23: Serious academics

Can you be a "serious academic" while still posting photos on Instagram? In this episode, James and Dan discuss a recent article bemoaning the infiltration of the "selfie epidemic" into academia. Some of the topics discussed: James and Dan share their thoughts on the article The REAL 'c' word.... Social media and conferences Snapchat + academics = snapademics Using Instagram stories to share you research Why "PHD comics" is so successful Criticism in academia Listener question 1: What's your favourite part of research? Listener question 2: What's your favourite technique or experiment to perform? Listener question 3: What's a funny story from being an academic? Links The article https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2016/aug/05/im-a-serious-academic-not-a-professional-instagrammer A response to the article https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/aug/05/im-a-non-serious-academic-i-make-no-apologies-for-this Snapademics https://twitter.com/snapademia Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/ Twitter account https://www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast