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Science Magazine Podcast

How to deal with backsliding democracies, and balancing life as a scientist and athlete

Science Magazine Podcast

Science Podcast

News Commentary, News, Science

4.2791 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

First up this week, host Sarah Crespi talks to Jon Chu, a presidential young professor in international affairs at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, about how people around the world define democracy. Does democracy mean elections, freedom of the press, social mobility, or something else? Chu’s team found there was common ground across six countries. In many places with backsliding democracies, leaders may be tempted to change the definition of democracy to their own ends—this study suggests the people they rule won’t be fooled.   Next, when staying at home meant choosing between chemistry and basketball, Lena Svanholm sought an opportunity in the U.S. to pursue both. She joins producer Kevin McLean to discuss her next steps in balancing dual careers in science and professional sports.   In a sponsored segment from the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office, Erika Berg, director and senior editor of Custom Publishing, interviews Michal Elovitz about gaps in women’s health research. This segment is sponsored by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.   This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy.   About the Science Podcast   Authors: Sarah Crespi; Kevin McLean; Lena E. H. Svanholm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Morgan State University, a Baltimore, Maryland Carnegie R2 doctoral research institution,

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offers more than 100 academic programs and awards degrees at the Bacclureate, Masters, and Doctoral

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Levels, is furthering their mission of growing the future leading the world.

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Morgan continues to address the needs and challenges of the modern urban environment.

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With a four-year quadrupling

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of research, more than a dozen new doctoral programs, and eight new National Centers of Excellence,

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Morgan is positioned to achieve Carnegie R1 designation in the next five years. To learn more about

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Morgan and their ascension to R1, visit morgan.edu slash research.

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This podcast is supported by the Icon School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, one of America's leading research medical schools.

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Icon Mount Sinai is the academic arm of the eight hospital Mount Sinai health system in New York City.

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It's consistently among the top recipients of NIH funding. Researchers at ICONMount Sinai have made breakthrough discoveries in many

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fields vital to advancing the health of patients, including cancer, COVID and long COVID,

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cardiology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.

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The Icon School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, we find a way.

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This is the science podcast for October 18th, 2024. I'm Kevin McLean filling in for Sarah Crespi. First up this week,

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host Sarah Cresby talks to John Chu, a presidential young professor in international affairs at the

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Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, to talk about how

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people around the world define democracy. Does democracy mean elections,

1:45.7

freedom of the press, social mobility, or something else? Choose team found that there was common

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ground across six countries. Next, when staying at home meant choosing between chemistry and basketball,

1:57.6

Linus von Holm sought an opportunity in the U.S. to pursue both.

2:01.6

She joins me to discuss the next phase in her life, balancing dual careers in science

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