{"podcast":{"title":"Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE","slug":"sidenote-by-asapscience-732961","podcast_index_feed_id":732961,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67581c0a-b505-49e3-8c26-9e2228069d1a","website_url":"http://www.asapscience.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b7657d1695625241e9506a/show-cover.jpg","author":"AsapSCIENCE","episode_count":331,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T18:20:04.504551+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sidenote-by-asapscience-732961"},"episode":{"title":"BRAIN ROT: The Science of Mindlessly Scrolling","slug":"brain-rot-the-science-of-mindlessly-scrolling","published_at":"2026-07-08T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sidenote-by-asapscience-732961/brain-rot-the-science-of-mindlessly-scrolling","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sidenote-by-asapscience-732961","url":"https://shows.acast.com/sidenote/episodes/brain-rot-the-science-of-mindlessly-scrolling","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/sidenote/e/6a4d8b4ba76886b50ba75909/media.mp3","summary":"On today’s episode, we go in on BRAIN ROT and what mindless scrolling is doing to our brains, cognitive function and mental health. We also get into the difference between doomscrolling and brain rot and the casino phenomenon behind short-form content. Save your brains! To leave us a message on brain rot or topics you would like to know about, or anything Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE, please visit https://www.asapscience.com/chat For more Sidenote Podcast episodes, check out http://sidenotepodcast.com/ Sources: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12322333/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41231585/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09658211.2025.2521076#abstract https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1542271/full https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12998613/ https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1454296.pdf https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10756502/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12329480/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11939997/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11939997/#B16-brainsci-15-00283 (edited)  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"On today’s episode, we go in on BRAIN ROT and what mindless scrolling is doing to our brains, cognitive function and mental health. We also get into the d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3681,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sidenote-by-asapscience-732961/episodes/brain-rot-the-science-of-mindlessly-scrolling/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sidenote-by-asapscience-732961/brain-rot-the-science-of-mindlessly-scrolling.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}