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S02E01: The ideal booty call and a potent jet lag drug for hamsters
What do men and women look for in an ideal partner for a one night stand, friends with benefits relationship, and marriage? What’s the best way to find out? An economics experiment, of course.
Do hamsters experience jet lag? Do hamsters respond to Viagra? Does Viagra cure jet lag in hamsters?
In the season 2 premier, Lu and Tirth catchup on all the life changing events that took place during the offseason and discuss giving people “mate dollars” to build their ideal mate and using Viagra to treat jet lag in hamsters. Originally aired on 5/19/2026.
(0:00) Intro: “What a wonderful day for science, Lu, wouldn’t you say?”
(0:52) Chit-chat: Big updates from the offseason
Article links:
- (6:45) March et al., 2018. Netflix and Chill? What Sex Differences Can Tell Us About Mate Preferences in (Hypothetical) Booty-Call Relationships. Evolutionary Psychology. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1474704918812138
- (19:09) Agostino et al., 2007. Sildenafil accelerates reentrainment of circadian rhythms after advancing light schedules. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0703388104
(26:54) Let’s read some mail
(29:22) What did you learn today?
- Tirth: “To my surprise, the ideal booty call is only $10.”
- Lu: “The next time I go to Europe… I should pack twice the amount of Viagra.”
S02E01: Kids vs traffic and food preference in fetuses
Crossing the street alone is a difficult and dangerous task for young kids. Is it even more perilous for overweight and out-of-shape children?
Kids are notorious picky eaters. When does this start? In the womb?
In this episode, Lu and Tirth play another game of Family Feud But Science and discuss practical athleticism in overweight children and whether fetuses are picky “eaters.” Originally aired on 6/2/2026.
(0:00) Intro: “Hahahahaha. I’m laughing Lu because we’re laughable.”
(0:38) Chit-chat: BTS, (1:48) Family Feud But Science
Article links:
- (15:00) Chaddock et al., 2012. Role of Childhood Aerobic Fitness in Successful Street Crossing. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2012/04000/role_of_childhood_aerobic_fitness_in_successful.23.aspx
- (26:23) Ustin et al., 2022. Flavor Sensing in Utero and Emerging Discriminative Behaviors in the Human Fetus. Psychological science. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09567976221105460
(35:03) Let’s read some mail
- Ladas et al., 2007. Colonic gas explosion during therapeutic colonoscopy with electrocautery. World Journal of Gastroenterology. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4171316/
(39:22) What did you learn today:
- Tirth: “That today of all days, I need to hit the gym more. Crossing the streets in LA is a risky endeavor.”
- Lu: “I can blame my love of candy on my mom eating too many carrots while I was in the womb.”
