Jun 23, 2023
John and Tracy interview members of the Iboga Quest team of healthcare providers who work to treat opioid addiction and similar ailments using therapy centered on iboga plant material with the hallucinogenic molecule ibogaine as the active agent. A key feature of ibogaine-based therapy is its success in alleviating the...
Jun 4, 2023
John and Tracy interview Rick, an experienced chemical engineer within the fossil fuel industry who walks us through the process of producing gasoline and other petroleum products from crude oil—the raw material extracted from the ground. Along the way, we learn the state of the industry in a time of diminishing...
Aug 27, 2019
Chem 101: The Big Picture Podcast
Episode 01
Your hosts: John and Tracy Suchocki
Outline
1. Introduction
Who is the podcast for?
What are our goals?
2. The Back Story
How to Study Effectively
Step 1 / Step 2 Learning
Delayed retrieval
Interleaving
3: Do the Review (Chapter 01)
About Science
About Chemistry
Unit Conversions
Aug 27, 2019
From the authors of the “conceptual” line of science textbooks, in this second episode we discuss how cognitive “frames” color our worldview. Recognizing these frames can help us to remain open to new ideas. The yet to be recognized term “collective causation” is used as an example of hypocognition. This is...
Aug 27, 2019
From the authors of the “conceptual” line of science textbooks, in this third episode we interview Brian Pritchard an expert in the area of team based activities and human performance. Attention is given to the value of team-based learning in the classroom and beyond. This is followed by a review of Conceptual...