

Here We Are
Shane Mauss
Globetrotting and mind exploring comedian Shane Mauss interviews scientists each week on journey to answer the biggest questions about the meanings of life (as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about). Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, and the subconscious
Episodes
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Feb 11, 2019 • 1h 11min
Masculinity + Culture
Shane talks about gender, masculinity, and culture with Clinical Psychologist Ryan McKelley. Is the definition of masculinity too restrictive?
Charity of the Week: New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Centers
Movember - www.Movember.com
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Outro music "Open Your Eyes" by Rebreather - http://rebreather-ohio.bandcamp.com/album/rebreather-ep-2018
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Feb 4, 2019 • 1h 17min
Health + New Years Resolutions
Shane talks about New Years Resolutions and “Motivational Interviewing” with Health Education and Exercise Physiology Expert, Ph.D Keely Rees.
Charity of the Week - Essential Health Clinic https://essentialclinic.org/
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Outro Music “Know Past Know Future” by The Multiple Cat http://themultiplecat.bandcamp.com/album/the-return-of
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Jan 24, 2019 • 1h 13min
201: Lists + Psychology
Shane celebrates 200 episodes and then talks with Associate Professor of Marketing and Economics at the University of Seattle, Mathew Isaac. They discuss the assumptions we make about lists: random order versus ranked order, and how emotional attachment can affect how we sell things.
Charity Of The Week: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
https://www.michaeljfox.org
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Outro music by Plunkett - https://plunkett.bandcamp.com
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Jan 15, 2019 • 1h 5min
200: Digital Media + Childhood Development
Shane talks about the effect of television and digital media on childhood development, with Ph.D. Heather Kirkorian: Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies and Director of Cognitive Development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Charity Of The Week - The Rape Crisis Center https://thercc.org/ Visit our sponsor: Quip Electric Toothbrush http://www.getquip.com/hereWeAre Outro Music - “Smoke Offering” by The Long Hunt - http://thelonghunt.bandcamp.com/album/all-paths-lead-to-here
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Jan 7, 2019 • 1h 8min
199: Association + Bias
Shane and Pigott Family Professor of Marketing at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business, Mark Forehand, talk about association, bias, and Implicit Association Testing (IAT). Charity of The Week: Doctors Without Borders - https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Outro music “Sound & Sorrow” by Hello Luna - http://www.helloluna.band/
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Jan 2, 2019 • 1h 31min
198: History + Science
This week, Shane talks about History, DNA, and Science with Professor of History, Editor of the Journal Of Global History, and Author of “A Concise History of The World,” Merry Wiesner-Hanks. Charity Of The Week - Sojourner Family Peace Center https://familypeacecenter.org/ Outro Music “Sound & Sorrow” from Hello Luna http://helloluna.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-of-you
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Dec 23, 2018 • 1h 21min
197: Self Deception + Evolution
Shane talks with Harvard Graduate and Evolutionary Biologist Robert Trivers about self-deception, sex ratio theory, and bacterial evolution. Do we deceive ourselves and others to propagate our genes? Check out Robert’s book “Wild Life: Adventures of an Evolutionary Biologist.” Please visit our sponsors Quip Toothbrushes at http://www.getquip.com/hereweare Robinhood Investment- http://Hereweare.robinhood.com Outro music by Sam Goodwill - http://samgoodwill.bandcamp.com/track/the-opposite-of-love
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Dec 10, 2018 • 1h 19min
196: Habits + Health
Shane talks about habits, addiction, and changing behavior with Associate Professor of Psychology from WSU Vancouver, Renee Magnan Charity Of The Week: [https://www.charlestonanimalsociety.org/](https://www.charlestonanimalsociety.org/) Outro Music by [Action Camp](http://actioncamp.bandcamp.com/album/the-ep-collection)
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Dec 5, 2018 • 1h 20min
195: Politics + Religion
Shane gets super deep talking about religion, atheism, and how religion is impacted by politics with Professor of Political Science and Author of “[Secular Faith: How Religion Has Trumped Culture In American Politics](https://www.amazon.com/Secular-Faith-Religion-American-Politics/dp/022627506X)” Mark Alan Smith. They get into questions like: Is atheism a religion or just the absence of a particular religion? Was religion created to explain the purpose of life and our origin? Charity Of The Week - The Center For Inquiry [https://centerforinquiry.org/](https://centerforinquiry.org/) Outro music by [The Long Hunt](http://thelonghunt.bandcamp.com/album/all-paths-lead-to-here)
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Nov 26, 2018 • 1h 6min
194: Stress + Child Development
This week Shane talks with Assistant Professor of Human Development at Washington State University Vancouver: Dr. Sara Waters. They talk about stress and how it can cause cellular changes, impact our immune system, and how the physiological effects of stress can be contagious and passed from mother to child. Check out more from Sara: [http://www.sarabwaters.com](http://www.sarabwaters.com) Charity Of The Week: [http://www.whitebison.org](http://www.whitebison.org) Outro music by [Rebreather](http://rebreather-ohio.bandcamp.com)
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