Episode 82 - Focus, Driving, and the End of the World

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Mike McHargue

Science, Leisure, Society & Culture, Games

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🗓️ 12 September 2016

⏱️ 41 minutes

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MY BOOK COMES OUT TOMORROW!!! Finding God in the Waves For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: How can humans handle driving when evolution didn’t prepare us for speed? How can I learn to focus in an age of smartphones? What does science say about the end of the Universe? Are standardized tests supported by science? 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. 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. How can I learn to focus in an age of smartphones? Why We're All Addicted to Texts, Twitter and Google Cell Phone Notifications: How Even Getting A Short Text Can Distract You Completely What does science say about the end of the Universe? Ultimate fate of the universe 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	Focus, driving, and the end of the world.
0:03.2	All that and more on this week's episode of Ask Science Mike. He's got answers even though he may not understand.
0:15.0	He'll talk anyway.
0:17.0	He won't solve them.
0:19.0	But I'll talk and talking
0:21.0	until it's blue in the face.
0:23.0	Science, faith, and life.
0:25.0	Ask Science Mike.
0:27.0	Welcome to Ask Science Mike, the weekly podcast where I answer your questions about science, faith, and life and oh my gosh
0:38.9	It's finally here the launch of my book Finding God in the Waves is tomorrow.
0:45.0	Like it's tomorrow I can't believe it.
0:48.0	I'm blowing the intro I'm so messed up but I don know. Let's get it started.
0:54.0	I'm a mess. I'm just a total mess unlike last week I have power and air conditioning and I'm
1:06.7	accustomed to those things but man it's here today that you're hearing this it's September 12th Monday or at least that's when the
1:17.4	episode comes out and Tuesday the 13th my book launches and it seemed like it would never come. I've finished the
1:25.4	manuscript quite some time ago. I've been working on it for years and now it
1:31.5	seems like that day is approaching so fast. I can't even appreciate it.
1:36.0	So I want to stop for a second before we even start the show.
1:40.0	And I want to thank the thousands of people who already bought this book site unseen.
1:46.0	I'm completely propelled to profound humility.
1:52.0	I was just thinking about that today. Like thousands of people
1:56.8	have bought this book and they've never seen it. They don't know anyone who's read it.
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