The Last Show with David Cooper

Marketing professor ⁠Alexander Fulmer⁠ explores ⁠whether serendipity can be harnessed, and tells us how unplanned outcomes offer benefits⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biology professor ⁠Lauryn Benedict⁠ outlines how ⁠parrots don't just mimic words, some use proper names like humans to identify individuals⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biology and environmental science researcher ⁠Eleftherios Kasiouras⁠ gives details of ⁠his study confirming lobsters can feel pain⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behavioral scientist ⁠Elizabeth Trinh⁠ extols ⁠the benefits of small talk by saying how boring topics are more enjoyable than you think⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biology and environmental science researcher Eleftherios Kasiouras gives details of his study confirming lobsters can feel pain. Behavioral scientist Elizabeth Trinh extols the benefits of small talk by saying how boring topics are more enjoyable than you think. Biology professor Lauryn Benedict outlines how parrots don't just mimic words, some use proper names like humans to identify individuals....

Deputy executive producer ⁠A. C. Fowler⁠ from Business Insider's video team talks about ⁠the interview he had with a man who's been dating an AI companion for 3 years⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relationship researcher ⁠Erin McClung⁠ explains how to romantically break up well: ⁠which types of breakups tend to coincide with moving on more easily⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business professor ⁠Karl Aquino⁠ reveals ⁠why some bosses reward employees with 'dark traits' at work, and what it costs later⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Motivated by ⁠actor Jennie Garth getting candid about her divorce and moving on⁠, therapist ⁠⁠⁠Laurel van der Toorn⁠⁠ shares how to move on from a breakup, and how to navigate the balance of justice vs. healing after one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior researcher ⁠Julie-Ann Jordan⁠ from the IMPACT Research Centre outlines how ⁠people view coercive control in relationships as less harmful when the victim is a man⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Conspiracy Corner, political science professor Lee Kuhnle discusses ⁠the Doomsday Clock⁠ and whether things in the world are the worst they've ever been. Pre-order Lee's upcoming book Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies here⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business professor Karl Aquino reveals why some bosses reward employees with 'dark traits' at work, and what it costs later. Deputy executive producer A. C. Fowler from Business Insider's video team talks about the interview he had with a man who's been dating an AI companion for 3 years. For Conspiracy Corner, political science professor Lee Kuhnle discusses the Doomsday Clock and whether things...

Business editor ⁠Nick Lichtenberg⁠ from Fortune describes how ⁠Goldman looked at 40 years of data on the 'scarring' effects of technological disruption and finds Gen Z isn't the most at risk⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Organizational studies professor ⁠Stephen Friedman⁠ outlines ⁠how a work buddy can improve your well-being and your workplace⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tech analyst ⁠Carmi Levy⁠ joins David for It's Time For Technology Time covering the following stories: Developers say Anthropic's new AI model is too dangerous to release to the public⁠; Politician wants to ban 'surveillance' pricing and here's what that means⁠; The FAA says gamers are the answer to its air traffic controller shortage⁠; Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recogniti...

For Vet Talk – or Pet Talk – veterinarian ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ reveals ⁠the disturbing pattern that emerges in zoo penguins with unlimited food⁠. Then, Cliff gives us fast and fascinating fecal facts covering these stories from the animal kingdom involving…. ummm… waste: The economic and ecological value of Australian grey-headed flying fox droppings⁠; Parrotfish expel sand and its responsible for...

Tech analyst Carmi Levy joins David for It's Time For Technology Time covering the following stories: Developers say Anthropic's new AI model is too dangerous to release to the public; Politician wants to ban 'surveillance' pricing and here's what that means; The FAA says gamers are the answer to its air traffic controller shortage; Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recognition on...

Social psychology researcher ⁠Erin Courtice⁠ answers ⁠whether or not emojis should be used in workplace communications⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marketing professor ⁠Jonas Görgen⁠ outlines how ⁠job seekers mask their emotions and act more analytical when evaluated by artificial intelligence⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marketing professor ⁠Noah Castelo⁠ explains ⁠how to detox your brain from social media and reverse ten years of damage⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday (on a Tuesday), social worker and therapist ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ discusses how to take care of yourself as you age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Economics professor ⁠Moshe Lander⁠ weighs in on a messy money dilemma involving a presumptuous son expecting wealth from his mother. Moshe and David cover the following finance stories: Gen Z are more bullish on early retirement than millennials and think they can quit work with $500K⁠; and Researchers say California fast-food wage hike is causing automation⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Social cognition researcher Zihan Yang describes how ⁠crying during a conflict damages your opponent's reputation, at a cost to your own⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychology researcher ⁠Gwendolyn Seidman⁠ reveals whether ⁠narcissists really ruin relationships over time⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Economics professor Moshe Lander weighs in on a messy money dilemma involving a presumptuous son expecting wealth from his mother. Moshe and David cover the following finance stories: Gen Z are more bullish on early retirement than millennials and think they can quit work with $500K; and Researchers say California fast-food wage hike is causing automation. Social cognition researcher Zihan Yang de...