Best Mike Ng Podcasts (2024)

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How cholesterol skepticism became a pseudoscience – Dr Christopher Labos 1:40:06

4d ago1:40:06

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There was a time when you could be skeptical about cholesterol’s role in cardiovascular prevention. There was uncertainty about causality, diet seemed to have little impact and the drugs were either ineffective or potentially dangerous. But then things changed. Medications improved, genetic causes of high cholesterol became clear, and the cardiovas…

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First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time – Dr Emma Chapman 1:22:47

1M ago1:22:47

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Astronomers have successfully observed a great deal of the Universe’s history, from recording the afterglow of the Big Bang to imaging thousands of galaxies, and even to visualising an actual black hole. There’s a lot for astronomers to be smug about. But when it comes to understanding how the Universe began and grew up we are literally in the dark…

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Tourette Syndrome: Sounds, movements and myths. – Adrienne Hill 2:01:49

2M ago2:01:49

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During her presentation, Adrienne will delve into the myriad myths surrounding Tourette Syndrome, the intriguing TikTok Tics phenomenon that started during the pandemic, and the pseudoscientific “cures” targeting vulnerable parents who seek to support their children. Be ready with pencil and paper to experience what it is like to live with TS+. Adr…

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The science of mental health; how it goes wrong, how it’s treated, and the many misunderstandings in between – Dr Dean Burnett 1:41:13

2M ago1:41:13

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Mental health awareness is a very big concern in 2021, particularly with the impact of the pandemic and lockdown. But while being aware that mental health can and does go wrong is important, very little attention is paid to how and why this happens. In his new book, Psycho Logical, neuroscientist, author, and former Psychiatry lecturer Dr Dean Burn…

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Does life know about quantum mechanics? – Professor Jim Al-Khalili 1:10:48

2M ago1:10:48

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Physicists and chemists are used to dealing with quantum mechanics, but biologists have thus far got away without having to worry about this strange yet powerful theory of the subatomic world. However, times are changing. There is now solid evidence that enzymes use quantum tunnelling to accelerate chemical reactions, while plants and bacteria use …

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Luke Carignan (with Guest Host Megan McCall): Alien’s Vs. The Candidate Experience 47:01

3M ago47:01

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"The universe is vast, and while we may never fully understand it, we can appreciate and explore its beauty.” - Luke Carignan Luke is the Director of Healthcare Enterprise Sales at Phenom, and Co-Host at The Bo & Luke Show and ASHHRA Podcasts. In this special episode, Megan McCall, Head of TA and Contingent Workforce at Stanford, joined as a co-hos…

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Lindsey Breiner: Believe in the Company You Evangelize 44:18

3M ago44:18

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"Growth doesn't happen when you're comfortable; put yourself out of your comfort zone because that's where growth, learning, and development happen naturally.” - Lindsey Breiner Lindsey is the System Director of Talent Acquisition at Main Line Health, a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs. Links: Ro…

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Born to dance? The evolutionary origins of music making – Dr Jacques Launay 1:32:25

4M ago1:32:25

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What’s the point in making music? Is there a point? Although music surrounds us for a large proportion of our time it doesn’t seem to serve an obvious purpose, and this talk will explore that problem. Darwin suggested music could be involved in sexual selection, used to flaunt genetic fitness to potential partners, but there are also several altern…

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Sean Paulseth: The NEW Candidate Experience 41:48

4M ago41:48

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"Incorporating conversational AI into the hiring process isn't just an efficiency enhancement for Healthcare – it's a necessity” - Sean Paulseth= Sean is the Head of Sales at Humanly.io, a leading HR Tech company. With over 10 years of experience in the field, he deeply understands AI and its trajectory in our industry. Links: RogueHire Matt Rimer …

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Dangerous Products: In The Home & In Our Stomachs – David Frank and Virginia Ng 1:37:10

4M ago1:37:10

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The societal and scientific consensus says only irrational people fear things like WiFi, artificial sweeteners, and fluoridated water, but there have been legitimately dangerous products sold as safe in the past. Flammable, toxic, radioactive and generally bad for you, we’ll look at products throughout history that killed, injured and poisoned, an…

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Rob Rennels: Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast. 45:02

4M ago45:02

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"Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast. Take your time to do it right, so you're not redoing it three times later. " - Rob Rennels Rob is a Healthcare TA leader with over 20 years of experience and a US ARMY veteran with combat medical experience. Rob’s niche is running efficient operations and managing significant projects with tight budgets. Links: Rogu…

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Joel Stupka: Exploring the Complexities of HR Tech 47:11

4M ago47:11

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"AI is going to be integrated into everything we do at work, but we still have to keep our humanity. This is something we need to really hold on to and value going forward."- Joel Stupka Joel, the Director of Business Development at @The Starr Conspiracy, is not only a seasoned professional in the HR Tech industry but also the host of the HR Snacks…

