This episode begins with a look at some fascinating science of everyday life. For example, how the calorie count for food is determined, what does it take to actually crush a Lego brick, why water of the same temperature feels colder than air of the same temperature – and more. http://mentalfloss.com/article/66086/11-scientific-explanations-everyday-life
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Apr 2024
#776 - 2M Q&A - Private Life, Future Of Podcasting & Becoming Religious
I hit 2 million Subscribers on YouTube!!
To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter and Instagram, so here’s another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. As always there’s some great questions in here about my thoughts on Andrew Huberman's recent ... Show More
1h 47m
Dec 2015
Why You Wake Up At The Same Time Every Night, How To Hack Your Nervous System, Is Your Fish Oil Bad & More!
<p><a href="http://bengreenfieldfitness.com/341">http://bengreenfieldfitness.com/341</a></p> <p>December 30, 2015 Podcast (Ben mentions <a href="http://amzn.to/1JJw1Ru" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AlignMed</a> shirt in intro): Why You Wake Up At The Same Time Every Night, How ... Show More
1h 35m
Mar 2024
How to Make New Habits Stick, Why You Can’t Break Old Habits and The Secret to Great Communication with Charles Duhigg #436
My philosophy as a doctor has always been connect first, educate second. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. And this goes for all relationships, not just doctor-patient.
Good communication is something we’d all like to master. And today’s gues ... Show More
2h 23m
May 2024
#786 - Steve Stewart-Williams - Why Are Differences Between Men & Women Being Denied?
Steve Stewart-Williams is an evolutionary psychologist, a professor and an author.
If you follow the thread of evolution long enough, you see that humans are simply a product of adaptations. So why are humans so peculiar? Does everything we do have a rational explanation, or are ... Show More
1h 30m
Jun 2024
#800 - 15 Lessons From 800 Episodes
To celebrate 800 episodes of Modern Wisdom, I broke down some of my favourite lessons, insights and quotes from the last hundred episodes.
Expect to learn why starting the day with an imagined productivity debt is making you miserable, why being competent can be more of a curse t ... Show More
1h 9m