Here We Are

Shane talks in depth about Sloths with Vertebrate Paleontologist and Research Fellow at The Smithsonian Natural Museum of Natural History, Ryan Haupt. What have we learned from these fuzzy slow-moving mammals. Charities Of The Week: Sloth Conservation Foundation Natural Youth Science Foundation Outro Music by MoonStation Burning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host of “Stand-Up Science” Shane Mauss talks about Fruit Fly genetics and reproduction with Post Doctoral Research Scholars, specializing in Anatomy & Cell Biology: Nicole Green and Kayla Lempke. Why do fruit flies makes such great research subjects and genetic models. Charity Of The Week - the National Science Foundation - nsf.gov Crones and Colitis Foundation https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/ Visit our sponsor - Quip www.getquip/hereweare Outro Music - “Sator Rotas” by Moonstation Burning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Shane Mauss talks about social media and the effects of screen-time, binge watching, with Associate Professor of Marketing at New York University's Stern School of Business, Adam Alter. What are these devices doing to our brains and how much is too much? Charity Of The Week - Donors Choose www.donorschoose.org Outro Music by Plunkett https://plunkett.bandcamp.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane vocalizes with Ph.D. Morgan Wirthlin, Behavioral Neuroscientist and Computational Biologist from Carnegie Mellon University. They dive deep into understanding vocal learning, birds and bats, Crispr, and genome sequencing. How do complex behaviors like vocal learning evolve across diverse species over millions of years? Charity Of The Week - Vertebrate Genomes Project https://vertebrategenomesproject.org/ Please visit our sponsorsRobinhood HereWeAre.Robinhood.com Outro Music - The Long Hunt http://thelonghunt.bandcamp.com/album/all-paths-lead-to-here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about the 5 personality traits, self-deception, and neuroticism, with Colin G. DeYoung: an Associate Professor of Psychology at The University of Minnesota. His research is in the field of personality psychology and personality neuroscience. What is the connection between psychopathy and low neuroticism, Vs The connection between conscientiousness and obsessive-compulsive behavior. Please visit our sponsors:Robinhood: HereWeAre.Robinhood.com Charity of The Week - TCALT https://tcalt.wordpress.com/ Outro music “Countdown” by Rebreatherhttp://rebreather-ohio.bandcamp.com/album/rebreather-ep-2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane welcomes back Behavioral Economist Kathleen Vohs for a multi-topic conversation about contemplation, goals, self-control, mindfulness vs meditation, and the Cheetah Metaphor. Charity Of The Week - Doners Choose - Donerschoose.org Listen to the HWA Live episode feat. Kathleen Vohs - HERE Outro music “I Can’t Breath” by Spirit Of The Bear http://spiritofthebear.bandcamp.com/album/remains-anniversary-edition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bonus Episode! Shane talks about the evolution of language with American linguist and author Dan Everett, best known for his study of the Amazon Basin's Pirahã people and their language. Are humans the only species capable of language? Dan also serves as Dean of Arts and Sciences at Bentley University in Waltham. Check out his book - Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle (Vintage Departures) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307386120/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_51.FCbN540S11 Charity Of The Week - SurvivalInternational.org Get yours today! Psychonautics: A Comic's Exploration of Psychedelics https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MBHR4CS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pe3FCbA18HK10 Outro Music – “Crucial Conversation” by Chrash https://chrash1.bandcamp.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks with Author and Iboga Therapist, Elizabeth Bast about how the sacred African medicine Iboga, in addition to aiding addiction recovery, can spur a spiritual awakening. You’ll hear expanded stories about her first-hand experiences that can also be found in her book “Heart Medicine: A True Love Story - One Couple's Quest for the Sacred Iboga Medicine & the Cure for Addiction.” https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Medicine-Couples-Sacred-Addiction/dp/0997121300 Charity Of The Week – Cosmic Sister Outro Music – “Crucial Conversation” by Chrash https://chrash1.bandcamp.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about the discovery of the bones of Sadiba and Naledi and how these species compare to modern humans with associate professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and paleoanthropologist blogger John Hawks. Charity of The Week - Trowel Blazerswww.trowelblazers.com Please visit our sponsorsRobinhood HereWeAre.Robinhood.com Outro Music “The Winnowing Hand” by The Long Hunt www.listentothelonghunt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about hormone loss, memory decline, and Alzheimer’s with Neuroscience Professor at The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Ph.D. Karyn Frick. Are we just an accumulation of memories? How are Memories formed? Charity Of The Week - The Alzheimer's Association https://act.alz.org Visit our sponsors Quip www.getquip/hereweare Robinhood HereWeAre.Robinhood.com Outro Music - “Run My Mouth” by Spirit Of The Bear http://www.spiritofthebearband.