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Something You Should Know

Hidden Ways Movies and TV Influence You & Why You Need to Brush Your Tongue

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

You can search online for information on just about any topic. Recently there was an interesting article posted on the Reader’s Digest website regarding some topics you probably shouldn’t search. This episode begins with a fun look at some of those topics that might be better the less you know. https://www.rd.com/list/things-never-google-search/ You likely have a sense that when you watch TV or a movie, it has an impact on you. What you probably didn’t realize is how big a deal those influences are. They not only affect you mentally and emotionally, they can cause physical changes in your body. TV and movies also influence the culture at large as well as the economy, science and even the future. To discover how, listen to my guest Walt Hickey. Walt is a Pulitzer prize winning writer and author of a fascinating book called, You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything https://amzn.to/3Qpymgs) What goes on in your mouth can make a big difference in your overall health and happiness. How you brush, the way your tongue sits in your mouth, if you have your wisdom teeth removed – all these things matter more than you might realize. Here to explain how is Tersa Yang, DDS. She is an award winning dentist and educator who has taught clinical dentistry at the UCLA School of Dentistry, and she is author of the book Nothing But the Tooth (https://amzn.to/490LQGq) Listen and you will discover new things that are going on in your mouth you never knew. It may just be a good idea to set an alarm to go off every work day at 2pm. Why? Well according to one time management expert, there is something you can do then that can make your whole day more rewarding. Listen and I’ll explain what that is. https://www.realsimple.com/work-life/life-strategies/time-management/how-to-stop-procrastinating-00000000055280 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Go to https://HelloFresh.com/50something and use code 50something for 50% off plus free shipping! BetterHelp is truly the best way to make your brain your friend. Give it a try. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/Something today to get 10% off your first month! Dell Technologies and Intel are pushing what technology can do, so great ideas can happen! Find out how to bring your ideas to life at https://Dell.com/WelcomeToNow Let’s find “us” again by putting our phones down for five.  Five days, five hours, even five minutes. Join U.S. Cellular in the Phones Down For Five challenge! Find out more at https://USCellular.com/findus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today on something you should know you can search just about anything online, but there are some things you probably shouldn't.

0:10.0

Then movies and TV have a powerful influence on all of us in lots of very interesting ways.

0:16.5

I think that if you ask people, what was the thing that kind of motivated you to get into the

0:20.1

field that you want to do? Lots of times movies will come up. Lots of times people will say,

0:24.0

I saw ER and then I realized that women could be doctors and as a result I pursued that career.

0:28.6

Also, what you should probably do your wisdom teeth removed.

0:34.4

And the latest trends in dentistry, how to brush, how to care for your tongue, and should

0:39.0

you get your wisdom teeth removed?

0:41.5

The advocates of wisdom tooth extraction, they cite a number of reasons.

0:46.0

Perhaps the most common reason is the belief that the wisdom teeth will push and crowd your other teeth.

0:52.3

Well, Mike, the research has shown that that's simply will push and crowd your other teeth.

0:52.5

Well, Mike, the research has shown

0:54.2

that that's simply not true.

0:56.2

All this today on Something You Should Know.

1:01.8

Something You Should Know, Fascinating Intel, the world's top experts, and practical advice you can use in your life today.

1:11.0

Something you should know with With Mike Carothers.

1:14.0

Hello and welcome to something you should know.

1:17.0

Yeah, it's pretty cool the fact that you can search for just about anything in a search engine and you'll get back some results.

1:26.7

But it turns out some things may be better left unsearched, according to an article from

1:31.9

Reader's Digest called Nine Things You Should Never Google.

1:35.9

For instance, don't search things that you don't want popping up in ads later on your computer.

1:41.8

If you search for

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