Technology is amazing. But it also comes with a number of concerns. How much should we worry and about what?

Did you know that there used to be similar concerns about books? Socrates believed that writing was not an effective means of communicating knowledge and now we know he said that over two thousand years ago because of writing. But maybe this time the threat is real. What does the research have to say?

Ken Reid – Comedian, TV nerd, and host of the fantastic podcast ‘TV Guidance Counselor’

Catalina Toma – UW-Madison Professor of Communication Science whose research examines how people understand and relate to one another when interacting via communication technologies (online dating, social network sites, blogs, etc.)

Heather Kirkorian – UW-Madison Professor and Director of the Cognitive Development and Media Lab whose research examines the intersection of cognitive development, media effects, and family studies.

Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞:

Stand-up comedian, adventurer and science enthusiast Shane Mauss has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014.

Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin this former factory worker skipped college to become a comedian. His stand up has been on Comedy Central, Conan, Kimmel, Showtime, and Epix https://bit.ly/shaneTV . In the age of podcasting, more people might be familiar with him as a guest on Trussell, Holmes, Kreischer, Vaughn, Maron, or Rogan https://bit.ly/shaneguest.

Compelled to talk about bigger ideas, he now travels to universities around the world (when there isn't a pandemic) to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are...as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about.

Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness.

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I am pleased to welcome back the most enthusiastic guest I've had, Barrett Klein, along with first time guest, Lyric Bartholomay. We discuss genetically modified flies, what could cause some people to be more attractive to mosquitoes and other buggers, and why you should save bugs from your shower drain!

Entomologist, Barrett Klein is an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Lyric Bartholomay is a vector biologist from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Register for FREE to my LIVE Here We Are event I'm having on October 17! https://www.crowdcast.io/e/the-media-dilemma/register

Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞:

Stand-up comedian, adventurer and science enthusiast Shane Mauss has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014.

Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin this former factory worker skipped college to become a comedian. His stand up has been on Comedy Central, Conan, Kimmel, Showtime, and Epix https://bit.ly/shaneTV . In the age of podcasting, more people might be familiar with him as a guest on Trussell, Holmes, Kreischer, Vaughn, Maron, or Rogan https://bit.ly/shaneguest.

Compelled to talk about bigger ideas, he now travels to universities around the world (when there isn't a pandemic) to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are...as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about.

Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness.

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On this special episode I talk all about DMT with neurobiologist, pharmacologist, chemist, writer, Dr. Andrew Gallimore. What in the world is going on with this crazy chemical? What's at the bottom of reality? Can DMT somehow help us answer the deep questions we have about reality?

Learn more about Andrew's work here: http://www.buildingalienworlds.com/

https://twitter.com/alieninsect

https://www.instagram.com/alieninsect/

Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞:

Stand-up comedian, adventurer and science enthusiast Shane Mauss has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014.

Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin this former factory worker skipped college to become a comedian. His stand up has been on Comedy Central, Conan, Kimmel, Showtime, and Epix https://bit.ly/shaneTV . In the age of podcasting, more people might be familiar with him as a guest on Trussell, Holmes, Kreischer, Vaughn, Maron, or Rogan https://bit.ly/shaneguest.

Compelled to talk about bigger ideas, he now travels to universities around the world (when there isn't a pandemic) to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are...as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about.

Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness.

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Shane learns about volcanoes and finds out what it's like to live in a submarine talking with Associate Professor of Geology at The University at Buffalo, Tracy Gregg.  

Outro music by Jake The Hawk

https://jakethehawk.bandcamp.com/

Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞:

Stand-up comedian, adventurer and science enthusiast Shane Mauss has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014.

Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin this former factory worker skipped college to become a comedian. His stand up has been on Comedy Central, Conan, Kimmel, Showtime, and Epix https://bit.ly/shaneTV . In the age of podcasting, more people might be familiar with him as a guest on Trussell, Holmes, Kreischer, Vaughn, Maron, or Rogan https://bit.ly/shaneguest.

Compelled to talk about bigger ideas, he now travels to universities around the world (when there isn't a pandemic) to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are...as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about.

Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness.

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Shane has returned guest, Joe Reddin, on the podcast. They talk about boredom during this odd time for humans. Joseph P. Redden is a Professor of Marketing at the Carlson School of Management. He received his Ph. D. in Marketing from the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania. He is currently focused on how to help consumers extract more enjoyment without changing the product, how to reduce consumer boredom, and how to encourage (and enjoy) healthier eating.

Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞:

Stand-up comedian, adventurer and science enthusiast Shane Mauss has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014.

Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin this former factory worker skipped college to become a comedian. His stand up has been on Comedy Central, Conan, Kimmel, Showtime, and Epix https://bit.ly/shaneTV . In the age of podcasting, more people might be familiar with him as a guest on Trussell, Holmes, Kreischer, Vaughn, Maron, or Rogan https://bit.ly/shaneguest.

