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Harking originally from Bunnaloo, our guest speaker is Donovan Jasper. Today he presents to us the Parable of the Sower from Marks gospel. Mark 4:1-20 (NIV)

In this episode, Matt and Chris take a look at a recent developmental psychology paper on the social evaluation of young babies. Do they display a preference for agents who are nice to others or could they care less at the babbling age? This is a large-scale, multi-lab, preregistered replication effort of a rather influential paper so it ticks all of Chris' Open Science boxes, but how does Matt react? Is he stuck in his pre-replication crisis paradigms? Join us to find out and along the way find out about baby Matt's psychotic tendencies, how cats feel about cucumbers, and how Matt narrowly escaped being eaten by a big ol' crocodile.Paper Reference: Lucca, K., Yuen, F., Wang, Y., Alessandroni, N., Allison, O., Alvarez, M., ... & Hamlin, J. K. (2025). Infants' Social Evaluation of Helpers and Hinderers: A Large‐Scale, Multi‐Lab, Coordinated Replication Study. Developmental Science, 28(1), e13581.Original Study: Hamlin, J. K., Wynn, K., & Bloom, P. (2007). Social evaluation by preverbal infants. Nature, 450(7169), 557-559.Decoding Academia 3200:00 Introduction00:59 Matt's Close Shave with a Crocodile03:15 Discussion on Crocodile Behavior05:13 Introduction to the Academic Paper06:18 Understanding Registered Reports07:49 Details of the Replication Study12:07 The Many Babies Study18:23 Challenges in Developmental Psychology20:35 Original Study and Replication Efforts26:27 HARKing and the QRP problem in psychology34:24 Discussing the Results36:58 Exploring the Red Ball Experiment39:38 Forest Plot Analysis41:19 Infant Preferences and Social Evaluation43:24 Failure to Replicate the Original Study47:06 Exploratory Analysis and Moderators50:03 Interpretations and Implications54:21 Evolutionary Perspectives on Social Behavior58:34 Prosocial Evolutionary Speculation01:05:10 Psychopathic Baby Matt01:06:28 Concluding Thoughts and Reflections01:11:20 Comparative Psychology on Snake Hatred!The full episode is available for Patreon subscribers (1hrs 15 mins).Join us at: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus

Harking back to how Eric got started in the world of Kringling or Clausing.  A look back to the 1980's when it all began. Donna takes to point to interview Eric about his busy activities at this time of year and how it all began. The First Suit, the First Performance.  A trip down memory lane and working with the Downtown Fremont Merchant Association.  Joseph's, J C Penney's, I Lytles, Thing-a-ma-Jigs and more.  Come along as we head into the holidays. Donna Reed and Eric Seemann are both professional real estate agents. Donna lives and works in Tucson Arizona with Keller Williams Southern Arizona while Eric lives and works in San Antonio Texas with Keller Williams Heritage. They are also siblings, and they grew up in a small Northwest Ohio village of Lindsey. Their idyllic small-town childhood laid the foundation for what would become the structure of their lives and careers in real estate. We hope you will join us as we reminisce, reflect, and correlate how our childhood and life in rural Ohio still impacts our dealings with our clients today. Website:  www.realsiblings.com Watch Episodes on YouTube at:  REAL Siblings, It Ain't Easy   To reach out to Donna: Email:  donna@reedtucson.com Phone: (520) 631-4638 Facebook: (2) Donna Seemann Reed | Facebook   To Connect with Eric: Email:  eric@victorsgrouptx.com Phone: (210) 389-6324 Facebook: (2) Eric V. Seemann | Facebook Texas Real Estate Commission - Information About Brokerage Services Texas Real Estate Commission - Consumer Protection Notice  

——- Your Daily Portion Sabbath School Lesson with LD “The Anomaly” Harris- Please join L. David Harris in the Your Daily Portion Community here: https://yourdailyportion.com@LDisMyCoach#LDisMyCoachLD is My CoachThe Metamorphosis ExpertBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/your-daily-portion-with-l-david-harris--2912188/support.

Introduction A new creation! I'm Malcolm Cox. Welcome to this series on ‘A new creation'. Today, the connection between being a new creation and change.  How do we change?Last week we explored the nature of spiritual growth. That it is empowered by God, aimed at Christlikeness and enabled by Jesus. “[We]…are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.” (2 Corinthians 3:18 NRSV) This week we will take the last point further and look at some key principles of spiritual change. Spiritual growth is: 1. Both practical and mystical Our main avenue for spiritual growth is to walk with Jesus as one of his followers - just like they did when Jesus was on this earth. On one level, simply saying 'yes' to Jesus' offer of friendship is all that is needed. As someone said, ‘Proximity makes disciples'. “When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realised that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.” (Acts 4:13 NIV11) QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION: How can we live 'in proximity to Jesus' today? In addition, we grow as we cooperate with the Spirit, which is a mystical enterprise. Harking back to the passage in 2 Cor 3.18.... “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”” (John 3:8 NIV11) QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION: If the work of the Spirit is mystical, how can we cooperate with his work in us? 2. Both quick and slow Sometimes growth comes in a flash. “Then Peter began to speak: “I now realise how true it is that God does not show favouritism” (Acts 10:34 NIV11) DISCUSSION: Share a time when you grew quickly More often, growth is slow and meandering. "Then Thomas (also known as Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, 'Let us also go, that we may die with him.'" John 11:16 (NIV) "Thomas said to him, 'Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?'" John 14:5 (NIV) 'Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.' A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you!' Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.' Thomas said to him, 'My Lord and my God!' John 20.24-29 DISCUSSION: Share about an aspect of spiritual growth that took time to develop in you 3. Both personal and corporate Your journey is unique. Don't compare yourself to other people, only to your past self. Relationship is more art than science - not engineering. “When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!”” (John 21:21-23 NRSV) Your growth is personal, but not private “But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body's growth in building itself up in love.” (Ephesians 4:15-16 NRSV) Conclusion Spiritual growth can be stimulated and catalysed by our actions, but the key is to open ourselves up so that God can do his work.  For reflection * Which points do you find yourself most comfortable with and why—practical, mystical, quick, slow, personal, corporate? * How have you seen God work for your transformation so far? * Do you find it easy or hard to open yourself up to God doing his work? * What will help you most to cooperate with God's work in your life? Next time we will go on to look at another aspect of change, focusing on models of transformation. Your brother, Malcolm Please add your comments on this week's topic. We learn best when we learn in community. Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, or practical? Could you send me your questions or suggestions? Here's the email: malcolm@malcolmcox.org. If you'd like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God Grows His People”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org. Please pass the link on, subscribe, and leave a review. "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

CHECK OUT our new Ministry of Funny website at https://www.ministryoffunny.com/!It's the world's first TRISHAW PODCAST! We've sped through 499 episodes of Yah Lah BUT, so for ep 500, we decided to do something wheel-y special! Harking back to our MOF roots, we took it to the streets ON A TRISHAW to bring some YLB goodness to the gentrified hipster heritage district of the East Coast. We look back on some of our favourite moments on the podcast over the years, and talk about some of our plans for the future, including the spanking new MOF website! There is no East Coast Plan here; just skid marks, sore butts and lots of spandex in this Tour de Joo Chiat!Shoutout to Kent and his leg muscles for powering this podcast!Find us here!YLB SubredditYLB TikTokYLB IGYLB YouTubeFolkloryIf you're looking for a meaningful gift, we'd love to help you create a personal podcast for a loved one. Get started at Folklory.comReferencesYLB #428: Tan Kin Lian - Why He Left the PAP & What He Will Do Differently as PresidentYLB #77: XiaXue, like you've never heard her beforeYLB #78 - Narelle Kheng and being part of the “WOKE” generationYLB #83 - TrueLove.Is and the Controversy Behind What They DoYLB #85 - A gay man's thoughts on TrueLove.Is and other LGBTQ+ issues, feat. Sean FooYLB #88 - A gay pastor shares his thoughts on Christianity, TrueLove.Is & LGBTQ issueOne Shiok ThingDiners: The Most American Establishment?| Stuff You Should Know podcastMics from @shureEdited and mixed by Tristen Yeak

Claire and Gav review the beloved 1992 figure skating romcom The Cutting Edge, directed by Paul Michael Glaser (The Running Man) and written by Tony Gilroy (Andor, The Bourne Identity). Harking back to the spiky banter of the 1930s screwball era, sparks fly when a spoiled figure skater and a macho hockey player form an unlikely creative partnership.

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Simon & Nick discuss the Score to Mr Benn by Don Warren an Alias for Duncan Lamontwho for several decades Lamont worked as a freelance musician (on flute and clarinet as well as saxophone), based around Archer Street in Soho and playing in the surrounding jazz clubs. He often performed with British bands accompanying American vocalists, including Fred Astaire, Tony Bennett, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Marlene Dietrich, Peggy Lee and (for 19 seasons) with Frank Sinatra. He also played with touring bandleaders such as Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Henry Mancini. Lamont led his own band for 11 years. He worked on recording and performing projects with Kenny Wheeler for many decades.For those who missed the original Mr Benn books and TV show (the former, published first In 1967, the latter aired between 1971 and 1972 before making several returns via reruns on the BBC), then the plot is also straight forward. Black suit and bowler hat-clad London professional Mr Benn leaves his house each episode, walks to a local fancy-dress shop, and chooses an outfit. An adventure then ensues, set in a world that reflects his outfit. Harking back to a glorious time in children's television - one that has latterly been remembered for its psychedelic edges and surrealist tendencies - Duncan Lamont's score was a perfect accompaniment to those mini odysseys. It's woozy, blissful and dreamy at times, then jaunty and upbeat the next moment, taking the form of brief but beautiful accidentals to set those senes.This is our website This is our InstagramThis is our Facebook group

Having spoken with Hall of Famer, Nile Rodgers last week, we are pleased to examine the career legacy, influence on generations of artists and the technical prowess that is funk/dance music.   Harking back to James Brown, George Clinton's Funkadelic and Sly and The Family Stone, Nile and Chic took the baton in 1977 and created a soundscape that inspired hundreds of artists most notably “our INXS”!   We get to hear some fascinating “time and place” anecdotes from Darryl Hall, Tim Farriss, Michael Hutchence and Jon Farriss in working with Nile Rodgers combined with the huge respect that Nile had for the drumming exploits of Jon Farriss. And with the power of You Tube, we might even have a unique song opening to episode 167 with the band warming up to an obscure Nile solo song: Yum Yum!!     So sit back, pour a drink of your favourite poison and embrace the genius that is Nile Rodgers Part 2!   Love and Peace   https://www.inxsaccessallareas.com/ http://nilerodgers.com/ https://www.change.org/p/induct-inxs  

Rocking the Waves: Bad Mary Unleashes Punk Passion on Long Island Sound

Summer is over, all wine is consumed, and all vegetables harvested. Time for this IS research to get back to work. We kick off the new season by talking about questionable research practices – HARKing, p-hacking, fishing for asterisks, data dredging, and so on. Nick digs out an old paper Jan wrote, and we use it to discuss the situations in which HARKing might be commonsense or outright unethical and we try to identify how best to protect against questionable research practices.  As usual, the references to readings we mention are listed on .

“We like to think of ourselves as doing the dirty work behind the scenes to make everyone else look good.”  – Ameet Kallarackal There are thousands of humble yet hardworking entrepreneurs like small restaurant owners and operators who are not that savvy technically and who are restlessly operating their in-person craft and business. Though necessary, they might not have enough funds to employ a skilled person in the field of marketing or to hire a technical team. How can entrepreneurs with limited digital experience enhance their business' online footprint?  Ameet Kallarackal, the co-founder and CEO of Fisherman together with their high-class customer support team make it possible for business owners to focus on the in-person side without having to touch anything on their gadget's screen, and yet can see how their businesses are flourishing virtually. Fisherman is a company that brings about websites, manages social media and wields the online presence for hardworking small business owners with a focus on the restaurant industry. They have a set of tools that succor traditional small businesses become automatically fortunate online. No wonder they call their website “No effort Web,” as they say it, “No code, no drag & drop, no effort.” Harken as Justine eagerly interviews Ameet about his journey and how his passion has helped countless entrepreneurs navigate the tricky waters of the digital world. Plus, they also delve into the importance of surrounding ourselves with experts, why entrepreneurs should have a website, how to improve UX, and how rejection leads to learning. Lastly, learn more about Fisherman's new resource to help boost social media presence.   Meet Ameet:  Growing up, Ameet's parents had a website, and that was his first exposure to the world of graphic designers and WordPress. So even when he was still a kid, he became an ace at using these tools. He would always find it so interesting to create something without necessarily knowing how to code and yet that thing could look great and even lead to sales. His family were also working with some small business owners. Ameet also personally spent time working at a local restaurant of his best friend's dad, where he witnessed firsthand how busy the life of an entrepreneur is. Having also tried being the one primarily to put food on the table, he came to say then, “You're learning 100 things to make that dream a reality. And a lot of times, computers, technology and the online component is the last thing you want to have to worry about. And so, I just remember being there and seeing how busy they were, how often they were fielding conversations with salespeople who are coming in soliciting business, all sorts of things they had to deal with.” Cut to the chase, during Ameet's college years, he worked on a different startup with a friend of his and ended up working on that for a few years and built out an organization until they were able to eventually exit that startup. And at the end of that, he fell in love with the idea of building something from scratch. Harking back to his experience, both virtually and in-person, he wanted to get to the bottom of how they could help more small business owners ‒ not only at a certain degree of measure, but how they can buttress multitude of small business owners to become prosperous. So, that was the evolution of the Fisherman concepts. After a handful of years, that mission was effectuated. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn   Connect with Fisherman: Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn   Connect with NextGen Purpose: Website Facebook Instagram  LinkedIn YouTube Episode Highlights:  00:03 Getting Into The Industry  04:31 The Importance of Surrounding Yourself With Experts 05:58 Infiltrating The Restaurant Industry  08:32 Showing The Final Product Before Anything Else  11:14 Interaction With Clients  15:12 What Does Social Media Look Like  17:16 AI's Standard Offering  19:08 The Passion of Being An Entrepreneur 

Adam Sheard, a Brit by birth, has always had an affinity for old vehicles. He runs Speed Deluxe, a full-service motorcycle shop in Chattanooga, Tennessee, specializing in custom builds, restorations, and fabricating unique solutions.  He started Speed Deluxe Vintage Adventures to combine epic road trips with vintage motorcycles. Harking back to the days of multi-day enduro events --where you have to fix your bike as you go and make it to pre-scheduled stop points each evening. The grueling Vintage 1000, now in its ninth year, has been a smashing success! Adam has developed a loyal following over the years --with his ever-expanding array of trips. A testament to his devout following, his first Baja Vintage Adventure sold out within 24 hours of querying a select list of Vintage 1000 veterans. Check out Adam's Speed Deluxe Motorcycle Adventures here: ⁠https://speeddeluxe.com/sdva/⁠

In Portland, the new city camping ordinance came into effect with a caveat that could raise a few eyebrows — no immediate enforcement. Harking back to the timeless saying, "Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime", the city's strategy seems to be one of education rather than punishment. But what's the true cost of this 'laissez-faire' approach?In what feels like a high-stakes game of ‘Simon says', the ordinance kicks off with a grace period, a so-called 'Summer of Education'. And while the city's political leaders might as well be sipping margaritas by the pool, the folks stuck in an urban camping merry-go-round aren't finding the scenario nearly as refreshing. Enforcement seems like a distant dream, almost as if the city is turning a blind eye to its growing homelessness and rampant open-air drug use. This lackadaisical approach raises more than just a few concerns, with even famous rapper 50 Cent chiming in on the policy's potential fallout.As fall approaches, it's anybody's guess as to what this 'Summer of Education' will morph into. Will it become the 'Fall of Enlightenment' or a 'Winter Wonderland'? Regardless, it seems Portland's strategy can be summed up by a popular quote: "This is Portland. This is standard stuff." And while the powers-that-be might be indulging in linguistic somersaults, it's the average Portlander who will have to deal with the aftermath of the policy.#PortlandOrdinance #HomelessnessCrisis #UrbanCampingSupport the show

When scientists game the system to get publishable results, it undermines the legitimacy of science.. Data can be interpreted many different ways and sliced into an infinite number of shapes, but specifically shaping your results to make them fit restrictions leads everyone down the wrong path. This is called torturing data, and it can look like cherry-picking participants or results for a study or getting your results first and then reverse engineering your hypothesis after the fact.Gary Smith is the Fletcher Jones Professor of Economics at Pomona College. He is also the author of several books on data and economics. His latest work, Distrust: Big Data, Data-Torturing, and the Assault on Science, explores society's general and specific instances of distrusting science in different ways.Greg and Gary discuss what nefarious things go on when scientists focus on keeping low P Values. They discuss the distinctions between correlation and causation that an AI might not be able to distinguish and the work in that area of Diedrik Stapel. Gary discusses data mining and HARKing. Gary and Greg discuss the difference in importance and feasibility of both backcasting and forecasting with markets, what makes ChatGPT work under the hood, and the real advantage that Warren Buffet has in investing.*unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*Episode Quotes:The future of education with large language models50:22: We may be going to a world where my ChatGPT talks to your ChatGPT, but I hope not. And in most jobs, you have to communicate, you have to write reports that are persuasive, coherent, and factually correct. And sometimes you have to get up, speak and talk. And in some of my classes, a lot of the things I do are group projects where they work on things outside of class, then they come into class, stand up, and present the results, kind of like a real-world business situation. And the large language models are not going to take that over. And I think if education switches more to that model, teaching critical thinking, working on projects, communicating results, education's going to actually get better. It's not going to destroy education.Underestimating our capacity as human beings29:27: The problem today is not that computers are smarter than us. But we think they're smarter than us, and we trust them to make decisions they shouldn't be trusted to make. Data mining is a vice23:02: The problem is these computer algorithms they're good at finding patterns—statistical patterns—but they have no way of judging, assessing whether it makes any sense or not. They have no way of assessing whether that is likely to be a meaningful or meaningless thing. And too many people think that data mining is a virtue. And I continue to consider it a vice.The danger of large language models46:53: The real danger of large language models is not that they're going to take over the world but that we're going to trust them too much and start making decisions they shouldn't be making.Show Links:Recommended Resources:Ronald FisherAndrew GelmanNYT article about Diedrik StapelP-Value HackingHARKing Wikipedia PageDaryl Bem Wikipedia PageChatGPTGuest Profile:Faculty Profile at Pomona CollegeGary Smith's WebsiteGary Smith on LinkedInGary Smith on TwitterHis Work:Distrust: Big Data, Data-Torturing, and the Assault on ScienceStandard Deviations: Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie with StatisticsThe Phantom Pattern Problem: The Mirage of Big DataWhat the Luck?: The Surprising Role of Chance in Our Everyday LivesThe 9 Pitfalls of Data ScienceThe AI DelusionMoney Machine: The Surprisingly Simple Power of Value InvestingYour Home Dividend: Why Buying A Home May Be the Best Investment You'll Ever MakeThe Art and Science of InvestingGary Smith on Google ScholarArticles on Discovery Institute Articles on Salon

