Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSYSK Choice: What Is The Truth? & How Systems Fail
Episode 469
We have a lot of devices – cellphones, tablets, laptops – and they all need to be charged up constantly. How much does that cost? And how much does i…
5 years, 10 months ago
How, Why and When Doctors Make Mistakes & How Creatures and People Actually Evolve
Episode 468
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 hea…
5 years, 10 months ago
Your Fascinating Sense of Smell & How to Time The Important Experiences in Your Life
Episode 467
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 he…
5 years, 10 months ago
SYSK Choice: How Luck Happens & Questioning What We Tell Ourselves
Episode 466
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 mayb…
5 years, 10 months ago
Optimizing Nonverbal Communication & Eating For Cognitive Power
Episode 465
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 …
5 years, 10 months ago
Amazing Ways Insects Improve Your Life & How Too Much Success Can Be a Problem
Episode 464
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. Re…
5 years, 10 months ago
SYSK Choice: Surprising Forces Behind Our Purchases & How to Have Conversations That Matter
Episode 463
Handwriting analysis sounds like it might be scientific. After all some courts allow it during trials and it has helped to convict defendants. But ho…
5 years, 10 months ago
Understanding The Fear of Missing Out & How to Make Your Immune System Stronger
Episode 462
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 t…
5 years, 11 months ago
How The Room You Are In Affects Health and Performance & How to Do What Really Matters
Episode 461
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 ep…
5 years, 11 months ago
SYSK Choice: The Quirkiness of Genius & How Cats Work
Episode 460
TV networks manipulate programs to make more time for commercials – a LOT more time. I’ll discuss that and you might want to watch this YouTube video…
5 years, 11 months ago