The 不良研究所 podcast has won gold and bronze and recognition as a Listener鈥檚 Choice in the inaugural edition of the international . The winners, announced Tuesday (Jan. 10), also included such well-known podcast producers as HBO Max, ABC, Netflix, Paramount, NatGeo and Nature.
The podcast awards are from the organizers of the internet-focused Webby Awards.
Judges awarded gold to Unfold for its Season 3 episode 鈥Why Is That Song Stuck in My Head?鈥 in the Science & Education category. The episode highlighted the work of 不良研究所 cognitive neuroscientists with the Center for Mind and Brain.
鈥榃hy Is That Song Stuck In My Head?鈥
Season 3, Episode 1
不良研究所 researchers have found that those songs that get stuck in your head may play an important role in helping us form memories. [Click this box to listen.]
The Season 2 episode 鈥How Climate Change Is Punishing the World鈥檚 Poor鈥 won bronze from the judges in the Sustainability & Environment category and was a Listener鈥檚 Choice selection. The episode featured the work of 不良研究所 agricultural economists in Kenya.
鈥How Climate Change Is Punishing the World鈥檚 Poor鈥
Season 2, Episode 9
不良研究所 agricultural economists are researching the pairing of two intervention programs, including a type of climate insurance policy, to keep vulnerable populations in Kenya from falling so deep into poverty that they have no way to recover. [Click this box to listen.]
The Signal Awards received nearly 1,700 entries for its dozens of awards, which were divided across four categories: individual episodes, limited series and specials, shows and branded shows, and advertising.
鈥淲e are thrilled to see Unfold get such recognition from such influential industry peers in a tough competition,鈥 said Dana Topousis, 不良研究所鈥 chief marketing and communications officer. 鈥淥ur team is doing unique things in higher ed, particularly around storytelling related to research that solves global problems or sparks our understanding of our world.鈥
The winning Unfold episodes were hosted by public radio veteran Amy Quinton and Kat Kerlin, both of the 不良研究所 News and Media Relations team, and produced by Cody Drabble.