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Here We Are

Siding With Science

Here We Are

Shane Mauss

Science

4.8 โ€ข 1.1K Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 14 August 2020

โฑ๏ธ 141 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Here We Are podcast Shane is joined by returned guest, Nina Fefferman. They discuss the ways to remain dignified when having conversations with people who may not respect science. Responsible skepticism is an important part of learning how to rely on expertise. Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being. ๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐–๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ž: Stand-up comedian, adventurer and science enthusiast Shane Mauss has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014. Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin this former factory worker skipped college to become a comedian. His stand up has been on Comedy Central, Conan, Kimmel, Showtime, and Epix https://bit.ly/shaneTV . In the age of podcasting, more people might be familiar with him as a guest on Trussell, Holmes, Kreischer, Vaughn, Maron, or Rogan https://bit.ly/shaneguest. Compelled to talk about bigger ideas, he now travels to universities around the world (when there isn't a pandemic) to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are...as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about. Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is an awesome episode everybody. I know a lot of you have written talking about your frustrations, trying to talk with family members and stuff that are science deniers out there, and so it's really cool to get to hear the perspective from a scientist who is

0:18.2

working day in and day out to do everything that she can to try to save humanity from a

0:31.4

pandemic

0:35.0

well dealing with people that are all of the sudden having the very first

0:41.0

passing interest in science in their entire life, spending two minutes trying

0:46.7

to validate whatever weird conspiracies of theirs and getting angry about it and wanting to take it out on someone that has spent an entire career studying this very thing, getting ready and prepared for when something like this

1:11.1

happen. And so it helps me to know that someone like this exists.

1:17.0

It helps me to know that you, the listeners are out there interested in hearing about this stuff because it makes me feel more

1:26.7

sane and I know from you guys sending me messages on social media and whatnot that it

1:31.8

makes you feel more sane as well in a pretty

1:35.3

crazy world and look you can't you can't have a crazy beard like this on your face and pass too much judgment on anyone.

1:47.0

So if this is a fun episode, if you get to blow off a little bit of steam, talk about some of of the frustrations which I know many of you have with at the same time try not to be too judgmental about anyone and so thank you for joining.

2:03.0

Thank you to the Patreon Saint,

2:06.0

who sponsored this episode, Neil Hoover,

2:09.0

of the Creative Business Man Podcast. Check that out on YouTube or anywhere where you listen to

2:18.0

podcasts and you guys are awesome.

2:21.6

Here we are.

2:24.6

Hello everybody and welcome to the Here We Are Podcast.

2:27.4

I am comedian and science enthusiast Shane Moss,

2:31.1

and I am so excited to have my return guest Nina Fefferman one

2:38.8

of my favorite guests of all time and especially related to the very important.

2:46.6

I don't know if you guys have heard there's a pandemic happening that we've been trying

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