Podcast appearances and mentions of jonathan berman

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Effective Altruism and the Human Mind: a 5000 Word Summary, published by Alex Savard on August 27, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. by STEFAN SCHUBERT & LUCIUS CAVIOLA Context Earlier this year, @Stefan_Schubert & @Lucius Caviola published Effective Altruism and the Human Mind: The Clash Between Impact and Intuition the first book-length examination of the psychology of effective altruism. This isn't a review but it's a great book and I expect it to become an indispensable (oft-cited) resource for practitioners in the EA ecosystem. Assuming that other busy altruists might not have time to read the full 65,000 word version, I created a 5,000 word summary with the help of Claude Sonnet 3.5 that aims to distill the most important ideas and takeaways. Having compared it to the original text and my own notes I think it's a good summary and could be very useful for some. It's not perfect - but as the book itself reminds us in Chapter 9 - a focus on perfection can be counterproductive! The full book is available for purchase at Oxford University Press, as a free PDF, and as an audiobook thanks to @Aaron Bergman here: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RSS. Appreciation We owe Schubert & Caviola a great deal for writing such a useful book and owe Caviola even more for doing so much of the supporting research. It all sheds essential light onto an otherwise dark region of our collective understanding. I am humbled by their contributions (and those documented in the book) and merely seek to multiply the impact of that great work by making it slightly more accessible. Enjoy! Contents PART I. OBSTACLES 1. The Norms of Giving 2. Neglecting the Stakes 3. Distant Causes and Nearsighted Feelings 4. Tough Prioritizing 5. Misconceptions About Effectiveness PART II. INTERVENTIONS 1. Information, Nudges, and Incentives 2. Finding the Enthusiasts 3. Fundamental Value Change 4. Effective Altruism for Mortals PART I. OBSTACLES 1. The Norms of Giving The chapter begins by contrasting how people make decisions in different domains of life. For example, when choosing a restaurant, people typically rely on subjective preferences and personal taste. In contrast, when making investment decisions for retirement, people tend to defer to objective data and expert advice. The authors then pose the question: How do people approach decisions when trying to do good in the world? Research by Jonathan Berman and colleagues is presented, showing that most people approach charitable giving more like choosing a restaurant than making an investment decision. They tend to base their choices on personal feelings and preferences rather than objective measures of effectiveness. This tendency persists even when people are explicitly told that one charity is more effective than another. The chapter explores several reasons for this approach to charitable giving: 1. Personal Connections: People often experience a personal connection with specific causes, leading them to support these causes even if they're not the most effective. 2. Urgency: More urgent problems, like disaster relief, tend to evoke stronger emotional responses than ongoing issues, even if the latter might be more cost-effective to address. 3. Failure to Research Effectiveness: Only a small percentage of donors research multiple charities before donating, with many making quick, spontaneous decisions based on gut instincts. The authors argue that these factors contribute to a norm where emotional appeal takes precedence over effectiveness in charitable giving. This norm is reinforced by societal expectations - most people don't criticize others for prioritizing causes they care about over more effective alternatives. The chapter then delves into the philosophical distinction between obligatory and supererogatory actions. Charitable giving is generally vie...

Jonathan Berman founded Brook Brokers to fill the void in providing professional real estate brokerage services to the mid-market in Brooklyn. With vast experience in commercial brokerage and the sale of over 500 properties, Jonathan has earned the reputation of a versatile broker who can get the deal done to the satisfaction of his clients. His experience includes the sale of multifamily, mixed-use, development sites, and industrial and retail office properties. In addition, Jonathan also specializes in the sale of performing and non-performing notes. Jonathan has served the Brooklyn commercial real estate community for close to two decades. Prior to founding Brook Brokers, Jonathan served as a senior director of sales at Ariel Property Advisors, specializing in mid-Brooklyn. Before joining Ariel Property Advisors, Jonathan served as an award-winning salesperson at Massey Knakal Realty Services. His area of focus was the mid and eastern Brooklyn territories. Before entering commercial real estate brokerage, Jonathan was the vice president of AMPOL Technologies, Inc., a company that specializes in the manufacturing and sale of hardware and software for the monitoring and simulation of military and civilian avionic data communications. Jonathan earned his MBA from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and his undergraduate Degree from Baruch College in New York City. Jonathan is involved in various organizations in conjunction with the company and his personal life. He is a member of the American Friends of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, participates with local community boards in Brooklyn, is a contributor to the Jewish Children's Museum, and a member of Congregation Anshei Shalom of West Hempstead. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-berman-21ab545/ The CRE SharkEye Show https://www.youtube.com/c/YishaiBreslauer The best 6 secrets of commercial real estate download free The CRE Crash Course - Everything you need in order to get the Must Have Skills for Commercial Real Estate, in only 2 weeks

