Common Science Podcast

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Where do pets come from? What role do pets play? Is keeping pets moral? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com  Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists  REFERENCES Americans adopted millions of dogs during the pandemic | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/01/07/covid-dogs-return-to-work/ Freedom and Responsibility: Can you have one without the other? | Common Science Podcast Ep. 50 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lySTb4lHOZ0&t=1s | https://spoti.fi/39GxQaK | https://apple.co/3vb0sRQ Cats vs dogs: in terms of evolution | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/26/cats-vs-dogs-in-terms-of-evolution-are-we-barking-up-the-wrong-tree Arrival (film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_(film) Neuralink | https://neuralink.com/ Mantis shrimp | https://www.instagram.com/p/CIo9Z05gIQs/ @uw.art | https://www.instagram.com/uw.art/ Blackfish (film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfish_(film) Facts about US animal shelters | https://www.aspca.org/helping-people-pets/shelter-intake-and-surrender/pet-statistics#:~:text=Facts%20about%20U.S.%20Animal%20Shelters Lychee and Dog Meat Festival | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychee_and_Dog_Meat_Festival Why pandas have trouble getting pregnant | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/how-to-make-a-baby-panda PODCAST INFO  Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/   Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK   Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821   FOLLOW US Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/commonscientists/  Twitter | https://twitter.com/commscientists  TAGS   #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What do you do in nature? What benefits come from a walk in the woods? What have you learned from nature? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com  Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists  REFERENCES Ghandi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi Boredom Cast | https://spoti.fi/391DBzt | https://apple.co/3MvBpin Use Screen Time on Apple Products: https://apple.co/39fe468 Manage how you spend time on your Android phone with Digital Wellbeing | https://support.google.com/android/answer/9346420?hl=en Freedom and Responsibility Cast | https://spoti.fi/3rOUJ1U | https://apple.co/3vb0sRQ | https://youtu.be/lySTb4lHOZ0 How to start birding | https://www.audubon.org/birding/how-to-start-birding Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health | https://e360.yale.edu/features/ecopsychology-how-immersion-in-nature-benefits-your-health Walden (book by Henry David Thoreau) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden Winston Churchill | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill Wild (book by Cheryl Strayed) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_(memoir) Grandpa Dale Fladeboe | https://fladeboeland.com/history/ PODCAST INFO  Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/   Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK   Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821   FOLLOW US Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/commonscientists/  Twitter | https://twitter.com/commscientists  TAGS   #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What's the relationship between freedom and responsibility? Can freedom exist without responsibility? Why do we struggle with freedom and responsibility? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Man's Search for Meaning | Viktor Frankl | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s_Search_for_Meaning Free Will: Does it exist? | Common Science Podcast Ep. 49 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTB_sH3I2XE Scientific freedom: its grounds and their limitations | Torsten Wilholt | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2010.03.003 Jean-Paul Sartre | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress | https://amzn.to/3Jqh248 The Rational Optimist | Matt Ridley | https://amzn.to/3O2tWJ2 Apoptosis | https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/apoptosis PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 FOLLOW US Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/commonscientists/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/commscientists TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What's free will? Does it exist? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Unconscious brain activity shapes our decisions | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/unconscious-brain-activity-shapes-our-decisions William James | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James Compatibilism | https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/compatibilism/ Paul in the Biblefree will and the devil, struggling to do what intended passage Predestination Calvinism | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvinism The Value of Believing in Free Will: Encouraging a Belief in Determinism Increases Cheating | https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9280.2008.02045.x Daniel Dennett on Consciousness and Free Will | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Nj_rEqkyQ Just-world hypothesis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-world_hypothesis How to play mafia | https://www.instructables.com/How-To-Play-Mafia-with-And-Without-Cards/ Complex system | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_system Emergence | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence Building the periodic table | Dmitri Mendeleev | https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/big-history-project/stars-and-elements/knowing-stars-elements/a/dmitri-mendeleev The Music of Life | Denis Noble | http://www.musicoflife.website/ Brain tumour causes uncontrollable paedophilia | https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2943-brain-tumour-causes-uncontrollable-paedophilia/ Arthur Shopenhauer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer Sam Harris | https://www.samharris.org/ Central Limit Theorem (video) | https://www.khanacademy.org/math/ap-statistics/sampling-distribution-ap/what-is-sampling-distribution/v/central-limit-theorem PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 FOLLOW US Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/commonscientists/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/commscientists TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What's donut economics? Where did it come from? How might thinking in donuts save us? What other policies may build a brighter future? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES About Donut Economics | https://doughnuteconomics.org/about-doughnut-economics Kate Raworth | https://www.kateraworth.com/ Kate Raworth: Building a thriving economy for people within our planetary boundaries | The Circular Economy Show | https://apple.co/3t8Aopp Behavioral Economics | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_economics What Is Homo Economicus? | https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/homo-economicus.asp Amsterdam's ‘doughnut economy' puts climate ahead of GDP | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/amsterdams-doughnut-economy-puts-climate-ahead-of-gdp Externality | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality Carbon tax | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax Why 5 cent plastic bags work | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/11/13/the-surprising-reason-why-those-5-cent-charges-for-plastic-bags-actually-work/ Sugar tax & American Revolution | https://www.britannica.com/event/Sugar-Act Baby bonds could shrink the Black-white wealth gap | Cory Booker | https://www.vox.com/22268500/baby-bonds-black-white-wealth-gap-booker-pressley Freedom Dividend | Andrew Yang | https://2020.yang2020.com/what-is-freedom-dividend-faq/ PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 FOLLOW US Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/commonscientists/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/commscientists TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Do you like, love, or hate coffee, and why? Where did coffee come from? What has coffee done for human history? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Fuelling Democracy – Ben Franklin and Coffee Houses | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGdyttFB-Oc How coffee forever changed Britain | King Charles II's cronies try to ban coffeehouses | https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20201119-how-coffee-forever-changed-britain The Grecian Coffee House| Frequented by Sir Isaac Newton, etc. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grecian_Coffee_House PTC Paper & The Genetics of Bitter Taste | https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/ptc/ Lutefisk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutefisk Voltaire's coffee addiction | And 8 other geniuses addicted to coffee | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/famous-coffee-drinkers_n_5358495 Caffeine: How much is too much? | Mayo Clinic | https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20045678#:~:text=Up%20to%20400%20milligrams%20 Coffee consumption and health: umbrella review of meta-analyses of multiple health outcomes | R Poole 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j5024 It's very difficult to consume toxic levels of caffeine from drinks alone | https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/5/17/15649722/caffeine-overdose-health-risks-coffee-energy-drinks How Caffeine Addiction Changed History (ft. Michael Pollan) | WIRED | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD6cYabx0nk Wall Street started in the Tontine Coffee House | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tontine_Coffee_House Climate change: Future-proofing coffee in a warming world | https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56804147 Fair trade coffee | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_trade_coffee Black Ivory Coffee | Elephant poop coffee ☕️| https://blackivorycoffee.com/ Kopi luwak | Palm civet coffee | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak Fermentation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation Nordic Coffee Culture Explained: From Fika to Kask | https://nordicperspective.com/culture/nordic-scandinavian-coffee-drinking-culture-explained Navigating Life's Crap | Essay by Common Scientist Dré | https://commonscientists.com/navigating-lifes-crap/ PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 FOLLOW US Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/commonscientists/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/commscientists TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, How much water do you drink, and why? What makes water so critical to human life, and life in general? What does the future of water mean to us and the next generations? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Water: How much should you drink every day? | Mayo Clinic | https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256 Interstitial cystitis | Symptoms & Causes | https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/interstitial-cystitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354357 “Overall, 71,812 individuals completed the survey, of which 61% reported having had ≥1 Gastrointestinal symptom in the past week.” | https://dx.doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41395-018-0256-8 | If you're unable to access the article at its link, you can via the Unpaywall Browser Extension | https://unpaywall.org/ Dr. Lisa Sanders crowdsources diagnoses for mysterious and rare medical conditions. | Docuseries Diagnosis | https://www.netflix.com/title/80201543 Bell Museum, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA | https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/ Goldilocks Principle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldilocks_principle Proton motive force | https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/proton-motive-force Interactive Periodic Table | https://ptable.com/?lang=en Violence over Water Increases: New Data from the Water Conflict Chronology | Pacific Institute | https://pacinst.org/announcement/violence-over-water-increases-new-data-from-the-water-conflict-chronology/ Cryptosporidium (Parasite) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosporidium “Farming accounts for 70 percent of the water consumed and most of its wasteful use, said representatives of 130 nations at the World Water Forum” | https://www.wired.com/2006/03/farms-waste-much-of-worlds-water/ PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 FOLLOW US Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/commonscientists/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/commscientists TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What are your favorite Disney movies and why? Why do their stories (and archetypes) attract us? Do stories (and archetypes) help us navigate uncertainty? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES The Walt Disney Company | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company Mulan (1998 Film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulan_(1998_film) Annie Oakley | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Oakley Finding Nemo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Nemo Mentions: Holes, Lilo and Stitch, Brother Bear

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask what do billionaires mean to the world? Where did they come from? What's next? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Billionaire (Song) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aRor905cCw The World's Billionaires | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Billionaires World's Youngest Billionaire | https://www.forbes.com/profile/kevin-david-lehmann/?sh=2b7fa6b4143f AIDAN'S RECOMMENDATIONS I will teach you to be rich (book) | https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/ The four pillars of investing (book) | https://amzn.to/3nC09LP Stanford Marshmallow Experiment | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment The System (Book) | Robert Reich | https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634493/the-system-by-robert-b-reich/ PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 FOLLOW US Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/commonscientists/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/commscientists TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask in this more serious cast, What's the 1st amendment, a law that prevents other laws? Where did it come from? Why's it unique? How does it impact their lives today? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES First Amendment to the United States Constitution | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution Murder of George Floyd | ​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd Casting Crowns - City on the Hill (Song) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7MC2wu49Cw Hess v. Indiana | https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/461/hess-v-indiana Brandenburg v. Ohio | https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/189/brandenburg-v-ohio Brandenburg Test | https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/brandenburg_test January 6th, 2021 U.S Capitol Attack | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_United_States_Capitol_attack How the Washington Post has changed under Jeff Bezos | https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/16/media/jeff-bezos-donald-graham/index.html Deplatforming | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deplatforming Death to 2020 Trailer | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veUqfcyZ_Bo The Anatomy of Trust | Delivered by Brené Brown | https://jamesclear.com/great-speeches/the-anatomy-of-trust-by-brene-brown Frederick Douglass, American Abolitionist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass Chelsea Manning | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Manning Julian Asange | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Assange Edward Snowden, NSA whisleblower | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden Karen Silkwood & Plutonium Fuels | ​​https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/interact/silkwood.html PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 FOLLOW US Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/commonscientists/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/commscientists TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is anime? Where did it come from? What makes anime unique? How has it influenced their own lives? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Anime | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime Otaku (Anime/Manga Fan) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku Manga | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga Pokémon: The Japanese game that went viral | https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200811-pokemon-the-japanese-game-that-went-viral What is gestalt psychology? | https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-gestalt-psychology-2795808 Godzilla was a metaphor for Hiroshima | https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/godzilla-was-metaphor-hiroshima-hollywood-whitewashed-it-n1236165 The Soul of Anime: Collaborative Creativity and Japan's Media Success Story | https://cmsw.mit.edu/ian-condry-the-soul-of-anime/ One Piece (TV Series) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece_(TV_series) Dré's Recommendations: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Attack on Titan, Paprika, Princess Mononoke, Ghosts in the Shell, Death Note PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 FOLLOW US Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/commonscientists/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/commscientists TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is homeostasis? Where did the concept come from? What does it mean for the body? How might we apply homeostasis to everyday life? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Homeostasis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeostasis Homeostasis: The Underappreciated and Far Too Often Ignored Central Organizing Principle of Physiology | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.00200/full 2-Minute Neuroscience: Action Potential | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2hHt_PXe5o Homeostasis & Negative/Positive Feedback | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz0Q9nTZCw4 Sogyal Rinpoche, Tibetan Dzogchen lama | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sogyal_Rinpoche Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_(book) Matthew Effect | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect Casting Crowns - City On The Hill | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7MC2wu49Cw The Comfort Crisis | https://eastermichael.com/book/ Brené Brown | https://brenebrown.com/ Joker (Film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(2019_film) The CEO who gave his employees a minimum wage of $ 70,000 says his company's revenue tripled | https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/369908 Emotional well-being levels off beyond an annual income of ∼$75,000 | https://www.princeton.edu/~deaton/downloads/deaton_kahneman_high_income_improves_evaluation_August2010.pdf What is breathwork? | https://www.healthline.com/health/breathwork PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 FOLLOW US Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/commonscientists/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/commscientists TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What are microexpressions? Where did they come from? Which controversies surround them? Why should you care? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Microexpressions | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microexpression Dr. Paul Eckman | https://www.paulekman.com/about/paul-ekman/ How to read faces | Test by Dr. Eckman | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbFwp36VN2M Charles Darwin's little-known psychology experiment | https://bit.ly/3C9KJmR Language | Common Science Podcast | https://apple.co/3C2VvLw | https://spoti.fi/3C3lt1j | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LystOg12WiY The Psychology of Facial Expression | http://www.ffri.hr/~ibrdar/komunikacija/seminari/Russell,%201997%20-%20What%20does%20facial%20expression%20mean%20(chapter).pdf Loneliness may be a bigger killer than obesity | https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318723 Ex Machina (film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Machina_(film) Bill Clinton tells Jim Lehrer there 'is no sexual relationship' with Monica Lewinsky | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBzHnZiSv7U Why faces don't always tell the truth about feelings | https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00507-5 TSA SPOT Program | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPOT_(TSA_program) AI Now Institute | https://ainowinstitute.org/ Towards on-farm pig face recognition using convolutional neural networks | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2018.02.016 How the daycare child abuse hysteria of the 1980s became a witch hunt | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-modern-witch-hunt/2015/07/31/057effd8-2f1a-11e5-8353-1215475949f4_story.html PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who's Ada Lovelace? How'd she become a brilliant artist and a successful scientist? What did she contribute to humanity? What controversies exist in her story and what are challenges women face in STEM? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Ada Lovelace | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace Lord Byron | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron Don Juan | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/21700/21700-h/21700-h.htm Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing (documentary) | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p030s5bx Outliers: The Story of Success | Malcolm Gladwell | https://amzn.to/3gVZTUs Computer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer Charles Babbage Institute | https://cse.umn.edu/cbi Women in STEM | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666389920301598 Alan Turing | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Apple's Jobs and Wozniak | https://bit.ly/3yFqvyX George Washington Carver (audio only) | Common Scientists | https://apple.co/3tcsoSI | https://spoti.fi/3yEVlI5 The Imitation Game (film on Alan Turing) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imitation_Game String Theory (audio only) | Common Scientists | https://apple.co/3tpSi5P | https://spoti.fi/2WTFisY Finding Ada | Conference | Network | Ada Lovelace Day | And More | https://findingada.com/ PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is language? What are the benefits and limitations of language? Why is nonverbal communication important? How does language shape the way we think and experience the world? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Language | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language Ludwig Wittgenstein | https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/wittgenstein/ Temple Grandin | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin Autism | https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/autism-spectrum-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352928 Left vs Right Brain | https://www.healthline.com/health/left-brain-vs-right-brain Limitations of language | Michael Eriksson | http://www.aswedeingermany.de/50LanguageAndWriting/50TheLimitationsOfLanguage.html Nonverbal communication | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonverbal_communication Steven Pinker | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Pinker In the land of invented languages | Arika Okrent | http://inthelandofinventedlanguages.com/ DuoLingo | Free Language Courses for English Speakers | https://www.duolingo.com/courses Arrival (film) | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_(film) Sapir-Worf Hypothesis / Linguistic Relativity | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity ASCII | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII Mathematical universe hypothesis | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_universe_hypothesis Semantics v syntax | https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/semantics-vs-syntax-vs-pragmatics-grammar-rules Ethio-Jazz Ted talk | Meklit Hadero | https://www.ted.com/talks/meklit_hadero_the_unexpected_beauty_of_everyday_sounds?language=en Onomatopoeia | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia Mellifluous | https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mellifluous How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky | https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think?language=en Broca's and Wernicke's Aphasia | https://memory.ucsf.edu/symptoms/speech-language Schrödinger's cat | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger's_cat Dictionary of obscure sorrows | https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/ PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, librarian at the University of Minnesota Rochester, sits down with Aidan to share her story, her path from music to history, opticianry to stock brokerage, and now librarianship, challenges search engines and social media pose to students and the public looking for meaningful information, resources land grant universities have to offer, innovations in higher education, and parallels between medicine and music. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES University of Minnesota Rochester | https://r.umn.edu/ Optician | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optician Oregon Trail | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail Deadwood (TV Series) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadwood_(TV_series) Library Science | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_science Weeding (Library) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeding_(library) Stack (Software) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_(abstract_data_type) Algorithms of Oppression | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithms_of_Oppression AllSides | https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news False news travels faster | MIT | https://bit.ly/3B5kSvQ Right and left, partisanship predicts (asymmetric) vulnerability to misinformation | Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review | https://bit.ly/3yakbzw Database Search Tips: Boolean operators | MIT | https://bit.ly/3B5l8ei Boolean algebra | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_algebra University of Minnesota Rochester's NXT GEN MED | https://r.umn.edu/news/nxt-gen-med Carleton College Librarian Trading Card Gallery | https://bit.ly/3DaXVt2 Jonas Salk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk COVID-19 Vaccine Development | https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/how-did-we-develop-a-covid-19-vaccine-so-quickly PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Is veganism a philosophy or a diet? What's vegan or not? Does eating vegan reduce unnecessary suffering? Is hunting or fishing important to conservation? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Veganism | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism Vegan or Not (Game) | https://amzn.to/3iLHb33 Vegan Society's Definition | https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism Merriam-Webster's Definition | https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegan Earthlings Full Documentary | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl3B4H9-0xo Comfort Crisis | Common Scientists' Conversation | https://youtu.be/0J7lk35cj6g Comfort Crisis | Michael Easter and Joe Rogan's Conversation | https://spoti.fi/3rnq769 Genesis 1:26 | Free Bible | https://www.bible.com/bible/111/GEN.1.26.NIV American System of Conservation Funding | https://www.fishwildlife.org/afwa-informs/resources/american-system-conservation-funding Hunters as Conservationists | https://www.fws.gov/refuges/hunting/hunters-as-conservationists/ Vegetarian Diet and B12 Deficiency | https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20030618/vegetarian-diet-b12-deficiency 4-H (About) | https://4-h.org/about/what-is-4-h/ Black Death/Plague | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death Quarantine | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is urbanization? Where did cities come from? What do current trends mean for individuals and society? How might we learn from the past to design cities that last? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Urbanization | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization Minnesota is becoming increasingly urban | https://minnesotago.org/trends/urbanization The Cities of the Future | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazines/l/apr19/index-uk.html The Hunger Games | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games Biggest State Fairs | https://www.readers.com/blog/biggest-state-fairs/ Urban Threat | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/urban-threats 38th Street THRIVE Strategic Development Plan | https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/government/projects/cped/current-future/38th-thrive/ New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern Dunbar's number | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, How much have you thought about your shoes? Where did shoes come from? How has shoe use changed over time? How might we be more sustainable? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Ötzi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tzi History of basketball | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_basketball High-Tops vs. Low-Tops | https://www.insidescience.org/news/high-tops-low-tops Tinker Hatfield Documentary | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaSvGVhtszo Men in Heels | https://bit.ly/3jijJty Occasions and non-occasions | https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1350506814533952 Chinese practice of foot binding | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_binding Salvation Army | https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/ Soles 4 Souls | https://soles4souls.org/give-shoes/ The Wildly Complex Anatomy of a Sneaker | Angel Chang's Ted Talk | https://bit.ly/3lpUwzS PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Bryn Shank, Energy Auditor at St. Paul, Minnesota's Center for Energy and Environment, shares his story, his decision to depart college, his learnings in environmental advocacy, building bridges between science and the public, and making more healthful homes with Aidan. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES Bryn Shank | Twitter @BrynShank | https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryn-shank-869406a8/ Electric Cars Podcast | https://spoti.fi/2VhdihK | https://apple.co/3BM5zt6 Stop The Line 3 Pipeline | https://www.stopline3.org/ Solar Certification | ​​https://www.nabcep.org/certification/ Indoor Air Quality Introduction | https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/introduction-indoor-air-quality Radon | https://www.epa.gov/radon PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is comfort? What does it mean to be comfortable? When can comfort be bad for us? If comfort shouldn't be the goal, what should we aim for? And more. Website & Newsletter | https://commonscientists.com Support Us | https://patreon.com/commonscientists REFERENCES The Comfort Crisis | Michael Easter | https://amzn.to/3xWgBtm Why comfort will ruin your life | Bill Eckstrom | TEDxUniversityofNevada | https://bit.ly/3wM0T2t DNA | Kendrick Lamar | https://bit.ly/3Bj2FM4 Prevalence-induced concept change in human judgment | Levari et al. 2018 | https://bit.ly/3kzKKej PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821 TAGS #Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who's Isaac Asimov? How'd he become a larger than life science fiction author capable of writing or editing more than 500 books? What controversy surrounds him? What can we learn from his story? What influence did he have in society? Which of his predictions proved true? And more. Website, Email Newsletter: commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Isaac Asimov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov Mary Shelley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley I, Robot Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dlo-VB0-HI Biographics Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ Foundation series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series Eiichiro Oda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiichiro_Oda Deep Work: https://amzn.to/34dM25n David Brooks - New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/column/david-brooks

