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Back to SearchThe Formula That Explains Your Dining Habits
Season 3 Episode 1164
Computer science researcher Brian Christian outlines how a Richard Feynman formula could explain your dining habits in a new city.
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2 weeks, 3 days ago
What Happens When Someone Gets Downvoted?
Season 3 Episode 1163
Marketing professor Varad Deolankar covers what happens when people get downvoted on Reddit.
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2 weeks, 3 days ago
Cutting Toxic Content From Your Social Feed
Season 3 Episode 1162
Psychology professor Curtis Puryear goes over how diversifying your social feeds can cut exposure to toxic content and preserve enjoyment.
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2 weeks, 3 days ago
When Parents Forbid Friendships
Season 3 Episode 1161
Professor of psychology Brett Laursen reveals how forbidden friends can become former friends after moms voice disapproval.
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2 weeks, 3 days ago
AI Ads: Look Good, Perform Poorly
Season 3 Episode 1160
Media and communications professor Adam Peruta shares his findings that AI ads are almost indistinguishable from human-made ones, but don't perfor…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
FULL EPISODE: Surely You're Eating That, Mr. Feynman! - June 8, 2026
Season 3 Episode 1159
Communication researcher Sofia Rhea explains that most people listen to true crime podcasts to learn, but that people with dark personality traits ha…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Organ Donation Nightmare: Donor Transmits Rabies!
Season 3 Episode 1158
Infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine Dr. Isaac Bogoch breaks down a bizarre case of an organ donor unexpectedly giving rabies t…
3 weeks ago
Why is Economic Inequality the Status Quo?
Season 3 Episode 1157
Behavioral scientist Daniel Connolly explores why economic inequality is the status quo.
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3 weeks ago
Cat Ownership and Schizophrenia; When Your Kitty Eats String
Season 3 Episode 1156
Veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford joins The Last Show for Vet Talk or Pet Talk and covers the following feline topics:
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The Real Cost of Fast-Delivered Packages
Season 3 Episode 1155
Human resource studies professor Alex Kowalski shares how fast deliveries worsen conditions for e-commerce warehouse workers.
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3 weeks ago