- Episode 06a – “Ecology, Freedom, Equity – What is Social Ecology, how does it influence our lives and what makes it important?”
With climate change and Covid, times might look bleak but there is hope out there. According Murray Bookchin’s text The Ecology of Freedom the origin social and ecological problems are intertwined and cannot be solved by ignoring one party they are also equally rooted in the attempt to dominate everyone and everything. In this episode Bernadette and Tim will introduce you to the concept of Social Ecology, is it a possible solution to our problems or an outdated concept?
Text
Bookchin, M. (1982). The ecology of freedom (p. 232). New Dimensions Foundation
You can find an online version of the text here
Time cues
00:09 Introduction
00:37 The Status Quo
01:19 Introduction to Social Ecology
02:56 Ecology vs. Environmentalism
03:52 The aims of Social Ecology
04:10 First Nature, Second Nature, Third Nature
05:07 What is “wholeness”?
06:24 Social Ecology, Nature and Hierarchies
10:43 Interview with Blair Taylor from the Institute for Social Ecology
16:38 Definition 1 (of Social Ecology)
17:43 Definition 2 (of Social Ecology)
18:58 The Relevance of Social Ecology today
20:25 Social Ecology in our everyday life
21:39 Farewell
22:12 Outro/Quote
Guests
Blair Taylor https://social-ecology.org/wp/author/blair-taylor/)
Links and ressources
Institute for social ecology https://social-ecology.org/wp
The Text https://libcom.org/files/Murray_Bookchin_The_Ecology_of_Freedom_1982.pdf
Democratic Confederalism Beyond the Frontlines – The Building of the democratic system in North and East Syria https://rojavainformationcenter.com/storage/2021/06/Beyond-the-frontlines-The-building-of-the-democratic-system-in-North-and-East-Syria-Report-Rojava-Information-Center-December-2019-Web-version.pdf
Solar Punk Explanation https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SolarPunk
Mutual Aid – A Factor of Evolution https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petrkropotkin-mutual-aid-a-factor-of-evolution
Credit
Cover art: Anna Mahendra
Music: ZakharValaha https://pixabay.com/music/jingles-piano-cassical-brand-motive-logo-9997/
Felix Spieß
22m | Jan 24, 2022 - Episode 05 - Introducing Multidimensional poverty
In episode 05-Introducing Multidimensional poverty Fabian Schmidl and Miriam El Agha talk about the multidimensional poverty index and the progress of countries, which have managed to reduce multidimensional poverty. The hosts address the following questions: When are households considered to be multidimensionally poor? Is there a threshold? What impact does Covid-19 have on multidimensional poverty? The text this episode is based on is “The global Multidimensional Poverty Index” in: Global MPI 2020 – Charting pathways out of multidimensional poverty: Achieving the SDGs. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).2-12.
Resources
“The global Multidimensional Poverty Index” in: Global MPI 2020 – Charting pathways out of multidimensional poverty: Achieving the SDGs. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).2-12.
Time Cues
00:06 –1:01 Self imposed poverty
1:04 –3:05 1.Introducing multidimensional poverty 2. Overview 3.Third semester 4.Poverty and inequality
3:06 – 05:38 1.Multidimensional poverty Index 2.Degree of deprivation 3.Dimensions 4. Indicators
05:39 –08:00 1.Multidimensional poverty reduction 2. Progress 3. SDG division 4. Multidimensional poverty
08:01 – 09:45 1.Sir Tony Atkinsons 2. A clearer picture of poverty 3. A different perspective
09:50 –12:46 1.Covid 19 influence 2. Restriction of school attendance 3. Exclusion 4.Malnourishment
Guests and Sound bites
1. Anastasia (guest wants to stay anonymous)
2. Jens Völksen
(Anastasia and Jens Völksen provided sound bites for the podcast. They expressed their opinion, explaining which of the following poverty dimensions they consider important for a good life: Poverty dimensions: 1. Health 2. Education 3. Standard of living).
Links and terms
Global multidimensional poverty Index:
„The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is an international measure of acute multidimensional poverty covering over 100 developing countries. It complements traditional monetary poverty measures by capturing the acute deprivations in health, education, and living standards that a person faces simultaneously“(Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2018, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative).
Definition cited from this webpage: OPHI (2018) .https://ophi.org.uk/gmpi-2018/
https://www.h-brs.de/de/sv/podcast-talking-texts-1
Credit
Cover art: Anna Mahendra
Music:
Fabian Schmidl
01:00 – 03:04 Welcome
03:05 – 09:48 Sorry Plight
09:51 – 14:57 Astonishment
Jingle: Felix Spieß
14m | Jan 24, 2022 - Introducing talking texts Season 02
In episode 0-introducing Talking Texts season 02 you will hear about what topics are covered in this season why you should listen and what the hosts like so much about the episodes.
Time cues
00:23.1 01:06.2 What is talking texts
01:06.2 02:8.7 The single episodes in the season
02:08.7 03:19.4 Question 1:What are the episodes
about?
03:19.4 05:06.1 Question 2: How will the listener
benefit?
05:06.1 07:01.8 Question 3: What do the hosts like
best about their episode?
07:01.8 08:40.1 Is there anything that needs to be
added?
08:40.1 09:08.2 0utro and jingle
Links
https://talkingtexts.de/the-podcast/
https://talkingtexts.de/episode-05/
https://talkingtexts.de/episode-06/
Credit
Cover art: Anna Mahendra
Music: Felix Spieß
Ressources
https://talkingtexts.de/episode-0s02-introducing-season-02/
9m | Jan 24, 2022 - Episdode 06b - Full length interview with Blair Taylor from the Institute for Social Ecology
In this Interview Tim and Blair discuss Social Ecology, what it is and how it can help tackle the crieses of today. Blair talks about his background in environmental and social activism and provides examples where the concept has already been sucessfully applied and how it can give hope to everyone.
Time cues
00:00.0 00:18.7 Preliminaries
00:18.7 03:50.0 Introduction
03:50.0 06:12.0 Why is Social Ecology still relevant today?
06:12.0 10:28.4 How does Social Ecology influence our everyday lives?
10:28.4 12:39.6 Which field of academia would profit the most from integrating Social Ecology?
12:39.6 18:49.2 Which role will Social Ecology play in the future?
18:49.2 20:02.0 Outro
Links
Institute for social ecology https://social-ecology.org/wp
The Text https://libcom.org/files/Murray_Bookchin_The_Ecology_of_Freedom_1982.pdf
Credit
Cover art: Anna Mahendra
Felix Spieß
20m | Jan 24, 2022 - Ep. 4b Inferential statistics - mind the gap
In episode 4b we, Karina and Bernadette, explain some of the notions of error and statistical concepts. We then discuss one of the tasks from the text and present our solutions .
Time cues episode 4b
00:00:39 Part 3: different concepts in inferential statistics
00:01:09 Inferential and descriptive statistics
00:02:18 Error in studies
00:03:20 Errors of observation
00:04:58 Errors of non-observation
00:07:58 Part V: Discussion of Task from: Inference and Error in Surveys
00:08:26 Information before starting
00:09:19 What are the important parameters of the study?
00:10:37Discussion of task 1a)
00:11:24 Discussion of task 1b) and 1c)
00:15:49 Summary
Links and resources
Literature
GROVES, Robert M., et al. “Inference and error in surveys” in: Survey methodology. John Wiley & Sons, 2011. 39-67.
https://talkingtexts.de/episode-4/
17m | Feb 5, 2021 - Ep. 4a Inferential statistics - mind the gap
In episode 4a of talking texts inferential statistics – mind the gap We, Karina and Bernadette,discuss the text: “Inference and error in surveys” in: Survey Methodology by Groves et al. We explain the meaning of the words inference and error, summarize the text and talk about why it is relevant. In addition, we talk about Sherlock Holmes and how statistics can make the world a better place.
Time cues
These time cues will help you find the topics we discussed or resume where you stopped listening.
00:00:00 Introduction of hosts, topic and text
00.02.34 Part 1
00.02.34 What does inference mean?
00:03:58 What is error in statistics?
00:04.36 How seeing error from a statistician's point of view might improve our lives
00:05:43 Part 2 What is the text about and why does it matter?
00:05:59 Features of the text we found difficult
00:06:54 Summary of the text
00:08:50 Why is the text relevant
Links and resources
link to episode page
http://talkingtexts.de/episode-4/?preview_id=131&preview_nonce=2021cc2346&preview=true
Credit
Cover art: Anna Mahendra
Music Bela Bartok, Irene Damert, Felix Spieß
14m | Feb 5, 2021 - Ep. 3 Skipping class – Is attendance, the solution for good grades?
