Dan Riskin: A Brain Scan To Predict Friendship - October 4, 2025

It's The Science Appliance with science man Dr. Dan Riskin who joins David for a podcast-only bonus episode of The Last Show. After a spirited debate whether the idiom about falling off something and getting back on is about horses or bicycles, the two cover the following science stories: Brain scans predict if people will be friends; and Looking for a career epiphany? Go daydream. Click here to sign up for Dan's weekly science newsletter The Bat Signal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices