Twice on Sunday: Scientist on Science, Academy Award Nominations, Legislaturing in the USA, UK in Crisis, & more

On this Heard Tell: Twice on Sunday recap of the week that was:

We are talking science headlines, your questions, and issues with science and scientists with Heard Tell's most frequent guest, scientist Dr Michael Siegel. We talk James Webb space telescope, how to discern "studies say" in news media, STEM education, why scientist struggle to communicate with the public and what to do about it, why intro-level college courses should cover a broad spectrum of topics, and more.

Our guest is film critic, Ordinary Times contributor, and Heard Tell regular Luis Mendez of The Mendez Movie Report who checks in to see how his 2023 Oscar nomination predicitions held up (really well), the surprises and snubs for this years Academy Awards, what the nominations mean for who might win, and conversation about how new technology like that being used in Avatar might mean changing some definitions on how we view and award filmmaking.

We are heading over to the UK and talk with writer and guest Jack Rowlett about the NHS crisis that is threatening more than just healthcare, how political turmoil is affect an entire generation and leading to distrust in government, England’s demographic and economic problems, the return of the Brexit debate? and what headlines to watch for out of the UK.

Writer and commentator Benjamin Ayanian returns to Heard Tell to talk about the importance of paying attention to state legislatures, how national narratives don't always apply and often distract from state and local politics and policies, what COVID-19 should have taught legislative bodies but apparently different, and how "don't let a crisis go to waste" is becoming a real problem when crisis keeps coming. 

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