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The foxes talk to Ricky Green of the Unversity of Kent about conspiracy theories and what causes people to believe in the unbelievable
Specifically why are conspiracy theories so prevalant right now, in one of humanity's darkest hours, after a year of near-lockdown for so many? Does stress play a factor in our willingness to believe?
We explore what factors cause people to believe, the types of belief and most importantly, Ricky guides us as to how to handle the next time a friend or family member starts sharing their views on a "conspiracy" with you.
Ricky works alongside one of the leading teams of conspiracy theory research in the UK and shares some really interesting ideas which will cause you to see conspiracy theories and their believers in a whole new light.
If you've wondered why 5G towers are suddenly in the cross-hairs on Twitter, or why Covid-19 vaccines could be both useless and too strong at the same time - this is the show for you.
About our guest
Ricky Green is a PhD student at University of Kent and is keenly interested in researching the subject of Conspiracy theories. Once one "to believe" in such theories himself, he now devotes his time to studying the factors that can influence our likelihood to believing in Conspiracy theories. Ricky lives on the South Coast in England.
Show mentions:
9-11 and if it is a conspiracy
Zeitgeist the movie
Is covid-19 a conspiracy and is Bill Gates looking to get a monopoly on vaccines?
Was Covid-19 a lab experiment that escaped?
09:00 What is the difference between a conspiracy and a conspiracy theory?
Is the New World Order a conspiracy theory?
The word conspiracy and the power it holds to the listener
Why do we suspend belief when it comes to conspiracy theories?
12:00 There is so much evidence against so many conspiracy theories, overwhelming in many cases
Vaccinations as a hot topic in the conspiracy theorist's world and Anti-vaccination sentiment
The spectrum of fantasists through to the rational sceptics
At what point do people move from being rational to believing outlandish things?
14:30 The spectrum of thinking from rational thought through to believing the queen of england is a reptilian lizard
15:30 Measuring believe in conspiracy theories and the strongest determinist factor being believing in another
16:30 The main qualitative study where conspiracy believers were interviewed and themes drawn out into 5 types of conspiracy believers -----
Unusual ontology (way of thinking) to describe levels of belief in conspiracies
18:30 Attachment theory as a determinant of belief in conspiracies -----
People with a secure attachment style being less likely to believe in conspiracies, compared to people with an insecure attachment style who are far more likely to believe.
20:30 The link between anxiety and a tendency to catastrophise as a determinant in belief in conspiracy theories
22:30 A recent development in research via Professor Karen Douglas from the University of Kent and her team, concluding that conspiracy theories appeal to people whose important psychological needs are not being met.
Our thinking style as a determinant of how interesting conspiracy theories are.
24:30 Animation as a tool of research, to measure the level of consciousness in shapes and therefore agency and intentionality in shapes.
Humans as pattern seeking animals
Those who see patterns where they do not exist are also believers in conspiracy theories
26:00 Level of education as a factor in likelihood to believe in conspiracy theories
Covid-19 and a lack of feeling secure as fuel to the rise in conspiracy theories
The role of level of information and quality of information in the level of conspiracy theory belief within society
The speed of change and facts changing in a time of uncertainty creating a space for conspiracy theories to grow
Person: Olivier Klein as a conspiracy theory researcher on

Practical philosopher Paul Baker takes the Old Fox Young Fox team on a journey through his life and what he has discovered of happiness and meaning along the way.
In a story that ranges from Eton to pioneering microlights, and from meditation to lessons from ancient greece, we cover a lot of ground and put a few ideas to rest along the way.
Show mentions:
04:30, 05:30 if i look for meaning what would happen
06:30 going from meaninglessness to meaning
pascal's wager
08:30 what if this is your one life...leaving the world better off
10:20 the thing i learned from hang gliding
12:00, 37:30 permaculture is...
