John Oliver takes on junk scientific studies

John Oliver is here to protect you ... from science.

Not from real, well-reviewed and accurate science, but from all those scientific studies that seem kind of funky that are popping up on your Facebook feed and in TV news. Why do they seem odd? Well because, as he helpfully points out, trying to turn complex and very narrow scientific studies into something digestible for the general population is "like a game of Telephone."

“Do you love science in all its complexity but wish it could be a little less complex and a lot less scientific?” the show asks. “Introducing Todd Talks, where the format of Ted Talks meets the intellectual rigor of morning news shows.”But don't worry, he's here to help. With "Todd Talks.'"

Enjoy for yourself.