A Podcast about R and Statistics!
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Altered State’s mission is to foster intelligent debate and stimulate thought through live talks and podcasts. We explore politics, pop culture, contemporary lifestyles, and a green future. We strive to inspire forward-thinking ideas and to cultivate a community for the curious and open-minded. For more Altered State content visit alteredstate.org.uk
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Science in Parallel focuses on people in computational science and their work simulating climate and the cosmos, understanding viral infections, building alternative energy strategies and more – using high-performance computing (HPC). Host Sarah Webb interviews researchers about their career paths and motivations. Our conversations cover topics such as artificial intelligence, integrating emerging hardware, the effects of remote work, promoting diversity and inclusion, and the role of creati ...
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Ryantist the Scientist is a podcast where listeners can call in and ask questions about ecology, wildlife biology, animal behavior, climate change, and any other nature and scientific curiosities. My name is Ryan, aka Ryantist the Scientist, and I am on a mission to empower and inspire everyone with knowledge and fervor for the natural world. I want to encourage everyone to follow their curiosities, to feel their connection to the natural world, to experience the magical sense of wonderment ...
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Giles Crosse, ISEAL Associate Manager for Content Strategy and his guests explore solutions tackling the world’s biggest issues, across climate change, biodiversity loss, human rights, living wage and livelihoods. It's informative, inspiring and fun! Are you climate curious? Do you care about decent wages for workers making things in developing countries? Or are you a business leader working to help people and planet? If you care about the world, but find today's conversation on climate chan ...
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Welcome to "The Credible Vegetable Report," the go-to podcast for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the vegetable market's dynamics and trends. Each episode, we dive into the latest developments affecting the agricultural sector, from pricing fluctuations and supply chain challenges to consumption trends and sustainability issues. Join us as we explore vital topics that impact growers, sellers, and consumers alike. Whether it’s discussing the ripple effects of the Sinaloa water ...
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Additional Economic Insights beyond the Newsletter.
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Welcome to Closing the Deal: Dental Practice Sales—the fun, no-BS podcast where we break down the process of selling your dental practice in ways you can actually understand (and enjoy). We’re not your typical, stuffy brokerage firm, we’re here to shake up the world of dental practice sales. Are you a dental practice owner thinking about cashing out? Ready to retire, take on new adventures, or simply move on to the next phase of your life? You’re in the right place. Selling your practice is ...
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The secrets and hidden quirks of LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional networking platform. We're uncovering the controversies behind certain connections, the sketchy truths around the 'influencers', and the reality surrounding LinkedIn’s underbelly. Each week, we tackle a new topic that goes beyond the polished profiles and perfect endorsements. From scams and fake gurus to the effectiveness of networking and the value of true connections, we leave no feature untested. But we don’t jus ...
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Best-selling author Whitney Johnson (“Disrupt Yourself”) explores her passion for personal disruption through engaging conversations with disruptors. Each episode of this podcast reveals new insights about how we work, learn, and live.
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So, you want to change the world? With thousands of new startups hitting the scene each year, looking to drive innovation and economic growth across the globe - you are certainly not alone: although, it can feel that way a lot of the time. But what if it didn’t have to? I’m Ashlie Collins and I have been where you are - 3 times so far - and I have experienced the ups and downs of building, scaling and exiting and have committed myself to healing the way startup life works - from the top down ...
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Transforming Your Dental Practice into a Valuable Asseet and Strategies for a Profitable Exit
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29:40Most dentists don’t realize that they could be leaving millions on the table when they come to sell their practice. Don’t be one of them! There are plenty of things you can start doing today to increase the value of your practice so that buyers start lining up to make you an offer. From increasing operational potential to maximizing efficiency, the…
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S6E3: Jackson Burns: Avoiding Chemical Dead Ends
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26:01Chemists and chemical engineers have modeled molecules for decades, but artificial intelligence and foundation models offer the prospect that researchers could train models with predictive abilities in one area of chemistry that could be fine-tuned for another. Trustworthy chemistry foundation models could help streamline the experimental time and …
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The Altered State - Beware the Ides of Musk. Time to put the brakes on Elon?
