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Choose Carefully

Andy | January 3, 2022

Choose Carefully

1/3/22 by Hidden Brain

Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/133515659
Episode: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/21283G/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/df179a36-a022-41e3-bf7c-b7a4efc6f51e/episodes/ab6a87ae-722a-4dd4-9dc5-32175008749e/audio/128/default.mp3

All of us make choices all the time, and we may think we’re making those choices freely. But psychologist Eric Johnson says there’s an architecture behind the way choices are presented to us, and this invisible architecture can influence decisions both large and small. If you like this show, please check out our new podcast, My Unsung Hero! And if you’d like to support our work, you can do so at support.hiddenbrain.org.

Reflect

Andy | January 3, 2022

Saturday January 5, 2013 — Five Rivers Environmental Education Center

The Chevy Bolt Recall & The EV Battery Fire Problem

Andy | January 3, 2022

I tend to think the EV Battery Fire debacle is a whole lot of bull about nothing -- cars catch on fire from time to time, as powering them takes a lot of energy, and when you have energy you have fuel -- be in the form of the battery or gasoline. And both burn really well. But it's good they are fixing this issues now before the cars become even more popular.

I thought about getting an Chevy Bolt eventually, they might be a good car once the bugs are worked out fully. Kind of like the Corvair, which was said to be a great car by the late 1960s. That said, I have a friend whose had a few issues with her Bolt -- making random noises and other issues and GM has been a bit difficult to work with ove warranty work. My other, much bigger issue with the Bolt is it doesn't use a heat pump but only resistance heating, which means running the heat in the winter can be very taxing on the batteries, leaving to quick discharge.

Cold and cloudy to start out out first work week 🌫️

But temperatures should moderate through the week with more sun ☀ expected later on. The mornings and evenings will start to get brighter too.

Today. Cold !	Partly sunny. North wind 8 to 13 mph. and	24 degrees	, 6 max wind chill,	4:34 sunset.
Tonight. Cold !	Mostly clear. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. and	13 degrees	, 8 max wind chill,	7:25 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … February 13th.	Sunny. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning. and	35 degrees	, 14 max wind chill,	4:35 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … March 10th.	Mostly cloudy. South wind 6 to 9 mph. and	24 degrees	,	7:25 sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like … March 8th.	A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. and	42 degrees	,	4:36 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like … March 20th.	Mostly cloudy. and	27 degrees	,	7:25 sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like … February 17th.	Partly sunny. and	36 degrees	,	4:37 sunset.
Thursday Night. Feels like … March 7th.	A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 50%. and	23 degrees	,	7:25 sunrise.
Friday. Feels like … January 25th.	A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 50%. and	32 degrees	,	4:38 sunset.
Friday Night. Cold !	A chance of snow showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%. and	13 degrees	, 4 max wind chill,	7:24 sunrise.
Saturday. Cold !	Sunny. and	28 degrees	, 4 max wind chill,	4:39 sunset.
Saturday Night. Feels like … February 14th.	Mostly cloudy. and	17 degrees	, 13 max wind chill,	7:24 sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like … March 5th.	A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 40%. and	41 degrees	, 14 max wind chill,	4:40 sunset.