SETI on How We Search for Aliens (w/ Seth Shostak), Facts Don’t Win Arguments, Self-Control, and The Red Baron

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2018

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

Self-Control Isn't Always Good for You
The Red Baron Was a Real Person Who Absolutely Tore It Up in Battle
Motivated Reasoning Is Why You Can't Win an Argument Using Facts
Inside Pseudoscience And Conspiracy Theories [Podcast]

Plus, hear how and why we search for aliens using current methods, straight from special guest Seth Shostak. Seth Shostak is the Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, and the Director of the Institute’s Center for SETI Research. More from Seth Shostak:

To learn more about motivated reasoning and how we think, read "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion" by Jonathan Haidt.

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0:00.0	Hi, we've got three stories from curiosity.com, plus a special guest to help you get smarter
0:05.6	in just a few minutes. I'm Cody Gough.
0:07.4	And I'm Ashley Hamer. Today you'll learn why you can't win an argument using facts,
0:11.4	why self-control isn't always good for you and the
0:14.0	fascinating true story of the red baron. We'll top off this Sunday episode with a
0:18.4	sprinkle of curiosity where Ashley digs into a question from an awesome listener
0:22.0	like you.
0:22.6	Today's question comes from Saba, who asks,
0:24.9	why are scientists looking for life signs
0:26.9	like water and oxygen on other planets?
0:29.2	Isn't there a chance that there's life that,
0:31.0	for example, needs methane to breathe or that only survives in extra
0:34.6	hot temperatures or severe radioactive conditions?
0:37.7	Thanks for your questions, Saba, and thanks for telling your friends about the Curiosity
0:40.8	app.
0:41.8	We wanted to give you the best possible answer so we got in touch
0:44.4	with SETI or the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. To answer your question, today you'll
0:48.9	hear from astronomer Seth Schostak, who is currently Senior Astronomer for the SETI Institute.
0:54.4	I've got a feeling you'll have a pretty solid answer for you, so stick around.
0:58.1	When satisfy some curiosity?
1:00.1	Actually, when is it the hardest for you to use self-control?
1:02.3	Probably when I'm in a social situation
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