# Multiple Multitasking Stories; Earth's Disaster Cycle; Collective Cockroach Memory

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Podcast: [The Last Show with David Cooper](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-show-with-david-cooper-748798)
Published: 2026-07-30T20:00:00+00:00
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Astrophysics professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ covers science news with the following stories: Here's one way that men multitask worse than women⁠; Your brain can rewire itself to allow true multitasking⁠; Earth's greatest catastrophes seem to follow a mysterious 27-million year pulse⁠; Scientists say modern life is pushing the human mind beyond its limits⁠; and Cockroaches have a 'collective memory' that emerges from their social networks⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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