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August 3, 2020brains, communication, Curiosity Daily Episodes, health, space

Why Some Words Are More Memorable, How Hair Growth Works, and How Fish End Up in Landlocked Lakes

Learn about why some words are more memorable than others; how hair growth works; and how fish end up in landlocked lakes. Brain study reveals why some words are more […]
May 22, 2020communication, Curiosity Daily Episodes, health

Marijuana Categories Aren’t Based in Science, Scientists Staged Bronze-Age Swordfights, and How Clean Are Your Clothes, Really?

Learn about why the marijuana classifications of indica and sativa aren’t based in science; how clean your washing machine really gets your clothes; and why researchers staged sword fights to […]
May 8, 2020brains, communication, Curiosity Daily Episodes, health, productivity, sleep, space

Play a Game to Help Cure Alzheimer’s, Building the Perfect Swear Word, and May’s Curiosity Challenge

Learn what researchers found when they tried to build the perfect profanity, then learn how playing an online game called Stall Catchers can help scientists speed up Alzheimer’s research. Then, […]
February 11, 2020astronomy, business, communication, Curiosity Daily Episodes, history

A Reason to Reveal Your Failures, the Time Tulips Cost More Than Houses, and the Death of Planet WASP-12b

Learn about why successful people should reveal their failures; the extreme story of the death of planet WASP-12b; and why tulips used to cost more than houses during a period […]
April 23, 2019business, communication, guest interview

Science podcast Curiosity Daily celebrates 1-year anniversary, 300+ episodes

The Curiosity Daily podcast launched on April 23, 2018, and what a year it's been! Here's our first year by the numbers, including 4.5 million downloads across 312 episodes.
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 18, 2019communication, Curiosity Daily Episodes, food, guest interview, life hacks, physiology

Human Bones on the Red Market (w/ Brian Switek), Stop Venting Anger, and Asparagus Pee

Learn about the shadowy “red market” of bones, with help from author Brian Switek. You’ll also learn why venting your anger is unhealthy, and what you should do instead; and, […]
March 12, 2019communication, Curiosity Daily Episodes, guest interview, health, language

How Vaccines in Africa Protect Everyone in the World (w/ Paul Duprex), and Semantic Satiation

Learn from virologist Paul Duprex how vaccines in developing countries in places like Africa and Southeast Asia actually make you safer, and how modern medicine could someday completely eliminate the […]
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 3, 2019business, communication, Curiosity Daily Episodes, guest interview

Specific Words to Use to Get What You Want (w/ Stella Grizont) and Tweeting Feelings

Learn why tweeting about negative feelings MIGHT make you feel better. Then, learn the specific words you should use to get what you want, with some help from a special […]