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Saludos, tripulación de Historias para ser leídas. Bienvenidos a bordo. 🚀💫 Hace tres años iniciamos una misión que quedó fragmentada en el tiempo. Hoy, he unificado las transmisiones. He recopilado todas las bitácoras pasadas para ofreceros el viaje completo, mejor calidad y sin interrupciones rumbo al corazón mismo de la gravedad. 🚀👨‍🚀 Imagina que tú eres el propietario y capitán de una gran nave espacial, con ordenadores, robots y una tripulación de cientos de personas a tus órdenes. La Sociedad Geográfica Mundial te ha asignado la misión de explorar los agujeros negros en regiones lejanas del espacio interestelar y transmitir por radio a la Tierra una descripción de sus experiencias. Tras seis años de viaje, tu nave está decelerando en la vecindad del agujero negro más próximo a la Tierra: un agujero llamado «Hades» cercano a la estrella Vega. En la video pantalla de tu nave, la tripulación y tú observáis manifestaciones de la presencia del agujero: los escasísimos átomos de gas en el espacio interestelar, aproximadamente uno por centímetro cúbico, son atraídos por la gravedad del agujero negro. Las únicas singularidades representadas en las cartas de viaje de su nave son las que están dentro de los agujeros negros, y usted se niega a pagar el precio de la muerte para explorarlas. Pero atención, capitán. El espacio es impredecible y el destino de esta tripulación no está escrito. Al final de este trayecto, la realidad se bifurcará. Os enfrentaréis a una decisión crucial en los límites del horizonte de sucesos: Tendréis que elegir entre dos transmisiones finales que se incluyen en este mismo audio. 🔴OPCION 1 🚀 ✅OPCION 2 🚀 Dos caminos. Dos desenlaces posibles. Dos destinos para un mismo misterio cósmico. Encended los motores de curvatura ¡Comenzamos el viaje! 🚀💫 Thorne comienza llevándonos a un viaje por los agujeros negros y, desde allí, nos hace seguir el descubrimiento de las nuevas concepciones, desde Einstein hasta nuestros días, en una especie de relato histórico sazonado de anécdotas vividas, a lo largo del cual vamos aprendiendo los conceptos básicos, hasta llegar al punto en que agujeros de gusano y máquinas del tiempo nos parecen posibilidades lógicas y comprensibles. Stephen Hawking calificó esta historia como «un relato fascinante», y dijo: todos cuantos aman los misterios científicos disfrutarán con él. Comenzamos el viaje....! Este relato ha sido escrito por Kip Stephen Thorne (Logan, Utah, 1940), físico teórico estadounidense, conocido por sus contribuciones prolíficas en física, astrofísica y gravitación. Gran amigo y colega de Stephen Hawking y Carl Sagan, ocupó la cátedra «Profesor Feynman» de Física Teórica en el Instituto de Tecnología de California hasta el año 2009, y es uno de los mayores expertos sobre las implicaciones astrofísicas de la teoría general de la relatividad de Einstein. Ha escrito y editado libros sobre temas de teoría de la gravedad y astrofísica de alta energía. En 1973, fue coautor del libro de texto clásico Gravitation , con Charles Misner y John Wheeler, del que la mayor parte de la actual generación de científicos han aprendido la teoría de la relatividad general. En 1994, publicó Agujeros negros y tiempo curvo: el escandaloso legado de Einstein , un libro de referencia para los no científicos por el que recibió numerosos premios y que ha sido publicado en seis idiomas. Su trabajo ha aparecido en revistas y enciclopedias, tales como Scientific American , McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology y la Collier's Encyclopedia , entre muchos otros, y ha publicado más de 150 artículos en revistas especializadas. Ha presentado diversos programas de la PBS estadounidense (televisión pública) y la BBC inglesa sobre temas como los agujeros negros, las ondas gravitatorias, la relatividad, el viaje en el tiempo y los agujeros de gusano. La lista de premios, reconocimientos y honores recibidos es larga y variada: Science Writing Award in Physics and Astronomy del American Institute of Physics; Science Writing Award de la Phi Beta Kappa Society; Karl Schwarzschild Medal por la German Astronomical Society ; Robinson Prize in Cosmology por la Universidad de Newcastle; California Scientist of the Year Award por el California Science Center; Medalla Albert Einstein (2009) por la Sociedad de Albert Einstein (Berna, Suiza), etc. Una producción de Historias para ser Leídas, Voz: Olga Paraíso, música y efectos Epidemic Sound, gracias al artista Lotus (Licencia autorizada para este Podcast). Muchísimas gracias a los taberneros galácticos que apoyan este podcast, vamos rumbo a las estrellas,🌌🚀 ¿nos acompañas? Puedes apoyar mi trabajo desde el botón azul APOYAR por tan solo 1,99 € al mes. Credit Imagen Shutterstock Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Bible News Prophecy with Dr Bob Thiel Disclosure Day, Alien Deception, and the Bible's Warning About Spirits From Beyond Continuing Church Of God 49 A Film Sparks a Prophecy Discussion In this episode of Bible News Prophecy, host Steve Dupuie introduces a discussion with Dr. Bob Thiel about Steven Spielberg's film Disclosure Day and its possible impact on religious belief. Steve frames the question around whether undeniable evidence of alien life could cause people to abandon what they believe about God. Dr. Thiel responds that true Christians should not have their faith shaken by a fictional movie, arguing that Christians are to let God be true and measure claims against Scripture rather than Hollywood storytelling. Spielberg, Religion, and the Question of Alien Life Dr. Thiel reads from commentary about Spielberg's belief that disclosure of alien life could shape Christian faith around the world. The discussion highlights the film's central premise: if extraterrestrial life were openly revealed, people might ask whether God is only connected to Earth or whether God's role extends across civilizations throughout the universe. Dr. Thiel rejects the idea that such questions should destabilize Christian belief, saying the film's premise is built on false assumptions and should not be viewed as a serious threat to grounded faith. False Knowledge and the Warning From Timothy Dr. Thiel connects the film's claims to New Testament warnings about false knowledge. He cites Paul's warning to Timothy about avoiding profane babblings and contradictions falsely called knowledge. In his view, Disclosure Day relies on the kind of speculative “knowledge” that can lead people away from biblical truth. He says Christians should continue in the things they have learned from Scripture rather than be carried away by cultural narratives, entertainment, or claims that present themselves as hidden truth. Scientific American and the Problem With the Movie's Premise The program also references criticism from Scientific American, which Dr. Thiel says challenges the idea that alien discovery could be kept secret by SETI researchers. The discussion notes that scientists involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence say a genuine signal would not realistically remain hidden, because modern communication, social media, scientific transparency, and verification processes would make secrecy difficult. Dr. Thiel uses this to argue that the movie's secrecy-based premise is not only biblically questionable but also scientifically implausible. Faith That Cannot Be Shaken A key theme of the episode is that real Christian faith should not collapse because of a film, public disclosure claim, or possible appearance of unusual beings. Dr. Thiel cites Hebrews' language about receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken and says true believers will continue to believe in God, Jesus Christ, and the coming Kingdom regardless of cultural pressure. He also promotes Continuing Church of God literature on the logical existence of God and Christian faith, presenting these as resources for people who want a biblical and rational foundation. “We Are Not Alone” Through a Biblical Lens Steve asks whether the Bible describes beings that could be considered aliens from outer space. Dr. Thiel answers that the Bible has always acknowledged nonhuman beings, including angels, fallen angels, demons, and other spiritual entities. He says Scripture already teaches that humanity is not alone, but not in the same way popular culture imagines alien life. Instead of viewing extraterrestrial claims as proof against God, he argues that the Bible provides the framework for understanding unusual beings and supernatural encounters. Revelation, Jesus' Return, and Misread Heavenly Visitors Dr. Thiel points to Revelation, especially Revelation 9 and Revelation 19, as passages that some people may later interpret through an alien-invasion lens. He reads from Revelation 19, where Jesus returns from heaven with armies on white horses and the kings of the earth gather to make war against Him. Dr. Thiel argues that the nations may fight against Jesus because they are deceived about true Christianity and may misinterpret His return and the angelic armies as an invading alien force. Angels, Demons, and UFO Encounters The episode then turns directly to whether angels or demons could be considered extraterrestrial or alien in a broad sense. Dr. Thiel says they could be described that way because they come from beyond ordinary earthly life or from another dimension, though he frames them as spiritual beings rather than biological space aliens. He references earlier Worldwide Church of God commentary on UFOs, Ezekiel's “wheel within a wheel,” and modern flying-saucer beliefs, saying many alleged UFO or alien encounters may be demonic rather than evidence of life from another planet. Roman Catholicism, Demonic Claims, and End-Time Deception Dr. Thiel also says a Roman Catholic priest was criticized for stating that many UFO and alien encounters are demonic. He presents this as an example of institutions resisting a biblical interpretation of such phenomena. The broader warning is that claims of alien contact may increase and may be part of satanic deception in the end times. The discussion returns to Paul's warning that evil people and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. Holding Scripture Above Hollywood The program closes with Steve directing listeners to Bible News Prophecy and Continuing Church of God resources. The central takeaway is that Disclosure Day may influence popular thinking, but Dr. Thiel argues that Christians should judge the alien-disclosure narrative by Scripture, not by film, media excitement, or speculative claims. In this view, the Bible already explains humanity's relationship to God, angels, demons, deception, and the return of Christ, so no movie or alleged disclosure should overturn Christian faith.

Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski is a first-generation Cuban-American theoretical physicist from Chicago whose life has been shaped by flight and physics. She began flight lessons at age nine and, between ages 12 and 14, built a single-engine Zenith CH 601 XL aircraft from a kit, making her own engineering modifications after fatal midair breakups involving the model. At 16, before she had a driver's license, she flew the aircraft solo. The FAA later allowed her demonstration flight to validate her modifications before grounding the fleet. At MIT, Pasterski became the first freshman selected for NASA's January Operational Internship, received the inaugural MIT Freshman Entrepreneurship Award, interned at NASA Kennedy Space Center and CERN, and graduated first in her MIT Physics class. She earned her PhD from Harvard in 2019 under Andrew Strominger, focusing on quantum gravity, then joined Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics at 27 as its youngest faculty member and one of only three women on staff at the time. She now leads the Celestial Holography Initiative, and her honors include Scientific American's 30 Under 30, Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science, and the Albert Einstein Foundation's “100 Greatest Innovators.” Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: Live better longer with BUBS Naturals. Get 20% OFF on collagen, MCT creamers, and more with code SHAWN at https://bubsnaturals.com/srs Go to https://calderalab.com/SRS and use code SRS for 20% off your first order. Ready to upgrade your eyewear? Check them out at https://roka.com and use code SRS for 20% off sitewide. Sign up and get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/srs #ad Sabrina Pasterski Links: Perimeter Institute - https://perimeterinstitute.ca/people/sabrina-pasterski Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Schauer Thoughts, this week we'll be dissecting the “MAHA Report” as well as it's strategy and “MAHA ELEVATE” proposal. Please know that there will be several more parts to this series so if there's anything you think I didn't get to or is worth emphasizing, I will absolutely be doing follow-ups and want you to hang tight - I very much hear and mirror your concern. Researching this episode has been heartbreaking like none other and I just appreciate you all taking the time to listen. Please review the sources below for all information, it is of the utmost importance right now that we all stay informed. Download Hily Dating App from the App Store or Google Play, or visit ⁠https://hily.go.link/jRMKW I do also plan on searching for actionable items and ways to recognize front groups, but I do need some time to collect and format that information. Please know that hope is never lost.  Nuance: I do apologize for my poor pronunciation of some medical conditions and other words, I am someone who loves to research outside of a school context so I don't get to hear most of these words spoken out loud by others. I foresee some red-hat-supporters running with this point for “evidence” of me being unintelligent and I'm covering my bases for when that eventually happens. My main reason for pointing this out is not to prevent people making fun of my pronunciation but more of a demonstration on how predictable some people are. Reminder: I love answering questions, if you have an assumption on any of my political stances, please just ask. *Spoiler* I am not a fan of the United States military and have very strong, informed opinions. Edit for 31:50 - I accidentally referred to RFK Jr. as “JFK” - this was a mistake lol. Books: Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black Americans - Khiara M. Bridges Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick - Murray Carpenter A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States: From Margins to Mainstream - Carolyn Wolf-Gould, Dallas Denny, Jamison Green, Kyan Lynch, Editors Enshitification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It - Cory Doctorow Astroturfing: Manufacturing Fake Grassroots Campaigns - S Williams Gifted Books: Queer Expressions: Expressive Art and Somatic Therapy Practices for Healing Body Trauma - Wednesdae Reim Ifrach REAT, ATR-BC, CLAT Healing the Land Teaches Us Who We Are: How Indigenous Cultural Resistance Can Restore the Earth, Recover Community, and Create Sustainable Futures - Maceo Carrillo Martinet, PhD Sleep and Its Meanings: Sociocultural Investigations from Critical Sleep Studies - Edited by Diletta De Cristofaro Mad Eden - Morgan Thomas MAHA Information: The MAHA Report - https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MAHA-Report-The-White-House.pdf The MAHA Strategy - https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/The-MAHA-Strategy-WH.pdf  MAHA ELEVATE Model - https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/innovation-models/maha-elevate  Resources: US Science After a Year of Trump  https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-00088-9/index.html  Senior NIH official pushes MAHA strategy to skeptical ADA audience https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/05/ada-conference-new-orleans-richard-woychik-synergy-nih-maha/ List of Wars Involving the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_wars_involving_the_United_States  Poisoning the Well: How Astroturfing Harms Trust in Advocacy Organizations https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23294965221123808 Psychiatrists say RFK Jr's take on SSRIs is an ‘oversimplification' of the problem https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2026/05/07/psychiatrists-say-rfk-jr-s-take-on-ssris-is-an-oversimplification-of-the-problem S&T Digital Forgeries Report https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/23_0630_st_digital_forgeries_report_signed.pdf Example of why we really need  Scientific American (2013) - Natural versus Synthetic Chemicals Is a Gray Matter  https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/guest-blog/natural-vs-synthetic-chemicals-is-a-gray-matter/ RFK Jr. Parrots Pete Hegseth, Says America is Too Fat for War https://newrepublic.com/post/205033/rfk-jr-parrots-pete-hegseth-says-america-fat-war-dietary-guidelines-hhs  White House asks for $16B in cuts to HHS, more money for war https://healthexec.com/topics/healthcare-management/healthcare-economics/white-house-asks-16b-cuts-hhs-more-money-war World Ward Wednesday: Farm Cadets https://www.thefoodhistorian.com/blog/world-war-wednesday-farm-cadets RFK Jr. talked about ‘reparenting' kids on wellness farms. We visit one that inspired him. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5798733/rfk-jr-addiction-treatment-centers Up to 70% of Farmworkers Not Returning to California Farms following ICE Raids https://www.thepacker.com/70-farmworkers-not-returning-california-farms-following-ice-raids  ICE raids have deterred foreign farm workers, but farmers hope to make hiring easier https://www.npr.org/2025/12/02/nx-s1-5604903/ice-raids-have-deterred-foreign-farm-workers-but-farmers-hope-to-make-hiring-easier Automatic military draft registration takes effect in December. Here's how it would work https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/politics/us-military-draft-registration-2026 Selective Service - Who Must Register https://www.sss.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WhoMustRegisterChart_1-28-25-2.pdf   Military Medical Information Nuance Reminder: I am well aware that there are people in the US military that currently have these disorders/ diseases/ conditions, my *quite specific* emphasis is on the formal documentation and/or diagnosis (it's been medically charted by a physician) of these conditions PRIOR to entering the United States military. Apologies for the aggressive nuance, as someone raised around the military, I just know ~ deep in my soul ~ that someone is going to be so tempted to say “my boyfriends in the Army and he has ADHD!!” I'm very happy for y'all, but again, documented and/or diagnosed before entering the United States military.  Circular No. 100, War Department, Provost Marshal General's Office, Washington, November 9, 1863 - Annual Report of the Secretary of War, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1856 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Report_of_the_Secretary_of_War_which_Acc/EMVOAQAAMAAJ?gbpv=1 To find the information I was discussing go to page 74. Defects Found in Drafted Men (1919) https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/bookviewer?PID=nlm:nlmuid-9502639-bk To find the information I was discussing, go to page 49. Unfit for Service: Physical Fitness and Civic Obligation in World War II https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/unfit-for-service-physical-fitness-and-civic-obligation-in-world-war-ii.htm  Iraq War and Afghanistan  https://dmna.ny.gov/hro/agr/army/files/1557332720--AR%2040-501%20Standard%20of%20Medical%20Fitness.pdf  Current (2026) Disqualifying Conditions https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/613003_vol1.PDF?ver=8i9QED7mH4XAA4zoSSIwZA%3D%3D  Military Command Exception https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Privacy-and-Civil-Liberties/HIPAA-Compliance-within-the-MHS/Military-Command-Exception  Can You Join the Military with ADHD? https://www.additudemag.com/can-you-join-the-military-with-adhd/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, I'm thrilled to connect with Rowan Jacobsen. Rowan writes about science, nature, and the world's lesser-explored corners for publications including Harper's, Outside, The Atlantic, Scientific American, Smithsonian, and The New York Times, among others. He is the author of nine books, has lectured at Harvard and Yale, and has appeared on CBS, NBC, and NPR. In today's conversation, we discuss his unique and fascinating new book, In Defense of Sunlight, which explores the nuances surrounding light exposure. We look at the value of sun exposure and vitamin D, and Rowan explains why light acts as a master regulator in the body and how our modern lifestyles may be disrupting our natural biology more than we realize. We examine the effects of shift work, cortisol rhythm dysregulation, and the minimum effective dose of sunlight intensity and exposure, and Rowan breaks down how UVA and UVB wavelengths impact our physiology. We also cover the importance of nitric oxide production, and Rowan shares recommendations from his work. Stay tuned for an eye-opening conversation on why sunlight may be one of the most overlooked foundations of human health. For those who enjoy reading about science, I highly recommend Rowan's book! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: Why so many people fear any sun exposure rather than aiming for sensible, moderate exposure How light acts as a master regulator for circadian biology Why does spending most of the day indoors with artificial lighting make it harder to maintain healthy circadian rhythms? How shift work disrupts the body's normal repair processes How cortisol and melatonin work together as part of a coordinated daily rhythm What research shows about cloudy outdoor environments providing higher light levels than most indoor spaces  The differences between how UVA and UVB exposure impact the body How ultraviolet light can trigger nitric oxide release Practical ways to support your circadian health Connect with Cynthia Thurlow   Follow on X, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia's website. Submit your questions to support@cynthiathurlow.com  Join other like-minded women in a supportive, nurturing community: The Midlife Pause/Cynthia Thurlow.  Purchase Cynthia's book, The Menopause Gut. Cynthia's Intermittent Fasting Transformation Book The Midlife Pause Supplement Line Connect with Rowan Jacobsen On his website Rowan's book, In Defense of Sunlight, will be available online and in bookstores on June 16th 

Towards the end of last year, Australia did something no other country had ever tried: it banned social media for kids under 16. And a bunch of others are following with similar laws, first Denmark, then France, then Indonesia and Austria. All in, there are now more than 25 countries that have either implemented, or are actively considering, social media bans for kids. It seems like Canada is moving there as well. In April, the Liberal party adopted a non-binding motion to restrict young people's access to both social media and AI chatbots. All over the world, you can hear parents breathing a sigh of relief. They've spent the last decade watching their kids become hooked on their devices, and now we're doing something about it. It looks like we're finally going to get our kids back. But researchers like Candice Odgers are skeptical. Odgers is a psychology professor at UC Irvine who's been studying the digital lives of young people for almost 20 years now, long before anyone was worried about what social media was doing to their brains. She says there isn't really any research to suggest these bans will work. But her argument goes even deeper than that: she says the idea that smartphones have caused a youth mental health crisis just isn't supported by the evidence. So as governments all over the world start to kick kids off social media, and maybe even AI chatbots as well, Candice Odgers thinks we're making a serious mistake. And I want to know if she's right. Mentioned The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt (Penguin Press, 2024).  Australia's under-16 social media ban — the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024, in effect 10 December 2025 — eSafety Commissioner. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “Social Media and Adolescent Health” (2024). Hunt Allcott et al., “The Effects of School Phone Bans: National Evidence from Lockable Pouches,” NBER (2026) — near-zero effects on test scores, attendance, and bullying. The University of Manchester #BeeWell study finding no link between social media/gaming use and later anxiety or depression, Journal of Public Health (2026). “The Kids Are All Right,” Scientific American (2026) — young people doing better than prior generations on many metrics. The Stanford-led evaluation of Australia's ban (Stanford Social Media Lab with the eSafety Commission), finding most teens stayed on the platforms — The Conversation. The early-1980s Pac-Man moral panic (Surgeon General C. Everett Koop's 1982 warning; municipal moves to restrict arcades) — Freethink. Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act (47 U.S.C. § 230) — Cornell Legal Information Institute Canada's Gen(Z)AI youth assembly on AI (~100 young Canadians aged 17–23), Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, findings presented in Ottawa. Machines Like Us is hosted by Taylor Owen, produced by Paradigms, and distributed by The Globe and Mail. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Join us in this episode as we explore the evolving field of cardiovascular medicine with Michael S. Sacks, Professor and Director of the James T. Willerson Center for Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation at the University of Texas at Austin. As a leading expert in cardiovascular modeling, Professor Sacks focuses on developing patient-specific, simulation-based technologies that improve our understanding of heart and heart valve disease. What's his goal? To advance treatment strategies by helping physicians better predict outcomes and design therapies tailored to individual patients… Click play to learn about: The two major problems with valve therapy. How computational modeling is transforming the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. Why patient-specific simulations may improve surgical planning and clinical outcomes. The limitations of current valve replacement technologies. Professor Sacks has held numerous leadership roles throughout his distinguished career, including serving as Technical Editor of the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. He is an inaugural Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society, a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. His honors include the Van C. Mow Medal from the ASME Bioengineering Division, the University of Pittsburgh Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award, the Richard Skalak Distinguished Lectureship from Columbia University, and the SKT Lectureship from the City College of New York. In 2006, he was recognized as one of Scientific American's 50 Leaders in Science and Technology. Connect with Professor Sacks:  LinkedIn University of Texas Profile  Google Scholar Profile Willerson Center for Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences

There's a story about of our past that you know well. It goes like this: At some point earlier in human evolution, we started to hunt. Men in particular—perhaps channeling some deep-seated aggressive impulses—began to seek out big game. This new food source, this bonanza of calories, was what allowed our brains to expand. It changed our bodies and our societies and sent our species off on a whole new track. In short, Man the Hunter made us human. This story—told in different versions, with different points of emphasis—has circulated for decades. It's been debunked and revived, rejected and reimagined. What is the history behind the Man the Hunter idea? How does it square with our current understandings of evolution? Is it, in fact, pure fiction? My guest today is Dr. Vivek Venkataraman. Vivek is an evolutionary anthropologist at the University of Calgary, and an editor-in-chief of the journal Hunter Gatherer Research. He and his collaborators recently published an article on the different layers and meanings of the Man the Hunter idea. Here, Vivek and I lay out those meanings. We talk about how the phrase refers, first, to that popular myth about our evolution, but also to a landmark scientific conference in the 1960s, and to a major finding of research on contemporary hunter-gatherer groups—namely, that men generally do do most of the hunting. We do a little crash-course on the field of hunter-gatherer research, including the kinds of questions it asks and frameworks it uses. We dig into some of the key ingredients of the Man the Hunter myth: the idea that we have aggressive tendencies, the idea that only men hunt, and the idea that hunting played a transformative role in our evolution. We walk through three recent, high-profile studies challenging Man the Hunter ideas in various ways. And we talk about the ever-present danger of projecting our current norms and ideals back in time. Along the way, Vivek and I touch on 2001: A Space Odyssey; reasons why contemporary hunter-gatherers may differ from the hunter-gatherers of long ago; giant sloths; extractive foraging; the case of the Agta, a society in which women do engage in big-game hunting; the forest people and the fierce people; risk and cooperation in sexual divisions of labor; persistence hunting and endurance activities; caregiving and cognition; and honey. Alright friends, I think you'll enjoy this one. On to my conversation with Dr. Vivek Venkataraman.   Notes 3:30 – The article by Dr. Venkataraman and colleagues, 'The Meaning and Dividends of Man the Hunter.' Commentaries on the article can be read here. A recent popular essay by Dr. Venkataraman on the same ideas. 5:00 – Raymond Dart's "killer ape" was originally laid out in a 1953 article 'The Predatory Transition from Ape to Man' (unavailable online) and then developed in Robert Ardrey's book, African Genesis.  8:30 – The "dawn of man" scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey. 16:00 – The 1966 conference titled 'Man the Hunter' resulted in a 1968 volume of the same name. 27:00 – A philosophical discussion of the use of the "ethnographic analogy" in reconstructions of the past. The paper describing the "tyranny of the ethnographic record." 33:00 – The classic ethnography, The Forest People; the classic ethnography, Yanomamö: The Fierce People. 36:00 – The article by Chris Boehm on the concept of "reverse dominance hierarchy." See also his book Hierarchy in the Forest. 37:00 – Our earlier episode with Brian Hare.  38:00 – Steven Pinker's widely read and contested book, The Better Angels of our Nature.  44:00 – A study of the Agta, a society in which women hunt for big game.  48:00 – The paper by Judith Brown about childcare and subsistence. A paper by Haneul Jang and colleagues about how young girls help mothers during foraging.  55:00 – For a book-length treatment of hunting in evolution and history, see Matt Cartmill's A View to a Death in the Morning. 1:01:00 – For the 2023 paper by Anderson and colleagues on the prevalence of women's hunting across cultures, see here. For Dr. Venkataraman and colleagues' commentary on the paper, see here. For the related study by Dr. Venkataraman and colleagues about women's hunting, see here. 1:05:00 – For the 2020 paper by Haas and colleagues about female hunters of the Americas, see here. 1:13:00 – For the academic 'Woman the Hunter' papers by Lacy and Ocobock, see here (for the physiology paper) and here (for the archaeology paper). For their article in Scientific American, see here. For an interview on the podcast On Humans with Cara Ocobock, see here. 1:14:00 – For the recent study on persistence hunting in the ethnographic record, see here. 1:20:00 – The authors of the three critiques discussed here have all written commentaries on Dr. Venkataraman and colleagues' paper. These commentaries and others can be read here.  1:24:30 – For the commentary emphasizing the links between popularization and science, by Nadine Weidman, see here. 1:28:00 – For our earlier episode with Alison Gopnik, in which we discuss the overlooked cognitive capacities involved in caregiving, see here. 1:29:00 – For papers on the importance of honey in human evolution, see here and here. For one of Dr. Venkataraman's own honey-related studies, see here.   Recommendations Creatures of Cain, by Erika Lorraine Milam The Killer Instinct, by Nadine Weidman   Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, which is made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation to Indiana University. The show is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from Assistant Producer Urte Laukaityte and with creative support from DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd. 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Find yourself repeatedly singing a song while in the shower or walking down the street, no matter how hard you try to forget it? That would be an earworm, a phenomena that a majority of people regularly experience. Rachel Feltman, host of the Scientific American podcast, Science Quickly, discusses the research of earworms, and listeners share the songs that are perennially stuck in their heads. Stock image by Nuthawut Somsuk/iStock via Getty Creative Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kimberly explores the surprising science of sun exposure with Rowan Jacobsen, challenging common fears about sunlight and revealing its profound health benefits. Learn how to balance sun safety with the need for natural light to improve health, mood, and longevity.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Sunlight and Health02:52 The Historical Perspective on Sunlight06:00 Understanding Skin Cancer and Sun Exposure08:50 The Benefits of Sunlight Beyond Skin Cancer12:02 Sensible Sun Exposure and Aging14:56 Circadian Rhythms and Sunlight17:56 Alternatives to Natural Sunlight20:58 Vitamin D and Its Importance24:41 The Vitamin D Dilemma29:59 Sunlight and Fertility33:40 In Defense of Sunlight38:53 The Impact of Light on Children43:44 Sunscreen InsightsSponsor: ANIMA MUNDI OFFER: Anima Mundi is giving Feel Good Podcast listeners they're largest discount of the year. It's a great opportunity to treat yourself or a friend to some soothing self-care by going to AnimaMundiHerbals.com and use the code: SOLLUNA20 for 20% off your purchase. USE LINK: AnimaMundiHerbals.com Code: SOLLUNA20 for 20% off your purchase.Rowen Jacobsen Resources: Book: In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure (June 16th, 2026) (Simon & Shuster) Website: rowanjacobsen.com Social: @unrealrowanjacobsen Email: rowanjacobsen@gmail.comBio: Rowan Jacobsen writes about science and nature and the less-explored corners of the world for Harper's, Outside, The Atlantic, Scientific American, Smithsonian, The New York Times, The Washington Post, MIT Technology Review, Businessweek, and others, and his work has been anthologized in The Best American Science & Nature Writing and other collections. He has received awards from the James Beard Foundation, the Society of American Travel Writers, and the Overseas Press Club. He is the author of nine books, including A Geography of Oysters, Fruitless Fall, and Truffle Hound, which have been named to Best Book of the Year lists by the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, NPR, and Publishers Weekly. He has performed with Pop-Up Magazine, lectured at Harvard and Yale, and appeared on CBS, NBC, and NPR. He has been an Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellow, writing about endangered diversity on the borderlands between India, Myanmar, and China; a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, focusing on the environmental and evolutionary impact of synthetic biology; and a Nova Media Fellow, researching the science of sun exposure. His new book, In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure, will be published by Scribner on the Summer Solstice, 2026.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we're traveling back to 1940s Germany (yup, this is a heavy one, folks) with Nuremberg! Join us as we learn about real-life figures like Douglas Kelley, Emmy Goering, Howie Triest, and more! Sources: James Wylie, "The Battle to Be 'First Lady of the Third Reich.'" Daily Telegraph (London), November 14, 2019, 22,23. EBSCOhost. Richard J. Evans. 2015. The Third Reich in History and Memory. Oxford University Press. EBSCOhost. George Mosse, Nationalism and Sexuality. New York: Howard Fertig, 1985 "Frau Goering Gets Year, but is Freed," New York Times, 22 July 1948, available at https://www.nytimes.com/1948/07/22/archives/frau-goering-gets-year-but-is-freed-court-also-confiscates-30-of.html https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/the-err-and-the-nazi-partys-systematic-looting-of-europe-xmbqkk/8289/ https://www.errproject.org/jeudepaume/about/err.php Douglas Kelley, 22 Cells in Nuremberg, https://archive.org/details/22-cells-in-nuremberg-douglas-m-kelley-z-library/page/n7/mode/2up  Jack El-Hai, "The Psychiatrist and the Nazi," World War II 28, no. 5 (2014): 38-45.  Jack El-Hai, "The Nazi and the Psychiatrist," Scientific American, (2011), https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-nazi-and-the-psychiatrist/  Martin Levinson, "General Semantics and PTSD in the Military," ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 72, no.3 (2015): 258-64, https://www.jstor.org/stable/24762164 . Meilan Solly, "The True Story Behind 'Nuremberg,' a WWII Drama About Hermann Goring's Cat-and-Mouse Game With an American Psychiatrist," Smithsonian Magazine (2025) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-story-behind-nuremberg-a-wwii-drama-about-hermann-gorings-cat-and-mouse-game-with-an-american-psychiatrist-180987621/  José Brunner, ""Oh Those Crazy Cards Again": A History of the Debate on the Nazi Rorschachs, 1946-2001," Political Psychology 22, no.2 (2001): 233-61, https://www.jstor.org/stable/3791925  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_(2025_film) Interview with James Vanderbilt, NPR: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/11/nx-s1-5487719/nuremberg-james-vanderbilt https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/nuremberg-james-vanderbilt-interview Mario Cacciotollo, "Jewish Army Translator Who Got Close to the Nazis," BBC, available at https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-14706309

The Space Show Presents Shubber Ali, Sunday, 4-19-26Quick Summary:This Space Show program featured Shubber Ali, the original founder of Space Cynics, discussing his return to critiquing space industry claims and over hyping. Shubber explained how Space Cynics began in the mid-2000s as a blog focused on questioning exaggerated claims about space technology, particularly around reusable rockets and commercial space ventures. The discussion centered heavily on Shubber's criticism of current space projects, including Elon Musk's data center plans in space, orbital mirrors for solar power, and space-based solar power systems. Shubber argued these projects were economically unfeasible due to launch costs, engineering challenges, and unrealistic timelines, using detailed calculations to demonstrate why proposed constellations would take decades to deploy rather than the claimed 5-year timeframes. The conversation also touched on NASA's Artemis program, government debt concerns, and the challenges of space colonization, with Shubber expressing skepticism about many current space industry promises while acknowledging the long-term potential for space development.Detailed Summary:The Wisdom Team discussed the background of Shubber Ali, who joined the meeting late due to a family commitment. They shared memories of past encounters, including a NASA Ames event and Shubber's work on the X33 “Adventure Star” project 25 years ago. The conversation touched on personal updates, including Shubber's recent move from California to Maryland and his company's location in Maine. The conversation ended with a brief discussion about potential future topics to cover, including data centers and reflecting mirrors, though the specific focus was not finalized.David welcomed Shubber Ali to the Sunday Space Show to discuss the resurrection of Space Cynics, a blog and award system that Shubber had originally founded in the mid-2000s. Shubber explained that Space Cynics focused on critiquing outlandish claims made by space companies, particularly through their “Walking Eagle Award” given to companies making unrealistic promises. Shubber shared his background working at KPMG in the 1990s, where he managed a space consulting team that produced the first annual State of the Space Industry report in collaboration with SpaceVest and other partners. The discussion began to cover the history of RLV (Reusable Launch Vehicle) companies from that era, though the transcript ended before this topic was fully explored.Shubber discussed the history of reusable rockets and space industry economics, highlighting how SpaceX's success demonstrated the viability of reusable technology despite earlier failures like the Space Shuttle program. He criticized current space industry hype, particularly around data centers in space, explaining that such projects face significant challenges in physics, engineering, and timeline feasibility. Shubber provided specific calculations showing that deploying a large constellation of data center satellites would take decades, not the 5-year timeline often proposed, and emphasized that basic mathematical analysis could disprove many space industry claims.Shubber expressed skepticism about Elon Musk's business ventures, particularly SpaceX and the Boring Company, arguing that while Musk has vision and funding, the actual execution relies heavily on his team. Shubber criticized the overvaluation of AI companies, claiming there's a significant bubble in the AI industry that will likely burst, with most AI applications being overhyped and overvalued. Philip disagreed, arguing that AI provides real value through productivity gains in areas like document drafting and research, though Shubber countered that these benefits are limited and often require significant human correction due to AI errors and hallucinations.Next, the discussion focused on evaluating business proposals and technological ideas, particularly around supply and demand economics. Shubber explained his approach to identifying problematic business projections, emphasizing how increased supply typically leads to lower prices unless demand grows commensurately. The conversation also addressed Elon Musk's Hyperloop concept, with AJ suggesting it was a bad idea without providing specific economic reasoning, which led to moderation intervention from David to keep the discussion focused on Shubber's planned topics. The discussion concluded with technical considerations around satellite positioning and space-based solar power challenges.We talked about the feasibility of space-based solar power, with Shubber and Phil both expressing skepticism about the technology's practicality in the near term. Shubber emphasized engineering challenges including launch costs, construction of large structures at geostationary orbit, and the inability to service equipment there, while Phil focused on economic inefficiencies due to energy conversion losses and high launch costs. The conversation also covered the status of space hotels, with David sharing insights about Bob Bigelow's withdrawal from the space hotel business following personal tragedy, and the group debated the value and hype surrounding NASA's Artemis program, particularly regarding the SLS rocket and moon missionsThe team discussed the Artemis program and NASA's budget challenges. Shubber criticized the SLS project as inefficient and suggested opening it up to commercial competition. The conversation then shifted to the national debt and unfunded liabilities, particularly regarding Social Security. Shubber explained the financial challenges of the current system and expressed skepticism about proposed solutions like moving Social Security to a cryptocurrency system. The discussion concluded with a brief mention of orbital mirrors and their potential applications, though Shubber expressed doubts about their practicality and use cases.The group discussed the feasibility and business case of using orbital mirrors to provide artificial sunlight, particularly for solar farms. Shubber and Philip analyzed the technical requirements, including the size of mirrors needed and the challenges of maintaining continuous sunlight. The discussion also touched on environmental impacts, including effects on agriculture and wildlife, and the long-term prospects for human space colonization, with Shubber suggesting that while space colonization may be necessary in the very long term, current public interest in returning to the moon remains limited.The group discussed space tourism and commercial space missions. They clarified that while Axiom missions have taken approximately 16 people to the ISS, these were not traditional space tourists but rather business investors funding scientific research. The conversation then shifted to GRU Space, a company claiming to develop the first lunar hotel, though participants expressed skepticism about its credibility and media presence. The discussion concluded with Shubber outlining a framework for evaluating space business proposals based on physics, engineering, and economics principles.The discussion focused on the challenges and realities of space technology investments, particularly regarding StarCloud's satellite project. Shubber explained how companies like StarCloud secure funding through connections and hype rather than proven technology, contrasting them with older-style VCs like Ed Tuck who focused on legitimate due diligence. The conversation then shifted to nuclear energy, where Shubber expressed support for nuclear power while noting that regulatory and construction challenges, rather than technical feasibility, are the main obstacles. The discussion concluded with a debate about the role of space advocates, where Shubber emphasized the importance of balancing ambitious vision with realistic timelines to maintain credibility and avoid damaging the broader space industry through unwarranted hype.The declining quality in journalism and scientific reporting was a topic. Shubber shared his experience of discovering that even respected publications like Scientific American contained inaccurate information, leading him to question the credibility of mainstream media. David described how his experience as a parent of a child with cystic fibrosis revealed widespread miscommunication between journalists and scientists, with researchers confirming that journalists often misunderstood their work. The discussion concluded with Ajay expressing concern about increasing dishonesty in scientific research, though Shubber clarified that the core scientific method remains sound and that issues arise when researchers prioritize agenda-driven outcomes over objective truth.The group discussed the challenges of modern engineering and space technology, particularly focusing on SpaceX's Starship development and the complexity of creating new products compared to historical examples like the Model T. Shubber mentioned his plans to write an upcoming OP-ed about space exploration and financial concerns, comparing the current situation to Britain before the fall of Singapore. The conversation concluded with a discussion about the likelihood of experiencing the Kessler syndrome by 2050, with participants expressing varying levels of optimism about humanity's ability to prevent such a scenario.Special thanks to our sponsors:American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Helix Space in Luxembourg, Celestis Memorial Spaceflights, Astrox Corporation, Dr. Haym Benaroya of Rutgers University, The Space Settlement Progress Blog by John Jossy, The Atlantis Project, and Artless EntertainmentWe use Zoom phone numbers for program participation.For real time program participation, email Dr. Space at: drspace@thespaceshow.com for instructions and access.The Space Show is a non-profit 501C3 through its parent, One Giant Leap Foundation, Inc. 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Our 246th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!Recorded on 05/22/2026Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie HarrisFeel free to email us your questions and feedback at andreyvkurenkov@gmail.com and/or hello@gladstone.aiRead out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/In this episode:Google I/O highlights included Gemini 3.5 (with 3.5 Flash emphasized for speed and benchmarks), the always-on agent Gemini Spark running on Google Cloud with MCP tool support, and Gemini Omni multimodal video generation/editing, plus updates like Anti-Gravity 2.0, Gemini for Science, and Genie world-model navigation using Street View and Waymo simulation.Coding-agent competition accelerated with Cursor Composer 2.5 (fine-tuned on Moonshot's Kimi K2.5) and xAI's early Grok Build release, alongside discussion of potential Cursor–xAI ties and xAI's talent churn and compute utilization concerns.Business and legal updates included Elon Musk losing his OpenAI lawsuit on statute-of-limitations grounds, reported OpenAI–Apple partnership tensions, Anthropic agreeing to a $30B funding round at a $900B valuation and projecting its first profitable quarter, and Cerebras' IPO surging about 90%. Research and safety stories covered OpenAI's result on an 80-year-old Erdős geometry problem, findings on “negation neglect” in training, interpretability work showing multiple redundant circuits per capability, agent benchmarks like Terminal World, new deepfake takedown enforcement under the Take It Down Act, demonstrations of autonomous hacking/self-replication, rapidly improving AI cyber capabilities, and steps toward image provenance metadata and watermarks.Timestamps:(00:00:10) Intro / Banter(00:01:15) News PreviewTools & Apps(00:05:05) Google unveils AI model Gemini 3.5 and AI agent Gemini Spark(00:11:43) Google's Gemini Omni turns images, audio, and text into video — and that's just the start | TechCrunch(00:17:27) Google launches Antigravity 2.0 with an updated desktop app and CLI tool at IO 2026 | TechCrunch(00:22:35) Google Debuts AI-Powered Tools To Optimize Scientific Research Workflows(00:27:20) Google's Genie world model can now simulate real streets with Street View | TechCrunch(00:29:51) Cursor's Composer 2.5 matches Opus 4.7 and GPT-5.5 benchmarks at a fraction of the cost(00:37:37) xAI Introduces Its Coding Agent Called Grok BuildApplications & Business(00:41:55) Musk loses OpenAI court battle as he waited too long to sue(00:48:08) Anthropic agrees terms of $30bn funding deal at $900bn valuation(00:53:12) OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic's pre-training team | TechCrunch(00:56:49) Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI's Products in Latest Shake-Up | WIRED(00:58:15) OpenAI-Apple Partnership Frays, Setting Up Possible Legal Fight - Bloomberg(01:01:13) AI chipmaker Cerebras soars 90% in year's biggest IPO so farResearch & Advancements(01:07:10) AI just solved an 80-year-old ‘Erdős problem,' and mathematicians are amazed | Scientific American(01:11:50) Negation Neglect: When models fail to learn negations in training(01:13:18) All Circuits Lead to Rome: Rethinking Functional Anisotropy in Circuit and Sheaf Discovery for LLMs(01:16:20) Autonomous AI research for nanogpt speedrun(01:21:59) TerminalWorld: Benchmarking Agents on Real-World Terminal TasksPolicy & Safety(01:23:15) America's dangerous, messy deepfakes crackdown is here | The Verge(01:25:17) Language Models Can Autonomously Hack and Self-Replicate(01:28:48) How fast is autonomous AI cyber capability advancing?(01:31:32) Positive Alignment: Artificial Intelligence for Human FlourishingSynthetic Media & Art(01:33:15) OpenAI is making it easier to check if an image was made by their models | TechCrunch(01:33:56) How Chinese short dramas became AI content machines | MIT Technology ReviewSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sponsor Link:You've heard us talking about them now it's time to check out the special money saving deal from our sponsor NordVPN. CLICK HEREYour weekly roundup of the biggest stories from across the cosmos — two fresh stories plus the best of the past seven days from Astronomy Daily.   In This Episode •          Starship V3 Flight 12: SpaceX launches its redesigned megarocket for the first time — an historic milestone with some drama along the way •          New Glenn Cleared to Fly: Blue Origin completes its NG-3 failure investigation — the FAA approves the report and the rocket is back in action •          First Direct Image of the Cosmic Web: A 3-million-light-year filament photographed in unprecedented detail by ESO's Very Large Telescope •          Dark Matter Fingerprint? MIT researchers find a gravitational wave signal that may carry the first direct imprint of dark matter •          Roman Space Telescope: NASA's next great observatory is targeting September 2026 launch — eight months ahead of schedule •          AI Space Chip: NASA tests a radiation-hardened chip that could give future spacecraft genuine autonomous decision-making   Story Sources & Further Reading Starship V3 / Flight 12: Space.com, Universe Today, Spaceflight Now, Next Spaceflight New Glenn / Blue Origin: SpaceNews (May 22, 2026), Space.com, TechCrunch Cosmic Web Image: Nature Astronomy — Tornotti et al.; ESO/VLT press release; Mirage News (May 16, 2026) Dark Matter / Gravitational Waves: Physical Review Letters — Aurrekoetxea et al.; ScienceDaily, Universe Today (May 19, 2026) Roman Space Telescope: NASA.gov, Scientific American, ScienceDaily (May 18, 2026) NASA AI Space Chip: ScienceDaily, NASA (May 15, 2026)   About Astronomy Daily Astronomy Daily delivers the latest space and astronomy news every weekday, plus a Weekend Wrap on Saturdays. Hosted by Anna and Avery, and produced by the Bitesz.com Podcast Network. Website: astronomydaily.io  |  Social: @AstroDailyPodBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-space-news-updates--5648921/support.Sponsor Details:Ensure your online privacy by using NordVPN. To get our special listener deal and save a lot of money, visit www.bitesz.com/nordvpn. You'll be glad you did!Become a supporter of Astronomy Daily by joining our Supporters Club. Commercial free episodes daily are only a click way... Click HereThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Rowan Jacobsen writes about science and nature and the less-explored corners of the world for Harper's, Outside, The Atlantic, Scientific American, Smithsonian, and many other publications. He is the author of nine books, including In Defense of Sunlight. On this episode of Nature Revisited, Jacobsen upends everything you thought you knew about sun exposure, shedding light on a quiet revolution that is transforming our understanding of sunlight's effects on human health. Outlining the growing case for the importance of modest sun exposure for our health and well-being, citing up-to-date studies on the effects of sunlight on human health, Jacobsen presents a much-needed, lucid assessment of not only what the sun can do for us, but how a lack of sun could actively be harming us. https://www.rowanjacobsen.com/ In Defense of Sunlight book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/In-Defense-of-Sunlight/Rowan-Jacobsen/9781668092163 Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps, on YouTube, or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Subscribe on Youtube Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bddd55v9 Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

This episode's guests:Yana Yakushina, lawyer, researcher, and dark sky protection educator.Barrington Russell, founder of DarkSkySites.com.Paul Marchant, Statistician.Bill's News Picks: Moonlight: a neglected driver of primate sleep ecology, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.A04615, New York State Assembly.Musk Offers Sneak Peek at Orbiting Data Centers. They're Bigger Than the ISS, Michael Kan, PCMag. Blue Origin Joins the Race for Orbital Data Centers With 51K Satellite Plan, Michael Kan, PC Magazine. Medieval poets wrote about auroras. Their work is providing clues to the solar cycle, Jacek Krywko, Scientific American. Send Feedback Text to the Show!Support the showA hearty thank you to all of our paid supporters out there. You make this show possible.For only the cost of one coffee each month you can help us to continue to grow. That's $3 a month. If you like what we're doing, if you think this adds value in any way, why not say thank you by becoming a supporter!Why Support Light Pollution News?Receive quarterly invite to join as live audience member for recordings with special Q&A session post recording with guests.Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.About Light Pollution News:Ever wonder why migrating birds crash into buildings? Or why you can't sleep at night? What about where you can still see the Milky Way? Light Pollution News explores how our 24/7 lit world affects everything from wildlife and human health to our understanding of the stars, travel, and the future of our cities. Host Bill McGeeney brings on rotating guests to help dig into the latest research, policy activity, and real-world solutions - from how irresponsible lighting degrades our health to the best dark sky destinations for your next trip. Whether you're a birder, conservationist, astrophotographer, or just someone who misses sleeping in darkness, this is the show that connects the dots between your disappear...

Notes and Links to Isaac Fitzgerald's Work     Isaac Fitzgerald is the New York Times bestselling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts (winner of a New England Book Award and the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award). He appears frequently on The Today Show and is also the author of the bestselling children's book How to Be a Pirate as well as the co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (winner of an IACP Award). His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, GQ, The Guardian, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, and numerous other publications. He lives with his wife, Kelly Farber, and their two dogs on the North Fork of Long Island. His next book, American Rambler, is forthcoming from Knopf. Buy American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed    Isaac Fitzgerald's Website   Review for American Rambler in The Boston Globe     At about 3:20, Isaac talks about the book as “braided” and positive feedback he's gotten from independent booksellers At about 4:40, Isaac gives background on his rich reading and writing life from childhood At about 7:00, Isaac talks about a few catalysts for American Rambler, including Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods… Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn, and An American Story by Howard Means At about 8:55, Pete shouts out Matt Bell's Appleseed, and Isaac reflects on the “mythification” of Johnny Appleseed  At about 13:20, Pete cites a beautiful quote on the connection between parents and storytelling and expands on how his parents and their travels and their storytelling thrilled him At about 17:00, Pete tells about his own experience with childhood stories, and Isaac shares his thoughts on oral storytelling and its connection to real-life experiences for children winning out over continued screen time At about 19:10, Isaac responds to Pete's asking about his mother and father as opposites in many ways At about 23:00, Pete compliments the book's first line and asks Isaac about the book's first hike: Isaac refers to the book as a “coming-of-middle-age” At about 28:10, Isaac responds to Pete's questions about Swedenborgism and its influence on Johnny Appleseed At about 33:10, The two discuss the balance between the social and the solitary  At about 35:50-John Freeman shoutouts! Isaac talks about important advice/editing from John Freeman with AA Knopf At about 38:20, The two discuss reading as a collaborative pursuit-a “two-person technology” At about 39:00, Pete and Isaac talk about Old Man and the Sea and the idea of a “comfort read” At about 40:15, Pete cites two examples of Isaac's work in connection to David Foster Wallace's work in complimenting Isaac's work in opposition to the “flyover country” ethos; Isaac cites Rabin's Old Glory: An American Voyage   At about 45:40, Pete and Isaac highlight a particularly charismatic person who was featured in the book At about 48:25, Isaac talks about his great experience with the Fort Wayne Tin Caps in the book At about 50:50, Isaac responds to Pete asking about the passages from the book where he shared profundity with Ashley C. Ford and Saeed Jones At about 51:25, It gets defecatory!  At about 52:15, Isaac expands on how his time staying with writer friends is in a Kerouac-ian tradition  At about 55:40, Isaac talks about his process that allowed him to  “writing conversationally” and the importance of reading his work aloud At about 57:20, Pete and Isaac reflect on the idea of the public intellectual and the balance between social media communities and authentically celebrating exploration and wonderful art    You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. 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The episode features meaningful and resonant work from Robert Hershon, Mosab Abu Toha, Ernest Hemingway, Sara Abou Rashed, Khaled Juma, Andrea Cohen, and Marwan Makhoul.    Pete has added a $1 a month tier for “Well-Wishers” and Cheerleaders of the Show.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 343 with Steven Thrasher, whose writing has been widely published by Scientific American, The New York Times, Nation, The Journal of American History, BuzzFeed News, Esquire and New York magazine. In 2019, Out Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential and impactful people of the year and in 2020, the Ford Foundation awarded him a grant for Creativity and Free Expression. 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Professor Richard Wiseman searched for the world's funniest joke.  He found it.  But it wasn't what he expected.  --- Richard's book Quirkology: https://amzn.to/4shYOJ6  Richard's book 59 Seconds: https://amzn.to/3Pf9pWI  Richard's SubStack: https://richardwiseman.substack.com/  Join 11,934 readers of the Nudge Newsletter: https://www.nudgepodcast.com/mailing-list Unlock the Nudge Vaults: https://www.nudgepodcast.com/vaults Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phill-agnew/  --- Today's sources:  Asch, S. E. (1955). Opinions and social pressure. Scientific American, 193(5), 31–35. Crum, A. J., & Langer, E. J. (2007). Mind-set matters: Exercise and the placebo effect. Psychological Science, 18, 165–171. Wiseman, R. (2009). 59 seconds: Think a little, change a lot. Knopf. Wolff, H. A., Smith, C. E., & Murray, H. A. (1934). The psychology of humor: I. A study of responses to race-disparagement jokes. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 28, 345–365.

A poet and a science writer walk into a podcast—and laugh, tease, joke, uplift, and ask each other tough questions about creative process. In this episode of Emerging Form, the hosts Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and Christie Aschwanden ask each other some of the questions they like to ask their guests. It's a raucous, fun episode in which they rib each other as only best friends can do, taking turns being in the hot seat to talk about ambition, how getting older has affected creative practice, sincerity, empathy, curiosity and, of course, wine.Christie Aschwanden is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Good to Go, What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery. She's also host and producer of Uncertain, a podcast from Scientific American. She's the former lead science writer at FiveThirtyEight and was previously a health columnist for The Washington Post. Her work has appeared in dozens of publications, including New York Times, Wired, Smithsonian, Slate, Popular Science, Discover, Science and Nature, and she's received fellowships from the Santa Fe Institute, the Carter Center, and the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting. She lives on a small farm in western Colorado.Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer is a poet, teacher, speaker, and writing facilitator. Her daily audio series, The Poetic Path, is on the Ritual app. Her poems have appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, PBS NewsHour, O Magazine, Washington Post Book Club, and Carnegie Hall Stage. Her recent collections are All the Honey and The Unfolding. In 2024, she became Poet Laureate for Evermore, helping others explore grief and love through poetry. Since 2006, she's written a poem a day, sharing them on her blog, A Hundred Falling Veils. Her one-word mantra is adjust. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emergingform.substack.com/subscribe

Last month we saw a big shift in the federal government's approach to psychedelic medicine.Specifically, following an executive order by President Trump, the FDA announced it is fast-tracking its review of several clinical trials of psychedelic drugs for patients with mental health disorders. The executive order also directed more funds towards psychedelic research and a review of psychedelics' status as highly restricted Schedule 1 substances. To help us understand what all this means for the future of psychedelic medicine and the neuroscience of psychedelics, we're joined by Boris Heifets, an anesthesiologist at Stanford Medicine who runs a lab studying how psychedelics affect the nervous system and their impact on patients with psychiatric conditions.Learn MoreThe Heifets Lab at Stanford MedicineFDA plans ultra-fast review of three psychedelic drugs following Trump directive (Associated Press, 2026)Trump's order on psychedelics could have far-reaching science consequences (Scientific American, 2026)Psychedelics, placebo, and anesthetic dreams (From Our Neurons to Yours, 2024)Pychedelics inside out — how do LSD and psilocybin alter perception? (From Our Neurons to Yours, 2024)The power of psychedelics meets the power of placebo (From Our Neurons to Yours, 2024)Magnesium–ibogaine therapy in veterans with traumatic brain injuries (Nature, 2024)Magnesium–ibogaine therapy effects on cortical oscillations and neural complexity in veterans with traumatic brain injury (Nature Mental Health, 2025)Send us a text!Thanks for listening! If you're enjoying our show, please take a moment to give us a review on your podcast app of choice and share this episode with your friends. That's how we grow as a show and bring the stories of the frontiers of neuroscience to a wider audience.We want to hear from your neurons! Email us at at neuronspodcast@stanford.eduLearn more about the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

Episode 152: Gaslamps and Ghostlights: The Victorian Sky Mysteries Uncover the hidden history of the 19th-century UFO craze! Long before Roswell and Area 51, the Victorian era was gripped by a series of baffling aerial phenomena. In Episode 152 of the Rocky Mountain UFO Podcast, we dive deep into the fascinating world of Gaslamps and Ghostlights: The Victorian Sky Mysteries. Based on the compelling research found in the book Gaslamps and Ghostlights, we explore a time when the skies were filled with more than just smog and soot. From shimmering metallic airships to inexplicable luminous shapes, we examine firsthand accounts from a diverse range of witnesses—including respected professors and hardworking farmers—who dared to report what they saw. In this episode, we discuss: The Great Airship Mystery: How credible Victorian citizens reported advanced craft decades before the Wright brothers took flight. Institutional Skepticism vs. Personal Truth: Why publications like Scientific American dismissed these sightings as mere "atmospheric tricks," and how that legacy of denial persists today. The Influence of Industrialization & Sci-Fi: Did the rapid rise of technology and the visionary works of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells prime the public to see "the future" in the clouds? Trusting the Witness: A look at the clash between independent testimony and institutional control. Join us as we bridge the gap between Victorian wonder and modern UFO lore. Are these historical anomalies evidence of early extraterrestrial visitation, or a reflection of a world in the throes of radical change? Listen now to rediscover the "legacy of wonder" that started it all!

Astrophysicist and journalist Maria Luísa Buzzo discusses her Scientific American article on unusual galaxies that appear to lack dark matter, challenging how scientists understand galaxy formation.

