Lifeline | 2023 NHTSA 4th Quarter Review: Officer Traffic Safety 47:18

8M ago47:18

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Today's episode takes a look at NHTSA traffic statistics for the final quarter of 2023. Nick Breul provides an update on these latest law enforcement traffic-related fatality statistics and is joined by Reo Nelson, from NHTSA. These webinars aid listeners in understanding what types of crashes were the most common in 2023 and highlights details on …

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91. Jessica Polka: Preprints, publishing peer reviews, and the joys of pipetting 1:16:13

8M ago1:16:13

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Jessica Polka is Executive Director of ASAPbio, a non-profit that promotes innovation and transparency in life science publishing. We talk about her work at ASAPbio, how she got into it, preprints, the many functions of peer review, and much more. BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benj…

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90. Brian Boyd: The life & works of Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, and writing biographies 1:40:38

9M ago1:40:38

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Brian Boyd is a Distinguished Professor in English and Drama at the University of Auckland. We talk mainly about Vladimir Nabokov: Brian wrote the defining biography on Nabokov (in addition to books on more specific aspects about Nabokov), so we discuss Nabokov's life & work, Brian's approachh to writing biographies, with some hints of the new biog…

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Law & Disorder | A Conversation About "A Fallen Star" 1:02:33

9M ago1:02:33

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Law and Disorder features true crime stories, investigative techniques, forensics, and the people responsible for solving difficult crimes. On this special episode, Anna Muckenfuss sits down with Lori-Suzanne Dell, the author of "A Fallen Star", and Sheriff Kevin Joyce, of the Cumberland County (ME) Sheriff's Office, to discuss the case of Deputy E…

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89. Camillo Padoa-Schioppa: Value in the brain, orbitofrontal cortex, and causality in neuroscience 1:52:19

9M ago1:52:19

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Camillo Padoa-Schioppa is a Professor of Neuroscience at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In this conversation, we talk about Camillo's work on economic values in the brain, whether it is causally involved in choice, Camillo's career, working with different species, and much more. BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscien…

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88. Juliana Schroeder: Talking to strangers, undersociality, and replicable field studies 1:02:24

9M ago1:02:24

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Juliana Schroder is a professor at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. In this conversation, we talk about her research in which she asks people to talk to strangers, and how this experience is usually a lot more pleasant than people expect. We talk about how the research came to be, what they found, how culture and norms affect the results, h…

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Encore | Eye on Policing: How Body Cameras Change Law Enforcement 1:34:19

9M ago1:34:19

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The National Law Enforcement Museum hosted a panel discussion concerning the implementation of body warn cameras by law enforcement. Each panelist began by sharing their involvement with body worn cameras, touching on issues of pilot program implementation, getting community input, and creating and analyzing policies for body camera programs. Panel…

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87. Rick Betzel: Network neuroscience, generative modeling, and collaborations 1:23:30

9M ago1:23:30

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Rick Betzel is an Associate professor at India University Bloomington. We talk about his research on network neuroscience, how to find good collaborators, Rick's path to network neuroscience, and much more. Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreon Timestamps 0:00:00: What's the purpose of connectomics if understanding a species' entire connec…

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Law and Disorder | Forensic Palynology: Pollen's Redemption Arc, Part 2 13:58

9M ago13:58

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In today’s episode of Law and Disorder, we are going to discuss the case of “Baby Doe” who was discovered on June 15, 2015 on the shore of Deer Island, outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Baby Doe was ultimately identified as two-year-old Bella Bond, but until she was identified, it was the practice of Forensic Palynology that created the first real …

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86. Elisabeth Bik: Reporting scientific misconduct, the arms race between fraud & fraud detection, and the microbiome of dolphins 1:32:49

10M ago1:32:49

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Elisabeth Bik is a science integrity consultant. In this conversation, we talk about her work on reporting scientific errors and misconduct, how one becomes a full-time scientific integrity consultant, her postdoc work on the microbiome of dolphins, reactions to her work (both positive and negative), how to deal with online abuse, the arms race bet…

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Lifeline | Critical Conversations: Financial Wellness for Law Enforcement 45:58

10M ago45:58

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Our Lifeline show provides content with a holistic wellness approach focused on supporting American law enforcement, including health and wellness. What about financial wellness? Law enforcement professionals should be thinking about their financial future and the steps necessary to achieve financial security. Today's episode is for those in law en…

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85. Peter Bandettini: The history, present, and future of fMRI 1:23:44

10M ago1:23:44

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Peter Bandettini is director of the fMRI core facility at the National Institute of Mental Health. In this episode, we talk about the history, present, and future of fMRI, alongside Peter's career. Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreon Timestamps 0:00:00: How Peter got started working on fMRI in the early 1990s 0:05:48: What was possible i…

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Encore | Operation Shadow Game: How the DEA Broke the Tijuana Cartel, Part 3 47:52

