The Studies Show

10
Science #93

A weekly podcast about the latest scientific controversies, with Tom Chivers and Stuart Ritchie

www.thestudiesshowpod.com

Recent Episodes
  • Episode 71: The autism epidemic
    Apr 29, 2025 – 54:31
  • Paid-only Episode 19: Circumcision
    Apr 22, 2025 – 10:05
  • Episode 70: Bird flu
    Apr 15, 2025 – 55:25
  • Episode 69: Conspiracy theories
    Apr 8, 2025 – 01:10:39
  • Episode 68: Cannabis
    Apr 1, 2025 – 01:02:47
  • Invitation to The Studies Show LIVE
    Mar 31, 2025 – 09:05
  • Paid-only Episode 18: Abortion
    Mar 25, 2025 – 10:59
  • Episode 67: Seed oils
    Mar 11, 2025 – 57:22
  • Episode 66: Superforecasting
    Mar 4, 2025 – 01:15:53
  • Episode 65: Havana Syndrome and mass hysteria
    Feb 25, 2025 – 52:00
  • Paid-only Episode 17: The lab leak hypothesis
    Feb 18, 2025 – 10:47
  • Episode 64: IQ
    Feb 11, 2025 – 01:14:58
  • Episode 63: Philosophy of science
    Feb 4, 2025 – 01:10:24
  • Episode 62: Violent videogames
    Jan 28, 2025 – 01:04:55
  • Paid-only Episode 16: Recycling
    Jan 21, 2025 – 11:17
  • Episode 61: Conflict of interest
    Jan 6, 2025 – 01:07:21
  • Un-paywalled: Youth gender medicine & the Cass Review
    Dec 31, 2024 – 01:15:24
  • Episode 60: Best and worst science of 2024
    Dec 24, 2024 – 01:05:41
  • Episode 59: The apocalypse
    Dec 17, 2024 – 01:04:32
  • Paid-only Episode 15: Sex and sport
    Dec 10, 2024 – 10:45
  • Episode 58: Psychopathy
    Dec 3, 2024 – 57:30
  • Episode 57: Collider bias
    Nov 26, 2024 – 01:00:30
  • Episode 56: Water fluoridation and dentistry
    Nov 19, 2024 – 01:02:57
  • Paid-only Episode 14: Adult ADHD
    Nov 12, 2024 – 11:12
  • Episode 55: Government science funding
    Nov 5, 2024 – 52:06
  • Episode 54: Halloween special on psychic mediums
    Oct 29, 2024 – 01:09:05
  • Episode 53: The Stanford Prison Experiment
    Oct 22, 2024 – 01:12:27
  • Paid-only Episode 13: Surrogacy
    Oct 15, 2024 – 11:27
  • Episode 52: Very old people and "Blue Zones"
    Oct 8, 2024 – 01:01:31
  • Episode 51: Antimicrobial resistance
    Oct 1, 2024 – 50:16
  • Episode 50: Toxoplasma
    Sep 24, 2024 – 01:08:48
  • Paid-only Episode 12: Jonathan Haidt vs. social media
    Sep 17, 2024 – 11:06
  • Episode 49: Scientific publishing
    Sep 10, 2024 – 01:16:13
  • Episode 48: Alcohol
    Sep 3, 2024 – 55:19
  • Episode 47: The 25 year old brain
    Aug 27, 2024 – 01:03:31
  • Paid-only Episode 11: Sex education
    Aug 20, 2024 – 10:39
  • Episode 46: The marshmallow test
    Aug 13, 2024 – 01:12:44
  • First anniversary special
    Aug 6, 2024 – 01:09:38
  • Episode 45: Air pollution
    Jul 30, 2024 – 01:04:59
  • Paid-only Episode 10: Misinformation, debunked
    Jul 23, 2024 – 11:00
  • Episode 44: Asteroids
    Jul 16, 2024 – 53:18
  • Episode 43: Nuclear winter
    Jul 9, 2024 – 01:12:45
  • Episode 42: Election special
    Jul 2, 2024 – 01:01:48
  • Paid-only Episode 9: Viagra
    Jun 25, 2024 – 10:32
  • Episode 41: Criminal justice and forensic science
    Jun 18, 2024 – 01:01:35
  • Episode 40: Addiction
    Jun 11, 2024 – 01:05:21
  • Episode 39: Peanut allergy
    Jun 4, 2024 – 01:04:45
  • Episode 38: Lead and crime
    May 28, 2024 – 56:13
  • Paid-only Episode 8: The science of Johann Hari
    May 21, 2024 – 10:36
  • Episode 37: Lead and IQ
    May 14, 2024 – 01:04:51
Recent Reviews
  • aasmund
    Interesting topics but cooky
    A lot of simplistic and superficial conclusions
  • PaulJ93
    Misleading In Many Ways
    I was disappointed about this one. With the title “The Studies Show” i figured the primary topic of discussion would be “studies”. Boy was i wrong. Tom and Stuart went on and on about United States political stuff. It over took 10 minutes before they had mentioned anything studies related. One of the host, i don’t remember who, was it not good at speaking in a podcast environment and it was extremely distracting. So much of the episode was dedicated to making fun of people and generalizing whole groups of people in negative ways. I honestly don’t understand how they have so many good reviews. I had to stop my self from turning this off at lease 5 times before i realized it would never get about science or studies. Tom and Stuart, that was really low. I hope this review gets in the hands of other people before they waste time with the negativity.