Compelled to talk about bigger ideas, he now travels to universities around the world (when there isn't a pandemic) to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are...as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about.

Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness.

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Today on the Here We Are podcast, I'm joined by Corina Newsome, who is an American ornithologist, birder, science communicator, and graduate student at Georgia Southern University. We talked about the racism that exists within the birding community. I explain why I think the bowerbird is the most ridiculous bird.

Follow Corina: https://twitter.com/hood_naturalist

https://corinanewsome.wixsite.com/hoodnaturalist

https://www.instagram.com/hood__naturalist

Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞:

Stand-up comedian, adventurer and science enthusiast Shane Mauss has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014.

Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin this former factory worker skipped college to become a comedian. His stand up has been on Comedy Central, Conan, Kimmel, Showtime, and Epix https://bit.ly/shaneTV . In the age of podcasting, more people might be familiar with him as a guest on Trussell, Holmes, Kreischer, Vaughn, Maron, or Rogan https://bit.ly/shaneguest.

Compelled to talk about bigger ideas, he now travels to universities around the world (when there isn't a pandemic) to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are...as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about.

Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness.

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Shane talks with Biology professor, Dr. Nipun Chopra, about link between Alzheimer's disease and various environmental factors. Dr. Nipun Chopra is a graduate of DePauw University ('06) and received his PhD training from the Indiana University school of Medicine, with a focus on Medical Neuroscience. During his PhD work, his research focused on identifying microRNA that regulate key proteins involved in Alzheimer's disease.

Nipun's Twitter: https://twitter.com/NipunChopra7

Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞:

Stand-up comedian, adventurer and science enthusiast Shane Mauss has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014.

Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin this former factory worker skipped college to become a comedian. His stand up has been on Comedy Central, Conan, Kimmel, Showtime, and Epix https://bit.ly/shaneTV . In the age of podcasting, more people might be familiar with him as a guest on Trussell, Holmes, Kreischer, Vaughn, Maron, or Rogan https://bit.ly/shaneguest.

Compelled to talk about bigger ideas, he now travels to universities around the world (when there isn't a pandemic) to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are...as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about.

Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness.

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How can we get people to care about the planet? Why is there so much division surrounding climate change? Shane asks Tracy Fanara these big questions. Tracy tests environmental myths to justify action or to alleviate public misconceptions, then communicates results to the public through through media interviews, public seminars, citizen science programs, and scientific investigative docu-reality videos.

https://inspectorplanet.com/

Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞:

Stand-up comedian, adventurer and science enthusiast Shane Mauss has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014.

Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin this former factory worker skipped college to become a comedian. His stand up has been on Comedy Central, Conan, Kimmel, Showtime, and Epix https://bit.ly/shaneTV . In the age of podcasting, more people might be familiar with him as a guest on Trussell, Holmes, Kreischer, Vaughn, Maron, or Rogan https://bit.ly/shaneguest.

Compelled to talk about bigger ideas, he now travels to universities around the world (when there isn't a pandemic) to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are...as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about.

Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness.

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What are thoughts? If a computer can think, is it conscious? What can machine learning teach us about the brain? Today Shane talks with Dr. Eliot Winer, Professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University and Associate Director at Virtual Reality Applications Center.

Learn more about Eliot Winer: https://www.brain.vpresearch.iastate.edu/people/eliot-winer

Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞:

Stand-up comedian, adventurer and science enthusiast Shane Mauss has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014.

Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin this former factory worker skipped college to become a comedian. His stand up has been on Comedy Central, Conan, Kimmel, Showtime, and Epix https://bit.ly/shaneTV . In the age of podcasting, more people might be familiar with him as a guest on Trussell, Holmes, Kreischer, Vaughn, Maron, or Rogan https://bit.ly/shaneguest.

Compelled to talk about bigger ideas, he now travels to universities around the world (when there isn't a pandemic) to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are...as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about.

Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness.

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How does our evolutionary history shape our current world? What's up with sexy jawlines? Will being quarantined while staring at computer screens all day change how humans look? In this episode Shane talks with returned guest Herman Pontzer, who is a Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University.

You can learn more about Pontzer's work at https://evolutionaryanthropology.duke.edu/people/herman-pontzer

Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞:

Stand-up comedian, adventurer and science enthusiast Shane Mauss has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014.

Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin this former factory worker skipped college to become a comedian. His stand up has been on Comedy Central, Conan, Kimmel, Showtime, and Epix https://bit.ly/shaneTV . In the age of podcasting, more people might be familiar with him as a guest on Trussell, Holmes, Kreischer, Vaughn, Maron, or Rogan https://bit.ly/shaneguest.

Compelled to talk about bigger ideas, he now travels to universities around the world (when there isn't a pandemic) to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are...as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about.

Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices