Hi there! In today's episode, Leah and Jamie discuss the need to change the way science communicators show how they all agree on the data. It may seem like just semantics, but the word consensus has been confusing the general public for a long time, and it is easy to manipulate this confusion to sway public opinion. This will lead us to the next episode where we will discuss a 2021 book: How To Talk to a Science Denier. Enjoy today's episode!

Citations:

1. Hawks, J. (2025, April 27). Consilience, convergence, and consensus. John Hawks. https://www.johnhawks.net/p/consilience-convergence-and-consensus
2. Podcast: Scientific Consensus: A concept past its expiration date? (2025, May 21). American Council on Science and Health. https://www.acsh.org/news/2025/05/21/podcast-scientific-consensus-concept-past-its-expiration-date-49497
3. Starling, M. (2025, May 19). Monkeys are kidnapping babies of another species on a Panamanian island, perplexing scientists. CNN Science. Retrieved May 24, 2025, from https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/science/monkey-kidnappings-jicaron-island-panama
4. Thomas, L. (2020, July 10). Single, Double & Triple Blind Study | Definition & Examples. skribbr.com. Retrieved May 20, 2025, from https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/double-blind-study/
5. Thorp, H. H. (2025). Convergence and consensus. Science, 388(6745), 339. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ady3211

This week's episode was a little late in getting out, but here it is: the second part of the State of the Heart Report, from 6seconds.org. Leah and Jamie discuss the idea of Emotional Intelligence and how there appears to be a downward trend in EQ (Emotional Quotient) in the world, especially in certain demographics. Check out the citations if you want to access the complete report.

Citations:

1. Affordable Counseling | Affordable Therapy | Open Path Collective. (n.d.). Open Path Collective. https://openpathcollective.org/
2. Emotional Intelligence Test. (2025, April 10). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/tests/personality/emotional-intelligence-test
3. Freedman, J. (2024). State of the heart. In https://6sec.org/soh.
4. FunkyFrogBait. (2025, May 2). How to be a MAN (According to Instagram reels) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV8RfJVwaoE
5. Six Seconds. (2022, February 2). Interactive Wellbeing Balancing Scale • Six seconds. https://www.6seconds.org/scale/

Today's episode comes from an article that Jamie and Leah read about urgency and the power of emotional intelligence. This led us to an even bigger report on the State of the Heart, a report of the state of EQ, or Emotional Intelligence. While this week we discuss mainly the first article, we will circle back to the bigger article next week. Enjoy!

Citations:

Tanon-Olsson, A. (2025, May 7). Overcoming Urgency: How emotional intelligence helps you slow down and focus on what truly matters. Six Seconds. https://www.6seconds.org/2025/05/06/overcoming-urgency-how-emotional-intelligence-helps/