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Back to EpisodesFULL EPISODE: To Meet A (Former) Mayor - December 1, 2025
Description
David and UK-based foreign correspondent Tony Five discuss their current travels to Toronto, Canada, and meeting the city's former mayor. Music psychologist Scott Bannister explains how musicians frequently experience frisson while performing. Neuroscientist Carlos Coronel shares how creative activities are linked to slower brain aging. Behavioral geneticist Dr. Laura Wesseldijk explains how your musical tastes affect your well-being. Kinesiology and neuroscience professor Craig Chapman tells David how lack of touch impairs hand-eye co-ordination, and how his research sets the groundwork for VR and prosthetics that feels real. Cognitive scientist Mark Miller shares the neuroscience of why social media makes us feel terrible about who we really are. Lichenologist Diane Haughland gives details of the thirteen new species of fungi newly discovered in Alberta, Canada.
Segments:
- (00:00) Introduction
- (01:16) Tony Five
- (10:00) Scott Bannister
- (20:00) Carlos Coronel
- (30:00) Dr. Laura Wesseldijk
- (39:50) Craig Chapman
- (49:50) Mark Miller pt. 1
- (59:50) Mark Miller pt. 2
- (1:09:50) Diane Haughland
- (1:19:11) Sign-off
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