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The Path to Enough

This week, we bring you the second part of our 2023 conversation on the perils of too much pleasure. Psychiatrist Anna Lembke explains the neuroscience behind compulsive consumption. She also shares techniques she’s learned from her patients to overcome the lure of addictive substances and behaviors. Then, Anna responds to your questions and comments on everything from dopamine fasts to kids' use of cell phones in our segment "Your Questions Answered." If you missed the first part of this episode, listen to it here. Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the Hidden Brain fan in your life? How about a membership to our podcast subscription, Hidden Brain+? You can learn more about gift subscriptions at patreon.com/hiddenbrain/gift. If t-shirts, tote bags and mugs are more your thing, you can find all kinds of Hidden Brain swag at our online store -- just go to shop.hiddenbrain.org. And if you prefer to give the gift of an experience, consider tickets to our live tour! To see where we’re headed in 2026, go to hiddenbrain.org/tour. Thanks and Happy Holidays! Episode illustration by Anna Kutukova for Unsplash+ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Are You REALLY Made Of Stars?

What happens when the universe throws a random curveball at one of the most precise communities on Earth? Cosmic rays high-energy particles from deep space are invisible, unpredictable, and capable of interfering with electronics in ways gamers never expect.Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens explore a surprising story from the speedrunning community, where split-second timings and frame-perfect precision collide with the chaos of the cosmos. How did a tiny particle from a distant supernova end up altering a world record attempt? And why does this single event highlight the hidden role of chance, physics, and electronics in competitive gaming?From the science of cosmic rays to their real-world impact on gaming hardware, this episode uncovers the strange intersection of the cosmos, human skill, and digital records, revealing how even the universe can play a part in our most meticulously measured achievements.Join Professor Hannah Fry and YouTube educator Michael Stevens as they uncover the strange, revealing story of the human tear: why we cry, what our tears communicate, and how this uniquely human response shapes the way we connect.-------------------For more information about Cancer Research UK, their research, breakthroughs and how you can support them, visit ⁠⁠https://cancerresearchuk.org/restisscience⁠⁠Cancer Research UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666), the Isle of Man (1103) and Jersey (247). A company limited by guarantee. Registered company in England and Wales (4325234) and the Isle of Man (5713F). Registered address: 2 Redman Place, London, E20 1JQ.-------------------Find The Rest Is Science all over the internet by ⁠⁠clicking here.⁠⁠-------------------Video Editor: Oliver OakleyVideo & Social: Bex TyrrellAssistant Producer: Imee MarriottProducer: Becki HillsSenior Producer: Lauren Armstrong-CarterHead Of Digital: Samuel OakleyExec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Origins of Dark Energy with Adam Riess

How did scientists discover evidence for dark energy? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio explore dark energy, Hubble tension, and the beginning and end of the universe with astrophysicist and Nobel laureate, Adam Riess. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/origins-of-dark-energy-with-adam-riess/ Thanks to our Patrons micpoc, Nathan, Matthew, Aislynn Schaffer, Mark Domino, Lou Wheeland, Matrograde, Elliott Natale, Machael Lipovski, Mathew Moore, Tony, Pablo P, Toni, Brian Futterman, quantumAnomaly, Robin Steiner, Errol Norwitz, Donovan Meek, Alan Geist, Sriganesh Arunanthi, Nuno Abreu, Ross Ziobro, Petr Doležal, Mandar Parikh, Bryan Tollin, Fooj, David Bozarth, Kolja Dobrindt, Sean Poplawski, Brad Durbin, Christian Nielsen, Zen Kurokawa, Lương Tiến, Joel Arbuckle, Chad L Ingham, Mark Morris, dylndmg, Derrick Korstick, EleanorRigbyy, Tarun C, Larry Infante, Jaclyn Anderson, Dave, Kayla Finch, The Bayside Volunteer Jam Band, Dale Allen Platt, Raymond Boulay, Lawrence Zeller, David, Kim Matthews, Jon Gefen, Mark A. Hasty, Clifford Dedmore, Mario De La Crus and Brianni Massin, jordan visina, Ryan Brown, Sebastian H, Daniel Voth, Karen Hollis, Josua Ennis, Julius Adams, Christie L Hall, Filip Risteski, scottdunbar_io, Samantha Davis, Don Franks, Corey Butler, Josh Jones, Daniel Vilasuso, J MR, joe, I Am Austin, bobmac69, Anthony cole, Zan, Erik LeRoy, Kevin George, Arman Adei, Christopher Pickett, John Morlock, AllTheScience, Juana Bee, Jeff Chastain, Jaimal Eiseman, Ed Matte, Lorkhan, D, roninraver, z67760, Orghanik Productions, and CubedWombat for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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AMA | December 2025

