Send us a text When headlines turn science into a battlefield, who decides what counts as truth—and at what cost? We sit down with veteran science reporter and editor, Dan Vergano, now back on the DC science beat to unpack how politics, platforms, and power steer public understanding of vaccines, climate, and gender care. He explains why culture war flashpoints rarely start at the kitchen table, but are manufactured by media ecosystems and political fundraising that thrive on outrage, l...
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Send us a text When headlines turn science into a battlefield, who decides what counts as truth—and at what cost? We sit down with veteran science reporter and editor, Dan Vergano, now back on the DC science beat to unpack how politics, platforms, and power steer public understanding of vaccines, climate, and gender care. He explains why culture war flashpoints rarely start at the kitchen table, but are manufactured by media ecosystems and political fundraising that thrive on outrage, l...
Diamond Mind #4: Consciousness, Electromagnetic Fields, and Free Will with Prof. M. Bruce MacIver
Diamond Mind
51 minutes
1 year ago
Diamond Mind #4: Consciousness, Electromagnetic Fields, and Free Will with Prof. M. Bruce MacIver
Can electromagnetic fields illuminate the mysteries of consciousness and free will? Join us on The Diamond Mind Podcast as we explore this cutting edge question with Stanford Prof. M. Bruce MacIver, a leading expert in neurophysiology. I sat down with Bruce at the Tucson Science of Consciousness conference this year, meeting for the first time in "real life" at that time. He and I have exchanged emails and Zoom calls for a few years now and he contributed a great paper to the Frontiers...
Diamond Mind
Send us a text When headlines turn science into a battlefield, who decides what counts as truth—and at what cost? We sit down with veteran science reporter and editor, Dan Vergano, now back on the DC science beat to unpack how politics, platforms, and power steer public understanding of vaccines, climate, and gender care. He explains why culture war flashpoints rarely start at the kitchen table, but are manufactured by media ecosystems and political fundraising that thrive on outrage, l...