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Scientists Finally Know How Sandcastles Work
Learn about why we still don’t know how eels reproduce and how scientists solved a 150-year-old question about how sandcastles hold together. We still don’t know how eels reproduce by […]
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How to Know You’re Running Low on Vitamins
Learn about how to tell when your body is running low on key vitamins; how Neanderthals mourned their dead; and why you should NOT pre-rinse your dishes before putting them […]
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brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes
What Getting Chills from Music Says About Your Brain
Learn about a surprising benefit of adding humor to the news; what getting chills from music says about your brain; and how Volta’s electric eels that hunt in packs. Young […]
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food, communication, quantum mechanics, Curiosity Daily Episodes
This Artificial Sun Is Hotter Than The Real Sun
Learn about an artificial sun that’s hotter than our actual sun; whether math really is a universal language; and what words like “fresh” really tell you about how fancy your […]
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space, life hacks, Curiosity Daily Episodes
What Science Says About Putting 2 Spaces After a Period
Learn about how clocks and lightbulbs changed human health, with author and materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez. Plus: learn about that time a bunch of birds became milk bottle thieves and […]
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sleep, health, brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes
What Would Happen If You Stopped Time?
Learn about how sleep may have evolved before the brain; why airports keep birds of prey on staff; and what would happen if you stopped time. Sleep might have evolved […]
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astronomy, Curiosity Daily Episodes
When to Worry About COVID-19 Variants
Learn about what’s going on with the new COVID-19 variants — and whether you should worry about them — with Dr. Syra Madad, nationally recognized epidemiologist and the senior director […]
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brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes
Introducing If/Then
What gets you curious? Virtual experiences, celestial bodies, water worlds or maybe just the tiniest mysteries inside your brain? The endlessly curious and curiously funny, Gillian Jacobs (Community, Netflix’s LOVE) […]
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history, food, Curiosity Daily Episodes
“Popular Opinion” Isn’t What You Think
Learn about why popular opinion might not be as popular as you thought; a new analysis that’s debunked the blood type diet; and a pool of water in Kidd Creek […]
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history, communication, Curiosity Daily Episodes
Why Do I Cough When I Clean My Ears?
Learn about how Arnold’s ear-cough reflex can make you cough when you clean your ears; why it’s important to teach your kids about giving when they’re learning about money; and […]
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Recent Episodes
- Scientists Finally Know How Sandcastles Work March 3, 2021
- How to Know You’re Running Low on Vitamins March 2, 2021
- What Getting Chills from Music Says About Your Brain March 1, 2021
- This Artificial Sun Is Hotter Than The Real Sun February 26, 2021
- What Science Says About Putting 2 Spaces After a Period February 25, 2021
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