BMI, classroom humor, and poop
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This week we learn about body shape index, humor in the classroom, and squatting while pooping.
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Show Notes- 'Surface-based Body Shape Index', which takes into account distribution of body weight, has been found to more accurately predict mortality than the Body Mass Index (BMI).
- Teachers who use humor in their classrooms tend to get better student evaluations by their students, regardless of learning outcomes.
- Squatting down makes it quicker and easier to poop as compared to sitting down, probably because sitting upright leaves a kink in the gut that straightens out when we squat.
- Accurate science or accessible science in the media – why not both?
- Squatty Potty