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Learn about how to choose the best music for your workout playlist; why learning more about a new disease like coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) won’t comfort you; and how to clean your phone.For the best workout playlist, go for deep bass and fast tempos by Mae RiceTunes for training: High-tempo music may make exercise easier and more beneficial. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/f-tft012920.phpMacMillan, A. (2014, August 19). What Type of Music Should I Listen To Before and During a Workout? Outside Online; Outside Magazine. https://www.outsideonline.com/1785571/what-type-music-should-i-listen-and-during-workoutHsu, D. Y., Huang, L., Nordgren, L. F., Rucker, D. D., & Galinsky, A. D. (2014). The Music of Power. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6(1), 75–83. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550614542345Patania, V. M., Padulo, J., Iuliano, E., Ardigò, L. P., Čular, D., Miletić, A., & De Giorgio, A. (2020). The Psychophysiological Effects of Different Tempo Music on Endurance Versus High-Intensity Performances. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00074More info about a disease won’t comfort you by Steffie DruckerKnowing more about a virus threat may not satisfy you. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/osu-kma030920.phpHubner, A. Y., & Hovick, S. R. (2020). Understanding Risk Information Seeking and Processing during an Infectious Disease Outbreak: The Case of Zika Virus. Risk Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13456World Health Organization: WHO. (2018, July 20). Zika virus. Who.Int; World Health Organization: WHO. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/zika-virusKeaten, J. (2016, February). WHO declares global emergency over Zika virus spread. AP News; Associated Press. https://apnews.com/af581b94ff5542ffa24cd45bed28e404Robinson, B. (2020, March 13). The Psychology Of Uncertainty: How To Cope With COVID-19 Anxiety. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2020/03/12/the-psychology-of-uncertainty-how-to-cope-with-covid-19-anxiety/#569310f6394aMarkman, A. (2016, August 22). A Guide To Uncertainty For People Who Hate Not Knowing. Fast Company; Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/3062984/a-guide-to-uncertainty-for-people-who-hate-not-knowingHow to clean your phone by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Linda)Meadow, J. F., Altrichter, A. E., & Green, J. L. (2014). Mobile phones carry the personal microbiome of their owners. PeerJ, 2, e447. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.447This Is How to Clean Your Smartphone Without Destroying It. (2018). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/this-is-how-to-clean-your-smartphone-without-destroying-it-curiosityKiedrowski, L. M., Perisetti, A., Loock, M. H., Khaitsa, M. L., & Guerrero, D. M. (2013). Disinfection of iPad to reduce contamination with Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. American Journal of Infection Control, 41(11), 1136–1137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.030Apple. (2020, March 9). How to clean your Apple products. Apple Support. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204172?mod=article_inlineClean your Pixel phone’s back & sides - Pixel Phone Help. (2020). Google.Com. https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7533987?hl=enGallegos, C., McDuffee, V., Hong-Engelhard, C., & Boeck, C. (2018). Hold the phone. Nursing, 48(10), 68–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.nurse.0000541405.87543.65Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-clean-your-phone-more-info-about-a-new-disease-wont-comfort-you-and-the-best-workout-music-according-to-research Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why a rising robot workforce may make humans less prejudiced towards other people; how studying a salamander that can regrow lost limbs could help us figure out how to help humans heal faster; and hormonal changes that happen in dads-to-be.A rising robot workforce may make humans less prejudiced by Kelsey DonkConrad, J. (2020). Opinion: Robot co-workers could reduce prejudice among humans. Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-01-01/robots-workers-racial-prejudice-psychologyJackson, J. C., Castelo, N., & Gray, K. (2020). Could a rising robot workforce make humans less prejudiced? American Psychologist. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-00794-001Can knowing how salamanders regrow their limbs help humans do the same? by Andrea MichelsonRegeneration: The amphibian’s opus. (2020, January). Knowable Magazine | Annual Reviews. https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2020/axolotl-limb-regenerationElizabeth Preston, Quanta Magazine. (2018, July 7). Salamander’s Genome Guards Secrets of Limb Regrowth. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/salamander-rsquo-s-genome-guards-secrets-of-limb-regrowth/Currie, J. D., Kawaguchi, A., Traspas, R. M., Schuez, M., Chara, O., & Tanaka, E. M. (2016). Live Imaging of Axolotl Digit Regeneration Reveals Spatiotemporal Choreography of Diverse Connective Tissue Progenitor Pools. Developmental Cell, 39(4), 411–423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2016.10.013Smith, J. J., Timoshevskaya, N., Timoshevskiy, V. A., Keinath, M. C., Hardy, D., & Voss, S. R. (2019). A chromosome-scale assembly of the axolotl genome. Genome Research, 29(2), 317–324. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.241901.118Nowoshilow, S., Schloissnig, S., Fei, J.-F., Dahl, A., Pang, A. W. C., Pippel, M., Winkler, S., Hastie, A. R., Young, G., Roscito, J. G., Falcon, F., Knapp, D., Powell, S., Cruz, A., Cao, H., Habermann, B., Hiller, M., Tanaka, E. M., & Myers, E. W. (2018). The axolotl genome and the evolution of key tissue formation regulators. Nature, 554(7690), 50–55. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25458Gerber, T., Murawala, P., Knapp, D., Masselink, W., Schuez, M., Hermann, S., Gac-Santel, M., Nowoshilow, S., Kageyama, J., Khattak, S., Currie, J. D., Camp, J. G., Tanaka, E. M., & Treutlein, B. (2018). Single-cell analysis uncovers convergence of cell identities during axolotl limb regeneration. Science, 362(6413), eaaq0681. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaq0681Dads-to-Be Experience Hormonal Changes, Too by Ashley HamerHamer, A. Dads-to-Be Experience Hormonal Changes, Too. (2017). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/dads-to-be-experience-hormonal-changes-too-curiosityEdelstein, R. S., Chopik, W. J., Saxbe, D. E., Wardecker, B. M., Moors, A. C., & LaBelle, O. P. (2016). Prospective and dyadic associations between expectant parents’ prenatal hormone changes and postpartum parenting outcomes. Developmental Psychobiology, 59(1), 77–90. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.21469Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/robot-workers-may-change-prejudices-hormonal-changes-in-dads-to-be-and-how-salamanders-regrow-their-limbs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author David Owen discusses what happens once you’ve lost your hearing — and how much technology can actually help. Then, learn about the psychology behind our reactions to a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.Additional resources from David Owen:Pick up “Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World” on Amazon https://amazon.comPart 1 of our interview (why it’s never too early to protect your hearing) https://curiositydaily.com/its-never-too-early-to-protect-your-hearing-w-david-owen-and-why-you-should-work-in-90-minute-spurts/Part 2 of our interview (protecting yourself from hearing loss) https://curiositydaily.com/protecting-yourself-from-hearing-loss-w-david-owen-and-why-woolly-mammoths-went-extinct/Additional publications by David Owen https://amazon.comOfficial website https://www.davidowen.net/Articles by David Owen in The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/david-owen"Adjustment reaction" and how to cope when first learning about a crisis by Kelsey DonkSandman, P. (2020). Adjustment Reactions: The Teachable Moment in Crisis Communication (Peter Sandman column). PSandman.com. http://www.psandman.com/col/teachable.htmNieman Guide to Covering Pandemic Flu | Crisis Communication | How Do People React in a Pandemic? (2010). Harvard.edu. https://nieman.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/pod-assets/microsites/NiemanGuideToCoveringPandemicFlu/CrisisCommunication/HowDoPeopleReactInAPandemic.aspx.html#panicSubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/hearing-loss-and-technology-w-david-owen-and-the-psychology-of-reacting-to-a-crisis-like-covid-19 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Epidemiologist Amesh Adalja answers frequently asked questions about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in this special bonus episode. Dr. Adalja is a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security, and will help you understand what we know and what we don’t know as of this week.In this episode, Dr. Amesh Amalja answers these frequently asked questions about COVID-19:What do we know for sure in terms of transmissibility, symptoms, severity of symptoms, mortality rate, incubation period — or is our understanding about everything evolving?What do we know about risk factors for specific comorbidities?Why comparisons to the seasonal flu are fair to make?If the virus isn’t as risky to children, then why are we closing schools?What is going to be accomplished by discouraging or limiting large groups of people getting together?Are you at a higher risk for more severe symptoms if you have had exposures to multiple different people who are carrying the virus?Why don’t we just expose young and healthy people to the virus to build up immunity?How much safer are we if everyone practices hand hygiene and social distancing?Any other coronavirus myths worth discussing?How long will it take for us to see the full impact of the pandemic and how will we reassess the extent of the damage in the future?Will this virus die off in the summer?What are the best medical sources to follow for coronavirus updates?Additional resources recommended by Dr. Amesh Adalja, an expert in emergency medicine and infectious diseases such as coronavirus disease 2019:Official website http://www.trackingzebra.com/Follow @AmeshAA on Twitter https://twitter.com/AmeshAACenters for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 information https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.htmlSTAT https://www.statnews.com/Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/coronavirus-myths-and-faqs-with-dr-amesh-adalja-epidemiologist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Amesh Adalja, Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security, explains how today’s unprecedented closures can help save lives from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Plus: learn how birds avoid spreading fake news and how astronomers are using auroras to find distant exoplanets.Birds alter the spread of information based on its trustworthiness by Kelsey DonkUniversity of Montana researchers study how birds retweet news. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/tuom-uom021420.phpCarlson, N. V., Greene, E., & Templeton, C. N. (2020). Nuthatches vary their alarm calls based upon the source of the eavesdropped signals. Nature Communications, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14414-wAstronomers are finding distant exoplanets by looking for auroras in their home stars by Grant CurrinVedantham, H. K., Callingham, J. R., Shimwell, T. W., Tasse, C., Pope, B. J. S., Bedell, M., Snellen, I., Best, P., Hardcastle, M. J., Haverkorn, M., Mechev, A., O’Sullivan, S. P., Röttgering, H. J. A., & White, G. J. (2020). Coherent radio emission from a quiescent red dwarf indicative of star–planet interaction. Nature Astronomy. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-1011-9New Exoplanet Search Strategy Claims First Discovery | Quanta Magazine. (2020). Quanta Magazine. https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-exoplanet-search-strategy-claims-first-discovery-20200218/Additional resources recommended by Dr. Amesh Adalja:Official website http://www.trackingzebra.com/Follow @AmeshAA on Twitter https://twitter.com/AmeshAACenters for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 information https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.htmlSTAT https://www.statnews.com/Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/dr-amesh-adalja-explains-social-distancing-for-covid-19-birds-wont-spread-fake-news-and-using-auroras-to-find-exoplanets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how to use focused attention to ease the memory of a traumatic event; why extreme temperatures mess with your batteries, and what you can do about it; and how researchers used machine learning to discover a powerful antibiotic for the first time.Researchers ease the memory of traumatic events by having patients focus on neutral details by Kelsey DonkFocus on context diminishes memory of negative events, researchers report. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uoia-foc020520.phpDolcos, F., Katsumi, Y., Bogdan, P. C., Shen, C., Jun, S., Buetti, S., Lleras, A., Bost, K. F., Weymar, M., & Dolcos, S. (2020). The impact of focused attention on subsequent emotional recollection: A functional MRI investigation. Neuropsychologia, 138, 107338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107338Iordan, A. D., Dolcos, S., & Dolcos, F. (2018). Brain Activity and Network Interactions in the Impact of Internal Emotional Distraction. Cerebral Cortex, 29(6), 2607–2623. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhy129Why Extreme Temperatures Mess With Your Batteries by Ashley Hamer: https://curiosity.com/topics/heres-why-extreme-temperatures-drain-your-batteries-curiosityA powerful antibiotic was discovered using machine learning for the first time by Grant CurrinE&T editorial staff. (2020, February 21). New antibiotic discovered using machine learning algorithm. Theiet.Org. https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/02/new-antibiotic-discovered-using-machine-learning-algorithm/Sample, I. (2020, February 20). Powerful antibiotic discovered using machine learning for first time. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/20/antibiotic-that-kills-drug-resistant-bacteria-discovered-through-aiStokes, J. M., Yang, K., Swanson, K., Jin, W., Cubillos-Ruiz, A., Donghia, N. M., MacNair, C. R., French, S., Carfrae, L. A., Bloom-Ackerman, Z., Tran, V. M., Chiappino-Pepe, A., Badran, A. H., Andrews, I. W., Chory, E. J., Church, G. M., Brown, E. D., Jaakkola, T. S., Barzilay, R., & Collins, J. J. (2020). A Deep Learning Approach to Antibiotic Discovery. Cell, 180(4), 688-702.e13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.01.021Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/new-antibiotic-discovered-by-ai-how-to-handle-traumatic-memories-and-why-extreme-temperatures-mess-with-your-batteries Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how speed listening to podcasts (or "podfasting") affects our emotions; the health differences between white and brown rice; and the time pi was once almost legally changed to 3.2.Speed listening’s effects on emotion by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from S.P.)Rousseau, S. (2020, January 24). I Tried Listening to Podcasts at 3x and Broke My Brain. Medium; OneZero. https://onezero.medium.com/i-tried-listening-to-podcasts-at-3x-and-broke-my-brain-d8823edecb7cLiebenthal, E., Silbersweig, D. A., & Stern, E. (2016). The Language, Tone and Prosody of Emotions: Neural Substrates and Dynamics of Spoken-Word Emotion Perception. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2016.00506Murray, I. R., & Arnott, J. L. (1993). Toward the simulation of emotion in synthetic speech: A review of the literature on human vocal emotion. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 93(2), 1097–1108. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.405558Philippou-Hubner, D., Vlasenko, B., Bock, R., & Wendemuth, A. (2012). The Performance of the Speaking Rate Parameter in Emotion Recognition from Speech. 2012 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo. https://doi.org/10.1109/icme.2012.183Kraxenberger, M., Menninghaus, W., Roth, A., & Scharinger, M. (2018). Prosody-Based Sound-Emotion Associations in Poetry. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01284The health differences between white and brown rice are dead even by Steffie DruckerWhelan, C. (2017, May 25). Brown Rice vs. White Rice: Which Is Better for You? Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/brown-rice-vs-white-riceAllan, P. (2020, February 19). Is Brown Rice Really That Much Healthier Than White Rice? Lifehacker. https://lifehacker.com/is-brown-rice-really-that-much-healthier-than-white-ric-1820044994Parletta, N. (2018, December 5). Rice is a major source of arsenic exposure. Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/rice-is-a-major-source-of-arsenic-exposurePi Was Once Almost Legally Changed to 3.2 by Ashley Hamer: https://curiosity.com/topics/happy-pi-day-how-pi-was-almost-legally-changed-to-32-curiositySubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/speed-listenings-effects-on-emotion-surprising-differences-between-white-and-brown-rice-and-pi-almost-legally-changed-to-3-2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about whether binaural beats are worth the hype; how Australian dingos evolved from domesticated animals; and how to navigate some unexpected consequences of talking about historical injustices.Are binaural beats worth the hype? by Andrea MichelsonBinaural beats synchronize brain activity, don’t affect mood. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/sfn-bbs021120.phpSmith, L. (2019, September 30). What are binaural beats, and how do they work? Medicalnewstoday.Com; Medical News Today. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320019Perez, H. D. O., Dumas, G., & Lehmann, A. (2020). Binaural beats through the auditory pathway: from brainstem to connectivity patterns. Eneuro, ENEURO.0232-19.2020. https://doi.org/10.1523/eneuro.0232-19.2020López-Caballero, F., & Escera, C. (2017). Binaural Beat: A Failure to Enhance EEG Power and Emotional Arousal. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00557Garcia-Argibay, M., Santed, M. A., & Reales, J. M. (2017). Binaural auditory beats affect long-term memory. Psychological Research, 83(6), 1124–1136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-017-0959-2Dingos descended from domesticated dogs by Cameron DukeHandwerk, B. (2018, August 15). How Accurate Is Alpha's Theory of Dog Domestication? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-wolves-really-became-dogs-180970014/Smith, B. (2015). The Dingo Debate: Origins, Behaviour and Conservation. Csiro Publishing. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=j6omCgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=Smith,+B.+(2015).+dingo+debate+-+origins,+behaviour+and+conservation.+Csiro+Publishing.&ots=3_mq6lMji_&sig=mZZsGU__kGJWWujADYBBwmemUA4#v=onepage&q=land%20bridge&f=falseKTH Royal Institute of Technology (2020, February 11). They were once domestic pets, then natural selection made dingoes wild. https://phys.org/news/2020-02-domestic-pets-natural-dingoes-wild.htmlZhang, S.-J., Wang, G.-D., Ma, P., Zhang, L.-L., Yin, T.-T., Liu, Y.-H., … Zhang, Y.-P. (2020). Genomic regions under selection in the feralization of the dingoes. Nature Communications, 11(1). doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-14515-6Arendt, M., Cairns, K. M., Ballard, J. W. O., Savolainen, P., & Axelsson, E. (2016). Diet adaptation in dog reflects spread of prehistoric agriculture. Heredity, 117(5), 301–306. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2016.48Bringing up historical injustices makes majority groups defensive, but there's a way around it by Kelsey DonkBringing Up Past Injustices Make Majority Groups Defensive. (2020, February 5). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2020/02/research-bringing-up-past-injustices-make-majority-groups-defensiveSocial identity theory | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/social-identity-theoryHideg, I., & Wilson, A. E. (2020). History backfires: Reminders of past injustices against women undermine support for workplace policies promoting women. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 156, 176–189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2019.10.001Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/myths-and-science-of-binaural-beats-how-to-talk-about-historical-injustices-and-australian-dingos-evolved-from-pet-dogs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about some of the most common causes for hearing loss and how you can protect your ears from them, from author David Owen. You’ll also learn about how woolly mammoth DNA has given us new insight into what made them go extinct.Additional resources from David Owen:Part 1 of our interview https://curiositydaily.com/its-never-too-early-to-protect-your-hearing-w-david-owen-and-why-you-should-work-in-90-minute-spurts/Pick up “Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World” on Amazon https://amazon.comAdditional publications by David Owen https://amazon.comOfficial website https://www.davidowen.net/Articles by David Owen in The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/david-owenMammoth DNA gives clues as to what wiped them out by Grant CurrinStudy resurrects mammoth DNA to explore the cause of their extinction. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/oupu-srm020720.phpFry, E., Kim, S. K., Chigurapti, S., Mika, K. M., Ratan, A., Dammermann, A., Mitchell, B. J., Miller, W., & Lynch, V. J. (2020). Functional architecture of deleterious genetic variants in the genome of a Wrangel Island mammoth. Genome Biology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evz279Timeline of the human condition. (2016). Southampton.ac.uk. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/~cpd/history.htmlSubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/protecting-yourself-from-hearing-loss-w-david-owen-and-why-woolly-mammoths-went-extinct Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why plastic bag fees have such a big influence on your behavior; how bumblebees are able to fly around while carrying up to 80 percent of their own body weight; and the neuroscience behind why yoga reduces depression.How plastic bag and coffee cup surcharges go beyond money to influence your decisions by Kelsey DonkEnvironment, U. (2018). Legal limits on single-use plastics and microplastics. UNEP - UN Environment Programme. https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/report/legal-limits-single-use-plastics-and-microplasticsResearch: Why We’re Incentivized by Discounts and Surcharges. (2020, February 13). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2020/02/research-why-were-incentivized-by-discounts-and-surchargesLieberman, A., Duke, K. E., & Amir, O. (2019). How incentive framing can harness the power of social norms. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 151, 118–131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2018.12.001Bumblebees are more efficient the heavier they are by Grant CurrinBumblebees carry heavy loads in economy mode. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uoc--bch020420.phpCombes, S. A., Gagliardi, S. F., Switzer, C. M., & Dillon, M. E. (2020). Kinematic flexibility allows bumblebees to increase energetic efficiency when carrying heavy loads. Science Advances, 6(6), eaay3115. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay3115Why does yoga reduce depression? Researchers say GABA might be the link by Grant CurrinCramer, H., Anheyer, D., Lauche, R., & Dobos, G. (2017). A systematic review of yoga for major depressive disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 213, 70–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.02.006Researchers identify link between decreased depressive symptoms, yoga and the neurotransmitter GABA. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/buso-ril020320.phpStreeter, C. C., Gerbarg, P. L., Brown, R. P., Scott, T. M., Nielsen, G. H., Owen, L., Sakai, O., Sneider, J. T., Nyer, M. B., & Silveri, M. M. (2020). Thalamic Gamma Aminobutyric Acid Level Changes in Major Depressive Disorder After a 12-Week Iyengar Yoga and Coherent Breathing Intervention. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0234Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-yoga-reduces-depression-why-plastic-bag-fees-work-so-well-and-how-bumblebees-can-carry-so-much Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why pop songs are getting sadder; a mysterious radio signal coming from outer space every 16 days; and why it pays to be yourself when you’re in a high-stakes situation.Pop songs are getting sadder by Kelsey DonkAcerbi, A. (2020, February 4). Why are pop songs getting sadder than they used to be? Aeon; Aeon. https://aeon.co/ideas/why-are-pop-songs-getting-sadder-than-they-used-to-beBrand, C. O., Acerbi, A., & Mesoudi, A. (2019). Cultural evolution of emotional expression in 50 years of song lyrics. Evolutionary Human Sciences, 1. https://doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2019.11Musical trends and predictability of success in contemporary songs in and out of the top charts | Royal Society Open Science. (2018). Royal Society Open Science. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.171274#d3e1446A newly detected fast radio burst appears to be repeating in a 16-day cycle by Grant CurrinStarr, M. (2020). Powerful Radio Signal From Deep Space Appears to Be Repeating in a 16-Day Cycle. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/periodicity-has-been-detected-in-a-repeating-fast-radio-burstFRB Collaboration, Amiri, M., C, A. B., M, B. K., Bhardwaj, M., J, B. P., Brar, C., Chawla, P., Chen, T., F, C. J., Cubranic, D., Deng, M., T, D. N., Dobbs, M., Q, D. F., Fandino, M., Fonseca, E., M, G. B., Giri, U., … V, Z. A. (2020). Periodic activity from a fast radio burst source. ArXiv.org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.10275High Energy Astrophysics Picture Of the Week. (2016). NASA.gov. https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/objects/heapow/archive/transients/frbgrb_swift.htmlIt pays to be yourself in job interviews by Kelsey DonkIt Pays to Be Yourself. (2020, February 13). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2020/02/research-it-pays-to-be-yourselfGino, F., Sezer, O., & Huang, L. (2020). To be or not to be your authentic self? Catering to others’ preferences hinders performance. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.01.003Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/pop-songs-are-getting-sadder-mysterious-radio-signals-from-outer-space-and-it-pays-to-just-be-yourself Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about Starlink’s unintended consequences for astronomy from astrophysicist Vivienne Baldassare, NASA Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University. Then, learn why toilet paper is white.If you think the night sky should be included in assessments of the environmental impact of government projects, you can get involved in the Council on Environmental Quality’s Proposal to Update its NEPA Implementing Regulations. Comments should be submitted on or before March 10, 2020.Read the document and submit comments here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=CEQ-2019-0003-0001Tips on how to submit effective comments: https://www.regulations.gov/docs/Tips_For_Submitting_Effective_Comments.pdfMore information:CEQ’s Proposal to Update its NEPA Implementing Regulations | Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Modernization https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/nepa-modernization/NASA: In 2018, there were ~20,000 objects in orbit, ~4,500 of which are spacecraft https://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/quarterly-news/pdfs/odqnv22i1.pdfWebsite of Vivienne Baldassare, NASA Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University: http://viviennebaldassare.com/Vivienne Baldassare | Department of Astronomy. (2017). Yale.edu. https://astronomy.yale.edu/people/vivienne-baldassareFollow @vbaldassare on Twitter https://twitter.com/vbaldassareWhy toilet paper is white by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Gerald)Technologies for reducing dioxin in the manufacture of bleached wood pulp. (1989). Google Books. https://books.google.com/books/about/Technologies_for_reducing_dioxin_in_the.html?id=iBhRA3mNiJECTissue. (2020). American Forest & Paper Association | afandpa.org. https://www.afandpa.org/our-products/tissueChemical