Graduates Anonymous

This week we answer a tough question about going back to school as an older student, dig into an archaeological finding about a previously unknown human ancestor, and speak with Lauren as she shares her thoughts on going back for grad school as an adult, taking classes online, and making a future for herself as a therapist for creative people. We also touch on why therapy can be useful, and why people might avoid therapy. Weekly article: Naledi Fossils (National Geographic): http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150910-human-evolution-change/ Weekly Recommendations: The House I Live In - Eugene Jarecki http://www.thehouseilivein.org The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6792458-the-new-jim-crow Poverty, Politics, and Profit (Frontline NBC) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/poverty-politics-and-profit/ Open Path Psychotherapy Collective https://openpathcollective.org Peoplehouse (Denver, CO) https://peoplehouse.org Music: Thankyouscientist - http://www.thankyouscie

Join us this week as we hear Zoe talk about what went into her Master's proposal, muse about the best strategies for making friends, and get a little political in the process. Zoe brings with her some insight into the world of art, tech, and women's history. Weekly article: Karlstadt's Wagen: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8365.12306/abstract Weekly Recommendations: Webcomics http://garfieldminusgarfield.net http://xkcd.com/ http://phdcomics.com/ Endnotes https://endnotes.org.uk/about Octavia's Brood http://octaviasbrood.com The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13651.The_Dispossessed What Now by Sylvan Esso https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/what-now/id1206174094 Outro: Sylvan Esso - Kick Jump Twist Special Guest: Zoe.

Join us this week as we catch up about the science march that took place last weekend, answer the vexing question of "Why even get a PhD???", and give a peek into our writing methods and process. Taking two different approaches to the amount of work, we'd like to think of this as a snapshot of "before." Inevitably our strategies and technique will change with time, but this episode we talk a bit about what we came to the table with. Weekly article: Novelty Penalty: https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/to-please-your-friends-tell-them-what-they-already-know.html#.WQIhDVKZO2x Sauce: http://journals.sagepub.com.du.idm.oclc.org/doi/pdf/10.1177/0956797616685870 Weekly Recommendations: Discovering Statistics Using R https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/discovering-statistics-using-r/book236067%20 Noam Chomsky (Podcast and Doc) Requiem for the American Dream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI_Ik7OppEI Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noam-chomsky/id1125755434?mt=2 Planet Earth 2 http://www.b

On this weeks show we introduce our special guest Hana, joining us as we unpack how close is too close with your advisor, see an example of the kinds of things you can learn from animal research, distinguish between a wet and a dry lab, and hear about how Hana tackled the problem of diversity in her department. Weekly article: Naked Mole Rats: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/naked-mole-rats-can-survive-18-minutes-without-oxygen-here-s-how-they-do-it Sauce: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6335/307 Weekly Recommendations: Ellen Wu “The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority” Kendrick Lamar 'Damn' Email Debt Forgiveness Day http://emaildebtforgiveness.me Edward Said 'Out of Place: A Memoir' Dina Nayeri 'The ungrateful refugee: 'We have no debt to repay'' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/04/dina-nayeri-ungrateful-refugee Instead of just walking by someone on the street, try a friendly wave Outro: Normaling - Low Drop (feat. Rye Rye & TT The Artist) Spec

This week join us as we talk about managing a life of fitness as a graduate student, discuss the merits of 'sportsmanship', and get into a discussion about one of the most uncomfortable topics in graduate school. Money. We also ask for your help this week with a new segment called 'Help Wanted', the topic? How do you, the listener, avoid obsessing over the news. Weekly article: Workplace complaining: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/03/23/workplace-venting-makes-it-harder-to-bounce-back-from-bad-experiences/ Sauce: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1359432X.2016.1257610 Main topic articles: Student debt bubble: https://www.ft.com/content/a272ee4c-1b83-11e7-bcac-6d03d067f81f Is it worth it? Questions and stuff to ask about going to grad school http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/042914/when-grad-school-worth-it.asp Weekly Recommendations: Alia Malek “The Home That Was Out Country: A Memoir of Syria” Fuck, That’s Delicious https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnPDn1Lb79JGoFey4EPwAv

This week we do our first Q&A w/Grad cafe, contemplate Schrödinger’s cat, the therapeutic benefits of culinary art therapy, and dive deep into the background of our second host, Naomi. This episode is releasing outside of our normal content delivery window because we wanted to come back next week with our first formal episode with a special guest. Consider it a bonus! ;-) Recommendations in this episode include another reference to S-town, and an encouragement to step away from the laptop to go outside and enjoy the Spring. Outro: Cat Stevens - If you want to sing out, sing out

This week we start off our show of meandering discussions and science by getting to know our sweet baby boy host a little bit better and to lay bare some of what we call bias. This and the following episode are an attempt to unravel some of who we are, where we come from, and how we ended up in graduate school. Stay tuned for future episodes that delve more into general Q&A w/grad cafe, weekly science, and interviews with other grad students and young professionals. Recommendations: Mr Rogers testifies before the senate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7ljRr0AA A Tale for the Time Being: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/books/review/a-tale-for-the-time-being-by-ruth-ozeki.html S-town: https://stownpodcast.org Democracy Now: https://www.democracynow.org/pages/help/podcasting Intro: BEN DJ - Thinkin' Bout You (Vijay & Sofia Remix) Outro: Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA