PETE SMISSEN | Dodgy Science, The Complexity Of The English Language & Looking Into The Future

Why did Pete forgo a career in science to focus upon Aussie English? In Conversation #67 Pete and I discuss: preparing for podcast interviews, some of the problems with scientific studies, people behaving in a false/lying manner, how cryptocurrencies are gaining steam, if the future is all about electric cars and other innovation, what he has been reading/listening to recently and some nerdy linguistic talk about English. As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out! Timeline: (0:00) - How much research prep to do? (4:43) - Foreign accents are judged as less trustworthy (9:05) - Studies that can't be replicated (26:14) - Biases in Science (35:35) - Why Pete didn't pursue a scientific career? (40:48) - The falsity of Hollywood (46:32) - Body language & lying (52:37) - Australian Covid news (1:00:58) - Crypto for beginners (1:09:58) - Bitcoin & climate change (1:14:42) - Electric cars & meatless meat (1:22:13) - Is it a hopeful future? (1:31:29) - Michael Schermer (1:33:44) - Less podcast, more hobbies (1:35:40) - English language facts (1:41:44) - Don't sleep there are snakes (1:49:36) - Aussie English Connect with Pete: Website: https://aussieenglish.com.au/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/australia_english/ Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/ Support the show