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Why Crowds Change Who You Are & The Mystery of How Life First Began- SYSK Choice
Most of us know that driving faster burns more gas. But just how much does slowing down actually save you? The difference is bigger than you might think. And if you drive around with a bike rack attached to your car, even when there’s no bike on it, you’ll definitely want to hear this. https://abc7.com/archive/9151803/ There is something powerful about being part of a crowd. At a concert or sporting event, thousands of strangers can suddenly feel connected, sharing an energy and sense of belonging that is hard to create anywhere else. But...
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Today, on Something You Should Know, the math behind how driving slower can save you real dollars. Then, the psychology of crowds. Much of what we think is true is not.
Essentially everything we've been told about crowd behavior is wrong. When you hear phrases like mob mentality is based on late 19th century crowd theorists who didn't actually do any serious empirical work studying how crowds behave at all. So something you need to know if you're a Venmo user.
And the origins of life. We know life comes from other life, but how did it all begin? From nothing? It's not from nothing.
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