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28:43Highlights from our BEWARE THE IDES OF MUSK talk that was held on 27th March. Professor Colin Gavaghan of Bristol University, Green councillor Cara Lavan and Dr Marcus Gilroy-Ware of SOAS discussed whether Elon Musk was containable and if so, what the possibilities are to do so. The host on the evening was Rudy Millard. Podcast host is Al Farquhar …
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Dos & Don’ts for Selling Your Practice: A Coaching Masterclass from Dr. Eric J Roman
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31:14Should you sell? When should you sell? Who should you sell to? These are all big questions for any dental practice owner. But in this episode, we get to the heart of what really matters for practice owners thinking about selling. Joining Elijah Desmond is Dr. Eric J Roman, Co-Founder of multiple businesses, including 1LifeSystem, SmartDiligence.ai,…
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Episode 23: The Curious Case of the Converging Goals of Tariffs
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44:13By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster
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Wealth Management for Dentists: What You Need to Know Before You Sell
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27:55A good wealth management plan can help you before, during, and after a dental practice sale. But where do you even start? Do you just hire a regular wealth advisor and take it from there? The thing about wealth that’s tied up in a dental practice is that your typical wealth advisor may not be equipped to handle the finer details. What you need is a…
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S6E2: Prasanna Balaprakash: Predicting Earth Systems and Harnessing Swarms for Computing
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30:51In the second episode in our series on foundation models for science, we discuss Oak Ridge National Laboratory's work and hear about lessons learned from the recent 1000 Scientists AI Jam, a recent event that brought together researchers from several Department of Energy national laboratories, OpenAI and Anthropic. My guest is Prasanna Balaprakash,…
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Join Giles Crosse as he and Sheila Senathirajah, ISEAL’s Head of Social Impact, discuss ISEAL’s work on equity and livelihoods. Sheila dives into the realities of fairer wages, living incomes, human rights and risks across the world's supply chains. And she touches on how the best solutions require trustworthy frameworks, with credible dialogues of…
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Join Giles Crosse as he and Vidya Rangan, ISEAL Policy and Engagement Director, discuss ISEAL’s credibility work. Vidya examines how credible sustainability systems can maximise the potential of EU anti-greenwashing law for people, planet and business. Plus she shines a light on how good claims-making helps regulate consumer trust, truthful busines…
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Join Giles Crosse as he and Patrick Mallet, ISEAL's Innovations Director, discuss ISEAL’s credibility work. Patrick dives into how and why credibility is so key to tackling the world’s biggest issues, across climate change, biodiversity loss, human rights, living wage and livelihoods. He also touches on how credible sustainability systems embed tru…
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How to Understand Upside Potential and the Value of Your Practice Beyond Just Numbers
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33:01What do buyers really look for when weighing up whether to buy your dental practice? Spoiler: it’s not just your revenue. Valuation goes far beyond numbers on a spreadsheet. Industry veteran Mitch Olan, founder and former CEO of Dental Care Alliance (DCA), one of the largest DSOs in the country, joins this episode to share wisdom and advice collect…
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The Altered State - Health and Happiness: The Magic Properties of Chocolate and Mushrooms
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27:21Highlights from our Health and Happiness talk on 6th Feb. Mushrooms and chocolate are great antidotes to the February blues according to Tom Baxter, founder of the Bristol Fungarium, and Joe McDonnell, Director of local chocolate maker, Radek's. Tom came to mushrooms later in life after chasing down fraud in Siberia. Joe told us about the chocolate…
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CLA's Role in Quality of Earnings: Building Credibility in Your Valuation
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34:30What if you discovered you'd left millions on the table when selling your practice? It happens more often than you think! In this episode, we look at the number one report you need to maximize your practice's worth: the Quality of Earnings report. But what is it and how does it really affect your valuation? Mike White, CPA and Advisor for CLA (Clif…
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The Role of the Broker: Advocating for Sellers Every Step of the Way
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34:37What really goes into a practice sale when working with a specialist brokerage firm? Get a behind-the-scenes look in this episode with Managing Director Jason Brown of Dental Pitch Brokerage and Oak Dental Partners, a DSO he’s grown to over 70 dental offices and counting! Jason breaks down the full process of working with a broker and what the rela…
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S6E1 - Ian Foster: Exploring and Evaluating Foundation Models
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29:53Large language models aren't just powering chatbots like ChatGPT. This type of computational model is an example of a particular flavor of artificial intelligence known as foundation models, which are trained on vast amounts of data to make inferences in new areas. Although text is one rich data source, science offers many more from biology, chemis…
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Life After the Sale: A Former Dental Practice Owner Shares His Story
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36:02What’s life really like after selling your practice? If this is new territory for you, you’re bound to be a little nervous. Walking away from the responsibility of running a practice can be both liberating and scary. But in this episode, you’ll hear from a former dental practice owner who took the plunge and sold successfully, with a little help fr…
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Let’s Talk DSOs: How Buyers & Sellers Can Prepare for a Practice Sale
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28:44What do dental practice buyers really want to see when weighing up whether to make an offer? To get the best possible deal for your practice, this is must-know stuff! Luckily, we have Brian Colao, Director of Dykema's DSO Industry Group, on the podcast to shed some light on the buyer and DSO side. The Dykema DSO Conference is in its 12th year of kn…
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What’s the Deal with EBITDA? Understand Your Practice’s True Value
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22:31Want to know what your dental practice is truly worth? Well, you need to know your EBITDA aka your Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization. Turnover is one thing, but unless you know your EBITDA, you could be leaving money on the table when you come to sell your practice. Join us for this masterclass with Matt Ornstein and h…
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The Altered State – A Life Less Ordinary: Tales of Inner Strength and Resilience
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33:57Highlights from the brilliant A LIFE LESS ORDINARY talk on Nov 19. Hearing 3 differing stories of bravery and compassion, we learnt to never underestimate the human spirit. Our panel comprised of Douglas Robertson, who survived 38 days on a raft in the Pacific Ocean, war zone medic for Médicins Sans Frontières, Dr. Rachael Craven, and endurance ath…
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The team explores game theory and how it relates to recent economic news.By Puget Sound Economic Forecaster
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S5E7 - Computational Scientists Discuss 2024 Nobel Prizes
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12:17Wrapping up our discussion of the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, computer scientist Mansi Sakarvadia and computational structural biologist Josh Vermaas talk about the recent prizes and what they mean for science. You'll hear about how the prizes both break down research barriers and introduce concerns about misinformation and public t…
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It’s All About Selling Your Dental Practice the Right Way
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43:32Are you ready to sell your dental practice? Before you do anything, hit play, subscribe and tune in. You’ll want to hear this… Welcome to Closing the Deal, your brand-new, go-to podcast for everything you need to know about selling your dental practice the right way. We kick things off in this episode with a special introduction to the podcast with…
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Welcome to Closing the Deal: Dental Practice Sales
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2:08Welcome to Closing the Deal: Dental Practice Sales—a brand new, no-BS podcast where we break down the process of selling your dental practice the easy way. Are you a dental practice owner thinking about cashing out? Ready to retire, take on new adventures, or simply move on to the next phase of your life? You’re in the right place. Selling your pra…
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S5E6 - Anil Ananthaswamy: AI's Nobel Moment
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32:172024 was artificial intelligence’s Nobel Prize year with the physics and chemistry prizes recognizing the underpinnings and application of these algorithms. Science journalist and author Anil Ananthaswamy spent years writing a popular book, Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI, that explores the equations and historical context for…
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LinkedIn’s Fake Guru Epidemic: Who Can You Trust?
