The Secrets of Sick Days

Uranium Eating Bacteria; Why Is Your Dominant Hand So Dominant?

Professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ [https://www.jesserogerson.com/about] swoops in with the following science news stories: * Uranium-eating bacteria discovered in radioactive former Soviet mine⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/uranium-eating-bacteria-leave-just-5-of-the-radioactive-metal-in-toxic-mine-water-scientists-discover]; * Octopus brains defy a long-held rule about why animals evolve intelligence⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/your-dominant-hand-isnt-a-hard-wired-preference-a-new-study-suggests-heres-why-its-better]; * Study suggests that your dominant hand isn't actually hardwired⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/your-dominant-hand-isnt-a-hard-wired-preference-a-new-study-suggests-heres-why-its-better]; and * Strange honeycomb structures recently spotted on Mars⁠ [https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/honeycomb-structures-spotted-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-14-2026]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How Past Baggage Affects You Now

For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, therapist and social worker ⁠Gary Direnfeld⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/GaryDirenfeldSocialWorker/] joins David to discuss how to work through past emotional baggage that still affects you today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Science Behind Ideal Buttocks

Evolutionary biologist ⁠Dr. William Lassek⁠ [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/will-lassek-md] answers one of society's most pressing questions: ⁠What does science have to say about the ideal female buttocks⁠ [https://www.psypost.org/what-science-says-about-the-ideal-female-buttocks/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Secrets of Sick Days

Senior lecturer of health economics ⁠Nancy Kong⁠ [https://sites.google.com/site/economicskong] explains ⁠why taking a sick day depends on more than being sick⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-07-sick-day.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How Depression and Pornography Use Are Linked

Psychology professor ⁠Dr. Shane Kraus⁠ [https://www.unlv.edu/people/shane-kraus] from the ⁠Behavioral Addictions Lab⁠ [https://ba.sites.unlv.edu/] goes through ⁠the evidence of a long-term connection between pornography use and depression⁠ [https://www.psypost.org/new-research-offers-evidence-of-a-long-term-connection-between-pornography-use-and-depression/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]