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Something You Should Know

The Surprising Ways Algorithms Steer Your Life & How to Make Your Ideas Stick

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Do you ever long for the good old days? Nostalgia can be such a wonderful thing. We begin this episode with a look at why the past can seem so idyllic and wonderful and what the positive effects of looking back are. http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/nostalgia4.htm Do you really understand what algorithms are and how they work? You probably should because algorithms are used so often to influence us in making decisions on what to buy, what movies to watch or who to date. Kartik Hosanagar is a professor of technology, digital business and marketing at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the book A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence: How Algorithms Are Shaping Our Lives and How We Can Stay in control (https://amzn.to/2JuStcy). Listen and hear the good and the bad about how algorithms have become part of everyday life. “Sit up straight and don’t slouch!” How many times have you heard that or said that to someone else? It turns out that posture is really important and I’ll explain why. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2295420/Stand-straight-stay-fightingfit-From-raised-blood-pressure-bloated-stomach-surprising-effectsbad-posture.html#ixzz2OBJ72FZQ Some ideas really stick and others quickly fade away. Why? What makes an idea sticky? Chip Heath, author of the book Made to Stick : Why Some Ideas Thrive and Others Die (https://amzn.to/2Y9YaQu) joins me to talk about his research into what makes a really good idea resonate with people. The advice he gives is very practical and will help you create ideas that people will fall in love with.  This Week's Sponsors -Skillshare. For 2 months free access to over 25,000 classes go to www.Skillshare.com/something -ADT. For more information on smart home security go to www.ADT.com -Capital One. Visit www.CapitalOne.com What's in your wallet? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today on something you should know, are you nostalgic, do you long for the good old days?

0:06.8

I've got some interesting reasons why you might be.

0:09.8

Then, understanding algorithms because they are a big part of your life.

0:15.0

Over the third of purchases that Amazon are driven by algorithms, over 80% of our viewing

0:20.9

activity on Netflix is driven by Netflix's algorithms.

0:25.7

All the dating matches are on app-selectinder and match.com.

0:30.5

They're driven by algorithms.

0:32.0

Plus, check your posture because bad posture could be causing you a lot of problems.

0:37.7

And what makes a really good idea stick?

0:40.9

What we find is that successful ideas of all kinds ranging from urban legends to important

0:46.6

religious ideas have six things in common.

0:48.9

They're simple, they're unexpected, they're concrete, they're credible, they tap into

0:53.6

emotion and many come into form of story.

0:56.3

All this today on something you should know.

1:02.2

Something you should know, fascinating intel, the world's top experts and practical advice

1:08.2

you can use in your life today.

1:11.2

Something you should know with my carothers.

1:15.7

Hi, welcome.

1:17.2

I would describe myself as nostalgic, bit sentimental.

1:22.8

I like the good old days and it turns out that this whole idea of nostalgia and longing

1:29.7

for the good old days is a complex thing.

1:32.7

It's so complex that it was once thought of as a disease.

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