Nervous Habits host Ricky Rosen addresses those pressing issues that are keeping you awake at night, including:

--How one university's "Bias-Free Language Guide" took politically correct terminology too far...

--Why a comedian getting kicked off-stage at a university performance epitomizes the perils of 'call-out culture'...

--Why, though the overwhelming majority of people find fault with 'PC culture', it continues to infect American society...

--The multitude of unexpected ways that owning a pet can affect your health...

--How giving a senior a plant to take care of can actually extend his or her life...

--How the exotic pet trade is leading to the endangerment of some of your favorite pet species...

--Why you should be wary of the "natural flavors" hiding in all of the processed food in your pantry, and finally...

--Why eating genetically modified foods is not as scary as it sounds.

Where to Go to Get More Information:

1. Pet Ownership Statistics Worldwide

https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/5845-infographic-most-of-world-owns-pets-dogs-are-tops

2. Exotic Pets That Are Illegal to Keep

https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/exotic-pets-that-are-illegal-in-the-us.html/

3. Parrot Intelligence

https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2018/07/12/what-makes-parrots-so-intelligent/#5ef28eb434e6

4. "Perceived Control" Studies in Elders

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23723436

5. Health Benefits of Owning Pets

https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/health-benefits/index.html

6. Code of Federal Regulations - Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/cfrsearch.cfm?fr=501.22

7. Research on Genetically Engineered Crops and Outcomes

https://www.nap.edu/read/23395/chapter/1

8. Are Natural Flavors Really Natural?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/well/eat/are-natural-flavors-really-natural.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock

9. American Attitudes on Political Correctness

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/large-majorities-dislike-political-correctness/572581/

10. University of New Hampshire's "Bias-Free Language Guide"

https://www.girardatlarge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Bias-Free-Language-Guide-Inclusive-Excellence-073015.pd

11. President Barack Obama Speaking on 'PC Culture'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVZVCbW63lc

12. List of Disinvited Speakers at Colleges

https://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-disinvited-speakers-at-colleges-2016-7

13. The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

14. Nimesh Patel, Comedian, Kicked Off-Stage at Columbia University

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/opinion/columbia-nimesh-patel-comedian-kicked-offstage.html

15. Bill Burr Speaking on PC Culture on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJhl0tLxflc