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Back to EpisodesFULL EPISODE: It's Not a Lie If You Believe It - April 10, 2026
Description
Astrophysics professor Jesse Rogerson joins David and covers the following science news stories: The Artemis II splashdown and how it will endure intense heat during re-entry; Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment, and the culprit is lab gloves; and Our modern vision evolved from an ancient one‑eyed worm creature. Social neuroscience researcher Giulia Romano Cappi explains how your body exhibits subtle physiological changes when you engage in self-deception. Biostatistics professor Joshua Lambert reveals that students prefer AI chatbots, until they know it is one. Leadership and workplace correspondent Sarah E. Needleman discusses how companies are saying goodbye to middle managers in favor of 'player-coaches' and 'org leads'. Cognitive psychologist and creativity researcher Tuval Raz outlines how asking complex questions improves creative project scores but hurts multiple-choice exam grades. Psychology professor Kayleigh Watters talks about the psychological difference between playing video games to relax and playing to win. Communications studies professor Ben Clarke shares his analysis showing that hate is more common in early online article comments.
Segments:
- (00:00) Introduction
- (01:24) Jesse Rogerson pt. 1
- (10:00) Jesse Rogerson pt. 2
- (20:00) Giulia Romano Cappi
- (30:00) Joshua Lambert
- (39:50) Sarah E. Needleman
- (49:50) Tuval Raz
- (59:50) Kayleigh Watters
- (1:09:50) Ben Clarke
- (1:18:29) Sign-off
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