This week stars hero and documentary film maker Jonathan Berman !! Jonathan has made many cool documentaries including The Shvitz, Commune, and Calling All Eathlings! Here we talk mainly about his documentary Calling All Earthlings, which is about The Integratron. (I've included a link below about the Integratron, it's so cool! Read up to enjoy this episode:) Calling All Earthlings:http://www.callingallearthlingsmovie.com/Integratron:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IntegratronEPISODE: https://linktr.ee/DVGpodcastSupport us at https://www.patreon.com/Deathvalleygirlsand please join the DVG Podcast page on Instagram (@DVGpodcast) and Facebook (Death Valley Girls Podcast) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President of Ariel Property Advisors Shimon Shkury conducts a panel discussion between Senior Director Sean Kelly, Senior Director Jonathan Berman, Director Lawrence Sarn, and Director Stephen VorvolakosDiscussions among the speakers include a reflection on the activity in the Brooklyn borough from the past 6 months and insight into what drove the trends. Also, the group spoke about their outlook on what is to come in the second half of 2021. 

It has been a very active time in Brooklyn at Ariel Property Advisors in both the development and mixed-use/multifamily markets. Sellers are motivated and buyers are actively seeking opportunities. Listen to the podcast for a snapshot of the Brooklyn investment sales market and anecdotal information on these listings, contracts, and closings. 

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Stuart interviews Jonathan Berman   Show Notes:   Aliens & Artists Plus   https://aliensandartists.supercast.tech/   Stuart Davis’ Patreon Page   https://www.patreon.com/stuartdavis   The Liminal Muse   https://theliminalmuse.com   The Experiencer Group   https://www.experiencergrouplab.com   Music by Stuart Davis (Encore Deja Vu) available here:   https://www.stuartdavis.com/albums   Music during segment on The Public Universal Friend by Jasmine Karimova   George Van Tassel :   https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/02/a-time-machine-in-the-mojave-desert/385652/   Howard Hughes :   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Howard-Hughes   Daniel Boone & Martha Sophia Boone (George’s daughter) :   https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Van_Tassel-365   Integratron   https://www.integratron.com   Calling All Earthlings Movie   www.CallingAllEarthlingsMovie.com   Ronald Coleman, Actor   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0172903/bio   Robert Arnold   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0036615/   Tesla   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nikola-Tesla   George Lakofsky   https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Georges-Lakhovsky/dp/0766141977   Edison   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Edison   Isaac Asimov   http://www.asimovonline.com/asimov_home_page.html   BrainWave Entrainment   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK75019/   Holarchy, Integral   https://integrallife.com/glossary/holarchy/   Flying Saucers Buzz DC in 52   https://integrallife.com/glossary/holarchy/   Bob Berman   https://astronomy.com/magazine/bob-berman   Commune, The Movie by Jonathan Berman   https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-commune-2017   Hidden Hand the movie   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034850/   Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leKeknINhkc   The Official Negro Directory and Classified Buyers Guide   https://archive.org/details/The_Official_Negro_Directory_and_Classified_Buyers_Guide_1942-1943

