The Last Show with David Cooper

Dan Riskin - November 1, 2023

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Science educator Dan Riskin confronts David about being late for today's taping, then finds the time to actually talk about science stories on the show. Stories covered:


  • Orcas once hunted alongside humans, even those lineages are likely extinct;
  • The 64 year-old Taiwanese woman who had a jumping spider living in her ear; and
  • A new study showing how one particularly nasty parasite got its mind-controlling abilities.


    The two briefly discuss AI, with David pondering whether biological parasites could infect computers in the future.

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