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Schtick + Business Part 2 Shane finishes his conversation with Author, Podcaster, and Professor, Peter McGraw. They share open mic stories and strategies that apply to their experiences in the comedy world and the entertainment industry. What is "success?"  Buy Peter's book "Schtick To Business" here. Read, Learn, and Support The Show: All support on Patreon goes to my team: https://www.patreon.com/shanemauss  I have an overworked editor, assistant, and media person trying to help me crank out lots of extra episodes of infotainment during this crisis. Hunker down with an audiobook and support your local bookstore with Libro.fm. They're the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE   And there has never been a better time for lifelong learning with The Great Courses | The Great Courses Plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi

Nidhi Agrawal is a marketing superhero using her powers for the good of public health.  Why don't we think bad things can happen to us? Why do we assume that when bad things happen to others, it's their fault? Can we guilt someone into making the right choices? When might that work? When might it backfire?  Nidhi Agrawal is a Professor of Marketing at the Foster School of Business at The University of Washington. Nidhi Agrawal | Foster School of Business Read, Learn, and Support The Show: All support on Patreon goes to my team: https://www.patreon.com/shanemauss  I have a overworked editor, assistant, and media person trying to help me crank out lots of extra episodes of infotainment durning this crisis. Hunker down with an audiobook and support your local bookstore with Libro.fm. They're the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE And there has ne

Emotions researcher Jeff Larsen returns to the show to explain exponential growth and how exponential growth distinguishes the threat of a pandemic like the Corona Virus up against the threat of the flu. Even more importantly, we exam the importance and difficulty of cognitive reflection. We also explore a mix of emotions. Jeff is a Professor of Psychology at The University of Tennessee Knoxville https://psychology.utk.edu/faculty/larsen.php Read, Learn, and Support The Show: All support on Patreon goes to my team: https://www.patreon.com/shanemauss  I have an overworked editor, assistant, and media person trying to help me crank out lots of extra episodes of infotainment during this crisis. Hunker down with an audiobook and support your local bookstore with Libro.fm. They're the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE And there has never been a be

This feels like one of the most important podcasts I have ever done. Nina Fefferman has spent a career working on mathematical models of pandemics. I cannot express how reassuring it is to have a mind like this working to help us all. Nina's ability to communicate such complex topics in a way that a child could understand makes this a MUST LISTEN episode.  Please share this information with anyone that you can! Nina Fefferman  Professor or Ecology and Evolutionary Biology And Professor of Mathematics at University of Tennessee Knoxville  Associate Director of the One Health Initiative  Director of Mathematical modeling center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a time of hoarding, Caroline Roux is one of the precious few experts on scarcity. We talk about why people hoard, and what happens when everyone takes a little more than they need. If you don't leave enough hand sanitizer for your neighbor, you endanger yourself and everyone else. We also get some related marketing tips for your business and more importantly, I find out how I can dupe more people into supporting my podcast. Caroline is Associate Professor of Marketing and Concordia University Research Chair in Psychology of Resource Scarcity. Scarcity-related social media accounts: https://twitter.com/ScarcityInsight https://www.facebook.com/understandingscarcity/   Personal website and social media accounts: https://sites.google.com/site/profcaroroux/ https://twitter.com/RouxCaroline https://www.linkedin.com/in/rouxcaroline/ Read, Learn, and Support The Show: All support on Patreon goes to my team: https://www.patreon.com/shanemauss  I have an overworked editor, assistant, and media person trying to hel

Kari Nixon is a disease loving, well-read oddball with a contagious interest in contagion and a wonderful sense of humor. She also has some pretty amazing timing on the release of her first book “Kept from All Contagion:” Germ Theory, Disease, and the Dilemma of Human Contact.  We discuss diseases through history, what literature, and how they have appeared in pop culture in the past. We talk about her favorite diseases and some truly horrifying fails in the history of science. Kari Nixon is a Victorian Scholar and Medical Humanities Scholar at Whitworth University in Spokane, WA Follow her at @HalfSickShadows    Read, Learn, and Support The Show: All support on Patreon goes to my team: https://www.patreon.com/shanemauss  I have an overworked editor, assistant, and media person trying to help me crank out lots of extra episodes of infotainment during this crisis. Hunker down with an audiobook and support your local bookstore with Libro.fm. They're the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to b

Return guest Athena Aktipis is an author, professor and podcaster. She is also the chair of the (wait for it...) Zombie Apocalypse Medicine Meeting (ZAMM) an interdisciplinary conference where art, science and medicine come together with the aim of solving complex issues. Yup. You read that right.  Sure she does a bunch of more sciencey sounding things too, but who more fitting at a time like this than a cancer researching badass with a delightful science podcast about apocalypse scenarios? Check out all the amazing things she does. Main site: http://www.athenaaktipis.org Book: www.cheatingcell.com Pod: www.zombified.org, @ZombifiedPod Conference: www.zombiemed.org, @ZombieMedEd Satirical News Platform: www.reversepsychologytoday.com, @psychnewstoday Human Generosity Project: www.humangenerosity.com @generousnature Personal twitter: @AthenaAktipis Lab twitter: @AktipisLab Read, Learn, and Support The Show Hunker down with an audiobook and support your local bookstore with Libro.fm. They're the first audiobo

