Mark Folmer is a high-profile Canadian security professional. He has twice won awards as a 'Global Influencer in Security Thought Leadership'. He is a regular panellist and speaker on the security circuit from his expertise in physical and corporate security, as well as robotics. He is also an experienced volunteer leader. Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates

At this time of crisis Earth, Mosaic offerings bring the medicine of myth and story in ways that inspire creative imagination and genuine hope.Drawing upon decades of “hands on” work in the trenches of healing and transformation, Mosaic presentations and practices bring deeply intuitive and intensely imaginal approaches to pressing personal and societal issues.Mosaic’s Living Myth presentations and publications demonstrate how each person, regardless of age or background, is imbued with genius and

Why do we keep chasing the wrong people — and overlooking the right ones?In this long-form, heartfelt episode of You’re Probably Right, MCM breaks down the science and soul of modern relationships — the green flags that signal safety, trust, and emotional maturity… and the red flags that quietly unravel love from the inside out.You’ll learn:Why your brain confuses chaos with chemistryHow to spot calm, consistent love (and stop mistaking it for “boring”)What real emotional safety feels likeThe ten

During the Civil War, the U.S. federal government abolished slavery without reimbursing enslavers, diminishing the white South’s wealth by nearly 50 percent. After the Confederacy’s defeat, white Southerners demanded federal compensation for the financial value of formerly enslaved people and fought for other policies that would recognize abolition’s costs during Reconstruction. As Amanda Laury Kleintop shows in Counting the Cost of Freedom: The Fight Over Compensated Emancipation After the Civil

People who live the longest aren’t always the ones with the “perfect” body weight. In fact, research suggests that being slightly overweight can actually increase your life expectancy. It sounds counterintuitive, but the science may surprise you. Listen as I explain what’s really going on. https://healthland.time.com/2013/01/02/being-overweight-is-linked-to-lower-risk-of-mortality/Ever since the dawn of the Internet, we’ve been told to guard against hackers — but today’s biggest threat isn’t

This Halloween, we dive into the spooky science of superstition—why we knock on wood, wear lucky socks, and believe in things that defy logic. From the psychology of control and uncertainty to research on how superstition both stresses and strengthens us, we mix science, humor, and a dash of Stevie Wonder to show why “superstition ain’t the way.”Topics [0:00] Happy Halloween from Behavioral Grooves! [2:08] Common superstitions and their rationality [6:40] Psychological and cultural aspects of

In the third episode of The Black Thread, we explore where the facts do and don’t match up to the stories being told by Norway’s fossil fuel industry, amplified by it’s government, and legitimised through a wealth of public outreach. We hear experts challenge some of the most familiar narratives that keep Norwegian oil and gas pumping, while industry voices will explain the logic behind their rhetoric. For more information and references:

In this episode, two parent-advocates - each with a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - share how ASD shapes communication, safety, and trust, and why lived experience should guide training for police, firefighters, EMTs, and courts. Together with Cheryl Stehle and Jamiel Owens, we explore misread behaviors, practical de-escalation, family preparation, and the need for policy that reduces harm. When neurodivergent people interact with first responders a single misunderstandi...

What happens when attraction never shows up? Why does this label matter? Tony Bogaert, PhD, is the professor of health sciences at Brock University in Ontario, Canada where he has taught & conducted research for the last 30 years, primarily in the area of human sexuality. He’s also the author of Understanding Asexuality. In this episode, you’ll learn the difference between asexuality & sexual aversion disorder, celibacy & autism as well as how someone might be asexua...

