Science Snacks

I attended a special lecture by the author of this paper, and I share a short episode on why it was super cool. Only here on Science Snacks!

I was not taken hostage and locked in a cold dark room (yet). Why did I do it then? Who else is doing this? Find out only on Science Snacks!

A look into the science currently known about the Ohio train crash that occurred in February of 2023, only here on Science Snacks!

Need for closure research is fairly recent (in scientific terms), but decision making is something we face every day. How we make decisions and that need for closure might be related as we discuss on this episode of Science Snacks!

We explore a short story about a theorized way to speak with ghosts and explore a company's history in using that type of technology. Does that sound vague? Listen, we are shooting ghosts with lasers in this episode of Science Snacks! Give it a listen!

What does getting a Covid Vaccine have to do with car crashes? I won't spoil that secret here in the description, but I will tell you that this answer is explored in depth only here on Science Snacks!

Maybe you used Legend of Zelda to escape from the hardships of pre-teen life. Maybe you were inspired to get into parkour because of the Assassin's Creed series. Or maybe the Witcher games were the thing you clung to through grad school as they let you decompress. Were those games helping you live a healthier life or hurting you? We explore the research in depth on this explorative episode of Science Snacks!

Ever taken psychedelics before or had what you would describe as a "Religious Experience?" Do you think your experience was unique or fundamentally changed your life? Well here on Science Snacks we introduce you to people you might have a lot in common with, exploring what it means to experience "Ultimate Reality" with or without the use of drugs.

In this episode we discuss violence in video games, good journals, and make you question your own gaming habits and beliefs. An existential crisis than only Science Snacks can bring you!

In this episode, we look at the work by friend-of-the-show, Kathy Hirst! We also talk about a wide range of current Autism Spectrum Disorder treatments, controversies in the field, and about the role that drug treatments ought to play in medicine. Check it out, only on Science Snacks! Cited Sources: https://n.neurology.org/content/98/18_Supplement/2776 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02428205

Cheese Caves that are part of government conspiracies, vegetarian crocodiles that want to eat children but can't because it is unethical, and British high society all come together in a study about your cheesiest dreams. Only here on Science Snacks! Cited Sources:  https://www.npr.org/2005/09/16/4851485/study-eating-cheese-can-alter-your-dreams http://web.archive.org/web/20060115000115/http://www.cheeseboard.co.uk/news.cfm?page_id=240

This episode is all about the science behind the types of orgasms, specialty vibrators, and sexiest thing of all: data tracking and trending. Only on Science Snacks! Citations: https://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/article/S1743-6095(22)01328-5/fulltext https://blog.lioness.io/orgasm-patterns-using-the-lioness-f9b55b7834de https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7181645/

A tweet came out that gained millions of view saying, "...Put Tetris on your phone and the phone of somebody you love today. It's literally a trauma first aid kit." They were referencing some scientific papers that we look at in this episode, only on Science Snacks!

Oops this audio uploaded weird! It's fixed now! Gender, age, stress, pain killers, hormones and so many other things are thought to affect pain during and after tattoos. But what does the research say?  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7767267/

Today we are looking at the Big 5 Personality Types and how they affect your video game preferences, frustrations, and enjoyability. We explore what your games say about you and what you can do to pick games that are a better fit according to research from Quantic Foundry.  We mention the following links:  Gamer Profile Quiz~ https://apps.quanticfoundry.com/surveys/start/gamerprofile/ Big 5 Quiz~ https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/IPIP-BFFM/ Papers: https://quanticfoundry.com/2015/12/21/map-of-gaming-motivations/ https://quanticfoundry.com/2016/01/05/personality-correlates/#:~:text=We%20found%20significant%20correlations%20between,score%20higher%20on%20Immersion%2DCreativity.

We read a paper that seems to suggest caution on vaping, pointing out both known and unknown dangers. With increasing popularity with teens and your adults, the authors have some concerns. Share with me what you think, here on Science Snacks!

I spent the last few months doing a deep dive into modern exercise science to improve my own understanding of how I could improve my fitness. While doing so, I made a handful of regular episodes, but it was about time everything was put into one single episode. Compressing more than two dozen papers that give a clear overview to get you fit according to science; Some might just call that snackable, like us here on Science Snacks!

The title says it all, but we explore a paper that says pretty concisely what gender biases may look like and talk about what the present research is saying, only on Science Snacks!

Examining a paper from 2019, we explore the history of steroid use, who is using them, how many people are, and the dangers associated with steroid use, only on Science Snacks!

Okay it is literally called diet soda but does it actually help with weight loss? We explore a brand new paper that claims to have the final say on this topic, here on Science Snacks!