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Nuno Barbosa Morais é um biólogo computacional. É licenciado em Engenharia Física Tecnológica pelo Instituto Superior Técnico e doutorado em Ciências Biomédicas pela Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, tendo feito investigação internacional durante uma década nas universidades de Cambridge e de Toronto. Lidera, desde 2015, o laboratório de Transcritómica de Doença no Instituto de Medicina Molecular e lecciona cursos de Biologia Computacional a vários mestrados da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa.  -> Apoie este projecto e faça parte da comunidade de mecenas do 45 Graus em: 45grauspodcast.com _______________ Índice (com timestamps): (6:50) INÍCIO DA CONVERSA: Crise da Replicação | Vieses cognitivos e as limitações das técnicas de inferência estatística. P-value | Karl Popper | Gregor Mendel | Ronald Fisher (história do chá) | Jacob Bernoulli (23:08) De onde surgiu esta a Crise na Ciência? | Artigo  Why Most Published Research Findings Are False (John Ioannidis) | Artigo de Florian Markowetz 1,500 scientists lift the lid on reproducibility | Five selfish reasons to work reproducibly | Fraude em Alzheimer: Blots on a field? | Artigos de investigadores japoneses na Nature (um, dois) | HARKing  (42:05) Big data e complexificação das metodologias. | Artigo João P. Magalhães «Every gene can (and possibly will) be associated with cancer» | Overfitting | As bombas alemãs em Londres e a ‘clustering illusion' | Riscos de usar programas bioinformáticos como caixas negras |  Inteligência artificial (1:06:16) Será que a ciência já esgotou o “low hanging fruit” das descobertas? Estudo: Rate of scientific breakthroughs slowing over time | Perigos da hiperespecialização. | C. P. Snow (1:17:00) Incentivos perversos do sistema de publicação | Robert Merton e o Matthew effect | Luc Montagnier e as teorias da conspiração Covid (1:29:26) Outras ideias para melhorar a Ciência. | Talent Identification at the limits of Peer Review: an analysis of the EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships Selection Process | Revisão por pares prévia à publicação |  Algoritmos de revisão com AI: statcheck e grim Livros recomendados: The Drunkard's Walk, de Leonard Mlodinow | Pensar, Depressa e Devagar. de Daniel Kahneman | Science Fictions, de Stuart Ritchie | Calling Bullshit, de Carl Bergstrom e Jevin D. West _______________ Na conversa que vão ouvir, o Nuno identifica uma série de desafios / obstáculos à boa ciência, que eu diria que se podem dividir em dois tipos: os de sempre e aqueles que se tornaram mais agudos nas últimas décadas, devido a algumas mudanças, quer nas técnicas, quer institucionais que afectam o modo como se faz hoje ciência Os primeiros desafios (os de sempre) têm que ver com a grande dificuldade da Ciência enquanto actividade: conseguir compreender o mundo (identificar “leis” na natureza) sendo os dados de que dispomos sempre parcelares e imperfeitos,e contando apenas com a mente dos cientistas -- humana e, por isso, cheia de limitações e vieses.  Para contrariar as nossas limitações cognitivas (e os nossos próprios defeitos morais) criou-se ao longo do tempo uma arquitectura institucional com uma série de válvulas de segurança. Por exemplo, os trabalhos só são publicados depois de serem revistos por outros cientistas, e a ciência é feita de forma aberta, de modo a que estejamos sempre sujeitos à que as nossas conclusões sejam invalidadas por outros investigadores.  E para decidir o que conta e o que não conta como descoberta científica a partir dos tais dados limitados, foi preciso criar um método e um referencial de significância aceite por todos. Instituíram-se, então, testes de inferência estatística, os chamados testes de hipóteses, o mais conhecido dos quais o célebre p value (de que falamos na conversa).  Só que estes testes são apenas uma via indirecta de inferir conclusões (como não é possível nunca ter a certeza em relação à nossa hipótese para explicar determinado fenómeno, o máximo que estes testes fazem é… rejeitar a hipótese de não haver fenómeno nenhum nos dados…). E depois há outro problema, mais grave. É que uma vez estabelecendo-se um referencial para determinar o que conta e não conta como descoberta científica, criam-se incentivos, como o Nuno explica, para que ele seja aldrabado (intencionalmente ou não) pelos cientistas.  Pelas limitações da nossa mente e destes métodos estatísticos, a Ciência foi sempre  uma actividade…complexa. E nas últimas décadas algumas mudanças vieram tornar estes obstáculos ainda maiores. Por um lado, o sistema de publicação de artigos científicos tornou-se cada vez mais competitivo, gerando incentivos para publicar resultados vistosos, mesmo que para isso seja necessário ser menos rigoroso. Por outro lado, a ciência (em particular na área do convidado, as ciências biomédicas) tornou-se mais complexa e informatizada devido à ascensão do chamado big data e o aumento  da utilização de programas “bioinformáticos”. Isto criou desafios adicionais a quem utiliza estas ferramentas sem por vezes as compreender bem.  Estes obstáculos (e outros, de que falamos durante a conversa) desembocaram naquilo que se tem chamado a Crise da Replicação, em que várias conclusões aparentemente sólidas, sobretudo na biomedicina e na psicologia, têm sido invalidadas por estudos posteriores. Esta crise tem feito correr muita tinta nos últimos anos, com já vários livros publicados sobre o assunto.  E foi precisamente por aí que começámos a nossa conversa -- na qual percorremos as causas e consequências deste estado de coisas. No final, pedi ao Nuno para apontar soluções para resolver estes desafios (os antigos e os novos). Como vão ver, ele tem muitas ideias.  _______________ Obrigado aos mecenas do podcast: Francisco Hermenegildo, Ricardo Evangelista, Henrique Pais João Baltazar, Salvador Cunha, Abilio Silva, Tiago Leite, Carlos Martins, Galaró family, Corto Lemos, Miguel Marques, Nuno Costa, Nuno e Ana, João Ribeiro, Helder Miranda, Pedro Lima Ferreira, Cesar Carpinteiro, Luis Fernambuco, Fernando Nunes, Manuel Canelas, Tiago Gonçalves, Carlos Pires, João Domingues, Hélio Bragança da Silva, Sandra Ferreira , Paulo Encarnação , BFDC, António Mexia Santos, Luís Guido, Bruno Heleno Tomás Costa, João Saro, Daniel Correia, Rita Mateus, António Padilha, Tiago Queiroz, Carmen Camacho, João Nelas, Francisco Fonseca, Rafael Santos, Andreia Esteves, Ana Teresa Mota, ARUNE BHURALAL, Mário Lourenço, RB, Maria Pimentel, Luis, Geoffrey Marcelino, Alberto Alcalde, António Rocha Pinto, Ruben de Bragança, João Vieira dos Santos, David Teixeira Alves, Armindo Martins , Carlos Nobre, Bernardo Vidal Pimentel, António Oliveira, Paulo Barros, Nuno Brites, Lígia Violas, Tiago Sequeira, Zé da Radio, João Morais, André Gamito, Diogo Costa, Pedro Ribeiro, Bernardo Cortez Vasco Sá Pinto, David , Tiago Pires, Mafalda Pratas, Joana Margarida Alves Martins, Luis Marques, João Raimundo, Francisco Arantes, Mariana Barosa, Nuno Gonçalves, Pedro Rebelo, Miguel Palhas, Ricardo Duarte, Duarte , Tomás Félix, Vasco Lima, Francisco Vasconcelos, Telmo , José Oliveira Pratas, Jose Pedroso, João Diogo Silva, Joao Diogo, José Proença, João Crispim, João Pinho , Afonso Martins, Robertt Valente, João Barbosa, Renato Mendes, Maria Francisca Couto, Antonio Albuquerque, Ana Sousa Amorim, Francisco Santos, Lara Luís, Manuel Martins, Macaco Quitado, Paulo Ferreira, Diogo Rombo, Francisco Manuel Reis, Bruno Lamas, Daniel Almeida, Patrícia Esquível , Diogo Silva, Luis Gomes, Cesar Correia, Cristiano Tavares, Pedro Gaspar, Gil Batista Marinho, Maria Oliveira, João Pereira, Rui Vilao, João Ferreira, Wedge, José Losa, Hélder Moreira, André Abrantes, Henrique Vieira, João Farinha, Manuel Botelho da Silva, João Diamantino, Ana Rita Laureano, Pedro L, Nuno Malvar, Joel, Rui Antunes7, Tomás Saraiva, Cloé Leal de Magalhães, Joao Barbosa, paulo matos, Fábio Monteiro, Tiago Stock, Beatriz Bagulho, Pedro Bravo, Antonio Loureiro, Hugo Ramos, Inês Inocêncio, Telmo Gomes, Sérgio Nunes, Tiago Pedroso, Teresa Pimentel, Rita Noronha, miguel farracho, José Fangueiro, Zé, Margarida Correia-Neves, Bruno Pinto Vitorino, João Lopes, Joana Pereirinha, Gonçalo Baptista, Dario Rodrigues, tati lima, Pedro On The Road, Catarina Fonseca, JC Pacheco, Sofia Ferreira, Inês Ribeiro, Miguel Jacinto, Tiago Agostinho, Margarida Costa Almeida, Helena Pinheiro, Rui Martins, Fábio Videira Santos, Tomás Lucena, João Freitas, Ricardo Sousa, RJ, Francisco Seabra Guimarães, Carlos Branco, David Palhota, Carlos Castro, Alexandre Alves, Cláudia Gomes Batista, Ana Leal, Ricardo Trindade, Luís Machado, Andrzej Stuart-Thompson, Diego Goulart, Filipa Portela, Paulo Rafael, Paloma Nunes, Marta Mendonca, Teresa Painho, Duarte Cameirão, Rodrigo Silva, José Alberto Gomes, Joao Gama, Cristina Loureiro, Tiago Gama, Tiago Rodrigues, Miguel Duarte, Ana Cantanhede, Artur Castro Freire, Rui Passos Rocha, Pedro Costa Antunes, Sofia Almeida, Ricardo Andrade Guimarães, Daniel Pais, Miguel Bastos, Luís Santos _______________ Esta conversa foi editada por: Hugo Oliveira _______________ Bio: Nuno Barbosa Morais é um biólogo computacional. É licenciado em Engenharia Física Tecnológica pelo Instituto Superior Técnico e doutorado em Ciências Biomédicas pela Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, tendo feito investigação internacional durante uma década nas universidades de Cambridge e de Toronto. Lidera, desde 2015, o laboratório de Transcritómica de Doença no Instituto de Medicina Molecular e lecciona cursos de Biologia Computacional a vários mestrados da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa. A sua investigação recorre a análises de grandes dados moleculares no estudo das alterações na regulação da actividade dos genes em tecidos humanos que os tornam mais susceptíveis a doenças, nomeadamente as associadas ao envelhecimento. No processo, a equipa desenvolve ferramentas bioinformáticas que visam tornar acessíveis e inteligíveis aquelas análises a colegas sem formação informática. Procura contribuir para uma maior reprodutibilidade da prática científica, através da promoção da investigação inter-disciplinar, da formação quantitativa de biólogos e do uso de ferramentas de análises de grandes dados como sistemas de apoio à decisão, por oposição a “caixas negras”.

Harking back to my 1st episode, when I took part in a pre-covid 24 hour musical, join me as I do it all over again, and ponder getting older, but am I any wiser?

On this episode of Navigating Forward, Lisa Thee chats with author and speaker Julia Nicholson. Formerly the CEO of the Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans, Julia now has her own consulting business and is a keynote speaker on the topics of resilience, adversity, and grit. Having overcome and prospered after facing adversity and unwanted change, she now shares her message through her TEDx Talk and a book due out this month titled Move Forward Stronger. Lisa and Julia discuss how conventional wisdom such as ‘time heals all wounds' doesn't necessarily help us move forward after unforeseen, challenging events. Julia talks about how just getting back up after getting knocked down isn't what's most important: it's HOW you get back up again and how you find that resilience and grit that we were all born with. Harking back to Julia's healthcare background, they also examine some of the important issues impacting the patient experience in the modern world of healthcare and insurance. Find Julia at https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliaanicholson/Move Forward Stronger is out on Jan. 24: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKTW6Y85Find Lisa at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisathee/ 

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we count down our favorite music of 2022. Show notes: - On to our top 10 - Breitling's #10: Archers of Loaf returns with a different sounding release - Kumar's #10: Fontaines D.C. evolves its sound - Breitling's and Kumar's #9: Radiohead offshoot The Smile with an interesting return to early '00s sound - Breitling's #8: Pleasant surprise album from Palm - Breitling's #7: First Sub Pop album from Frankie Cosmos - Bernice taking over the couch - Breitling's #6: Shimmering pop brilliance from The Beths - Kumar's #6: A nostalgic rocker from Oceanator - Breitling's #5 and Kumar's #7: Horsegirl bursts out of nowhere with a lo-fi banger of a debut - Kumar's #5: Another strong release from Toronto's Kiwi Jr. - Breitling's #4 and Kumar's #8: Harking back to '85, band full of DC punk vets lands a massive post-hardcore statement - Kumar's #4: Triumphant return by Titus Andronicus overcoming setbacks - Breitling's #3: METZ side project Weird Nightmare is "peak Jay (Breitling)" - Kumar's #3: Afghan Whigs combines old collaborations with new sounds - Breitling's #2: A "modern shoegaze classic" from Helens - Kumar's #2: Sloan delivers another classic power pop album that they developed during the pandemic - Breitling's #1: Side project from Johnny Foreigner principals as Yr Poetry - Kumar's #1: Smart-ass and cynical look at being in an band from PUP   Completely Conspicuous is available through the Apple Podcasts directory. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Devin: As you look back on all the things that you have done and accomplished, what do you see as the superpower that has been most critical to your success?Erin: I’ve been told that I’m an unwavering, relentless optimist and that there’s no problem that doesn’t eventually become solvable.SynergyOK. I get it. My 1993 MBA is showing. The strategic combination of four tech-for-good companies into the new Bonterra I discussed with CEO Erin Mulligan Nelson has what she calls “benefits.” Synergy, we called it in 1990s b-school parlance—and nothing was sexier.Chatting with Erin about the combination of Social Solutions, Cyber Grants, EveryAction and Network for Good brought back memories of my investment banking career. She helped me see the strategic value of the merger.The combined entity is huge, with 5,500 1,400 employees, 19,000 nonprofits and half the Fortune 100 are on the client list, and $7.5 billion flows through the platform to nonprofits each year.Erin sees the enhanced value coming from an end-to-end solution:We begin with the givers. The givers can be corporate foundations or corporations, community foundations, individuals. We have the CSR platform that helps Fortune 500 companies figure out how they're going to do their grant making, figure out how they're going to engage their employees with gift matching or volunteerism.We've also got very large fundraising and engagement applications in Network for Good and EveryAction that are helping individuals and community foundations give—and giving can be time, money or voice. Then we move to the folks that are receiving those funds, nonprofits, and we have software that enables them to actually maximize their impact. So we have case management software that nonprofits utilize to actually create and manage and measure their programs. What we like to think about is from end to end, from givers to getters to doers to impact, how can we start to think about data and technology enabling efficiency and effectiveness and transparency and visibility? And our ultimate goal is to maximize social impact.In addition to this big vision, Erin identified three examples of synergy (again, my word, not hers—she didn’t cloud her judgment with an MBA in the 90s).Matching Gifts. Independently, the now combined businesses were helping Fortune 100 and other corporate clients with donor matching programs and simultaneously helping donors give. Often, employees gave without knowing their companies could match their gifts, so the gifts went unmatched. Now that Bonterra has data about matching grants and individual gifts, client companies can match many more donations. “The whole entire cycle of generosity just increased just because we have a couple of products that interact.”Impact Measurement. The combination of the four businesses enables better aggregation of data for impact measurement, allowing Bonterra to help philanthropists determine whether or not their money will make a difference.Complete Product Suite. Together, the companies offer a more complete nonprofit product suite that Bonterra can provide in a way that eases the adoption and accelerates the benefits of upgrading the organizations’ technology.This latter benefit highlights a vital part of our conversation about the benefits of technology investment for nonprofits.Never miss an episode! Subscribe!Benefits of Technology for NonprofitsFor context, Erin delivered a startling fact: 38 out of 50 states don’t have enough social workers.“An average social worker has 300 cases they’re managing, and those cases can go on for years,” Erin says. “They need tools to be more efficient so that they can spend more time with their clients.”Improved technology can also help nonprofits perform better. “They can look at their programs and say, this particular program improved school truancy. This particular program got more people into permanent housing,” she says.“For the nonprofits that don’t have access to technology and data, we’re forcing them to operate in a world where they’re knowingly not going to be able to be as good as they can be,” Erin says. “It’s part of our mission to make sure that data and tech are accessible because we believe that it’s going to be a game-changer for the world of social good.”“There’s plenty of data that demonstrates when you apply a dollar of technology, we’ve seen real-time first person, you’re getting $3.3 worth of benefit,” she says.Erin used the example of a food bank to make the point. If the goal is to have more food on the shelves at the right time, it is just as essential to have great technology as generous food donations.“We’ve got case studies that demonstrate payback periods that honestly you’d look at, and you’d think that can’t be real, but they are,” Erin says.In 2019, Steve Ballmer’s fund invested $59 million in Social Solutions, which I covered at the time with an interview with Erin’s predecessor Kristin Nimsger, who I featured in my book Superpowers for Good. Erin notes that Steve is passionate about getting nonprofits the tech they need and has devoted substantial philanthropic dollars to it.Erin calls upon her optimism as a superpower to accomplish so much good.How to Develop Optimism As a SuperpowerErin calls on her optimism to help face daunting challenges. “When you’re working with nonprofits that are on the front line, and they’re dealing with such tragedies of huge, epic proportions, I think there are times when it can be very easy to become downtrodden and think like, we’re never going to make a change.”“To me, 50 percent of this is just saying, ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way.’”Harking back to her early career in the 90s working for Dell Computer, she had an experience that has particular resonance with the current economic environment. A chip shortage and shipping delays made it almost impossible to make and sell computers.Proving her optimism, she says, “We developed partnerships with different shipping channels. We figured out how to maximize our supply in different ways. We figured out how to manage demand in ways that optimize the supply we had.” She helped Dell through a crisis that caused some competitors to shrink.“Our team recognized this is a challenge. We can rise above it,” she says.One key she points to for developing greater optimism is to remember to balance the ledger. It is common for people to focus on the problems that need to be solved. She says she always recommends having another column for the tailwinds. There are opportunities that you have to take advantage of, too.“There are oftentimes as many good things to take advantage of and as many opportunities for advancement as there are challenges,” she says.By following Erin’s example and advice, you can make optimism a superpower for good.” Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

“Standing on the stones” was the phrase to describe the last resort of the many desperate, hungry, unemployed London workers in the late nineteenth/early twentieth century. Men who had no fixed employment would rock up early in the morning, thronging in masses to await any possible job tickets that were dispensed two or three times a day. 150 years later, the London docks are the base for businesses at the interface of finance and technology. Today, fintech entrepreneurs stand on the stones of what remains of the beating heart of trade in the London Docks. Fintech workers like those at Level39 now find themselves “slamming the keys” as they work in offices high above the Docklands' West Wood Quay, now called Canary Wharf. In doing so, these innovators continue the vibrant trade history of the London docks. Canary Wharf was named because the docklands' primary trading partners were the Canary Islands, a Spanish group of islands 3,760 miles from London on the coast of West Africa. Curiously, the islands themselves were named after the large native dogs inhabiting the islands. Since the Docklands are located on the Isle of Dogs, it was only fitting to name them Canary Wharf. From 1802 to 1939, this area of London was one of the busiest docks in the world. Harking back to the time when innovation played a vital role in establishing the backbone of society, you can now see a return to these values as a new breed of fintech craftsmen embed themselves in the heart of Canary Wharf. Designed by world-famous architect, Cesar Pell, One Canada Square established Canary Wharf as a new financial centre. It was completed in 1991 and was initially the tallest skyscraper in London (it is now the third). It has been followed by another thirty skyscrapers that serve as residential and business establishments. Set on the 39th floor of One Canada Square in Canary Wharf, the eponymously-named Level39 is a prime example of how a company can successfully provide a space and community for tech startups and scaleups. Level39's Ecosystem Development Manager, Nancy Gonzalez-Rivera, told CryptoSlate: “Over the past nine years, Level39 has grown significantly, now occupying 80,000 sq ft in One Canada Square and boasting a vibrant community of over 180 member companies, operating in fintech, cyber security, smart cities, green tech, and most recently, life sciences and medtech.” One Canada Square indisputably paved the way for establishing Canary Wharf as one of the main financial centers of the world. But it almost didn't happen. A billion-dollar bet that almost went horribly wrong In the mid-80s London needed to build a new financial hub. At one point while One Canada Square was being constructed, the private group financing the construction was unsure whether establishing Canary Wharf would be a giant failure. The increasing construction costs and lack of an underground transportation line connecting it to the rest of London were the critical factors. The London financial scene had already changed in the mid-80s when deregulation of the stock exchange occurred and the market went digital; Canary Wharf was primed to address that reality in a way that would facilitate its role as not just a financial center, but the leading fintech center of the world. How Level39 provides fintech infrastructure Some of the biggest names in fintech which have made Level39 home have grown to become billion-dollar brands. Heavyweights such as Revolut and Etoro have helped it develop a strong reputation within the fintech and crypto communities. Of course, taking the leap towards entrepreneurship is not for the faint-hearted. Being associated with Level39's infrastructure facilitates credibility and strength for the ambitious entrepreneurs diving head-first into the innovative and enigmatic waters of fintech, providing safe sailing to succeed. Research conducted by the Harvard Business Review found that people who co-work demonstrate higher levels of thriving than their co...

