Knock On Wood And Tsunami

<p><span>Journalists Kevin McLean and Shalina Chatlani join us for a round of Diction Dash, where Johanna tries - and usually fails - to guess the true meaning or origin of a word.    <br></span><br><span>If you’re curious about a word, get in touch! Give us a call, leave a message, and we might play it on the show. The number is </span><strong>929-499-WORD</strong><span>, or </span><strong>929-499-9673.</strong><span> Or, you can always send an email to </span><strong>podcasts@sciencefriday.com</strong><span>. </span></p> <h3>Guests: </h3> <p><a href="http://www.kevin-mclean.com/"><span>Kevin McLean</span></a><span> is a <span>producer at the <a href="https://www.sciencecommunicationlab.org/">Science Communication Lab</a>.</span><br></span><br><a href="https://www.wwno.org/people/shalina-chatlani"><span>Shalina Chatlani</span></a><span> is the health care reporter for the Gulf States Newsroom.</span></p> <h3>Footnotes &amp; Further Reading: </h3> <p><span>Read the </span><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167202281009"><span>full study</span></a><span> on the link between a desire for control, and reliance on superstitions under stress.</span></p> <h3>Credits: </h3> <p><span>This episode was produced by Daniel Peterschmidt, Johanna Mayer, and Senior Producer Elah Feder. Daniel Peterschmidt is our composer and mastered this episode. We had fact checking help from Robin Palmer. Nadja Oertelt is our Chief Content Officer.    </span></p>