food

• December 2, 2020business, Curiosity Daily Episodes, food, guest interview

  The Smells That Existed Before Earth (w/ Harold McGee)

  Learn about why your dog might be lying about its size and how physicists just achieved room-temperature superconductivity for the first time. But first, food science expert Harold McGee is […]

• December 1, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes, food

  Scientists Finally Found a Dinosaur Cloaca

  Learn about why we now know what a dinosaur’s cloaca looks like. You’ll also learn why smells change with context from food science expert Harold McGee. We now know what […]

• November 27, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes, food, history, space

  Is That Real Money or Fun Money? The Trap of Mental Accounting

  Learn about how to avoid the too-familiar trap of mental accounting, the story of when a glitchy instrument led to evidence for the Big Bang, and the real science behind […]

• November 20, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes, food, guest interview, space

  Do Rocket Stages Ever Hit Ships? (w/ NASA’s Cody Chambers)

  Learn about how saying no to kids makes them more resourceful and why humans aren’t the only animals capable of deception. We’ll also answer a listener question about whether rocket […]

• October 21, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes, food, health

  Viking Was a Job Description, Not Heredity

  Learn about how being a “Viking” was actually a career choice, not an ethnicity, why it’s easy to plant false memories, and how the pandemic has made birdsong more complex. […]

• October 20, 2020communication, Curiosity Daily Episodes, food, history

  Why Don’t Predators Hunt Their Prey into Extinction?

  Learn about why predators don’t hunt their prey into extinction, then discover the history of crossword puzzles from author Adrienne Raphel! Why Don’t Predators Hunt Their Prey Into Extinction? By […]

• September 23, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes, food, genetics, space

  Wildfires Can Create Their Own Storms

  Learn about how wildfires are powerful enough to create their own storms, how the invention of bags influenced human evolution, and how announcers with low voices can make products larger. […]

• 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” […]

• September 4, 2020brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes, food, physiology

  The Myth of Pregnancy Cravings, Why Raindrops Don’t Damage Insect Wings, and August’s Curiosity Challenge Trivia

  Learn why pregnancy cravings might be more cultural than biological; and why raindrops don’t damage delicate insect wings. Then, play along at home and test your podcast knowledge with this […]

• August 21, 2020Curiosity Daily Episodes, food, space

  Zoos Have Their Own Dating Apps, Why Grease Is Hard to Clean Off Plastic, and You Don’t Have to Be Married to Be Happy

  Learn about why it’s harder to clean grease off of plastic than glass; how zoos use their own version of dating apps for breeding programs; and why science says you […]