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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
- 507 - Hibernation w/ Frank van Breukelen
This episode comes from a conversation with the Director of Life Sciences here at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
His research focuses on hibernation! Why do animals do it? What's the difference between say... torpor and taking a nap? Could humans ever hibernate?
Plus, we get to dive into some other fascinating research about fish species, specifically, the very cute pupfish, which somehow live in the desert!
Learn more about Frank's work: https://www.unlv.edu/news/expert/frank-van-breukelen
Thank you for watching and for being an inquisitive being.
Mon, 31 Jul 2023 - 1h 06min - 506 - Astronomy and Planetariums w/ Andrew Kerr
Today, I sit down with Andrew Kerr, head of the Dale Etheridge Planetarium in Las Vegas!
Andrew is an astronomer and physicist who received his PhD for his work on the Gravito-Electromagnetic Effect and the Cosmological Constant.
In this episode, we talk about the state of planetariums, seek to understand the utility of constellations and star classifications, try to grasp the milestones and timescales that make up our universe, and project into the future of our solar system!
Learn more: https://www.csn.edu/student-life/discover-csn/planetarium
Thank you for watching and for being an inquisitive being.
Mon, 17 Jul 2023 - 1h 06min - 505 - Dung Beetles! w/Kimberly Sheldon
Today I'm at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville speaking with Kimberly Sheldon all about dung beetles!
Kim studies the patterns and processes that determine the distribution of species and use this information to predict impacts of anthropogenic change on species and ecological communities.
Learn more about Kim's work: http://www.biogeographyresearch.org/
https://eeb.utk.edu/people/kimberly-sheldon/To find out how you can learn more, be involved, and maybe even help, head to http://www.nimbios.org/
Mon, 13 Mar 2023 - 1h 03min - 504 - Virtual Education w/Shalaunda Reeves
Today I'm learning about virtual education and how technology is helping teach students about otherwise complex topics.
Shalaunda Reeves holds a PhD in curriculum and instruction and her research interests focus on how people learn in virtual environments.Learn more: https://tpte.utk.edu/people/shalaunda-reeves-phd/
https://www.shanemauss.com/
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Thu, 02 Mar 2023 - 1h 12min - 503 - A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth w/Henry Gee
Henry Gee is the author of ‘A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth’ - winner Royal Society Science Book Award 2022 and more notably, one of Shane's favorite books :)
Henry is a paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and editor at Nature. He is also a hilarious, charming, wonderful guy who articulates the story of our existence in a poetic and accessible way.
Learn more about him, his books, and his other writings here https://occamstypewriter.org/cromercrox/about-henry-gee/
The paperback version of this book is available for preorder now
Listen to Henry's first appearance on the show here: https://www.herewearepodcast.com/episodes/episode-360-46-billion-years-in-2-hours-henry-gee
Thu, 23 Feb 2023 - 1h 38min - 502 - Birdsong and City Noise
Birds, animal communication, evolution, environmental pressures, and human impacts. This conversation was very much in the Here We Are wheelhouse which made for a loose, funny, and fascinating episode!
It was such a treat to talk with Associate Professor Elizabeth Derryberry in person at The University of Tennessee Knoxville https://eeb.utk.edu/people/elizabeth-derryberry/ . Her work on animal communication integrates behavioral and evolutionary ecology. We talked about how changes in city noise impact bird communication and what life in our modern world will mean for future migrations.
Professor Derryberry also works with the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis which has been working with our show to present more of their scholars and give listeners insights into what transdisciplinary approaches in mathematics and biology can mean for making a global impact. Check out their website to learn more http://www.nimbios.org/
Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/shanemauss where you can join game nights and other meetups. There you can join the community on discord and be the first to know about all things related to Shane’s many projects.
Shane has some very special announcements next week regarding live shows! Make sure to tune in for Henry Gee’s second appearance as we discuss what roles mass extinctions, the Triassic period, and the evolution of the anus had in shaping life as we know it.
Sat, 11 Feb 2023 - 1h 10min - 501 - La Crosse Virus
I've got some major life updates including a residency in Vegas at https://area15.com/ Sundays starting April 23. Tickets and details should be available by the end of the month. Stay tuned for more soon!
This week Rebecca Tiffany Trout Fryxell talks about the La Crosse Virus. What is it? What does it do? How is it treated or prevented?
Humans, animals, plants, and the environment are inextricably linked, with the health of one affecting the health of all. The One Health Initiative is Uniting disciplines to protect and promote the health of all life on Earth.
To find out how you can learn more, be involved, and maybe even help, head tohttps://onehealth.tennessee.edu/
https://www.megabitess.org/Thu, 02 Feb 2023 - 57min - 500 - Modeling a way out of Extinction
Today I'm at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville speaking with Dr. Paul Armsworth.
Paul examines how conservation investment strategies and natural resource management policies can be made more effective by integrating ecological and socioeconomic models and data.
Learn more about Paul's lab: https://www.armsworthlab.com/
Learn more about Paul's research: https://eeb.utk.edu/people/paul-armsworth/Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 - 51min - 499 - Modern Humans w/David and Douglas Kenrick
Today I'm speaking with David and Douglas Kenrick about their new book "Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain: Human Evolution and the Seven Fundamental Motives".
Douglas Kenrick is a professor of psychology at Arizona State University. His research and writing integrate three scientific syntheses of the last few decades: evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, and dynamical systems theory. He is the author of over 170 scientific articles, books, and book chapters, the majority applying evolutionary ideas to human cognition and behavior.
David Lundberg-Kenrick is the Media Outreach Program Manager at Arizona State University. He creates multimedia supplements for psychology textbooks, produced and edited videos for use in psychology experiments, and worked on documentaries about evolutionary psychology, including the BBC’s “The Science of Seduction” and his current project “The Caveman Goes to Hollywood.”
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 - 1h 04min - 498 - Horticultural Therapy w/Dr. Derrick Stowell
Today I'm at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville speaking with Dr. Derrick Stowell, who is the Education and Horticultural Therapy Program Administrator for the UT Gardens. Derrick is responsible for directing education programs and horticultural therapy programs for the UT Gardens, Knoxville location.
https://onehealth.tennessee.edu/
https://utgardens.tennessee.edu/
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 - 58min - 497 - Transdisciplinary Synthesis w/Dr. Nina Fefferman
Nina Fefferman is back! Today, I'm at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. We talk about beauty and utility of math and how to get young learners excited about mathematic reasoning. We also discuss the incredible collaborative work being done at NIMBioS, which is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Synthesis Center supported through NSF's Biological Sciences Directorate via a Cooperative Agreement with the University of Tennessee.
Learn more: http://www.nimbios.org/
Dr. Fefferman is a professor in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department at the University of Tennessee. Her research focuses on the mathematics of epidemiology, evolutionary and behavioral ecology, and self-organizing behaviors, especially of systems described by networks.
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Wed, 09 Nov 2022 - 1h 10min - 496 - The Human Network w/Tamas David Barrett
Today I'm speaking with evolutionary behavioural scientist, Tamas David Barrett. His work focuses on how the structure of social networks change during falling fertility, urbanisation, and migration; as well as, how social networks vary over the human life-course. Tamás’s current projects include the origins of inequality regulation; why the behavioural rules between women and men vary so much across cultures; and the evolutionary foundations of sharing behaviour.
Tamás teaches Trinity College, University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, and is affiliated with the Population Studies Research Institute in Helsinki, Finland. He is a fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute.
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 - 1h 18min - 495 - Casual Apocalypse w/Athena Aktipis
This week I went Arizona State University to talk with Athena Aktipis about the potential of apocalyptic events, both natural and human-caused, and how we can prepare, respond, and prevent the end of the world.
Athena is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University and co-Director of The Cooperation Science Network and The Human Generosity Project.
This episode is a part of a new series we're working on where we present ideas from scientists in a more structured format. We're still fine-tuning the way this will work, so make sure and join the brainstorm over on my Discord.
Help support this show and everything I do: https://www.patreon.com/shanemauss
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 - 55min - 494 - Counterfactual Thinking w/ Dr. Keith Markman
Today I'm hanging out with Dr. Keith Markman! Keith was one of the scientists that gave a talk at this year's Mind Under Matter Campout Festival. Keith's research focuses on “counterfactual thinking”, or how people imagine alternative realities, develop conspiracy theories, and connect coincidental dots dreamt up by the hyper-active human brain.
Learn more about Dr. Markman's work: https://www.ohio.edu/cas/markman
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 - 1h 25min - 493 - The Truth About the Middle Ages w/ Daniele Cybulskie
Today I'm speaking with Daniele Cybulskie, who is a historian, writer, and podcaster. Daniele has written several books about medieval history, which you can find here: http://www.danielecybulskie.com/books
She is also the host of The Medieval Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-medieval-podcast/id1448142533
DISCLAIMER: We are not responsible for any potential trebuchet-related incidents this episode may inspire.
ZAMM2022: http://www.zombiemed.org/
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 - 1h 10min - 492 - Thriving in the End Times w/Athena Aktipis
This week I'm talking with Athena Aktipis about the gradients of apocalyptic events and how humans cope with the end times.
Athena is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University and co-Director of The Cooperation Science Network and The Human Generosity Project.
This episode is a part of a new series we're working on where we present ideas from scientists in a more structured format. We're still fine-tuning the way this will work, so make sure and join the brainstorm over on my Discord.
Athena's Twitter: https://twitter.com/athenaaktipis
Athena's podcast :https://www.zombified.org/
Athena's website: http://www.athenaaktipis.org/
Help support this show and everything I do: https://www.patreon.com/shanemauss
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 - 57min - 491 - Phosphorus and The Environment w/ Dr. Jim Elser
Today we're talking phosphorus, from exploding stars to urine. Dr. Jim Elser is a limnologist, Director of Flathead Lake Biological Station at Yellow Bay, Bierman Professor of Ecology at the University of Montana, and the Director of Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance.
Phosphorus is as essential as water, carbon, or oxygen for agriculture and all life on earth. It's also a non-renewable resource with a natural cycle, which is rapidly accelerating due to human activity. But there are promising innovations in the works that can help offset our influence and solve our phosphorus inefficiencies.
Learn more from Jim's new book, "Phosphorus: Past and Future"
You can also purchase the book on Amazon here.
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 - 1h 02min - 490 - Here We Are LIVE with Herman Pontzer
This episode of the Here We Are podcast was recorded live at the Mind Under Matter Campout Festival in Raleigh, NC at the beautiful Lakeside Retreats. I decided to invite one of my favorite guests and good friend, Herman Pontzer, to talk about some of the evolutionary underpinnings of why we come together and celebrate at festivals.
Herman is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University, and author of the book, "Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy", which you can check out here.
If you're ever in the Raleigh, NC area and in need of a peaceful getaway, swing by our friends at Lakeside Retreats and enjoy yurt rentals, glamping, fishing, paddle boarding, live music, disc golf, biking or walking, and more!
Huge thanks to Chris Buhler from Hygge Production House and Honey Bear, DoubleSaltSteve for filming!
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 - 58min - 489 - Humility w/Daryl R. Van Tongeren
Today I'm speaking with Daryl R. Van Tongeren, who is an associate professor of psychology at Hope College. We discuss some of the topics he writes about in his new book, "Humble: Free Yourself From the Traps of a Narcissistic World."
Learn more about Daryl's work here: https://www.darylvantongeren.com/
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 - 1h 05min - 488 - Human Productivity w/Tara Behrend
Today I'm speaking with Tara Behrend, who is an Assoc of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Purdue University. We discuss productivity and efficiency in the work place, our cultural perception of time, the surprising and counterintuitive findings about employee privacy research, and online education and more!
https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/psy/directory/faculty/Behrend,%20Tara.htmlCome meet Tara at the Mind Under Matter Campout Festival at Lakeside Retreats in Raleigh Sep 9-11!
https://mindunderpod.com/pages/campout
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 - 1h 21min - 487 - Happier Hour w/Cassie Holmes
Today I'm speaking with Cassie Holmes, professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. We talk about her new book "Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most" How can we use our time more wisely and accomplish the tasks we care about most? What's the difference between pickleball and tennis? Why is it easier to brainstorm in the shower or while driving across the country? Is multitasking a myth?
Check out Cassie's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Happier-Hour/Cassie-Holmes/9781982148805
Thu, 25 Aug 2022 - 1h 13min - 486 - Human Factors w/Anne McLaughlin
Today I am speaking with Anne McLaughlin, who is a psychology professor at North Carolina State University. We discuss her book "All Too Human", which takes a look at applied Human Factors. Human Factors may be a lesser known field within psychology but its implications become obvious once realized.
Huge thanks to Chris of Hygge Production House for filming this episode.
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.Wed, 17 Aug 2022 - 1h 02min - 485 - Emotional Intelligence w/Hillary Anger Elfenbein
Today I'm speaking with Hillary Anger Elfenbein, who is a professor at the Olin School of Washington University. We discuss the parallels between stand up comedy and teaching at a university, cross cultural analysis of emotional intelligence, being overly self-aware, and much more!
Come and see the physical manifestation of Mind Under Matter and hang out with The WBBC™, the team, and all the other MUMies September 9 thru 11: https://mindunderpod.com/pages/campout
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 - 1h 19min - 484 - Set and Setting w/Cole Marta
Today I'm hanging out with my good friend, Cole Marta. Cole is the Co-founder, Medical Director, and Clinician at California Center for Psychedelic Therapy. We do a little catching up and discuss Cole's personal journey into psychedelic research and therapy as well as touch on ways you can get involved yourself.
Visit California Center for Psychedelic Therapy: https://psychedelictherapyca.com/
https://mindunderpod.com/pages/campout
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 - 1h 02min - 483 - Michael GarfieldThu, 21 Jul 2022 - 1h 14min
- 482 - Nature vs Nurture? w/ Marlene Zuk
Today I'm speaking with one of my very first guests on the Here We Are podcast, Marlene Zuk. Marlene is a Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota. We talk about common misconceptions about evolution and comparing humans to other animals.
