Shane talks with cognitive neuroscientist Evelina Fedorenko about how minds and brains create language.

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This week Shane talks about bias with Professor of Marketing and Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Boston University, Carey Morewedge. What is the "Bias Blind Spot" and can we be de-biased? 

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Shane talks with Picower Professor of Neuroscience at M.I.T. about the pattern recognition computer and black box known as the human brain. Earl Miller has a PH.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience; he has 1 of the top 5 most cited papers in Neuroscience and is also a Professor in the Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences at M.I.T. 

What are meta-patterns? Is multi-tasking a myth, and what is the difference between low-order and high-order information? 

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Part 3 of Shane's trip to the Fort Worth Zoo! Shane and special guest Sophia Rokhlin talk with Veterinarians Tara Reilly and Kim Rainwater about the challenges of providing medical care to hundreds of different animals.  

How can acupuncture be applied to promoting the health of animals and how is data used to examine and diagnose various types of anatomies.  

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Shane is once again joined by Anthropologist Sophia Rokhlin to talk about animals, insects, flying and breathing with Paleophysiologist at Midwestern University, John VandenBrooks.

What can we learn about extinct organisms by studying the physiology of modern animals, and how is climatology and geology relevant? What is a Cyborg Beetle?

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Shane is joined by Steven Gillespie and Rhianna Andrews. The three of them talk about their experiences at the 3rd Here We Are Myco Meditations Psilocybin retreat in Jamaica. What role do the facilitators play and what might one experience during a garden variety trip? 

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This week, in Part 2 of Shane's trip to the Fort Worth Zoo, Shane and special guest Sophia Rokhlin talk with Amy Coslik and Rebecca Gonzales about native milkweed and the lessor known pollinator: the Monarch Butterfly. Listen to hear about The Monarch Project and Zoo Summercamp. 

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Shane is once again joined by Antrolopogist Sophia Rokhlin, this time to talk about ecology and animal nutrition with Fort Worth Zoo Staff members Adam Reppert and Ann Ward.

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Shane talks with Social Psychologist Shira Gabriel about watching television, social needs, and social connections. What can researching TV watching tell us about parasocial relationships with Reality TV stars and why

sharing your favorite TV Series strengthens relationships.

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Here We Are 2019 Highlights 

Daniella Chusyd     234

Sophia Rokhlin      238

Jeff Shulman        231

Jesse Bengson      226

Kira Schabram      232

Marry Steffel        248

Paul Eastwick       222

Ryan Rahinel        237

Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn 224

Zoe Donaldson       227

Barrett Klein         239

Keely Rees          202

Mathew Isaac        201

Heather Kirkorian     200

Mark Forehand       199

Merry Weisner-Hanks  198

Charan Ranganath    220

Herman Pontzer      217

Mark Allen Smith      195

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