A Power Plant on the Moon - August 6, 2025

David and foreign correspondent Tony Five cover a recent development in a strange alleged insurance fraud case involving a bear suit. Astrophysicist Dr. Jesse Rogerson reveals that NASA has issued a directive to speed up moon power reactor plans. For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, Gary Direnfeld and David discuss how to deal with a bad day. Evolutionary psychologist Dr. Andrew Thomas explains that people judge a potential partner's sexual history by timing, not total number. Psychology and decision sciences professor Dr. Daniel Oppenheimer describes how cognitive fixation from Google searches hurts a team's ability to innovate. Computer science professor Dr. Daniel Vogel shares his research showing that you're better at spotting computer malware than you think.

Segments:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:51) Tony Five

(09:59) Dr. Jesse Rogerson

(19:59) Gary Direnfeld pt. 1

(29:59) Gary Direnfeld pt. 2

(39:49) Dr. Andrew Thomas pt. 1

(49:49) Dr. Andrew Thomas pt. 2

(59:49) Dr. Daniel Oppenheimer

(1:09:49) Dr. Daniel Vogel

(1:19:07) Sign-off

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