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The Studies Show

Alexander Webb, PhD

5 episodes

What academic research reveals about the world we live in.

More about the show

The Studies Show was started in February 2023 by Alexander Webb, PhD and freelance writer for outlets like The New York Times, National Geographic, WIRED, Business Insider and more.

Find out more at TheStudiesShow.com or TheStudiesShowPodcast.com #thestudiesshow

Episodes

  1. Did Jeffrey Epstein Win The Lottery? - The Studies Show

    · 18 min

    Did Jeffrey Epstein win an $85 million Powerball jackpot in 2008? In this first episode of a multi-part investigation, The Studies Show takes a fact-based, academic-inspired look at the origins of the conspiracy…

  2. Don't Be Embarrassed - Nobody's Watching Anyway

    · 0:45

    In 2000, psychologists at Cornell made students wear an embarrassing Barry Manilow t-shirt into a room of strangers. The students estimated ~50% of people noticed. Actual number? About 20-25%. A 2001 follow-up found…

  3. The Physics of UFOs, The Math of Conspiracy Theories, David Grusch, + more! - The Studies Show

    · 58 min

    Many have long believed in UFOs, but what's the science--and evidence-- behind them? David Grusch's explosive testimony to Congress, in which the former intelligence officer claims the government has been hiding UFOs…

  4. Sex to Die For - The Studies Show

    · 1:58 · Explicit

    Episode three of “The Studies Show” looks at air embolisms, one weird way to die from oral sex during pregnancy. and more

  5. Will global warming create more rainbows? 🌈 🌈 🌈

    · 1:50

    Global warming will create more rainbows! But you’ll probably never see them. The Studies Show was started by PhD student and freelance writer Alexander Webb in February, 2023. The Studies Show creates creates fact…

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