Curiosity Daily Episodes

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September 21, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes, health, history, space

Why Do Young People Have More Déjà Vu?

Learn about whether animals can predict earthquakes, why younger folks experience déjà vu more often, and how software that helped us reach the moon was literally woven by hand. Can […]
September 18, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes, life hacks

Children Led a Research Project, Painting Eyes on Cow Butts, and Whether to Rinse Your Recycling

Learn about how children led their own research project into what they really think of adults, how painting eyes on cow butts could help solve a wildlife conservation problem, and […]
September 17, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes

Why You Think You’re Too Smart for Ads, Studying Violinists to Understand Human Synchrony, and Relieving Pain by Holding Hands

Learn about how a phenomenon called the third-person effect makes us think we’re too smart for advertising to work on us, why scientists used violinists to study how humans sync […]
September 16, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes

A Dark Sense of Humor May Mean a High IQ, Origin of the Word Orange, and Zombie Fires in the Arctic

Learn about how that dark sense of humor can mean a higher IQ, the origin of the word “orange,” and how the arctic produces “zombie fires.” A Dark Sense of […]
September 15, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes

Can Smiling Actually Make You Happier? And Why a Clockmaker Figured Out Longitude

Learn whether smiling can actually make you feel happier and why it took John Harrison, a working-class clockmaker, to figure out longitude. It Took a Working-Class Clockmaker to Figure Out […]
September 14, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes, health

Two Types of Empathy, Why Razors Dull, and Can You Learn Perfect Pitch?

Learn about how there are two types of empathy — and why we need both, why sturdy steel razors dull, and whether it’s possible to learn perfect pitch. There are […]
September 11, 2020brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes

We All Think We’re Bad With Names, The Genius of Hobo Code, and How Attractive Do You Think You Are?

Learn about why everyone claims they’re awful at remembering names; how “hobo code” helped itinerant workers communicate in the 1900s; and whether you probably see yourself as more attractive than […]
September 10, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes, health, space

A Harmful Mutation Evolved for Good, Why Astronauts Are Using Old Sailing Tech in Space, and Cody’s Message

Learn about how a mutation that evolved to protect us against malaria actually makes us more prone to other diseases; and why astronauts are using old sailing technology (sextants) to […]
September 9, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes, history

The Rando Who Translated Gilgamesh, Why Horses Lost Their Toes, and a Sperm-Swimming Discovery

Learn about how the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest texts in the world, was first translated not by a scientist, but by an engraver’s apprentice named George Smith; […]
September 8, 2020business, Curiosity Daily Episodes, food, health

Difference Between Unscented & Fragrance-Free and Cow Gene Editing for More Male Offspring

Learn why fragrance-free is NOT the same as unscented, and how a cow named Cosmo was genetically edited so he’ll have more male offspring. There’s a big difference between “unscented” […]