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WeAreSTS#208 When Fieldwork Goes Wrong Go Public: Adventure in Venezuela | WeAreSTSToday, an experiment: can Generative AI replace this podcast? We’re asking because there’s a new feature in the GenAI service, Google Notebook LM. It creates an audio conversation based on documents you simply upload to it. Just give it a few minutes. The output is a conversation featuring two voices and it sounds… well….that what we’re testing. The experiment today is to upload an academic paper, ask it to generate a conversation, then press play. Is it any good?For this, I’m choosing a paper I wrote that I really want to talk...2025-07-1848 min
WeAreSTS#207 Can Generative AI Learn to Love Us? | WeAreSTSWhat is love? Can we program machines to be in love or to love us back? Ken Sio (UCL Human Sciences BSc) tackles one of humanity’s greatest questions but adds a modern twist: Can generative AI learn to love, or at least, can it make us believe it loves us back?As Generative AI becomes ubiquitous, the market is rising quickly for ever more sophisticated virtual companions. They promise devoted support, connection, inexhaustible empathy, and sometimes, swirling romance. Algorithms might be able to mimic love. They might be able to do it convincingly. When they do, wh...2025-07-0333 min
WeAreSTS#206 Deaf Sentence - We May Be Losing Our HearingBy 2050, nearly 2.5 billion people are projected to have some degree of hearing loss. Darcy Watson (UCL BSc Human Sciences) explores the subject of ‘hearing health’ with audiology expert Charlotte Rogers. How might our modern, tech-driven lifestyles be quietly eroding our hearing? From our constant usage of personal devices to the exposure to environmental factors that exacerbate hearing loss, the hidden risks of today's world are anything but silent in their long-term impact. Is our generation unknowingly heading towards a hearing crisis? Can innovation and lifestyle adjustments provide a solution before it’s too late? Listen close...2025-06-2027 min
WeAreSTS#205 Why Green Activism Must Turn Blue | WeAreSTSStudents come into university with strong visions of activism and improvement. They know the planet needs their help. But how? What can STS (in the form of degrees like “Sociology and Politics of Science BSc” and “History and Philosophy of Science BSc”) add that isn’t already available and easy to reach?In this episode, we talk with two STS first-year students about their experiences in the degree thus far. How has it helped to sharpen their ideas of where to where to act and why. We asked them to discuss one of the first-year projects that made them...2025-06-0646 min
WeAreSTS#204 Power of Standards: How to Gain Influence in Global Technology Innovation | WeAreSTSStandard rule over us. We’re affected every day by decisions someone has made about standards. They determine the shape of our electrical plugs, the quality of our water, the signals used by our phones, and so much more. Standards don’t just happen. They’re decided. Sometimes one company does that. Sometimes it’s done by international deliberation, argument, and eventual compromise.Talking about standards is classic work in STS. Standards create the scaffolding on which science and technology builds. They constrain and they enable. It matters who gets to decide these things. Standards setting can affect o...2025-05-2347 min
Holistic Inner Balance: Natural Mental Health Podcast142. Recovering from Trauma and Learning to Triumph with Joe SmarroJoe Smarro is a decorated Marine veteran, former police officer, and mental health advocate who is revolutionizing crisis intervention. After serving two tours in Iraq, he co-founded San Antonio's Police Mental Health Unit and later created SolutionPoint+, a national training firm. Known for his TEDx talk and his feature in Emmy-winning documentary Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops, as well as his new book Unarmed, he's dedicated to transforming how first responders approach mental health and suicide prevention.
Find him online!
