Daniel Engber's guest appearances

Daniel Engber

TED Talks Daily (SD video)

The Story Collider

Two Psychologists Four Beers

Carl Hart

David Epstein

Mara Wilson

Nelson Lugo

Clay Routledge

Sara Seager

Zach Weinersmith

Stuart Firestein

Danielle N. Lee

Daniel Miller

Sean Carroll

Jon Ronson

Anna Rothschild

David Russell

Aparna Nancherla

OwlTail

Yoel and Mickey welcome Slate columnist Daniel Engber to the podcast. Dan talks about the state of science journalism, including what he sees as more skeptical, less credulous reporting. He also talks about the replication crisis in psychology, imposter syndrome in academics, concussion in sport, and the value of blue-ribbon panels opining on the state of science. Dan also delights with his contrarian takes on marathon running, the windchill factor, and a computer’s progress bar. Bonus: Yoel yet again finds an excuse to drink no beer at all.Special Guest: Daniel Engber.Links:Apex Predator | Off Color BrewingFolly Brewing Toronto Microbrewery — Imposter Syndrome -- Farmhouse IPAEverything Is Crumbling — An influential psychological theory, borne out in hundreds of experiments, may have just been debunked. How can so many scientists have been so wrong?Daryl Bem proved ESP is real. Which means science is broken.How the progress bar keeps you sane | TED TalkDon’t Run a Marathon — Running a marathon is a dangerous, expensive, stupid, meaningless task. Don’t do it.Wind chill is a meaningless number. So why are we still using it?

Yoel and Mickey welcome Slate columnist Daniel Engber to the podcast. Dan talks about the state of science journalism, including what he sees as more skeptical, less credulous reporting. He also talks about the replication crisis in psychology, imposter syndrome in academics, concussion in sport, and the value of blue-ribbon panels opining on the state of science. Dan also delights with his contrarian takes on marathon running, the windchill factor, and a computer’s progress bar. Bonus: Yoel yet again finds an excuse to drink no beer at all.Special Guest: Daniel Engber.Links:<ul><li><a href="http://www.offcolorbrewing.com/beer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apex Predator | Off Color Brewing</a></li><li><a href="https://www.follybrewing.com/bottleshop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Folly Brewing Toronto Microbrewery</a> — Imposter Syndrome -- Farmhouse IPA</li><li><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/cover_story/2016/03/ego_depletion_an_influential_theory_in_psychology_may_have_just_been_debunked.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everything Is Crumbling</a> — An influential psychological theory, borne out in hundreds of experiments, may have just been debunked. How can so many scientists have been so wrong?</li><li><a href="https://slate.com/health-and-science/2017/06/daryl-bem-proved-esp-is-real-showed-science-is-broken.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daryl Bem proved ESP is real. Which means science is broken.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_engber_how_the_progress_bar_keeps_you_sane?language=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How the progress bar keeps you sane | TED Talk</a></li><li><a href="https://slate.com/technology/2016/05/running-a-marathon-is-a-dangerous-expensive-stupid-meaningless-task-dont-do-it.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Don’t Run a Marathon</a> — Running a marathon is a dangerous, expensive, stupid, meaningless task. Don’t do it.</li><li><a href="https://slate.com/technology/2019/01/wind-chill-warning-temperature-useless.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wind chill is a meaningless number. So why are we still using it?</a></li></ul>

Episode 23: Slow-Form Journalism (with Daniel Engber)

Mark Cuban

Daniel Engber risks derailing his PhD by constant daydreaming, until his neuroscience research gives him a idea that will revolutionize the NBA. Daniel Engber is a columnist for Slate.com and Popular Science, and a regular contributor to the New York Times Magazine. He has appeared on Radiolab, All Things Considered and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and received the National Academies of Science Communication Award in 2012 and the Sex-Positive Journalism Award in 2008. His work has been anthologized in The Best of Technology Writing and The Best of Slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel Engber risks derailing his PhD by constant daydreaming, until his neuroscience research gives him a idea that will revolutionize the NBA. Daniel Engber is a columnist for <a href="http://Slate.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slate.com</a> and Popular Science, and a regular contributor to the New York Times Magazine. He has appeared on Radiolab, All Things Considered and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and received the National Academies of Science Communication Award in 2012 and the Sex-Positive Journalism Award in 2008. His work has been anthologized in The Best of Technology Writing and The Best of Slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Daniel Engber: Distracting Mark Cuban