FULL EPISODE: Mushrooms and Mental Health - June 22, 2026

FULL EPISODE: Mushrooms and Mental Health - June 22, 2026

Industrial and systems engineering professor Congyu "Peter" Wu [https://www.binghamton.edu/ssie/people/profile.html?id=congyu.wu] outlines how his team used information theory to solve Wordle with a 99% success rate [https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/6327/s-m-a-r-t-these-researchers-used-math-to-crack-wordle]. Neuroscientist Matt Hill [http://www.hill-lab.ca/matt.html] reveals how rats stoned on cannabis get the munchies, and what that means for people with eating disorders and appetite loss [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-washington-research-rat-rodent-weed-9.7234652]. Psychologist Victoria Talwar [https://www.mcgill.ca/education/victoria-talwar] goes over her study showing how childhood lying patterns predict adult outcomes [https://www.psypost.org/a-16-year-study-reveals-how-childhood-lying-patterns-predict-adult-outcomes/]. Biological physicist Lisa Schick [https://x.com/lsck_biophy] discusses how slime mold makes decisions despite not having a brain or nervous system [https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-discover-how-slime-mold-makes-decisions-without-a-brain]. Professors Abram Anders [https://engl.iastate.edu/profiles/abram-anders/] and Emily Dux Speltz [https://erau.edu/faculty/Emily.DuxSpeltz] share how writing with AI demands more thought from students, not less [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-ai-demands-thought-students.html]. Psychology professor Daniel Sznycer [https://experts.okstate.edu/daniel.sznycer] illustrates why shame is an evolution-based defense mechanism [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-shame-evolution-based-defense-mechanism.html]. Clinical psychologist Dr. Dominique Morisano [https://drmorisano.com/] chats about the positives and negatives of psilocybin use and other psychoactive substances in mental health treatment. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:08) Congyu Peter Wu * (10:00) Matt Hill * (20:00) Victoria Talwar * (30:00) Lisa Schick * (39:50) Abram Anders & Emily Dux Speltz * (49:50) Daniel Sznycer * (59:50) Dr. Dominique Morisano pt. 1 * (1:09:50) Dr. Dominique Morisano pt. 2 * (1:19:02) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Supersonic Jets; Got a Pacemaker? Skip the AirPods.

Technology analyst ⁠Carmi Levy⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/carmilevy.bsky.social] wishes David a happy 40th birthday on It's Time For Technology Time and then covers the following: * NASA's X-59 reaches speed and altitude milestones ahead of first quiet supersonic flights⁠ [https://www.engadget.com/2193925/nasa-x-59-reaches-speed-and-altitude-milestones-ahead-of-first-quiet-supersonic-flights/]; * Commodore's newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers⁠ [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/commodores-newest-gadget-is-a-flip-phone-that-blocks-social-media-and-browsers/]; and * Why your cardiologist might tell you to skip AirPods⁠ [https://gizmodo.com/smart-glasses-would-legally-require-a-recording-light-under-proposed-law-2000768694]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How Board Games Build Connection and Reduce Stress

Psychology professors ⁠Gray Atherton and Liam Cross⁠ [https://www.neuroplaylab.com/ab] outline how ⁠board games aren't just a fun hobby as they can help build connections and reduce stress⁠ [https://theconversation.com/not-just-a-fun-hobby-board-games-can-help-build-connections-and-reduce-stress-279299]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Kid's Afternoon Restlessness Predicts University Success

Psychology professor ⁠Andrew Koepp⁠ [https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/people/andrew-e-koepp] reveals ⁠how a third grader's afternoon restlessness predicts their chances of finishing college⁠ [https://www.psypost.org/how-a-third-graders-afternoon-restlessness-predicts-their-chances-of-finishing-college/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Beauty Standards For Models: Everyone's Included (Sort Of)

Network science researcher ⁠Sagar Kumar⁠ [https://www.sagarkumar.net/about] goes over ⁠their research showing that fashion's "plus-size" models are still smaller than the average American woman⁠ [https://www.psypost.org/new-research-shows-fashions-plus-size-models-are-still-smaller-than-the-average-american-woman/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]