Website: https://joesmarro.com/
Listen to his TedX Talk: https://www.ted.com...2025-04-2257 min
Curious RealmCR Ep 168: Virtual Reality Empathy Training w Billy Joe Cain & Paranormal Portals w Jason McLeanIn this episode of the Curious Realm host Christopher Jordan welcomes Billy Joe Cain, founder of the Radical Empathy Education Foundation, a group whose mission is to use the world of virtual reality to help build empathy and train people to better recognize and identify victims of abuse. From sexual abuse to abused workers, and even the horrors of human trafficking, Radical Empathy Education Foundation is dedicated to teaching communities to recognize and combat these everyday backyard evils! In the second part of the episode, we welcome researcher and author Jason McLean from the Crossing Realms Conference, to discuss...2025-02-192h 24
Billion Dollar Podcast with Joe White and Cain DanielBillion Dollar Podcast #06 - Joe PinheiroJoe Pinheiro shares wisdom on mastering communication, building trust with customers, and explains why human, emotional connection will always be more important than simply offering competitive rates. In the age of technology, consumers crave engagement and human touch on important life decisions more than ever. Dive into this authentic discussion about the future of the industry, why Joe has such passion for his work, and how he has found success in his years of experience. 2025-02-181h 06
DogTags to OwnershipEpisode Three - From the Green Notebook to Lifelong Leadership with Joe ByerlySend us a textIn this episode of DogTags to Ownership, we sit down with Joe Byerly, retired Army officer and founder of From the Green Notebook. Joe shares the inspiring story of how he turned a simple idea in 2013 into a powerful platform for leader development and personal growth.Joe also opens up about his decision to retire from the Army at the right time, ensuring he could pursue his next purpose while continuing to impact others. From lessons learned in uniform to helping leaders navigate their own journeys, this conversation is packed with...2025-01-2136 min
Billion Dollar Podcast with Joe White and Cain DanielBillion Dollar Podcast #09 - Joe & CainNew episode of the Billion Dollar Podcast with Joe and Cain! We dive into the challenges and lessons that shape success.In this episode, Joe and Cain share their personal journeys to success, reflecting on the challenges they overcame and the lessons they learned along the way. From humorous and unexpected moments to pivotal life-changing experiences, this episode will inspire you to take action and remind you that every success starts with determination and perseverance.2024-12-031h 03
WeAreSTS#203 Baby-Botox: Anti-Aging Is Out Of Control | WeAreSTSChildren as young as eight are targeted by influencers and advertisers towards anti-aging products, from skin creams and anti-wrinkle devices to “baby botox”. Maddy Ross (Human Sciences ’25) investigates how influencers and social media algorithms drive anti-aging anxiety to ever increasing levels while industry advertising markets solutions to ever younger people, especially girls. She identifies increasing concerns over risks that are physical, psychological, and social. Are young people being exploited without even knowing it?Influencers play a key role in these processes, especially impacting children’s consumption behaviours. Algorithms on social media platforms seek engagement by moving t...2024-11-0725 min
Texas Songwriters Alliance Audio Impact on Lone Star Community Radio10.24.24 – Joe Cain & Lee Martin – Texas Songwriters Alliance Audio Impact on Lone Star Community Radio10.24.24 – Joe Cain & Lee Martin – Texas Songwriters Alliance Audio Impact on Lone Star Community Radio Joe Cain and Lee Martin ARE IN THE STUDIO! https://www.facebook.com/p/Joe-Cain-100064518407097/ ===== Texas Songwriters Alliance Audio Impact [...]2024-10-2550 min
Lone Star Community Radio Shows10.24.24 – Joe Cain & Lee Martin – Texas Songwriters Alliance Audio Impact on Lone Star Community Radio10.24.24 – Joe Cain & Lee Martin – Texas Songwriters Alliance Audio Impact on Lone Star Community Radio Joe Cain and Lee Martin ARE IN THE STUDIO! https://www.facebook.com/p/Joe-Cain-100064518407097/ ===== Texas Songwriters Alliance Audio Impact is [...]2024-10-2550 min
