Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast The MCAT CARS Podcast
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| 121: Understanding Passage Structures and Interpreting Tone | 31 Mar 2021 | 00:22:39 | |
Tone provides a deeper sense of one's attitude. Understanding tones and structures in a CARS passage will help you get a better sense of the passage and author. Links:Link to the article: | |||
| 120: Exploring Hypnosis in Comparison to Psych Experiments | 24 Mar 2021 | 00:20:40 | |
If you want more free practice for MCAT CARS, visit jackwestin.com. Today, Jack and I focus on learning as we read this passage about hypnosis. Listen now! Links:Link to the article: | |||
| 111: Voting Prediction: Finding Trends in an MCAT CARS Passage | 20 Jan 2021 | 00:17:50 | |
Today we look at trends in the author's voice and context specifics. Join us as we dive into this passage on elections and voting outcome predictions. Links:Link to the article: | |||
| 21: MCAT CARS—Analyzing A Vocab Heavy Passage About Democracy | 13 Mar 2019 | 00:21:04 | |
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? Links:
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| 20: Is Geoengineering Unavoidable? Using Our CARS Skills! | 06 Mar 2019 | 00:14:48 | |
Geoengineering concerns scientists, climate change does as well. Use your MCAT CARS Skills to see if you can find the main point regarding geoengineering! Links:Link to article: https://earther.gizmodo.com/geoengineering-is-inevitable-1829623031 | |||
| 19: MCAT CARS Skills—Machine Learning in the Finance Sector | 27 Feb 2019 | 00:25:55 | |
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! Links:Link to article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-09/the-big-problem-with-machine-learning-algorithms Jack Westin (Get $100 off coupon by texting the word CARSCOUPON to 44222.) | |||
| 18: Analyzing A Passage About Transportation Using CARS Skills | 20 Feb 2019 | 00:17:55 | |
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. Link to article: Links:Sign up for the Jack Westin course and save $100! | |||
| 17: MCAT CARS Skills—A Passage About Evolution and Technology | 13 Feb 2019 | 00:17:23 | |
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! Links: | |||
| 16: We Use Our MCAT CARS Skills to Analyze The Way We Eat | 06 Feb 2019 | 00:13:59 | |
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. Links:Link to article: | |||
| 15: Finding The Link Between DNA and Privacy Using CARS Skills | 30 Jan 2019 | 00:20:52 | |
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! Links:Link to article: https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-dna-genealogy-privacy-20181012-story.html | |||
| 14: MCAT CARS Skills—The Engines of Infatuation | 23 Jan 2019 | 00:38:09 | |
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! Links:Link to article: https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-reddit-rabbit-holes/ | |||
| 13: Using Our MCAT CARS Skills to Learn About Hallucinating | 16 Jan 2019 | 00:22:46 | |
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! Links: | |||
| 12: AAMC MCAT Passage and Questions Review Breakdown | 09 Jan 2019 | 01:02:16 | |
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! Links: | |||
| 110: Is Charity Crowdfunding Just A Game of "Would You Rather?" | 13 Jan 2021 | 00:19:06 | |
Does charity crowdfunding create similar choices to "Would You Rather?" That's what Jack and I discuss in today's thought-provoking MCAT CARS practice passage. Links:Link to the article: | |||
| 11: MCAT CARS and What's Happening to Scientific Research | 02 Jan 2019 | 00:17:00 | |
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! Links: | |||
| 10: We Use Our MCAT CARS Skills to Read About an Author | 26 Dec 2018 | 00:31:39 | |
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. Links: | |||
| 9: Do Longer Books Equal Better Books? Using Our MCAT Skills | 19 Dec 2018 | 00:26:54 | |
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. Links: | |||
| 8: CARS Skills to Learn if All Famous People Have Footnotes | 12 Dec 2018 | 00:34:22 | |
Commonweal Magazine has a great article about famous people and the footnotes, or patriarchal baggage, that they carry with them. Links: | |||
| 7: How Can Beyonce Help Our MCAT CARS Reading Skills? | 05 Dec 2018 | 00:25:00 | |
Our New York Times article today is a fun look at the world of celebrity gossip and reporting. Who talks and who doesn't. Follow along! Links:Text MCATCARS to 44222 in order to get notifications on how to sign up for that. Link to the full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/arts/music/celebrity-profile-death.html | |||
| 6: Using Our CARS Skills for a Passage About the Printed Word | 28 Nov 2018 | 00:44:25 | |
Our article this week, from Harpers, is an interesting look at the impact of digital screens on books and our life as a whole! Follow us at mcatcarspodcast.com. Links:Link to article: https://harpers.org/archive/2018/10/the-printed-word-in-peril/ | |||
| 5: MCAT CARS Skills—A Passage About Horror and Culture | 21 Nov 2018 | 00:29:43 | |
As a lover of Horror, this passage was an interesting one to follow. The author talks about his history with horror and its impact on culture. Follow along! Links:If you’re looking at using Jack Westin to help you with your CARS, click on medicalschoolhq.net/jackwestin to get a $100-off coupon code. | |||
| 4: Critically Thinking Through a Dry Passage about a Book | 14 Nov 2018 | 00:46:10 | |
Our article this week, from Slate, was a hard one to follow for me. Follow along with the article in the show notes and see how well you understand the author. Links: | |||
| 3: MCAT CARS Skills—Quantum Computers in a Hot Tub | 07 Nov 2018 | 00:32:58 | |
This week we break down another great article, this time from Gizmodo, about quantum computers. Read along in the show notes to improve your MCAT CARS score. Links:Full article: How Quantum Memory Could Change Computing | |||
| 2: MCAT CARS Passage Skills—Times Article Breakdown | 31 Oct 2018 | 00:29:52 | |
The first MCAT CARS Podcast breaking down an article sentence by sentence to help you better understand what you're reading to improve your MCAT CARS score. Links: | |||
| 109: Where to Find the Main Idea in an MCAT CARS Passage | 07 Jan 2021 | 00:15:54 | |
Finding the author's main point in an MCAT CARS passage takes practice. Today, we'll give you a few tips for how to sift through the details to find it. Join us! Links:Link to the article: https://harpers.org/archive/2020/10/reason-not-the-need-self-storage | |||
| 1: Welcome to the MCAT CARS Podcast with Jack Westin | 23 Oct 2018 | 00:24:23 | |
The MCAT CARS Podcast is here to help you maximize your MCAT score, not just your CARS score. Learning good CARS techniques will help you improve everywhere. Links:PMY Session 259: How Can I Improve My CARS Section Score on the MCAT? | |||
| 108: How to Find Clues in the Details of an MCAT CARS Passage | 30 Dec 2020 | 00:24:15 | |
Today, we examine an MCAT CARS practice passage about Google Earth and discuss the importance of reading a passage and paying attention to the details. Links:Link to the article: | |||
| 107: How to Approach "Easy" MCAT CARS Passages | 23 Dec 2020 | 00:16:20 | |
What should you pay attention to when you come across straight-forward passage on the MCAT? Jack gives us tips for how to tackle deceptively-easy passages Links:Link to the article: https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2046694228515/pleasant-dreams | |||
| 106: Does the AAMC Ask Polarizing Questions on the MCAT? | 16 Dec 2020 | 00:17:21 | |
Our passage today is about a topic that might be considered controversial—QAnon. Will you see these types of passages on the MCAT? Listen and find out. | |||
| 105: How Does Individual Adaption Contribute to Evolution? | 09 Dec 2020 | 00:16:11 | |
Today we talk about assumptions and the connections we make as we tackle this MCAT CARS passage about adaptability and evolution. Join us! Links:Link to the article: | |||
| 104: Does Training Your Brain Help You in the Real World? | 02 Dec 2020 | 00:20:18 | |
Today's passage is all about brain training. Maybe it will help you with your MCAT CARS prep! Don't forget to read the text first and then come back and listen. Links:Email jack@jackwestin.com Link to the article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-brain-training-actually-work/ | |||
| 103: A Philosophical Passage About Memes and CAPTCHAs | 18 Nov 2020 | 00:26:36 | |
What do memes and CAPTCHAs have in common? That's the question we hope to answer in today's MCAT CARS passage. Follow along! Links:Link to the article: | |||
| 102: Understanding an Article about Surveillance in Nature | 11 Nov 2020 | 00:18:55 | |
We practice our critical reading skills with an article about surveillance in nature and rural areas. Listen as we break down the author's perspective! Links:Link to the article: | |||
| 119: How to Discern Facts, Assumptions, and Opinions in CARS | 17 Mar 2021 | 00:20:34 | |
Today, we talked about the difference between facts and opinions/assumptions that sounds factual. Understanding the differences can help you score high in CARS. Links:Link to the article: | |||
| 101: How to Handle Words You Don't Know in a CARS Passage | 04 Nov 2020 | 00:26:09 | |
We read a passage about how language and culture are commonly conflated. And we discuss what to do when you're confronted with words you don't know! Links:Link to the article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/were-french-people-born-to-speak-french | |||
| 100: The Importance of Contrast Words Like "However" in MCAT CARS | 28 Oct 2020 | 00:19:55 | |
Today we read a passage about England that exemplifies the importance of contrast words like "yet," "but," and "however" in MCAT CARS passages. Links:Link to the article: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200724-colonial-countryside-facing-up-to-britains-murky-past | |||
| 99: A Passage about Ideologic Bias | 21 Oct 2020 | 00:26:30 | |
Dr. Gray and Jack Westin unfold a passage about ideological corruption and contemporary science. Join us in dissecting this CARS passage. | |||
| 98: What To Do When You Get Lost in a CARS Passage? | 14 Oct 2020 | 00:26:44 | |
As we dive further into CARS prep, this passage is a doozy. We get down and dirty with a philosophical passage and how to breakdown a confusing passage. Links:Link to the article: | |||
| 97: A Passage About Ellen DeGeneres and Being a Nice Person | 07 Oct 2020 | 00:31:28 | |
In the CARS Practice Passage, Dr. Gray and Jack Westin unfold this passage about Ellen Degeneres and always having to be a "nice person." Links:Link to the article: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/ellen-degeneress-relatability-crisis | |||
| 96: Picking Up Topics in the Passage You Do Not Know Much About | 23 Sep 2020 | 00:19:11 | |
What do you do when you get to a passage that you have no clue what it is talking about? We dive into how to break it down and defeat the passage. Links:Link to the article: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/08/accidental-creation-hybrid-fish/614974/ | |||
| 95: Beginner Level CARS Passage to Understanding Tone | 16 Sep 2020 | 00:23:18 | |
Are you just beginning CARS prep? We take a look at a fundamental passage to understanding tone in CARS passages. The deed is done and what that means. https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/cancelling-flannery-oconnor Links:Link to the article: https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/cancelling-flannery-oconnor | |||
| 94: Breaking Down an Article about Robots Taking Over | 09 Sep 2020 | 00:25:59 | |
In this CARS practice passage, Jack and I take a look at a great article about the robots taking over the world. Come learn how to better our MCAT CARS score! Links:Link to the article: | |||
| 93: A CARS Passage about Clueless. Hopefully you won't be. | 02 Sep 2020 | 00:23:23 | |
The movie Clueless is a classic. In our passage today, we learn about the makeover storyline and how Clueless was also a makeover movie. Read and follow along! Links:Jack Westin’s CASPER strategy course Link to the article: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200716-how-clueless-transformed-the-movie-makeover | |||
| 92: CARS Passage Breakdown: Glass vs. Porcelain | 26 Aug 2020 | 00:25:27 | |
Come explore another article to understand the author's views as they write about why glass is so popular. Try pre-reading and then listening to us discuss. Links:Link to the article: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200714-why-glamorous-glassware-is-booming | |||
| 118: Practicing Empathy With MCAT CARS Passages | 10 Mar 2021 | 00:23:15 | |
In this episode, Jack and I discuss how to find article passages that are similar to MCAT CARS passages. Links:Link to the article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2020/oct/28 | |||
| 91: MCAT CARS Investigates Violence in Movies | 19 Aug 2020 | 00:34:26 | |
In this MCAT CARS practice passage, we look at how the author views violence as a form of entertainment. Join us and see if you can pick up on the author's view! Links:Link to the article: | |||
| 90: MCAT CARS Asks: Who's Really Leading the Conversation? | 12 Aug 2020 | 00:28:02 | |
UX writers play a critical role in driving how we interact with technology. In today's MCAT CARS practice passage, we look at what they do and why it matters. Links: | |||
| 89: MCAT CARS Asks: Accurate Portrayal or Cinematic Betrayal? | 05 Aug 2020 | 00:35:23 | |
What should you do when you encounter a conversational MCAT CARS passage? What about topics with which you are unfamiliar? Follow along and find out! Links: | |||
| 88: MCAT CARS: What Constitutes Identity? | 29 Jul 2020 | 00:26:43 | |
How should you handle MCAT CARS passages with which you don't agree? Jack and I break it down for you as we look at the role of technology in creating identity. Links:Link to the article: | |||
| 87: MCAT CARS Asks: A Beautiful Synchrony or Lovely Loners? | 22 Jul 2020 | 00:20:12 | |
Science and society are captivated by the inexplicable synchrony of the natural world, but are we missing the evolutionary significance of the outliers? Links:Link to the article: https://www.quantamagazine.org/out-of-sync-loners-may-secretly-protect-orderly-swarms-20200521/ | |||