Curiosity Daily Episodes

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March 3, 2021Curiosity Daily Episodes

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 […]
March 2, 2021Curiosity Daily Episodes

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 […]
March 1, 2021brains, 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 […]
February 26, 2021food, 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 […]
February 25, 2021space, 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 […]
February 24, 2021sleep, 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 […]
February 23, 2021astronomy, 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 […]
February 23, 2021brains, 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) […]
February 22, 2021history, 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 […]
February 19, 2021history, 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 […]