Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy You Deceive Yourself and How That’s a Good Thing & The Science of Flirting
Episode 588
Remember when we all started using reusable grocery bags and there was a big concern about germs and bacteria in those bags? You don’t hear so much a…
5 years, 1 month ago
Desire: Why You Want What You Want & How Evolution Made You Who You Are
Episode 587
Hold a strand of spaghetti at each end and break it in 2. It cannot be done. And this puzzle has mystified great minds of science including Nobel pri…
5 years, 1 month ago
SYSK Choice: Optimize Your Memory & How to Get the Love You Want
Episode 586
Have you heard the advice that couples should have a date night. That’s common advice to help keep the romance alive in long term relationships. But …
5 years, 1 month ago
How to Stop Worrying, Be Confident and Make Friends & The Power of Awe and Wonder
Episode 585
Has it ever happened that your cellphone rang or buzzed but when you checked it had not? It was a phantom ring. This episode begins with an explanati…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Hidden Price of Bargain Shopping & How to Stop a Common Cause of Illness
Episode 584
A kiss is so much more than just a kiss. It turns out kissing sends messages to the person you are kissing. This episode begins with some interesting…
5 years, 1 month ago
SYSK Choice: Being Wealthy vs Rich & Mastering Conversation
Episode 583
Ever notice those people who shop at the grocery store and sometimes changes their mind and take items out of the shopping cart and stash them somewh…
5 years, 1 month ago
How To Reverse Engineer Your Way to Success & Why You Couldn’t Live Without Houseflies
Episode 582
Skill, practice and hard work are often considered the cornerstones of success. Maybe. However, one often overlooked strategy to being great at somet…
5 years, 1 month ago
How to Be Much More Interesting & A Fascinating Approach to Managing Your Money
Episode 581
Taking your cellphone or tablet to the beach or the pool is a risky proposition. If it drops into the water or gets sand in it -that could spell disa…
5 years, 1 month ago
SYSK Choice: Stories Behind Our Favorite Tech & Health vs Healthcare
Episode 580
Have you ever had that experience of driving and all of a sudden seeing a motorcycle that “came out of nowhere.” How does that happen? There is actua…
5 years, 2 months ago
How Amazon Got So Big, So Fast & The Epidemic of Workplace Anxiety
Episode 579
At our house, we take our shoes off when we come in from outside and it turns out to be a good idea. This episode begins with an explanation of what …
5 years, 2 months ago