SIO506: Minnesota Fraud and the Death of Information
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So now that we've covered a real hearing with brave whistleblowers that got NO attention, it's time to look at what happens over on the other side of the aisle.
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SIO505: The ICE Whistleblower Hearing Was Astonishing. It Needs More Attention.
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Last month, there was a devastating hearing featuring a victim of ICE, an ICE whistleblower, and a previous DHS attorney. It revealed what, in any other time, would have been a massive scandal likely resulting in multiple firings. But we live in the bad times, which means this hearing took place in a maintenance shed barely on Congressional property during lunchtime put on by a ragtag team of the few remaining people who give a shit about constitutional rights. I take you through the hearing, and then next episode we're going to compare this to the Minnesota fraud hearings, of which the MAGA...
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SIO504: The Other Kind of Nut Allergy. Well, Both Kinds, I Guess?
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Part 2! Even more fun Quibbies. Allergies Bansal, A.S., Chee, R., Nagendran, V., Warner, A., & Hayman, G. (2007). . Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology, 17, 189-191. Testosterone University of Zurich (2009, December 9). . ScienceDaily. Eisenegger, C., Naef, M., Snozzi, R., Heinrichs, M., & Fehr, E. (2010). Nature, 463, 356-359. ADHD and TikTok Verma, S. & Sinha, S.K. (2024). . Australian Psychiatry, 0, 1-7. Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? !
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SIO503: Viral Post Claims Texas Has More Democrats Than Republicans. Is That True?
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It's Quibi Time (tm) with Jenessa! (Don't worry, I'll explain...) It's 2 debunks for the price of 1, or actually 5 debunks for the price of 2, because this is a two-parter! Here are the first two: AI girlfriend Caramela, S. (2025, January 31). . Vice. Fiorillo, C. & Bartlett, S. (2025, January 28). . The Mirror. Koetsier, J. (2025, April 29). Forbes. Mashable. (2025, May 22). . Yahoo!Life. (2025, May 11). . NDTV World. Ulanoff, L. (2025, May 22). . Techradar. Texas voter registration (2025, August 7). . Independent Voter Project. (Thomas saw this about it) . L2. ....
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This Is The Dark Place. Why Aren't We Acting Like It?
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I had a lot I needed to say about the ICE murders of Rene Good and Alex Pretti. And about the fascists who lie to our faces and know we can't do anything about it. And the concentration camps we already have. I did video because there was so much visual element to this, so watching would be best.
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SIO501: What Pluribus Gets Right about Neuroscience
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Subject of much sci-fi media and philosophy discussions, the "hive mind" is also a key element of Vince Gilligan's (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) new show, Pluribus. Dr. Jenessa Seymour joins the pod to walk us through examples that we have studied of hive mind behavior (in the insect world), and why we can reasonably assert that you could not maintain your individuality if our brains directly communicated with each other (in the human world). Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? ! Please ! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!...
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SIO500: A New Study Suggests Brain Imaging Might Have Significant Flaws
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Brain pics, or they didn't happen? There's a recent study that demonstrates that some brain region activity might interact differently with oxygen than previously assumed. This could upend significant neuroscience research spanning decades. Thankfully SIO has Dr. Jenessa Seymour to come in and break it all down for us! We start with a primer on the science of neuroimaging tools and the images they produce. How in the WORLD can we get a picture of a brain while a person is still alive? What are the things we need to know when evaluating scholarly articles or popular media coverage about...
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SIO499: Trump Is Weaponizing Government Against Political Enemies. Nick Fish, President of American Atheists, on How to Be Prepared
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In late September, shortly after declaring antifa a "domestic terrorist", Trump issued a memorandum directing the IRS to investigate tax-exempt organizations that could be "directly or indirectly financing political violence or domestic terrorism" and nonprofit organizations reasonably felt concerned of being targeted. A couple of weeks later, Lydia and Thomas ran into Nick Fish, President of the , at California Freethought Day and asked how he and the organization were holding up in light of everything. We're pleased to have Nick on to discuss what nonprofit organizations can do to protect...
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SIO498: The Science of Hallucinations, Ear-worms, and Phantom Limbs
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Dr. Jenessa Seymour is on to teach us more about the brain! What do hallucinations, ear-worms, and phantom limbs have in common? And is "hallucinating" really a good term for what AI does when it makes something up?
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SIO497: The Mamdani Machine Exposed! Part 2
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Part 2 of Asra Nomani's insanely terrible . Make sure you listened to part 1! This is big, folks. Think Watergate combined with Deflate-gate combined with Christina Applegate combined with the Bowling Green Massacre. THAT's how big of a scandal this is. You thought Zohran Mamdani was just an innocent 34 year old assemblyman who rose to stardom by being an incredibly good candidate and relentless campaigning an economic message in a positive way. But you were an idiot. Dummy. Asra Nomani , but let Jenessa and I explain it to you because clearly your feeble, gullible brain can't process....
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