Also: where is the line between acronyms, initialisms, and gibberish? This episode originally aired on December 20, 2020.

Also: which professions have the happiest people? This episode originally aired on December 13, 2020.

Also: is a little knowledge truly a dangerous thing? This episode originally aired on December 6, 2020.

Also: why is it so hard to predict success? This episode originally aired on November 29, 2020.

Also: do you spend more time thinking about the past, the present, or the future? This episode originally aired on November 22, 2020.

Also: why is behavior change so darn hard? This episode originally aired on November 15, 2020.

Also: what’s so great about New York City anyway? This episode originally aired on November 8, 2020.

Also: is it wrong to feel inured to the pandemic? This episode originally aired on November 1, 2020.

Also: do we overestimate or underestimate our significance in other people’s lives? This episode originally aired on October 25, 2020.

Also: should everyone have their own trauma score? This episode originally aired on October 18, 2020.

Also: how is social media like a knife? This episode originally aired on October 11, 2020.

Also: is there a downside to billionaire philanthropy? This episode originally aired on October 4, 2020.

Nayeema Raza describes her podcast as “a curiosity party.” In this episode of Smart Girl Dumb Questions , she asks chef and food writer J. Kenji López-Alt whether cooking is an art or a science — and whether brunch is a scam.

Also: what is the meaning of life? This episode originally aired on September 27, 2020.

Also: how do you know if you have a “bad personality”? This episode originally aired on September 20, 2020.