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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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    Human Networks Change How We Think (with Stanford Economist Matthew O. Jackson) Apr 03, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about how social structures can shape how we think and behave from Matthew O. Jackson, the William D. Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University. Also in this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss a simple technique that will instantly make you a better listener, from this story on Curiosity.com: https://curiosity.im/2unmjoN

    Pick up Matthew O. Jackson’s book “The Human Network: How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviors” on Amazon: https://amazon.com

    If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom

    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/human-networks-change-how-we-think-with-stanford-economist-matthew-o-jackson


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    It’s Always Safer to Vaccinate (w/ Virologist Paul Duprex) and How to Use Facts to Beat Beliefs Apr 02, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about the risks of being vaccinated with virologist Paul Duprex. Then, learn about how to overcome the backfire effect, a cognitive bias that pits your beliefs against facts.

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss why contradictory facts make your beliefs get stronger, based on the following story about the “backfire effect” from Curiosity.com: https://curiosity.im/2uhxfEz

    Additional resources from Paul Duprex, director of the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of Pittsburgh and a professor of microbiology and cellular genetics:

    • University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research — http://cvr.pitt.edu/
    • Paul Duprex on Twitter — https://twitter.com/10queues
    • @PittCVR on Twitter — https://twitter.com/PittCVR
    • Measles: Why it’s so deadly, and why vaccination is so vital | The Washington Post — https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/measles-why-its-so-deadly-and-why-vaccination-is-so-vital/2019/02/15/a452e5c4-2fd0-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html
    • Research from Paul Duprex — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=duprex+wp%5Bauthor%5D
    • Pitt Announces New Director of the Center for Vaccine Research — https://www.upmc.com/media/news/duprex-announcement

    If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom

    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/its-always-safer-to-vaccinate-w-virologist-paul-duprex-and-how-to-use-facts-to-beat-beliefs


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    New Curiosity Daily Host Chris Jericho Explains Science of Alkaline Water and Sharing Online Apr 01, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn from the new host of Curiosity Daily, Chris Jericho, about a simple trick for being more productive; whether alkaline water is actually good for you; and, how to share information online in a way that will not hurt your romantic relationship.

    Hear Chris Jericho's other podcast, Talk is Jericho: http://www.westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/talk-is-jericho/

    In this podcast, Talk Is Jericho podcast host, rock star, and professional wrestling legend Chris Jericho discusses the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • The 2-Minute Rule Can Help You Beat Procrastination and Get Things Done — https://curiosity.im/2Fgovnh
    • Is Alkaline Water Actually Good for You? — https://curiosity.im/2FmQf9I
    • Opening Up Online Can Hurt Your Relationship, But There's a Way to Fix It — https://curiosity.im/2uiFIY4

    If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom

    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/new-curiosity-daily-host-chris-jericho-explains-science-of-alkaline-water-and-sharing-online


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    Internet Addiction, Dust in Space (w/ Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell), and Vacation Science Mar 31, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about whether there’s actually such a thing as internet addiction; and, research-based tips for getting the most out of your next vacation. We’ll also answer a listener question about dust in space, with some help from astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell.

    Please support our sponsors! For $80 off your first month of HelloFresh, go to HelloFresh.com/curiosity80 and enter promo code curiosity80.

    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:

    • Is There Really Such a Thing as Internet Addiction? — https://curiosity.im/2unl3C5
    • 6 Science-Backed Tips for Having a Fantastic Vacation — https://curiosity.im/2ugiH8a

    More from Jonathan McDowell:

    • Jonathan McDowell's Personal Home Page — https://planet4589.org/jcm/jmcdowell.html
    • Follow @planet4589 on Twitter — https://twitter.com/planet4589

    If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom

    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/internet-addiction-dust-in-space-w-astrophysicist-jonathan-mcdowell-and-vacation-science


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    Advancing Innovation with TE Connectivity and rFlight (Special Episode) Mar 30, 2019
    Show notes

    In this special sponsored episode of Curiosity Daily, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer talk to Brent Lessard, the founder and lead project manager on rFlight, and Thierry Marin-Martinod, VP Engineering & CTO at TE Connectivity and a subject matter expert who is the liaison with rFlight, to help you learn about the engineering partnership advancing innovation in the sky.

    Learn more about TE Connectivity and rFlight:

    • TE Connectivity — https://curiosity.im/2Ys94RC
    • rFlight — http://www.rflight.org/
    • The GoFly Competition Will Put Humans in the Sky — https://curiosity.im/2I2fUHE
    • An Award-Winning Hyperloop Company Sets Its Sights on Human Flight — https://curiosity.im/2HQTclT
    • Here's Why So Many Breakthroughs Come Out of Big Competitions — https://curiosity.im/2YA1fcS

    If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom

    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/advancing-innovation-with-te-connectivity-and-rflight-special-episode


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    “Breaking the Seal” Myths, Dine Under the Sea in the Maldives, and Tardigrade Superpowers Mar 29, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about how researchers could tap into a tardigrade superpower to protect medicines and vaccines; the Ithaa Undersea Restaurant in the Maldives where you can dine with the fishes; and whether “breaking the seal” is a real thing when you’re drinking.

    Please support our sponsors! Visit skillshare.com/curiosity for two months of unlimited access to over 25,000 classes for free. Start your two months now!

    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:

    • How Tardigrades Survive Conditions That Would Kill Almost Everything Else — https://curiosity.im/2u2ZKps
    • You Can Dine Underwater at the Ithaa Undersea Restaurant in the Maldives — https://curiosity.im/2u20uuT
    • Is "Breaking the Seal" a Real Thing? — https://curiosity.im/2u3pBh6

    If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom

    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/breaking-the-seal-myths-dine-under-the-sea-in-the-maldives-and-tardigrade-superpowers


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    How to Communicate About Science (w/ 3M’s Jayshree Seth) and Get Out of a Creative Rut Mar 28, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn how the 2019 State of Science Index suggests we talk about science differently, with a special guest: 3M Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate Jayshree Seth. Plus: learn a simple strategy for getting out of a creative rut.

    • See the full State of Science Index here: https://3M.com/scienceindex
    • Follow Jayshree Seth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jseth2

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss a simple strategy for getting out of a creative rut according to a former Nike engineer, with the following story from Curiosity.com: https://curiosity.im/2u4W6ew

    If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom

    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/how-to-communicate-about-science-w-3ms-jayshree-seth-and-get-out-of-a-creative-rut


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    3M’s 2019 State of Science Index (w/ Jayshree Seth) and How You Can Name Jupiter’s Moons Mar 27, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn what the 2019 State of Science Index tells us about the global perception of science with a special guest, 3M Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate Jayshree Seth. Plus: learn how you can name one of Jupiter’s moons.

    • See the full State of Science Index here: https://3M.com/scienceindex
    • Follow Jayshree Seth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jseth2

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss how you could be the one to name 5 moons of Jupiter, with the following story from Curiosity.com: https://curiosity.im/2u671Vj

    If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom

    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/3ms-2019-state-of-science-index-w-jayshree-seth-and-how-you-can-name-jupiters-moons


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    The Four Predictors of Divorce, Why You Love Being Part of a Crowd, and Types of Loneliness Mar 26, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn about how to find out what type of loneliness you’re feeling so you can figure out how to deal with it; the psychological reason why you love being part of a crowd; and the four communication styles that can predict the end of a marriage.

    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:

    • Quiz: What Type of Lonely Are You? — https://curiosity.im/2W5DirG
    • This Psychological Concept Explains Why You Love Being Part of a Crowd — https://curiosity.im/2u67Qxn
    • These Are the Four Horsemen of Divorce — https://curiosity.im/2W5D3Ni

    If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom

    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/the-four-predictors-of-divorce-why-you-love-being-part-of-a-crowd-and-types-of-loneliness


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    You’d Probably Survive A Plane Crash, Why People Still Fax, and How Spleens Can Multiply Mar 25, 2019
    Show notes

    Learn how people survive plane crashes; why and how your spleen can multiply into accessory spleens; and why people still use fax machines.

    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:

    • How Do People Survive Plane Crashes? — https://curiosity.im/2uaGh6t
    • Your Spleen Can Multiply Into Accessory Spleens — https://curiosity.im/2u2ODwT
    • Why Do People Still Use Fax Machines? — https://curiosity.im/2W83jqm

    If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom

    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/youd-probably-survive-a-plane-crash-why-people-still-fax-and-how-spleens-can-multiply


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