Bladders, bowels & mental health
Two studies show, in different ways, how the health of our urinary/digestive systems is...
11:03
Bladders, bowels & mental health
Two studies show, in different ways, how the health of our urinary/digestive systems is...
11:03
Weekly roundup — An episode to make your life better
This podcast is full of practical tips. We hope it shortens your work week, improves your mood...
30:00
Your perception of reality may be distorted
We assume reality to be objective. But what if the way you perceive it is off — because of your...
11:41
The four-day work week… usually works?
A German survey, a (huge) British study, research from Australia — all make a strong case for the...
17:17
Weekly roundup — Food for thoughts
It’s not usually fun to be in a room with 1,000 high schoolers, but it is if they've all made...
30:00
How do I get my kids to eat more fruits and vegetables?
In a controlled experiment, researchers in Germany figured out a surprisingly easy way to get...
16:49
AI can take your thoughts and convert them into text
What would you do with an AI system that could read your thoughts — and then translate them into...
16:59
Weekly roundup — A couple anti-headlines (that matter)
Sometimes it's not 'big' science stories, but the small ones, that will actually change your life.
30:00
Aliens. Demons. The afterlife. The soul. Believing in the paranormal has many root causes. One...
30:00
Would you trust a vaccine made by AI?
It might sound spooky. But is computer-generated medicine any different from the stuff we human...
17:58
'Me time': Too much can tire you out
We all need time to ourselves. But a new study shows social isolation, when done incorrectly, can...
14:00
Weekly roundup — Why it matters that insects are dying off in Germany's forests
There was a bombshell study published a few years back about flying insects disappearing near...
30:00
Would you want to live 140 years?
If you look purely at the math, a lot of human beings are going to be living a lot longer. Is...
24:08
Tigers have personalities, too
Siberian tigers are known as some of the fiercest predators in the animal kingdom. Less is known...
04:59
Weekly roundup — High frequency listening
Yes, some plants really do 'scream' when you cut them — and it sounds… perplexing. Also, why is a...
30:00
Marburg virus — we know it's deadly, but how contagious is it?
Is Marburg virus the 'next pandemic'? History says not — which is also why we don't yet have a...
17:48
What it actually looks like to be 'on the spectrum'
Your image of autism may be totally wrong, but you can reeducate (and even entertain) yourself...
10:43
Weekly roundup — The sound of grass (not) growing
Turns out we have a lot of listeners who know things about rye grass, and another who had a...
30:00
Being a loyal worker... isn't necessarily good for you
A new experiment shows managers treat loyal workers worse than others — and forces us to wonder...
18:11
'Powdered beer' from Germany — what is it, and does it have alcohol?
It might sound like a gimmicky new 'instant' product. (We thought so!) But there are compelling...
12:11
2.5 Admins 188: Farewell to Core
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