Episodes

  • The end of social media fact checking?

    The end of social media fact checking?
    Jan 9 2025
    Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X — across platforms, fact checkers are being fired and replaced with... well, promises that regular people can do the job instead. They can't.
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    30 mins
  • Bird flu 2025 - Spread, symptoms, risk

    Bird flu 2025 - Spread, symptoms, risk
    Jan 5 2025
    The words 'next pandemic' are being thrown around by more and more experts watching the spread of avian influenza in North America. Why?
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    30 mins
  • Crime & punishment in a "dangerous" world

    Crime & punishment in a "dangerous" world
    Dec 19 2024
    Just how dangerous do you think the world is? Because that changes how you'd punish a violent criminal (if you're a woman). Also, if you're frustrated with your democratically elected government... what alternatives are you open to?
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    30 mins
  • What is FOMO? (And how do I get rid of it?)

    What is FOMO? (And how do I get rid of it?)
    Dec 13 2024
    You know that stab of anxious envy when you see people having a good time (without you)? You can get rid of that. Also, Gabe and Conor are back — with an unfortunate story about a random act of violence.
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    30 mins
  • Science unscripted: Is another pandemic brewing? The current bird flu situation

    Science unscripted: Is another pandemic brewing? The current bird flu situation
    Dec 6 2024
    Nations are buying H5N1 bird flu vaccines amid the spread of the virus among livestock in the US. At least two children in North America have contracted the disease from unknown sources. How serious is the situation?
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    30 mins
  • How your brain understands other people (sometimes WRONG!)

    How your brain understands other people (sometimes WRONG!)
    Nov 29 2024
    Some people seem very good at guessing what you're thinking. And some of us might find that we think very deeply about what people are thinking or feeling. The reason appears linked to special connections between some the youngest parts of the brain, evolved 300 million years ago. We explored this with lead researcher Rodrigo Braga, a clinical neurologist, from Northwestern University.
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    16 mins
  • A poo test for discrimination?

    A poo test for discrimination?
    Nov 22 2024
    Being discriminated against — due to your ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, age or anything else — is harmful and wrong. A new study shows it also... changes the bacteria in your stool?
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    13 mins
  • A gossiper's friend & how to think about drinking

    A gossiper's friend & how to think about drinking
    Nov 7 2024
    Women drink less... if you ask them to visualize alcohol? Also, the yucky trick gossipers use to make you think they're kind — and why iron in red meat may be causing cancer (in your bottom).
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    30 mins