The Last Show with David Cooper

On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday (on a Thursday), therapist and social worker ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ and David discuss what is normal, anyway: the things you do alone and in your close relationships. 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: FBI employee data allegedly hacked by ShinyHunters contains sensitive info about intelligence roles; AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack; Putin casts online vote using unlicensed Windows on an American Dell PC; Historic first US coast-to-coast autonomous flight completed; an...

Astrophysics professor ⁠⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠⁠ brings science news to the show with the following stories: It turns out love of your ingroup doesn't necessarily go together with hate of an outgroup⁠⁠; How ticks use static electricity to cling to you⁠⁠; The brain began as two separate organs and is still two separate organs⁠⁠; Astronomers have detected radio signals coming directly from an exoplanet for...

For Vet Talk or Pet Talk, veterinarian ⁠⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠⁠ covers the following stories from the animal world: New cat species identified for the first time in a century⁠⁠; Another Marineland beluga has died after being moved to a Chicago aquarium⁠⁠; and Researchers discover a new urinary stone and its likely cause⁠⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and g...

Imaging sciences professor ⁠⁠Heidi Baseler⁠⁠ outlines how ⁠⁠deaf adults’ brains trade central focus for sharper side vision⁠⁠. 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

Technology and culture reporter ⁠⁠Katie Notopoulos⁠⁠ describes how ⁠⁠she used Meta's Muse AI agent and found it to be powerful, with some caveats⁠⁠. 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

Astrophysics professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ brings science news to the show with the following stories: ⁠It turns out love of your ingroup doesn't necessarily go together with hate of an outgroup⁠; ⁠How ticks use static electricity to cling to you⁠; ⁠The brain began as two separate organs and is still two separate organs⁠; ⁠Astronomers have detected radio signals coming directly from an exoplanet for...

It's fall, so infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine ⁠Dr. Isaac Bogoch⁠ goes over how to prepare for the upcoming respiratory virus season, and then gives an overview of how the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is progressing. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at https://incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about yo...

Social neuroscientist ⁠Ryssa Moffat⁠ describes how ⁠tracking brain waves reveals a surprising twist in how different generations form social bonds⁠. 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

Physician ⁠Dr. Zack Meade⁠ breaks down ⁠how certain critics of psychiatry are peddling misinformation⁠. 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

Marketing professor ⁠Jasmine Mohsen⁠ discusses ⁠doom spending and why we spend during uncertain times⁠. 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

Clinical psychologist specializing in sex therapy ⁠Marianne Brandon⁠ covers how common SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction is and what you can do about it, and why flirting with your long-term partner is so hard to do. 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

It's fall, so infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine Dr. Isaac Bogoch goes over how to prepare for the upcoming respiratory virus season, and then gives an overview of how the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is progressing. Marketing professor Jasmine Mohsen discusses doom spending and why we spend during uncertain times. Social neuroscientist Ryssa...

Classical archaeology professor ⁠Tom Brughmans⁠ declares the cliché "all roads lead to Rome" dead: ⁠Rome wasn't the ancient empire's main hub⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni with this link for 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer and bioethicist ⁠Jessica Pierce⁠ explains how – with ⁠an ultrasonic bark deterrent⁠ – ⁠your neighbor could be armed with a weapon for dogs that you can't hear⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni with this link for 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Put that glass of beer down because clinical psychologist ⁠Isabelle Baltariu⁠ describes how even ⁠a moderate dose of beer reduces your willingness to help others in pain⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni with this link for 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teacher, author, and psychological healer ⁠Paul Dunion⁠ reveals why you shouldn't be a people-pleaser and how actually ⁠choosing yourself can strengthen bonds with others⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni with this link for 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer and bioethicist Jessica Pierce explains how – with an ultrasonic bark deterrent – your neighbor could be armed with a weapon for dogs that you can't hear. Classical archaeology professor Tom Brughmans declares the cliché "all roads lead to Rome" dead: Rome wasn't the ancient empire's main hub. Teacher, author, and psychological healer Paul Dunion reveals why you shouldn't be a people-please...

Covering some of the most important science The Last Show has ever seen, chemistry professor ⁠Nathan Kilah⁠ explains ⁠why microwaving fish smells so bad⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marketing professor ⁠Mathieu Lajante⁠ outlines ⁠how advertising turns our insecurities into profit, and how you can resist the manipulation⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Consumer culture researcher ⁠Alisa Minina Jeunemaître⁠ dives into ⁠'treatonomics' and the psychology behind our small splurges⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's space news with astrobiologist ⁠Sarah Rugheimer⁠ who covers: The United States has confirmed it has weapons in space⁠; Scientists finally know how the universe's most extreme dead stars can form from vampire white dwarfs⁠; Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought⁠; and A new breakthrough could make creating rocket fuel out of Mars' thin air possible⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

It's space news with astrobiologist Sarah Rugheimer who covers: The United States has confirmed it has weapons in space; Scientists finally know how the universe's most extreme dead stars can form from vampire white dwarfs; Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought; and A new breakthrough could make creating rocket fuel out of Mars' thin air possible. Covering some of the most important science...

Crisis psychologist ⁠Dr. Vanessa Delisle⁠ joins David to discuss ⁠Suicide Awareness Month⁠ and tackle these difficult questions: Are we good at predicting who's at risk? Should we ask ourselves whether we could have done more to help? How can we prevent people from getting to this place? And does suicide affect men, women, and people of varying ages differently? Learn more about your ad choices. V...

The show opens with technology analyst ⁠Carmi Levy⁠ on It's Time for Technology Time covering the following stories: Authorities say Waymo pulled over and called cops on juvenile riders who had a ghost gun⁠; LG denies accusations of their smart TVs continuously recording users⁠; Researchers mapped a fruit fly brain and then software engineers got it to play Doom⁠; and Anthropic CEO says the AI ind...