The Quiet Ideas That Change The Way
You See The World

A four-times-a-week interview podcast with Mike Carruthers, featuring rigorous conversations with scientists, researchers, and storytellers about the small facts hiding in plain sight.

Episodes

SYSK Choice: What Is The Truth? & How Systems Fail

We have a lot of devices – cellphones, tablets, laptops – and they all need to be charged up constantly.

468 How, Why and When Doctors Make Mistakes & How Creatures and People Actually Evolve

When someone is sick or in the hospital, it is customary to send them flowers. Who doesn’t love flowers? But

467 Your Fascinating Sense of Smell & How to Time The Important Experiences in Your Life

How many things are taking up space in your house that you will never, ever, ever use again? This episode

SYSK Choice: How Luck Happens & Questioning What We Tell Ourselves

People hate unsolicited advice – and they seldom follow it. Still, that doesn’t stop us from dishing it out to

465 Optimizing Nonverbal Communication & Eating For Cognitive Power

If you flip a coin and it comes up heads a couple of times in a row, chances are you

464 Amazing Ways Insects Improve Your Life & How Too Much Success Can Be a Problem

If you’ve ever taken over-the-counter cough and cold medicine, you may have noticed that it isn’t always that effective in

SYSK Choice: Surprising Forces Behind Our Purchases & How to Have Conversations That Matter

Handwriting analysis sounds like it might be scientific. After all some courts allow it during trials and it has helped

462 Understanding The Fear of Missing Out & How to Make Your Immune System Stronger

Your computer keyboard looks a lot like the typewriter keyboard that was invented in the 1800s. The letters are in

461 How The Room You Are In Affects Health and Performance & How to Do What Really Matters

Everyone has felt shy. It really depends on the situation. So how can you get over your shyness so you

SYSK Choice: The Quirkiness of Genius & How Cats Work

TV networks manipulate programs to make more time for commercials – a LOT more time. I’ll discuss that and you

There’s Always
More to Know

Sometimes the most interesting things are the ones hiding in plain sight. We talk with people who know their stuff and uncover fascinating ideas, surprising discoveries and useful information you can put to work in your own life.
“One of the smartest and most consistently interesting podcasts you’ll find.”
— Hosted by Mike Carruthers · Produced by DrewCast Media

Curious? Good.
So Are We.

Over 20 years ago, Mike Carruthers created “Something You Should Know” as a short-form radio feature, syndicated to hundreds of radio stations around the US and Canada. The podcast is still going strong on the same home. After 1,575 episodes of the feature, Mike created the long-form podcast version.
“One of the smartest and most consistently interesting podcasts you’ll find.”

— Hosted by Mike Carruthers · Produced by DrewCast Media

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