Science and technology words + 6 podcasts on China to listen to
👋 Welcome to this week’s issue of the Giant Mandarin newsletter. This week I cover words on the topic of science and technology. I also include six recommendations on podcasts on China to listen to.
🎯 Words
科技 kējì - science and technology 🔬
技术 jìshù - technology 🤖
科学 kēxué - science; scientific 🧬
自然科学 zìrán kēxué - natural sciences
应用科学 yìngyòng kēxué - applied science
知识 zhīshi - knowledge 📚
理论 lǐlùn - theory 📖
假说 jiǎshuō - hypothesis 💭
方法 fāngfǎ - method
软件 ruǎnjiàn - software 🌐
硬件 yìngjiàn - hardware 🛠
程序员 chéngxùyuán - programmer 👩💻
工程师 gōngchéngshī - engineer 👷♂️
科学家 kēxuéjiā - scientist 👩🔬
教授 jiàoshòu - professor 👨🏫
研究员 yánjiūyuán - researcher
研究 yánjiū - research; study; to research; to study
发现 fāxiàn - to find; to discover; finding; discovery
创新 chuàngxīn - innovation; to innovate 💡
创立 chuànglì - to found; to establish
创造 chuàngzào - to create
💭 Thoughts
🎙 Six podcasts on China to listen to
1. Kaiser Kuo and Jeremy Goldkorn’s Sinica Podcast
📖 Where to find it: Sinica Podcast, Spotify, Apple
🚀 Launch date: 2010
🔢 Number of episodes: >340
👇 Described in their own words:
The Sinica Podcast, founded in 2010, is a weekly discussion of current affairs in China hosted by Kaiser Kuo and Jeremy Goldkorn. It is the flagship show of the Sinica Podcast Network.
2. Jordan Schneider’s ChinaTalk
📖 Where to find it: ChinaTalk, Spotify, Apple, Substack (for the newsletter of the same name)
🚀 Launch date: 2017
🔢 Number of episodes: >200
👇 Described in their own words:
Conversations exploring China's tech scene, economy and politics. Guests include a wide range of policy analysts, business professionals, journalists, and academics. Hosted by Jordan Schneider and published on Lawfare.
3. NüVoices
🚀 Launch date: 2018
🔢 Number of episodes: >70
👇 Described in their own words:
The NüVoices podcast is hosted by NüVoices members Chenni Xu, Cindy Gao, Joanna Chiu, Sophia Yan, Jessie Lau, and Megan Cattel who explore the work of women in media, academia and the arts in Greater China, the impact of abuses of power, international and domestic politics, and their own personal stories. This podcast is wholly coordinated, produced, and edited by the NüVoices board.
4. Laszlo Montgomery’s The China History Podcast
📖 Where to find it: The China History Podcast, Spotify, Apple
🚀 Launch date: 2010
🔢 Number of episodes: >280
👇 Described in their own words:
Since 2010, The China History Podcast, presented by Laszlo Montgomery presents almost 300 episodes of curated topics from China's antiquity to modern times.
5. Jude Blanchette’s Pekingology
📖 Where to find it: Pekingology, Spotify, Apple
🚀 Launch date: 2020
🔢 Number of episodes: >40
👇 Described in their own words:
China has emerged as one of the 21st century’s most consequential nations, making it more important than ever to understand how the country is governed. True to the name Pekingology, or the study of the political behavior of the People’s Republic of China, this podcast aims to unpack the behavior of the Chinese Communist Party and implications these actions have within China and for U.S.-China relations. Jude Blanchette, the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS, is joined by various experts to analyze the activities of the Chinese governing system and how these impact the complex relationships relating to China.
6. Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden’s The China in Africa Podcast
📖 Where to find it: The China in Africa Podcast, Spotify, Apple
🚀 Launch date: 2012
🔢 Number of episodes: >630
👇 Described in their own words:
Twice-weekly discussion about China's engagement across Africa and the Global South hosted by journalist Eric Olander and Asia-Africa scholar Cobus van Staden in Johannesburg.
👀 Recommendations
The SupChina Book List: The 100 China books you have to read, ranked (2019), SupChina
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