Intelligent Speculation Podcast

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Ty Burr about film and thinking creatively. They discuss: •The origin of his interest in movies and why he wanted to become a critic. •His favorite movies and directors. •The factors that go into a movie review. •The importance of subjectivity in art and enjoying the experience. •How smart phones are sculpting the movie landscape through attention competition. •An appreciation for craft. •Thinking creatively. •And other topics. Ty Burr is a film critic and pop culture columnist for The Boston Globe for two decades. From 2002 to 2021, he currently writes “Ty Burr's Watch List,” a popular e-newsletter for movie and TV recommendations. He is the author of the critically acclaimed books “Gods Like Us: on Movie Stardom and Modern Fame,” “The Best Old Movies for Families,” and “The 50 Movie Starter Kit: What to Know if You Want to Know What You're Talking About.” As a senior writer and editor for Entertainment Weekly throughout the 1990s, he wrote reviews, features and oversaw the magazines initial coverage of the internet and new media. A member of the National Society of Film Critics and the Boston Society of Film Critics, he teaches courses in film and criticism at Boston University and Emerson College. In 2017, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Criticism. Website: https://bit.ly/3FhdnW3 Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Bl0RDU LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3HqxGDh You can find this episode on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3BnTT0V Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. Website: https://bit.ly/3AsP3wZ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Robert Crease about science, politics, and the importance of building trust between scientists and the public. They discuss: •The origins of his interest in philosophy and science. •His book “The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory” and why he decided to write it. •What exactly the leak was and how the public was never in any danger. •How the dose makes the poison. •The importance of building trust between scientists and the community. •Celebrities as disinformation superspreaders. •How media prefers narratives that elicit a strong emotional response over facts. •And other topics. Dr. Robert Crease is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at Stony Brook University, New York, and chairman of the department. He has written, translated, or edited over a dozen books on history and philosophy of science. He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Physics in Perspective, and writes a monthly column, “Critical Point,” for Physics World magazine, on the philosophy and history of science. His articles and reviews have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsday and elsewhere. Website: https://www.robertpcrease.com/ You can find this episode on YouTube here: http://bit.ly/3XHcmiC Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. Website: https://bit.ly/3AsP3wZ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Steven Austad about the science of longevity. They discuss: •How he became interested in science and ended up in longevity research. •Why we age. •His recent book "Methuselah's Zoo: What Nature Can Teach Us About Living Longer Healthier Lives." •Scaling laws, metabolic rate, and the longevity quotient. •Longevity of Bats and Birds. •Cancer and Naked mole-rats. •Elephants and tumor suppressor genes. •And other topics. Dr. Steven Austad is the Distinguished Professor and Protective Life Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging Research of the Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Scientific Director of the American Federation for Aging Research. In addition, he directs the NIH-supported UAB Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging, one of only six such Centers in the United States. He is also the Co-director of the Nathan Shock Centers Coordinating Center and serves on the Executive Committee of the National Institute on Aging's Research Centers Collaborative Network. His current research seeks to understand the underlying causes of aging with a long-term goal of developing medical interventions that slow the age-related decay in human health. He is the author of more than 200 scientific peer-reviewed publications covering nearly every aspect of aging from cells to societies. Website: https://www.stevenaustad.com/ You can find this episode on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3EjXy1V Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. Website: https://bit.ly/3AsP3wZ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Jay Baruch about critical thinking in the ER. They discuss: •How he became interested in science and medicine. •The importance of using stories to communicate information. •How writing can help you to refine your understanding and spark creativity. •Why his book “Tornado of Life” is written in a particular style. •How his career in the ER has impacted his thinking. •Uncertainty and that experts don't have definitive answers all the time. •The availability bias and peoples' preference for anecdotes. •And other topics. Dr. Jay Baruch is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where he serves as the director of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Scholarly Concentration. He's a practicing emergency physician, writer, medical educator, and accidental academic whose interdisciplinary work evolved in response to medicine's unaddressed messiness, which requires creativity as a clinical skill, and physicians who think like creative writers and artists. He is the author of two award-winning short fiction collections, "What's Left Out" and "Fourteen Stories: Doctors, Patients, and Other Strangers." Most recently, he has authored "Tornado of Life: A Doctor's Journey Through Constraints and Creativity in the ER." Website: https://bit.ly/3W874fm Twitter: https://bit.ly/3TGtLWl LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3SF4udG You can find this episode on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3TLMgso Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. Website: https://bit.ly/3AsP3wZ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with John Allen Paulos about mathematical thinking. They discuss: •How he studied a number of subjects and then eventually settled on mathematics as a major. •Mathematics as a way of thinking. •The Monty Hall problem. •The concept of scaling and how it leads to size limitations in biology. •The Prosecutor's fallacy and conditional probabilities. •The conjunction fallacy and Wolf's dilemma. •The parallels between denial-of-service attacks on computer networks and the unmitigated spread of false information. •And other topics. Dr. John Allen Paulos is a bestselling author, mathematician, public speaker, and formerly a monthly columnist for ABCNews.com and occasionally for the Guardian and Scientific American. He grew up in Chicago and Milwaukee and received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin and now is a professor of mathematics at Temple University in Philadelphia. In addition to being the author of a number of scholarly papers on mathematical logic, probability, and the philosophy of science, Dr. Paulos has written Mathematics and Humor, I Think, Therefore I Laugh, Innumeracy - Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences, Beyond Numeracy - Ruminations of a Numbers Man, and more. His most recent book is “Who's Counting?: Uniting Numbers and Narratives with Stories from Pop Culture, Puzzles, Politics, and More.” Website: https://bit.ly/3SEClnt Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnAllenPaulos You can find this episode on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3xXyhXo Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. Website: https://bit.ly/3AsP3wZ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Perry Zurn and Dani Bassett about the science and philosophy of curiosity. They discuss: •Growing up as twins and their respective interests in science and philosophy. •Why they decided to coauthor the book Curious Minds. •The concept of complexity and emergence versus reductionism. •Network science and curiosity. •Philosophy, networks, and how it relates to curiosity. •The archetypes of curiosity. •How curiosity is also breaking connections to make new ones. •And other topics. Dr. Perry Zurn is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at American University, and affiliate faculty in the Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies. He researches in political philosophy, critical theory, and trans philosophy, with special expertise in feminist philosophy, philosophies of resistance, and network theory. Dr . Dani Bassett is the J. Peter Skirkanich Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, with appointments in the Departments of Bioengineering, Electrical & Systems Engineering, Physics & Astronomy, Neurology, and Psychiatry. They are also an external professor of the Santa Fe Institute. Bassett is most well-known for blending neural and systems engineering to identify fundamental mechanisms of cognition and disease in human brain networks. Both have authored numerous books and publications including their most recent book, which they authored together, “Curious Minds: The Power of Connection.” Dani's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaniSBassett Perry's Twitter: https://twitter.com/perryzurn Perry's Website: https://www.perryzurn.com/ You can find this episode on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3BlHE4i Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find their website here: https://bit.ly/3AsP3wZ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, Patrick is speaking with Donna Bean about the importance of public health. They discuss: •How she came to find herself working in public health. •Higher education and the uniquely American problem of crippling student debt. •Her experience with the US Peace Corps. •Her experiences as a public health nurse in Alaska. •How her childhood experience of not fitting in has helped her to live all over the world. •Her career plans after her CDC fellowship. •How the pandemic has politicized public health. •And other topics. Donna Bean is a PHI/CDC Global Health Epidemiology Fellow working with CDC Dominican Republic in the Division of Global HIV/TB (DGHT) as well as in emergency preparedness efforts. Donna earned her BS in Nursing from the University of Miami's School of Nursing and Health Studies and her MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. She has over a decade of experience in public health, with extensive experience in HIV/AIDS, TB, and COVID-19 control. Her career has been driven by a firm belief in individual and community's right to quality health care. You can find this episode on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3ezRIik Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Website: https://bit.ly/3AsP3wZ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Gerd Gigerenzer about how to stay smart in a smart world. They discuss: •Origins of his interest in science and why he chose psychology. •Why he chose to write his most recent book, “How to Stay Smart in a Smart World.” •How he prefers the strategy of teaching how to think versus nudging. •Artificial intelligence, it's various stages, and our current stage given our latest technology. •The stable world principle and the limitations of AI. •The recency heuristic and the concept of ecological rationality. •Viral spread of false information, deep fakes, and the need for more critical thinking. •And other topics. Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer is Director of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the University of Potsdam, Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg and partner of Simply Rational - The Institute for Decisions. He is former Director of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research in Munich, Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago and John M. Olin Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of Law at the University of Virginia. You can find this episode on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3Ptgiyb Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Website: https://bit.ly/3AsP3wZ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with James Zimring about partial truths and how fractions can distort our thinking. They discuss: •Origins of his interest in science, why he chose medicine, and his current research interests. •How he first became interested in philosophy of science and how this eventually lead to his book “What Science is and How it Really Works.” •His new book “Partial Truths: How Fractions Distort Our Thinking.” •Why we tend to gravitate towards using anecdotes as evidence. •How scientific descriptions have been wrong in the past, but observed phenomena are rarely wrong. •How confirmation bias isn't necessarily bad, but requires a system in place to keep it honest. •How dialogue outside of scientific circles is often about one side winning and the other side losing when in science, winning is getting to a correct answer. •How science gets it wrong. •And other topics. Dr. James Zimring is a Professor of Pathology at the University of Virginia where he pursues basic and translational research in the field of transfusion medicine and blood biology. He has an M.D. and also a Ph.D. in Immunology, both awarded from Emory University, and has published over 160 research articles in his field of study. Professor Zimring is the recipient of multiple awards for his research and teaching and an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). He is also the author of the book “What Science Is and How It Really Works” and, more recently, “Partial Truths: How Fractions Distort Our Thinking,” which discusses how fractions lead us astray. You can find James's website here: https://jameszimring.com/ You can find this episode on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3QLtPTC Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. Website: https://bit.ly/3AsP3wZ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with David Robert Grimes about how critical thinking can save the world. They discuss: •Origins of his interest in science, views on scientific endeavor, and why he chose physics as his primary focus of study. •How he became a science communicator. •How ideology effects one's acknowledgment of scientific evidence. •That it's okay to say “I don't know.” •That belief in one conspiracy theory usually leads to the belief in many. •That to an extent, traditional media is regulated, but no such regulation exists for social media, which is clearly needed. •What critical thinking is, how it has saved the world in the past and can in the future. •How critical thinking can positively impact all aspects of your life. •And other topics. Dr. David Robert Grimes is a scientist with a keen interest in the public understanding of science. He writes on science and society for outlets including the Guardian, the Irish Times, the BBC, the Spectator and the Sunday Business Post. He appears frequently on news media to discuss and debate topics as diverse as vaccination to climate-change, and gives talks across the world on the importance of evidence in society. He was joint winner of the 2014 Nature / Sense About Science Maddox Prize for standing up for Science. Further, he is also the author of the book “Good Thinking” or “The Irrational Ape” if you're in Europe, which argues that critical thinking can save the world. You can connect with David here: Website: https://www.davidrobertgrimes.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drg1985 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_robert_grimes/ You can find this episode on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3oaGnq6 Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. Website: https://bit.ly/3AsP3wZ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast!

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Leidy Klotz about the power of subtraction. They discuss: •How he became interested in science, engineering, and interdisciplinary research. •Genesis of how he conceived the idea of subtraction neglect/addition bias. •Biological origins of subtraction neglect. •How subtraction neglect is observed in modern society. •The volumes of information that the average person has access to today due to the internet and how subtracting information sources can be beneficial. •Subtraction and systemic racism. •Subtraction and global warming. •How subtraction can improve your life. •And other topics. Dr. Leidy Klotz studies how we transform things from how they are to how we want them to be. His research on the science of design has appeared in both Nature and Science, and he has written for The Washington Post, Fast Company, LitHub, The Globe and Mail, and The Behavioral Scientist. A professor at the University of Virginia, Leidy has authored more than 80 original research articles and secured more than $10 million dollars in competitive funding to support his and others' work in this area. Recognized nationally as a professor who inspires, Leidy has taught thousands of students, including 21 Ph.D. advisees, whose designing and teaching shapes the world. He is also the author of the recently released book “Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less.” You can connect with Leidy and find his book here: https://www.leidyklotz.com/ You can find this episode on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3bvMQGp Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. Website: https://bit.ly/3AsP3wZ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/39twqwY

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Lee McIntyre about how to talk to a science denier. They discuss: •How he became interested in science and philosophy. •How 60 years of unchecked science denial has lead to post truth. •The problem of induction in science. •Identity protective cognition and why it's so difficult to change your mind. •How to have difficult conversations. •That science doesn't actually prove anything, but that doesn't mean that it shouldn't be trusted. •The five tropes of science denial. •And other topics. Dr. Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and an Instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan. He has taught philosophy at Colgate University, Boston University, Tufts Experimental College, Simmons College, and Harvard Extension School. Formerly Executive Director of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, he has also served as a policy advisor to the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard and as Associate Editor in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. He is the author of Philosophy of Science, The Sin Eater, The Scientific Attitude, Post-Truth, Respecting Truth, Dark Ages, Laws and Explanation in the Social Sciences, and most recently, How to Talk to a Science Denier. You can connect with Lee and find all of his books here: https://leemcintyrebooks.com/ You can find this episode on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/2XnDk4u Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. Website: https://bit.ly/3AsP3wZ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/39twqwY

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Patrick Maloney about the delta variant, vaccine misinformation, and reaching herd immunity. They discuss: •The delta variant and its implications on global public health; particularly in the U.S. •While breakthrough infections are occurring due to the delta variant, vaccines are still very effective at preventing severe disease, hospitalizations, and death. •How generational events in the past (i.e., 9/11, the World Wars, etc.) have unified the nation, but we haven't seen that with this event due to politicization. •The “disinformation dozen” and how their lies have cost people their lives. •The vaccines for the under 12 population and why it's important to vaccinate our children. •How the delta variant with its increased infectivity has pushed herd immunity closer to 85-90%. •Everything you need to know about the boosters for the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. •And other topics. You can find out more about Patrick here: https://bit.ly/2XCuC2e You can find this episode on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3AzShyG Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. Website: https://bit.ly/3AsP3wZ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/39twqwY

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Jaclyn Ferraro about the importance of science in industry. They discuss: •How she first became interested in science and how she changed paths from pre-med to geology in her third year in college. •Her master's research on mesothermal veins. •Why she chose to work at CTL Group and her role as a petrographer there. •The difference between science done in academia versus industry. •How her work is related to building safety as her group focuses on determining the root cause of problems in the construction industry. •How her scientific training has positively spilled over into other aspects of her life. •Geologically interesting travel destinations. •And other topics. Jaclyn Ferraro who is currently the Group Director of Petrography at CTL Group. She has experience in evaluating concrete structure materials and aggregate using polarized-light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy with x-ray spectroscopy, and other petrographic methods. She performs petrographic and microscopic examinations on rocks, minerals, cement, and other construction materials to assess the quality and condition of concrete. Her expertise also includes, but is not limited to, structure and material issues pertaining to strength and setting issues, freeze-thaw and chemical-related deterioration, alkali-silica reaction (ASR) and alkali-carbonate reaction (ACR), Delayed Ettringite Formation (DEF), fire-damage assessment, and scaling, debonding, and delamination. She earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Geology from the University of Iowa where her Master's degree focused in structural and economic geology. You can connect with Jackie here: CTL Group website: https://www.ctlgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3qVA6Oe You can find this episode on our YouTube channel as well: https://bit.ly/3eVhkUY Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Ethan Siegel about how it all started with a bang. They discuss: •Ethan's passion for communicating some of the deepest questions about our universe. •How these deep questions he had about the universe encouraged him to return to graduate school later in life to earn his PhD in theoretical astrophysics. •The importance of having a good work-life balance and society's stigma towards generalists versus the specialist. •How many graduate students struggle with mental health and the importance of getting help when you need it regardless of your environment. •The origin story for his blog Starts With a Bang and why he decided to walk away from his tenure tracked position to pursue science communication full time. •The importance of being flexible when achieving your goals. •Ethan's criterion for scientific literacy. •And other topics. A theoretical astrophysicist by training, Dr. Ethan Siegel left a promising research career in cosmology and a job as a physics and astronomy professor to focus on science communication full-time. He revels in telling scientifically accurate, beautifully illustrated stories about the Universe with the widest audience possible. He believes this Universe is the one thing we all have in common, and knowing our shared cosmic story should be for absolutely everyone, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, nationality, sexuality, educational and economic background, or any other trait. Through stories told in a variety of formats — articles, books, podcasts, videos, interactive discussions, as well as in-person talks — he’s committed to ensuring that the best scientific knowledge we have about the Universe is available to all. You can find Ethan's blog Starts With a Bang here: https://www.startswithabang.com/ You can connect with Ethan on social media here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startswithabang Twitter: https://twitter.com/startswithabang YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ethansiegel You can find this episode on our YouTube channel as well: https://bit.ly/3b8LNwy Also, don't forget about our book “Thinking Critically. From Fake News to Conspiracy Theories. Using Logic to Safely Navigate the Information Landscape” if you're interested in exploring how logic can be used to better help you to discern fact from fiction. The information landscape is perilous, but with the help of this book as your guide, you will always be able to find your way towards truth. It's available on Amazon today! Book: https://amzn.to/3nWdawV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Jennifer Kavanagh about truth decay. They discuss: •Why she chose political science and decided to pursue a PhD. •What the RAND Corporation is and their mission. •The concept of “truth decay” and how she became interested in it. •How truth decay has occurred before in the past and how it is usually accompanied with the arrival of a new information technology. •How social media should be regulated at this point as they have repeatedly failed to self-regulate and the difficulties of regulation in the U.S. versus Europe due to the first amendment. •While we are very polarized at the moment, people have more in common with one another than your information bubble would have you believe. •The multiple solutions to truth decay. •And other topics. Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh is director of the Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program in the RAND Arroyo Center and a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. She also leads RAND’s Countering Truth Decay initiative, a portfolio of projects exploring the diminishing reliance on facts and analysis in U.S. political and civil discourse. Her research focuses on U.S. defense strategy, international conflict and military interventions, disinformation, and the relationship between U.S. political and media institutions. She is a faculty member at the Pardee RAND Graduate School and also teaches research methods courses as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Kavanagh graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in government and a minor in Russian language. She earned her Ph.D. in political science and public policy at the University of Michigan. You can find websites mentioned in the episode here: RAND Corporation: http://bit.ly/2ZVhmng Countering Truth Decay: http://bit.ly/3dJu1lg Truth Decay Book: https://amzn.to/3dJoGu1​ You can find this episode on our YouTube channel as well: https://bit.ly/2ZRC9Yy This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs​ Our last sponsor creates survival technology as well as camping and other outdoor gear. Outer Wild's ultimate goal is to provide clean technologies for everyday devices as they are driven to create a more sustainable world. Use the code IS on your next purchase and receive an additional 10% off! Website: https://www.outer-wild.com/

In this episode, Patrick is speaking with Bettina Schneider about overcoming the pandemic. They discuss: •The current state of the pandemic. •The safety and effectiveness of both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. •The new SARS-CoV-2 variants, their increased infectivity, and what that means when it comes to controlling the pandemic. •Misinformation, vaccine hesitancy, and how to encourage the public to get the new vaccine. •The Astrazeneca vaccine debacle. •How public health precautions still need to be adhered to even after you receive the vaccine. •The protective differences between mask types and why it's so important that the public mask up. •And other topics. Bettina Schneider, MPH, is a PHI/CDC Global Health Epidemiology Fellow working with CDC South Africa within the Prevention Branch of the Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis (DGHT). She holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the New York University School of Global Public Health where she graduated spring of this year. Prior international experience includes academic collaboration in Beirut, Lebanon with UNICEF and American University of Beirut to increase measles immunization coverage and cholera prevention efforts in Syrian UNIDP refugee camps during spring of 2019. During January of 2020, she collaborated with NYU Shanghai in Shanghai, China researching the affects of climate change on communicable respiratory illness. Bettina is familiar with working in the public sector of public health. She has previously worked for the Minnesota Department of Health in the Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) Division with a primary focus on zoonotic surveillance. More recently, she has worked for New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in the Bureau of Communicable Disease with the surveillance of critical threat antimicrobial-resistance, where she conducted a city-wide surveillance evaluation of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections. You can connect with Bettina on her social media here: TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJ9GNhmQ/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Be_Sc_Ience LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettina-schneider/ You can find this episode on our YouTube channel as well: https://bit.ly/3umFtZW This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs Our last sponsor creates survival technology as well as camping and other outdoor gear. Outer Wild's ultimate goal is to provide clean technologies for everyday devices as they are driven to create a more sustainable world. Use the code IS on your next purchase and receive an additional 10% off! Website: https://www.outer-wild.com/

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Stephan Lewandowsky about combating false information. They discuss: •How he first became interested in science and why he chose cognitive science. •Why some people believe things that they know are false and the concept of identity protective cognition. •Political polarization and how political leadership has a profound influence over their constituents. •How we live in an attention economy when it comes to information and this leads to the unfortunate consequence of favoring low credibility to patently false information. •How regulation for the social media industry to combat this problem should seriously be considered as they have a very large influence over the information diet of the majority of the Western world. •The distinction between skepticism and denial and how denialists often co-opt the term “skeptic” in order to justify their position and/or to appear more credible. •How the technique of inoculation can be used to combat the spread of false information. •And other topics. Dr. Stephan Lewandowsky is a psychologist who has worked in both the United States and Australia, and is currently based at the University of Bristol, UK, where he is the chair of cognitive psychology at the School of Psychological Science. His research, which originally pertained to computer simulations of people's decision-making processes, recently has focused on the public's understanding of science and why people often embrace beliefs that are sharply at odds with scientific evidence. In particular, much of his efforts are focused on the public's perception of the scientific consensus surrounding global warming. You can connect with Stephan here: Personal Blog: https://www.cogsciwa.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/STWorg You can find all of his handbooks here: https://bit.ly/3qdWfrI You can find this episode on our YouTube channel as well: https://bit.ly/2LOiGF0 This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs Our last sponsor creates survival technology as well as camping and other outdoor gear. Outer Wild's ultimate goal is to provide clean technologies for everyday devices as they are driven to create a more sustainable world. Use the code IS on your next purchase and receive an additional 10% off! Website: https://www.outer-wild.com/