Check out Marlene's upcoming book, "Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test: How Behavior Evolves and Why It Matters" here:
https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324007227And check out some of her other books here:
https://cbs.umn.edu/zuk-lab/booksThank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 - 1h 06min - 481 - Restrictive Mating Strategies w/Martie Haselton and Jaimie Krems
Today I'm speaking with Martie Haselton and Jaimie Krems. Martie is the world's leading researcher on how ovulatory cycles influence women's sexuality. She is a professor of psychology at UCLA and the Institute for Society and Genetics, and a really great friend of mine.
Jaimie is a professor of Social psychology focusing on female friendship, conflict, stereotypes, and prejudice.
We discuss the influence large social institutions, like religion, has on one's perspective of the sanctity of life, in and out group bias, the scientific reaction to the recent Supreme Court ruling, and much more!
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Fri, 08 Jul 2022 - 1h 09min - 480 - Ancestral Cousins w/Steven E. Churchill
In this first ever in-person video episode of Here We Are I talk with human paleontologist, Steven E. Churchill in his lab at Duke University. We talk about the lingering Neanderthal DNA in modern humans, genetic diversity, the recent discovery of Homo naledi, and the Rising Star Expedition which is a part of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in South Africa.
Learn more about Steven's work: https://scholars.duke.edu/person/churchy
Steven will also be coming to the MUM Campout so come meet him and check out some cool fossils! https://mindunderpod.com/pages/campout
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 - 1h 11min - 479 - Solo Travel w/ Peter McGraw
Today I'm talking with my very close friend, Peter McGraw. We talk about the pros and cons of being single vs being in a relationship, traveling as a single person, living with another person, and the strange, negative view society has on singlehood.
Get tickets to the Mind Under Matter Campout Festival here: https://mindunderpod.com/pages/campout
Check out Peter's podcast "Solo: The Single Person’s Guide To A Remarkable Life" here: https://petermcgraw.org/podcasts/solo/
Check out Peter's books on his site here: https://petermcgraw.org/books/
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Thu, 26 May 2022 - 1h 08min - 478 - Special Announcements | Solo Episode
I have a couple special announcements and updates to share with you in this short solo episode.
Check out the latest Mind Under Matter episode to hear Ramin and I share all the details about our campout/festival: https://youtu.be/z1gkwbUX2rg
Get tickets before they run out: https://mindunderpod.com/pages/campout
Stay tuned!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Campout Festival
05:19 Campout Location
06:37 Campout Events
21:36 Check out the latest MUM episode to learn more
24:01 Here We Are updates and improvements!Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Thu, 12 May 2022 - 31min - 477 - Culture + Cognition w/ Helena Miton
Helena Miton is a cognitive anthropologist and complexity postdoctoral fellow at the Santa Fe Institute. She investigates how culture is maintained through time and what determines the shapes traditions take. She holds her Ph.D. in cognitive science from Central European University and previously was a member of the Minds & Traditions research group at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. Follow her on Twitter @HelenaMiton.
Helena and I discuss cultural evolution, the balance between biological and societal influences on culture, and how history and ideas embellish across time, similar to a game of telephone.
Enroll in Helena's Introductory course to Open Science here: https://www.complexityexplorer.org/courses/125-open-science-tutorial
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 - 1h 33min - 476 - Internet Gurus w/ Dr. Chris Kavanagh
Today I'm speaking with Dr. Christopher Kavanagh, who is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Cognitive & Evolutionary Anthropology. Chris is also the cohost of the Decoding the Gurus Podcast. We talk about the effect that internet gurus and thought leaders have on public perception of science and politics.
Chris’ research focuses broadly on collective rituals and their impact on social identity and group orientated behaviors, using a combination of field and lab based experiments, online surveys, and traditional ethnographic methods.
Check out the Decoding the Gurus podcast: https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/
Follow Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/c_kavanagh
Learn more about Chris' work: https://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-chris-kavanaghWed, 20 Apr 2022 - 1h 36min - 475 - Philosophy + Emotion w/Cecilea Mun
Today I am speaking with Cecilea Mun, who is a Visiting Assistant Professor of the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program, with the Department of Philosophy, at the University of Louisville, KY, and the founding director of the Society for Philosophy of Emotion, and the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Philosophy of Emotion. We talk about how money shifts the way we think about our ethical principles, Realism emotional theory and Instrumentalism emotional theory, how people on the autism spectrum process emotions, and much more!
Check out Ceclia's book "Interdisciplinary Foundations for the Science of Emotion" here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-71194-8
Also check out her website here: https://sites.google.com/site/muncecilea
Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 - 1h 55min - 474 - Sustainable Living W/ Dave Ader
This week I’m talking with Dave Ader, an interdisciplinary scholar in the fields of sustainable agriculture and rural development. He currently works as the Assistant Director and Research Assistant Professor in the Smith Center for International Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Tennessee.
Joining me as a part of the One Health Initiative, we discuss how agricultural issues in one area can end up affecting communities on the other side of the globe and how very niche scientific research can be used to solve much larger issues.
https://onehealth.tennessee.edu/
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 - 1h 36min - 473 - Genetics + Evolution w/ Itai Yanai
This week I am talking with Itai Yanai, Director of the Institute for Computational Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at NYU.
We discuss Richard Dawkin’s book: The Selfish Gene, Darwin’s work with Evolution and Itai’s Podcast: The Night Science Podcast.
