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Clinical psychologist specializing in sex therapy ⁠Dr. Marianne Brandon⁠ walks us through: Why scheduling sex – something almost everyone hates – can be a great idea; Why "trying something new in the bedroom" often fails, and what actually makes sex better; and What to do when your partner treats everyone else better than they treat you. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Career prosecutor and author ⁠Dr. Wendy Patrick⁠ explores ⁠whether AI can replace in-person therapy⁠ and ⁠why romance that begins online is less fulfilling⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor of counseling psychology ⁠Joel Wong⁠ reveals ⁠what gardening can teach us about our intrusive memories⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Economics professor ⁠Eric Kam⁠ outlines ⁠a new threat to our personal finances: how rising interest rates in Japan could push up borrowing costs and shake investments here at home⁠. Eric weighs in on ridiculous money dilemmas involving ⁠a family expecting one member to let them use their Airbnb for free⁠ and ⁠a roommate profiting off a rent-sharing situation⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor of counseling psychology Joel Wong reveals what gardening can teach us about our intrusive memories. Economics professor Eric Kam outlines a new threat to our personal finances: how rising interest rates in Japan could push up borrowing costs and shake investments here at home. Eric weighs in on ridiculous money dilemmas involving a family expecting one member to let them use their Airbnb for free and a roommate profiting off a rent-sharing situation. Clinical psychologist specializing in sex therapy Dr. Marianne Brandon walks us through: Why scheduling sex – something almost everyone hates – can be a great idea; Why "trying something new in the bedroom" often fails, and what actually makes sex better; and What to do when your partner treats everyone else better than they treat you. Career prosecutor and author Dr. Wendy Patrick explores whether AI can replace in-person therapy and why romance that begins online is less fulfilling. Social neuroscientist Ryssa Moffat describes how tracking brain waves reveals a surprising twist in how different generations form social bonds. Protect your privacy. Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:11) Joel Wong (10:00) Eric Kam pt. 1 (20:00) Eric Kam pt. 2 (30:00) Dr. Marianne Brandon pt. 1 (39:50) Dr. Marianne Brandon pt. 2 (49:50) Dr. Wendy Patrick pt. 1 (59:50) Dr. Wendy Patrick pt. 2 (1:09:50) Ryssa Moffat (1:18:06) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Personality psychologist specializing in life stories and sexuality ⁠Ariana Turner⁠ explains ⁠that your desire tells more than one story: how sexuality can be a space that allows competing stories to flourish⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychologist and researcher ⁠Alessandro Miani⁠ describes ⁠how people who believe in conspiracy theories often hold two beliefs that can't both be true⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and psychotherapist ⁠Kaytee Gillis⁠ discusses ⁠"girl dads" and research showing that having a daughter may change a father's romantic relationships⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behavioral scientist specializing in diet and health ⁠Dr. Sophie Attwood⁠ discusses ⁠self-control in the age of GLP-1 drugs and why the treatment is setting a new direction for behavior change support⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor of mitochondrial biology ⁠Lisa Chakrabarti⁠ outlines ⁠how Earth's magnetic field could play a hidden role in aging⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you like sharks, you'll love how marine biology professor ⁠Stephen Kajiura⁠ reveals that ⁠blacktip sharks hear sound from more than 200 feet away⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor of mitochondrial biology Lisa Chakrabarti outlines how Earth's magnetic field could play a hidden role in aging. Behavioral scientist specializing in diet and health Dr. Sophie Attwood discusses self-control in the age of GLP-1 drugs and why the treatment is setting a new direction for behavior change support. Then, if you like sharks, you'll love how marine biology professor Stephen Kajiura reveals that blacktip sharks hear sound from more than 200 feet away. Personality psychologist specializing in life stories and sexuality Ariana Turner explains that your desire tells more than one story: how sexuality can be a space that allows competing stories to flourish. Author and psychotherapist Kaytee Gillis discusses "girl dads" and research showing that having a daughter may change a father's romantic relationships. Psychologist and researcher Alessandro Miani describes how people who believe in conspiracy theories often hold two beliefs that can't both be true. Protect your privacy. Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:05) Lisa Chakrabarti (10:00) Dr. Sophie Attwood (20:00) Stephen Kajiura (30:00) Ariana Turner pt. 1 (39:50) Ariana Turner pt. 2 (49:50) Kaytee Gillis (59:50) Alessandro Miani pt. 1 (1:09:50) Alessandro Miani pt. 2 (1:19:05) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For news from out of this world – namely, outer space – astrobiologist ⁠Sarah Rugheimer⁠ covers how ⁠the James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers become alien weather forecasters⁠ and ⁠how supermassive black holes are the architects of entire galaxies⁠. Check out Sarah's course Experiencing James Webb on The Great Courses here⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior health reporter ⁠Julia Pugachevsky⁠ brings David ⁠inside the squishy nightmare, detailing the explosions, burns, and thousands of calls to poison control because of the toys⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Economics professor ⁠Eric Kam⁠ weighs in on ⁠whether central banks should use AI modeling to help with economic forecasts⁠ and ⁠how major brands are expanding into resale markets⁠. Protect your privacy. ⁠Sign up for Incogni at incogni.com/cooper and get 60% off your first year⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices