I found the stories in "Help" to be the most interesting and adaptable for others to take away from. All of them essentially focused on some sort of problem they were trying to overcome and a strategy they used to do so. Whether it was quitting cigarettes, writing a story or curing alcoholism, they all were relatable and could be appreciated by many. What I found most intriguing about each of these stories was the psychology behind all of them that made them work. The most interesting one to me was about the "torpedo" in Russia that doctors use to treat alcoholics. At first the narration makes it seem like there is no legitimacy towards it at all but a scientist does come on the interview to explain how it does work to a degree, just not quite exactly how the doctors the prescribe it say it does. Even though it only technically lasts up to a week, I think the fear behind experiencing the pain from the drug would scare someone enough never to test it. It's almost as if the scientist who refutes drugs power does so only technically. I think for some a placebo effect may even take place if they really believe something horrible will happen.
The Emergence podcast was another interesting story but on a very different topic. It was not surprising to me to hear that as a collective people are more accurate and function better together rather than by themselves. I think that is a fairly obvious conclusion if you think of all of human history and that fact that it was created by billions of people working in unison rather than separate individuals. I was surprised though that for a random group of people, who would likely have had no idea the weight of a bull, were able to create a mean guess within one pound of the true weight. That was absolutely astonishing and I think it would be interesting to see how people will use this information.
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