Something strange happens when most people read emails and texts and it could cause a health problem. Listen to and discover what it is so you can see if you do it – so you can stop doing it. https://www.businessinsider.com/email-apnea-how-email-change-breathing-2012-12
Nutrition advice can be confusing. Is there an actual diet that will help you lose weight? Are salt and sugar really that bad for your health? Why is so much of the nutrition advice contradictory? Here to discuss the science of nutrition and offer some advice on how to navigate through all the information is Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society and author of the book A Grain of Salt :The Science and Pseudoscience of What We Eat (https://amzn.to/2PqB18N).
Sometimes you need an alarm to make sure you wake up on time but it may not be the best way to wake up. There is a better and often easier way that isn’t quite so jarring. Listen to find out what it is. http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53710/why-do-i-always-wake-5-minutesmy-alarm-goes
Human beings like to explore. We have explored most of our earth and now we are exploring space. Why are we so curious? Why is exploration so important? And what will we explore next? Andrew Rader is an aerospace engineer who works as a mission manager at Space X. He has written a fascinating book about human exploration called Beyond the Known: How Exploration Created the Modern World and Will Take Us to the Stars (https://amzn.to/2Ry05NH) and he joins me to tell some exciting tales of exploration – past and present.
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RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
Source for the story about the strange thing that happens to most when reading emails or texts: https://www.businessinsider.com/email-apnea-how-email-change-breathing-2012-12
Amazon link for Dr. Joe Schwarcz’s book, A Grain of Salt: https://amzn.to/2PqB18N
Source for the story about why an alarm may not be the best way to wake up: http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53710/why-do-i-always-wake-5-minutesmy-alarm-goes
Amazon link for Andrew Rader’s book, Beyond the Known: https://amzn.to/2Ry05NH