13:30, 15:30 the alexander technique
The Alexander technique
incorrect sensory perception
the habit of thought
the U.S. election
18:33 frog into boiling water
the boiling the frog concept
NLP
virginia
castell
milton ericcson
fritz furls
john mcquerther NLP
Hypnotherapy
22:20 definition of hypnotherapy
24:30 magic and science
book - Yiral harare - homo deus
25:30 human beings are complex
28:30 the most important thing any living thing can do
documentary - the social dilemma
30:15 one of the reasons we are more fragmented than ever -------
31:15, 32:50 a bristol engineer, staying curious -----
martial arts
civil engineering
UN report: a common future
33:30, 34:47 UN report and climate change took a week to understand ----
Quakers
Oxfam
William Waldergrave MP Bristol
35:30, 37:00 what can we do to create a fair world ---
the environmental movement
karl henrique robere - Swedish Doctor and Karate champion
Karate
38:00 Karl henrique robere wanting a consensus between scientists in sweden --------
39:30 how to be unsustainable
42:00 there are 3 environments - social human environment
mesopotamian myths
45:00 the yin yang symbol and seeking balance as humans -----
50:40 we are a part of nature, we are struggling with a need to conserve
52:30 the magic of life as a gardener
Veganism and evolutionary theory
57:30 the difficult thing for humans as hunters and gatherers
1:02:00 when we eat we should be grateful
1:06:00 the most impt rule - look after your environment
book: hindsights guy kawasaki
01:27:00 quality of our reacting ...systemic nature of our actions --
01:29:00 the power of three
About our guest:
Paul Baker is a practical philosopher most interested in how we as individuals can help each other to live lives that get better and better. A coach, therapist and trainer, Paul can be reached via the email below.
Contact Paul Baker


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Global Health Advisor Dr. Sam Shah is back on the Old Fox Young Fox podcast, this time focusing on medical innovation in the NHS and globally. We talk Covid-19 vaccines, what we've learned about the virus so far, how the healthcare system has responded to the increased load and what it is like to work on the frontline, in a medical clinic, day to day.
This is a far-ranging conversation and we cover a lot of interesting ground, including the role of data in current and future healthcare, the public-private partnership and how we all have a role to play in staying healthy.
Then we take a global view and look to China, India, New Zealand, the USA, the UK and beyond for examples of medical innovation and both the benefits and risks that such a rapidly evolving world brings with it.
About the show:
The Old Fox Young Fox podcast is an intergenerational conversation where Jeremy Woolwich and Oliver Happy look at the issues facing society. With the help of expert guests, we explore what it all means for us, our families, our businesses and the world at large.
Show mentions:
https://www.oldfoxyoungfox.com/episode/an-insiders-guide-to-covid-19-with-dr-sam-shah (An insider's guide to Covid-19 with Dr. Sam Shah)
02:30 hope the vaccine gets to the people who need it most
Event: The future of healthcare technology innovation in Dubai
nhs england
NHSX
Google Deep Mind project in the NHS
07:00, 08:30 NHS as a philosophy, assets and IP and ownership
Facebook and their accumulation of big data
10:00 Google Deep mind in the NHS
11:00 Private suppliers to the NHS
12:00 willingly giving our data
WhatsApp and widespread clinical use. There is so much to be gained by clinicians sharing knowledge.
13:00, 14:00-14:41 data safety and sharing of data safely
http://Ciitizen.com (Ciitizen.com) startup
16:00 Move the power from the system to the citizen
16:55, 18:00 - 18.00 NHSX role in data handling and privacy
NHS Digital
Department of Health England
21:00 smart cities as an example of data being used healthfully
Department of sport, Department of pensions
Smart cities and the Internet of things (IoT) as an inspiration for big data in health
23:00 China and how big data was used during Covid-19
6:30, 27:45 Nudging as a technique to change behaviour, turn the system in the same way
FitBit and Google's purchase of FitBit
29.27 The system is worn down and needs proper investment beyond toys, the model we need
31:30 we should pay and promote wellness rather than pay for sickness, is the Chinese model more effective in this way?
33:00 role of technology in helping during diagnosis or care
35:45 diagnosis and when to test
37:00, 38:31 Australia embracing technology in remote diagnosis
Flight Forward drone delivery of medication in the USA
Images of skin such as Mole map
38:00 lots of technology can assist, it is about risk profile
Stephen Fry and his experience of being tested for Cancer
39:40 Stephen Fry and his experience helping lead to more testing
Clare Oliver and the campaign to ban sunbeds in Australia
54gene and the need to ensure racial equality in gene therapy research
46:00 inequity in health and the need to undertake development of drugs that benefit the communities they need to help
The human genome project
The 100,000 genomes project
51:00 - 52:00 edit out lack of a question and answer
Compulsory vaccinations and caution around due process in testing
Population-based genetic studies
The Covid-19 vaccine
56:00 people have a right to be treated as adults and given information to be able to make a choice
Genetically modified food and drought resistant crops
Hims and mail order prescriptions
Online healthcare, benefits and risks
01:03:00 Online healthcare as a technology, risks and benefits
Medications from eBay and Alibaba
Amazon Care and the virtual healthcare service
01:06:45 Incentives to employers could be interesting. Amazon care, USA and UK

Old Fox Young Fox talks to writer, environmental activist and former Director of Friends of the Earth Jonathon Porritt about the climate emergency and why against all the odds, there is still hope.
We trace Jonathon's journey from the activist frontline, to a career in politics, then to founding Forum for the Future, where he saw progress in educating and partnering with the business community on the need to act regarding the climate.
And we discuss his decision to now step back from Forum for the Future and to focus on doing what he can as Chancellor at Keele University and by a more direct role in supporting the next generation of climate activist.
We cover a lot of ground and ask a lot of the tough questions facing our global community including what is the role of civil disobedience in activism? Should we feel guilty at not having done enough or is that energy better used in making small changes to help fight climate change?
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About the show:
The Old Fox Young Fox podcast is an intergenerational conversation where Jeremy Woolwich and Oliver Happy look at the issues facing society. With the help of expert guests, we explore what it all means for us, our families, our businesses and the world at large.
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Show mentions:
Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hope-Hell-confront-climate-emergency/dp/1471193276 (Hope in Hell by Jonathon Porritt)
Report - The Future of Sustainability: https://www.forumforthefuture.org/new-report-out-now-from-system-shock-to-system-change-its-time-to-transform (https://www.forumforthefuture.org/new-report-out-now-from-system-shock-to-system-change-its-time-to-transform)
The futures centre: https://thefuturescentre.org/ (https://thefuturescentre.org/)
Report - Future plates (transforming school lunches in the USA): https://www.forumforthefuture.org/future-plates-transforming-school-lunches-in-the-usa (https://www.forumforthefuture.org/future-plates-transforming-school-lunches-in-the-usa)
03:05 the big issues are relatively simple
https://www.ipcc.ch (The intergovernmental panel on climate change)
https://www.greens.org.nz (the green party of new zealand)
https://www.mediareform.org.uk/murdochs-media-empire-timeline (rupert murdoch's press empire)
https://greens.org.au (the green party of australia)
08:00 what https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-becomes-first-major-economy-to-pass-net-zero-emissions-law (net zero 2050) means
09:00 what we need to do to carbon emissions by 2030
11:00 lots of things are moving in the right direction: a low carbon economy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-carbon_economy (the low carbon economy)
investors getting behind the low carbon economy
world faith and religious organisations backing the environmental movement
intergenerational injustice
16:00, 18:00 Young people are protesting differently. In 2019 both exploded into our midst.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg (Greta thunburg)
https://extinctionrebellion.uk/ (Extinction rebellion) and the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_strike_for_climate (School Strikes Movement)
18.00 The story of climate change now is completely compelling to younger generations. What the world looks like at 1 degree increased.
intergenerational rage and why young people are engaging in climate activism
19:00 the fate of green parties over the years and how we just could have done more
Donald Trump and an administration that denied climate change
https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/what-is-the-paris-agreement (The Paris Agreement on Climate Change) in 2015 and its role in garnering business support
https://inhabitat.com/heineken-opens-the-worlds-first-large-scale-carbon-neutral-brewery-in-austria/ (Heineken) and moving to a carbon neutral supply chain
27:30 - 30:30 the transition to EVs (electric vehicles), solar panels
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Carney (Mark Carney), former governer of the bank of en

Want a new Mercedes but can’t afford to buy one? Why buy a CD when £10 a month gives you ‘000? Setting up a new online business but will limited funds? Have it all, Subscribe Now!!
This episode of Old Fox Young Fox looks at the subscription economy. Joined by Toby Beresford of Veneficus, we explore how a move from owning to renting is transforming the landscape for both consumers and suppliers globally.
Netflix, Spotify, Apple iCloud, Office 365 and Amazon Web Services are all examples of subscriptions and whether we realise it or not, we are consuming more products and services via subscription every day. In fact, 2020 saw huge growth in subscription services globally due in part to Covid-19 and our insatiable desire to try before we buy, get it now and always have the latest and greatest.
What is surprising is how far the subscription model of pay as you go has reached with school uniforms, and even jet engines moving to this model.
But how do subscriptions actually work? What are the benefits to businesses to moving to a subscription-based model and are they better or worse for us the consumer?
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About the show:
The Old Fox Young Fox podcast is an intergenerational conversation and in this episode hosts Jeremy Woolwich and Oliver Happy look into the pay per month economy in great detail and talk through what it all means.
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Show mentions:
Veneficus - https://www.veneficus.co.uk/ (https://www.veneficus.co.uk/)
https://rise.global/ (https://Rise.global) - digital scorecards
Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Infinite-Gamification-Motivate-your-until/dp/1838045333 (Infinite gamification by Toby Beresford)
https://netflix.com (Netflix)
https://spotify.com (Spotify)
https://www.insightdiy.co.uk/news/barclaycard-data-shows-lockdown-has-made-us-a-subscription-society/8832.htm (BarclayCard data shows we have become a subscription society)
https://www.freddiesflowers.com/ (Freddy's flowers)
http://nakedwines.com/ (Nakedwines.com) - the wine club
Relationship commerce
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365 (Microsoft Office365)
SaaS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_service (Software as a Service)
Free trial versus Freemium
https://www.icloud.com/ (Apple iCloud)
Music - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anti-Stress-Jeremy-Woolwich/dp/B01N7IVHK4 (Jeremy Woolwich piano music)
Renting property as a form of subscription
The role of rentals in sustaining instant gratification
The https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_lifetime_value (lifetime value of a customer)
Personalisation as a method of making customers sticky
Technology as driver of subscriptions
https://cloud.google.com/gcp/ (Google Cloud)
Laundry tablet delivery services
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate_network (Affiliate networks)
How successful subscription businesses are buying customers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate_marketing (Affiliate marketing)
Influencers in social media
Rolls Royce and General Electric renting jet engines: Power by the hour
https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-economy/concept (The circular economy) and subscriptions driving sustainable behaviour
Power by the hour spreading the risk and a win-win
Customer success metrics
https://www.boeing.com/commercial/customers/american-airlines/ (Boeing airlines)
Sharing metrics with suppliers
IoT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_things (The Internet of Things)
https://intelligentfridges.com/ (Intelligent fridges) and reordering
Amazon subscriptions in https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Grocery-Snacks/b?ie=UTF8andnode=7301146011 (Amazon Pantry)
People buy for different reasons, integration needed to drive volume
Subscriptions sliced off as fridges get screens and sensors
Fragmentation of the basket of shop and where we get them from
https://www.yankeecandle.co.uk/ (Yankee candles)
Meat delivery services at a lower price than supermarkets
Subscription economy as a way for

This episode of Old Fox Young Fox features Dr. Sam Shah, a Global Digital Health Advisor and former Director of NHSX. We summarise what we know about Covid-19 so far and take a long, hard look at good, the bad and the ugly of the state of healthcare in the UK and globally.
As we enter into a second northern hemisphere winter living with Covid-19 and all the concerns that brings, what have we learned about the virus and how to prevent it? Is our public healthcare service up to the task and are our Government helping or hindering the delivery of healthcare to those who need it most?
Dr. Shah is outspoken, incredibly knowledgable and is passionate about the need for equal access to healthcare as a basic human right. He raises serious questions about the state of our Government and the former Management Consultants now lining the upper echelons of many public service departments.
This is an episode not to be missed and one that echoes the experiences of many countries during this pandemic and during this current experiment in Populism in many nations.
Show mentions:
How we have handled Covid-19 in the UK
The Swedish, Taiwanese, New Zealand and American experiences of Covid-19
What he have learned about Covid-19
Reducing health inequalities
The structure of healthcare in the UK
Corruption in the UK public service
The rise of Populism in governments
The role of technology and innovation in healthcare
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england (Public Health England)
https://www.england.nhs.uk/ (NHS England) (National Health Service)
https://www.thelancet.com (The Lancet)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_(journal) (Nature journal)
https://orcahealth.com/ (Orca Health)
http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-reports/healthy-places-healthy-lives#:~:text=Healthy%20Places%2C%20Healthy%20Lives%20'enables,inequalities%20within%20their%20own%20environment (Healthy places, healthy lives initiative)
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency (MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency))
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About our guest:
Dr. Sam Shah is a Global Digital Health Advisor whose interests span digital health, clinical leadership and public health. He works with both private and public organisations such as the UK's NHS (National Health Service). He is a founder of the Faculty of Future Medicine at Ulster University. Sam was previously Director of Digital Development for NHS England and NHSX, where he was responsible for digitisation programmes including a flagship project to digitise urgent care in the NHS. Sam lives and works in South East England and is a practicing clinician to this day.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-shah-nhs/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-shah-nhs/)
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Related episodes:
https://www.oldfoxyoungfox.com/episode/is-democratic-capitalism-still-working (Is Democratic Capitalism still working? With Tim Loughton MP)
https://www.oldfoxyoungfox.com/episode/danger-psychopaths-at-work-with-dr-shoshana-garfield (Danger! Psychopaths at work with Dr Shoshana Garfield)
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