Social Science Bites
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Episodes: 120
Frequency: Monthly
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Page updated: Oct 28, 2026 · How we check this data
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Publicly listed emails
michael.todd@sagepub.com
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Host
David Edmonds - British journalist, author, and broadcaster known for presenting and producing programs on philosophy, psychology, and the social sciences.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Rafael Schacter - Graffiti As A Legitimate Art Form, Material Culture, Urban Art, And Graffiti History.
Ariel Kalil - Parenting, Economic Conditions, Child Development, And The Role Of Out-of-school Environments.
Mahzarin Banaji - Implicit Bias, Social Cognition, Artificial Intelligence, And How AI Systems Reproduce Or Amplify Human Bias.
Daniel Yon - How The Brain Builds Models Of Reality, Uncertainty, Perception, And The Relationship Between Scientific Reasoning And Cognition.
Tom Gilovich - The Spotlight Effect, Illusion Of Transparency, Regret, Bias Blind Spots, Judgment, And Decision-making.
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Episodes
Alex Edmans on Market Irrationality
October 01, 2026
elief in 'markets' among the financial elite at time can at time border on the theological, with approaches like the efficient market hypothesis or the invisible hand cited, unironically, as dogmas. But finance professor Alex Edmans of the London Business School would like to have a quiet word with Mr. Market; Edmans would like to tell him that he's a bit, well, irrational. That's not the dig it might appear in normal discourse. As Edmans explains to interviewer David Edmonds in this Social ...
Rafael Schacter on Graffiti
September 01, 2026
Graffiti has a long pedigree, whether our starting point is the wall paintings of Lascaux, the carved crudities of Roman toilets or the G.I. inspired Kilroy of World War II's European theater. But Graffiti – notice our use of the capital G – and its focus on individual tags has a more recent provenance and should be regarded as a legitimate art form, with its own canon, its own 'kings,' its own rules of engagement. That's the message Rafael Schacter delivers to interviewer David Edmonds in th...
Ariel Kalil on Parents' Role in Child Development
August 03, 2026
When discussing youngsters' life outcomes, school is often the first place someone starts investigating. And yet school time is dwarfed by the amount of time kids spend with their parents or other adult caregivers. Recognizing this, developmental psychologist Ariel Kalil, the Daniel Levin Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, focuses her child development research on parenting. "My argument, in a nutshell," she tells interviewer David Edmonds in this Social S...
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How many listeners does Social Science Bites have?
Podseeker estimates Social Science Bites reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Who is an ideal guest for Social Science Bites?
Social Science Bites typically books well-known public figures. Typical guest background: Senior academics, established researchers, university professors, authors, and recognized experts in psychology, anthropology, neuroscience, behavioral economics, or related social sciences. Common among recent guests: Published books for academic or general audiences; Major university appointments; Peer-reviewed research with broad public relevance. Recent guests include Rafael Schacter, Ariel Kalil, and Mahzarin Banaji.
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