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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May 4, 2018 • 1h 15min
163: Guns + Gorillas
Shane talks about guns, gorillas, and security with Assistant Professor of Psychology and author of “Don’t Overlook The Human.” Joel Suss, Ph.D. Charity of the week: Exploration.org Outro music by Spirit Of The Bear.
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May 1, 2018 • 1h 1min
162: Biodiversity + Speciation
Shane chats with Assistant Professor at The University of Oklahoma, Katharine Marske about phylogeography, biogeography, biodiversity and how these things relate to speciation. The Charity of the week is The National Parks Foundation. Outro music by Sam Goodwill https://samgoodwill.bandcamp.com/
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Apr 20, 2018 • 58min
Dung Beetles + Recycling
Shane talks with Entomologist Rachel Stone from Witchita State University about Dung Beetles, the tiny recyclers that live in the tiny world below our feet. Charity of the week: Expanding Your Horizons
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Apr 13, 2018 • 58min
BioME
Shane gets a tour of the futuristic BIoME lab at Wichita State University. The group explains the new medical sensor they are developing that has caught the attention of NASA. Hear how the lab is changing the future of medical imagining and more.
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Apr 6, 2018 • 1h 3min
Space Exploration
Shane has a far out conversation about space with Ph.D. James Schwartz: philosophy teacher at Wichita State University. They discuss the philosophy and ethics of space exploration. The charity of the week is The Planetary Society. "He’s Just A Protostar" performed by J Schwartz.
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Mar 30, 2018 • 50min
Neuroplasticity + Addiction
PHD John Harkness, researcher and founder of Rewire Neuroscience, talks with Shane about Neuroplasticity, drug addiction, meth, mice and rats. Outro music by The Long Hunt - https://thelonghunt.bandcamp.com/
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Mar 23, 2018 • 1h 19min
The Wandering Mind
Shane gets deep with PHD Student Brittany Alperin and talks about ADHD and the wandering mind through the lens of Psychology and Neuroscience. Outro music "Crucial Conversation" by Chrash. https://chrash1.bandcamp.com/releases
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Mar 16, 2018 • 1h 35min
Intersectionality (Part 2)
Shane talks with James A. Lindsay author of Everybody’s Wrong About God and outspoken atheist voice who holds degrees in physics and mathematics and writer & researcher Helen Pluckrose, known for her focus on the history of religion, ideology and narratives as well as postmodernism and intersectional feminism. Outro music by Tooth Lures A Fang.
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Mar 7, 2018 • 1h 11min
Medicine Hunting
Shane talks psychedelics and medicine hunting with Chris Kilham, author, educator, and world-traveler researching and promoting plant-based medicines. He’s also the founder of Medicine Hunter, Inc. Outro music by Chrash.
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Mar 2, 2018 • 1h 5min
Happiness
Cassie Mogilner Holmes, Associate Professor of marketing at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, talks with Shane about happiness. Outro music by Chrash.
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