The NewsWorthy - Special Episode: Top News Stories of 2018 – Wednesday, December 26th, 2018

Today we have a special episode for you on this Wednesday, December 26th, 2018! 

Instead of our typical roundup of the day's news in less than 10 minutes, we're using this holiday week to refresh our memories about some of the top and most popular news stories of 2018!

We're talking about everything from the historic North Korea meeting to the historic jackpots and everything in between. 

Find links and sources to the past stories in today's show notes at  https://www.theNewsWorthy.com (just click Episodes).

CrowdScience - How Much Energy Can I Burn by Thinking?

Wouldn’t it be great if you could lose weight and stay fit just by exercising your brain? Trouble is everything takes so much effort - from burning off excess weight to powering our cars. But why?

Presenter Marnie Chesterton rummages through the CrowdScience inbox to tackle all your energy-expending queries. Is the entire universe spinning? How much energy do we expend when sleeping? Can I think myself thinner? Scientists Helen Czerski, Andrew Pontzen and Andrea Sella join listeners from around the world to discover how effort and energy affect our lives.

(Image: A young boy sits at an office desk searching for successful ideas using a homemade thinking cap with a lit up light bulb. Credit: Getty Images)