May 2, 2019
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
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?
9. American Attitudes on Political Correctness
10. University of New Hampshire's "Bias-Free Language Guide"
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