Podcasts about studies show

Would you like to do 80% of your current job but for 100% of the pay? Well, of course you would. But would it be good for the economy? It's been suggested that companies who move to four-day working weeks have happier, less frazzled employees and no noticeable loss in productivity. Some people even claim their productivity goes up!In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart explore the theory and the evidence on the four-day week. There are some ridiculously overblown claims here, but is there any realistic stuff left over?The Studies Show is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine. As of last week there's a new issue of the magazine, and it's full of the usual mix of remarkable historical, technological, and scientific topics (and sometimes all three together). Find it all completely free at worksinprogress.co.Show notes* Pedro Gomes' book Friday is the New Saturday* The Chinese city considering giving everyone Friday afternoons off* One of a few pro-4-day-week websites* 2019 Guardian report claiming that Microsoft Japan increased productivity by 40% after implementing the 4-day-week…* …and a World Economic Forum report claiming the same thing…* …debunked by Microsoft Japan's own press release* Henry Ford: Why I Favor Five Days' Work With Six Days' Pay (from 1926)* Evidence that after a certain point, extra hours become counterproductive* 2023 UK trial into the 4-day week* Four-year trial of the 4-day week in Iceland* 4-day week trial (with control group) in PortugalCreditsWe're grateful to Prof. Pedro Gomes for talking to us for this episode. The Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

We all hate “urban decay”—graffiti, litter, boarded-up buildings. But does urban decay cause crime? That's the premise of the “broken windows” theory: seeing a dilapidated and poorly-maintained physical environment emboldens criminals.In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart discuss the history of, and the evidence for, broken windows theory. The theory has inspired social psychologists, criminologists, and others to do an awful lot of studies—and as we'll discover in this episode, it seems to have inspired scientists to commit a few crimes themselves…The Studies Show is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine. In particular, it's brought to you by this recent article on the world's first electric grid, which is representative of the thoughtful, data-rich, well-written articles on human progress that you'll find everywhere on the main site and its associated Substack.Show notes* Robert Jenrick confronts fare-dodgers on the London Tube…* …and talks about “broken windows” in an interview afterwards* The original “broken windows” article from The Atlantic in 1982* Philip Zimbardo's 1969 article, including the “Bronx vs. Palo Alto” study* Diederik Stapel's 2011 Science article on “coping with chaos”* …and an article about him after his fraud was revealed* The famous Keizer et al. study from 2008 (also in Science)* 2014 article that's highly critical of Keizer's research* 2017 failed replication of Keizer et al.* Useful 2020 review article on the empirical evidence for broken windows theory* 2018 Australian panel study on informal social control and crime* Article arguing NYC had a major crime decline in the 1990s, but that it wasn't through broken-windows policing* Data on homicides in NYC by yearCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

Hello everyone! Thanks to Tom's holiday and Stuart's job we weren't able to record this week, so we've put out a classic paid episode to tide you over. We hope this goes some way to scratching your Studies Show itch.Most people think it's obvious that you should wear a helmet when cycling. It might save your life if you fall off and hit your head. Duh.But over the years, many contrarian arguments have pushed back against this seemingly-obvious point. What if people engage in “risk compensation”, where they cycle more dangerously because they know they're wearing a helmet? What about if encouraging helments puts people off cycling so they miss the health benefits?In this March 2024 episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart try to work out who's right.Show notes* The original 1975 study on what's become known as the “Peltzman Effect”: risk compensation (in this case about car safety)* Potential evidence for risk compensation in AIDS* Claims of risk compensation relating to mask-wearing at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic* The eye-tracking study on helmet-wearing, which used the Balloon Analogue Risk-Taking lab task* n=27 study on helmets and cycling with one hand on the handlebar* Study on risk compensation with the following confusing structural equation model diagram:* Academic cycles around and records thousands of cars passing him while he's either wearing or not wearing a helmet* Forbes article about the statistical controversy over these data* Bizarre study on how motorists “dehumanize” cyclists* Could helmets make “rotational injuries” worse?* Cochrane review on cycle helmets and injuries from 1999* Ben Goldacre and David Spiegelhalter on cycle helmets - “uncertainty… is unlikely to be substantially reduced by further research”* Systematic review on helmet use and injuries from 2016* Review of meta-analyses from 2023* 2006 BMJ article finding “no clear evidence” that mandating cycle helmets reduces injuries* Negative correlation between cycle numbers and helmet usage, across different countriesCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

WBZ NewsRadio's James Rojas reports. 

Can adults still grow new neurons in their brains? You'd think we might know the answer to the question of adult “neurogenesis” after more than half a century of neuroscience research. But it turns out we don't.In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart look into the suprisingly controversial question of adult neurogenesis. Are you “stuck with” the number of brain cells you had as a child, or can you add to that number by making the right choices as an adult? And does it even matter?This podcast is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine, which this week has a new article explaining why nuclear power is so expensive (spoiler: it relies on an incorrect scientific model that we've discussed in previous podcast episodes: the “linear no threshold” model. For a full explanation, along with articles on a dizzying array of other progress-related topics, take a look at www.worksinprogress.co. Show notes* Summary post on the debate by Scott Alexander from 2018* 2000 PNAS study on the brains of London taxi drivers* 2021 retrospective review of taxi driver studies* Study comparing passed vs. failed cabbies on “The Knowledge”* Study putting together neuroimaging research on when the brain peaks in volume and other measures* 1962 Science study on neurogenesis in rats* 1999 BrdU study in macaque monkeys* Famous 1998 study on neurogenesis in the human hippocampus* 2006 PNAS sudy on testing neocortical neurogenesis using Carbon-14 dating* 2013 study using similar methods on the hippocampus* 2018 Nature paper claiming no adult neurogenesis* Associated commentary article* Atlantic article describing the controversy by Ed Yong* 2018 paper finding neurogenesis occuring up to age 79* 2019 Nature Medicine paper claiming “abundant” adult neurogenesis* Fair-minded 2019 review paper* Somewhat angrier 2021 review paperCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. We're grateful to Claire Wang for her help with researching this episode. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

Do you know anyone who has extremely intense relationships—one minute totally in love with someone; the next, flying into a rage and calling them the worst person ever? It's possible that they have borderline personality disorder.Whatever that is. What is a “personality disorder”, anyway? How is one diagnosed? In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart discuss a disorder that gets a lot of attention online, but which seems pretty tricky to define. And it's somehow both surprising and entirely predictable that Tom relates this disorder back to his favourite topic: the Reverend Thomas Bayes.The Studies Show is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine. On their Substack newsletter, you can find different styles of articles that aren't part of the main magazine, like this excellent walkthrough of nuclear power technology called “Nuclear Reactors for Dummies”. You can find that and much more at worksinprogress.news. Show notes* Mayo Clinic page on personality disorders* NHS page on Borderline Personality Disorder* Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2021 essay “It is Obscene”* Tom's Unherd article on this controversy* 2009 paper on Dissociative Identity Disorder and its overlap with Borderline Personality Disorder* Comparison of patients with DID and BPD, with a discussion of the overlap* Pieces by people with BPD diagnoses who've regularly changed their dress/style* Tom's book on Bayesianism* Sceptical article about top-down effects on perception* Paper on the “predictive processing” theory of BPD* Scott Alexander article on the same topic* Twin study on the overlap between BPD and antisocial personality disorder, and potential sex differences* Longitudinal studies on whether people “age out” of BPD* People higher in “dark tetrad” traits are more likely to enjoy trolling people onlineCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.comDid you miss our live show last week? Good news if you happen to be a paid subscriber: we're posting the audio in full. Listen as we're joined by Jesse Singal from Blocked and Reported to discuss the strange “science” of Multiple Personality Disorder (or is it Dissociative Identity Disorder?), as well as digging into the methods of a deeply flawed paper on “top surgery” for gender-dysphoric youth.To listen to the full show, and to read the show notes, you'll need to become a paid subscriber at www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe.

We learn about obstacle courses with Laura Wiencek of Win Seek Performance. Plus Studies Show and some of your Equestrian First World Problems. Listen in…HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3689 – Show Notes and Links:Hosts: Jamie Jennings of Flyover Farm and Glenn the GeekTitle Sponsor: WERM FlooringGuest: Laura Wiencek of Win Seek Performance | Facebook Additional support for this podcast provided by: COSEQUIN® ASU Balance, My New Horse, Equine Network and Listeners Like YouTIME STAMPS:03:20 - Daily Whinnies19:26 - Studies Show30:30 - Laura Wiencek

We learn about obstacle courses with Laura Wiencek of Win Seek Performance. Plus Studies Show and some of your Equestrian First World Problems. Listen in…HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3689 – Show Notes and Links:Hosts: Jamie Jennings of Flyover Farm and Glenn the GeekTitle Sponsor: WERM FlooringGuest: Laura Wiencek of Win Seek Performance | Facebook Additional support for this podcast provided by: COSEQUIN® ASU Balance, My New Horse, Equine Network and Listeners Like YouTIME STAMPS:03:20 - Daily Whinnies19:26 - Studies Show30:30 - Laura Wiencek

Studies show that people who attend church regularly are some of the most flourishing folks on the planet. The more often you show up, the better you tend to do in a lot of areas – emotional, social, and even physical health. But if you've ever tried to wrangle a couple of kids into church on a Sunday morning, you know it can feel like a battle just to get out the door.

The Studies Show LIVE (with special guest Jesse Singal) is this week! Friday 9 May, Conway Hall, London, 8pm. Get your tickets AT THIS LINK or at bit.ly/tss_live. Welcome to a new series of The Studies Show, all about parenting. We'll cover the weird claims, fads, and controversies about how you should raise your kids.In this first episode, which focuses on infancy, we cover some feeding-related topics (an update on breastfeeding, the question of sterilising baby bottles, and the idea of baby-led weaning) as well as “tummy time” and sleep training. Are any of these good for your baby? Are any of them bad? Tom and Stuart look through the evidence.Let us know which parenting-related claims you want us to look into as the series continues!The Studies Show is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine. In their recent issue you can find out about surprising policy screwups, the latest fertility techology, the history of the pineapple, and why all that steam comes out from the roads in New York City. It's all available for free at worksinprogress.co. Show notes* Breasfeeding:* 2024 meta-analysis of health effects of breastfeeding* 2024 study from Uganda on “topping up” breastfeeding with formula milk* Bottle sterilising:* UK NHS advice on bottle sterilisation* Advice from other countries/states: Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Alberta (Canada), Israel, Norway, Sweden, US CDC, Texas Children's Hospital, France* Lab research on germs passing from hands to bottles* 2006 observational study on health and sterilising bottles* Baby-led weaning* 2017 review and discussion of the history of baby-led weaning* 2023 Turkish randomised control trial* 2017 report from the NZ “BLISS” study* 2022 French Academy of Paediatrics statement on baby-led weaning* Tummy time* UK NHS advice on tummy time* 2023 protocol for a randomised trial* Very low-quality Indonesian study on tummy time* Sleep training* Weird 2012 “cortisol synchrony” study* Debate about the measurement of cortisol* 2020 study claiming no effects of sleep training on attachment; response 1; reply from the authors; response 2* Emily Oster's ParentData piece on sleep trainingCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

The Studies Show LIVE (with special guest Jesse Singal) is next Friday, 9th of May, at Conway Hall in London. Get your tickets right HERE! Or go to bit.ly/tss_live. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. can't be wrong about literally everything, can he? His latest controversial statement is that he wants to find the “environmental exposure” that has been causing the huge spike in autism rates over the past few decades.In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart look into whether there really is an autism epidemic in the first place—and if there isn't, why the diagnoses might be going up so quickly anyway.The Studies Show is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine. This week we discussed the article from the most recent issue about the UK's land value tax—a cautionary tale of a policy that might sound good on paper, but was utterly cursed in practice. Find this and so many more fascinating articles about human progress at worksinprogress.co.Show notes* RFK Jr's latest claims about autism (and his plans to gather data)* His statement “I believe autism comes from vaccines”, from 2023* His “Children's Health Defence” org from 2015* CDC data on autism rates in the US* And similar data from the UK* A paper on the much lower rates in 1966* “Early infantile autism” - the original 1944 paper by Leo Kanner* Hans Asperger's similarly-timed research* And on his collaboration with the Nazis* On “refrigerator mothers”* Data from after the MMR vaccine was split in Yokohama, Japan* The DSM-V checklist for autism spectrum disorder* Scott Alexander's controversial piece “Against against autism cures”* 2023 paper on the prevalence of profound autism* Article on the growing waiting lists for autism diagnoses* More details on the same* 2022 paper on the genetics of autism* Article on rates of extra time in exams in the UK* Adam Hunt's post about Renée Thornton, hot-air balloonist* The Economist's Bagehot column on the “tyranny of turning up”* Underdiagnosed autism in girlsCreditsWe're grateful to Adam Hunt for talking to us about psychiatric diagnoses for this episode. The Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

Germany Lancaster is an Art Director, creative strategist, and all-around idea machine. She's worked with some of the biggest brands—Toyota, Lululemon, Microsoft—bringing bold visuals and culture-forward storytelling to life. From ad campaigns to passion projects like Black Girl Beach Day, Germany's all about making creative work that actually means something. She's also big on mentorship, helping the next wave of creatives break into the industry without losing themselves in the process. Expect real talk, a little sass, and a whole lot of insight.

In Medicare Advantage Minute: we learn about a prestigious study conducted in Boston. The results showed that patients with MA have out-of-pocket expenses that are very close to those with Medicare supplement coverage, in spite of all the crowing about additional free benefits. In the "Your Medicare Benefits 2024" segment we learn how Medicare covers "enteral" nutrition supplies and equipment. Unfortunately, we never hear a definition of the term "enteral"! In response to a valued client, I share my dissection of the cost advantage of HDG over Plan G. This is an esoteric concept with tangible, real world monetary profits to be enjoyed no matter how much or how little medical treatment is needed. New client Mark wrote an Amazon review of the 2025 edition of MLM. He was surprised to fine out that Amazon rules forbid carrying reviews forward from the prior year's edition. Finally, I stretch Randy's brain with another contest: identify the best and worst states in which to work from home. Hint: unless you have an outdoor swimming pool, your location is not considered to be among the preferred work-at-home sites.  Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)                   Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2025; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.comSome scientific controversies are quite surprising (why would the shape of the Earth be controversial, for example?). But some aren't. The controversy surrounding circumcision—which involves disputed medical science, bodily autonomy, children, disease, religion, sex, tradition, family, and, of course, genitalia—is about as fiery as it gets. In this paid-only episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart discuss the very sensitive issue of circumcision, covering the health benefits or lack thereof, the alleged risks, and the unbelievably bitter scientists who are battling it out over this unlikely topic.If you're not a paid subscriber, you'll just hear the very tip of the show—you'll need to go to www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe to read the show notes and hear the whole thing.

Don't forget THE STUDIES SHOW LIVE—on 9 May in London! You can buy tickets at this link, or by going to bit.ly/tss_live.What's going to be the next pandemic? For a long time you might've seen news stories about the current threat of H5N1 bird flu, but you probably haven't paid much attention. In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart try and work out how worried we should be. Are COVID-scarred people freaking out over nothing? Or are we at the start of something much scarier?The Studies Show is brought you by Works in Progress magazine, a beautifully-produced magazine about science and technological progress. In the current issue you can read articles about new fertility technologies, land value tax, and the one we mentioned in the show, about prehistoric psychopaths. Find it all at worksinprogress.co.Show notes* The UK's “Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy”* “Of course the UK had a herd immunity strategy”* Tom's article on “the men who failed Britain”* The CDC on types of influenza virus* 2025 Harvard Medical School article on H5N1 bird flu* Article on the wild animal deaths caused by bird flu in the current outbreak* And the same for domestic animals* Egg prices! 1, 2* 2011 paper on haemagglutinin in avian flu viruses and its infectiousness to humans * Pigs as the “mixing vessel” for flu viruses* And the potential for cows to be the same* The controversial 2012 Science paper that modified a blue flu virus to be more infectious* The WHO's seeming low level of concern about the bird flu outbreak* Pasteurised milk and its effects on bird flu transmission* The Swift Centre's forecasts for the bird flu outbreak* Scott Alexander's big piece on bird flu* The evidence for the effect of antivirals on bird flu* DOGE cuts to a programme that monitored bird flu in dairy products, and to animal monitoringCreditsWe're very grateful to Claire Wang for her help with researching this episode. The Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

We project our insecurities onto the gurusphere, wallowing in our inadequacy to bond over shared hatred of outgroups, and interview Flint Dibble along the way.Supplementary Material 2600:00 Introduction and Greetings01:53 Ol' Squeaky and Lex's horny poems05:11 Eric Weinstein is still waiting for the call09:26 Interview with Flint Dibble11:05 Introduction and Catching Up12:19 Joe Rogan and Public Perception14:57 Hypocrisy and Slander16:05 Graham Hancock and Neo-Nazi Connections22:08 Upcoming Exposé on Joe Rogan23:03 Pyramids of Giza: New Claims24:45 Debunking the Mega Structures Theory25:20 The Researchers Behind the Claims28:21 Scientific Methods and Evidence31:58 Conclusion on Pyramids and Science35:13 Gurusphere Dynamics37:47 Pseudo-Archaeology and Public Perception46:11 Mr. Beast's Egypt Adventure50:36 The Role of Pseudo-Archaeology in Conspiracy Theories58:50 Post-Interview Discussion59:53 Trump's Tariffs and Economic Impact01:04:30 The Amazing Tariff Formula01:09:45 Geoffrey Miller's 9D Chess Theory of the Tariffs01:13:30 Contrapoints Conspiracy Video01:14:55 Some things Matt will not mention on Tariffs01:17:35 QAnon Anonymous on Graham Hancock01:22:33 Some Other News covers Joe Rogan01:30:13 Ryan Beard's Destiny Content Nuke01:32:33 The Studies Show covers Conspiracies01:33:53 Hasan argues for tariffs01:37:40 Back to Rogan and Chris Williamson01:39:21 Critically Reviewing Cory Clark's Study01:47:58 Incestuous Bro Podcasts and Legacy Media Struggles01:53:00 Bonding over outgroup hatred and Criticism Capture02:02:04 USAid is funding the attacks on Tesla!02:07:56 Trump's Badass Son humilates Biden02:10:28 Tribal Hypocrisy02:11:52 Joe Smashes All Your Paradigms!02:14:59 The villain, Sam Harris criticizes the hero, Lex Fridman02:20:18 Does Lex speak to EVERYONE?02:23:44 Concluding Thoughts from Maladjusted HatersThe full episode is available for Patreon subscribers (2hr 25 mins).Join us at: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurusSourcesArchaeology with Flint Dibble- Megastructures under Giza Pyramids⁉️ ARCHAEOLOGY REWRITTEN or viral

