Can Meditation Make Your Brain Younger?

FULL EPISODE: Whales Have Dialects Too - June 24, 2026

Professor Jesse Rogerson [https://www.jesserogerson.com/about] arrives on the scene with the following science news stories: New galaxy found with no dark matter may solve an epic mystery [https://www.sciencealert.com/its-official-third-galaxy-found-with-no-dark-matter-may-solve-an-epic-mystery]; Spider discovered that catapults prey into its web at a brutal 140 g-force [https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-a-spider-that-catapults-prey-into-its-web-at-a-brutal-140-g]; and Whales appear to be evolving a new dialect in the Mediterranean Sea [https://www.sciencealert.com/whales-appear-to-be-evolving-a-new-dialect-in-the-mediterranean-sea]. Psychologist Philip Leissner [https://ki.se/en/people/philip-leissner] explains what broken-heart syndrome is and how online therapy helps ease stress and anxiety associated with it [https://www.psypost.org/online-therapy-helps-ease-stress-and-anxiety-after-broken-heart-syndrome/]. Health, nutrition, and fitness reporter Gabby Landsverk [https://www.businessinsider.com/author/gabby-landsverk] reveals what T-maxxing is and how testosterone is now being overprescribed to men [https://www.businessinsider.com/too-many-men-taking-testosterone-trt-research-overprescribed-risks-benefits-2026-6]. For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, David talks to therapist and social worker Gary Direnfeld [https://www.facebook.com/GaryDirenfeldSocialWorker/] about regret and the fear of not trying something compared to the fear of trying it and failing. Criminologist Dan Semenza [https://sites.rutgers.edu/daniel-semenza/] outlines how GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic might reduce violent crime risk by dampening impulsivity [https://www.psypost.org/drugs-like-ozempic-might-reduce-violent-crime-risk-by-dampening-impulsivity/]. Senior health reporter Julia Pugachevsky [https://www.businessinsider.com/author/julia-pugachevsky] discusses gentle parenting and how to raise an emotionally mature child [https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-raise-an-emotionally-mature-child-2026-6]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:11) Jesse Rogerson pt. 1 * (10:00) Jesse Rogerson pt. 2 * (20:00) Philip Leissner * (30:00) Gabby Landsverk * (39:50) Gary Direnfeld pt. 1 * (49:50) Gary Direnfeld pt. 2 * (59:50) Dan Semenza * (1:09:50) Julia Pugachevsky * (1:09:04) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Poker: The Mathematics of Playing Well

Mathematician ⁠Emma Zajdela⁠ [https://sites.northwestern.edu/emmazajdela/] goes over the mathematics of poker and how ⁠bluffing is an essential part of a winning strategy⁠ [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0025570X.2021.1908785]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Resilience; Hetero Men as a Sexual Health Risk Group; Pleasure Matters

Sociologist ⁠Jessie Ford⁠ [https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/profile/jessie-v-ford-phd] discusses ⁠resilience among gender and sexually fluid people⁠ [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41180917/], straight men as a vulnerable sexual health population, and how sexual pleasure is overlooked and important for our health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why Attractive People Capture Our Eye

Cognitive neuroscience professor ⁠Effie Pereira⁠ [https://effiejpereira.github.io/] outlines how ⁠attractive faces draw our gaze but fail to hijack our peripheral attention⁠ [https://www.psypost.org/attractive-faces-draw-our-gaze-but-fail-to-hijack-our-hidden-attention/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Juice for Kids Today, High Blood Pressure Tomorrow

Nutrition professor ⁠Vasanti Malik⁠ [https://nutrisci.med.utoronto.ca/faculty/vasanti-malik] reveals how ⁠drinking juice and soda during childhood may increase the risk of high blood pressure later in life⁠ [https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-juice-soda-childhood-high-blood.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]