Oct 16

What science says about endless phone scrolling

How much screen time is too much? In this episode of Science Quickly, Scientific American associate editor Allison Parshall explores the growing debate over screen addiction and problematic social media use. From landmark lawsuits against tech companies to the psychology behind e ... Show More

23m 30s

Oct 14

Are Blue Zones real?

Longevity research has fueled books, documentaries and billion-dollar industries, but how much of it stands up to scrutiny? In this episode, researcher Saul Justin Newman explains why he believes that the evidence behind Blue Zones, antiaging interventions and some of the biggest ... Show More

16m 38s

Oct 13

Fighting Fear with Facts: Navigating Infectious Disease Information [Sponsored]

From sensationalized health claims to AI-generated misinformation, misleading content can distort how people understand infectious disease. Epidemiologist and science communicator Jessica Malaty Rivera explores why fear spreads, how science evolves and what individuals can do to ... Show More

23 m

Feb 2024

When Will We Finally Have Sex In Space?

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13m 58s

Dec 2022

Basic instinct

How do animals know how to do things like spin a web or build a dam? A neuroscientist argues it's not “instinct.” Something bigger is going on. For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great place to view show transcripts and read more about the topics on our show. Als ... Show More

28m 32s

Nov 2019

How Wily Teens Outwit Bathroom Vape Detectors

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9m 26s

Dec 2022

#111 - Non-Consensual Monkey Placing

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1h 9m

Apr 2023

Must Have Been A Deadly Kiss

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8m 3s

Mar 2022

DISCUSSING WHAT HAPPENED

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53m 1s

May 2025

LAVA CHICKEN SONG

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11m 6s

Dec 2024

#193 - SWAGGERSOULS IS SCARED OF WORMS!

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1h 8m

Jul 2025

WOBBLE IT WIGGLE IT WOAH (WOBBLY, WIGGLY)

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10m 38s

May 2018

Animal Assisted Therapy

Define Animal Assisted Therapy. Explore the research around animal assisted therapy. Review some techniques that can be used and some general cautions CEU course is available at https://allceus.com/podcastCEUs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 10m

Chimps Apply Insects to Their Wounds