FULL EPISODE: To Meet A (Former) Mayor - December 1, 2025

David and UK-based foreign correspondent Tony Five discuss their current travels to Toronto, Canada, and meeting the city's former mayor. Music psychologist ⁠Scott Bannister⁠ explains how ⁠musicians frequently experience frisson while performing⁠. Neuroscientist ⁠Carlos Coronel⁠ shares ⁠how creative activities are linked to slower brain aging⁠. Behavioral geneticist ⁠Dr. Laura Wesseldijk⁠ explains ⁠how your musical tastes affect your well-being⁠. Kinesiology and neuroscience professor ⁠Craig Chapman⁠ tells David how ⁠lack of touch impairs hand-eye co-ordination⁠, and how his research sets the groundwork for VR and prosthetics that feels real. Cognitive scientist ⁠⁠⁠Mark Miller⁠⁠⁠ shares the neuroscience of ⁠why social media makes us feel terrible about who we really are⁠. Lichenologist ⁠Diane Haughland⁠ gives details of ⁠the thirteen new species of fungi newly discovered in Alberta, Canada⁠. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:16) Tony Five (10:00) Scott Bannister (20:00) Carlos Coronel (30:00) Dr. Laura Wesseldijk (39:50) Craig Chapman (49:50) Mark Miller pt. 1 (59:50) Mark Miller pt. 2 (1:09:50) Diane Haughland (1:19:11) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices