Gathering Data, Generating Empathy | Dr. Aaron Conrado

Dr. Aaron Conrado holds a Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Texas at Austin. While dedicating himself in graduate school to scientific progress for the betterment of others, he discovered a passion for communicating science to non-scientists, and decided to leave the halls of academia to pursue a career using this newfound talent to address societal problems by creating evidence-based policy solutions. Shortly after graduating, he left his home of Austin, TX and moved to Washington, DC to work on science policy in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President (The White House). Aaron is an old friend of the boys, and despite his secular-minded academic background and professional career as a scientist, he has a refreshingly open outlook on the transcendental. He hasn’t quite “jumped off the cliff”, but science does seem to be moving in closer proximity to spiritual ideals. As a science educator, Aaron’s ask is that we stick to the data, and listen to each other more clearly. Dr. Conrado’s book recs are: “The Mystic Christ” by Ethan Walker III “The Tao Te Ching” by Lao Tzu “Merchants of Doubt” by Erik M. Conway and Naomi Oreskes “The Collapse of Western Civilization” by Erik M. Conway and Naomi Oreskes “Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius “Ethics” by Baruch Spinoza Stay connected with us via email: https://bewherehow.com