How Heredity Does and Doesn’t Work & How Your Cellphone Came To Be

2023-12-21 · 47 min · episode 985 · 24 entities

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→ references She Has Her Mother’s Laugh book

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e is Carl Zimmer. Carl writes for The New York Times and is author of the book, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions and Potential of Heredity (https://amzn.to/2IG8KKR). D
→ hosted by Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia person

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→ hosted by Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media company

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Feed author/publisher: Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media
→ references SYSK website

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Link in episode "How Heredity Does and Doesn’t Work & How Your Cellphone Came To Be": https://prizepicks.com/sysk
→ references uscellular.com website

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Link in episode "How Heredity Does and Doesn’t Work & How Your Cellphone Came To Be": https://uscellular.com/
→ references Most Complicated Word In English person

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Link in episode "How Heredity Does and Doesn’t Work & How Your Cellphone Came To Be": https://rd.com/article/most-complicated-word-in-english
→ references Culture Entertainment person

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Link in episode "How Heredity Does and Doesn’t Work & How Your Cellphone Came To Be": https://factmonster.com/culture-entertainment/fashion/history-sneakers

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mentioned Education concept

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mentioned Health & Fitness concept

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mentioned Self-Improvement concept

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discusses Education concept

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discusses Self-Improvement concept

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mentioned Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia person

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hosted by Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia person

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mentioned Most Complicated Word In English person

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Link in episode "How Heredity Does and Doesn’t Work & How Your Cellphone Came To Be": https://rd.com/article/most-complicated-word-in-english
mentioned Culture Entertainment person

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Link in episode "How Heredity Does and Doesn’t Work & How Your Cellphone Came To Be": https://factmonster.com/culture-entertainment/fashion/history-sneakers
references Most Complicated Word In English person

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Link in episode "How Heredity Does and Doesn’t Work & How Your Cellphone Came To Be": https://rd.com/article/most-complicated-word-in-english
references Culture Entertainment person

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Link in episode "How Heredity Does and Doesn’t Work & How Your Cellphone Came To Be": https://factmonster.com/culture-entertainment/fashion/history-sneakers

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mentioned SYSK website

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Link in episode "How Heredity Does and Doesn’t Work & How Your Cellphone Came To Be": https://prizepicks.com/sysk
mentioned uscellular.com website

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Link in episode "How Heredity Does and Doesn’t Work & How Your Cellphone Came To Be": https://uscellular.com/
references SYSK website

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Link in episode "How Heredity Does and Doesn’t Work & How Your Cellphone Came To Be": https://prizepicks.com/sysk
references uscellular.com website

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Link in episode "How Heredity Does and Doesn’t Work & How Your Cellphone Came To Be": https://uscellular.com/

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mentioned She Has Her Mother’s Laugh book

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e is Carl Zimmer. Carl writes for The New York Times and is author of the book, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions and Potential of Heredity (https://amzn.to/2IG8KKR). D
references She Has Her Mother’s Laugh book

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e is Carl Zimmer. Carl writes for The New York Times and is author of the book, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions and Potential of Heredity (https://amzn.to/2IG8KKR). D

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mentioned Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media company

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hosted by Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media company

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Episode description as stored

There is one word in the English language that has more meanings than any other. A lot more! And the word is only 3 letters long. I begin this episode by revealing which word it is – and there is a good chance you have said the word multiple times today. https://www.rd.com/article/most-complicated-word-in-english/ Can you really inherit your mother’s laugh or your father’s temper? It is a little confusing because some traits you can inherit genetically, but other traits you get from them may just be because you grew up in the same house. Height is something genetically passed down – still not all tall parents have tall children, so how does that work? Heredity is often misunderstood and there is a lot about heredity we just don’t know. Here to explain this fascinating topic so it all makes sense is Carl Zimmer. Carl writes for The New York Times and is author of the book, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions and Potential of Heredity (https://amzn.to/2IG8KKR). Does anyone know who made the first cellphone call? Not only do we know, we have him here as a guest and you are about to meet him. Martin Cooper is considered the father of the cellphone. He helped to develop the whole basis for cellular technology when he worked at Motorola and did in fact place the very first cellphone call. Martin joins me to recall the early days of the cellphone and has some great terrific insight on the future of cellular technology. Martin is the author of the book Cutting the Cord: The Cell Phone Has Transformed Humanity (https://amzn.to/38aXwIV). Sneakers or tennis shoes are the footwear of choice for many of us. So where did they come from? Interestingly, it took quite a while for them to cross over from the world of sports to everyday casual wear . Listen as I explain the history and who the players were that brought sneakers to the forefront. https://www.factmonster.com/culture-entertainment/fashion/history-sneakers PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! MasterClass makes a meaningful gift this season! .Right now you can get two Memberships for the price of one at https://MasterClass.com/SOMETHING PrizePicks is a skill-based, real-money Daily Fantasy Sports game that's super easy to play. Go to https://prizepicks.com/sysk and use code sysk for a first deposit match up to $100 Spread holiday cheer this season with a new phone! Get any phone free, today at UScellular. Built for US. Terms apply. Visit https://UScellular.com for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices