Research Perspectives / Public Policy / Social Science
Homeless in San Francisco | Videographer Juan Cabrera | LIVESTREAM 5-28-2020 [Podcast]
[Podcast] Juan Cabrera is a videographer of the homeless condition and has observed San Francisco transform itself into a deranged city due to malfunctioning local and state level policies. He is a Mexican immigrant who grew up in The City by the Bay. Read the full blog post for this episode (137) at safetyphd.com. DIRECT…
Read MorePandemic Lingo | Shaking a Contact Tracer | Bacon Maldito Interview | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #135 [Livestream]
[Podcast] Guest Bacon Maldito talks about new terms since the COVID19 pandemic, shaking Contact Tracers, closing city streets for green space, permanent protocol changes for a temporary event, & deals at Dissmore’s IGA. DIRECT LINK to MP3 of this Episode: https://tinyurl.com/SDP135-AUDIO PANDEMIC LINGO – 15 NEW TERMS SINCE MARCH In a mere sixty days, Americans have…
Read MoreIs Special Ed Dead? | Canada’s Dystopian Back to School Informational Videos | SAFETY DOC PODCAST
[PODCAST] Before 1961, the United States did not publicly educate any children with any disabilities. If a child had cognitive or emotional disabilities, deafness, blindness or needed speech therapy, parents had to educate their children at home or pay for private education. In 1975, the US voted to ensure that all children, regardless of their…
Read MoreReturn of Chuck Mak: Face Validity from Pittsburgh | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #133
[Podcast] Chuck Mak delivers face validity from Pittsburgh, describing the rapid scale up of University of Pittsburgh Medical’s campus for influx of coronavirus patients; the biggest IT challenges; essential worker papers; COVID19 GIS hotspots tracked by phone; economic smash landing; and locus of control. DIRECT LINK to MP3 of this Episode: https://tinyurl.com/SDP133-AUDIO SCALING UP ONE OF…
Read MoreThe Dunning-Kruger Effect | What It Is And How To Fight It | Overton Window Has Shifted | LIVESTREAM 4-24-2020 [Podcast]
[Podcast] In the field of psychology, the Dunning–Kruger Effect is a cognitive bias in which people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability. It is related to the cognitive bias of illusory superiority and comes from the inability of people to recognize their lack of ability. Without the self-awareness of metacognition, people cannot…
Read MoreEscaped Prisoners Near Me | Finite Voltage | Civilian Morale | Pranking Steve | SAFETY DOC LIVESTREAM 4-16-2020 [Podcast]
[Podcast] Escaped Prisoners Near Doc’s House | Humans’ Finite Voltage of 100 Days | Civilian Morale | Pranking Steve in this livestream of The Safety Doc Podcast. Doc was decked out in military fatigues and Navy cap as he went full smoke-out mode securing the neighborhood from fugitives. DIRECT LINK to MP3 of this Episode: https://tinyurl.com/SDP130-AUDIO…
Read MoreCoronavirus is our Chernobyl | LIVESTREAMED 4-11-2020 | The Safety Doc Podcast #129
[Podcast] As an American teenager during the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Doc recalls being cautioned to stay inside whenever it rained due to radioactive rain; camera companies warning people that film images might be peppered with blotches due to radiation; isotopes destroying farm fields; and to brace for an outbreak of cancer. In this livestream,…
Read MoreSir Bryan Bowden | NYC Pandemic Epicenter Face Validity | Protecting Your Right to Privacy | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #128
[Podcast] New Yorker Bryan Bowden describes what’s happening in his city with a face validity update; the intersection of privacy and government surveillance of its citizens; debt forgiveness; self-sufficient mindsets; liberation and innovation; and monitoring the encroachment of social credit scores for Americans. DIRECT LINK to MP3 of this Episode: https://tinyurl.com/SDP128-AUDIO ABOUT BRYAN BOWDEN Born and…
Read MoreCORONAVIRUS CRUSHES CAMPUS | Interview with University Student Nick Schulaner | Safety Doc Podcast #127
[Podcast] Nick Schulaner’s keen situational awareness enabled him to make the right decisions and safely navigate the rapid, unanticipated closing of his university campus due to the coronavirus pandemic. In this exclusive interview, Schulaner deconstructs the frantic shut down of his campus, migration to online learning, and overlooked electronics that are crucial to surviving in…
Read MoreDrastic Austerity Measures for K-12 | Preparing for Deep Cuts to Education | THE SAFETY DOC PODCAST #126
[Podcast] Schools brace for brutal 20% (or greater) slash to funding as coronavirus crashes economies; Doc’s face validity check in; Washington State’s “report your neighbors” website; the basics of school funding; austerity measures for the 2020-2021 school year; what will get cut; what will get funded; what happens to school safety? DIRECT LINK to MP3…
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