While you here do snoring lie, Open-eyed conspiracy His time doth take.If of life you keep a care, Shake off slumber, and beware: Awake, awake!…or so said William Shakespeare—about whom there are quite a few conspiracy theories, now we come to think of it. In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart do their best to waken you from your own slumber and open your eyes to the psychology of conspiracy theories. Why do people believe them? How do you even define a conspiracy theory? And is there anything we can do to shake people out of their mad “Truther” beliefs?The Studies Show is sponsored by Works in Progress magazine. In the most recent issue you'll find fascinating articles on subjects as wonderfully diverse as the land value tax, prehistoric psychopaths, and (as mentioned in this week's episode) the history of the pineapple, the King of Fruit. Find it all for free at worksinprogress.co.Show notes* Loose Change, the viral 9/11 Truther video* 2023 conspiracy theory review in Annual Review of Psychology* Tom's review of How to Talk to a Science Denier* Iran-Contra; the Invasion of Poland; the Invasion of Manchuria* The UK infected blood scandal* Kemi Badenoch accused of giving credence to a “conspiracy theory” about the Netflix show Adolescence* First study using the specific-conspiracy-list measure of conspiracy belief* 2013 study proposing a broader questionnaire on conspracies* 2022 meta-analysis of the correlates of conspiracy belief* Theory of the psychological motivations behind conspiracy theories from 2017* Associated meta-analysis from 2022* Paper proposing that there are “psychological benefits” of conspiracy theories* New York Times article on left-wing conspiracy theories during the 2024 election campaign* 2021 paper on left- vs. right-wing conspiracy belief* 2022 paper with cross-country data on conspiracy belief* 2024 Science paper on how talking to GPT-4 reduces conspiracy theory belief by 20%* David Aaronovitch's book Voodoo HistoriesCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

The Studies Show LIVE! Get your tickets for our live show in London on Friday 9 May at this link.Blaze it up! It's time for an episode on cannabis. And just to be clear, not “on cannabis”, but “on, as in about, cannabis”. What's the evidence that this incredibly popular drug will lower your IQ? What about the question of whether it causes psychosis?In this toked-up episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart try to find out—and gracefully refrain from any “drug humour” while doing so.The Studies Show is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine. Why does all that steam come out of the ground in New York City? Why are pineapples the greatest fruit? What on Earth was the Hanseatic League? All of these questions and more are answered in their most recent issue, available 100% free at www.worksinprogress.co.Show notes* A summary of the endocannabinoid system* 2015 review of the evidence on the psychological effects of cannabis* Famous 1987 study of Swedish soldiers on cannabis and psychosis* The NEMESIS study* 2007 systematic review of longitudinal studies of cannabis and psychosis* 2022 systematic review and meta-analysis with results on dose-response* Study finding earlier use predicts higher psychosis risk* 2023 study on sex differences in the cannabis-psychosis relation* Example of a Mendelian Randomisation study on cannabis and psychosis* Data on cannabis exposure over time in the UK* Dunedin Cohort study on cannabis and IQ* And a response to some controversy over the data* 2021 systematic review of IQ decline after smoking cannabisCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

We highlight the Freedom and Whisky Rescue and the importance of education for adopters. Plus, Studies Show and your Equestrian First World Problems, listen in…HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3658 – Show Notes and Links:Hosts: Jamie Jennings of Flyover Farm and Glenn the GeekTitle Sponsor: WERM FlooringGuest: Wendy Wright from Freedom & Whiskey Equine Rescue - Kiah the Friesian Additional support for this podcast provided by: COSEQUIN® Joint Health Supplement, Equine Network, My New Horse and Listeners Like YouTIME STAMPS:05:00 - Daily Whinnies12:00 - Studies Show24:50 - Wendy Wright44:20 - EFWP54:30 - Auditor Post Show

We highlight the Freedom and Whisky Rescue and the importance of education for adopters. Plus, Studies Show and your Equestrian First World Problems, listen in…HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3658 – Show Notes and Links:Hosts: Jamie Jennings of Flyover Farm and Glenn the GeekTitle Sponsor: WERM FlooringGuest: Wendy Wright from Freedom & Whiskey Equine Rescue - Kiah the Friesian Additional support for this podcast provided by: COSEQUIN® Joint Health Supplement, Equine Network, My New Horse and Listeners Like YouTIME STAMPS:05:00 - Daily Whinnies12:00 - Studies Show24:50 - Wendy Wright44:20 - EFWP54:30 - Auditor Post Show

The Studies Show. Live. In London. With Jesse Singal. Talking about controversial science. Friday 9 May 2025. What more need we say? Well actually, we say a bit more in this brief podcast.Get your tickets HERE!Or go to bit.ly/tss_live.See you there! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.comAs if the basic “pro-life vs. pro-choice” issue wasn't controversial enough, there's been a decades-long scientific debate on the impact of abortion on mental health. Does getting an abortion cause a lifetime of depression? Or do most women think that in retrospect it was the correct choice?As it happens, this issue opens up some massive questions about meta-analysis, bias, and the impact of legal threats on science. Tom and Stuart discuss them in this paid-only episode of The Studies Show.To hear the full episode and read the show notes, you'll need to become a paid subscriber at thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe.With apologies from Tom for lateness because he forgot to press send.