בחודשים האחרונים נשמעים יותר ויותר קולות, חלקם של מנכ"לי חברות הבינה המלאכותית עצמם, שטוענים שאנחנו נמצאים בתוך בועת בינה מלאכותית, ועדיין, לא מדובר בקביעה שכו-לם מסכימים עליה: יש כאלו שטוענים שמדובר בהגזמה ושפרשנים רבים ממהרים להכריז על בועות שעומדות להתפוצץ כמעט בכל שנה, וכמעט בכל שנה הם טועים. לפני שנכנסתי לתוך המספרים, לתוך הנתונים והטיעונים, גם לי לא היתה דעה מגובשת סביב השאלה האם אנחנו בבועה: האם יש בום של התלהבות מבינה מלאכותית? בוודאי, אבל למה לא? זו טכנולוגיה שעומדת לשנות את העולם, אם לא

Ryan is currently in London for MCM Comic Con, so the boys over at Bigfoot Collectors Club have taken over the podcast! Bryce Johnson, Michael McMillian, and Riley Bray have a lively roundtable about what it really means to believe in the unexplained. From Bryce’s on-the-ground investigations for Expedition Bigfoot to the team’s personal brushes with “The Phenomenon,” this conversation dives deep into the nature of belief itself. Is seeing really believing when it comes to UFOs, Bigfoot, and other

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We sit down with psychic medium Patti Negri to explore Dollcraft, her new hands-on guide to inviting the right spirit, banishing the wrong one, and caring for doll vessels without wrecking your life. When a low-vibration hitchhiker shows up, she shares how to banish, reset, and re-establish boundaries—illustrated by the transformation of Patti's doll “Belle,” whose dark attachment gave way to a kind child spirit after a little dollcraft. The conversation moves beyond dolls into cleansing prac...

GeoAI and Human Geography: The Dawn of a New Spatial Intelligence Era (Springer, 2025) outlines a comprehensive journey into how geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) is reshaping our understanding of people and places. Merging traditional geographic inquiry with AI technologies, it offers a holistic view of digital tools and advanced algorithms that redefine human geography. Across twenty‐eight chapters, the book chronicles the evolution of geographic thought into the GeoAI era. Innovative

When we are trying to solve a problem, what happens? We find ourselves weighing arguments, or relying on intuition, then reaching a conscious decision about what to do. What is going on behind the scenes? In The Emergent Mind: How Intelligence Arises in People and Machines (Basic Books, 2025), Gaurav Suri and Jay McClelland show that our experience is the tip of an iceberg of brain activity that can be captured in an artificial neural network. Such networks--initially developed as models of

GeoAI and Human Geography: The Dawn of a New Spatial Intelligence Era (Springer, 2025) outlines a comprehensive journey into how geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) is reshaping our understanding of people and places. Merging traditional geographic inquiry with AI technologies, it offers a holistic view of digital tools and advanced algorithms that redefine human geography. Across twenty‐eight chapters, the book chronicles the evolution of geographic thought into the GeoAI era. Innovative

Ep 288: She was a beloved university advisor. He was a retired detective. They were the perfect couple—until one morning, everything shattered.This is the Rosaria Andraka Story. Sources for Today's Episode: Patch.com NBC New York Violence Policy Center FBI.gov Psychology Today Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Zocdoc is a FREE app and website where you can search and compare high quality, in-network doctors AND click to instantly

Send us a text This week Hannah and Matt are not only joined by guests, Sophie Clarke, Managing Director at We Are Juno, Joanne Smith, Interim Head of Commissioning at Liverpool City Council Children and Young People Services, and Scott Darragh, Chief Executive at Social Adventures, but also have a guest host, Shoayb Khalifa, Operational Lead for Placements and Commissioning at Coventry City Council. This episode explores the rising cost of residential care, and the marketisation of the publi...

In Crowded Out: The True Costs of Crowdfunding Healthcare (MIT Press, 2024), Dr. Nora Kenworthy presents an eye-opening investigation into charitable crowdfunding for healthcare in the United States—and the consequences of allowing healthcare access to be decided by the digital crowd. Over the past decade, charitable crowdfunding has exploded in popularity across the globe. Sites such as GoFundMe, which now boasts a “global community of over 100 million” users, have transformed the ways we seek and

Have you ever wondered how tracking people actually works? You’ve probably seen a lot of Hollywood depictions of how law enforcement track people over external terrain, and maybe you’ve wondered what’s real and what’s exaggerated. I talk with Rob Speiden, an instructor in what’s called “sign cutting." Rob breaks down real search-and-rescue, law-enforcement, and military use-cases; why “broken twigs” and deep foot prints are actually weak evidence; how pros actually determine the age of sign using