List of episodes that I have
14-44
51-56
58-81
1
Sheldrake- Morphic Resonance
2
carrots dont help your eyes. its world war two propaganda. John Cat Eyes Cunningham and his miraculous night vision
3
The McDonalds Shake story
Thickened with some kind of potato product, but it used to be much better for you
They couldn't legally say "milkshake"
The McDonalds Egg White story
According to the name, one would expect a single ingredient. However it actually had 11 ingredients!
Super Dogs
Whale hunting, ass cancer sniffing
Diagnosing the Fat Albert Gang
Apples are from Afghanistan
They are mostly spitters, bad tasting apple trees. Grafting is used to improve them
"Mankind has conquered the apple!"
Johnny appleseed was not at the Alamo
4
gross ingredients in cosmetics
5
Superstitions
Practical origins and ridiculous origins
Ladders- things could fall and hurt you,
but also because a ladder was used to get Christ down from the cross
all criminals used to be forced to walk under a ladder before hanging
Bless you after sneezing- a virus killed people very quickly, the pope ordered people to say bless you so peasants didn't die without a final blessing
Unlucky 13?- It comes from Loki and Norse myth. 12 gods were invited but he snuck in
The crazy fly voice makes a long appearance
6
JFred Muggs
edumacorrections
are people more paranoid because of more surveillance?
one fifth of all the active cameras are in London (for traffic)
cocaine tooth powder
heroin was a cough remedy, invented by the Bayer company
hair of the dog, an ancient rabies cure
antimony, a hand me down pill that rockets through you
Inventing the British Guys
HOAXES
Rabbit woman
the hundredth monkey effect
Deja Vu
Talking shit about Carl Jung
Dolpihns keep lifelong social memories
7
Barney blockers- Beta blockers are a type of pill to help some to stay calm, McEl's dad was on them but it was incredibly difficult for him to exerciset
ESP vs Microexpressions
Kato and the OJ trial
10
Star wars knowledge.....
meowsic
"Sacres the bejabbers out of me" --- a reference to castrating bulls
Robot and Frank--- Robutt...
11
Robot bees
The southamerican catfish that all penises fear
The squids confusing weapon
Paul Shaffer, its raining fun
The Big bang might not have happened
Gender neutral in Germany
Testicle Size and fatherhood
Wide faces are evil
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12
Misheard lyrics are called "mondegreens"
Songs stuck in your head are called
Sci
Toxoplasmosis- the fearless mice
Sneezing into the crook of the arm
Various other sneezing conditions
Why
Bermuda Triangle Theories
Sudden release of methane changes the density of water or air
Boats or planes would suddenly drop beneath the sea
Rogue waves, poor Tom Green's fishing story
AUTECH theory- a testing area for advanced technology
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24
There are many other funny mineral names. Vaginaton in particular.
Tyco Brahe had a gold nose and a pet moose who he got drunk
Sci
New part of the human body have been discovered, a ligament and a part of the cornea.
extra set of nostrils way in the back
class up your garbage
women can have ribs removed. Apparently Cher is rumored to have it done. Rachel Welsch did do it.
Fi
The Science of Batman
Physical Abilities from Scientific American
Strength and Conditioning (3-5 years), Martial Arts (8years), nonlethal MA (12-15 years)
training must constantly continue.......
cumulative effects of the beatings are wildly unreal....
ability to handle ten opponents--BS
The gadgets are almost all nonsense, but it is conceivable that in the future....
Why
Fart science..... chicken and eggs have sulfur in them
Around a pint of gas a day is the personal average, 14 times a day
Could holding one in hurt you? Almost certainly not.
(Changing the names of years once society loses faith in God
Imagine signing our checks "dick trickle")
Bye
3d food printer
The Mars Murder Conspiracy-- Driving a van off the side of a cliff.
