I attended a special lecture by the author of this paper, and I share a short episode on why it was super cool. Only here on Science Snacks! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support ..read more

I was not taken hostage and locked in a cold dark room (yet). Why did I do it then? Who else is doing this? Find out only on Science Snacks! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support ..read more

A look into the science currently known about the Ohio train crash that occurred in February of 2023, only here on Science Snacks! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support ..read more

Need for closure research is fairly recent (in scientific terms), but decision making is something we face every day. How we make decisions and that need for closure might be related as we discuss on this episode of Science Snacks! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support ..read more

We explore a short story about a theorized way to speak with ghosts and explore a company's history in using that type of technology. Does that sound vague? Listen, we are shooting ghosts with lasers in this episode of Science Snacks! Give it a listen! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support ..read more

What does getting a Covid Vaccine have to do with car crashes? I won't spoil that secret here in the description, but I will tell you that this answer is explored in depth only here on Science Snacks! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support ..read more

Maybe you used Legend of Zelda to escape from the hardships of pre-teen life. Maybe you were inspired to get into parkour because of the Assassin's Creed series. Or maybe the Witcher games were the thing you clung to through grad school as they let you decompress. Were those games helping you live a healthier life or hurting you? We explore the research in depth on this explorative episode of Science Snacks! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support ..read more

In this episode we discuss violence in video games, good journals, and make you question your own gaming habits and beliefs. An existential crisis than only Science Snacks can bring you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support ..read more

In this episode, we look at the work by friend-of-the-show, Kathy Hirst! We also talk about a wide range of current Autism Spectrum Disorder treatments, controversies in the field, and about the role that drug treatments ought to play in medicine. Check it out, only on Science Snacks! Cited Sources: https://n.neurology.org/content/98/18_Supplement/2776 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02428205 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support ..read more

Cheese Caves that are part of government conspiracies, vegetarian crocodiles that want to eat children but can't because it is unethical, and British high society all come together in a study about your cheesiest dreams. Only here on Science Snacks! Cited Sources:  https://www.npr.org/2005/09/16/4851485/study-eating-cheese-can-alter-your-dreams http://web.archive.org/web/20060115000115/http://www.cheeseboard.co.uk/news.cfm?page_id=240 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support ..read more