How Cynical Are Your Friends?

Infrasounds: A Sudden Creepy Feeling

Professor of psychology ⁠Rodney Schmaltz⁠ [https://www.rodneyschmaltz.com/] explains how ⁠low frequency sounds you can't hear can spike your cortisol levels, offering a biological reason for sudden creepy feelings⁠ [https://www.psypost.org/new-research-indicates-sounds-you-cant-hear-can-spike-your-cortisol-levels-offering-a-biological-reason-for-sudden-creepy-feelings/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Parental Indulgence Linked to Psychopathy and Narcissism

Psychology professor ⁠Jennifer Vonk⁠ [https://www.jennifervonk.com/] shares details of ⁠her study linking parental indulgence to psychopathic and narcissistic traits in adulthood⁠ [https://www.psypost.org/new-study-links-parental-indulgence-to-psychopathic-and-narcissistic-traits-in-adulthood/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

A Vitiligo Primer

Anatomy professor ⁠Dr. Benedicta Quaye Mensah⁠ [https://research.lancaster-university.uk/en/persons/benedicta-quaye/] discusses ⁠how the skin condition vitiligo remains misunderstood, despite affecting around 1 in 100 people worldwide⁠ [https://theconversation.com/vitiligo-affects-around-1-in-100-people-worldwide-yet-the-skin-condition-remains-misunderstood-282451]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Chatbots With Empathy Get Facts Wrong

AI researcher ⁠Sofia Hafner⁠ [https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/profiles/franziska-sofia-hafner/] discusses how ⁠training AI chatbots to be warm and empathetic makes them less factually accurate⁠ [https://www.psypost.org/training-ai-chatbots-to-be-warm-and-empathetic-makes-them-less-factually-accurate/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Power of Puffery in Ads

Marketing researcher ⁠Michael Thomas⁠ [https://business.missouri.edu/directory/thomas] outlines ⁠the power of puffery on consumer behavior⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-charming-reveals-power-puffery-consumer.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]