kagayaさんをゲストに迎え、アメリカザリガニの自発性行動開始の脳研究における単一ニューロンの膜電位活動の記録とその形態染色技術の話、超高速パンチをするシャコの研究、リカレントニューラルネットワークの機械学習フレームワークであるリザバーコンピューティングについてお話をうかがいました。 (w/ mazさん)Guest (加賀谷の研究履歴) アメリカザリガニの自発性行動開始の脳機構研究(高畑雅一lab) 行動が外部感覚刺激ではなく自発内発的に生じるとき、その開始が起こる脳内機構を調べるため、ザリガニ脳内の単一ニューロンの膜電位活動を記録、形態染色の技を卒論時から9年間継続してようやく特定のニューロンが見つかった。 シャコの超高速運動の研究(Sheila Patek lab) 神経系が身体機構を通して環境に働きかけるメカニズムの研究として、超高速パンチをするシャコを研究。 カニの行動の個性の研究(Seto Marine Biology lab) 京大白浜水族館の飼育員の原田桂太さんがカイメンで帽子をつくるカニをシャコ水槽の隣でされていて、体のわりに小さすぎる帽子をつくってるカニがいたりして、行動実験とデータ解析を計画。ベイズ統計による解析。 ソフトロボット研究(中嶋浩平 lab→國吉中嶋 lab 2022-) 科研費の新学術領域ソフトロボット学に公募班で採用されて、ソフトロボット的研究開始。中嶋さんとは京大白眉、この領域でお世話になり、現在中嶋ラボへ。 Shownotes Katsushi Kagaya maz Researchat.fm mazさん回 (ep133) … “mazさんをゲストに迎え、自身の研究の変遷を軸に、バイオメカニクスのおもしろさを話していただきました。” ゆるふわ生物学 の シャコパンチ回 カニの行動の個性の研究 ソフロボ：ソフトロボット、新学術領域ソフトロボット学 リザバー: リザバー・コンピューティング(recurrent neural networkの機械学習法のひとつ) 中嶋さんの総説 北大水泳部 kagayaさんの輝かしい水泳の記録 … 勝手に貼ってすいません！(tadasu) 北大理学部生物学科 山本貴司さん 千葉すずさん イトマンオーストラリア遠征：年に一度、全国のイトマンスイミングスクールから選抜され豪州遠征があった。 近大附属高校：近畿大学附属高等学校。当時、普通科、理数科、国際科のほか、水泳をはじめスポーツによる活動を重視するクラスもあった。 「鳥が飛ぶようにヒトは言語をつかう」Steven Pinker, Language Instinct 高畑雅一 (たかはたまさかず)： kagayaの北大在籍時の先生 アメフラシの神経：キャンデル神経科学のエリック・キャンデルのアメフラシの神経系で学習の分子機構の研究 イカの神経: ホジキンとハクスレーはじめとする活動電位の発生メカニズムの研究が念頭にありました シナプス統合作用：中枢ニューロンは、複雑な形状をもった樹状突起をもって多くの他のニューロンとシナプスを形成する。細胞でのシナプス電位の空間的時間的分布は、シナプス部位からの解剖学的距離だけでなく、三次元構造、膜・細胞質の電気的性質、電位依存型イオンチャネルによるコンダクタンス変化などの影響を受ける。シナプスでの電流が細胞内をどう拡散していくかと合わせてこれらが「神経計算の実体」に大きな影響を与える。この入出力関係(計算)を決めている諸過程をシナプス統合作用という。 ザリガニの脳：kagayaが学部4年生のときに作成したザリガニの脳の組織切片の染色像 ザリガニ論文1：Kagaya & Takahata, 2010 ザリガニ論文2：Kagaya & Takahata, 2011 細胞内記録(イントラ)：ガラス管微小電極を細胞に刺入し、主にカレントクランプで細胞内外の電位差を測る。ガラス管内に蛍光色素を充填して細胞内染色をすることが可能。 マイクロエレクトロード(ガラス管微小電極)：シャープエレクトロードともいう。クラシックな手法。パッチ電極では細胞膜を密着させるが、自然に膜がシールするのを待つ。膜が破れて細胞を破壊してしまうことも。 カレントクランプ：電流固定法。電流を固定して、電位を測る。 細胞外記録(エクストラ)：ほぼスパイク(イントラの記録の活動電位だけフィルタされた電位記録)だけの記録。電極と細胞との位置関係、その他もろもろの複雑な細胞外液の状況に依存した記録になるのでスパイクのタイミングだけをデータとすることが多い。また、近くに複数の細胞があれば複数のスパイクが混じるので一つの電極に複数のユニットが混じるのでスパイク・ソーティングする必要がある。一方、イントラではシナプス活動と同時に活動電位も記録できる。が、細胞の刺さる場所が軸索だとスパイクしか見えない。ザリガニでは樹状突起の肥厚部が主なシナプス統合部でここに刺さればシナプス活動が見える。 パッチ電極をつかったパッチクランプ イオンチャネル ルシファーイエロー 下村脩 … Researchat.fm ep112を参照 下村脩先生がクラゲを採っていた様子 … 家族とクラゲを採っていた下村先生。写真に映っているお子様の一人は伝説のハッカーTsutomu Shimomuraさんである。 下村先生のクラゲ漁の伝説 … “海岸で朝６時から夜まで毎日、家族総出でクラゲを取り続け、１７年間で８５万匹も捕獲し分析。ごく微量しか含まれないＧＦＰが光る仕組みを突き止めた。” コマンドニューロン: ザリガニコマンドニューロンのレビュー “Fifty years of a command neuron: the neurobiology of escape behavior in the crayfish” アメフラシの水管刺激によるエラの引き込み反射 光遺伝学 神経軸索：シナプス活動によって生じる活動電位は、脊椎動物の運動ニューロンでは軸索の起始部で生じる。ここは活動電位を発生するための電位依存型イオンチャネルがたくさんあって閾値が低い。脊椎動物の細胞ではシナプスからこの部位までに細胞体が介在する。一方、ザリガニなど節足動物では細胞体はこの流れから離れたところにあってシナプス統合に関与しない。よって、統合部位として肥厚した樹状突起に電極を狙って刺入してシナプス統合作用を調べることになる。シナプス統合、つまり神経計算の結果発生した活動電位は軸索を伝導する。 下行性ニューロン：脳内に細胞体と樹状突起をもっていて脳を出て胸部へと軸索を伸ばしていく。 腹髄、囲食道縦連合：梯子型神経系の腹側を通る縦連合を腹髄という。囲食道縦連合は、食道を囲んでいる縦連合。左右をつなぐ連合を横連合という。 神経計算の実体：アナログ的な神経膜電位活動の記録について、 田渕さん並木さんの比較生理2019「神経回路の自発活動パターンとその機能的役割」に詳細にまとめられています キイロショウジョウバエ：いわゆるモデル生物のひとつ。 コネクトーム HHMI Janelia デンドライトdendrite: 樹状突起のこと。 ウチダザリガニ … ウチダザリガニと染色体の話は記念すべきResearchat.fm ep1で話しています。Researchat.fmはウチダザリガニと共に始まったと言っても過言ではない。 氷冷麻酔: 昆虫ではCO2が（も？）よく使われる印象がある (maz) クチクラ：外骨格表面 おおらかな指導：先生ははじめから10年かけてもいいとは思われてはいなかった、はず。 identifiable neuron、 identified neuron 同定(可能)ニューロン: Scholapediaに期待したらまだ書かれておらず「どなたかご存命の方に書いて欲しい」というようなことが。別の個体から得られたニューロンどうしであっても生理学的、形態学的に似ていて同一視できるニューロン。運動ニューロンだと筋肉との関係で厳密な意味で同定ニューロンになる。介在ニューロン、とくに中枢のニューロンになってくると生理と形態の情報の再現性の問題で同一視しづらくなる。なお、同定ニューロンであっても個体間変異が生じる。 Leland H. Hartwell … 出芽酵母を用いた細胞周期に関する研究により、2001年度のノーベル生理学・医学賞を受賞 Leland Hartwellの動画 … 観察から細胞周期に関する因子を同定していく様の解説。 Leland Hartwellの動画 … インタビューワーはResearchat.fm ep107で紹介したBungo Akiyoshiさんの指導教官であるSue Biggins先生。 仮説生成型 vs 仮説検証型: Researchat.fm ep127のHARKingも参照。 Strong inference の翻訳 … めちゃくちゃいいので必読！kagayaさんご紹介ありがとうございます。今度これについて話したいです。(tadasu) Ronald Hoy 柳田敏雄 研究をすすめる「よりどころ」、inflection point（変曲点）: mazの脳内では横軸が時間、縦軸が成果みたいなものとして、最初はあまり成果が伸びないが途中からぐいっと上に曲がるような曲線が想像されていた【maz】 ポール・グレアム: 本人の公式ページ・英語版ウィキペディア Y Combinator ハッカーと画家 … オーム社による和書あり。 早すぎる最適化：これは Donald Knuth 博士による記述 早すぎる最適化 … ANRIの江原ニーナさんによるハッカーと画家と早すぎる最適化に関する記事 (関係ないですが、江原ニーナさんのポッドキャスト、復活希望です。) Researchatのポールグレアム回　(ep87) スケールしないことをしよう … FoundXの馬田さんによる解説記事 naoya_tさんによるポール・グレアムの日本語翻訳記事まとめ Coffee machine: いわゆる「コーヒーメーカー」だが英語版ウィキペディア記事では冒頭文（定義文）で “A coffeemaker, coffee maker, or coffee machine” と並列されており英語では同義語のようだ。 雲のツイート 自由意志:「で、ザリガニに自由意志はあるの?」ってPaul Katz氏に聞かれたのが思い出されます。 ヒトであれば内省、内観を言葉で伝えることができるが（リベットの実験）、そうでない動物では行動や生理現象を分析するにとどまる。 運動準備電位: Kornhuber & Deecke, 1965 コンフォーカル：共焦点走査型顕微鏡 ブラックホールの観測: Researchat.fm ep8でも話していました。　 スーパーカミオカンデとニュートリノの検出 スーパーカミオカンデとニュートリノの検出 重力波の初検出 シャコパンチ 冨菜雄介さん …　(関係ないですが、researchmapのIDがlobsterなのいかつすぎますね) シーラ・パテック：シャコパンチはじめ、生物と物理の境界を研究されている。kagayaのシャコパンチ研究のメンター。シーラのTED Talk The Patek Lab キャビテーション はてブ：はてなブックマーク Comparative Biomechanics:「比較」は多様な生物種を対象とするニュアンスがある。 SICB: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology というアメリカの学会。毎年1月に年会があり 2011 Annual Meetingで Kagaya と maz はニアミスしていた。非ヒトのバイオメカニクス研究発表の場としてはこの SICB とヨーロッパの SEB (Society for Experimental Biology) が代表的と思われる【maz】 リザバー計算 (reservoir computing) 中嶋浩平さん Kohei Nakajima 京大の白眉プロジェクト シャコパンチ論文 リカレントニューラルネットワーク：回帰的神経回路網 RNN。典型的なRNNとしてはランダムにそれぞれが結合した echo state network (後述)がある。スパイクニューラルネット型もある。 Herbert Jaeger リードアウト：リザバー計算の典型的設定のパラメータチューニングはこの線形読み出し器部分だけなので学習にかかる計算コストがとても小さい。 echo state neural network：シンプルなPC上での Echo State Network (ESN) による計算の例 spiking neural network たこあし、シリコンたこあし計算機：中嶋さんの royal society interface に掲載された論文のひとつ Wolfgang Maass ブラックボックスを解剖する研究 Echo State Property: “Intuitively, the ESP states that the reservoir will asymptotically wash out any information from initial conditions.” 流体構造連成: ある物体、たとえば布みたいなものに風があたって力（いわゆる揚力や抗力）が生じて、形が変わったとする。そうすると、形が変わったことで揚力や抗力が変わるので、また変形がおきる。この繰り返しで振動的な挙動が生じたりする。このように、流れと物体変形の相互作用現象（問題）を流体構造連成 (fluid-structure interation, FSI) と呼ぶ【maz】 双子渦（カルマン渦？): 円柱などの物体の後方には、流れのスケールで決まる無次元数である Reynolds 数に応じて左右対称な双子渦や左右交互の周期的な渦放出（Kármán 渦列）ができる。このうち双子渦を利用してリザバコンピューティングをしようという発想がある (Goto et al., 2021). なお双子渦ができるのは Reynolds 数が低いときで、つまり { サイズが小さい OR 流れが遅い OR 流体の粘性が高い（ねばねばしてる）} ような状態で、具体的には40程度まで。たとえば直径 2 cm の電線を風が 1 m/s でゆっくりと吹きすぎるような場面ですら Reynolds 数は 1300 程度で、双子渦はできない。興味深いことに、上記論文では双子渦からカルマン渦に遷移する直前の Reynolds 数で最も成績がよいという結果が出ているようだ【maz】 カオス的遍歴, “Chaotic itinerancy as a dynamical basis of hermeneutics in brain and mind” 井上さんの論文: Inoue, K., Nakajima, K., & Kuniyoshi, Y. (2020). Designing spontaneous behavioral switching via chaotic itinerancy. Science advances Unconventional Computing Diagital Computing, “Towards a generalized theory comprising digital, neuromorphic and unconventional computing” 大自由度力学系 E-kagen: 鈴森康一「新学術領域研究「ソフトロボット学」 ルースカップリングとタイトカップリング … 柳田敏雄先生による一分子研究の歴史とその解説 モルフォロジカル・コンピュテーション Kunt Shmidt-Nielsen 下澤先生：下澤楯夫先生 Editorial Notes ザリガニ研究は出てから10年以上たってからのもので、あまり外で話す機会がなくなっていたので、今回紹介する機会をいただけて感謝です。シャコパンチを詳しくはまた別の機会に(？)(kagaya) ほぼ聞き役でした。シャコパンチや関連して高速運動・超高速運動の面白さみたいな話はもうちょっとしたかったけど、それやったらたぶんリザバまで行かなかったですね… (maz) kagayaさんとmazさん、お忙しい中、ご出演いただきありがとうございます。全然掘りきれていませんが、また次回よろしくお願いします(シャコとカニの個性！気になる!)。それにしてもkagayaさんのキャリアの変遷は面白すぎて今回お話できて良かったです。リザバーの部分については更なる自身での理解が必要だと思いました。完全版は+40minぐらいあるのですがまたいつか。(tadasu)

Two stories for the price of one with The Sock Jelly Murders and Ned the Miser in a show called The £1,000,000 Penny? All rather confusing really. Harking back to earlier series formats, this excellent show from Series 9 begins with a mystery crime caper which then makes way for the episode's 'proper' drama, involving Miser Ned, a certain penny, two perfect scoundrels on a stagecoach pulled by chickens, a troop of boy scouts, some old jokes, Granny Min from Eastbourne, a cup of coffee with a bomb in it and Eccles giving Major Bloodnok the glad-eye, as well as some knotty dialogue for Peter Sellers to deliver which he manages to do with aplomb. Our guest this time round is Nick Reeve, the brain behind the excellent Goon Show blog The Seagoon Memoirs - Home | The Seagoon Memoirs - which is helping to keep the Goons' flame burning and well worth an intense scrute. He's very good you know. Very good indeed.

Harking from Lake Como, the Bianchi family behind Arighi Bianchi began their journey way back in 1854. Carrying that heritage forward, this 5th generation business is headed up by a thriving family with strong bonds all round.Managing Director Sarah, Director Nick and Head of Comms Lucy, all share tales of a business proud of their legacy. The luxury home furniture & decor brand continues to excel on firm foundations, and we hear how those foundations of trust with customers, togetherness in tough times & encouragement without pressure were built.This episode covers:The extraordinary story behind Arighi Bianchi's 168 year legacySarah taking the reins as Managing Director during the pandemicThe pride in their legacy and inherent trust between them and customersHow each family member found their own natural route into the businessLinks and references at: https://lizleanpr.co.uk/podcast-runs-in-the-family/

Jon Hutchinson is the Head of Training and Development at the Reach Foundation, an educational charity that focuses on expanding the role of schools into the wider community through a cradle to career model. Prior to this, Jon was an Assistant Headteacher at Reach Academy Felt-ham. He has taught across both KS1 and KS2, and also tutors on Ambition Institute's Masters in Expert Teaching. Jon has taken part in expert panels for the Department for Education, Ofsted and the Standards and Testing Agency. For the last ten years or so, Jon has been deeply involved in developing a knowledge-based curriculum at key stage two. Harking back to my recent conversation with Professor Michael Young, Jon describes this project as designing and creating resources and approaches that give every child access to the powerful knowledge they need to flourish, whilst reducing teacher workload and improving subject knowledge across the curriculum. But we began our conversation talking about things we disagree on - and so if and if agreeable disagreement is your thing, you'll find plenty to chew over here. LINKS: ARTICLE: What's your endgame? https://www.philanthropy.org.au/images/site/misc/Tools__Resources/Publications/2015/Winter_2015_Whats_Your_Endgame.pdf RETHINKING EDUCATION CONFERENCE - TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-rethinking-education-conference-2022-tickets-226415834857 RETHINKING EDUCATION CONFERENCE - SPEAKER APPLICATIONS: https://rethinking-ed.org/conference/ RETHINKING EDUCATION MIGHTY NETWORK: https://rethinking-education.mn.co/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/repod BUY ME A COFFEE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/repod The Rethinking Education podcast is hosted and produced by Dr James Mannion. You can contact him at https://www.rethinking-ed.org/contact, or via @RethinkingJames on Twitter.

