Why Are Comment Sections So Unhinged?
Send Us Your Side Eye Comment sections have become their own form of entertainment—but why? In this episode, Nanette and Miranda look at the psychology behind online behavior: why people say things on...
9 Sep 34min
How Did They Fall for That? The Weird Psychology of Getting Scammed
Send Us Your Side Eye You'd never fall for a scam. You're too smart. Too skeptical. You'd spot the red flags immediately. Right? Then how do otherwise intelligent, capable people end up sending strang...
26 Aug 46min
The Attention Economy: Why Everyone Wants a Piece of Your Brain
Send Us Your Side Eye What if your attention is one of the most valuable resources in the world... and you've been giving it away for free? Every day, thousands of companies, creators, apps, and adver...
19 Aug 38min
The Attention Span Myth: Why Does It Feel Like We Can't Focus?
Send Us Your Side Eye Apparently we all have shorter attention spans than goldfish. Which is awkward... ...because it's not actually true. So why does it feel like you can't finish a chapter of a book...
12 Aug 30min
The Scam Economy: Why Everyone Online Is Selling You Something
Send Us Your Side Eye Everyone online seems to have discovered the secret to success. Make six figures working two hours a day. Build passive income while you sleep. Escape the rat race. Become your o...
5 Aug 37min
Fear, Facts, and the Future of Sharks
Send Us Your Side Eye Sharks kill about five people a year. Humans kill around 100 million sharks. So... who should we actually be afraid of? This Shark Week, we're diving beneath the sensational head...
29 Juli 48min
Behind the Curtain: The Algorithm Unveiled
Send Us Your Side Eye Everybody blames "the algorithm." Your post flopped? The algorithm. Your favorite creator disappeared? The algorithm. Three hours vanished while watching pressure washing videos?...
22 Juli 41min
