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Ingredients for New Friendships, Dark Matter Debate, and How to Make Decisions with Friends May 31, 2019

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Learn about the key ingredients for forging a friendship; why it’s so hard to make decisions with friends; and what it would mean if dark matter doesn’t exist and the law of gravity is wrong.

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:

These Are the 3 Ingredients for Forging a Friendship — https://curiosity.im/2HouDw0
This Is Why It's So Hard to Make a Decision with Friends — https://curiosity.im/2YBpt5v
What If Dark Matter Doesn't Exist and the Law of Gravity Is Wrong? — https://curiosity.im/2Yx2AA2

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/ingredients-for-new-friendships-dark-matter-debate-and-how-to-make-decisions-with-friends

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Drawbacks and Dangers of Life Hacking (w/ Joseph M. Reagle, Jr.) and Why Wet Fingers Prune May 30, 2019

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Learn about potential drawbacks to life hacking from Professor Joseph M. Reagle Jr., author of the new book “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents.” You’ll also learn why your fingers get pruney when they’re soaked in water.

Get your copy of “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” on Amazon: https://amazon.com

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why your fingers get pruney when you take a bath: https://curiosity.im/2YApK91

Publications and additional resources from Joseph M. Reagle, Jr:

“Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” — https://amazon.com
“Reading the Comments: Likers, Haters, and Manipulators at the Bottom of the Web” — https://amazon.com
“Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia” — https://amazon.com
Official website — https://reagle.org/joseph/
Follow @jmreagle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/jmreagle
MIT Press — https://mitpress.mit.edu/contributors/joseph-m-reagle-jr

Find episode here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/drawbacks-and-dangers-of-life-hacking-w-joseph-m-reagle-jr-and-why-wet-fingers-prune

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What to Do if You Can’t Sleep, Diet Soda Weight Loss Myths, and Gold from Neutron Stars May 29, 2019

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Learn about how scientists traced some of Earth’s heaviest elements to an ancient star collision; what to do if you’re lying in bed and you can’t sleep; and whether diet soda can help you lose weight.

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:

Some of Earth’s Gold Came From Two Neutron Stars That Collided Billions of Years Ago — https://curiosity.im/2HlKOdj
If You Can't Sleep, Get Out of Bed! — https://curiosity.im/2HotWCU
Will Diet Soda Help You Lose Weight? — https://curiosity.im/2YwbdLf

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/what-to-do-if-you-cant-sleep-diet-soda-weight-loss-myths-and-gold-from-neutron-stars

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Space Sustainability Rating System, the Chameleon Effect, and How to Blow Your Nose May 28, 2019

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Learn about new sustainability rules that could help us cut space debris; why you shouldn’t blow your nose when you have a cold; and why you unconsciously copy other people’s mannerisms.

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

These New Space Sustainability Rules Could Help Cut Space Debris — https://curiosity.im/2YyTCCK
Blowing Your Nose When You Have a Cold Isn't Helping — https://curiosity.im/2YxMdn4
Here's Why You Unconsciously Copy Other People's Mannerisms — https://curiosity.im/2YvRtYs

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/space-sustainability-rating-system-the-chameleon-effect-and-how-to-blow-your-nose

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Our Implicit Attitudes: New Research into Human Relationships (w/ Vivian Zayas) May 27, 2019

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Learn about new research into the implicit attitudes people have in close relationships with others (and more) from Vivian Zayas, Director of the Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University.

Resources from Cornell University:

Cornell University’s “What Makes Us Human?” podcast series — https://as.cornell.edu/humanities
Hear Vivian Zayas on the “Love Science” episode of the What Makes Us Human?” podcast — https://as.cornell.edu/news/love-science
Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University — http://people.psych.cornell.edu/~pac_lab/
Vivian Zayas’ Cornell University research bio — https://research.cornell.edu/researchers/vivian-zayas

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/our-implicit-attitudes-new-research-into-human-relationships-w-vivian-zayas

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Modern and Ancient Cities Faced the Same Problems (w/ Monica L. Smith), Ear Dominance May 26, 2019

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Learn about the similarities between problems facing ancient and modern cities from author Monica L. Smith, an archaeologist and professor in the department of anthropology at UCLA. You’ll also learn about whether you have a dominant ear.

Get your copy of “Cities: The First 6,000 Years” on Amazon: https://amazon.com

Additional resources from Monica L. Smith:

“Cities: The First 6,000 Years” — https://amazon.com
UCLA Faculty Profile (Anthropology) — https://anthro.ucla.edu/faculty/monica-l-smith
UCLA Faculty Profile (Archaeology) — https://ioa.ucla.edu/people/monica-l-smith
Research from Monica L. Smith — https://ucla.academia.edu/MonicaLSmith

Other resources discussed:

Side biases in humans (Homo sapiens): three ecological studies on hemispheric asymmetries | Springer Nature — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-009-0571-4
Most People Prefer Right Ear for Listening | Live Science — https://www.livescience.com/9679-people-prefer-ear-listening.html

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/modern-and-ancient-cities-faced-the-same-problems-w-monica-l-smith-ear-dominance

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Smiling Can Make You Happier, Maybe Nobody Likes Black Coffee or Beer, and Entropy 101 May 24, 2019

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Learn about the weird science behind why people like the taste of black coffee; how entropy keeps time flowing forward; and how smiling really can make you feel happier.

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:

Taking Your Coffee Black Might Be Genetic — https://curiosity.im/2Yf0FQK
Entropy Is Why You Can't Unbreak an Egg. Is It Also Why Time Can't Go Backward? — https://curiosity.im/2GNCYIe
A New Study Shows Smiling Really Can Make You Feel Happier — https://curiosity.im/2GS9uZy

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/smiling-can-make-you-happier-maybe-nobody-likes-black-coffee-or-beer-and-entropy-101

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How to Tell What Life Hacks Are Worth Trying (w/ Joseph Reagle) and Microwaves for Cooling May 23, 2019

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Learn about how to tell whether a life hack is worth trying from a special guest: Professor Joseph M. Reagle Jr., author of the new book “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents.” You’ll also learn why there’s no such thing as a “reverse microwave” for cooling.

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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why there’s no such thing as a “reverse microwave” for cooling: https://curiosity.im/2Hd5uUM

Publications and additional resources from Joseph M. Reagle, Jr:

“Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” — https://amazon.com
“Reading the Comments: Likers, Haters, and Manipulators at the Bottom of the Web” — https://amazon.com
“Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia” — https://amazon.com
Official website — https://reagle.org/joseph/
Follow @jmreagle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/jmreagle
MIT Press — https://mitpress.mit.edu/contributors/joseph-m-reagle-jr

Get your copy of “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” on Amazon: https://amazon.com

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-tell-what-life-hacks-are-worth-trying-w-joseph-reagle-and-microwaves-for-cooling

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Reduce Arachnophobia with Spider-Man, Biggest Volcano Eruption Ever, and 100-Point Plan May 22, 2019

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Learn about how watching Spider-Man may reduce arachnophobia; how the biggest volcano eruption in history may have made one of the world’s most classic horror stories possible; and a 100-point plan to organize your day to get more done.

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:

Watching "Spider-Man" May Reduce Arachnophobia — https://curiosity.im/2YlLTYh
Mount Tambora's 1815 Eruption Was the Biggest in History — https://curiosity.im/2GSzHHB
Organize Your Day with the 100-Point Plan to Get More Done — https://curiosity.im/2GQjKS7

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/reduce-arachnophobia-with-spider-man-biggest-volcano-eruption-ever-and-100-point-plan

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Drying Laundry to Make It Soft, Why Sad People Listen to Sad Music, and Fossilist Mary Anning May 21, 2019

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Learn about Mary Anning, the famed female fossil hunter history almost forgot; why sad people seek out sad music; and how you can get your air-dried laundry as soft as your machine-dried laundry.

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:

Mary Anning Was the Famed Female Fossil Hunter History Almost Forgot — https://curiosity.im/2YiuSyn
Why Do Sad People Seek Out Sad Music? — https://curiosity.im/2YlbGQw
Why Is Tumble-Dried Laundry Softer Than Air-Dried Laundry? — https://curiosity.im/2YkTpCS

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/drying-laundry-to-make-it-soft-why-sad-people-listen-to-sad-music-and-fossilist-mary-anning

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