How Your Daily Habits Impact Your Health & Are Humans Inherently Good or Evil?
Eating cereal for breakfast is a relatively new concept that really didn’t catch on until the 1940s and 50s. So where did it come from and how did it get so popular? This episode begins by answering t...
30 Nov 202049min
SYSK Choice: The Importance of Consequential Strangers & The Disruption of the Ad Biz
Getting kids to eat their vegetables can be frustrating for parents. However there are some techniques that can help sway your kids to at least try to eat some vegetables. This episode begins with a c...
28 Nov 202044min
Glitches in Human Evolution & The Wham-O Toys Story
We all want people to like us and obviously a lot of things determine just how likable you are. However, there are a few simple techniques to make you appear more likable instantly. I start this episo...
26 Nov 202045min
How Having Friends and Being Kind Make You Healthy & The Story of the Hamburger
Will you be traveling over the holidays? Obviously, the spike in Covid-19 cases is causing people to reconsider travel and family get-togethers. Listen as this episode begins with the results of a sur...
23 Nov 202047min
SYSK Choice: How Language Shapes Our Thinking & How Emotions Work
How much water do you drink in a day? Not drinking enough water is a big problem. And while being a little dehydrated won’t kill you, dehydration does have a lot of significant and negative effects on...
21 Nov 202045min
Legendary Actor John Cleese on Creativity & How Random Chance Got Us to Where We Are
Just as you judge others based on their appearance, other people judge you. This episode begins with what exactly people decide about you when they first meet you based on how you are groomed and dres...
19 Nov 202047min
Interesting Answers to Baffling Questions & What to Do When You Get Embarrassed
Have you ever been mesmerized by the flicker of a flame in a fire or on a candle? What is it about fire that draws us near to it? This episode begins with an explanation of why evolution has made us s...
16 Nov 202047min
SYSK Choice: Why We Are Not So Smart & How Longevity Works
Have you taken your temperature lately? Most of us think a normal temperature is 98.6 degrees. However, if you were to take your temperature now – it probably ISN’T 98.6. This episode begins with an e...
14 Nov 202041min
