In this episode, Greg and Patrick discuss the many places where researchers make decisions throughout the research process, and they weigh the pros and cons of those researchers having such decision-making freedom. Along the way, they also mention Lucky Charms, frozen waffles for dinner, the fifth down, forking paths, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, sharks in the water, the Dutch, bad actors, the Cyril Burt fan club, 3-ball corner pocket, Rush’s high priests, petulant teenagers, autopilot, cat rodeos,

BCC returns to ZOMBIE BIGFOOT'S CRYPTID CRYPT! To celebrate the dawn of the spooky season, DEREK HAYES (Monsters Among Us Podcast) crosses over to the BCC Clubhouse to share his enocunter iwth a mystetrious big cat, a haunted encounter and his spookiest call-ins! -- SHOW INFORMATION Bigfoot Collectors Club is produced by Riley Bray. Listener-Files Submissions: BigfootCollectorsClub@gmail.com Bigfoot Collectors Club Merch:

Big cats—tigers, leopards, and lions—that make prey of humans are commonly known as “man-eaters.” Anthropologist Nayanika Mathur reconceptualizes them as cats that have gone off the straight path to become “crooked.” Building upon fifteen years of research in India, this groundbreaking work moves beyond both colonial and conservationist accounts to place crooked cats at the center of the question of how we are to comprehend a planet in crisis. There are many theories on why and how a big cat comes

In Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women (Penguin Random House, 2021), Cornell philosopher Kate Manne offers a radical new framework for understanding misogyny. Ranging widely across the culture, from Harvey Weinstein and the Brett Kavanaugh hearings to “Cat Person” and the political misfortunes of Elizabeth Warren, Manne’s book shows how privileged men’s sense of entitlement—to sex, yes, but more insidiously to admiration, care, bodily autonomy, knowledge, and power—is a pervasive social problem

A spoopy episode where Kelly and Arlo discuss a few of their favorite cryptids and share a few honorable mentions. Bet you've never heard of the Cactus Cat or the Skunk Ape!

This week we have a blast talking with Cat The Vet! We catch up on how the pandemic has affected her as both a veterinarian and a mother. We also discuss why vets are thought to be expensive and how her family influenced her decision to join the profession. Cat is passionate about providing reliable sources of clinical information and veterinary advice for pet owners through her website and popular social media pages so we ask her how she deals with life online and she shares some fantastic

At almost any international sporting event in which the US competes, it is now common (and appropriate) to remark on the composition of the American team’s ethnic and racial diversity. It is now accepted that a competitor with “USA” on their jersey/uniform does not have to “look” a certain way in order to represent the country . They can be African American, Latino/a, Asian American, Native American, or any other racial or ethnic background. For many decades of Olympic/international competition,

There's an insidious feature of modern life: as the economy and technology continue to grow, attention becomes ever more scarce. Nowadays footage from Russian dash cams and the latest "wisdom" issued on social media by people who are good at kicking balls compete to grab our attention and suck up our time. This state of affairs could be laughed off except that it keeps most people from focusing on climate change and other existential crises of the 21st century. If all goes well, by

Are chihuahuas real dogs? Have you ever been to a Victorian cat tea party? How do dogs motivate us to be better? Anuja and Alev and their guests, Zeynep Arsel and Ghalia Shamayleh, a supervisor-PhD student team from Concordia University challenge the animal-human binaries in this episode and go to the cats & dogs.Reading suggestions for this episode:Abidin, C. (2015). Micromicrocelebrity: Branding babies on the internet. m/c Journal, 18(5).Austin, J., & Irvine, L. (2020). “A Very Photogenic Cat”:

Angel of Death or Furry Grim Reaper? In today's episode, Lauren tells the story of Oscar, a therapy cat who is able to predict death even more accurately than the medical staff who work with him, providing comfort and cuddles to people as they pass. Join Lauren and Rachel as they discuss his life, work, and theories about where he gets his special

在美國做研究或唸書的你，是否曾遇過若有似無的歧視問題？是否曾在互動時感覺不舒服，事後才「想想不對勁」？是否曾困惑其他族裔所受到的保障？在這集，三腳貓邀請目前在華大布朗社工及公衛學院方案評估中心工作的江玫曦來跟我們一起聊聊。玫曦現任為專案評估及推廣經理，透過她與聖路易當地社福及倡導機構多年的合作關係及觀察，一起和三腳貓們思考身為台灣人、留學生帶給我們社會地位（social status）和社會特權（social privilege），以及遇到種族或國籍所帶來的問題時該如何自處。 --- 內容製作：玫曦、雯薇、Mike、浩文 後製：雯薇、Mike 文案：Mike 音樂：雯薇 封面：毓鴻 上架：乃馨、雯薇 宣傳：安琪、Rita、雯薇

Come join us on our holiday episode as we talk about a few of the holiday cryptids from around the world! From the Yule Cat who eats you if you don't receive clothing as a present for Christmas, to Mari Lwyd, a zombie horse skeleton head, that challenges you to a rhyming battle of wits, to Belsnickel who travels around in disheveled furs delivering treats to those who were good or switches with which to beat those who were naughty, to finally Perchta, a German witch who disembowels misbehaving

In this very special episode, Greg and Patrick host the Quantitude Holiday Party at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. In addition to the traditional holiday Airing of Grievances, the party features a number of special guests from across the spectrum of quantitative methodology, some more inebriated than others. Please join us to end this otherwise awful and challenging year with some much-needed light-hearted silliness and festivities.Stay in contact with Quantitude! Twitter: @quantitudepod

Can we correctly predict the flip of a fair coin more than half the time -- or the decay of a single radioactive atom? Our intuition, based on a lifetime of experience, tells us that we cannot, as these are classic examples of what are known to be 50-50 guesses. But mathematics is filled with counterintuitive results -- and this book discusses some surprising and entertaining examples. It is possible to devise experiments in which a flipped coin lands heads completely at random half the time, but we

In this episode Patrick and Greg explore the many faces of ethics in quantitative research, particularly as related to issues that arise in the day-to-day analytical decisions we make. In that spirit, Quantitude has an ethical obligation to warn listeners that they also discuss speedometers, rushing and dragging, shoplifting, calling me Shirley, asteroids vs. pinball, apple pie, Beneficence and Non-malefeasance playing tonight at the cat's cradle, forgetting things are illegal, stringing barbed

Major developments happening worldwide as the war with China intensifies with President Trump signing a bill dealing with the attempted Chinese Communist takeover of Hong Kong. The pedophilia of Hollywierd continues to leak out to the world. Guests today include congressional candidates Joe Collins and Daniel Mcarthy. Tom Pappert joins to discuss the firing of Brad Parscale as President Trump’s campaign manager. More lies under oath from social media companies exposed after the major Twitter hack

In this episode, we speak to Dr Philip Lhermette - former president of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) and founder of Elands Veterinary Clinic.We discuss the correlation of diabetes in cats and humans, awkwardly hilarious social mishaps with clients and, of course, Gin!Support the show ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this live episode, Cody and Chris help raise money for Laughing Pig Theatre by sharing famous (and some not-so-famous) theatre hauntings. In his first story, Cody talks about the infamous ghost that inspired the uber famous musical, The Phantom of the Opera. Then, Chris brings it local and discusses the ghosts - including a cute purring cat - that inhabit the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix. Next, Cody talks about Soul Invictus, a local “haunt” (where Chris actually performed) that housed a