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Here We Are

Globetrotting and mind exploring comedian Shane Mauss interviews scientists each week on journey to answer the biggest questions about the meanings of life (as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about). Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, and the subconscious
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Episodes

Masculinity + Culture

Shane talks about gender, masculinity, and culture with Clinical Psychologist Ryan McKelley. Is the definition of masculinity too restrictive? Charity of the Week: New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Centers Movember - www.Movember.com Visit our sponsors: www.Stitchfix.com/HereWeAreRobinhood - HereWeAre.Robinhood.com Outro music "Open Your Eyes" by Rebreather - http://rebreather-ohio.bandcamp.com/album/rebreather-ep-2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 20191 hr 11 min

Health + New Years Resolutions

Shane talks about New Years Resolutions and “Motivational Interviewing” with Health Education and Exercise Physiology Expert, Ph.D Keely Rees. Charity of the Week - Essential Health Clinic https://essentialclinic.org/ Visit our sponsors: www.Stitchfix.com/HereWeAreRobinhood - HereWeAre.Robinhood.com Outro Music “Know Past Know Future” by The Multiple Cat http://themultiplecat.bandcamp.com/album/the-return-of Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 04, 20191 hr 17 min

201: Lists + Psychology

Shane celebrates 200 episodes and then talks with Associate Professor of Marketing and Economics at the University of Seattle, Mathew Isaac. They discuss the assumptions we make about lists: random order versus ranked order, and how emotional attachment can affect how we sell things. Charity Of The Week: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research https://www.michaeljfox.org Visit our sponsor at www.StichFix.com/HereWeAre Outro music by Plunkett - https://plunkett.bandcamp.com Learn m...

Jan 24, 20191 hr 13 min

200: Digital Media + Childhood Development

Shane talks about the effect of television and digital media on childhood development, with Ph.D. Heather Kirkorian: Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies and Director of Cognitive Development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Charity Of The Week - The Rape Crisis Center https://thercc.org/ Visit our sponsor: Quip Electric Toothbrush http://www.getquip.com/hereWeAre Outro Music - “Smoke Offering” by The Long Hunt - http://thelonghunt.bandcamp.com/album/all-paths-lea...

Jan 15, 20191 hr 5 min

199: Association + Bias

Shane and Pigott Family Professor of Marketing at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business, Mark Forehand, talk about association, bias, and Implicit Association Testing (IAT). Charity of The Week: Doctors Without Borders - https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Outro music “Sound & Sorrow” by Hello Luna - http://www.helloluna.band/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 07, 20191 hr 8 min

198: History + Science

This week, Shane talks about History, DNA, and Science with Professor of History, Editor of the Journal Of Global History, and Author of “A Concise History of The World,” Merry Wiesner-Hanks. Charity Of The Week - Sojourner Family Peace Center https://familypeacecenter.org/ Outro Music “Sound & Sorrow” from Hello Luna http://helloluna.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-of-you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 02, 20191 hr 31 min

197: Self Deception + Evolution

Shane talks with Harvard Graduate and Evolutionary Biologist Robert Trivers about self-deception, sex ratio theory, and bacterial evolution. Do we deceive ourselves and others to propagate our genes? Check out Robert’s book “Wild Life: Adventures of an Evolutionary Biologist.” Please visit our sponsors Quip Toothbrushes at http://www.getquip.com/hereweare Robinhood Investment- http://Hereweare.robinhood.com Outro music by Sam Goodwill - http://samgoodwill.bandcamp.com/track/the-opposite-of-love ...

Dec 23, 20181 hr 21 min

196: Habits + Health

Shane talks about habits, addiction, and changing behavior with Associate Professor of Psychology from WSU Vancouver, Renee Magnan Charity Of The Week: [https://www.charlestonanimalsociety.org/](https://www.charlestonanimalsociety.org/) Outro Music by [Action Camp](http://actioncamp.bandcamp.com/album/the-ep-collection) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 20181 hr 19 min

195: Politics + Religion

Shane gets super deep talking about religion, atheism, and how religion is impacted by politics with Professor of Political Science and Author of “[Secular Faith: How Religion Has Trumped Culture In American Politics](https://www.amazon.com/Secular-Faith-Religion-American-Politics/dp/022627506X)” Mark Alan Smith. They get into questions like: Is atheism a religion or just the absence of a particular religion? Was religion created to explain the purpose of life and our origin? Charity Of The Week...

