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SIO427: Rescuing Science, with Dr. Paul Sutter
We speak with cosmologist and science communicator about his upcoming book, Rescuing Science. Dr. Sutter thinks (Capital S) Science has made some significant errors, and that people do not trust scie
SIO426: In Defense of Virtue Signaling
First off... I'M BACK ON OPENING ARGUMENTS!!! Good court thingies! Please please please go check it out! patreon.com/law! OK after that announcement, I wanted to talk about something that has been
SIO425: Can Science Be Spiritual?
, Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Warwick, joins to discuss a recent she published regarding whether or not science may serve as a spiritual experience for nonbelievers. Could
SIO424: Semen Caught Violating Newton's 3rd Law? (the one about cum)
Astrophysicist Dr. Bryan Gillis is back! And here's here to talk about... sperm? Well, when a science headline claims that sperm is violating Newton's 3rd Law, that's when the science police have to l
SIO423: Bill Maher Gets Owned By Peter Griffin On COVID Nonsense
For the Bonus this month, Dr. Rick Sullivan, SIO's resident synthetic biologist, joined me to comment on the recent "debate" between Bill Maher and Seth MacFarlane on the COVID vaccine. The right says
SIO422: Tucker Carlson, Space Genius
On a recent episode of Tucker Carlson's show, fossil fuel shill Dr. Willie Soon came on to discuss ... friggen... dinosaurs on Saturn's moon. I mean, not quite but close. It's nonsense. Too bad for Tu
SIO421: More Technological Anti-Solutions
he 2nd half of my conversation with Alejandro Ruiz! We get deeper into examples of technological anti-solutions. If you work for a self-driving car company, should you quit? Also why are people buryin
SIO420: Technological Anti-Solutions
We have a guest expert today! Alejandro Ruiz, a graduate of MIT, joins us to discuss a topic that he refers to as "technology anti-solutions." It's a really useful and fascinating framework that expla
SIO419: Men Are From App and Women Are From Browser
Lydia Smith of Where There's Woke joins us to break down a fascinating online dating study that featured an experiment in which men and women viewed online dating profiles on either a mobile device or
SIO418: The Polarization Express
Joe Magestro is back! First we get an update with what's going on in Wisconsin, and then we pick up where we left off in SIO405 to walk through why polarization happens, and what, if anything, we can