Daily Podcast: SETI on How We Search for Aliens (w/ Seth Shostak), Facts Don’t Win Arguments, Self-Control, and The Red Baron
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
Self-Control Isn't Always Good for You
The Red Baron Was a Real Person Who Absolutely Tore It Up in Battle
Motivated Reasoning Is Why You Can't Win an Argument Using Facts
Inside Pseudoscience And Conspiracy Theories [Podcast]
Plus, hear how and why we search for aliens using current methods, straight from special guest Seth Shostak. Seth Shostak is the Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, and the Director of the Institute’s Center for SETI Research. More from Seth Shostak:
Seth Shostak on Twitter @SethShostak
Big Picture Science: The radio show and podcast of the SETI Institute, with Seth Shostak
To learn more about motivated reasoning and how we think, read "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion" by Jonathan Haidt. It’s one of Cody’s favorite books and it’s free with your Audible trial. Plus, if you make a purchase using this link, then Curiosity gets a share of the sale!
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