Dr Rachel McInnes — Science, Fake News and Hypnotising a Chicken

Dr Rachel McInnes has a passion for fake news and pseudo-science, specifically what people believe in and why we fall for clickbait trends. If that’s not interesting enough, here are a couple of facts that most people don’t know about Dr Rachel McInnes: • Lived in a cave in the south of Spain. • Purchased her first home in London. • Once broke a rib playing rugby union FOLLOW RACHEL ONLINE mcinnes.associates SHOW NOTES 7:21 – Why do we need to pre-plan everything in life? 9:22 – Outsourcing the muckiness of Humanity to AI 11:56 – The keyboard warrior in us 13:15 – Monday, Friday, Monday, Friday, DEAD! 16:55 – How to remember anything by using a mind-technique 21:05 – Not sure what to support your child in a rapidly changing digital world 23:34 – How TV and Media Hypnotise us to be full of hopelessness 26:41 – Dr Rachel McInnes talks about hypnosis 29:26 – The trouble with fixing Humanity through Artificial Intelligence 37:26 – Belief and the afterlife 46:42 – Will talks about eating why he only going to eat potatoes for 14 days 57:12 – Am I someone who is open to change? What does the science say? 1:11:34 – Why we think the current version of ourselves is the best version ever CONSIDER SUPPORTING PLEASE BLOW MY MIND Please consider supporting ‘Please Blow My Mind’ by donating $5 bucks per month for a verbal shout out on the podcast or $25 bucks a month to receive EXCLUSIVE Patreon supporter-only content. patreon.com/pleaseblowmymind SUBSCRIBE Did you know there is a video version of ‘Please Blow My Mind’ on YouTube - perfect for your downtimes at work and on the go. If you want your mind blown in bite-sized chunks - keep an eye out on the Facebook and Instagram pages.  youtube.com/PleaseBlowMyMind --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pleaseblowmymind/message