  • Brianbuch
    Can’t hear you, which is sad, because your show is great.
    I love your show. It’s great. I also sometimes listen as I work out or in my car. Please, please, please record your show at a higher level. Even with the volume turned all the way up, I can just about hear you above moderate ambient noise. Thank you.
  • dunstantinople
    Great content! Uneven audio
    I will literally turn this into a five star review and become a paying subscriber if you get someone to help you fix your levels. I have to listen to this louder than all my other podcasts and Tom is still talking into his chest half the time
  • kcollett
    Good show
    In general, I very much appreciate this podcast. It gets a bit too self-indulgent at times, so I took off a star for that. This didn’t affect my rating but this podcast has by far the ugliest show art of the various podcasts to which I subscribe.
  • Wombathound
    RFK
    Guys, love the podcast! And loved the RFK impersonation I was in stitches
  • FirthofDrengist
    Good show, a bit too much digression
    The hosts know their stuff and address interesting topics. However, I wish they would play it a bit straighter. Some of the humorous asides are distracting when you’re trying to follow the thread of the research in question, and they talk over each other a lot. I prefer to read the transcript.
  • lucaswj
    Good, data driven stuff
    Unlike any number of shows with the words “science” or “skeptic” in their name, this show really is interested in looking purely at what, if anything, current research says about topics of popular interest.
  • nomorelandmines
    Fewer digressions please
    Excellent skeptical review of research, especially in psychology. But it would be so much better with fewer digressions and jokes. Maybe their could be a edited version with a little less humor?
  • emkolb
    Tried to love - the hosts are just too smug
    I really love podcasts like this but I can’t get through an episode of their smarmy, smug tone. If that’s your jam or you don’t mind - you’ll love this!
  • junior chomsky
    Heavy and deep research - Explained simply
    The hosts dig deep into a single topic. They do an excellent job at sifting through studies that are not so rigorous, or perhaps flawed in some way(s). When if comes to controversial subjects, they are fair, and stick to what the science says. Love it.
  • andywalters
    Science journalism par excellence, with funny accents to boot
    This podcast is like sitting at the dinner table with informed, careful, scientifically literate friends exploring an issue from many angles. With each episode, I learn a little more about the topic at hand or the trappings of science such as p values and sample sizes. But more importantly than the WHAT, I learn HOW to think critically about scientific work. As a non-academic who wants to develop my scientific muscle, just soaking up their intuitions about how to make sense of scientific output has been extremely valuable. The accents are great, too!
  • Robbie Bowman
    Current yet timeless
    One of those shows I wish I had discovered years from now so I’d have a big back catalogue to binge. Ritchie and Chivers have great on mic chemistry. They discuss matters in simple terms without dumbing it down. Truly minds to be mined!
  • VertJF
    Clear thinking on difficult questions
    The hosts of this show are both smart and dedicated to rational thinking - exactly who you’d want to hear discuss interesting, difficult scientific questions that have been the subject of much misinformation. Keep it up guys!
  • iPersist
    Great science communication
    Enjoyable show about current scientific debates, conducted by two people who are frequently questioning their and others’ biases. Looking forward to more episodes!
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork on this page are property of the podcast owner, and not endorsed by UP.audio.