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Back to EpisodesBreaking Shark Suit News - September 26, 2025
Description
David solicits your calls at 1-888-505-6644. (Call even if you're a podcast listener, and we'll call you back when the show airs!) London-based foreign correspondent Tony Five covers new bite-resistant wetsuits that can reduce shark bite injuries and the one in five people who now regularly get news on TikTok. Researcher in human understanding of algorithms and machines Prof. Dr. Nils Köbis explains how offloading our tasks to AI can increase dishonest behavior. Anthropology professor Dr. Jeffrey Cohen educates us on the tasty Oaxacan tradition of eating grasshoppers. (Check out Jeff's book on the topic here.) Media and communications researcher M. Sebih Oruç explains why you should put down your phone and engage in boredom, and how philosophy can help with digital overload. Pop culture writer Callie Ahlgrim explains how weaponized incompetence is back, and that it's driving modern women out of their marriages. Sociology professor Brad Wilcox reveals that people are having less sex than ever. Mosquito researcher Dr. Felix Hol announces how he discovered beer, cannabis, and sex make you more attractive to mosquitos. Future-of-work reporter Tim Paradis describes how applying for jobs has never been easier and why that's a problem.
Segments:
- (00:00) Introduction
- (01:48) Tony Five
- (10:00) Prof. Dr. Nils Köbis
- (20:00) Dr. Jeffrey Cohen
- (30:00) M. Sebih Oruç
- (39:50) Callie Ahlgrim
- (49:50) Brad Wilcox
- (59:50) Dr. Felix Hol
- (1:09:50) Tim Paradis
- (1:19:13) Sign-off
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