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Christmas Podcast (near 18)
1. Christ wasn't born on Christmas
2. The names of the wise men relate to the little drummer boy
3. Christmas was illegal in Boston for many years
4. The first congress deliberately worked on Christmas
5. Washington Irving wrote a book of Christmas stories which created the fervor in America.
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Solos in the Silos 22
snopes quiz 48 minutes in
RFIDs in students
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number 30 swipers existential crisis
Taste can be manipulated.... around 50 minutes in.r Ham tastes more salty when its cold. Cold things cannot be tasted as distinctly as warm... cold beer vs warm beer and bitterness. Drinks in a blue cup were rated as more refreshing than drinks in other colors. The Blind Wine Taste Test.... One is expensive. One is cheap. Surprise they are the same. We enjoy things more with great adjectives in front of them. The discussion of savory is a highlight.
ruth's cris steakhouse
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number 34 Garfield for President
The origins of nursery rhymes. Humpy Dumpty (a cannon). Mary Mary Quite Contrary (torturing opponents). Scientists who experimented on themselves: Albert Hoffman, Jonas Salk, the speed guy.
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number 36- Manhattan mongoose
Invasive species, the starlin importation to America (Shakespeare related), the lionfish, the burmese python, the mongoose
Snopes quiz
Et games really were in a landfill
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number 40
Dogs are both left pawed and right pawed.....
In humans it is 10 percent left handed.... dogs are even.
It is possible to tell if your dog is left or right handed.... the dominant paw is the one the dog will shake with...
number 46
The photographic memory dilemma
One person had promise in one experiment. The professor who ran the experiment married her and never had her tested again.
Some people like Marylu Henner have great autobiographical memory. They can't apply that to books.
Noone has been apply to use photographic memory in court.
Jackie Gleason- amazing memory for scripts...
The Fear Strength Issue
One prof says normals go from 60-72 percent of muscle capacity.
Trained athletes go from 80-92 percent. The professor was FSU kinesthesiology
Under extreme fear/adrenaline people can access 100 percent of the potential....
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Edumacation 52
metal is in our blood
metal is in our bones
"Head Game Hunters"
Grocery store marketing tricks
type and tempo of music
tile size variation
narrow checkout isles to avoid putting away stuff
large carts---more buying
people only remember four prices---
milk, bread, eggs, bananas
bread in paper bags vs plastic bags
most items in the circular are not on sale.... people think they are
10 for ten sale 89 cent tuna marked at 10 for 10 flew off the shelves
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edu number 53
Head games hunters
do bees have emotions? put a can of bees in a paint agitator
do hamsters and mice love running on wheels--- the forest wheels experiment
robotic cockroaches
the joyless mouse without dopamine
transportation fears are discussed
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54 Guardyloo
That's what people used to say when they were emptying out champerpots in olden times.
number 55
Smiling in pictures, when did it start and why did it start?
Mind Game Hunters- ideas for a show
Distractify article about timelines- Cleopatra was closer to the Iphone than the pyramids.
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number 56 barbara hershey
regional accents are important because talking in that accent makes it easier to understand the speech in that area.
why do we call only one liquid a gas?
A pill that makes farts smell like chocolate
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58
53 minutes closing your eyes to improve memory
police bonding with witnesses...
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number 59
Cognitive biases/Recovered memories/Facial Feedback Hypothesis/ Invisible Gorilla
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Live at the Ice house 2
miracle fruit and why sharks are safer that anything. Vending machines kill 13 people per year.
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ugh Math
Fake drugs vs Real Drugs "Anafranil" "Bacta" The Harvey Rant
at the moment of death human beings do not lose weight...
Do ostriches put their heads in the sand out of fear?- checking eggs
Deck of Cards have infinite orders
23 people have a 50 percent change of shared birthday, 75 people have 99 percent.
Why do people like bubble wrap?
Kevin's I am no doctor seuss rant. Fatwa
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Facts from unknown episodes
Fuck was first used in a hater poem from 1537
(which means that anyone who is a fan of dirty talk is also a fan of poetry)
Slang terms for lady parts. He includes lots of them. Here is a highlight
AM- "The parenthesis"
KS- "They should have called it the exclamation point."
AM- "As long as you don't call it the period."
AM-"The goat milker"
KS- (isn't it obvious where he will go with this one)
Blowjob first appeared in print in the 1960s. The source is that blow was a synonym for "come" for many years.
probably from 59
Bader-Meinhoff Phenomena
Hindsight Bias
Forer Effect- (horoscope trickery)
Monday, April 27, 2015
Friday, February 6, 2015
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Rhetoric as a Resource
Have you ever been told a joke that was so good you had to share it? Of course some jokes are hard to retell and some are easy to retell, but some can be retold and some can be retold hilariously.
If a person only told jokes that were retold, that would be gross. It would be a problem. However, is it worthwhile for a teacher to know a surefire way of explaining something?
