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Majoring in Everything episodes
- Misinformation!Is misinformation as dangerous as it seems? What works to correct it? We speak with political scientist Adam Berinsky, Ph.D. (MIT) and comedian & science writer Kasha Patel (NASA, DC Science Comedy) for answers. This is a recording of our YouTube show, which streamed live on Oct. 8, 2020. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/askaps and join us live every Thursday, 7p ET.1 hr 2 min
- The media!Does the media change our minds, or do we just seek information we already agree with? Is the media to blame for polarization? We speak with Prof. Shanto Iyengar, Ph.D. (Stanford) and journalist Walt Hickey (Insider, Numlock News) for answers. This is a recording of our YouTube show, which streamed live on Oct. 1, 2020. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/askaps and join us live every Thursday, 7p ET.1 hr 2 min
- Polarization!This is episode 1 of Ask a Political Scientist's special election series! We're talking polarization with Prof. Neil Malhotra, Ph.D. (Stanford) and comedian & teacher Sarah Garner! This is an audio recording of our live-streaming YouTube episode, which aired on Sept. 24, 2020, at 7p ET. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/askaps.1 hr 3 min
About Majoring in Everything
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All my life I’ve been told that the key to success is to find the thing you love to do and pursue it at all costs. Yet no matter how hard I tried to focus, I kept getting interested in new things.
I’ve only recently started to wonder: What if being interested in — and good at — lots of different things is just as good as — if not sometimes even an advantage over — being an “expert” in one thing? This podcast is an exploration of that question. Join us!