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about gender, masculinity, and culture with Clinical Psychologist Ryan McKelley. Is the definition of masculinity too restrictive? Charity of the Week: New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Centers Movember - www.Movember.com Visit our sponsors: www.Stitchfix.com/HereWeAreRobinhood - HereWeAre.Robinhood.com Outro music "Open Your Eyes" by Rebreather - http://rebreather-ohio.bandcamp.com/album/rebreather-ep-2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about New Years Resolutions and “Motivational Interviewing” with Health Education and Exercise Physiology Expert, Ph.D Keely Rees. Charity of the Week - Essential Health Clinic https://essentialclinic.org/ Visit our sponsors: www.Stitchfix.com/HereWeAreRobinhood - HereWeAre.Robinhood.com Outro Music “Know Past Know Future” by The Multiple Cat http://themultiplecat.bandcamp.com/album/the-return-of Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane celebrates 200 episodes and then talks with Associate Professor of Marketing and Economics at the University of Seattle, Mathew Isaac. They discuss the assumptions we make about lists: random order versus ranked order, and how emotional attachment can affect how we sell things. Charity Of The Week: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research https://www.michaeljfox.org Visit our sponsor at www.StichFix.com/HereWeAre Outro music by Plunkett - https://plunkett.bandcamp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about the effect of television and digital media on childhood development, with Ph.D. Heather Kirkorian: Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies and Director of Cognitive Development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Charity Of The Week - The Rape Crisis Center https://thercc.org/ Visit our sponsor: Quip Electric Toothbrush http://www.getquip.com/hereWeAre Outro Music - “Smoke Offering” by The Long Hunt - http://thelonghunt.bandcamp.com/album/all-paths-lead-to-here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane and Pigott Family Professor of Marketing at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business, Mark Forehand, talk about association, bias, and Implicit Association Testing (IAT). Charity of The Week: Doctors Without Borders - https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Outro music “Sound & Sorrow” by Hello Luna - http://www.helloluna.band/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Shane talks about History, DNA, and Science with Professor of History, Editor of the Journal Of Global History, and Author of “A Concise History of The World,” Merry Wiesner-Hanks. Charity Of The Week - Sojourner Family Peace Center https://familypeacecenter.org/ Outro Music “Sound & Sorrow” from Hello Luna http://helloluna.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-of-you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks with Harvard Graduate and Evolutionary Biologist Robert Trivers about self-deception, sex ratio theory, and bacterial evolution. Do we deceive ourselves and others to propagate our genes? Check out Robert’s book “Wild Life: Adventures of an Evolutionary Biologist.” Please visit our sponsors Quip Toothbrushes at http://www.getquip.com/hereweare Robinhood Investment- http://Hereweare.robinhood.com Outro music by Sam Goodwill - http://samgoodwill.bandcamp.com/track/the-opposite-of-love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about habits, addiction, and changing behavior with Associate Professor of Psychology from WSU Vancouver, Renee Magnan Charity Of The Week: [https://www.charlestonanimalsociety.org/](https://www.charlestonanimalsociety.org/) Outro Music by [Action Camp](http://actioncamp.bandcamp.com/album/the-ep-collection) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane gets super deep talking about religion, atheism, and how religion is impacted by politics with Professor of Political Science and Author of “[Secular Faith: How Religion Has Trumped Culture In American Politics](https://www.amazon.com/Secular-Faith-Religion-American-Politics/dp/022627506X)” Mark Alan Smith. They get into questions like: Is atheism a religion or just the absence of a particular religion? Was religion created to explain the purpose of life and our origin? Charity Of The Week - The Center For Inquiry [https://centerforinquiry.org/](https://centerforinquiry.org/) Outro music by [The Long Hunt](http://thelonghunt.bandcamp.com/album/all-paths-lead-to-here) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Shane talks with Assistant Professor of Human Development at Washington State University Vancouver: Dr. Sara Waters. They talk about stress and how it can cause cellular changes, impact our immune system, and how the physiological effects of stress can be contagious and passed from mother to child. Check out more from Sara: [http://www.sarabwaters.com](http://www.sarabwaters.com) Charity Of The Week: [http://www.whitebison.org](http://www.whitebison.org) Outro music by [Rebreather](http://rebreather-ohio.bandcamp.