Alone Together: The Decline of Social Interaction & Is the Future in Nuclear?

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Science, Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Did you know that Philadelphia Cream Cheese doesn’t come from Philadelphia? Or that marshmallows were originally medicine for kids? This episode begins by looking at some fascinating and unusual origins of food names. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tagged/health/at-home/odd-facts-7-iconic-products-164000529.html Despite the human need for social interaction, we keep shying away from it. People are less social than before and there are real consequences for that. Listen as we discuss why people are less connected, what the impact of that is and what we need to do to intervene and fix it. My guest is Jeffrey A. Hall is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies and the director of the Relationships and Technology Lab at the University of Kansas.and co author of the book ok The Social Biome: How Everyday Communication Connects and Shapes Us (https://amzn.to/417F1jc). When you hear someone talk about nuclear power – what do you think? Nuclear power has a bad image. People think it is unsafe – but is it really? A lot of environmentalists are jumping on the nuclear bandwagon. And the fact is there are almost 100 nuclear reactors in operation in the U.S. with no problem and France actually gets 70% of its power from nuclear. Listen as I discuss all of this with Marco Visscher, an award-winning journalist, who has written extensively about climate policy and clean technology and is author of the book, The Power of Nuclear (https://amzn.to/4b2MgxD). Why do people say umm, ahh and ya know? And have they always said them? Listen as I reveal how those “speech disfluencies” are likely only about 100 years old – and why they are so common now. Source: Michael Erard, author of UM... Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean (https://amzn.to/42VSGN4) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on Something You Should Know, the interesting origins of food names you've wondered about, but never knew.
0:09.0	Then, we have a problem. Humans are social creatures, but we're not being very social.
0:15.0	Basically, since the 1990, we have seen a steady decline of people spending time being social. We're actually looking at a roughly like 40% reduction. People aren't going to places like parties or inviting friends over for dinner or, you know, hosting events where they host family or visit other family or friends. Also, why people only recently started saying, um, ah, and you know, and the renewed interest and push for nuclear power.
0:40.6	There is quite a growing group of pro-nuclear activists. Most of them are environmentalists,
0:47.0	very much concerned about climate change. They recognize that weaving up renewables like wind and solar
0:53.7	will always fall short.
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1:31.5	Something you should know.
1:33.4	Fascinating Intel, the world's top experts, and practical advice you can use in your life.
1:40.1	Today, something you should know with Mike Carruthers.
1:44.4	Every food has a name, but where some of those names come from will surprise you.
1:51.5	Hi, welcome to something you should know.
1:54.4	Food names are fascinating.
1:56.4	For example, Philadelphia cream cheese.
2:00.4	You would assume it must have started in Philadelphia, but it did not.
2:05.6	Philadelphia cream cheese started in New York.
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