Tag: study

• 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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  October 23, 2026Episodes

• 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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  October 16, 2026Episodes

• 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.

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  September 25, 2026Episodes

• 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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  September 8, 2026Episodes

• 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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  August 10, 2026Episodes

• 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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  August 6, 2026Episodes

• Do You Fall for Corporate Bullsh*t?

  A researcher at Cornell has designed a Coporate Bullsh*t Receptivity Scale, noting that employees most impressed by corporate nonsense may be least equipped to make effective decisions. Jeff and Anthony dig into the findings, and discuss their own encounters …

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  June 19, 2026Episodes

• Time is Perception

  A new study comparing the visual capacity of various animals indicates that the perception of time is linked to the pace of their lives. Anthony and Jeff discuss the ramifications of such a study, and what it might mean …

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  May 17, 2026Episodes

• A Horse is a Horse, of Course of Course

  Two stories this week, both involving horses. In the first, a recent study of unearthed bones in Britan reveals that horses were much smaller in medieval times than they are today. Then, the world of polo is dominated by …

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  April 30, 2026Episodes

• The AI Social Network

  A Reddit-style social network called Moltbook lets AI agents post, comment, upvote, and create subcommunities without human intervention. Anthony and Jeff take a look at this bizarre experiment to suss out why anyone would want this to happen and …

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  March 30, 2026Episodes