Episodes

  • Mini: How Many Books Can You Read in Your Life?

    Mini: How Many Books Can You Read in Your Life?
    Nov 26 2024
    It's these silly little questions that we don't think about, but are curious to hear the answer. We can estimate how many books someone reads by figuring out how long books are, how fast people read, how many books they tend to read in a year, and how many years they are likely to live. Depending on who you are, that number yields a pretty big range. But probably less than you might have thought..? Listen in and find out!

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    Links and References:
    1. https://lithub.com/how-many-books-will-you-read-before-you-die/
    2. https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/population/longevity.html
    3. https://scholarwithin.com/average-reading-speed#:~:text=read%2020%20pages.-,Adult%20Average%20Reading%20Speed,of%20300%20words%20per%20minute.
    4. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/10/are-books-getting-longer-survey-marlon-james-hanya-yanagihara
    5. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/09/01/book-reading-2016-appendix-a/
    6. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-books-read-per-year-by-country


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    15 mins
  • Bad Arguments

    Bad Arguments
    Nov 20 2024
    Some arguments are so bad that if even they were right, they'd be wrong. In this discussion, we unpack a specific example of criminally poor arguments. We take a couple of paragraphs and dismantal each argument. Perhaps this will even give you some ideas for how to take apart weak arguments that you encounter.

    Recommendations
    • Abraham: Inside Out 2 (https://movies.disney.com/inside-out-2)
    • Shane: Upgrade by Blake Crouch (https://blakecrouch.com/books/upgrade/)
    Holidays 11/20/24:
    • African Industrialization Day
    • Beautiful Day
    • Future Teachers of America Day
    • Globally Organized Hug a Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.)
    • Name your PC Day
    • National Absurdity Day
    • National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
    • Transgender Day of Remembrance
    • Universal Children’s Day
    • American Education Week
    • International Fraud Awareness Week
    • International Restorative Justice Week
    • National Geography Awareness Week
    • World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

    Links and References:
    1. https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/deep-sea-anglerfish#:~:text=At%20the%20end%20of%20the,bioluminescence%20in%20the%20deep%20sea.
    2. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lophius_piscatorius/#:~:text=Anglerfish%20inhabit%20the%20ocean%20at,low%20as%20the%20continental%20shelf.
    3. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022098119304836
    4. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hurricanes-make-lizards-evolve-bigger-toe-pads-180974772/
    5. https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/a-beetle-gland-illustrates-how-new-organs-evolve#:~:text=An%20ideal%20organism%20to%20address,spray%20predators%20with%20toxic%20chemicals.
    6. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61045950
    7. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/human-sea-nomads-may-have-evolved-to-be-the-worlds-elite-divers/




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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Mini: Revolving Doors

    Mini: Revolving Doors
    Nov 18 2024
    What is the deal with revolving doors? How are they trying to control us? Who's behind the cabal of big revolving doors? Just kidding :) There are some very practical reasons for revolving doors, and it's a thing we made as a species, so it's a thing we talk about as a podcast.

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    Links:
    1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/revolving-door#:~:text=Revolving%20doors%20consist%20of%20three,be%20manually%20or%20automatically%20operated.
    2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolving_door#:~:text=In%20right%2Dhand%20traffic%20countries,rotations%20are%20mixed%20in%20Britain.
    3. https://godoors.com.au/blog/purpose-of-revolving-doors/#:~:text=As%20the%20doors%20rotate%2C%20this,with%20heating%20and%20air%20conditioning.


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    16 mins
  • Public Speaking

    Public Speaking
    Nov 13 2024
    Public speaking is some people's number one fear. For most people, it is not preferred and can be difficult to master. There is a lot research about public speaking spanning the fear, treatment for the fear of public speaking, and how to improve your delivery of public speaking. We discuss the relative benefits of public speaking, the nature of the fear of public speaking, and some strategies to improve your public speaking. Tell us about your experience speaking in public!

    Recommendations
    • Abraham: The Adam Project (https://www.netflix.com/title/81309354)
    • Shane: The Menu (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9764362/)

    Holidays (11/13/24)
    • National Dream Destination Day
    • Roast Dinner Day
    • National Hug a Musician Day
    • World Kindness Day
    • National Indian Pudding Day
    • Sadie Hawkins Day
    • Symphonic Metal Day
    • National Recycling Week
    • Cairo Film International Festival
    • Anti-Bullying Week
    • Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month
    • Sweet Potato Awareness Month
    • Spinach and Squash Month
    • Prematurity Awareness Month
    • National Raisin Bread Month
    • National Pepper Month
    • National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
    • Whoopi Goldberg’s bday
    Links and References:
    1. https://www.verywellmind.com/most-common-phobias-4136563
    2. Parvis, L. F. (2001). The importance of communication and public speaking skills. Journal of Environmental Health, 63(9), 44–45.
    3. https://ca.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/why-is-public-speaking-important
    4. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jaba.1093
    5. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/smashing-the-brainblocks/201711/why-are-we-scared-of-public-speaking
    6. Mancuso, C., & Miltenberger, R. G. (2016). Using habit reversal to decrease filled pauses in public speaking. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49(1), 188–192. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.267
    7. Spieler, C., & Miltenberger, R. G. (2017). Using awareness training to decrease nervous habits during public speaking. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 50(1), 38–47. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.362
    8. Montes, C. C., Heinicke, M. R., & Geierman, D. M. (2019). Awareness training reduces college students' speech disfluencies in public speaking. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52(3), 746–755. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.569
    9. Pawlik, B., & Perrin, C. J. (2020). Reducing speech disfluencies during public speaking using brief habit reversal. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(2), 1080–1088. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.627


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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Mini: Sensory Friendly Vaccine Kits

    Mini: Sensory Friendly Vaccine Kits
    Nov 11 2024
    Special guest, Dr. Lauren Brown, BCBA-D, LBA joins us in our first-ever guest-hosted mini to discuss a collaborative effort between behavior analysts and medical professionals to make it easier to receive vaccines for individuals with disabilities. These sensory-friendly vaccine kits are a part of a grant project to investigate some strategies for making shots less aversive. These may actually work for a variety of difficult medical procedures in addition to just vaccinations.

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    16 mins
  • Why We Lead the Cheer

    Why We Lead the Cheer
    Nov 6 2024
    Humans have not universally hired performers to entertain the crowd during professional sports throughout all of human history... which means that it had to start somewhere! What evolved out of this coordinated crowd engagement is a highly athletic and dangerous gymnastics competition that is thing unto itself. Did you know it was entirely male at first? We didn't. We'll talk all about the history and modern sport of cheerleading. Recommendations:Abraham: Salem’s Lot (https://www.max.com/movies/salems-lot/b1aaea47-b2e8-4418-a181-91de7102d04f)Shane: Trap (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26753003/) Holidays (11/06/24)Basketball DayButton DayInternational Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed ConflictInternational Stress Awareness DayMarooned Without a Compass DayNational Block It Out DayNational Eating Healthy DayNational Nachos DaySaxophone DayDrowsy Driving Prevention WeekGive Wildlife a Brake WeekKey Club International WeekMedical-Surgical Nurses WeekNational Diabetes Education WeekNational Cat WeekNational Pet Cancer Awareness MonthNational Hospice and Palliative Care MonthWorld Vegan MonthLinks and References: https://usacheer.org/history-of-cheerleadinghttps://www.theatreinparis.com/blog/why-are-we-clapping-a-history-of-applause#:~:text=Taking%20it%20way%20back%20to,of%20clapping%20together%20in%20admiration.https://www.scienceforums.net/topic/112634-do-cheers-really-improve-performance/https://www.cureus.com/articles/68367-the-impact-of-cheering-on-sports-performance-comparison-of-serie-a-statistics-before-and-during-covid-19#!/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9255666/https://usacheer.org/safety/researchhttps://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=3009#:~:text=Cheerleading%20has%20grown%20into%20a,%2C%20tosses%2C%20and%20gymnastic%20moves.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC155424/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8785319/#:~:text=All%2Dstar%20cheerleading%20has%20an,0.8%20per%201000%20athlete%2Dexposures.&text=Although%20all%2Dstar%20cheerleading%20is,are%20other%20types%20of%20cheerleaders.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0191886995000355#:~:text=We%20hypothesized%20that%20people%20who,that%20can%20result%20in%20highhttps://online.eou.edu/resources/article/psychology-of-competitiveness/https://side-out.org/sport-health/pom-pom-for-people-why-cheerleading-is-good-for-humanity/https://neuliferehab.com/cheerleaders-catastrophic-injuries-cheerleading-dangerous-female-sport/https://blog-staging.omnicheer.com/post/did-you-know-10-facts-about-cheerleading/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.
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    55 mins
  • Mini: PIC-NIC

    Mini: PIC-NIC
    Nov 4 2024
    A useful, informal template for beginning to understand human behavior is consider a couple of features of the consequences for behavior: the longterm and short term consequences, positive and negative consequences, and the relatively likelihood of those consequences. This is not a comprehensive analysis, but a great starting place. We'll teach you all about it in this discussion.

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    Links and References:
    1. https://www.aubreydaniels.com/blog/the-long-and-short-of-consequences
    2. Daniels, A. C., & Daniels, J. E. (2006). Performance management: Changing behavior that drives organizational effectiveness. Atlanta, GA: Performance Management Publications.


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    13 mins
  • Ghosts

    Ghosts
    Oct 30 2024
    What are ghosts? Why are ghosts? How are ghosts? Pretend, for fun, and they aren't, in that order. Ghosts exist in the space of low resolution and little information. We ask the hard questions about the plausibility of ghosts as well as explore Haunted Person Syndrome (HPS). Are you haunted by a ghost? Tell us all about it!RecommendationsAbraham: Till Death (https://www.netflix.com/title/81075469)Shane: Mortal Kombat 1: Chaos Reigns Expansion (https://www.mortalkombat.com/en-us/khaos-reigns)10/30/24 HolidaysHappy Halloween! (tomorrow)National Wicked DayNational Text your Ex DayNational Publicist DayNational Candy Corn DayNational Checklist DayCreate a Great Funeral DayHaunted Refrigerator NightMine Rescue DayPomegranate FestivalBat Appreciate WeekHenry Winkler bdayLGBTQ+ History MonthLinks and References: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9067702/https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2022/06/18/new-psychological-research-says-paranormal-experiences-are-the-norm-not-the-exception/https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20141030-the-truth-about-the-paranormalhttps://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/paranormalhttps://sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2023/10/conversation-are-ghosts-real.phphttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-life-changes/202211/the-psychological-ghosts-haunt-ushttps://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2022.790073https://northcarolinaghosts.com/resources/brief-history-of-ghosts/https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4400922-americans-ghosts-aliens-devil-survey/#:~:text=Among%20those%20surveyed%2C%2056.9%20percent,say%20they%20believe%20in%20God.https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/afterlife/ghost.htmhttps://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-66135-001https://theness.com/neurologicablog/ghosts-are-not-real/https://www.amnh.org/explore/science-topics/microbiome-health/meet-your-microbiome#:~:text=Given%20that%20fact%2C%20it%20shouldn,in%20our%20bodies%20are%20bacterial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.
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    59 mins