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Long Lines Are Good, Supernova Archaeology, Key Lime Pie History, and Pain Memory Jan 13, 2019

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Learn about why it’s a good thing when you have to wait in a long line; new research that says an ancient supernova may have triggered a mass extinction on Earth; the delicious origin story of Key lime pie; and how and why we forget pain.

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 Is This Line So Long? — https://curiosity.im/2LNuYJk
An Ancient Supernova May Have Triggered a Mass Extinction on Earth — https://curiosity.im/2LWKbb6
Key Lime Pie Is a Modern Delicacy With Humble Beginnings — https://curiosity.im/2s7bPZO

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/long-lines-are-good-supernova-archaeology-key-lime-pie-history-and-pain-memory

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Andros’ Unexplored Blue Holes, Folie à Deux, and How Your Brain Treats Curiosity Like Hunger Jan 11, 2019

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Learn about why your brain treats hunger for knowledge like hunger for food; why the unexplored blue holes of Andros in the Bahamas is home to one of the most unique ecosystems on Earth; and folie à deux, a type of mental illness that can be shared and spread between people.

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:

Your Brain Treats Hunger for Knowledge Like Hunger for Food — https://curiosity.im/2rMu072
Andros, Bahamas Has More Than 200 "Blue Holes" — And They're Mostly Unexplored — https://curiosity.im/2rMW0r2
Folie à Deux Is the Psychosis You Share With the One You Love — https://curiosity.im/2rMtXrS

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/andros-unexplored-blue-holes-folie-a-deux-and-how-your-brain-treats-curiosity-like-hunger

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Exercising at Night Won’t Mess with Your Sleep, Tonka Beans, and Non-Genome -Omes Jan 10, 2019

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Learn about the strange history of the word “genome” and other -omes; where you can taste the legendary tonka bean, and why it’s illegal in some places; and new research that says exercising at night won’t mess with your sleep.

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've Heard of Your Genome — Now Meet Your Other -Omes — https://curiosity.im/2LCVogA
Neuroprosthetics and the Future of Artificial Touch — https://curiosity.im/2sei8e9 (Curiosity Podcast Episode)
The Tonka Bean Is Revered For Its Superb Flavor, But It's Illegal And Might Kill You — https://curiosity.im/2rK5QKj
New Research Says Exercising at Night Won't Mess With Your Sleep — https://curiosity.im/2LQtPAN

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/exercising-at-night-wont-mess-with-your-sleep-tonka-beans-and-non-genome-omes

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Your Wounds Heal Faster in the Daytime, Only Tame Foxes on Earth, and the Peter Principle Jan 09, 2019

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Learn about why your wounds heal faster in the daytime; the Peter Principle, which explains why so much goes wrong; and why there’s one tame population of foxes on Earth, and what they’ve taught us about evolution.

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 Why Wounds Heal Faster in the Daytime — https://curiosity.im/2rMVzgo
The Peter Principle Explains Why So Much Goes Wrong — https://curiosity.im/2rNmw3E
There Is One Tame Population Of Foxes On Earth, All Thanks To A Russian Geneticist — https://curiosity.im/2rO3cmN

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/your-wounds-heal-faster-in-the-daytime-only-tame-foxes-on-earth-and-the-peter-principle

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A Trick for Being Taken More Seriously, Messy Office Traits, and Human Domestication Jan 08, 2019

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Learn about a simple trick for making people take you more seriously; what a messy office might say about its owner’s personality, and what you should do about it; and a strange theory about why humans are domesticated.

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 Simple Way to Make People Take You More Seriously — https://curiosity.im/2rMEyTn
Messy Offices May Signal These Personality Traits to Others — https://curiosity.im/2scGLrI
Humans May Have Been the First Domesticated Animals — https://curiosity.im/2rL2Ixx

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/a-trick-for-being-taken-more-seriously-messy-office-traits-and-human-domestication

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Overcome Learned Helplessness, Teach Your Kids How to Apologize, and Macrophage Attacks Jan 07, 2019

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Learn about macrophages and why your immune system tries to kill you sometimes (and why that might make you look at sickness in a new way); how and why you should teach your kids to apologize; and how to overcome learned helplessness to help you reach your goals.

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:

Don't Look Now, But Your Immune System Kind of Wants to Kill You — https://curiosity.im/2Lp6SnQ
Forcing Kids to Say "I'm Sorry" Doesn't Fool Anybody — https://curiosity.im/2LrLzlz
Learned Helplessness Makes You Give Up In The Face Of Adversity. Good News: It Can Be Fixed. — https://curiosity.im/2LrjCdL

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/overcome-learned-helplessness-teach-your-kids-how-to-apologize-and-macrophage-attacks

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Why You’d Choose Your Biases Over Money, Coldest Inhabited Place on Earth, and Dark Fluid Jan 06, 2019

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Learn about why your biases are so strong, you’d choose them over making money; a new theory that “dark fluid” might mean that dark matter and dark energy are the same weird substance; and Oymyakon, one of the coldest places on Earth where people continuously live.

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'd Choose Your Biases Over Making Money — https://curiosity.im/2LxPldv
A New Theory Says Dark Energy and Dark Matter Might Be the Same Weird Substance — https://curiosity.im/2Lr1ocf
Oymyakon Is One of the Coldest Places on Earth, But People Live There — https://curiosity.im/2LsXuQe

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-youd-choose-your-biases-over-money-coldest-inhabited-place-on-earth-and-dark-fluid

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Become an Early Riser, How Temperature Affects Sound, and Do We See the Same Colors? Jan 04, 2019

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Learn about how you can become an early riser; whether we all see the same colors; and why sound carries farther on cold days.

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 to Become an Early Riser — https://curiosity.im/2EltjZw
Do You See the Same Colors as Everyone Else? — https://curiosity.im/2LKMkqf
Here's Why Sound Carries Farther On Cold Days — https://curiosity.im/2EiJh72

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/become-an-early-riser-how-temperature-affects-sound-and-do-we-see-the-same-colors

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Working from Home FTW, Changing Narratives to Overcome Challenges, and Triple Point Chemistry Jan 03, 2019

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Learn about how working from home actually makes people more productive; how the “triple point” can make a liquid can boil and freeze at the same time; and how you can change your narrative to overcome your next life challenge.

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:

Working from Home Makes People More Productive — https://curiosity.im/2SrYdTX
The Triple Point Is When a Liquid Can Boil and Freeze at Once — https://curiosity.im/2EhkuQy
Facing a Challenge? Here's Why You Should Change Your Narrative — https://curiosity.im/2rZlXn9

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/working-from-home-ftw-changing-narratives-to-overcome-challenges-and-triple-point-chemistry

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Choice Blindness, Maintaining Habits and Achieving Goals, and Don’t Give Up If Your Diet Fails Jan 02, 2019

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Learn about how your brain can trick you into changing your mind; how to set goals you can achieve to make your life better; and what to do if you’re on a diet and you start to slip up.

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:

"Choice Blindness" Can Fool You Into Changing Your Mind — https://curiosity.im/2SsBZkH
Is It Harder to Maintain a Good Habit or Attain a New Goal? — https://curiosity.im/2EewQcl
If Your Diet Fails, Don't Give Up — https://curiosity.im/2SvpUvo

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/choice-blindness-maintaining-habits-and-achieving-goals-and-dont-give-up-if-your-diet-fails

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