UK-based 'papal lexicology correspondent' Tony Five – no that's not a real thing – reports on the Pope's Wordle secret and his future trip to the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee. Professor of information science, marketing, and psychology David Rand explains how AI chatbots can effectively sway voters in either direction. Professor Mike Tipton from the Extreme Environments Laboratory reveals that despite ice baths booming in popularity, they come with health risks. Experimental psychology researcher Katya Kredl tells us to define our dating goals as a new study shows clarity matters for dating satisfaction. Marketing professor Daniel Mirny discusses why we remember the source of an opinion better than the source of a fact. For pop culture news, media personality Caitlin Green covers: Google's Year in Search for 2025; Spotify Wrapped; The Netflix series Sean Combs: The Reckoning and the Diddy and 50 Cent feud; and who's the a-hole on Christmas. (⁠⁠Listen to Caitlin co-hosting The Jann Arden Podcast here⁠⁠.) Psychology researcher Alex Yang shares how your child's mess might be a sign of sophisticated algorithmic thinking. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:33) Tony Five (10:00) David Rand (20:00) Mike Tipton (30:00) Katya Kredl (39:50) Daniel Mirny (49:50) Caitlin Green pt. 1 (59:50) Caitlin Green pt. 2 (1:09:50) Alex Yang (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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