How, Why and When Doctors Make Mistakes & How Creatures and People Actually Evolve
When someone is sick or in the hospital, it is customary to send them flowers. Who doesn’t love flowers? But do flowers actually help sick people heal? This episode begins with a discussion on some in...
3 Sep 202053min
Your Fascinating Sense of Smell & How to Time The Important Experiences in Your Life
How many things are taking up space in your house that you will never, ever, ever use again? This episode begins with some simple advice that will help you clear out some things from your home or offi...
31 Aug 202049min
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
