242 - Is Boredom Good For You?
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 242
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Episode description
On today’s episode: How good are you at spotting an AI voice? Probably not as good as you think. Is boredom good for you? All that and more today on All Around Science...
RESOURCES
- People are really bad at spotting AI-generated deepfake voices | New Scientist
- Is boredom a source of noise and/or a confound in behavioral science research?
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10342197/#s5
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4330241/
- https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fapl0001161
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LOhSAC_bLA&t=8s&ab_channel=UniversityofWaterlooFacultyofArts
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958823000465
- https://www.theguardian.com/global/2020/may/03/why-its-good-to-be-bored
CREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
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