Shane talks about Ticks & Mosquitoes with Assistant Professor of Biology from the University of Cincinnati, Joshua Benoit. Joshua researches Insect Molecular Physiology, Parasites, and Insect Population. How long have ticks been around and what can their behavior tell us about disease and ecology. Charity Of The Week - The Girls and Boys Club (www.bcba.org) Please visit our sponsors: Yooforic CBD Gum: http://chewchillenjoy.com The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare https://L...
Aug 13, 2019•1 hr 39 min
This week Comedian Shane Mauss talks about meaningful work with Assistant Professor of Management and Organization at The Foster School of Business at The University of Washington, Kira Schabram. What can we learn from The Patenting Paradox and professional “burnout.” What is a meaningful calling and does having a meaningful career always create happiness? Charities Of The Week - The Seattle Animal Shelterhttp://www.seattle.gov/animalshelter/ SPCA British Columbia Animal Shelterwww.spca.bc.ca Pl...
Aug 05, 2019•51 min
Shane peels back all the layers and presses The Marion B. Ingersoll Professor of Marketing at The University of Washington’s Fosters School of Business, Jeff Shulman, to cough up answers to his questions about Game Theory. Is it a belief system? Is “Personalized Pricing” fair and do consumers care? How does Game Theory give qualitative insight into dynamic pricing and marketing? Check out Jeff’s Podcast!http://seattlegrowthpodcast.com/author/professorshulman/ Charity of the Week Y.M.C.A.www.ymca...
Jul 29, 2019•1 hr 36 min
Shane talks with Professor of Psychology at The Center for Mind & Brain at UC Davis, Simona Ghetti, who specializes in childhood development and memory. How do children build representations of memories and what part does certainty, confidence, and accuracy signaling play in childhood development. Charity of the Week Saint Jude’s Children's Hospitalhttp://www.stjude.org Please visit our sponsorsThe Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare https://Libro.fm is the first audiobook co...
Jul 25, 2019•1 hr 45 min
Shane talks with Tom Volk, who is a Professor of Biology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He teaches courses on Mycology, Medical Mycology, Plant-Microbe Interactions, Food & Industrial Mycology, Advanced Mycology, Organismal Biology and Latin & Greek for Scientists. Can fungi communicate with one another and do they share a common ancestry with humans? What can’t...mushrooms do? Check out Tom’s website http://www.tomvolkfungi.net Charity Of The Week: The Blue Stars Drum and Bug...
Jul 22, 2019•1 hr 49 min
Shane talks about the evolution of childbirth and the history of the female pelvis with Assistant Professor of Anthropology at The University of Colorado Denver, Anna Warrener. Charity Of The Week - UNRWA The United Nations Work and Relief Agency https://www.unrwa.org Outro music by The Long Hunt Please visit our sponsorshttps://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 p...
Jul 15, 2019•1 hr 46 min
Shane chats with Associate Processor of MCDB and Psychology & Neuroscience at The University of Colorado Boulder, Zoe Donaldson. How do hormones like Vasopressin and Oxytocin impact social behavior? Can studying Prairie Voles tell us anything about human social behavior? Please visit our sponsorsThe Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare https://Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code...
Jul 08, 2019•1 hr 29 min
Shane talks about brain signals, electrical field study, and time perception with Assistant Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Assistant Professor at The Center of Mind and Brain Activity at UC Davis, Jesse Bengson.What do FMRI scans tell us and how close are we to being able to think a message to someone and hit SEND with our brain. Are dendrites ticklish? Charity Of The Week - www.donate.usawrestling.org Please visit our sponsorsThe Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare https:...
Jul 02, 2019•1 hr 20 min
Host of HWA and Stand Up Science, Shane Mauss talks with Ph.D. Janie Wilson from the University of South Carolina. Specializing in Experimental Psychology, Janie studies ego depletion, self-control, and shares with Shane her focus on rapport with students. Is it really that important for teachers to make good first impressions on their students? Charity Of The Week - https://www.autismspeaks.org/ Please visit our sponsorshttps://Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you...
Jun 27, 2019•1 hr 17 min
Shane talks with Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn. The two of them discuss the correlation between depression and stress, hormones, and personality disorder. Shane also talks about his bouts with depression and binge-watching TV. Please visit our sponsorshttps://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...
Jun 25, 2019•1 hr 27 min
Shane talks with Curator of Mammals Christina Gorsuch and Animal Excellence Manager, David Orban from The Cincinnati Zoo. They go into great detail about Hippos, Penguins, and many of the other the animals from A to Zebra that you might see at The Cincinnati Zoo, as well as their relationships with each other and with their keepers. 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...
Jun 20, 2019•1 hr 19 min
Host of Stand Up Science, Comedian Shane Mauss talks with Associate Professor at The University of California and Director of The Attraction and Relationships Research Laboratory, Paul Eastwick. They talk about mates, traits, sex, relationships and mate value. 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. Charity Of The Week - D...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Host of HWA and Stand Up Science, Shane Mauss talks with Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ovul Sezer. They discuss self-promotion, sincerity, humblebragging, and what drives the behavior that connects these things. Please visit our sponsorshttps://Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare fo...
Jun 04, 2019•1 hr 20 min
Shane continues his discussion with Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University at UC Davis, Charan Ranganath. How does curiosity, prediction error, anxiety, and even mania relate to memory. Charities Of The Week - STEAC http://www.steac.org/programs.phpThe Pantry - https://asucd.ucdavis.edu/the-pantry/ 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 pric...
May 28, 2019•1 hr 29 min
Shane and Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University at UC Davis, Charan Ranganath, talk about why and how the brain stores, organizes, and recalls memories. Does stress and trauma negatively impact our memories. 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. Outro Music by MoonStation Burninghttps://moonstationburning.com/ Learn more abou...
May 22, 2019•1 hr 26 min
Comedian Shane Mauss sits down with Post Doctoral Fellow from The University of Maryland, Kristin Hook and they talk about mice sperm, speciation, and what science has learned about the behavior of sperm and the egg. Can other cellular tissue become or function as sperm? Charity Of The Week - 500 Women Scientists https://500womenscientists.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 books...
May 16, 2019•1 hr 17 min
Shane talks with Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University, Herman Pontzer. They dive deep into how ancient humans, primates and non-primates burn energy and what we can learn from it. What is Persistence Hunting, and when did humans split from chimps? Charity Of The Week: The National Center For Science Education www.NCSE.org Visit our sponsor - Quip www.getquip/hereweare Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your ...
May 09, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Comedian Shane Mauss, host of Stand Up Science, talks with Professor of Psychology at The College of Charleston, Gaby Principe. They discuss false memories, childhood, and why our memories become so inconsistent with what actually happens in real life. Please check out Gaby’s book “Your Brain on Childhood: The Unexpected Side Effects of Classrooms, Ballparks, Family Rooms, and the Minivan.” https://www.amazon.com/dp/1616144254/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_-.nXCbNRGZ66J Please visit our sponsorsQuip - ww...
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Shane talks to Associate Professor of Biology Itai Yanai about gene expression, single cells, and understanding disease through evolutionary biology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 22, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Comedian Shane Mauss talks about human beings, drones, robots, AI and Virtual Reality Technology, with Design Psychologist and Founder of Designology, Alex Proaps. Charity Of The Week - Metavivor https://www.metavivor.org/ Please visit our sponsorsRobinhood HereWeAre.Robinhood.comBetterHelp Online Counseling betterhelp.com/hereweare Outro Music - The Long Hunt http://thelonghunt.bandcamp.com/album/all-paths-lead-to-here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 20, 2019•1 hr 14 min
Shane talks in depth about Sloths with Vertebrate Paleontologist and Research Fellow at The Smithsonian Natural Museum of Natural History, Ryan Haupt. What have we learned from these fuzzy slow-moving mammals. Charities Of The Week: Sloth Conservation Foundation Natural Youth Science Foundation Outro Music by MoonStation Burning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 12, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Host of “Stand-Up Science” Shane Mauss talks about Fruit Fly genetics and reproduction with Post Doctoral Research Scholars, specializing in Anatomy & Cell Biology: Nicole Green and Kayla Lempke. Why do fruit flies makes such great research subjects and genetic models. Charity Of The Week - the National Science Foundation - nsf.gov Crones and Colitis Foundation https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/ Visit our sponsor - Quip www.getquip/hereweare Outro Music - “Sator Rotas” by Moonstation B...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Comedian Shane Mauss talks about social media and the effects of screen-time, binge watching, with Associate Professor of Marketing at New York University's Stern School of Business, Adam Alter. What are these devices doing to our brains and how much is too much? Charity Of The Week - Donors Choose www.donorschoose.org Outro Music by Plunkett https://plunkett.bandcamp.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Shane vocalizes with Ph.D. Morgan Wirthlin, Behavioral Neuroscientist and Computational Biologist from Carnegie Mellon University. They dive deep into understanding vocal learning, birds and bats, Crispr, and genome sequencing. How do complex behaviors like vocal learning evolve across diverse species over millions of years? Charity Of The Week - Vertebrate Genomes Project https://vertebrategenomesproject.org/ Please visit our sponsorsRobinhood HereWeAre.Robinhood.com Outro Music - The Long Hunt...
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Shane talks about the 5 personality traits, self-deception, and neuroticism, with Colin G. DeYoung: an Associate Professor of Psychology at The University of Minnesota. His research is in the field of personality psychology and personality neuroscience. What is the connection between psychopathy and low neuroticism, Vs The connection between conscientiousness and obsessive-compulsive behavior. Please visit our sponsors:Robinhood: HereWeAre.Robinhood.com Charity of The Week - TCALT https://tcalt....
Mar 18, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Shane welcomes back Behavioral Economist Kathleen Vohs for a multi-topic conversation about contemplation, goals, self-control, mindfulness vs meditation, and the Cheetah Metaphor. Charity Of The Week - Doners Choose - Donerschoose.org Listen to the HWA Live episode feat. Kathleen Vohs - HERE Outro music “I Can’t Breath” by Spirit Of The Bear http://spiritofthebear.bandcamp.com/album/remains-anniversary-edition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Bonus Episode! Shane talks about the evolution of language with American linguist and author Dan Everett, best known for his study of the Amazon Basin's Pirahã people and their language. Are humans the only species capable of language? Dan also serves as Dean of Arts and Sciences at Bentley University in Waltham. Check out his book - Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle (Vintage Departures) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307386120/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_51.FCbN540S1...
Mar 08, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Shane talks with Author and Iboga Therapist, Elizabeth Bast about how the sacred African medicine Iboga, in addition to aiding addiction recovery, can spur a spiritual awakening. You’ll hear expanded stories about her first-hand experiences that can also be found in her book “Heart Medicine: A True Love Story - One Couple's Quest for the Sacred Iboga Medicine & the Cure for Addiction.” https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Medicine-Couples-Sacred-Addiction/dp/0997121300 Charity Of The Week – Cosmic S...
Mar 06, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Shane talks about the discovery of the bones of Sadiba and Naledi and how these species compare to modern humans with associate professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and paleoanthropologist blogger John Hawks. Charity of The Week - Trowel Blazerswww.trowelblazers.com Please visit our sponsorsRobinhood HereWeAre.Robinhood.com Outro Music “The Winnowing Hand” by The Long Hunt www.listentothelonghunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 26, 2019•58 min
Shane talks about hormone loss, memory decline, and Alzheimer’s with Neuroscience Professor at The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Ph.D. Karyn Frick. Are we just an accumulation of memories? How are Memories formed? Charity Of The Week - The Alzheimer's Association https://act.alz.org Visit our sponsors Quip www.getquip/hereweare Robinhood HereWeAre.Robinhood.com Outro Music - “Run My Mouth” by Spirit Of The Bear http://www.spiritofthebearband.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Feb 20, 2019•1 hr 10 min
