Cosmic Apes

In the first episode of Season 2 of Cosmic Apes, I interview Dr Elisa Dierickx, an Evolutionary Biologist from the University of Cambridge and Fauna & Flora International. We cover her passion for biology and conservation; DNA; mate choices; biology and homosexuality. Links: 1. Elisa: https://www.virgin.com/person/dr-elisa-dierickx 2. Climate Change: https://sites.google.com/view/michaelkbryden/blog/science/climate-change?authuser=0 3. Fox Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dwjS_eI-lQ

In EP11, I interview Professor Lawrence W. Sherman, the Director Jerry Lee Centre of Experimental Criminology at the Cambridge Institute of Criminology (IoC), the Chair of the Cambridge Police Executive Programme, and the former Director of the IoC. We cover: Sherman's path to criminology; experimental criminology (e.g., randomised control trials) and causal inference; addressing gun violence in the US; police shootings; the futility of police research in the US; Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing; "why black people commit more [violent] crime?"; the ideal police recruit; police culture and the organisation; Sherman's biggest regret (not reducing police killings); "what are you most proud of?"; Sherman's worldview (bounded utilitarianism); rapid policing response by video; machine learning and "minority report"; final words for police recruits and criminologists. Professor Lawrence W. Sherman: W: http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/people/academic_research/lawrence_sherman/ Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_W._Sherman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4klRF7vFFg

In EP10, I interview Dr Peter Neyroud, former Police Chief Constable* for Thames Valley and a Lecturer in Evidenced Based Policing at the Cambridge Institute of Criminology. We cover: his career trajectory; publication bias; Cambridge Police Executive Programme; Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE); Turning Point Randomised Control Trial; policing and education; the "academic lens"; advice for recruits; police self-legitimacy (my PhD); advice to criminologist; demolishing 5 cars during a pursuit; policing and cynicism. *Police Commissioner (AUS) or Chief of Police (USA) Dr Peter Neyroud T: @pwneyroud W: http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/people/academic_research/peter_neyroud/ Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYvEhgYy35I

EP8 C@F: I chat with Dr Geoffrey Barnes, the Director of Criminology for Western Australia Police (WAPols). We talk about Geoff's path to WAPol; Cambridge criminology and policing; global policing; WAPol and criminology; randomised control trials (RCTs) and hot-spots policing; artificial intelligence and machine learning; predicting crime and race; police recruitment; RCTs in medicine; police education; advice for police recruits; advice for criminologists. Dr Geoffrey Barnes, the Director of Criminology for Western Australia Police https://au.linkedin.com/in/geoffrey-barnes-05234055 http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/people/academic_research/geoffrey_barnes/ K-Mart; "Ship My Pants." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8enIDEKrzA Song: Virtual Self - Ghost Voices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPc8QMycGno