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Something You Should Know

How to Be a Better Risk Taker & Mysteries of Science That Affect Your Life

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

One way to blow your credibility in any conversation or in anything you write is to misuse or mispronounce words or phrases. So this episodes starts with some commonly misused words and phrases to make sure you are using them correctly. (https://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/10-speaking-and-writing-errors-that-erode-your-credibility.html)   Taking risks can be good – or bad. It’s all in how you approach the risk and it also seems to depend on how old you are. Kayt Sukel, author of the book The Art of Risk: The New Science of Courage, Caution, and Chance (https://amzn.to/2HjkQoE) joins me to explain how important it is to take risks but also how to be a better risk taker so that you win more than you lose – and also how to learn from the risks that fail. Do you neatly fold your towel after a shower and place it on the towel rack? Or maybe you hang it on a hook? Well those are terrible things to do if you plan to use that towel again tomorrow! I’ll explain why. (https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/cleaning/tips/a26125/dirty-bathroom-mistakes/)  Do you like science? How can you not? Science is everywhere and governs everything you do and explains why our world works the way it does. Scientist Scott Bembenek author of the book The Cosmic Machine: The Science that Runs our Universe and the Story Behind It (https://amzn.to/2qQDIFn) joins me to explain some fascinating principles and mysteries of science. One mystery he talks about is why you will often see an egg fall to the ground and break but never see an egg jump back up on the counter and reassemble itself. But according to some equations – it should. You have to hear him explain it. So come listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today on something you should know, is it a moot point or a mute point?

0:06.1

Espresso or expresso?

0:08.3

Etc.

0:09.3

Or etc.

0:10.6

We'll look at some commonly misused words and phrases.

0:14.0

Then how risky are you?

0:16.0

And how does your age affect how much risk you'll take?

0:19.1

There is something about having your peers around you in the teenage years,

0:23.0

which really downplays risks.

0:25.8

You're much more interested in pressing your friends and trying these things

0:29.6

than you are and thinking about the outcome.

0:32.0

Plus, what do you do with your towel after a shower?

0:35.0

I'll tell you why it's important.

0:37.0

And who doesn't love science?

0:38.8

And this science discussion will really make you think.

0:42.2

For example, you walk into your kitchen and you see on the floor a broken egg.

0:45.6

How come we never see the egg actually jump back up onto the counter and reassemble itself?

0:50.4

Because technically when we look at our equations,

0:53.2

the equations don't see a pass and a present.

0:55.8

All this today on something you should know.

1:00.6

I just learned, Discover Credit Cards do something pretty awesome.

1:05.6

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

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