Our “Resilient Youth” series — in partnership with Live Like Sam — features a conversation with writer Melinda Wenner Moyer. She'll share the good news she's discovering about modern kids, as highlighted in her recent Scientific American article, “The kids are all right.”

On this episode of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer sits down with behavioral scientist and author Leidy Klotz to explore how your environment shapes your mindset, relationships, and ability to perform at your best. Drawing from his new book, In a Good Place, Leidy shares how the spaces we live and work in can either support or limit our growth, connection, and sense of purpose—often in ways we don't consciously recognize. Kristel and Leidy dive into how small shifts in your surroundings can create meaningful changes in your habits, confidence, and overall well-being. They also explore how your perspective and choices within different environments can influence how you show up in your work and life. If you're looking to elevate your energy, strengthen your relationships, and create conditions that support sustainable high performance, this conversation offers a powerful new lens. Key Takeaways: How your physical environment influences your mindset and behavior Why certain spaces spark connection—and others shut it down How navigating new environments can enhance learning and growth Ways to adjust your surroundings to support confidence and clarity The connection between space, perspective, and long-term success ABOUT LEIDY KLOTZ Leidy Klotz is a behavioral scientist and engineering professor at the University of Virginia who studies how and why humans design. He has written for the Washington Post, Fast Company, Scientific American, and Harvard Business Review; has published his work in top journals like Nature and Science; and has been interviewed on Hidden Brain, Freakonomics, Mindscape, and The Atlantic's How to Build a Happy Life. Klotz has advised clients ranging from the Departments of Energy and Homeland Security to CapitalOne and Amazon. Connect with Leidy   Website: https://leidyklotz.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leidyklotz/  Order Leidy's Book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/leidy-klotz-phd/in-a-good-place/9780316567367/  About the Host of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer: Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness and performance expert, keynote speaker and TEDx speaker supporting organizations and individuals on their journeys for more happiness and success. She is the award-winning author of Work-Life Tango: Finding Happiness, Harmony, and Peak Performance Wherever You Work (John Murray Business November 19, 2024). With Kristel's healthcare background, she provides data driven actionable strategies to leverage happiness and high-power habits to drive growth mindsets, peak performance, profitability, well-being and a culture of excellence. Kristel's keynotes provide insights to "Live Greatly" while promoting leadership development and team building. Kristel is the creator and host of her global top self-improvement podcast, Live Greatly. She is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur, and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes. As an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant having practiced clinically in Integrative Psychiatry, Kristel has a unique perspective into attaining a mindset for more happiness and success. Kristel has presented to groups from the American Gas Association, Bank of America, bp, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Northwestern University, Santander Bank and many more. Kristel's work has been featured in Forbes and she has had multiple TV appearances including NBC News Daily, ABC News Live, FOX Weather, ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Chicago and more. Kristel lives in the Chicago, IL area and she can be booked for speaking engagements worldwide. 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Leidy Klotzis a behavioral scientist and engineering professor at the University of Virginia who studies how and why humans design. He has written for the Washington Post, Fast Company, Scientific American, and Harvard Business Review; has published his work in top journals like Nature and Science; and has been interviewed on Hidden Brain, Freakonomics, Mindscape, and The Atlantic's How to Build a Happy Life. Klotz has advised clients ranging from the Departments of Energy and Homeland Security to CapitalOne and Amazon.

The year 1816 was called the “year without a summer.” Weather records and newspaper clippings offer us a record of the unusual weather that struck all over the earth in 1816.A Vermont newspaper reported that on June 6, it began to snow and hail at 10:00 in the morning and continued until evening. In mid-July, the corn crop in Maine was almost completely destroyed by frost. In late August, the remaining corn crop, as far south as Massachusetts, was frozen out along with other crops.This bizarre story actually begins a year before, in 1815, in Indonesia. That's when Mt. Tambora began to erupt with such violence that some of the explosions could be heard 1,000 miles away. In the end, Tambora had blown over 25 cubic miles of debris into the atmosphere. This dust blocked enough of the sun's light to virtually cancel the following summer all over the earth.However, the lesson for us is that huge, earth-changing catastrophes are a normal part of our planet's history. It might take normal processes 500 years to create a layer of sediment six inches thick. However, a flood, volcanic eruption or hurricane can create the same layer in only a few hours. Just think how far off evolutionary dating is when this happens. We know from experience that things don't just continue for thousands of years without some catastrophe taking place.Genesis 7:11“In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.”Prayer: Dear Father in heaven, the violence and power of an earthquake or volcanic eruption reminds us how helpless we truly are. Increase my conviction that my life always rests in Your loving hands so that the violence of nature does not have to remind me. In Jesus' Name. Amen.REF.: Stommel, Henry, and Elizabeth Stommel. The year without a summer. Scientific American. Image: Mt Tambora Indonesia, Jialiang Gao, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29?v=20251111

What kind of person helps build a regime like the Third Reich? A monster? A madman? Or something far more unsettling? Michael Shermer sits down with author Jack El-Hai to talk about the true story behind Nuremberg. At the center is Dr. Douglas Kelley, the American psychiatrist assigned to evaluate the top Nazi defendants after World War II, including Hermann Göring. What he found was not comforting: many of these men were intelligent, ambitious, psychologically functional, and disturbingly normal. This conversation gets into the strange duel between Kelley and Göring, the psychological testing at Nuremberg, the limits of psychiatry, the difference between leaders and followers, and the question that still won't go away: how do power-hungry people rise and do evil, and why do so many others go along with them? Jack El-Hai is an author and journalist whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, Smithsonian, GQ, Wired, Scientific American, and Discover. His books, including The Lobotomist, The Lost Brothers, and Face in the Mirror, have been translated into twenty languages. He lectures widely on writing and medical history. His book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist was recently adapted into the feature film Nuremberg, starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek.

Leidy Klotz shares simple shifts for creating more spaces that improve well-being. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) The three core needs that well-designed spaces meet 2) How to feel in control of spaces you can't control3) How to harness the “home turf” advantage anywhereSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1147 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT LEIDY — Leidy Klotz is a behavioral scientist and engineering professor at the University of Virginia who studies how and why humans design. He has written for the Washington Post, Fast Company, Scientific American, and Harvard Business Review; has published his work in top journals like Nature and Science; and has been interviewed on Hidden Brain, Freakonomics, Mindscape, and The Atlantic's How to Build a Happy Life. Klotz has advised clients ranging from the Departments of Energy and Homeland Security to CapitalOne and Amazon.• Book: In a Good Place: How the Spaces Where We Live, Work, and Play Can Help Us Thrive• Website: LeidyKlotz.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: “Location in negotiation: Is there a home field advantage?” by Graham Brown and Marcus Baer• Book: Shatterproof: How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos (And Why Resilience Alone Isn't Enough) by Tasha Eurich• Book: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo• Book: The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip Heat and Dan Heath• Past episode: 317: How to Form Habits the Smart Way with BJ Fogg, PhD• Past episode: 684: Achieving More by Tapping into the Science of Less with Leidy Klotz• Past episode: 1066: How to Thrive When Your Resilience Runs Out with Dr. Tasha Eurich— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Narwhal. Treat your home to spotless, fresh floors with us.narwhal.com/pete.• Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME.• Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll with gusto.com/AWESOME• Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/better• Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIOSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Laura Krantz is a journalist, editor and producer, in both radio and print, and co-founder of Foxtopus Ink. Her podcast, Wild Thing has received critical acclaim from Scientific American, Rolling Stone, and The Atlantic, which named it one of the best 50 podcasts in 2018 and 2020. Wild Thing is also the inspiration for a series of non-fiction, middle-grade books from ABRAMS Kids, including The Search for Sasquatch, Is There Anybody Out There?, and Do You Believe In Magic? In addition to Wild Thing, her recent work includes reporting, editing and production work on Master Plan (The Lever), The Syndicate (Imperative Entertainment/Foxtopus), Side Door (Smithsonian), Air/Space (Smithsonian), and others. Laura's prior experience includes a decade of editing and producing at NPR in Washington, DC, and at KPCC in Los Angeles.

Science journalist Lee Billings of Scientific American discusses Artemis II and what it means for the future of human space exploration.

In this episode, we are joined by two professors from Boston University's Wheelock College of Education who specialize in the research and practice of sport and performance psychology - Dr. Edson Filho and Dr. Carly Block. We discuss a number of topics relative the mental side of performance; starting with the field of sport & performance psychology and it's practitioners, the idea of Flow, perfectionism in performance, the interconnection between different psychology processes like goal setting and motivation, confidence and coping with stress, mental skills training, team cohesion, self-awareness, the integration of sport psychology into performance systems and teams, and more! We hope that this episode provides a depth and breadth of understanding about how sport psychology principles and practitioners can be utilized in performance settings, not just in sports.SummaryWhat is Sport & Performance Psychology?Concepts and theories from the fieldMental performance skillsIntegrating sport psychology into systemsHow athletes and performers benefit from sessions w/sport psychology consultantsDr. Edson Filho is an associate professor of sport, exercise & performance psychology at Boston University, where he is the director of the Performance, Recovery & Optimization (PRO) Lab. His research centers on performance optimization in individual and team settings. He studies the individual and shared zones of optimal functioning as well as the relationship among team processes (e.g., cohesion, team mental models, and collective efficacy). He is also interested in developing applied interventions for performance optimization and mental health for athletes and performers across domains.Dr. Filho is the author of over 100 manuscripts and book chapters and has edited three books. He is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and an Established Supervisor and Established Practitioner registered with the International Society of Sport Psychology. DR. Filho is a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist registered in the United Kingdom. He has worked as a consultant for professional, collegiate, and amateur athletes. His work on performance optimization has been funded by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and been featured in media outlets including BBC Latin America, the Boston Globe, Nature Lindau, and Scientific American.Dr. Carly Block is a Lecturer in Sport and Performance Psychology at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, where she teaches and supervises graduate students in the Counseling/Sport Psychology program. She earned her doctorate in Sport Psychology from Florida State University and her master's degree in Sport Psychology from Miami University. Carly's research aligns with her theory-to-practice approach, focusing on developing evidence-based psychological interventions for specific populations in sport, such as goalkeepers and perfectionistic athletes. She has coauthored manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals and has presented at national and international conferences in the field of sport psychology. Dr. Block is also a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and has spent over the past 10 years working with athletes and performers. She has extensive experience consulting with collegiate, competitive youth, and professional athletes and performers at both the individual and team level. Through her applied work and private practice, she is passionate about helping clients improve self-awareness, enhance enjoyment and performance, and build life skills that extend beyond sport and performance settings.

