Thinking Critically

In this episode, I have Patrick Maloney back on to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; however, this time, he's now officially a Doctor of Epidemiology. As a freshly minted infectious disease expert, we talk in depth about COVID-19. The discussion starts off with congratulations and then moves through all aspects of the pandemic (e.g., why health officials are recommending the steps that they are, various myths debunked, what “flattening the curve means” and why it's important, etc.) and what to expect moving forward. We then move on to critiquing the responses from various Governments and finish up with discussing what we can learn as a society from this event and our hopes that more will listen to the recommendations coming from the scientific community in the future.

Dr. Patrick Maloney is a few weeks into officially donning the Doctor title as he recently successfully defended his PhD dissertation in Epidemiology. Beyond his doctorate from LSU, he holds an MPH (Master's of Public Health) from University of Illinois at Chicago, has authored a number of publications, and has even designed and taught courses in public health.

You can find his CV here: https://bit.ly/2UmOimE

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In this episode, I'm speaking with Steven Matthews, a local entrepreneur who is the owner and founder of Mackhard barber shops. We first discuss his background and how it is that he found himself as an entrepreneur in the Men's grooming industry. We then move onto discussing the habits he developed from years of competitive fighting that benefit him as an entrepreneur, his thoughts on science and how it's useful in business, as well as the importance of integrity and thinking critically when it comes to important decisions.

Steven Matthews is a former MMA fighter and WAKO kickboxing champion who has always had a passion for cutting hair. In 2010 he founded Mackhard to pursue his passion and help bring back the art of men's grooming. He now has a number of locations and has recently expanded into the micropigmentation industry for hair loss. You can find Mackhard's website here:

https://mackhard.com/

You can also find them on social media here:

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In this episode, I'm talking with Patrick Maloney who is just about to graduate with his PhD in Epidemiology. This was recorded a few months ago, which is why we didn't discuss the current COVID-19 pandemic, but I'm hoping to have him on again sometime soon to do just that. That being said, we first discuss his background and how he became passionate for this area of science. Then we move on to discuss various infectious diseases that he's interested in and how vaccinations are an epidemiologist's most valuable weapon for mitigation with the ultimate goal of elimination. Last, we address vaccine hesitancy, the anti-science movements which spread anti-vaccine propaganda, and finish up discussing the importance of thinking critically in today's information laden world.

Patrick Maloney will be defending his PhD from Louisiana State University's Department of Public Health in the next week. Beyond his studies at LSU, he holds an MPH (Master's of Public Health) from University of Illinois at Chicago, has authored a number of publications, and has even designed and taught courses in public health. He also happens to be my cousin and a good friend.

You can find his CV here: https://bit.ly/2UmOimE

You can find this episode on our YouTube channel as well:

https://youtu.be/DOfZEOn0VgI

This podcast is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience.

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Welcome back to Thinking Critically! In today's episode, I talk about what a logical fallacy is and when it's appropriate to reject an argument.

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http://bit.ly/2XX9C0K

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Welcome back to Thinking Critically! In today's episode, I talk about what a good argument is. First, I address the two primary types of arguments, deductive versus inductive. Next, I address the various structural terminology that accompanies each and, finally, I a finish up with the definition of a good argument.

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https://bit.ly/3hhQHaj

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Welcome back to Thinking Critically! In today's episode, I talk about what an argument is in philosophy and how exactly it's structured.

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Welcome back to Thinking Critically! In today's episode, I talk about what exactly critical thinking is and my own personal philosophy of what it means to be a Critical Thinker. This philosophy is encapsulated in my Laws of Critical Thinking which are introduced and explained.

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https://bit.ly/2Fk9Aw1

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Welcome to Thinking Critically! I am your host Jonathan Maloney and in this episode I introduce myself (i.e., my background, how I got interested in science, why I started Intelligent Speculation, etc.) and what you can expect moving forward.

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https://youtu.be/FDNmNiAqzQA

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