New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
Hosted by Miranda Melcher · New Books Network
4.2from 52 ratings
- 2,892
- Episodes
- 130
- Transcribed
- 52
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2010
- First episode
- 243
- YouTube views
About New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society
- Publisher
- New Books Network
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Oct 2010
- Latest episode
- 21 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
130 of 2,892 episodes have a transcript.
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Emotions in Digital Heritage Language Use
18 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
In Defence of the Human Being: Foundational Questions of an Embodied Anthropology with Thomas Fuchs (Oxford UP, 2021)
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Predicted: How AI Is Restructuring Social Life with Mona Sloane (U California Press, 2026)
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Emotions in Digital Heritage Language Use
Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So our study found that, I think I showed emotional factors such as emotional contagion and digitally mediated effective communication. So these two factors played a central role in heritage language practice. For example, when children and grandparents shared excitement, laughter, affection, encouragement or playfulness during online interactions, these exchanges create meaningful opportunities to use Bengali language. We observed that children were often motivated to engage with their grandparents because of the emotional relationships. rather than because they were intentionally trying to practice the Bengali language. […]
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- Priyanka Bose
- Thomas Fuchs
- Mona Sloane
- Moritz A Schramm
- Yasmín Hernández
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- YouTube views
- 243
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 3.8 / 5
- 32 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 20 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100
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- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 72
- Engagement
- 95
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