We Are So Back

We’re back, baby. In a world where we’re being swarmed by misinformation and it feels like science is under threat, we’ve got you. Science Vs is kicking off with all new episodes full of actual scientific research done by actual scientists. We’re bringing you the science on sugar — is it really a poison? Should you switch to honey? We’ll look into AI “girlfriends” and ask: How problematic is it that people are spending their days with AI chatbots? Plus episodes on how to improve our memory, how worried we should be about forever chemicals, the science of the full moon, the idea of pronatalism and much MUCH more. New Science Vs eps will be in your feeds Sept. 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  So let's talk about something that's maybe not as sexy as a crossword puzzle.

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  Oh, no. I just couldn't imagine anything less sexy than a crossword puzzle. Science vs. is coming back next week with episodes that are gonna be sexier than a crossword puzzle. Because, you know what? Times are changing, and I get it.

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  You don't want to be that person. And you're like, actually, we studied this and we found the blabberdy blabberdy blah. Like, you just don't want to be that person.

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  Actually, I don't get it at all. I do want to be that person. We've spent months researching and talking to experts so that we can blabberdy blabberdy blab all this science to you. And here is what's in store. You told us that your memory was going down the toilet.

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  It's kind of like a blurry fog, like a gauze over everything.

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  Keys, phone, glasses. And I'm like, where is that?

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  So we're exploring why we keep forgetting things and how we can improve our memory. Plus, we are finally tackling a topic that you all have been asking about for years: the full moon.

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  Makes people wild. It makes them carnal. That damn moon.

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  You wanted to know if the full moon makes you go crazy?

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  So we found out. We're diving into manifesting to see if, just by thinking of your goals, your dreams, it'll basically make them come true. Because online, people are saying...

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  It worked. They manifested their ex-boyfriend texting them, wanting them back. How do we explain that?

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  Because life is super fun. I mean, I'm a fan of magic when it happens.

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  And as we roll into November, while some will be baking pumpkin pies, others will be joining in no-not-November. No ejaculating for a month. And folks on socials swear by it. Bro, I became a beast. Bro, your energy gonna be insane. And you could do 100 pushups. An ad workout, do whatever the [__] you want with so much energy. And you're not going to have any anxiety or stress. So what are the benefits of not ejaculating? I'll tell you one thing that's coming, and that's the science.

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  I'm imagining the cum going on some sort of like Hot Wheels roller coaster ride where it like shoots out of one hole and dives into a different hole and. So that is the adventure we are about to go on. Wow.

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  So come on the adventure with us with so much going on in the world and an onslaught of crap to wade through online. Me and the team, who you're going to be hearing more from, because senior producer Rose Revel is in the room.

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  Sounds like you've manifested some coffee. Hey Wendy.

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  So they have two uteruses and one of them has a baby in it?

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  Oh my gosh. And we're all here to help you work out fact from fiction. Because, hey.

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  We studied this and we found the blabberdy blabberdy blah.

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  New episodes of Science Versus are coming September 4th on Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. Tell your friends, tell your mum, tell your dad, blabberdy blabberdy blah. I'm Wendy Zukerman and we are going to back to you real soon.