Welcome to the December 2025 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number -- based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good -- and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/12/15/ama-december-2025/ In the intro I give a plug for the Pods Fight Poverty effort organized by GiveDirectly. Please consider making a donation to help families in Rwanda! Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Boring History For Sleep | The Entire Story of Hades & Persephone 🌑🌿

🌑🍂 Long before kingdoms rose and fell, the Greeks told a quiet, haunting story about the god of the Underworld and the daughter of spring. Hades ruled a world of shadows and silence; Persephone lived among blossoms and sunlight — until a single moment bound their destinies together and changed the rhythm of the seasons forever.Tonight, close your eyes and drift into the ancient myth where love, loss, darkness, and renewal intertwine beneath the earth and above it, shaping the world in ways the old poets never forgot. 👉 Boring History For Sleep | Myths, whispers, and the soft echo of the ancient world. 💤

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Boring History For Sleep | Medieval Struggle: Surviving Disease, Starvation & Their Lords 💀⚔️

🌾💀 Medieval peasants lived in a world where plague, starvation, and heavy taxes were normal parts of life — yet somehow they survived, adapted, and kept their families alive. Through harsh winters, failing harvests, and demanding lords, they relied on community, tradition, and a kind of everyday resilience modern people can barely imagine.Tonight, close your eyes and step into the fields, cottage fires, and quiet courage of the medieval poor — a world where survival itself was its own kind of heroism. 👉 Boring History For Sleep | Soft storytelling, hard history, peaceful nights.

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The Alien in the Room

It’s faster than a speeding bullet. It’s smarter than a polymath genius. It’s everywhere but it’s invisible. It’s artificial intelligence. But what actually is it? Today we ask this simple question and explore why it’s so damn hard to answer. Special thanks to Stephanie Yin and the New York Institute of Go for teaching us the game. Mark, Daria and Levon Hoover Brauner for helping bring NETtalk to life. And a huge thank you to Grant Sanderson for his unending patience explaining the math of neural nets to us. To learn more about how these 'thinking machines' actually think, we highly recommend his wonderful youtube channel 3Blue1Brown (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aircAruvnKk). EPISODE CREDITS: Reported by - Simon Adler Produced by - Simon Adler Original music from - Simon Adler Sound design contributed by - Simon Adler Fact-checking by - Anna Pujol-Mazzini Sign up for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Signup (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)! Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today. Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected]. Leadership support for Radiolab’s science programming is provided by the Gordon and Betty

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Monkey Business - Robin Dunbar, Dave Gorman and Jo Setchell

In perhaps the monkiest Infinite Monkey Cage episode there’s ever been, Brian Cox and Robin Ince attempt to uncover the secrets of love, lust and friendship in primates. Swinging by to offer a hand (or tail) are evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar, anthropologist Jo Setchell, and comedian Dave Gorman. Together the panel explores Dunbar’s number in monkeys – the idea that the number of friendships an individual can maintain correlates with brain size – with the very creator of the theory! They ask whether monkeys feel love the way we do, why some species remain strictly monogamous but others don’t, and what we could learn about ourselves through studying them. Robin goes bananas for bonobo fashion, while Dave couldn’t give a monkey’s about finding an aftershave to complement his natural smell. Series Producer: Mel Brown Researcher: Alex Rodway Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem A BBC Studios Production

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ما سر نجاح الإمارات؟ | د.خليفة السويدي في بودكاست آن

في هذه الحلقة من بودكاست آن، يواصل فهد هيكل حواره مع الدكتور خليفة السويدي المستشار التربوي والنفسي، لاستكشاف رؤية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد في الحياة من خلال كتابه "علّمتني الحياة". يناقش الضيف المنهج العملي للشيخ محمد والذي يعيد تشكيل نظرتنا للتحديات، ويحوّل الفشل من تجربة موجعة إلى طاقة مُنتِجة تدفع نحو النمو المستمر. وتتطرق الحلقة إلى فلسفة الإمارات في تحقيق الانسجام بين الهوية والعولمة، لتكشف كيف تحولت هذه الرؤية — المستلهمة من فكر الشيخ محمد — إلى نموذج حضاري يمكن لأي مجتمع الاستفادة منه في بناء مستقبل أكثر توازناً وازدهاراً.

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Boring History For Sleep | Why So Many Ancient Civilizations Suddenly Collapsed 🌑🏺

🏺🕯️ From droughts and invasions to mysterious disappearances, ancient civilizations fell for reasons as dramatic as their rise. Some were undone by nature, others by war, and some vanished so completely that the earth swallowed their stories.Tonight, drift into the ruins and echoes of the world’s greatest lost cultures.

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