For the last week-in-review of February, Crystal is joined by Executive Director of America Walks and former mayor of Seattle, Mike McGinn. They discuss why the plan to hire more officers to address public safety is impossible in the short term and Plan B is needed to keep people safe now, how local officials can impact a Union strike, the disappointing new legislative staff unionization bill, the high cost sprawl and impact of not allowing people to live close to where they work, and how cities can raise more revenue from increased density. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today's co-host, Mike McGinn, at @mayormcginn. More info is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.   Resources “Police Sweep Troubled Little Saigon Intersection, Retirement Incentives Could Thwart SPD Hiring Plans, City Still Plans Sidewalk Sweep” by Paul Kiefer and Erica C. Barnett from Publicola: https://publicola.com/2022/02/22/police-sweep-troubled-little-saigon-intersection-retirement-incentives-could-thwart-spd-hiring-plans-city-still-plans-sidewalk-sweep/    “Cold-Weather Shelter Plan Illustrates Challenges With Proposals to Eliminate Encampments Downtown” by Erica C. Barnett from Publicola: https://publicola.com/2022/02/22/cold-weather-shelter-plan-illustrates-challenges-with-proposals-to-eliminate-encampments-downtown/    “Concrete Companies Stonewall Negotiations with Striking Truck Drivers, Threatening Cascading Construction Delays” by Doug Trumm from The Urbanist: https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/02/24/concrete-companies-stonewall-negotiations-with-striking-truck-drivers-threatening-cascading-construction-delays/   “King County Announces Request for Qualifications for Contract at Same Time Teamsters Bargaining Committee Shows Up At Companies' Doorsteps To Negotiate” from The International Brotherhood of Teamsters: https://teamster.org/2022/02/king-county-announces-request-for-qualifications-for-concrete-contracts-at-same-time-teamsters-bargaining-committee-shows-up-at-companies-doorstep-to-negotiate/    Twitter Thread on Staff Unionization Bill by Nikkole Hughes: https://twitter.com/NikkoleHughes/status/1496232372605710336    “Nobody Knows the Number of Seattle Small Businesses at Risk of Eviction Starting Next Week” by Hannah Krieg from The Stranger: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2022/02/24/67269130/nobody-knows-the-number-of-seattle-small-businesses-at-risk-of-eviction-starting-next-week    The Seattle City Council Let the Eviction Moratorium End by Hannah Krieg from The Stranger: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2022/02/22/67197191/the-seattle-city-council-let-the-eviction-moratorium-end    Transcript [00:00:00] Crystal Fincher: Welcome to Hacks & Wonks. I'm Crystal Fincher, I'm a political consultant and your host. On this show, we talk with policy wonks and political hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington State through the lens of those doing the work with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening, and what you can do about it. Full transcripts and resources referenced in the show are always available at officialhacksandwonks.com and in our episode notes. Today, we're continuing with our almost-live shows where we review the news of the week with a co-host. Welcome back to the program, friend of the show and today's co-host: activist, community leader, former mayor of Seattle, and Executive Director of America Walks, the excellent Mike McGinn. [00:00:57] Mike McGinn: Thank you, Crystal. Glad to be here as always. [00:01:00] Crystal Fincher: Glad you are here. Now, there's a lot going on in the world. [00:01:05] Mike McGinn: Yes. [00:01:05] Crystal Fincher: We tend to focus on local politics and policy - there are a lot of people talking about stuff at the federal level. Certainly right now, there's so much going on throughout the country and internationally with Russia invading Ukraine, trans rights under attack viciously in Texas and beyond - just a lot of news all over the place. I just want to acknowledge that as we start out. And there's lots of information, and coverage, and punditry that can be found about all of that. Our little slice of experience is here in the state of Washington and King County, so we're going to focus on that, but I certainly do want to acknowledge that that is weighing heavily on the minds of a lot of us here and hopefully better news will come soon. With that, I guess I will start out this conversation talking about policing in Seattle. There's a lot of news that came out this week - talking about the plans for the staffing levels, there have been a number of encampment sweeps, and also a police precinct put in the CID [Chinatown International District] and more of a hotspot policing focus that they have there. So as you look at what's happened over this week, what are your thoughts, Mike? [00:02:34] Mike McGinn: Well, I think one of the things that we knew, but I don't see that the media has really picked up on this yet - the response of the last two mayors and now Mayor Harrell as well, and it predates them as well. When I took office in 2009, Greg Nickels had shepherded through the neighborhood policing plan and - that's what it was called - and all of these had the central thing of hire more officers, right? And it's very appealing - it feels quite logical to the public. Okay, we have crime - what we need is more police officers. And what we've seen over the last number of years is that the police department is losing officers much faster than it can replace them. So this week in City Council, the report showed that they hope to hire 125 new officers, and hiring takes time - they have to go through a state training academy. There's a special class being set up for Seattle recruits, or rather recruits to the Seattle Police Department, that might come from all over the state or beyond. And even so, even with this new emphasis, they are predicting that they will add 125 officers in the coming year, but they're also predicting that they will lose 125 officers in the coming year. So this is my thing - this is what I think the media should be focusing on, which is if you're going to report that somebody's solution is more officers, you have to include that that's not going to happen anytime soon, right? We're not going to increase the size of the police force in the next year, perhaps two years. Who knows when they can actually reverse that attrition that's occurring? So if your solution to crime is we're going to get more officers and more officers will deter crime - if that's your plan, you don't have a plan because you can't hire that many officers. So you have to have a Plan B. And the Plan B has to be an emphasis on other ways to fight crime rather than more officers. And when Bruce Harrell stood up and did a press conference in response to the very serious public concerns and the media concerns about increases in violent crime, increases in shots fired - basically, what we heard was hotspot policing and more officers. We didn't hear any of the other ways in which City government can put - I mean, I shouldn't say we didn't hear any - of course, he spoke about the need for that, but I didn't hear announced the programs or the new investments or the initiatives to look at what are the sources of the crime and how can you intervene? And this is not - it doesn't have to be long-term stuff. I mean, what the data is showing - that the victims of murders are mostly young Black men, right? We have had youth violence prevention initiatives in this City - they can be expanded, they can be made more effective. We have had partners with community groups on the formerly incarcerated returning to the community. We've done these things. We have ways of getting at this that requires reaching out to all of the skills and talents and abilities of the community as a whole and not immediately going towards a punitive approach. I'm talking now about the mayor not really announcing a new plan, but I'm also not hearing the City Council go here. I think too many folks - we've kind of gotten in the habit from the progressive side of when people talk about crime saying, "Well, it's not as bad as it was 20 years ago." And it isn't. It is not as bad. But it is a real concern, it is increasing. There are people who are literally in the crosshairs of this crisis of public safety, and I don't think that's an answer. So I really think that the more progressive politicians should be coming in and saying, "We've tried making the size of the police department almost half the City budget, and it really hasn't worked." How about we put that same level of emphasis and approach on the programs that we know work - there's national studies, there's plenty of data. There's studies out there that show the number of community groups in a neighborhood is related to reductions in crime. These programs work. There's tons of data that these programs can work. [00:07:38] Crystal Fincher: Tons of data. [00:07:38] Mike McGinn: But we've never resourced them. We've never resourced them the way we resource police officers, and we have to do that. So this issue of crime is serious, the violence is serious, the shots fired is serious - and we need a serious response. And honestly, saying more police officers right now - that's not a serious response. That's just pandering because their own predictions say they were not going to be able to increase the size of the force in the coming year. Sorry, I'm kind of passionate about this, but this is a real thing. And communities and people are suffering - and just pandering to more police officers as a solution is not a solution. [00:08:23] Crystal Fincher: Well, yeah - it's not a solution. We have to get beyond rhetoric to actually what are the policy differences? What procedures are going to change? What staffing levels are going to change? What is the substance that is changing? And we do hear so much about staffing and it seems like a number of both elected folks and folks in the media just kind of focus on that one metric. Kind of like with COVID, people only talk about deaths - and wow, there's long COVID, there's chronic illness and disability. There's so much more to consider besides just if someone's dying. There's so much more to consider than just the staffing level, whether it's more or less. And with that, even if the, "Hey, everybody's on board. Let's hire more officers," - to your point, we can't do that. There cannot be more on the street for quite some time - even if they're in the pipeline, it takes a while for them to get through that pipeline. So it is absolutely true that crime is both lower and too high. We don't want - people are justifiably concerned. This pandemic has taken such a toll on so many people in so many ways - from road rage to some of the random nonsensical violence - that we've seen are wild. [00:09:56] Mike McGinn: Domestic violence. [00:09:57] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely. Domestic violence has skyrocketed. [00:09:58] Mike McGinn: Absolutely. We look at these things and there's not going to be a police officer in place to prevent that. There are things that are beyond the reach of the police as well. It's the community-level interventions and the non-police responses that we need to be focusing on as well. And I want to be clear - from my experience as mayor, good policing can make a difference, right? If there's catalytic converter thefts, then let's try to figure out how that's happening and how to thwart that. And that's a combination of detective work, maybe some undercover work, detecting patterns, doing what's necessary. I saw this during my term - if there was burglary issue in a place, the police could use their resources to try to deal with that. So effective policing can make a difference. I also think an officer walking a beat in a place where people feel unsafe can make a difference in making people feel safer and maybe preventing some things. But let's not make believe that that alone can solve it. And certainly the punitive approach, the longterm punitive approach that we have tried, it just hasn't worked. It just hasn't worked. We had more people in jail. People get arrested multiple times and recycle through the system, come out again. And it breeds, as we know with places that have followed stop and frisk tactics and the like - it leads to violence in its own right, and escalation and lack of safety for individuals subject to that treatment, as well as building horrible distrust between the community and the police. So there's bad policing and there's good policing. But I do think that good policing obviously can help with fighting crime. But it can't do it alone and never has. It requires partnership with the community to get at root sources. I want to say this isn't long-term stuff either - it isn't like, "Oh, if we have a better educational system, we have fewer criminals." Yeah, that's true. But we can identify right now - I'm sure there are people in the community, I'm sure there are people working in the community right now who, if we said, "If we give you some more money to target some programs to the people who are most at risk, can you do that?" And we could, and it would make a difference within months. It could make a difference immediately. It could make a difference in a day if that person is reached and is put in a different position than they are in now. So it can be done. And it can be done a hell a lot quicker than trying to increase the size of the police force, which is going to continue to see attrition and continue to have hiring difficulties. [00:12:56] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely. And it can be done more effectively than it looks like the iteration of this hotspot policing effort, which has been covered in a number of outlets - PubliCola wrote a story, KING 5 also wrote a story just about encampment sweeps not getting people off the street. Some of those sweeps are happening without any offer of services - if they declare it to be an emergency or a particular health hazard, no attempt at making any connection to services is necessary and that has happened with some of these - these are just sweeps, nothing additional. In other cases, they're offering shelter for the night as part of the sweeps. When they say they're offering services, that was the service offered. That does nothing to get someone off the street. All it does is put them further back and that now they have no belongings, no stability. And they just move elsewhere in the City. So what in fact ends up happening, and PubliCola also got at this in their article, was the folks who were on the block that the police are - there's six policemen in this area, a mobile unit. So yeah, they moved off of that block, but they just went into adjoining neighborhoods. So PubliCola talked to some of the folks in the adjoining neighborhoods and they said, "Yes, they came over here. We're seeing them over here. It's just musical chairs." And unless if we're talking about homelessness, we include permanent housing that people can get into. And in the case of trying to address crime, is that actually making a difference in violent crime? It was just close to one of these hotspot places - there was just a shooting the other day. So are we really doing the smartest intervention, to your point? Would these resources be better used in more detective capacities and trying to get to the origin and the root cause of the crime or who are the people really behind this? We seem to be moving further away from that. SPD moved resources out of specialized units, senior abuse units, domestic violence units to patrols on the street. [00:15:24] Mike McGinn: I mean, it's a very difficult situation when you are faced with a declining number of resources and you have to start making choices about what to do with that. I think that then requires - you've got to start looking, "Well, what other resources do we have in the City beyond the police department? Who else is out there that can help? What roles can they pick up?" These aren't flip of the switch type of things, right? These are management level decisions about aligning people towards programs. There are good people in city government who want to get rolling. And I don't want to be - I critiqued Mayor Harrell for, in my opinion, not announcing new initiatives on this, but I have hope for Mayor Harrell in this regard. I mean, my memory - his strategic advisor or strategic initiative advisor or whatever his title is - is the guy who brought forward the anti-panhandling statute. But Mayor Harrell cast the deciding vote against it that enabled me to veto that statute and prevent it from becoming law. And he did so because he read the Human Rights Commission report on that and what it would mean for that type of enforcement to be brought against homeless people or people panhandling on the street. So I feel that Mayor Harrell - I had a sense of where his feelings are, and I think he now has a very significant management job to realign City resources towards a more humane approach and not respond to the demands of the business community which is very much a believer - there are portions of the business community that are supportive of various human services and social services. They're engaged in that. But the overwhelming demand from that sector right now is, "Well, we need to move the homeless out of the core. We need to have more police officers on the street." And it's just not a plan that's going to lead to much success. What Mayor Harrell should be asking himself is - a year from now, does he want to be standing up at a press conference saying, "The solution is more police officers. And in the meantime, what have I done?" Or does he want to stand up and say, "Well, these are the programs we've lifted up. These are the people we're serving. These are the outcomes we're seeing"? So I guess I'd appeal to both Mayor Harrell's sense of compassion and sense of concern for the community in this - I've seen it. And to his own political wellbeing, that this is a place for leadership, this is a place for leadership - and a very hard issue. But sitting tight, it's not going to be a good press conference a year from now with sitting tight with just more officers is going to be the answer one day. [00:18:31] Crystal Fincher: I completely agree. I also want to talk about a couple of occurrences this week in union strikes that we've seen. [00:18:41] Mike McGinn: Yeah. [00:18:42] Crystal Fincher: Or unionization - one including a strike. One is with the concrete workers. Concrete companies are negotiating with striking truck drivers - that has been going on for quite some time. And the companies have actually been stalling somewhat - they've been slow and hesitant to come back to the table, they're now asking for a new mediator - they seem to be using a number of stalling tactics and not being in a rush. Meanwhile, local elected officials Mayor Harrell, Executive Constantine, have been vocal in talking about needing to get back to work, this potentially delaying a number of projects including the West Seattle Bridge, other projects downtown, continually reinforcing the need to get to work. And it's interesting how this plays out and that if concrete companies are stalling, workers have a proposal that they feel like they're trying to work through and negotiate and the company just isn't participating in those conversations, then you have elected officials putting pressure on just to get this done with and get back to work and it's going to be late. That actually has the result of pressuring the union, pressuring workers, to just make concessions and settle for things that may not be fair, that are certainly less than they're asking for that are kind of falling by the wayside - because if the concrete companies can just run the clock out with no penalty and rely on others to do the pressuring, and try to get public opinion to just get this over with so we can get moving, that really is putting the workers in potentially a really unfair and unpleasant spot. If the company isn't coming back to the table and making any differences in their proposals, the only way that can happen is if the union workers just decide to give up. That doesn't seem like that is where a lot of people in this community are aligned, it doesn't seem like that might be the healthiest thing for supporting the autonomy and authority of unions to negotiate in good faith with companies. This is a situation where we had a previous co-host, Julie McCoy, refer to you handling this when you were mayor and faced with a strike. How did you decide to approach this kind of situation when you were in office? [00:21:27] Mike McGinn: Well, just first to comment, you're referring to a press conference. And one of the things that stood out to me about that press conference was that the person who's building the Convention Center downtown was one of the people at the press conference urging action. Yeah, and as you may remember the Convention Center - I think it's up to $1.7 Billion project, paid for with taxes. The County had to come forward in an unusual move and guarantee loans for it so that it could continue going. Harking back to the prior issue, it's clearly the County and the City were feeling the pressure from those interests to do something, so that's what you saw. So it is interesting that there are times when people are called upon to take sides. And it's challenging to take sides in a union dispute. But if you can, if you can come in and lean in a good way, you should. We had a garbage lockout that was occurring. So we had contracts with companies to collect our garbage and recycling. I have to say, I can't quite remember which contract it was now - I think it was garbage. And they were going to fly in people to drive the trucks, because they were going to lock out the workers because they didn't have a contract. It turned out that our public utilities had wisely put a clause into their agreement, which said that if there was any failure to collect the garbage, there would be fines depending on how much garbage they failed to collect - a strike wasn't an excuse, or a lockout wasn't an excuse, to not pay the fines. So we held a press conference and said we were going to - we announced this, said how it worked, said that we were going to fine the companies if they didn't collect the garbage. I remember we asked people to tweet their uncollected garbage with some type of clever hashtag - I wish I could remember it now - but we had the clever hashtag. I think it was pretty darn quickly the garbage company settled because we had leverage and we used it. So that would be one of my questions, and I'm not smart enough or knowledgeable enough about the situation to know what leverage the County or City might have to help get the companies to the bargaining table, or lean in a little more on the side of workers. But that would be the first question is - what leverage do they have? And we were fortunate. We were fortunate that we had a contract that had really good leverage and we chose to use it. By the way, when they settled, they called me up and they asked if - actually, I heard from the head of the utility - they contacted me and he said, "This is great. They've settled. They're going to get back to work. And as a sign of good faith they've asked you to cancel the fines for all the garbage that went uncollected while they were bringing in the scabs." And I was like, "No, they need to pay the fines, man. They were holding the whole City hostage with the idea that there'd be stinky garbage. They need to pay the fines." So they did, they paid a fine too. And again, we had the leverage, we used it, and we made it clear that we would use it. So hopefully that'd be a deterrent in the future as well. [00:25:02] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, I hope so. And just the awareness that the actions that they take do impact the process and that they can either help or hurt workers, applying this leverage does have an impact for the concrete companies or the union, and understanding that the actions that they take have come consequences. [00:25:28] Mike McGinn: I had another example where I leaned in on that. It was during the 2013 re-election campaign - it became quite controversial, but there was a company - there was a developer that was redeveloping a site and they were asking the City to turn over the alley. [00:25:44] Crystal Fincher: That's right. That street - [00:25:46] Mike McGinn: Right. It's called a street vacation. [00:25:49] Crystal Fincher: Vacation. [00:25:49] Mike McGinn: In essence, they're asking the City to sell them property so that they can develop the whole block and not have to keep the alley in place. And we recommended to the City Council that they not do that. And that was at the urging of the grocery store workers, because they're like they're going to bring - they plan to bring in a Whole Foods, which was a non-union grocery. And I went and listened to the workers and there - the point they made was when you facilitate a non-union grocery, that puts downward pressure on our wages and makes it more likely that our grocery store will suffer. So there were lots of grocery stores in this neighborhood that were unionized, and here was going to come a non-union grocery. And I was like, "Yeah, we don't need to sell more property." It was kind of interesting because the business community was like, "You can't use land use laws to favor unions." And my response to them was, "This isn't a land use law. This is our property. This is City property. We get to sell it to whoever we want to, for whatever reason we want to. And I don't want to sell it to a company that's non-union and that's going to hurt our union workers. So you guys are conservatives, you believe in property rights, right? Well, there's the City using its property rights. We don't want to sell it to you. We don't have to." So it was interesting - it wasn't portrayed that way. They thought it was a slippery slope to me using land use laws in some way, but it was actually a deeply conservative action we were taking. We get to choose who we sell it to, and that was that. Now, it turned out I lost that re-election campaign, a relatively close campaign, and Ed Murray pushed that one through with the support of the Council and that property was sold. [00:27:35] Crystal Fincher: It's such a good lesson to so many of us in this area watching that and understanding that the City has so much power that goes unused. The City has so much leverage that routinely goes unused. The way that was framed was so interesting because it was - well, you're just trying to help workers, you're trying to create an unfair advantage. And with completely not acknowledging that we do that for companies, corporations daily. [00:28:06] Mike McGinn: Oh, yeah. Absolutely. We did too, we did too. If you are crossing the West Seattle Bridge, if you look down, you'll see a really beautiful office building right next to the Duwamish waterway. Well, under the industrial rules - and it's the office building which is the headquarters for a tugboat company - well, under the land use laws at the time, you couldn't have an office of that size in the industrial area because the industrial interests didn't want industrial land taken over by offices. But tugboat company is different - we changed the law. We did that for that company. And that was the right thing to do to make it easy for the tugboat company to have its offices next to its tugboats in the industrial area. We did stuff like that all the time - we would look at what rules we have in place to try to facilitate business. I think it's appropriate to see where you can use that to help workers as well in that process. You don't have as many as you think though sometimes - like there are - if the development rules say you can build a hotel, and this is I think always a big challenge for the hotel workers, it can be very hard to stop a hotel because they can go to court and say, "Look, we're following the rules. We're allowed to build a hotel and there's nothing there." And that's why you tended to see the purchase of City property - the alley vacations become a tool because that was a leverage point that the City had. But there are other leverage points as well, there are other leverage points, and sometimes it's just soft power as well as showing up and standing with workers somewhere can make a difference too. [00:29:53] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. Absolutely. [00:29:55] Mike McGinn: Yeah. [00:29:55] Crystal Fincher: So we'll see how that turns out. There's also - was a new development in an issue we talked about last week in the legislature, with the bill that had originally died that allowed legislative staff to unionize, which had a lot of support from Democratic lawmakers. Unfortunately, it didn't go through - there was rhetoric saying that it wasn't quite ready, even though evidently there has been some iteration of this since 2012. They were saying there just wasn't time, it's going to take one more year. A few legislators had been pinpointed as specifically opposing it and being problematic and preventing it from reaching the floor for a vote from the full legislative, the full House. But it turns out this week, they weren't actually bound by a deadline that they couldn't get past and a new bill was introduced. Who'd have thunk? Maybe the deadlines don't mean as much as people initially thought - that's one of, actually, my big lessons that I've learned over the years with the legislatures - the rules are flexible. [00:31:13] Mike McGinn: They make the rules. They're allowed to change the rules. [00:31:15] Crystal Fincher: Yes. And do routinely. And then at other times they're like, "Well, these are the rules we have, we have no power." The rules say this and that's just that, which it seemed like that was Plan A, and then there was a lot of pushback from - just kind of broadly across the political, policy, nonprofit labor and worker spectrum. And gaining a lot of attention even outside of Washington State. So a new bill was introduced to allow - new bill was introduced, it was dropped initially without language at first. So it's like, "Oh, hey. Maybe this is going to be a good thing, maybe they're going for it after all." When the full text of the bill did drop, it was revealed to be a massive problem. This bill actually doesn't reflect the prior bill in that it would basically enable staff to unionize in the traditional manner on their terms. This basically established a committee or a commission that would study this, and charter a study to take a look at all the special circumstances of the legislature and the work, and talk about who should be able to unionize and who shouldn't, and what should be able to be collectively bargained and what can't, and also prevented any employees from being covered by a union until mid 2025. That's a long time. And certainly not consistent with the next year rhetoric that we were hearing. And also just seems to put a lot of limitations and set this process up to say, "Well, we might create a grievance process for you and that should take care of a lot of your concerns. But wow, there are so many problems with the idea of a union that we just would have to figure out and get around." That's going to continue to be really hard and just continue to kick the can down the road. So I don't know if this is going to go much of anywhere - it certainly should not - kind of fell really flat with a thud. And it just actually made the situation look worse, and that there actually seems to be some real significant anti-union sentiment from some of these legislators working on these bills. I think one of the co-sponsors, Representative Riccelli, wanted to do something helpful and he was working with some people to craft this bill that did not have the same kind of motivation or pure intentions, purity of intentions. And this was the result of it. But certainly just another disappointment in this whole process. And really goes to the issue of trust - is this something that you actually do want to get done, looking at the text of this? Is this a priority for people? And it just seems to be a big question mark. [00:34:26] Mike McGinn: It's not surprising - when I was but a young man, I went to work for a congressman and this was 1983. One of the things you learned was that Congress had exempted itself from pretty much every workplace law. It'd be really interesting to see - now at the time, members of Congress could retire and convert their campaign funds to personal use at that point. It became their money. So there were all sorts of laws and that one changed. I don't know the degree to which other laws have changed, but it is just not surprising that the body that makes the rules may not want it to apply to them either. So we just see that - I don't think FOIA applies to Congress, I don't think OSHA applied to Congress, there was all sorts of things that just didn't apply. So that's challenging. Now, of course, the flip side of that is that the unions and it goes back to our prior discussion - with the loss of decline in the union membership across the number of workers covered by unions, the public sector and government sector has become an extremely important place for unions as well as the people that do business with government, as we were discussing earlier. Again, in 1983, the Speaker of the House was Tip O'Neill and it had been a Democratic Congress for a hell of a long time - these are the people that are most ideologically aligned, but it's a wholly different thing to apply it to their own offices. [00:36:13] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, and that's what matters most actually. That's where you actually see what someone's values are - is how they handle those situations when it does impact them and affect them. I hope they do better. I also want to talk about - back to Seattle and the Seattle area news this week - that housing prices have, continue to skyrocket. And also that the eviction moratorium is ending. [00:36:43] Mike McGinn: Yeah. [00:36:44] Crystal Fincher: What did you read on that this week? [00:36:49] Mike McGinn: There's so many reasons why we are where we are on housing, right? One is an inequality question - just with the rise in unequal incomes and further distributions on wealth, there's a real haves and have not situation with regards to housing and getting into housing gets harder. There's a racial aspect to it as well because of the way the laws have really prevented Black people in particular from accumulating generational wealth - the discrimination, the red lining, the lending practices, et cetera. And then it all just really gets turned up a whole lot of notches when you lock into place a zoning regime that prioritizes single family homes, which has its roots in the same race and class issues I was just discussing. So you have this situation where, not just in Seattle, but there's a New York Times article about being able to afford a house in Spokane, right? It's one of those cities that, "Oh, that's not a hot coastal tech hub with lots of high price people." Well, it's happening there too. And it's happening there because of these issues where we've just locked down the supply of housing for people. Obviously, there's a need for really big investments for those who need some level of subsidy - who need subsidized housing, whether it's shelter, whether it's transitional housing, or whether it's public housing, or social housing as they call it in Europe. There's a need for that. But there's also a huge need to, I believe, to allow the private sector to build housing too. I mean, the need is so big that just literally after decades of zoning laws that lock up most of your land in single family zoning, there's just not going to be enough housing out there. It's just not going to be there. And that's exactly what's happened. It's exactly what's happened. And what we see is the public gets it. The public gets that we need to change the rules. Now, they may be a little more hesitant. That's also what the public shows, right? They may be a little more hesitant about changing it in their own neighborhood, but they certainly believe it should change in the system overall - like they're getting that. Housing laws that once only locked out a segment of the population are now locking out such a big segment of the population, including the sons and daughters of those who once could afford homes when they were that age, that the public demand is growing for that to change. But it's not moving close to fast enough. [00:39:57] Crystal Fincher: It's not moving close to fast enough. There was a bill in the legislature this year, the middle housing bill, to address exactly that. Market rate housing, which doesn't dictate any particular price, but just private development - it's not public or social housing - and allowing just a modest amount of more zoning, of more density overall in neighborhoods, which is absolutely what's needed. That bill died. [00:40:26] Mike McGinn: Yeah, that bill died, the backyard cottage expansion died - we put so much restrictions on it because we're concerned about the impacts of the people who already live in a place. And oftentimes those impacts are where will all the cars go? But if we look at some of our most desirable neighborhoods in the City - take a look at Capitol Hill - you can walk down a street and you can see a brick apartment building, you can see a courtyard apartment. You can go a little further - you can see a big house - maybe once upon a time that house was subdivided into multiple units, and now maybe it's just owned by one person. And they're all jumbled up together because Capitol Hill, when it was being built out, it was being built out the way all cities are built out historically which is they just get thicker. If you're a growing city and you have more jobs, places that are closer to the jobs get more intensely developed. Pioneer Square was a collection of wooden shacks at one point, right? And then there were probably nice houses. And then now you've got six or eight story brick buildings. That's what cities do. And what we did was we stopped them doing that when we brought in all of the zoning and the single family zoning restrictions. We just said, "No, you can't do that." We've had this limited thing of, "Well, they can build on arterials." Well, guess who's breathing the most pollution then? Again, the equity things. Again, I'll go back to Capitol Hill. If you walk around Capitol Hill, it's not just on the arterials, right? It's mixed in and it means that you can absorb a lot of housing and still have a leafy green street. And more than that, you'll have a nice business district because there's enough people there to support the coffee shops and restaurants that everyone says they love. So we have this bizarre dichotomy where people are like, "I want a single family neighborhood, I don't want anybody else's car on my street. But I also want a thriving business district and highly frequent transit to my neighborhood, right? Oh, and I'm going to take my vacation to some European or South American -" [00:42:38] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, to a community that looks exactly like what I'm fighting against. [00:42:42] Mike McGinn: Yeah. Because isn't it so great to be in this place that has all of this activity and life and wonderful architecture? I know, it's nuts. And the biggest opponent of the state bills was the Association of Washington Cities. And what you find is that they say it's about local control, but I personally believe that the real issue is that so many local elected officials just share the values of the single family homeowners. They may do that themselves, they just share those values. From a financial perspective, if you are the mayor of a city trying to figure out how to pay for all your services, infill housing is great. You get the sales taxes on the construction, you get the real estate taxes on every time it changes hands, you get the sales taxes from the residents of the place, you get the B&O taxes from the new local businesses that serve those people. And you don't have to build another - you barely have to build anything, right? [00:43:45] Crystal Fincher: You don't have to run a sewer line way out - yeah. [00:43:49] Mike McGinn: Right. The road already exists, there may be a bus line nearby already, which now is more people dropping money into the fare box, right? This is a money maker. Now, sprawl on the edge of town is a money loser, right? You're not going to collect enough money from those single family houses to pay for all those new roads and pipes and wires to service a sprawling development. But you already have all the roads and pipes and wires to serve infill development - it's there - there you go. You also get utility taxes - every one of them hooks up to utility, you're going to pay utility taxes, 6% to the City. It's a major source of revenue for a city. I don't know if anybody from the Association of Washington Cities listens to this, but if you want to balance your budget, support infill housing. If you want better libraries and schools and roads for your community, support infill housing. If you want more business for your local small businesses, support infill housing. Really, it's not a bad thing. People really enjoy it. They'll spend good money for it. So I don't get it. [00:44:59] Crystal Fincher: That became so apparent to me - I served on the City of Kent's land use and planning board a long, long time ago. And that was so immediately apparent in a way that is shocking that it's not something that we talk about more openly in municipal conversations. It is really expensive. Sprawl is really expensive. Building out the city's infrastructure and then maintaining that infrastructure is really expensive. We don't capture that cost from developers, we put that on the residents of every single city. And that's really expensive. So then we have these conversations about, "Man, these roads are horrible. They're torn up. My goodness, this service is terrible." And it's because cities don't have the money to maintain the infrastructure that they continue to build when they allow sprawl and thinks just to, "Yeah, we're going to build new houses way out on the edge of town instead of allowing more density where it currently is." [00:46:04] Mike McGinn: It's a sugar buzz, right? You get a short term hit. You get a short term hit of revenue from that construction. It feels good. And the developer says, "Hey, I'll build the road for you and give it to you." [00:46:14] Crystal Fincher: "And we might even put in a sidewalk." [00:46:17] Mike McGinn: "You got a free road," they'll say. Except it's not free, right? 20 or 30 years from now, you're going to have to repave that road or something and do that for a few decades. And all of a sudden, you've got more roads than you can take care of. By the way, I'm not making this up. The County is talking about turning roads to gravel to reduce their costs. The City of Seattle has no way to pay for all of its local street repairs. They keep arterials in good repair, but they can't afford to take care of residential streets. And here we are talking about the housing issues and everything else. It's so straightforward, it's such a good thing, but at bottom. Oh, by the way, Kent's got a nice little street grid, right? Kent's got a street grid in downtown, they've got the good bones as they say for a good walkable community. But what's really at the heart of it is if we allow apartment buildings, who are the people that will move in and do we want those people here - the things that people say about renters, which is kind of code for maybe the person is - [00:47:25] Crystal Fincher: One of "those people." Maybe people with lower income. [00:47:27] Mike McGinn: One of "those people," right - they don't really have ties to the community. [00:47:31] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. They don't look like us. They don't have the same - [00:47:34] Mike McGinn: They're different. They might be immigrants. They might be Black people. They might not have as much money as us. All of that feels vaguely threatening to me. Can't we just keep this neighborhood single family with the people that are here? And next thing you know, you can't afford a house in Spokane even. [00:47:51] Crystal Fincher: Yes. [00:47:52] Mike McGinn: Which is a great town. It's a great city. I know why people are moving there. It's a great city, but it's crazy that we're not allowing people to build housing. [00:47:59] Crystal Fincher: And Pierce County Council Chair, Derek Young, brought up in response to the local control desire that was brought up for many cities, is that not allowing density in larger cities, major metropolitan areas, directly impacts the affordability of housing in other areas. We've talked about how suburbs - the housing prices are rapidly increasing. And other areas in the state - in Spokane, the cost of housing is rapidly increasing because we can't absorb that in the areas where we should be able to, where there is existing infrastructure and jobs to support it. And the local tax revenue to support all of the infrastructure necessary from schools to roads, to social services, to support the population. So then that vicious cycle starts again where housing prices skyrocket. It displaces people from those communities who can't afford it. It puts people who need to be closer to services and to jobs and to schools in order to be able to afford to live, live in a healthy way - it puts them out of the perimeter where they can do that. And we start to see the consequences that we've seen in so many other areas with increasing rates of people not being able to afford their homes and falling into homelessness. Increasing people needing to commute to work and creating the traffic that everybody says that they hate. All of that is a direct result of not allowing people to live close to where they work, to live in proximity to other people and services. It is so obvious and known in most planning departments in the state. This is not a partisan issue - you can go to Wahkiakum County, you can go to anywhere - and planners there will tell you the same thing. This is not a right versus left thing. This is just kind of a basic city planning, economics conversation. This is the way that cities run, and are built, and operate. And we just need to do something before there are too few people left in the cities to keep them accessible to anyone else. [00:50:19] Mike McGinn: For the local elected officials too, you kind of like - this is a great place to Take the L, right? "Oh, we tried, but we couldn't stop them from changing the rules. Sorry, we have no choice but to allow that multifamily unit now." Right? The State Legislature is taking the political pressure off them if they pass this. So that the local elected official would not have to face the angry constituent on the new building and be like, "No, that's the state law. Go talk to your State Legislature." And then they could go reap the benefits in the community from that. So their hostility to it is - the hostility from the Association of Washington Cities is - it's just not well calculated either for the health of their city or for their local politics either. It's just not well calculated. [00:51:17] Crystal Fincher: Just not well calculated. And with that, we will probably just conclude this conversation. It can go on for a long time. There are lots of other things that we could discuss. [00:51:25] Mike McGinn: Of course. [00:51:25] Crystal Fincher: But we'll call it a day with that. And I certainly thank you for listening to Hacks & Wonks on this Friday, February 25th, 2022 - February just evaporated for me. The producer of Hacks & Wonks is Lisl Stadler and assistant producer Shannon Cheng. Our insightful co-host today was activist, community leader, former mayor of Seattle, and Executive Director of America Walks, and one of my mentors, Mike McGinn. You can find Mike on Twitter @mayormcginn. You can find me on Twitter @finchfrii. And now you can follow Hacks & Wonks on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcast. Just type "Hacks & Wonks" into the search bar. Be sure to subscribe to get full versions of our Friday almost-live shows and our midweek show delivered to your podcast feed. You can also get a full transcript of this episode and links to the resources referenced in the show at officialhacksandwonks.com and in the podcast episode notes. Thanks for tuning in. Talk to you next time.