Throughout the conversation we dive into extended phenotypes, spandrels in genetics, and evolution of things like facial hair and tails. Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
https://night-science.org/
https://mindunderpod.com/pages/festivalWed, 23 Mar 2022 - 1h 51min - 472 - Conversational Science w/ Susanna Harris
This week I’m talking all about science communication with Susanna L Harris. Susanna earned her PhD in microbiology at UNC-Chapel Hill and is now working to build better communication in Biotech. We chat about how to more effectively communicate scientific information by guiding conversations, getting other people’s individual contexts, and the best way to present new information. We also explore ideas like celebrating being wrong, enjoying boredom and how covid has affected scientific thinking. Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 - 1h 33min - 422 - Robert Sapolsky
My biggest hero Robert Sapolsky returns to the show for an exceptionally important conversation about stress during a time where many of us have experienced the most in our life. This is an important conversation about how lack of predictability and control can lead to learned helplessness. This recipient of the MacArthur Foundation genius grant is a Professor at Stanford University holding joint appointments in several departments, including Biological Sciences, Neurology & Neurological Sciences, and Neurosurgery. In addition to everything else, he spent summers in Kenya study baboons which you can read about in his amazing book ‘A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons’ As someone who has spent years interviewing scientists, taking classes, watching talks, and reading science books, I believe Robert Sapolsky is the greatest science communicator alive. I hope you enjoy this episode. His Human Behavioral Biology class changed my life and is probably the most useful and interesting 25 hours of my life. It’s free online and I hope you have a chance to watch it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNnIGh9g6fA His books are amazing: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers The Trouble with Testosterone: And Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Here is a link to the first time I was on my show: https://www.herewearepodcast.com/episodes/578adw5viwkc1bdqqv1uz0iv40usxg?rq=sapolsky And here is a really fun episode of my comedy/philosophy podcast Mind Under Matter where we dug into some of his work: https://mindunderpod.com/blogs/episodes/episode-42-behaviors-past If you want to support this show and my mission to build appreciation for science and scientists in a fun and casual way, please consider joining my lovely little Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/shanemauss Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 - 1h 17min - 421 - Ayahuasca + The Rainforest w/ Sophia Rokhlin
This week I am talking with Sophia Rokhlin, co-author of the book “When Plants Dream”. Sophia Rokhlin is an author, speaker and nonprofit organizer dedicated to supporting the conservation of Indigenous wisdom and territories. She currently serves as Technical Secretariat of the Amazon Emergency Fund We discuss ayahuasca, work in the amazon rainforest, and the role of indigenous peoples in our environmental future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 - 1h 10min - 420 - Amphibians w/ Matthew J. Gray
This week I’m talking with Matthew Gray, associate director of the University of Tennessee Knoxville, Center for Wildlife Health about amphibians. He is also a part of the One Health Initiative. Dr. Gray specializes in disease ecology. His interests include transmission dynamics of emerging infectious disease and identifying management strategies that can thwart or eradicate outbreaks. We discuss the amphibian trade, reproductive strategies across the species and the spread of disease. Matt also tells me about unique evolutionary traits like warning colorations, producing chemicals, and regenerating limbs. Pharmaceutical attributes of amphibian skin:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S037887411632373X?via%3Dihub Video on limb regeneration: https://youtu.be/byLDgtSMI0w Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 - 1h 39min - 419 - Covid-19 + Emergency Rooms w/Graham Walker
This week Shane is talking with Graham Walker, an Emergency Room Physician in San Francisco, CA. They discuss how Covid has effected hospitals and staff over the last 2 years. Graham runs down hospital checklists, decision making in the ER setting, and what he’s seen while working. They also go into the spread of misinformation through the media, and what could possibly be done in the future. References https://twitter.com/grahamwalker/status/1489429245520580608 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02741-x Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 - 2h 17min - 418 - Gurus Decoded w/ Matthew Browne
Today I'm speaking with Matthew Browne, who is a Professor of Psychology researching gambling in Australia. Matthew also cohosts the podcast "Decoding the Gurus" which examines alternative hot takes on science and politics. We discuss academic politics, the psychology behind conspiratorial reasoning, alternative medicine, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 - 2h 07min - 417 - Child Rearing Across Cultures w/Melanie Martin
This week I’m talking with Melanie Martin, a biological anthropologist investigating evolutionary and ecological influences on growth and development, and the implications of those relationships for public health. Her research, conducted with two indigenous populations—the Tsimane of Bolivia and the Qom of Argentina—combines field research with laboratory analysis of non-invasive biomarkers and mixed-modeling approaches. We discuss child rearing in remote villages and breast feeding practices across cultures. We also get into the Hygiene Hypothesis and Immune System Functions and Auto Immune Disorders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 - 1h 20min - 416 - Nutrition w/Hollie Raynor
This week Shane chats with Hollie Raynor, Professor in the Department of Nutrition at The University of Tennessee Knoxville. Hollie is the Director of the Healthy Eating and Activity Laboratory. She has training in the fields of nutrition and clinical psychology. Her research focuses on dietary factors, such as portion size, variety, and energy-density, which influence food consumption. In this full episode we talk about how nutritional information changes over time, the challenges and benefits to modern eating, and how to engineer your environment for better choices. https://cehhs.utk.edu/people/hollie-raynor/ Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Support the show at: Patreon.com/ShaneMauss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, 27 Jan 2022 - 1h 39min - 415 - Diet + Evolution w/Herman Pontzer
Today I'm hanging out with returning guest, Herman Pontzer. Herman is the author of "Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy". He investigates the physiology of humans and apes to understand how ecology, lifestyle, diet, and evolutionary history affect metabolism and health. You can find Herman on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/hermanpontzer Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 - 1h 06min - 414 - Butterflies! w/ Emilie Snell-Rood
This week I talk with Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at The University of Minnesota, Emilie Snell-Rood. Emilie’s lab takes both a basic and applied approach to understanding insect responses to environmental change. Currently, a number of her projects consider roadsides as habitat for insect pollinators, studying interactions between nutrients and roadside stressors in the development of butterflies and bees. We talk about diversity in butterflies, the process of metamorphosis, and how butterflies learn. Further into the episode we get into how modern life drives evolution including agriculture, cities, and toxins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 - 1h 19min - 413 - Omicron? w/Jessica Brinkworth
Jessica Brinkworth returns to Here We Are for her 4th time to give us an update on COVID! We talk about the spread of misinformation, vaccine hesitancy, booster shots, the neurological and cardiac side effects of COVID, the danger in over-exercising while infected with COVID, the new Omicron variant, the naïve guidance from the CDC, and a whole lot more! Jessica is an assistant professor in the department of anthropology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research addresses the physiological consequences of the human experience and evolutionary past, particularly those that affect innate immune system function. Jessica’s current projects focus on the functional divergence and diversification of primate immune systems, how past epidemics affect present day immune function diversity and how life experience affects the innate immune response. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 - 2h 38min - 412 - The Tailored Brain w/Emily J Willingham
Today I talk to returning guest, Emily J Willingham, about her book "The The Tailored Brain: From Ketamine, to Keto, to Companionship, A User's Guide to Feeling Better and Thinking Smarter". We talk about the neuroscience behind resilience, exercise, mindfulness practice, social interactions, breathing, the uprising in popularity of the wellness community and supplements, and the future of neurotropic research. Check out Emily's work at: http://www.emilywillinghamphd.com/ Don't forget, you can help support this ad free show at https://www.patreon.com/shanemauss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 - 1h 29min - 411 - Science + Mysticism w/ Duncan Trussell
On a very special episode of Here We Are, I talk with wonderful friend and fellow comedian, Duncan Trussell. Check out Duncan’s Podcast, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour and his psychedelic animated series, The Midnight Gospel on Netflix. We chat about science and mysticism, tradition and rituals, meditation and development over a lifespan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 - 1h 39min - 410 - Peace Making w/Doug Noll
This week I am speaking with Douglas Noll, author of the book *De-Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less* which was the winner of the Book Excellence Award for 2017. Douglas E. Noll. is a full time peacemaker and mediator, specializing in difficult, complex, and intractable conflicts. He has a Masters Degree in Peacemaking and Conflict Studies. Doug tells me all about the Prison of Peace Project which aims to help inmates develop peacemaking skills to reduce violence and promote peace within their prison community. We also dive into anger, emotional validation, and reading emotional data fields. More resources from Doug https://dougnoll.co/hereweare Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 - 1h 02min - 409 - Sleeping + Dreaming w/ Barrett Klein and Dr. Zlatan Krizan
