Kids Trust & Underrated Skills

Do kids trust robots more that people? Dangerous Dave talks about a study that says "yes" they do. Plus the most underrated skills we should have including first aid and know how to swim.

Episode Transcript

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Feastep in the dead with dangerously.Research from Sweden, Germany, and Australia
found little kids trust robots more thanadults now, kids age three to six
watch videos of robots and humans labelingdifferent objects, some of them mislabeling them.
The labels were items of things thatkids knew, like a brush or
a ball. When they miss labeledmore common items most of the little kids

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wouldn't know, kids were more likelyto trust the robot to think that humans
were lying to them. Kids werealso more forgiving of robots when they found
out they labeled things wrong, andmore likely to think humans did it on
purpose. Researchers also asked who theypreferred to learn from and share secrets with.
Most kids said robots for both.Some of the older kids were more

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likely to trust humans once robots wereshown unreliable. They found that your toddler
probably thinks robots never lie, orat least not as much as we do.
Don't We just tell them it's justto protect you. Deeper in the
two, there's important things that everybodyshould learn reading financial literacy, how to
switch your phone to silent. It'svery important, but people online are talking

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about the most unrated skills that everyoneshould learn. Some of the best ones
include first aid tops the list,life saving basics like CPR and the Heimlich
maneuver. How to swim and notjust for exercise and recreation, but is
a life skill and I agree withthat. Cooking not only is it healthier,
but it saves a lot of money. Basic home and car maintenance.
How to unclog a toilet, whichI think would be covered under number four.

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How about how not to clog it? Sewing was also on the list.
Other underrated skills that everyone should learnspelling, how about how to balance
your checkbook? Also how to reada nutrition label, how to operate firearms
safely, and how to tell aninteresting story. Someone else said how to
scram during awkward silence. Another onewas probably tongue in cheek, but how

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to read social cures both online andoffline. And somebody else said broad skills
like learning how to say no,being patient, and how to avoid and
spot toxic people. Sometimes you don'tspot them right away, but that comes
down to how to leave at thatawkward moment Again to it again for another
episode of Deeper in the Den withDangerous Dave Right, Dear