The Most Important Question

The Most Important Question

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  • Fun Talk #1
    In After Dark Episode 1, Quinn & Brian talk about whatever they want.
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    37 min
  • #36: Can Latinos Save the Planet?
    Our guest is Mark Magana, the Founding President & CEO of GreenLatinos, a national coalition of Latino environmental, natural resources, and conservation advocates.
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    1 hr 18 min
  • #36: Can Latinos Save the Planet?

    Our guest is Mark Magana, the Founding President & CEO of GreenLatinos, a national coalition of Latino environmental, natural resources, and conservation advocates.

    Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

    1 hr 19 min
  • #35: Can These Scientists Really Save Congress?
    Our guest is Shaughnessy Naughton. She is the President & Founder of 314 Action, an organization founded by members of the STEM community; grassroots supporters and political activists who believe in the power of SCIENCE!
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    1 hr 10 min
  • #35: Can These Scientists Really Save Congress?

    Our guest is Shaughnessy Naughton. She is the President & Founder of 314 Action, an organization founded by members of the STEM community; grassroots supporters and political activists who believe in the power of SCIENCE!

    Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

    1 hr 11 min
  • #34: Electrocuting the S#!t Out of Cancer.
    In Episode 34, Quinn & Brian discuss: Electrocuting the S#!t Out of Cancer.
    Our guest is Theo Roth, an MB/PhD student candidate at UCSF who spends his days running experiments in the Marson Lab, and contributing to kick-ass research like the development of new tools for efficient CRISPR genome engineering in human cells.
    The topic of this episode is extremely close to us and particularly relevant right now because September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Childhood cancer, unfortunately, only receives 5% of the total federal research funding, which means we need more people like us supporting cancer researchers and hospitals that are working to help children with cancer. So our goal with this episode is to not only explain all of the awesome work that Theo does and how in the hell he electrocutes cancer cells – although we definitely get all up in that – but also to identify some steps you can take RIGHT NOW to support people like Theo who are fighting the good fight and working to eliminate cancer.
    On that note: f#$k cancer in the face.
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    Trump’s Book Club:
    The 8th Day of Creation by Horace Freeland Judson
     
    Links:
    Support Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Support Alex’s Lemonade Stand
    Learn more about Marson Lab: marsonlab.ucsf.edu
    The Emperor of All Maladies by by Siddhartha Mukherjee
    Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
    Watch: The Knick
    Sign up for Nature’s email newsletter
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    Read: "Why Daydreaming is Good for Us"
     
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    1 hr 16 min
  • #34: Electrocuting the S#!t Out of Cancer.

    In Episode 34, Quinn & Brian discuss: Electrocuting the S#!t Out of Cancer.

    Our guest is Theo Roth, an MB/PhD student candidate at UCSF who spends his days running experiments in the Marson Lab, and contributing to kick-ass research like the development of new tools for efficient CRISPR genome engineering in human cells.

    The topic of this episode is extremely close to us and particularly relevant right now because September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Childhood cancer, unfortunately, only receives 5% of the total federal research funding, which means we need more people like us supporting cancer researchers and hospitals that are working to help children with cancer. So our goal with this episode is to not only explain all of the awesome work that Theo does and how in the hell he electrocutes cancer cells – although we definitely get all up in that – but also to identify some steps you can take RIGHT NOW to support people like Theo who are fighting the good fight and working to eliminate cancer.

    On that note: f#$k cancer in the face.

    Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

     

    Trump’s Book Club:

    The 8th Day of Creation by Horace Freeland Judson

     

    Links:

    Support Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Support Alex’s Lemonade Stand

    Learn more about Marson Lab: marsonlab.ucsf.edu

    The Emperor of All Maladies by by Siddhartha Mukherjee

    Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli

    Watch: The Knick

    Sign up for Nature’s email newsletter

    Sign up for STAT’s newsletters

    Read: "Why Daydreaming is Good for Us"

     

    Connect with us:

    1 hr 17 min
  • #33: This is Zero Hour... So What The Hell Are You Doing?
    Our guests are Elsa Mengistu and Emelly Villa, two of the young people behind Zero Hour, a movement that is bringing the voices of diverse youth into the conversation on climate and environmental justice. They’re doing incredible things to make this the world they want to (and can) live in – and they’re only 17 and 18!
    Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!
    1 hr 18 min
  • #33: This is Zero Hour... So What The Hell Are You Doing?

    Our guests are Elsa Mengistu and Emelly Villa, two of the young people behind Zero Hour, a movement that is bringing the voices of diverse youth into the conversation on climate and environmental justice. They’re doing incredible things to make this the world they want to (and can) live in – and they’re only 17 and 18!

    Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

    1 hr 19 min
  • #32: Are You Ready for Some Radical Environmental Justice?
    Our guest is Shantha Ready Alonso, Executive Director of Creation Justice Ministries, whose mission is to “educate, equip, and mobilize Christian communities and individuals to protect, restore, and rightly share God's Creation,” focusing on providing support to the vulnerable and marginalized.
    Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!
    1 hr 14 min

About The Most Important Question

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The most important question in today's world of climate chaos, AI psychosis, and crumbling democracy is: what can I do? Your host, Quinn Emmett is completely unqualified to answer it, so he's calling the people that already are.

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