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Where did electric cars come from? What challenges have electric cars faced in going mainstream? What is the future of transportation? Are electric cars actually more expensive? And more. Website, Email Newsletter: commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Electric car: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car Phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_fossil_fuel_vehicles U.S. Energy Information Administration - Energy use for transportation: https://bit.ly/3hgylK8 Consumers Reports - EVs offer big savings over gas-powered cars: https://bit.ly/3jK2UcC BBC - France moves to ban short-haul domestic flights: https://bbc.in/3xqhWIQ First passengers traveled safely on a hyperloop: https://virginhyperloop.com/ Teleportation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleportation A laptop today is 96% cheaper than a 1994 model and 1,000X better: https://bit.ly/36iYfXn

James Neher, student at the Illinois College of Optometry, shares his story, early memories of Brazil, England, soccer (a.k.a. football), his windy path to becoming an eye doctor, and his passion for people and photography with his brother and host Aidan. Website, Email Newsletter: commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Campinas, Brazil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campinas Fila Brasileiro (or Brazilian Mastiff): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fila_Brasileiro Arapaima Fish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapaima Shedd Aquarium: https://www.sheddaquarium.org/ Manchester United: https://www.manutd.com/ Will Corcoran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wcorcoran/ El Capitan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Capitan Free Solo (Documentary): https://films.nationalgeographic.com/free-solo Carleton College: https://www.carleton.edu/ Spaced Repetition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition Endless Forms Most Beautiful by Sean B. Carroll: https://amzn.to/35EPiqW Biochemistry - A Short Course by John L. Tymoczko: https://amzn.to/35IikWT James' Favorite Photography YouTubers: Josh Katz, Hayden Pederson, and Willem Verbeek Read this if you want to take better photos (Book): https://amzn.to/2SQeqIJ Understanding Exposure (Book): https://amzn.to/3qli35A