This week, Shane is talking with Dr. Zlatan Križan, Professor of Psychology at Iowa State University, and Barrett Klein, Professor of Biology at UW-La Crosse who are meeting for the first time to film this incredible episode that crosses both their fields of research. Dr. Križan directs the Sleep, Self, and Personality Laboratory (SSPeL) that examines how sleep and personality intersect with social behavior and self-regulation. Barrett Klein is the head of The PUPATING LAB is where he studies insect behavior, sleep biology, and explore the ways in which insects have affected humans throughout history. In the full episode they quantify sleeping, dreaming, and their causes. They discuss sleep across different species, as well as how much sleep humans need, and how we can get the most out it! Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 - 1h 42min - 408 - Why I Started This Show (Solo Episode)
Here We Are turns 8 years old! To celebrate, I decided to do record a solo episode talking about how I got into science and comedy, feeling out of place throughout my childhood/early adulthood, and why I started the Here We Are Podcast. Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 01 Dec 2021 - 1h 20min - 407 - Economics and One Health w/Charles Sims
This week I am speaking with Associate Professor of Economics at The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Charles Sims. We discuss the economics of covid-19, climate change, carbon taxes, and the uncertainties that come along with major decision making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 - 1h 41min - 406 - 4.6 Billion Years in 2 Hours w/Henry Gee
Today I speak with evolutionary biologist and author, Henry Gee. We discuss the writing process, the replication crisis, the origin of the Universe and life on Earth, and what human extinction might look like. You can purchase Henry's new book, "A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth" and learn more about his work at https://averyshorthistoryoflifeonearth.blogspot.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 - 1h 40min - 405 - A Shot to Save the World w/Greg Zuckerman
On this week's episode of Here We Are, I am talking with Gregory Zuckerman. Greg is a Special Writer at The Wall Street Journal. He's an investigative reporter who writes about business and investing topics. He's also the author of A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine. We talk about the history of vaccine research, pharmaceutical companies, and conveying information to the public, as well as the next big scientific advances. Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 - 1h 17min - 404 - The Knowledge Illusion w/Steve Sloman and Phil Fernbach
This week I'm speaking with authors of The Knowledge Illusion, Steve Sloman and Phil Fernbach. Steven Sloman is a cognitive scientist at Brown University who studies how people think. Phil Fernbach is a cognitive scientist and professor of marketing at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The book explores why we think we know so much more than we do, and the profound implications for individuals and society. Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don’t even know how a pen or a toilet works. How have we achieved so much despite understanding so little? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 - 1h 12min - 403 - Recreational Fear w/Mathias Clasen
In celebration of Halloween I'm speaking with Mathias Clasen, a scholar of horror fiction and associate professor in literature and media at Aarhus University in Denmark. Clasen’s research integrates horror study with the natural and social sciences, in particular human behavioral biology and evolutionary and cognitive psychology. In this episode we talk about classic horror tales, why we love feeling scared, and the evolution of classic horror icons. This is the great conversation for those who love horror and those who are nervous to face their fears. If you're the latter, check out Mathias' newest book 'A Very Nervous Person's Guide to Horror Movies'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 - 1h 32min - 401 - Emotional Labor w/Nicholas Coles
This week I talk with Nicholas Coles, A research scientist at Stanford University. Nicholas is an experimental psychologist who conducts research in affective science and the emerging field of meta-science. In affective science, Nicholas seeks to understand the social, cognitive, and physiological processes that underlie the conscious experience of emotion. In this episode we talk about what emotions are, cultural differences in emotional experience and why faking a smile is so exhausting. Plus we discuss multiple studies on embodied cognition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 - 1h 51min - 400 - Morbid Curiosity w/Coltan Scrivner
Today I am speaking with Coltan Scrivner, who is a researcher at The University of Chicago in the Department of Comparative Human Development and a Fellow at the Institute for Mind and Biology. We talk about horror, anxiety, why some people enjoy scaring themselves for fun, and I take Coltan's Morbid Curiosity Test! Find out how morbidly curious you are! https://www.coltanscrivner.com/morbid-curiosity-test Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 - 1h 39min - 399 - Influencing Environmental Norms w/Adam Willcox
Today I'm speaking with Adam Willcox from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His lab focuses on the human dimensions of biodiversity conservation, endangered species management, and protected areas management. Adam also serves with the Smith Center for International Sustainable Agriculture. We discuss changing social and environmental norms, the cost of meat consumption, conserving biodiversity, and how traveling can change your worldview. Explore Adam's research here! https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=0DlfX14AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 - 1h 32min - 398 - The Secret Social Lives of Reptiles w/Sean Doody
Today I'm speaking with Sean Doody, who studies reptiles and conservation biology theory! We talk about the evolution of reptiles, the difficulty with studying reptiles' bizarre, yet surprisingly active social lives, and what we could learn from lizards' unique limb regeneration abilities. Sean co-wrote the book "The Secret Social Lives of Reptiles" with Gordon M. Burghardt who was also recently on the show. You can check their book out here: https://amzn.to/3od8ZA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 - 1h 38min - 397 - Well-being and Personality
How much of our personality is bound to our genetic makeup, and how much can we actually change about ourselves? Is there any hope for the notoriously unconscientious personalities in the world? What can we learn about the evolutionary motivators built-in to our goal-directive behaviors? Dr. Colin DeYoung, associate professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota, joins the show to discuss all of that and more. https://deyoung.psych.umn.edu/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 08 Sep 2021 - 1h 33min - 396 - Phallacy w/Emily Willingham
Emily Willingham joins me today to talk all about the evolutionary pressures that lead to the variety of penis designs we find in nature. Her new book, "Phallacy: Life Lessons from the Animal Penis" is available to purchase along with her other fascinating books on her website at http://www.emilywillinghamphd.com/ Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 - 1h 24min - 395 - Artificial Intimacy w/Rob Brooks
Today I'm speaking with returning guest, Rob Brooks! Rob is a Scientia Professor of Evolution at the University of New South Wales. He studies human mating preferences how cutting edge technologies are manipulating our evolved human nature and impacting culture. We also talk about political polarization, status and inequality, the conflict between societal and biological influences, creativity, and his new book "Artificial Intimacy: Virtual Friends, Digital Lovers, and Algorithmic Matchmakers". Pre-order Rob's new book: Artificial Intimacy | Columbia University Press Follow Rob on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 - 1h 48min - 394 - Backyard Chickens w/Marcy Souza
Marcy Souza is an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Veterinary Medicine. We talk about the rapidly changing world of agriculture, zoonotic diseases of exotic animals, how to get people interested in epidemiology, the mislabeling and overuse of phrases such as "free range" and "organic", disease spillover, and tons more! Marcy J. Souza: https://publichealth.utk.edu/people/msouza/ One Health Initiative: https://onehealth.tennessee.edu/ H.A.B.I.T. : https://habit.utk.edu/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 - 1h 29min - 393 - Science of Play w/Gordon Burghardt
Gordon Burghardt studies comparative behavior and psychology in animals. We talk about the evolution of 'play', anthropomorphism and anthrodenialism, thrill-seeking behavior, embodied cognition, and what he learned from raising bears! "The Secret Social Lives of Reptiles" https://amzn.to/3xlCrFH https://eeb.utk.edu/people/gordon-burghardt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 - 1h 31min - 392 - Biomimicry + Space
Astrobiofuturist and designer, Billy Almon is joining me today! Billy is an inventor who aims to reach the next generation of inventors, designers, scientists and engineers and showing them how to design the future they wish to see. In addition to speaking and hosting workshops, Billy also co-hosts the “Little Giants” show on Animal Planet. We talk about biomimicry, circular economies, space farming, and how to get people more interested in science. Check out Billy's site to learn more: https://www.billyalmon.com/ https://www.instagram.com/billy_almon/ https://twitter.com/billy_almon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 - 1h 24min - 391 - Dog is Love w/ Clive Wynne
Today I'm speaking with one of my favorite Standup Science guests, Clive Wynne, Director of the Canine Science Collaboratory at Arizona State University. We talk about the complex minds of dogs, the history of the human-to-dog relationship, and the unique hypersocial skills of domesticated dogs. Is the popular training style we often see on TV really the best way to have a mutually beneficial relationship with our best friends? What can we learn from dogs? Clive Wynne: https://twitter.com/caninecognition https://www.clivewynne.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 - 1h 38min - 390 - Viruses + The Apocalypse
Today I speak with returning guest, Athena Aktipis, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University and co-Director of The Human Generosity Project. We talk about how viruses can hijack behavior, the diversity of cancers, and what a real apocalypse could look like. http://www.athenaaktipis.org/ Listen to Athena's podcast :https://www.zombified.org/ Read Athena's new book: https://amzn.to/3yXv8F4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 - 1h 28min - 389 - Cicadas!
