Today Randy Olson took the Shifting Baselines phenomenon to the radio waves. The crew of Skepticality, the podcast of Skeptic magazine, spent almost an hour with Olson discussing shifting baselines, boredom, The Daily Show, and "Dodos on Global Warming". The show is full of insights the interface between communication, science, and the public. "Film is not an education medium, this is one of the great misconceptions in our society," says Olson. "Film is a motivational medium." Find out more about Olson's films past, films present, and, of course, shifting baselines at Skepticality.
Swoopy and I had a blast talking with Randy, and we really think that it was a good thing to get the message out about Shifting Baselines to our audience!
Derek C.