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Where did we come from? What does it mean to be human? Are there good humans, or bad humans? Should we strive to be more, or less human? and more. Website, Email Newsletter: commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Human: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Genetics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics Why Humans Like to Cry by Michael Trimble: https://amzn.to/3cZzJOS Emergence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence Printing Press: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press Taxonomy (Classification of Living Organisms): https://bit.ly/3cZKuRa The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins: https://amzn.to/3gKO04f Endless Forms Most Beautiful by Sean B. Carroll: https://amzn.to/35EPiqW Embryo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryo Vestigial Features of the Human Body: https://bit.ly/35G4fZI Altruism Among Relatives And Non-Relatives: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.beproc.2008.06.002

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, When were you first stressed about standardized tests? What's the troubled past of standardized tests? What can the United States learn from other countries? Might we fix standardized tests, or are they broken beyond repair? and more. Website, Email Newsletter: commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Statewide Testing (Minnesota Department of Education): https://education.mn.gov/mde/fam/tests/ Intelligence Quotient (IQ): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient Emperor Yang of Sui: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Yang_of_Sui Eugenics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics Carl Brigham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Brigham Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Sterilization_Act_of_1924 The SAT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT How Science Created Morons (Science Vs Podcast): https://spoti.fi/3zqxX2K World Population Review's Education Rankings by Country: https://bit.ly/2SywgQb America's Not the Greatest Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fTkA3dvpPM Education in Finland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Finland Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences: https://www.simplypsychology.org/multiple-intelligences.html Multiple Intelligences Test: https://bit.ly/3gifdeg Are These Birds Better Than Humans/Computers at Predicting Hurricane Seasons?: https://bit.ly/35h4PNw

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, When did you first think about breath? Why care for your breath? How have some mastered the skill of breathing to push the limits of what's possible? What are the connections between breath/breathing, religion, philosophy, and science? And more. Website, Email Newsletter: commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Breath/Breathing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathing James Nestor's book Breath: https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath Yoga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga Yoga with Adrienne: https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene How to make a model of the lungs: https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-make-a-lung-model-373319 Wim Hof: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Hof Guided Wim Hof Breathing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tybOi4hjZFQ Freediving: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freediving The name Yahweh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahweh The Stoic pneuma: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneuma_(Stoic)

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who's George Washington Carver? Why's he not just the peanut guy but the Black Leonardo DaVinci? How does he reconcile faith and science? What role did adversity play in his genius? And more. Website, Email Newsletter: commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: George Washington Carver: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver Agricultural Science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_science Crop Rotation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_rotation Who invented peanut butter? https://bit.ly/3v0MG1R The ‘Black Leonardo': https://bit.ly/3ynZLnN Carver's favorite poem “Equipment” by Edgar A. Guest: https://bit.ly/3os5gNQ Faith as Inspiration for George Washington Carver: https://bit.ly/2S8odck Successful children who lost a parent - Why are there so many of them?: https://n.pr/3v2ZEfg Gladwell's “eminent orphans” is described in David and Goliath: https://amzn.to/3uX2keq Viktor Frankl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl

James Le is a machine learning researcher turned data journalist, writer, and podcaster. He shares his story starting in Vietnam, leaving for the United States at 16, finding community in the liberal arts, learning about American and Scandinavian culture, working deeply, and becoming a data advocate passionate about helping data science teams work better with Aidan. Website, Email Newsletter: commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: James Le (About, Blog, Datacast Podcast): https://jameskle.com/ Vietnam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam Liberal arts education: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_arts_education James Le's "Top 10 liberal arts skills you need to succeed in tech": https://jameskle.com/writes/top-10-liberal-arts-skills Deep Work by Cal Newport: https://amzn.to/34dM25n Todoist: https://todoist.com/ Effective Altruism: https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ DIS - Study abroad in Scandinavia: https://disabroad.org/ James Le's study abroad vlog site: https://jamesatkobenhavn.tumblr.com/ Architecture of Copenhagen, Denmark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Copenhagen Hygge, Fika and How Getting Cozy Can Lead to Happiness: https://dailyburn.com/life/lifestyle/hygge-fika-cozy-happiness/ Superb AI, Inc.: https://www.superb-ai.com/

