Tag: Earth

March 6, 2019astronomy, Curiosity Daily Episodes, productivity

How Music Affects Your Work, Damage from Muffled Hearing, and Earth’s Gigantic Atmosphere

Learn about why the Earth’s atmosphere extends beyond the moon; whether you should listen to music while you work; and whether your muffled hearing after a concert means you damaged […]
January 11, 2019brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes, history

Andros’ Unexplored Blue Holes, Folie à Deux, and How Your Brain Treats Curiosity Like Hunger

Learn about why your brain treats hunger for knowledge like hunger for food; why the unexplored blue holes of Andros in the Bahamas is home to one of the most […]
December 9, 2018biology, Curiosity Daily Episodes, history, physics

Why Humans Are Symmetrical, Fish Electrocution Physics, A Misplaced Equator Theme Park, and Silent Places

Learn about one of the only silent places in the United States; why fish aren’t electrocuted during lightning storms; why an equator theme park was built in the wrong place; […]
November 30, 2018astronomy, brains, Curiosity Daily Episodes, history

Keeping Secrets Makes Life Harder, Emotions Change Your Perception of Time, and How We Proved the Earth Rotates

Learn how keeping secrets can literally weigh you down; how we knew the Earth rotates before we had space travel thanks to the Foucault pendulum; and how your emotions can […]
November 13, 2018astronomy, Curiosity Daily Episodes, physics, sleep, space

Measure Your Sleepiness, What Happens When Galaxies Collide, and Space Junk Damage

Learn about what it looks like when galaxies collide with one another; how to measure how sleepy you are using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale; and how much damage space junk […]
November 6, 2018Curiosity Daily Episodes, history, physics, space

Prince Rupert’s Drop, Why Earth’s Core Is Younger Than Its Surface, and Newborn Babies May Be Super Smart

Learn why a Prince Rupert’s drop is both super-fragile and virtually unbreakable; why researchers think newborn babies are a lot smarter than they look; and why Earth’s core is younger […]
September 24, 2018business, Curiosity Daily Episodes, life hacks, physics, productivity, space

How to Stop Procrastinating, Astronauts Seeing Cosmic Rays, and What Causes That Fresh Rain Smell

Learn what causes that fresh rain smell; how astronauts can actually see cosmic rays; and a trick you can use to stop procrastinating called the “frog rule.” In this podcast, […]
September 16, 2018astronomy, Curiosity Daily Episodes, fitness and exercise, history, language, physics, physiology

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 […]
September 4, 2018astronomy, Curiosity Daily Episodes, history, life hacks, physics, productivity, space

Multitasking Is Impossible, How A Flat Earth Would Even Work, and Nearly Every Country’s Name Origin

Learn how a flat Earth would even work; why multitasking is impossible, and what you should do instead; and the four things that nearly every country on Earth is named […]
August 17, 2018Curiosity Daily Episodes, history, life hacks

Massive Ocean Beneath Earth’s Surface, Road Trip Game History, and Memory-Boosting Reading Technique

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: There May […]