David's top stories: Snake on a plane delays a flight in Australia; and Hurdler gets modeling offer after shorts malfunction during race. Social-personality psychologist William Chopik explains what we get wrong in our misjudgments about people with tattoos. Foreign correspondent Tony Five joins in to chat with environmental psychologist Dr. Jim Uttley about why only certain types of crime, but not others, increases after dark. Mark – a man who saved a bumblebee – shares his story with Tony and David. (Donate to The Bumblebee Conservation Trust here.) Jill Connolly from RC Pets convinces us to leash our cats. Psychology researcher Annika From reveals that similarity in long‑term romantic couples probably matters less than you'd think. Astrophysicist Dr. Jesse Rogerson⁠ describes our first look from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory⁠. Relationship scientist Dr. Marisa Cohen⁠ explains how to spot (and avoid dating) a "man child"⁠.

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