On Death and the Death Penalty
August 8, 2020 I used to pride myself in vacillating on the death penalty. Like I’m totally nuanced and complicated because I can see...
The Privilege of the Good Looking
August 2, 2020 One type of privilege we never talk about is good looking privilege. Of course there’s white privilege and male privilege...
Be Like William
May 12, 2020 Between 1606 and 1610 The Globe Theater was only open a few months. Because bubonic plague. Instead of being a whiny little...
Shoddy statistics and false claims: The Dangers of Listening to Doctors with an Agenda$
April 28, 2020 More bad math and misinformation. A good way to tell when something is bs? When it’s released as a press conference or a...
Be Like Isaac
April 23, 2020 In 1665 Cambridge University closed down as a precaution against the spread of bubonic plague. Instead of complaining...
A Primer on Vaccine History
April 20, 2020 Some great info and food for thought in this episode: there is no evidence that warmer weather slows the virus, this may...
Believe it or Not, Anti Vaxxers Aren't Actually Stupid
April 7, 2020 It’s important to remember that anti vaxxers are not stupid. They are responding to social rewards, cues from family and...
Heuristics, Conspiracy Theories and The Virus
March 25, 2020 Hueristics are mental shortcuts that we take to get to the point. The other day I got a call from my friend Richard...
Atheism for the Uninitiated
February 13, 2020 A primer on being an atheist (for the maaaany who don’t seem to understand): I had a pleasant discussion the other...
Epstein Killed Himself And You're Stupid For Thinking He Didn't
November 17, 2019 No one was more likely to have killed themself than Jeffrey Epstein. There is no one on earth more reviled than someone...
