Project Hail Mary: The Rotisserie Chicken That Stole the Movie
867-5309 became a cancer helpline. Richard Crouse has the story, and it changes the way you hear that song. Tommy Heath turned that number into a free line connecting anyone touched by cancer to train...
20 Maalis 19min
The Carbon Tax Went Away. Your Grocery Bill Didn't Hear About It
Canadian food prices are about to move again, and the shift started long before anything reached a shelf. The industrial carbon tax rises to $110 on April 1st. It covers fertilizers, refrigeration, fo...
20 Maalis 10min
80 Percent of People Believe This (Including You, Probably)
Conspiracy theories, according to research, are believed by about 80 percent of people. Not the fringe. Not the outliers. Most people. The interesting part is what looking at the actual list does to t...
19 Maalis 9min
NEW - Smart Speakers: The 3.8 Restaurant Might Be the Best One on the Block
Fake online reviews tell you less than you'd think, and the surveys that were supposed to fix the problem are built the same way. Before a one-star answer makes it anywhere public, a business can subs...
19 Maalis 19min
SHIFTHEADS: Online Reviews and Ratings - "Obsessed" Is the Tell
Online reviews have a tell. When a TikTok video uses the word "obsessed," that is the giveaway. Add "epic." Add the California Valley accent delivered like you are already close friends. The sponsored...
19 Maalis 8min
NEW - Why You Trust the Three-Star Review
Confirmation bias shapes pain. In a controlled study, people physically rated discomfort differently based on fictional peer ratings they saw beforehand. The actual stimulus was identical. The reporte...
19 Maalis 9min
Shiftheads - Conspiracy Trap: You're Not Gullible. You're Depleted. There's a Difference
Conspiracy thinking finds you when you feel most alone. You are more connected than any human in history right now, and somehow more isolated at the same time. You have a screen full of faces and voic...
19 Maalis 19min
ICYMI - Don’t Trust The AI Report That Said AI Is Awesome
AI job apocalypse reports land differently when the company publishing them sells the AI doing the replacing. Anthropic released a report on which jobs their models will take over. The sourcing is a t...
19 Maalis 9min
