The Rationale
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Priyanka Haldar´s own take on popularising science among the common masses. The intention is to foster scientific temperament among the non-scientific community and to the keep the spirit of enquiry alive!
The TR Sparking Science segment of the show totally focusses on the significance of having a scientific attitude. The Sparking Science segment delves into the core characteristics of developing a scientific temper, which are curiosity and open mindedness. The Sparking Science segment speaks about why science needs to be popularized and also helps the listeners to adopt a scientific approach to tackle problems.
We all are surrounded by science in our daily lives, but little do we understand or sometimes are also unaware of many possibilities that science has to offer to each one of us. And hence to keep the listeners updated, the channel also hosts episodes on various science topics like, Citizen Science, Autism, Space Debris, Vitamin D, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, Under Water Noise Pollution and many more. All these topics are carefully handled by our subject matter experts in the TR Talks segment. They are experts in their own fields coming from across the world, and giving us all the benefit of their knowledge. The channel is deeply humbled and greatful to each one of the experts.
The channel also airs annual gratitude episodes, that are released in the beginning of the year, to offer a humble Thank You to every body involved in making this podcast a success, with the core being its wonderful listeners.
So keep embracing the goodness of science with The Rationale, a science popularization channel. Where Science is not just for the scientists!
Priyanka Haldar´s linkedin profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyanka-haldar-47608420?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3B4JvjWh%2FFRhykfpjJi%2FhIgg%3D%3D
The TR Sparking Science segment of the show totally focusses on the significance of having a scientific attitude. The Sparking Science segment delves into the core characteristics of developing a scientific temper, which are curiosity and open mindedness. The Sparking Science segment speaks about why science needs to be popularized and also helps the listeners to adopt a scientific approach to tackle problems.
We all are surrounded by science in our daily lives, but little do we understand or sometimes are also unaware of many possibilities that science has to offer to each one of us. And hence to keep the listeners updated, the channel also hosts episodes on various science topics like, Citizen Science, Autism, Space Debris, Vitamin D, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, Under Water Noise Pollution and many more. All these topics are carefully handled by our subject matter experts in the TR Talks segment. They are experts in their own fields coming from across the world, and giving us all the benefit of their knowledge. The channel is deeply humbled and greatful to each one of the experts.
The channel also airs annual gratitude episodes, that are released in the beginning of the year, to offer a humble Thank You to every body involved in making this podcast a success, with the core being its wonderful listeners.
So keep embracing the goodness of science with The Rationale, a science popularization channel. Where Science is not just for the scientists!
Priyanka Haldar´s linkedin profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyanka-haldar-47608420?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3B4JvjWh%2FFRhykfpjJi%2FhIgg%3D%3D
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Today we talk about a practice of public consultation that employs random samples of the citizenry to explore how opinions would change if they were more informed, a valuable development by Professor James Fishkin. Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Engaging citizens in civic conversations through a scientific thinking approach ? How can this approach be useful? This is what we talk about today. Listen and decide yourselves whether you would Convince and persuade OR consider and investigate? Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Understanding differing viewpoints, mediating workplace conflicts and guiding team members towards carefully weighed out resolutions. If this sounds like yourself, be proud. You are a wonderful asset to your organization. Tune in to our episode on Critical thinking, the new workplace skill. Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Logical fallacies interfere with one‘s rational decision making. Today we talk about one such fishy fallacy. Listen to know more! Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Today we dive into the need to keep ourselves cognitively agile while embracing the digital era. Hope you enjoy! Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
In our pursuit of rationality, let’s also make an effort to understand irrationality. Hope you enjoy our episode today. Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
What if someone told you your fortunes are going to rise in the coming days; you would sure get drawn. You could also end up sharing some personal details about yourself and even shell out some money in the quest to know more about how you can attract the good fortunes. Today, our episode tries to uncover the rational from the irrational, the science from pseudoscience. Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
What are you upto this Sunday? Finishing a boring movie at the theatre because you paid for the tickets? Hmm, that’s what our episode talks about today. The tendency of people to make irrational decisions based on sunk costs. Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Today we talk about a proven, scientifically-validated approach to assessing the analytical reasoning skills essential for success in today’s complex work environment. You can share your experiences, if any in using this test. For now, enjoy listening. Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Research has proven that taking a step back to invest more time to think over something, rather than jumping to conclusions increases decision accuracy. Whether we are watching the news or socialising with our friends, reflective judgement is a key skill to have. Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
A critical thinker at workplace is an asset. But were we job-ready when we graduated? Or is there a gap that needs to be considered to make every graduate job-ready? Today we discuss how an European initiative bridges the gap between the skills that the employment market needs but the graduates lack. Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Not a surprise that our partner who once made our hearts pound is no longer tolerable. Welcome to our episode on Halo Effect, a cognitive bias that clouds our judgement and find out why INDEED Love is Blind!!!Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Seeing the big picture requires broadening our perspective. Whether it is about changing our long-time beliefs about a political ideology or changing our career paths, expanding horizons, sure feels great. Tune in to our episode today to get out of the frog-in-the-well mindset.Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Project 2061 was founded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to improve secondary school science education. Deep diving into this for the next 10 minutes.Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Kitchen fire or a volcanic eruption. All SOS responses need cognitive alertness to be at the forefront. This brings our attention to critical thinking skills. Listen to know more!Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Organising all the ideas in your head into potential projects sounds like quite an organisational strategy. Similarly the scientific method is a systematic approach right from making observations, all the way to seeking answers, to adress a concern and quench our curiosity. Listen to dig deeper into the scientific method!Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
This episode emphasizes on the role of a healthy conflict. Being open to diverse opinions is the doorway to foster scientific temperament, the only goal of our podcast. So why not try the Jeff Bezoz way! Disagree and Commit!!!Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Snow clearing in Sweden was prioritized for highways over walkways and bike paths. An analysis showed that the impact of such practices was heavy, as three times more people were injured while walking in icy conditions than while driving. Also, the cost of injuries far exceeds the cost of snow clearance. So, the strategy of snow removal underwent a revision, and pedestrian paths were now prioritized. Rethinking, is what we talk about today!Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Employing your logic and reasoning to better the quality of life? The Nehruvian term called Scientific Temperament is all about this. Join us for the next 10 minutes to explore scientific temper in daily life.Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
Factual data or perceptions, which one of the two is your go-to approach to make impactful decsions? Our episode today uncovers the balance of objective analysis and subjective insight. Enjoy!Link to our website: https://trationale.com/
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