Messy bodies, sharp science, faster jokes.
Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE treats science like a group chat with citations nearby. Looksmaxxing, constipation, weed dependence, brain myths, lying, and erogenous zones become lively conversations where jokes keep pace with the studies.
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Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE turns controversial, awkward, and oddly intimate questions into quick-moving science conversations. It is not a solemn explainer show. The pleasure comes from the collision of research, personal confession, internet language, and conversational derailment. One recent episode on looksmaxxing starts with masculinity, body dysmorphia, and online rating communities, then follows the logic of men judging other men’s faces as a strange performance of status. The discussion is funny, but the concern underneath is real. Another episode uses lying and cheating to move between vulnerable stories, reality competitions, Survivor, Traitors, Big Brother, pathological lying, and the strange mental labor of keeping a false story alive. The show is comfortable with the body in all its unglamorous detail. Constipation becomes a tour through definitions, stool charts, fiber, serotonin, gas, bloating, doctor visits, laxatives, and the possibility that many people treat discomfort as normal. Nipple sensitivity becomes a question about development, nerves, erogenous zones, brain mapping, feet, thighs, preference, pain, and pleasure. Even an episode framed around buttholes signals the show’s larger instinct: biology is easier to understand when embarrassment is allowed in the room. Drug use gets similar treatment, with marijuana dependence and quitting discussed alongside social media habits and animal-extinction headlines. Brain myths, cuddling, hearing versus listening, Rosalia fandom, art shows, Toronto birdwatching, and freezing weather all fit into the same rhythm. The show’s structure often feels like a banter engine wrapped around a science question. It can start with a tangent and still circle back to a useful takeaway. Technical terms appear, then get pulled down into plain language, examples, and jokes. The voice is warm, blunt, and occasionally chaotic, but the curiosity is consistent. Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE works best for listeners who want human biology and psychology without the polished hush of educational media. It makes room for awkward bodies, insecure brains, weird online communities, and the social mess around all of them.
Made for: For science-curious listeners who like human biology, psychology, and internet culture explained through loose, funny conversation. It especially fits people who are comfortable with candid body talk and irreverent detours.
What sets it apart: The show pairs research with rapid conversational chemistry, so studies about anatomy, behavior, health, and online communities never feel sealed off from daily life. Its edge is the willingness to make embarrassment useful.
Each week Greg and Mitch of AsapSCIENCE explain the science behind a controversial subject. They use studies, recent research and anecdotes to keep you entertained while *BAM* simultaneously LEARNING! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Greg and Mitch make bodily science and behavioral research approachable through candid questions, personal examples, and irreverent conversation.
Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE turns questions people might hesitate to ask into lively conversations about bodies, behavior, and online culture. Greg and Mitch move from constipation and nipple sensitivity to lying, cheating, and looksmaxxing, using personal experience and humor to…
Constipation, nipple maps, and reality-TV liars make your curiosity feel unusually respectable here.
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Looksmaxing is framed as a male-coded status contest built on ratings, insecurity, and body dysmorphia.
The episode presents looksmaxing as a largely male online subculture shaped by body dysmorphia, masculinity, and the broader manosphere. It follows the mechanics with some care: photos posted for judgment, side profiles picked apart, 4chan and similar rating spaces, AI face…
Reality TV, cheating, and the psychology of deception, with a Toronto art-show announcement in the mix.
PlayNext's Science lane centers on lying and cheating, and it does so through vulnerable stories and practical questions about spotting deceit.
A frank, useful look at constipation that ties stool charts to serotonin.
Sidenote turns constipation into a clear, plainspoken science lesson, starting with the blunt question of whether everyone has it and moving through how people know they have it, what counts as it, and whether age changes the odds.
A frank science-first look at why nipples can feel so different from one person to the next.
This episode looks at a question with broader reach than it first seems: why nipples can be intensely sensitive and even erogenous for some people, yet distracting or painful for others.
A year-end Q&A that turns into a spirited album debate.
This year-end Q&A moves briskly from marijuana use and marriage to Brazil and the podcast itself before settling into a lively argument about a new album.
Particle accelerators, compost piles and Queen's guitarist, all explained.
Steven Novella and a rotating panel dissect weekly science news and debunk pseudoscience claims.
APA's Kim Mills interviews psychology researchers on tipping, crying, and extremism.
This episode explores the validity and science behind type A and type B personality types, including health implications and attraction dynamics.
This episode explores the concept of charisma, discusses the sleepy girl mocktail trend, and examines whether the fur trade could cause the next pandemic.
Sidenote's hosts explain LSD's mechanism: it binds the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor, lowers blood flow in the default mode network, and produces the 'ego dissolution' they describe as the boundary between self and world fading.
Greg and Mitch connect scarcity theory with attention tunneling, which can push people facing financial pressure toward higher-interest payday loans.
The Sidenote hosts report an average erect penis length of 5.16 inches and girth of 4.59 inches.
A discussion about the looksmaxxing community, its ties to masculinity, body dysmorphia, and recent research on its impact.
Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE opens with a discussion of lying, cheating, and how to spot infidelity, then moves into the psychology of Survivor 50 and The Traitors.
The hosts open with a Toronto art-show plug for March 19th at OCAD University, then turn to constipation and ask whether "everyone has it." They define constipation as fewer than three bowel movements per week over three months, while noting that very hard, rabbit-poo-like stools can still count and that Kings College London has discussed changing the definition.
Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE asks why nipples are sensitive and erogenous for some people, opening with the hosts’ own split reaction: one says nipples are painful or distracting, while Greg says a breeze can make his nipple react.
This episode explores the role of the anus in human evolution and health, but the provided transcript only contains advertisements.
Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE uses its final Q&A of the year to answer listener questions about marijuana use, Rosalía's new album, and how the podcast gets made.
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The hosts catch up after a break, discuss left brain vs right brain myths, mind illusions, and share personal stories about birdwatching and cold weather.
This episode discusses how and why to quit weed, including new research on marijuana's impact, ways to decrease dependence, and also covers dire wolves brought back from extinction and quitting social media.