Mad Mad World

Los (aka Geppetto, pulling the strings) and Bertram (aka The World's Oldest Millennial) break down the exorbitant prices of the graduate school programs in the United States. Taking a look at the data, they wonder: Is it still worth it to get a master's degree? Thank you for listening. Please leave a rating and review wherever you're listening to this pod. Follow us on social media: Instagram: @madmadworldpod [https://www.instagram.com/madmadworldpod/] Reddit: r/madmadworldpod [https://www.reddit.com/r/madmadworldpod/] Email us: hello@madmadworldpod.com [hello@madmadworldpod.com] Sources from this week's episode: * Average Graduate Student Loan Debt | Education Data [https://educationdata.org/average-graduate-student-loan-debt] * Full ROI Table (Graduate) | Flourish [https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/8438069/] * Podcast: Student Loan Debt | Mad Mad World [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/b43b33b6-d47a-4d03-a1f0-8e974f874362] * Behold, the new starting salary for some graduates is $100,000 | rushhourtimes.com (via WSJ) [https://rushhourtimes.com/behold-the-new-starting-salary-for-some-graduates-is-100000/] * Chris Rock - Neighborhood | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24PcF7LDQ7M] * Returns on Investment for 14,000 graduate degrees [https://freopp.org/we-calculated-return-on-investment-for-14-000-graduate-degrees-find-yours-dc3b4d6eefa1] * Master's Degrees Are the Biggest Scam in Higher Education | Business Insider [https://thenews.upexampaper.com/masters-degrees-are-the-biggest-scam-in-higher-education-college-more-breaking-news/] * Master’s degrees are the second biggest scam in higher education | Slate [https://slate.com/business/2021/07/masters-degrees-debt-loans-worth-it.html] * Don’t waste money on a master’s degree during the pandemic | CNBC [https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/01/why-you-should-not-waste-money-on-masters-degree-during-pandemic-career-expert-15-years.html] * Is a master’s degree worth it? | CNBC [https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/13/is-a-masters-degree-worth-it.html]

1 in 10 children are diagnosed with ADHD and adult on-set ADHD is increasing. What is going on here? Your friendly neighborhood Los and the world's oldest millennial, Bertram, break down what ADHD is, what is on in the ADHD brain, what people can do about it, and the pros and cons surrounding the drug Adderall. Thank you for listening. Please leave a rating and review wherever you're listening to this pod. Follow us on social media: Instagram: @madmadworldpod [https://www.instagram.com/madmadworldpod/] Reddit: r/madmadworldpod [https://www.reddit.com/r/madmadworldpod/] Email us: hello@madmadworldpod.com [hello@madmadworldpod.com] Sources from this week's episode: * Adderall vs. Methamphetamine: Why They're Similar, and Why They're Not | WebMD [https://www.webmd.com/connect-to-care/addiction-treatment-recovery/methamphetamine/adderall-versus-methamphetamine] * Why Change Blindness Happens to Us | Very Well Mind [https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-change-blindness-2795010] * Know Your Brain: Default Mode Network | Neuroscientifically Challenged [https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/know-your-brain-default-mode-network] * Weak Task Synchronization of Default Mode Network in Task Based Paradigms [https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.09.439206v2.full] * Executive Function and ADHD: Symptoms and Deficits | Very Well Health [https://www.verywellhealth.com/executive-function-and-adhd-5210236] * Imaging study shows dopamine dysfunction is not the main cause of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | University of Cambridge [https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/imaging-study-shows-dopamine-dysfunction-is-not-the-main-cause-of-attention-deficit-hyperactivity] * Why Does Attentional Blink Happen? | Very Well Mind [https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-attentional-blink-2795017] * ADHD and Dopamine: What’s the Connection? | Healthline [https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/adhd-dopamine#connection] * Startups Prescribing A.D.H.D Drugs on TikTok Raise Diagnosis Concerns | The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/well/mind/cerebral-adhd-medication-tiktok.html] * How to ADHD - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/howtoadhd] * Startups Make It Easier to Get ADHD Drugs. That Made Some Workers Anxious. | News Azi (via The Wall Street Journal) [https://newsazi.com/startups-make-it-easier-to-get-adhd-drugs-that-made-some-workers-anxious/] * How Do I Know if I Have Adult A.D.H.D.? | The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/06/well/mind/adult-adhd.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article] * Understanding ADHD for Adults - Overview | Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) [https://chadd.org/for-adults/overview/] * Executive Function and ADHD: Symptoms and Deficits | Very Well Health [https://www.verywellhealth.com/executive-function-and-adhd-5210236] * Executive Functioning | Advantages Learning Center [https://addvantageslearningcenter.com/executive-functioning/] * Things People With ADHD Wish You Knew [https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/adhd-wish-you-knew#:~:text=About%205%25%20of%20adults%20have,of%20adulthood%20make%20it%20harder.] * What is ADHD? | CDC [https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html] * Know Your Brain: Default Mode Network | Neuroscientifically Challenged [https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/know-your-brain-default-mode-network] * ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus | Huberman Lab Podcast #37 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFL6qRIJZ_Y] Mad Mad World Episode 37: Drugs [https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/4069a525-8ea5-4857-bbf1-cebaefcd8246/5-29-5-30-21-4-34-pm.mp3]

