Why You Think You Are Smarter Than You Are & Just How Healthy Are Restaurant Meals?

Next time you are feeling stressed or need a little reassurance there is someone you need to call - immediately! It is a very close relative of yours. This episode begins with some stress reducing advice and an explanation of why it works so well. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/may/12/mother-phone-call-study-us-oxytocin I think we all like to believe we know what we are talking about but a lot of times we don’t. It’s human nature apparently. We believe things that are not true and we think we are smarter than we really are according to Philip Fernbach associate professor at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado in Boulder and author of a book called The Knowledge Illusion (https://amzn.to/3toAk1J). Listen as he explains why we do this and what the ramifications are for all of us.  When was the last time you used your parking lights on your car? And if you did - why? Listen as I explain why your car has parking lights in the first place, why they are likely amber colored (at