Dec 05, 20181 hr 20 min

194: Stress + Child Development

This week Shane talks with Assistant Professor of Human Development at Washington State University Vancouver: Dr. Sara Waters. They talk about stress and how it can cause cellular changes, impact our immune system, and how the physiological effects of stress can be contagious and passed from mother to child. Check out more from Sara: [http://www.sarabwaters.com](http://www.sarabwaters.com) Charity Of The Week: [http://www.whitebison.org](http://www.whitebison.org) Outro music by [Rebreather](htt...

Nov 26, 20181 hr 6 min

193: Human Health + Virtual Reality

Shane visits the Iowa State University’s Virtual Reality Applications Center to interview Associate Director Eliot Winer about the interdisciplinary research center focused on the intersection of humans and technology. Charity Of The Week: The American Cancer Society, [ASPCA](http://www.aspca.org) Visit our sponsor [http://www.getquip.com](http://www.getquip.com) Outro music by Harnessing The Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 19, 20181 hr 9 min

192: Marketing + Human Nature

This week Shane talks with Professor Lea Dunn about 8 marketing premises that give insights into how people interact with brands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 15, 20181 hr 27 min

191: CO2 + Coral Reef Ecosystems

Shane returns to [MOTE](http://mote.org/research) to talk about Ocean acidification and the effects of Carbon Dioxide on Coral Reefs, with Coral Reef Scientist and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at MOTE Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, [Heather Page](https://mote.org/staff/member/heather-page). Charity Of The Week - [MOTE](http://mote.org/research) Outro music: [“Moving Pictures” by Kentucky Nightmare](http://kentuckynightmare.bandcamp.com/album/take-her-favour) Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Nov 05, 201857 min

190: Biochemistry + Gender

Shane gets down to the molecular level and talks about molecular biology, biochemistry, and sexuality with Physiological Psychologist Dr Steve Sylvester. Charity Of The Week: **[Geo Girls](https://www.mshinstitute.org/learn/for-parents/geogirls.html)** Outro Music: [**“Starved” by Rebreather**](http://rebreather-ohio.bandcamp.com/album/rebreather-ep-2018) Visit our sponsor **[http:///getquip.com](http:///getquip.com)** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 03, 20181 hr 12 min

189: Sex + Education

Kris Gowen, Phd, EdM, Adolescent Psychologist and Author of "Sexual Decisions: The Ultimate Teen Guide, A Book For Youth," has the talk about "The Talk" with Shane. They discuss the importance of sex education and relationship education. Check out her other book "One Nation Under Song" Charity Of The Week: [OSSCC Oregon Safe Schools and Communities Coalition](http://www.pdxqcenter.org/tag/osscc/) Outro Music: [Rebreather](https://rebreather-ohio.bandcamp.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Oct 29, 20181 hr 18 min

188: Mobile DNA

Shane talks about Mobile DNA with Evolutionary Geneticist and Associate Professor at Reed College in Portland Oregon, Sarah Schaak. Charity Of The Week - **[OPB](https://www.opb.org/radio/)** Outro music by **[Plunkett](https://plunkett.bandcamp.com/)** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 15, 20181 hr 6 min

187: Teaching + Science

Teacher and Author of “See Me After Class” and “Adequate Yearly Progress” Roxanna Elden talks with Shane about teaching, managing classrooms, and providing good learning experiences for students. Charity Of The Week: [https://www.vote.org/](https://www.vote.org/) Sponsor: Q U I P Toothbrushes [http://www.getquip.com/hereweare](http://www.getquip.com/hereweare) Outro Music: Kentucky Nightmare [https://kentuckynightmare.bandcamp.com/](https://kentuckynightmare.bandcamp.com/) Learn more about your ...

