Dave Colum Introduction, Cornell Professor and Year-End Reviewer
Host Greg Carlwood introduces Dave Colum, a professor of organic chemistry at Cornell University and former department chair. Colum is recognized for his extensive annual year-end reviews and his outspoken perspectives on political and social issues. The conversation begins by addressing the current climate of information overload and public apathy regarding political and medical institutions.
dave colum· cornell university· organic chemistry· greg carlwood· higher side chats
00:00 Well, I'm just a man whose intentions are good. From the Sunshine State, I'm Greg Carlwood and it's never been more difficult to find the signal in the noise likely because the noise has been blasted through every available channel in hopes that you just stop paying attention and engineered apathy out of information overload Psyops running as if they no longer concern themselves with even trying to be convincing, mass shootings with many unanswered questions, massive honeypot blackmail operations exposed with little consequence and a lot of people wondering what the hell is up with Erica Kirk. Confusion and chaos are certainly in the red and what better recipe for all flavors of apathy?
00:45 Political apathy from those who feel no candidate or party represents them on the important issues and that corruption has gotten so blatant it all feels unfixable. Economic apathy from several generations who feel the latter was pulled up in front of them and wages never seem to move at all, And medical apathy from anyone who watched the COVID operation with open eyes and feels that when it comes to their health they're basically on their own It is tough out there, but here to help us is today's guest Dave Colum. Dave is a professor of organic chemistry at Cornell University. He's also a former department chair and 20 year associate editor of the Journal of Organic Chemistry outside of the day job he's known for his lengthy and detailed year end review as well as his bold outspoken and oftentimes conspiratorial takes on pretty much everything And on that
01:31 front, he should fit in nicely around here. So let's get into it the propaganda parsing professor Boston terrier enthusiast and pisser with an eight foot arc Dave welcome to the higher side. No my pleasure glad that I had to meet you yes 15 years is a long time now was that was back in the dark ages of podcasting and blogging and Yeah nobody knew there was money to be made and now everybody's like they've seen that the dollar signs can come in so they launch with these huge massive operations and you know that's where i'm now, i'm paid what i'm worth zero.
