This Is Going Well, I Think With David Cooper

Astrophysics professor Jesse Rogerson joins David and covers the following science news stories: The Artemis II splashdown and how it will endure intense heat during re-entry; Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment, and the culprit is lab gloves; and Our modern vision evolved from an ancient one‑eyed worm creature. Social neuroscience researcher Giulia Romano Cappi explains how your body exhibits subtle physiological changes when you engage in self-deception. Biostatistics professor Joshua Lambert reveals that students prefer AI chatbots, until they know it is one. Leadership and workplace correspondent ⁠Sarah E. Needleman⁠ discusses how companies are saying goodbye to middle managers in favor of 'player-coaches' and 'org leads'. Cognitive psychologist and creativity researcher Tuval Raz outlines how asking complex questions improves creative project scores but hurts multiple-choice exam grades. Psychology professor Kayleigh Watters talks about the psychological differ