Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat You Never Knew About Your Grocery Store & Understanding Uncertainty
Episode 928
Just because you are a good driver doesn’t protect you from bad drivers. And there are a lot of those bad drivers on the road. So how do you protect …
2 years, 11 months ago
Where Your Trash and Recycling Really Goes & A Fun and Effective Approach to Housework
Episode 927
More and more people are opting to remove their shoes before they come into the house and asking guests to do it as well. Is it really necessary? Doe…
2 years, 11 months ago
SYSK Choice: Your Brain On the Internet & Embracing Your Weirdness
Episode 926
Doodling – it is just something people do, particularly when listening to a boring speaker. While people often think of it as a distraction, doodling…
2 years, 11 months ago
Good News If You Are a Sensitive Person & The Fascinating History of Recorded Sound
Episode 925
An amazing number of dogs get stolen every year. And it’s all about the money. This episode begins with a look at this growing crime and why you shou…
2 years, 11 months ago
The New Science of How We Learn & How To Prevent Arguments From Happening
Episode 924
On a hot summer day, lots of things can get dangerously hot. Your street, the dashboard and steering wheel inside your car, even your patio furniture…
2 years, 11 months ago
SYSK Choice: Understanding the Dimensions of Love & The Power of Strangers
Episode 923
Isn’t salt – salt? I’ve always thought so. Sure there is kosher salt and sea salt and regular salt but now there are all these different colored desi…
2 years, 11 months ago
Weird Things That Really Affect Your Health & Do You Work to Live or Live to Work?
Episode 922
People claim to get great ideas in the shower. But is that a real thing? Is there something about taking a shower that can actually generate ideas an…
3 years ago
Scams You Might Easily Fall For & Smalls Ways to Significantly Improve Your Health
Episode 921
Is it true that a bee will die after it stings you? Or that YOU can die after a black widow spider bites you? This episode begins with a look at some…
3 years ago
SYSK Choice: How Material Science Has Changed Your Life & The Joy of Sweat
Episode 920
Ever noticed that aluminum foil has a shiny side and a dull side? Why do you suppose that is? Maybe it is significant – after all some recipes call f…
3 years ago
What Causes Coincidences & Where Did the Molecules In Your Body Come From?
Episode 918
Somehow blue jeans, which are basically just work clothes, became this worldwide fashion staple, and have remained so for decades. How did that happe…
3 years ago