In this first ever 4-person episode of Here We Are, I get to geek out all about cicadas with Barrett Klein (who is a good friend of mine and very popular Here We Are guest), Joseph Yoon (Executive Director of Brooklyn Bugs), and Gene Kritsky (Entomologist and cicada expert). We discuss the origin of cicadas, the cultural aversion to eating insects in West, the interesting relationship cicadas have with prime numbers, and more! Barrett Klein: https://www.pupating.org/ https://www.uwlax.edu/profile/bklein/ Gene Kritsky's new book "Periodical Cicadas: The Brood X Edition": https://amzn.to/3yygAMg Cicada Safari app: https://cicadasafari.org/ Joseph Yoon: https://www.brooklynbugs.com/ https://linktr.ee/brooklynbugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 - 2h 02min - 388 - Vaccine Hesitancy
In this episode of Here We Are, Shane gets the latest on vaccine information and reopening after the pandemic from returning guest, Jessica Brinkworth. Jessica Brinkworth is an assistant professor in the department of anthropology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research addresses the physiological consequences of the human experience and evolutionary past, particularly those that affect innate immune system function. Jessica’s current projects focus on the functional divergence and diversification of primate immune systems, how past epidemics affect present day immune function diversity and how life experience affects the innate immune response. Jessica’s first appearance on Here We Are: https://www.herewearepodcast.com/episodes/the-human-immune-system Jessica’s second appearance on Here We Are: https://www.herewearepodcast.com/episodes/episode-332-covid-19-one-year-later-jessica-brinkworth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 - 1h 55min - 387 - Fungal Pathogens
Today I'm speaking with returning guest, Denita Hadziabdic Guerry. Denita's research focuses on population genetics of fungal plant pathogens, population biology, forest health, forest pathology, and diversity and conservation efforts of native plants. We discuss the importance of accurate science communication, what's going on with wood prices around the world, and Thousand Cankers Disease complex, which primarily affects black walnut. https://epp.tennessee.edu/people/directory/dr-denita-hadziabdic-guerry/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 - 1h 08min - 386 - Quarantine Life
Today I speak with returning guest, Kari Nixon, who is the author of the brand new book "Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19: What Pandemics Teach Us About Parenting, Work, Life, and Communities from the 1700s to Today". Dr. Kari Nixon is an assistant professor of English at Whitworth University. She teaches medical humanities, Victorian literature, and is forever interested in death, disease, risk, and why we fear them. Dr. Nixon’s work has been shared on Huffington Post, March for Science, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 - 1h 33min - 385 - Geometry + Everything
Jordan Ellenberg is a mathematician and author of the new book "Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else". He shares how mathematical thinking can help make elections more fair and how we can use math to better plan for pandemics. Mentioned formula: Infected tomorrow = Infected today + (0.2) x infected (today) x Susceptible(today)/Total population – (0.1) x Infected (today) https://people.math.wisc.edu/~ellenber/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 26 May 2021 - 1h 34min - 384 - Body Farm
This week I learn all about what happens to your body after you die! Environmental microbiologist, Jennifer DeBruyn, researches microbiomes at the "body farm" of the University of Tennessee. Should you get cremated, turned into a tree, or fall over and let maggots eat your eyes? https://utianews.tennessee.edu/jennifer-debruyn-presented-with-agresearch-mid-career-faculty-research-excellence-award/ https://onehealthinitiative.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 19 May 2021 - 1h 35min - 383 - Neuroscience and Ethical Marketing
In this episode, I talked with the authors of the book "Blindsight: The (Mostly) Hidden Ways Marketing Reshapes Our Brains". Prince Ghuman has taught consumer science, behavioral economics, and experiential marketing as a professor of neuromarketing. Matt Johnson is a consumer neuroscience professor at Hult International Business School. Their website https://www.popneuro.com/ makes learning and implementing ethical neuromarketing accessible for all. Patreon shout out to Mad Scientist Saahil Shenoy and his mom Seema Shenoy new product Omnipan! indiegogo.com/projects/omnipan-high-performance-modern-cookware# Best of luck revolutionizing cookware Seema! You raised a great son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 12 May 2021 - 2h 19min - 382 - Illuminating Conspiracy Thinking
Am I buying into mainstream science? Is anti-conformity a form of conformity? How does the evolutionary mismatch between our parasympathetic responses and our modern environment affect our beliefs about the world? Joanne Miller, PhD explains how humans fall into fringe explanations of reality and why people trust different sources of information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 05 May 2021 - 1h 46min - 381 - The New Science of Self-Actualization w/Scott Barry Kaufman
This is one of the goofiest Here We Are episodes to date. Anytime a scientist wants to goof around and keep things loose, I'm way up for it. One of my biggest goals with this show is to humanize scientists and on this one we had a lot of very silly laughs. Like myself, Scott Barry Kaufman wasn't considered the best student in his youth. But his love of science had him flying over every roadblock in his path. He's a real inspiration. Read his books at https://scottbarrykaufman.com/books/ Listen to his conversations with some of the greatest minds out there on his podcast https://scottbarrykaufman.com/podcast/ We chat about overcoming perceived shortcomings and updating Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 - 1h 19min - 380 - The Psychology of Comedy
In this special episode, Shane is joined by Ramin Nazer in a reverse role interview where C Shawn Green asks both of them about their experiences as standup comedians. Shawn Green is an associate professor of cognitive neuroscience at The University of Wisconsin-Madison. His work focuses on perceptual, motor, and cognitive domains in human learning. Learn more about Shawn's work here: https://psych.wisc.edu/staff/green-c-shawn/ Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 - 2h 05min - 379 - Farming + Stress
Have you ever thought about specific stressors that farmers face? Me EITHER! And it is damn fascinating. Did you know that you aren’t a real baller until you have a combine tractor? Heather Sedges Wallace is an Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences at UTK https://cfs.utk.edu/heather-sedges-wallace/ . Heather has received one of only two national Early Career Achievement awards from the Institute of Youth, Family and Community Heather is also working with the https://onehealthinitiative.com which is a new small interdisciplinary science organization working toward making the world a better place. Shane’s been trying to find ways to collaborate with them so you can expect to see about one guest a month helping build the bigger picture of the many ways they are trying to create a bigger network to work on endlessly complex intertwined issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 - 1h 32min - 378 - Comedy + Business
Shane talks with long-time friend and host of the Podcast: Solo - A Single Person's Guide to a Remarkable Life, Peter McGraw. They talk about everything from lasting friendships and jealousy in relationships to being incredibly honest and motivating yourself. Peter is a marketing and psychology professor at the Leeds School of Business and the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at University of Colorado Boulder. He teaches a PhD seminar in behavioral economics and courses in marketing management, consumer behavior, and advertising for the University of Colorado Boulder. McGraw has spent more than a decade examining the antecedents and consequences of humor—work that has moved the study of humor from the niche to the mainstream. One advantage that he has over his predecessors is his ability to conduct state-of-the-art experiments with the help of the team he directs at the Humor Research Lab (aka HuRL), a laboratory dedicated to the experimental study of humor. To hear Peter's previous appearances check out: Episode 273: Shtick to Business Part 2 https://www.herewearepodcast.com/episodes/shtick-business-part-2 Episode 272: Shtick to Business Part 1 https://www.herewearepodcast.com/episodes/shtick-business-part-2-ly723 Episode 121: Live From Boulder https://www.herewearepodcast.com/episodes/1uir2rip5c2gtojhvq0b40ss3yvjll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 - 1h 42min - 377 - Covid-19: 1 Year Later w/Jessica Brinkworth
