Megapod: Why Is There So Much BS in Psychology?
In the last decade, several major findings in social psychology have turned out to be hogwash—or, worse, even fraud. This has become widely known as psychology's "replication crisis." Perhaps you have...
27 Nov 20241h 48min
Vaccine Conspiracies, Fluoride Myths, and America’s Broken Public-Health Discourse
Emily Oster, professor of economics at Brown University, joins the show to talk about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his theories about fluoride and vaccines, and how the media and science community should tr...
22 Nov 202439min
The Self-Driving Revolution Is Real—and It Could Be Spectacular
What would a world of self-driven cars look like? How would it change shopping, transportation, and life, more broadly? A decade ago, many people were asking these questions, as it looked like a boom...
15 Nov 20241h 8min
How Trump Won: Young Men’s Red Wave, the Blue-City Flop, and the Incumbency Graveyard
Derek shares his big-picture theory for Trump's victory. Then, Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson explains how Trump shifted practically the entire electorate to the right. Links: Derek's ar...
8 Nov 202452min
How to Watch Election Night Without Falling for Conspiracy Theories or False Hope
Today’s guest (our final preelection guest) is David Wasserman, political analyst with the Cook Political Report, who also helps out with the NBC decision desk. There are dozens, maybe hundreds, of pe...
4 Nov 202445min
This Small Pennsylvania Town Explains the 2024 Election
Today, a close look at the history of a Pennsylvania town and how that history contains within it the story of the 2024 election. In September, Donald Trump claimed that the city of Charleroi, Pennsyl...
1 Nov 202454min
Why Is Every Recent Presidential Election So Close?
My favorite sort of social phenomenon is something that seems normal to modern eyes that is actually incredibly unusual. We take it for granted that every presidential election is a nail-biter these d...
25 Okt 202447min
Is Radical Human Life Extension Possible?
In 1900, the average US life expectancy was 47 years old. That's the current age of Tom Brady, Ryan Reynolds, and Shakira. But extraordinary advances in medicine and public health have surged lifespan...
18 Okt 202453min
