Ep 008 - On Summer Reading
Struggling Academics
The Struggling Academics, Tudor Vladescu, Jan Pedersen, Diana Andrasi, and David Clinnick, discuss what they have been and what they will be reading over this summer (2021).
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Ep 007 - On Mistakes
Struggling Academics
Christopher Columbus, Marco Polo, Pure Math, Max Planck, Albert Einstein, James Joyce, Ulysses, Mammoth, Self-driving cars, ethics, agency, ethnography, Anthropology, lecturing, defensive, Stalin, informants, Bram Stoker, Planck constant, gaffes
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Ep 006 - On Overconfidence
Struggling Academics
Join the Struggling Academics, Tudor Vladescu, Jan Pedersen, Diana Andrasi, and David Clinnick, as they explore what it means to be overconfident, their personal follies, and finding the balance between hubris and humility.
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EP 005 - On Dogheads
Struggling Academics
This time on Struggling Academics we discuss the peculiar notion of ‘Dog Heads’ - a species of dog-headed humanoid creatures.
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Ep 004 - On Neanderthals
Struggling Academics
In part two of our discussion, the Struggling Academics, Jan Pedersen, Diana Andrasi, Tudor Vladescu and David Clinnick, explore how Neanderthals relate to us and our understanding of the evolution of human society.
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Ep 003 - On Neanderthals
Struggling Academics
In the first of a two-part discussion, the Struggling Academics, Jan Pedersen, Diana Andrasi, Tudor Vladescu and David Clinnick, explore how Neanderthals relate to us and our understanding of what it means to be human.
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Ep 002 - Unread Books
Struggling Academics
The Struggling Academics, Dr. Andrasi (linguist), Dr. Clinnick (archaeologist), Dr. Pedersen (philosopher) & Dr. Vladescu (anthropologist/philologist) lament over the books they haven't read and the language barriers that prevent them from fully accessing some great works.
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Preview - Stay Tuned For...
Struggling Academics
A little preview of what's rolling out on Struggling Academics over the next few weeks.
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Ep 001 - On Experts
Struggling Academics
The Struggling Academics discuss experts, their interactions with experts, their own degrees of expertise and society's need for experts.
info_outlineIn the first of a two-part discussion, the Struggling Academics, Jan Pedersen, Diana Andrasi, Tudor Vladescu and David Clinnick, explore how Neanderthals relate to us and our understanding of what it means to be human.