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How to Improve Your Self-Control, Why You Shouldn’t Touch Your Plants, and Firehawk Raptors Jan 24, 2019

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Learn about whether you can improve your self-control; why certain types of birds set fires on purpose; and why you shouldn’t touch your plants.

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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:

Is Self-Control a Learnable Skill or a Finite Resource? — https://curiosity.im/2suScLn
Firehawk Raptors Are Predatory Birds That Start Forest Fires on Purpose — https://curiosity.im/2sw0Ito
Your Plants Probably Hate Being Touched — https://curiosity.im/2szOVKS

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-improve-your-self-control-why-you-shouldnt-touch-your-plants-and-firehawk-raptors

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Become A CRISPR Connoisseur (w/ Synthego), Up-and-Coming Batteries, and Microsleep Jan 23, 2019

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Learn about 4 up-and-coming batteries that could overtake lithium-ion; how microsleep happens without you even knowing it; and what you’re getting wrong about CRISPR gene editing technology, and how to get smart about it — with a little help from Minu Prabhune of Synthego.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — with some help from Synthego’s Meenakshi Prabhune and Kevin Bryant — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

4 Up-and-Coming Batteries That Could Overtake Lithium-Ion — https://curiosity.im/2sAwbdX
Microsleep Happens Without You Even Knowing It — https://curiosity.im/2sv7ZK6

More from Synthego:

CRISPR Cuts, Synthego’s official podcast — https://www.synthego.com/podcast
“The Bench” Synthego Blog — https://www.synthego.com/blog
About Synthego — https://www.synthego.com/company
Follow Synthego on Twitter — https://twitter.com/synthego
Meenakshi Prabhune on Twitter — https://twitter.com/minu_pr

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/become-a-crispr-connoisseur-w-synthego-up-and-coming-batteries-and-microsleep

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Wash Your Towels and Sheets More Often, Immortality’s Math Problem, and Australia’s Pink Lakes Jan 22, 2019

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Learn about the scientific reason why Australia has bubblegum pink lakes; why immortality is mathematically impossible; and how often you should wash your sheets, towels, and basically everything you own.

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:

Here's the Real Reason Why Australia Has Bubblegum Pink Lakes — https://curiosity.im/2sGc7Y1
Sorry, Immortality Is Mathematically Impossible — https://curiosity.im/2sAemf2
You Should Wash Your Sheets, Towels, and Basically Everything More Often — https://curiosity.im/2swPVPR

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/wash-your-towels-and-sheets-more-often-immortalitys-math-problem-and-australias-pink-lakes

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The Phantom Time Hypothesis, Cybersecurity Tips, and New Schizophrenia Revelations Jan 21, 2019

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Learn about a modern study that supports a 100-year-old hypothesis about schizophrenia; the weird “Phantom Time Hypothesis” about the history of calendars, along with some actual facts about the Middle Ages; and some tips from a computer scientist for better cyber hygeine and cybersecurity in 2019.

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:

A Modern Study Supports a 100-Year-Old Hypothesis About Schizophrenia — https://curiosity.im/2Mh9AMy
According to the Phantom Time Hypothesis, We're Currently in the 18th Century — https://curiosity.im/2MfAIf3
6 Tips for Better Cyber Hygiene from a Computer Scientist — https://curiosity.im/2MjhtkY

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/the-phantom-time-hypothesis-cybersecurity-tips-and-new-schizophrenia-revelations

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Are Women Colder Than Men? Plus: The Worst Year to Be Alive, and Heart Cancer Rarity Jan 20, 2019

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Learn about the worst year to be alive, according to at least one medieval historian; why you never hear about heart cancer; and why women prefer hotter showers than men do.