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Joshua Secrest: The Business Case for AI 42:38

5M ago42:38

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"So by bringing in automation, you can go back to your CFO, your C-suite, and say, 'By doing this, we will save this.' I can commit to these savings." - Joshua Seacrest Joshua is Paradox's VP of Marketing and Client Advocacy for Paradox. He is the former Head of Global Talent Acquisition and Strategy for McDonald's and Head of Global TA for Abercro…

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Ernest Ng: AI and Unlocking Talent Creativity and Innovation 37:58

5M ago37:58

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"Our attention is a limited resource, but AI has the power to optimize it and enable humans to invest their attention in cultivating relationships and pursuing creative and groundbreaking ideas."- Ernest NG Ernest is the VP of Strategy, Research, Content, and Incubation at Hiredscore. He has a PhD in Applied Psychology and expertise in organization…

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Resisting Incarceration: Prisons, Activism and Abolition – Professor Phil Scraton 1:44:25

5M ago1:44:25

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Since Michael Howard’s pronouncement that ‘Prison Works’ the prison population in the UK has doubled with the current Government planning to build several more multi-occupancy ‘Titan’ prisons to incarcerate thousands more men and women. This reflects an ill-founded commitment to what became a cross-party mantra. In what sense does ‘prison work’? Do…

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Rhea Moss: Data Driven Woman in Tech 41:59

5M ago41:59

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“I think everybody, at some point, feels like they don't belong until they realize they do.” - Rhea Moss. Rhea Moss is the Global Head of Workforce and Customer Insights and resident company “Data Nerd” at iSIMS . A mom, and Women in Tech advocate, she oversees the iCIMS Insights Program , which recently published the 2023 Talent Experience Report,…

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A Dog’s World – Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans – Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff 1:29:58

6M ago1:29:58

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What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and possibly even thrive—and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now. Drawing on biology, ecology, a…

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Trent Cotton: Sprint Recruiting and the Futurist 34:30

6M ago34:30

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"It's as if recruiters are Lucille Ball in the chocolate factory, bustling around and stuffing chocolate wherever they can with no real prioritization or plan." - Trent Cotton I had a chance to sit with Trent, a versatile speaker, writer, TA Leader, and HR Executive at Reqfest ‘23 in Nashville TN where we talked about how he has adapted the princip…

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Jewish Space Lasers – Mike Rothschild 1:15:06

6M ago1:15:06

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For more than 200 years, the name “Rothschild” has been synonymous with two things: great wealth, and conspiracy theories about what they’re “really doing” with it. Almost from the moment Mayer Amschel Rothschild and his sons emerged from the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt to revolutionize the banking world, the Rothschild family has been the target of…

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Paul Kinsey: AI, Automation, and Lean Process 38:40

6M ago38:40

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"Managing over 5,500 requisitions would be nearly impossible without the aid of technology and advanced automation." - Paul Kinsey - Executive Director TA Paul's team manages a ton of sophistication in their tech stack, and his team prioritizes investments that offer excellent ROI and address real-world challenges, such as onboarding speed, candida…

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Courtnay Wittmershaus Part 1: The first 90 days on the job as a Director of TA 42:27

6M ago42:27

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Only six months into her new role as Director, Workforce Planning and Recruitment Strategy, Courtnay Wittmershaus gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how she approached her integration into Sharp Health. Some quick stats on Courtnay: 12 years of healthcare TA experience 8 years in leadership roles Leads a team of 25 TA professionals RogueHire Elite…

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Jeff Ellman: The Relocation 40:55

7M ago40:55

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“Our philosophy is that everyone, whether it's the CEO of an organization or an intern, should have the same type of relocation experience.” - Jeff Ellman Planes, horses, wine cellars, and breast milk shipping are some of the unique requests Jeff and his team have relocated since 2010 - while focused solely on elevating the candidate experience as …

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Christian Ray: Time to Fill is Dead 48:23

7M ago48:23

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“When we look at the ratio of Time to Source vs. Time to Process, it makes you question where am I investing my time and limited budget in improving my team's outcomes?” - Christian Ray Christian is a Managing Partner at RogueHire, a healthcare recruitment analytics, training, and consulting company. We sat down to discuss the outcomes of the 14th …

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Pseudo-Archaeology: Fake news and new fakes – Mirko Gutjahr 1:24:11

8M ago1:24:11

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Light bulbs in antiquity? UFO landing sites in Peru? Giant pyramids in the Balkans? Authors like Erich von Däniken or TV shows like “Ancient Aliens” accuse archaeologists of hiding important discoveries and masking the truth. According to them the monumental buildings of the past were created not by our ancestors but by aliens or extradimensional b…

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Justin Koch: You’ve got to love on your team 41:08

