
What Makes You The Person You Are & Understanding Extreme Weather
Ever get a song in your head but you can’t remember the title? This episode begins with a simple trick using your smartphone that will help identify almost any song. https://lifehacker.com/how-to-iden...
4 Aug 202246min

Toxic Positivity and The Harm It Causes & What’s Your Real Biological Age?
How many times did your mother tell you not to swim for half an hour after you eat or not to scratch a bug bite or don’t touch someone who has poison ivy because you can catch it? There is a lot of th...
1 Aug 202249min

SYSK Choice: The Evolution of Counting & Our Obsession With the Unexplained
Water is amazing. Drink it and it keeps you alive. But did you know that drinking water can also make you smarter? This episode begins by explaining why that is and you may find the answer quite surpr...
30 Jul 202246min

Why Some People Stand Up to Bullies and Others Don’t & Where Idioms Come From
Seems like there is always new research coming out about the benefits of coffee. This episode begins with another one – and maybe one you haven’t heard before. You just need to drink 3 cups a day – or...
28 Jul 202249min

Is The Shopping Mall Dead? & When Less Is Really More
You have likely heard people say that having a dog is good for you. Usually, dog lovers say that. So exactly how good is good? Do dogs really improve your health and well-being? This episode begins wi...
25 Jul 202249min

SYSK Choice: How to Get the Truth From Anyone & Fascinating Bird Facts
If you took driver’s education, you probably remember being told to keep your hands at 10:00 o’clock and 2:00 o’clock on the steering wheel. That may have been some really bad advice. We begin this ep...
23 Jul 202251min

Why The Negativity Effect Rules Your Life & What You Never Knew About Liquids
You probably hate when people don’t respond to your emails, right? Well, you may be part of the problem. Listen as I explain how this one little mistake in the subject line makes it easy for others to...
21 Jul 202250min

Bonus Episode: Why We Must Defeat Climate Change and How to Do It
The earth is getting warmer and the consequences of that have already begun to impact us all. Today, 6 out of 10 Americans describe themselves as “alarmed” or “concerned” about climate change, accordi...
20 Jul 202231min




















