Understanding the Flaws in Your Evolution & The Story Behind Some of the Coolest Toys Ever

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

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🗓️ 12 July 2018

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

A lot of things about you determine how likable you are but there are a few simple techniques to make you appear more likable instantly. I start this episode with three ways, according to Psychology Today, that will make you more likable to others when you meet them. And they aren’t what you probably think. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/let-their-words-do-the-talking/201107/get-anyone-you-instantly-guaranteed-1 Evolution is what got us to where we are today. But the evolutionary road we have traveled to get here is a bumpy one. Biology professor Nathan Lents author of the book, Human Error: A Panorama of our Glitches from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes https://amzn.to/2zo2u67 takes us on a journey of the human evolution timeline and points out what went right and what went wrong. Ever wonder why so many people have back and knee trouble? Could it be a flaw in our evolution? Why do humans get so many colds? Another flaw? You will find the answers in this episode. As you go through life, you collect stuff. Then, over time that stuff collects in your home and you forget about it – even if that stuff serves no purpose, is outdated or useless. We start with a list of things you may not even notice that are most likely cluttering up your home that you really ought to throw out – NOW! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/08/things-in-your-home-to-get-rid-of_n_4748455.html Frisbee, Hula-Hoop, Slip & Slide – they are all toys you and just about everyone else have played with for over 60 years. And they are all made by the Wham-O Toy Company. Had did one small company create such iconic toys? Tim Walsh, author of The Whamo Superbook: Celebrating 60 Years Inside the Fun Factory https://amzn.to/2NE8LxX takes you inside the workings of Wham-O, which has specialized and excelled by making outdoor toys while other toy companies have gone high tech. Advertisers in this episode: Helix Sleep. Get up to $125 off your mattress order by going to www.helixsleep.com/something SimpliSafe. Protect your home with the best home security system. Go to www.simplisafe.com/something Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on Something You Should Know, three simple ways that can instantly make you more
0:07.3	likeable.
0:08.3	Then, the fascinating quirks in the timeline of human evolution.
0:12.9	Human evolution is a story of us changing pretty rapidly, and anything you do quickly you
0:18.8	don't do well.
0:20.1	Human evolution, we've favored our cognitive abilities so much that the rest of our bodies was
0:25.6	allowed to change pretty half-azardly.
0:28.4	Also, a bunch of things almost sure to be in your home that you need to throw out right
0:33.8	now.
0:34.8	And the amazing story of WAMO toys.
0:37.4	They've been a part of all of our lives.
0:39.6	From the Frisbee, the Slip and Slide, and of course, the Hula hoop.
0:43.8	This Hula hoop craze was born in January of 1958 and by the October, the fat was over,
0:51.4	but in that time period they sold close to 100 million Hula hoops.
0:55.9	All this today on Something You Should Know.
0:59.1	Something You Should Know, Fascinating Intel, the world's top experts, and practical advice
1:08.0	you can use in your life today.
1:11.1	Something You Should Know, with Mike Karothers.
1:14.7	Hi, welcome.
1:16.7	We start today with getting people to like you.
1:20.4	We all want people to like us.
1:22.8	But it turns out that whether or not people like you has a lot to do with the signals you
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