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21:57Exposing LinkedIn Gurus Using Engagement Pods One of LinkedIn's dirtiest little secrets is engagement pods. If you've ever wondered why some posts with little substance go viral while your well-crafted content struggles to get attention, this episode is for you. In this episode our visitors are: Jo Watson - Jo's community is A Good Writeup Daniel H…
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The Altered State - The Grass Isn't Always Greener: Greenwashing versus Credible Climate Action
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30:48For our 7th talk on Oct 22nd, we discussed greenwashing versus credible climate action and what we can all do to make a difference. Our panel comprised author Natalie Fee of plastic pollution pressure group City To Sea, Jessica Ferrow of environmental consultancy 12 and Veronica Wignall of Adblock Bristol. It was an optimistic and informative discu…
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Skip the Sales Pitches: How to Network Meaningfully on LinkedIn
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14:31Networking on LinkedIn doesn't have to feel like an awkward BNI event filled with pushy sales pitches and forced conversations. Instead, this episode delves into how to cultivate meaningful connections in a digital space that can often feel overwhelming. Our guests share insights on the importance of finding your tribe, engaging authentically, and …
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Welcome to The Asylum, where we don’t just touch on subjects, we dive deep and emerge with actionable insights. I’m Neal Veglio, your host, and in Episode 5, "LinkedIn - Cringe vs Credibility" we're breaking down the do’s and don’ts of utilising LinkedIn for effectively building your professional network. We're shedding light on the hidden pitfalls…
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S5E5 - Sadie Bartholomew: Patterns in Computing and Art
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28:36The annual Supercomputing meeting (SC24) convenes November 17-22 in Atlanta with the theme of HPC creates, and Science in Parallel previews a special display at the meeting: the Art of HPC. Host Sarah Webb interviews Sadie Bartholomew of the United Kingdom's National Centre for Atmospheric Science and the University of Reading about her work as a r…
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LinkedIn algorithm - WTF is it and how does it work?
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18:45Desperately trying to figure out the LinkedIn algorithm? LinkedIn's algorithm has long been a source of frustration for content creators, with many feeling at the mercy of an opaque system that often seems to favour certain types of content over others. This episode looks into the complexities of the LinkedIn algorithm, exploring various opinions f…
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LinkedIn engagement pods and those using them (first visit)
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22:23LinkedIn Engagement Pods... or are they 'communities'? Hey listeners, Neal here from The Asylum. Let me ask you this—have you ever been drawn into a seemingly prestigious LinkedIn community, only to find it's nothing more than a smoke-and-mirrors show? On this episode, we pull back the curtain on LinkedIn engagement pods. These elusive, often misun…
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How I Beat the LinkedIn Ban: A Crazy Part 2 to My Story
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11:14The saga of my LinkedIn ban LinkedIn bans can feel like a Kafkaesque nightmare, and this episode shares such an ordeal that left me bewildered. I'll be revealing how an innocuous comment on a post spiralled into a battle for reinstatement. In this bizarre saga you'll hear about the irony of seeking help from a rival platform, the absurdity of the p…
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My LinkedIn Ban: An Unexpected Emergency Episode
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9:33I was kicked off LinkedIn the same week my LinkedIn-themed podcast launched A sudden ban from LinkedIn turned a planned Halloween podcast launch into an emergency episode, forcing me, Neal Veglio, to change the order of episodes. We're going to confront the arbitrary nature of platform policies. Imagine being cut off from an audience without explan…
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The Altered State- The Truth Isn't Out There: The Era of Conspiracy Theory
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32:57For our 6th event on Sept 11th, we talked with ex-conspiracist Brent Lee, senior investigative reporter Sian Norris from openDemocracy and Dr. Alessandro Miani from Bristol University's School of Psychological Science about what powers conspiracy theories and how they affect our understanding of the truth. Podcast host Al Farquhar guides us through…
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S5E4 - Paulina Rodriguez: Building Credibility and Authenticity
