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  • 67) The Fermi Paradox w/ Matt Williams

    Where is extraterrestrial life and why haven't we seen anything, dead or alive, yet? I mean, Matt Williams tells me maybe we have already with Oumuamua Oumuamua, but that's still up for debate among researchers. Why haven't we confirmed anything outside our planet yet? Enter, the Fermi Paradox. In today's episode, we discussed some more proposed solutions; The Zoo Hypothesis, The Dark Forest Theory, The Great Filter to name a few covered. (Part 2 - episode 66).


    Bio: Hello all. I’m a space/astronomy journalist and a science communicator. And I also enjoy reading and writing hard science fiction. It’s not just because of my day job, it’s also something I’ve been enthused about since I was young. By the time I was seventeen, I began writing my own fiction and eventually decided it was something I wanted to pursue.

    Aside from writing about things that are ground in real science, I prefer the kind of SF that tackles the most fundamental questions of existence. Like “Who are we? Where are we going? Are we alone in the Universe?” In any case, that’s what I have always striven for: to write stories that address these questions, and the kind of books that people are similarly interested in them would want to read.

    Over the years, I have written many short stories and three full-length novels, all which take place within the same fictional universe. In addition, I have written over a thousand articles for a number of publications on the subjects of science, technology, astronomy, history, cosmology, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).


    My articles can be found here:

    Universe Today

    Stardom Space
    Interesting Engineering
    HeroX
    Muckrack

    Website: https://storiesbywilliams.com/


    Artwork by Phillip Thor - https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art


    To watch the visuals with the trailer go to https://www.podcasttheway.com/trailers/ 

    The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Follow at Twitter / Instagram - @podcasttheway

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    As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm

    Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s


    *The views demonstrated in this show are strictly those of The Way Podcast/Radio Show*

    1 hr 8 min
  • 66) The Transcension Hypothesis w/ Matt Williams

    Where is extraterrestrial life and why haven't we seen anything, dead or alive, yet? I mean, Matt Williams tells me maybe we have already with Oumuamua Oumuamua, but that's still up for debate among researchers. Why haven't we confirmed anything outside our planet yet? Enter, the Fermi Paradox. In today's episode, we discussed the ins and outs of finding other lifeforms, along with Matt's favorite theory for this dilemma, the Transcension Hypothesis.


    Bio: Hello all. What can I say about me? Well, I’m a space/astronomy journalist and a science communicator. And I also enjoy reading and writing hard science fiction. It’s not just because of my day job, it’s also something I’ve been enthused about since I was young. By the time I was seventeen, I began writing my own fiction and eventually decided it was something I wanted to pursue.

    Aside from writing about things that are ground in real science, I prefer the kind of SF that tackles the most fundamental questions of existence. Like “Who are we? Where are we going? Are we alone in the Universe?” In any case, that’s what I have always striven for: to write stories that address these questions, and the kind of books that people are similarly interested in them would want to read.

    Over the years, I have written many short stories and three full-length novels, all which take place within the same fictional universe. In addition, I have written over a thousand articles for a number of publications on the subjects of science, technology, astronomy, history, cosmology, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).

    They have been featured in publications like Business Insider, Phys.org, Real Clear Science, Science Alert!, Futurism, and Knowridge Science Report. My articles can be found here:

    Universe Today

    Stardom Space
    Interesting Engineering
    HeroX
    Muckrack


    Website: https://storiesbywilliams.com/


    Artwork by Phillip Thor - https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art


    To watch the visuals with the trailer go to https://www.podcasttheway.com/trailers/ 

    The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Follow at Twitter / Instagram - @podcasttheway

    (Don't forget to Subscribe and Follow on streaming platforms and social media!)


    As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm

    Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s


    *The views demonstrated in this show are strictly those of The Way Podcast/Radio Show*

    1 hr 23 min
  • 65) Russian Censorship w/ Alexey Kovalyov

    Alexey Kovalyov has been a journalist pretty much his whole life. As a writer in Russia, Alaexey's focus is about bringing real news to the people of the country. What makes this such a challenge you ask? Russia's government has the power to claim any person and/or newspaper, a foreign agent at will. Any Friday, you can see a new list of who has been labeled the latest enemy, for any reason they deem necessary. One of Kovalyov's own newspaper companies, Meduza, was one of many to fall victim to this. After losing 90% revenue Meduza was able to survive, however many others aren't/weren't as fortunate. 


    Bio: Aside from a very brief and failed stint as a bartender, Alexey Kovalev has never worked outside journalism, starting as a novice reporter on the metro beat at a now defunct local daily in Moscow and progressing through the ranks to the editor in chief of one of Russia's most popular news websites. In 2015 he founded an independent propaganda-busting and investigative journalism website called The Noodle Remover — a play on a popular Russian expression "to put noodles on someone's ears," meaning to lie.


    Website - https://noodleremover.news/

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/alexey__kovalev?lang=en


    Articles Referenced:

    https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/11/16/trust-fall

    https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/11/23/the-nurses-vs-the-economists


    Artwork by Phillip Thor - https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art


    To watch the visuals with the trailer go to https://www.podcasttheway.com/trailers/ 

    The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Follow at Twitter / Instagram - @podcasttheway

    (Don't forget to Subscribe and Follow on streaming platforms and social media!)


    As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm

    Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s


    *The views demonstrated in this show are strictly those of The Way Podcast/Radio Show*

    1 hr
  • 64) The Unconscious Mind w/ Professor Jonh A. Bargh

    In today's episode, I was glad to welcome Professor John A. Bargh on the show to discuss the unconscious mind. What is it? How does it affect free will? How does it affect us? How can it manipulate us? And much more.

    Bio: Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science, and Professor of Management, Ph.D., 1981, University of Michigan

    The Automaticity in Cognition, Motivation, and Evaluation (ACME) lab focuses on unconscious or automatic ways in which our current environmental surroundings cause us to think, feel, and behave in ways without our conscious intention or knowledge. Past research has shown that these automatic processes play a role in stereotyping and prejudice, social behaviors such as aggression and politeness, as well as our liking and disliking of people, places, and things. 

    More recently, ACME Lab research has shown how social goals such as achievement and cooperation can become activated and then operate outside of awareness, guiding our behavior over extended time periods, without our intention or awareness of the goal we are pursuing. ACME research pays special attention to demonstrating how these effects are triggered by the commonly encountered features of real life, such as thinking about the important people in our lives, as well as common situational contexts and physical experiences.


    Website - https://psychology.yale.edu/people/john-bargh

    Books - https://www.amazon.com/John-Bargh-Ph.D./e/B075TCQX78?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000


    Artwork by Phillip Thor - https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art


    To watch the visuals with the trailer go to https://www.podcasttheway.com/trailers/ 


    The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Follow at Twitter / Instagram - @podcasttheway

    (Don't forget to Subscribe and Follow on streaming platforms and social media!)


    As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm

    Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s


    *The views demonstrated in this show are strictly those of The Way Podcast/Radio Show*

    1 hr 1 min

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