STIR the Pot: Recent Episodes
Kenneth
STIR the Pot discusses Science, Technology, Innovation and Reality through the eyes of young scholars in the fields of Innovation Studies, STS, and Economics.
So this is my monthly solo pod where I go it alone and reflect on some of my current research ideas and concerns. I discuss my current intentions to return to Science Communication, some of my recent interest in Responsible Innovation as well as my future directions in my bread and butter - Scientometrics.
The boss is here. After getting my feet wet it is time to bring in my mentor and old PhD supervisor Assoc Prof Dr Wong Chan Yuan from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. Dr Wong discusses his unlikely journey from Engineering to Economics, to Technology Management leading to his move overseas. We also talk about the upcoming Asialics conference hosted by NTHU and some of the pros and cons of online conferences.
This week I get to sit down and talk Science Communication with my comrade Dr Nurulaini Shamsi. We have been working together on the soon to be launched Master of Science Communication and Public Engagement at the University of Malaya. We discuss her background as well as Science Communication in Malaysia.
It's my first solo pod! For my first crack at this I decided to discuss a paper I read from Schlaile et al. 2017 from the journal Sustainability to discuss the need to update NIS in a post-SDG environment.
In this episode I had a chat with Rajesh who initiated the Chris Freeman Centenary Lecture Series (CRIS). We discuss his time in public service and his passion for innovation systems, as well as the genesis of CRIS and what lies in the future.
In this episode, I have a good chat with my friend Lourenco from Brazil about his work in eco-innovation, sustainability and circular economy. We also discuss what moving to Denmark was like and his work in Kenya and how the circular economy scholar has gone full circle back to his hometown in Brazil.
In our second episode, I speak to one of the Co-coordinators of the Globelics Academy in Tampere, Finland - Nadja Nordling, on her journey in innovation studies research as well as the Globelics Academy rebooting in 2022 after the Covid-19 pandemic.
First episode of the pod! In this inaugural episode, I speak to my boss, Assoc Prof Dr Ng Boon Kwee, Head of Department at the Department of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Malaya.