Posts Tagged ‘School safety’
The Braess Paradox | Psychological Impact of I35W Bridge Collapse on Driving Behavior | SDP169
[Podcast] WHAT IS THE BRAESS PARADOX? Braess’ Paradox states that, counterintuitively, adding a road to a road network can slow down overall traffic through it. The paradox was discovered in 1968 by German mathematician Dietrich Braess as he examined humans driving behavior. At the root of this paradox is that every driver thinks for themselves…
Read MoreTruckers Getting Trounced | Essentially Forgotten Freight Haulers | Guest Jonathan Burger | SDP168
[Podcast] In March 2020, you awoke to find that the government deemed you essential or nonessential. Over-the-road (OTR) haulers, or truck drivers, were deemed essential. But as the arrival of healthcare workers was celebrated with fire engine parades, truck drivers were spared recognition and told to shift into overdrive and deal with peeled back restrictions,…
Read MoreCommunity Civic Organizations Vanishing | Jaycees, Lions, Kiwanis, & Rotary Fading Fast | SDP167
[Podcast] Doc calls our attention to the strange disappearance of civic organizations in America and the subsequent impact on youth safety and community safety. Peaking in the 1960s, tiny villages and big cities bustled with volunteers of all ages to build parks, serve as crossing guards, hold free throw shooting contests for kids, work voting…
Read MoreDo Sports Keep Kids Out Of Trouble? | How About E-Sports? | What the Research Says | SDP 166
[Podcast] Doc was recently interviewed by a large-market news company assembling a documentary about youth violence directed at adults. Ultimately, the question of “What can be done to prevent this?” was asked. A staunch proponent of increasing funding, research, and training on threat identification and reporting, Dr. Perrodin delivered his versed spell-binder on the matter.…
Read More3D Printing | The Future Has Arrived | 3D Printers For Every Home | 3D Printing in Disasters | Guest flyingRich | SDP165
[Podcast] When his pool vacuum cleaner’s bearings failed, a Florida man didn’t bolt to Amazon to order an expensive replacement vacuum (in the slight chance it was in stock). Instead, he found open source code for a similar bearing, modified it, and then programmed his home 3D printer to make a new bearing. With the…
Read MoreLoki the Chaos God | Blaming the Norse Mythology Trickster Straw Man for Life’s Woes | SDP164
[Podcast] Doc discusses the mythical Loki, it’s societal role over time, and our present-day tendency to offload responsibility and accountability to Loki. In addition, Doc also examines The Straw Man Fallacy, which is often found lurking in the same shadows as the Loki. DIRECT LINK to MP3 of this Episode: https://tinyurl.com/SDP164-AUDIO WHAT IS LOKI? Loki is…
Read MoreNew CDC K-12 Changes | Test to Stay for Schools | What You Should Know About Consent | SDP163
[PODCAST] On December 17, 2021, the CDC changed its guidance for students in schools who have been “close contacts” to persons that have tested positive for COVID-19. In this episode, Doc analyzes the new guidance, compares it to previous guidance, unpacks how contact tracing works in schools, and also takes a macro-look at overall immunization…
Read MoreTop Ten Questions About Working At The School For The Blind | Do Some Students Drive? SDP162
[Podcast] Have you wondered what life is like for staff and students at a state residential school for blind children? In this episode, Doc shares his experiences as the director of rehabilitation services for a school for the blind. Did his expectations match what he encountered with the job? What are things few people know…
Read MoreLife Pivot After Traumatic Brain Injury | Behind The Media Curtain | Guest Sassed1 2Many | SDP161
[Podcast] Sassed1 2 Many works in the IT Field as a mainframe technician. He’s an avid shooter, rides motorcycles, and flies radio-controlled airplanes. And all of that was almost ripped away when early on life’s journey he was spun and strewn with obstacles that forced him to literally rethink everything. In this episode, Sassed discusses…
Read MoreWhy Words Matter | The Lexicon of Crisis Communication | Lost Lives and Crashes | SDP160
[Podcast] As Doc was writing School of Errors – Rethinking School Safety in America, he talked with parents of children killed or maimed by school shooters. Writing a book about school safety and taking on a multi-billion dollar industry needed to be done in a way that didn’t encroach on the dignity of those killed…
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