Everyone has a blood type right? Well, not really. Some people have no blood type – not to be confused with people who have a universal blood type. Do you know if you are type A, B, AB or 0? Why do you have a blood type anyway? That’s the first topic of conversation today. (http://mosaicscience.com/story/why-do-we-have-blood-types)
To hear tell, the world is going to hell. Watch the news and it seems as if we are on the road to self-destruction. But we are not. In fact we are living in an age of enlightenment according to Harvard Professor and bestselling author Stephen Pinker. In his new book, Enlightenment Now the Case for Reason, Science Humanism and Progress, (http://amzn.to/2FKuhNb), Stephen reveals that while many think the world is in decline, the opposite is true and he joins me to discuss. What he says will lift your spirits.
(And remember, to get Stephen Pinker's audiobook version of Enlightenment Now for free from Audible, just go to www.audible.com/something and sign up for a 30-day trial and your first book is free!)
If you use a handheld hair dryer, you may want to hold it a little differently than you probably do. That’s because hair dryers emit an electromagnetic force that may not be so good for your health. The same is true for other household appliances. I’ll explain which ones and what you should do differently. (https://www.prevention.com/health/healthy-living/electromagnetic-fields-and-your-health)
Do you swear? Chances are you do. Most people do. But why? Melissa Mohr, author of the book Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing (http://amzn.to/2Dty0fM) explain why every language has swearing and what purpose it serves.
New Science of Character and Personality & Why Everyone Seems to Be Arguing
SYSK Choice: Eat Like an Animal to Lose Weight & Skills for a Healthy Relationship
How Stress Distorts Your Thinking & What You Never Knew About the Clothes You Wear
How Modern Surgery Changed Everything & How to Ask the Right Questions
SYSK Choice: The Best Advice is Not to Give Any & Overcoming Cognitive Dissonance
What Distractions Do To Your Brain & What You Never Knew About Your Pharmacy
Bonus Episode: Saving the World One Meal At a Time
How Peer Pressure Really Works & Is Shyness Normal?
SYSK Choice: Simple Steps to Being Happier & How Fungi Powers Life
Bonus Episode: A Charged Up Success Story
How to Learn Anything Better and Faster & The Mosquito: Humans' Worst Enemy
Science Behind Love and Friendship & How to Get Better At Saying No
SYSK Choice: How to Successfully Negotiate Anything & The Unknown Benefits of Walking
Weird Factors That Distort Your Thinking & How Animals Perceive the World
Using Data to Get What You Want & What You Didn’t Know About Weather and Nature
SYSK Choice: The Key to Mega-Successful Products & Public Speaking Made Easy
How to Learn From People You Disagree With & Ways to Turn Down Your Anxiety
The Science of Creativity & What You Never Knew About the Periodic Table of Elements
SYSK Choice: People Behind the Great Firsts in History & Job Search Strategies That Work
Why Perfectionists Aren’t So Perfect & How Advertisers Target You
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