Sociology Ruins Silence

This month's episode dives into the origins and definitions of the "sexiest job of the 21st century": Data science. I look at the most recent data to uncover how and why it emerged, and how it organized as a profession in a way that's completely different from our understanding o ...  Show more

What exactly is legend tripping? Is it truly about finding ghosts and cryptids, or is it a ritual designed to create unbreakable social bonds? This month's episode dives into the three-part structure of a legend trip—from the initial tale to the retrospective reflection—and revea ...  Show more

Humans are noisy. The National Park Service estimates that all of our whirring, grinding, and revving machines are doubling or even tripling global noise pollution every 30 years. A lot of that noise is negatively affecting wildlife and human health. Maybe that’s why we’re so con ...  Show more

Was your screen-time up last week? How’d that make you feel? In a world where we underestimate our screen time by 100% and studies indicate that social media corrodes self-esteem - would we be happier with less tech in our lives? There’s a place that’s effectively a Petri dish fo ...  Show more

Aujourd’hui dans Graine de Métamorphose, Agathe Lévêque reçoit Jeanne Lehmann, fondatrice du mouvement Silence.

À quand remonte la dernière fois où vous êtes restés en silence plusieurs minutes d’affilée ? Sans radio, sans musique, sans brouhaha extérieur, sans télé ...

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 51
*Solar storm triggers radio blackouts in Australia
A severe X1.1 class solar flare erupting from the surface of the Sun has caused strong shortwave radio blackouts across Australia, the Western Pacific and eastern Asia over the Easter holi ...  Show more