Stay ConnectedDiscover the history of how we got here – from the big bang to last week’s science breakthroughs. Curiosity fuels creativity. Join us each week as we dive deep into mind-blowing big ideas, and help us make a freaking awesome tomorrow! Discover the Past. Create the Future.
Hosted by three science-loving skeptics: Stephen Woodford (Rationality Rules), Rachel Oates, and Thomas Westbrook (Holy Koolaid).
Website: http://youtube.com/thehereandhowpodcast
Where's the missing link between us humans and our supposedly fellow apes? From australopithecus afarensis to homo neanderthalensis, in this episode we investigate and discuss the many fossils of our ancestors.
Show notes: http://thehereandhow.com/wheres-the-missing-link
Can we predict the future? Explore the history and science of prophecy, psychic predictions, future simulations, and science-based forecasting.
Show notes: http://thehereandhow.com/can-we-predict-the-future
This week we're talking about animals! How do animals defend themselves in the wild, how and why did they evolve these traits and what we can learn from them.
Show Notes: http://www.thehereandhow.com/animals-defense
This week we're looking at the science of happiness - what does it mean to be happy? Who has studied happiness? And is there a way you can assure happiness?
Show Notes: http://www.thehereandhow.com/happiness-science
Can we cheat death and live forever, gaining eternal life (immortality) and eternal health/youth? Explore the science of extending our life.
Show notes: http://thehereandhow.com/can-we-live-forever
This week look at various scientific theories (and evidence) as to why he dinosaurs went extinct (the story has changed!). And as a bonus, we scratch the surface of mass-extinction as a whole.
Show notes: http://thehereandhow.com/what-killed-the-dinosaurs/
This week we're going to be looking at consumer psychology, buyer behaviour and how marketers and advertisers take advantage of this. Some might say you're being manipulated… but that's up to you to decide!
Show Notes: http://www.thehereandhow.com/marketing-manipulation
Will robots take our jobs, wipe us out, or work alongside us? What will the future of artificial intelligence look like?
Show Notes: http://thehereandhow.com/will-robots-replace-us
How do you date a rock? For that matter, how to you date anything? Within this episode we look at the science of dating the age of the earth, and to some extent the moon, planets and solar system.
Show notes: http://thehereandhow.com/how-do-you-date-a-rock
Today we're looking at the human body and our senses! What is a sense? How many senses do we have? Are there just 5 basic senses or does it get a bit more complicated than that?
Show Notes: http://www.thehereandhow.com/sixth-sense
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