23: Serious academics - a podcast by Dan Quintana

Can you be a "serious academic" while still posting photos on Instagram? In this episode, James and Dan discuss a recent article bemoaning the infiltration of the "selfie epidemic" into academia.
Some of the topics discussed:James and Dan share their thoughts on the article
The REAL 'c' word....Social media and conferences
Snapchat + academics = snapademicsUsing Instagram stories to share you research
Why "PHD comics" is so successfulCriticism in academia
Listener question 1: What's your favourite part of research?Listener question 2: What's your favourite technique or experiment to perform?
Listener question 3: What's a funny story from being an academic?Links
The articlehttps://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2016/aug/05/im-a-serious-academic-not-a-professional-instagrammer
A response to the articlehttps://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/aug/05/im-a-non-serious-academic-i-make-no-apologies-for-this
Snapademicshttps://twitter.com/snapademia
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