Dr. Coleman is a psychologist in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area and a Senior Fellow with the Council on Contemporary Families, a non-partisan organization of leading sociologists, historians, psychologists and demographers dedicated to providing the press and public with the latest research and best practice findings about American families. He is a frequent contributor to The Atlantic and The Washington Post's "Ask a Therapist" column and has also written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, NBC THINK, The Behavioral Scientist, Maria Shriver Sunday Paper, CNN, MarketWatch, the San Francisco Chronicle, and more. He has given talks to the faculties at Harvard, the Weill Cornell Department of Psychiatry, UC Irvine, Ohio State and other academic institutions. A frequent guest on the Today Show, NPR, New York University Doctor's Radio, he has also been featured on Oprah, Sesame Street, 20/20, Good Morning America, PBS, as well as podcasts for The Atlantic, The Economist, CNN with Audie Cornish and Yasha Mounk's The Good Fight. He is the author of numerous articles and chapters and has written four books: The Rules of Estrangement (Random House); The Marriage Makeover: Finding Happiness in Imperfect Harmony (St. Martin's Press); The Lazy Husband: How to Get Men to Do More Parenting and Housework (St. Martin's Press); When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Don't Get Along (HarperCollins) He is the co-editor, along with historian Stephanie Coontz of seven online volumes of Unconventional Wisdom: News You Can Use, a compendium of noteworthy research on the contemporary family, gender, sexuality, poverty, and work-family issues. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, Polish, and Croatian. Dr. Coleman is the father of three adult children, has a teenage grandson and lives with his wife in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also writes music for television which has appeared on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Lethal Weapon, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Pretty Little Liars, Longmire, Shameless, RuPaul's Drag Race, and many other shows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Science journalist Humberto Basilio discusses his Scientific American article on a remarkable discovery of thousands of dinosaur footprints in the Italian Alps that could reshape what scientists know about early dinosaurs.

What if the career you're chasing…isn't actually yours?In this high-energy episode, I sit down with powerhouse speaker, author, and self-proclaimed “Queen of Nerds,” Alaina G. Levine (www.alainalevine.com), to talk about building what she calls a Unicorn Career...one that's authentic, meaningful, AND pays the bills (because…yeah.  Dinner)From "humble beginnings" as a billiards champion to helping thousands of professionals ditch the “shoulds” and own who they are, Alaina brings the heat on authenticity, courage, and why playing it safe is costing you more than you think.We dive into: Why authenticity isn't fluffy...it's your competitive advantage  The biggest mistake women make when applying for jobs (and how NOT to do it)  How AI is changing careers, and why your humanity matters more than ever  The 3-part “Unicorn Career” framework to align who you are with what you do  Why your goal isn't just a career… it's a Unicorn LifeBottom line? You're not here to fit in. You're here to stand out...and get paid for it.  LET'S GO!!!Alaina G. Levine, CSP, is a STEM workforce expert, and she's spoken 1,000+ times on 5 continents, written 500+ articles in magazines such as Scientific American, and is praised by NASA as “worth her weight in gold.” As a skilled panel moderator, she once stopped a fistfight onstage between the CEO of a billion-dollar global company and a Nobel laureate. And as an undergraduate, Alayna was a championship billiards player and competed in national tournaments under her moniker, Lady Dyn-o-mite. She studied Mathematics, Arabic, and Egyptology in Cairo as a US Department of Defense Boren Fellow.Anne Bonney is a keynote speaker and emcee who helps organizations lead through change by building resilience, emotional intelligence, and courageous communication.

Episode: 3367 In which Scientific American Magazine gets wrong, the airflow during singing.  Today, Scientific American gets it wrong.

What if the way we lead young people is the very thing holding them back?In this episode, Dr. David Yeager, psychologist at UT Austin and author of 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People, shares the “mentor mindset,” a practical approach built on high standards and high support. You will hear why wise feedback works, how the stories we tell ourselves shape motivation, and what real support looks like when it removes barriers without taking over. Thrive Global Article: David Yeager on the Mentor MindsetAbout Our Guest:David Yeager, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and the cofounder of the Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute. He is best known for his research conducted with Carol Dweck, Angela Duckworth, and Greg Walton on short but powerful interventions that influence adolescent behaviors such as motivation, engagement, healthy eating, bullying, stress, mental health, and more. He has consulted for Google, Microsoft, Disney, and the World Bank, as well as for the White House and the governments in California, Texas, and Norway. His research has been featured in The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, CNN, Fox News, The Guardian, The Atlantic, and more. Prior to his career as a scientist, he was a middle school teacher and a basketball coach. He earned his PhD and MA at Stanford University and his BA and MEd at the University of Notre Dame. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and their four children.About Lainie:Lainie Rowell is a bestselling author, award-winning educator, and TEDx speaker. She is dedicated to human flourishing, focusing on community building, emotional intelligence, and honoring what makes each of us unique and dynamic through learner-driven design. She earned her degree in psychology and went on to earn both a post-graduate credential and a master's degree in education. An international keynote speaker, Lainie has presented in 41 states as well as in dozens of countries across 4 continents. As a consultant, Lainie's client list ranges from Fortune 100 companies like Apple and Google to school districts and independent schools. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/lainierowell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Website - ⁠LainieRowell.com⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LainieRowell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn - @LainieRowellX/Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LainieRowell ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Evolving with Gratitude, the book is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And now, Bold Gratitude: The Journal Designed for You and by You is available too!Both Evolving with Gratitude & Bold Gratitude have generous bulk pricing for purchasing 10+ copies delivered to the same location.

Scott interviews Dan Vergano of Scientific American about an article he wrote exposing how scientifically absurd the claim that Iran was close to even having the ability to fully weaponize the enriched Uranium they possessed was when Washington and Tel Aviv launched this war. Discussed on the show: “Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say” (Scientific American) Dan Vergano is senior editor, Washington, D.C., at Scientific American. He has previously written for Grid News, BuzzFeed News, National Geographic and USA Today. He is chair of the New Horizons committee for the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and a journalism award judge for both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott's other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott's books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/47jMtg7 (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/3HRufs0 Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Incorporated https://rrbi.co Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/https://scotthortonshow.com or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Audio. Scott interviews Dan Vergano of Scientific American about an article he wrote exposing how scientifically absurd the claim that Iran was close to even having the ability to fully weaponize the enriched Uranium they possessed was when Washington and Tel Aviv launched this war. Discussed on the show: “Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say” (Scientific American) Dan Vergano is senior editor, Washington, D.C., at Scientific American. He has previously written for Grid News, BuzzFeed News, National Geographic and USA Today. He is chair of the New Horizons committee for the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and a journalism award judge for both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! For more on Scott’s work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott’s other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott’s books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/47jMtg7 (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/3HRufs0 Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Incorporated https://rrbi.co Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/https://scotthortonshow.com or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow

The arguments for selling off public lands range from generating money from drilling to building housing – but it actually might be more cost effective to leave these spaces alone. Kyle Manley is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder's Earth Lab. He joins host Krys Boyd to make the case for leaving public lands as-is, why plans for affordable housing are unrealistic and how we can put a dollar value on ecological impact. His article “The true worth of America's public lands” was published in Scientific American. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In 1982, seven people died after taking doses of Extra Strength Tylenol, leading to a full-blown and safety standards for over-the-counter meds. To this day, the murders remain unsolved. Strange Country cohosts Beth and Kelly discuss this 1982 mystery and its possible suspects while Beth mispronounces "business ethics" because that's not really a thing. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands. Cite your sources:  Bergmann, Joy. "A Bitter Pill." Chicago Reader, 2 Nov. 2000, https://chicagoreader.com/news/a-bitter-pill/. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026. Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders. Directed by Yotam Guendelman and Ari Pines, Netflix, 2025. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026. Harris, Gardiner. No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson. Random House, 2025. Locke, Taylor. "Tylenol Orders in Pregnant People Plummeted after Trump Falsely Linked the Drug to Autism." Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026, www.scientificamerican.com/article/tylenol-orders-in-pregnant-people-plummeted-after-trump-falsely-linked-the/. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026. "Searching for Tylenol Murder Suspects." Thirteen / PBS, https://www.thirteen.org/programs/chicago-stories/searching-for-tylenol-murder-suspects-iamsis/. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026. Waxman, Olivia B. "The True Story Behind Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders." Time, 26 May 2025, https://time.com/7287680/tylenol-murders-documentary-netflix/. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026. "Who Committed the Tylenol Murders? After More Than 40 Years, the Case Remains Unsolved." WTTW Chicago, https://www.wttw.com/chicago-stories/inside-the-tylenol-murders/who-committed-the-tylenol-murders. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026. Winny, Annalies. "The Evidence on Tylenol and Autism." Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 7 October 2025, https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/the-evidence-on-tylenol-and-autism. Accessed 23 March 2026.

In today's episode, we are excited to be joined by Melinda Wenner Moyer. Melinda Wenner Moyer is a contributing editor at Scientific American magazine and a regular contributor to The New York Times, Washington Post, and other national magazines and newspapers. She is a faculty member in the Science, Health & Environmental Reporting program at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Her first book, How To Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes, was published in July 2021 by J.P. Putnam's Sons. We speak with Melinda on her research, publications, and being a mother. We also discuss how she and other journalists can help parents wade through the large amounts of data and information on parenting and child development that is now available. You can learn more about Melinda and her research, as well as order her book and subscribe to her newsletter at melindawennermoyer.com.

What is truth, and why does finding it actually matter? Amanda sits down with Dr. Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine, longtime Scientific American columnist, and author of Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters, for a conversation that starts with epistemology and ends in a full-throated debate about free will. They talk about why our brains evolved more like lawyers than scientists — to win arguments, not find facts. They get into the hard problem of consciousness, what meditation might reveal that neuroscience can't yet measure, and whether the legal system could ever be redesigned around actual truth-seeking. And then Amanda makes the case for hard determinism and nearly talks Shermer into it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Science journalist Rebecca Boyle discusses her Scientific American article on mysterious “Little Red Dots” discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope that could reshape how scientists understand the early universe.

This week's disagreement is on Oz The Mentalist and the Ethics of Deception. This episode is about magic and mentalism, but, more than that, it's about the nature of how we form beliefs, determine what is real, what is true, and the social consequences of mass deception. First off: who is Oz the Mentalist? He's the guy you've probably seen in your social media feed, appearing to read the minds of celebrities. He's performed live at the Golden Globes and appeared on Howard Stern, The View, and 60 Minutes. He's the guy who guesses the name of a celebrity's high school crush or their third-grade teacher. Oz doesn't claim to be psychic. His tagline is: “I don't read minds, I read people.” He says he has extraordinary powers of perception. On Joe Rogan's podcast, he compared himself to Jason Bourne—someone who can read micro-expressions, facial tics, and eye movements to uncover whatever is inside your head. That's what separates mentalism from traditional magic. In magic, everyone knows a trick is happening. With mentalism, performers distance themselves from magic entirely. Oz constantly says he doesn't do magic tricks. Instead, he says he uses real psychological tools to access people's thoughts. He's turned those alleged abilities into a self-help empire, with a viral TED Talk titled “How to Read Minds Without Magic” and a New York Times bestselling book, Read Your Mind. I became fascinated with Oz a few months ago. My son is obsessed with magic, so we started watching his videos together and trying to figure out how the tricks worked. And honestly, I was pretty confused. None of the explanations we came up with made much sense. Then I came across a video from an Australian law student named Stevie Baskin, who came out of nowhere and started posting a five-hour viral video debunking Oz and mentalism. So how does a mentalist guess the name of your third-grade teacher? What kind of intense training lets someone peer inside your head and know exactly what you're thinking? It turns out the answer is a lot more straightforward than you might think—and I'm sharing it because it's important context for this conversation. Mentalists use a range of techniques, but one of the most common is something called pre-show. Before the show even begins, the mentalist and the guest agree on the question that will be asked later during the performance. The guest writes down the answer in a notepad. The mentalist might say something like, “Tear it off and put it in your pocket so you can't change your answer when we're live.” But it's not a normal notepad. It's a special one that secretly records the writing on the sheet underneath. When the guest hands the pad back, the mentalist already knows the answer—before the show even starts. From there, the rest is just acting. There are other variations of this too, involving special cell phone apps or surreptitiously designed websites. It kind of bothered me when I learned that. With the TED Talk and the New York Times bestseller, it felt like Oz had moved beyond entertainment and into something closer to misinformation—and monetizing it. Stevie Baskin agreed to come on the show to discuss the ethics of all of this. And to represent the other side, I wanted someone who actually practices mentalism. So I'm very grateful to mentalist, The Amazing Dr. Scott, for joining us. When not performing mentalism, Dr. Scott AKA Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman is a renowned cognitive scientist and professor at Columbia University. The Guests Steve Baskin is a skeptic, rationalist, and YouTube sensation who is in the midst of earning a law degree. Stevie crafted a five-hour YouTube video critiquing metadeceptions and articulating way mentalists like Oz Pearlman present create moral hazards for everyone. Stevie's video, Metadception: The Truth About Oz Pearlmen has close to 200k views and has created a stir amongst both fans and critics of mentalism, and the greater mentalist community.  Dr. Scott Barry Kauffman is a psychologist, coach, best-selling author, professor, keynote speaker, and mentalist. Dr. Kaufman is a professor of psychology at Columbia University and director of the Center for Human Potential, and is among the top 1% most cited scientists in the world for his research on intelligence and creativity. Dr. Kaufman's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Scientific American, Psychology Today, and Harvard Business Review, and he is the author and editor of 11 books, including his most recent book Rise Above: Overcome a Victim Mindset, Empower Yourself, and Realize Your Full Potential. Questions or comments about this episode? Email us at podcast@thedisagreement.com or find us on X and Instagram @thedisagreementhq. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thedisagreement.substack.com/

