Most of us have ideas about what we’re looking for in a romantic partner. But psychologist Paul Eastwick says these preferences are surprisingly poor guides for finding love. He explains why attraction is so difficult to predict, and what the research suggests is the best way to meet someone with whom you'll connect. Then, in a new installment of “Your Questions Answered,” psychologist Ed Lemay responds to your questions about how we project our own thoughts and feelings onto other people, and how these projections shape our relationships.In our companion conversation for Hidden Brain+ subscribers, we talk with Paul Eastwick about online dating apps. He says apps can powerfully shape our experience of meeting potential romantic partners — often not for the better. If you're a subscriber, that episode is called “The Online Dating Trap.” If you're not yet a subscriber, you can listen to that conversation with a free seven-day trial to Hidden Brain+ by going to support.hiddenbrain.org. If you use an Apple device, you can subscribe via Apple Podcasts at apple.co/hidden brain. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
This is an abbreviated version of Checkup's segment on getting a good night's sleep. Whether or not you experienced daylight savings time this weekend, many Canadians struggle to get a good night's sleep. From mounting stress, to screen time, and sleep devices, Dr. Charles Samuels to share his best advice on getting some shut eye.
Ahead of of the U.S. midterm elections this week, we hear from political commentators on both sides of the border about how these election results could affect Trump's agenda, U.S.-Canada relations, and how election deniers are spreading misinformation ahead of the vote. Plus, a former U.S. Ambassador to Canada takes stock of the current relationship between the two countries and callers weigh in on why Tuesday's vote matters to them.
Whether you experienced daylight savings time this weekend, many Canadians struggle to get a good night's sleep. From mounting stress, to screen time, and sleep devices, Checkup connected with a sleep expert Dr. Charles Samuels to share his best advice on getting some shut eye.
This ICYMI takes you back to October 1995, on the eve of the Quebec's referendum on separation. The day before provincial voters were to set to decide on whether to stay - or leave Canada - Cross Country Checkup convened a panel of voters on both sides of the debate, as callers weighed in with their opinions from across the country. Here's an extended cut from that episode which aired October 29, 1995.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has called six federal byelections for December 7th to replace members of Parliament who had stepped down in recent months. Éric Grenier from thewrit.ca joins to discuss what's at stake for the Prime Minister and the opposition.
In 1973, a massive manhunt in New York's Adirondack Mountains ended when police captured a man named Robert Garrow. And that’s when this story really gets started.In this episode, that we first released in 2016, we consider a string of barbaric crimes by a hated man, and the attorney who, when called to defend him, also wound up defending a core principle of our legal system. When Frank Armani learned his client’s most gruesome secrets, he made a morally startling decision that stunned the world and goes to the heart of what it means to be a defense attorney - how far should lawyers go to provide the best defense to the worst people?NOTE: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault and violence, listener discretion is advised.Special thanks to Tom Alibrandi, author of Privileged Information, with Frank Armani, Laurence Gooley, author of Terror in the Adirondacks: The True Story of Serial Killer Robert F. Garrow, Charl Bader and the students in her Criminal Defense Clinic at Fordham University, Leslie Levin and the students in her Legal Profession class at The University of Connecticut School of Law, Clark D. Cunningham at Georgia State University College of Law, Debra Armani, Mary Armani, Lohr McKinstry, Tom Scozzafava, Stephanie Jenkins, Brian Farrell, Jennifer Brumback and Nick Capodice. EPISODE CREDITS:Reported by - Brenna Farrellwith help from - Simon AdlerProduced by - Matt Kielty and Brenna FarrellEPISODE CITATIONS:Sworn to Silence: The Truth Behind Robert Garrow and the Missing Bodies' Case, by Jim Tracey.Sign up for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Signup (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)!Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org.Leadership support for Radiolab’s science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
It may just be being human. Stephen Dubner interviews A.I. performer Tilly Norwood to find out if we are as replaceable as we fear. (Part two of a two-part series.) SOURCES:Sean Astin, actor, president of SAG-AFTRA.Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired.Ethan Mollick, associate professor of management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.Tilly Norwood, A.I. performer.Eline Van der Velden, founder and C.E.O. of Particle6.Joel Waldfogel, economist at the University of Minnesota. RESOURCES:"Quiet, My Exoself," by Kevin Kelly (KK, 2026)."How Large Language Models Are Reshaping the Book Market," by Imke Reimers and Joel Waldfogel (NBER, 2026)."Intellectual Property and Creative Machines," by Gaétan De Rassenfosse, Adam B. Jaffe, and Joel Waldfogel (NBER, 2024).Digital Renaissance: What Data and Economics Tell Us About the Future of Popular Culture, by Joel Waldfogel (2018)."The Random Long Tail and the Golden Age of Television," by Joel Waldfogel (Innovation Policy and the Economy, 2017)."Quality Predictability and the Welfare Benefits From New Products: Evidence From the Digitization of Recorded Music," by Luis Aguiar and Joel Waldfogel (NBER, 2016)."Copyright Protection, Technological Change, and the Quality of New Products: Evidence from Recorded Music since Napster," by Joel Waldfogel (NBER, 2011). EXTRAS:"How to Survive the A.I. Shock," by Freakonomics Radio (2026)."Should A.I. Move to Space?," by Freakonomics Radio (2026)."Are Thousands of Medical Cures Hiding in Plain Sight?," by Freakonomics Radio (2026)."Can A.I. Save Your Life?," by Freakonomics Radio (2026). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
