The MCAT CARS Podcast
Summary: The CARS section of the MCAT gives thousands of premeds nightmares every night. Whether you're an ESL student, lack confidence while reading, or are a slow reader like me, Jack Westin and the Medical School Headquarters are here to help you score higher in every section so that you can be confident you are ready to get the MCAT score of your dreams.
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- Artist: Ryan Gray, MD of Meded Media and Jack Westin
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Podcasts:
Is the most charming person you know really charming? Follow along and use your MCAT CARS Skills to see if you can define what it means to be charming. #premed #medschool Full Article: https://www.weeklystandard.com/joseph-epstein/charm-is-a-disappearing-luxury-like-chivalry-and-good-manners
Some people love bananas, some don't. Despite your feelings towards bananas, we use our MCAT Skills to break down our passage and increase your score! Full Article: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/cavendish-banana-extinction-gene-editing
Today we are delving into a passage about democracy. Can you find the paradox and the reasons why democracy is being threatened using your CARS Skills? Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/oct/11/could-populism-actually-be-good-for-democracy
Geoengineering concerns scientists, climate change does as well. Use your MCAT CARS Skills to see if you can find the main point regarding geoengineering! Full Article: https://earther.gizmodo.com/geoengineering-is-inevitable-1829623031
Computers and machines are heavily used and studied in society. While although they may increase ease, are they really always better? Follow along to find out! Full Article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-09/the-big-problem-with-machine-learning-algorithms
In today's article, we use Jack Westin's MCAT CARS techniques to analyze why the US public transportation system is different and why it is needed in society. Full article: https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/10/while-america-suffocated-transit-other-countries-embraced-it/572167/
The author of this article today draws parallels between two dissimilar things: bacteria and technology. Follow along to find out how the author compared these two! Link to the article: https://www.wired.com/story/ideas-joi-ito-great-digitization-event/
The way we eat has a large impact on the environment, but to what extent? Read along in the show notes to improve your MCAT CARS Skills. Full Article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/10/huge-reduction-in-meat-eating-essential-to-avoid-climate-breakdown
As premeds, we know about DNA, but with increasing access to DNA, how does that impact our privacy? Follow along with our article to find out! Check out the article here: http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-dna-genealogy-privacy-20181012-story.html
Reddit and Youtube are commonly used internet sites. Follow along and see if you find the main point the author is making about these two internet giants! Link to the article: https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-reddit-rabbit-holes/
In today's Atlantic article, we're putting Jack Westin's #MCAT #CARS techniques to the test to understand the author's ideas on hallucinating. Follow along with us! #premed Link to the article: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/10/hallucinations-hearing-voices-reality-debate/571819/
Today we are diving into the AAMC MCAT Mini-Test e-Book CARS passage and questions. We're using our MCAT CARS techniques to crush the passage! Follow along!
Project Syndicate takes a look at what is threatening science. This is great for premeds to learn and use the MCAT CARS reading skills we're trying to teach you!
What happens when an author helps influence our understanding of another culture? We learn in our read of Lapham's Quarterly article today on the podcast.
The Guardian has a great article about how books are getting longer. Follow along and use your MCAT CARS skills to break it down and increase your score.
