The Last Show with David Cooper

Mathematician ⁠Emma Zajdela⁠ explains the "adjacent possible" and the math behind ⁠the sudden rise in the popularity of the Aperol Spritz⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Jesse Rogerson joins the show with the following pieces of science news: Astronomers may have found a planet in the habitable zone of the hottest star yet; Sexually transmitted diarrhea is exploding in the US and it's growing resistant to medicine; Teen discovered to have a memory more powerful than 99.9% of the population; and Learning via short videos impairs memory accuracy and reduce...

For Vet Talk or Pet Talk, veterinarian ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ covers: Gentle giant Backpack has been declared the winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week⁠; A rainbow sea slug discovery is a reminder of climate change⁠; The science behind the sudden bursts of energy when pets get the zoomies⁠; and Why you should never give milk to your cat⁠. Find Cliff's new book Far and Wild: Adventures of The Worldwide Vet...

Clinical psychologist specializing in sex therapy ⁠Dr. Marianne Brandon⁠ laments the fact that – because of technology – having the "sex talk" with your kids has changed so much in 2026 and challenges a common narrative explaining the recent uptick in young men dealing with erectile dysfunction. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first yea...

Despite AI making work easier, creativity and innovation expert ⁠Nir Bashan⁠ explains ⁠why it may be making everyone's creative ideas more alike⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Positive psychology coach ⁠Diane Dreher⁠ shares how ⁠new research shows why dogs are good for our health⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday (on a Tuesday), social worker and therapist ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ explains how early adverse childhood experiences (or ACEs) can play a role in how we behave as adults, and how to overcome that. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Positive psychology coach Diane Dreher shares how new research shows why dogs are good for our health. Despite AI making work easier, creativity and innovation expert Nir Bashan explains why it may be making everyone's creative ideas more alike. For Vet Talk or Pet Talk, veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford covers: Gentle giant Backpack has been declared the winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week; A rainbow s...

Infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine ⁠Dr. Isaac Bogoch⁠ reports on ⁠the researcher at a Russian plague laboratory who died of an 'unknown' infection⁠ and provides an overview and history of plague. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leadership and workplace reporter ⁠Sarah E. Needleman⁠ covers ⁠reports of boomerang hiring: when a company lays someone off and then asks them to come back⁠ and how ⁠job applicants are hiding secret AI messages in their résumés⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prompted by ⁠the alleged sexual assault at Cornell⁠, psychology professor ⁠Catherine Sanderson⁠ describes ⁠the bystander effect and how to short-circuit it⁠. Find Catherine's book Why We Act: Turning Bystanders into Moral Rebels here⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Psychotherapist ⁠Nicholas Balaišis⁠ discusses ⁠when the need for change can become a trap⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Computer science professor ⁠Dustin Wright⁠ answers ⁠whether our reliance on AI could lead to a "knowledge collapse"⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine Dr. Isaac Bogoch reports on the researcher at a Russian plague laboratory who died of an 'unknown' infection and provides an overview and history of plague. Computer science professor Dustin Wright answers whether our reliance on AI could lead to a "knowledge collapse". Prompted by the alleged sexual assault at Cornell, psychology professor C...

For It's Time For Technology Time, tech analyst ⁠Carmi Levy⁠ covers the following stories: Researchers say an AI agent tried to hack a Canadian government website⁠; Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges⁠; McDonald's is reportedly using AI to "dynamically" price its burgers⁠; and For those entering the US, a new court ruling allows phone searches without a war...

History professor ⁠Alan MacEachern⁠ reveals how ⁠scientists once predicted that Friday the 13th in November 2026 will be Doomsday⁠... should we worry? Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cognitive neuroscientist ⁠Attila Andics⁠ outlines how ⁠the way dogs listen to us could be more remarkable than we knew⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Musicology professor ⁠Alexander Carpenter⁠ explores ⁠whether fandom for the rock duo Angine de Poitrine signals a prog rock renaissance⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Physical therapy and human movement sciences researcher ⁠Margaret Danilovich⁠ describes how ⁠one simple walking change may help older adults reverse frailty⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For It's Time For Technology Time, tech analyst Carmi Levy covers the following stories: Researchers say an AI agent tried to hack a Canadian government website; Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges; McDonald's is reportedly using AI to "dynamically" price its burgers; and For those entering the US, a new court ruling allows phone searches without a warrant....

Chief correspondent ⁠Aki Ito⁠ from Business Insider explains ⁠how she used an AI detector for a month and what she found from her peers, dates, and heroes was horrifying⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For pop culture news, media personality ⁠Caitlin Green⁠ covers: Pete Davidson mocking social media influencers⁠; The forthcoming Super Bowl halftime performer announcement (which David calls the Super Time halfbowl); PEOPLE’s 2026 Sexiest Man Alive⁠; and Cuffing season. Listen to Caitlin co-host The Jann Arden Podcast here⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper...

Toronto-based comedian ⁠Natalie Norman⁠ weighs in on ⁠a dilemma involving a woman losing attraction to her fiancé⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday (on a Thursday), therapist and social worker ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ and David discuss going gray: getting older – the good with the bad – and ⁠the phenomenon of so-called gray divorce⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chief correspondent Aki Ito from Business Insider explains how she used an AI detector for a month and what she found from her peers, dates, and heroes was horrifying. On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday (on a Thursday), therapist and social worker Gary Direnfeld and David discuss going gray: getting older – the good with the bad – and the phenomenon of so-called gray divorce. For pop culture news...