biology
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physiology, health, biology, brains, guest interview, Curiosity Daily Episodes
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 […]
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history, physiology, biology, physics, life hacks, Curiosity Daily Episodes
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 […]
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history, space, biology, Curiosity Daily Episodes
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 […]
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physiology, food, biology, genetics, Curiosity Daily Episodes
“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 […]
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history, astronomy, biology, life hacks, guest interview, Curiosity Daily Episodes
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 […]
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biology, genetics, guest interview, Curiosity Daily Episodes
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 […]
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biology, 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 […]
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physiology, biology, quantum mechanics, Curiosity Daily Episodes
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 […]
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biology, life hacks, Curiosity Daily Episodes
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 […]
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biology, 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. […]
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