Why People Hide Chronic Pain at Work

The Real Cost of Fast-Delivered Packages

Human resource studies professor ⁠Alex Kowalski⁠ [https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/people/alexander-kowalski] shares how ⁠fast deliveries worsen conditions for e-commerce warehouse workers⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-fast-deliveries-worsen-conditions-commerce.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

FULL EPISODE: An Unbelievable Case of Rabies - June 4, 2026

Veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford [https://drcliff.ca/cliff-redford/] joins The Last Show for Vet Talk or Pet Talk and covers the following feline topics: Cat ownership linked to increased risk of schizophrenia [https://www.sciencealert.com/cat-ownership-linked-to-increased-risk-of-schizophrenia-study-suggests]; Cats snoring is uncommon and generally normal, but sometimes a sign of medical trouble [https://www.petmd.com/cat/general-health/cat-snoring-it-normal]; and What to do if your cat has eaten string [https://www.petmd.com/cat/general-heath/what-to-do-if-your-cat-has-eaten-string]. David asks Cliff a "listener submitted" question about their pet. Infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine Dr. Isaac Bogoch [https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/19189-isaac-bogoch] breaks down a bizarre case of an organ donor unexpectedly giving rabies to kidney and cornea graft recipients [https://people.com/organ-donor-unknowingly-gave-rabies-to-two-recipients-11987300]. Human resource studies professor Alex Kowalski [https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/people/alexander-kowalski] shares how fast deliveries worsen conditions for e-commerce warehouse workers [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-fast-deliveries-worsen-conditions-commerce.html]. Behavioral scientist Daniel Connolly [https://www.danieljconnolly.com/] explores why economic inequality is the status quo [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-economic-inequality-status-quo.html]. Psychology researcher Christoph Bamberg [https://christophbg.github.io/] explains how you're probably wrong about fasting, as it may not have a negative impact on your brainpower [https://www.sciencealert.com/we-were-wrong-about-fasting-massive-study-finds]. Cognitive psychology professor Erik Reichle [https://www.erikdreichle.com/] discusses how we absorb information that we read on paper versus on screens [https://theconversation.com/do-we-absorb-information-better-on-paper-rather-than-screens-it-depends-on-the-screen-281849]. Cognitive psychology professor Clara Colombatto [https://claracolombatto.com/] reveals how people overestimate how confident AI systems are in their responses [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-people-overestimate-confident-ai-responses.html]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:05) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 1 * (10:00) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 2 * (20:00) Dr. Isaac Bogoch * (30:00) Alex Kowalski * (39:50) Daniel Connolly * (49:50) Christoph Bamberg * (59:50) Erik Reichle * (1:09:50) Clara Colombatto * (1:19:04) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Amazing New Tiny Blue Octopus; Physicists Perfect Randomness

For science news, astrophysics professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ [https://www.jesserogerson.com/about] covers the following: * Physicists just achieved perfect randomness for the first time ever⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-just-achieved-perfect-randomness-for-the-first-time-ever]; * Tiny blue octopus unlike any we know of discovered near the Galápagos⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-blue-octopus-unlike-any-we-know-of-discovered-near-the-galapagos]; * This plant summons wasps when under attack, and we finally know how⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/this-plant-summons-wasps-when-under-attack-and-we-finally-know-how]; and * US homes shake as a meteor explodes with the force of 300 tons of TNT⁠ [https://www.sciencealert.com/us-homes-shake-as-meteor-explodes-with-force-of-300-tons-of-tnt]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Visibility of Disability in Advertising

Marketing professor ⁠Zachary Estes⁠ [https://zacharyestes.org/] discusses why ⁠disability inclusion in advertising can build stronger brand affinity⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-disability-inclusion-advertising-stronger-brand.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

An AI with Sketchy Essay Notes

Psychology professor ⁠Deborah Talmi⁠ [https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/staff/dr-deborah-talmi] explains how ⁠AI chatbots are not yet good enough to grade university essays, rewarding style over substance⁠ [https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-university-essay-grading]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]