Episode 42 - Tiny Humans, Depression, and Predicting the Stock Market

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Mike McHargue

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🗓️ 10 November 2015

⏱️ 35 minutes

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For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: Why can’t we predict the stock market? What would happen if you shrunk a human? Why should anyone listen to you? What’s the best way to deal with anxiety? 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 we predict the stock market? Why We Can’t Predict Financial Markets What would happen if you shrunk a human? Could we hear the speaking voice of a six-inch-tall human? Why should anyone listen to you? The Liturgists Podcast Episode 10 - Christian Celebrity What’s the best way to deal with anxiety? Tips to Manage Anxiety and Stress 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	Tiny Humans, Depression, and Predicting the Stock Market.
0:03.3	All that and more on this week's episode of Ask Science Mike.
0:07.2	You've got questions, he's got answers, even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway
0:14.4	problems he won't solve them but I'll talk and talk and talking till it's blue in the
0:20.6	face science made their life as science Blue in the face. Science, Faith, in Life. Ask Science Mike!
0:27.0	Welcome to Ask Science Mike, the weekly Thank all of you who sent me cards and emails and thoughts and prayers.
0:44.4	It meant a lot.
0:45.9	But I'm feeling better.
0:47.0	I'm back in action.
0:48.0	And this week we're gonna do a podcast.
0:50.3	Let's get it started.
1:00.0	Hey Mike, how's it going to this is Matt Carter from the Bad Christian Podcast and break it down.
1:04.0	And I hope you're doing good after that motorcycle crash.
1:08.0	But I have a question for you today and that is, why can't we figure out the stock market?
1:12.0	Why can't we figure out the stock market? Why can't we make economic predictions very well using science?
1:17.3	Is it just because humans are too complicated? Is it just, is psychology really even a science? Can we not predict what people are
1:26.1	going to do? Because I know like maybe math is the simplest science and then physics and chemistry
1:31.1	and up through biology, but is social science and psychology and like
1:36.2	studying people? Is that even science? Can we make predictions? Why can't we make better
1:40.8	predictions about what people are going to do?
1:44.0	For any of you who don't know my friend Matt, he's the host of two podcasts that I listen to, and I've
1:49.4	actually been a guest on one of them, so if you'd like to hear Matt and I rambling about you can check
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