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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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    Tree Heartbeats, Morse Code, and the Silurian Hypothesis of Ancient Earth May 24, 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:

    • Trees May Have a "Heartbeat"
    • If It Weren't For Samuel Morse's Grief, Long-Distance Communication Might Not Exist
    • An Advanced Civilization Could Have Ruled Earth Millions of Years Ago, Says the Silurian Hypothesis

    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/tree-heartbeats-morse-code-and-the-silurian-hypothesis-of-ancient-earth


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    Local Honey Myths, NASA to the Moon, and a Bisexual 17th-Century Operatic Swordfighter May 23, 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:

    • Why is NASA Going Back to the Moon Before Heading to Mars?
    • Julie d'Aubigny Was A Bisexual 17th-Century Operatic Swordfighter
    • Local Honey Won't Fix Your Seasonal Allergies

    Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/local-honey-myths-nasa-to-the-moon-and-a-bisexual-17th-century-operatic-swordfighter


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    Daily Reading Benefits, Chicken Church, and Machine Learning to Predict Chaos May 22, 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:

    • Reading Daily Can Actually Add a Year to Your Life
    • Here's How Scientists Are Using Machine Learning to Predict the Unpredictable
    • The Heartwarming Story of Indonesia's Chicken Church

    Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/daily-reading-benefits-chicken-church-and-machine-learning-to-predict-chaos


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    The Curiosity Podcast Wraps Up with Yoga, Volcanoes, and Meditation May 22, 2018
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    Learn from some of our favorite expert guests about yoga, volcanoes, meditation, and more on this special episode of the Curiosity Podcast. You'll hear from accomplished authors and academics from past episodes, in addition to a special guest you've never heard before on the show. Plus, hear about the past, present, and future of the Curiosity Podcast.

    Additional resources discussed:

    • Alex Hutchinson's website
    • "Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance"
    • Champions of Zen: Inside the controversial world of competitive yoga | Racked
    • How Tarot Cards Work | HowStuffWorks
    • Dr. Lucy Jones' website
    • "The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them)"
    • Dr. Rick Hanson's website
    • "Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness"

    Read more about the topics Cody asks Ashley about in the "Lightning Round" Curiosity Challenge:

    • You Can Swim In Warm Pools Of This at Starkenberger's Castle
    • 20 Percent of All Mammals on Earth
    • "Count" Victor Lustig May Have Been The World's Smoothest Con Man
    • Are You More Attractive When You're Drunk?
    • Where Does The Word "Nerd" Come From?
    • You Used To Be Able To Win A Gold Medal For... What?!

    Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer — for free! 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/the-curiosity-podcast-wraps-up-with-yoga-volcanoes-and-meditation


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    Money-Earning Personality Traits, Why You Should Sleep in a Cold Bedroom, and Giant Sloths May 21, 2018
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    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • This Unpleasant Personality Trait May Earn You More Money
    • This Is Why You Should Sleep in a Cold Bedroom
    • Giant Sloths Once Ruled the Americas

    Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/money-earning-personality-traits-why-you-should-sleep-in-a-cold-bedroom-and-giant-sloths


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    Why Cities Have Squirrels, How Psychopath Brains Are Different, and a Holographic Brain Device May 18, 2018
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    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • This Is One Way Psychopath Brains Are Different, According to a Harvard Study
    • Scientists Created a Holographic Brain Device That Can Create False Sensations
    • You Won't Believe Why Cities Are Full of Squirrels

    Plus, you can read about Frederick Law Olmsted in the book "Devil in the White City" here: https://eriklarsonbooks.com/book/the-devil-in-the-white-city/

    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-cities-have-squirrels-how-psychopath-brains-are-different-and-a-holographic-brain-device


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    A Conscious Universe, Bats Working at Libraries, and Coffee with Co-Workers May 17, 2018
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    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • Is the Universe Conscious of Itself?
    • These Baroque Portuguese Libraries Employ Bats for a Very Important Purpose
    • Coffee Could Help You Tolerate the People You Work With
    • Why You Should Leave Your Phone Out of the Bedroom

    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/a-conscious-universe-bats-working-at-libraries-and-coffee-with-co-workers


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    Project Blue Book, Cooking Hacks Using Chemistry, and “Sea Nomads” May 16, 2018
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    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • These "Sea Nomads" Have Supersized Spleens for Diving
    • Project Blue Book Was the US Government's Official UFO Investigation Project
    • J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies
    • 10 Ways To Hack Your Cooking with Chemistry

    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/project-blue-book-cooking-hacks-using-chemistry-and-sea-nomads


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    Daddy Longlegs Myths, Dyson Spheres, and Benefits of Exercising with a Partner May 15, 2018
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    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • True or False? The Daddy Longlegs is Poisonous, But Its Fangs Are Too Small to Bite You
    • Advanced Alien Civilizations May Get Their Energy From a Dyson Sphere
    • “Star Maker” by Olaf Stapledon
    • You'll Have a Better Workout If You Exercise With a Partner

    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/daddy-longlegs-myths-dyson-spheres-and-benefits-of-exercising-with-a-partner


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    The Science of Swearing and What it Says About Our Values May 15, 2018
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    Kids get grounded for swearing, and bad words are banned from television... but why is that the case if most adults swear anyway? Linguist and cognitive scientist Benjamin K. Bergen says that swearing can be funny, cathartic, and even useful! In this rated-PG episode, he explains how the science of swearing can help us understand how our brains process language, and what the worst words tell us about our culture. And the episode is squeaky clean: no swearing included!

    Additional resources from Dr. Benjamin Bergen:

    • Benjamin K. Bergen, UC San Diego Department of Cognitive Science
    • "What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves"
    • "Louder Than Words: The New Science of How the Mind Makes Meaning"

    Other studies and resources discussed:

    • Swearing, Euphemisms, and Linguistic Relativity | PLOS
    • Effect of Manipulated State Aggression on Pain Tolerance | SAGE Journals
    • Cursing and gender in a corpus of MySpace pages | Semantic Scholar
    • Swearing in English: Bad Language, Purity and Power from 1586 to the Present | Google Books
    • Gender, expletive use, and context: Male and female expletive use in structured and unstructured conversation among New Zealand university students | ProQuest

    Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer — for free! 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/the-science-of-swearing-and-what-it-says-about-our-values


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