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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


    • Aug 12, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
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    • 54 EPISODES


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    Bag of words, have mercy on us

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 19:25


    OR: Claude, will you go to prom with me?Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/bag-of-words-have-mercy-on-usAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Do conversations end when people want them to?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 20:55


    N = 1172Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/do-conversations-end-when-peopleAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Revenge of the Blockheads

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 15:40


    Links 'n' updates for Summer 2025Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/revenge-of-the-blockheadsAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Face it: you're a crazy person

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 18:18


    OR: why your brain needs a boxcutterOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/face-it-youre-a-crazy-personAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    Three Dumb Studies for your consideration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 16:54


    OR: sugar daddy salt baeOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/three-dumb-studies-for-your-considerationAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.comMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    The Second Annual Blog Post Competition, Extravaganza, and Jamboree

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 8:04


    OR: the DIY RenaissanceOriginal post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-second-annual-blog-post-competitionAll posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/Submit your blog post here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3falXpxMz68Sgr2ZZSfVICG_Eo8NOPheSQhYLh2wFuiRDFg/viewformMusic by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

    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.

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