<h2>00:46 Inequalities in US faculty hiring</h2><p>In the US, where a person gained their PhD can have an outsized influence on their future career. Now, using a decade worth of data, researchers have shown there are stark inequalities in the hiring process, with 80% of US faculty trained at just 20% of institutions.</p><p><em>Research article: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05222-x?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Wapman et al.</em></a></p><h2></h2><h2>09:01 Research Highlights</h2><p>How wildlife can influence chocolate production, and the large planets captured by huge stars.</p><p><em>Research Highlight: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02908-0?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A chocoholic’s best friends are the birds and the bats</em></a></p><p><em>Research Highlight: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02909-z?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Giant stars turn to theft to snag jumbo planets</em></a></p><h2></h2><h2>11:42 Briefing Chat</h2><p>We discuss some highlights from the <em>Nature Briefing</em>. This time, what science says about grieving for a public figure, and why suburban Australians are sharing increasingly sophisticated measures to prevent cockatoos from opening wheelie bins.</p><p><em>Nature News: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02945-9?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Millions are mourning the Queen — what’s the science behind public grief?</a></p><p><em>The Guardian: </em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/13/interspecies-innovation-arms-race-cockatoos-and-humans-at-war-over-wheelie-bin-raids?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>‘Interspecies innovation arms race’: cockatoos and humans at war over wheelie bin raids</em></a></p><p><a href="https://go.nature.com/get-the-nature-briefing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</em></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Huge dataset shows 80% of US professors come from just 20% of institutions

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