Why We Do What We Do Abraham

Our least scripted, most free-form discussion ever! Abraham doesn't even tell Shane the topic until after hitting record. This is the most raw, actual conversation ever recorded as an episode for this show. We discuss whether and to what extent and understanding the underlying philosophy of something is important for being a professional or expert in that thing. What do you think?

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Do you know all seven of the wonders? Do you know how they were chosen? As a species, we seem to be fascinated with lists and ranking things. So, let's talk about this particular list (or lists) and learn something new. If I live to see the seven wonders... As Fleetwood Mac would say. 

Recommendations
Abraham: 7 Wonders: Architects (https://www.rprod.com/en/games/7-wonders;https://www.rprod.com/en/games/7-wonders-architects) Shane: John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In LA (https://www.netflix.com/title/81742123)
Holidays for June 12th 2024
Crowded Nest Awareness DayGhost in the Machine DayInternational Cachaca DayInternational Falafel DayLittle League Girls Baseball DayLoving DayNational Automotive Service Professionals DayNational Peanut Butter Cookie DayRed Rose DaySuperman DayWorld Day Against Child LaborCommunity Health Improvement WeekNational Clay WeekNational Email WeekNational Little League Baseball WeekNational Pet Wedding WeekShampoo WeekALS Awareness MonthNational Candy MonthInternational Surf Music MonthPride Month
Links and References: 
https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/198003/the.seven.wonders.htm#:~:text=The%20first%20known%20list%20of,he%20also%20lists%20the%20otherhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/jun/03/escape.channeltunnelhttps://www.britannica.com/list/new-seven-wonders-of-the-worldhttps://world.new7wonders.com/https://www.albany.edu/~mwolfe/ist538/unit4/Chapter_07_examples/07-07.htmlhttps://www.cntraveller.in/story/who-really-picked-the-7-wonders-of-the-world/https://sevennaturalwonders.org/https://matadornetwork.com/trips/seven-wonders-world-totally-stupid/

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The idea that stress turns our hair gray has been the punchline of many jokes. Do those of us with anxiety gray sooner? We do a quick dive into the science of graying hair and to what extent stress may be related to the accelerated pace of graying. 

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Links and References: 
https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2020/04/how-stress-causes-gray-hair#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20shows%20that,pigment%2Dproducing%20cells%20called%20melanocytes.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/12/19/gray-hair-causes-stress-genetics/Zhang B, Ma S, Rachmin I, He M, Baral P, Choi S, Gonçalves WA, Shwartz Y, Fast EM, Su Y, Zon LI, Regev A, Buenrostro JD, Cunha TM, Chiu IM, Fisher DE, Hsu YC. Hyperactivation of sympathetic nerves drives depletion of melanocyte stem cells. Nature. 2020 Jan;577(7792):676-681. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-1935-3. Epub 2020 Jan 22. PMID: 31969699; PMCID: PMC7184936.https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210622154339.htmhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/04/14/does-stress-cause-grey-hair-yes-but-may-reversible/11634233002/Ayelet M Rosenberg, Shannon Rausser, Junting Ren, Eugene V Mosharov, Gabriel Sturm, R Todd Ogden, Purvi Patel, Rajesh Kumar Soni, Clay Lacefield, Desmond J Tobin, Ralf Paus, Martin Picard. Quantitative mapping of human hair greying and reversal in relation to life stress. eLife, 2021; 10 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.67437https://psychcentral.com/stress/does-stress-cause-grey-hair#stress-and-gray-hair

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Oh rare Friday release! This is our follow up to our nostalgia episode on Social Media addiction. Enjoy!
This concludes our mult-month coverage of the topic of addiction for now. Next week, we'll be back totaly new non-addiction-related conten.

Recommendations
Abraham: Gattaca (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/)Shane: My daughter graduated high school!
Holidays for Part 2
Daniel Boone DayHug an Atheist DayJune Bug DayNational Chocolate Ice Cream DayNational Donut DayTrial Technology DayVCR Day
Links and References: 
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/internet-use-and-mental-well-being/https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2024.04.4.5https://time.com/6333257/social-media-addiction-study/

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Recorded in the early days of the pandemic, we are resurrecting this little gem to put a cap on our series of addiction-themed episodes. Amazing how much and how little has changed since then. The 2nd part will come out later this week and will have additional content to update the conversation on Social Media addiction. 

Recommendations
Scott: Mystic Vale (https://www.alderac.com/mystic-vale/)Shane: Jake Johnson (Actor)
Holidays for June 5th 2024:
Festival of Popular Delusions DayGlobal Running DayHot Air Balloon DayNational Gingerbread DayNational Moonshine DayNational Veggie Burger DayWorld Day Against Speciesism World Environment DayAmerica the Beautiful WeekBedbug Awareness WeekBlack Single Parents WeekEnd Mountain Top Removal WeekNational Garden WeekNational Headache Awareness WeekStepparents WeekTeacher Thank You Week
Links and References:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/19/social-media-facebook-addiction-not-natural-normal-disease
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321240#Can-being-agreeable-save-you?
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/social-media-addiction-binge-eating-here-s-how-find-right-ncna1144586
https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2019/11/duke-university-social-media-addiction-are-we-all-social-media-addicts
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/11/21/is-social-media-addiction-worse-than-cigarettes/#292777e25d64
https://www.addictioncenter.com/drugs/social-media-addiction/
https://paradigmmalibu.com/teen-social-media-addiction-treatment/
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3014439/social-media-addiction-is-a-bigger-problem-than-you-think.html?page=5



https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-excess/201805/addicted-social-media
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3194102/pdf/ijerph-08-03528.pdf
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WARNING: Contains discussion of death, murder, and mutliation which some listeners may find disturbing. Who even wants to think about this? A lot of people, it turns out. This would have been well-suited for a Halloween release. Oh well. Enjoy this weird survey of books held together by peices of people. 

Links: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETDr8PQ00aghttps://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27903742http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/30815https://library.law.hawaii.edu/2019/10/29/these-book-covers-have-been-judged-anthropodermic-bibliopegy-or-books-bound-in-human-skin/#:~:text=People%20bound%20books%20in%20human,was%20a%20highwayman%20or%20thief.https://anthropodermicbooks.org/https://listverse.com/2023/01/27/10-books-bound-in-human-skin/http://www.princeton.edu/~needham/Bouland.pdf

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