The best research thesis videos invite curiosity. Professor Bruce Hood joins me for this episode of The Social Academic Podcast. We talk about My-Thesis.org, a new repository for graduate students and early career researchers to share videos.
Do you want to make your research more visible? Video is a great option for academics like you.
First inspired by 3MT competitions, My-Thesis now has over 1,500 videos from 150+ institutions. You can submit your video to be included and create a profile that helps people connect with you.
Have you ever thought about making a video like this? Bruce shared the best thesis videos are focused on 1 thing, that “less is more.” And rather than asking people to “imagine this,” bring them right into a statement they can hold onto that’s intriguing.
Do you have a video already you’re open to sharing? I love that My-Thesis give a 2nd life to the hard work you put into recording a video about your research.
Hi, I’m Jennifer van Alstyne of The Academic Designer. This podcast is all about online presence in Higher Education. I’m excited to share this interview with you.
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Bruce Hood, PhD
Bruce Hood is Professor of Developmental Psychology in Society at Bristol University since 1999. He undertook his PhD in neuroscience at Cambridge followed by appointments at University College London, MIT and a faculty professor at Harvard. He research covers child development, adult superstition, self-identity and ownership. Bruce is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the Royal Institution of Great Britain and the British Psychological Society. He gave the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures “Meet Your Brain” in 2011 broadcast to over 4 million viewers and has written five popular science books – SuperSense, The Self Illusion, The Domesticated Brain, Possessed and his new bestseller book, The Science of Happiness: Seven Lesson for Living Well published in 26 countries. He has made numerous media appearances on radio and TV and starred in the recent 2019 award-winning eco-movie, Living in the Future’s Past with Academy Award winner, Jeff Bridges. He is the founder of My-Thesis.org, the world’s largest searchable platform of graduate research presentation launched in 2026.
