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Something You Should Know

SYSK Choice: How to Be Ready for Your Big Moment & Making Sense of Statistics

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Why are there potholes? Did you know there actually is a “pothole season” when they are more likely to occur? This episode begins with a discussion on one of every drivers’ nemesis – potholes! https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/642198/reason-roads-have-potholes We all have big events in life we need to prepare for. Whether it is a job interview, a speech or any other kind of performance, you have to be ready. So what is the best way to prepare? Listen as I talk to someone who knows a lot about preparing for a big event - Buzzy Cohen. He was a 9-game winner on Jeopardy who then went on to victory in the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions. As you will hear, Buzzy says it wasn’t that he was so smart; he was just better prepared. He is here to share his insight into the best ways to prepare for any big event or performance in your life. He also talks about his experience and gives a little “behind the scenes” info on Jeopardy. Buzzy is the author of the audio book Get Ready: A Champion’s Guide to Preparing for the Moments that Matter (https://amzn.to/3tSdp04). People often use data and statistics to make an argument or support their case because data is supposed to be convincing. However, it also seems that more of us are less trusting of data. Should we be? It sometimes seems that you can use data to support any side of any argument. So how can we better understand how data and statistics work and how can we use these to improve our understanding of the world? Joining me with some excellent advice is Tim Harford who has been called “the best popular economics writer in the world.” He is author of the book The Data Detective: 10 Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics (https://amzn.to/3jENog6). Have you ever forgotten something and worried that your memory maybe isn’t working right? It happens to people at every age. Often the reason it happens is simple and relatively easy to fix. Listen as I explore 3 things that can mess with your memory. Source: Scott Hagwood author of Memory Power (https://amzn.to/2LO2ofm). PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Listen to the All Ears English Podcast https://www.allearsenglish.com/ where ever you get your podcasts today! Visit https://NJM.com/podcast for a quote to see how much you can save on your auto insurance! Dell Technologies’ Presidents Day event is here! The savings start now on select sleek XPS laptops and more powered by 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors. Don't forget special pricing on the latest monitors, docks and accessories, plus free shipping on everything and monthly payment options with Dell Preferred Account. Just call 877-ASK-DELL for these limited-time Presidents Day deals! With With TurboTax, an expert will do your taxes from start to finish, ensuring your taxes are done right (guaranteed), so you can relax! Feels good to be done with your taxes, doesn’t it? Come to TurboTax and don’t do your taxes. Visit https://TurboTax.com to learn more. Intuit TurboTax. Did you know you could reduce the number of unwanted calls & emails with Online Privacy Protection from Discover? - And it's FREE! Just activate it in the Discover App. See terms & learn more at https://Discover.com/Online Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:25.0

Just call 877-Ask Dell for these limited-time President-Stay deals. That's 877-Ask Dell.

0:34.0

Today on something you should know, where do potholes come from? And why do we have them anyway?

0:43.0

Then effective ways to prepare for your next big event from a renowned Jeopardy Champion.

0:50.0

One thing that I did for Jeopardy was I would bring my flashcards to the gym, hand them to a trainer, and then hold the top of a chin up for 30 seconds or a minute, and have him or her ask me the questions.

1:04.0

Then, there are things that can mess with your memory that are really no big deal. And understanding how data and statistics really work, because you can make data say whatever you want.

1:16.0

I think a really straightforward example is using statistics to demonstrate that stocks actually deliver babies.

1:26.0

Actually, if you look at the data, there's pretty good evidence for that. All this today on something you should know.

1:34.0

Oh, there are a lot of things that feel really good, like biting into a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie, catching all the green lights on your commute,

1:44.0

or walking into a room with a roaring fire on a cold snowy day, or finding the parking spot right by the front door of the store.

1:53.0

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2:44.0

And practical advice you can use in your life today, something you should know with my carothers.

3:11.0

The first one is that the running time and the running time, I think, is when the hot hole appears, and my wheel goes in it, and it's usually when I have a cup of coffee in my hand, I hate hot holes.

3:25.0

So where do they come from?

3:27.0

Well it turns out that when water seeps into the rock, gravel, and soil underneath the

3:32.1

asphalt and then freezes, that expands a little bit and it acts like a bit of a jack

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