The Rational View podcast with Dr. Al Scott Podcast
1) Dr. Troyen Brennan knows how to fix healthcare
In this episode I’m digging into the state of healthcare in the United States: the only country in the developed world that believes health care is best delivered as a luxury product. Everywhere else,...Show More
2) A review of US Gerrymandering - not just popular in Texas
In this episode I’m discussing Gerrymandering and how it clearly demonstrates US exceptionalism by maintaining incumbents and invalidating the democratic will of the people. If you like this, you migh...Show More
3) If the post is bait, then you should wait: exposing disinformation on immigrants, ICE, and Epstein.
In this episode I’m going to fact check some polarizing memes on current issues in the news. I’m going to help you to identify fake memes and to question the possibility of AI-generated videos. Did yo...Show More
4) Dr. Ewelina Kurtys is developing computers made of real neurons
In this episode I’m interviewing a scientist who is trying to revolutionize computing by replacing power hungry silicon gates with highly efficient biological neurons. For a present-day silicon-based ...Show More
5) The climate is always changing, why worry?
Have you ever heard someone spouting off on social media that the climate is always changing? Apparently this carries great weight amongst people who don’t want to admit that humans are involved in t...Show More
6) Infodemiologist Dr. Pauline Hoffman on how to find truth amidst a sea of disinformation
In this episode I am taking us on a journey to seek truth amidst a sea of fake news with a person who has published a book on the topic. Hopefully we can get a lifeline to find out how to separate the...Show More
7) Law professor Daniel Townsend fights predatory terms and conditions
We’ve all seen them. Endless Terms and Conditions followed by a click-box. Pages of Terms and Conditions whenever you sign a contract with a large company for services, loans, or just employment. Oft...Show More
8) Is CO2 plant food or is it a denialist trope?
In this episode I’m doing a fact check on the claim that CO2 is plant food. This really is a well known fact. Plants use CO2 in photosynthesis to grow. It is indisputably true. And yet on the Skeptica...Show More
9) Dr. Robert Hayes finds that radiophobic stress deaths skew low dose studies
In this episode I'm interviewing a nuclear energy educator with a series of informative videos on LinkedIn. He works to address radiophobia and provides an evidence-based assessment of nuclear fission...Show More
10) Are we as rich as we think if money isn't real?
In this episode I look at the economic system we find ourselves in, and try to peel away some of the fictions that we've bought into. If money isn't linked to a gold standard, is it worth what we thi...Show More