Shingles Shot and Dementia: Could one vaccine protect your brain?
What do chickenpox and shingles have to do with your brain? This week, we dig into two 2025 headline-grabbing studies that link the shingles shot to lower dementia rates. We start in Wales, where a bi...
3 Nov 20251h 11min
Scary Bridge Study: Can fear make you horny?
What if a haunted house makes your date look hotter? This week we dive into the infamous Scary Bridge Study — the 1970s classic that launched a thousand pop-psych takes on fear and lust. It’s the one ...
20 Okt 20251h 3min
Ultramarathons: Can vitamin D protect your bones?
Ultramarathoners push their bodies to the limit, but can a giant pre-race dose of vitamin D really keep their bones from breaking down? In this episode, we dig into a trial that tested this claim – an...
6 Okt 202557min
P-Values: Are we using a flawed statistical tool?
P-values show up in almost every scientific paper, yet they’re one of the most misunderstood ideas in statistics. In this episode, we break from our usual journal-club format to unpack what a p-value ...
22 Sep 20251h 13min
Exercise and Cancer: Does physical activity improve colon cancer survival?
Exercise has long been hailed as cancer-fighting magic, but is there hard evidence behind the hype? In this episode, we tackle the CHALLENGE trial, a large phase III study of colon cancer patients tha...
8 Sep 202549min
Age Gaps: How much does age matter in dating?
Are we all secretly ageist when it comes to dating? We put the stereotype that older men prefer younger women under the microscope using data from thousands of blind dates. What we found surprised us:...
25 Aug 202549min
Your Brain on AI: Is ChatGPT making us mentally lazy?
ChatGPT is melting our brainpower, killing creativity, and making us soulless — or so the headlines imply. We dig into the study behind the claims, starting with quirky bar charts and mysterious sampl...
11 Aug 20251h 14min
The Backfire Effect: Can fact-checking make false beliefs stronger?
Can correcting misinformation make it worse? The “backfire effect” claims that debunking myths can actually make false beliefs stronger. We dig into the evidence — from ghost studies to headline-makin...
28 Jul 202558min