8M ago41:08

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"Being able to help people on their path to better health, it's just something I am very passionate about." - Justin Koch Justin is the Director of Talent Acquisition for Indiana University Health and has his Doctor of Pharmacy from Butler University. His team of over 40 TA professionals filled nearly 12,000 roles in 2022. Links: RogueHire Matt Rim…

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Too dangerous to publish? Navigating the high-stakes nature of AI research – Rosie Campbell 1:22:15

8M ago1:22:15

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As AI becomes increasingly advanced, it promises many benefits but also comes with risks. How can we mitigate these risks while preserving scientific inquiry and openness? Who is responsible for anticipating the impacts of AI research, and how can they do so effectively? What changes, if any, need to be made to the peer review process? In this talk…

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The Human Cosmos – Dr Jo Marchant 1:31:38

9M ago1:31:38

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For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are – our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from …

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Talent Acquisition In The Trenches Live with Lee Health 40:50

9M ago40:50

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On today's episode, Matt talks with members of the Lee Health team in our first live podcast recording. Links: RogueHire Matt Rimer on LinkedInBy Matt Rimer

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The Patriarchs: How men came to rule – Angela Saini 1:29:37

9M ago1:29:37

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Award-winning science journalist Angela Saini goes in search of the true roots of gendered oppression, uncovering a complex history of how male domination became embedded in societies and spread across the globe from prehistory into the present. Travelling to the world’s earliest known human settlements, analysing the latest research findings in sc…

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Brian Brazda: Creating an entirely different level of caregiver connectivity 44:50

9M ago44:50

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“I don't care if you're a device sales rep, you're a physician, you're a nurse, you're a recruiter in a health system - there's always a patient at the end of what you do.” - Brian Brazda Brian is the VP of Sales at MyandYou (and former Sales Director at LHC), recently joined TA in the Trenches, powered by RogueHire. In this episode, we learn more …

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Planetary Protection: Guardians of the Galaxy or lame science-party poopers? – Dr Jennifer Wadsworth 1:11:50

9M ago1:11:50

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What is planetary protection? Is it even important? Because it sounds like it’s either an incredibly exciting space battle strategy from Independence Day or an exceedingly dull health and safety class that future generations will be subjected to. In reality it’s kind of both (except that thankfully it’s not from Independence Day). I’m a space scien…

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Lost and found in the Science of Emotion – Dr Dean Burnett 1:45:06

10M ago1:45:06

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Why can’t we think straight when hungry? What’s the point of nightmares? And why can’t we forget embarrassing memories?Emotions can be a pain. After losing his dad to Covid-19, Dean Burnett found himself wondering what life would be like without them. And so, he decided to put his feelings under the microscope – for science. In this talk, Dean take…

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Ryan Affolter - How to Build a Recruitment Marketing Team 40:44

10M ago40:44

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The most significant factor that has contributed to my professional success is my openness to innovation." - Ryan Affolter Ryan leads the Talent Attraction at RogueHire, specializing in talent intelligence, training, and consulting for Healthcare TA teams. He is a recruitment marketing veteran with 20+ years of experience in companies ranging from …

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Unidentified Flying Objects: Are there any images that require an extraterrestrial explanation – Dr Steve Barrett 1:27:11

10M ago1:27:11

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As a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics, my research interests span all aspects of imaging, image processing and image analysis. This includes medical imaging (biophysics), scanning probe microscopy of atoms, molecules and surfaces (nanophysics), microscopy of earth materials (geophysics) and astrophotography. The music used in thi…

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A critical perspective on what cognitive science can tell us about first impressions and stereotypes – Dr Lou Safra 1:33:01

11M ago1:33:01

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In this talk, I will present the key findings on first impressions and stereotypes offered by cognitive science. By presenting the main experimental designs that are used to product these results, I will question the limits and issues of this research and discuss how we can ensure a safe use of these results Lou Safra holds a PhD in cognitive scien…

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Jeff Greene: Timing, as always, is everything. 47:15

11M ago47:15

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“We can't be upsellers; we’ve got to be looking at how we are developing trust, developing a relationship, and ultimately finding the right role for people. - Jeff Greene Jeff is the VP of Talent Acquisition at Trinity Health, one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare systems in the nation. It is a family of 123,000 colleagues and n…

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How to Make the World Add Up – Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers – Tim Harford 1:27:13

11M ago1:27:13

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When was the last time you read a grand statement, accompanied by a large number, and wondered whether it could really be true? Statistics are vital in helping us tell stories – we see them in the papers, on social media, and we hear them used in everyday conversation – and yet we doubt them more than ever.But numbers – in the right hands – have th…

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Women, Wellness, and Woo – Dr Alice Howarth 1:30:35

12M ago1:30:35

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We all want to be well, right? Whether you’re a bit run down and just need a pick me up to get through the next working week, you’re suffering symptoms of a long-standing condition that you just can’t figure out or you’re reaching an age where you want security in your long-term health. The wellness industry has become ever more popular in an age w…

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Food Therapy: How our psychology affects how we eat – Pixie Turner 1:24:28

1y ago1:24:28

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How does food make you feel? We need food to survive, but often we don't stop to think about why we eat the way we do. From birth, we are shaped by our early psychological environment, which ultimately affects what, where, when, and why we eat. Are your parents really to blame for everything? Can you actually eat your way out of depression? Or is i…

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Ryan Maglione: Recruiting for Retention 43:24

1y ago43:24

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“My passion comes from knowing that through our work, we can support people in advancing their careers & ultimately positively impact patient lives." - Ryan Maglione. Ryan is the SVP of Global Commercial Talent Acquisition & tsp at Syneos Health, a global, publicly traded $5b+ biopharmaceutical services and solutions company based in Morrisville, N…

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Halloween Special: I ain’t afraid of no ghosts! – Richard Wiseman and Chris French 1:41:24

1y ago1:41:24

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October 31st is Halloween - traditionally the scariest night of the year (although we're a bit more scared about what might happen in the US election a few days later). All things considered, it’s pretty safe to say that this has been a slightly unsettling year for lots of people and the last thing we need right now is a bunch of ghosts and ghouls …

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From f#ck to microorganism – why do words sound the way they do? – Dr Shiri Lev-Ari 1:12:42

1y ago1:12:42

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One of the characteristics of language is that there is no relationship between the way that words sound and their meaning. For example, there is nothing window-like about the word window, and it is named with completely different sounds in other languages, from fenêtre in French to shubak in Arabic. In this talk, I will discuss cases where the sou…

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The Bloody Work of Naturopaths – Britt Hermes 1:13:45

1y ago1:13:45

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Naturopathy is scary! For three years, I practiced as a licensed “naturopathic doctor” in the United States. The overwhelming majority of naturopathic care relies extensively on dubious alternative therapies, rather than established protocols based on medical and scientific research. In this Halloween-themed talk, I share the experiences that led t…

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Christian Ray: What is your 75% advantage? 45:15

1y ago45:15

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“What we are realizing is that most candidates we are hiring are already in our ATS - this is our 75% advantage. " - Christian Ray. Christian is a Managing Partner at Lean Human Capital, now powered by RogueHire, a recruitment process transformation, and optimization services company. With over a decade of extensive research and analysis across 250…

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The social and cultural factors influencing attitudes to abortion – Lora Adair and Nicole Lozano 1:36:20

1y ago1:36:20

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Scientific approaches to understanding reproductive choice - the decision to have a child, the decision to terminate a pregnancy, etc. - typically position decision-makers as rational. Attention is paid to economic forces of change (e.g., industrialisation, rising costs of living, globalisation), to explain why people are having fewer children rela…

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Ethical realism in a universe without free will – Aaron Rabinowitz 1:24:50

1y ago1:24:50

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Skepticism and ethics are both essential features of a life of flourishing, but what should skeptics and critical thinkers know about ethics, and how should those beliefs motivate us to action? Philosopher Aaron Rabinowitz will put forward the case that skeptics should believe that ethics is real and free will is not, and will argue that adopting t…

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TA WEEK: Trinity Health Director of TA Matt Rimer 17:33

1y ago17:33

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Today's episode is a special crossover with the Talk Talent To Me. Today, we kick off our coverage from the the floor of Talent Acquisition (TA) Week in sunny San Diego, California. We chat with Matt Rimer, Director of TA at Trinity Health, about some of the biggest hiring challenges currently facing healthcare and why it’s an exciting time to be i…

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Mental Health Pseudoscience on Social Media – Carrie Poppy 1:38:40

1y ago1:38:40

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Trauma, gaslighting, narcs, multiple personalities, and the rest of the human mind. Where better to learn about these things than TikTok, Instagram and Twitter? Carrie Poppy (Oh No, Ross and Carrie) takes you on a tour of some of the most popular social media pseudoscience, how to spot it, and what you can say when you see it. Carrie Poppy is an in…

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How the sex trafficking panic leads to Qanon conspiracy theorists – Brooke Magnanti 1:30:32

1y ago1:30:32

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As the US Presidential election draws near, the world has become fascinated with the seemingly new phenomena of Qanon and other wide-ranging conspiracy theories taking over social media and mainstream politics. However, the genesis of these groups is years old and comes from a surprising place: the global anti-sex trafficking movement. Brooke Magna…

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Ivermectin for COVID-19: A Tale of Science Gone Wrong? – Jack Lawrence 1:07:26

1y ago1:07:26

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The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a host of scientific triumphs but also numerous failures and declining reputations. One such example is the antiparasitic medication ivermectin, which had previously gained a reputation as a highly effective "wonder drug" but has since faced much controversy during the pandemic. Initially hailed as a potential mira…

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