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Something You Should Know

Fascinating Backstories of Modern Technology & What Really Determines How Long You Live

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Every driver has likely had the experience of encountering a motorcycle that “came out of nowhere.” How does that happen? There is actually an explanation for why this is such a common occurrence and we begin today's episode with the explanation. http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/motorcycles/a19641/why-you-dont-seemotorcycles-on-the-road/ Every piece of technology you use has a story of how it came to be. Some of those stories are fascinating. For example, did you know YouTube was originally a dating website? It’s one of the many stories told by Dagogo Altraide, creator of the Cold Fusion YouTube channel and author of the book, New Thinking: From Einstein to Artificial Intelligence, the Science and Technology that Transformed Our World (https://amzn.to/2T8RmUu).Listen as Dagogo explains fascinating backstories from the original telephone to the iPhone, Netflix and even the movie, Toy Story. Here is the link to Dagogo's YouTube channel, "Cold Fusion": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4QZ_LsYcvcq7qOsOhpAX4A Some photos just don’t belong on social media – not because they are offensive but mostly because they are boring to look at and nobody cares. Listen as I offer some suggestions on the types of photos most people would rather NOT see you post on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or anywhere else. https://www.purewow.com/tech/Things-to-Never-Post-on-Social-Media There is an assumption in the U.S. that if you get sick, you go to the doctor and he or she will fix it. The problem with that assumption is that it isn’t true for a lot of medical problems. Relying on the healthcare system to live a long and healthy life is a risky proposition according to Robert Kaplan, a behavioral scientist at Stanford University and author of the book More Than Medicine: The Broken Promise of American Health (https://amzn.to/2IISfy9). Robert explains why healthcare can’t fix a lot of problems and what you can do to stay healthy and live a long time. This Week's Sponsors -ADT. Go to www.ADT.com/smart to learn how ADT can design and install a smart home system for you. -Select Quote. Get your free insurance quote at www.SelectQuote.com/something -Trip Actions. Go towww.TripActions.com/something to complete a 30 minute demo and receive a $100Amazon gift card. -Geico. Go to www.Geico.com to see how Geico can save you money on your car insurance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today on something you should know,

0:03.5

ever been driving and have a motorcycle just appear out of nowhere?

0:07.9

I'll explain why that happens a lot.

0:10.5

Then, fascinating moments in the history of technology,

0:14.2

from YouTube to the iPhone and the movie Toy Story.

0:17.8

Toy Story was actually quite a groundbreaking film,

0:21.2

because it was the first fully featured length film

0:24.3

that was completely computer animated.

0:26.4

Despite how popular it is,

0:27.6

a lot of people actually didn't know just how much was riding on a success.

0:31.4

Also, pictures you should never post on social media,

0:35.3

and what really determines how long you live,

0:38.3

and it's not about going to the doctor.

0:40.7

If you look at the maps of Latin expectancy by zip code in a city like Philadelphia,

0:45.8

people living in the Liberty Bell area have Latin expectancies that are about 20 years longer

0:52.1

than people in the adjacent zip code in East Philadelphia.

0:55.8

All this today on something you should know.

1:00.4

I just learned, discover credit cards do something pretty awesome.

1:05.0

At the end of your first year, they automatically double all the cash back you've earned.

1:10.5

That's right, everything you earned doubled.

1:13.4

All the cash back from eating at your favorite soup dumpling restaurant?

1:17.4

Doubled.

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