Friday, July 1, 2016

The Impact Factor Ep. 61: Won't Be Remembered
Podcast
Welcome to the 61st episode of The Impact Factor! The Impact Factor is what happens when two scientists, and two best friends, get together to talk about video games. Hosts Alex Samocha [biomedical scientist] and Charles Fliss [social scientist] sit down every week to discuss the week in gaming! Listen in for the news, views, and games that made the biggest impact!

Please send your suggestions and feedback to: impactfactorpodcast@gmail.com

In this special vacation episode Alex and Fliss do their own things! Alex is joined by super special guest co-host Justine to discuss The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo NX, Street Fighter V, and video game endings. Fliss discusses how Disney princess culture is bad for girls, good for guys, and how it affects gender roles in games.

“Endings Won’t Be Remembered” by Matt Sayer, Unwinnable

“Yes, Disney princess culture is influencing your daughters -- and your sons” by Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon


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For articles and reviews from Alex, check out: www.theimpactfactor.blogspot.com
For a blog about Japan, pop culture & more from Fliss, check out:

Follow Alex @alexsamocha on Twitter. twitch.tv/megalodonphd
Follow Fliss 
@thecfliss on Twitter. twitch.tv/flissofthenorthstar

Intro song:
You Kill My Brother by Go! Go! Go! Micro Invasion, East Jakarta Chiptunes Compilations. Freemusic Archive. (Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike License)
Transitions:
News & Views and Perspectives transitions from victorcenusa, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)
Experimental Methods transition from Sentuniman, Freesound.org (Attribution Noncommercial License)

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