Curiosity Weekly

Learn about how the color of pills influences how well they’ll work on you; the weird things scientists are learning about a substance that made up the early universe; and the science behind why CEOs make time for hobbies.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 Color of Pills Influences How Well They'll Work on You — https://curiosity.im/2GA7FBwQuark-Gluon Plasma Made Up the Early Universe, and Scientists Can Recreate It — https://curiosity.im/2GzLnQCWhy Do CEOs Make Time for Hobbies? — https://curiosity.im/2GA7MwWIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/pill-colors-influence-their-effectiveness-bizarre-quark-gluon-plasma-traits-and-ceo-hobbies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about the replication crisis facing researchers in the social and life sciences from a special guest: Professor Joseph M. Reagle Jr., author of the new book “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents.” You’ll also learn why squinting helps you see.Get your copy of “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” on Amazon: https://amazon.comPublications and additional resources from Joseph M. Reagle, Jr.:“Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” — https://amazon.com“Reading the Comments: Likers, Haters, and Manipulators at the Bottom of the Web” — https://amazon.com“Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia” — https://amazon.comOfficial website — https://reagle.org/joseph/Follow @jmreagle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/jmreagleMIT Press — https://mitpress.mit.edu/contributors/joseph-m-reagle-jrIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/sciences-replication-crisis-w-joseph-m-reagle-jr-and-why-squinting-helps-you-see Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how we could use self-replicating machines to explore the universe; when and why your liver shrinks and grows dramatically; and what science says about how much your birth order really matters.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:Could We Use Self-Replicating Machines to Explore the Universe? — https://curiosity.im/2Yg4Pb2From Day to Night, Your Liver Grows and Shrinks Dramatically — https://curiosity.im/2GAcoDeDoes Your Birth Order Really Matter? Science Says Probably Not — https://curiosity.im/2GOZyjwIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/birth-order-doesnt-matter-your-liver-grows-and-shrinks-overnight-and-von-neumann-probes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why smells trigger such vivid memories; why an ancient tree is changing our understanding of how trees evolved; and how you can find out if you suffer from impostor syndrome, along with ways to get over it.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:Here's Why Smells Trigger Such Vivid Memories — https://curiosity.im/2JaLYKnThe World's First Trees Didn't Have Rings — https://curiosity.im/2GApJM3Find Out If You Suffer from Impostor Syndrome With This Research-Backed Quiz — https://curiosity.im/2J2hREIIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/why-smells-trigger-vivid-memories-test-your-impostor-syndrome-and-trees-without-rings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why our collective attention span is shrinking; how you can increase your productivity by building “deep work” skills; and why eyeball planets may be our best bet for finding alien life.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:Why Is Our Attention Span Shrinking? — https://curiosity.im/2Gz2XE5You Can Build "Deep Work" Skills to Increase Productivity — https://curiosity.im/2GzBu5gEyeball Planets May Be Our Best Bet For Finding Alien Life — https://curiosity.im/2GA3wOjIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/finding-life-on-eyeball-planets-our-shrinking-collective-attention-span-and-deep-work-skills Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about what scientists know about the muon; how poor vision evolved; and why the founder of Mother’s Day Anna Jarvis regretted inventing it.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:Meet The Muon, The Electron's Short-Lived Big Brother — https://curiosity.im/2GA4WYOThe Myopia Boom | Nature — https://curiosity.im/2XVh3WfThe Founder of Mother's Day Regretted Inventing It — https://curiosity.im/2GUUNGxIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/mothers-day-origins-how-poor-vision-survived-natural-selection-and-muon-facts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about where fruit flies come from and what they do from special guest Stephanie Mohr, author of “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery.” You’ll also learn about why your brain makes you extra antisocial when you’re sick, and how entomologist Justin Schmidt created a pain scale from insect stings.Get your copy of “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” on Amazon: https://amazon.comIn 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:Your Brain Makes You Extra Antisocial When You're Sick — https://curiosity.im/2GA2npZThis Scientist Created a Pain Scale by Letting Bugs Sting Him — https://curiosity.im/2J3vTG2Additional resources from Stephanie Mohr:“First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” — https://amazon.comFollow Stephanie Mohr on Twitter @smohrfly — https://twitter.com/smohrflyHarvard Medical School bio — https://fgr.hms.harvard.edu/people/stephanie-e-mohrIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/sickness-makes-you-antisocial-fruit-fly-facts-w-stephanie-mohr-and-a-sting-pain-index Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about new research that can help us understand and save the bees; the best sleeping position, according to science; and how you can learn learn something better by arguing with yourself.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:Scientists Have Decoded the Univeral Language of Honey Bees — https://curiosity.im/2KUz3OPThis Is the Best Sleeping Position, According to Science — https://curiosity.im/2Gz54YxWant to Learn Something? Argue With Yourself — https://curiosity.im/2GBgsDvIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/best-position-for-sleep-better-learning-by-arguing-and-universal-language-of-honey-bees Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about a new discovery about rain on the sun; why flamingos stand on one leg; and why you blink the way you do when you’re watching a movie.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:It Rains on the Sun — https://curiosity.im/2GwjSHmThe Real Reason Flamingos Stand on One Leg — https://curiosity.im/2GzHYkOMoviegoers Blink in Sync for an Eerie Reason — https://curiosity.im/2GzHStsIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/moviegoers-blink-in-sync-rain-on-the-sun-and-why-flamingos-stand-on-one-leg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why wireless signals are completely banned from Green Bank, West Virginia; why fish stinks but chicken doesn’t; and how to find out if you have a healthy personality.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:Wireless Signals Are Banned in This Small West Virginia Town — https://curiosity.im/2GvhnFfHow Come Fish Stinks But Chicken Doesn't? — https://curiosity.im/2GxqJ3BDo You Have a "Healthy" Personality? Find Out With This Psychology Scale — https://curiosity.im/2GyLWdyIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/a-town-where-wireless-signals-are-banned-why-fish-stink-and-a-personality-health-test Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.