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    Curiosity Weekly – Discovery

    Welcome to Curiosity Weekly from Discovery, hosted by Dr. Samantha Yammine. Once a week, we’ll bring you the latest and greatest in scientific discoveries and break down the details so that you don’t need a PhD to understand it. From neuroscience to climate tech to AI and genetics, no subject is off-limits. Join Sam as she interviews expert guests and investigates the research guiding some of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs affecting our world today.  

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    Emoji Around the World (w/ Gretchen McCulloch) and Plants May Have a Sense of Sight Sep 10, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about how some plants may have a sense of sight. Then, learn about how emoji reflect cultural differences around the world, in the final edition of our “Hashtag Tuesdays” mini-series with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch.

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how some plants may have a sense of sight: https://curiosity.im/2KMMgHw

    Additional resources from Gretchen McCullough:

    • “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language” — https://amazon.com
    • Follow @GretchenAMcC on Twitter — https://twitter.com/GretchenAMcC
    • Official website — https://gretchenmcculloch.com/
    • Lingthusiasm, Gretchen’s podcast — https://lingthusiasm.com/

    Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.

    Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/emoji-around-the-world-w-gretchen-mcculloch-and-plants-may-have-a-sense-of-sight


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    Beliefs That Boost Grades, Optimism for Better Sleep, and Planets More Habitable Than Earth Sep 09, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about why there could be planets even more habitable than Earth; an online class that boosted grades by changing students’ beliefs; and why optimism may lead to better sleep.

    Please support our sponsors! Get two months of unlimited access to over 25,000 classes on Skillshare — for free. To sign up, go to skillshare.com/curiosity

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • There Could Be Planets Even More Habitable than Earth — https://curiosity.im/2ZDzgrV
    • This Online Class Boosts Grades by Changing Students' Beliefs — https://curiosity.im/31QyMA4
    • Optimism May Lead to Better Sleep — https://curiosity.im/2ZrTrck

    Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.

    Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/beliefs-that-boost-grades-optimism-for-better-sleep-and-planets-more-habitable-than-earth


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    Sibling Rivalry Benefits, Why The Universe Has No Center, and How to Know Yourself Better Sep 06, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about the Johari window, a method to get to know yourself better; why sibling rivalry can actually be a good thing; and why there’s no center of the universe.

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • Get to Know Yourself Better With the Johari Window — https://curiosity.im/31XwLT4
    • Strong Sibling Relationships Can Counteract Family Conflict — https://curiosity.im/31UAPmM

    Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.

    Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/sibling-rivalry-benefits-why-the-universe-has-no-center-and-how-to-know-yourself-better


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    Why Birds Sing, Why Bruises Change Color, and America’s Largest Asteroid Impact Sep 05, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about new insights into the Chesapeake Bay impact crater, which was created by America’s largest asteroid impact; why birds sing; and why your bruises change colors while they heal.

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • You Can Still See the Destruction from America's Largest Asteroid Impact — https://curiosity.im/2KKF1ji
    • Why Do Birds Sing? — https://curiosity.im/31WBWlQ
    • Why Do Bruises Change Color? — https://curiosity.im/2ZuFgDn

    Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.

    Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-birds-sing-why-bruises-change-color-and-americas-largest-asteroid-impact


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    Sleep Better with a Bath, Questions That Stump Computers, and the Ghost Ship Mary Celeste Sep 04, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about how scientists came up with a thousand questions that stump computers; what happened to the ghost ship Mary Celeste; and why a warm bath can help you sleep better.

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • Scientists Came Up with 1,000 Questions That Stump Computers — https://curiosity.im/2ZvMVkL
    • What Happened to the Ghost Ship Mary Celeste? — https://curiosity.im/2KMkTxd
    • Want Better Sleep? Scientists Confirmed an Obvious but Effective Trick — https://curiosity.im/31RNoPQ

    Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.

    Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/sleep-better-with-a-bath-questions-that-stump-computers-and-the-ghost-ship-mary-celeste


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    International Internet Languages (w/ Gretchen McCulloch), Chances of Rain, and Mars in Spain Sep 03, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about how you can go on a simulated mission to Mars (in Spain); and, what the weather forecast really means when it says there’s a chance of rain. You’ll also learn about how people around the world talk differently online, with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch.

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • You Can Go on a Simulated Mission to Mars in Spain — https://curiosity.im/323VOnb
    • Here's What a Chance of Rain Really Means — https://curiosity.im/2KLZMuS

    Additional resources from Gretchen McCullough:

    • “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language” — https://amazon.com
    • Follow @GretchenAMcC on Twitter — https://twitter.com/GretchenAMcC
    • Official website — https://gretchenmcculloch.com/
    • Lingthusiasm, Gretchen’s podcast — https://lingthusiasm.com/

    Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.

    Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/international-internet-languages-w-gretchen-mcculloch-chances-of-rain-and-mars-in-spain


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    Censoring Information Backfires, Social Media’s Mental Health Benefits, and Tailgating Myths Sep 02, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about why social media may not be as bad for mental health as we thought; why the Streisand effect says censoring information will probably backfire; and why tailgating at the light won’t get you through any faster.

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • Social Media Might Be Better for Your Mental Health Than We Thought — https://curiosity.im/2KN315C
    • The Streisand Effect Says Censoring Information Will Probably Backfire — https://curiosity.im/2KxSR8u
    • Here's Why Tailgating at the Light Won't Get You Through Any Faster — https://curiosity.im/2KLgGtC

    Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.

    Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/censoring-information-backfires-social-medias-mental-health-benefits-and-tailgating-myths


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    Pets Can Be Allergic to You, Why Insecure People Brag, and an Algorithm’s Science Discovery Aug 30, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about how an algorithm made new scientific discoveries by reading old studies; how your pets can be allergic to you; and, how the psychological theory of symbolic self-completion explains why insecure people brag so much.

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • An Algorithm Made New Scientific Discoveries by Reading Old Studies — https://curiosity.im/31QOY4z
    • Your Pets Can Be Allergic to You — https://curiosity.im/2KouslL
    • This Psychological Theory Explains Why Insecure People Brag So Much — https://curiosity.im/31H6jgm

    Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.

    Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/pets-can-be-allergic-to-you-why-insecure-people-brag-and-an-algorithms-science-discovery


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    Control Your Spending Without a Budget, How Toxo Controls Mice, and Trial By Fire Brilliance Aug 29, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about how the Toxo parasite manipulates mice to get into cats; how the trial by fire was a surprisingly accurate test of guilt; and a trick for figuring out how to spend your money that’s easier than budgeting.

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • This Parasite Manipulates Mice to Get Into Cats — And Now Scientists Know Why — https://curiosity.im/31XC3h1
    • How the Trial by Fire Was a Surprisingly Accurate Test of Guilt — https://curiosity.im/31GuZ8B
    • If Budgeting Your Money Is Too Hard, Try This Instead — https://curiosity.im/2KmI3di

    Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.

    Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/control-your-spending-without-a-budget-how-toxo-controls-mice-and-trial-by-fire-brilliance


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    Gratitude Must Be Learned, You Go Blind Every Day, and Passive Echolocation of Dolphins Aug 28, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about how dolphins and whales may experience the world as a group; why you go blind thousands of times a day; and why kids are more prone to grudges than gratitude.

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • Dolphins and Whales Might Experience the World as a Group — https://curiosity.im/31UId1v
    • You Go Blind Thousands of Times a Day Thanks to Saccadic Masking — https://curiosity.im/31K7FqF
    • Grudges Come More Easily to Kids Than Gratitude — https://curiosity.im/31Crlwq

    Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.

    Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/gratitude-must-be-learned-you-go-blind-every-day-and-passive-echolocation-of-dolphins


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