Prof. Jonathan Berman discusses what drives antivaccine and anti-mask protests, such as the Montréal vaccine protest of 1885 which turned violent. He talks about vaccine hesitancy in history and how it relates to our current COVID-19 pandemic. Jonathan Berman is a physiologist at the New York Institute of Technology medical school and a science educator. He wrote an humanities article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.202820 Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-202820 ----------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by the MD Platinum Global Private Credit Pool. With bond yields sitting near record lows, investors are looking for ways to boost returns. The challenge? Most options offering higher returns often require taking on more equity risk. Enter private credit. Get access to potentially higher returns, historically tested stability and added diversification typically reserved for institutional investors. MD Platinum Global Private Credit Pool: Bond-like stability. Equity-like returns. For more information, visit https://mdm.ca/promos/bond-like-stability-equity-like-returns?utm_source=cmaj%20podcast&utm_medium=podcast_description&utm_campaign=Private%20Credit%20-%202021&utm_content=CMAJ%20Sound%20Cloud%20description ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

"We easily have never had  as high a level of vaccination acceptance as we have now but we've asked a lot more of the public. The resistance that we see today is a response, in part, to that compounded request over time." - Elena ConisThe vast majority of Americans accept vaccines but concerns about the effect vaccines could theoretically have on kids have been some of the oldest and most resilient drivers of vaccine mistrust. At this recording, the COVID vaccines authorized for emergency use have not yet been approved for children but if the United States is to eventually reach herd immunity, children will need to be vaccinated. In this second episode in our series on vaccine confidence, we'll hear from a mother who went from being an anti-vaxxer to an advocate for vaccines. This podcast was created by Just Human Productions. We're powered and distributed by Simplecast. We're supported, in part, by listeners like you.#SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #COVID #coronavirus

"Every generation has generated its own anti-vaccinationism based on very similar concerns." -Jonathan BermanVaccines are a safe and critical public health tool. They prevent crippling childhood diseases like polio. They’re responsible for the eradication of one of the deadliest diseases ever — smallpox — and, today, they’re one of the most important measures we have to end the coronavirus pandemic. But despite these achievements people have been worried about vaccines for as long as they’ve existed and this anxiety is a serious challenge to reaching herd immunity.  In this episode of EPIDEMIC, we look back to the 1800s to learn from the mistakes of the first mass vaccination campaigns in the United Kingdom and  the United States. This podcast was created by Just Human Productions. We're powered and distributed by Simplecast. We're supported, in part, by listeners like you.#SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #COVID #coronavirus

When Dr. Jonathan Berman started the March for Science, he was surprised to see anti-vaccine advocates joining him. How could people who were advocating for science also believe in something that scientific study didn't support? His investigations ultimately led him to write “Anti-vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement” — a compassionate and nuanced approach to discussing the safety and efficacy of vaccines. Today's conversation covers the history of vaccine skepticism, case studies of vaccine injury and legal liability, the incentives of “Big Pharma,” and an overview of the COVID vaccine, including how it works and the process used for clinical trials. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

When Dr. Jonathan Berman started the March for Science, he was surprised to see anti-vaccine advocates joining him. How could people who were advocating for science also believe in something that scientific study didn’t support? His investigations ultimately led him to write “Anti-vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement” — a compassionate and nuanced approach to discussing the safety and efficacy of vaccines.  Today’s conversation covers the history of vaccine skepticism, case studies of vaccine injury and legal liability, the incentives of “Big Pharma,” and an overview of the COVID vaccine, including how it works and the process used for clinical trials. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

On episode 81, we welcome Professor Jonathan Berman to discuss the skepticism surrounding vaccine safety and efficacy - especially given the skepticism surrounding taking the Covid-19 vaccine in the midst of a global pandemic, the motives of the anti-vaccine movement and the cognitive distortions underlying their beliefs, how and why people gravitate toward conspiracy theories, how we can begin dialogues with people who hold anti-scientific beliefs, how scientists err in their communications with the public, the various arguments against vaccines, and whether there should be hope for creating a more science-friendly world. Dr. Jonathan M Berman, PhD is a Renal Physiologist, science educator, and a science advocate. He served as national cochair of the 2017 March for Science. His new book is called Anti-vaxxer: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement. | Jonathan M. Berman, PhD | ► Book | https://www.amazon.com/Anti-vaxxers-How-Challenge-Misinformed-Movement/dp/0262539322/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1610307569&sr=8-1 ► Website | https://www.jonathanmaxberman.com/ ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/jonathanberman Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Website | https://o4lonlinenetwork.com/seizethemoment ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMoment ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast  ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemoment #JonathanBerman #AntiVaxxers #COVID19Vaccine #Coronavirus #COVID19 #VaccineSafety #ConspiracyTheories #CoronavirusMisinformation #AntivaxxMovement #MarchForScience #ScienceLiteracy #Conspiracy #VaccineConspiracy #Misinformation #CognitiveBiases #CognitiveDistortions #BackwardsRationalization #CognitiveDissonance #Tribablism #GlobalPandemic #Science #FakeNews #BreakingNews

Jonathan Berman is Associate Professor of Marketing at the London Business School. His main research focus is on judgment and decision-making.In this conversation, we talk predominately about Jonathan's paper "Moral Choice When Harming is Unavoidable" that came out this year in Psychological Science. As part of our conversation about this paper, we also discuss open science practices, especially preregistration.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith. New conversations every other Friday. You can find the podcast on all major podcasting platforms (e.g., Spotify, Apple/Google Podcasts, etc.).Timestamps0:00:08: How Jonathan got into the field he currently works in0:18:55: Discussing Jonathan's paper "Moral choice when harming is unavoidable"0:35:03: Framing of moral decisions0:42:43: Which studies to include in a paper?0:48:46: Simple experiments0:55:39: How Jonathan's research fits into a marketing department1:02:33: Open science1:09:58: File drawers and preregistration (with additional contributions from Jonathan's 6-month old child)Podcast linksWebsite: https://bjks.buzzsprout.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BjksPodcastJonathan's linksWebsite: www.london.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-profiles/b/berman-j-z-1Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=iIMbl9QAAAAJ&hl=de&oi=aoTwitter: https://twitter.com/jberman81Ben's linksWebsite: www.bjks.blog/Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=-nWNfvcAAAAJReferencesBerman, J. Z., & Kupor, D. (2020). Moral choice when harming is unavoidable. Psychological Science.Simmons, J. P., Nelson, L. D., & Simonsohn, U. (2011). False-positive psychology: Undisclosed flexibility in data collection and analysis allows presenting anything as significant. Psychological Science.

From 2018, the director and producer of Calling All Earthlings

From 2018, the director and producer of this documentary about a place in the Mojave Desert and aliens may be involved.

Vaccines are a documented success story, one of the most successful public health interventions in history. Yet there is a vocal anti-vaccination movement. How can we better understand the history and concerns behind that movement? Science professor Jonathan Berman joined us via livestream with revelations from his book Anti-Vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement. He explained how the origins of today’s anti-vaccine movement stretch all the way back to the resistance to Britain’s Vaccination Act of 1853, and explored how the arguments made back then mirror those made today. He provided background information on vaccines and how they work, and discusses the development of new vaccines in the twentieth century and their resulting controversies. In a moment where vaccine conversations are especially heightened and fraught, listen in as Berman explores the phenomenon of the anti-vaccine movement—and suggests a strategy for countering them. Jonathan Berman is Assistant Professor in the Department of Basic Sciences at NYITCOM-Arkansas. His writing has been featured on New Scientist, Harvard Business Review, TEDxSanAntonio, and others. An active science communicator, he served as national cochair of the 2017 March for Science, host of the unveiling of the world’s largest periodic table of the elements, and science fair judge. You can follow him on Twitter @jonathanberman. Buy the Book: https://www.elliottbaybook.com/book/9780262539326  Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here or text TOWN HALL to 44321. 

Jonathan Berman (Producer/Director) has had a longtime obsession with film and film-making, beginning as an assistant editor and as a stock footage researcher. His film Commune (2006), looked at a seminal commune, the Black Bear Ranch, to explore the wins and excesses of the Sixties and Seventies. His film My Friend Paul (2000), about his relationship to his bipolar best friend, was produced with ITVS, a part of the US public broadcasting family. He is director and producer of The Shvitz (1994), a film about the last traditional steambaths in New York. His films have been awarded grants from the NEA, NYSCA, The Jerome Foundation and more; broadcasts include the BBC, PBS, Sundance Channel, Discovery, ARTE, and others. Festival screenings include SXSW, Slamdance, Amsterdam Documentary Festival, (IDFA), Karlovy Vary and many others. Berman co-wrote the story for the independent comedy On The Run. He was the American producer on Claudia Heuermann’s German TV project Sabbath in Paradise, which featured Harvey Pekar and John Zorn. Berman helped create On The Run for director Bruno De Almeida. "CALLING ALL EARTHLINGS" Calling All Earthlings explores a mid-century UFO cult led by one-time Howard Hughes confidante, George Van Tassel. Van Tassel claimed to have combined alien guidance with the writings of inventor/physicist Nikola Tesla, and other controversial science, to build an electromagnetic time machine he dubbed “The Integratron.” Was he insane? Or could the dome really break through boundaries of space, time, and energy? FBI agents worked against Van Tassel and the alternative community that formed out of his work. Would he finish the Integratron before the government finished him? Calling All Earthlings looks at all the roots of counterculture, particularly through the lens of the reactions against and inspiration of "Big Science" and "The Bomb." The story portrays the roots of the Peace Movement, Burning Man and even the FBI's notorious COINTELPRO program. The verité tale of Van Tassel and his dome is told by relatives, neighbors, skeptics, believers, scientists, healers, artists and historians. The film features the "stewards" and owners of the Integratron, the Karl sisters; Dr. Kevin Starr, the preeminent historian of California; Eric Burdon, Singer for The Animals and War; and the legendary Drs. J.J, and Desiree Hurtak. "Calling All Earthlings" Website:http://www.callingallearthlingsmovie.com/Social Media Links:https://www.facebook.com/groups/callingallearthlings/https://www.instagram.com/callingallearthlingsmovie/https://vimeo.com/user4219207/videoshttps://callingallearthlings.tumblr.com/Music:Guru Blake Boyer"Mera Man Loche""Adi Shakti"Support the show (https://cash.app/$2Dabs)

Bart Giamatti was a professor of English Renaissance literature, the president of Yale University, and the Commissioner of Major League Baseball. In less than 3 minutes, Giamatti caused me to understand “home” in a new way. I believe his thoughts on the subject are profoundly insightful. “There is no great, long poem about baseball. It may be that baseball is itself its own great, long poem. This had occurred to me in the course of my wondering why home plate wasn't called fourth base. And then this came to me, ‘Why not? Meditate on the name, for a moment, ‘home.'' “Home is an English word virtually impossible to translate into other tongues. No translation catches the associations, the mixture of memory and longing, the sense of security and autonomy and accessibility, the aroma of inclusiveness, of freedom from wariness that cling to the word ‘home' and are absent from ‘house' or even ‘my house.' Home is a concept, not a place; it's a state of mind where self-definition starts. It is origins, a mix of time and place and smell and weather wherein one first realizes one is an original; perhaps like others, especially those one loves; but discreet, distinct, not to be copied. Home is where one first learned to be separate, and it remains in the mind as the place where reunion, if it were ever to occur, would happen.” “All literary romance, all romance epic, derives from The Odyssey and it is about going home. It's about rejoining; rejoining a beloved, rejoining parent to child, rejoining a land to its rightful owner or rule. Romance is about putting things aright after some tragedy has put them asunder. It is about restoration of the right relations among things. And ‘going home' is where that restoration occurs, because that's where it matters most. Baseball is, of course, entirely about going home. And to that extent – and because it's the only game you ever heard of – where you want to get back to where you started. All the other games are territorial; you want to get his or her territory. But not baseball. Baseball simply wants to get you from here… back around to here.” Bart Giamatti was 20 years older than me. For most of my life, I thought of wisdom as always coming from people older than me. But these days, there aren't that many people older than me. A In recent years, I've been learning from younger men.I believe my young friend, Shawn Craig Smith, may understand romance epic as well as did Bart Giamatti. In class at Wizard Academy, Shawn wrote, “Prometheus gave man fire, but the power every one of us carries each day, heartbeat by heartbeat, is his story. Come to the circle, bring your spark. We can live as men without fire, but without story, without art, we freeze alone in the cold white waste.” Jonathan Berman travels a lot. He taught me, “Home is not a place, but a feeling of wholeness and contentment you can take with you wherever you go.” Jeff Sexton taught me that not every ad writer gathers all the information and then figures out what parts of it to use and how to organize those parts. Jeff made me understand that lots of great ad writers have a template in mind, and then they search for the information that will satisfy that template. My son Rex taught me that “discovery content” brings new people into contact with your YouTube channel, your blog or other online body of work, and “community content” keeps them coming back again and again after they have discovered you. My son Jacob showed me that people will like and respect you when it becomes obvious that your hard work and attention-to-detail is for their benefit, not yours. Tucker Max taught me that a person can benefit from your experience when you tell them (1.) what happened, (2.) how it made you feel, and (3.) what you learned from it. Tim Miles took the time to tell my son Jacob what a great job he was doing. When I felt ashamed for not...

Mark welcomes Jonathan Berman to the show. Jonathan Berman is a professor of film and video at California State University in San Marcos, He makes films that redefine how alternative ideas and communities are presented. His documentaries often explore 'third spaces,' which are places outside the home or work that hold a particular passion for people. These have included steambaths, communes and most recently his film ‘Calling All Earthlings,’ is about the Integratron, which is an alien-inspired mystery dome near Joshua Tree, California. Jonathan's website can be found here: callingallearthlingsmovie.com You can find Jonathan's amazing Film on Prime here: https://www.amazon.com/Calling-All-Earthlings-J-J-Hurtak/dp/B07FCVH2BP

On a cosmic edition of After Hours AM/America’s Most Haunted Radio — scintillating paranormal talk  with hosts Joel Sturgis and Eric Olsen — we welcome Jonathan Berman, filmmaker of wildly entertaining and perceptive documentary Calling All Earthlings, about visionary mid-century desert dweller and UFO contactee George Van Tassel. We speak with Jonathan, Joel and Eric review the latest paranormal news from the America’s Most Haunted Twitter feed.

On episode 74 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan speaks with documentary filmmaker, Jonathan Berman, about his latest film, Calling All Earthlings, based on the life and work of George Van Tassel. In 1947, George Van Tassel, a Howard Hughes employee and confidante, suddenly quits working for his mentor and ditches the straight life, moving deep into the Mojave Desert where he and his family sleep under a rock. He leaves behind a tattered Los Angeles in the grips of postwar paranoia, opting for the quietude of the Joshua Tree area. It is during an August 1953 full moon that Van Tassel has an encounter with extraterrestrials, who give him the information to build a rejuvenation machine he dubs “The Integratron.”  Is Van Tassel crazy or could the Integratron really work? FBI agents try to halt the army of eccentrics who gather in the desert to create a collective, possibly threatening reality on the edge of the American Dream. A gentle inquiry into alternative culture, the story is told by the current residents of the Joshua Tree area, who must defend against rampant militarism and commercialization, all while still waiting for their spaceship. We get in the inside scoop on the making of the film, Berman's experiences while deeply embedding himself into the Joshua Tree communities that still believe in Van Tassel's mission, and we even touch on UFO disclosure and how it was viewed back in the days of the contactees and how it is viewed now post-Secret Pentagon UFO program. Guest Bio: Jonathan Berman is a Project Director, Producer, and Associate Professor in Arts and Technology. His films explore subculture and identity, challenging and redefining how alternative people, groups and ideas are represented. Berman began by working on Pee Wee's Playhouse, The Toxic Avenger 2, and on other TV, genre and art projects, soon shifting to documentary since “real life is more fantastic than most fiction.” He made The Shvitz, a National Endowment for the Arts supported project that found a wealth of characters and attitudes in the diverse patrons of a traditional New York bathhouse. My Friend Paul, produced with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, focused upon the turbulence of bipolar illness and was one of the first modern documentaries about the friends and family of the mentally ill. His most recent film, Commune, reexamined the legacy of Sixties counterculture wins and excesses through communal living. Calling All Earthlings is his most recent film. Visit: www.CallingAllEarthlingsMovie.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/somewhereskies Website: www.somewhereintheskies.com Official Store: CLICK HERE Order Ryan's Book by CLICKING HERE Twitter: @SomewhereSkies Instagram: @SomewhereSkiesPod Opening and Closing Theme Song, "Ephemeral Reign" by Per Kiilstofte SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES is produced by Third Kind Productions, in association with eOne Entertainment SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES is sponsored by HelloFresh. To receive 50% of your first order, use promo code: SOMEWHERE50 at checkout by visiting www.HelloFresh.ca

Filmmaker Jonathan Berman discusses his film Calling All Earthlings that explores the The Integratron, a mid-century dome in the Mojave Desert that was created by one-time Howard Hughes confidante, George Van Tassel. www.CallingAllEarthlingsMovie.com Featured music is "Indrid Cold" by Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys - www.JohnnyMastro.com Thanks to National Parks Arts Foundation for sponsoring this episode - www.NationalParksArtsFoundation.org

Michael Rechtshaffen of the Los Angeles Times recently wrote "for those who have ever wondered about that domed white, flying saucer-shaped structure perched on a particularly sparse patch of Landers, Calif., the provocative, if slight, documentary, ‘Calling All Earthlings,’ heeds the call...Jonathan Berman finds no shortage of cooperative family members, historians, conspiracy theorists, healers and artists (singer Eric Burdon among them) in an area long associated with off-the-grid living." Don't miss a conversation for UFO believers and skeptics alike when Leonard talks to Jonathan about what the latest research and first-hand accounts tell us about the search for extraterrestrial life in the universe.

We get freaky as we cross over with our sister podcast, You've Got To Be Kidding and tell you about our favorite scary conspiracy theories in horror and metal. Skip Novak, Tom's co-host from You've Got To Be Kidding, reviews a documentary, CALLING ALL EARTHLINGS. As a bonus, Skip and Tom talk to the director, Jonathan Berman! Known as the Landers, they are very reminiscent of the UFO Cult in The Endless! Plus Scott takes us on a trip back in time to remember the Lost Boys, we celebrate James Hetfield's birthday and Liz pops in to give us a double shot of the Video Nasties.

Jonathan Berman is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas Health San Antonio, and also one of the organizers for the March for Science. The March for Science was an amazing global phenomenon that occurred on April 22, 2017, where people all over the world participated in local marches in support of science. He discusses the genesis of this movement, the politicization of science, how to combat fake information on the internet, dealing with feedback through social media, and his favorite joke when he was a stand-up comedian. The MicroCase for listeners to solve is about Helen Wheels, a high powered international lawyer, who gets a mysterious disease when the passenger sitting next to her on an international flight is dragged off the plane. Discussants (in alphabetical order): Jonathan Berman (UTHSCSA) Karl Klose, Ph.D. (UTSA) Jesus Romo (UTSA) Janakiram Seshu, Ph.D. (UTSA) microTalk is supported, in part, by the American Society for Microbiology. Visit asm.org to discover more microbiology resources and content.

Aaron van Dorn speaks with March for Science co-chair Jonathan Berman and march participant Elliott Haut, a trauma and critical care surgeon, about politics and science.

