productivity

May 5, 2021productivity, brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes

This Dino Was Fossilized Incubating Its Eggs

Learn about how kids as young as 8 show a gender gap when it comes to negotiating; how speaking another language can change your personality; and what paleontologists can learn […]
March 23, 2021space, health, productivity, Curiosity Daily Episodes

Local Honey Won’t Cure Your Allergies

Learn about why changing out of your pajamas while you work could improve your mental health; why local honey doesn’t stop seasonal allergies; and shisa kanko, a surprisingly simple Japanese […]
March 9, 2021productivity, genetics, brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes

The Duck-Billed Platypus Is Weirder Than You Thought

Learn about what researchers found when they sequenced the bizarre duck-billed platypus genome; a trick for unlocking your creativity; and the strange reasons for job-specific voices, like those of pilots, […]
December 18, 2020history, productivity, brains, business, Curiosity Daily Episodes

Do Single-A Batteries Exist?

Learn about whether there’s such a thing as “single A” batteries; 5 surprising ways volunteering improves your physical health; and how duckbill dinosaurs may have crossed an ocean to reach […]
November 12, 2020productivity, artificial intelligence, Curiosity Daily Episodes

Befriend Cats with the Slow Blink

Learn about how slow blinking at a cat can help you make friends with it, how temptation bundling can help you reinforce good habits, and why Moravec’s Paradox says the […]
October 12, 2020history, space, productivity, life hacks, Curiosity Daily Episodes

Earth’s Atmosphere May Be Rusting the Moon

Learn why the concept of zero is newer than you might think, how you can worry more productively, and why the Earth’s atmosphere might be rusting the moon. The Concept […]
September 25, 2020sleep, productivity, genetics, brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes

Why Don’t We Sneeze in Our Sleep?

Scientists renamed human genes because of Microsoft Excel by Grant Currin Vincent, J. (2020, August 6). Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates. The […]
September 3, 2020health, productivity, genetics, fitness and exercise, guest interview, Curiosity Daily Episodes

Aggression and Epigenetics (w/ Bill Sullivan), Calm Down with Box Breathing, and How Anglerfish Fuse Without Immune Rejection

Author Bill Sullivan discusses the surprising ways your genes can influence aggressive and violent tendencies. Then, learn about how it’s possible that anglerfish can fuse to their mates; and box […]
August 24, 2020productivity, fitness and exercise, Curiosity Daily Episodes

A Science-Backed Workout in 10 Minutes, How Collective Narcissism Makes Groups Toxic, and How Dolphins Make Friends

Learn about how you can slash your exercise time with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) — and the science that backs it up; how “collective narcissism” can make groups toxic; and how […]
August 11, 2020space, productivity, Curiosity Daily Episodes

Can Sharks Smell Blood from a Mile Away? Plus: Dual-Uterus Sharks and How Interstellar Travel Will Change Language

Learn about whether sharks can really smell a drop of blood from a mile away; how some sharks give birth from two uteruses (and why that’s not even the weirdest […]