Simple Habits For Better Decisions & How Modern Tech Predicts the Weather -SYSK Choice

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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How often do you think the average American checks their phone each day? Whatever your guess, you’ll probably be shocked by the actual number. This episode kicks off with some eye-opening stats about our cell phone obsession and just how much it’s shaping our daily lives. https://www.reviews.org/mobile/cell-phone-addiction/ When it comes to decisions, many of us waste valuable energy stressing over choices that don’t even matter. To explore why this happens and how to make smarter choices with less stress, listen as I speak with Annie Duke — former professional poker player, decision-making consultant, and author of How To Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices (https://amzn.to/3OQgGIF). Annie shares practical tools that can transform the way you think about decisions — big and small. Then, we turn to the science of weather. Forecasting has made incredible advances in recent years, and no one knows this better than James Marshall Shepherd, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia and host of the Weather Geeks podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weather-geeks/id1373312240). James reveals the fascinating inner workings of weather prediction, why “partly sunny” isn’t the same as “partly cloudy,” and how technology is reshaping the way we understand the skies. Finally, let’s clear up a common misconception: why shouldn’t you drink alcohol while taking antibiotics? Most people assume it cancels out the medication — but that’s not the case. Listen as I explain the real reason doctors recommend avoiding alcohol with antibiotics. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/antibiotics-and-alcohol/faq-20057946 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! SHOPIFY: Shopify is the commerce platform for millions of businesses around the world! To start selling today, sign up for your $1 per month trial at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://Shopify.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INDEED: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ right now! QUINCE: Keep it classic and cool with long lasting staples from Quince! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Quince.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns! HERS: Whether you want to lose weight, grow thicker, fuller hair, or find relief for anxiety, Hers has you covered. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forhers.com/something⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Jonathan Goldstein, and on the new season of heavyweight...
0:04.0	And so I pointed the gun at him and said this isn't a joke.
0:08.4	A man who robbed a bank when he was 14 years old.
0:11.8	And a centenarian rediscovers a love lost 80 years ago.
0:16.3	How can a 101-year- old woman fall in love again?
0:23.7	Listen to heavyweight wherever you get your podcasts.
0:31.4	Today on something you should know, does your cell phone control your life?
0:36.6	You need to hear some statistics. Then, when
0:39.4	you need to make a big decision, get some advice, any advice. There's just all sorts of evidence
0:45.1	that shows when you look at people giving other people advice, the quality of the advice
0:50.7	that they give to other people is much higher than the quality of the advice that you give to yourself.
0:56.0	So we should be seeking out people to give us advice.
0:59.0	Then you shouldn't drink when you take antibiotics, but not for the reason you probably think.
1:05.0	And the amazing advances in weather forecasting you probably never knew.
1:10.0	We're really in the golden age of weather forecasting.
1:12.6	You rarely see airplane crashes anymore because of wind shear, microbursts
1:17.6	that we used to deal with in the 70s because we have terminal Doppler radar
1:21.6	and very advanced weather radar systems with the satellites.
1:25.6	All this today on something you should know.
1:30.6	Hi there, Fred Greenhalj here, director of audio dramas like DC high-volume Batman and Star Trek
1:35.7	Khan.
1:36.5	However, my one true love remains all things spooky, and I'm excited to say there's a new season
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