Stuff You Should Know

Selects: How Personality Tests Work

For millennia, we have tried to put human personalities into neat types, an effort psychology took up early in its history in an effort to legitimize itself. But is the idea of types – which all personality inventories are based on - flawed to begin with? Find out in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Pop Tarts: No Fruit Necessary

Pop Tarts are a legendary breakfast treat in the United States. They're fruit-filled toaster pastries with very little fruit. But who cares right? It's all about that toasty goodness.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Short Stuff: Third Man Syndrome

People who’ve found themselves in life-or-death situations with their endurance at its limit have reported sensing another presence with them, urging them to continue on and survive. No one knows what the heck is going on here but it sure is interesting. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Eco-Disasters 101: The Salton Sea

In 1905, an engineering mistake created a brand new 400-square-mile sea (lake?) in the California desert. People made the most of it at first, but it didn’t take long to become a toxic brew that now threatens the health of anyone in breathing distance. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Selects: How Conversion Therapy Doesn't Work

Conversion therapy is a misguided attempt by religious zealots to convert people from gay to straight. News flash - it doesn't work. Learn all about this abhorrent practice in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.