Seamas Carey is on a quest - to define what the culture of Cornwall actually is (and if there is such a thing) ?Firstly he looks at the impact of the Cornish mining industry on the rest of the world, particularly within the homelands of indigenous peoples. Then he investigates the Gorsedh Kernow, who maintain the Celtic spirit of Cornwall by giving out bardship for truly Cornish endeavours. However Seamas proves that a lot of Cornish culture has recently been invented, which begs the question; what makes something Cornish?

Diese Folge widmet sich ganz dem neuen Goldstandard der Forschung: Open Science! Diese nutzen wir, um einen offenen Umgang mit Daten, Analysen und Methoden unserer Forschung zu generieren, denn dazu gibt es viele Ansätze, um Fehler, die wir alle in der Forschung machen zu vermeiden. Gemeinsam mit unserem Gast Paul besprechen wir also, was die Replikationskrise, p-Hacking und HARKing ist. Wann können wir beispielsweise jemanden trauen, der uns ein vielversprechendes Amulett gegen Unpünktlichkeit verkaufen will? Unsere Lösungsansätze dazu sind: Open Peer Review, Open Data oder Replikationen. Ihr lest lieber? - Ein Transkript gibt es auf unserer Website: https://positivkorreliert.wixsite.com/positivkorreliert Stay positive!

Click to Follow the Steam Curator In This episode, Smango Covers the Top 5 PC games you should probably have for your computer! Harking all the way back to the 90s to more modern games Smango chooses these top 5 games you need to add to your library! The Top 5 Games to have are - QuakeDiablo 2Team Fortress 2DoomMinecraft ⌨️Website https://fulltechpodcast.com⌨️Full Tech YouTube Channel - YouTubeChannel⌨️Twitter https://twitter.com/thesmango⌨️Live Streaming - https://twitch.tv/TheSmango⌨️Discord - https://discord.gg/52etAD9⌨️TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesmango86/

Click to Follow the Steam Curator In This episode, Smango Covers the Top 5 PC games you should probably have for your computer! Harking all the way back to the 90s to more modern games Smango chooses these top 5 games you need to add to your library! The Top 5 Games to have are - QuakeDiablo 2Team Fortress 2DoomMinecraft ⌨️Website https://fulltechpodcast.com⌨️Full Tech YouTube Channel - YouTubeChannel⌨️Twitter https://twitter.com/thesmango⌨️Live Streaming - https://twitch.tv/TheSmango⌨️Discord - https://discord.gg/52etAD9

ゲストにdessan氏を迎え、反証可能性について考えたことを話し合いました。Show notes Massachusetts COVID-19 HARKing … “HARKingは社会心理学者のノーバート・カーが造語した頭字語であり、「結果が判明したあとに仮説を作る」hypothesizing after the results are knownという疑わしい研究慣行を意味する。” p-hacking ランジャタイ … dessanとtadasuはここ数年、彼らの動向を追いかけてきた。 科学技術の革新と資本主義（１） ポパー科学理論の再検討 … 小畑二郎先生の議論を参考にしました。 科学技術の革新と資本主義(2) ―イノベーションと起業家に関するオーストリア理論の検討― カール・ポパー 科学的発見の倫理 客観的知識 … なぜかこれと科学革命の構造を読めと怖い先輩に言われた。チラ見はした(tadasu) 反証可能性 PDCA … PDCA (plan–do–check–act or plan–do–check–adjust): みんなが大好きなやつ。 大澤真幸　〈世界史〉の哲学　近代篇１　〈主体〉の誕生 フリードリヒ・ハイエク ルートヴィヒ・フォン・ミーゼス ゲンロン12 リチャード・ローティ 制度論 アートワールド アンディ・ウォーホール 科学の社会史 Keiko Torii先生のツイート … “米国ではNIHによる$1の投資が$2.15の産業利益を生むとの試算。” 元の資料も探してみたい。 開かれた社会とその敵 トーマス・クーン 科学革命の構造 ラカトシュ・イムレ デュエム=クワインのテーゼ Editorial notes 今回はいろいろ大変でしたが、収録（特に後半）は楽しかったです (dessan) 熱出たんです…色々と考えてみましたが勉強になりました。科学哲学ぼちぼち勉強したい。(tadasu)

Another brief extract to set the tone for the day. Harking back to something deeply held within our being. Wonderful words indeed. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awarenessmentor/message

First off, Azul's got some problems with armada.  Harking back to our early episodes, Bonzinho and Varal try to offer some helpful advice on doing the move.  Then, in a frenzy of meta whatever whatever, our podcast recounts some ideas from another podcast about practical, usable changes capoeira can make to improve the poisonous hierarchy problem. Original 'cast with Versatil  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_yn1Mwq7BE&t=2401s  

Join Craig Hutchison and Damian Barrett for S6 Ep 41.The Sounding Board is all thanks to Drinkwise .If you're choosing to have a drink, choose to DrinkWise.TIME CODES0.0 – Has it been a tough week for Damo the cynic with the success of some events he was skeptical about?2.40 – New York Marathon. Hutchy sad not to be there – in the bar watching of course!5.20 – Tim Smith steps down from politics. Will he end up in media?7.00 - Alan Jones leaves Sky News. Discussion of the ‘risk v reward barometer'.10.30 – Taking Out the Trash – news of Liz Cambage findings dropped on Friday evening.14.30 – Discussion of Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packer's positive COVID test.20.00 – AFL vaccination policy and impact of COVID on its 3rd season after the pandemic began.27.40 – Harking back to Hutchy and Damo's stint doing Police Rounds, we discuss the relationship between the media and the police as it applies to the case of the missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay in Victoria's High Country.40.00 – 7 News leave themselves open to legal action after publishing a photo of the wrong person in relation to the Cleo Smith case.43.00 – Question of the Week for Drinkwise from Mark Macca via FacebookDo you have an article/piece that you published years ago that still makes you cringe, or do you move on easily?Ask Hutchy and Damo a question - head to Facebook or Twitter or email thesoundingboard@sen.com.auThe Sounding Board is produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Sports Entertainment Network.

'Dead Men Talk' comes full-circle with this latest guest, returning to Chris' passion for delving into the 'stories behind the stories'. Harking back to one of the first folk gigs he attended back in 2007, Chris finally gets to talk to one of the musicians and songwriters that spurred his own desire to write. Having been a TV director, film-maker, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist - and even his time as a university lecturer - Tom Bliss knows a thing or two about the importance of the use of narrative and storytelling in pretty much all walks of life. In this episode, Tom joins Chris from his Alderney base to discuss how storytelling has shaped most - if not all - things he has done, in particular his years spent as a musician. Tom delves into the inspirations behind just a few of his songs, including 'The Violin', 'Flotsam & Jetsam' and 'Raven Queen'. After listening to this episode, please do take the time to go and check out Tom's websites to hear more of his music, view his many videos and keep updated with all of the wonderful work he has been - and continues to be - involved in. www.tombliss.co.uk www.urbal.tv To keep up-to-date with all of Chris' news and info, follow or contact him on his social media pages as below: Facebook: @DeadMenTalkPod and @LittleBrownMoth Twitter: @TetreaultBlay Instagram: @deadmentalkpod Email: deadmenstalespublishing@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deadmentalk/message

The Imperialists. The Communists. The Taliban. Fox News and CNN keep asking us, -Whose side are you on-- Harking back to Rambo III and James Bond, we remember when we were all supposed to be on the side of the Pashtun-Taliban people. So, whose side are we supposed to be on- The Pharisees or the Sadducees- Christians must be careful about these state issues in which we're supposed to find the better of two evils. But what is to be done about the injustices in the world, and the constant flow of evil dictators that seem to ooze out of these non-Christian nations- The Scriptures provide us the definition of the wicked and righteous, and that line of antithesis is to be maintained, no matter what. --This program includes-- -1. The World View in 5 Minutes with Adam McManus -How you can help 10,000 Afghan Christians under death sentence, Hurricane Grace makes landfall near Mexico's Tulum temples, Unemployment benefits will end soon for 7.5 million Americans-- -2. Generations with Kevin Swanson

In Episode 61 Seb and Verity take a day trip to the countryside to meet up with star of musical theatre, stage and screen, Wendi Peters. Many of you will know Wendi as Cilla Battersby-Brown from her 5 year stint on Coronation Street, but she has also had an outstanding career in musical theatre - most recently in the starring role as Diana in You Are Here at the Southwark Playhouse.Wendi chats about maintaining vocal fitness in challenging roles, mastering home recording and become a tech pro. She talks about her early training - including some questionable improv dancing to get her Equity card - and how persistence and extreme letter writing ultimately led to success.Seb and Verity ask Wendi about her time on Corrie and the pluses and minuses of being so strongly associated with one role. She recounts playing the notorious Pam Podger In Bad Girls and having to wrestle in a shower in a fat suit....They discuss panto and three show Saturdays, Stars in Their Eyes and Flockstars. Harking back to previous Ill advised plans, Seb and Verity make a promise to start a #wendipetersforstrictly campaign....expect at least three posts with this hashtag!You can follow Wendi on social media - https://www.instagram.com/wendi.peters/ and https://www.twitter.com/WendiPeters/Here is a link to Wendi's next production The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with tour dates and links for tickets: https://www.tiltedwigproductions.com/copy-of-lady-chatterley-s-loverWendi transforms into Kirsty MacColl on Stars In Their Eyes: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vIt0uyxN27cWatch a clip of Wendi in her outstanding performance as Diana in You Are Here at the Southwark Playhouse: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Muk18nuUbZwTHREE IN A BAR ON THE SOCIALSYou can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodEMAIL US!Anything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONThis show is purely funded by our patrons. Join our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarMEZZO PIANO PATRONSLeonie HirstAnita Philpott Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

VASEEM KHAN talks to Paul Burke about his new book THE DYING DAY, Persis Wadia, Ashwin Chopra, Indian independence, modern day Mumbai and an inherited elephant.THE DYING DAY: for over a century, one of the world's great treasures, a six-hundred-year-old copy of Dante's The Divine Comedy, has been safely housed at Bombay's Asiatic Society. But when it vanishes, together with the man charged with its care, British scholar and war hero, John Healy, the case lands on Inspector Persis Wadia's desk.Uncovering a series of complex riddles written in verse, Persis - together with English forensic scientist Archie Blackfinch - is soon on the trail. But then they discover the first body.As the death toll mounts it becomes evident that someone else is also pursuing this priceless artefact and will stop at nothing to possess it . . .Harking back to an era of darkness, this second thriller in the Malabar House series pits Persis, once again, against her peers, a changing India, and an evil of limitless intent.Vaseem Khan is the author of two crime series set in India, the Baby Ganesh Agency series set in modern Mumbai, and the Malabar House historical crime novels set in 1950s Bombay. His first book, The UNEXPECTED INHERITANCE OF INSPECTOR CHOPRA, was a Times bestseller and an Amazon Best Debut, now translated into 15 languages. The second in the series THE PERPLEXING THEFT OF THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN won the 2017 Shamus Award for Best Original Private Investigator Paperback. The first novel in his new historical crime series, MIDNIGHT AT MALABAR HOUSE, features India's first female police detective, and won the Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger. The second, THE DYING DAY, is out in July 2021 and follows the theft of a 600-year-old copy of Dante's The Divine Comedy from Bombay's Asiatic Society.Vaseem's aim with his books is to take readers on a journey to the heart of India, showcasing both the colour and darker aspects of this incredible country. Vaseem was born in England, but spent a decade working in India as a management consultant. When he's not writing, he works at the Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science at University College London. In 2018, he was awarded the Eastern Eye Arts, Culture and Theatre Award for Literature. For more information about the world of his books please visit vaseemkhan.com where you can also keep abreast of Vaseem's latest goings-on, competitions, events, and extracts from upcoming books via his newsletter.Website: http://vaseemkhan.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/VaseemKhanUKFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/VaseemKhanOfficial/Produced by Junkyard DogMusic courtesy of Southgate and Leigh Don't WaitCrime Time

It's another week and this time, Alex & Dan are joined on the sofa by another set of South Coast Creatives - Leah - or Kelly - and Paul from Leah Holford and Paul Messer Photography! In this episode, Alex & Dan discuss with these two south coast creatives what they have been up to during the last 18 months, their passion for the arts and how they plan to expand on their aspirations and interests in connecting with the local community. Harking back to haunted homes (see episode below) and a reserved and well behaved Paul from college - sit back, relax and enjoy as we learn about what it takes to build your love and brand in the writing and photography world! #GITS

I hope you had a great weekend. I had a long one. One day extra makes it feel so much longer. Almost like you got two Sundays. I am a bit extra happy since yesterday I got my first covid shot. Yeah! Last week I actually finished two different books. One of them is the The Data Detective by Tim Harford that I will talk about today.  This books is a book a about statistics. But don't worry, there is almost no math at all in it. When Harford was young – or at least younger, he read Darrel Huffs book “How to lie with statistics” and loved it. This is a classical book talking about how statistics commonly is being used by fraudsters and tricksters to manipulate people. Statistics has gotten a pretty bad name and Harford claims this has had negative consequences on peoples life and wellbeing. The fight to prove that cigarettes where causing cancer was one of these classical evidences. Harfords intentions with this book is to persuade the reader that statistics can be used to illuminate reality with clarity and honesty. The book is split up in ten main chapters or the 10 rules. I personally don't like when books are being split like this. Why is it always an even and nice number – wouldn't it make sense to have 12 rules or 8? I have studied quite a bit of maths at the university and statistics being one of the subjects. Thus a lot of the things he discussed was things that wasn't anything new to me. But if you are less well versed in math I think it gives a pretty good insight into the world of numbers and what do matter. The chapter that spoke most to me was the fifth rule. This was addressing survivorship bias and related to this publication bias. And how these two biases impact modern science and especially the softer sciences like psychology. Harford talks in the book about research being done and we only see the result, the successful experiments. We don't see what was done and didn't work. This sometimes leads to what is called HARKing – it means Hypothesizing After Results Known. And it means that a scientist does his experiments – looks at the data and then makes the hypothesize – and it will then of course be true. It is nothing wrong looking at data and making hypothesizes – but they then needs to be validated using different experiments. Daniel Kahneman, nobel laureate and author of thinking fast and slow, and others have been pretty vocal about the state of the science and especially the experiments done. It is a “Train Wreck” to happen. And these discussions has lead to scientist pre-registering their experiments so that HARKing becomes harder. There is also a global effort to retest well known experiments and trying to replicate them. This has in some cases lead to some corner stone research to be questioned when it wasn't possible to be replicated. The Ego Depletion theory is one of these. But in this specific case the debate is still ongoing since it wasn't the original experiments that where being replicated. It is quite interesting to follow the discussion and se how the research is done. A second section I like was when Harford talks about illustrated statistics and this in the form of graphs. He here talks a lot about Florens Nightingale – the British nurse that brought hygiene to military hospitals and completely changed medical history. What many people probably doesn't know was that she was a statistician and created one of the first really successful graphs that is called the rose diagram. This was specifically to illustrate the severe state in the military hospitals. And it really worked. She got her message through. Which is an extraordinary feat since she was a woman and succeeded in a heavily man dominated space. A great roll model. I don't think the book will change my life in any major way. I learned a great deal about statistics – especially linked to the scientific space. Most of the other areas he talks about was not, to me, any major news. But if you think statistics is an area held in shadow or potentially a bit magical. This is a great book to give you some guide lines and things to think about when you are approached with statistics: watch your feelings, be curious.

Jeriana San Juan takes a deep dive into her magnificent work costume designing the Netflix miniseries Halston. Starring Ewan McGregor, Halston portrays the untold story of the sensational rise and tragic downfall of the pioneering fashion designer, Roy Halston Frowick.  Jeriana reveals the intricacies of dressing Ewan McGregor to portray the title character. She also explains how she worked as a consultant to McGregor so he could authentically portray Halston's technical genius. She sheds light on crafting the screen wardrobe for Krysta Rodriguez's Liza Minnelli and Rebecca Dayan's Elsa Peretti. Harking back to her childhood, Jeriana recalls how her beloved grandmother taught her how to sew. She speaks about her upbringing in New York City and her formative experience costume designing Baz Luhrmann's  hip-hop series, The Get Down.

The second brilliant novel in the highly acclaimed Malabar House series featuring Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective. A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles. Bombay, 1950 For more than a century, one of the world's great treasures, a 600-year-old copy of Dante's The Divine Comedy, has been safely housed at Bombay's Asiatic Society. But when it vanishes, together with the man charged with its care, British scholar and war hero John Healy, the case lands on Inspector Persis Wadia's desk. Uncovering a series of complex riddles written in verse, Persis - together with English forensic scientist Archie Blackfinch - is soon on the trail. But then they discover the first body. As the death toll mounts, it becomes evident that someone else is also pursuing this priceless artefact and will stop at nothing to possess it.... Harking back to an era of darkness, this second thriller in the Malabar House series pits Persis, once again, against her peers, a changing India and an evil of limitless intent. Gripping, immersive and full of Vaseem Khan's trademark wit, this is historical fiction at its finest.

Harking back to Series 1 episode 1 (a whole year ago!) we return to the tyrannosaurs, but having devoted a whole hour to T. rex then it seemed appropriate that we should try and cover the other 30ish tyrannosaur species at some point. Rexy might be the first and foremost of all dinosaurs but has dozens of relatives that are plenty interesting too and help chart the 100 million year rise of this group from small, long armed, and little headed predators to the giant monster that people are most familiar with. Joining us for the new series if comedian Sooz Kempner @soozuk who wants to know why Tyrannosaurus gets all the love when animals like Allosaurus are every bit as interesting. Support us on patreon! Links: A link to one of Dave’s old blog posts discussing the issue of tyrannosaur names: https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/tyrannosaurus-is-a-tyrannosaur-but-not-all-tyrannosaurs-are-tyrannosaurus/ A the first of a set of Dave’s blog posts about his tyrannosaur Zhuchengtyrannus: https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/zhuchengtyrannus-is-here/  

This week’s Alpha Trader podcast features hosts Aaron Task and Stephen Alpher speaking with Henry Blodget, co-founder and CEO of Insider, Inc., and a former top-ranked Internet stock analyst. Blodget was pitched an investment in Bitcoin (BTC-USD) all the way back in 2011 (price then was about $80 per coin). His conclusion then was that Bitcoin was the perfect asset for a speculative bubble - finite supply, complicated, hard to understand, and with price determined not by any normal valuation metric, but instead completely by supply and demand. Thus, you’ve got downside of “only” 100%, and an upside not limited to any valuation benchmark - $100K per coin, $1M per coin, $10M per coin? Why not? One thing that’s changed since 2011 … Back then, Bitcoin’s backers talked about it as a new type of money or currency. No one really makes that argument anymore. Instead bulls talk about a store-of-value, or a better gold. So don’t expect Bitcoin to disappear, says Blodget. Like gold, it will have its believers for a very long time. But also like gold for very long periods, an investment in Bitcoin may prove to be a dud. Blodget came to some level of notoriety during the dot-com bubble, and he’s seeing some similarities now. In particular, the rolling speculative bubbles of the past year are looking very familiar to him. Checking valuations, he suspects equity returns will be pretty lame over the next decade. However, he would advise against trying to time the peak. Harking back to the mid-late 1990s, there were any number of what appeared to be bell-ringing tops, but the bull market kept getting bigger. There’s plenty more, including Blodget’s view of the outlook on Amazon (AMZN) today, and his thoughts on last week’s mammoth deal for AT&T to sell certain WarnerMedia assets to Discovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Wick Simmons, former CEO of NASDAQ and Chairman of The Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, Joins The Podcast Hardwick Simmons has been in the financial world for over 45 years. He's played tennis since the age of 8 and the first job he held was rolling courts at his beloved club in Marion, MA. He still plays tennis there at the club and remains active in finance and the business world. Just how did this Wall Street financier combine his work life with his love of tennis and help to bring the ATP to fruition and the WTA major growth? Find out as he joins the BTB Podcast. Wick Simmons, former CEO of NASDAQ and Prudential and Chairman of the Board at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, RI Wick, as he's better known in the industry, has run or been a part of executive searches for international firms including Prudential, NASDAQ, Shearson Lehman Brothers and American Express where he served as CEO or President, as well as Lionsgate Films and Groton School. But with tennis his first sport and love, he's also one of the leading search consultants in the tennis world and was in charge of the search for Newport's International Tennis Hall of Fame, where he also served as Chairman of the Board. Wick hired Todd Martin and both he and Todd have never looked back. Wick was there at the birth of the ATP Tour with friend and business associate Butch Buchholz. Wick later brought full sponsorship to the "fifth major" while he served as CEO of NASDAQ. Wick was also instrumental in the growth of the WTA, as personal friend Larry Scott asked for advice and support in 2003 when he ascended to CEO at the WTA. Together they added major sponsorship through the relationship with Sony Ericsson. A CEO's Secrets To Finding The Right Candidate In Tennis and Finance In terms of running a search in the tennis world, "it all starts with the quality of the pool of candidates, which is the hardest part," says Wick. "I think the key to any search is to find someone who culturally matches up with what you're representing. That fit is extremely important to start. That first year and a half or two years is what's critical, and if you've made the right fit, it doesn't always work perfectly, but nonetheless both sides find a way to make it work." Reflecting back on his tenure at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Wick says there was an ulterior motive in hiring Todd Martin in 2014. "The Hall Of Fame really rests on the laurels of the members who are in it. At that time, what we didn't have was the support needed from the current handful of players. What the Hall needed was someone who could reach out to the younger, more current players. Wick has found a similar issue not only at the Hall of Fame, where he stepped down and said he wouldn't remain on the board after several years, but at clubs and major firms at which he has worked across the nation, either as a board member or consultant. "It's so often that clubs or organizations stick with leadership far longer than they should." He discusses how programming can get old, and that boards must look at themselves and re-evaluate the needs of the club and review often the administrative leadership. Hints For Today's Job Seekers "Find something you're really interested in and pay your dues at the start and see what doors open for you." Wick looks back at his career, proud of his work and the legacy he has left at some of Wall Street's major firms. Commenting on the past year, Wick believes Wall Street firms will return to a new normality with office hours back on the cards. Working from home all the time, he believes, creates issues and many have found it more difficult than we are realizing at this time. Harking back to JFK's "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country," Simmons points to the major difference between when he began his career in the workplace and today's millennials, looking to be hired.

Episode #30 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees the team delve into seasons 1 and 2 of the revered Disney+ entry into the Star Wars universe, The Mandalorian. Released to universally rave reviews, we look at the why the side stories (The Mandalorian, Rogue One, Solo) are so much more coherent and generally more enjoyable than the main films; how much fan influence has there been on The Mandalorian or is this one creator's vision, and we ask the question if these types of shows are very much the future of these large franchises. And joining Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza on this week's excursion is long-time friend and broadcasting companion, Denis-Jose Francois. Harking back to our days on the Liberation Frequency podcast this reunion has been long overdue so we very much hope you enjoy the podcast as much as we did. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebrate the things we loved growing up and the things that continue to excite and inspire us today. With podcast episodes due on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, and articles from the three of us in support of each episode, there's lots of reasons to visit us again and again, and to join us in our ongoing celebration of the things we can't leave behind.

At the end of this podcast you'll be well-armed with enough interior design tips all based on science, to transform your office to create the best environment to help you focus, be creative, stay calm, feel rested and be productive! You will learn how to move your furniture around to create a prospect and refuge scenario to help you get more done, how wood grain helps you feel more comfortable, why views of natural elements, and views of nature are important, why you need natural light to enhance our circadian rhythm, how to change the soundscape and scentscape in your offices and homes to help keep everyone happy and relaxed and able to focus!Working with what you've got or almost what you've got, you can transform your space to make your space the best it can be. Harking back to when we were a young species Dr Sally Augustin, one of the world's leading applied Environmental Psychologists shows us how we essentially have the same make up as our early ancestors and by keeping that in mind, we can use that knowledge to improve our working environments.

Our guest today declares: "Despite the wrongs committed against China in the past, the People's Republic of China must not represent the future, for it is corrupt. Harking back to what Ronald Reagan did to spur the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United States must enunciate that its objective is the peaceful end of the Communist Party of China. China existed for four thousand years before the formation of a communist junta within its borders; China can only achieve greatness combined with liberty and wealth if it frees itself from one-party rule and the despotism this type of government always brings.” America is doomed to collapse under a multi-pronged attack led by the PRC and by statists in our midst. We must return in great haste to the Judeo-Christian principles upon which we were founded, which made us the most prosperous, secure, and generous nation in human history. Don’t miss this crucial history lesson.

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!, we are joined on the podcast by friend-of-the-show and comic creator Jim McClain, who has a new Solution Squad Kickstarter going on right now. Long-time listeners will recognize Jim and his math-based superhero comics. If this is your first encounter, though, check out this stunning project - WHICH IS ALREADY COMPLETED! - with art by Serena Guerra. Harking back to the holiday specials from the 1970s, you get a pair of stories showcasing the characters using their powers to solve problems. We also take a look at the changes announced for the DC Universe app, which becomes a comic-reader only app in January. We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics. Jerry has a new book from a Kansas City creator, while John and Cullen have books from Marvel Comics. We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you've been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint's Comics. Clint's is located at 3941 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find whatever it is that you need. You should also know that Clint's Comics has the most extensive collection of back issues in the metro area. If you need to find a particular book to finish the run of a title, head on down to Clint's or check out their website at clintscomics.com. Tell them that the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! sent you.

Read the poem at: https://www.sabiansun.com/post/the-splendid-boast-of-our-people The splendid boast of our people Since the very beginning of the human race, Marriage unified previously individual tribes, In the giving of a groom and the giving of a bride. Vastly opposing, waring states, found common ground, And could then communicate. After celebrating the wedding feasts, Wherein old foes become one flesh and fighting cease. The living heir, the child of union – The new perfect expression, with all dominion, Calling upon the combined inheritance of both parents, Their kingdoms and their histories, Harking to their opinions and respecting their mysteries. The greatest such union of unspeakable worth, The union of the kingdoms of heaven and earth, Giving us the true heir delivered through the virgin birth. Our Jesus who is fully God and also fully man – A unifying of our two kingdoms in a way humans can understand. Two families now made as one - The Holy family, the holy Son Our blessed Queen Mother, most chaste spouse of the Spirit, And gentle mother to our great redeemer. Mary is the best of us, the bridge upon which He traveled, The first one to who He showed Himself, and to who many mysteries unraveled. When visiting any royal court, one cannot only know the name of the King, There are many other members, doing many different things. All, of course, in keeping with the Kings approval and His rule, But to only greet the King alone, is uncouth and very rude. No doubt if the King should ask your assistance Or accept your offer to serve, He'll place you with some servants, some friends whose teachings to observe. You would not just work with Him alone, But be party to His court, He is after all the King, And has all this support. Remember this beloved, when you greet the Queen, Our Mother - That you address the mother of our God, the one likened to no other. The human daughter who brought us all into the kingdom of Grace – Remember, please, your manners when you look on her beautiful face.

This week's episode is intended as the first in an ongoing series of shows where we pluck a comic book character and explore the numerous on-screen iterations of them over the years. And first up under our proverbial spotlight is DC Comics' own, Batman. We examine our favourite versions of the character, which actors and directors were able to deliver our favourite versions of the character, what makes a good "Batman" and what are some of our most iconic moments. And joining Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza on this week's excursion is long-time friend and broadcasting companion, Denis-Jose Francois. Harking back to our days on the Liberation Frequency podcast this reunion has been long overdue so we very much hope you enjoy the podcast as much as we did. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebrate the things we loved growing up and the things that continue to excite and inspire us today. With podcast episodes due on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, and articles from the three of us in support of each episode, there's lots of reasons to visit us again and again, and to join us in our ongoing celebration of the things we can't leave behind.

Harking back to his days on The Apprentice, President Trump issued a big 'You're Fired' to the FBI Director James Comey. In this episode we examine the media reaction that ensued in both the left and and right wing media bubbles.

Back around the time little Andrew was discovering the joys and fears of chat rooms, Shigetaka Kurita was developing a new means of communication. Harking back to the ancient Egyptians this visual artist utilized the first 176 pictographs that would become what we know as Emojis. The brother’s discuss this adaptable visual language’s impact on their lives and popular culture. Little brother uses them often and older brother uses them sparingly, but chances are probably use them as well. This episode is for everyone! BROTHERLY LOVE and HAPPY 2020! THIS IS YOUR YEAR! Check out our latest episodes: www.brothervsbrotherpod.com/episodes See Us On Instagram: www.instagram.com/brothervsbrother_podcast/ Check Out Our Website: www.brothervsbrotherpod.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brothervsbrother/support

Rob and Steve have an amazing chat with actors Blair, Will and Mike about what it’s really like being and living the actors life! Hey Reality Hub fans! Please support the podcast by following Reality Hub on Instagram, Facebook and on Youtube for future videos and visit our website http://www.realityhub.love/ where you can also listen to the podcast online and read Rob’s blog! Time code and Topics (some podcast players like Overcast allow you to tap the timecode to go straight to that moment in the podcast) 00:00   Intro to The Reality of Fame and Famine - Living as an actor. Why do we act? 02:25   Why are we attracted to acting? 03:00   Living in an imaginary world. Escapism and imagination. 04:02   Losing your imagination as you grow older. 04:44   Acting started to make sense. 05:05   A script helps to express our own inner meaning and feelings. 05:43   What is acting? 06:00   Telling a story truthfully and then comes the character. 06:30   Acting is truth. 07:01   Good acting is standing there in your truth and being honest. 07:40   Philip Seymour Hoffman and his truthful performance and vulnerability. 08:31   Vulnerability is a key universal emotion. 09:00   Being brave, it’s like a mirror to our own self. 09:37   Acting is not about lying. 09:54   Believing your own lies and the capacity to lie. 10:40   Being aware and knowing who you really are. 11:08   Acting serving a deeper purpose? 11:45   Acting is not self-indulgent and shouldn’t be seen as therapy. 12:12   Ultimately, it’s about the audience. 12:37   Story about acting class. 13:10   Becoming a better person through the process of learning acting. 13:47   Empathy and understanding the emotions. 14:10   What’s the motivation for acting? Is it to become famous? 14:49   I remember wanting to become famous and growing out of it. 15:31   Loving film and relating to others through film. 15:52   This job ain’t gonna make you famous most of the time. 16:26   Wanting to be famous for the wrong reasons. 16:56   Digging deeper into wanting to be famous and why? Being validated and insecurity. 17:38   Every actor is insecure at some level. Actors on Actors series. Anthony Hopkins on being insecure. 18:26   Starting off with the love of acting. 19:01   Starting at Shortland St and the shift to being driven by ego. Facing rejection. 19:41   True Life Stories and looking back at the memories. 20:25   Watching yourself on TV is horrible the first time! 21:03   I thought I was fired from Shortland St! 21:10   Acting is important to humanity. 21:31   Going to the cinema is like the flicker of the campfire analogy. 22:05   Going back in time and learning from a past acting class. 22:43   Watch your performance to learn. 23:22   Being able to focus on your good points vs your negatives. 23:50   Kissing scene and practicing on myself with a mirror! 24:37   Shortland St is like the Olympics of acting. 25:22   Handling fame and the trouble it brings. 25:48   Being on TV in NZ. Being recognizable and buying into the hype. 26:25   Shortland St back in the 90’s - it was a crazy time. 27:58   Getting older and changing the outlook of fame. 28:49   Fame is not them, but a by-product of the industry. 29:29   Awkward elevator conversations. 30:21   Endoscopy story and being recognized. 31:10   Handling recognition and dealing with it well. 32:51   Being a parent changed me and how I treated people. 33:13   Getting joy from meeting someone well known. 33:33   I wish everyone could experience a little bit of being a celebrity. 34:15   Hierarchy positions on set? Any assholes? 35:04   Good time on Ladies Night?? 35:28   Americans were full on, on set. A cultural thing? 36:24   Kiwi vs American way of being. 36:46   Working with Tommy Lee Jones. Kiefer Sutherland. 37:41   Being on set in NZ is more of a flat hierarchy. 38:15   The casting process and tips or special things you do? 38:43   Changing your mindset on auditions. Enjoy it. 39:54   Auditions and two lessons. Realising the part was mine to lose. Taking your time. 41:35   Talking to actors who say this casting agent hates me! They want you to be the one! 42:37   Getting into the acting industry and failing to understand? Marathon vs Sprint. 43:17   Treating every job as though it was your last one. Enjoying the job you are on. 43:50   No single job is the one. 44:26   Giving wisdom back to your younger self. 44:52   I’d slap myself on the face and give him a check. 45:44   Caring about what people think and being someone I wasn’t. Be authentic. 46:30   Prepare as though your life depends on it, then don’t give a shit. 47:12   Handling rejection. Being turned down 9 times out of 10. 48:21   Taking it personal when you were younger. 48:39   Basing self worth on being employed as an actor. 49:00   The perception there is not enough work out there. More projects now? 49:52   Social media and networking. Missing out on work whilst on holiday. 51:11   Self tapes and getting work. Kirk Douglas story. Impressions. 52:00   The lure of LA? Cracking acting in the US. Working overseas. Hollywood aspirations. 53:29   Meeting in LA. Why haven’t I seen you before? 54:20   Australia didn’t appeal. Here’s why… 56:26   NZ has done significant work spreading roles for a range of ethnicities. 57:00   The renaissance of female characters. 57:19   Networking? An NZ, or more of an LA thing? 58:00   It’s more business than show in LA? 59:30   False agendas?? Keeping it real in LA as a kiwi. Stunty story from LA. 1:01:02 Everyone’s trying to use everyone. 1:01:48 Money and survival as an actor. Not paying the bills? 1:02:41 Ladies Night back on??? 1:03:16 It got really tough for a while living a cafe lifestyle. 1:04:05 You just can’t live off acting alone here. Living in the real world helps. 1:04:44 Being in an actors bubble. 1:05:10 Having a work ethic and being motivated, staying busy. 1:05:55 We go through cycles and seasons. 1:06:09 I was un-castable for a while. 1:06:38 Realising I was an artist and creating my own work. 1:07:11 Harking back to old theatre companies. Going back to your roots. 1:07:31 MacBeth in Invercargill. 1:08:18 Looking back on your mistakes or failures. 1:09:00 Dealing with your flaws and taking responsibility. 1:10:00 Actors didn’t want to work with me. 1:10:44 Being a good person and brave enough to show your real self. 1:11:21 I love playing assholes. 1:11:52 “Show the ugly”. 1:12:24 Most important qualities as an actor? Authenticity and Imagination. 1:13:07 Acting processes. 1:13:35 Don’t take it too seriously. 1:13:55 Actors doing things wrong with financial survival? 1:14:51 Being successful outside of acting. 1:15:20 There is one disaster I can recall… 1:15:57 Young actors coming through are on to it, and have so much confidence. 1:16:27 NZ culture has changed and theres more chance of being in front of camera. 1:17:06 Kiwi culture more accepted worldwide. Taiki Waititi. Flight of the Conchords. 1:17:40 Internet influence. 1:18:04 No fear from the younger generation now. 1:18:38 The incredible young men on the Head High tv series. 1:18:55 Looking back at our generation, was it really that different? 1:19:50 Having a sense of entitlement. 1:20:21 Having things handed to you and being exposed to the world. The Youtube generation. 1:21:31 Any genre you don’t like? Musical theatre. 1:22:37 Appreciating the talent of acting, singing, dancing. 1:23:10 Genre you’d most like to do? 1:23:45 Loving The Soprano’s. 1:24:19 Film CV reads like a low lights of peoples careers! Get a break in film. 1:25:00 Hardest genres are comedy and horror. 1:26:00 As a teacher of acting what are people doing wrong in auditions? 1:26:37 Getting back to your neutral. 1:27:16 Work out who you are and make choices specific to who you are. 1:28:10 Owning your own individuality. 1:28:54 Brad Pitt - look how he moves. Imagining his first audition. 1:29:54 Acting as being withdrawn or having no energy. 1:30:15 Introverted energy and your range of emotions. 1:31:15 Energy is a really big thing. It’s not about lack of energy. 1:32:03 Think of it as dials. 1:32:38 Without doing anything and being interesting. 1:33:10 Energy needs to be ‘up, forward and out’ to be interesting. 1:33:38 The most interesting actors on Suits. 1:34:21 An inherent quality, or can it be taught? 1:35:05 Teaching good impulses and choices. 1:36:00 Our thanks to Blair Strang, Will Wallace and Mike Edwards for joining us on Reality Hub. 