New studies link failing immune health to obesity possibly driving the chronic disease epidemic. In brighter news, the shift in the health sphere continues as the Texas Senate passes several “Make Texas Healthy Again” initiatives and Ron DeSantis pushes to ban mandates on any mRNA vaccines.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-highwire-with-del-bigtree--3620606/support.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. thinks that seed oils—like sunflower or soybean oil—are causing terrible damage to people's health. And now he's the US Health Secretary (wait, what?!) we should probably take him seriously.In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart trace the origins of the idea that seed oils are uniquely unhealthy, and look at all the best evidence from randomised trials on whether it's remotely true.The Studies Show is sponsored by Works in Progress magazine, where you can find detailed, beautifully-written essays on technology and progress. If you need something to read that's full of unexpected and inspiring ideas about how science and technology can make the world better, you can be confident that you'll find it at worksinprogress.co.Show notes* Joe Rogan's interview with the aptly-named dietary influencer Paul Saladino* A typical anonymous tweet about the supposed effects of seed oils* Article about Ray Peat's advice on how often to measure your temperature for optimum health* Guardian article on RFK Jr. and his views on seed oils* Dynomight on seed oils* 2013 systematic review on linoleic acid and inflammation* 2017 systematic review on randomised trials of linoleic acid* 2015 meta-analysis of cohort studies looking at linoleic acid and coronary heart disease* 2020 meta-analysis of saturated fat and health outcomes* The safflower oil study beloved of seed oil worriers* And the Minnesota Coronary SurveyCreditsWe're very grateful to Stevie Miller for helping us with the research for this episode. The Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

Whether it's the 1903 New York Times article that claimed a flying machine was ten million years away, or the record executive who (allegedly) told the Beatles in the early 1960s that guitar bands were on the way out, predictions are hard.In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart discuss the psychologist Philip Tetlock's research on superforecasters, the people who make the most accurate predictions of all. Even if you can't become a superforecaster yourself, it turns out there's a lot we can learn from them about how to form beliefs—and how to be right more often.The Studies Show is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine, where this week Tom has written a review of the new book, Doctored, about fraud in Alzheimer's research. Read that and many other short pieces on the Works in Progress Substack at worksinprogress.news.Show notes* A book chapter on the “Expert Political Judgement” study from Philip Tetlock* Research on how people interpret terms like “a serious possibility” and “likely”* Research that argues against the idea that teaming up makes superforecasters better* Study on the correlates of being a good superforecaster (i.e. having a low Brier score)* A paper on “small steps to accuracy”: how people who update their beliefs more often are better forecasters* Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner's book Superforecasting* Julia Galef's book The Scout Mindset* Tom's book, Everything is Predictable* Tom's review of Mervyn King's book, Radical UncertaintyCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

Beginning in 2016, diplomats at the US Embassy in Havana started reporting strange concussion-like symptoms, even though they hadn't taken a blow to the head. Some claimed they'd been the victim of a mysterious “sonic weapon”, aimed at them from somewhere outside and accompanied by a loud, high-pitched noise. Several scientific papers followed that appeared to confirm they'd been attacked. In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart tell the whole story of Havana Syndrome, and dare to touch on the highly controversial theory that the symptoms might've been the result of mass hysteria (or as it's now known, “mass psychogenic illness”).The Studies Show is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine. Their Substack is full of shorter articles that highlight apects of science and technology you might never have considered. This week: the surprising story of “The Prophet of Parking”. You can find that any all of their shorter items at worksinprogress.news.Show notes* The most recent (January 2025) development in the story of Havana Syndrome* Stuart's New Statesman article on Havana Syndrome from 2021* Long and detailed ProPublica article from 2018* Wikipedia articles on the LRAD and the Active Denial System* NY Times article from around the time, about the Trump administration's reaction to the “attacks”* US Senate hearings on the “attacks” led by Marco Rubio* Initial 2018 JAMA article with cognitive and other tests* Response letters 1, 2, and 3 (“cognitive impairments everybody has”)* 2019 JAMA article on brain imaging results* Stuart's 2015 study on brain imaging in ageing* Entomologists report on the similarity of the recorded sound to that of a cricket* Declassified US report that agrees* A history of mass psychogenic illness* BBC article on “The Bristol Hum”* Guardian article on the bizarre phenomenon of Morgellon's Syndrome* Article arguing that critics of the “mass psychogenic illness” theory have misunderstood the condition* 2020 National Academy of Sciences report* Putin bragging about high-tech Russian weaponsCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

Support this podcast by joining The Fam (tax-deductible): https://3szn.short.gy/jointhefam___________________________________________Navigating relationships with in-laws can cause a lot of stress in marriage—but it doesn't have to!In this episode, we talk about the challenges of joining families, the emotions that come with marriage, and God's plan to "leave and cleave" (Genesis 2:24). We'll share simple ways to set boundaries, respect in-laws while protecting your new family, and handle tough conversations as a team. Plus, three ways in-laws can support a marriage without overstepping.Listen now for some tools to bring more peace to your family!

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.comIt's been five years since the start of the COVID pandemic (yes, you read that correctly—five years). And the debate still rages online—did the virus come from a wet market, maybe via a pangolin, or from a gain-of-function experiment in a biolab?In this paid-only episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart cover the lab leak hypothesis, and talk about what it means for how people should make their minds up about scientific controversies.To hear the full episode, read the show notes, and leave a comment, you'll need to be a paid subscriber on Substack. You can become one at www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe.

