Episode 612 - Alison Leiby
Comedian and writer Alison Leiby joins a discussion on various topics including her new memoir, AI promotional scams, and chronic back pain. The conversation also touches on unusual subjects such as takotsubo octopus traps and giraffe math. Additionally, the group explores more serious topics like a breakthrough in Alzheimer's-related sleep loss and the potential benefits of inhaling CO2.
- ▪Alison Leiby has written a new memoir called I'm A Lot.
- ▪The discussion covers a range of topics including AI promotional scams and chronic back pain.
- ▪The group talks about a breakthrough in Alzheimer's-related sleep loss and potential treatments.
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| Original publisher | Probably Science |
| Canonical URL | https://probablyscience.libsyn.com/episode-612-alison-leiby |
| Publication time | Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:41:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-26T23:24:42.208Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-26T23:24:57.144Z |
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Jul 26, 2026Comedian/writer Alison Leiby (@alisonleiby) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about her new memoir I'm A Lot, AI promotional scams, chronic back pain, how happiness can literally break your heart, takotsubo octopus traps, a breatkthrough in Alzheimer's-related sleep loss, plaque talk, inhaling CO2 to help with Alzheimer's, debunking the electric pangolin, giraffe math and ranking the intelligence of animals and demons.
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