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Bite Size Science
Fun clips to help pick full HWA episodes
Here We Are Podcast
About
Shane has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014. When there isn't a pandemic, he travels to universities around the world to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are…Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens, and consciousness.
Stand Up Science
About the Show
Learn and laugh as local scientists, comedians, and other special guests join Shane to bring you a one-of-a-kind show that is equal parts ahas and hahas.
What to Expect
As your host, Shane kicks the evening off with some of his best material on brainy topics, before introducing two local scientists to give talks and a second comedian to deliver their most cerebral material. At the end of the night, Shane brings all the guests back onstage for a panel discussion led by audience questions.
Below are some clips from past Stand Up Science shows, as well as some podcasts where you can hear Shane talking about the show.
Clips From Shows
Life After Death
At the Stand Up Science show in Seattle, an audience member asks the panel about life after death.
Lea Dunn
Lea Dunn is an expert in consumer psychology who studies how consumers interact and form relationships with brands. Her research examines how environmental influences such as emotions, mortality reminders, and social cues (e.g., through online reviews and social media) influence perceptions of and relationships with brands. Her publications appear in top academic journals including Journal of Consumer Research and Journal of Marketing Research.
Mark Forehand
Professor Mark Forehand doing his guest set at our Stand Up Science show in Seattle. Funnier and more provocative than TED Talks, while smarter than traditional stand-up comedy, Stand Up Science combines the best of both worlds. Mark Forehand is the Pigott Family Professor of Business Administration and Chair of the Department of Marketing at University of Washington's Foster School of Business. He has authored numerous scholarly publications in Psychology, Marketing and Public Health, writing extensively on implicit cognition, social biases, and the role of identity in consumer behavior and health.
Matthew Issac
Mathew Isaac is the Genevieve Albers Professor and Associate Professor of Marketing at Seattle University’s Albers School of Business and Economics. His research, which focuses on consumer judgment and decision-making, examines topics ranging from the processing of numerical information to the role of gender identity maintenance in eco-friendly consumption. His work has been published in leading scientific journals and widely featured in business and popular press, including Harvard Business Review, New York Times, Time, Forbes, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Men's Health, Women's Health, and Fast Company