Change, Technically
Dr. Ashley Juavinett and Dr. Cat Hicks
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Ashley Juavinett, PhD and Cat Hicks, PhD explore technical skills, the science of innovation, STEM pathways, and our beliefs about who gets to be technical—so you can be a better leader and we can all build a better future.
Ashley, a neuroscientist, and Cat, a psychologist for software teams, tell stories of change from classrooms to workplaces.
Also, they're married.
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You have bad mental models of learning
You can find the talk Cat gave about learning and its citations here: https://github.com/DrCatHicks/tailscale_talk On beliefs about humans being more genetically dissimilar than they are, work…
S2E5 You can write a book
📚 PREVIEW CAT'S BOOK, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SOFTWARE TEAMS! Pre-orders will be available in June. https://www.routledge.com/The-Psychology-of-Software-Teams/Hicks/p/book/9781032963389 📝 EPISODE…
S2E4 You can learn with AI
Can people learn in the AI era? Ashley and Cat think so. We talk about Ashley's experiences teaching programming and co-designing WITH students (not against them) to create shared classroom norms…
S2E3 Know your neighbors
This isn't the episode we planned, but it's what is on our minds right now. We talk about the power of knowing your neighbors and a few ways in which we've found solace and meaning in building our…
S2E2 Math is for girls
The story from Janet Hyde about her motivations to get a grant and "fight with data" can be found…
S2E1 Science deserves stories
First of all, in this episode you'll learn why Ashley has shipped ONE THOUSAND COCKROACHES through the mail. Second of all, Ashley shares about getting scientists to tell stories, taking risks to…
S1E13 The Change, Technically anniversary special
Ashley, Cat, and Danilo reflect on the major themes after one year of Change, Technically.For more information on consulting with Cat, please visit https://www.catharsisinsight.com/ ---SHOW NOTES:On…
S1E12 Andor and the psychology of resistance
SHOW NOTES Dominic Packer’s Normative Conflict Model of Dissent is described in this paper as well as his other work: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1088868307309606 Cat also mentions…
S1E11 You deserve better brain research
SHOW NOTES:For an example of a consideration of learning with information searching, a paper by Saskia Giebl and co-authors explored students learning basic programming concepts aided with a search…
S1E10 Dire wolves and bullshitters
More reading & sources:Fantastic article which echos many of our arguments here: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/18/wildlife-extinction-dire-wolf-endangered-species/Science article which…
Who's afraid of math?
SHOW NOTES: Cat wants you to know she read a *lot* of research for this episode. Major highlights we specifically drew from, and quote sources, were aross three reviews: Cat found this one especially…
Stepping out of the silo
How do human beings work together and learn to be, well, human? Stepping out of our comfortable and cozy silos and learning to communicate our value in new contexts might just be the key to unlocking…
S1E7 The NIH pays off beyond our dreams
In a special edition of Change, Technically, Ashley and Cat get into the facts of the NIH: what it does, how it works, and the consequences of disrupting its essential work. The NIH creates enormous…
S1E6 The magic of little boxes
In this special 'Change, Technically: Holidays On The Couch' edition of the podcast, Ashley & Cat discuss their philosophies of measurement and goal tracking, debate the value of data, and ponder…
S1E5 Open science: hope is other people
Much like open source software, open science is a path to distributed collaboration. By sharing the data from experiments and investigations open and available, scientists can multiply impact and…
S1E4 What really matters in software?
Can creativity mean more for software than productivity? Do we need to let go of “hardcore developer stuff”? Will getting more people to major in computer science fix everything? Ashley and Cat chat…
S1E3 What’s neuroscience got to do with it?
Neuroscience is the hottest STEM field. Why? What does a neuroscientist actually do? Is the brain some mechanically deterministic box configured at birth? Cat knows Ashley has the answers, and now…
S1E2 Who's technical?
What makes someone technical? What are our preconceptions about "technical" skills? How do those beliefs influence outcomes, and the success of who we include? Ashley and Cat dig in.CreditsAshley…
S1E1 You can do it, too
What does it take to make STEM work more accessible and effective? Ashley and Cat introduce their work and their values by answering this question.CreditsAshley Juavinett, host + producerCat Hicks,…
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Change, Technically has published 19 episodes since August 2024, covering topics in Education, Science.
Change, Technically is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 42m.
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