This Is Going Well, I Think With David Cooper

Angeles-based journalist ⁠Fortesa Latifi⁠ tells David about ⁠the sharenting economy, and discusses its perils⁠. Check out Fortesa's book Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientist ⁠Arun Asthagiri⁠ – who studies music and the brain – explains that ⁠live music causes brain waves to synchronize more strongly with rhythm than recorded music⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Management professor ⁠Brian Swider⁠ reveals how ⁠if you're a perfectionist at work, your boss's expectations may matter more than your own⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychology researcher ⁠Heather Heap⁠ shares how ⁠humor helps older adults navigate aging⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marketing professor ⁠Alexander Fulmer⁠ explores ⁠whether serendipity can be harnessed, and tells us how unplanned outcomes offer benefits⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biology professor ⁠Lauryn Benedict⁠ outlines how ⁠parrots don't just mimic words, some use proper names like humans to identify individuals⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biology and environmental science researcher ⁠Eleftherios Kasiouras⁠ gives details of ⁠his study confirming lobsters can feel pain⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behavioral scientist ⁠Elizabeth Trinh⁠ extols ⁠the benefits of small talk by saying how boring topics are more enjoyable than you think⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biology and environmental science researcher Eleftherios Kasiouras gives details of his study confirming lobsters can feel pain. Behavioral scientist Elizabeth Trinh extols the benefits of small talk by saying how boring topics are more enjoyable than you think. Biology professor Lauryn Benedict outlines how parrots don't just mimic words, some use proper names like humans to identify individuals. Scientist Arun Asthagiri – who studies music and the brain – explains that live music causes brain waves to synchronize more strongly with rhythm than recorded music. Los Angeles-based journalist Fortesa Latifi tells David about the sharenting economy, and discusses its perils. (Check out Fortesa's book Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online here.) Marketing professor Alexander Fulmer explores whether serendipity can be harnessed, and tells us how unplanned outcomes offer benefits. Management professor Brian Swider reveals how if you're a perfectionist at work, your boss's expect

Deputy executive producer ⁠A. C. Fowler⁠ from Business Insider's video team talks about ⁠the interview he had with a man who's been dating an AI companion for 3 years⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relationship researcher ⁠Erin McClung⁠ explains how to romantically break up well: ⁠which types of breakups tend to coincide with moving on more easily⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business professor ⁠Karl Aquino⁠ reveals ⁠why some bosses reward employees with 'dark traits' at work, and what it costs later⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Motivated by ⁠actor Jennie Garth getting candid about her divorce and moving on⁠, therapist ⁠⁠⁠Laurel van der Toorn⁠⁠ shares how to move on from a breakup, and how to navigate the balance of justice vs. healing after one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior researcher ⁠Julie-Ann Jordan⁠ from the IMPACT Research Centre outlines how ⁠people view coercive control in relationships as less harmful when the victim is a man⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Conspiracy Corner, political science professor Lee Kuhnle discusses ⁠the Doomsday Clock⁠ and whether things in the world are the worst they've ever been. Pre-order Lee's upcoming book Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies here⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business professor Karl Aquino reveals why some bosses reward employees with 'dark traits' at work, and what it costs later. Deputy executive producer A. C. Fowler from Business Insider's video team talks about the interview he had with a man who's been dating an AI companion for 3 years. For Conspiracy Corner, political science professor Lee Kuhnle discusses the Doomsday Clock and whether things in the world are the worst they've ever been. (⁠Pre-order Lee's upcoming book Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies here⁠.) Relationship researcher Erin McClung explains how to romantically break up well: which types of breakups tend to coincide with moving on more easily. Senior researcher Julie-Ann Jordan from the IMPACT Research Centre outlines how people view coercive control in relationships as less harmful when the victim is a man. Motivated by actor Jennie Garth getting candid about her divorce and moving on, therapist ⁠⁠Laurel van der Toorn⁠ shares how to move on from a breakup, and how t

Business editor ⁠Nick Lichtenberg⁠ from Fortune describes how ⁠Goldman looked at 40 years of data on the 'scarring' effects of technological disruption and finds Gen Z isn't the most at risk⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Organizational studies professor ⁠Stephen Friedman⁠ outlines ⁠how a work buddy can improve your well-being and your workplace⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tech analyst ⁠Carmi Levy⁠ joins David for It's Time For Technology Time covering the following stories: Developers say Anthropic's new AI model is too dangerous to release to the public⁠; Politician wants to ban 'surveillance' pricing and here's what that means⁠; The FAA says gamers are the answer to its air traffic controller shortage⁠; Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators⁠; and French government says au revoir Windows, bienvenue Linux⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Vet Talk – or Pet Talk – veterinarian ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ reveals ⁠the disturbing pattern that emerges in zoo penguins with unlimited food⁠. Then, Cliff gives us fast and fascinating fecal facts covering these stories from the animal kingdom involving…. ummm… waste: The economic and ecological value of Australian grey-headed flying fox droppings⁠; Parrotfish expel sand and its responsible for The Maldives' beaches⁠; Step aside Great Wall, ⁠Adelie penguins poop so much that their feces can be seen from space⁠; This is the horror sloths go through every time they have to go⁠; and The disturbing secret behind the world's most expensive coffee⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices