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NeoAcademia
by Natasha Mott, Ph.D
Exploring the shifting boundaries of the Ivory Tower
Episodes
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22. Existential MedLife Crisis
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21. The Other Side of Conservatism
Today I’m joined by Matt McManus lecturer at University of Michigan and author The Rise of Post-Modern Conservatism: Neoliberalism, Post-Modern Culture, and Reactionary Politics. Matt is an interesting thinker who is know for reading his opposition more carefully than most. I really like this…
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20. Who Cares About Free Speech w/ Jacob Mchangama
**December 2024! Lol It's been too long regardless. Check out the video version and the notes.
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19. Misinformation, Memes, and Mockery w/Dannagal Young
On this episode of NeoAcademia, Danna Young and Natasha Mott discuss misinformation, censorship, free speech, memes, and more in the context of Danna's book Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive our Appetite for Misinformation.. There was a pretty big audio issue which spurred me to…
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18. Imperial Empiricism w/ Michael Strevens
On this episode of NeoAcademia Michael and I discussed society’s perception of science and his book The Knowledge Machine. Michael is a professor of philosophy at NYU Micahel keeps pretty busy working on complex systems, probabilities, causation, and the philosophy of science, the sociology of...
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17. Old-School Marxist Academia w/ Freddie deBoer
This week I talked with Freddie DeBoer a writer and self-proclaimed “old-school” Marxist. For more on Freddie and much more check out the newsletter!
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16. Spelunking the Mind w/Erik Hoel
I had a blast talking with Erik Hoel about his new book The World Behind the World. Erik writes a popular substack called The Intrinsic Perspective, and he’s also written a novel, but this episode focuses on his first nonfiction book, where he explains his theory of casual emergence and where the...
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15. Questioning Academia at Scale w/ Geoffrey West
I had the pleasure of hanging out with Geoffrey West talking science, misinformation, laws of scale, Casablanca -- and we had a blast. Geoffrey is a theoretical physicist who is questioning universal laws of Scale (also the title of his book), and he relates these laws to our everyday life which…
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14. Doomer Optimism w/Jason Snyder
This week my guest is Jason Snyder, a cofounder of the Doomer Optimism movement and faculty member in the Department of Sustainable Development at Appalachian State. We talked about the concept of Doomer Optimism the future of practical skills, education, and what that means in local and…
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13. Certainty and the End of Science w/Heather Heying
This week I invited evolutionary biologist, writer, and co-host of the Dark Horse podcast, Heather Heying, to discuss what it means to do science now, what it meant in the past, and how we educate those who will do it in the future. For more on Heather, show notes, and the Big Nerve challenge...
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12. Deprofessionalizing science with Adam Mastroianni
Welcome back to NeoAcademia! Today, I’m joined by Adam Mastioanni. Adam is a post-doc at Columbia business school, but most people know Adam from his blog Experimental History. He’s an incredible writer, comedian, and psychologist who just happens also to be a Rhodes Scholar.For more on Adam and...
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NeoAcademia Episode 11: Steve Rathje - The psychology of academic social media
NeoAcademia is a biweekly exploration of the shifting walls of the ivory tower. For the final episode of our inaugural season, I explored the psychology of social media as it pertains to academia with psychologist Steve Rathje, Ph.D. Steve is a postdoctoral fellow at NYU in the social identity…
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NeoAcademia Episode 10 - The Paper Belt on Fire w/Michael Gibson
NeoAcademia is a biweekly exploration of the shifting walls of the ivory tower. This week I explored The Paper Belt on Fire with author/venture capitalist/renegade philosopher Michael Gibson. Michael is the co-founder of the 1517 Fund, a venture capital fund investing in teams led by dropouts…
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NeoAcademia Episode 9 - The University's Existential Crisis w/Adam Sitze
NeoAcademia is a biweekly exploration of the shifting walls of the ivory tower. Natasha explores the existential crisis of the modern university with Dr. Adam Sitze. Adam shares his expertise on law, jurisprudence, and social thought as it pertains to the intergenerational exchange of ideas....
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NeoAcademia Episode 8 - Threats to Academic Freedom w/John K. Wilson
This week I had a lively debate about academic freedom with a friend from the Heterodox Academy Writer’s group John K. Wilson. John is the author of eight books, co-organizer of the Chicago Book Expo and the Evanston Literary Festival, and co-editor of AcademeBlog.org. For more on John, bonus...
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NeoAcademia Episode 7: Academic Populism w/ John Gibbs | The Dangers of Democratizing Knowledge
This week I sat down with John Gibbs to talk about academic populism. John is one of the hosts of the Spinoza Triad podcast and the Morning Break on Teachers Talk radio. John recently retired from a 40-year career as a lecturer at various institutions in the US and UK with research interests in...
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NeoAcademia Episode 6: Hot Girl History w/Tani Berlo | Making Learning a Career
This week I sat down with Tani Berlo and talked about how she’s crafting a NeoAcademic career that combines her passion for history and her business acumen. Tani’s makes bite-sized hot girl history clips for her 800k TikTok followers, but she also gives monthly lectures for her History Club...
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NeoAcademia Episode 5 - Michael Shermer's Conspiracy - Which conspiracies might be useful or true and how to tell
NeoAcademia is a biweekly exploration of the shifting walls of the ivory tower. This week Natasha explores the utility of conspiracies with science historian and best-selling author Michael Shermer. Michael's new book Conspiracy lays out the research on conspiracies and those who theorize. He...
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NeoAcademia Episode 4 - Roger's Bacon on Publishing the Seeds of Science
NeoAcademia is a biweekly exploration of the shifting walls of the ivory tower. This week Natasha plays with speculative ideas in science publishing with the man behind the pseudonym Roger’s Bacon. He’s an evolutionary biologist, former high school science teacher, and founder of Seeds of Science…
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Dr. Todd Kashdan | The Art of Insubordination | How to be a NeoAcademic rebel
NeoAcademia is a biweekly exploration of the shifting walls of the ivory tower. Natasha asks Dr. Todd Kashdan about applying Art of Insubordination to the university. Todd shares insights on how to be a Principled Rebel that can stand up to social pressure and fix problems. For more on Todd check...
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NeoAcademia Episode 2 - Dr. Greg Sadler | Applying Philosophy In and Outside the University
NeoAcademia is a biweekly exploration of the shifting walls of the ivory tower. Natasha is joined by Gregory B. Sadler (Greg, if you’re besties) who has made hits like Half Hour Hegel and Nicomachean Ethics. I found Greg, like most people, searching for answers…and a (slightly) abbreviated...
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NeoAcademia Episode 1 - Readocracy | Mario Vasilescu | Exploring our Information Diet
Natasha and Mario dig into Readocracy, a company that gives people credit for the quality information they consume online. They discuss misinformation, academic competition, and secrecy, our “information diet”, the pollution of the information commons, how Readocracy incentivizes informed...
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