Why Hank Green takes pseudoscience seriously
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Why Hank Green takes pseudoscience seriously

B1IntermediateAugust 10, 202627 min

Dismissing pseudoscience is too easy. Understanding why it spreads so quickly is harder. It can teach us why real science works and how to spot the difference between the two. To watch this episode on video, find us on Netflix! Guest: Hank Green, creator of SciShow and Crash Course, co-host of Vlogbrothers For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And please email us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/members⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you! Learn more about y

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When it comes to AI, there is what we could do and what we should do. What will we decide? I'm Kimberly Nebula, host of the Pondering AI podcast from SAS. Every episode, I sit down with innovators, researchers, and technologists to consider

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the questions that come after the AI breakthroughs. Questions that don't have easy answers but need to be asked. If you're curious or concerned about AI, join me as we challenge assumptions and ponder the issues together.

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pondering AI wherever you get your podcasts. Visit kpmg.com slash US slash Adaptability to explore the Adaptability Index and Pulse Surveys today. Earlier this summer I was scrolling and I saw this epidemiologist saying something wild.

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