WeAreSTS#202 Outlaw Ocean – Ian Urbina’s Book is STS1Book for 2024-25 | WeAreSTSIan Urbina’s 2019 book, Outlaw Ocean, brilliantly investigates hidden worlds of human activity on the high seas. From modern day pirates and traffickers to gargantuan fishing fleets to “freedom-loving” recluses and entrepreneurs, his stories build on the idea of oceans as lawless spaces well beyond the awareness of most people. He documents extremes of human behaviour. He also describes the extraordinary scale of extraction and exploitation that takes place off shore. In this world, who’s “free” and what are the consequences of “lawless” spaces?Outlaw Ocean is this year’s selection for the STS1Book programme. In...2024-09-1541 min
WeAreSTS#201 Dark Matter and the Search for Elusive Evidence | WeAreSTSWhat is dark matter? Mary Westover investigates, featuring insights from Dr. Joe McLaughlin and Dr. Marcello Messina. She visits the Gran Sasso Laboratory in Italy to understand how a research lab sunk deep into a mountain and holding a giant tank of liquid Xenon holds the promise of evidence for this most elusive substance. From the lab's mountain setting to the complex physics involved, this episode provides a deep dive into one of physics’ most perplexing questions. This episode is a practical project submitted by Mary Westover as part of her UCL degree, MSc Science Communication. She wr...2024-09-0129 min
Mount Eaton ChurchNick Cain's Graduation Speech2024 Mount Eaton Graduation Celebration2024-07-0803 minCurious RealmCR Ep 129: Human Trafficking w Billy Joe Cain & Understanding Alien Experience w Michael JS CarterIn the first part of this episode of the Curious Realm host Christopher Jordan welcomes Billy Joe Cain, founder of Radical Empathy Education Foundation, a company dedicated to eradicating human trafficking through building empathy towards victims using virtual reality. Billy also helped start PBJ Learning, a company helping build Human Trafficking Awareness curricula for schools, federal agencies, and corporations. In the second part of the episode, we welcome pastor, author, and experiencer Reverend Michael JS Carter to discuss alien experience, and understanding it’s place in your life. Thousands of people have reported first-hand experiences with alien beings. These encounters ra...2024-05-221h 56
Port City Plate PodcastBehind the Feathers: The Legacy of Joe Cain with Wayne DeanSend us a textIn this special Mardi Gras themed edition of the Port City Plate Podcast, we're honored to welcome a true Mobile legend, Wayne Dean, portraying the iconic Joe Cain, or Chief Slacabamarinico. Dive into Mobile’s Mardi Gras history as Wayne unravels the life and legacy of Joe Cain, a man of many facets who played a pivotal role in revitalizing Mobile's Mardi Gras celebrations post-Civil War. From his early days starting a mystic society as a teenager to his influential acts that shaped the city's festivities, this episode offers a unique glimpse into th...2024-02-0644 min
The Super League Raw Podcastin Conversation with Joe PhilbinIn this episode we speak to Warrington Wolves forward Joe Philbin. 2024 marks Joe's testimonial with a mouth-watering showdown planned against the Leigh Leopards.
Here Joe speaks openly about the highs and lows of his career, the season ahead, and picks his best 1 to 13 from those he has shared a dressing room with.
At time of recording Joe has played 196 games for the Warrington Wolves, scoring 14 tries, and is a Challenge Cup Winner. He has represented Ireland in the 2017 World Cup, Great Britain in the 2019 Lions tour, and England in 2021.2024-01-311h 07
WeAreSTS#30 Don’t Look Up! How Hollywood Imports Science Policy into Films | WeAreSTSHollywood chooses to portray experts in particular – sometimes peculiar – ways. Those choices have profound impacts on how audiences think about subjects as diverse as dinosaurs, robots, and climate catastrophes. But do those portrayals also change the way we think about the experts themselves and the process of expertise? Does Hollywood play some kind of under-the-table role in teaching us which experts to trust? That’s the theme for today’s podcast. Today, we listen in on a conversation between three experts here in STS who study science policy making as a process. They talk about a couple of films...2023-11-0334 min
JAM Joe and Michelle's Dance PodcastJAM with Shannon Dooling-CainSend us a textWe are so happy to welcome back our guest from Season 3, Shannon Dooling Cain!Looking back and looking ahead, Joe and Michelle have a conversation about dance, the dance world, dance studios, competitions and all things dance. Shannon has a wonderful perspective that she shares with our listeners, and we are excited to share with you Jam Fam.If you want to learn more about Shannon, head back to Season 3, episode 9 to hear our Mind, Body and Soul episode!Thank you for l...2023-10-2357 min