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30:55Early in her applied math journey, Paulina Rodriguez was a little skeptical of calculators and computers. But her desire to really understand what’s going on under the hood has ultimately led to satisfying research. During her Ph.D., she’s explored the credibility of computational models for medical device applications, making sure that researchers…
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392 Orit Gadiesh: The Amazing Longtime Chairman of Bain You May Not Know About
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52:19Confidence and curiosity make a powerful tandem. Individually, either could be a positive catalyst or, if misplaced, prove to be a distraction to meaningful progress. But as a combination, they often create a mindset where even failures become learning opportunities and stepping stones along the S Curve. Bain & Company Chairman Orit Gadiesh has the…
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391 Asheesh Advani: Embracing Naive Audacity within a Fixed, Flexible, and Freestyle Framework
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54:12Asheesh Advani isn’t just the CEO of Junior Achievement Worldwide—he was also a participant. The program changed his life when he experienced it in middle school, and as CEO, he has guided the global NGO into more than 115 countries, involving more than 3,500 employees and 500,000 volunteers worldwide. Incredibly, JA annually serves more than 15 mi…
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Hurricane Francine, Inflation, and the Produce Market's Future
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51:14In this week's episode of the Credible Vegetable Report, Craig Slate and Matt Mandel discuss the latest developments in the world of produce. Hurricane Francine made landfall and disrupted parts of the southern U.S., but how will it impact the produce market? Join us as we explore the effects of the storm, the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) repo…
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390 Tina Vatanka Murphy: The Shift From Understudy to Lead is Merely a Matter of Mindset
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49:01Imposter syndrome is something to which most of us can relate. The idea of doubting our own skills and abilities, even in the face of myriad accomplishments. It’s a common human experience. It’s easier to have faith in others than buy into ourselves. When Tina Vatanka Murphy was called into a meeting with her company’s CEO and HR director to talk a…
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S5E3 - Paul Sutter the Spaceman: Adventures in Science and Outreach
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45:38Science communication often attracts people with diverse interests, who thrive in multiple roles. Paul Sutter is no exception: he’s an astrophysicist, host, author and more. He’s also a visiting professor at Barnard College, Columbia University. Paul’s roots are in computational science, and he shares how his many projects continue to build on that…
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Stormy Skies and Fresh Start: Weather, USDA Updates, and the Future of Produce
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37:51In this episode of the Credible Vegetable Report, hosts Craig Slate and Matt Mandel dive into the peak of hurricane season, tracking storms and their potential impact on the produce industry. With Saharan dust clearing, tropical waves are rising, which could shape a more intense season. Matt reflects on his sun-soaked return from Hawaii, complete w…
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389 Jeanette Bennett: Dating Your Dream and the Art of the Reframe
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51:29It’s often fascinating to pinpoint when someone received the first inkling of what their eventual career would be. For many, of course—thinking of all the kids who grew up wanting to be professional athletes, movie stars, astronauts, or firemen—their idealized career path often follows a long and winding road of self-discovery, full of detours and …
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Hurricanes, Strikes, and the Latest Produce Insights
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43:58In this episode of the Credible Vegetable Report, Craig Slate and Matt Mandel are back to discuss the latest happenings in the world of produce. From weather updates to industry shifts, here's what you can expect: Hurricane Watch: With multiple tropical storms brewing in the Pacific, find out how these could impact Hawaii's key crops, including a s…
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388 Yamini Rangan: How To Gain Credibility, Wherever You Are, By Being Curious
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1:01:32There’s a reason we call it a mental rut – this deep groove in the mud. It’s a pattern of behavior that we’ve dug into our brains, and when we go down this road, it’s where our mental wheels get stuck. When have you been stuck in a rut? Maybe it’s coming back day after day to a job you hate. Maybe it’s something small, like knowing you should eat l…
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