Archive for the ‘podcast’ Category

382. Taylor, Kanye, Kim, and Flesh

Commenting on the latest brouhaha between Taylor Swift and Kanye West

381. Tenses, Direction, Assignation, and Language

Reviewing the article “Lost In Translation” by Lera Boroditsky

380. Teens, Screens, Media, and Loneliness

Reviewing the article “The secret lives of screen-addicted teens” and the YouTube.com video “I share, therefore I am! The Innovation of Loneliness”

379. Snakes, Lions, Anxiety, and Flesh

Reviewing the article, “What It’s Like to Have ‘High-Functioning’ Anxiety” by Sarah Schuster

378. Atheism, Creationism, Chance, and Design

Reviewing the article, “Atheists are embracing Gods and creationism,” by Daniel Jackson

377. Authenticity, Self, Flesh, and Spirit

Reviewing the article “Unless You’re Oprah, ‘Be Yourself’ Is Terrible Advice” by Adam Grant

376. Children, Liars, Parents, and Blood

Reviewing the week and talking about the TED Talk “Can you really tell if a kid is lying” by Kang Lee

375. Asteroids, Equations, Simulations, and Assumptions

Reviewing the things this week that made me smile.

374. Printers, Thumb Drives, DNA, and Glory

Reviewing the TED Talk “How to read the genome and build a human being” by Riccardo Sabatini

373. Beauty, Ugliness, Lincoln, and Eleanor

Discussing the article “Being Dishonest about Ugliness,” by Julia Baird.