Episode 102 - Racial Bias, Suffering, and Evangelical Sex

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Mike McHargue

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🗓️ 6 February 2017

⏱️ 37 minutes

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For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: Why can’t my husband tell when I’m not wearing makeup? How can I get over feeling shame about my sexuality? Why is there a global preference toward lighter skin color? What is the point of life? You're in charge of this program. All you have to do is submit a question using #asksciencemike on Twitter, YouTube, or Soundcloud. You can also submit questions anonymously on asksciencemike.com. The easiest way to get new episodes is to subscribe on iTunes here. Ask Science Mike is made possible by listeners like you. Learn more on our Patreon page. Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper. Why can’t my husband tell when I’m not wearing makeup? What Is Face Blindness? Change blindness How can I get over feeling shame about my sexuality? Good Christian Sex Why is there a global preference toward lighter skin color? The Meaning Of Skin Color In 7 Countries UNDERSTANDING IMPLICIT BIAS Where Bias Begins: The Truth About Stereotypes Preproduction by Andrew Galucki. Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin. The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy. You've got questions, he's got answers. Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway. You've got problems, he won't solve them, But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face. Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.

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0:00.0	Racial bias, suffering, and evangelical sex.
0:04.0	All that and more on this week's episode of Ask Science Mike. You've got questions, he's got answers, even though we may not understand,
0:16.1	I'll talk anyway, we've got problems.
0:18.9	He won't solve them, but I'm talking, talking, talking till it the blue in the face science faith and life
0:26.2	Ask Science Mike.
0:28.2	Welcome to Ask Science Mike, the weekly podcast where I answer your questions about
0:36.0	science, faith, and life. I'm back on tour and recording from a hotel room and going
0:41.9	to lots and lots of events. So if you'd like to see if I'm going to be in a city
0:45.6	near you, just go to ask science mic.com and click on events. But for now we've got a show to do, so let's get it started.
0:54.0	Hey science, Mike, my name is Arika, and I have a question for you about my face and makeup.
1:07.0	Recently I have kind of decided to wear less makeup and sometimes I won't wear any at all.
1:13.0	And having worn makeup for several years,
1:15.0	I can see a huge difference between what my face looks like
1:18.0	with makeup and without it.
1:20.0	But recently I've noticed that my husband cannot tell the difference between my face with
1:27.0	makeup and my face without it. And now I know what a lot of people are thinking, he's not
1:31.6	lying. And to be be fair when I do wear
1:34.8	makeup I don't wear very much but still the difference is very noticeable to me.
1:40.7	So I was wondering if you could explain kind of the science behind how we see and why what my
1:47.1	husband sees when he looks at my face is different than what I see when I look at my face and why the person who sees me in my face more than anyone else in the world is not able to identify changes.
2:02.0	That seemed very obvious, like when I put paint on my face it changes the way my
2:06.7	futures look and when they don't.
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