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Experimental History — 77 episodes

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There is no epidemic of loneliness, but there is an epidemic of scurvy

2

I like 'em thick

3

Incentives are for losers

4

Blog Jamboree 2026: The Winners

5

The Decline of Deviance 2

6

The most wonderful thing that happened to Tommy McHugh

7

Stop eating Lady Gaga's Oreos

8

Shame them, shun them, ban them, beat them!

9

Nothing ever dies. It merely becomes embarrassing.

10

Infinite midwit

11

The one science reform we can all agree on, but we're too cowardly to do

12

I swear the UFO is coming any minute

13

Underrated ways to change the world, vol. II

14

Text is king

15

How to Be Less Awkward

16

So you wanna de-bog yourself (repost)

17

The drug that taught me how much I should suffer

18

Secrets of the ancient memelords

19

You say potato, I say leprosy

20

The Decline of Deviance

21

Thank you for being annoying

22

Blog Extravaganza 2025: the winners

23

Use this magic bullet to shoot yourself in the foot

24

Bag of words, have mercy on us

25

Do conversations end when people want them to?

26

Revenge of the Blockheads

27

Face it: you're a crazy person

28

Three Dumb Studies for your consideration

29

The Second Annual Blog Post Competition, Extravaganza, and Jamboree

30

New paradigm for psychology just dropped

31

28 slightly rude notes on writing

32

The Bluetooth Test and other keyholes to the soul

33

Be myself? I'd rather die

34

Hey would you mind killing that patient for me thnx

35

Funding science is actually a badass thing to do

36

How to feel bad and be wrong

37

Two stupid facts that rule the world

38

The end is nigh and here's why

39

The Anarchist and the Hockey Stick

40

Underrated ways of changing the world

41

Both Democrats and Republicans can pass the Ideological Turing Test

42

Is psychology going to Cincinnati?

43

Blog Extravaganza: The Winners

44

There's a place for everyone

45

Bloodletting, leeches, and other FDA-approved treatments

46

Good ideas don't need bayonets

47

Who's got the guts to go to the moon?

48

The first transmissions from Science House

49

Surely you can be serious

50

The Summer 2024 Blog Post Competition, Extravaganza, and Jamboree

51

How to get 7th graders to smoke

52

Startling differences between humans and jukeboxes

53

Science will only end once we've licked all the objects in the universe

54

You can't be too happy, literally

55

Declining trust in Zeus is a technology

56

How to drive a stake through your own good heart

57

Let's build a fleet and change the world

58

I'm so sorry for psychology's loss, whatever it is

59

Sorry pal, this woo is irreducible

60

An invitation to a secret society

61

The illusion of moral decline

62

I wanted to be a teacher but they made me a cop

63

Science is a strong link problem

64

Brain training begins in the hips

65

You can't reach the brain through the ears

66

It's very weird to have a skull full of poison

67

The radical idea that people aren't stupid

68

The dance of the naked emperors

69

The rise and fall of peer review

70

How to keep cakes moist and cause the greatest tragedies of the 20th century

71

Things could be better

72

You'll forget most of what you learn. What should you do about that?

73

Psychology might be a big stinkin' load of hogwash and that's just fine

74

Excuse me but why are you eating so many frogs

75

Why Aren't Smart People Happier?

76

You Should Not Open a Door and See Someone Pooping

77

Good Conversations Have Lots of Doorknobs