This week, we present a remixed and remastered version of our third ever episode. Do you think you’d be able to successfully land a plane, with no prior pilot experience and relying only on air traffic control assistance? A YouGov survey found 13% of people are “very confident” that they could. In this episode, we explore why some people (like Manny) are prone to overconfidence, with help from social psychologist and professor David Dunning. And then, the boys take a trip to the Manhattan Flight Club to play around with a flight simulator.

Stream Nothing Ever Happens by Darry Rahn 

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This week, we present a remixed and remastered version of our third ever episode. Do you think you&rsquo;d be able to successfully land a plane, with no prior pilot experience and relying only on air traffic control assistance? A&nbsp;<a href="https://yougov.com/en-us/daily-results/20230102-fd798-3">YouGov survey</a> found 13% of people are &ldquo;very confident&rdquo; that they could. In this episode, we explore why some people (like Manny) are prone to overconfidence, with help from social psychologist and professor David Dunning. And then, the boys take a trip to the Manhattan Flight Club to play around with a flight simulator. Stream <a href="tapelink.io/share/vx1JZjGl">Nothing Ever Happens</a> by Darry Rahn&nbsp;
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Join Manny, Noah, and Devan — three best friends and journalists — as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research. 

Each week, they start with a debate or discussion. Why don’t men ask follow up questions? Should schools ban phones? Is dating an AI chatbot cheating? Then, they go out into the world, talk to experts, conduct experiments, and find the answer.

NO SUCH THING is an explainer podcast about pop culture, the internet, and whatever weird thing your group chat can’t agree on. If you’ve ever had a take so strong you had to fact-check it, this show is for you.

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Join Manny, Noah, and Devan &mdash; three best friends and journalists &mdash; as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research.&nbsp;
Each week, they start with a debate or discussion. Why don&rsquo;t men ask follow up questions? Should schools ban phones? Is dating an AI chatbot cheating? Then, they go out into the world, talk to experts, conduct experiments, and find the answer.
NO SUCH THING is an explainer podcast about pop culture, the internet, and whatever weird thing your group chat can&rsquo;t agree on. If you&rsquo;ve ever had a take so strong you had to fact-check it, this show is for you.
New episodes on Wednesdays.
For more information, please subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="http://www.nosuchthing.show">www.nosuchthing.show</a>.
And if you have any questions you&rsquo;d like us to get to the bottom of, email us at <a href="mailto:mannynoahdevan@gmail.com">mannynoahdevan@gmail.com</a> or leave a voicemail: ‪(860) 325-0286.

NO SUCH THING

Join Manny, Noah, and Devan &mdash; three best friends and journalists &mdash; as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research.&nbsp;
Each week, they start with a debate or discussion. Why don&rsquo;t men ask follow up questions? Should schools ban phones? Is dating an AI chatbot cheating? Then, they go out into the world, talk to experts, conduct experiments, and find the answer.
NO SUCH THING is an explainer podcast about pop culture, the internet, and whatever weird thing your group chat can&rsquo;t agree on. If you&rsquo;ve ever had a take so strong you had to fact-check it, this show is for you.
New episodes on Wednesdays.
For more information, please subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="http://www.nosuchthing.show">www.nosuchthing.show</a>.
And if you have any questions you&rsquo;d like us to get to the bottom of, email us at <a href="mailto:mannynoahdevan@gmail.com">mannynoahdevan@gmail.com</a> or leave a voicemail: ‪(860) 325-0286.

Could you land a plane in an emergency? (Remastered)

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This week, we unpack the moral chaos of air travel. When flying, is it ever acceptable to recline your seat and claim those precious extra inches of space? Is there an ethical argument for reclining? Ergonomically, what is the most comfortable position? Why do we act like completely different people when we’re up in the air? And is this all a distraction from the real villains, greedy airlines? 

Our guest this week is Joshua Rothman, staff writer at The New Yorker. 
Read Josh’s New Yorker column: Should you recline your airplane seat?
Travel + Leisure: Then vs. Now: The Evolution of Airfare Costs Over the Years
AP: Scott Mayerowitz’s story on the” Knee Defender” flight diversion

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NST will be taking August off to work on some new episodes. We’ll be keeping the feed going with a few remastered classics and episodes of other shows we love. Thanks for listening and you’ll hear from us again in September! 

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This week, we unpack the moral chaos of air travel. When flying, is it ever acceptable to recline your seat and claim those precious extra inches of space? Is there an ethical argument for reclining? Ergonomically, what is the most comfortable position? Why do we act like completely different people when we&rsquo;re up in the air? And is this all a distraction from the real villains, greedy airlines?&nbsp;
Our guest this week is Joshua Rothman, staff writer at The New Yorker.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Read Josh&rsquo;s New Yorker column: <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/should-you-recline-your-airplane-seat">Should you recline your airplane seat?</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Travel + Leisure: <a href="https://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/history-of-flight-costs">Then vs. Now: The Evolution of Airfare Costs Over the Years</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">AP: <a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-travel-0cfd0d43e07b4a7cbf55d4113a0e7861">Scott Mayerowitz&rsquo;s story on the&rdquo; Knee Defender&rdquo; flight diversion</a></li>
</ul>
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NST will be taking August off to work on some new episodes. We&rsquo;ll be keeping the feed going with a few remastered classics and episodes of other shows we love. Thanks for listening and you&rsquo;ll hear from us again in September!&nbsp;
Have a question you want us to answer? Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mannynoahdevan@gmail.com">mannynoahdevan@gmail.com</a> or leave a voicemail at ‪(860) 325-0286

Should you recline your airplane seat?

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For this edition of Devan Design Week, Devan Design Week II, we're going deep on bathrooms. We'll explore why hotels are getting rid of bathroom doors and walls, the movement to Bring Back Doors, whether bathroom sensors are actually racist, and if they're better for the environment and cleaner. Finally, we'll rank our favorite and least favorite bathroom locks.

Our guests this week are:


Sadie from Bring Back Doors


Katie Deighton from The Wall Street Journal, who reported on hotels removing bathroom doors earlier this year


Charlotte Gartenberg from the upcoming podcast Welcome to the Bathroom


Julia Lindsay, lock aficionado

ICYMI listen to Devan Design Week I (Tesla door handles, microwave buttons, modern-day couches)



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For this edition of Devan Design Week, Devan Design Week II, we're going deep on bathrooms. We'll explore why hotels are getting rid of bathroom doors and walls, the movement to Bring Back Doors, whether bathroom sensors are actually racist, and if they're better for the environment and cleaner. Finally, we'll rank our favorite and least favorite bathroom locks.
Our guests this week are:
<ul>
<li>
Sadie from <a href="https://bringbackdoors.com/">Bring Back Doors</a>
</li>
<li>
Katie Deighton from The Wall Street Journal, who reported on <a href="https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/hotels-bathroom-no-doors-8cb4bf96">hotels removing bathroom doors</a> earlier this year
</li>
<li>
Charlotte Gartenberg from the upcoming podcast <a href="https://welcometothebathroomshow.beehiiv.com/">Welcome to the Bathroom</a>
</li>
<li>
Julia Lindsay, lock aficionado
</li>
</ul>
ICYMI listen to <a href="https://pod.link/1780210954/episode/ZWI4NTQ0MDMtYWU0OC00OTgxLWJiMzEtYjNhODAwNTVhNjgx">Devan Design Week I (Tesla door handles, microwave buttons, modern-day couches)</a> 
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Why are public bathrooms designed so poorly? (Devan Design Week)

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This week, we unpack what makes a generation. From the Silent Generation to the Zoomers and beyond, are these groupings only useful to stir up competition and resentment? How did Gen Z become more conservative, more pessimistic AND more empathetic than their predecessors? We also explore recent research on a troubling trend of declining IQ scores. Does this back up an argument that millennials are the group most well-equipped for life in the modern age? 

Our guests this week are researcher Elizabeth M. Dworak from Northwestern University and Jean M. Twenge PhD, author of Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America's Future. (Buy the book here.)

Related links:
Dr. Dworak’s IQ research: Looking for Flynn effects in a recent online U.S. adult sample: Examining shifts within the SAPA Project
James Flynn’s TED Talk: Why our IQ levels are higher than our grandparents'
The New Yorker on Jean Twenge: Where Millennials Come From (2017)
Tom Wolfe for New York Magazine: The “Me” Decade (1976)
An interesting counterpoint, on Bobby Duffy’s “The Generation Myth”: It’s Time to Stop Talking About Generations
More on the Reverse Flynn Effect from New York Mag: A Theory of Dumb

You might also like NST #59: Kids can’t read anymore. Does it matter? (with author Jason Reynolds)

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This week, we unpack what makes a generation. From the Silent Generation to the Zoomers and beyond, are these groupings only useful to stir up competition and resentment? How did Gen Z become more conservative, more pessimistic AND more empathetic than their predecessors? We also explore recent research on a troubling trend of declining IQ scores. Does this back up an argument that millennials are the group most well-equipped for life in the modern age?&nbsp;
Our guests this week are researcher Elizabeth M. Dworak from Northwestern University and Jean M. Twenge PhD, author of Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents&mdash;and What They Mean for America's Future. (<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/generations-the-real-differences-between-gen-z-millennials-gen-x-boomers-and-silents-and-what-they-mean-for-america-s-future-jean-m-twenge-phd/a29d942f36ac83e0?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&amp;utm_content={adgroupname}&amp;utm_term=aud-1885352274224:dsa-19959388920&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=12440232635&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACfld42F8JwbFmxBOXVLB-x9QA4JB&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwvNfSBhBiEiwAyaGMCU0rm0bTqmkbghEe4BMU670vYhnE-r_WoxMOQhEokLnOzJ3GxvcGhxoCwFcQAvD_BwE">Buy the book here.</a>)
Related links:
<ul>
<li>Dr. Dworak&rsquo;s IQ research: <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289623000156">Looking for Flynn effects in a recent online U.S. adult sample: Examining shifts within the SAPA Project</a></li>
<li>James Flynn&rsquo;s TED Talk:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vpqilhW9uI">Why our IQ levels are higher than our grandparents'</a></li>
<li>The New Yorker on Jean Twenge:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/04/where-millennials-come-from">Where Millennials Come From (2017)</a></li>
<li>Tom Wolfe for New York Magazine:&nbsp;<a href="https://nymag.com/article/tom-wolfe-me-decade-third-great-awakening.html">The &ldquo;Me&rdquo; Decade (1976)</a></li>
<li>An interesting counterpoint, on Bobby Duffy&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Generation Myth&rdquo;: <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/18/its-time-to-stop-talking-about-generations">It&rsquo;s Time to Stop Talking About Generations</a></li>
<li>More on the Reverse Flynn Effect from New York Mag:&nbsp;<a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/american-adult-lower-iq-scores-cognitive-decline-technology-flynn-effect.html">A Theory of Dumb</a></li>
</ul>
You might also like NST #59: <a href="https://pod.link/1780210954/episode/MDBkNDYwYTAtNjc3Mi00ZDI2LWFhMTAtYjQyYzAxNjJkOWRj">Kids can&rsquo;t read anymore. Does it matter? (with author Jason Reynolds)</a>
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Are millennials the elite generation? (And are people actually getting dumber?)

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