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What's nuclear energy? Why might it help save us from climate change? How else might we find sustainability? and more. Website, Email Newsletter: commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Nuclear energy/power: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power Conservation of energy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_of_energy Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki Fukushima Daiichi Accident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster Nuclear fuel energy density: https://www.nei.org/fundamentals/nuclear-fuel Scientific consensus on climate change: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_consensus_on_climate_change Chernobyl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster 3 reasons why nuclear is clean and sustainable: https://bit.ly/3w9vJCn Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchants_of_Doubt Our consumption factor imperils us all: https://www.international.ucla.edu/ccs/article/87722 The sharing economy promotes sustainable societies: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09260-4

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What's aging and why care? How do our brains and bodies change over time? Do we continue after death? How might we age with dignity? and more. Website, Email Newsletter: commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande: http://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/ Fluid and crystallized intelligence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_and_crystallized_intelligence Social Capital: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capital Age Dynamics in Scientific Creativity: https://www.pnas.org/content/108/47/18910 Life Satisfaction Across the Lifespan: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2990956/ Rotary International: https://www.rotary.org/ Ageism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageism Living Will (a.k.a Advanced Healthcare Directive): https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/living-wills/art-20046303 How to appoint a power of attorney: https://www.wikihow.legal/Appoint-a-Power-of-Attorney How is aging different for men and women: https://bit.ly/3hiMYgi Stoicism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism Marcus Aurelius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius Life expectancy vs. health expenditure, 1970 to 2015: https://bit.ly/3y9pVe7 Why Preventive Care Lowers Health Care Costs: https://bit.ly/3bi2Zzf Americans work longest hours among industrialized countries: https://bit.ly/3uCKxsK Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_Consent Quality-adjusted life year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality-adjusted_life_year Yoga with Adrienne: https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene Look to Seniors for Valuable Mentoring: https://www.seniorsmatter.com/value-seniors-mentoring/2491922 The Sinclair Lab - Harvard University: https://sinclair.hms.harvard.edu/ The Treasure Called Antibiotics: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354621/

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What's string theory? Why care? How might non-experts start to understand? How's physics and math connected? Is math discovered or invented? and more. Website, Email Newsletter: commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: String Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_theory Theory of Everything: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_everything Theory of Everything (film on theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking): https://bit.ly/3xRoeBE “What every layperson should know about string theory” by Ethan Siegel: https://bit.ly/3vRqJlJ Michio Kaku explains string theory: https://bit.ly/2QXjOc3 Brian Greene: Making Sense of String Theory: https://bit.ly/33xvGUs The Great Ideas of Psychology by Daniel Robinson: https://adbl.co/2SCQNTn Intro to the Pythagorean Theorem: https://bit.ly/3y1ikOn Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark: https://bit.ly/3bdLu3a Elon Musk Explains How to Reason Using 'First Principles' in Physics: https://bit.ly/3xZFEvR Jim Simons (mathematician and billionaire): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Simons_(mathematician) Daryl Morey (Rockets' GM): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Morey Laplace's demon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplace%27s_demon Hoberman sphere: https://amzn.to/3eutRhA Dark Energy, Dark Matter: https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy Supersymmetry: https://bit.ly/3ty0Gyk Large Hadron Collider (LHC): https://home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider Higgs Boson (The God Particle): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Why is space fascinating? Is life out there? What's the future of space travel? Can we adapt? and more. Website & Email Newsletter: www.commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Space Shuttle Endeavour: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Endeavour C.S. Lewis's Mud Pie Quote: https://bit.ly/3urbJed Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: https://bwca.com/ What Causes The Northern Lights: https://bit.ly/3ef0C26 Balto (Film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112453/ The Drake Equation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation Entropy: “often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy SpaceX Mars Mission: https://www.spacex.com/human-spaceflight/mars/ The Gateway Foundation's Space Hotel: https://gatewayspaceport.com/ Do we really know more about space than the deep ocean? https://bit.ly/3uiA066 Voyagers (Crap Film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9664108/ Lord of the Flies (Book, Film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Flies Arrival (Film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_(film) Gravity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity Newton's Laws of Motion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_laws_of_motion Nebula: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula Introduction to the Electromagnetic Spectrum: https://science.nasa.gov/ems/01_intro Gamma rays cause damage at the cellular level: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_ray#Health_effects What is astrobiology? https://bit.ly/3h4KIci The 100 (TV Series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_100_(TV_series) Islands Spark Accelerated Evolution: https://bit.ly/3eQOyTM The Founder Effect (Evolution): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founder_effect

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What's sex and what's gender? Why's sex and gender complicated? How might we find more equity of opportunity?, and more. Website & Email Newsletter: www.commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Eve Ensler (Vagina Monologues and I am an emotional creature): https://www.eveensler.org/ Euphoria (TV Show): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_(American_TV_series) Sex and Gender Distinction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_gender_distinction Free Big 5 Personality Test: https://www.truity.com/test/big-five-personality-test Nigel Edley's Men and Masculinity: https://amzn.to/3dQp21G Transhumanism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism A meta-analysis of sex differences in interests: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19883140/ Simone de Beauvoir: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_de_Beauvoir Countries with the best parental leave: https://bit.ly/3aCYJKo The Freedom Dividend (Andrew Yang's Proposed Universal Basic Income): https://bit.ly/3sUFOkL Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Fausto-Sterling

Louis Mielke, ecologist and conservation biologist (focused on fungi) at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, shares his story, his passion for the outdoors and permaculture (sustainable, self-sustaining ecosystems), and his experience emigrating from Minnesota, United States, to Sweden with Aidan. Website & Email Newsletter: www.commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: About Louis: https://www.slu.se/en/ew-cv/louis-mielke/ Louis' iNaturalist and Instagram: @millenialmyces Mycology (The Study of Fungi): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycology Carl Linnaeus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus Yosemite National Park: https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm Rebecca Montgomery (Ecologist): https://ecophys.cfans.umn.edu/ Peter Kennedy (Mycologist): https://cbs.umn.edu/contacts/peter-kennedy Permaculture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture Minnesota Mycological Society: https://minnesotamycologicalsociety.org/ Mycological Society of America: https://msafungi.org/ Fantastic Fungi (film): https://fantasticfungi.com/ Paul Stamets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stamets Community Science: https://bit.ly/2QG61FW Fulbright Scholarship Program: https://us.fulbrightonline.org/ Fika: https://sweden.se/culture-traditions/fika/ American Swedish Institute: https://www.asimn.org/ iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is color, and where did it come from? If someone has never seen color, how would you describe it? What role has color played throughout history and does it play today?, and more. Website & Email Newsletter: www.commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientiststists Resources: The Giver: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giver The Iliad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad Color: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color Phoenician purple: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple Synesthesia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia Color blindness: https://bit.ly/3uTKYyK Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI): https://bit.ly/3x9QVt6 Coded Bias (Documentary): https://www.codedbias.com/about Ex Machina (film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Machina_(film) Benefits of UV Protection: https://mayocl.in/2QAknYL

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What's CRISPR gene editing? What are its pros and cons? Where's humanity headed?, and more. Website & Email Newsletter: www.commonscientists.com | Support Us: patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: CRISPR Gene Editing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR_gene_editing What CRISPR-baby prison sentences mean for research: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00001-y Inactivation of porcine endogenous retrovirus in pigs using CRISPR-Cas9: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/357/6357/1303 Tracking the Cost of Gene Therapy: https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/10/24/148183/tracking-the-cost-of-gene-therapy/ Gattaca: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blind_Watchmaker Clinic Claims Success In Making Babies With 3 Parents' DNA: https://n.pr/3g6wEyS Anthropocene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropocene Minimalism: https://www.theminimalists.com/minimalism/ Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs? https://to.pbs.org/2OJsyBp

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who's Elon Musk? Where'd he come from? What's he achieved? Why can he be controversial?, and more. Website & Email Newsletter: https://commonscientists.com/ | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk Isaac Asimov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: https://bit.ly/3rTsrRk Ender's Game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender%27s_Game Artemis Fowl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_Fowl Elon Musk Has Promised To Give At Least Half His Fortune To Charity: https://bit.ly/3wyAxCr SpaceX Launch Sends Tesla Roadster Into Orbit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk6qxprCuGY OpenAI: https://openai.com/ How Elon Musk's secretive foundation hands out his billions: https://bit.ly/3us9Ygo Nuclear power: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power Malala Yousafzai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai Sagrada Família: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia The War of Art (book): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_Art_(book) Neuralink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink The Matrix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix Future of Life Institute: https://futureoflife.org/

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What's boredom and where does it come from? What's the relationship between boredom, mental illness, creativity, flow, and more? Website & Email Newsletter: https://commonscientists.com/ | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Boredom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boredom Cal Newport: https://www.calnewport.com/ Flow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology) Viktor Frankl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl Friedrich Nietzsche: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche Her (film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_(film) Big Five personality traits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits Eight Reasons Why We Get Bored: https://bit.ly/39rqYen

Ronald (Ronnie) Tumusiime, entrepreneur and family man, shares his story, what makes his home country of Uganda unique, and his passion for African education and youth with Aidan. Website & Email Newsletter: https://commonscientists.com/ | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Ronald's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronald-tumusiime-a3b24179/ Africa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa Uganda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda Kampala, Uganda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala Entrepreneurship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrepreneurship Dr. Geoffrey Anguyo: https://geoffreyanguyo.wordpress.com/about/ Kigezi Health Care Foundation (KIHEFO): https://www.kihefo.org/ KIHEFO Youth Media Center: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kihefo.youthmediacenter Mother Africa - History of Africa with Zeinab Badawi: https://bit.ly/2QrhdWZ When The World Was Black, Part One: The Untold History of the World's First Civilizations Prehistoric Culture: https://amzn.to/2Plu7VP Blinkist: https://www.blinkist.com/

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who's Henrietta Lacks? Why care about HeLa cells, the first immortal cell line? What does it mean to be alive? Might we bring back the woolly mammoth?, and more in this twisting and turning cast. Website & Email Newsletter: https://commonscientists.com/ | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Henrietta Lacks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks Cancer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer HeLa Cell Line: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeLa Development of the Polio Vaccine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458465/ Moore v. Regents of the University of California: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore_v._Regents_of_the_University_of_California 23andme's Privacy Policy: https://www.23andme.com/privacy/ Wealthy funder pays reparations for use of HeLa cells: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03042-5 Altered Carbon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_Carbon_(TV_series) Asexual reproduction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexual_reproduction Woolly mammoth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolly_mammoth Why pandas are the most overrated animals on the planet: https://www.businessinsider.com/panda-most-overrated-animal-ever-2018-5 Reign of Fire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Fire_(film)

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Where did cussing come from? What are the pros and cons of profanity? How is speech moderated differently across cultures?, and more. Website: https://commonscientists.com/ | Email Newsletter: https://bit.ly/common-science | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Steven Pinker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Pinker Profanity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profanity Finnish Profanity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_profanity The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5686790/ Sociology of Swearing: https://othersociologist.com/2018/09/16/sociology-of-swearing/ Myrtle Beach's “Disorderly Conduct; Breach of the Peace” ordinance: http://bit.ly/3bR7gdW

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What does it mean to be educated? What's the difference between book smarts and street smarts? What are the pros and cons of education?, and more. Website: https://commonscientists.com/ | Email Newsletter: https://bit.ly/common-science | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Andrew Yang's The War on Normal People: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_on_Normal_People Assimilation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assimilation Multiculturalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiculturalism Acculturalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acculturation Upton Sinclair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair Theory of Multiple Intelligences: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences Feline acne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_acne How to write 100K words a year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIze473qjJ0

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What does it mean to be naked? Why get naked?, and more. Website: https://commonscientists.com/ | Email Newsletter: https://bit.ly/common-science | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Ella Mai's song “Naked”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTmPzGjCeG4 Nudity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudity Sauna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauna Aboriginal Australians: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_Australians Penal Colony: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_colony Corroboree: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corroboree Naked Juice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Juice Brené Brown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bren%C3%A9_Brown

Edith (Edie) Emmings, chemistry major turned Target software engineer, sits down with Aidan to ask: What's her story? Why Kenya? How might STEM be more inclusive? Website: https://ascientist.com/ | Email Newsletter: https://bit.ly/common-science | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ascientist Resources: Edith's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edith-emmings/ The Wildlife Foundation: https://www.thewildlifefoundationkenya.org/ Nairobi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi Kenya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya Maasai People: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maasai_people Microaggression: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microaggression Tech Confronts Its Use of the Labels ‘Master' and ‘Slave': https://www.wired.com/story/tech-confronts-use-labels-master-slave/ The Crown: https://www.netflix.com/title/80025678 Kombucha: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombucha Fermentation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation Procreate for Digital Illustration: https://procreate.art/

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who's Freud? Why talk therapy? Who are the id, ego, superego?, and more. Website: https://ascientist.com/ | Email Newsletter: https://bit.ly/common-science | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ascientist Resources: Sigmund Freud: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud Psychotherapy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychotherapy Id, Ego, Superego: https://www.simplypsychology.org/psyche.html Psychosexual Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosexual_development John Harvey Kellogg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg Constructive Memory: https://dictionary.apa.org/constructive-memory Penis Envy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_envy Epigenetics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics

Common Scientists chat magic a second time, and ask, What's the relationship between magic, religion, and science? How's tribalism connected? Why's conversation important? Website: https://ascientist.com/ | Email Newsletter: https://bit.ly/common-science | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ascientist Resources: Tribalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribalism Alchemy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy Higgs Boson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson The QAnon Conspiracy is fake and harming child welfare groups: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/28/politics/qanon-child-welfare/index.html Frederick Douglass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass Witch-hunt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunt Red Scare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare

This week, we ask, What's magic? What's the connection between magic and science? Who are today's magicians? Website: https://ascientist.com/ | Email Newsletter: https://bit.ly/common-science | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ascientist Resources: Harry Potter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter Eragon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eragon Aladdin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(2019_film) The Wizard of Menlo Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison The Placebo Effect: https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/what-is-the-placebo-effect Hypnosis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnosis Dr. Gustav Kuhn: https://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/kuhn/

In this episode, common scientists Aidan, Lauren, and Dré ask the question, “Are humans animals?” We bring up breath, survival, meaning, and much more. As always, ask questions, have conversations, and learn about the world. Website: https://ascientist.com/ | Email Newsletter: https://bit.ly/common-science | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ascientist Resources: Breath, by James Nestor: https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath Sapiens, by Yuval Noah Harari: https://www.ynharari.com/book/sapiens-2/ Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning

This week, common scientists Aidan, Lauren, and Dré chat about Dré's favorite movie “Her”, which is about a man who falls in love with his artificially intelligent operating system. They discuss the movie's themes, and the implications AI might have for humans. As always, ask questions, have conversations, and learn about the world. “We are the caterpillar about to metamorphosis into a technological butterfly.” - Dré Arnett “We are not ready for female leadership, much less AI leadership, much less AI integration, so to be honest, I'm terrified of such a future.” - Lauren Anderson Website: https://ascientist.com/ | Email Newsletter: https://bit.ly/common-science | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ascientist Resources: Her: https://www.netflix.com/it-en/title/70278933 Life 3.0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_3.0 Neuralink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink Naturalistic fallacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalistic_fallacy Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html

This week, common scientists Aidan, Lauren, and Dré ask, Where did science come from? Why Common Science? And more. As always, ask questions, experiment, and learn about the world. Website: https://ascientist.com/ | Email Newsletter: https://bit.ly/common-science | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ascientist Resources: Charles Darwin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin Piaget's Model of Cognitive Development: https://www.massey.ac.nz/~wwpapajl/evolution/assign2/LO/piaget.html AsapScience: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC552Sd-3nyi_tk2BudLUzA Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Scientific_Revolutions Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogue_Concerning_the_Two_Chief_World_Systems The Galileo Affair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_affair Famous Scientists: https://www.famousscientists.org/ Alchemy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy Philosopher's Stone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher%27s_stone Zeno, the founder of Stoicism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno_of_Citium