Critical Cactus Podcast
by Adam Yax
Critical thinking is the key to answering complex questions, using the scientific method properly gives us the right answers. We debate current science news from different perspectives, but always use critical thinking. We have different vastly differing opinions, but we really do get along. Who knows, maybe we’ll have a PhD guest or two to help us think things through.
Episodes
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Episode 11 - Circumcision is it good or bad -why do we do it, should we.
We take a critical dive into Circumcision, discuss wind energy, Solar Eclipse. Tom trys to get Dman to be interested, Adam takes over and he's still not budging. And NASA gives us some alternative medicine, or is it. My research for the topic that we are going to critically think and discuss…
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Episode 9 Are Sovereign Citizens smarter than everyone else?
We discuss what Sovereign Citizens believe and try to allign those beliefs with the real world. We find it difficult to do if you have a logical skeptical, critical thinking hat on. But we try. We will post the audio later today: Reference: What it (Sovereign Citizens) is:...
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Episode 8 -Professional Gamer/streamer
When should we think critically? Why don't we? Welcome back, Last week we introduced Jordan, a professional Gamer who streams and thinks critically -wait maybe he doesn't. Either way, this intriguing conversation takes a lot of turns in great directions. Here's part two, thanks for listening.…
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Episode 7 -Critical Thinking and Professional Gamers/streamers
Part one of two. We do a deep dive into what critical thinking is, why we don't do it, how to do it more, and how Professional Gamers do it more than most. That might be a slight exageration but we do have a professional gamer/streamer on with us who gives us some insight into the gamming…
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Episode 6 -Feelings are not facts, and why it doesn't seem to matter.
Do we need feelings in society, or should we just go with Evidence? Are we as a society manipulated by our feelings at every level, or does it just feel that way. How did people vote -Trump supporter thinking or feeling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elec...
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Show 5 Depression, is it really that bad?
Turns out it is highly likley Depression is closer to you than you realize. It was for us Critical Cacti, so join us for a critical/logical look at the subject. The team tries to look at depression from a critical thinking perspective, the guys crack open and pour out their hearts in a fantastic...
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Episode 4 -How Homosexuality is Good for the Human Gene Pool
Reviewing the arguments that homosexuality is bad from a logical perspective, can it be done? What science says about homosexuality. With a special guest, Gary provides us with an LGBTQ perspective, and has a lifetime of stories to tell as a gay man in the US. Gay swan...
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Episode 3 -A critical look at Rich people
How do you feel about rich people, some say they lie cheat and steal. This study proves it, right? We dive into the newly published pnas study: "Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior". What we like, our biases, what we don't like, and why taking candy from a baby is totally...
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Episode #2 Cyber world view of infrastructure
Continuing with the theme of "What makes up our world view" we turn the lens to infrastructure, and specifically cyber security infrastructure. We want to understand what people think, we want to so badly. Let's talk about that, as well as: Should you need an Internet License Online Voting Drone…
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Episode #1 Scream into their Echo Chamber
We want to understand, we want to so badly. Everyone wants to understand the other persons viewpoint, but no one listens. Why, what do we have to do to hear each other? Let's talk about that, as well as science news such as: Mining in the Grand Canyon GMOs Why Nuclear Power is not as dangerous as...
About this show
Critical thinking is the key to answering complex questions, using the scientific method properly gives us the right answers. We debate current science news from different perspectives, but always use critical thinking. We have different vastly differing opinions, but we really do get along. Who knows, maybe we’ll have a PhD guest or two to help us think things through.
Hosted by
Adam Yax