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:

Here's Why You Never Hear About Heart Cancer — https://curiosity.im/2MeZagD
What Was the Worst Year to Be Alive? — https://curiosity.im/2MfNlqo
There's a Scientific Reason Women Are Always Colder Than Men | Glamour — https://www.glamour.com/story/theres-a-scientific-reason-women-are-always-colder-than-men
A Critical Appraisal of 98.6°F, the Upper Limit of the Normal Body Temperature, and Other Legacies of Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich | JAMA Network — https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/400116

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/are-women-colder-than-men-plus-the-worst-year-to-be-alive-and-heart-cancer-rarity

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You Can’t Taste a Drink’s Strength, Soda Can Explosion Taps, and Our Galaxy’s Weird Planets Jan 18, 2019

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Learn about some of the weirdest types of planets in our galaxy; the right way to tap on a can of soda to keep it from exploding; and whether you can actually taste how strong a drink is.

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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:

9 of the Weirdest Types of Planets in Our Galaxy — https://curiosity.im/2M7Is2w
Does Tapping A Soda Can Keep It From Exploding? — https://curiosity.im/2LMPKZB
Can You Actually Taste The Strength Of A Drink? — https://curiosity.im/2LNEUm0

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/you-cant-taste-a-drinks-strength-soda-can-explosion-taps-and-our-galaxys-weird-planets

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Achieve Goals with the Pareto Principle, How to Think Creatively, and a Simple Sleep Fix Jan 17, 2019

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Learn about a surprisingly low-tech fix to the problem of sleep-deprived teens; how you can use the Pareto Principle to help you achieve your goals; and three tips for thinking more creatively.

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:

Neuroscientists Identify a Surprising Low-Tech Fix to the Problem of Sleep-Deprived Teens — https://curiosity.im/2s7m1BA
The Pareto Principle Can Save You Time And Help You Achieve Your Goals — https://curiosity.im/2LO54VI
To Tap Into Your Creativity, Try Diffuse Thinking — https://curiosity.im/2LMO8Px

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/achieve-goals-with-the-pareto-principle-how-to-think-creatively-and-a-simple-sleep-fix

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What to Tell Friends During a Crisis, the Deep Carbon Observatory, and Gravitational Lensing Jan 16, 2019

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Learn about how the Deep Carbon Observatory is transforming the way we understand life deep inside the Earth; how gravitational lensing can make gravity act like a magnifying glass to help astronomers see further away; and what to say to a friend who’s dealing with a crisis.

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:

A New Discovery Points to a Surprising Amount of Life Deep Inside the Earth — https://curiosity.im/2suKkcG
Gravitational Lensing Is a Magnifying Glass Made by Gravity — https://curiosity.im/2s6S6JS
There's No Perfect Thing to Say In a Crisis — https://curiosity.im/2sf3Nyd

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/what-to-tell-friends-during-a-crisis-the-deep-carbon-observatory-and-gravitational-lensing

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You Can’t (and Shouldn’t) Boost Your Immune System, Pupil Shapes, and CES 2019 Recap Jan 15, 2019

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Learn about why you can’t really “boost” your immune system; the benefits of some weird pupils you can find in the animal kingdom; and what Cody and Ashley learned at CES 2019, the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas.

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't Boost Your Immune System, and You Really Don't Want to — https://curiosity.im/2s5lM9V
5 Weird Pupils You Can Find in the Animal Kingdom — https://curiosity.im/2LPDDuK

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/you-cant-and-shouldnt-boost-your-immune-system-pupil-shapes-and-ces-2019-recap

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Get More Done with Timeboxing, Self-Created Peer Pressure, and the Pitch Drop Experiment Jan 14, 2019

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Learn about why you might be causing your own peer pressure, and how to get over it; a 1927 experiment to prove that pitch is a liquid, and why it’s still going on; and how to get more done by trading your to-do list for “timeboxing.”

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:

Teens Don't Really Know What the "Cool Kids" Are Doing, According to Research — https://curiosity.im/2s5ixPW
This 1927 Experiment to Prove Pitch Is a Liquid Is Still Going On — https://curiosity.im/2s3W6uz
Trade Your To-Do List for "Timeboxing" — https://curiosity.im/2s5IUoR

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/get-more-done-with-timeboxing-self-created-peer-pressure-and-the-pitch-drop-experiment

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