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Dolls vs Screens, Peeing In The Shower & Naked Activities

Dolls vs Screens, Peeing In The Shower & Naked Activities In the first part of today's show, we looked at a new study suggesting that dolls may be better than screens for helping children develop social skills and emotional intelligence. Today's unpopular opinion was that peeing in the shower is gross, which sparked plenty of debate in the chat. In the sec...

AI and the Future of Human Minds, Strange Bird Behavior, and Why Love Depends on Timing

AI and the Future of Human Minds, Strange Bird Behavior, and Why Love Depends on Timing In the first part of today’s show, we looked at whether human minds will still be special in an age of AI. Then we talked about a strange scientific mystery: city birds appear to be more afraid of women than men, and researchers still don’t fully understand why. Today’s unpopular opinion was: ...

AI Layoffs, Heathy Coffee & Why Your Job Doesn’t Need to Fulfill You

AI Layoffs, Heathy Coffee & Why Your Job Doesn’t Need to Fulfill You In the first part of today’s show, we looked at comments from Sam Altman calling out companies for “AI washing” and blaming unrelated layoffs on artificial intelligence. Then we talked about a new study suggesting that all coffee, even decaf, can boost mood and support brain health. Today’s ...