Critical Wit Podcast

Russell Murphy is a Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, and author of Voices Of The Death Penalty Debate: A Citizen’s Guide To Capital Punishment. “Voices” is a book that presents arguments on both sides of the death penalty debate, but in a unique way – through the testimony of experts, […]

Roger McCoy is author of Ending In Ice: The Revolutionary Idea and Tragic Expedition of Alfred Wegener.  In this episode we talk about the scientific triumph of Wegener’s bold, controversial theory of continental drift as well as his courageous arctic expeditions in the name of science.

Joseph Cotruvo is the president of Joseph Cotruvo & Associates and a co-editor of the book, Desalination Technology: Health and Environmental Impacts.  In this episode, we talk about the science and technology of water desalination. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider ‘liking’ the Critical Wit page on Facebook and/or give the show a rating in iTunes.  Thanks!

Pamela Ronald is a plant geneticist at the University of California – Davis, and co-author of the book, Tomorrow’s Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food.  The book is about how genetic engineering and organic farming can be tools in the production of food now, and in the future.  In this episode, we talk about […]

Phil Reed is a Senior Consumer Advice Editor for Edmunds.com, an organization that offers information on automobiles.  Phil has written extensively on buying and selling cars, and so we discuss some strategies on how to make the car buying experience more simpler and pleasant.  You can find an archive of Phil’s articles on Edmunds.com. If you enjoy […]

Steve Matheson is an evolutionary cell biologist and blogger at Quintessence of Dust.  We discuss what it’s meant by something to be falsifiable in science.  We use the example of evolution by natural selection versus intelligent design.  You can follow Steve on Twitter @sfmatheson.  

In this special episode, I provide some audio clips from interviews that were not included in their respective episodes due to time constraints.  But I saved them because I thought they were informative and interesting.  I hope you find them to be, as well.  And because a clip show wouldn’t be one without funny moments, there are […]

Dan Moutal is a blogger and podcaster for the website, Irregular Climate.  In this episode, I ask Dan to clarify what the scientific consensus is on global warming, as well as what are the concerns that scientists have with regard to a climate that is changing due to global warming.  Besides subscribing to his blog and podcast (which is in […]

Bill Castanier is a literary journalist for the Lansing City Pulse, and blogger at MittenLit.com.  In this episode, Bill reviews  four excellent novels written by Michigan authors.  The first is a mystery called “Very Bad Men“ written by Harry Dolan.  The second is “Things We Didn’t Say” by Kristina Riggle.  The third is “Once Upon A River” by […]

Travis Saunders is a PhD student researching the relationship between sedentary time and chronic disease risk in children and youth. He is also a Certified Exercise Physiologist.  In this episode, Travis talks about how sedentary behavior is different than inactivity, and why it has more serious health risks.  And we also talk about how just […]