Passwords Privacy, Outsmart Your Instincts, Worst Couples

Passwords Privacy, Outsmart Your Instincts, Worst Couples

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 6, Episode 80

  • Apr 5, 2017 4:00 pm
  • 2:25:14 mins

Why We Should Not Know Our Own Passwords (16:26) Dr. Megan Squire, a professor of computing science at Elon University in North Carolina. Since 2009, U.S. Customs and Borders Protection agents have been able to search electronic devices carried by citizens and non-citizens are they enter the country.  It has been suggested that this vetting should also include harvesting social media password.  This violates the first rule of online security: Don’t share your passwords.  This has caused major problems for private citizens and government employees alike. Dr. Megan Squire discusses the importance and challenges around password protection. Makena Bauss - Lonely People Report More Severe Cold Symptoms (41:35) A study published Thursday in Health Psychology found that among people who fell ill after being exposed to a cold virus, those who were lonely were more likely to report a severe runny nose, sneezing, sore throat and other symptoms. That adds to the evidence linking loneliness to more serious health problems including heart disease and early death. Producer Makena Bauss with the info. Outsmart Your Instincts (1:05:12) Ed Harrington is CEO at Ideas To Go and has spent a lifetime helping business leaders come up with new and innovative ideas. Ed Harrington is the co-author of Outsmart Your Instincts: How the Behavioral Innovation Approach Drives Your Company Forward. When you encounter a dangerous situation or difficult decision you’ll often hear advice to “trust your instincts”. Our primal instincts kept our ancestors alive but our next guest Ed Harrington argues that trusting our instincts at work might be hurting instead of helping us. Liana Tan - Birthdays (1:32:52) WE are going to hear another tangent from one of our producers, Liana Tan. It was her birthday this week so she is going to tell us some of her greatest life events these past 24 years.  Three Worst Couples (1:54:17) Dr. Brian Willoughby is an Associate Professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University.  Dr. Willoughby is also the Director of the RELATE Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to studying and improving romantic relationships. Dr. Willoughby's research focuses on young adult dating and relationship patterns. Dr. Willoughby's specific expertise areas include dating, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage formation, and marital attitudes/beliefs.   Dr. Willoughby shares the 3 worst couples you will ever meet and how they are similar to you.