Is it good for a teacher to know an entertaining way of explaining something?
[Catskills comedy]
[My teaching preparation vs typical teaching preparation]
Why should everyone have to figure it out for him or herself?
Why can't a teacher slip a cover song into a set now and then?
There will always be a unique element. There will always be the individual style and the individual personality. There will always be the individual delivery.
But why not share our best explanations? Why not share our best rhetoric? Why not share the sales pitch for reading and writing?
If a person only told jokes that were retold, that would be gross. It would be a problem. However, is it worthwhile for a teacher to know a surefire way of explaining something?
Is it good for a teacher to know an entertaining way of explaining something?
[Catskills comedy]
[My teaching preparation vs typical teaching preparation]
Why should everyone have to figure it out for him or herself?
Why can't a teacher slip a cover song into a set now and then?
There will always be a unique element. There will always be the individual style and the individual personality. There will always be the individual delivery.
But why not share our best explanations? Why not share our best rhetoric? Why not share the sales pitch for reading and writing?
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Cracked Podcast Notes
Hostage negotiators---
The power of yes primed vs no primed questions
Two examples: "Do you like money?" (an obvious manipulation) vs "Do you like leaving money on the table?" (a less obvious one, that might seem obvious based on pride)
The problematic effect of why questions....
The helpful tactic of how and what questions
Movie Effects on the Real World
Harry Potter---- owl pets
Movie places-------place stereotypes
Foreign movie people------ people stereotypes
The CSI effect---- Juries are demanding lots more evidence than they used to
What a scientist says about science------- automatically taken as true
Slipping on a banana peel--- Has this ever actually happened? People often try to fake b. peel accidents
Why are Versaci and Armani suits so popular? Partially because G. Gecko dressed like that. His wardrobe was completely a random choice.
There is no such thing as an anti-war movie. War looks exciting at all times.
Mario Puzo made up the term "Godfather"
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Colors-
Baker-Miller pink is connected to drunk tanks. It pacifies us.
The color of pills has an unreasonable effect on us
Impulsive red.
Russian language study of blue
Podcast #22 Bad ideas that control the world
The Structure of English makes it easier to blame people.
The Peltzman Effect-- changes that decrease risk, cause humans to increase risky behavior. Anti lock brakes let to more crashes.
English Language's encoded tendency toward blame
episode 22 36 minutes in
Police Lineups Do not Work
Describing a face increases witness confidence
Confidence from the witness during testimony is one of the most important factor's for a jury.
Having a witness look through a book with a large number of photos of felons is better.
(this relates to the racist "they all look the same to me" effect too)
Speedbumps Kill
There are very few car accidents in neighborhoods at low speeds that hurt/kill people.
There are a number of life or death medical issues that require ambulance rides.
Ambulances must slow down to go over the bumps. Multiplying out the number of medical emergencies which require ambulances, the number where a few minutes are the difference between life or death, and the actual amount an ambulance slows when hitting a speed bump, many many people die.
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Real life conspiracies
The conspiracy to kill streetcars
The business plot (smedley butler)
Dropping 300000 mosquitos on Georgia
Releasing bacteria in cali
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We have an addiction to competence
The peltzman effect- why safety devices don't work. Humans have a comfortable level of danger. When something gets safer, we push the envelope.
the flynn effect- people are getting smarter
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The Health Podcast
Obesity is pretty incurable without surgery. The relapse rate is higher than heroin.
The dairy industry led to government programs to encourage use.
The only time US obesity dipped was the mil rationing years
Taco Salad has "salad" in it
Bran Muffin has "Bran" in it (but it's cake)
Vitamin water has vitamins in it, but it also is worse than a soda
Dual product lines---
Healthy stuff, then you deserve the bad stuff we sell
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White People and Their Racist Ideas
This American Life episode about teachers and expectations sounds awesome. Look it up.
"School is the absolute worst place to learn about racism."
He interviews some minority podcasters from Denzel Washington is the Best Actor of All Time, The Read, and Is this Racist?
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Why You Have No Idea What You Look Like
Given a set of slightly altered photos of ourselves and one real one, most people fail to pick out their actual face.
Michael Jackson is a good example because he had the power and ability to do whatever he wanted.
Freud has mostly stupid ideas. The one good idea that he had was the idea of therapy, having a total stranger hear the true details about your life and give a response.
We are literally the worst at judging ourselves....
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Cracked- tipping points
Predictions about the future
tequila
helium
chocolate/cocoa
seafood
car culture in america
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The Memory Podcast-
Source Amnesia (the need for works cited pages)
Elizabeth Loftus (she is the source of my red van example)
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Actor auteur theory
Tom Cruise runs in all his movies
Brad Pitt eats in all his movies
Tom Hanks pees in all his movies
Gump, Castaway, The Money Pitt, A League of Their Own
Most superstar-focused movie posters show alarming common elements.
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Notes from the Cracked De-Textbook
Cool language facts
Aborigine Super Scouts pxii
Russians with a super sense of blue pxii
Crows hold a grudge p30
Shakespeare was a sick dude p44
Training montages fuck up our expectations
Caffeine, Going green, Magnets, Facial Expressions can turn you into a dick p184
Most people survive plane crashes p198
The Peltzman Effect, why safety improvements don't save lives p206
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Unknown podcasts
Movies have a weirdly specific format
Certain things happen at 15 minutes, 60 minutes, et cetera....
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Bad Ideas That Control the World
Police lineups
lineups don't work
photos of felons do
describing the face increases witness conficence
confidence from the witnesses during testimony is one of the most important factors for juries
Speed bumps
the delays they cause kill lots of people each year..... paramedics take too long to get to
hospitals
there are VERY few accidents in neighborhoods of a serious nature. They are seen as much
more tragic, so they get the priority
----------------------------------------------------
LBJ
He was a womanizer. He taped everything. He loved to talk about his balls. He peed on a secret service agent. He really, really wanted to be president
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7 ways to get free stuff from companies just by lying (this is the title of the video about complaint letters)
The power of yes primed vs no primed questions
Two examples: "Do you like money?" (an obvious manipulation) vs "Do you like leaving money on the table?" (a less obvious one, that might seem obvious based on pride)
The problematic effect of why questions....
The helpful tactic of how and what questions
Movie Effects on the Real World
Harry Potter---- owl pets
Movie places-------place stereotypes
Foreign movie people------ people stereotypes
The CSI effect---- Juries are demanding lots more evidence than they used to
What a scientist says about science------- automatically taken as true
Slipping on a banana peel--- Has this ever actually happened? People often try to fake b. peel accidents
Why are Versaci and Armani suits so popular? Partially because G. Gecko dressed like that. His wardrobe was completely a random choice.
There is no such thing as an anti-war movie. War looks exciting at all times.
Mario Puzo made up the term "Godfather"
--------------------------------------------------------
Colors-
Baker-Miller pink is connected to drunk tanks. It pacifies us.
The color of pills has an unreasonable effect on us
Impulsive red.
Russian language study of blue
Podcast #22 Bad ideas that control the world
The Structure of English makes it easier to blame people.
The Peltzman Effect-- changes that decrease risk, cause humans to increase risky behavior. Anti lock brakes let to more crashes.
English Language's encoded tendency toward blame
episode 22 36 minutes in
Police Lineups Do not Work
Describing a face increases witness confidence
Confidence from the witness during testimony is one of the most important factor's for a jury.
Having a witness look through a book with a large number of photos of felons is better.
(this relates to the racist "they all look the same to me" effect too)
Speedbumps Kill
There are very few car accidents in neighborhoods at low speeds that hurt/kill people.
There are a number of life or death medical issues that require ambulance rides.
Ambulances must slow down to go over the bumps. Multiplying out the number of medical emergencies which require ambulances, the number where a few minutes are the difference between life or death, and the actual amount an ambulance slows when hitting a speed bump, many many people die.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Real life conspiracies
The conspiracy to kill streetcars
The business plot (smedley butler)
Dropping 300000 mosquitos on Georgia
Releasing bacteria in cali
-----------------------------------------
We have an addiction to competence
The peltzman effect- why safety devices don't work. Humans have a comfortable level of danger. When something gets safer, we push the envelope.
the flynn effect- people are getting smarter
--------------------------------------------------------------
The Health Podcast
Obesity is pretty incurable without surgery. The relapse rate is higher than heroin.
The dairy industry led to government programs to encourage use.
