Do teachers and managers give special treatment to those who they're told have great academic or professional promise? Does this create a self-fulfilling prophecy, regardless of the truth? That's just part of the fascinating Pygmalion Effect.

Do teachers and managers give special treatment to those who they're told have great academic or professional promise? Does this create a self-fulfilling prophecy, regardless of the truth? That's just part of the fascinating Pygmalion Effect.

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What's the Pygmalion Effect?

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Eleanor Roosevelt was something else. We can't get into it here, but just wait until you listen to this episode.

Eleanor Roosevelt was something else. We can't get into it here, but just wait until you listen to this episode.

Eleanor Roosevelt: Best First Lady

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Now that it’s been 250 years since America split from England, we figure enough time has passed that we can finally learn the difference between the UK, Great Britain, and  the British Isles.

Now that it&rsquo;s been 250 years since America split from England, we figure enough time has passed that we can finally learn the difference between the UK, Great Britain, and &nbsp;the British Isles.

Short Stuff: Great Britain

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During the Cold War all eyes were on the Space Race between the US and USSR. But there was another, overlooked race too and it went in the opposite direction. 

During the Cold War all eyes were on the Space Race between the US and USSR. But there was another, overlooked race too and it went in the opposite direction.&nbsp;

Kola: The World’s Deepest Hole

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