Something You Should Know

How Your Environment Affects Your Behavior & Curiously Strange Moments In History - SYSK Choice

May 16, 2026·51 min·5-min readconversationalscience
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This episode of Something You Should Know explores how businesses erode customer trust through empty phrases, how physical environments shape human behavior and decision-making, and recounts obscure but significant historical events—from the molasses flood in Boston to the tragic fate o

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Michael MaslanskyKevin Ervin KelleyMichael FarquharJerry SiegelJoe ShusterJ. Edgar HooverMelvin Purvis

Books

The Language of Trustby Michael MaslanskyIrreplaceableby Kevin Ervin KelleyBad Days in Historyby Michael Farquhar

Companies

DC ComicsAOLTime Warner

Topics

Business NewsCorporate StrategyMarketingPublic Relations

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