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What Are You Thinking About?
A new study aims to answer the question central to everyday existence: What dominates our thoughts? Anthony and Jeff break down the data, and the four types of thinkers to determine how we can all live happier interior lives…
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The Laughter of Apes
Sound doesn’t leave a fossil record, making it difficult to trace the origins of song, speech and language – but researchers have found a way. And it’s laughter! Jeff and Anthony discuss the new ways in which scientists are …
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The Chlorine Huckster
A London clinic owner has claimed he is treating people with stage 4 cancer by sealing them into a plastic bag while they’re naked from the neck down and gassing them with chlorine dioxide. As you might guess, Anthony …
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Has All of Earth’s Water been Peed?
As the world’s water cycles through the water table, chances are it has been inside a dinosaur or a mammoth at some point. Does that mean all the water on Earth has, been peed ? Jeff and Anthony dig …
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Bee Smart
A new study suggests that the average honeybee might be able to use tools in novel ways to solve problems. Anthony and Jeff discuss bee intelligence and how it relates to Jerry Seinfeld’s Bee Movie.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/04/bees-use-tools-to-solve-problems-study-finds
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So vs Oh, with Brian Brushwood
Special Guest Brian Brushwood, from the Modern Rogue, stops by the Anxiety Chamber to discuss a recent study about language. As a magician and Scam School professor, Brian is uniquely qualified to lead Anthony and Jeff through the subtle …
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Are Attention Spans Really Shrinking?
In the age of social media and digital distraction, the pervailing sentiment is that attention spans are shrinking. But is that the truth? Jeff and Anthony dig into the evidence… at least as long as they are able to …
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I Ain’t ‘Fraid of No Ghost
Do you believe a house can be haunted? Scientists interested in finding alternative explanations for reported ghost sightings have found that infrasound, particularly at a frequency of 18.9 Hz might be responsible for those eerie feelings. Anthony and Jeff …
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