Dec 2024

Casey Wants to Believe

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34m 17s

Jun 2022

#189 Goodbye All

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53m 49s

Jun 2022

#188 Into the Depths

Inspired by @depthsofwikipedia, this week we dive deeper into three of our favorite weird Wikipedia pages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

45m 34s

Feb 2022

Joe Rogan: The Malone Interview

Recently, Joe Rogan aired an interview that scientists are up in arms about — with Dr. Robert Malone. Malone talked smack about the Covid-19 vaccines, talking about scary side effects and implying that the vaccines are a risk to our fertility. Enter Science Vs. We fact check the ... Show More

43m 39s

Feb 2022

Misinformation: What Should Our Tech Overlords Do?

After Joe Rogan was accused of spreading Covid-19 vaccine misinformation on his podcast, Spotify landed in the hot seat. People (including us!) wanted to know what the platform was doing to stop it. In this episode, we look into how tech platforms are fighting misinformation — an ... Show More

46m 7s

Sep 2023

Guardian of the Public Health Galaxy: A Chat With Dr. Peter Hotez

We are BACK for season 4 of the podcast! We are starting out with a bang by having a candid conversation with a personal hero of ours, Dr. Peter Hotez-- and we do not shy away from controversy. We talk about anti-science aggression generally, as well as his (and our) personal exp ... Show More

1 h

Mar 2020

What's Happening Around Gimlet: Science Vs - Will Chloroquine Save Us?

We're taking a break from in-studio interviews to social distance. During this time, we're going to share our favorite Gimlet episodes about Coronavirus. This week, we're bringing you "Will Chloroquine Save Us?" from Science Vs. Science Vs is a show that pits facts against fads a ... Show More

24m 39s

Aug 2016

MSG: Umami and Chinese Restaurant Syndrome

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the history and science of MSG and explore just why we demonized it for so long. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

54m 15s

May 2022

The Doctors

In 2018, we talked with three of America’s most experienced trauma surgeons about what happens when someone is shot. We wanted to spend some time with that conversation again this week. Special thanks to Dr. Amy Goldberg, Dr. David Spain, and Dr. Ronald Stewart. Say hello on Twit ... Show More

24m 36s

Feb 2022

Spotify’s Joe Rogan problem

The podcast host built a massive audience by speaking to fringe figures in culture, business, and science. During the pandemic, that got him in trouble with Neil Young, among others.This episode was produced by Will Reid and Amina Al-Sadi, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by E ... Show More

33m 25s

Mar 2024

vaping and the female orgasm, a talk with wendy zukerman [video]

[video available on spotify] you know what i'm a victim of? misinformation on the internet. a headline from a non-reputable source that says turmeric will cure your depression, i'm clicking. there's a whole lot of hearsay on the internet and none of us are safe from it. so today ... Show More

1h 11m

Jan 2019

Fighting, Philosophy, and the Primal Mind, with Joe Rogan

Neil deGrasse Tyson gets inside the cage with Joe Rogan to explore the physics of fighting, mental and physical health, and the mysteries of the universe. Featuring comic co-host Sasheer Zamata, author and scholar Jonathan Gottschall, comedian Chuck Nice, and sport psychologist D ... Show More

49m 44s

Presenting: Science Vs. Joe Rogan: The M...