Something You Should Know

How to Read People & The Most Extreme Things on Earth – SYSK Choice

August 1, 2026·47 min·6-min readconversationalscience
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This episode of Something You Should Know explores three distinct but thought-provoking topics: the psychological phenomenon of people growing into their names, the hidden language of body cues known as 'tells' in social and romantic interactions, and a deep dive into global and cosmic ex

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Guest

D

David Darling

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Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Peter CollettDavid DarlingMike Carruthers

Books

How to Tell What People Are Thinking, From the Bedroom to the Boardroomby Peter CollettKaboom! The Science of Extremesby David Darling

Research & Papers

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Topics

name-appearance correlationmicro-expressions and body languagecosmic and technological extremeshuman perception of sound and silencenonverbal cues in social and romantic contexts

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