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1) Find what's true and make it useful. 2) Publish every other Tuesday. 3) Photo cred: my dad.

Adam Mastroianni


    • May 13, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
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    • 48 EPISODES


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    New paradigm for psychology just dropped

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 31:22


    OR: the ideas your mother warned you aboutOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/new-paradigm-for-psychology-justAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    28 slightly rude notes on writing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 22:01


    OR: catapulting myself into a pit of tarantulasOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/28-slightly-rude-notes-on-writingAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    The Bluetooth Test and other keyholes to the soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 22:01


    itty bitty ways to be betterOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-bluetooth-test-and-other-keyholesAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Be myself? I'd rather die

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 12:00


    OR: "Son of sheeple"Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/be-myself-id-rather-dieAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Hey would you mind killing that patient for me thnx

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 17:59


    Links 'n' updatesOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/hey-would-you-mind-killing-that-patientAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Funding science is actually a badass thing to do

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 20:57


    OR: the Three Sirens of EntropyOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/funding-science-is-actually-a-badassAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    How to feel bad and be wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 24:52


    OR: Rickets, please!Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/how-to-feel-bad-and-be-wrongAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Two stupid facts that rule the world

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 16:58


    OR: The devil is here and he's making some good pointsOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/two-stupid-facts-that-rule-the-worldAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    The end is nigh and here's why

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 21:30


    OR: Good Cup, Bad CupOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-end-is-nigh-and-heres-whyAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    The Anarchist and the Hockey Stick

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 24:39


    OR: the Inquisition was rightOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-anarchist-and-the-hockey-stickAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Underrated ways of changing the world

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 22:20


    OR: how to get a good heart unstuckOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/underrated-ways-to-change-the-worldAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Both Democrats and Republicans can pass the Ideological Turing Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 24:57


    Take the test here! https://ituringtest.com/Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/ideological-turing-testAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Is psychology going to Cincinnati?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 25:59


    OR: the mystery of the televised saladOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/is-psychology-going-to-cincinnatiAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Blog Extravaganza: The Winners

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 18:04


    Weird anatomy, criminal confessions, and a literal basket case Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/blog-extravaganza-the-winnersAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    There's a place for everyone

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 18:07


    OR: fantastic niches and where to find themOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/theres-a-place-for-everyoneAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Bloodletting, leeches, and other FDA-approved treatments

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 22:39


    Links and updates for Summer 2024Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/bloodletting-leeches-and-other-fdaAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Good ideas don't need bayonets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 13:40


    OR: Keep stomping necks until utopia arrivesOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/good-ideas-dont-need-bayonetsAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/good-ideas-dont-need-bayonetsMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Who's got the guts to go to the moon?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 22:53


    OR: "Look, ma! I'm pretending to cure cancer!"Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/whos-got-the-guts-to-go-to-the-moonAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    The first transmissions from Science House

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 11:14


    Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-first-transmissions-from-scienceAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Ruth's post about pasta: https://ruthdaniel.substack.com/p/long-ago-and-farfalle?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=webViolet's post about sleep: https://counterfeitbees.substack.com/p/dont-let-the-man-tell-you-how-to?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=webMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Surely you can be serious

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 14:54


    OR: "You can do whatever you want, just work for a dictator first"Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/surely-you-can-be-seriousAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.Submissions for the Experimental History Summer 2024 Blog Post Competition, Extravaganza, and Jamboree are due July 1. Submit here: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-summer-2024-blog-post-competition

    The Summer 2024 Blog Post Competition, Extravaganza, and Jamboree

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 7:17


    yeehawSubmit your post here.Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-summer-2024-blog-post-competitionAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/

    How to get 7th graders to smoke

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 22:59


    OR: "fuzzy, wet, and unfalsifiable"Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/how-to-get-7th-graders-to-smokeAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.

    Startling differences between humans and jukeboxes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 23:07


    OR: the secret geniuses of WisconsinOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/startling-differences-between-humansAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photographs by my dad

    Science will only end once we've licked all the objects in the universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 25:36


    OR: the return of Gary the MessiahOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/science-will-only-end-once-weve-lickedAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    You can't be too happy, literally

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 22:01


    OR: There's an air conditioner in your head.Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/you-cant-be-too-happy-literallyAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Declining trust in Zeus is a technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 13:34


    OR: Leaving the land of tiny muffinsOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/declining-trust-in-zeus-is-a-technologyAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.

    How to drive a stake through your own good heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 24:53


    OR: the demise of the Optimize GuysOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/how-to-drive-a-stake-through-yourAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Let's build a fleet and change the world

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 23:08


    Abandon Big Ship, get on a Little ShipOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/lets-build-a-fleet-and-change-theAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/To express interest in Science House: https://www.adammastroianni.com/science-houseMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    I'm so sorry for psychology's loss, whatever it is

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 24:37


    The plane crashed and nobody checked the bodies.Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/im-so-sorry-for-psychologys-lossAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar (www.heavybootleg.com), photographs by my dad

    Sorry pal, this woo is irreducible

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 16:13


    OR: Crush me under the weight of 1,000 CBT manualsOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/sorry-pal-this-woo-is-irreducibleAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar (www.heavybootleg.com), photographs by my dad.

    An invitation to a secret society

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 19:34


    OR: why you should be a lizardOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/an-invitation-to-a-secret-societyAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.

    The illusion of moral decline

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 32:22


    The short version of a paper I published.Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-illusion-of-moral-declineAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photographs by my dad.

    I wanted to be a teacher but they made me a cop

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 25:42


    The conundrum in every classroom.Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/i-wanted-to-be-a-teacher-but-theyEvery post: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.

    Science is a strong link problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 17:09


    OR: how to eat fewer asparagus beetles.Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/science-is-a-strong-link-problemAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.

    Brain training begins in the hips

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 16:50


    A response to a reader's question.Original posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/brain-training-begins-in-the-hipsAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.

    You can't reach the brain through the ears

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 17:22


    Why do we have to learn everything the hard way?Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/you-cant-reach-the-brain-throughAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    It's very weird to have a skull full of poison

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 20:54


    A tale of ten strangenesses.Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/its-very-weird-to-have-a-skull-fullAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    The radical idea that people aren't stupid

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 17:30


    The toilet spoke and I understood the truth.Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-radical-idea-that-people-arentAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.

    The dance of the naked emperors

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 17:04


    A followup to "The rise and fall of peer review"Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-dance-of-the-naked-emperorsAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    The rise and fall of peer review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 22:16


    Why the greatest scientific experiment in history failed, and why that's a good thingOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-peer-reviewAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    How to keep cakes moist and cause the greatest tragedies of the 20th century

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 34:36


    Lessons from psychology's original bad dudeOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/how-to-keep-cakes-moist-and-causeAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photography by my dad

    Things could be better

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 23:18


    Eight studies reveal a (possibly universal) bias in human imaginationOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/things-could-be-betterAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.

    You'll forget most of what you learn. What should you do about that?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 24:09


    Are we crazy, or are we missing a big secret?Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/youll-forget-most-of-what-you-learnAll posts: www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, pictures by my dad

    Psychology might be a big stinkin' load of hogwash and that's just fine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 24:40


    Hello I would like to reach into your head and tear out the myths that you believe about my beloved fieldOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/psychology-might-be-a-big-stinkinGet all the posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, pictures by my dad

    Excuse me but why are you eating so many frogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 18:58


    We've got the wrong theory about how minds work and it's driving us insane.Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/excuse-me-but-why-are-you-eatingSupport the blog at https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.

    Why Aren't Smart People Happier?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 20:52


    A new way to think about brainpower.Original post here. Get every post, including the MYSTERY POSTS, at Experimental History.Music by Brandon Rosiar, photographs by my dad.

    You Should Not Open a Door and See Someone Pooping

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 11:40


    Why doesn't good design win?Original post here.  Get every post, including the MYSTERY POSTS, at Experimental History.Music by Brandon Rosiar, photographs by my dad.

    Good Conversations Have Lots of Doorknobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 14:32


    OR: Spiderman is my boyfriend.Original post here. Get more posts at Experimental History. To support the show/blog and get the MYSTERY POSTS, sign up for a subscription.Music by Brandon Rosiar, photographs by my dad.

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