In this episode, we are talking about how the International Happiness Survey ranks Americans relatively low, especially considering our economic status. We talk about some things that Americans specifically do more often that make them less happy and then some things that you can do to make yourself more happy.

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Show notes are located at leonardnieman.com/podcast/34.

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This is a short episode which goes over the highlights of last week and touches on what we are going to talk about next week.

Last week:  We talked about the quote: "The nail that sticks up gets pounded down." This originated in communist Russia. We talked about communism, capitalism, and the differences in meanings of the same quote in different contexts.

Next week: We will be exploring why Americans are less happy than people in many other parts of the world, even though they are often objectively better off.

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In this episode, we are talking about a quote: "the nail that sticks up gets pounded down." This quote originated in the Soviet Union, so we get into the differences between capitalism and communism. Then, we talk about a couple ways to think about the quote and the differences in lessons it can provide.

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Show notes are located at leonardnieman.com/podcast/33.

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This is a short episode which goes over the highlights of last week and touches on what we are going to talk about next week.

Last week:  Solar powered paint. We talked about some early uses of solar power, the discovery of the photovoltaic effect, how solar panels work, and a potential future of solar powered paint

Next week: We will be exploring the meaning of the phrase "The nail that sticks up gets pounded down."

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In this episode, we are talking about solar power, different types of harnessing energy from the sun, and where we are at technologically. We specifically touch on the ability to "paint" a material in order to obtain a "solar power" effect.

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Show notes are located at leonardnieman.com/podcast/32.

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This is a short episode which goes over the highlights of last week and touches on what we are going to talk about next week.

Last week:  What we learned about taking care of our teeth

Next week: Solar powered paint?!? We're going to talk all about solar power, including getting solar power from paint.

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We are taking a break for the holidays and re-broadcasting some of our most popular episodes. This is a re-broadcast of Episode #21: What am I good at? Clifton Strengths: Part 2.

This week, Alyssa, Malachi, and Leonard Nieman are joined by Kelly Nieman-Anderson, Leonard's sister.

This is the conclusion of our podcast on Clifton Strengths (a.k.a. Strengths Finder). There's a lot of meat in this show. We go over all 34 Clifton Strengths, at least a little bit. We dig into a couple of our own strengths. And, we talk about the separation of strengths into groups that are kinda like Quadrant Theory.

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Show notes are located at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/21.

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We are taking a break for the holidays and re-broadcasting some of our most popular episodes. This is a re-broadcast of Episode #20: What am I good at? Clifton Strengths: Part 1.

This week, Alyssa, Malachi, and Leonard Nieman are joined by Kelly Nieman-Anderson, Leonard's sister and talking about Clifton Strengths. This is only Part 1 on strengths because we went into so much cool stuff this time that we didn't actually get to the 34 different strengths. Instead, we gave an overview of Clifton Strengths (a.k.a. Strengths Finder) and talked about Leonard and Kelly's strengths.

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Show notes are located at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/20.

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We are taking a break for the holidays and re-broadcasting some of our most popular episodes. This is a re-broadcast of Episode #12: Can a Baby be Born with Pink Hair?

This week we dive into the genetics of hair color. We'll cover the basics of genetics, how our genes impact our melanin production, and how our melanin production impacts our hair color. We'll also answer the question and let you know why.

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See the show notes at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/12

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We are taking a break for the holidays and re-broadcasting some of our most popular episodes. This is a re-broadcast of Episode #8: Can I have a piece of gum

This week we talk about planning ahead. Planning ahead is a key component to making wise decisions, and making wise decisions is a key component to doing well in life. Therefore, planning ahead is extremely important in understanding life. We walk through why it's important to think ahead and use the idea of when it's a good time to have gum and when it isn't as an example of thinking ahead.

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Please visit the show notes page at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/8.

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