Judging by the reviews, I’m glad I missed the AI episode, but in general I love how entertaining and science-based this podcast is. Listening to Wendy’s voice is like a shot of dopamine to the brain. I learn a lot and am in a great mood for the rest of the day. <3

We NEED MORE NOw. I noticed you working hard 😓 you need something more a break from your work than just being to relax and listen to your podcast or listen to music or listen to a book 📚 you enjoy and listen when you feel like you need a break so you are doing something hard so do something else that is easy and relaxing 😌 you can do this

I come for the science lesson, and stay for the giggles over bodily functions

First I can’t begin to express how much I look forward to each new segment drop, it’s like Christmas!!! I love the show and thanks for making me a little more interesting at a party with all the exciting topics you expose us all to! I’d like to hear if silk pillows are worth the hype

Yay! Love it but after dozens of episodes I still don’t know s Edgar a “citation” is. Maybe explain it? Thanks

Love this podcast for the extensive research they offer dispelling a lot of social media hype. I enjoy the humor as well.

I find your topics to be really interesting and I’ve learned a ton of useful info. However, I find the banter between the hosts to be super annoying and distracting. For example, the colon cancer in young people episode…the discussion about colibactum turned into “cauliflower” banter. Why take such a serious topic and turn it into a non-humorous joke? It’s really distracting and eye roll inducing

I’ve listened to this podcast for a few years now. I also work as a principal scientist and value the concept of answering questions with data. After the recent AI episode I cannot continue to support this podcast. It was incredibly dismissive of the AI threat and entirely lacking in scientific support.

To see how the host kept trying to downplay AI when clearly the woman she was interviewing seemed nervous about the future of AI… idk it made me feel like she was less credible?

Sure… this show is entertaining and caters to a broad audience. And fits that bill somewhat well. But for anyone with above average intelligence, it always fails to get to the heart of the matter, no matter how much it attempts to appear to look at both sides. It usually ends in cliché. And an ambiguous conclusion. Leaving me feeling like I’ve wasted an hour and gotten nothing deeper than I already was well-aware of.

I have listened to this show from the beginning. I am so disappointed by the low quality of the AI episode. What happened to your editors/ people who give feedback before publishing an episode? The tech CEOs are finally putting the health of people above their bottom line- they are the experts on what to be concerned about. It’s not a fact that AI will cause widespread disruption to humanity but it is a fact that there’s a chance it could. I found the episode to be very unscientific in the way evidence was just being shrugged off. Wendy referenced one book she read by a professor- I wonder how long ago it was written and published and if that author sees things differently now?

Fascinating and perfectly balanced! I thought this episode was excellent. Science Vs does a fantastic job of cutting through the massive hype and intense fear surrounding AI to look at the actual facts. It breaks down terrifying concepts—like the "paperclip maximizer" and rogue agents—in a way that is incredibly engaging, easy to understand, and grounded in real science. Wendy and the team managed to address a scary topic with their signature humor and rigorous fact-checking without being overly alarmist. Highly recommend a listen!

I really enjoyed this show during the COVID pandemic. The interviews with Fauci were interesting. Some of his advice was common sense and yet some of it seemed open to criticism. I wish that Wendy would have pressed a bit more but we were in the midst of a health crisis. Now it’s sad to realize how common sense and goodwill failed because the experts and government official (in bother camps) were less concerned about safety and more concerned about control and blame. I feel bad for Wendy. She was duped.

I love this show but I was very disappointed in the AI episode 🙁 As an environmental ecologist, I find it obtuse to say that nuclear weapons couldn’t really do that much harm to all humans. I also find it incredibly disrespectful to all the people who suffered from cancer and lifelong pain due to nuclear warfare or accidents. I don’t see how that could be considered anything besides apocalyptic. Hearing how cavalier and antagonistic the host was made it very difficult to continue the episode and support the show further. Almost felt like this was an episode that supported MAGA and AI agendas. Not very science-positive from a professional scientist’s perspective.

I love the topics but I find the host’s voice and voice of the guest on the AI episode sooo screechy and grating :(

Very odd that the host pretends humans are creating false information about Ai harming humans, her logic is flawed and pandering to Ai companies. The reporter gave very clear examples and evidence of how it is actively harming humans. It’s evolving and was created and trained to do evil by humans. If the literal creators of Ai are alarmed and warning us then yes we should absolutely be concerned.

