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Podcast Interview suggestions
RatBite:
I would bet that NASA's James Hansen would enjoy being on your excellent show. As you no doubt know, he is perhaps the world's foremost authority on climate change.
[You never learn anything from an argument that you win...... Jane Doe]
believeitornot:
After listening to last weeks episode with the cast once again baffled over WHY (in Darwin's/Einstein's/Newton's name) these special interest people and religious nuts don't seem to mind the blatant mistakes they are making and then again resorting to the scientists/liberals standard method of explaining facts (which the people making the mistakes will again happily ignore and counter with - often ad-hoc - rationales) I think it's time to bring in Chris Mooney again, who recently published his book "The Republican Brain", which scientifically and in great detail deals with the question why these falsehoods persist and why the ones commiting them don't seem to care about objective truth the way most of us here see it.
Yes, it's a partisan topic, but when the mounting evidence leads to a certain conclusion it shouldn't be ignored for conveniences sake. Michael Shermer deals with the question of different values in his latest book (great one, too IMO), but then shies away from the controversy.
I'd also like to see a brain expert and relentless skeptic like Steve examine Mooney's work and his conclusions.
uolj:
--- Quote from: believeitornot on Jun 15, 2012, 07:34:48 PM ---After listening to last weeks episode with the cast once again baffled over WHY (in Darwin's/Einstein's/Newton's name) these special interest people and religious nuts don't seem to mind the blatant mistakes they are making and then again resorting to the scientists/liberals standard method of explaining facts (which the people making the mistakes will again happily ignore and counter with - often ad-hoc - rationales) I think it's time to bring in Chris Mooney again, who recently published his book "The Republican Brain", which scientifically and in great detail deals with the question why these falsehoods persist and why the ones commiting them don't seem to care about objective truth the way most of us here see it.
Yes, it's a partisan topic, but when the mounting evidence leads to a certain conclusion it shouldn't be ignored for conveniences sake. Michael Shermer deals with the question of different values in his latest book (great one, too IMO), but then shies away from the controversy.
I'd also like to see a brain expert and relentless skeptic like Steve examine Mooney's work and his conclusions.
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I like Dan Kahan's and Jonathan Haidt's takes on that issue a little better (both talked to Mooney on Point of Inquiry about this somewhat recently). Either would be interesting interviews as well. And if you're worried about too much partisanship on the podcast, their takes are less divisive.
Or maybe someone like Daniel Kahneman.
Kwisatz Haderach:
I would love to hear an interview with Eliezer Yudkowsky, or at least hear the rogues discuss the good and bad points of his ideas, including his incredibly entertaining Harry Potter "fanfic", Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, which sometimes seems like a good intro to critical thinking, sometimes borders on the religion of "scientism", and is sometime just plain woo-woo!
believeitornot:
--- Quote from: uolj on Jun 15, 2012, 08:54:16 PM ---
I like Dan Kahan's and Jonathan Haidt's takes on that issue a little better (both talked to Mooney on Point of Inquiry about this somewhat recently). Either would be interesting interviews as well. And if you're worried about too much partisanship on the podcast, their takes are less divisive.
Or maybe someone like Daniel Kahneman.
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Thanks, I'll listen to those interviews!
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