Harking back – or droning on, depending on your perspective – once more to the ‘Make Do And Mend’ attitude of the Second World War, Steve rhapsodises about repairing stuff, Chris quotes Socrates as evidence that the kids are alright, and Connie wonders what everyone's favourite emoji is.You can get 20% off the Pass It On books themselves – as a gift for a friend or even yourself! – at dcthomsonshop.co.uk, using the discount code ‘vinegar’ at checkout; that code is valid till 20 November 2019! Let us know what you think of the show at twitter.com/ThePassItOnPod or facebook.com/PassItOnTips, and if you know anyone who’d enjoy the podcast as much as you do – pass it on!

Alison Chester-Lambert – 2020 – Warning Bells and Harking Back to 2012Aired Thursday, 8 August 2019, 7:00 PM ETIf 2012 were the “opening act” to a 3-act play called “The Evolution of Planet Earth,” then 2020 would be the year in which the clanging of the “all change” bell becomes too deafening to ignore.With every astrologer pointing to 2020 as a pivotal year in the history of humanity, we invited astrological consultant Alison Chester-Lambert, to join us for a special show in which we explore what is likely to happen when Saturn and Pluto finally come together in January of next year, and the coming clash between the Masculine/Yang and Feminine/Yin planets starts pulling duality apart.Sandie and Alison will discuss:* Why the events of 2012 were merely a warm-up for a much bigger tidal wave of change. * Are we finally going to see the `Rise of the Feminine?` And if so, what does this really mean? * Can we expect a worldwide recession or slowdown? * What can the astrology tell us about Brexit, Trump, and the US presidential election? * What does any of this have to do with the way we interact with our families, children, and loved ones? * Will we be worse off or better off by the time we get to 2021? * And more…ALISON CHESTER-LAMBERT was the resident astrologer on BBC TV’s Daily Politics Show and is a regular contributor to the UK’s Daily Mail Online. She has a Master’s Degree in cultural astronomy and astrology and numerous TV, radio and magazine credits. She is the author of three books, and runs a busy client practice along with an astrology school.Connect with Alison at: www.alisonchesterlambert.com

James from the band Joined me for a chat about their " debut " Song "Cactus. Hailing from Geelong & Bambra, Victoria, James, Ben and Jared have been writing and playing music together for the past 4 years. Harking back to the glory days of 70's rock, the 3-piece mix guitar-driven riffs with space and subtlety, to produce what can only be described as "rock music". With hints of blues and rustic vocals, the songs also groove along to help you get in the zone." , about a surf trip to SA .

Semester Sneak Peek is a new series that provides a preview of courses available at Tulsa Community College (TCC) this coming fall semester.  As a series about upcoming classes, these episodes will feature interviews with many of the instructors tasked with teaching them.  Today's episode features Jeff Smith, Recording Studio Instructor at TCC.   Edited by Sam Levrault Music by The Odyssey, "75 to Ramona" Transcript by Bethany Solomon   TCC CONNECTION PODCAST | SEMESTER SNEEK PEAK | FT. JEFF SMITH Bethany: Welcome to semester sneak peak, our special summer series that provides a preview of courses available this coming fall semester. I am your host Bethany Solomon, associate editor of the north east campus here at the TCC connection. Today we have a very special guest, Jeff Smith, he is a TCC adjunct professor, TCC signature symphony violist, and president of song smith records. Jeff Smith: Hi! Good afternoon, how are ya? B: Good, how are you? J: I’m doing great. B: Can you start off by telling us a little about yourself? J: Sure. I was born and raised in Tulsa, OK. I started playing violin at 10 years old because my brother and sister played the violin. The summer of my 6th grade year my teacher came to me and said “you know you’re kinda beefy, husky boy, you need to play the viola. I said, viola? It rhymes with granola, I don’t want to play the viola, I said what am I getting myself into here? She said ‘Oh, no you’re not going to quit the violin, you’re going to learn how to double. Double. It rhymes with trouble, she said ‘oh no, you’ll be fine.’ So, I got to take two instruments to school, the violin and the viola. Uh, learned how to play the both of them, not long after that the beetles were popular, and I got a guitar. I started going on in. B: Very cool, very cool, so how did you find your way into the education as far as like, your music. Did you study in undergrad, music specifically, or did you have a broad range of interests beyond music? J: Oh, gosh. You look back on pivotal points in your life. One pivotal point in my life was, I guess I was in Jr high, early high school, and I had an electric guitar. Dad had come home with a Wollensak, as a German tape recorded. And it had an auxiliary input on it and I learned at a young age I could take the guitar output and plug it into the auxiliary input, crank it all the way up, play the guitar, turn its sound all the way up and it would sound something like: [makes loud buzzing noises mimicking guitar sound] Coolest sound I had every heard…. for about 13 seconds. I blew out the 8’ inch paper cone speakers and a couple of power tubes. Its kind of left a mark on me, like this is a cool sound, I gotta get into this. I was going to be an aeronautical engineer, all through high school, my dad was a fighter pilot in world war II, he had 96 missions over France. My grandfather had his PHD in mechanical engineering and actually wrote the maintenance Manuel for the B25 Mitchel bomber. So, I was going to be an aeronautical engineer, until, calculus first hour happened. Kay, I had a morning paper out, and an evening paper out. Okay! Take your XY X’s, translate it, rotate it, draw a hyperbola, spin the hyperbola, cut a hole in the hyperbola, and now find the volume and generate it. At that point I figured, you know, I’d rather play the wrong note, I couldn’t see myself designing something that will have someone else get killed because I misplaced a decimal point. But, all throughout high school I played in the youth symphony. My senior year, I audition Id and got first chair of the viola of the youth symphony. And I auditioned for the Tulsa Philharmonic. I guess they were desperate, and I turned pro when I was 17. Uh, went to the University of Kansas, was a Viola Major. A double major in Viola performance and music education. And at KU they had a computer music lab, and they had, we’re talking early-mid 1970’s. And they had an ARP 26 hardener. This is a synthesizer, analog synthesizer. You have never seen so many buttons, knobs, dials, flashing lights, flash chords, slider, path chords I was like ‘gollee’ what does this thing do, what does this thing do? I actually had a blast in that course, it got me down here. From there I came down to TU, finished up a bachelor’s in music ed, finished up a master’s in music ed, taught in Wichita, Kansas for three years, went back to school, picked up a master in viola performance. I have always believed that if are going to be a teacher, you must be able to do it. There is the old joke that can do, those that can’t teach, those that can’t teach become administrators. Um, nah, I kind of believe that if you’re going to teach, you ought to be able to produce. You ought to be able to do it. Does that make sense? B: It certainly does! So, moving into, as far like, the technical aspect of music, recording studio techniques, you have a lot of orchestra experience. How does that translate into the studio? J: Sure. Well I was a band and orchestra director for 27 years and the times that I wasn’t playing classical music with the orchestra, I was playing fiddle, guitar, keyboards, (unintelligible), for rock and roll bands. And that was an awful lot of fun, setting that stuff up, it gets really tiring after 15 years of lugging all that’s stuff around the back of a pick-up truck. It dawned on me, you know, that I can make music instead of lugging around all this PA gear and power amplifiers and all this other junk. Why don’t I just build a house, have recording studio, and have them come to me to make music, and I don’t have to lug all this stuff around. So I started SongSmith records in the mid-eighties back when we had, they were called ADAT machines. They recorded on a VHS cassette, and they would theoretically, and I say theoretically, synchronize together by two ADAT machines – and you could have, wow, 16 channels of digital audio. You could have a grand total of 34 minutes of digital audio. B: Wow. J: Of course, you could format the tape first before you had to record on to it, and that is about as much fun as having paint dry. But it was there, and we had 16 channels of digital audio. I’ve still got those ADAT machines and once in a while we’ll get an artist in the back of the studio that recorded with me 20 year ago say ‘Jeff! Do you still have to ADAT tapes?’ I say yeah. ‘Could we dump them into pro tools and clean them up a bit and rerelease? And I say sure. B: Fun stuff. Definitely. That’s really cool. So, what do you think, as far your students, and what you teach here, what has been the most challenging for your students? In terms of getting comfortable with technology or for musicians in general. J: Wow. That is kind of a tough questions. Each student is different, each student has their own strengths and weaknesses. On day one, I had to fill out a little, I call it a student data sheet. Tell me a little about yourself so I know who I am dealing with. A lot of times I will get students in the class who have already had pro tools experience they might run sound at their church. And I’ve got kids, ‘well I have sang in choir, but I want to learn how to record myself.’ And they don’t know anything about the technology. So, the challenge, for me as an instructor, is to teach on two or three different levels. So, I try to teach to the very, very raw beginner, to the kid who has had some experience, to those kids who could probably teach me a thing or two. I guess that’s the fun part about the teaching. In the class, I have to make sure that each kid knows we will only be playing with three things in audio. Frequency, amplitude, and time.   And all the buttons, and knobs, and dials, [mimics with higher pitch] Buttons, and knobs, and dials, oh my! All have to do with either frequency, amplitude, or time. If you understand that basic concept than you go through ‘okay well what does this button do, how does it change the sound? B: So, a lot of it is experimenting, as you’re in the course. J: Yeah. And that’s how they learn. We tell them, for example, once we define frequency, amplitude or time are, we go into signal flow. We go, okay, what happens, how does the ear work. How does the microphone work? We trace the audio from vibrations of your voice, or your guitar or whatever, through your microphone, line, inputs…..into. What happens next? [jeff starts laughing….] It all goes in from the patch bay, and the patch bay goes into the microphones, and the micros to the IO’S, IO into the computer and we explain all that stuff in signal flow, signal flow, signal flow. All an audio engineer does, all day long is. I don’t hear the guitar in my left ear, why not? Or, I plugged this in, and I don’t hear anything. B: Right. J: Or I turn this knob, and nothing happened. Back up and figure out why. B: And that is what you give your student leeway to do. Figure out why they made a mistake, to figure out why and backtrack. J: If you tell them what they did wrong, they’ll never figure it out themselves. If they go throughout, and your cohort here, can attest to this. I will rarely just tell a kid an answer, I say, do you have an iPhone on ya? There’s this thing called google, look it up! I’ll wait. And then for example, when they learn the measurements, and what decibels are to measure frequency. I’ll ask them questions like ‘what’s the unit of measurement for frequency?’ and they’ll say, uhm, decibels? No that is the measure for amplitude. Man, it hertz if you don’t know this. Hertz being cycles per second. B: Right. J: Hertz being, you know, cycles per second. Hertz is the measurement. So, it hertz if you don’t know this! [both laugh…] B: That’s a good one actually! J: The stupider or funnier something is, they’ll remember it. B: It sticks better! Definitly it helps it stick. So as far as walking away from the class, how important is it for students after, in the aftermath, are these techniques that can easily be forgotten if they are not applied immediately. J: Oh gosh, I hope not. B: If you have students that come for, let’s say, do you teach a second course as well? J: Yes. There’s a Recording Studios Technique II (RST II) class, theoretically there are two sections of RST I, which will have 16 kids total, 32. Out of those 32 kids, if RST II is offered, we only take 8. So it’s like ¼ of those two classes, if they wanted, we are limited to 8. We did a really cool thing this last semester. The students had to produce a video and they had to literally, we shot it on a gopro camera, and it was actually pretty terrible, but they learned the process. They had to get a video program onto their computer, there are several free ones, and just experiment there, here’s the scene we shot. And the whole theme of the video was, and this is terrible, once again, I love my wife, but she has a problem with collecting small electrical appliances. If there is small electrical appliance made, she has it. She’s got four or five crockpots, I don’t know how many mixers she’s got, toasters, curling irons, you name it, those little vacuum thingies, if it is a small electrical appliance she has it. So the format of the class was, we’re going to make a video and you all have seen these videos of the poor animals you know, for the charities, and there’s this poor dog with one eye and its snowing outside and he’s missing a paw or something and there is a choke collar behind this poor animal. And well the idea was, we’re going to have small appliances, and they need a home. And they produce something absolutely hilarious. “Do you know a small appliance that needs a home that’s been abused? We’re sorry. SARI, the small appliance rights institute, so we made a video, and we got t-shirts with irons. One of the appliances was an iron that burned a hole in the t-shirt, so the kids were like no, no bad iron! Flatten it with the newspaper, and later on we use that same shirt with sorry with this big old iron burn on it, we’ll give you this shirt if we give us $19 a month. That is only 63 cents a day.”   So I hope the kids learned a lot from that. Uh, they learned how to put it together, how to edit, how to synchronize the audio. One student actually wrote this really cool darkish sounding sad piano music that everyone wanted to use because it was so cool. B: So you have different types of projects and assignments in the class, of various ways. J: Oh yeah. B: So for exams, what should students expect for an exam, in a studio techniques class? How will their knowledge be tested? [Jeff laughs…] J: Exams! I figured kids are not in JR high school or elementary school anymore, I do not use true or false, multiple choice. Most of the tests and quizzes are done with fill in the blank and short answer. You know, hopefully using correct English and spelling things correctly. It’s not like ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” we’ll give you four choices, and you pick through the answers up here. I want you to go a little bit beyond that. B: Right. J: We also give the kids all kinds of interesting ways to help memorize things like that. For example, can you name the planets in order from the sun out? B: Probably not in order. J: Okay. I can. B: You can? J: My wife took an astronomy class once, kay, and if you take the first letter of each planets. If take the first letter of each planet, ‘M’ for Mercury, ‘V’ for Venus, ‘E’ for Earth, ‘M’ Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, back then Pluto. So, she came up with a very simple sentence. My very enormous man Jeff Smith understands nothing. B: She came up with that? J: She came up with that! Totally originally, and OH! Okay. So, you take all that information, you condense all that down. It is like taking all 5 great lakes. Heroin, Ontario, Michigan, siria, and superior. Spell the word HOMES, take that data and condense it. It is like putting it in a ZIP files for your brain where they can memorize some of these techniques, and hopefully it will not only help them in audio engineering but in life. B: Right. J: You know, if you’re on stage running sound for a band somewhere or in a church situation and all of a sudden thing die. You don’t want to turn to the guy next to you. Good gosh what do we do? As an audio engineer, you got to figure it out, quickly. B: Right. It is about application, not just knowing the what, or how, it is about knowing the why, the why you are doing what you’re doing. That is what differentiates it from a lot of other subjects. J: That’s the thing, if you know anything about Bloom’s Taxonomy of Education. Harking back to many, many years ago. If you have just a knowledge level question: ‘Who invented the telephone?’ You know? That’s knowledge level. If you have a question like, we’re gonna form a band, you’re gonna come up with a song, you’re gonna cover a song or something and you are are gonna form a single here in the class. We’re gonna pick members for the band, and you’re gonna go from there. That takes a lot more brains to be able to do that. B: It takes creativity! J: Absolutely. You gotta coordinate your schedule together, you gotta pick a song, come up with an original cover song, do the rehearsals, figure out how you’re gonna mic the drums. I’ll show you how to mic them, but you do it! And why you might do it this way. B: Right. It takes a lot of brain power to figure out what you’re going to do, how you’re going to do it, and why you’re going to do it. J: The more you use it the stronger it gets. B: Yeah. That’s really good. That’s actually a really good way of doing it. So, for current line up of courses, beyond Studio Techniques I and then II. J: Two happens in the spring. I teach private lessons on violin and viola through TCC. That’s only a handful of students, like two or three. B: Oh okay! J: I also teach private guitar out of my house, but that’s a different story. B: Do you have anything like a semester split? What do you teach during what semester? J: Oh okay. In the first semester, the fall semester, we only offer Studio Techniques I, and hopefully there will be two sections. Then from that, we’ll offer in the spring, studio techniques I and II. B: Oh cool! So, advice for students as well, for anyone who does not have experience. What should they expect going to class and what should they expect coming out of the class? J: Bring a pencil and a notepad! You’d be amazed on day one that sometimes there is not a whole lot of different between first graders and college kids. You write something on the board, and some kid in the back will say, is this going to be on the test? [Bethany laughs…] J: Ummm, YEAH! The idea is if it is on the board, I feel it is important enough that you need to know it. Because if you are successful in music, you know, you could make a lot of money. Pay all that taxes and social security and support me when I’m old…..er. B: Very good point! So, if you want to be successful, for musicians specifically, how important is it to learn studio techniques for your own music? J: Oh gosh! In the music business especially, what has been relatively successful for me, I call it a multiple income source. My main income for many, many years was teaching in public schools. On the side, I was playing classical music in two different Orchestras. The (unintelligible} Symphony and the Signature Symphony and occasionally the Tulsa Harmonic. The Tulsa Opera and the Tulsa Ballet. On the weekends, we were not doing classical, we were rocking and rolling in establishments. We call them gun and knife clubs. [Both laugh…] Bring your own, within a hundred miles of Tulsa. You know, within 200 miles. So you had money coming in from the rock n’ roll side, money coming in from teaching lessons on the weekends, money coming in from your teaching job, money coming in from your symphony gigs, then if you write music, you can create it that way, and get royalties from that. That way if any one leg of that collapses you have something else to depend on. It the music business, to really make it big, you have to be extremely good at ONE thing. And then you can afford everyone else to pay them to record your CD for you, to book you here and there, but the more you know about every aspect of music. How do you finger a saxophone, where’s the best way to mic a saxophone, or a flue, or a guitar, or a cello, or a base? Where does their sound come out from? Where does it sound the best? What kind of mic do you use? All of that stuff, the more you know, the more you’re worth. You apply everything in music. There was a time when my teaching career, where the school I was teaching, I had been there for five years, and they were going to close the school due to a reorganization plan. My last year teaching there they’d lost all the electives. The only elective you could take at this school was band, orchestra, or gym. No home ED, no foreign languages, nothing. That was it. They closed the school next year to reorganize. Orchestras fold, right or left sometimes. Schools change. And in the music business especially, you’ve got to have a backup plan. You get smart, by a house, accelerate the principle on that, so you pay it off early. We paid our first house off in 8 and a half years by accelerating the principle. If you anything about financing, that is a different topic. But that’s how you get successful. B: Very cool. So I hear it is important to be multifaceted but to also master one area. J: Well. If you wanna be really successful in music, you got to be able to sing like Garth Brooks, or Whitney Houston. Or, you have to be able to play that violin like Itzhak Perlman. That’s all he does. For me, I can’t do that. I am too much Attention Deficit Disorder. I get attracted by all the flashing lights. Wow, cool, we are recording this in garage band right? Neat stuff! And I’m watching all these little lights flashing over here and she turns around smiling listening to us on her headphones running through the, and I am wandering GEE! What is that knob do, OH, that is the interface there she’s running through. So for me, you know, I’ve done the six hours of practice everyday when I was at the Cleveland institute of music getting my viola masters. Six hours a day of the viola? Gee I hate the viola sometimes! You know? It’s like too much. Put it down, play the guitar sometimes, go play the fiddle in a country band somewhere and make it fun. B: But you put a lot of time into it. J: Oh yeah! B: That’s awesome! Just to go over an overview on your courses one more time. Studio Techniques I, Studio Techniques II, Viola… J: And violin.. B: Oh, you teach violin as well. J: Yeah. B: So those are private lessons. J: For both majors and non-majors. B: Do you have a special email address that your students can reach you at? And potential students as well. J: I have the TCC email, but I have had more luck with my own personal email. Would it be okay to do that one? B: YEAH J: My personal email is songsmithrecords@cox.net. Now  if you go on the web and go to songsmithrecords.com, understand that I have been busy and haven’t updated the website for 15 or 17 years. It’s on my list of things to do I’m working on it but I’ve been busy. B: Alright, great, so where are your classes based at? What campus? J: We are based at the southeast campus. B: Sounds great, this has been Bethany Solomon and Jeff Smith at the TCC Connection. Thank you for listening and we hope to continue this series for the summer. J: Thank you Bethany, I appreciate your time. B: We appreciate you as well!      

Sam Bousfield is the founder and CEO of Samson Sky, a company that is developing the first truly useful flying car. Sam is an architect by training, but a passion for aviation led him to work on a supersonic aircraft with Boeing. Out of this experience came the idea of building a flying car called the Switchblade. Harking from an architectural background, Sam approached the problem of designing a flying car slightly differently. Rather than asking the question of how you could make a car fly, Sam and his team focused on the architectural question of how a vehicle that can both fly and drive should be designed. Answering this question led the Samson team to some unique design choices, such as a three-wheel layout and wings that stow and swing out from underneath the vehicle. One of the other challenges in designing a flying car is striking the right compromise between on-road and off-road performance. For example, a car should preferably create downforce, while a plane should create lift. To achieve this Samson Sky has made some very clever design choices in terms of the layout and shaping of the Switchblade, as well as the positioning of the wings and centre of gravity, and the use of lightweight composite materials. In our conversation, Sam and I talk about: why it has taken so long for a functional flying car to be built the main design challenges that need to be overcome the changes that need to be made to the vehicle when switching between flying and driving the way that Sam envisions the Switchblade to be used in practice and much, much more. If you enjoy the Aerospace Engineering Podcast you can support it by leaving a review on iTunes or by supporting it directly on Patreon, where patrons of the podcast receive exclusive behind-the-scenes content and special episodes. Thanks a lot for listening! This episode of the Aerospace Engineering Podcast is brought to you by my patrons on Patreon. Patreon is a way for me to receive regular donations from listeners whenever I release a new episode, and with the help of these generous donors I have been able to pay for much of the expenses, hosting and travels costs that accrue in the production of this podcast. If you would like to support the podcast as a patron, then head over to my Patreon page. There are multiple levels of support, but anything from $1 an episode is highly appreciated. Thank you for your support! This episode is also sponsored by StressEbook.com, which is an online hub for you if you are interested in aerospace stress engineering. StressEbook.com provides world-class engineering services and online courses on the stress analysis of aircraft structures, as well as a free ebook and blog. No matter if you’re a junior or senior structural analyst, stressEbook.com provides you with the skills and know-how to become a champion in your workplace. Selected Links from the Episode Samson Sky Webpage Samson Sky Youtube Switchblade Overview Slalom Test Wing Swing Mechanism NBC reports on the Switchblade's transforming tail

After the economic crisis of 2008, private-sector spending took nearly a decade to recover. Yair Listokin thinks we can respond more quickly to the next meltdown by reviving and refashioning a policy approach whose proven success is too rarely acknowledged. Harking back to New Deal regulatory agencies, Listokin proposes that we take seriously law’s ability to function as a macroeconomic tool, capable of stimulating demand when needed and relieving demand when it threatens to overheat economies.

In this episode of Open Science Talk, we are joined by the founder of the campaign #bulliedintobadscience, Corina Logan. Logan is a Senior Researcher at the Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. She explains what she means by "Bad Science", including important terms like P-hacking/data fishing and HARKing. She also talks about how Open Science could help in the fight against bad science. The host of this episode is Erik Lieungh.

WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DIRTY CHAT!  Episode 31 sees the boys confronted by an ever-growing pile of severed penises as they are joined by writer/podcaster and all-round extreme film fan, Zöe Rose Smith! Her chosen film? Teeth! Harking back to the hazy days of 2007, Mitchell Lichtenstein's rape-revenge/cautionary tale is possibly now more important than it ever has been. Featuring some great performances and some truly wince inducing moments, the time is now to revisit Teeth.  The synopsis is as follows:  Dawn is an active member of her high-school chastity club but, when she meets Tobey, nature takes its course, and the pair answer the call. They suddenly learn she is a living example of the vagina dentata myth, when the encounter takes a grisly turn. Please note that this podcast contains strong language and EXTREMELY Scottish accents.  Remember, you can keep up to date with our news by following us via the usual social media outlets:  Facebook Twitter Instagram Plus you can drop us an email to stronglanguageviolentscenes@gmail.com. Strong Language & Violent Scenes theme by Mitch Bain. Edits & Artwork by Andy Stewart   Also, we love what we are doing and the response so far has been wonderful so if you enjoy what we do and want to help us continue to do it and help us to grow, then please consider sending us a few pounds via Paypal to stronglanguageviolentscenes@gmail.com! There is no lower or upper limit and every bit helps. 

UBS Bootcamp Episode 3. Publication Bias and Levels of Evidence. Find out why meta-scientists say that most published studies are wrong, why the Replication Crisis exists, why "significance" is not the only valuable outcome of studies, and why replication "success" is not the only type of success we should measure in Science. What questions exist and what solutions are being explored? How - and when - can we determine causality - and when it is impossible? Themes: Levels of Evidence, p-hacking, HARKing, Replication Crisis, New Measures of Success in Science. TOPICS: PSYCHOLOGY: POWER POSING, EGO DEPLETION. Solutions: UBS Mantra #1, Pink-sheetingSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/UnbreakingScience)

Harking back again to Swerve's UK Bass roots we're serving up a healthy 3 course feast of dank low end heaters! For your main this evening we have the absolute don https://soundcloud.com/akul_music blessing us with a super heavy feature mix, weaving wall to wall grimey tuna at a frantic pace evoking a plethora of gunfinger salutes, just as we've become accustomed to at his regular sets around the Sydney bass scene this year. (Akul mix begins @ 42:00) Whetting the appetite with the creamy hors d'oeuvres first up we have our boi the one and only https://soundcloud.com/gilsun aka https://soundcloud.com/oscarmikesound spinning a selection of wobbly and energetic UK bass with large dollop of ragga influence, a definite nod to his hugely popular https://soundcloud.com/iron-gate-sound project. Keep an ear out in this intro mix for some unreleased FIRE from the homie Zed Bias and his forthcoming release "Selectah". Rolling out the dessert course at the tail end of our evening there will be no cheese platter here sir, just straight up BANGERS from our dynamic duo, Beans & Alice D. You know what to expect from these lads, pure energy when they touch deckle. Big ups all Swerve fam for listening! Keep it locked on all channels and we'll keep delivering that underground Sydney noise for the heads

On the new episode of The Anfield Index Podcast Trev Downey ponders society's ills and the psychological significance of Action Man toys, Karl Coppack considers the links between astrophysics and darts and Kam Brainch offers some less than sound perspectives on the relative values of property and gender inequality. Of course, as ever, there's lots of football talk, with the Carragher, United and Lovren topics present and correct. The show takes many surprising turns and Trev's Biblical scholasticism is rivalled by Karl's grasp of celestial anomalies. Kam, meanwhile, based in his garden shed, offers to become an agent for the other two. Just another Anfield Index Podcast, then. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Harking back to the cinematic Steve McQueen ride. This 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt is just as raw and cinematic. A long look at the new Bullitt.

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite albums of 2017. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - JB's #4 - A surprising shoegaze comeback - JK's #4 - Dan Bejar hits the sweet spot - JB's #3 - The greatness of Father/Daughter Records - Interesting songs that grab you - JK's #3 - A man of constant reinvention - JB's #2 - A strong farewell from a beloved band - JK's #2 - Harking back to a signature sound with some new twists - JB's #1 - Strong set produced by Kurt Heasley of the Lilys - JK's #1 - Two great tastes that taste great together - Very conversational, ramshackle - Some great box sets/archival releases from Husker Du, Replacements, Acetone - Anticipated releases: Yr Poetry, Buffalo Tom, Sloan, Ty Segall, Arctic Monkeys, My Bloody Valentine - Shout out to Ollie Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

"Back by popular demand, the next instalment of Prime Loops retro synth-soaked sound series is back - Synthwave 2 provides you with an even bigger and even fresher dose of inspiring neon vibes and quality analogue tones. Taking inspiration from the classic sound of 80s and 90s film and arcade soundtracks, and rejuvenating them with modern production techniques, this epic sound library features over 1GB of Synthwave and Retrowave samples and producer tools. Expertly crafted by the Soundsmiths production team, Synthwave 2 features a luminous selection of inspiring synth loops, bass loops, drum loops, drum fills and FX, as well as a huge collection of one shot drums, mapped out into drumkits for a range of software sampler instruments. Also included is a collection of 30 original Serum presets, giving you an authentic Synthwave sound pallete to create your own chords and melodies with. All of these high definition 24-bit sounds are 100% royalty free and come ready formatted to adjust to the tempo of any project, in any DAW! Harking back to the golden age of new wave and electronica, Synthwave 2 delivers an authentic retro-analogue sound with all the depth and radiance of cutting modern productions."

Harking back to his days on The Apprentice, President Trump issued a big 'You're Fired' to the FBI Director James Comey. In this episode we examine the media reaction that ensued in both the left and and right wing media bubbles

A celebration of an earth-struck poetry-loving man, as a geologist “rocks” around the clock. John Muir’s death certificate lists him as a geologist, but it’s not as a geologist that we name hospitals, stars, glaciers, schools, trails, flowers, and forests … Continue reading → The post JOHN MUIR’S CHRISTMAS CAROL STRATEGIES TO SAVE THE EARTH: THE POETRY OF BEHOLDING NIGHT AND DAY, HARKING, GLORY, AND JOY first appeared on Dr. Barbara Mossberg » Poetry Slowdown.

Spending years in the hallowed libraries of Oxford pouring over the ins and outs of Quantum Mechanics might lead you to drink! It certainly happened to George Economides. One stag do in Sifnos and his whole world changed from investigating particles in a box to those in a glass. Harking back to his native land of Greece, our guest today is reviving the local spirit, Mastiha, and introducing it to the rest of the world - one cocktail at a time.   George has the hardest time describing the flavor of Mastiha to those who have never tried it - bubble gum, pine, woods, a combo of all. It’s truly tough to pin down to just one word. Tasting is the only way to describe it. “Grown” on the island of Chios in the Northern Aegean, Mastiha has a rather quirky production process. The resin from the tree drops on the ground, hardens and then is collected, cleaned and reconstituted into the nectar that has made its benefits famous throughout history. The list of drinkers range from Hippocrates, the Romans, Columbus, Italian popes, Arabic Sultans and me!. After my first sip with the Cypriot, I was converted. Now thanks to Mastiha World, it’s coming to a cocktail bar near you, so look out for Enosis or Kentos and give it a try. Photo source: Mastiha World Watch Christian Sirica of Opso, London make a Greek Spritz with Enosis Mastiha: [embed]https://youtu.be/fXwruvEjrfU[/embed] Filmed at Opso, London   Only one thing to drink when in Porto, that’s right - Port! One company has been making sure the Brits have their fill since the 17th century - Taylor’s.  Next week, Ana Margarida Morgado sits down with me for a history lesson on how one very entrepreneurial Brit made it our must-have with Stilton. Thanks for listening to Best Sips Worldwide, a spin-off of Best Bits Worldwide. For more information and links to everything that piqued your interest on the podcast, plus a bit more, please visit Best Bits Worldwide.com. Follow me on Twitter at @BestBitsWorld.  My theme music is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission. Best Sips is produced by Evo Terra. Always remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation” and never drink and drive (ok, I said that last part.)

Harking back to our first episode, today we revisit how to build a proper hermeneutic and interpret the Bible.

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of the first half of this decade (2010-14). Show notes: - Looking back - Breitling: My top albums of the 2013 and 2014 didn't make this list - JB's #10 and JK's #9 - "The purest distillation" of this band's sound - JK's #10 - Harking back to '70s glam punk - JB's #9 - New sound for indie rock stalwart - JB's #8 - Lots of side projects spun off from this band - JK's #8 - A super outing from an indie supergroup - JB's #7 - Unclear whether another release is coming from this act - JK's #7 - Top pick of 2011 - Turned Out a Punk is an interesting podcast - JB's #6 - Breakthrough for excellent indie act - JK's #6 - Television-Velvet Underground sound - To be continued   Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!   The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the year in music. I've also got music from Protomartyr, The Afghan Whigs and Johnny Foreigner. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - JB's #5 - Perfect Pussy marks the return of political punk - JK's #5 - Protomartyr came out of nowhere - An unlikely combo - JB's #4 - Krill's EP packs a punch - Jonah Furman is a serious thinker - Boston rock scene has been tremendous the last few years - R.I.P., Soccer Mom, Young Adults, The Hush Now - JK's #4 - Ty Segall was less prolific but released an incredible album - JB's #3 - Cookies is latest side project from Mobius Band's Ben Sterling - JK's #3 - Yet another great album from Sloan - Each member contributes an album side - JB's #2 - Lubec released a strong album under the radar - JK's #2 - First Afghan Whigs album in 16 years - Greg Dulli keeps delivering at a high level - JB's #1 - Johnny Foreigner digs deep - JK's #1 - Parquet Courts released two albums in 2014 - Harking back to CBGB-era punk sounds - JB: Looking forward to new records from Pile, Chandos, Krill, Infinity Girl, Winter - JK: Sleater-Kinney, Titus Andronicus, Faith No More will have new releases in 2015   Music: Protomartyr - Scum, Rise! The Afghan Whigs - Matamoros Johnny Foreigner - Le Sigh   Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!   The Protomartyr song is on the album Under Color of Official Right on Hardly Art. Download the song for free at Stereogum.   The Afghan Whigs song is on the album Do to the Beast on Sub Pop. Download the song for free from Soundcloud. The Johnny Foreigner song is on the album You Can Do Better on Alcopop. Download the song for free at Soundcloud.     The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we present the first edition of the CompCon Awards. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Mudhoney, Frightened Rabbit, Marnie Stern and Telekinesis. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype while the Oscars telecast was on - Jay: Picking top albums of the 1970s was tough - The CompCon Awards are an alternative to the Grammys looking at different categories - First category: Best Band Name - Brian saw Trail of Dead back in the day - Best Sophomore Album - Bands like The Strokes have struggled to follow up strong debut - Nirvana's success both killed and launched a lot of terrible bands - Dave Grohl backlash - Pondering Weezer's decline - Graham Maby rules - Best Side 1 - Harking back to the heyday of vinyl - First Van Halen album had killer side 1 and 2 - Bowie had an incredible run of albums in the '70s - Best Side 2 - Other outstanding album sides - The Chili Peppers haven't aged well - To be continued - Bonehead of the Week Music:Mudhoney - I Like It Small Frightened Rabbit - State Hospital Marnie Stern - Year of the Glad Telekinesis - Ghosts and Creatures Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Mudhoney song is on the album Vanishing Point on Sub Pop. Download it for free from Sub Pop. The Frightened Rabbit song is on the album Pedestrian Verse on Atlantic Records. Download the song for free at NPR. The Marnie Stern song is on the album Chronicles of Marnia on Kill Rock Stars. Download the song for free at NPR. The Telekinesis song is on the album Dormarion on Merge Records. Download the song for free at NPR. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Harking back to the days of old, Simon and Ben take on the podcast by themselves, resulting in one of our longest podcast to date! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:08:16 - GOTW 0:49:45 - PSRQ+A 1:21:58 - News 1:33:33 - Goodbyes n' Stuff Website - www.playstationradio.co.uk Email - fishandchips@playstationradio.co.uk Twitter - @PSRadioUK Facebook - www.facebook.com/playstationradiouk Ben PSN - Confused_Dude Simon PSN - SiborgSimoSctlnd Patrick PSN - Zippyptrick Ben Twitter - @Confused_Dude Simon Twitter - @SimonSiThornton Patrick Twitter - @Zippypatrick

Remember the days when you could spend an entire day playing video games instead of just a couple hours?  And when going to the comic shop was a 30 min bike ride? This week the crew look back on how different it was to be Young & Geeky.  Harking back to the days of Magic:... The post Comic Issues #89 – Young and Geeky first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

John Muir, of such currency in our culture that California’s quarter features him, died almost one hundred years ago today, Christmas Eve, at a hospital here in Los Angeles. On his death certificate, his occupation was listed as “Geologist.” . … Continue reading → The post MAKE MINE E, JOHN MUIR’S CHRISTMAS CAROL STRATEGIES TO SAVE THE EARTH: THE POETRY OF BEHOLDING NIGHT AND DAY, HARKING, GLORY, AND JOY: a celebration of a poetry-loving man, Or, a geologist “rocks” around the tree first appeared on Dr. Barbara Mossberg » Poetry Slowdown.

Unfortunately, as hip-hop becomes mainstreamed, digitized, and increasingly inclusive of a broader range of artists to choose from (or blindly download), the frustration at separating the wheat from the chaff – and the instinct to dismiss those that disappoint – allows us too easily to avoid witnessing an artist peak, fall, comeback and then grow. Once an artist fails, we often fool heartedly dismiss their art too quickly to search for the next big thing. The fault of this approach is apparent as soon as we look to the best art being produced in the past few years – Nas and Lil' Wayne, for example, both had artistic nadirs (at midpoint for the former, at dawn for the latter), but those who were patient were able to experience the elevation of their art into something profound. Eminem's latest album, “Recovery,” demonstrates one late example of how high unexpected artistic peaks can rise when the artist is allowed a chance to develop and hone his trade. Embracing the serious introspection that offered us some of the best songs of his earlier work, Eminem's battle with drugs and depression is on full display in this album. Even though the leaked single, “Not Afraid,” is a surefire hit, one could be forgiven for thinking the Slim Shady jokester would show up on the rest of the album. However, despite not being the first song on the album, it sets up the album's serious tone. Harking back to Eminem's beginnings, “Recovery” brings listeners back to when he was embraced not just because of his superb lyrical talent, but because he offered a voice for disillusioned, young white people – those finding solace in hip-hop's rejection of a society in which they also felt isolated, in which over-the-counter drugs often offer another recognizable comfort. “Recovery” takes us back to these humble beginnings, which Eminem had appeared to have lost for many reasons. He takes us on a lyrical journey to examine those reasons; allowing us a chance to learn and understand about his inner demons and depression, how he used drugs and alcohol to battle them, and how he has ultimately conquered them.Em spits in “Not Afraid,” “So I solemnly swear to always treat this roof like my daughters and raise it /You couldn't lift a single shingle lonely /Cause the way I feel, I'm strong enough to go to the club/Or the corner pub and lift the whole liquor counter up /Cause I'm raising the bar, I shoot for the moon /But I'm too busy gazing at stars, I feel amazing and…/[Hook] I'm not afraid.” By facing the downsides of drug use head-on, Em opens up about a difficult problem nearly all of us can relate to – either because we are going through similar struggles, or because we're close to someone who is. It is unfortunate when reviewers are quick to dismiss Eminem as simply a “pill popper,” treating the descriptions of his bouts with drugs as an aside, or as comic relief; they dismiss the gift of this work, as it can be – and should be – used to help those struggling with similar problems of self-destruction. In the song “Talkin' 2 Myself,” Eminem lets listeners know that drug addiction is not limited to working stiffs, but includes celebrities such as himself. He allows us to know that he can be used as an outlet for those who need it: “Don't let up, keep slayin em /Rest in Peace to DJ AM/ Cause I know what it's like/ I struggle with this sh-t every single day.” In offering such honesty, Eminem seeks to expand his fan base not just to hip-hop heads, but anyone seeking to provide a voice toward recovery. And in doing that, he lets the artist within him truly shine. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com