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To Bean Or Not To Bean: Is Coffee Helping Or Harming You?

Season 7 Episode 13

Do you need a caffeinated drink like coffee to start your day or meet a big deadline? You're not alone. About 90% of human beings worldwide consume some form of caffeine. Medically, caffeine isn't considered addictive. But it can feel that way, since caffeine blocks the neurochemicals that make us feel sleepy. And too much caffeine can cause jitteriness and even anxiety attacks.

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How Your Brain Tricks You Into Negative Thinking
8:07
Myles Bess breaks down some common thinking traps and some tips on how to manage them.
How Social Media Apps Use Design Tricks To Hook You
8:15
How do you feel about the design tricks that social media apps use?
Is Social Media Making Us All the Same?
10:22
Have We Lost Our Individuality On Social Media?
How Does Electronic Waste Impact the Environment?
10:20
What REALLY Happens To Our Old Electronics?
Should the U.S. Military Recruit on High School Campuses?
10:16
Why Is Gen Z Rejecting the U.S. Military?
Is Lab-Grown Meat The Answer To Our Meat Eating Problems?
10:08
Does lab grown meat help solve the environmental impacts of our meat-eating society?
The Secret Ways Highways Are Killing Us
7:44
Explore health impacts of freeways and looks at removing them as a potential solution.
The Psychology of Parasocial Relationships
7:20
Myles Bess explores the psychology of parasocial relationships.
The Inconvenient Truth Behind Celebrities and Private Jets
6:46
Are private jets really as bad for climate change as all the hype? Myles explores the data
Is Autism A Disorder Or A Difference To Be Celebrated?
9:59
Is Autism A Disorder Or A Difference To Be Celebrated?
How Can Beavers & Humans Collab To Save The Planet?
8:29
What can beavers and their habitats teach us about fighting climate change?
How Much Influence Do Lobbyists Have In U.S. Politics?
8:43
What kind of influence do political lobbyists have, and do you think it's fair?
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