Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchResilience; Hetero Men as a Sexual Health Risk Group; Pleasure Matters
Season 3 Episode 1221
Sociologist Jessie Ford discusses resilience among gender and sexually fluid people, straight men as a vulnerable sexual health population, and h…
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Why Attractive People Capture Our Eye
Season 3 Episode 1220
Cognitive neuroscience professor Effie Pereira outlines how attractive faces draw our gaze but fail to hijack our peripheral attention.
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Juice for Kids Today, High Blood Pressure Tomorrow
Season 3 Episode 1219
Nutrition professor Vasanti Malik reveals how drinking juice and soda during childhood may increase the risk of high blood pressure later in life…
3 months ago
Vacation Guilt: Why We're Bad at Taking Time Off
Season 3 Episode 1218
Emily the Recruiter (Emily Durham) explains why so many people aren't taking their paid time off, and why "unlimited" vacation policies are a bit of…
3 months ago
FULL EPISODE: The Math Says to Bluff - June 23, 2026
Season 3 Episode 1217
Nutrition professor Vasanti Malik reveals how drinking juice and soda during childhood may increase the risk of high blood pressure later in life. Ma…
3 months ago
Munchies, Stoned Rats and Help With Eating Disorders
Season 3 Episode 1216
Neuroscientist Matt Hill reveals how rats stoned on cannabis get the munchies, and what that means for people with eating disorders and appetite l…
3 months ago
Could Shame Be an Evolution-Based Defense Mechanism?
Season 3 Episode 1215
Psychology professor Daniel Sznycer illustrates why shame is an evolution-based defense mechanism.
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How Psilocybin Can Ease Depression, Dementia, Addiction and More
Season 3 Episode 1214
Clinical psychologist Dr. Dominique Morisano chats about the positives and negatives of psilocybin use and other psychoactive substances in mental …
3 months ago
Why Writing With AI May Demand More From Students
Season 3 Episode 1213
Professors Abram Anders and Emily Dux Speltz share how writing with AI demands more thought from students, not less.
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Cracking Wordle With Math
Season 3 Episode 1212
Industrial and systems engineering professor Congyu "Peter" Wu outlines how his team used information theory to solve Wordle with a 99% success ra…
3 months ago