The Matt Townsend Show

Intuition vs. Evidence, Power Of Dads, Screen Cleaning


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Valuing Intuition vs. Valuing Evidence (18:21)
Kelly Garrett, Ph.D., teaches Communication at Ohio State University. His research interests include the study of online political communication, online news, and the ways citizens and activists use technologies to shape their engagement with political topics.  In a world, with conspiracy theories, fake news, attention-grabbing headlines, and filter bubbles it can be hard to tell what’s truth and what’s not. But have you ever seen a news story and thought to yourself, “I’ll bet that’s true,” before you had all the facts? Most people probably have at some point. Where people differ is in how often they do so. Professor Kelly Garrett shares his research on the ways citizens value intuition vs. value evidence.
 
The Power Of Dads: Why Dads Need To Invest In Their Parenting (1:07:31)
Melissa Benaroya, LICSW, is a parent coach, speaker, and author in the Seattle area. Melissa provides parents with the tools and support they need to raise healthy children and find more joy in parenting. Fathers have huge impacts on the lives of their children. Gone are the days that limit a Father's influence to only the role of a provider. Fathers are now taking a bigger role in all aspects of childrearing. The latest research points to several areas where dads have an especially profound effect on their daughter's’ health and wellbeing. Melissa Benaroya,  is a parent coach, speaker, and author in the Seattle area wrote an article titled The Power Of Dads: Why Dads Need To Invest In Their Parenting. Melissa shares some research about the power dads have in the development of daughters.
 
Makena Bauss - Why Race Is Not a Thing (1:31:12)
The more scientists look at the genetics of the human race they find that despite the color of our skin or what region of the planet our ancestors came from, we are all alike, we are all family. Producer Makena Bauss shares the the finding.
 
Screen Cleaning (1:37:35)
Jeff Simpson talks about movies and TV helping you find family-friendly options.
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