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The Strange Way Humans Walk; Why Mosquitos Bite Some More Than Others

Professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ [https://www.jesserogerson.com/about] brings the following science news stories to the show: * Scientists discover a strange global pattern in the way humans walk⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-a-strange-global-pattern-in-the-way-humans-walk]; * Earliest flickering quasar ever seen could explain monster black holes⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/earliest-flickering-quasar-ever-seen-could-explain-monster-black-holes]; * Researchers finally discover how Venus flytraps snap shut so fast⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-finally-discover-how-venus-flytraps-snap-shut-so-fast]; and * Why mosquitoes bite some people more than others⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-why-mosquitoes-bite-some-people-more-than-others]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Do Police Body Cams Prevent Excessive Force?

Lecturer in criminology ⁠Michael Cain⁠ [https://experts.deakin.edu.au/51843-michael-cain] explores whether ⁠mandatory body cameras actually reduce police brutality⁠ [https://theconversation.com/do-mandatory-body-cameras-actually-reduce-police-brutality-284555]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

On Aging Gracefully

Given that David is turning the big four-oh tomorrow, for Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, therapist and social worker ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/GaryDirenfeldSocialWorker/] walks us through why getting older freaks us out, and what the upsides of aging are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Men's Careers Benefit From Parental Leave. Women's Do Not.

Management professors ⁠Anja Krstić⁠ [https://profiles.laps.yorku.ca/profiles/krstica/] and ⁠Ivona Hideg⁠ [https://sites.google.com/view/ivonahideg/ivona-hideg] explain that ⁠when men take parental leave, their careers may benefit, but women's do not⁠ [https://theconversation.com/when-men-take-parental-leave-their-careers-may-benefit-but-womens-do-not-282950]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Most Say They're Open-Minded. They're (Probably) Not.

Social psychology professor ⁠Daryl Van Tongeren⁠ [https://www.darylvantongeren.com/] reveals how ⁠everyone wants to think they're open-minded, but why most people are not⁠ [https://theconversation.com/everyone-wants-to-think-theyre-open-minded-heres-why-most-people-arent-282807]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]