The Last Show with David Cooper

Professor of psychology ⁠Rodney Schmaltz⁠ explains how ⁠low frequency sounds you can't hear can spike your cortisol levels, offering a biological reason for sudden creepy feelings⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychology professor ⁠Jennifer Vonk⁠ shares details of ⁠her study linking parental indulgence to psychopathic and narcissistic traits in adulthood⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anatomy professor ⁠Dr. Benedicta Quaye Mensah⁠ discusses ⁠how the skin condition vitiligo remains misunderstood, despite affecting around 1 in 100 people worldwide⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI researcher ⁠Sofia Hafner⁠ discusses how ⁠training AI chatbots to be warm and empathetic makes them less factually accurate⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marketing researcher ⁠Michael Thomas⁠ outlines ⁠the power of puffery on consumer behavior⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Human sexuality researcher ⁠Aki Gormezano⁠ reports that ⁠fantasizing about someone else during sex is common and doesn't necessarily signal relationship trouble⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor of psychology Rodney Schmaltz explains how low frequency sounds you can't hear can spike your cortisol levels, offering a biological reason for sudden creepy feelings. Marketing researcher Michael Thomas outlines the power of puffery on consumer behavior. AI researcher Sofia Hafner discusses how training AI chatbots to be warm and empathetic makes them less factually accurate. Psychology...

Communication researcher ⁠Sofia Rhea⁠ explains that ⁠most people listen to true crime podcasts to learn, but that people with dark personality traits have different motives⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Computer science researcher ⁠Brian Christian⁠ outlines ⁠how a Richard Feynman formula could explain your dining habits in a new city⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marketing professor ⁠Varad Deolankar⁠ covers ⁠what happens when people get downvoted on Reddit⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychology professor ⁠Curtis Puryear⁠ goes over how ⁠diversifying your social feeds can cut exposure to toxic content and preserve enjoyment⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor of psychology ⁠Brett Laursen⁠ reveals how ⁠forbidden friends can become former friends after moms voice disapproval⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Media and communications professor ⁠Adam Peruta⁠ shares ⁠his findings that AI ads are almost indistinguishable from human-made ones, but don't perform as well⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Communication researcher Sofia Rhea explains that most people listen to true crime podcasts to learn, but that people with dark personality traits have different motives. Computer science researcher Brian Christian outlines how a Richard Feynman formula could explain your dining habits in a new city. Professor of psychology Brett Laursen reveals how forbidden friends can become former friends afte...

Infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine ⁠Dr. Isaac Bogoch⁠ breaks down ⁠a bizarre case of an organ donor unexpectedly giving rabies to kidney and cornea graft recipients⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behavioral scientist ⁠Daniel Connolly⁠ explores ⁠why economic inequality is the status quo⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Veterinarian ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ joins The Last Show for Vet Talk or Pet Talk and covers the following feline topics: Cat ownership linked to increased risk of schizophrenia⁠; Cats snoring is uncommon and generally normal, but sometimes a sign of medical trouble⁠; and What to do if your cat has eaten string⁠. David asks Cliff a "listener submitted" question about their pet. Learn more about your a...

Human resource studies professor ⁠Alex Kowalski⁠ shares how ⁠fast deliveries worsen conditions for e-commerce warehouse workers⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford joins The Last Show for Vet Talk or Pet Talk and covers the following feline topics: Cat ownership linked to increased risk of schizophrenia; Cats snoring is uncommon and generally normal, but sometimes a sign of medical trouble; and What to do if your cat has eaten string. David asks Cliff a "listener submitted" question about their pet. Infectious disease specialis...

For science news, astrophysics professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ covers the following: Physicists just achieved perfect randomness for the first time ever⁠; Tiny blue octopus unlike any we know of discovered near the Galápagos⁠; This plant summons wasps when under attack, and we finally know how⁠; and US homes shake as a meteor explodes with the force of 300 tons of TNT⁠. Learn more about your ad choices...

Marketing professor ⁠Zachary Estes⁠ discusses why ⁠disability inclusion in advertising can build stronger brand affinity⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychology professor ⁠Deborah Talmi⁠ explains how ⁠AI chatbots are not yet good enough to grade university essays, rewarding style over substance⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Management professor ⁠Beth Schinoff⁠ reveals ⁠why employees hide chronic pain to meet workplace norms⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clinical psychologist specializing in sexology ⁠Sidsel Louise Schaller⁠ amazes David with the fact that ⁠the elderly are more sexually active than most people think⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For science news, astrophysics professor Jesse Rogerson covers the following: Physicists just achieved perfect randomness for the first time ever; Tiny blue octopus unlike any we know of discovered near the Galápagos; This plant summons wasps when under attack, and we finally know how; and US homes shake as a meteor explodes with the force of 300 tons of TNT. Psychology professor Deborah Talmi exp...