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Global Perspectives

Global Perspectives

Written by: Ben Hilliam
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 A podcast for exploring global perspectives from a tiny corner of the world called New Zealand. Follow my blog and other things I am up to on my website http://benhilliam.comBen Hilliam 2020 Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Alethea Rae - Bringing statistical and mathematical rigour to discourse

    Alethea Rae - Bringing statistical and mathematical rigour to discourse
    Jun 29 2020

    I chat to statistician, Dr Alethea Rae, about how statistics and mathematics can help give us perspective on general topics we discuss in public discourse.

    Alethea gives some background on how someone ends up with a PhD in statistics. We discuss the importance of testing assumptions when discussing difficult issues and get into why no one needed be surprised when Trump was elected in the US and the UK voted to leave the EU. We also get into education and why it is so important for educators to arm students with robust tools to engage in the complex and nuanced world without reducing it to its simplest form.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Sammie Haywood - The social web

    Sammie Haywood - The social web
    Jun 22 2020

    I chat to Sammie Haywood. Sammie is an up and coming makeup artist, based in Christchurch. Sammie and I discuss her love of all things creative, like writing, poetry and makeup. We compare notes on growing up and we have some interesting conversation on the differences. Amongst other things we dive it some of the issues around social media.
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Bevan Jones - Chasing goals

    Bevan Jones - Chasing goals
    Jun 8 2020

    I talk to friend and colleague, Bevan Jones, about running, training, hunting, life post teaching and setting goals.

    Bevan is the 2020 Coast to Coast two day champion. He has some really cool insights about what it takes to perform at an elite amateur level.
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    1 hr and 24 mins
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