Episode 21 - Superheroes, Women in Church, and the Science of Intersex

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Mike McHargue

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🗓️ 8 June 2015

⏱️ 42 minutes

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For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: Why do we want to be superheroes? What’s the science of intersex? What should we teach our kids? What’s the role of women in the church? 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. Belong: an event by The Liturgists Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper. Q1: Why do we want to be superheroes? The Science of Storytelling Q2: What’s the science of intersex? What It’s Like To Be Intersex Q3: What should we teach our kids? Talking to Kid About Doubt Q4: What’s the role of women in the church? God Our Mother Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin. Preproduction work is handled by Haley Hyde. 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	Superheroes, women in church, and the science of intersex. All that and more on
0:05.8	this episode of Ask Science Mike.
0:08.6	You've got questions, he's got answers, even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway
0:15.7	he got problems he won't solve there but I'm talking talking talking talking till
0:21.2	it's blue in the face.
0:23.0	Science, faith, their life.
0:25.0	Ask Science Mike.
0:27.0	Welcome to another episode of Ask Science Mike, the weekly podcast where I answer your questions
0:36.1	about science, faith, and life. And it's kind of an old school episode. I actually picked
0:41.3	the questions for this week's show show I've got a lot going on
0:43.9	didn't really have time to get questions out on Patreon but we'll return to that schedule
0:48.8	in a few weeks but we're doing it old school today. What the heck? Let's get it started.
0:54.0	Hi science Mike, my name is Paige. I really love listening to your show my question relates to the idea of superpowers in our society the idea of superhuman abilities is really prevalent on television and novels and movies and comics we've created these ideas of people who have supernatural powers like in the Justice League or X-Men who can do things that are amazing.
1:22.0	We've turned to people who can read minds, who can heal,
1:25.0	who can change in animals, who can fly. I feel our culture is obsessed with the idea of
1:29.8	superpowers and if humans are doing things that physically are not possible for us to do.
1:35.0	I guess my question is why do we extremely desire something that our physical world isn't equipped with to give us?
1:42.0	It just seems kind of fruitless that that our physical world isn't equipped with to give us.
1:43.0	It just seems kind of fruitless that despite having all we need,
1:46.0	there's obviously still this lack of contentment
1:48.0	with the way our world is set up.
1:50.0	For me, ever since I was little, I really wanted to fly,
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