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Tania Israel about moving beyond your political bubble. They discuss: •Her science journey. •Tribalism in today's society and what to do about it. •The concept of naïve realism. •How your fight or flight response is activated when your beliefs are challenged and the best way to combat this is to simply be aware of it. •The importance of nonverbal cues when communicating. •The growth mindset and how you approach new information. •How pointing out logical fallacies can be detrimental in a dialogue unless the other person is also versed in logic. •And other topics. Tania Israel is a Professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Israel teaches about helping skills, leadership, and community collaboration, among other things. She has facilitated educational programs and difficult dialogues about a range of topics, including abortion, law enforcement, religion, and sexual orientation. "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide, Skills and Strategies for Conversations That Work" grew out of Dr. Israel’s skill-building workshop that she developed and delivered to hundreds of participants following the 2016 election. It draws on her strengths as a psychologist and community organizer to prepare people to engage in dialogue across political lines. You can find her website here: http://taniaisrael.com/ You can purchase "Beyond Your Bubble" here: http://bit.ly/2NTJFPZ You can find her on social media here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/BYBdialogue Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bybdialogue/ You can find this episode on our YouTube channel as well: https://bit.ly/3oTEiwW This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretc... This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs Our last sponsor creates survival technology as well as camping and other outdoor gear. Outer Wild's ultimate goal is to provide clean technologies for everyday devices as they are driven to create a more sustainable world. Use the code IS on your next purchase and receive an additional 10% off! Website: https://www.outer-wild.com/

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with David Gorski about science, skepticism, and conspiracy theories. They discuss: •His science journey and how he became a skeptic. •How debunking Holocaust denialists eventually lead him to found his blog Respectful Insolence. •The anti-vaccination movement, the movie Vaxxed, and how correlation doesn't imply causation. •What confounding factors are in scientific studies and why it's so important that they must be accounted for. •The difference between a genuine conspiracy and a conspiracy theory. •How all science denial is based in conspiracy theory. •How the anti-vaccination community is recycling old anti-science tropes and aiming them now at the COVID-19 vaccines. •And other topics. Dr. David Gorski is an American surgical oncologist, professor of surgery at Wayne State University School of Medicine, and a surgical oncologist at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, specializing in breast cancer surgery. He is an outspoken skeptic, and a critic of alternative medicine and the anti-vaccination movement. He is the author of the blog Respectful Insolence and the managing editor of the website Science-Based Medicine. You can find the websites mentioned in the episode here: Respectful Insolence: https://respectfulinsolence.com/ Science-Based Medicine: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/ You can find David on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/gorskon You can find this episode on our YouTube channel as well: https://bit.ly/2M6gWXV This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs Our last sponsor creates survival technology as well as camping and other outdoor gear. Outer Wild's ultimate goal is to provide clean technologies for everyday devices as they are driven to create a more sustainable world. Use the code IS on your next purchase and receive an additional 10% off! Website: https://www.outer-wild.com/

In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Arjun Moorthy about facts, not fear. They discuss: •Why he decided to found The Factual and its mission. •How context is important when presenting facts and the concept of framing. •The importance of looking at credible news sources that are from across the political spectrum. •How The Factual's algorithm rates news articles for bias. •The barrage of information that people are exposed to on a daily basis and how, due to lack of time, it overwhelms the average person to the point where they are unable to discern good from bad information. •American's growing distrust in traditional media sources. •The current state of polarization in the U.S. •And other topics. Arjun Moorthy is the Ceo and Founder of The Factual - a company that finds and delivers the most credible stories on the most important news topics using a transparent, unbiased machine-learning engine. The Factual aims to address the increasing polarization of society, driven in large part by social media, by surfacing the most credible stories across the political spectrum and delivering them via a daily email newsletter, app, and website. Prior to founding The Factual, Arjun was Vice President of Business Development at HubSpot, the industry leader in inbound marketing. Arjun has a computer engineering degree from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from Stanford University. You can find The Factual's website here: https://www.thefactual.com/ You can connect with them on social media here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFactualInc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefactualnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefactualnews/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/civikowl/ You can find this episode on our YouTube channel as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is1tlLnHsIQ This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. We have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs Our last sponsor creates survival technology as well as camping and other outdoor gear. Outer Wild's ultimate goal is to provide clean technologies for everyday devices as they are driven to create a more sustainable world. Use the code IS on your next purchase and receive an additional 10% off! Website: https://www.outer-wild.com/

In this episode, I am speaking with John Cook about global warming, critical thinking, and misinformation inoculation. We discuss: •His science journey and how he started out in physics, moved away from science after graduation, but then was drawn back to it later in life. •How in the long break between his Bachelor's and PhD, he was working in graphic design, cartooning, and founded the climate change website Skeptical Science. •The origins of his interest in global warming and how discussions with his climate change denying father-in-law inspired him to start Skeptical Science. •How social pressure is highly influential and leads many to hold flawed beliefs. •How one of the best ways to combat misinformation is through what's known as inoculation, which is where critical thinking is very helpful. •The concept of parallel argumentation. •And other topics. John Cook is a research assistant professor at the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University. His research focus is understanding and countering misinformation about climate change, with an emphasis on using critical thinking to build resilience. He founded Skeptical Science and authored the book Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change, combining climate science, critical thinking, and cartoons to explain and counter climate misinformation. He also co-authored the college textbooks Climate Change: Examining the Facts and Climate Change Science: A Modern Synthesis and the book Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand. You can find links related to our discussion here: Cranky Uncle game: http://crankyuncle.com/game Skeptical Science: http://skepticalscience.com Debunking Handbook 2020: http://sks.to/db2020 Research comparing critical thinking vs. cartoon analogy corrections: http://sks.to/humorvsnonhumor This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. I have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, I am speaking with Jacob Lund Fisker about physics, critical thinking, and personal finance. We discuss: •His journey into science and why he chose physics. •How a website on anti-consumerism that he stumbled across in graduate school is what first interested him in economics and personal finance. •How the current economic paradigm of infinite growth conflicts with the laws of physics and is unsustainable. •His philosophy of critical thinking . •What a tragedy it is that many people don't continue to develop intellectually after college. •The power of first principles thinking. •Possible reasons for why critical thinking is not more widely taught. •And other topics. Jacob wrote the first popular blog on financial independence and extreme early retirement. As one of the progenitors of the F.IR.E movement (i.e., financial independence. Retire early), his philosophy embraces a more responsible way of living beyond the wake, work, and consume cycle that encircles capitalistic societies today. His book, Early Retirement Extreme (ERE), which applies systems theory to personal finance has sold over 40,000 copies. An astrophysicist by training, he retired at 33 and now focuses on practical aspects of individual adaption to the impacts of energy resources and climate breakdown. You can find ERE websites of interest here: http://earlyretirementextreme.com/ https://wiki.earlyretirementextreme.com/ https://forum.earlyretirementextreme.com/ You can find the ERE book here: Paperback and Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/145360121X Audiobook: https://buy.bookfunnel.com/zvjq7i422n This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. I have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, the rest of the Intelligent Speculation team and I are discussing the Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma.” We discuss: •How social media was founded on connecting people, but primarily due to its ad revenue business model it now causes intense polarization, an increase in suicidality, it provides a medium through which false information easily spreads, etc. •How many aspects of society are moving on an exponential trajectory, technology in particular, and that our brains are not equipped to handle it. •How the end goal of this ad-driven business model is to manipulate your emotions in order to put you in an emotional state where you are more likely to make purchases. •That social media can also be used as a platform to benefit society, but that the negative aspects to it absolutely need to be addressed in order to elevate the positives. •That we can't rely on the industry to self-regulate, which leaves us with a grass-roots and/or governmental regulation approach to solving this problem. •How suicide rates have skyrocketed for the 10-14 age group. •How certain aspects of social media acts as a literal drug, which can cause addiction. •And other topics. You can find out more about us here: https://bit.ly/35sJaTW You can find Gaurav's articles here: https://bit.ly/3ay0Tto You can find Garrett's articles here: https://bit.ly/3bV31eC You can find Patrick's articles here: https://bit.ly/2YNis47 This show is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. I have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, I am speaking with Manesh Girn about psychedelic science. We discuss: •His science journey and interest in philosophy. •How he became interested in psychedelic science and the roundabout way that he had to position his career in neuroscience in order to be able to study it. •His research on psychedelics and the scientific tools that he uses to study them. •The psychedelic compounds that are primarily being studied at this point in time and the differences between them. •That the therapeutic benefits is a combination of both the psychedelic experience as well as biochemical. •How psychedelic medicine shows great therapeutic value when it comes to addiction and mental health. •What microdosing is and its potential therapeutic value. •And other topics. Manesh is currently a PhD student in Neuroscience at McGill University and has been lead or co-author on over a dozen scientific publications and book chapters on topics including psychedelics, meditation, daydreaming, and the default-mode network. He currently has ongoing collaborations with leaders in the field of psychedelic neuroscience, including Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris from the Imperial College London Center for Psychedelic Research. In his free time, he also runs a YouTube channel - called The Psychedelic Scientist - where he discusses the latest findings in psychedelic science in an easy to understand, but non-superficial, form. You can connect with Manesh on his social media here: YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pBZdXa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepsychedelicscientist/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MGirnNeuro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PsychedelicScientist This channel is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. I have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, Patrick is talking with Bettina Schneider about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss: •Her recent viral TikTok video where she briefly discusses how she first knew that COVID-19 was very serious. •How Bettina was working in China at the time when COVID-19 first started to be taken seriously as a novel pathogen that had pandemic potential. •The stark differences between how the Government handled the Ebola outbreak versus COVID-19. •How the scientific community still doesn't know what the long-term effects are for those afflicted by the disease. •How the severity of the disease was not taken seriously enough initially by the U.S. Government as well as by many of its citizens. •Bettina's experience as she lived through the worst part of New York City's COVID-19 health crisis. •How this is going to be a tough winter for the United States and that it's incredibly important everyone wear a mask, practice social distancing, and monitor their health closely. •And other topics. Bettina Schneider, MPH, is a PHI/CDC Global Health Epidemiology Fellow working with CDC South Africa within the Prevention Branch of the Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis (DGHT). Bettina holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the New York University School of Global Public Health where she graduated spring of this year. Prior international experience includes academic collaboration in Beirut, Lebanon with UNICEF and American University of Beirut to increase measles immunization coverage and cholera prevention efforts in Syrian UNIDP refugee camps during spring of 2019. During January of 2020, she collaborated with NYU Shanghai in Shanghai, China researching the affects of climate change on communicable respiratory illness. Bettina is familiar with working in the public sector of public health. She has previously worked for the Minnesota Department of Health in the Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (IDEPC) Division with a primary focus on zoonotic surveillance. More recently, she has worked for New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in the Bureau of Communicable Disease with the surveillance of critical threat antimicrobial-resistance, where she conducted a city-wide surveillance evaluation of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections. You can connect with Bettina on her social media here: TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJ9GNhmQ/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Be_Sc_Ience LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettina-schneider/ This channel is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. I have raced and it's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, I am disagreeing, respectfully of course, with Jim Matthews. We discuss: •His background and how it has come to shape his current worldview. •His opinion that Rod Balgojevich, the 40th Governor of Illinois, went to prison because he was interfering with the Democratic Party's strategy. That the 17 charges he was found guilty of were unjustified. •How the Government creates market distortions with the example of FHA loans presented. •How there will always be people willing to take advantage of whatever system that we design, but that this isn't a sufficient reason to not consider implementing that system. •His interpretation of laws created by the judicial system as being more like rules instead of actual laws. In his opinion, the only laws that we have are God's laws and the laws of physics. •The scientific method and how it is not a perfect enterprise, but it is the most reliable way of generating new knowledge. •How he doesn't like the current trajectory of the country and uses the current rioting and looting as an example. •And other topics. Jim Matthews grew up on the south side of Chicago in the 1950s. Upon graduating from high school, he enlisted in the air force and served for four years as a mechanic where he primarily worked on airplane ejection systems. After his time in the military, he spent 31 years at Illinois Bell and five years at ComEd in IT. After ComEd, he then spent 3 years working for the state of Illinois as the Chief Information Officer where he helped to restructure the state's IT department and ended up saving the state $130 million a year. After working for the state, he then moved on to Charter communications company as the Vice President of architecture and strategy until his retirement. This channel is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live on the weekends on an iOS device against the world. It's a blast! App Download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs Today's episode is also brought to you by Mackhard Barber Shoppe, which specializes in the art of Men's grooming. You can find their website here: https://mackhard.com/ Our last sponsor for today's episode is Society 57, a social space designed to imaginatively bring people together from all walks of life. You can find their website here: https://www.society57.com/

In this episode, the rest of the Intelligent Speculation team and I are discussing outrage culture. We discuss: •What exactly outrage culture is. •How humans are easily overcome by their emotions and that the media, politicians, etc. know this and use it as means to capture our attention. •How people have stopped listening to each other and, consequently, this has lead to a breakdown in civil discourse. •That having access to all of this information through our smart devices exacerbates outrage as you are constantly exposed to sensationalized headlines. •How the echo chambers of social media reinforce outrage culture and, in general, severely disrupts critical thinking as you can no longer evaluate the nuances of the issue. •That emotions aren't inherently bad, but you must learn to control them and understand how they are influencing you in the moment. •Why it's so hard for people to admit that they're wrong. •And other topics. You can find out more about us here: https://bit.ly/35sJaTW You can find Gaurav's articles here: https://bit.ly/3ay0Tto You can find Garrett's articles here: https://bit.ly/3bV31eC You can find Patrick's articles here: https://bit.ly/2YNis47 This podcast is supported and produced by Final Stretch Media. Final Stretch believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that captivates your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsmedia2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finalstretch_media/ This show is also supported by QuikLee; the creators of Brain Racers. The world's first brain ever live racing competition for the brain. Download their app and play live this weekend on an iOS device against the world. I have raced and it is awesome. If you are in the top 10, you have a chance to win money. See you there! App download: https://apple.co/33n8aJs

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dr. Patrick Maloney about the current state of the pandemic. We discuss: •The number of cases in the U.S. From March up until now. •How more and more evidence is pointing to airborne transmission of SARS-COV-2. •The strong correlation between how effective a state was at flattening the curve and whether or not leadership listened to the scientific community. •That without a vaccine, there are three primary requirements that are absolutely necessary to safely reopen and where the U.S. has fallen short. •How the current administration has failed to provide adequate leadership during this pandemic. •The erosion between science, the media, and politics, which is why it's so important that scientists communicate directly with the public at this moment in time. •How the U.S. Has failed in many parts of the country to flatten the curve and how our response to this crisis provides a glimpse of how we may respond to the global warming crisis in the future. •A long digression into global warming, politics, and what humanity needs to do in order to ensure our long-term survival. •And other COVID-19 related topics. Dr. Patrick Maloney is beginning a fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention beginning this upcoming September. He will be working as a part of the Key Populations Team within the Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch of the CDC Center for Global Health. The Key Populations Surveillance Team provides technical leadership and assistance to strengthen local capacity for conducting HIV surveillance among key and other at-risk populations. While this position is based in Atlanta, GA, he will be traveling frequently to Africa and Southeast Asia in order to support local public health programs. He earned his Ph.D. From Louisiana State University and holds an MPH from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has authored a number of publications, volunteered with the Phoenix Projects - an organization dedicated to the expansion of primary education, local employment, and public health - in both Nicaragua and Guatemala, and has even designed and taught courses in public health. You can find his recent articles here: https://www.intelligentspeculation.com/covid19 You can find our YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/2PItPWc This podcast is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dr. Ian McCarthy about the dark side of social media. We discuss: •Why engineering and his atypical journey towards a PhD. •How academic freedom coupled with curiosity lead him to want to look further into the darker side of social media. •That while you don't have to explicitly pay to use social media, it does cost you when it comes to your information. •The addictive nature of social media and how they have assimilated technologies from the gambling industry. •The contrast between reading online versus reading a book or newspaper. •Deep fakes; the good and the bad. •That to properly insure the credibility of information in today's world, people have to demand it. •The importance of knowing how to identify credible sources of information. •And other topics. Dr. Ian McCarthy is a Professor at Simon Fraser University and at Luiss University where he studies and teaches operations management, innovation management, change management, social media, creative consumers and the world of management education. Business Insider named him alongside Arianna Huffington and Sir Richard Branson on a prestigious list of “Smart Thinkers Everyone Should Follow.” Further, he is one of the authors of the award-winning paper on the Social Media Honeycomb, which, as of December 31st 2016 was the most highly Google Scholar cited papers across all business, management, and economics journals in the last five year period. He earned his Ph.D. In industrial engineering from the University of Sheffield. He was also a Fullbright Scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology studying the impacts of university innovation on local and national economies. He has publications in leading management and engineering journals including the Academy of Management Review, Industry and Corporate Change, California Management Review, and many others. As an award-winning teacher, he has taught at some of the leading business and engineering schools. Prior to becoming an academic, he worked as an engineer and manager in the electronics manufacturing and metals processing industries. You can find his website here: https://itdependsblog.blogspot.com/p/home.html You can find the papers discussed in the episode here: Confronting indifference toward truth - https://bit.ly/2PlNtaf Deepfakes: Trick or treat? - https://bit.ly/2ER7jIF Social media? It's serious! Understanding the dark side of social media - https://bit.ly/3kgdhD9 You can find him on social media here: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Toffeemen68 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianmccarthy1/ This podcast is supported and produced by Grips VisualMarketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook - https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dr. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong about ethics, argumentation, and political polarization. We discuss: •How he became interested in philosophy and why ethics in particular. •How science can't answer important questions on morality, values, etc., but it certainly can be used as an ancillary apparatus to help us navigate these tough questions. •His research on various topics in ethics. •How he became interested in informal logic, argumentation, and why he decided to make his Coursera courses. •How informal logic can help you to think better and help you to identify fake news, conspiracy theories, etc. when you come across it. •That the goal of a discourse is not to win, but to get closer to truth. •How the internet is a tool that can be used for good or bad. •The history of political polarization in the U.S. and how it compares to what we're seeing today. •And other topics. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. He is core faculty in the Duke Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and has a secondary appointment in the Duke Law School. He serves as Resource Faculty in the Philosophy Department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Partner Investigator at the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics, and Research Scientist with The Mind Research Network in New Mexico. He has received fellowships from the Harvard Program in Ethics and the Professions, the Princeton Center for Human Values, the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, the Australian National University, and the Sage Center for the Study of the Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has served as vice-chair of the Board of Officers of the American Philosophical Association and co-director of the MacArthur Law and Neuroscience Project. He earned his B.A. from Amherst College and his Ph.D. from Yale University. He has published widely on ethics (theoretical and applied as well as meta-ethics), empirical moral psychology and neuroscience, philosophy of law, epistemology, philosophy of religion, and informal logic. His articles have appeared in a variety of philosophical, scientific, and popular journals and collections. His current work is on political polarization, Scrupulosity, moral psychology and brain science as well as uses of neuroscience in legal systems. You can find his website here: https://www.sinnott-armstrong.com/ You can find his books here: Think Again: How to Reason and Argue: https://amzn.to/3gg5RNK Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic: https://amzn.to/2XgVdyD You can find his courses here: Think Again I-IV: https://www.coursera.org/learn/understanding-arguments How to Argue Better: https://learning.himalaya.com/ This podcast is supported and produced by Grips VisualMarketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dr. Shawn Carbonell about his journey from neurosurgeon to entrepreneur. We discuss: •How he became interested in science. •How he decided on the MD/PhD degree instead of just an MD degree. •How his goal in life of curing glioblastoma lead him to drop out of neurosurgery and found his own company. •His serendipitous position at UCSF that allowed him to continue his research into curing glioblastoma as well as launch his first company. •How fear of failure can cause you to not take action even when we know that we need to. •How he's a big fan of the entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk. •How his life goal of curing glioblastoma - what he calls his “North Star” - lead him to found the non-profit Cure Glioblastoma. •And other topics. Dr. Shawn Carbonell is a Cofounder and President of 501(c)(3) nonprofit startup, Cure Glioblastoma. He is the inventor of glioblastoma drug candidate, OS2966 (currently in Phase I clinical trial). A scientific advisor to the “Better Together with Maria Menounos” podcast. A Cofounder of clinical stage biotech, OncoSynergy as well as a startup, life sciences, and creative advisor/consultant. Frustrated by poor outcomes and the lack of clinical progress in glioblastoma/malignant brain cancer therapy, he left his neurosurgical training and subsequently his own biotech company in order to focus on building curative approaches for glioblastoma and other unmet medical needs. He has tackled everything from traumatic brain injury (TBI) to multiple types of cancer to Ebola virus disease. His mission is to maximize happiness, health, and impact for himself and others. You can find his websites here: Personal Blog: https://www.brainsurgerydropout.com/blog OncoSynergy: http://oncosynergy.com/# Cure Glioblastoma: https://www.cureglioblastoma.org/ You can find his social media here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainsurgerydropout/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bigaxon/ This podcast is supported and produced by Grips VisualMarketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dr. Anna Zakrisson about the art of communicating science and critical thinking. We discuss: •How she became interested in science and why she is primarily interested in biology. •How she came to found her own consulting business in green infrastructure and the luck that oftentimes accompanies success with entrepreneurialism. •The origin story for Dr. Anna's Imaginarium; her science communication brand. •The importance of communicating science in a way that resonates with people. •Using art as a language to communicate science. •That critical thinking is important for a healthy democracy. •Why more scientists need to start communicating their research directly to the public. •How do we address the infodemic and ensure that facts are promulgated instead of falsehoods. •And other topics. Dr. Anna Zakrisson (aka “Doctor Anna”) is a Ph.D. biologist and science communicator with degrees from, among others, Cambridge University and Max-Planck Institute. She has several years of business experience as VP, Head of Content Marketing at ZAGENO, as well as through her own consulting firm. She currently consults on green infrastructure research and communication. The close collaboration with her partner, opera singer Joa Helgesson, has opened for new ways of communicating science through musical tales and contemporary performances. They successfully walk the borderland between academia, business, and the arts. Doctor Anna’s Imaginarium is her online outreach platform with almost 70,000 followers on social media and thousands of readers, viewers, and listeners, per month. You can find her websites here: Primary: http://www.annazakrisson.com Green infrastructure research: http://www.greenroofdiagnostics.com Green infrastructure communication: http://www.purple-roof.com Her partner, opera singer Joa Helgesson: http://www.joahelgesson.net You can find her social media here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctor.annas.imaginarium/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annazakrisson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorAnnasImag YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoctorAnnasImaginarium This show is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I'm speaking with Michelle Miller about the science of how we grow our food. We discuss: •How she went from fashion to globetrotting, and finally ended up as a farmer in Iowa. As a fan of world travel myself, some of her favorite travel destinations as well as mine. •How she was a victim of the disinformation coming from the food industry in regards to anti-GMO labeling, organic, etc. •Some common myths surrounding the widely used glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup. •The myth that organic food is pesticide free. •How antibiotic use has been dramatically scaled back within the livestock industry since 2017. •How important science communication is in the farming space as both scientists and farmers - who make up a very small percentage of the total population - are disconnected from the rest of society, which leaves them vulnerable to public distrust. •The importance of identifying where a social media influencer is getting their information. •How attitudes have slowly shifted over the years as more people have realized the benefits and safety of GMO foods. •And other topics. Michelle Miller, better known as the Farm Babe, is an online influencer, columnist for AGDAILY.com, international keynote speaker, and farmer. She lives on a 2,000 acre row crop farm in Northeast Iowa where they also raise sheep and beef cattle. She started her social media outreach over five years ago as a way to better bridge the gap between farmers and consumers and has made a name for herself as a dedicated “mythbuster” in food and farming. With over 160,000 followers and an average social media reach of 3 million views monthly, she has been featured in Forbes as one of the most reputable and followed farmers on social media, was recently a guest on Dr. Drew, and has proudly spoken alongside some of the biggest names in food and farming today. You can find her website here: https://thefarmbabe.com/ You can find her social media here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IowaFarmBabe Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefarmbabe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefarmbabe/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVGrLwzrJBXqCO6pj98ilqQ This podcast is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dr. Susanna Harris about science, depression, and founding something great. We discuss: •Her journey towards science and why she ended up choosing a PhD in microbiology. •The research that she conducted throughout her tenure as a PhD student and how it has the potential to positively impact society when it comes to feeding our growing population. •Her mental health adversities in graduate school and how she struggled to find the support that she needed during this time from her department. •The origin story for her mental health support platform PhD Balance built for and moderated by graduate students. •How she found herself as an accidental entrepreneur. •The parallels between conducting research and entrepreneurialism. •As a recent graduate, what her plans are moving forward. •And other topics. Dr. Susanna Harris is a passionate microbiologist, entrepreneur, and science communicator. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in microbiology from Iowa University and she just graduated this past spring with her PhD in microbiology from the University of North Carolina. In March of 2018, she wanted to create a safe space for graduate students to connect with one another and build a community, so she decided to found PhD Balance to empower graduate students to thrive in academia. Over the past couple of years, it has grown rapidly and she now oversees a team of volunteers to support an international community of academics. She also enjoys science communication and the challenge of translating cutting-edge research into accessible and engaging materials for professional and public audiences. You can find her websites here: https://susannalharris.com/ https://www.phdbalance.com/ You can find her social media here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SusannaLHarris Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SusannaLHarris/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SusannaLHarris This channel is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I'm speaking with Jonathan Haber about what exactly critical thinking is and the benefits it offers. We discuss: •His critical thinking journey and how politics acted as the initial impetus for his discovery. •A definition for what critical thinking is. •The benefits of learning critical thinking. •How emotions still have a role in critical thinking even if they can get in the way of rational thought sometimes. •How critical thinking promotes the recognition of both emotion as well as cognitive biases as innately human and how to minimize their negative impact on rational thought. •How the internet has made it very easy for people to interact with one another, but one of the darker sides of this increased connection is that people are increasingly combative online. •How for most, changing one's mind is a herculean effort that takes time and compassion. •And other topics. Jonathan Haber is an educational researcher, writer and entrepreneur working in the field of technology-enabled learning. His Degree of Freedom One Year BA project, which involved trying to learn the equivalent of a BA in just twelve months using only MOOCs and other forms of free learning, was featured in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Wall Street Journal and other major media sources. His writing on education-related topics has appeared in Slate, EdSurge and other publications. You can find his websites here: Critical Thinking Essentials: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/critical-thinking Degree of Freedom: http://degreeoffreedom.org/ Critical Voter: http://www.criticalvoter.com/ LogicCheck: https://www.logiccheck.net/ You can find free Critical Thinking materials here: ThinkerAnalytix: https://thinkeranalytix.org/ Think Again (Duke University – Coursera): https://www.coursera.org/instructor/~932346 This podcast is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I'm speaking with Lindsey, Juliana, and Marisol about science, medicine, and their journey to attain the MD/PhD degree. We discuss: •Their individual journeys towards science and why they chose the aspects of medicine that they did. •What the MD/PhD degree is and their experiences thus far in NYU's program. •The genesis story for how they met and why they decided to found their science communication brand Scopes & Scrubs. •What excites them the most about the future of medicine. •What it means to be a STEMinist. •Their thoughts on fake news and how to push back against it. •And other topics. Lindsey is originally from Las Vegas, Nevada but fell in love with New York City after moving there for college where she graduated from Columbia University in 2017 with a degree in Neuroscience. She has a wide range of research interests including stem cell biology, immunology, and neuroscience. Currently, she is studying bone stem cells in a bone, orthopedic, and surgery lab. In the future, she wants to be a surgeon as well as continuing to study stem cells, but in her own lab. As the identical twin to Lindsey, Juliana is also originally from Las Vegas, Nevada and also moved to New York City to study Neuroscience at Columbia University where she graduated in 2017. She always knew that she wanted to be a doctor, but after experiencing research as an undergraduate, she knew that she wanted to work in a lab as well, which is why she decided to pursue the MD/PhD as it would allow the best of both worlds. She is currently researching neuronal innervation to the skin and how this knowledge can be used to regenerate fully functional skin. She plans to continue her research in this area after graduating as a physician-scientist. Marisol is originally from Miami where she is one of three sisters born to Cuban and Argentinian parents. She is a first generation college graduate and a Worlds Ahead Scholar from FIU where she graduated in Biology and Chemistry in 2016. The complexity of the brain to control every aspect of humanity is a realization that has fascinated her ever since experiencing her grandmother's mental deterioration from Alzheimer's disease. This experience has lead to her current research in neuroelectrophysiology methods, which can then be applied to diseases such as Alzheimer's and epilepsy. You can find their website here: https://www.scopesandscrubs.org/ You can find them on social media here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCutSEUCL2o1PxWiPSNPFQsA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scopesandscrubs/ This channel is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I'm speaking with Daniel Betts about comedy, critical thinking, and being a scientifically trained individual in a world that has become increasingly anti-science. We discuss: •How Dan and I became friends and the genesis of his interest in science as well as comedy. •The importance of education and how a good teacher can change your life. •How to encourage people to go into science or, at the very least, to communicate science in such a way that they learn to appreciate it. •That Dan is from Bakersfield, which is the same city that the two Doctor's that went viral for presenting their “statistics” to argue for reopening the economy are from. •Debunking COVID-19 disinformation and other anti-science nonsense that he encounters regularly on social media. •As a Geologist who ended up in the fossil fuel industry himself, how dis-heartening it is to see other scientists in this area argue against or severely downplay the global warming consensus. •And other topics. A Chicago native, Daniel Betts was winning comedy competitions within a few short months of ever taking the stage. By his one-year anniversary of ever stepping up to the mic, he was featuring at The World Famous Comedy Store in LA, and performing alongside some of the greats like Howie Mandel and David Koechner. By year two, he was opening for killers like Joey Diaz and even asked to perform for our forward deployed troops in Afghanistan. Daniel runs a very successful open mic every Thursday night, along with monthly showcases in the Central Valley and you can find him performing all over California, most recently with comedians such as Theo Von, Ian Edwards and Joel McHale. You can find his website here: https://sites.google.com/view/danbetts/home?authuser=0 You can find him on social media here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanielBettsComedy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielbettscomedy/?hl=en This channel is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dr. Stephanie Caligiuri about her research interests and journey as a science communicator. We discuss: •How Stephanie first became interested in science and why she chose the various aspects of science that she did. •How all of the misinformation surrounding nutrition lead her to start her own podcast in an attempt to better communicate the results coming from the scientific community. •The prevalence of cherry-picking by influencers, media, etc. and how this fallacy distorts reality and why looking at the full body of evidence is paramount. •The importance of critical thinking in today's information age and some possible paths forward in how to achieve this. •The importance of having a basic understanding of statistics. •Why all scientists, more than ever, should consider science communication a part of their job description. •The other cells within the brain beyond neurons that are frequently glossed over in neuroscience discussions; glial cells. •And other topics. Dr. Stephanie Caligiuri is a passionate neuroscientist, physiologist, and nutritionist. She obtained her Bachelor and Master degrees in Nutritional Science, her PhD in Physiology, and a current fellowship in Behavioral Neuroscience at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC. She has more than 30 awards and over 25 peer reviewed publications in some of the world's top journals such as Nature, recognizing her contributions to science. She also hosts the People's Scientist Podcast, which you can find here: https://shows.acast.com/the-peoples-scientist/ You can find her on social media here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePeoplesScientist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.scaligiuri/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSCaligiuri This channel is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I'm speaking with fellow Intelligent Speculation team member Garrett Wise about science, philosophy and the need for more critical thinking in today's world. We discuss: •How Garrett first became interested in science and why physics. •How he became interested in philosophy and what aspects of philosophy are of most interest to him. •The trolley problem and how different camps of philosophy approach this thought experiment. •Moral licensing: what is it and my own musings about moral licensing in the real world. •You don't have to be a genius to study science. •Anti-intellectualism, fake news, the anti-science movement, and why it's worth debating with the “true believers.” •Why is it that religion and political discourse is taboo in our society and how this cultural norm is actually damaging to the social fabric. •How critical thinking can be used to elevate humanity moving forward. •And other topics finished with a final important passage read by Garrett. Garrett Wise holds a Bachelor's Degree in Physics as well as a minor in Philosophy from Northern Illinois University. Besides producing great content for Intelligent Speculation, he works as an analytical chemist who frequently philosophizes about the nature of existence. Through his writing, he hopes to challenge your commonly held beliefs and convince you that science, logic, and critical thinking are the best tools we have to understand the world around us. You can find all of his articles here: https://bit.ly/3bV31eC This channel is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I have Patrick Maloney back on to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; however, this time, he's now officially a Doctor of Epidemiology. As a freshly minted infectious disease expert, we talk in depth about COVID-19. The discussion starts off with congratulations and then moves through all aspects of the pandemic (e.g., why health officials are recommending the steps that they are, various myths debunked, what “flattening the curve means” and why it's important, etc.) and what to expect moving forward. We then move on to critiquing the responses from various Governments and finish up with discussing what we can learn as a society from this event and our hopes that more will listen to the recommendations coming from the scientific community in the future. Dr. Patrick Maloney is a few weeks into officially donning the Doctor title as he recently successfully defended his PhD dissertation in Epidemiology. Beyond his doctorate from LSU, he holds an MPH (Master's of Public Health) from University of Illinois at Chicago, has authored a number of publications, and has even designed and taught courses in public health. You can find his CV here: https://bit.ly/2UmOimE This channel is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I'm speaking with Steven Matthews, a local entrepreneur who is the owner and founder of Mackhard barber shops. We first discuss his background and how it is that he found himself as an entrepreneur in the Men's grooming industry. We then move onto discussing the habits he developed from years of competitive fighting that benefit him as an entrepreneur, his thoughts on science and how it's useful in business, as well as the importance of integrity and thinking critically when it comes to important decisions. Steven Matthews is a former MMA fighter and WAKO kickboxing champion who has always had a passion for cutting hair. In 2010 he founded Mackhard to pursue his passion and help bring back the art of men's grooming. He now has a number of locations and has recently expanded into the micropigmentation industry for hair loss. You can find Mackhard's website here: https://mackhard.com/ You can also find them on social media here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mhelmhurst/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mackhardhair/ https://www.instagram.com/mackhardink/ This channel is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

