Digestible Academia - A BlueSky Thinking Podcast

Digestible Academia - A BlueSky Thinking Podcast

Digestible Academia bridges the gap between academic research and practical application. We explore some of the most thought-provoking pieces published on BlueSky Thinking, taking a deeper dive into how academic research can be applied in the real world, making the complex theories relevant to the everyday challenges faced by businesses. Your hosts Chloë and Kerry are joined by experts from the academic and business world as well as members of the BlueSky team.

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May 13, 2025 35 mins

Welcome to Digestible Academia, the podcast where we break down complex academic research into something more digestible.

In this episode, we dive into an important and increasingly relevant topic – the environmental cost of AI.

We're joined by Dr. Albert Plugge, Professor of ESG Transformation & Digital Innovation at Nyenrode Business University, where he leads the lecture series on Digital Business Ecosystems. Describing hims...

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Welcome to Digestible Academia, a BlueSky Thinking podcast where we break down complex academic research into something more digestible.

Join us as we explore the fascinating intersection of business, sustainability, and consumer behaviour. In this episode, we'll examine the environmental impact of space tourism through the lens of Katy Perry's controversial 11-minute Blue Origin flight, u...

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Welcome to Digestible Academia, a BlueSky Thinking podcast where we break down complex academic research into something more digestible.

 

In this episode, in recognition of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month in the UK we’re continuing our exploration into diversity, equality and inclusion.

 

This week, we are joined by Jackie Ford, a Professor of Leadership and Organisation Studies at Durham University Business Sc...

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Welcome to Digestible Academia, a BlueSky Thinking podcast where we break down complex academic research into something more digestible.

 

Join us as we dive into the world of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace. In this episode, we’ll explore why female CEOs are often more debt-averse than their male counterparts, uncover the impact of gender bias in hiring decisions, and discuss how unconscious biases lea...

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Welcome to Digestible Academia, a BlueSky Thinking podcast where we break down complex academic research into something more digestible.

 

This week, we are joined by Patrick Vestner, a PhD Candidate at the University of Cologne, and an expert in age diversity in digital collaboration. We discuss how to collaborate more effectively in the workplace and why it might not actually be beneficial to define groups of people by their gene...

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Welcome to Digestible Academia, a BlueSky Thinking podcast where we break down complex academic research into something more digestible.

 

This week we will be discussing collaboration. We’ll be talking about how to encourage intergenerational collaboration, whether face-to-face meetings are ever needed, and how to effectively solve business conflict.

 

In this episode we are joined by special guest, Georgina Tierney, a Senior Acco...

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Welcome to Digestible Academia, a BlueSky Thinking podcast where we break down complex academic research into something more digestible.

 

This week, we are joined by Marjo-Riitta Diehl, Associate Professor of Management Studies at Aalto University School of Business, to discuss how managers can best deliver bad news.

 

Here is the article we discussed in this episode:

https://bluesky-thinking.com/got-bad-news-experts-reveal-how-to...

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Welcome back to Digestible Academia, a BlueSky Thinking podcast where we break down complex academic research into something more digestible.

 

This month, with the inauguration, everyone’s talking about leadership.

 

In our first episode of 2025 we’ll be discussing three articles recently published on bluesky-thinking.com, including how to break bad news, how businesses should create an environment not suited to narcissists, and h...

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December 17, 2024 63 mins

Welcome to Digestible Academia, a BlueSky Thinking podcast where we break down complex academic research into something more digestible.

 

This week, in the lead up to Christmas, we will be discussing consumerism. We’ll be talking about the shrinking size of Toblerone, why Klarna might be making you spend more, and when to leave an image with a review.

 

In this episode we are joined by special guests, Georgina Tierney, a Senior Ac...

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December 10, 2024 40 mins

Today’s episode of Digestible Academia is a special feature all about business school rankings.

 

Your hosts Chloë Lane and Kerry Ruffle are joined by Matt Symonds - The S of QS Quacquarelli Symonds, publishers of the QS World University Rankings and numerous business school rankings.  Matt was the media consultant to Times Higher Education to support the launch of their own THE World University Rankings, and has subsequently worke...

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November 26, 2024 51 mins

Digestible Academia is the BlueSky Thinking podcast where we break down complex academic research into something a bit more digestible. Today’s episode is all about wellbeing.

 

Our special guest this episode is Jonny Stone, a Senior Account Manager at BlueSky Education. Together, we take a deep dive into some of the most interesting research that has recently come out about wellbeing, including; could Instagram be good for your me...

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Digestible Academia is the BlueSky Thinking podcast where we break down complex academic research into something a bit more digestible. This week we're talking food. 

More specifically: why watching sports on TV could make you eat more; why food descriptions can change what you order at a restaurant; and why you might want to avoid popcorn when you’re next at the cinema.

We’re joined by two special guests this week: Alexandre Lopez...

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Welcome to Digestible Academia: the BlueSky Thinking podcast where we break down complex academic research into something a bit more… digestible.

 

This week we will be discussing the US election – taking a deep dive into some of the most interesting research that has recently come out about the US election, and asking ‘what makes a good leader?’

 

We’re joined by two special guests this week: Peter Remon, an account director at Bl...

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