Curiosity Daily Podcast: Why New Habits Have to Be Tiny (w/ Dr. BJ Fogg) and Why Human Infants Are Late Bloomers
Stanford behavior scientist Dr. BJ Fogg, author of “Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything,” explains why the best new habits are tiny ones. Then, learn why human infants are late bloomers compared to other baby animals.
July 30, 2020
Episode Show Notes:
More from Dr. BJ Fogg, Stanford behavior scientist:
- Pick up “Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything” on Amazon https://amzn.to/35GQ3za
- Official website https://www.bjfogg.com/
- Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University https://habits.stanford.edu/
- Follow @bjfogg on Twitter https://twitter.com/bjfogg
- Hear us discuss the Fogg Method on a previous episode of Curiosity Daily: https://www.curiositydaily.com/is-bee-venom-therapy-safe-plus-teeth-cleaning-history-and-how-to-change-bad-habits/
Babies are all born prematurely - Compared to Other Baby Animals, Human Infants Are Late Bloomers by Ashley Hamer
- Dunsworth, H. M., Warrener, A. G., Deacon, T., Ellison, P. T., & Pontzer, H. (2012). Metabolic hypothesis for human altriciality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(38), 15212–15216. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1205282109
- Warrener, A. G., Lewton, K. L., Pontzer, H., & Lieberman, D. E. (2015). A Wider Pelvis Does Not Increase Locomotor Cost in Humans, with Implications for the Evolution of Childbirth. PLOS ONE, 10(3), e0118903. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118903
- Pappas, S. (2012, August 27). Why Pregnancy Really Lasts 9 Months. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/22715-pregnancy-length-baby-size.html
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