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a nation of taxpayersDriving test backlog, student loans, 4-day week & LinekerPodcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Elliot Keck and Ellen Pasternack from the Civitas think tank. Ellen talks about her campaign to end the drving test backlog. There's also chat about student loans, the 4-day week in the public sector, Gary Lineker and the US election result. Useful links: https://endthebackloguk.weebly.com/ https://www.taxpayersalliance.com/end_the_driving_test_backlog2024-11-1432 min
The Critic PodcastKarens and cohesion (w/ Ellen Pasternack)Writer and researcher Ellen Pasternack joins Ben Sixsmith to discuss telling people off on the tube and the fluctuating nature of social cohesion.2023-11-0924 min
The Turing PodcastThe Stats GapJoin Ed and David as they speak to Ellen Pasternack, a PHD student in evolutionary biology at the University of Oxford.
Ellen is a science writer for UnHerd and Works in Progress. In this episode, we’re going to chat about one of her most recent articles, "The Stats Gap", which explores the issues with statistical education for university scientists.
2023-02-2434 min
8111Ellen PasternackThis week on 8111, Ellen Pasternack! Ellen grew up in Long Island. As a kid she was an avid reader. She was the youngest person in her town to get a library card. As a young adult she earned a degree in anthropology from SUNY Buffalo in three years time and thought seriously about going to law school. But in 1975, a good friend was traveling to California and Ellen decided join the adventure. In sunny Los Angeles, Ellen quickly landed a job working as a temp secretary at Burbank Studios (now Warner Bros.). She’s worked in the movie business ev...2022-04-041h 11
The Animal Behavior PodcastE08: Jeff Podos on Bird Beaks, Song Evolution, and Performance ConstraintsEpisode Summary:In this episode, Amy speaks with Jeff Podos, a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst and a previous President of the Animal Behavior Society.They start out discussing how a diet of fruit can explain elaborate sexual ornamentation in animals. Then, we learn about Jeff's work on Darwin's finches in the Galápagos Islands. They also talk about what drives bellbirds to sing such piercingly loud songs.After the break, Amy and Jeff talk about his new approach to teaching Animal Behavior (s...2021-09-2842 min