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Is AI Making Us Stupid?
Dec 18, 2025 37 min

Is AI Making Us Stupid?

AI tools like ChatGPT have taken the world by storm, with tons of people saying they use them regularly. This is especially true for students, many of whom say they use AI to get their schoolwork d...

Manifesting: How Powerful Are Our Thoughts?
Dec 11, 2025 30 min

Manifesting: How Powerful Are Our Thoughts?

Influencers are out in full force, telling us how we can “manifest” anything we want using only the power of our thoughts. Want that dream car, dream boyfriend, or dream house? Act as if you alread...

Chiropractors: Are They Legit?
Dec 04, 2025 36 min

Chiropractors: Are They Legit?

Tons of people visit the chiropractor, saying it helps soothe pain in their neck or back. But we’re now hearing claims that chiro can do a whole lot more. Like, some say it can help kids with stuff...

Should You Eat Like A Caveman? Plus — 10 Years of Science Vs!
Nov 27, 2025 41 min

Should You Eat Like A Caveman? Plus — 10 Years of Science Vs!

Today, we’re celebrating 10 years of Science Vs with … science! We’ll tell you all about the so-called orgasm gap, the incorrect idea that vaccines are linked to autism, and the incorrect idea that...

Never Put Meatballs on Spaghetti, with Samin Nosrat
Nov 20, 2025 55 min

Never Put Meatballs on Spaghetti, with Samin Nosrat

Every day we’re all doing a little bit of chemistry: when we bake potatoes, add a little salt to our pasta, or even bake a box cake. And award-winning chef Samin Nosrat just loves to nerd out over ...

AI: Is It Ruining the Environment?
Nov 13, 2025 38 min

AI: Is It Ruining the Environment?

The internet is abuzz with accusations that artificial intelligence is using up tons of energy and water. People are even protesting the building of new AI data centers, saying they’ll put a huge s...

Seed Oils: Should You Switch to Butter?
Nov 06, 2025 43 min

Seed Oils: Should You Switch to Butter?

We’ve been told that foods like butter and bacon are bad for us — because they're packed with saturated fats. And top dogs in nutrition say that a better option is vegetable oil, like canola oil. B...

Daylight Saving Time: Should We End It?
Oct 30, 2025 34 min

Daylight Saving Time: Should We End It?

Daylight saving time is ending, and the darkness is coming for us all. And many of us dread this time of year; we think that switching up our clocks sucks. But beyond that, we hear that all this cl...

Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?
Oct 23, 2025 43 min EXPLICIT

Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

With “No Nut November” right around the corner, it's time to ask: What are the benefits of saving your seed and not ejaculating? People say that it'll boost your testosterone, giving you better lib...

Birth Rates: Are We Running Out of Babies??
Oct 16, 2025 43 min

Birth Rates: Are We Running Out of Babies??

Birth rates are falling all over the world, and some people are freaking out, saying this could tank our society — and even spell the end of humans. In the U.S., so-called pronatalism is having a m...

Sugar: How Bad Is It Really?
Oct 09, 2025 37 min

Sugar: How Bad Is It Really?

Sugar is getting tons of hate these days, from TikTok influencers telling us to cut added sugar out of our diets to RFK Jr. declaring that sugar is “poison.” But is sugar really that bad? And are c...

The Full Moon: Is It Messing With Us?
Oct 02, 2025 43 min

The Full Moon: Is It Messing With Us?

People swear that weird stuff goes down on a full moon. In fact, even SERIOUS folks like the nerds who work in ERs will tell you that something is off about those nights. And what’s amazing is that...

How to Smell like a Dog, with Ed Yong
Sep 25, 2025 48 min

How to Smell like a Dog, with Ed Yong

Ever wonder why your dog just loves to sniff your junk? Well, it turns out it’s because other animals perceive the world in wild ways that we’re just beginning to understand. So today, we’re immers...

Does Tylenol Cause Autism?
Sep 18, 2025 28 min

Does Tylenol Cause Autism?

RFK Jr.’s big report on autism is scheduled to come out this month, and we’re hearing that it might point the finger at Tylenol as a possible cause. And the science on this gets confusing fast. Bec...

AI Chatbots: Are They Dangerous?
Sep 11, 2025 40 min

AI Chatbots: Are They Dangerous?

Many of us use artificial intelligence for help with research, work, or creative projects. But some people are getting a LOT more personal with their AI chatbots. We’re hearing stories of people tr...

Memory: How to Boost It
Sep 04, 2025 36 min

Memory: How to Boost It

Lots of us feel like our memories are garbage — like we’d forget our pants if they weren’t on our legs. But what if the science told us that forgetting stuff is totally normal? We dig into the weir...

We Are So Back
Aug 28, 2025 3 min

We Are So Back

We’re back, baby. In a world where we’re being swarmed by misinformation and it feels like science is under threat, we’ve got you. Science Vs is kicking off with all new episodes full of actual sci...

Autism: The Real Reason It’s Going Up
Jun 19, 2025 44 min

Autism: The Real Reason It’s Going Up

Autism rates are rising all over the world, and lots of people are wondering: why? In the U.S., HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said the cause is an "environmental toxin" and has vowed to g...

The Carnivore Diet: Can We Live On Meat Alone?
Jun 12, 2025 35 min

The Carnivore Diet: Can We Live On Meat Alone?

A lot of influencers are going on all-meat diets, saying that all this meat is clearing up inflammation, healing their guts, and sharpening their focus. But others say, hold up — this diet is sure ...

Creatine: A Hack To Get Jacked?
Jun 05, 2025 36 min

Creatine: A Hack To Get Jacked?

Fitness buffs online can’t stop raving about creatine. They say it is THE supplement to get you shredded in no time — and that it can even boost your brain and memory too. Are they right? We dive i...