On this episode: Why is it so difficult to identify a clear line between accepted and disputed knowledge within a discipline? 

Diversions/Explorations include:

• A Guest! The fantastic robot legged, Irish Khaleesi Aoife Abushaqra
• Some feedback from a loyal listener
• Art world controversy
• Avril Lavigne conspiracy theories 
• Cognitive dissonance  
• Power and knowledge

Get in touch:

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Aoife’s podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-the-tok/id1537824943 

Sources you might like:

• McCafe statistics:

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/food-warnings/maccas-crushes-coffee-snobs-in-reply-to-advertising-complaint/news-story/8de5da54428e08ae13a7660ad4158b85 

https://qsrmedia.com.au/research/news/mcdonalds-mccafe-most-visited-coffee-shop-report-says 

• Marcel Duchamp’s urinal:

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573 

• Was math invented or discovered?

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/was-maths-invented-or-discovered/#:~:text=This%20is%20true%20for%20all,is%20both%20invented%20and%20discovered. 

• Banana Art 

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/man-eats-120-000-piece-of-art-a-banana-taped-to-wall 

• Avril Lavigne clone

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/may/15/avril-lavigne-melissa-cloning-conspiracy-theories  

• Cognitive Dissonance Theory

https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/Cognitive-Dissonance-Intro-Sample.pdf