Chatbots With Empathy Get Facts Wrong

Munchies, Stoned Rats and Help With Eating Disorders

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]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Could Shame Be an Evolution-Based Defense Mechanism?

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]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How Psilocybin Can Ease Depression, Dementia, Addiction and More

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why Writing With AI May Demand More From Students

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]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Cracking Wordle With Math

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]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]