How to Learn Anything Better and Faster & The Mosquito: Humans' Worst Enemy

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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If you wear a certain fragrance, people will perceive you as 12 pounds thinner. That’s just one of many fascinating things I discuss about your sense of smell in the first segment of this episode. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/02/scents We are all learning all the time. But have you ever thought about HOW you learn? Maybe you can learn better if you did it differently. One person who has thoroughly researched the topic of learning is Scott Young, author of the book UltraLearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career (https://amzn.to/2yCu4cF). Scott joins me to discuss the best and worst ways to learn anything and how you can learn better. What earthly creature is the deadliest to humans? It’s the mosquito! The mosquito has killed more people than any other creature. It is not that the mosquito itself is so deadly, it is what it carries with it. Tim Winegard, a professor of history and political science at Colorado Mesa University and author of the book The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator (https://amzn.to/31pWnHV) joins me to offer a fascinating exploration of how the mosquito has changed the course of history in ways you never knew. We’ve all faked a smile. People have even said that faking a smile will actually make you feel happier when you are down. Or could it be that faking a smile when you can actually make you feel worse? Listen and find out what the research says. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-02/msu-sfa022211.php PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! We really like The Jordan Harbinger Show! Check out https://jordanharbinger.com/start OR search for it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen! Go to https://Shopify.com/sysk, for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features! With Avast One, https://avast.com you can confidently take control of your online world without worrying about viruses, phishing attacks, ransomware, hacking attempts, & other cybercrimes! Small Businesses are ready to thrive again and looking for resources to rise to the challenge. That’s why Dell Technologies has assembled an all-star lineup of podcasters (and we're one of them!) for the third year in a row to create a virtual conference to share advice and inspiration for Small Businesses. Search Dell Technologies Small Business Podference on Audacy.com, Spotify or Apple podcasts starting May 10th! Today is made for Thrill! Style, Power, Discovery, Adventure, however you do thrill, Nissan has a vehicle to make it happen at https://nissanusa.com https://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy! Use SheetzGo on the Sheetz app! Just open the app, scan your snacks, tap your payment method and go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.0	Today on something you should know, it seems the way you smell can make you appear thinner. I'll explain that. Then if you want to learn anything, you have to understand the good and bad ways to learn.
0:50.0	A lot of people when they are learning something will tend to cram it. They will try to learn it in a short period of time.
0:56.0	And we just know from countless studies that this is actually the worst thing you can do if you want to remember things long term.
1:02.0	That if you want to actually remember things long term, you want to space it out.
1:06.0	Also, while faking a smile may be worse than no smile at all. And what's the deadliest creature mankind has ever known?
1:14.0	There's probably one not far from you right now. It's the mosquito.
1:18.0	The mosquito is responsible for the deaths of half of every human being that's ever lived across our planet.
1:24.0	So in this ballpark of you know, 52 billion people out of the 108 billion that have existed.
1:30.0	All this today on something you should know.
1:34.0	This segment is sponsored by Dell Technologies Small Business Virtual Podfrance, starting May the 10th.
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1:54.0	Something you should know. Fascinating Intel. The world's top experts. And practical advice you can use in your life today.
2:04.0	Something you should know. With Mike Karothers.
2:08.0	Hi, welcome to something you should know. And we dive right in today talking about your sense of smell.
2:16.0	Of your five senses, the sense of smell is unique. It's not talked about a lot.
2:22.0	For example, you may not know that everyone has their own unique odor. Except for children of multiple births.
2:29.0	Twins and triplets all smell alike. Women have a better sense of smell than men.
2:36.0	Smell falls off dramatically for men after their mid fifties. And for women, it doesn't happen until their mid sixties.
2:44.0	In a recent study, men thought women wearing a citrus floral scent were 12 pounds lighter.
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