Change, Technically

Dr. Ashley Juavinett and Dr. Cat Hicks
Change, Technically

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.

Episodes

  1. FEB 10

    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 shared innovation. In this episode, we explore this question with Cristine Legare, a psychology professor at the University of Texas at Austin interested in the interplay of the universal human mind and the variations of culture, who studies cognitive and cultural evolution and the design of soc...

    43 min

  2. JAN 25

    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 economic impact, 400,000 jobs across the US, and sets science in motion that touches all of us. How to contact your representatives: Dial (202) 224-3121Tell autoresponder your representative name or zip code when promptedSpeak directly to staffer or leave voicemail: “My name is ___, I’m a constit...

    35 min
  3. The magic of little boxes

    JAN 4

    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 the behavioral science of doing the stuff we resolve to do. Notes: Cat & Ashley mention this essay: https://issues.org/limits-of-data-nguyen/ Show correction: Ashley wrongly said the Nguyen essay above had reminded her about Goodhart’s Law (the idea that as soon as we measure something, it ...

    22 min

  4. 2024-12-10

    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 discovery for teams they've never even met. Our guest, Saskia de Vries, talks to us about her work at the Allen Institute, including accelerating the pace of discovery by making scientific data available to everyone who wants it. Credits Saskia de Vries, guest Ashley Juavinett, host + producer Cat ...

    37 min

  5. 2024-11-11

    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 with Change, Technically’s first guest star SUE SMITH about developer learning and the future of software teams as technology changes. Credits Sue Smith, guest Ashley Juavinett, host + producer Cat Hicks, host + producer Danilo Campos, producer + editor While not mentioned in the episode, we wo...

    46 min

  6. 2024-09-06

    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 you will, too. Credits Ashley Juavinett, host + producer Cat Hicks, host + producer Danilo Campos, producer + editor For an incisive breakdown of “the crimes against dopamine” please read the piece of that title by Mark Humphries. The myth of mental illness book that Ashley mentioned was written ...

    37 min

  7. 2024-08-30

    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. Credits Ashley Juavinett, host + producer Cat Hicks, host + producer Danilo Campos, producer + editor On Communities of Practice, Ashley has published a paper on the impact of the program she co-directs: Zuckerman, A. L., Juavinett, A. L., Macagno, E. R., Bloodgood, B. L., Gaasterland, T., Artis, D., & Lo, ...

    40 min

  8. 2024-08-23

    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. Credits Ashley Juavinett, host + producer Cat Hicks, host + producer Danilo Campos, producer + editor Ashley on teaching coding to neuroscientists: Juavinett, A. L. (2022). The next generation of neuroscientists needs to learn how to code, and we need new ways to teach them. Neuron, 110(4), 576-578. Zuckerman, A. L., & Juavinett, A. L. (2024...

    38 min
  • 8 Episodes

About

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.

Information

  • Creator
    Dr. Ashley Juavinett and Dr. Cat Hicks
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Change, Technically
  • Show Website
    Change, Technically

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