David solicits your calls at 1-888-505-6644. (Call even if you're a podcast listener, and we'll call you back when the show airs!) London-based foreign correspondent Tony Five covers new bite-resistant wetsuits that can reduce shark bite injuries and the one in five people who now regularly get news on TikTok. Researcher in human understanding of algorithms and machines ⁠Prof. Dr. Nils Köbis⁠ explains how ⁠offloading our tasks to AI can increase dishonest behavior⁠. Anthropology professor ⁠Dr. Jeffrey Cohen⁠ educates us on ⁠the tasty Oaxacan tradition of eating grasshoppers⁠. (⁠Check out Jeff's book on the topic here⁠.) Media and communications researcher ⁠M. Sebih Oruç⁠ explains ⁠why you should put down your phone and engage in boredom, and how philosophy can help with digital overload⁠. Pop culture writer ⁠Callie Ahlgrim⁠ explains how ⁠weaponized incompetence is back, and that it's driving modern women out of their marriages⁠. Sociology professor ⁠Brad Wilcox⁠ reveals that ⁠people are having less sex than ever⁠. Mosquito researcher ⁠Dr. Felix Hol⁠ announces how he discovered ⁠beer, cannabis, and sex make you more attractive to mosquitos⁠. Future-of-work reporter ⁠⁠Tim Paradis⁠ describes how ⁠applying for jobs has never been easier and why that's a problem⁠.

Segments:

• (00:00) Introduction
• (01:48) Tony Five
• (10:00) Prof. Dr. Nils Köbis
• (20:00) Dr. Jeffrey Cohen
• (30:00) M. Sebih Oruç
• (39:50) Callie Ahlgrim
• (49:50) Brad Wilcox
• (59:50) Dr. Felix Hol
• (1:09:50) Tim Paradis
• (1:19:13) Sign-off

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