productivity
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history, 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 […]
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productivity, 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 […]
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history, space, productivity, life hacks, Curiosity Daily Episodes
Earth’s Atmosphere May Be Rusting the MoonLearn 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 […]
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sleep, 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 […]
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health, 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 […]
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productivity, 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 […]
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space, 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 […]
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health, productivity, brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes
Parents’ Brains Sync When They’re Together, the Genius Math Behind Credit Card Numbers, and July’s Curiosity Challenge Trivia
Learn about the Luhn algorithm (the genius math behind credit card numbers) and how parents’ brains synchronize when they’re together. Then, play along at home and test your podcast knowledge […]
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astronomy, space, food, productivity, Curiosity Daily Episodes
Saturated Fat Could Kill Your Focus, Animals Have Regional Accents, and Rings Around Mars
Learn about how saturated fat can make it harder for you to focus; why it matters that animals have regional accents; and why Mars used to have rings. A single […]
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sleep, health, productivity, brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes
Black Hole Holograms, How We Make Sense of the Nonsensical, and June’s Curiosity Challenge
Learn about how the meaning maintenance model explains the way our brains make sense of the nonsensical; and how the black hole information paradox may be explained by black holes […]
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