Of course you know better than to talk on your phone while driving – but you should also tell other people in the car to stay off their phones as well. This episode starts with a discussion on why passenger’s phone conversation can be trouble for the driver. (http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2010/05/half-heard-phone-conversations-reduce-performance)
How well do you sleep? Before you answer you should know that you may not HAVE the answer. So many people sleep so poorly, they don’t even know what good sleep is – or feels like. For some real insight into how people sleep and how we can all sleep better, listen as I speak with sleep medicine specialist Chris Winter, M.D., author of the book The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It (https://amzn.to/2JVEHMd)
Anyone who spends time on Facebook knows that feeling of, “Why does everyone else’s life seem so wonderful compared to mine?” There is now research that proves this happens to everyone who goes on Facebook and that actually people’s lives aren’t any better than yours – it just looks that way. Listen and I’ll explain. (http://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2015/April/040415FaceookStudy)
Do you know much about virtual reality? You are about to. Peter Rubin, senior editor at Wired magazine knows a lot about it. In fact he is the author of a new book on the topic called Future Presence: How Virtual Reality is Changing Human Connection, Intimacy and the Limits of Ordinary Life (https://amzn.to/2HeLUFD). Peter joins me to explore some of the fascinating and fun parts of virtual reality and also some of the concerns about how it will impact how we humans live our lives.
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SYSK Choice: Your Illusion of Knowledge & Has Restaurant Nutrition Really Improved?
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Why Parking Your Car Is Such a Pain & How Invisible Microbes Shape Your World
SYSK Choice: Improving Your Digital Body Language & How Food Affected Human Evolution
What You Never Knew About Your Blood But Should & How To Conquer Burnout?
Why Quitting Can Be The Best Option & Why Humans Are Attracted to Bodies of Water
SYSK Choice: How Your Brain Changes Who You Are & The Science Behind Beverages
The Important Reason We Label Generations & The Strange Stories of Medical Breakthroughs
The Fast Track To Self-Confidence & How To Stop Procrastinating and Get It Done
SYSK Choice: How to Change to Reach Your Goals & What It Means to be Alive
Instantly Optimize Your Powers of Persuasion & Are We Way Too Cautious?
Why And How To Awaken Your 5 Senses & What Happens When Someone Breaks Your Heart
SYSK Choice: Secrets to Increase Your Endurance & The Complexities of Rest
How to Be An Extraordinary Individual & What Would You Change About Your Personality?
The Power of Human Touch & Why Outer Space Smells Like Rum and Raspberries
SYSK Choice: How To Find REAL Love & How Our Ability to Speak Defines Us
The Lure of Cheap Crap & Will Artificial Intelligence Take Over Your Job?
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SYSK Choice: How Your Brain’s Mistakes Make You Successful & Life After Privacy
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