Useful Science
Science is useful, but its usefulness isn't always obvious. In this podcast we dive deep into scientific research to figure out how the science was done, what was discovered, and how you can use it to improve your life.
- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 67
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2022
Fast food, 6-year-old justice, and HIV prevention
http://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/5
This week we learn about eating fast food after a workout, xenophobic 6 year olds, and HIV prevention.
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Placebos
http://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/5
This week we're talking about placebos. We cover placebo clothing, placebo surgeries, and how placebos are getting stronger over time.
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Music, napping, and video games
http://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/4
This week we learn about the benefits of napping, how music makes you smarter, and why you should be playing more video games.
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Wealth equality, antidepressants, and happiness
http://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/3
This week, all of our topics come from the happiness section of our site. We learn about how the wealth of others affects your happiness, the effectiveness of a…
Power posing, arguing with teenagers, and creative walking
http://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/2
This week we learn about how walking enhances creativity, power posing, and why arguing with your teenager may be a good idea.
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Gift giving, vocal fry, and love
http://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/1
This week, all of our topics come from the persuasion section of our site. We learn about why people suck at giving gifts, all about vocal fry, and how to creat…
Sleep paralysis, cool 13-year-olds, toxoplasmosis, and Wikipedia reliability
http://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/0
This week we learn about sleep paralysis, whether cool 13 year olds have already washed out by the age of 22, is your cat’s poop affecting your behavior, and ho…