FULL EPISODE: It's Not a Lie If You Believe It - April 10, 2026

Astrophysics professor Jesse Rogerson joins David and covers the following science news stories: The Artemis II splashdown and how it will endure intense heat during re-entry; Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment, and the culprit is lab gloves; and Our modern vision evolved from an ancient one‑eyed worm creature. Social neuroscience researcher Giulia Romano Cappi explains how your body exhibits subtle physiological changes when you engage in self-deception. Biostatistics professor Joshua Lambert reveals that students prefer AI chatbots, until they know it is one. Leadership and workplace correspondent ⁠Sarah E. Needleman⁠ discusses how companies are saying goodbye to middle managers in favor of 'player-coaches' and 'org leads'. Cognitive psychologist and creativity researcher Tuval Raz outlines how asking complex questions improves creative project scores but hurts multiple-choice exam grades. Psychology professor Kayleigh Watters talks about the psychological difference between playing video games to relax and playing to win. Communications studies professor ⁠Ben Clarke⁠ shares ⁠his analysis showing that hate is more common in early online article comments⁠. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:24) Jesse Rogerson pt. 1 (10:00) Jesse Rogerson pt. 2 (20:00) Giulia Romano Cappi (30:00) Joshua Lambert (39:50) Sarah E. Needleman (49:50) Tuval Raz (59:50) Kayleigh Watters (1:09:50) Ben Clarke (1:18:29) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices