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Trained in Ethnomusicology, Scott Spencer investigates the musical intersections of oral tradition and digital technology. Much of his work has been through the lens of Irish traditional music, though his publications have also looked to American balladry and sonic design in museums.
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This time we’re joined by Assistant Professor of Psychology at The University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Dr. Tierney Lorenz.
We’ll be discussing her research which examines the interaction between women's mental, physical and sexual health.
We’re unpacking why women’s research is underfunded, especially in sexual research.
Dr. Lorenz’s, Women, Immunity and Sexual Health (WISH) lab investigates the ways that sexual behavior impact women's immune and endocrine function, as well as ways to help women with mental and/or physical health conditions have happy, healthy sexual lives.
Dr. Lorenz will also share her #1 sex tip, that you won’t want to miss!
We’ll also learn what it means to Shapiro yourself.
Plenty of knowledge in this pod. What are you waiting for? Click play already!
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In this Episode we are joined by certified yoga teacher, Blaize Hall. We discuss naked yoga and its practice in the Western Culture. We also discuss gender fluidity, sexual identities and Blaize’s experience in writing, producing, directing and starring in an independent feature film, A More Perfect Union. Blaize will also share their experience on working with Hire Survivors Hollywood.
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In this pod, director of psychological services at McLean Hospital's Borden Cottage, Lawrence Ian Reed joins us to talk all about why humans show emotions.
We dive deep into facial expressions, signaling theory, personality disorders, the unconscious selection of mates, how to smile at people while wearing a mask, waist-to-hip ratio, 500 Days of Summer, How I Met Your Mother, and much more. .
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Dr. Igor Kovalchuck is a cannabis researcher from Canada whose team is developing sativa extracts that block the ACE2 receptor that covid-19 uses as an entryway into the cell. They use artificial human 3D models of oral, airway, and intestinal tissues to identify extracts that modulate ACE2 gene expression and ACE2 protein levels.
We’ll discuss using cannabis to fight covid-19, as well as other diseases like cancer that marijuana has shown promising results in fighting. The stigma around weed, a frequent topic in these parts, has blocked and slowed down this research and Dr. Kovalchuck will share his first hand experience dealing with the bizarre logic of weed laws in Canada and the US.
In a wonderfully unexpected digression we will also delve into Chernobyl and Igor’s time there as a researcher studying plant life in the aftermath of the nuclear meltdown. We’ll also get the inside scoop on the supplements Igor’s team is currently testing and when they might be available to American and Canadian consumers.
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Why is it when I eat halal food with white sauce and hot sauce from a street cart in Manhattan, within a half hour my stomach starts bubbling?
There is still so much we don’t know about our bodies, and perhaps nowhere is that more true than in our guts, where literally millions of species of bacteria live out their entire lives and procreate endlessly.
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This week we'll be talking to Senior Consultant at Clarion, Shelton Cochran. We'll cover topics like: * The financial side of drug development. * How companies decide which drugs to develop. * Why saving the most people, isn't always the most profitable. * The Vaccine Race * The US Government subsidies which funded the development of covid vaccines.**
**CONTENT NOTE:
This episode was recorded in mid-2020. A LOT of information has changed regarding covid-19 and vaccine efficacy. Do not take everything we say here as current news, but instead as a time-capsule of two people's speculation about the future in time of the unknown. You can listen now and enjoy the knowledge we so desperately needed at this time.
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In the very first episode of the series, host Ian Mark is talking to Kyle Thomas, the Chief Scientist at MotiveMetrics.
They’ll offer an introduction to evolutionary psychology which attempts to explain useful mental and psychological traits—such as memory, perception, or language.
We also get a look into their shared experience of working together for Steven Pinker at Harvard University.
Why do people ask if you want to come in for drink at the end of a date, if they really mean would you like to have sex? -- We’ll get to the bottom of it in this episode.
Why do we blush if we get caught talking about someone? -- We don’t have the data, but we’ll discuss the Game Theory logic behind it.
What is Common Knowledge? Kyle will give us a lot of examples. He’ll also discuss paid search ads.
We even talk about Trump and the unknowns of the pandemic for a few minutes, because this episode was recorded in mid-2020. 😬
As the Cannabis takes hold, there is plenty of speculation on all of this and much more in this week's episode of Stoned Studies!
Read Kyle’s Research: Common knowledge, coordination, and strategic mentalizing in human social life
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