Episode 2 takes you through the latest (and greatest) current science news, from sharks and giraffe manors to the science of binge watching, we bring you all the latest stories we think you’ll enjoy. Also, as the name suggests, we’ll play the nerdiest version of 2 truths and a lie that you ever heard. So grab a slice of pizza and tune in.

Content warning: Contains mild swearing

Links: Giraffe Manor - https://www.thesafaricollection.com/properties/giraffe-manor/

Papers:

Impulsivity and Difficulties in Emotional Regulation as Predictors of Binge-Watching Behaviours (Frontiers in Psychiatry, Starosta et al. 2021)

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.743870/full

Becoming the King in the North: identification with fictional characters is associated with greater self–other neural overlap (Broom et al., 2021)

https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/16/6/541/6143004