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Cara Santamaria

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
272 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

And he should have done that.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

I've been trying to pare down and be really intentional about having staple pieces in my wardrobe.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

And I found that Quince is the go-to for this.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

They have all of the pieces that you'll need for spring, like 100% European linen shorts and shirts from only $34.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

Everything on the site is priced 50 to 80% less than what you'd find at similar brands.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

And we're not talking cheapy products here.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

This is premium material without the markup.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

One of my favorite pieces that I wear every single day is my Mongolian cashmere hoodie.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

I live in Los Angeles, so it might not sound like a spring piece, but in LA, it gets cold at night.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

And that is a piece I go to all the time.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

Because everyone calls it a Likert scale.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

that kind of stuff right uh and so that's why we go to textbooks that's why we go to other people's research that's why we look for a consensus is because we're relying on the expertise of others right and scientists are narrowly expert they're narrow experts like they they're very good at the one thing they study but they have to rely on the expertise of their colleagues and their their peers to understand what's happening over there in that lab

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

Do you think we should stop using the word authority in that context?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

But it is true, like when we talk about an appeal to authority fallacy, what we're often talking about is individuals trusting somebody simply because they are in a position of power or a position of fame.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

And very often, you know, like we often talk about how these logical fallacies that are informal, they're not hard and fast, because if the person is an authority figure already,

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

because they have proper quality qualifications, yeah, because they do have expertise, then we should be appealing to authority.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

But really, we should be appealing to expertise.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026

That's kind of the distinction there.