biology

March 21, 2019biology, brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes, guest interview, health, physiology

How Babies Handle Vaccines (w/ Paul Duprex), Sniffing Is Contagious, and Albino Ghost Trees

Learn about why sniffing is contagious; and, how one biologist solved the mystery of a rare tree that scientifically shouldn’t exist, but does. Plus, virologist Paul Duprex explains how vaccines […]
March 17, 2019biology, Curiosity Daily Episodes, history, life hacks, physics, physiology

Why Hangovers Get Worse, How Quickly You’d Age at Light Speed, and Upright Neanderthals

Learn how quickly you’d age if you could move at the speed of light; how scientists discovered that Neanderthals actually walked upright; and why hangovers seem to get worse with […]
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 14, 2019biology, Curiosity Daily Episodes, food, genetics, physiology

“What Is Life?” with Carl Zimmer, Why You Always Have Room for Dessert, and Learning Myths

Learn about common misconceptions around learning that even educators believe; the scientific reason why it feels like you always have more room for dessert; and how science writer Carl Zimmer […]
February 25, 2019astronomy, biology, Curiosity Daily Episodes, guest interview, 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 17, 2019biology, Curiosity Daily Episodes, genetics, guest interview

How RNA Reads DNA (w/ SNaQ’s Ralph Crewe), How Envy Can Be Good, and Coriolis Effect

Learn about why envy isn’t always a bad thing; how the Coriolis Effect affects the way things on the Earth rotate; and how RNA knows how to read DNA, with […]
February 6, 2019biology, Curiosity Daily Episodes

What No-Kill Animal Shelters Really Mean, Having vs. Making Money, and Replacing Your Cells

Learn about why your body doesn’t actually replace itself every 7 years; whether you should worry more about having money or making money; and, why the difference between kill and […]
January 28, 2019biology, Curiosity Daily Episodes, physiology, quantum mechanics

Bacteria May Save You From the Flu, Red Steak Juice Isn’t Blood, and the Future of Encryption

Learn about nose and throat bacteria that might make you less likely to get the flu; the red juice in your steak dinner, which is actually not blood; and how […]
January 24, 2019biology, Curiosity Daily Episodes, life hacks

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

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. Please support our sponsors! Visit movaglobes.com/curiosity […]
January 22, 2019biology, Curiosity Daily Episodes

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

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. […]