DeAnn from Horse Nation returns with some of the latest hot stories, Studies Show and Jamie did a thing. Listen in… HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3628 – Show Notes and Links:Hosts: Jamie Jennings of Flyover Farm and Glenn the GeekGuest: DeAnn from Horse NationLink: #TBT: What We Can Learn About Parenting From RidingLink: In the News: Gene-Edited Super Horses?Title Sponsor: WERM FlooringAdditional support for this podcast provided by: CALXEQUIN®, Equine Network, USRider and Listeners Like YouTIME STAMPS:01:00 - Caldera08:26 - Daily Whinnies09:15 - Jamie did a thing31:31 - DeAnn - Horse Nation52:40 - Studies Show01:04:30 - Auditor Post Show

DeAnn from Horse Nation returns with some of the latest hot stories, Studies Show and Jamie did a thing. Listen in… HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3628 – Show Notes and Links:Hosts: Jamie Jennings of Flyover Farm and Glenn the GeekGuest: DeAnn from Horse NationLink: #TBT: What We Can Learn About Parenting From RidingLink: In the News: Gene-Edited Super Horses?Title Sponsor: WERM FlooringAdditional support for this podcast provided by: CALXEQUIN®, Equine Network, USRider and Listeners Like YouTIME STAMPS:01:00 - Caldera08:26 - Daily Whinnies09:15 - Jamie did a thing31:31 - DeAnn - Horse Nation52:40 - Studies Show01:04:30 - Auditor Post Show

Every so often there's a controversy related to IQ. The latest was caused by [checks notes] the new Vice President of the US attacking the IQ of a political podcaster on Twitter.You could argue that the VP should have better things to be doing. But Tom and Stuart certainly don't, because they've recorded a whole episode of The Studies Show on the science of IQ. Hasn't IQ been debunked as a measure? Does anyone take it seriously in 2025? Doesn't an IQ test only tell you how good you are at doing IQ tests? In this episode, find out the answers to all these questions and more.The Studies Show is sponsored by Works in Progress magazine. It's an online magazine associated with the broad “progress studies” movement, where you can find excellent, data-driven essays on what works to drive scientific and technological advances. You can find every issue of the magazine, for free, at worksinprogress.co.Show notes* JD Vance's tweet about Rory Stewart's IQ; Rory Stewart's response* Study on how standardised testing helps get more poor/minority kids into “gifted and talented” programmes* 2023 meta-analysis on intelligence and lifespan* 2018 study (n >2m) from the Israeli military on intelligence and early mortality* Brief Nature article discussing why intelligence might relate to lifespan* 2018 article on the psychological problems of high-IQ people* Huge Swedish study on psychiatric hospitalisation and intelligence* Can you ever be too smart for your own good?* Meta-analysis on self-knowledge of IQ* 2020 study showing that the Dunning-Kruger effect is a “statistical artefact”* 2023 follow-up analysisCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

It had to happen eventually: this week The Studies Show is all about philosophy. As we look at science in general, how do we decide what those studies are actually showing? Tom and Stuart take a look at the Big Two of philosophy of science: Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn, with their respective theories of falsificationism and paradigm shifts. Both are theories that almost everyone interested in science has heard of—but both make far more extreme claims than you might think.The Studies Show is sponsored by Works in Progress magazine, the best place to go online for fact-rich, data-dense articles on science and technology, and how they've made the world a better place—or how they might do so in the future. To find all their essays, all for free, go to worksinprogress.co.Show notes* Tom's new book, Everything is Predictable: How Bayes' Remarkable Theorem Explains the World* Wagenmakers's 2020 study asking scientists how they think about scientific claims* David Hume's 1748 Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding* Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article on the problem of induction * Bertrand Russell's 1946 book History of Western Philosophy* Popper's 1959 book The Logic of Scientific Discovery* Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article on Popper* Kuhn's 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions* Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article on Kuhn* 2019 Scott Alexander review of the book* Michael Strevens's 2020 book The Knowledge Machine* Daniel Lakens's Coursera course on “improving your statistical inferences”CreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

Before the panic over social media—but after the panic over “video nasties”—was the panic over violent videogames. Was Pac-Man causing little Johnny so much frustration that he'd take it out on his siblings with his fists? Was Doom secretly training little Timmy to be a school shooter?You don't hear so much about videogames and violence any more, but if you look at the studies (and the critiques of those studies) there's a lot to learn about where science can go wrong. In this episode of The Studies Show—in addition to, if we're honest, just spending quite a lot of time talking about videogames—Tom and Stuart ask whether there's any decent evidence that gaming can make people more aggressive.The Studies Show is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine—a journal of underrated ideas to make the world a better place. In the episode we discussed a recent essay on cruise ships, and the surprising (and continual) improvements over the years. You can find all their essays, all of which are free to read, at worksinprogress.co.Show notes* Horribly violent games of yore: Death Race, Postal, Postal 2, Carmageddon, Doom II, Quake* Newer games mentioned in the episode: Slay the Spire, Hades, Doom Eternal, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Elden Ring* Hilarious attempt by an MP to ban Space Invaders in 1981* Chris Ferguson's 2013 review of videogames and violence* 2003 review of “The Influence of Media Violence on Youth”* Pete Etchells's 2019 book Lost in a Good Game* List of publications based on the Singapore dataset* Influential 2008 study by Chris Anderson showing a correlation between videogame violence exposure and violence* Small Ferguson study from 2012 controlling for several variables and finding no correlation* Study in the ALSPAC/Children of the 90s dataset* Are modern, more realistic games worse for us than older ones? Study from 2021* Use the CRTT to get whichever result you want* Psychological measures aren't toothbrushes* Violent crime rates over time in the US, UK, various European countries, JapanCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

Welcome to The Social Studies Show, where we dive deep into the intersection of advertising, culture, and creative careers. Today's guest is Jason Brown—a visionary marketing executive, cultural curator, and champion for the next generation. With over two decades of experience at the crossroads of sports, media, entertainment, and technology, Jason has become an expert of innovation and cultural relevance. From leading marketing for iconic brands like Foot Locker, PepsiCo, and NTWRK, to guiding creators and legacy companies through his consultancy, JBRC Strategic, Jason's influence is undeniable. Recognized as a Visionary Marketer that Matters by The Wall Street Journal and named to the Forbes Entrepreneurial CMO list, he's a true trailblazer, community advocate, and driving force for progress. Join us as we explore Jason's remarkable journey and uncover his insights on how advertising shapes culture and inspires the future.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.comIs recycling worthwhile? Is sending your rubbish to landfill actually so bad? Grab your cotton tote bag and join Tom and Stuart as they look at the evidence—and the intense political debate and even conspiracy theories—over the surprisingly controversial topic of recycling.This is a paid-only episode, and to hear the whole thing (and read the show notes), you'll need to become a subscriber to The Studies Show. Find out how at www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe.

In this episode of Religion Today, host Martin Tanner describes the groundbreaking psychological research of Columbia Professor Allen Bergin, which has been replicated, and shows religious people are happier and healthier than the general population.  Specifically, religiously active people have lower rates of depression, anxiety, suicide, substance abuse, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Bipolar disorder, PTSD, and eating disorders, than the general population.  And, religious people with these problems are more likely to improve.    

We want scientists to be paragons of objectivity. At the very least, we want them to tell us who's paying their bills. But it turns out that in some fields of research, the norms about reporting financial conflicts of interest are all over the place. Scientists making big money from after-dinner speeches about their research often don't think it's at all relevant to disclose.In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart look at the evidence on how funding affects the outcomes of scientific research—and discuss whether scientists need to be a lot more transparent about where their money comes from.Show notes* 2017 meta-analysis of the impact of funding source (for-profit vs. non-profit) on medical randomised trials* Tom's Nature article on undisclosed financial conflicts in psychology research* New Angela Duckworth paper with no COI statement* Unconvincing ethics article on COI disclosures and public trust* Scientist declares his membership of the Scottish Socialist Party in an article about Margaret Thatcher* Ioannidis article on conflicts of interest in nutrition researchCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

In this final episode of 2024, Tom and Stuart talk about the most exciting scientific breakthroughs of the year… but temper it with some of the worst episodes of scientific fraud and misconduct, too. Then, just as a bonus, they address some of the biggest errors made in episodes of The Studies Show in 2024, too.Thank you so much for listening in 2024. If you aren't one already, please consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the podcast and get access to all the episodes. In any case, we'll see you for more The Studies Show in the New Year!The Studies Show is sponsored by GiveWell, the non-profit aimed at making charitable donations as effective as possible. If you're the kind of person who wants solid evidence that the money you donate is having an important effect on people's lives, GiveWell is where you should be looking.You can get your donation matched up to $100 if you're a first-time donor on GiveWell. Just go to the website (GiveWell.org), then click “Donate”. When you make your donation, say you heard about GiveWell on a podcast, and enter “The Studies Show” to let them know we sent you. Then you'll see the donation matched. Show notes* Saloni Dattani's “Five Medical Breakthroughs in 2024” post* Gavin Leech's “Breakthroughs of 2024” thread on Twitter* Stuart's monthly bad science newsletterCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

In this “fun”, festive episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart discuss two ways—one man-made, one natural—that our species might be wiped off the planet.The first is “mirror life”, a science-fiction-sounding threat that hardly anyone had heard of until last week, when a group of concerned scientists wrote an open letter arguing that this is a technology that should never be developed. The second is the eruption of a supervolcano, which has a scarily high likelihood of happening in the next century… and for which scientists say we're “woefully underprepared”. Have a cheery Christmas!Here's your chance to do some clear, measurable good this Christmas. We're pleased to say that we're being sponsored by GiveWell, the non-profit organisation who use evidence to work out which charities are the most impactful and effective. The really good news is that they'll match any donation up to $100 for first-time donors who tell them at the checkout that they heard about GiveWell on a podcast, and then choose THE STUDIES SHOW. Go to GiveWell.org and click “donate” to get started.Show notes* Mirror life:* The 300-page full Stanford report* Science perspective piece on the risks of mirror life* Asimov Press explainer article* Supervolcanoes:* I HATE ICELAND!* Nature piece from 2022 about our “woeful” level of preparation for a massive volcanic eruption* 1816, the “year without a summer”* Evidence against the idea that Mt. Tambora nearly drove humans to extinction* 2024 paper that's sceptical of global cooling beyond 1.5 degrees C* 2023 paper with a much more pessimistic scenario* Two useful discussions (first, second) of the effects of supervolcanoes on the Effective Altruism forum* 2018 article on what interventions might prevent or mitigate supervolcanic eruptionsCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

On this episode of the Social Studies Show! Today, we're thrilled to introduce David Mesfin - a visionary Creative Director at Innocean, specializing in automotive campaigns for Genesis, Hyundai, and Kia.  With over 15 years of expertise, he has orchestrated award-winning campaigns for major events like the Super Bowl, FIFA, and the NFL, launched global brands, and directed the acclaimed documentary Wade in the Water, a powerful exploration of Black surf culture that has earned worldwide recognition and distribution deals with Amazon, PBS and Comcast generating 163 million media impressions. From leading dynamic teams to collaborating with C-suite executives, David's career exemplifies innovation across digital, social, and experiential platforms."

Hosted By: Gary Abely CFP® & Joe Bert CFP® Gary Abely CFP®  and Joe Bert CFP® take your calls and provide expert answers to your questions on AM580 WDBO. Submit your questions to:  1-844-220-0965 Gary@FinancialGroup.com •  Joe@FinancialGroup.com   The post What do studies show about timing the market and dollar cost averaging? appeared first on On The Money Podcast.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.comRather unexpectedly, the idea of separate sports for males and females has become massively controversial—a major flashpoint in the culture wars, and even in the recent US election.So what does the evidence say? Is it fair if trans women (who are biologically male) compete with females in sports like swimming, or even boxing? How much sporting performance does a lifetime of testosterone grant you? In this paid-only episode of The Studies Show, Tom and (confirmed sport-hater) Stuart look at the evidence on male vs. female sport performance—and discuss whether the argument is really more about ethics and politics than scientific evidence.

Patrick Bateman. Hannibal Lecter. Ted Bundy. The guy who used to live downstairs from me. Psychopaths, every one. Except defining psychopathy, let alone measuring it, turns out to be surprisingly controversial among psychologists and forensic scientists.In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart look at the latest attempts to define and model psychopathy, the evidence on the questionnaires used to measure it, and whether The Sopranos was right in saying that therapy only makes psychopaths worse.Our sponsor for the next month is GiveWell. They're the org that helps you work out the most effective, life-saving ways to donate to charity. The great news is that, if you haven't donated with GiveWell before, they've offered to match your charitable donations up to $100. That is, if you donate $100 to an effective charity, it'll instantly be doubled. What are you waiting for? All you have to do is go to GiveWell.org, click “Donate”, and when you're at the checkout choose PODCAST and enter THE STUDIES SHOW.Show notes* The Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy strongly criticise Jon Ronson's book The Psychopath Test* 2021 Nature Reviews Disease Primers article on psychopathy* Critical discussion of whether the psychopath label should be applied to children* Christopher Patrick's review of psychopathy research and discussion of his “triarchic” model of psychopathy* 2020 review-of-reviews on whether psychopathy checklist scores predict violence, therapy outcomes, or remorse* The 2020 letter from “concerned experts” about PCL-R scores and institutional violence* Review on psychopathy scores and “dangerousness” from 2022* The controversial 1992 study on iatrogenic effects on psychopaths in therapy* “Are psychopathy assessments ethical?” CreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

Among patients hospitalized for COVID, smokers had better outcomes. Among people with cardiovascular disease, those with obesity live longer. Among NBA basketballers, taller players don't do any better. These are all facts. But the interpretation you might immediately draw is completely wrong.It turns out that these findings (and many more) might be due to the weird and under-discussed phenomenon of “collider bias”. Everyone who's interested in scientific methods knows what a confounder is—but do they know what a collider is? In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart attempt to explain.We're delighted to announce our sponsor for the next month: GiveWell. They're the organisation who use rigorous evidence to point you towards the highest-impact charities. Want to make sure your donation goes as far as possible, maximising the lives that you'll save and improve? GiveWell.org is the place to go. And here's a fantastic opportunity: if you're a new donor, GiveWell will match up to $100 of your charitable donation if you go to GiveWell.org, then choose “PODCAST” and enter “The Studies Show” at checkout.Show notes* French study on COVID and smoking rates* French doctors handing out nicotine patches during the pandemic* Review of 13 studies in China showing lower smoking rates in those hospitalised for COVID* Among heart attack sufferers, smokers have better subsequent health* Obesity linked to improved survival among patients with a wide range of diseases* Within the NBA, tall basketball players do no better than short ones* Standardized testing doesn't predict how well graduate physics students do* The same but for biology* The same but for STEM in general* Do neurotic people actually live longer, once you correct for self-rated health?* Julia Rohrer's blog article on collider bias, using the conscientiousness/IQ relation* The “collider scope” paper - one of the best explanations of the phenomenon* Article on “the obsesity paradox”* Follow-up arguing that it might not be a paradox at allCreditsThe Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

Is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., just a big crank? Well, yes. But is he nevertheless correct in his specific claims about the harms of water fluoridation? It's long been argued that it's no longer necessary, and that it might have the scary adverse effect of lowering children's IQs. In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart look at the evidence.While they're at it, Tom and Stuart ask whether there's evidence for several other dentistry-related claims. Regular check-ups; flossing; fillings; fluoride toothpaste—is your dentist just b**********g you about any or all of these?[This podcast was recorded just before Donald Trump selected RFK Jr. as his candidate for US Health Secretary, but that makes the episode even more relevant].The Studies Show is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine. If you're an optimist who enjoys reading about how things have gotten better in the past, and how we might make them better in the future—then it's the magazine for you. Find it at worksinprogress.co. Show notes* RFK Jr.'s tweet about how the new Trump administration will remove fluoride from the US water supply* US National Research Council's 2006 report on fluoridation* 2023 meta-analysis on water fluoridation and IQ* Letter co-authored by Stuart, criticising a bad study on fluoride and IQ in pregnant women and their babies* The original study* Review of fluoridation and cancer risk* 2000 UK NHS review of fluoridation and cancer risk* 2022 UK Government report on the link of water fluoridation to various different medical conditions* 2024 Cochrane Review on fluoridation and preventing tooth decay* Review of guidelines from the Journal of the American Dental Association* 2020 randomised controlled trial on fillings in children's teeth* The Cochrane Library on the evidence for specific intervals between dental appointments (e.g. 6 months)* The American Dental Association guidelines on flossing, and the NHS ones* 2019 Cochrane review of RCTs of flossing* The ADA and NHS guidelines on brushing with fluoride toothpaste* 2019 Cochrane review on brushing and fluoride* Claims about cardiac health being related to dental health* Study of 1m people in Korea on cardiac health and tooth loss* 2020 meta-analysis of cardiac and dental health* The study included in the meta-analysis by Chen, Chen, Lin, and Chen* Claims about dental health and cancer* 2020 review of the literature* 2024 Ars Technica story on dentists over-selling their services* 2019 Atlantic piece: “Is Dentistry a Science?”* 2013 piece in the Washington State Dental News magazine on “creative diagnosis”* Articles in the British Dental Journal and JAMA Internal Medicine both arguing that evidence-based medicine has left dentistry behindCredits The Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.comYou might've noticed it: a lot of celebrities have recently been talking or writing about their diagnosis of adult ADHD. The way they discuss it, as soon as they discovered they had ADHD everything made sense: their distractibility, their difficulties following instructions, their restlessness, and so on.But is adult ADHD a real psychiatric condition? How does it differ from childhood ADHD? And (whisper it) might some people actually be faking having ADHD? In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart cast a sceptical eye over this very “trendy” diagnosis.By the way, if you're a paying subscriber, you can add the RSS feed of this podcast to your favourite podcast app so you don't just have to access the paid-only episodes via the Substack page. You can find out how to do so at this link.

I couldn't help but wonder if Samantha should be the one writing a book about sex. Maybe she could finally explain where the G-spot is, or would it just end up being an episode of CBC? This week, we are pleasuring ourselves with Canadian sex god Kim Cattrall's book "Sexual Intelligence." We go deep inside the part history-part outsider art photography book and discuss ancient aphrodisiacs, what Toronto singles really want in bed, the phallus in art, oysters, female Viagra, bundles of nerves, outdoor lovemaking, and where our fantasies really come from.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

realdgc.com

Learning nothing from the opioid crisis, research misconduct and regulatory failure has opened the door to widespread public harm from new classes of weight loss and trans medicine drugs classes. Also, a new kind of scientific methodology is being brought to the forefront, driven by AI.