Slightly Educated

I talk with Emily Dotson, who is the current coordinator of student conduct at ASU, about restorative justice. We talk about the costs and benefits of the system, and how it differs from a punitive one, along with some first hand descriptions of restorative justice's success. We also talk about how restorative justice punishes differently than punitive systems.

talk with international studies student Barak Austin about imperialism in broad and specific cases. What about it was good, and what was bad? The main topic is when and how other nations have precedence to intervene in other nations with sanctions, war, or some form of cultural change.

I talk with Howard Cromwell who is a neuro scientist at BGSU in Ohio. Howard is well versed in the ways in which dopamine shape our incentives and allow us to progress through an environment of rewards. We talk about the basics of rewards, as well as complications in gambling addiction and drug addiction. (https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/neuroscience/nmb-people/faculty/howard-casey-cromwell.html)

I talk with Chris Butler, who is a soon to be law student, currently finishing his undergrad at Kent State in Political Science, about neurolaw. Our starting topic is "stand your ground" and the recent shooting. We talk about culpability for crimes and what that means in the court room; who is more responsible for their crimes, someone predisposed to crime or someone not, and should we punish one more than the other?

I talk with Bowling Green State University Professor Verner Bingman. Bingman's primary interest is how birds map locations and navigate space and time with their hippocampus. We also talk about common neuroscience misconceptions and briefly about animal values.

Ami Palmer, PHD student at Bowling Green State University, talks about how democracy can handle science denialism and conspiracy theories without violating free speech.