In an Earth Day 2017 special episode of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Valorie Aquino, Co-Director on the Organizing Committee for the March for Science; Dr. Nancy Knowlton, organizer of the April 21-23rd Earth Optimism Summit; and Dr. Randy Olson, scientist-turned-filmmaker. Now on Spotify! Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/america-adapts-climate-change/id1133023095?mt=2 Listen here. On Google Play here. Please share on Facebook! On Twitter: @usaadapts Valorie Aquino, Co-Director of the March for Science THE ORIGINS OF THE MARCH – Valorie explains the origins of the March. Learn what activities are planned during the event and some helpful logistics if you are attending. SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE MARCH – Hear how the March grew from a Reddit post, to its own Facebook page, that within days, exploded in size from a few thousand members to nearly 850,000 members (and growing). Valorie describes how the social media platforms have become a place where supporters introduce themselves and explain why they are inspired by science. THE WORLD MARCHES - Valorie describes how 400 satellite cities, across the planet, have organized to host their own parallel marches. Valorie, a PhD candidate at the University of New Mexico, describes how she got involved in the March and was recruited by the Co-Directors Caroline Weinberg, MD, MPH and Dr. Jonathan Berman, PhD.to take on a leadership role in the organizing committee.   MUCH MORE THAN A PROTEST – Doug and Valorie discuss the goals of the March and how this gathering of scientists and their supporters is a historic event and not a Trump protest rally. We also discuss what happens after the March and how to keep people galvanized to celebrate science and their role in supporting it. In the second segment of the Earth Day themed episode, I talk with Dr. Nancy Knowlton, principal organizer of the Earth Optimism Summit, an April 21-23rd gathering of conservationists that will celebrate success stories in the environmental movement. ADDICTED TO CRISIS - Nancy discusses the origins of the Summit and how, generally, the conservation movement has focused on doom and gloom. The Summit represents an opportunity to celebrate successes in conservation. SHARING SUCCESS STORIES – Over 200 speakers, and 1200 attendees, are scheduled to participate in the summit. Nancy describes the topics covered in the event. THE SUMMIT AND THE MARCH – Nancy describes how the Summit, a year in the making, responded when the spontaneous March for Science overlapped with their event, both DC based. Nancy sees the two efforts as complimentary, both looking to celebrate the role of science in our society. FINAL ANALYSIS WITH RANDY OLSON In the final segment, scientist-turned-filmmaker (and previous podcast guest) Randy Olson comes on to discuss the two events.  DRAWING ON THE FOUR ORGANS THEORY PRESENTED IN HIS FIRST BOOK (Don’t Be Such a Scientist) HE contrasts the two approaches taken in developing the events, with the long planned summit complimenting the organic nature of the March.  Randy also USES HIS SECOND BOOK (Houston, We Have a Narrative) TO discuss how the spontaneous, grass roots March has no driving narrative of what it’s trying to do, and why that actually bodes well for the long term success of the March.  Randy digs into the leadership vacuum in the science universe and how the March might play a role in providing a new narrative for scientists. Don't Be Such a Scientist: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Be-Such-Scientist-Substance/dp/1597265632/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1597265632&pd_rd_r=KMCWMQQJEFTPY4G8VY8J&pd_rd_w=5SSV3&pd_rd_wg=E9PRt&psc=1&refRID=KMCWMQQJEFTPY4G8VY8J Houston, We have a Narrative: https://www.amazon.com/Houston-We-Have-Narrative-Science/dp/022627084X/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Links in episode: Valorie Aquino March for Science Earth Optimism Summit Dr. Nancy Knowlton Randy Olson March for Science Facebook Page Twitter: @ScienceMarchDC Coming up next week on America Adapts, Bill McKibben of 350.org! Subscribe now to get this in your podcast inbox! America Adapts also has its own app for your listening pleasure!  Just visit the App store on Apple or Google Play on Android and search “America Adapts.” Finally, yes, most of your favorite podcasts are supported by listeners just like you! Please consider supporting this podcast by subscribing via PayPal! For more information on this podcast, visit the website at http://www.americaadapts.org and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Itunes.   America Adapts on Facebook!   Join the America Adapts Facebook Community Group. Check us out, we’re also on YouTube! Subscribe to America Adapts on Itunes Doug can be contacted at americaadapts @ g mail . com .

Graduate Recruitment & Development Advisor Charlotte Lynch and Training Principal Jonathan Berman outline what the word 'shaper' means to them, sharing with Elliot Moss all the ways in which interested applicants can make the right impression when applying to Mishcon de Reya.

In a time of slowing economic growth, Africa is home to six of the top 10 fastest growing markets. Rich in natural resources and cheap labor, Africa is poised to become a powerful economic force over the coming years. Drawing on decades of experience in frontier markets, and insights shared by leading African and multinational CEO's, Jonathan Berman will tackle questions on the incredible opportunities and challenges facing business in Africa.Speaker Jonathan Berman is a Senior Fellow of the Vale Center at Columbia University, and a Senior Advisor at Dalberg.For more information about this event please visit: http://www.worldaffairs.org/events/event/1221

Jonathan Berman, author of "Success in Africa," busts media myths about the continent.