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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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    Supermoon Science, How to Find Your Passion, and Universes Inside Black Holes Jul 11, 2018
    Show notes

    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:

    • BACKBLAZE: Fully featured 15-day free trial of unlimited cloud backup for your Mac or PC, which you can get for just $5/month
    • Stop Trying to Find Your Passion, Say Stanford Researchers — Do This Instead
    • What's a Supermoon, Anyway?
    • There Might Be a Universe Inside Every Black Hole

    To read more psychology research, check out her 2007 book "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success." For more on the beginnings of the universe, check out Stephen Hawking's classic "A Brief History of Time." The audiobooks are free with a 30-day trial of Audible. We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.

    Want to support our show? Register for the 2018 Podcast Awards and nominate Curiosity Daily to win for People’s Choice, Education, and Science & Medicine. Just register at the link and select Curiosity Daily from the drop-down menus (no need to pick nominees in every category): https://curiosity.im/podcast-awards-2018

    Learn more about these topics and more on Curiosity.com, and download our 5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable our Alexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!

    Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/supermoon-science-how-to-find-your-passion-and-universes-inside-black-holes


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    Living In A Computer Simulation, Billionaire Success Trick, and Phones Saving the Rainforest Jul 10, 2018
    Show notes

    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:

    • SKILLSHARE: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents
    • Inversion Is a Thinking Technique Used By Billionaires
    • Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? That's a Heated Debate
    • This Nonprofit is Using Old Cell Phones to Save the Rainforest

    To read more from the man who popularized the simulation hypothesis, check out "Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies" by Nick Bostrom, which is all about what might happen when the robots surpass us in intelligence. We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.

    Want to support our show? Register for the 2018 Podcast Awards and nominate Curiosity Daily to win for People’s Choice, Education, and Science & Medicine. Just register at the link and select Curiosity Daily from the drop-down menus (no need to pick nominees in every category): https://curiosity.im/podcast-awards-2018

    Learn more about these topics and more on Curiosity.com, and download our 5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable our Alexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!

    Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/living-in-a-computer-simulation-billionaire-success-trick-and-phones-saving-the-rainforest


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    High Heels Were Originally Meant for Men, Persuasive Magic Words, and Ancient Graffiti Jul 09, 2018
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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:

    • High Heels Were Originally Meant for Men
    • Taikhar Chuluu Is a Mongolian Landmark Featuring 1,500 Years of Graffiti
    • The Copy Machine Study Shows That One Word Can Help You Get Your Way

    Much more impressive figures strode out of Mongolia than a legendary giant and a pair of unfortunate lovers. Pick up "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World" (free with your Audible trial) and see whose shadow you're standing in. We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase through that link, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.

    Want to support our show? Register for the 2018 Podcast Awards and nominate Curiosity Daily to win for People’s Choice, Education, and Science & Medicine. Just register at the link and select Curiosity Daily from the drop-down menus: https://curiosity.im/podcast-awards-2018

    Learn more about these topics and more on Curiosity.com, and download our 5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable our Alexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!

    Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/high-heels-were-originally-meant-for-men-persuasive-magic-words-and-ancient-graffiti


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    SETI on How We Search for Aliens (w/ Seth Shostak), Facts Don’t Win Arguments, Self-Control, and The Red Baron Jul 08, 2018
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    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:

    • Self-Control Isn't Always Good for You
    • The Red Baron Was a Real Person Who Absolutely Tore It Up in Battle
    • Motivated Reasoning Is Why You Can't Win an Argument Using Facts
    • Inside Pseudoscience And Conspiracy Theories [Podcast]

    Plus, hear how and why we search for aliens using current methods, straight from special guest Seth Shostak. Seth Shostak is the Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, and the Director of the Institute’s Center for SETI Research. More from Seth Shostak:

    • Seth Shostak’s Website
    • Seth Shostak on Twitter @SethShostak
    • Big Picture Science: The radio show and podcast of the SETI Institute, with Seth Shostak

    To learn more about motivated reasoning and how we think, read "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion" by Jonathan Haidt.

    Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.

    Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/seti-on-how-we-search-for-aliens-w-seth-shostak-facts-dont-win-arguments-self-control-and-the-red-baron


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    You’re A Different Person in the Morning, Eye Contact Altering Consciousness, and Racing Against Cheese Jul 06, 2018
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    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:

    • Every Year, People in this English Town Risk Life and Limb to Chase a Wheel of Cheese
    • You're a Totally Different Person in the Morning, According to this Massive Twitter Study
    • You Can Enter an Altered State of Consciousness By Staring Into Someone's Eyes for 10 Minutes

    Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.


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    Why Fake News Spreads, Positive Lightning, and the Habitable Trinity Jul 05, 2018
    Show notes

    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:

    • For a Planet to Sustain Life, It Needs the Habitable Trinity
    • Negative Lightning Is More Common, but Positive Lightning Is Way Worse
    • Fake News Spreads Way Faster Than Real News Online
    • Confirmation Bias Makes You Ignore What You Don't Agree With
    • The Backfire Effect Says When You Hear Contradictory Evidence, Your Beliefs Get Stronger

    To learn more about your own biases and how to overcome them, check out "What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite" by David DiSalvo.

    Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.

    Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-fake-news-spreads-positive-lightning-and-the-habitable-trinity


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    Saving Dogs from Fireworks, Benjamin Franklin’s Productivity Schedule, and Supportive Texting Jul 04, 2018
    Show notes

    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:

    • Want to Send a Supportive Text? Science Says You Should Play It Cool
    • Benjamin Franklin's Daily Schedule for Productivity Was Rigorous
    • Dogs Are More Afraid of Fireworks Than Gunshots, Thunderstorms, or Traffic

    Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.

    Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/saving-dogs-from-fireworks-benjamin-franklins-productivity-schedule-and-supportive-texting


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    Belief Superiority, Why Days Are Getting Longer, and Mr. Rogers’ Checklist Jul 02, 2018
    Show notes

    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:

    • People Who Think Their Beliefs Are Better Than Others' Probably Know the Least
    • Days on Earth Are Getting Longer. Here's Why
    • The 9-Step Checklist Mr. Rogers Used for Talking to Children

    Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.

    Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/belief-superiority-why-days-are-getting-longer-and-mr-rogers-checklist


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    Impostor Syndrome, Moon Landing Photos Explained, and Things You’re Cleaning Too Often Jul 02, 2018
    Show notes

    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:

    • Why Aren't There Stars in the Moon Landing Photos?
    • 6 Things You're Probably Cleaning Too Often
    • Impostor Syndrome Affects Men and Women Differently
    • 13 Ways to Fight Back Against Impostor Syndrome (via Inc.)

    Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.

    Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/impostor-syndrome-moon-landing-photos-explained-and-things-youre-cleaning-too-often


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    How to Get Over a Breakup, Why Cockroaches Exist, Vestigial Traits, and the Lombard Effect Jul 01, 2018
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    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer talk to Dr. Gwen Pearson, the education and outreach coordinator for Purdue University’s department of entomology, and discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • You're Wired to Talk Louder with Headphones On
    • 4 Useless Human Traits That Once Had a Purpose
    • How to Cope After a Breakup, According to Science

    More from Dr. Gwen Pearson:

    • Dr. Gwen Pearson on Twitter @bug_gwen
    • Dr. Gwen Pearson’s website

    Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.

    Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-get-over-a-breakup-why-cockroaches-exist-vestigial-traits-and-the-lombard-effect


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