This Is Going Well, I Think With David Cooper

Neuroscientist ⁠Carlos Coronel⁠ explains ⁠how creative activities are linked to slower brain aging⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Foreign correspondent Tony Five from the UK bashes into the show covering a New York City subway station ad that smells 'Christmassy'. Tony says why certain small signs in life can feel huge, and David warns that misreading them can snowball into anxiety about future depression. On It's Time For Technology Time, tech expert Carmi Levy covers: Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives; Robotic kitchen with AI cooks and serves 120 meals an hour without human help; Nvidia beats earnings expectations, even as AI bubble concerns mount; Jeff Bezos will head a new engineering-focused AI startup called Project Prometheus; and How Epstein used SEO to bury news about his crimes. Neuroscientist Carlos Coronel explains how creative activities are linked to slower brain aging. On Conspiracy Corner, professor of conspiracy studies Nathan Radke uses the public discovery of MKUltra, Watergate, and the Iran-Contra scandal as examples of the awesome power of incompetence

On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, therapist and social worker ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ and David discuss how to break up with your therapist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Social psychologist and sexuality researcher Tanja Oschatz shares ⁠her studying connecting how a woman's choice of words for her privates is tied to her sexual well-being⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Social and personality psychology researcher ⁠Hanieh Naeimi⁠ talks about ⁠how friends' support protects intercultural couples⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Astrophysics professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ joins David to cover the following science stories: Humans are evolving in front of our eyes on the Tibetan plateau⁠; Earliest chemical traces of life on Earth discovered in a 3.3 billion year-old rock⁠; Giant stars are eating planets, and we finally know why⁠; and The eye's maximum resolution is even higher than we thought⁠. Jesse fields a listener question. Got a science question for us? Leave a voicemail at ⁠1-888-505-6644⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music psychologist ⁠Scott Bannister⁠ explains how ⁠musicians frequently experience frisson while performing⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Astrophysics professor Jesse Rogerson joins David to cover the following science stories: Humans are evolving in front of our eyes on the Tibetan plateau; Earliest chemical traces of life on Earth discovered in a 3.3 billion year-old rock; Giant stars are eating planets, and we finally know why; and The eye's maximum resolution is even higher than we thought. Jesse fields a listener question. (Got a science question for us? Leave a voicemail at ⁠1-888-505-6644⁠.) Music psychologist Scott Bannister explains how musicians frequently experience frisson while performing. On Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, therapist and social worker Gary Direnfeld and David discuss how to break up with your therapist. Computer scientist Zainab Iftikhar reveals how AI chatbots can often violate ethical standards in mental health contexts. Social psychologist and sexuality researcher Tanja Oschatz shares her studying connecting how a woman's choice of words for her privates is tied to her sexual well-being. Social and personality

Behavioral geneticist ⁠Dr. Laura Wesseldijk⁠ explains ⁠how your musical tastes affect your well-being⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biology professor ⁠Sara Brownell⁠ reveals how ⁠one sentence can make classrooms more inclusive⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Foreign correspondent ⁠Tony Five⁠ covers the following offbeat stories: ⁠Tom Kerridge's over £195 beef Wellington⁠; and ⁠What actual witches think of theWicked movie⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On ⁠⁠Noah vs. The Unknown⁠⁠, TV host ⁠⁠Noah Cappe⁠⁠ tries to convince David that we've been visited by extraterrestrials using Brazil's ⁠Varginha incident⁠⁠ as evidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Foreign correspondent Tony Five covers the following offbeat stories: Tom Kerridge's over £195 beef Wellington; and What actual witches think of theWicked movie. Behavioral geneticist Dr. Laura Wesseldijk explains how your musical tastes affect your well-being. Cybersecurity expert Francis Syms goes over the following stories: Cloudflare outage knocks out parts of the internet; and Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC. Sparked by Pierce Brosnan reconciling with his estranged son after twenty years, addictions and counseling expert Yonah Budd and David discuss estrangement and reconciliation. Biology professor Sara Brownell reveals how one sentence can make classrooms more inclusive. On ⁠Noah vs. The Unknown⁠, TV host ⁠Noah Cappe⁠ tries to convince David that we've been visited by extraterrestrials using Brazil's Varginha incident⁠ as evidence. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:20) Tony Five (10:00) Dr. Laura Wesseldijk (20:00) Francis Syms (30:00) Y

Kinesiology and neuroscience professor ⁠Craig Chapman⁠ explains how ⁠lack of touch impairs hand-eye co-ordination⁠, and how his research sets the groundwork for VR and prosthetics that feels real. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Economics professor ⁠Søren Leth-Petersen⁠ reveals ⁠how mothers think they will return to work quickly after maternity leave, but then how the reality is different⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lichenologist ⁠Diane Haughland⁠ gives details of ⁠the thirteen new species of fungi newly discovered in Alberta, Canada⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Workplace psychology professor ⁠Craig Jackson⁠ touches on the following: ⁠Committed a workplace gaffe? You will survive it (and you may even get promoted)⁠; and Do weighted blankets work for anxiety? Here's what the evidence shows⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Criminal justice and criminology professor ⁠Amelie Pedneault⁠ conveys ⁠how college women face a 75% higher risk of sexual violence than non-students⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Laura Duvall⁠ and ⁠Linhan Dong⁠ from the Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University share ⁠how altering mosquitoes' internal clocks stops them from biting⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chaotic foreign correspondent ⁠Tony Five⁠ descends on the program and tells David about ⁠a Florida man arrested after a chicken-egg argument ended in gunfire outside of a pub⁠. Tony talks about visiting Canada. If you have suggestions about what Tony should do in Canada, email ⁠tony@lastshow.pizza⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices