Hallelujah, brothers and sisters, it's time for social hour in the Church of the ABT as we welcome fellow ABT worshippers David and Sarah Jane to the shrine of the holy IF/THEN for the sharing of a few parables of agreement, contradiction and consequence. The Story Spotters https://thestoryspotters.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-story-spotters/ https://twitter.com/thestoryspotter

Randy Olson

https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​

Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com

Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/

Nearly 20 years ago senior coral reef ecologist Dr. Nancy Knowlton struck a note for optimism with her "Beyond the Obituaries" symposium for ocean conservation. She talks with us about the bigger Earth Optimism Summit in 2017 it led to with the Smithsonian and how her message of hope burns bright.

Nancy Knowlton https://twitter.com/SeaCitizens

Earth Optimism: https://earthoptimism.si.edu/

Nancy's Book: Citizens of the Sea: Wondrous Creatures From the Census of Marine Life - https://www.amazon.com/Citizens-Sea-Wondrous-Creatures-Census/dp/1426206437

Randy Olson

https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​

Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com

Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/

Jen Martin

https://twitter.com/scidocmartin

https://www.instagram.com/scidocmartin/

Science Communication at the University of Melbourne: https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/science-communication/

Jen's Blog: https://espressoscience.com/

David H. Freedman wrote the article, "Lies, Damned Lies and Medical Science" for The Atlantic in 2010 which is still used in epidemiology courses across the nation. He is our #1 favorite science journalist here at this podcast. He talks at length about false positives, pandemic mass communication, and how we lost Canada to the British in the Revolutionary War because so many soldiers were anti-vaccination to smallpox.

David H. Freedman https://twitter.com/dhfreedman Wrong: Why experts* keep failing us--and how to know when not to trust them *Scientists, finance wizards, doctors, relationship gurus, celebrity CEOs, ... consultants, health officials and more: https://www.amazon.com/Wrong-us-Scientists-relationship-consultants/dp/0316023787/ Randy Olson https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​ Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/

We are producing a series of books applying "The Narrative Gym" to different disciplines. BUSINESS was released in September with coauthor Park Howell. POLITICS will be released in January with coauthor Dave Gold. In this episode we discuss the current release of LAW with coauthor Doug Passon.

Doug Passon

https://www.dougpassonlaw.com/

https://twitter.com/dougpassonlaw

Randy Olson https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​

Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com

Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/

Jen Martin https://twitter.com/scidocmartin

https://www.instagram.com/scidocmartin/

Science Communication at the University of Melbourne: https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/science-communication/

Jen's Blog: https://espressoscience.com/

Adam Welz is South African and a prolific nature writer, photographer and filmmaker whose work has appeared frequently in The Guardian and Yale 360. He speaks passionately in this discussion about the worldwide decline of freshwater fish diversity — the most threatened group of vertebrates. He also predicts increasing conflict within the environmental community between wildlife activists and climate activists.

Adam Welz

https://twitter.com/AdamWelz

http://www.adamwelz.net/

https://www.inaturalist.org/

Adam Welz op-ed about iNaturalist: https://therevelator.org/wildlife-apps-conservation/

Randy Olson

https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​

Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com​ Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://storycirclestraining.com/

Team Unclenchable (Randy Olson with Aussies Jen Martin, Jayde Lovell, and Rod Lamberts) holds its third assembly to discuss the future of humanity and our fate as eventual slaves to A.I., along with special guest surf photographer and part-time nuclear physicist-wannabe Brian Bielmann.

Rod Lamberts https://twitter.com/rodl

Jayde Lovell https://twitter.com/JaydeLovell

Randy Olson: https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​ Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com​ Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/

Jen Martin: https://twitter.com/scidocmartin https://www.instagram.com/scidocmartin/ Science Communication at the University of Melbourne: https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/science-communication/ Jen's Blog: https://espressoscience.com/

30 years ago Randy Olson and "Cultural Liaison" Ed Leydecker filmed, "Salt of the Earth: A Journey to the Heart of Maine Lobster Fishermen," with Brian, Stevie, and Steve Robbins, Sr. Last year Stevie passed away at age 76. This is a conversation with Brian, Ed and Randy talking about lobster fishing, bridging cultures, and trust.

BACKGROUND ON ED'S T.G.A.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transient_global_amnesia

LOBSTAHS VIDEO (1990): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52RPYJIMwh0

WEBSITE: http://saltthemovie.org

MOST IMPORTANT CLIP TO VIEW: http://www.saltthemovie.org/videos/b1.mov

Randy Olson

https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​

Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com​ Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://storycirclestraining.com/

Learn how Dr. Shirley Malcom and Dr. Randy Olson are "Parking Lot Soul Mates," as well as fellow Good Troublemakers.

Randy Olson

https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​

Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com​

Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://storycirclestraining.com/

Jen Martin

https://twitter.com/scidocmartin https://www.instagram.com/scidocmartin/

Science Communication at the University of Melbourne: https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/science-communication/

Jen's Blog: https://espressoscience.com/

Dr. Maryanne Garry, Professor of Cognitive Psychology at University of Waikato in New Zealand talks to Randy and Jen about the teaching of psychology, neuro-skepticism, and and the results of the two Story Circles (narrative training) that they ran in 2019.

Maryanne Garry https://twitter.com/drlambchop https://www.garrylab.com/

Randy Olson https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​ Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com​ Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://storycirclestraining.com/

Jen Martin https://twitter.com/scidocmartin https://www.instagram.com/scidocmartin/ Science Communication at the University of Melbourne: https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/science-communication/ Jen's Blog: https://espressoscience.com/

Randy Olson has a tremendous discussion with one of his all-time journalist heroes, Mark Dowie as they dive deep into the history of the American environmental movement (Mark's 1995 book "Losing Ground") then explore indigenous sovereignty with Mark's 2017 book, "The Haida Gwai Lesson: A strategic playbook for indigenous sovereignty."

Mark Dowie

"Empowering the Grassroots" - interview with Mark Dowie, originally posted on Grist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5CWHt3HSr8

Losing Ground: American Environmentalism at the Close of the Twentieth Century:

https://www.amazon.com/Losing-Ground-American-Environmentalism-Twentieth/dp/0262041472/

The Haida Gwaii Lesson: A Strategic Playbook for Indigenous Sovereignty:

https://www.amazon.com/Haida-Gwaii-Lesson-Indigenous-Sovereignty/dp/1942645554/

Randy Olson

https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​

Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com​

Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://storycirclestraining.com/