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The MCAT CARS Podcast
Ryan Gray, MD with Jack Westin
- 22 minutes 39 seconds121: Understanding Passage Structures and Interpreting Tone
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.
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31 March 2021, 10:00 am - 20 minutes 40 seconds120: Exploring Hypnosis in Comparison to Psych Experiments
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!
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24 March 2021, 10:00 am - 20 minutes 34 seconds119: How to Discern Facts, Assumptions, and Opinions in CARS
Today, we talked about the difference between facts and opinions/assumptions that sounds factual. Understanding the differences can help you score high in CARS.
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17 March 2021, 10:00 am - 23 minutes 15 seconds118: Practicing Empathy With MCAT CARS Passages
In this episode, Jack and I discuss how to find article passages that are similar to MCAT CARS passages.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2020/oct/28
10 March 2021, 10:00 am - 27 minutes 28 seconds117: How to Critically Think When Reading Deep Passages
MCAT passages are all about giving a message. You don't have to understand everything, but you can't make just assume or predict things that aren't there.
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3 March 2021, 6:04 pm - 18 minutes 18 seconds116: Taking MCAT CARS to Outer Space and Beyond
The recent landing of the Mars Perseverance rover reminds us that our universe is vast, as are opinions on the MCAT. What are my thoughts? Listen to find out!
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https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/10/rogue-planets-milky-way/616897/
24 February 2021, 10:00 am - 17 minutes 32 seconds115: Experiments and Observations: Media Multitasking
Experiment-based passages are found all over the MCAT. Today, we focused on following the details of the passage, and keeping track of the different ideas.
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/media-multitasking-disrupts-memory-even-in-young-adults/
17 February 2021, 10:00 am - 25 minutes 4 seconds114: Social Media Polarization, Influencers, and Echo Chambers
We all think of the world in specific ways. However, success in CARS requires you to keep an open mind. Leave your biases at the door and question everything.
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10 February 2021, 10:00 am - 17 minutes 4 seconds113: What's Up with App Users, Data Abuse, and Exploitation?
This week, we look at the consequences of using apps that exploit user data. We discuss how to determine the author's tone from keywords throughout the passage.
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3 February 2021, 10:00 am - 17 minutes 1 second112: How to Deal With an Author's Questions Within a Passage
Today, we discuss how to approach questions within MCAT CARS passages. Don't insert your own answers! Let the author convince you with evidence and examples.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/10/gas-stoves-are-bad-you-and-environment/616700/
27 January 2021, 10:00 am - 17 minutes 50 seconds111: Voting Prediction: Finding Trends in an MCAT CARS Passage
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.
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