From the Archives: Busting the "Only Child" Stereotype

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

This episode originally aired on 11/26/2019. New episodes coming soon.

Learn about a new study that busts the myth of the self-centered only child; why feeding birds in the park may be more destructive than you think; and why the canonical perspective makes everyone draw a coffee cup the same way.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

A New Study Busts the Myth of the Self-Centered Only Child — https://curiosity.im/2NQMVt1
Why Everyone Draws a Coffee Cup the Same Way — https://curiosity.im/2Xj0RyZ

Additional sources:

Thoughts About Bread And Angel Wing Deformities | Corvid Isle — https://corvid-isle.co.uk/thoughts-bread-angel-wing-wild-birds
Why Feeding White Bread to Wild Birds is Killing Them | One Green Planet — https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/feeding-white-bread-to-wild-birds-is-killing-them/

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Janice from Discovery. Curiosity daily success over the years means we have an amazing archive to pull from.
0:06.8	Take a listen to this episode from a few years back to get smarter in just a few minutes.
0:11.0	We'll be back with fresh episode soon.
0:15.0	Hi, we're here from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.
0:20.0	I'm Cody Goff.
0:21.0	And I'm Ashley Hamer.
0:22.0	Today you learn about a new study that bust the myth of the self-centered only child,
0:27.0	why feeding birds in the park may be more destructive than you think,
0:30.0	and why everyone draws a coffee cup the same way.
0:33.0	If you've got some paper and something to write with nearby, then you can play along with our last story.
0:38.0	Just draw a coffee cup right now.
0:40.0	Don't worry, it doesn't have to be perfect.
0:42.0	We've got about six or seven minutes, so get started.
0:44.6	And while you're doing that, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:47.6	For some reason, personality stereotypes based on sibling order have an irresistible appeal.
0:54.0	Like sometimes you'll hear older siblings say that the younger ones are spoiled
0:58.0	or you'll hear from people any of a number of things about being the middle child.
1:02.0	And perhaps one of the biggest stereotypes number of things about being the middle child.
1:02.5	And perhaps one of the biggest stereotypes is about the only child,
1:07.2	a stereotype that usually says they're selfish, narcissistic, and spoiled.
1:12.0	And yet, the results of a new study may finally bring an end to this unfair idea.
1:18.0	The new research was made up of two parts.
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