Here We Are

Shane is joined by special guest Steve Gillespie to talk about bird brains with Associate Professor of Psychology at The University of Tampa, Scott Husband.   Charity Of The Week - The World Wildlife Fund https://www.worldwildlife.org/  Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audio...

Shane talks with cognitive neuroscientist Evelina Fedorenko about how minds and brains create language. Charity Of The Week - Environmental Defense Club https://www.edf.org/ Please visit our sponsors: The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: herew...

This week Shane talks about bias with Professor of Marketing and Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Boston University, Carey Morewedge. What is the "Bias Blind Spot" and can we be de-biased?  Charity Of The Week - Doctors Without Borders https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Please visit our sponsors: The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first aud...

Shane talks with Picower Professor of Neuroscience at M.I.T. about the pattern recognition computer and black box known as the human brain. Earl Miller has a PH.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience; he has 1 of the top 5 most cited papers in Neuroscience and is also a Professor in the Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences at M.I.T.  What are meta-patterns? Is multi-tasking a myth, and what is the...

Part 3 of Shane's trip to the Fort Worth Zoo! Shane and special guest Sophia Rokhlin talk with Veterinarians Tara Reilly and Kim Rainwater about the challenges of providing medical care to hundreds of different animals.   How can acupuncture be applied to promoting the health of animals and how is data used to examine and diagnose various types of anatomies.   Make sure to check out www.fortworthz...

Shane is once again joined by Anthropologist Sophia Rokhlin to talk about animals, insects, flying and breathing with Paleophysiologist at Midwestern University, John VandenBrooks. What can we learn about extinct organisms by studying the physiology of modern animals, and how is climatology and geology relevant? What is a Cyborg Beetle? Charity Of The Week - St Jude's www.stjude.org The Chaikuni I...

Shane is joined by Steven Gillespie and Rhianna Andrews. The three of them talk about their experiences at the 3rd Here We Are Myco Meditations Psilocybin retreat in Jamaica. What role do the facilitators play and what might one experience during a garden variety trip?  For more information about these retreats, go to  https://www.mycomeditations.com/ Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses ww...

This week, in Part 2 of Shane's trip to the Fort Worth Zoo, Shane and special guest Sophia Rokhlin talk with Amy Coslik and Rebecca Gonzales about native milkweed and the lessor known pollinator: the Monarch Butterfly. Listen to hear about The Monarch Project and Zoo Summercamp.  Make sure to check out www.fortworthzoo.org  Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/he...

Shane is once again joined by Antrolopogist Sophia Rokhlin, this time to talk about ecology and animal nutrition with Fort Worth Zoo Staff members Adam Reppert and Ann Ward. Make sure to check out www.forthworthzoo.org Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly thr...

Shane talks with Social Psychologist Shira Gabriel about watching television, social needs, and social connections. What can researching TV watching tell us about parasocial relationships with Reality TV stars and why sharing your favorite TV Series strengthens relationships. Charity Of The Week: Stitch Buffalo Please visit our sponsors: The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Lib...

Here We Are 2019 Highlights  Daniella Chusyd     234 Sophia Rokhlin      238 Jeff Shulman        231 Jesse Bengson      226 Kira Schabram      232 Marry Steffel        248 Paul Eastwick       222 Ryan Rahinel        237 Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn 224 Zoe Donaldson       227 Barrett Klein         239 Keely Rees          202 Mathew Isaac        201 Heather Kirkorian     200 Mark Forehand       199 Me...

This week, Shane interviews nine Psychedelic Scholars and Enthusiasts recorded live from the Psychedelic Symposium at The University of Michigan. They discuss Psychedelic Therapy, DMT, Consciousness and Neuroscience.  The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of The University of Michigan.  Psychedelic Therapy and History Rick Doblin, PhD Executive Director Multidisciplinary Associa...

Shane talks with Associate Professor of Biology Amy Schmid, about the nucleus free microorganism called Archaea. What is an "extremophile?"  Are these free-living cells redrawing the tree of life and how do they compare to other domains of life like bacteria.   Charities of the Week:  Leukemia and Lymphoma Society  https://www.teamintraining.org/ American Lung Association https://www.lung.org/ Gir...

This week, Shane is joined by special guest host Sophia Rokhlin talking with Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olsen Chair of Political Science from The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Kevin B Smith. They dive deep into personality research and how genetics and environment influence political beliefs. Charity Of The Week - Center For People In Need  http://www.cfpin.org  The Chaikuni Institute  https://cha...

This week Shane talks about anxiety, depression, and how the holiday season can gaslight depression with Associate Professor of Psychology at The University of Buffalo, Kristin Gainey. Can awareness of our emotions help us manage depression and when someone asks us how we are doing, do we answer honestly and if not, should we?  Charity of the week: Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals ...

This week Shane talks about holiday gift buying and gift giving with Assistant Professor of Marketing at The D’Amore Mc-Kim School of Business at Northeastern University, Mary Steffel.  Is giving the gift of cash really a bad idea and what is the smartest approach to buy gifts without blowing your budget.   Charity of the week - Make-A-Wish  https://www.worldwish.org/en Please visit our sponsors T...

This week Shane talks about the human eye and visual perception with The Head of The Attention Lab at Bringham & Women's Hospital, Jeremy Wolfe. Do humans see in 3d and do our eyes perceive 100% of everything in our visual field? Charity Of The Week - Rabbis for Human Rights  https://rhr.org.il/eng/   Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare Libro.fm is the...

Shane talks in-depth about spiders with Collections Manager at the Sam Noble Museum at The University of Oklahoma, Melissa Sadir. Charity Of The Week - The Humane Society https://www.humanesociety.org/ Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bo...

Shane talks about empathy and product marketing Vs service marketing with Professor of Marketing at The University of Wisconsin La Crosse, Nese Nasif. How does one communicate the value of intangible services to consumers? How is responsiveness, assurance, and empathy relevant to marketing? Charity Of The Week - YWCA La Crosse  https://www.ywcalax.org/ Please visit our sponsors: The Great Courses ...

This week Shane talks about birds, songs, and communication with Associate Head of The Department of Psychology and Evolutionary Biology from The University of Tennessee, Todd Freeberg. Does an animal’s social environment have anything to do with how they communicate? Charity Of The Week - SOCM Save Our Cumberland Mountains http://www.socm.org Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegre...

Shane talks about microbes, gut biomes, bacterial infections, and using baker's yeast to understand how to kill certain kinds of cells to fight with Biology Professor Anne Galbraith from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. Charity Of The Week - The Hunger Task Force Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare  Libro.fm. https://Libro.fm is the first audiobo...

Shane talks with Associate Professor of Psychology at The University of Wisconsin La Crosse about learning how to learn and the mythology of learning styles. Is there really such thing as a "visual learner," and do studies suggest that students respond differently to different modes of sensory teaching. How can bias impact learning? Charity Of The Week:  https://www.feedingamerica.org/    Please v...

This week Shane shares another amazing interview recorded at the Cincinnati zoo with Theriogenologist, Lindsey Vansandt. They discuss the other A.I. artificial insemination, electronic sperm collecting, and the science of sustaining genetic health and diversity of animals while managing their population. Charity Of The Week - CREW https://cincinnatizoo.thankyou4caring.org/donatecrew Please visit o...

Shane finishes his deep discussion about Insects and talks about insect sleep. How important is it for bees and other colonized insects to sleep. Charity Of The Week - Xerces Society Invertebrate Conservation https://xerces.org/   Please visit our sponsors https://Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code...

Shane tastes several insects and talks about entomology and culture with UW-L Assistant Professor of Biology, Animal Behaviorist and Entomologist, Barrett Klein.  Please visit our sponsors https://Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/rede...