2% With Michael Easter The Expedition: A scientific prescription to run faster, epic soup recipe, downsides of optimization, seed oils and cancer, etc.
Dec 20, 2024
Discover how more exercise can significantly lower your risk of death and why vacation health isn't a myth. Dive into Gen Z's perspectives on social media, including the rise of flip phones. Get a scientific prescription for running faster and unveil the ultimate lentil soup recipe. Explore the downsides of optimization with a fascinating NBA case study and debate the link between seed oils and cancer. Finally, ponder whether social media could one day fade like shopping malls!
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Confederacy of Dunces
- Michael Easter recounts the story of John Kennedy Toole, author of A Confederacy of Dunces.
- The book was rejected by publishers, leading to Toole's suicide, but his mother later got it published, and it won a Pulitzer Prize.
Exercise and Mortality
- Get at least 150 minutes of weekly moderate exercise to reduce early death risk by 21%.
- Increase exercise to 300-600 minutes to reduce risk by 31%, but more has diminishing returns.
Vacation Health
- Only 38% of people maintain fitness and healthy eating on vacation.
- Michael Easter's approach is walking, occasional workouts, and two healthy meals daily.
