The Shape of Dialogue
The Shape of Dialogue podcast focuses on the foundational principles that make societies function at their best. It initially started with an investigation into free speech, it continues to discuss relevant and interesting topics about our world and how best to navigate through it.
- Update frequency
- every 38 days
- Average duration
- 73 minutes
- Episodes
- 40
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
All Static & Noise - Genocide in China - The Shape of Dialogue Podcast #20
Director David Novack talks about All Static & Noise, his documentary on the Uyghur genocide in western China.
The Edge of Knowledge with Lawrence Krauss - The Shape of Dialogue Podcast #19
Connect with Lawrence at https://lawrencemkrauss.com/
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Doc Edge & The UnRedacted with Alex Lee - The Shape of Dialogue Podcast #18
Alex Lee, co-founder and director of the Doc Edge International Documentary Film Festival, talks about the worldwide banning of Meg Smaker's feature-length documentary, "The Unredacted (Jihad Rehab)"…
Identity, Mitochondrial Gene Transfer & Science with Mike Berridge - The Shape of Dialogue Podcast No 17
Professor Mike Berridge completed a doctoral degree in cell biology at the University of Auckland in 1971 exploring the mechanism of action of plant growth hormones. Following postdoctoral research i…
Metaphors with Steven Pinker The Shape of Dialogue Podcast #16
Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist who conducts research in visual cognition, psycholinguistics, and social relations. He grew up in Montreal and earned his BA from McGill and his PhD from…
Mātauranga Māori with Charles Royal - The Shape of Dialogue Podcast #15
About Charles Royal - http://www.charles-royal.nz/
In 2021, 7 University of Auckland professors penned a letter to the editor in the Listener, titled In Defence of Science.
The professors' were respond…
Non-science in the science classroom with Professor Anthony Poole The Shape of Dialogue Podcast No 14
Professor Anthony Poole
School of Biological Sciences
University of Auckland
https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/appo310
Professor Poole’s Articles
Japan’s path to becoming a leader in Western science: an As…
Mātauranga Māori & the Science Curriculum with Paul Kilmartin The Shape of Dialogue Podcast No 13
Professor Paul Kilmartin - https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/p-kilmartin
In July 2021, seven University of Auckland professors published a letter to the editor in the New Zealand Listener, t…
Science with Lawrence Krauss The Shape of Dialogue Podcast No 12
Professor Krauss - https://www.lawrencemkrauss.com/
In 2021, seven University of Auckland professors published a letter titled In Defence of Science.
The professors' were responding to a Government edu…
Occam's Razor & Science with Professor Johnjoe McFadden - The Shape of Dialogue Podcast #11
This is part of an ongoing investigation into what is and isn't science and whether indigenous "ways of knowings" have a scientific basis.
In July 2021, seven University of Auckland professors publish…
Mātauranga Māori & Science with Dr Daniel Hikuroa -The Shape of Dialogue Podcast #10
Dr Daniel Hikuroa discusses Mātauranga Māori and its relationship to science and why he believes aspects of Mātauranga Māori should be included in the school science curriculum.
About Dr Daniel Hikuro…
Science vs "Other Ways of Knowing" with Professor Jerry Coyne - The Shape of Dialogue Podcast # 9
About Jerry Coyne - www.whyevolutionistrue.com/about/
Jerry’s Why Evolution Is True blog - “Ways of knowing” - https://tinyurl.com/3tmmx59d
Email Royal Society of New Zealand chief executive paul.atki…
What is science? with Professor Steven Pinker - The Shape of Dialogue # 8
In July 2021, seven University of Auckland professors published a letter to the editor in the New Zealand Listener, titled In Defence of Science.
The professors' were responding to a Government educat…
Antiracism rhetoric with Dr Erec Smith - The Shape of Dialogue # 7
Dr Erec Smith is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania. Although he has eclectic scholarly interests, Dr Smith’s primary focus is on the rhetorics of anti-racist activism…
What is science? with Dr Kyle Gibson - The Shape of Dialogue # 6
A recent "letter to the editor" penned by seven University of Auckland professors was published in The Listener, a national magazine in New Zealand - see below. The letter, In Defence of Science, sta…
Street Epistemology with Anthony Magnabosco - The Shape of Dialogue # 5
Anthony Magnabosco is a skeptic and atheist from San Antonio Texas who has been practicing and promoting Street Epistemology since 2013. Anthony has had several hundred chats (many of them on camera …
Freedom of Speech with Elliot Ikilei - The Shape of Dialogue # 4
Elliot Ikilei discusses freedom of speech and other things
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Ikilei
Music: Kyrie from Bach B Minor Mass conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Freedom of Speech with Simon Wilson - The Shape of Dialogue # 3
Leading New Zealand journalist, Simon Wilson, discusses freedom of speech.
Music: Kyrie from Bach B Minor Mass conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Buy it here: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/mass-in…
Freedom of Speech with Professor James Flynn - The Shape of Dialogue #2
My first guest is a world-renowned political and moral philosopher, University of Otago's Emeritus Professor James Flynn defines what freedom of speech is and why it's so important to us all.
Music: …
Freedom of Speech with Michael Goldwater - The Shape of Dialogue #1
An investigation into freedom of speech and why it's so important. In this episode I'll discuss why and how freedom of speech is a fundamental principle for societies to function at their best.
Music:…