FULL EPISODE: Moon Base, Phase One, Go! - May 27, 2026

What this episode covers

It's science news with professor Jesse Rogerson covering: AI slop is flooding science publishing, and one major site is fighting back; We finally know how an all-female fish keeps cloning itself; and NASA begins phase 1 of building its Moon base, and here's the full plan. Psychology researcher Christoph Bamberg explains how you're probably wrong about fasting, as it may not have a negative impact on your brainpower. Consumer culture studies lecturer Sophie James and professor James Cronin discuss Backrooms: odd abandoned spaces and the dark tourism of them emerging online. For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, therapist and social worker Gary Direnfeld and David chat about teenage rites of passage, and how to handle them as a parent. Neuroscientist and professor Jeffrey Mogil reveals that icing an injury may make pain last twice as long. Organizational psychology professor Andrea Bazzoli outlines how small financial changes can have big impact on stress. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:01) Jesse Rogerson pt. 1 (10:00) Jesse Rogerson pt. 2 (20:00) Christoph Bamberg (30:00) Sophie James & James Cronin (39:50) Gary Direnfeld pt. 1 (49:50) Gary Direnfeld pt. 2 (59:50) Jeffrey Mogil (1:09:50) Andrea Bazzoli (1:19:04) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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