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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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  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

• Cool?

  You may be shocked to learn that water will freeze faster when it starts hot than when it starts cool. In fact, all of science was shockled to learn this in 1963 when 13 year-old Erasto Mpemba insisted it …

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  July 6, 2026Episodes

• Moon Poop

  NASA is going back to the moon. Which means one of the biggest unsolved problems still looms large: what to do with all of the human waste we leave behind? Anthony and Jeff discuss the poop problem, and what …

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  June 30, 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

• Why We Retreat When We’re Sick *FIXED*

  Sorry about the truncated episode! This version is fixed! Do you wanna crawl under the house and hide like a dog when you’re sick? You’re not alone. I mean, you’re alone, you’re under the house like a dog. But …

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  May 5, 2026Episodes

• Why We Retreat When We’re Sick

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  May 4, 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