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane visits the Iowa State University’s Virtual Reality Applications Center to interview Associate Director Eliot Winer about the interdisciplinary research center focused on the intersection of humans and technology. Charity Of The Week: The American Cancer Society, [ASPCA](http://www.aspca.org) Visit our sponsor [http://www.getquip.com](http://www.getquip.com) Outro music by Harnessing The Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Shane talks with Professor Lea Dunn about 8 marketing premises that give insights into how people interact with brands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane returns to [MOTE](http://mote.org/research) to talk about Ocean acidification and the effects of Carbon Dioxide on Coral Reefs, with Coral Reef Scientist and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at MOTE Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, [Heather Page](https://mote.org/staff/member/heather-page). Charity Of The Week - [MOTE](http://mote.org/research) Outro music: [“Moving Pictures” by Kentucky Nightmare](http://kentuckynightmare.bandcamp.com/album/take-her-favour) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane gets down to the molecular level and talks about molecular biology, biochemistry, and sexuality with Physiological Psychologist Dr Steve Sylvester. Charity Of The Week: **[Geo Girls](https://www.mshinstitute.org/learn/for-parents/geogirls.html)** Outro Music: [**“Starved” by Rebreather**](http://rebreather-ohio.bandcamp.com/album/rebreather-ep-2018) Visit our sponsor **[http:///getquip.com](http:///getquip.com)** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kris Gowen, Phd, EdM, Adolescent Psychologist and Author of "Sexual Decisions: The Ultimate Teen Guide, A Book For Youth," has the talk about "The Talk" with Shane. They discuss the importance of sex education and relationship education. Check out her other book "One Nation Under Song" Charity Of The Week: [OSSCC Oregon Safe Schools and Communities Coalition](http://www.pdxqcenter.org/tag/osscc/) Outro Music: [Rebreather](https://rebreather-ohio.bandcamp.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about Mobile DNA with Evolutionary Geneticist and Associate Professor at Reed College in Portland Oregon, Sarah Schaak. Charity Of The Week - **[OPB](https://www.opb.org/radio/)** Outro music by **[Plunkett](https://plunkett.bandcamp.com/)** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teacher and Author of “See Me After Class” and “Adequate Yearly Progress” Roxanna Elden talks with Shane about teaching, managing classrooms, and providing good learning experiences for students. Charity Of The Week: [https://www.vote.org/](https://www.vote.org/) Sponsor: Q U I P Toothbrushes [http://www.getquip.com/hereweare](http://www.getquip.com/hereweare) Outro Music: Kentucky Nightmare [https://kentuckynightmare.bandcamp.com/](https://kentuckynightmare.bandcamp.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane visits Full Sail Brewery and talks with the Walter White of beer: Brewery Quality Assurance Manager and Microbiologist, Kevin McCabe. They discuss the history of yeast, Kombucha, the IPA Phenomenon, and what yeast genomes tell us about the origin of yeast. Charity Of The Week: [The Columbia Gorge Community College Foundation](https://www.cgcc.edu/) Outro music: “Moving Pictures” by Kentucky Nightmare Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Associate Professor of Marketing from the University Of Miami, Claudia Townsend, talks with Shane about branding, marketing, and why we buy what we buy. Charity Of The Week: [https://www.guitarsoverguns.org](https://www.guitarsoverguns.org) Visit this week’s sponsor: [LinkedIn.com/HWA](http://www.linkedin.com/HWA) Outro music: The Multiple Cat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Shane talks with Christopher Page, Staff Biologist and Ecologist from MOTE Marine Laboratory & Aquarium. This is an important conversation about the effect of negative stresses on coral reefs and his efforts to restore the reefs by promoting and assisting reproduction. Charity Of The Week: [MOTE](http://www.mote.org) Outro music by Sam Goodwill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane finishes his conversation with evolutionary psychologist Debra Lieberman at the University of Miami, talking more about her brand new book "Objection: Disgust, Morality, and The Law." Charity of The Week: FIRE https://www.thefire.org/ Outro music by Harnessing The Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane joins evolutionary psychologist Debra Lieberman at the University of Miami to talk about her brand new book "Objection: Disgust, Morality, and The Law." In Part 1 we have a lively, deep, and funny conversation about the purpose of emotions, how our tastes and sexual preferences evolved, and which ways they drive us and why we find certain things taboo. It's a conversation so stimulating and entertaining, we had to make it two parts. Charity Of The Week: [FIRE Foundation For Individual Rights In Education](https://www.thefire.org/) Outro music by [The Multiple Cat](https://themultiplecat.bandcamp.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about red tide, algae, and the effects of freshwater chemicals on public health with environmental engineer Dr. Tracy Fanara. Catch her on Season 5 of “Awesome Planet” or find her on Instagram [@inspectorplanet](http://www.instagram.com/inspectorplanet). Charity Of The Week: Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium at [http://www.mote.org](http://www.mote.org) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about employment data and robots with return guest Alan Benson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Work & Organizations, from the Carlson School of Management of the University of Minnesota. Charity of The Week: Early Childhood Education http://www.waytogrow.org Outro music by Sam Goodwill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about psychedelic integration and finding peace with forgiveness counselor and author of "Clear Path To Peace," Ana Holub. Check out her classes at [http://www.anaholub.com](http://www.anaholub.com) Charity Of The Week: Water [http://www.cawater.net](http://www.cawater.net) Outro music "I Can't Breath" by Spirit of The Bear [http://www.spiritofthebearband.com](http://www.spiritofthebearband.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks with Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Allison Coffin, about fish hearing and communication. Charity Of The Week - [www.sciencetalk.org](www.sciencetalk.org) Outro music by The Long Hunt [https://listentothelonghunt.com](https://listentothelonghunt.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane visits Cleveland State University and talks about exercising efficiently with Associate Professor of Exercise Science, Kathleen Little. Outro music by Archeress Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane and Associate Professor of Psychology and Computer Science Paul Schrater, talk about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and human intelligence. Charity Of The Week – The Epilepsy Foundation [http://www.efepa.org](http://www.efepa.org) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ravi Bapna, Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Business Analytics and Information Systems, specializing in Information & Decision Sciences, updates Shane on the state of social media, online dating, privacy and internet technology. Charity Of The Week: [Equal Justice Initiative](https://eji.org/) Outro music "I Can't Breath" by Spirit Of The Bear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane gets organized talking with Theresa Glomb: the Toro Company-David M. Lilly Chair in Human Resources Department of Work and Organizations at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. Charity of the week: [Army Of Women](http://www.armyofwomen.org) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about psychedelic integration and skepticism with friend psychedelic ambassador, and founder of The Aware Project, Ashley Booth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks with fellow stand-up comedian Adam Strauss about OCD & psychedelics. Adam is known best for his One man show “The Mushroom Cure” Charity of the week: Heffter Research Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about marketing, boredom, and reducing satiation with Joe Redden Ph. D, an Associate Professor of Marketing at the Carlson School of Management. Charity of the week: Junior Achievement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks about emotion regulation and scanning babies with OHSU Behavioral Neuroscience Grad. Student Elina Thomas. Charity of the Week: [NAMI Organization](https://www.nami.org/) Outro music by The Long Hunt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane, Cole Marta and Shannon Carlin from MAPS talk about making, storing, and using MDMA in clinical settings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special bonus episode of Here We Are featuring Brad Adams, founder of the Los Angeles Medicinal Plant Society and The Los Angeles Psychedelic Science Symposium (LAPSS). Brad talks with Shane about psychedelic research. Also includes breaking news related to the premiere of "[Psychonautics.](https://www.psychonauticsfilm.com/)" Outro music by Chrash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Shane talks with Dr. Zlatan Križan, an Associate Professor of Psychology at Iowa State University and an affiliate of the Center for Study of Violence. He directs the Sleep, Self, and Personality Laboratory (SSPeL) that examines how sleep and personality intersect with social behavior. Zlatan is also a DJ. Check out his music at https://www.facebook.com/strooya/ Charity of the week: Food Bank of Iowa Outro music by Sam Goodwill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane dives into the weeds talking with OHSU Grad. Student Rebecca Hood about behavioral neuroscience, Parkinson’s disease, and the resilience of mice. Charity of The Week – World Parkinson’s Coalition. Outro music by The Long Hunt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane sits down with the facilitators of the recent Here We Are-MycoMeditations psylocybin retreat in Jamaica. They discussed the highlights, talked about how it went, and shared their afterthoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane talks with Professor of religion, and author of “Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America” talk about religion and racism. Charity of the week [Black Lives Matter.](http://www.blacklivesmatter.com) Outro music by The Long Hunt https://thelonghunt.bandcamp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices