Stanford behavior scientist Dr. BJ Fogg, author of “Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything,” explains why the best new habits are tiny ones. Then, learn why human infants are late bloomers compared to other baby animals.

More from Dr. BJ Fogg, Stanford behavior scientist:

Pick up “Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything” on Amazon https://amazon.com
Official website https://www.bjfogg.com/
Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University https://habits.stanford.edu/
Follow @bjfogg on Twitter https://twitter.com/bjfogg
Hear us discuss the Fogg Method on a previous episode of Curiosity Daily: https://curiositydaily.com/is-bee-venom-therapy-safe-plus-teeth-cleaning-history-and-how-to-change-bad-habits/

Babies are all born prematurely - Compared to Other Baby Animals, Human Infants Are Late Bloomers by Ashley Hamer

Dunsworth, H. M., Warrener, A. G., Deacon, T., Ellison, P. T., & Pontzer, H. (2012). Metabolic hypothesis for human altriciality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(38), 15212–15216. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1205282109
Warrener, A. G., Lewton, K. L., Pontzer, H., & Lieberman, D. E. (2015). A Wider Pelvis Does Not Increase Locomotor Cost in Humans, with Implications for the Evolution of Childbirth. PLOS ONE, 10(3), e0118903. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118903
Pappas, S. (2012, August 27). Why Pregnancy Really Lasts 9 Months. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/22715-pregnancy-length-baby-size.html

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More from Dr. BJ Fogg, Stanford behavior scientist:

Pick up “Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything” on Amazon https://amazon.com
Official website https://www.bjfogg.com/
Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University https://habits.stanford.edu/
Follow @bjfogg on Twitter https://twitter.com/bjfogg
Hear us discuss the Fogg Method on a previous episode of Curiosity Daily: https://curiositydaily.com/is-bee-venom-therapy-safe-plus-teeth-cleaning-history-and-how-to-change-bad-habits/

Babies are all born prematurely - Compared to Other Baby Animals, Human Infants Are Late Bloomers by Ashley Hamer

Dunsworth, H. M., Warrener, A. G., Deacon, T., Ellison, P. T., & Pontzer, H. (2012). Metabolic hypothesis for human altriciality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(38), 15212–15216. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1205282109
Warrener, A. G., Lewton, K. L., Pontzer, H., & Lieberman, D. E. (2015). A Wider Pelvis Does Not Increase Locomotor Cost in Humans, with Implications for the Evolution of Childbirth. PLOS ONE, 10(3), e0118903. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118903
Pappas, S. (2012, August 27). Why Pregnancy Really Lasts 9 Months. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/22715-pregnancy-length-baby-size.html

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-new-habits-have-to-be-tiny-w-dr-bj-fogg-and-why-human-infants-are-late-bloomers

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