The only time US obesity dipped was the mil rationing years
Taco Salad has "salad" in it
Bran Muffin has "Bran" in it (but it's cake)
Vitamin water has vitamins in it, but it also is worse than a soda
Dual product lines---
Healthy stuff, then you deserve the bad stuff we sell
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
White People and Their Racist Ideas
This American Life episode about teachers and expectations sounds awesome. Look it up.
"School is the absolute worst place to learn about racism."
He interviews some minority podcasters from Denzel Washington is the Best Actor of All Time, The Read, and Is this Racist?
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Why You Have No Idea What You Look Like
Given a set of slightly altered photos of ourselves and one real one, most people fail to pick out their actual face.
Michael Jackson is a good example because he had the power and ability to do whatever he wanted.
Freud has mostly stupid ideas. The one good idea that he had was the idea of therapy, having a total stranger hear the true details about your life and give a response.
We are literally the worst at judging ourselves....
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cracked- tipping points
Predictions about the future
tequila
helium
chocolate/cocoa
seafood
car culture in america
------------------------------------------------------------------
The Memory Podcast-
Source Amnesia (the need for works cited pages)
Elizabeth Loftus (she is the source of my red van example)
-------------------------------------------------------------
Actor auteur theory
Tom Cruise runs in all his movies
Brad Pitt eats in all his movies
Tom Hanks pees in all his movies
Gump, Castaway, The Money Pitt, A League of Their Own
Most superstar-focused movie posters show alarming common elements.
----------------------------------------------------
Notes from the Cracked De-Textbook
Cool language facts
Aborigine Super Scouts pxii
Russians with a super sense of blue pxii
Crows hold a grudge p30
Shakespeare was a sick dude p44
Training montages fuck up our expectations
Caffeine, Going green, Magnets, Facial Expressions can turn you into a dick p184
Most people survive plane crashes p198
The Peltzman Effect, why safety improvements don't save lives p206
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Unknown podcasts
Movies have a weirdly specific format
Certain things happen at 15 minutes, 60 minutes, et cetera....
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Bad Ideas That Control the World
Police lineups
lineups don't work
photos of felons do
describing the face increases witness conficence
confidence from the witnesses during testimony is one of the most important factors for juries
Speed bumps
the delays they cause kill lots of people each year..... paramedics take too long to get to
hospitals
there are VERY few accidents in neighborhoods of a serious nature. They are seen as much
more tragic, so they get the priority
----------------------------------------------------
LBJ
He was a womanizer. He taped everything. He loved to talk about his balls. He peed on a secret service agent. He really, really wanted to be president
-----------------------------------
7 ways to get free stuff from companies just by lying (this is the title of the video about complaint letters)
Hypnosis Podcast
Dr Mike Mandel
youtube.com/user/drmikemandel
Bypass the critical faculty
Confusion as a doorway
embedded commands
stacking negatives
Analog marking (tone or nonverbal marking)
pattern interrupts
presuppositions (loaded questions)
Eps I've Watched and Here are my notes
Ep3-
Calcium turnings
5 water glasses
the "Acid test"
Ep4- Hidden object finding
the hellstrom method
ep5- explains the trick
ep6/7
anchoring states to throat clearing/forgetting
pattern interrupts
handshake inductions
double blind statements
either/or presuppositions
Ep8- Hypnogogic states
Reality tunnels
The power of intentino
Ep14- Hypnotic phenomena
Start with traditional pain reduction methods and gradually wean clients
Ep15- Conversational Hypnosis
Combines priming an embedded commands
Everyone is an "expert"
The example of the forgetful waiter
Ep 20
Clear Your Mind
Imagine a Calm Backdrop
Transmit a thought
one shape
no.... now I want you to think of a second geometric shape
how many did a circle in a triangle?
how many a triangle in a circle?
Two digit number
2 odd numbers
less than 50
different digits
37
youtube.com/user/drmikemandel
Bypass the critical faculty
Confusion as a doorway
embedded commands
stacking negatives
Analog marking (tone or nonverbal marking)
pattern interrupts
presuppositions (loaded questions)
Eps I've Watched and Here are my notes
Ep3-
Calcium turnings
5 water glasses
the "Acid test"
Ep4- Hidden object finding
the hellstrom method
ep5- explains the trick
ep6/7
anchoring states to throat clearing/forgetting
pattern interrupts
handshake inductions
double blind statements
either/or presuppositions
Ep8- Hypnogogic states
Reality tunnels
The power of intentino
Ep14- Hypnotic phenomena
Start with traditional pain reduction methods and gradually wean clients
Ep15- Conversational Hypnosis
Combines priming an embedded commands
Everyone is an "expert"
The example of the forgetful waiter
Ep 20
Clear Your Mind
Imagine a Calm Backdrop
Transmit a thought
one shape
no.... now I want you to think of a second geometric shape
how many did a circle in a triangle?
how many a triangle in a circle?
