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How Masculine Ideals Are Linked to Anxiety and Depression

Season 3 Episode 1411

Psychologist ⁠⁠Vincent Mancini⁠⁠ reveals ⁠⁠how specific masculine ideals are linked to anxiety and depression in men⁠⁠.

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FULL EPISODE: Is Seeing Ghosts Good for You? - August 11, 2026

Season 3 Episode 1410

Social psychologist ⁠Ronald Fischer⁠ explains ⁠how unexplainable experiences – like seeing ghosts – can change people for the better⁠. For Conspiracy…

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OnlyFans for Marmots; Are Birds Afraid of Women?

Season 3 Episode 1409

Biology professor ⁠Daniel Blumstein⁠ reveals how and why ⁠marmots are now on OnlyFans to raise money for research⁠ and whether ⁠birds fear women more…

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Could You Fall in Love With a Chatbot?

Season 3 Episode 1408

Experimental psychologist ⁠Willis Klein⁠ explores ⁠whether people can fall in love with AI chatbots⁠.

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Accepting Children as They Are

Season 3 Episode 1407

Psychologist ⁠Lawrence Cohen⁠ describes ⁠why we should accept children as they are⁠.

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Why Creators Fear Their Content Being Labeled as AI

Season 3 Episode 1406

Media and tech reporter ⁠Sydney Bradley⁠ discusses how ⁠influencers fear platforms slapping "AI-generated" labels on their human-created content⁠.

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A Very Strange Dying Star Detection

Season 3 Episode 1405

Astrophysicist ⁠Brendan O'Connor⁠ explains how ⁠a faint flash from a dying star forced astronomers to rethink how stars explode⁠.

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What 'Nothing to Wear' Really Means; Mirror Meditation

Season 3 Episode 1404

Psychology professor ⁠Dr. Tara Well⁠ outlines how ⁠feeling like you've got nothing to wear is more significant than you think⁠ and ⁠how mirror-gazing…

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FULL EPISODE: OnlyMarms: Pretty Wholesome Actually - August 10, 2026

Season 3 Episode 1403

Astrophysicist Brendan O'Connor explains how a faint flash from a dying star forced astronomers to rethink how stars explode. Media and tech reporter…

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How to Think About AI: Before It's Too Late with Cory Doctorow

Season 3 Episode 1402

Author ⁠Cory Doctorow⁠ lays out the major problems he sees with AI and the companies behind it. Cory warns that the new technology may be coming for …

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