language

March 20, 2019history, space, health, language, brains, communication, Curiosity Daily Episodes

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 12, 2019health, language, communication, guest interview, Curiosity Daily Episodes

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 […]
December 6, 2018astronomy, space, language, Curiosity Daily Episodes

Meteorite Hunting with The Aquarius Project, Roommate Drama In Space, and Language Based On Senses

Learn why scientists are worried about roommate drama in space and why your most important sense depends on the language you speak. Plus, Adler Planetarium’s Aubrey Henretty and Chris Bresky […]
November 18, 2018food, physics, life hacks, language, communication, business, quantum mechanics, Curiosity Daily Episodes

Expiration Dates Explained, How to Make A Great First Impression, Your Quantum Life, and Endangered Words

Learn how you experience the quantum world every day whenever you see or touch something; the one thing you should keep in mind if you want to make a great […]
November 2, 2018physics, language, Curiosity Daily Episodes

“Drunkard’s Walk” Sunlight, The Undiagnosed Diseases Network, and the Only Universal Word

Learn about why the sunlight you feel might be 50 million years old; learn about the Undiagnosed Diseases Network that has diagnosed hundreds of people with previously undiagnosable diseases; and […]
October 25, 2018biology, language, Curiosity Daily Episodes

Mystery Code of The 4,000-Year-Old Phaistos Disk, The Necrobiome, and 7 Beliefs of Emotionally Healthy People

Learn about the mysterious 4,000-year-old Phaistos disk; how the necrobiome is helping forensic scientists; and the 7 beliefs of emotionally healthy people. In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer […]
October 22, 2018language, brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes

What If Mosquitoes Disappeared, Facebook Relationships, and Hidden Messages in Backwards Music

Learn what might happen if mosquitoes disappeared; why music played backward makes you hear hidden messages; and what people can tell about your relationships from your Facebook profile. In this […]
October 14, 2018productivity, language, fitness and exercise, Curiosity Daily Episodes

Where Online Lingo Comes From, How to Reinforce Good Habits, Gym Class Fallout, and Why Glue Doesn’t Stick to the Bottle

Learn about a massive Twitter analysis that shows where your favorite online lingo came from; how to reinforce good habits with temptation bundling; how gym class when you were a […]
October 10, 2018history, astronomy, space, language, communication, Curiosity Daily Episodes

Why Aliens May Be Under Ice, Transnistria, and How Exclamation Points Stress People Out

Learn about how punctuation and exclamation points are stressing people out; why ice might be stopping us from discovering an alien civilization; and Transnistria: a country that doesn’t exist! In […]
September 16, 2018history, astronomy, physiology, physics, language, fitness and exercise, Curiosity Daily Episodes

Pretzel History, How Earth Got Its Water, Runner’s High Origins, and Words Named After People

Learn about where the water on Earth might have come from; the surprising history of the pretzel, including the monk who invented it; words you probably didn’t know are named […]