Armchair Academics is an independent educational video production company that specializes in making entertaining, informational video essays and mini-documentaries on social scientific topics. Our content is published on and made freely available through YouTube, as well as the channel’s official website. Armchair Academics exists to provide general audiences – and potential or current undergraduate students in the social sciences – with easy-to-understand, entertaining videos that demonstrate how social scientists approach and answer essential questions regarding culture, religion, and society.
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The host, Alexander K. Smith, holds a PhD in the anthropology of Tibet and the Himalayas from the University of Paris (EPHE - PSL) and a Master's in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies from the University of Oxford.