Two digit number
2 odd numbers
less than 50
different digits
37
Friday, December 5, 2014
Purpose
If you can choose a purpose, a specific purpose, you have power over your life. You can change minds. You can change actions. You can change perceptions.
However
1. What people want is never just one thing. People want lots of things. It is very hard to choose which one is the most important. It is very hard to focus of one thing at a time.
2. Unless the purpose is very clear and specific, it is very hard to know what to do.
For example, if you want directions and your purpose is to go to "a good restaurant," it will be very hard to help you.
If you want directions to my friend John's house in Las Vegas, I can tell you exactly what you need to know.
When reading an assignment for a class, do you wish to be entertained? Do you wish to be prepared for class discussion? Do you wish to complete the homework assignment as quickly as possible? Do you wish to kick ass on the test?
There is different advice for each option.
However
1. What people want is never just one thing. People want lots of things. It is very hard to choose which one is the most important. It is very hard to focus of one thing at a time.
2. Unless the purpose is very clear and specific, it is very hard to know what to do.
For example, if you want directions and your purpose is to go to "a good restaurant," it will be very hard to help you.
If you want directions to my friend John's house in Las Vegas, I can tell you exactly what you need to know.
When reading an assignment for a class, do you wish to be entertained? Do you wish to be prepared for class discussion? Do you wish to complete the homework assignment as quickly as possible? Do you wish to kick ass on the test?
There is different advice for each option.
Master of Memory- Podcast Notes
Teaching Students to Create Mnemonics
Restrict the student options. Memorize this number using this room as a memory palace.
"Name an object."
vs
"Name a reptile"
For most people, the second one is a much easier question to respond to. Why is that?
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158 Improving General Reading Skills (16, 39, 152 are other relevant episodes.)
Don't passively go over the text.
Reading for one of two reasons
1. pleasure or 2. information
For nonfiction books, create a one page mind map.
Speed reading is about 1.focus and 2.the motor skill of not going back up the page
Spreeder.com (speed reading site)
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The mind remembers events better than ideas
Emotions are the glue that cements memory
To remember a thing, first put it in a memorable way.
Make it a visual image
-include color, movement, and sound
----------------------------------------------
The suggested repetition schedule is
One day
Three days
One week
Two weeks
four weeks latere
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O'brian (this might be the podcast author or the book writer) says that association and two other factors are key. Those other factors are imagination and sensation
Other Key Memory Resources
Repeat to Remember- Brain Rules Video
Remember to Repeat- Brain Rules Video
Ted Talk- Joshua Foer
Ron White- Superhumans
Dominic O'brian- One of the most popular books on memory
Derren Brown- Tricks of the Mind (memory is the secret behind some of his tricks, i.e. the chess games)
Restrict the student options. Memorize this number using this room as a memory palace.
"Name an object."
vs
"Name a reptile"
For most people, the second one is a much easier question to respond to. Why is that?
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158 Improving General Reading Skills (16, 39, 152 are other relevant episodes.)
Don't passively go over the text.
Reading for one of two reasons
1. pleasure or 2. information
For nonfiction books, create a one page mind map.
Speed reading is about 1.focus and 2.the motor skill of not going back up the page
Spreeder.com (speed reading site)
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The mind remembers events better than ideas
Emotions are the glue that cements memory
To remember a thing, first put it in a memorable way.
Make it a visual image
-include color, movement, and sound
----------------------------------------------
The suggested repetition schedule is
One day
Three days
One week
Two weeks
four weeks latere
--------------------------------
O'brian (this might be the podcast author or the book writer) says that association and two other factors are key. Those other factors are imagination and sensation
Other Key Memory Resources
Repeat to Remember- Brain Rules Video
Remember to Repeat- Brain Rules Video
Ted Talk- Joshua Foer
Ron White- Superhumans
Dominic O'brian- One of the most popular books on memory
Derren Brown- Tricks of the Mind (memory is the secret behind some of his tricks, i.e. the chess games)
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