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The official companion podcast for The Worldbuilding Workshop: Teaching Critical Thinking and Empathy Through World Modeling, Simulation, and Play, hosted by co-authors Trent Hergenrader and Stephen Slota. The duo conducts a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of the book; outlines their thinking about each chapter's contents; describes ideas that were left on the cutting room floor; and explores how the worldbuilding framework can fit all kinds of teaching and learning environments.

When does a scientific discovery become accepted fact? Why have scientific facts become easy to deny? And what can we do about it? In The Workshop and the World, philosopher and science historian Robert P. Crease answers these questions by describing the origins of our scientific infrastructure - the “workshop” - and the role of 10 of the world’s greatest thinkers in shaping it. As today’s politicians and government officials increasingly accuse scientists of dishonesty, conspiracy, and even hoaxes, engaged citizens wonder how we got to this level of distrust....

The CDC projects an almost 50% increase in cancer incidences by 2050, but close to half of all cancers are preventable. Join Less Cancer for their annual National Cancer Prevention Workshop, where you will hear from several experts about the various environmental factors and contaminants leading to an increase in cancer risk worldwide, and how certain healthy lifestyle choices can reduce your own cancer risk.

The Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative aims to improve outcomes for urologic care. Each podcast will explore the many ways we do just that.