Episode 15: Utopia and Autism

We at Across the Cline and SciComm@UCR, would like to respectfully acknowledge and recognize our responsibility to the original and current caretakers of the land, water, and air on which we record this podcast: the Cahuilla, Tongva, Luiseño, and Serrano peoples and all of their ancestors and descendants, past, present, and future. This place is home to many Indigenous peoples from all over the world, including our colleagues, guests, and community, and we are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these homelands.

Imagine the most perfect of worlds But is that world perfect for everyone? Today, we’re exploring utopias and the neuroscience of autism with Donald Zarate, a political science PhD student at UCR, and Will Mol, a neuroscience PhD student also at UCR. Join us as we delve into what it means to create an intentional community, the differences between sensing and perceiving, and Donald’s and Will’s journeys to their current research.

To learn more about our guests, please connect with them at:

Donald Zarate:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donaldzarateucr/

Utopian Hub

Intro and outro music was "Traveling in your mind" by Loyalty Freak Music. You can find more of their work at https://loyaltyfreakmusic.com/

You can find a transcript of this episode here.