SYSK Choice: How Luck Happens & Questioning What We Tell Ourselves
People hate unsolicited advice – and they seldom follow it. Still, that doesn’t stop us from dishing it out to those we are trying to help. Well maybe there is a better and more effective way to influ...
29 Aug 202041min
Optimizing Nonverbal Communication & Eating For Cognitive Power
If you flip a coin and it comes up heads a couple of times in a row, chances are you would bet the next flip will come up tails. That is the perfect example of the “gambler’s fallacy.” Because the nex...
27 Aug 202045min
Amazing Ways Insects Improve Your Life & How Too Much Success Can Be a Problem
If you’ve ever taken over-the-counter cough and cold medicine, you may have noticed that it isn’t always that effective in relieving the symptoms. Recent research indicates that there is something in ...
24 Aug 202047min
SYSK Choice: Surprising Forces Behind Our Purchases & How to Have Conversations That Matter
Handwriting analysis sounds like it might be scientific. After all some courts allow it during trials and it has helped to convict defendants. But how reliable is it really? When put to the test, do h...
22 Aug 202043min
Understanding The Fear of Missing Out & How to Make Your Immune System Stronger
Your computer keyboard looks a lot like the typewriter keyboard that was invented in the 1800s. The letters are in the same places now as they were then. Why are the letters of the QWERTY keyboard in ...
20 Aug 202053min
How The Room You Are In Affects Health and Performance & How to Do What Really Matters
Everyone has felt shy. It really depends on the situation. So how can you get over your shyness so you can engage with the people around you? This episode begins with some excellent advice from one of...
17 Aug 202047min
SYSK Choice: The Quirkiness of Genius & How Cats Work
TV networks manipulate programs to make more time for commercials – a LOT more time. I’ll discuss that and you might want to watch this YouTube video that demonstrates just how it works. Here’s the li...
15 Aug 202043min
Hacks to Learn Better & Quirks of Your Brain That Drive You Crazy
Where do you keep your car keys at night? This episode begins with an explanation as to why you might want to keep those keys within easy reach of wherever you are sleeping. http://worldofwonder.net/l...
13 Aug 202051min