Jennifer Verdolin joins me as I apologize for not heeding her early prophetic warning and ask her to take a whack at how long we will have to be physical distancing.  It's a charming, fun, and educational conversation about how animals deal with illness, responsible pet care during a pandemic, and why cues of scarcity are making us buy 80 year supplies of toilet paper. Website: jenniferverdolin.com Twitter: @RealDrJen Instagram: @RealDrJen YouTube: Wild Connection TV Hunker down with an audiobook and support your local bookstore with Libro.fm. They're the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE And there has never been a better time for lifelong learning with The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tired of the same news on a loop? On these special episodes, we discuss unique pandemic related scientific perspectives. On this episode, authors of the book 'Objection: Disgust, Morality, and the Law' discuss how evolution shaped our disgust system. We expand on how this disgust systems which was originally adapted for other tasks has influenced our moral judgements, societies, and laws. How can learning about our ancient past give us a new perspective on this modern crisis? Debra Lieberman is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami where she is the co-director of the Evolution and Human Behavior Laboratory. Carlton Patrick, JD, PhD, is an American lawyer, author, and behavioral scientist. He studies and writes about the psychology of legal decision-making, often from an evolutionary perspective. Get their audiobook at Libro.fm the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of o

Shane talks about cognitive psychology, teaching and learning with Assistant Professor of Psychology at Rhode Island College, Megan Sumeracki.  Charity Of The Week: Planned Parenthood http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ Check out here Learning Science Podcast HERE The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE  Outro Music by The Long Hunt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane is joined by special guest Steve Gillespie to talk about bird brains with Associate Professor of Psychology at The University of Tampa, Scott Husband.   Charity Of The Week - The World Wildlife Fund https://www.worldwildlife.org/  Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks with cognitive neuroscientist Evelina Fedorenko about how minds and brains create language. Charity Of The Week - Environmental Defense Club https://www.edf.org/ Please visit our sponsors: The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Shane talks about bias with Professor of Marketing and Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Boston University, Carey Morewedge. What is the "Bias Blind Spot" and can we be de-biased?  Charity Of The Week - Doctors Without Borders https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Please visit our sponsors: The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks with Picower Professor of Neuroscience at M.I.T. about the pattern recognition computer and black box known as the human brain. Earl Miller has a PH.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience; he has 1 of the top 5 most cited papers in Neuroscience and is also a Professor in the Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences at M.I.T.  What are meta-patterns? Is multi-tasking a myth, and what is the difference between low-order and high-order information?  Charity Of The Week - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)www.aclu.org Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE  Outro Music "Landscape" by Tooth Lures A Fang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 3 of Shane's trip to the Fort Worth Zoo! Shane and special guest Sophia Rokhlin talk with Veterinarians Tara Reilly and Kim Rainwater about the challenges of providing medical care to hundreds of different animals.   How can acupuncture be applied to promoting the health of animals and how is data used to examine and diagnose various types of anatomies.   Make sure to check out www.fortworthzoo.org  Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane is once again joined by Anthropologist Sophia Rokhlin to talk about animals, insects, flying and breathing with Paleophysiologist at Midwestern University, John VandenBrooks. What can we learn about extinct organisms by studying the physiology of modern animals, and how is climatology and geology relevant? What is a Cyborg Beetle? Charity Of The Week - St Jude's www.stjude.org The Chaikuni Institute - www.chaikuni.org Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE  Outro Music by Sam Goodwill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane is joined by Steven Gillespie and Rhianna Andrews. The three of them talk about their experiences at the 3rd Here We Are Myco Meditations Psilocybin retreat in Jamaica. What role do the facilitators play and what might one experience during a garden variety trip?  For more information about these retreats, go to  https://www.mycomeditations.com/ Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, in Part 2 of Shane's trip to the Fort Worth Zoo, Shane and special guest Sophia Rokhlin talk with Amy Coslik and Rebecca Gonzales about native milkweed and the lessor known pollinator: the Monarch Butterfly. Listen to hear about The Monarch Project and Zoo Summercamp.  Make sure to check out www.fortworthzoo.org  Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE  Outro music "MK Ultra" by MoonStation Burning  provided by the Mindrocket Sessions  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane is once again joined by Antrolopogist Sophia Rokhlin, this time to talk about ecology and animal nutrition with Fort Worth Zoo Staff members Adam Reppert and Ann Ward. Make sure to check out www.forthworthzoo.org Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE  Outro music "Landscape" by Tooth Lures A Fang  provided by Mindrocket Sessions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks with Social Psychologist Shira Gabriel about watching television, social needs, and social connections. What can researching TV watching tell us about parasocial relationships with Reality TV stars and why sharing your favorite TV Series strengthens relationships. Charity Of The Week: Stitch Buffalo Please visit our sponsors: The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE  Outro Music "I Can't Breath" by Spirit Of The Bear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices