Just what do you think you’re doing Dave? Podcast: Recent Episodes

Dave

Some rational thoughts about science (and the world) and how I see it.

Here’s a story about an anti trust case and how it affected me.

I talk about being plant based and what that means

This is the story about what happened in 2001

I talk about my future of working - and the best job I ever had. https://anchor.fm/daves-disney-view/episodes/Show-11---My-CastMember-experience-part-1-e3lmkmhttps://anchor.fm/daves-disney-view/episodes/Show-12---My-CastMember-experience-part-2-e3lml0https://anchor.fm/daves-disney-view/episodes/Show-13---My-CastMember-experience-part-3-e3lml6

This is a story about some new laws that could change Miami Beach.

We changed clocks - again! The whole thing is so dumb and yet we need an act of congress to make a change to the status quo....and they are much too busy doing nothing (and fighting among themselves) to be worried about such things.

I delve into the topic of pedestals

Here’s my first one: stock options that I never got!

In the show I say that Devo maybe was “punk” which they clearly were not. But they embodied the essence of punk - anti establishment ideals. I think a better name is “new age”

I’m talking about the separation of church and state and the founding fathers. And of course remind you that we are not a Christian nation.

I share my thoughts and talk about slavery

I recently decided to give hydroponics a try. I talk about that experience.

This is a discussion about the person and the things he has done in the public eye.

I’m talking about the status of the court in light of recent events

Sometimes plans change. Instead of an audio series, I am switching to a YouTube series. Daves Tech stories can be found here. https://youtube.com/channel/UCfquv-N6c7fxJRcgQbkMkgQ

https://fortune.com/2022/10/19/black-death-bubonic-plague-study-dna-crohns-lupus-arthritis-genes/amp/

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62307383.amp

https://fortune.com/2022/08/16/mit-gang-chen-china-spying-semiconductor-cubic-boron-arsenide-silicon-chip/amp/

Map makers have an interesting challenge. I talk about maps, how they are often wrong, and how to understand a 3 dimensional world.

On this podcast, I talk about surveys and their results. What makes a good survey? What do results mean? In a day where many hot topics are driven by survey results, it’s important to understand what you’re seeing and understand what it means.

I take a look at the effect, and share some findings on the topic. The article I reference is here: https://hackaday.com/2022/07/02/does-hot-water-freeze-faster-than-cold-debate-continues-over-the-mpemba-effect/

Back in 1987 (yes 35 years ago!) Sagan gave a talk to the ACLU about the science, civil liberties, and democracy. The source is this: https://quillette.com/2022/07/01/science-and-civil-liberties-the-lost-lecture-of-carl-sagan/amp/

We were stuck on an airplane for a while, so my son and I talked about things we heard. I share some of that with you.

I talk about the joy of inventing something and the patent process. I talk about the three people who influenced me and helped get me to think critically.

I talk about various aspects of the event. Which I love watching.

I talk about the scientific method and give a simple experiment you can test it out with - and talk about how that simple notion led to bigger things.

Here’s my take on all that happened to get us from the launches I was a part of to where we are today.

I spent 18 months as a graduate student working on the space program. I talk about my experiences and what I learned along the way

Who am I? What is this? And a commencement address.

Here’s some detail about elections and election security

How can you contribute to making yourself and society smarter? The first step is to stop watching the crap on TV.

The stories of our interactions with Japan leading up to our entry into WWII are sometimes forgotten. Here's a primer.

The Earth doesn't care what you think...

A famous restaurant closed and the owner set about feeding the hungry.

How can anyone say trump is doing...anything right? He’s bumbling through this.

I provide clips from various sources to illustrate my point.

A random stream of consciousness .