SQUIDOCTO

so so difficult by Squidocto.

Hello Squidocto #11
It is so so difficult to get things done.

from the Skeptical Connections podcast.

10 But Were Afraid to Ask... by Squidocto.

Hello Squidocto #10
…but were afraid to ask.

from Skeptical Connections podcast.

Notes:
Paper: All you wanted to know about spermatogonia but were afraid to ask.
Book: Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask

09 Feynman's Teeth by Squidocto.

Hello Squidocto #9: Feynman’s Teeth

Murray Gell-Mann talks about Feynman: vid, text.
Feynman TV-toothbrushing quote: vid.
The delightful interview where Feynman describes electricity.
Feynman letter where he goes to the dentist.

08 Igdignant by Squidocto.

Hello Squidocto

#8 — IGDIGNANT

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07 Third-Person Effect by Squidocto.

Third-person Effect.

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Citations:
Study — Korean mothers and food advertising.
Study — Facebook users and the 3rd-person effect.
Excerpt from “You Are Not So Smart” about the third-person effect.

06 Resisting Evidence by Squidocto.

Segment: Resisting Evidence.

Hear the whole episode at Skeptical Connections.

05 Backfire, Tone, and Time by Squidocto.

Hello Squidocto segment #5: Backfire, Tone, and Time

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General discussion of the backfire effect

Political world views over time (“Kent State” study, PDF

Disagreeing with a scientific result often followed by a rejection of science itself

04 Handy Placebo Gambit by Squidocto.

Hear the whole Skeptical Connections episode here.

03 Consciousness Consensus? by Squidocto.

Hello Squidocto #3, Consciousness Consensus?

Hear the whole Skeptical Connections episode here.

Citations:

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy summary on animal consciousness.

PETA post.

Francis Crick Memorial Conference (link to declaration PDF there)

One scientist’s mixed-review of the declaration. 

Society for Neuroscience

An example of an anti-science (or science-ignorant) reaction to the declaration

Mariam Stamp Dawkins on animal welfare and consciousness.

02 My Conspiracy Theory Friend by Squidocto.

“Hello Squidocto” #2

My Conspiracy Theory Friend.

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The more I learn, the more I say Hooray.
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