FULL EPISODE: Your Inner Voice (or Lack Thereof) - July 29, 2026

Astrophysics professor Jesse Rogerson covers science news with the following stories: Here's one way that men multitask worse than women; Your brain can rewire itself to allow true multitasking; Earth's greatest catastrophes seem to follow a mysterious 27-million year pulse; Scientists say modern life is pushing the human mind beyond its limits; and Cockroaches have a 'collective memory' that emerges from their social networks. Technology and culture reporter Katie Notopoulos warns that AI slop is coming for your kids. Psychology professor Alain Morin reveals how not everyone experiences an inner voice streaming through their head. For Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday, therapist and social worker Gary Direnfeld discuss whose job is it to be a kid: the parent or the child? Criminology professors Jose Pina-Sánchez and Toby Davies share details of their investigation into whether car traffic increases street crime. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:02) Jesse Rogerson pt. 1 (10:00) Jesse Rogerson pt. 2 (20:00) Jesse Rogerson pt. 3 (30:00) Katie Notopoulos (39:50) Alain Morin pt. 1 (49:50) Alain Morin pt. 2 (59:50) Gary Direnfeld (1:09:50) Jose Pina-Sánchez & Toby Davies (1:19:09) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices