13 APR 2022 · Today I am speaking with Cecilea Mun, who is a Visiting Assistant Professor of the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program, with the Department of Philosophy, at the University of Louisville, KY, and the founding director of the Society for Philosophy of Emotion, and the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Philosophy of Emotion. We talk about how money shifts the way we think about our ethical principles, Realism emotional theory and Instrumentalism emotional theory, how people on the autism spectrum process emotions, and much more! Check out Ceclia's book "Interdisciplinary Foundations for the Science of Emotion" here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-71194-8 Also check out her website here: https://sites.google.com/site/muncecilea Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.

31 MAR 2022 · This week I’m talking with Dave Ader, an interdisciplinary scholar in the fields of sustainable agriculture and rural development. He currently works as the Assistant Director and Research Assistant Professor in the Smith Center for International Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Tennessee.   Joining me as a part of the One Health Initiative, we discuss how agricultural issues in one area can end up affecting communities on the other side of the globe and how very niche scientific research can be used to solve much larger issues. https://onehealth.tennessee.edu/

23 MAR 2022 · This week I am talking with Itai Yanai, Director of the Institute for Computational Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at NYU.  We discuss Richard Dawkin’s book: The Selfish Gene, Darwin’s work with Evolution and Itai’s Podcast: The Night Science Podcast. Throughout the conversation we dive into extended phenotypes, spandrels in genetics, and evolution of things like facial hair and tails.  Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. https://night-science.org/ https://mindunderpod.com/pages/festival 

17 MAR 2022 · This week I’m talking all about science communication with Susanna L Harris. Susanna earned her PhD in microbiology at UNC-Chapel Hill and is now working to build better communication in Biotech.  We chat about how to more effectively communicate scientific information by guiding conversations, getting other people’s individual contexts, and the best way to present new information.  We also explore ideas like celebrating being wrong, enjoying boredom and how covid has affected scientific thinking. Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.

9 MAR 2022 · My biggest hero Robert Sapolsky returns to the show for an exceptionally important conversation about stress during a time where many of us have experienced the most in our life. This is an important conversation about how lack of predictability and control can lead to learned helplessness. This recipient of the MacArthur Foundation genius grant is a Professor at Stanford University holding joint appointments in several departments, including Biological Sciences, Neurology & Neurological Sciences, and Neurosurgery. In addition to everything else, he spent summers in Kenya study baboons which you can read about in his amazing book ‘A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons’ As someone who has spent years interviewing scientists, taking classes, watching talks, and reading science books, I believe Robert Sapolsky is the greatest science communicator alive. I hope you enjoy this episode. His Human Behavioral Biology class changed my life and is probably the most useful and interesting 25 hours of my life. It’s free online and I hope you have a chance to watch it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNnIGh9g6fA His books are amazing: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers  The Trouble with Testosterone: And Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Here is a link to the first time I was on my show: https://www.herewearepodcast.com/episodes/578adw5viwkc1bdqqv1uz0iv40usxg?rq=sapolsky And here is a really fun episode of my comedy/philosophy podcast Mind Under Matter where we dug into some of his work: https://mindunderpod.com/blogs/episodes/episode-42-behaviors-past If you want to support this show and my mission to build appreciation for science and scientists in a fun and casual way, please consider joining my lovely little Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/shanemauss Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 MAR 2022 · This week I am talking with Sophia Rokhlin, co-author of the book “When Plants Dream”. Sophia Rokhlin is an author, speaker and nonprofit organizer dedicated to supporting the conservation of Indigenous wisdom and territories. She currently serves as Technical Secretariat of the Amazon Emergency Fund We discuss ayahuasca, work in the amazon rainforest, and the role of indigenous peoples in our environmental future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 FEB 2022 · This week I’m talking with Matthew Gray, associate director of the University of Tennessee Knoxville, Center for Wildlife Health about amphibians. He is also a part of the One Health Initiative. Dr. Gray specializes in disease ecology. His interests include transmission dynamics of emerging infectious disease and identifying management strategies that can thwart or eradicate outbreaks. We discuss the amphibian trade, reproductive strategies across the species and the spread of disease. Matt also tells me about unique evolutionary traits like warning colorations, producing chemicals, and regenerating limbs. Pharmaceutical attributes of amphibian skin:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S037887411632373X?via%3Dihub  Video on limb regeneration: https://youtu.be/byLDgtSMI0w Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 FEB 2022 · This week Shane is talking with Graham Walker, an Emergency Room Physician in San Francisco, CA. They discuss how Covid has effected hospitals and staff over the last 2 years. Graham runs down hospital checklists, decision making in the ER setting, and what he’s seen while working. They also go into the spread of misinformation through the media, and what could possibly be done in the future. References https://twitter.com/grahamwalker/status/1489429245520580608 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02741-x Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 FEB 2022 · Today I'm speaking with Matthew Browne, who is a Professor of Psychology researching gambling in Australia. Matthew also cohosts the podcast "Decoding the Gurus" which examines alternative hot takes on science and politics. We discuss academic politics, the psychology behind conspiratorial reasoning, alternative medicine, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 FEB 2022 · This week I’m talking with Melanie Martin, a biological anthropologist investigating evolutionary and ecological influences on growth and development, and the implications of those relationships for public health. Her research, conducted with two indigenous populations—the Tsimane of Bolivia and the Qom of Argentina—combines field research with laboratory analysis of non-invasive biomarkers and mixed-modeling approaches. We discuss child rearing in remote villages and breast feeding practices across cultures. We also get into the Hygiene Hypothesis and Immune System Functions and Auto Immune Disorders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices