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Best podcasts about abby hafer

Latest podcast episodes about abby hafer

The Phil Ferguson Show
477 gOd's Balls

The Phil Ferguson Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 105:20


Interview with Abby Hafer. We discuss her book, "The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not". First example - human testicals. We discuss this and several other problems.Investing Skeptically:Cusion, volitility, granularityDuh! Stocks vs Bonds

TheThinkingAtheist
If I Was the Intelligent Designer (PART TWO: with Dr. Abby Hafer)

TheThinkingAtheist

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 48:48


Evolutionary biologist Dr. Abby Hafer is author of the book, "The Not So Intelligent Designer." She thinks a Creator could have done much better.

The Non-Prophets
The Non-Prophets 21.20 05-15-2022 with Cynthia McDonald, Dr Abby Hafer, MD Aware, and Student Doctor Ben

The Non-Prophets

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 78:48


The Non-Prophets, Episode 21.20 airing Sunday, May 11th 2022 featuring Cynthia McDonald, Dr. Abby Hafer, MD Aware and Student Doctor Ben. This week's episode covers…Well it is finally here. The Roe versus Wade deep dive we never wanted to do. Yet we do have one of the best panels for this discussion. Our conductor this week Cynthia McDonald is a social worker deep in the trenches of Chicago. Student Doctor Ben is an aspiring and talented MD. MD Awere a fully practicing MD from up north. Then you have Dr. Abby Hafer a PhD teaching prospective doctors all about anatomy and physiology! We couldn't get a better panel if we tried!Since this is a deep dive into nasty waters we only have three segments for you. First we look into History's Pivot to attack Roe v Wade. From the big hair of the 80s to today we look into how attitudes changed, but the attack kept getting worse.Then we talk about the effects of what will happen when Roe v Wade is rolled back. Does the US turn into a conservative utopia, or are even more people going to die? Only history can tell for sure.Lastly, we touch on the SCOTUS leak. How much of a deal it is and isn't. This is likely going to be with us for a while and we will keep informing you as to what is going on.Segment 1 - History's Pivot to attack Roe v WadeHow the Supreme Court went from cementing abortion rights in Roe v. Wade to drafting their demiseCNBC, BY KEVIN BREUNINGER, May 6th 2022http://tiny.cc/howrvwchangedSupporting ArticlesThe U.S. Was Democratically Legalizing Abortion. Then Roe Happened and Created a Backlash | OpinionNewsweek, BY SHANY MOR, May 5th 2022http://tiny.cc/didrvwhurtSegment 2 - Slippery Slope if RvW is rolled backSlippery Slope if Roe v. Wade is rolled back Here's what could happen if Roe v. Wade is overturnedNPR, BY JOE HERNANDEZ, May 3, 2022 http://tiny.cc/rvwrollback Supporting ArticlesAbortion Pills Will Be the Next Battleground in a Post-Roe AmericaNYT via msn.com, BY PAM BELLUCK & SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, May 6th 2022 http://tiny.cc/abortpillbattle13 states have passed so-called 'trigger laws,' bans designed to go into effect if Roe v. Wade is overturnedhttp://tiny.cc/13statestriggered CNN, BY ELIZABETH WOLFE, May 3rd, 2022Why overturning Roe v. Wade could impact other privacy rightsKHOU.com, BY lAUREN TALARICO, May 3rd 2022http://tiny.cc/rvwandprivacySegment 3 - Point/Counterpoint to SCOTUS LeakPoint/Counterpoint to SCOTUS LeakBiden Pledges to Try to Enshrine Roe Into Law If Court Strikes Down Landmark RulingBloomberg via msn.com, BY JENNY LEONARD Et al. May 3rd 2022http://tiny.cc/bidentocodeabortSenate to Vote Next Week on Codifying Roe v. Wade into Law, But Obstacles RemainU.S.News, BY LISA HAGEN, May 5th 2022http://tiny.cc/sentovotervw Guide: Fight for abortion rights with FFRFFFRfhttp://tiny.cc/enterffrfinrvwfight ‘Abortion Will Always be Safe and Legal in Illinois,' Gov. Pritzker Says nbcchicago.com, May 3rd 2022http://tiny.cc/ilsupportsafeabort Washington Governor Promises to Defend Abortion RightsAP news, BY RACHEL LA CORTE, May 3, 2022http://tiny.cc/wapromiseabortrights

Truth Wanted
Truth Wanted 04.33 08-27-2021 with ObjectivelyDan and Dr Abby Hafer

Truth Wanted

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 94:14


Hey, all you Truth Seekers out there! Welcome to this week's episode of Truth Wanted! This week our very own ObjectivelyDan is joined by Dr. Abby Hafer!First up is Matt from MD who proposes a theist pro-choice argument and is wondering what our hosts think of it, as well as if they have any of their own.David from CA wants to talk about the material collapse theory. Why David? Why are we doing this? Neither host is equipped to talk about this, and you are most certainly not.Our final caller is Alex from NY who wants to talk about the harm that thought crimes in the Bible could pose.Thank you all so much for watching, we hope you enjoyed today's show! Until we see you next week, keep on hunting for the Truth!

The Phil Ferguson Show
342 Testis & Covid-19 w-Abby Hafer

The Phil Ferguson Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 88:21


Interview with science educator Abby Hafer. Dr. Hafer has a doctorate in zoology from Oxford and teaches physiology and human anatomy at Curry College. She loves to talk about evolution, "intelligent design" and biology topics. Her first book is "The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not" and she is the co-author on another great book "Darwin's Apostles: The Men Who Fought to Have Evolution Accepted, Their Times, and How the Battle Continues".We discuss her work, evolution and corona virus.Investing skeptically: Stock market volatility, short term vs. long term.Bonus audio:- Brian Green on Dark Matter- |Annie Druyan - Science and the unknown.

And Now a Word from Our Environment

This podcast is a rebroadcast of a radio show that originally aired on March 27th, 2020 called Eco-Logic with Ken Gale and Donna Stein and their guest, biologist and author, Abby Hafer. Our word today is Coronavirus. This invisible killer has taken over our lives and in just a few months has had a profound effect on our environment. And now a word from our environment.

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Lab Out Loud
Requiring Peer Reviewed Science in the Science Classroom: New Legislation in Massachusetts

Lab Out Loud

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 18:56


As a science teacher at Curry College in Massachusetts, Abby Hafer is a staunch advocate of teaching peer-reviewed, scientifically accurate content in her college classes. In an effort to protect science education in the state, Hafer recently worked with legislator Kenneth Gordon to draft a bill that adds language to existing curriculum standards that seeks to limit science instruction in Massachusetts to age-appropriate, peer-reviewed scientific fact. In addition to combating academic freedom legislation recently passed in Tennessee (2012) and Louisiana (2008), Hafer hopes this bill will also provide model legislation that protects science education, science teachers and students of science across the nation. Hafer joins Lab Out Loud this week to discuss the bill and its potential impact, while describing how she worked with her legislator to impact science education through politics. Show notes at: https://laboutloud.com/2019/09/episode-210-requiring-peer-reviewed-science/

Point of Inquiry
Twitter’s Resident Gynecologist And The Crusher Of The Gender Binary

Point of Inquiry

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 39:20


Dr. Jen Gunter is an OB/GYN, pain medicine physician, and Twitter's resident gynecologist. She blogs and also writes The Cycle, a column on the intersection sex, science, and society, for the New York Times. One day she hopes to ask Gwyneth Paltrow for the physics equation that explains how a jade egg can be recharged with lunar energy. Abby Hafer is an author, scientist, educator, and public speaker. Her scientific career includes a doctorate in zoology from Oxford University and teaching human anatomy and physiology at Curry College. She has recently broadened her scope to include crushing the gender binary using biology, and giving the same treatment to morality based on the supernatural. This week on Point of Inquiry, Kavin Senapthy speaks to Jen Gunter and Abby Hafer (recorded during CSICon 2018). Jen chats about how she combats misinformation from Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop and the settlement the company had to pay for fraudulent health claims linked to their magical Jade Eggs. She also points us to theGoopJadeEgg best resources for accurate, evidence-based information on women’s reproductive health and birth control. American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists World Health Organization Planned Parenthood National Library of Medicine U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Kavin and Abby recount their experiences at California Freethought Day, talk about the Tetrahymena thermophila microbe, and and how the Pulse nightclub mass shooting and various bathroom bills around the US led to her CSICon 2018 gender binary talk, which you can watch here.  

Two Girls One Mic: The Porncast
#15- Committee for Sexual Inquiry

Two Girls One Mic: The Porncast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 68:43


Alice & Yvette attend CSIcon (Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Conference) and sit down with an ER doctor, a zoologist, and science communicator. Dr. Angela Mattke discusses what to do in event your sexual acrobatics go awry. Timothy Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) of Netflix's "A User's Guide to Cheating Death", talks Japan, sex dolls, and labia surgery. Dr. Abby Hafer shares with us all the sexual fluidity in the animal kingdom including cross dressing fish, gay seagulls, and measuring balls.  Don't forget to rate us and leave a comment!  Support us on Patreon

The Free Thought Prophet
"Not So Intelligent Design" Episode #111 with Dr Abby Hafer

The Free Thought Prophet

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 67:30


Dr. Hafer is a biologist, professor and author of the book "The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not:" She has a doctorate in zoology from Oxford University, and teaches human anatomy and physiology at Curry College. She is a former DJ and loves doing radio (and TV).  

TheThinkingAtheist
The Not-So-Intelligent Designer (with Dr. Abby Hafer)

TheThinkingAtheist

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2018 57:33


Biologist, professor and author Dr. Abby Hafer gives specific examples of "Intelligent Design" that isn't intelligent at all.Dr. Hafer's Book, "The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not:" http://a.co/dUWs4zeSupport our sponsor The Great Courses Plus:http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/sethLos Angeles event with Matt Dillahunty, Cara Santa Maria, and Seth Andrews: https://www.facebook.com/events/2022525981403467/ 

Cognitive Dissonance
Episode 409: Women v. Religion

Cognitive Dissonance

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 83:47


Thank you to Dr. Abby Hafer and Karen Garst for joining us this week. Their links are below. Stories from the Week   Karen Garst Abby Hafer

Cognitive Dissonance
Episode 409: Women v. Religion

Cognitive Dissonance

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018


Thank you to Dr. Abby Hafer and Karen Garst for joining us this week. Their links are below. Stories from the Week Priest Who Was Arrested Twice for Child Sex Crimes Says Teen Boy “Seduced” Him – Friendly Atheist Trouble for ‘Oru Adaar Love’: Two Hyderabad residents move SC, say winking is blasphemy in Islam... The post Episode 409: Women v. Religion first appeared on Cognitive Dissonance the Podcast.

Cognitive Dissonance
Episode 409: Women v. Religion

Cognitive Dissonance

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 83:47


Thank you to Dr. Abby Hafer and Karen Garst for joining us this week. Their links are below. Stories from the Week   Karen Garst Abby Hafer

New Books in Biology and Evolution
Abby Hafer, “The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not” (Cascade Books, 2015)

New Books in Biology and Evolution

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2017 88:59


Have you ever asked yourself why humans have an appendix that will sometimes explode and kill us? Why do men's testicles hang outside the body where theyre arguably awkward and vulnerable? And if there is an Intelligent Designer, who does it like better anyway—us or squid? These and other related questions are addressed in the book The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not (Cascade Books, 2015), in which Abby Hafer argues that the human body has many faulty design features that would never have been the choice of an intelligent creator. She also points out that there are other animals that got better body parts, which makes the Designer look a bit strange. She discusses the history and politics of Intelligent Design and creationism; reveals animals that shouldn't exist according to Intelligent Design; and disposes of the idea of irreducible complexity. If you have a chance to get a copy of her book, you'll find that her points are illustrated with pictures, wit, and erudition. Hafer has a doctorate in zoology from Oxford University, and teaches human anatomy and physiology at Curry College. She's also a member of the Humanist Society and a contributor to the Humanist Magazine and the American Humanist Association. Her work debunking Intelligent Design/Creationism includes frequent humorous public lectures and she has been interviewed on NPR, WBAI and other radio outlets and television shows. You can see more of her on YouTube discussing Animals that Shouldn't Exist, According to Intelligent Design, UnIntelligent Design, and more. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Universite Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Science
Abby Hafer, “The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not” (Cascade Books, 2015)

New Books in Science

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2017 88:59


Have you ever asked yourself why humans have an appendix that will sometimes explode and kill us? Why do men’s testicles hang outside the body where theyre arguably awkward and vulnerable? And if there is an Intelligent Designer, who does it like better anyway—us or squid? These and other related... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Secularism
Abby Hafer, “The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not” (Cascade Books, 2015)

New Books in Secularism

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2017 88:59


Have you ever asked yourself why humans have an appendix that will sometimes explode and kill us? Why do men’s testicles hang outside the body where theyre arguably awkward and vulnerable? And if there is an Intelligent Designer, who does it like better anyway—us or squid? These and other related questions are addressed in the book The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not (Cascade Books, 2015), in which Abby Hafer argues that the human body has many faulty design features that would never have been the choice of an intelligent creator. She also points out that there are other animals that got better body parts, which makes the Designer look a bit strange. She discusses the history and politics of Intelligent Design and creationism; reveals animals that shouldn’t exist according to Intelligent Design; and disposes of the idea of irreducible complexity. If you have a chance to get a copy of her book, you’ll find that her points are illustrated with pictures, wit, and erudition. Hafer has a doctorate in zoology from Oxford University, and teaches human anatomy and physiology at Curry College. She’s also a member of the Humanist Society and a contributor to the Humanist Magazine and the American Humanist Association. Her work debunking Intelligent Design/Creationism includes frequent humorous public lectures and she has been interviewed on NPR, WBAI and other radio outlets and television shows. You can see more of her on YouTube discussing Animals that Shouldn’t Exist, According to Intelligent Design, UnIntelligent Design, and more. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Universite Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
Abby Hafer, “The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not” (Cascade Books, 2015)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2017 88:59


Have you ever asked yourself why humans have an appendix that will sometimes explode and kill us? Why do men’s testicles hang outside the body where theyre arguably awkward and vulnerable? And if there is an Intelligent Designer, who does it like better anyway—us or squid? These and other related questions are addressed in the book The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not (Cascade Books, 2015), in which Abby Hafer argues that the human body has many faulty design features that would never have been the choice of an intelligent creator. She also points out that there are other animals that got better body parts, which makes the Designer look a bit strange. She discusses the history and politics of Intelligent Design and creationism; reveals animals that shouldn’t exist according to Intelligent Design; and disposes of the idea of irreducible complexity. If you have a chance to get a copy of her book, you’ll find that her points are illustrated with pictures, wit, and erudition. Hafer has a doctorate in zoology from Oxford University, and teaches human anatomy and physiology at Curry College. She’s also a member of the Humanist Society and a contributor to the Humanist Magazine and the American Humanist Association. Her work debunking Intelligent Design/Creationism includes frequent humorous public lectures and she has been interviewed on NPR, WBAI and other radio outlets and television shows. You can see more of her on YouTube discussing Animals that Shouldn’t Exist, According to Intelligent Design, UnIntelligent Design, and more. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Universite Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TheThinkingAtheist
Women Beyond Belief: Women and Secular Activism

TheThinkingAtheist

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2017 87:28


Seth Andrews speaks with a panel of atheists, secular activists and educators about the opportunities and obstacles women face in the fight against religion.Dr. Karen Garst is author of the book, "Women Beyond Belief: Discovering Life Without Religion" and host of www.faithlessfeminist.com.Dr. Abby Hafer is an educator, writer, speaker, and author of "The Not-So-Intelligent Designer - Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not."Wendy Marsman is a former believer and missionary who escaped fundamentalist religion and now hosts the "Women Beyond Belief" podcast.Support our sponsors: The Great Courses Plus http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/sethHarry's:  http://www.harrys.com/thethinkingatheist 

The Phil Ferguson Show
176 Creationism, The ARK Park, MLPs and The Baby Boom Bubble

The Phil Ferguson Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2016 77:38


Special guest is Abby Hafer. Her book is "The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Design Does Not". We start with testicles, the Birth Canal and The Wedge Strategy.I also review all of the fun I had at the "ARK Park" protest.Investing Skeptically : Update on MLP - Master Limited Partnerships and a discussion based on a listeners question about the Baby Boom Bubble.

Freethought Radio
GOD: Bad Character, Bad Designer

Freethought Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2016 41:47


This week we celebrate the birthday of Charles Darwin and the 90th birthday poet Philip Appleman (a Darwin scholar). Annie Laurie interviews Dan about his best-selling new book, GOD: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction (Foreword by Richard Dawkins). Then Dr. Abby Hafer champions Darwin’s ideas by discussing her delightful new book, The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not.

The Humanist Hour
The Humanist Hour #178: Dr. Abby Hafer on Unintelligent Design

The Humanist Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2015


In this episode, Bo Bennett speaks with Dr. Abby Hafer live, in studio, about her new book, "The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not." Dr. Hafer is a speaker, writer, and humorist who particularly loves taking about Intelligent Design & Creationism, the politics surrounding them, and science denialism in general. A few years ago she realized that Intelligent Design is a political pressure group, not a scientific issue. With this figured out, she realized that what we need are political-style arguments in defense of evolution. Her presentations contain bulletproof science, and she uses humor to puncture bad arguments. Crucial questions are raised, such as, “Why do men's testicles have such a bad location?” and, “Who does God like better, us—or squid?” She finds that once she mentions testicles, everybody pays attention. Dr. Hafer has given talks at the American Humanist Association's Annual Conferences in 2009 and 2011, and at the American Atheists' 50th Anniversary Conference in 2013. She has a doctorate in zoology from Oxford University, and teaches human anatomy and physiology at Curry College in Milton, MA.