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The Active Learning Initiative Is Transforming Education (Julia Thom-Levy, Cornell University) Mar 24, 2019

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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the innovative Active Learning Initiative with Cornell University’s Vice Provost for Academic Innovation Julia Thom-Levy, who is also a professor in their department of physics. Further reading:

Cornell University’s Education Innovation webpage — https://as.cornell.edu/education-innovation
Research reveals ‘shocking’ weakness of lab courses — http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/01/research-reveals-shocking-weakness-lab-courses
Professors, students laud active learning physics lab course — http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/12/professors-students-laud-active-learning-physics-lab-course
VIDEOS: “That Happened Zero Times Before” and “Sage on the Stage’ Is Dying”

Additional resources discussed in this episode:

What happens when lightning strikes an airplane? | Scientific American — https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-lightni/
Lightning Strikes: Protection, Inspection, and Repair | Boeing — https://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/articles/2012_q4/4/

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/the-active-learning-initiative-is-transforming-education-julia-thom-levy-cornell-university

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A Diet That’s Good for You and the World, Milk Temperatures, and the False-Consensus Effect Mar 22, 2019

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Learn about why people around the world keep their milk at different temperatures; a diet that’s good for your health and for the health of the planet; and, a cognitive bias that might make you think that everyone agrees with you.

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:

Why Most of the World Buys Their Milk at Room Temperature — https://curiosity.im/2EGslG2
The Diet That's Good for Your Health and the World's — https://curiosity.im/2u3LQTU
Think Most People Agree With You? You Might Be Fooling Yourself — https://curiosity.im/2EFDcA0

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/a-diet-thats-good-for-you-and-the-world-milk-temperatures-and-the-false-consensus-effect

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How Babies Handle Vaccines (w/ Paul Duprex), Sniffing Is Contagious, and Albino Ghost Trees Mar 21, 2019

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Learn about why sniffing is contagious; and, how one biologist solved the mystery of a rare tree that scientifically shouldn’t exist, but does. Plus, virologist Paul Duprex explains how vaccines work in babies and in people with a weakened immune system.

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:

Sniffing is Contagious, Like Yawning and Laughing — https://curiosity.im/2ECFVu5
Albino Ghost Trees Shouldn't Exist — But They Do — https://curiosity.im/2EAdmgU

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

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-babies-handle-vaccines-w-paul-duprex-sniffing-is-contagious-and-albino-ghost-trees

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Equinox and Solstice Science, Foreign Accent Syndrome, and an 80-Year Harvard Study Mar 20, 2019

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Learn about what causes an equinox or a solstice; how a rare condition can give you a foreign accent; and, an 80-year Harvard study that found the greatest predictor of happiness in later life.

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:

What's the Difference Between an Equinox and a Solstice? — https://curiosity.im/2EEiqk2
This Rare Condition Can Give You a Foreign Accent — https://curiosity.im/2EGBxKG
An 80-Year Harvard Study Found the Greatest Predictor of Happiness in Later Life — https://curiosity.im/2EDkqt6

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/equinox-and-solstice-science-foreign-accent-syndrome-and-an-80-year-harvard-study

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Metabolic Window Myths, Egg Entropy (w/ Ralph Crewe from SNaQ), and What’s in Tattoo Ink Mar 19, 2019

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Learn how important it really is to refuel right after a workout; and, why it’s important to learn about the chemicals in tattoo ink. We’ll also discuss a listener question about egg entropy with a special guest, Ralph Crewe from the podcast Science, News, and Q’s.

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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 Important Is It to Refuel Right After a Workout? — https://curiosity.im/2ELM5I7
Do You Know What Chemicals Are in Your Tattoo? — https://curiosity.im/2EAZwe0

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