In this episode, I'm talking with Patrick Maloney who is just about to graduate with his PhD in Epidemiology. This was recorded a few months ago, which is why we didn't discuss the current COVID-19 pandemic, but I'm hoping to have him on again sometime soon to do just that. That being said, we first discuss his background and how he became passionate for this area of science. Then we move on to discuss various infectious diseases that he's interested in and how vaccinations are an epidemiologist's most valuable weapon for mitigation with the ultimate goal of elimination. Last, we address vaccine hesitancy, the anti-science movements which spread anti-vaccine propaganda, and finish up discussing the importance of thinking critically in today's information laden world. Patrick Maloney will be defending his PhD from Louisiana State University's Department of Public Health in the next week. Beyond his studies at LSU, he holds an MPH (Master's of Public Health) from University of Illinois at Chicago, has authored a number of publications, and has even designed and taught courses in public health. He also happens to be my cousin and a good friend. You can find his CV here: https://bit.ly/2UmOimE This channel is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

Welcome back to Thinking Critically! In today's episode, I talk about what a logical fallacy is and when it's appropriate to reject an argument. The article relevant to this episode can be found here: https://www.intelligentspeculation.com/blog/the-logical-fallacy-amp-when-to-reject-an-argument This channel is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

Welcome back to Thinking Critically! In today's episode, I talk about what a good argument is. First, I address the two primary types of arguments, deductive versus inductive. Next, I address the various structural terminology that accompanies each and, finally, I a finish up with the definition of a good argument. The article relevant to this episode can be found here: https://www.intelligentspeculation.com/blog/what-is-a-good-argument This channel is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

Welcome back to Thinking Critically! In today's episode, I talk about what an argument is in philosophy and how exactly it's structured. The article relevant to this episode can be found here: https://www.intelligentspeculation.com/blog/structure-of-an-argument This podcast is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

Welcome back to Thinking Critically! In today's episode, I talk about what exactly critical thinking is and my own personal philosophy of what it means to be a Critical Thinker. This philosophy is encapsulated in my Laws of Critical Thinking which are introduced and explained. The article relevant to this episode can be found here: https://www.intelligentspeculation.com/blog/what-is-critical-thinking This podcast is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/

Welcome to Thinking Critically! I am your host Jonathan Maloney and in this episode I introduce myself (i.e., my background, how I got interested in science, why I started Intelligent Speculation, etc.) and what you can expect moving forward. This podcast is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/