EPISODE · Aug 7, 2025 · 1H 27M
A Power Plant on the Moon - August 6, 2025
from The Last Show with David Cooper · host David Cooper
David and foreign correspondent Tony Five cover a recent development in a strange alleged insurance fraud case involving a bear suit. Astrophysicist Dr. Jesse Rogerson reveals that NASA has issued a directive to speed up moon power reactor plans. For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, Gary Direnfeld and David discuss how to deal with a bad day. Evolutionary psychologist Dr. Andrew Thomas explains that people judge a potential partner's sexual history by timing, not total number. Psychology and decision sciences professor Dr. Daniel Oppenheimer describes how cognitive fixation from Google searches hurts a team's ability to innovate. Computer science professor Dr. Daniel Vogel shares his research showing that you're better at spotting computer malware than you think. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:51) Tony Five (09:59) Dr. Jesse Rogerson (19:59) Gary Direnfeld pt. 1 (29:59) Gary Direnfeld pt. 2 (39:49) Dr. Andrew Thomas pt. 1 (49:49) Dr. Andrew Thomas pt. 2 (59:49) Dr. Daniel Oppenheimer (1:09:49) Dr. Daniel Vogel (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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David and foreign correspondent Tony Five cover a recent development in a strange alleged insurance fraud case involving a bear suit. Astrophysicist Dr. Jesse Rogerson reveals that NASA has issued a directive to speed up moon power reactor plans. For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, Gary Direnfeld and David discuss how to deal with a bad day. Evolutionary psychologist Dr. Andrew Thomas explains that people judge a potential partner's sexual history by timing, not total number. Psychology and decision sciences professor Dr. Daniel Oppenheimer describes how cognitive fixation from Google searches hurts a team's ability to innovate. Computer science professor Dr. Daniel Vogel shares his research showing that you're better at spotting computer malware than you think. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:51) Tony Five (09:59) Dr. Jesse Rogerson (19:59) Gary Direnfeld pt. 1 (29:59) Gary Direnfeld pt. 2 (39:49) Dr. Andrew Thomas pt. 1 (49:49) Dr. Andrew Thomas pt. 2 (59:49) Dr. Daniel Oppenheimer (1:09:49) Dr. Daniel Vogel (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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