00:46 Inequalities in US faculty hiring
In the US, where a person gained their PhD can have an outsized influence on their future career. Now, using a decade worth of data, researchers have shown there are stark inequalities in the hiring process, with 80% of US faculty trained at just 20% of institutions.
*Research article: *Wapman et al.)
09:01 Research Highlights
How wildlife can influence chocolate production, and the large planets captured by huge stars.
*Research Highlight: *A chocoholic’s best friends are the birds and the bats)
*Research Highlight: *Giant stars turn to theft to snag jumbo planets)
11:42 Briefing Chat
We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, what science says about grieving for a public figure, and why suburban Australians are sharing increasingly sophisticated measures to prevent cockatoos from opening wheelie bins.
*Nature News: *Millions are mourning the Queen — what’s the science behind public grief?)
*The Guardian: *‘Interspecies innovation arms race’: cockatoos and humans at war over wheelie bin raids)
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