Why You Might Need More Friends & How Your Imagination Works
While “digital dementia” is not a real medical diagnosis, you still see it everywhere. People are so reliant on (and overloaded by) technology that they don’t remember the simplest things. Listen as I...
15 Jul 202451min
Why We Love Things & Your Guide to Deadly Risk - SYSK Choice
Is it safe to let your dog lick your face or eat off your plate? It pretty much depends on how clean your dog’s mouth is. This episode begins with a look at whether being so intimate with your dog is ...
13 Jul 202447min
Great Stories of Extraordinary Success & Why You Should Care About Black Holes
Your chances of winning the lottery are horrible. Still, a lot of people play. This episode starts by revealing a few things worth knowing about playing the lottery – even though you likely won’t ever...
11 Jul 202451min
Why You Remember and Why You Forget & Unusual Origins of Great Inventions
When you go out to eat, the restaurant wants you to spend money. Nothing wrong with that. That’s how they stay in business. Still, you should be aware that they don’t leave it to chance. One thing the...
8 Jul 202450min
How Our Brains Experience Taste & The Upside of Anger - SYSK Choice
It makes sense that people cry when they are sad – but why do some of us cry when we are happy? This episode starts by examining how two opposite emotions can create the same symptom. By the way, what...
6 Jul 202444min
Where Would We Be Without Alcohol & Good Reasons to Go Outside Right Now
There’s nothing better than a really good laugh. What’s even better is, laughing offers some excellent health benefits too. I begin this episode by explain how laughter may just be the best medicine. ...
4 Jul 202448min
Why We Love to Push Buttons & Why We All Need to Play Games
We all have a sense of what romantic music is. But can that type of music really make you feel and act romantic? This episode begins with some interesting evidence on the power of music in the game of...
1 Jul 202450min
US: Getting Past the You and Me Relationship & How Fragrance Works - SYSK Choice
Getting car sick can really ruin a trip – for EVERYONE in the car! But maybe you’ve heard – there are now motion sickness glasses. Do they work? Reader’s Digest tested them and a lot of their readers ...
29 Jun 202449min
