This one is a lot about me and my journey learning about being late diagnosed autistic. It's a lot of personal information. There is a larger theme about journeys and trauma and humanity, but lots of reflection.
Answering a question as to why we believe strange things that can't be proven or are wrong. Why do some folks thinks crystals have power or believe they are a better race than others. It's the same answer as always, we are human with human biases, but let's take a deep dive into the nitty gritty of it.
Why are there protests in the USA claiming Australia had fallen to a totalitarian government? How can we use science to understand and oppose these seemingly entrenched ideas?
Let's looks at some of the ways we are all connected in some surprising ways.
I haven't done a podcast in a while so I fired it all up for a new one. It's a bit quiet I'm sorry, my microphone decided to not be very loud. Tonight I talk about myself and the nature of expertise and emotion. Especially as it relates to climate change. New audio edit a few days after the initial broadcast with the sound being a little better.
I was asked to speak on ABC radio Brisbane and talk about the volcanic eruption in Iceland, this podcast is some more contextual information about volcano's in general and the different types and styles that exist. Plus me gesticulating wildly about gigantic explosions that make the earth ring like a bell.
ARM FLAILING EXPLANATIONS ABOUT MARS! And a brief discussion about colonisation outcomes.
Why not he says as he waves lyrical for half an hour about evolution, and its basic principles.
One more unto the breach dear friends. How do you know something is true? Is there such a thing as truth? How come there is a link between plate tectonics and anti-vaxxers. This episode delves into the link between accepted knowledge, and the driven wedge that exists today between expert and the public.
A totter down a rambling intellectual speech on the nature of potentials and perspectives in human lives.
Waffle warning level 4! I start out with an intellectual discussion about ego and choice and it turns into a rant about social norms and human consciousness, or the lack thereof.
Round 2: tonight I'm discussing time and scale as it refers to human perception. How do we do at understanding time? What has happened in the vast time scales of the earth? Hope you enjoy it!
Just me and my brain on the long drive home from work at 1am. Not much on the road and I usually talk to myself so why not record it?