Education professor ⁠Soroush Sabbaghan⁠ expresses ⁠his opinion on whether AI chatbots should simulate empathy and care for students⁠.

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Digital media and culture professor ⁠Nicholas John⁠ exposes ⁠'ragebait' culture on social media: why we're addicted to it and who benefits from it⁠.

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Medicine professor and registered dietitian Leah Cahill warns that many YouTubers offering nutrition advice are not actually qualified to give it. Education professor Soroush Sabbaghan expresses his opinion on whether AI chatbots should simulate empathy and care for students. On Vet Talk or Pet Talk, veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford covers the following animal-related stories: How humans and great apes share similar giggles; The benefits of female baboons keeping family bonds strong; Marine biologists have followed a lone whale in the North Pacific known as "52 Blue" for decades; and The heat risks for pets in North America. Toronto-based comedian Natalie Norman talks about being a PG-only creator on OnlyFans and her new series Exit Interviews where she interviews people who've stayed with her. Sport social work researcher Emily Nothnagle shares details of her study challenging the idea that simply playing sports makes kids less prone to violent behavior. Digital media and culture professor Nicholas John exposes 'ragebait' culture on social media: why we're addicted to it and who benefits from it.

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Astrophysics professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ brings science news to the show with the following stories:

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Cybersecurity expert ⁠Francis Syms⁠ explains ⁠how researchers discovered an age bias in a commonly used AI tool⁠.

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Pediatric emergency medicine physician ⁠Dr. Danielle Mercurio-Porter⁠ discusses the potential dangers of heat waves, the importance of A/C during one, and who's most at risk.

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Health communication researcher and professor ⁠Allison Lazard⁠ outlines how certain ⁠social media messages may help counter the youth loneliness epidemic by encouraging real-world connection⁠.

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Marketing, health, and sustainability researcher ⁠Cameron McRae⁠ goes over ⁠his study explaining why shoppers avoid plant-based proteins⁠.

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Astrophysics professor Jesse Rogerson brings science news to the show with the following stories: Physicists reveal there is a universal law hidden in the shape of all poop; Humans in the Andes seem to have evolved a strange genetic ability; Scientists just found a planet that got a second life after its star died; and A strange 'cold blob' in the Atlantic signals we're almost at a tipping point. Health communication researcher and professor Allison Lazard outlines how certain social media messages may help counter the youth loneliness epidemic by encouraging real-world connection. Marketing, health, and sustainability researcher Cameron McRae goes over his study explaining why shoppers avoid plant-based proteins. Cybersecurity expert Francis Syms explains how researchers discovered an age bias in a commonly used AI tool. Pediatric emergency medicine physician Dr. Danielle Mercurio-Porter discusses the potential dangers of heat waves, the importance of A/C during one, and who's most at risk. Social psychology professor Daryl Van Tongeren reveals how everyone wants to think they're open-minded, but why most people are not.

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Technology and culture reporter ⁠Katie Notopoulos⁠ warns that ⁠AI slop is coming for your kids⁠.

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