Online Sports Betting and Addiction

Online Sports Betting and Addiction

Business professor ⁠Brad Greenwood⁠ [https://business.gmu.edu/profiles/bgreenwo'] warns that ⁠legalized online sports betting is fueling addiction⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-legalized-online-sports-fuel-addiction.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Love, Money and Your Health

Relationship scientist and professor ⁠Hannah Williamson⁠ [https://hdfs.utexas.edu/directory/hannah-williamson] explains how ⁠love and money both matter for health, but don't replace each other⁠ [https://www.psypost.org/love-and-money-both-matter-for-health-but-they-dont-replace-each-other/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

What Young People Really Think of Social Media

Psychology researchers ⁠Dr. Katie Goodbun⁠ [https://www.kent.ac.uk/school-of-psychology/people/1490/goodbun-katie] and ⁠Dr. Lindsey Cameron⁠ [https://www.kent.ac.uk/school-of-psychology/people/218/cameron-lindsey] go into ⁠their survey of students exploring what they really think about social media⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-psychologists-survey-students-social-media.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

FULL EPISODE: Just Ask the Youths - July 6, 2026

Relationship scientist and professor Hannah Williamson [https://hdfs.utexas.edu/directory/hannah-williamson] explains how love and money both matter for health, but don't replace each other [https://www.psypost.org/love-and-money-both-matter-for-health-but-they-dont-replace-each-other/]. Criminology professors Jose Pina-Sánchez [https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/staff/222/professor-jose-pina-sanchez] and Toby Davies [https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/staff/2554/dr-toby-davies] share details of their investigation into whether car traffic increases street crime [https://theconversation.com/does-traffic-drive-street-crime-our-study-investigated-284977]. Psychology researchers Dr. Katie Goodbun [https://www.kent.ac.uk/school-of-psychology/people/1490/goodbun-katie] and Dr. Lindsey Cameron [https://www.kent.ac.uk/school-of-psychology/people/218/cameron-lindsey] go into their survey of students exploring what they really think about social media [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-psychologists-survey-students-social-media.html]. Researcher of children and adolescents Alice Wickersham [https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/alice-wickersham] discusses the link between school performance and young people's involvement in the criminal justice system [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-school-linked-youth-criminal-justice.html]. Business professor Brad Greenwood [https://business.gmu.edu/profiles/bgreenwo'] warns that legalized online sports betting is fueling addiction [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-legalized-online-sports-fuel-addiction.html]. Social-personality psychologist William Chopik [https://psychology.msu.edu/directory/chopik-bill.html] lays out how we aren't great at telling how cynical our friends are [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-cynical-friends.html], and then how you can change your personality. 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]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:23) Hannah Williamson * (10:00) Jose Pina-Sánchez & Toby Davies * (20:00) Dr. Katie Goodbun & Dr. Lindsey Cameron * (30:00) Alice Wickersham * (39:50) Brad Greenwood * (49:50) William Chopik pt. 1 * (59:50) William Chopik pt. 2 * (1:09:50) Matt Hill * (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Humans and Apes Giggle Alike; A Lone Whale's Song

On Vet Talk or Pet Talk, veterinarian ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ [https://drcliff.ca/cliff-redford/] covers the following animal-related stories: * How humans and great apes share similar giggles⁠ [https://www.castanet.net/news/World/621614/Get-a-load-of-this-Humans-and-great-apes-share-similar-giggles]; * The benefits of female baboons keeping family bonds strong⁠ [https://theconversation.com/female-baboons-keep-family-bonds-strong-research-reveals-the-benefits-284860]; * Marine biologists have followed a lone whale in the North Pacific known as "52 Blue" for decades⁠ [https://spacedaily.com/t-for-decades-marine-biologists-have-followed-a-lone-whale-in-the-north-pacific-known-as-52-blue-because-it-sings-at-a-frequency-of-52-hertz-far-higher-than-the-great-baleen-whales-it-swims/]; and * The heat risks for pets in North America⁠ [https://www.veterinarypracticenews.ca/claims-data-highlight-seasonal-risks-for-pets-in-north-america/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]