Oct 08, 20181 hr 8 min

186: Evolution of Alcohol

Shane visits Full Sail Brewery and talks with the Walter White of beer: Brewery Quality Assurance Manager and Microbiologist, Kevin McCabe. They discuss the history of yeast, Kombucha, the IPA Phenomenon, and what yeast genomes tell us about the origin of yeast. Charity Of The Week: [The Columbia Gorge Community College Foundation](https://www.cgcc.edu/) Outro music: “Moving Pictures” by Kentucky Nightmare Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 04, 20181 hr 15 min

185: Why We Buy What We Buy

Associate Professor of Marketing from the University Of Miami, Claudia Townsend, talks with Shane about branding, marketing, and why we buy what we buy. Charity Of The Week: [https://www.guitarsoverguns.org](https://www.guitarsoverguns.org) Visit this week’s sponsor: [LinkedIn.com/HWA](http://www.linkedin.com/HWA) Outro music: The Multiple Cat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 29, 20181 hr 16 min

184: Coral Reef Restoration + Reproduction

This week, Shane talks with Christopher Page, Staff Biologist and Ecologist from MOTE Marine Laboratory & Aquarium. This is an important conversation about the effect of negative stresses on coral reefs and his efforts to restore the reefs by promoting and assisting reproduction. Charity Of The Week: [MOTE](http://www.mote.org) Outro music by Sam Goodwill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 24, 20181 hr 26 min

183: Disgust + Morality + Law (Part 2)

Shane finishes his conversation with evolutionary psychologist Debra Lieberman at the University of Miami, talking more about her brand new book "Objection: Disgust, Morality, and The Law." Charity of The Week: FIRE https://www.thefire.org/ Outro music by Harnessing The Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 20181 hr 29 min

182: Disgust + Morality + The Law

Shane joins evolutionary psychologist Debra Lieberman at the University of Miami to talk about her brand new book "Objection: Disgust, Morality, and The Law." In Part 1 we have a lively, deep, and funny conversation about the purpose of emotions, how our tastes and sexual preferences evolved, and which ways they drive us and why we find certain things taboo. It's a conversation so stimulating and entertaining, we had to make it two parts. Charity Of The Week: [FIRE Foundation For Individual Righ...

Sep 06, 20181 hr 23 min

181: Algae + Ecosystems

Shane talks about red tide, algae, and the effects of freshwater chemicals on public health with environmental engineer Dr. Tracy Fanara. Catch her on Season 5 of “Awesome Planet” or find her on Instagram [@inspectorplanet](http://www.instagram.com/inspectorplanet). Charity Of The Week: Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium at [http://www.mote.org](http://www.mote.org) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 20181 hr 6 min

180: Robots + Employment

Shane talks about employment data and robots with return guest Alan Benson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Work & Organizations, from the Carlson School of Management of the University of Minnesota. Charity of The Week: Early Childhood Education http://www.waytogrow.org Outro music by Sam Goodwill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 24, 20181 hr 10 min

179: Forgiveness + Peace

Shane talks about psychedelic integration and finding peace with forgiveness counselor and author of "Clear Path To Peace," Ana Holub. Check out her classes at [http://www.anaholub.com](http://www.anaholub.com) Charity Of The Week: Water [http://www.cawater.net](http://www.cawater.net) Outro music "I Can't Breath" by Spirit of The Bear [http://www.spiritofthebearband.com](http://www.spiritofthebearband.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 14, 20181 hr 7 min

178: Hearing + Communication

Shane talks with Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Allison Coffin, about fish hearing and communication. Charity Of The Week - [www.sciencetalk.org](www.sciencetalk.org) Outro music by The Long Hunt [https://listentothelonghunt.com](https://listentothelonghunt.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 10, 20181 hr 14 min

177: Exercising Efficiently

Shane visits Cleveland State University and talks about exercising efficiently with Associate Professor of Exercise Science, Kathleen Little. Outro music by Archeress Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 06, 20181 hr 33 min

Human + Artificial Intelligence

Shane and Associate Professor of Psychology and Computer Science Paul Schrater, talk about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and human intelligence. Charity Of The Week – The Epilepsy Foundation [http://www.efepa.org](http://www.efepa.org) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 25, 20181 hr 1 min

175: The State of the Internet

Ravi Bapna, Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Business Analytics and Information Systems, specializing in Information & Decision Sciences, updates Shane on the state of social media, online dating, privacy and internet technology. Charity Of The Week: [Equal Justice Initiative](https://eji.org/) Outro music "I Can't Breath" by Spirit Of The Bear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 19, 20181 hr 3 min

174: Work + Organization

Shane gets organized talking with Theresa Glomb: the Toro Company-David M. Lilly Chair in Human Resources Department of Work and Organizations at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. Charity of the week: [Army Of Women](http://www.armyofwomen.org) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 11, 20181 hr 12 min
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