Introduction
Welcome to episode 3 of the podcast “talking texts”. In this episode “skipping class – Is attendance, the solution for good grades?”, Jimmy and Luisa explain the main results of the scientific paper “Skipping class in college and exam performance: Evidence from a regression discontinuity classroom” and discuss their own experiences with skipping.
Time cues
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Opener for episode
01:50 Study design and facts
04:22 Results
05:40 Conclusion and own experiences
08:01 Closing words
09:45 Outro
Guests
Celina Depiereux
Christopher Klemmer
Resources and links
Dobkin, C., Gil, R., & Marion, J. (2010). Skipping class in college and exam performance: Evidence from a regression discontinuity classroom experiment. Economics of Education Review, 29(4), 566-575. link
Link to website https://talkingtexts.de/episode-3/
Word list
Midterms – important exams in the middle of an academic year
Attendance rate – percentage of how many students actually visited the class in average.
Mandatory – a class is mandatory when you have to attend all the classes dates of a course.
Regression discontinuity – scientific tool to compare pretest and posttest performance after implementing a specific policy
Credit:
Cover art: Anna Mahendra
Music Bela Bartok, Irene Damert, Felix Spieß
10m | Feb 5, 2021 - Ep. 2 Is abortion a crime ?
This is the podcast Talking Texts: the podcast about important texts from your degree program. In episode 2 – Is abortion a crime? the hosts Marzia and Marlow will talk about the text “Abortion regimes of the OECD countries and their determining factors by comparison” by Edith Gindulis. This text deals with the issue of abortion and its criminalization. It also discusses which countries have questionable abortion rights.
Time cues
00:01 introduction
01:24 opener
01:26 topic of the text
02:45 statistical background
05:28 conclusion
06:58 discussion
10:37 outro
Links and resources
Gindulis, Edith. Die Abtreibungsregime der OECD-Länder und ihre Bestimmungsfaktoren im Vergleich. Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 2002, 31. Jg., Nr. 3, S. 315-336.
Link to the text: https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/6004
Link to website https://talkingtexts.de/episode-2/
Credit:
Cover art: Anna Mahendra
Music: Felix Spieß
11m | Feb 5, 2021 - Ep. 1 You just got nudged!
In today's episode of Talking Texts, the hosts Christoph and Rick explain the economic use of Nudging in everyday live and how the number of organ donations can be increased using nudging techniques. While giving several examples of how Nudging can affect any of us, their episode is based on the award-winning bestseller book: “Nudge: Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness” from Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein.
Time cues
00:00 Opener
00:51 Intro
01:08 What is Nudging? Examples.
05:32 Nudging and Organ Donation
10:18 Discussion
16:00 Outro
Terms
Verhaltensökonomik is behavioural economics in English
Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA). This translates as federal center for health education. The task of this centre is to inform citizens about health and important measurements. For more information go to their webpage.
"REWE" is the name of a supermarket-chain in Germany. REWE is short for "Revisionsverband der Westkauf-Genossenschaften" (Audit union for Westkauf-Cooperatives).
Links and Resources
German Version: Nudge. Wie man kluge Entscheidungen anstößt (übersetzt von Christoph Bausum). Econ, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-430-20081-3
Thaler, R. H., & Sunstein, C. R.. Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness. Penguin. 2009.
Link to website https://talkingtexts.de/episode-1/
Link to BZgA https://www.bzga.de/home/bzga/
Credit
Cover art: Anna Mahendra
Music Bela Bartok, Irene Damert, Felix Spieß
17m | Feb 5, 2021 - Ep. 0 Introducing talking texts
This episode of talking texts introduces the hosts and single episodes of the first season. We will talk about the purpose and aim of the podcast as well as how it can help you with difficult texts from your degree program.
Here is the link to the webpage: https://talkingtexts.de
You’ll find the single episodes by clicking on the respective links:
Ep. 0 https://talkingtexts.de/episode-0/
Ep. 1 https://talkingtexts.de/episode-1/
Ep. 2 https://talkingtexts.de/episode-2/
Ep. 3 https://talkingtexts.de/episode-3/
Ep. 4 https://talkingtexts.de/episode-4/
10m | Feb 2, 2021
