Science and math and other technical fields, which seem to be based not on analogy, but on logic, are really secretly driven by analogy, and there's been a lot of work on trying to map out how that happens.
- Melanie Mitchell, on the Night Science Podcast
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18.02.2026 18:46
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Analogy and metaphor galore!
I was interviewed by the @nightsciencepod.bsky.social podcast about metaphor and analogy in science:
open.spotify.com/episode/1hqU...
Pairs well with @sflusberg.bsky.social's interview on metaphor on the @manymindspod.bsky.social podcast
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16.02.2026 15:37
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π₯ A new episode of the Night Science Podcast comes out today! We talk about how science is secretly driven by analogy with Melanie Mitchell, a professor at the Santa Fe Institute and a leading thinker on AI, analogy and abstraction.
open.spotify.com/episode/1hqU... @melaniemitchell.bsky.social
16.02.2026 13:02
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A Night Science Chapter for Postdocs: Building Creative Thinking Skills with Kelsey Monson, PhD
YouTube video by Night Science Institute
What a treat to be interviewed by Dr. @oliverbogler.bsky.social of the @night-science-inst.bsky.social to discuss our NYC Postdoc Chapter!
I chat a bit about my career and research, and give some tips and tricks for starting your own Night Science chapter!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yeO...
03.02.2026 16:48
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Itβs a lonely job, leading a research group (professor, principal investigator, group leader β whatever you call it). You talk all day with everyone, but youβre mostly alone with the doubts and risks of the biggest decisions.
Does it have to be though??
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03.02.2026 01:28
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On being alone together β Amy Shyer & Alan Rodrigues
Apple:
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4KB3...
02.02.2026 17:43
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π₯ A new episode of the Night Science Podcast is out today! Amy Shyer & Alan Rodrigues run a lab together at the @rockefeller.edu and they're also married! They're true science buddies and the partnership allows them to challenge each other to make discoveries.
02.02.2026 17:43
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Princeton friends! Come to our Night Science talk on Tuesday at 3pm to explore how humor can be harnessed to get new ideas.
Joining me in this seminar is the stand-up comedian screenwriter and (former) scientist Sarah Adelman!
Register here: my.princeton.edu/gradfutures/...
01.02.2026 23:30
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Interested in radical exploration in science? There's evidence that it can actually be the best strategy for discovery. We talk about it in our new episode of the Night Science Podcast episode with Marina Dubova (@mdubova.bsky.social)!
Apple podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
19.01.2026 02:59
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New episode of my favorite podcast! I had a great discussion with @itaiyanai.bsky.social and @martinlercher.bsky.social about (radical) exploration in science :)
12.01.2026 21:47
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81 | How to find your way by getting lost β Marina Dubova
Sometimes the best way to make a discovery is to allow yourself to get lost!
open.spotify.com/episode/5Ntm...
12.01.2026 20:28
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Sometimes the best way to make a discovery is to allow yourself to get lost!
π₯A new episode of the Night Science Podcast came out today! Prof. (soon) Marina Dubova talked with us about making discoveries from exploratory data collection.
@mdubova.bsky.social
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12.01.2026 20:28
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Professors: we must start teaching creativity to PhD students and postdocs! If you're interested in learning how to teach a course about the creative scientific process at your university, join us for our train-the-trainer event in New York on April 24th! night-science.org/train-the-tr...
07.01.2026 01:25
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Why greatness cannot be planned with Kenneth Stanley
Podcast Episode Β· Night Science Β· 12/29/2025 Β· 32m
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned with Kenneth Stanley.
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/38MN...
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29.12.2025 15:35
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π₯ New episode of the Night Science Podcast comes out today! Kenneth Stanley tells us how "the only way to eventually solve the problem is to stop caring about the problem, which is what we meant when we said abandoning objectives." Check out this episode on why greatness cannot be planned.
29.12.2025 15:35
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Have you heard about the Night Science Podcast, where we talk about the creative process of doing science? We explore this with discussions with brilliant scientists & philosophers and artists, to figure out the tricks of the creative scientific trade.
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11.12.2025 19:51
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Myths can be helpful ways to metaphorically view our science journeys! Jennifer Oyler-Yaniv (Assistant Prof. at Harvard) delivered a masterful lecture on her science by framing it as a βHeroβs Journey" on the Night Science Seminar Series. cassyni.com/events/ZYQow... @night-science-inst.bsky.social
12.12.2025 17:03
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I don't think scientists should work for anyone else. They should work for discovery and for their own curiosity.
βMaria Leptin, ERC President @marialep.bsky.social on 'The Night Science Podcast'
10.12.2025 04:08
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Thereβs an art to writing a grant proposal so that your creativity is on full display. Maria Leptin - president of the ERC - talks about it on the new episode of the Night Science Podcast.
09.12.2025 04:36
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π₯ New episode of the Night Science Podcast! Maria Leptin is the President of the ERC, the European Research Council. She discusses how funding agencies can better support bold ideas and we explore how to evaluate creativity in grant proposals. @marialep.bsky.social
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08.12.2025 19:55
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I don't think scientists should work for anyone else. They should work for discovery and for their own curiosity.
β Maria Leptin, ERC President @marialep.bsky.social
(From the episode of the Night Science Podcast coming out next week @nightsciencepod.bsky.social )
01.12.2025 02:21
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PhD students and Postdocs: The Night Science Podcast (@nightsciencepod.bsky.social) is producing an episode highlighting young scientists talking about their creative process. DM me if you'd like us to consider you for this, & read below what PhD student Davis Garner will contribute! β¬οΈ
23.11.2025 00:27
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One of the most inspiring pods out there ππ»
18.11.2025 19:16
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If you haven't, you should, it's brilliant!
18.11.2025 10:03
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This is a such an inspiring book about the art of improvisation and how it applies to our lives in general. I think itβs also very relevant also for what itβs like to do science. It was a pleasure to talk with Stephen about it on the Night Science podcast! open.spotify.com/episode/165i...
12.11.2025 16:47
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π₯We released a new episode of the Night Science Podcast today, all about the power of improvisation in life, the arts and the sciences. We talked with Stephen Nachmanovitch who wrote the classic book "Free Play". Check it out and please me know what you think!
11.11.2025 02:25
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I loved talking with Stephen Nachmonvitch for the Night Science Podcast βΒ he's so creative, and his backgrounds in science and art make for an amazing, unique perspective :-)
10.11.2025 17:02
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π₯A new episode of the Night Science podcast comes out today! Stephen Nachmanovitch is the author of the classic "Free Play" and the celebrated improvisational musician. We talk about chivalry in dialogue: the art of advancing (instead of blocking) each otherβs ideas.
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10.11.2025 14:13
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Join us tomorrow for a Night Science Seminar Series presentation! Jennifer Oyler-Yaniv from Harvard will talk about how a scientific journey can be viewed as a mythological Hero's Quest by sharing work from her lab on how epithelial tissues restrict the spread of viruses.
cassyni.com/events/ZYQow...
09.11.2025 15:37
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