10M ago47:52

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For over 14 months, the DEA tracked a fishing boat belonging to the kingpin of the Tijuana Cartel. The boat, named the “Dock Holiday,” was often sailed off the Mexican coast until finally, in August of 2006, the boat sailed into international waters and was intercepted by the United States Coast Guard. The kingpin was captured and DEA agents were a…

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84. Brian Nosek: Improving science, the past & future of the Center for Open Science, and failure in science 1:02:09

10M ago1:02:09

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Brian Nosek is a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, and Co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Open Science. In this conversation, we discuss the Center for Open Science, Brian's early interest in improving science, how COS got started, what Brian would like to do in the future, and how to figure out whether ideas a…

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Encore | Operation Shadow Game: How the DEA Broke the Tijuana Cartel, Part 2 36:27

10M ago36:27

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For over 14 months, the DEA tracked a fishing boat belonging to the kingpin of the Tijuana Cartel. The boat, named the “Dock Holiday,” was often sailed off the Mexican coast until finally, in August of 2006, the boat sailed into international waters and was intercepted by the United States Coast Guard. The kingpin was captured and DEA agents were a…

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83. Rachel Bedder: Rumination, teaching without grades, and managing yourself as a PhD student 1:36:05

10M ago1:36:05

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Rachel Bedder is a postdoc with Yael Niv at Princeton. In this conversation, we talk about her research on rumination and repetitive negative thinking (in the context of a partially observable Markov decision process), her work as a curator, why she enjoys teaching without grades, how to manage yourself as a PhD student, and much more. BJKS Podcast…

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Law and Disorder | Forensic Palynology: Pollen's Redemption Arc, Part 1 12:11

10M ago12:11

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Did you know that pollen and plant spores can actually be useful in cracking a case? In today’s episode of Law and Disorder, we are going to give you a brief crash course in Forensic Palynology, which is the is the study of pollen grains and other spores to prove or disprove a connection in criminal cases. The rather obscure forensic discipline has…

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82. Geoff Cumming: p-values, estimation, and meta-analytic thinking 1:12:41

10M ago1:12:41

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Geoff Cumming is an Emeritus Professor at La Trobe University. In this conversation, we discuss his work on New Statistics: estimation instead of hypothesis testing, meta-analytic thinking, and many related topics. Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreon Timestamps 0:00:00: A brief history of statistics, p-values, and confidence intervals 0:…

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Lifeline | Surviving Vegas: Navigating Post-Incident Support | 100th Episode! 1:09:38

11M ago1:09:38

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“Accepting normal reactions to an abnormal event.” – Kendra Still On October 1, 2017, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history occurred at a Las Vegas concert when a gunman broke an upper-floor window in a nearby hotel and began shooting at concern goers below. Law enforcement quickly responded, but the chaos of the scene and multiple false repo…

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81. Brooke Macnamara: Growth mindset, deliberate practice, and the benefits of diverse experiences 1:06:02

11M ago1:06:02

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Brooke Macnamara is an associate professor at Case Western Reserve University. In this conversation, we talk about her research on growth mindset and deliberate practice, whether deliberate practice is falsifiable, the benefits of diverse experiences, and much more. BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely rela…

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Encore | Operation Shadow Game: How the DEA Broke the Tijuana Cartel, Part 1 23:05

11M ago23:05

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For over 14 months, the DEA tracked a fishing boat belonging to the kingpin of the Tijuana Cartel. The boat, named the “Dock Holiday,” was often sailed off the Mexican coast until finally, in August of 2006, the boat sailed into international waters and was intercepted by the United States Coast Guard. The kingpin was captured and DEA agents were a…

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80. Simine Vazire: Scientific editing, the purpose of journals, and the future of psychological science 1:21:29

11M ago1:21:29

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Simine Vazire is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Melbourne. In this conversation, we talk about her work on meta-science, the purpose of journals and peer review, Simine's plans for being Editor-in-Chief at Psychological Science, the hidden curriculum of scienitic publishing, and much more. BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscienc…

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Icons | Jerry and Chase Elliot: Discovering Their Purpose 1:01:40

11M ago1:01:40

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On this episode of Icons, we bring you a conversation between Jerry and Elliot, father and son, who chose law enforcement as their career path. Chase grew up around his father's ventures, and he grew a fascination with helping people and joining in on community activities. He saw his father's passion and dedication to the job that he wanted the hav…

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79. Nanthia Suthana: Invasive brain recordings in humans, learning as a PI, and the joys of mentorship 49:02

11M ago49:02

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Nanthia Suthana is an Associate Professor at UCLA. In this conversation, we talk about her research using invasive brain recordings from humans, how the technologies have changed and what might happen in the future. We also talk about how she runs her lab, how to learn as a PI, and what Nanthia enjoys about mentoring students and postdocs. We had s…

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