The Skeptics Guide #927 - Apr 15 2023 (Ad Free)
Added 2023-04-15 15:41:48 +0000 UTCInterview with Jon Bornstein of Amprius Technologies; News Items: Dopamine Detox, Overprotection May Cause Anxiety, W-Boson Mass, No Health Benefits from Moderate Drinking; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction
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I'm also currently working through The Scout Mindset. I consider it one of the fundamental books, along with The Skeptics Guide to the Universe, that everyone must read and recommend them every chance I get.
Asymetra
2023-04-18 08:16:29 +0000 UTCIs it not possible for a disabled person to say ableist things, like saying a situation they dislike is “lame”? How about the R-word or variants being used to attack someone who isn’t cognitively impaired, but the repetition of those terms will get back to those who would be hurt? Can someone older than 50, 60, or 70 still say ageist things? What makes it different for picking on a different trait? Irish people have been targets of ethnic discrimination for a long time, and phrases like “redheaded stepchild” perpetuate it. Even if the person using “ginger” as a slur is of European descent, what else is it but racism? There are different degrees of negative experience from bigotry, but how are we determining where the line should be drawn?
The Illuminaughty
2023-04-17 09:26:09 +0000 UTCGreat interview!!
Jeff Klan
2023-04-16 06:43:40 +0000 UTCI remember only one time my parents "interfered" in my life as a result of protection. I was offered a graduate school fellowship pending receipt of my grades for my senior year at college. The registrar would not release the grades for 3 months which would have eliminated the offer (it was June and they wanted me for the summer field season). My father had a relationship with the University president and was able to get the grades the next day. One case where "protection" was to my advantage.
Robert Tucker
2023-04-16 01:59:13 +0000 UTCI live just north of Tampa, and it hasn't rained in so long that everything is turning brown and dying.
Ted Apelt
2023-04-15 19:12:20 +0000 UTCHey everyone, is there a place where all the words from the "What's the Word" segments are kept that's easy to look up? If not, would you like someone to do that? (I offer that hoping there's already transcripts of each episode 😊) In the mean time, what was the word for "I saw it with my own eyes!" or "I heard it with my own ears!"?
Steven
2023-04-15 16:32:40 +0000 UTC
