“It’s not really science,” says David Michaels, PhD. “It’s public relations disguised as science.” Today, the epidemiologist and author of The Triumph of Doubt explains how frequently science is manipulated across industries—from tobacco to personal-care products to football. During his tenure as the assistant secretary of labor at the Occupational Safety an ... Show More
Aug 12
Manifestation, Self-Worth, and the Energy You Attract
In this episode from 2019, manifestation advisor Lacy Phillips, founder of To Be Magnetic, explains why manifesting isn’t about forced positivity or endlessly visualizing your goals. Today marks the final day of the annual Lions Gate Portal, a rare cosmic alignment between the su ... Show More
43m 13s
Aug 5
Alicia Keys on Trusting Yourself and Living Authentically
In this episode from 2021, Gwyneth sits down with Alicia Keys for an honest conversation about identity, intuition, and self-worth. They talk about releasing expectations, learning to trust yourself, and the lifelong process of becoming who you really are. Keys reflects on how sh ... Show More
57m 54s
Oct 2021
Research Bias: Sort It Out, Science
There’s a sticky issue scientists have to deal with – science is carried out by humans. We humans have flaws (and how) and they can end up in our work. Fortunately, science is waking up to research bias. In the meantime, here’s what to look out for. Learn more about your ad-choic ... Show More
53m 2s
Apr 2023
Self Help For Smart People - How You Can Spot Bad Science & Decode Scientific Studies with Dr. Brian Nosek
In this episode, we show how you can decode scientific studies and spot bad science by digging deep into the tools and skills you need to be an educated consumer of scientific information. Are you tired of seeing seemingly outrageous studies published in the news, only to see the ... Show More
54m 43s
Dec 2020
440: David Michaels | Dark Money and the Science of Deception
David Michaels (@drdavidmichaels) is an epidemiologist who served as the Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA from 2009 to 2017, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health from 1998 through January 2001, and is the author of The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Mone ... Show More
1h 6m
Mar 2023
It's Me, Hi. I'm Unbiased, It's Me.
On this episode of the pod, we take a step back to re-introduce ourselves! We talk about our careers and day-to-day lives as scientists in two very different scientific fields. Andrea details her career as an immunologist/microbiologist and team manager at a biotech company, and ... Show More
39m 32s
Aug 2023
Gary Smith, "Distrust: Big Data, Data-Torturing, and the Assault on Science" (Oxford UP, 2023)
There is no doubt science is currently suffering from a credibility crisis. Gary Smith's book Distrust: Big Data, Data-Torturing, and the Assault on Science (Oxford UP, 2023) argues that, ironically, science's credibility is being undermined by tools created by scientists themsel ... Show More
36m 48s
Aug 2022
How Covid changed science, part 2
In the second of our series How Covid Changed Science, Devi Sridhar, Professor of Global Health at Edinburgh University looks at the scientific messaging. Just how do you explain to both politicians and the public that a growing global pandemic is likely to kill many people, and ... Show More
27m 50s