Curiosity Weekly

Learn about whether conspiracy theories are really on the rise; why there may be tens of thousands of black holes in the center of the Milky Way; and, the 3 versions of teen popularity, according to research.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:The 3 Versions of Teen Popularity, According to Research — https://curiosity.im/2ntYPicThere May Be Tens of Thousands of Black Holes in the Center of the Milky Way — https://curiosity.im/2llb7ZhAre Conspiracy Theories on the Rise? Here's the Truth — https://curiosity.im/2njl6ywPlease nominate Curiosity Daily for Best Technology & Science Podcast in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards! It's free and only takes a minute. Thanks so much! https://awards.discoverpods.com/nominations/ Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/types-of-teen-popularity-milky-ways-black-holes-and-are-conspiracy-theories-on-the-rise Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how introverts can be happier by tapping into the powers of extroverts; how something can produce Cherenkov radiation by going faster than the speed of light; and, how the language you speak changes your perception of time.Please support today’s sponsor, Skura! Visit https://skurastyle.com to get sponges delivered right to your door, and enter promo code CURIOSITY to get your first month FREE!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:Are Introverts Happier When They Pretend to Be Extroverts? — https://curiosity.im/2LSTaLMCherenkov Radiation Is a Sonic Boom for Light, and It's Beautiful — https://curiosity.im/2n1TvC5The Language You Speak Changes Your Perception of Time — https://curiosity.im/2mWPPBqPlease nominate Curiosity Daily for Best Technology & Science Podcast in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards! It's free and only takes a minute. Thanks so much! https://awards.discoverpods.com/nominations/ Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/cherenkov-radiation-how-to-be-more-extroverted-and-changing-your-perception-of-time Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why having too many choices stresses us out; how wormholes might cast a visible shadow; and the adorable Wug Test that measures how well children understand the rules of language.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:Having Too Many Choices Stresses Us Out — Here's Why — https://curiosity.im/2lKjb5YWormholes Might Cast a Visible Shadow — https://curiosity.im/2mVYcx3This Adorable Test Measures Children's Grasp of Language Rules — https://curiosity.im/2lxcpjRDownload the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-deal-with-having-too-many-choices-wormhole-shadows-and-a-language-wug-test Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how people become less narcissistic as they get older; how it’s possible that we can see a single photon with the naked eye; and, new research that says cigarette smokers won’t crave more food if they quit smoking.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:Most People Become Less Narcissistic With Age — Unless They Have These Characteristics — https://curiosity.im/2VpSq4eCan You See a Single Photon With Your Naked Eye? — https://curiosity.im/2n1gI7qNew Research Says Time Away from Cigarettes Doesn't Make Smokers Crave Food — https://curiosity.im/2nds7kADownload the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/quitting-smoking-doesnt-lead-to-food-cravings-narcissism-over-time-and-seeing-photons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how to choose the right cooking method for different cuts of meat; how to figure out the perfect temperature for your meat; pro tips for searing and tempering; and the best way to capture that juicy flavor, including the science of what’s actually happening to those juices while you’re cooking.Please support today’s sponsor, ButcherBox! Visit https://www.butcherbox.com/curiosityIn this special sponsored episode of Curiosity Daily, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer talk to ButcherBox Head Chef Yankel Polak about the science of cooking meat. Learn more about ButcherBox:Meat University by ButcherBox — https://www.butcherboxuniversity.com/homeRecipes from ButcherBox — https://justcook.butcherbox.com/recipes/Subscribe to ButcherBox on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/getbutcherboxbeefFollow @ChefYankel on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/ChefYankel/Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/the-science-of-cooking-meat-with-butcherbox-head-chef-yankel-polak-special-episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about the surprising reasons why the women’s restroom line is always longer; HSAM, the incredibly rare condition of having superhuman memory; and, how bamboo products impact the environment.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:This Is the Surprising Reason the Women's Restroom Line Is Always Longer — https://curiosity.im/2lLiWHSHSAM Is the Incredibly Rare Condition of Superhuman Memory — https://curiosity.im/32Nd9kPAdditional resources discussed:Dirty Fashion: How pollution in the global textiles supply chain is making viscose toxic | Changing Markets Foundation — http://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CHANGING_MARKETS_DIRTY_FASHION_REPORT_SPREAD_WEB.pdfClean by Design, Apparel Manufacturing and Pollution | NRDC — https://www.nrdc.org/resources/clean-design-apparel-manufacturing-and-pollutionDownload the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/womens-restroom-lines-superhuman-memory-and-is-bamboo-good-for-the-environment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how researchers may have figured out a way to cure the common cold; what exactly happened when the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck the Earth; and, why researchers have been putting beatboxers in a real-time MRI machine.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:Curing the Common Cold May Come down to this Simple Scientific Fix — https://curiosity.im/32PxIgzHere's What Happened the Day the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Struck Earth — https://curiosity.im/2lJOX2YWatch a Beatboxer Inside a Real-Time MRI Machine — https://curiosity.im/32N4hM7Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/cure-for-the-common-cold-what-really-killed-the-dinosaurs-and-beatboxing-in-mri-machines Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn from theoretical physicist Sean Carroll why we don’t understand how gravity works — and how we can figure it out. You’ll also learn about enormous balloon-like structures that scientists have discovered in the center of our galaxy.Please support our sponsors! Visit capterra.com/curiosity to find the best software solution for your business — for free!In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about enormous balloon-like structures that scientists have discovered in the center of our galaxy: https://curiosity.im/2nfKAwSPublications and more from Sean Carroll:“Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime” on Amazon — https://amazon.com“The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself” on Amazon — https://amazon.com“From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time” on Amazon — https://amazon.comFollow @seanmcarroll on Twitter — https://twitter.com/seanmcarrollSean Carroll’s website — https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/Sean Carroll’s Mindscape Podcast — https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/we-dont-know-how-gravity-works-w-sean-carroll-and-the-milky-ways-bubble-mystery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn how friction causes static electricity. Then, learn from renowned theoretical physicist Sean Carroll why understanding the Many Worlds Theory could be the best way for us to understand the universe.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how friction causes static electricity: https://curiosity.im/32T2CEyPublications and more from Sean Carroll:“Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime” on Amazon — https://amazon.com“The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself” on Amazon — https://amazon.com“From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time” on Amazon — https://amazon.comFollow @seanmcarroll on Twitter — https://twitter.com/seanmcarrollSean Carroll’s website — https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/Sean Carroll’s Mindscape Podcast — https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/many-worlds-theory-explains-the-universe-w-sean-carroll-and-what-causes-static-electricity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why there’s no such thing as a sugar rush; why it took more than 40 years to see NASA’s high-resolution images of the Moon; and, how dogs use referential signals to communicate with humans.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:Sorry, Parents: There's No Such Thing as a Sugar Rush — https://curiosity.im/2LAgH4aNASA Had High-Res Images of the Moon in the '60s, So Why Couldn't We See Them? — https://curiosity.im/2LAgqyaDogs Use 19 Signals to Communicate With You — https://curiosity.im/32QZ7ywDownload the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/signals-dogs-use-to-talk-to-you-nasas-lost-moon-photos-and-the-sugar-rush-is-a-myth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.