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How Psilocybin Therapy Can Ease Depression
Infectious disease doctor and researcher Dr. Lawrence Purpura discusses herd immunity and the coronavirus pandemic. Then, learn about how psilocybin …
5 years, 3 months ago
What Are Monoclonal Antibodies? (w/ Dr. Lawrence Purpura)
Dr. Lawrence Purpura explains monoclonal antibodies and the different types of treatments that could help us fight the coronavirus. Plus: learn about…
5 years, 3 months ago
Why Birds Wore Funny Hats for Science
Learn about how curiosity gives your memory a boost; what happened when researchers put feathered hats on birds to see if other birds found them sexy…
5 years, 3 months ago
Are Sleep-Deprived Men More Masculine?
Learn about why men who sleep more are seen as less masculine and what exactly makes radiation harmful. Then, test your podcast knowledge with this m…
5 years, 3 months ago
Insecure People Use More Jargon
Learn about how naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies, the average person is hiding 13 secrets, and people use more jargon whe…
5 years, 3 months ago
Why Don’t We Have Battery-Powered Airplanes?
Learn about how a planet-friendly diet also tends to be healthier and why we don’t have battery-powered airplanes. But first, social psychologist and…
5 years, 4 months ago
Laziness Isn’t What You Think (w/ Dr. Devon Price)
Learn about how we know that an asteroid killed the dinosaurs. We’ll also talk to social psychologist and author Devon Price about how laziness might…
5 years, 4 months ago
Why You Need Self-Compassion for Self-Improvement
Learn about why adding cold cream to your coffee keeps it hotter longer, why social identity can make people distrust the scientific consensus, and w…
5 years, 4 months ago
Why It’s Relaxing to Breathe in Through Your Nose
Learn about why it’s relaxing to breathe in through your nose and the first woman who’s ever been struck by a meteor. We’ll also answer a listener qu…
5 years, 4 months ago
Why Animals Keep Evolving Into Crabs
Learn about why animals keep evolving into crabs in a principle called “carcinization,” whether water is actually wet, and if there’s any truth behin…
5 years, 4 months ago