20 December 2021
PETE SMISSEN | Dodgy Science, The Complexity Of The English Language & Looking Into The Future
Why did Pete forgo a career in science to focus upon Aussie English?
In Conversation #67 Pete and I discuss: preparing for podcast interviews, some of the problems with scientific studies, people behaving in a false/lying manner, how cryptocurrencies are gaining steam, if the future is all about electric cars and other innovation, what he has been reading/listening to recently and some nerdy linguistic talk about English.
As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:
(0:00) - How much research prep to do?
(4:43) - Foreign accents are judged as less trustworthy
(9:05) - Studies that can't be replicated
(26:14) - Biases in Science
(35:35) - Why Pete didn't pursue a scientific career?
(40:48) - The falsity of Hollywood
(46:32) - Body language & lying
(52:37) - Australian Covid news
(1:00:58) - Crypto for beginners
(1:09:58) - Bitcoin & climate change
(1:14:42) - Electric cars & meatless meat
(1:22:13) - Is it a hopeful future?
(1:31:29) - Michael Schermer
(1:33:44) - Less podcast, more hobbies
(1:35:40) - English language facts
(1:41:44) - Don't sleep there are snakes
(1:49:36) - Aussie English
Connect with Pete:
Website: https://aussieenglish.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/australia_english/
Connect with Mere Mortals:
Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/
