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The Rational View podcast with Dr. Al Scott — 206 episodes
What Happens When AI Can Read Your Emotions? | Rana Gujral
Why America Pays More for Worse Healthcare | Dr. John E. McDonough
Can Science Include More Than One Way of Knowing? | Dr. Laurie Rousseau-Nepton
Are Billionaires Actually Evil? A Rational Look at Wealth, Power, and Capitalism
The science of astrology: why horoscopes fool millions of peope | Carlos Orsi
Iranian schoolgirls--the latest underage victims of the President of Peace
Corruption is in and democracy is on the way out
United States world police abducts Venezuelan dictator
Live discussion fact checking my podcast with Mike Conley on health effects of radiation
Dr. Judd Kessler uncovers the hidden non-monetary markets that govern our lives
Seth Levine knows how to fix Capitalism
Mike Conley debunks the myth that there is no safe dose of radiation
Dr. Matthew Boedy unveils plans to turn the USA into a Christian theocracy
Dr. Henrietta Moore and Arthur Kay want us to rethink 'car culture'
Dr. Troyen Brennan knows how to fix healthcare
A review of US Gerrymandering - not just popular in Texas
If the post is bait, then you should wait: exposing disinformation on immigrants, ICE, and Epstein.
Dr. Ewelina Kurtys is developing computers made of real neurons
The climate is always changing, why worry?
Infodemiologist Dr. Pauline Hoffmann on how to find truth amidst a sea of disinformation
Law professor Daniel Wilf-Townsend fights predatory terms and conditions
Is CO2 plant food or is it a denialist trope?
Dr. Robert Hayes finds that radiophobic stress deaths skew low dose studies
Are we as rich as we think if money isn't real?
Dr. David Thesmar models social justice as an economic system
Don Weatherbee of Regenx is mining catalytic convertors for precious metals
Dr. Joe Romm says the hydrogen economy is a pipedream
A look at the parties and leaders in Canada's federal election
Why am I me and not you? An exploration of physicalism
Why did adventurer Miles Spencer retrace the journey of Lawrence of Arabia?
Is Trump responding to unfair Canadian tariffs?
Professor David Bernstein discusses attacks on civil liberties
Juliana Tafur discusses bridging polarizing gaps and connecting Americans
An update on Project 2025 implementation and what it means for democracy
Dr. Anton Van Der Merwe on dangerous left wing anti-science dogmas
Economist Dean Baker says the wage-productivity gap is real
Just how dangerous are the new mRNA vaccines?
Dr. Nilanjana Dasgupta on how biases are like wallpaper
Siri Chilazi uses evidence to address diversity, inequity, and inclusion
Does grounding reduce inflammation and speed healing?
Planetary scientist Dr. John Moores takes readers to the farthest reaches of the solar system
Former Hungarian MP, Dr. Gabor Scheiring compares Trump to authoritarian leader Viktor Orban
Richard Ford chats about the outrage-industrial complex
Dr. Rob Howarth says natural gas is worse than coal for the environment
Dominic Cardy introduces a new evidence-based Canadian political party
Jamie Merchant introduces Modern Monetary Theory and the failure of capitalism
Neurologist Dr. Richard Cytowic says screens are addictive and bad for your brain
Dr. Michael Weist provides a crucial piece of evidence linking consciousness to quantum states in microtubules
Dr. Lindsey Cormack says ignorance of civics damages democracy
Sharon McMahon says moral narcissism is destroying society
Dr. Michael Levin on cellular consciousness (re-release)
Dr. Michael Walker on the evolution of mind
Dr. Hector Manrique says a good working memory is uniquely human
Two days is not enough weekend. A Rational rant about inequity.
Dr. Luca Turin detects quantum clues to consciousness (re-release)
Edgardo Sepulveda gives Ontario wind energy a failing grade
Dr. Michael Shermer on conspiracies and the erosion of democratic institutions
Will the next US election be a clash of good vs. evil?
Divisive politics and Project 2025
Dr. Bonnie Steinbock on the ethics of abortion
Clayton Swope discusses weaponization of space
Al and Kevin address manifestation LIVE
Taking a rational view on the ethics of abortion
Mike Conley says Earth is a Nuclear Planet
Mr. Anderson shares secrets on how to effectively debate Creationists
Dr. David Green says we don't need UBI for a more just society
The science of learning with Scott H. Young
Dr. Ben Heard on environmental advocacy in a polarized world
Dr. Janet Tulloch asks if The Big Bang is just another origin story (re-release)
David Moscrop says we shouldn't fund Catholic schools
Scott Santens dispels the myths blocking Universal Basic Income
Dr. Karl Widerquist says we need Universal Basic Income now
The deuterium episode controversies
Dr. Laszlo Boros reviews evidence for health impacts of deuterium
Petra Davelaar says heavy water is not healthy water
Zion Lights dissects degrowth
Humanist Joel Garreau believes humanity is poised for radical evolution
Critical Thinking Skills with Melanie Trecek-King
Dr. Chris Keefer reviews a year of nuclear successes
The Rational View 2023 year in review
Dr. Barbel Honisch tells how scientists know what CO2 levels were millions of years ago
Giulia Dominijanni talks bionic enhancements for the masses
The importance of dark skies with Rob Dick
Dark skies with Jim Goetz
How to train your brain with Andy Vasily
A rational rant about banking fees
Dr. Steven Levitsky on the crisis in American democracy
Prof. Naomi Oreskes exposes the ’Big Myth’ of neo-liberal economics
David McRaney on how to change minds
Jonah Messinger and Helium 4 are excited by Cold Fusion
Dr. Steven Levitsky on how democracies die
Dr. Indranil Banik weighs in on dark matter vs. MOND
What does science say about determinism and free will?
Polarizing Fukushima wastewater
Are we facing insect armageddon?
Origins of the anti-nuclear movement
Dr. Michael Shermer on science and skepticism
What’s all the fuss about superconductors?
Superconductors, UFOs, lab leaks, and climate change
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Rational View
Dr. Jack Gilbert describes how the microbes in our gut keep us healthy
Dr. Lee McIntyre makes war on disinformation
Dr. Brooke Goldner shares nutritional advice for autoimmune disorders
Bob McDonald on the Energy Transition
Bolstering your cognitive immunity with Dr. Andy Norman
A summary of what I’ve learned on nutrition and health
Beth McDaniel’s paint captures carbon
Dr. Joel Fuhrman says we can eat our way to better health
Dr. Valter Longo Advocates Intermittent Fasting to Live Longer
Science Communication in a Crisis with Dr. Christopher Reddy
Dr. Antonio Cabrales on the AI revolution and UBI
Can we afford [not] to have Universal Basic Income? (re-release)
The alcohol controversy
How should we tackle magical thinking?
Can we ’manifest’ our future? with Kevin Scott
Are we about to lose control of AI?
Cosmology, art and outreach with Dr. Paul Sutter
Dr. Robert Gale talks about treating Chernobyl victims
Dr. Traci Mann explains why your diet didn’t work
Dr. Peter Butt defends tightened alcohol guidelines
Dr. Edzard Ernst debunks detox diets
Professor Matthew Neidell says the precautionary principle is poor public policy
The politics of food with Dr. Marion Nestle
Intro to the science behind nutrition
A psychedelic trip into the mind with Dr. Anil Seth
Is nuclear energy good for the climate?
Why we need a Rational View
Alexander Wong on the new AI ChatGPT
Consuming rationally with Dr. Marko Kovic
Rationality requires managing your cognitive biases
Valerie Alexander on how to outsmart our unconscious biases
Dr. Daniel Kahneman on how we think
Dr. Andrew Budson has a new theory of consciousness
Will fusion save us? A summary
We need a rational assessment of nuclear energy
Dr. Mark Winfield discusses hydrogen, carbon and sustainable energy
D.J. LeClear-The Rad Guy discusses nuclear radiation
Stéphane Germain on GHGSat methane leak discoveries
Dr. Fulvio Militello discusses the MAST-U fusion program
Online convenience vs. customer service
Lutz Jaitner proposes a scientific basis for Cold Fusion
A review of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (Cold Fusion) with Dr. Edmund Storms
Is Cold Fusion pathological science?
Laser Fusion Ignition with Drs. Hurricane and Zylstra
Dr. Larry Katz on why we are too competitive
Dr. Marc Wortman discusses Admiral Rickover of the nuclear navy
Andy Vasily with deep thoughts on life and podcasting
Dr. Ellen deLara discusses bullying
Escaping my bully
What I’ve learned about the hard problem of consciousness
Angelica Oung says the world needs more CANDU reactors
Dr. Bernardo Kastrup on the Universal Mind
Dr. Gerfried Jungmeier discusses electric vehicles
Communicating science through fiction with Eric Choi
Dr. Scott Aaronson on sentience, AI and quantum computing
Dr. Michael Levin on cellular cooperation and cognition
A Buddhist perspective on awareness with Dr. John Dunne
Lemmel and Hofmann experiment with reality
Shorting the Grid with Meredith Angwin
Dr. Ruth Kastner and the transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics
Dr. Sangeetha Menon with a Hindu perspective on consciousness
Professor Jack Tuszynski probes proposed quantum processing proteins
Dr. Luca Turin detects quantum clues to consciousness
Dr. Andy Norman on how to immunize your mind
Transhumanist David Pearce discusses consciousness
Dr. Arthur Reber claims cells are sentient
Consciousness: Are we more than bio computers?
Nuclear Reactors in a Warzone
Professor Lee McIntyre on Talking with Science Deniers
The Rational Art of War for Social Media Warriors
Summary of Evolution and Creationism
Controversial questions in genetics with Razib Khan
Teaching the Controversy with Professor Lynne Honey
Professor Niles Eldredge on Evolution
Paleovirology and Evolution with Dr. Welkin Johnson
Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass on Genesis and Evolution
Evolution and Genetics
Dr. Jessica Lovering is changing public perception of nuclear energy
What about the waste?
What about Fukushima?
Dr. Jan Blomgren on God and science
Science and Religion with Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ
Summary of the linear-no-threshold controversy
Dr. Blake Walters on cancer radiotherapy
A Brief History of CANDU Reactors with Chris Adlam and Tom Hess
Farzad Khosravi and Cicero--a rational social media option
Professor Don Gurnett on the Voyager Missions
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Rational View (2/2)
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Rational View (1/2)
Scientific Responsibility and Outreach
Cool Stuff: The James Webb Space Telescope with Prof. René Doyon
The inexorable advance of Security Theater
Inequity and the Pandemic with Edgardo Sepulveda
‘What about the waste?‘ with Sheila Whytock
Electrification and Climate with Edgardo Sepulveda
Stand Up For Nuclear with Paris Ortiz Wines
The Rational View podcast retrospective
Tax the Gas and Save Pickering with Dr. Chris Keefer
Gender equity in STEM fields with Dr. Merryn McKinnon
Dr. Charles Hall on sustainable energy sources
The physics of UFOs with Robert Powell
Environmental Advocacy with Dr. Ben Heard
Gender Issues in STEM with Clare Scott and Sarah Kerns
A Roadmap to Nowhere with Mike Conley and Tim Maloney
Recycling Nuclear Waste with Tom Dolan and Steve Curtis
Kirsty Gogan and Eric Ingersoll on Nuclear Hydrogen