Los and Bertram break down the horrific shooting in Uvalde, Texas — what happened, and what we can (and should) do about this from a policy perspective. If you are interested in more data on guns and a (relatively) unbiased way to deal with them, take a look at our MMW guns episode: Episode 31: America's Gun Problem: The Causes and Possible Solutions [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/1a2de83b-adc7-4eba-9c4f-9f78a72a4332] Thank you for listening. Please leave a rating and review wherever you're listening to this pod. Follow us on social media: Instagram: @madmadworldpod [https://www.instagram.com/madmadworldpod/] Reddit: r/madmadworldpod [https://www.reddit.com/r/madmadworldpod/] Email us: hello@madmadworldpod.com [hello@madmadworldpod.com] Sources from this week's episode: * Talking to kids about school shootings: Advice to ease their anxiety | NPR [https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/05/26/1101306073/what-to-say-to-kids-about-school-shootings-to-ease-their-stress] * Op-Ed: Why our response to school shootings is all wrong | Los Angeles Times [https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-05-25/prevent-school-shootings-guns-texas-uvalde] * 3 lessons Washington can learn from how Arizona helps people in mental health crisis | Seattle Times [https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/three-lessons-washington-can-learn-from-how-arizona-helps-people-in-mental-health-crisis/] * Depression, suicidal thoughts prevalent in high school students during pandemic | Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/depression-suicidal-thoughts-prevalent-high-school-students-during-pandemic-us-2022-03-31/] * A recent report put Texas last among states and DC in mental health care access | PolitiFact [https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/25/beto-orourke/recent-report-put-texas-last-among-states-and-dc-m/] * Gun Violence Archive [https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/] * 213 mass shootings in 2022 already, including the Buffalo and Uvalde attacks | NPR [https://www.npr.org/2022/05/15/1099008586/mass-shootings-us-2022-tally-number] * Timeline of events in Texas school shooting | Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chronology-timeline-events-texas-school-shooting-2022-05-26/] * Guns have become the top injury-related cause of death for U.S. kids | Axios [https://www.axios.com/2022/05/26/gun-deaths-children-america] * The Uvalde, Texas, school district had an extensive safety plan. 19 children were killed anyway. | NBCnews [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-security-plan-rcna30568] * 'Children don't carry IDs': Texas official faced horror of identifying bodies of those he knew | Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-official-identified-bodies-classmate-friends-kids-2022-05-26/] * What we know about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas | NPR [https://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1101071658/what-we-know-about-uvalde-shooting] * AP FACT CHECK: NRA Speakers Distort Gun and Crime Statistics | US News and World Report [https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-05-27/ap-fact-check-nra-speakers-distort-gun-and-crime-statistics] * Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school | APnews [https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-44a7cfb990feaa6ffe482483df6e4683]

Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion dollars. Los and Bertram debate if this is a triumph for free speech, or if something far more sinister is at play. Thank you for listening. We love you! Please leave a rating and review wherever you're listening to this pod. Don't forget—it's a Mad Mad World! Follow us on social media: Instagram: @madmadworldpod Reddit: r/madmadworldpod Email us: hello@madmadworldpod.com Sources for this episode: * Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Now what? | Vox [https://www.vox.com/recode/23041717/twitter-musk-business-plan-peter-kafka-column] * Even Elon Musk doesn’t know what he means by free speech | Vox [https://www.vox.com/recode/23042878/elon-musk-twitter-free-speech] * How Elon Musk Plans to Change Twitter | WSJ - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uvUv8zIEh0] * A one-time appeal to billionaires to help fight famine | World Food Programme [https://www.wfp.org/appeal-billionaires-famine] * How billionaire Elon Musk’s fortune could end world hunger | World Economic Forum [https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/11/elon-musk-un-world-hunger-famine/#:~:text=Billionaire%20Elon%20Musk%20challenged%20the,to%20produce%20a%20detailed%20plan.] * Elon Musk talks Twitter, Tesla and how his brain works — live at TED2022 - YouTube (Twitter talk starts at 11:48) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdZZpaB2kDM] * Elon Musk Is Right That Twitter Should Follow the First Amendment | The Atlantic [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/elon-musk-twitter-free-speech-first-amendment/629721/] * NAACP's Message to Elon Musk | NAACP [https://naacp.org/articles/naacps-message-elon-musk] * Elon Musk’s Twitter ‘free speech’ mirage | The Hill [https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/3471557-elon-musks-twitter-free-speech-mirage/] * Tesla’s Ambitions in India Will Test Elon Musk’s Commitment to 'Free Speech' | TIME [https://time.com/6172259/elon-musk-twitter-india-tesla-free-speech/] * What Does Free Speech Mean? | US Courts [https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/what-does]

In honor of Earth Day last Friday, Los and Bertram look at greenwashing, which Investopedia defines as "the process of conveying a false impression or providing misleading information about how a company's products are more environmentally sound." Greenwashing is considered an unsubstantiated claim to deceive consumers into believing that a company's products are environmentally friendly" Thank you for listening. We love you! Please leave a rating and review wherever you're listening to this pod. Don't forget—it's a Mad Mad World! Follow us on social media: Instagram: @madmadworldpod Reddit: r/madmadworldpod Email us: hello@madmadworldpod.com Sources for this episode: * The History of Earth Day | Earth Day Organization [https://www.earthday.org/history/] * Earth Day Is Even More Relevant Now. But It Needs a Rebrand | AdWeek [https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/earth-day-more-relevant-now-needs-rebrand/] * Earth Day 2022: Companies Accused of Greenwashing | Truth in Advertising [https://truthinadvertising.org/articles/six-companies-accused-greenwashing/] * Man Behind Earth Day Says There's Too Much Greenwashing - 99 NEWS (via The Wall Street Journal) [https://zpgf99.com/man-behind-earth-day-says-theres-too-much-greenwashing/] * Climate change: Seven ways to spot businesses greenwashing | BBC [https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59119693] * The Plastic Pandemic | Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/health-coronavirus-plastic-recycling/] * The Recycling Myth | Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/environment-plastic-oil-recycling/] * 11 Ways to Avoid Greenwashed Products [https://www.cleanupnews.org/home/how-to-avoid-greenwashing] * How You Can Support Sustainable Product Design? [https://earth911.com/business-policy/greenwashing-good/] * Can Greenwashing Ever Be Good? [https://earth911.com/business-policy/greenwashing-good/] * The troubling evolution of corporate greenwashing | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/aug/20/greenwashing-environmentalism-lies-companies] * What is Greenwashing? | Conserve Energy Future [https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/top-greenwashing-examples.php] * Top Green Investing Opportunities | Investopedia [https://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/07/green-industries.asp] * Greenwashing Definition | Investopedia [https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greenwashing.asp#:~:text=Greenwashing%20is%20the%20process%20of,company's%20products%20are%20environmentally%20friendly.]