Penny & Midge discuss the fascinating tale of Mina Crandon, also known as Margery the Medium! This spiritualist showed off her skills (and her...other assets) to convince a panel from Scientific American of her credibility. Join the conversation on the Ghouls Night In discord! Shop Ghouls Night In merch Follow the ghouls on instagram at @ghoulsnightinpod Cover art by Alex Zimdars

Riley, one of our favorite dinosaur writers, returns to discuss her latest book and lots of other dinosaur topics. Plus a new ceratopsian—Ferenceratops. And a new Dino Duels Championship.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Quaesitosaurus, links from Riley Black, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Quaesitosaurus-Episode-560/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Quaesitosaurus, a titanosaur with a skull similar to Diplodocus.Interview with Riley Black, an award-winning science writer whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Scientific American, Nature, Smithsonian, and more. She has written a number of books, including “The Last Days of the Dinosaurs,” “When the Earth was Green,” and most recently “The Shortest History of the Dinosaurs”. Follow her on Bluesky @restingdinofaceIn dinosaur news this week:There's a new ceratopsian dinosaur, Ferenceratops shqiperorumDinosaurs were “ecosystem engineers” that shaped their landscapes while they were alive—and after they died outA study of New Mexican dinosaurs supports that they were still thriving before the Cretaceous-ending asteroid hit the EarthOur dino duels are going again! Create your bracket here: bit.ly/dinoduelsbracketThen enter your picks for a chance to win a year of Triceratops-level patreon membership at bit.ly/dinoduelspicksComplete rules and restrictions at bit.ly/dinoduelsrules This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, go to https://www.squarespace.com/IKD to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code IKDThis episode is brought to you by the Colorado Northwestern Community College. Join them for two weeks digging up dinosaur bones in the field, preparing fossils in their lab, or in their new field geology program. For details go to CNCC.edu/paleo26See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we discuss… What science really is, both as body of knowledge and a constantly evolving process  Why one study is never enough and the importance of multiple methods, reproducibility, and scientific consensus over time When "gold standard" research falls short and why fields like nutrition require more flexible, creative approaches Science's built-in caution and how new ideas face a high bar of proof, slowing acceptance but strengthening reliability How doubt is manufactured, from the tobacco era to climate science, using fringe voices to challenge strong consensus The role of ideology, and how "freedom" narratives can shape public resistance to scientific evidence Acting without certainty and why we must make public health decisions even when data isn't 100% complete AI and misinformation and the promise and risk of tools like OpenAI in shaping how we consume science Naomi Oreskes Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences ON LEAVE SPRING 2026 emailoreskes@fas.harvard.edu Faculty Assistant: Yaz Alfata Primary Areas of Research: Agnotology; the Political Economy of Scientific Knowledge; History and Philosophy of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Science and Technology Studies (STS); the History of Climate Change Disinformation Secondary Areas of Interest: Science Policy, Science and Religion, Women and Gender Studies   Naomi Oreskes is Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. A world-renowned earth scientist, historian and public speaker, she is the author of the best-selling book, Merchants of Doubt (2010) and a leading voice on the role of science in society, the reality of anthropogenic climate change, and the role of disinformation in blocking climate action. Oreskes is author or co-author of 9 books, and over 150 articles, essays and opinion pieces, including Merchants of Doubt (Bloomsbury, 2010), The Collapse of Western Civilization (Columbia University Press, 2014), Discerning Experts (University Chicago Press, 2019), Why Trust Science? (Princeton University Press, 2019), and Science on a Mission: American Oceanography from the Cold War to Climate Change, (University of Chicago Press, 2021). Merchants of Doubt, co-authored with Erik Conway, was the subject of a documentary film of the same name produced by participant Media and distributed by SONY Pictures Classics, and has been translated into nine languages. A new edition of Merchants of Doubt, with an introduction by Al Gore, was published in 2020. Her latest book, with Erik Conway, is The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loath Government and Love the Free Market, which has been translated to French and Italian. Oreskes wrote the Introduction to the Melville House edition of the Papal Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality, Laudato Si, and her essays and opinion pieces on climate change have appeared in leading newspapers around the globe, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, the Times (London), and Frankfurter Allegemeine. Her numerous awards and prizes include the 2019 Geological Society of American Mary C. Rabbitt Award, the 2016 Stephen Schneider Award for outstanding Climate Science Communication, the 2015 Public Service Award of the Geological Society of America, the 2015 Herbert Feis Prize of the American Historical Association for her contributions to public history, and the 2014 American Geophysical Union Presidential Citation for Science and Society. She is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the Geological Society of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. In 2018, she was named a Guggenheim Fellow, and in 2019 she was awarded the British Academy Medal. In 2024, she was awarded the Nonino Foundation "Maestro del Nostro Tempo" award. And in 2025, she was awarded the Volvo Environment Prize for her contributions in "shaping our understanding of how scientific knowledge is collectively constructed and addressing the challenges of misinformation in public discourse."  Curriculum Vitae   Select Publications The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loath Government and Love the Free Market, 2023 (Bloomsbury Press) Science on a Mission, 2021 (University of Chicago Press) Why Trust Science?, 2019 (Princeton University Press) Science and Technology in the Global Cold War, 2014 (MIT Press) The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future, 2014 (Columbia University Press)   Collapse of Western Civilization Home Page Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming, 2010. (New York: Bloomsbury Press.) Merchants of Doubt Home Page Merchants of Doubt at the 52nd New York Film Festival, October 8, 2014 Models in Environmental Regulatory Decision Making, Whipple, Chris et al. (fourteen additional authors), 2007. (Washington DC: National Academy of Sciences National Research Council, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology), 287 pp. The Rejection of Continental Drift: Theory and Method in American Earth Science, 1999. (New York: Oxford University Press) In the Media Testimony Before the US Senate Budget Committee, Twitter, June 22, 2023 Science Isn't Always Perfect - But We Should Still Trust It, TIME, October 2019 Climate Change Will Cost Us Even More Than We Think, New York Times, October 2019 Escaping Extinction, World Economic Forum, January 2019 Yes, ExxonMobil Misled the Public, LA Times, September 2017 What Exxon Mobil Didn't Say About Climate Change, The New York Times, August 2017 Assessing ExxonMobil's Climate Change Communications (177-2014), Environment Research Letters, August 2017 Scientists Dive Into the Political Fray, PBS Newshour, April 2017 How to Break the Climate Deadlock, Scientific American, November 2015 What Did Exxon Know?, On The Media, November 2015 The Pope and the Planet, The Open Mind, November 2015 Exxon's Climate Concealment, New York Times, October 2015 Naomi Oreskes, a Lightning Rod in a Changing Climate, New York Times, June 2015 A Chronicler of Warnings Denied, New York Times, October 2014 Merchants of Doubt, Documentary from Sony Pictures Classics, 2014 "Why We Should Trust Scientists," TED Talk, June 2014 The 2014 Vatican Environmental Summit: Can a Pope Help Sustain Humanity and Ecology?, New York Times Interview for Cosmologics Magazine Prof. Oreskes discusses her book, "The Collapse of Western Civilization..."  Naomi Oreskes - The Collapse of Western Civilization, Inquiring Minds Podcast "A View From the Climate Change Future," National Public Radio via Boston's WBUR Edited Volumes Oreskes, Naomi, ed., with Homer E. Le Grand, 2001.  Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth (Boulder: Westview Press), paperback edition February 2003. Edited Journal Volumes Oreskes, Naomi and James R. Fleming, eds. 2000.  "Perspectives on Geophysics," Special Issue of   Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 31B, September 2000.

The use of stimulants during WWII is no secret, but in the last decade, there has been a lot of discussion and analysis of it. Just how significant was drug use in Nazi Germany, and how did the Allies compare? Research: Ackermann, Paul. “Les soldats nazis dopés à la méthamphétamine pour rester concentrés.” HuffPost France. June 4, 2013. https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/actualites/article/les-soldats-nazis-dopes-a-la-methamphetamine-pour-rester-concentres_19714.html Andreas, Peter. “How Methamphetamine Became a Key Part of Nazi Military Strategy.” Time. Jan. 7, 2020. https://time.com/5752114/nazi-military-drugs/ Blakemore, Erin. “A Speedy History of America’s Addiction to Amphetamine.” Smithsonian. Oct. 27, 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/speedy-history-americas-addiction-amphetamine-180966989/ Boeck, Gisela, and Vera Koester. “Who Was the First to Synthesize Methamphetamine?” Chemistry Views. https://www.chemistryviews.org/9-who-first-synthesized-methamphetamine/ “Ephedra.” National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.” https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/ephedra Eghigian, Greg, PhD. “A Methamphetamine Dictatorship? Hitler, Nazi Germany, and Drug Abuse.” Psychiatric Times. June 23, 2016. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/methamphetamine-dictatorship-hitler-nazi-germany-and-drug-abuse Garber, Megan, “‘Pilot’s Salt’: The Third Reich Kept Its Soldiers Alert With Meth.” The Atlantic. May 31, 2013. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/pilots-salt-the-third-reich-kept-its-soldiers-alert-with-meth/276429/ Gifford, Bill. “The Scientific AmericanGuide to Cheating in the Olympics.” Scientific American. August 5, 2016. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-scientific-american-guide-to-cheating-in-the-olympics/ Gorvett, Zaria. “The Drug Pilots Take to Stay Awake.” BBC. March 14, 2024. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240314-the-drug-pilots-take-to-stay-awake Grinspoon, Lester. “The speed culture : amphetamine use and abuse in America.” Harvard University Press. 1975. Accessed online: https://archive.org/details/speedcultureamph0000grin_n3i0/mode/1up Gupta, Raghav et al. “Understanding the Influence of Parkinson Disease on Adolf Hitler's Decision-Making during World War II.” World Neurosurgery. Volume 84, Issue 5. 2015. Pages 1447-1452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2015.06.014. Hurst, Fabienne. “The German Granddaddy of Crystal Meth.” Spiegel. 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