Eleven Inventions That Changed the World & The Right Way to Make Love and Money Decisions - SYSK Choice

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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The origins of the names for popular food products often make interesting stories. For instance, why are they called marshmallows? Why is Spam called Spam? What do gators have to do with Gatorade? This episode begins with the origin stories of some iconic foods. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tagged/health/at-home/odd-facts-7-iconic-products-164000529.html Some inventions have had profound effects on how humans see themselves and our place in the world. For example, the mirror, photography, television, and the smartphone have all significantly changed our perception of ourselves. Here to explain this and the significance of it all is Susan Denham Wade author of the book A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions (https://amzn.to/3vZdj9k) The most difficult decisions we most often make are about love and money. So how can we improve our ability to make these important decisions? Here with some great insight and advice is Myra Strober. She is a labor economist, Professor Emerita at Stanford University and author of the book Money and Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life’s Biggest Decisions (https://amzn.to/3H34xNO) Your gym teacher probably told you to stand up straight and suck in your gut. It turns out half of that advice is good – the other half isn’t. Listen as I explain why. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/11/12/how-to-stop-holding-in-stomach/ PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! SHOPIFY: "Established in 2025". Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Sign up for a $1 per-month trial period at https://Shopify.com/sysk . Go to SHOPIFY.com/sysk to grow your business! HERS: Hers is changing women's healthcare by providing access to GLP-1 weekly injections with the same active ingredient as Ozempic and Wegovy, as well as oral medication kits. Start your free online visit today at https://forhers.com/sysk INDEED: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING right now! CURIOSITY WEEKLY: We love Curiosity Weekly, so be sure and listen wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.9	Today on something you should know, the interesting ways some food products got their names.
0:38.3	Then inventions that dramatically changed how we see the world.
0:43.3	Television, eyeglasses, the smartphone, even mirrors.
0:47.3	And that being able to see their own reflection gave people the idea that they could see themselves
0:53.3	as others saw them, got them thinking about, well, who am I?
0:57.0	I am actually a different person.
0:59.0	I'm not just part of the group.
1:01.0	Also, you've probably been told to stand up straight and suck in your gut,
1:05.0	which turns out to be bad advice.
1:08.0	And why do we have so much trouble with big decisions about love and money?
1:13.5	The conventional wisdom is that love and money decisions are intertwined,
1:18.7	that you make love decisions with your heart and money decisions with your head,
1:23.6	and that's just not right.
1:26.3	All this today on Something You Should Know.
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