Learn Me Something

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into the topic of ghosts. Many of us have had strange encounters that lead us to conclude what we witnessed was a ghost. Are they real? Do we just search for meaning in things we don’t understand or have a logical explanation for? Listen to find out.

Duration: 1:11:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

• Ghosts in the Ancient World
• 16 Spooky Jinn Stories That Will Freak You Out
• Haunted Battlefields
• 5 Most Common Types Of Ghosts and Spirits
• History of Ghost Stories
• What’s Really Behind Paranormal Experiences (Hint: It’s Not Ghosts)
• What Does the Bible Say About Ghosts?
• Definition of Ghost
• 27 Statistics That Prove Americans Believe In Ghosts (Hint: It’s Mostly Female Democrats)
• List of Jinn Types

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Download: Episode 24: Ghosts

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into the topic of ghosts. Many of us have had strange encounters that lead us to conclude what we witnessed was a ghost. Are they real? Do we just search for meaning in things we don’t understand or have a logical explanation for? Listen to find out.

Duration: 1:11:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

Download: Episode 24: Ghosts

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into the topic of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is an anxiety disorder that causes a person to have a distorted view of how they look and to spend a lot of time worrying about their appearance.

A lot more people have been diagnosed with this disorder than you might think. In addition to a captivating discussion about who this disorder affects, what it is, and what can be done about it, some very personal stories are shared from your hosts about their own personal connection to it.

Duration: 59:44:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

• Body dysmorphic disorder
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Guide to an Emotionally Painful Obsession
• Body dysmorphic disorder: recognizing and treating imagined ugliness
• BDD and Anorexia Nervosa: What’s the big difference? Is there a difference?
• I Feel So Ugly: Body Dysmorphia Disorder
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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Download: Episode 23: Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into the topic of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

A lot more people have been diagnosed with this disorder than you might think. In addition to a captivating discussion about who this disorder affects, what it is, and what can be done about it, some very personal stories are shared from your hosts about their own personal connection to it.

Duration: 59:44:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

Download: Episode 23: Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into the topic of money and debt. How did our economy get this way, how can we fix it, and can we build a society that doesn’t rely on currency?

If you want to be slaves of the bankers, and pay the costs of your own slavery, then let the banks create money. –Lord Stamp (1937)

Money doesn’t mind if we say it’s evil, it goes from strength to strength. It’s a fiction, an addiction, and a tacit conspiracy. –Martin Amis, Money (1984)

Duration: 1:01:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

• Nobel-winning economist Shiller calls bitcoin a fad
• Debt of destruction
• The global debt clock
• Why the Debt Crisis Matters
• The Scale of the Debt Crisis
• World Debt Clock
• National Debt
• 25 Things You Can Do To Help Create A Resource Based Economy
• Drowning in debt is the new normal in Canada
• The Real Economic Scandal: Understanding the Debt-Based Economy
• 5 facts about government debt around the world
• Shocking Facts About Global Debt
• The Myth of the Barter Economy
• Global debt has grown by $57 trillion in seven years following the financial crisis
• The Venus Project

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Download: Episode 22: Money And Debt

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into the topic of freedom. What exactly does it mean to be free, what countries are the freest, and just how free are you?

Freedom of speech is the concept of the inherent human right to voice one’s opinion publicly without fear of censorship or punishment.

Duration: 1:25:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

• Index of Economic Freedom
• Freedom of the Press (report)
• Freedom of speech by country
• Hate speech
• Wealth Inequality in the United States
• Probing Question: Are there limits to freedom of speech?
• Populists and Autocrats: The Dual Threat to Global Democracy
• These Are the Freest Countries in the World
• The U.S. isn’t one of the top 10 most free countries in the world, study says

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Download: Episode 21: Freedom

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into the topic of freedom. What exactly does it mean to be free, what countries are the freest, and just how free are you?

Duration: 1:25:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

Download: Episode 21: Freedom

Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into digital distractions. They’re unavoidable, but it’s how we choose to balance our time and attention that can make a difference in our learning and productivity.

Students spend nearly 21% of class time using a digital device for an unrelated activity like email or social media, according to preliminary research conducted by Barney McCoy, associate professor in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. They also check a digital device 10.5 times per class day on average.

Duration: 59:00:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

• B.C. more than doubles penalty for distracted driving
• Why Walking through a Doorway Makes You Forget
• Laptop multitasking hinders classroom learning for both users and nearby peers
• Digital Distraction: How Phones Are Taking Over The Classroom
• Digital Distractions: The use of devices in the classroom for nonclass purposes is on the rise. A new report explores some of the reasons why
• Conquering Digital Distraction
• You’ll Never Learn! Students can’t resist multitasking, and it’s impairing their memory
• Stanford marshmallow experiment
• Hierarchy of Digital Distractions
• Learning in the Age of Digital Distraction
• How a “tech break” can help students refocus
• How to Deal With Digital Distractions

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Download: Episode 20: Digital Distractions