Podcast Episodes

When AI Face Recognition Falsely IDs You

Season 3 Episode 1620

Psychology professor ⁠Ira Hyman⁠ discusses how ⁠AI facial recognition tech has led to the arrest of innocent people⁠.

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FULL EPISODE: Microbes Are Pulling Your Strings - October 15, 2026

Season 3 Episode 1619

Communication studies researcher Clementine Oberst explains how Heated Rivalry, Off Campus and Shoresy are challenging hockey's longstanding stereoty…

4 weeks ago

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Nerve Stimulation Helps You Learn New Skills; Mysterious Galactic Signal

Season 3 Episode 1618

For science news, professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ discusses the following:

How vagus nerve stimulation could help new skills stick⁠; A study shows me…

4 weeks ago

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When an Ex Turns Kids Against You

Season 3 Episode 1617

For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, social worker and therapist ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ explains why some parents turn their kids against an ex during bit…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Manchester City Soccer Conspiracy

Season 3 Episode 1616

On Conspiracy Corner, political science professor ⁠Lee Kuhnle⁠ walks us through ⁠the explosive Manchester City soccer scandal⁠.

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Seychelles Tortoise Comeback; Sand Hoppers Really Dig; Secret Weapon to Save Kelp

Season 3 Episode 1615

eterinarian ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ joins us for Vet Talk or Pet Talk, covering the following:

Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seyc…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

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FULL EPISODE: Eat Meat, Live to a Hundred? - October 14, 2026

Season 3 Episode 1614

For science news, professor Jesse Rogerson discusses the following: How vagus nerve stimulation could help new skills stick; A study shows meat eater…

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Fish and Their Surprisingly Complicated Sexual Preferences

Season 3 Episode 1613

Fish sexuality expert and Royal Society PhD student ⁠Kathryn Bullough⁠ outlines ⁠what male and female green swordtail fish find attractive in the opp…

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The Toxic Dance of People-Pleasers and Pleaders

Season 3 Episode 1612

Humanistic psychologist and cognitive scientist ⁠Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman⁠ outlines ⁠people-pleasers and their less mentioned counterpart: the pleader…

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Longevity Lessons from World's Oldest Tortoise

Season 3 Episode 1611

Longevity researcher Stephen Clark reveals how ⁠the world's oldest tortoise could help foster healthier aging in humans⁠.

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

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