In this episode of Here We Are, Shane talks with return guest Jessica Brinkworth about covid-19 and what we’ve learned over the past year. They discuss the history of vaccine technologies, the current covid-19 vaccines and how they work, as well as the things we’ve learned since the start of the virus in 2020. Jessica Brinkworth is an assistant professor in the department of anthropology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research addresses the physiological consequences of the human experience and evolutionary past, particularly those that affect innate immune system function. Jessica’s current projects focus on the functional divergence and diversification of primate immune systems, how past epidemics affect present day immune function diversity and how life experience affects the innate immune response. To hear Jessica’s first appearance on Here We Are check out episode 295: The Human Immune System. Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 - 2h 20min - 376 - Multiple Sclerosis Research
Shane talks with Multiple Sclerosis Specialist, May Han, about the new research being done on MS, the diagnosis process, and things patients can do to help treat their symptoms. They are joined by special guest and personal friend of Shane's, Megan, who shares her personal journey through being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Dr. Han is a Board-certified neurologist and a clinician-scientist who specializes in multiple sclerosis and central nervous system demyelinating diseases as well as the Associate Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. Her research focuses on utilizing Systems Biology approach (genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics) to identify targets for therapy in MS and NMO. Dr. Han is also an attending physician at the Neuroimmunology clinic and at the Stanford Hospital. Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 - 1h 22min - 375 - The New Science of the Human Metabolism
Shane talks with evolutionary anthropologist, Herman Pontzer, about his new book "Burn" which breaks down the new understanding of human health. We discuss getting back to the basics of caring for our bodies while debunking fad diets and pseudoscience. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/603894/burn-by-herman-pontzer-phd/ https://scholars.duke.edu/person/Herman.Pontzer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 - 1h 26min - 374 - Kratom
Shane talks with clinical psychologist, Dr. Mark Swogger, about his new research which focuses on the potential individual and public health benefits of kratom use. He also studies interventions for individuals whose use of more dangerous substances is causing them harm, taking into account psychopathy and other moderators of successful treatment. Dr. Swogger's research background includes numerous studies of violence, suicidal behavior, and recidivism among justice-involved people. Consider supporting me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shanemauss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 - 1h 44min - 373 - Preparing for Climate Change
Shane talks with science and technology writer, David Pogue, about his new book "How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos" which offers practical advice for how we should ready ourselves for the future of the planet. David talks about what to grow, what to eat, how to build, how to insure, where to invest, how to prepare your children and pets, and even where to consider relocating when the time comes. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to-Prepare-for-Climate-Change/David-Pogue/9781982134518 Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 - 1h 33min - 372 - Quench
Shane talks with anthropologist, Gina Bria, and wellness doctor, Dana Cohen about their book "Quench" which explores the new science on hydration. Is water really the only source of hydration? How do humans in desert climates stay hydrated exclusively from the foods they eat? For over two decades, Dr. Dana Cohen has been on the leading edge of integrative and functional medicine, guiding thousands of patients through protocols that initiate cellular repair and restore balance to the body. Gina Bria spreads the science of how plants transform liquid water into gel water. She shares how we can adapt and use these ideas now in our water-challenged world for better hydration and better water protection world-wide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 - 1h 20min - 371 - Lost Wallet Study
Shane talks with behavioral economist, Alain Cohn, about his fascinating study that examines the trade off between honesty and self-interest. They purposefully lost 17,000 wallets in 40 countries all around the world. Surprisingly, people were more likely to return wallets with more money in them! Alain shares some interesting and unexpected implications of his research. Alain Cohn is an Assistant Professor of Information at the University of Michigan School of Information. His research lies at the intersection of economics, finance and psychology. Much of his work uses lab and field experiments, often in collaboration with firms and government agencies, to explore topics like honesty, employee motivation and financial decision making. His studies have been published in top general interest and economics outlets such as Nature, Science, American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies and Review of Financial Studies. Learn more at https://sites.google.com/site/alaincohn/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 - 1h 31min - 370 - Anthropomorphic Health
B. N. Horowitz, M.D., turns to the natural world for insights into health and development. She has faculty appointments at Harvard Medical School, Harvard University’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, and is Professor of Medicine in the UCLA Division of Cardiology. She co-directs the UCLA Evolutionary Medicine Program. In her work she studies a diverse range of animals in their natural settings to uncover evolved adaptations with potential relevance to human health challenges. She has used this approach to better understand heart failure and sudden cardiac death, neurological conditions including seizures, dementia and movement disorders, infertility and psychiatric conditions including anxiety, compulsive and eating disorders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 - 1h 44min - 369 - Applied Cognition
Return guest Joel Suss is so interesting and does really unique work. His research interests focus on understanding and improving perceptual-cognitive performance (e.g., anticipation, decision making) in complex and challenging operational settings (e.g., law enforcement, security, military command and control, aviation, and emergency medicine). For example, he investigates ways to train police officers to make better decision in stressful situations. Another project, in conjunction with colleagues at Université Laval (Quebec City, Canada), examines perceptual and cognitive aspects of CCTV monitoring and how automated, intelligent videos surveillance systems are changing the human operator’s role in security surveillance. Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 - 2h 05min - 368 - Gender Norms
I had this conversation with Dr. Beth A. Livingston last September and I'm finally releasing it today. We talk about gender norms and biases and how they impact career growth and perpetuate limiting beliefs for both men and women. This was a very enlightening discussion and it was a pleasure to learn from someone with such a vast understanding of these topics. Dr. Beth A. Livingston is an Assistant Professor in Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business. After receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Florida, she spent 8 years at Cornell University in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations before moving to the Midwest. She is passionate about studying gender, stereotyping, discrimination, and the management of work and family. Her research has been highlighted in the New York Times, NPR, and the Harvard Business Review, and has been published in top academic journals. She has also done executive education, speaking engagements, and consulting for companies such as Accenture, John Deere, Yves Saint Laurent Beauty and Allsteel. Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 - 1h 52min - 367 - Wearable Tech + Covid w/Prof. Michael Snyder
Wearables can do so much more than count your steps. They can also be used for detecting abnormalities caused by Covid up to 10 days before symptoms arise. In this episode, Dr. Michael Snyder explores the many uses of wearable health monitoring technology Michael Snyder is a genomicist, systems biologist, and entrepreneur. He is the Stanford B. Ascherman Professor and Chair of Genetics and Director of Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. Years ago he started using himself as a guinea pig to test the limits of how modern science can improve health. He used genetic testing, multiple wearables, sensors of every kind to collect all possible data. In the course of that, he detected and prevented his own diabetes and turned his health around. He even discovered he had lyme disease before any symptoms appeared. Now he's developing ways of using AI to sort through the metrics collected by wearables to prevent disease rather than treat symptoms. His new study is essentially a way that anyone with wearable tech can get an alarm when they have a virus before they show symptoms. Immediately after this conversation I bought a Fitbit Versa and joined his study. You can play a part and join the study through this link! https://innovations.stanford.edu/wearables Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 - 1h 23min - 366 - The Courage to Suffer
Authors of ‘The Courage to Suffer: A New Clinical Framework for Life's Greatest Crises’ join me to talk about mental health, spirituality, what happens when a crisis makes you rethink the coherence of the very narratives that used to keep you going. Rather than trying to dismiss and escape suffering we can find ways to accept and thrive within it. Sara A. Showalter Van Tongeren has more than twelve years of clinical social work experience in settings such as private practice, foster care, inpatient hospitals and outpatient medical clinics, inter-partner violence shelters, and behavioral health. She has a deep passion to help people cultivate a sense of meaning and develop narratives of resilience following trauma and unexpected life events. Sara specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, existential psychotherapy, narrative therapy, brainspotting, and acceptance commitment therapy. https://saravantongeren.com/ Daryl R. Van Tongeren is an associate professor of psychology at Hope College. His research focuses on the social motivation for meaning and its relation to virtues and morality. Specifically, he and his students adopt a social-cognitive approach to study meaning in life, religion and virtues, such as forgiveness and humility. https://hope.edu/directory/people/van-tongeren-daryl/index.html Here are the resources for suicide prevention: 1-800-273-8255 (24hrs/7days a week crisis support hotline) suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat (free online chat staffed by professionals) text 741741 for crisis text support crisistextline.org to message them through facebook or chat online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 - 2h 03min - 365 - Comedy Sex God | Pete Holmes
This week I talk with my good friend and multi-talented Pete Holmes! I wanted to have a spiritual conversation with someone outside of academia for a change. Pete and I always have really great philosophical discussions and I really appreciate his take on a lot of things. Check out Pete's philosophical/spiritual autobiography "Comedy Sex God" on Amazon or wherever you get your books! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 - 1h 59min - 364 - Holiday Covid Update w/Nina Fefferman
Covid update with my favorite guest on the subject! Nina Fefferman has spent her career modeling future pandemics. Because of Covid, she’s gone from a theoretical to an applied mathematician. Her interdisciplinary makes her one of the most knowledgeable people at the intersection of mathematics and evolutionary biology. She consistently takes us on a path through the either/or fallacies of health VS economy which have become so politicized and guides us through an exploration of nuance and complexity that we should all be so lucky to journey through. More impressively, she does so in an exceedingly accessible way. If only these kinds of conversations were a bigger part of our global conversation. We are exceptionally fortunate to have humans like Nina working on behalf of all humanity and I am grateful that she took 2.5 hours out of her life to try and save the world. Dr. Fefferman is a professor in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department in the University of Tennessee. Her research focuses on the mathematics of epidemiology, evolutionary and behavioral ecology, and self-organizing behaviors, especially of systems described by networks. While the research in the Fefferman Lab frequently focuses on disease in human and/or animal populations, and how disease and disease-related behavioral ecology can affect the short-term survival and long-term evolutionary success of a population, people in the lab have worked on problems as diverse as computer network security to social behaviors in grass-roots organizations that make the movement susceptible to radicalization. Any fun integration of applied mathematics and human or animal processes is fair game!Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 15 Dec 2020 - 2h 28min - 363 - Anthropologists on Witchcraft
Take a peek inside the life of the people who get to peek inside the lives of others. This week I talk with two anthropologists about what it's like to go and live in an extremely different culture. We talk about shamanism, leadership, witchcraft and what past health care and court systems might have looked like. Zach Garfield is an evolutionary anthropologist who investigates how behaviors such as leadership and followership, decision-making, and economic strategies are related to group-level pressures such as network dynamics and alliance patterns, sociopolitical structures, group context, and cultural norms. https://anthro.vancouver.wsu.edu/people/zgarfield/ Manvir Singh Cognitive & evolutionary anthropologist at the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse his research program aims to explain why societies develop complex, recurrent traditions such as shamanism, witchcraft, origin myths, property rights, sharing norms, lullabies, dance music, and gods have appeared in human societies everywhere, from nomadic hunter-gatherer bands to complex, industrial, mega-urbanized states. https://www.manvir.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 08 Dec 2020 - 1h 45min - 362 - Biodiversity Loss
On this episode, we chat about biodiversity loss as a key issue in our modern world. We emphasize the impact it has on increasing of disease in our modern environment which isn’t something normally addressed in public discourse. This doesn’t just impact humans, but the majority of wildlife has lost habitat and the space needed to avoid pathogen spread. Additionally, globalization has introduced invasive viruses to novel environments which lack defense to them. Dr. Debra Miller is Professor and Director of the Center for Wildlife Health in the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. She has a split appointment between the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries https://vetmed.tennessee.edu/FacultyStaff/SitePages/CVMProfile.aspx?NetID=dmille42 She is also the interim director of the new One Health Initiative which started at UT this year and has over 50 faculty and scientists from numerous departments and colleges in an effort to enhance research collaborations across the state and region to address rapidly emerging health challenges. https://onehealth.tennessee.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, 01 Dec 2020 - 1h 40min - 361 - The Economics of Covid | Solo Episode
In this rare solo episode, I explore what it's like as a comedian, show producer, and science communicator trying to navigate Covid, the economy, public perception, regulations, and marketing while considering the many additional variables and challenges that come along with planning a tour. Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, 27 Nov 2020 - 1h 19min - 360 - Behind The ZooMon, 30 Mar 2015 - 1h 01min
- 359 - 3D Printed Dildos + Anal ProbesTue, 24 Mar 2015 - 1h 14min
- 358 - Riddled With LifeMon, 16 Mar 2015 - 56min
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