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March 20, 2019brains, communication, Curiosity Daily Episodes, health, history, language, space

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

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 […]
March 15, 2019biology, Curiosity Daily Episodes, history, space

Why Pockets Are Rare in Women’s Clothes, Why Earth Twinkles, and Where Life Originated

Learn about why Earth twinkles from space; why pockets are so rare in women’s clothes; and whether the first life emerged on land or water. In this podcast, Cody Gough […]
March 11, 2019astronomy, Curiosity Daily Episodes, food, history, physics, productivity, space

Space Race Stories (w/ Dr. David Warmflash), Why Produce Sparks, and a 1-3-5 To-Do List

Learn about why metals, fruit, and vegetables spark in the microwave, and the 1-3-5 method for arranging your to-do list. Plus, hear a couple lesser-known stories from the 20th-century space […]
March 10, 2019artificial intelligence, business, Curiosity Daily Episodes, history, physics, space

Bike Balancing, How Big Data Knows What You Like, and Millions of Copper Needles in Space

Learn about why the US once launched millions of copper needles into space; why bikes don’t fall down when you ride them; and 3 ways big data can predict what […]
March 6, 2019astronomy, Curiosity Daily Episodes, productivity

How Music Affects Your Work, Damage from Muffled Hearing, and Earth’s Gigantic Atmosphere

Learn about why the Earth’s atmosphere extends beyond the moon; whether you should listen to music while you work; and whether your muffled hearing after a concert means you damaged […]
March 4, 2019astronomy, Curiosity Daily Episodes, fitness and exercise, food, history

Craving Healthy Foods, What Grew Astronomy (w/ Dr. David Warmflash), $1 Million Math Problems

Learn about why starting an exercise routine might give you healthier food cravings; math problems that you could get a million dollars for solving; and the story of what drove […]
February 27, 2019astronomy, communication, Curiosity Daily Episodes, space

Communicate Using Simple Noises, Find Your House on Pangea, and Kepler’s Legacy

Learn about how much you can say with simple noises called vocal bursts; why you might keep hearing about the Kepler Space Telescope even though it’s retired; and how you […]
February 25, 2019astronomy, biology, Curiosity Daily Episodes, history, life hacks

Narcissism Lessons, The War-Stopping Eclipse (w/ Dr. David Warmflash), and Toothed Tumors

Learn about the trait you can borrow from narcissists to boost your professional and academic success; the groundbreaking and potentially life-saving discovery that came from studying tumors that can grow […]
February 24, 2019astronomy, Curiosity Daily Episodes, history, space

Writer’s Block Solutions, Life on Europa (w/ SNaQ’s Ralph Crewe), and Why We Wear Pants

Learn about how to overcome 4 types of writer’s block; why we wear pants; and the probability of finding extraterrestrial life on Jupiter’s moon Europa, with some help from a […]
February 18, 2019astronomy, Curiosity Daily Episodes, history

Saros Cycles (w/ Dr. David Warmflash), the Eiffel Tower’s Secret, and Announcing Alien Life

Learn about a secret apartment in the Eiffel Tower; the official protocol for announcing alien life to the world; and how Saros cycles have changed the way we’ve designed calendars […]