Pretty shallow podcast in my opinion. Humans can't even comprehend how a ASI would wipe out all biology (not just humans) on earth. We can't even think like that. It's going to be like magic WHEN it happens. Sure AI are just in a box (for now) . No hands or fingers to manipulate the outside world. But money talks. Humans will do some crazy stuff if the price is right. AI can and will get finances to fund its unknown purpose through hacking and investments. We already have cults and fanatics of AI that will do its bidding just for FUN. Time to take this a bit more seriously than this podcast portrayed. Laugh it off but I'll hate to say "I told you so" because it will be too late for all organisms on Earth.

I’ve really enjoyed all the episodes I have listened to. I appreciate getting the facts and citations. This episode intrigued me as I grew up on a farm. We milked cows to supplement the farm income. This was in the 70s and we held back enough raw milk for the family to drink we before selling it to the local dairy. We did this as a convenience, not for health reasons. I still remember having the shake the bottle before drinking it to mix in the cream the floated to the top. II know just how hard it was to keep stuff out of the milk and the facilities clean. This was a small operation, not a large scale business. My siblings and I did the milking and we were kids. We cleaned off the stuff we could see on the cows udders, but never gave a thought to potential bacteria. My older brother and I both have allergies - hay fever. Once we stopped milking we stopped drinking raw milk and started buying milk. I don’t recall feeling any different drinking store bought milk vs raw milk. Now I don’t even drink milk. It’s pretty clear there are significant health risks in drinking raw milk and no verifiable benefits. I hope this fad ends quickly.

TY for the sunscreen show. Looking forward to a COVID retrospective/after action show. Keep up the good work:)

I am an omnivore and I still find the gloss over of protein source significance a disappointing choice. Withholding the information regarding plant vs animal protein is a mistake and seemed intentional with how quickly Wendy changed focus and ignored the start of a massive health and environmental factor regarding protein. I thought this show attempted to avoid bias but that was flagrant. Bummer.

Spend far too much time on internet and I’ve sadly just heard of Hank Green via the show. Loved his episode, many others, and agree they should cohost a program.

I love how giggly, fun, and accessible this podcast makes complex topics! Thank you for all that you do. 💖

I love this podcast, it tackles difficult subjects as well as light hearted “myth busting” with a bit of fun, in an easy to understand and easy to digest way. But, Hank Green said, “why don’t we have a podcast?” And I gotta ask the same question. That would be so entertaining.

Great neutral source of information on controversial topics. I have one negative. I have listened to this podcast with my high school and college granddaughters. Their comment was, “Why do they have to giggle so much? They’re brilliant scientists seriously discussing scientific issues. Men don’t giggle.”

What did he do? Was he fated to listen to this podcast? Let him go!

A great podcast that gives great insight on a variety of topics broken down for the the average listener

I really enjoy learning interesting things from science Vs !!

I love this show and the realness mixed with some silliness. Science is the cornerstone of life and Wendy and her team deliver the most interesting and informative content in a way that most can understand and/or relate to.

I’ve wanted to really enjoy this podcast. The topics are interesting and I’ve listened for a long time. But all the giggling from Wendy … giggling when there’s nothing funny. It’s distracting for me.

LOVE this podcast!! I love how they are truly unbiased and how you get to actually decide how you feel about whatever topic is being discussed! One-of-a-kind and absolutely perfect!! Also my ADHD brain can always listen to Wendy! Those who understand will get what i'm saying lol

Joel Werner is so funny, please keep him around!

A podcast dedicated to science communication that betters the human condition should not take advertising dollars from AI—the thing that objectively makes the human condition worse. And, no, Wendy, you don’t get to preface your show with a “we hear you” non-apology and then advertise Amazon AI in THE VERY SAME EPISODE! Science Vs has lost all credibility with me. Unfollow.

It’s rare to find nuance in podcasts, this podcast takes a non biased approach & nit picks the science of hyped fads & possible misconceptions in popular media to day. Please do one on Collage & adaptogens

Lost me when you started accepting advertising revenue from AI companies and running episodes talking about how you use AI to figure out trivial things like which wine to buy. Aside from the obvious ethical issues, if you’re using AI to research your show topics, the likelihood of hallucinated or misrepresented sources should alarm everyone.

Best podcast, went into great detail before answering the questions! Tried the lucid dreaming method and it worked!

I have enjoyed this podcast over the years but I have been extremely disappointed by several recent episodes. The episode on ibogaine is completely irresponsible and not well researched at all. There is zero mention of any of the standard-of-care FDA approved treatments for opioid use disorder that have long track records of safety and effectiveness, including a mortality benefit. This episode essentially promotes a high-risk, expensive and experimental treatment that does not have any data up to current clinical research standards to support its current use (which would need to include comparison to the standard of care). The information presented was of poor quality and the limitations were not adequately discussed. As a physician who treats people with substance use disorders, I am at loss as to why they did not interview an addiction medicine doctor for this episode. I strongly recommend that they take this episode down and do additional research before publishing a revised version as I think this episode has the potential to do harm to vulnerable patients and their families.

I just can’t believe an evidence-based science podcast is promoting a health AI product. Super disappointed.

In the few episodes I listened to, there was exactly zero scientific methodology evidenced in the science* being alluded to in your editorial program. I’m not sure if you intended all of this to be ironic, but I suspect not.

Unsubbing after hearing this supposed Science advocacy show shill for this unproven, job killing AI health slop garbage. No thanks.

Listened to a few dozen episodes and these are fantastic. Funny, fascinating, often mind-blowing, while also charming and just genuinely fun to listen to. Wendy and team are awesome and I look forward to listening to more back catalogue and eventually pulling the trigger to be a paying patron

unsubscribed. supporting Bozo and the Joker; not on my watch. ✊

Unfollowing the show after hearing Wendy peddling Amazon's health AI platform. I hate to use the word "sellout" but ever since they got acquired by spotify the sponsors & advertisements all became for giant soulless corporations that are destroying the environment & make their money from exploiting workers. I don't know how anyone can really justify they are good for the world, or that it's okay to jockey their products.

I really hate how in a 35 minute episode, you spent the first 20+ minutes talking about how terrifying it is. Not helpful in calming fears. I listened with my child and it scared her more than it helped her. I don’t know if I can trust that the show won’t lead with misdirection again before revealing that, IT IS NOT VERY SCARY. But try telling my kid that now.

Science, in the end is not about what you think. It’s all about how you think. This incredible team knows how to break down the issue into questions that can be answered. I love the balance view and appreciate how they are able to acknowledge when they don’t know for sure and can’t draw a conclusion. And it’s entertaining !

Somehow strikes that balance of super informative, super entertaining and super funny. Plus the hosts are 10 out of 10.

Cloaked in science lingo

Phenomenal podcast! I learn so much in an entertaining and easy to understand format. So glad they are doing the hard work of fact checking and clarifying very relevant, real-world issues.

They didn’t mention the many very effective website and app blockers out there. I use ScreenZen because of the price, but there are many similar ones. I set it up so I open a social media app, scroll for five minutes and then it’s blocked and I can’t open it for another 2 hours. At night I can’t open them at all. The only way for me to override is to endure a 30 minute waiting period or pay a small fee, so it’s not something I have done often, and my life is much better for it. It seems crazy to me that these scientists came up with these imbecilic all-or-nothing approaches to study, but have not looked into these apps when we know that the thing that actually affects people’s happiness is specifically social media scrolling. If it really is the case that there are no studies on these apps yet, it’s not the Science vs team’s fault, but considering that the episode is called “how to stop scrolling,” it is weird for me that such a thorough, well-researched show would not give them even a mention, instead only touching on clunky, ineffective approaches that do not allow people to effectively tailor time limits and specify apps. They left listeners with the impression that there is no sure-fire way to greatly reduce social media scrolling without making other huge sacrifices, which is just not true. The greyscale tip at the end was great, though!

This is a fantastic science show. I’ve been listening for years. I will say I prefer the more science focused content over bio/psycho stuff. I realize that sounds stupid, but I’m saying that I constantly deal with people, so would rather learn about pangolins and how they didn’t do anything wrong. Love, love Best, Jim

I used to listen regularly. Then I took a break. I am back, based on a recommendation by Adam Grant. In my experience, when Adam says he's listening to a podcast, it's a gift worth receiving!