Hold That Thought
From anthropology to art history, from physics to philosophy - Hold That Thought is your home to explore a world of ideas. Every week, world-class researchers from Arts& Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis share their passions and discoveries.
- Website
- http://thought.artsci.wustl.edu
- Description
- Hold That Thought brings you research and ideas from Arts& Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Throughout the year we select a few topics to explore and then bring together thoughtful commentary on those topics from a variety of experts and sources. New podcasts are posted weekly, so be sure to subscribe!
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2022-07-15 19:06
- last episode published
- 2019-10-17 16:15
- publication frequency
- 12.01 days
- Contributors
- Dockercast
- Owner
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Owner Author
- Hold That Thought
- Author
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 228
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Society & Culture Philosophy Literature Social Sciences Natural Sciences History Science & Medicine Arts
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Episodes
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| 2019-10-17 | Climate scientist Bronwen Konecky travels to tropical regions around the world gathering evidence of the geologic past. Using data from rain samples and sediments deep at the bottom of lakes, she is piecing together a story about Earth's climatic histo... |
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| 2019-03-29 | Religious studies scholars Elaine Pagels and Laurie Maffly-Kipp discuss the Book of Revelation and how it has been interpreted across time, as well as the personal side of their writing and research. |
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| 2019-01-31 | Rebecca Copeland and Laura Miller, coeditors of "Diva Nation: Female Icons from Japanese Cultural History," discuss queens, goddesses, and the nature of “diva-hood.” |
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| 2018-10-25 | Ahead of the midterm elections, Steve Fazzari explores the current state of the economy and explains why widely cited unemployment and growth numbers don't give a full picture. |
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| 2018-09-27 | Over thousands of years, by trial and error, humankind has learned how to produce superior materials for different types of processing. Physicist Ken Kelton talks about materials through the ages. |
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| 2018-06-25 | This Fourth of July, visitors to Washington University's Olin Library will have the chance to see a rare piece of history - an early copy of the Declaration of Independence known as the Southwick Broadside. Historian David Konig and curator Cassie Bran... |
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| 2018-06-04 | The apostle Peter was a leader and role model in early Christianity - or was he? According to Lance Jenott, a lecturer of classics and religious studies at Washington University in St. Louis, how we understand Peter depends on who is telling the story.... |
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| 2018-03-01 | Biologist Elizabeth Haswell wants to change the way that people think about plants. What do we know about how plants sense their environment, and what remains a mystery? The answers may surprise you. Haswell teaches biology at Washington University in ... |
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| 2018-02-13 | This Valentine's Day, we bring you a story of frog romance and economics - with a side of math and 1960s game shows. Which mate will the frog bachelorette choose, and how does her choice relate to human decision-making? Economist Paulo Natenzon connect... |
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| 2018-01-18 | A competition for a million-dollar grant leads biologist Joe Jez to creative an innovative program for first-year and sophomore students. |
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