Do you really have a year to send a wedding gift? That turns out to be one of several etiquette myths we’ll explore on today’s episode.
Also, we’ve all heard the stories of terrible, deadly disease outbreaks in other countries that take a devastating toll on the people who live there. Unfortunately, with modern air travel, those diseases could be in the jungles of some Third World country one day and on the streets of New York the next. You really need to hear Michael Osterholm is founding director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and author of the book, Deadliest Enemy. What he says about infectious diseases is both encouraging and scary – and is definitely something worth knowing.
Then, you’ll meet Isaac Lidsky. He was a regular on the TV series “Saved By the Bell.” But he also became a very successful attorney – and along the way lost his sight to a rare disease. He is author of the book Eyes Wide Open and he shares his unique philosophy on life – and explains why losing his sight was a turning point in his life.
Finally, you know it is not safe to talk on the phone while driving – but something interesting happens when you drive while. OTHER people in the car are talking on the phone. It is more dangerous than you could have imagined
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RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
Source for story about etiquette mistakes: http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/family/etiquette/etiquette-mistakes
Amazon link for Michael Osterholm’s book, Deadliest Enemy: http://amzn.to/2mJxiTh
Amazon link for Isaac Lidsky’s book Eyes Wide Open: http://amzn.to/2mJwdev
Source for the story about driving and cell phones: http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2010/05/half-heard-phone-conversations-reduce-performance