composition of wood (Date unknown). Mendel University in Brno | Mendelu.cz. https://is.mendelu.cz/eknihovna/opory/zobraz_cast.pl?cast=19242The Nature of Lignin. (1991, November). Conservation-us.org. https://cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/abbey/ap/ap04/ap04-4/ap04-402.htmlUnderstanding the effect of machine technology and cellulosic fibers on tissue properties – A Review :: BioResources. (2018). @bioresjournal. https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/understanding-the-effect-of-machine-technology-and-cellulosic-fibers-on-tissue-properties-a-review/Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/astronomys-problem-with-starlink-w-vivienne-baldassare-and-why-toilet-paper-is-white Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about a research-backed way to achieve better self control by asking for help from others; how Ambystoma salamanders “steal” DNA from other species via kleptogenesis; and how your brain can process visual information as sound.For better self control, ask for support from others by Kelsey DonkJuan Pablo Bermúdez. (2020, January 15). Self-Reliance Isn’t a Superpower, It’s a Vice. Medium; Elemental. https://elemental.medium.com/self-reliance-isnt-a-superpower-it-s-a-vice-976508e18774Duckworth, A. L., Milkman, K. L., & Laibson, D. (2018). Beyond Willpower: Strategies for Reducing Failures of Self-Control. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 19(3), 102–129. https://doi.org/10.1177/1529100618821893Kleptogenesis is evolution's weirdest breeding technique by Cameron DukeFeltman, R. (2017, June 14). How a female-only line of salamanders “steals” genes from unsuspecting males. Popular Science; Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/female-salamander-kleptogenesis/Unisexual salamanders (genus Ambystoma) present a new reproductive mode for eukaryotes - Genome. (2020). Genome. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/G06-152#.Xk2rBpNKhhEBi, K., & Bogart, J. P. (2006). Identification of intergenomic recombinations in unisexual salamanders of the genus Ambystoma by genomic in situ hybridization (GISH). Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 112(3–4), 307–312. https://doi.org/10.1159/000089885Parthenogenesis - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (2019). Sciencedirect.Com. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/parthenogenesisAmbystoma barbouri (Streamside Salamander). (2017). Animal Diversity Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ambystoma_barbouri/Lip reading without sound lights up your auditory cortex, and scientists now know why by Grant CurrinHearing through lip-reading. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/sfn-htl010220.phpWhat is Magnetoencephalography (MEG)? | Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences (I-LABS). (2012). Washington.edu. http://ilabs.washington.edu/what-magnetoencephalography-megBourguignon, M., Baart, M., Kapnoula, E. C., & Molinaro, N. (2019). Lip-Reading Enables the Brain to Synthesize Auditory Features of Unknown Silent Speech. The Journal of Neuroscience, 40(5), 1053–1065. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1101-19.2019Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefingFind episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/boost-self-control-by-asking-for-support-gene-stealing-organisms-and-how-lipreading-works-in-the-brain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author David Owen discusses how hearing works and why it’s important to protect even when you’re young. Plus: learn how to be more productive by tapping into your “ultradian rhythms.”For Better Productivity, Work in 90-Minute Spurts by Ashley Hamer: https://curiosity.com/topics/for-better-productivity-work-in-90-minute-spurts-curiosityAdditional resources from David Owen:Pick up “Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World” on Amazon https://amazon.comAdditional publications by David Owen https://amazon.comOfficial website https://www.davidowen.net/Articles by David Owen in The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/david-owenSubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/its-never-too-early-to-protect-your-hearing-w-david-owen-and-why-you-should-work-in-90-minute-spurts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how certain fonts can send political messages; why the “first instinct fallacy” says you shouldn’t always go with your first instinct; and why DNA and RNA are just two of millions of possible genetic molecules.Fonts can send political messages by Kelsey DonkFonts in campaign communications have liberal or conservative leanings. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/vt-fic012420.phpWhat’s in a Font?: Ideological Perceptions of Typography. (2019). Communication Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10510974.2019.1692884The "first instinct fallacy" says your gut response isn't always right by Steffie DruckerHarford, T. (2019, May 10). Our first instinct is far too often wrong. Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/32e4b22e-7197-11e9-bbfb-5c68069fbd15Couchman, J. J. (2015, September 3). Should you rely on first instincts when answering a multiple choice exam? The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/should-you-rely-on-first-instincts-when-answering-a-multiple-choice-exam-43313Kruger, J., Wirtz, D., & Miller, D. T. (2005). Counterfactual thinking and the first instinct fallacy. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88(5), 725–735. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.88.5.725Couchman, J. J., Miller, N. E., Zmuda, S. J., Feather, K., & Schwartzmeyer, T. (2015). The instinct fallacy: the metacognition of answering and revising during college exams. Metacognition and Learning, 11(2), 171–185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-015-9140-8DNA and RNA are only two of millions of possible genetic molecules by Grant CurrinDNA is only one among millions of possible genetic molecules. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/tiot-dio103119.phpMandelbaum, R. F. (2019, November 12). DNA Could Be One of a Million Possible Genetic Molecules. Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/dna-could-be-one-of-a-million-possible-genetic-molecule-1839807587Cleaves, H. J., Butch, C., Burger, P. B., Goodwin, J., & Meringer, M. (2019). One Among Millions: The Chemical Space of Nucleic Acid-Like Molecules. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 59(10), 4266–4277. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00632Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/fonts-can-send-political-messages-dont-always-trust-your-first-instinct-and-nucleic-acids-beyond-dna-and-rna Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how little the average commute time has changed throughout human history; what researchers learned from the largest-ever study of cancer genomes; and why procrastination is about managing emotions, not time.The Marchetti Constant by Kelsey DonkEnglish, J. (2019, August 29). The History of Cities Is About How We Get to Work. CityLab; CityLab. https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2019/08/commute-time-city-size-transportation-urban-planning-history/597055/Marchetti, C. (2011). Anthropological Invariants in Travel Behavior. Iiasa.Ac.At. http://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/4071/Scientists have released the largest-ever study of cancer genomes by Grant CurrinGallagher, J. (2020, February 5). Landmark study to transform cancer treatment. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51391151Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes. (2020). Nature.com. https://doi.org/10.1038/d42859-020-00001-yMassive cancer genome study reveals how DNA errors drive tumor growth. (2020, February 5). Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/massive-cancer-genome-study-reveals-how-dna-errors-drive-tumor-growthGenetics Home Reference. (2020). What is a genome? Genetics Home Reference. https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/hgp/genomeProcrastination is about managing emotions, not time by Kelsey DonkJarrett, C. (2020). Why procrastination is about managing emotions, not time. BBC.com. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200121-why-procrastination-is-about-managing-emotions-not-timeTice, D. M., Bratslavsky, E., & Baumeister, R. F. (2001). Emotional distress regulation takes precedence over impulse control: if you feel bad, do it! Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80(1), 53–67. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11195891Sirois, F. M. (2015). Is procrastination a vulnerability factor for hypertension and cardiovascular disease? Testing an extension of the procrastination–health model. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 38(3), 578–589. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-015-9629-2Kashdan, T. B., & Rottenberg, J. (2010). Psychological flexibility as a fundamental aspect of health. Clinical Psychology Review, 30(7), 865–878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2010.03.001Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/historys-average-commute-time-fight-procrastination-with-emotions-and-the-largest-ever-study-of-cancer-genomes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how quitting smoking may reawaken healthy cells; how researchers figured out how to tell the age of crime scene fingerprints to help investigators; and why you sometimes yawn while exercising or singing.Quitting smoking doesn’t just slow lung damage, but can also reawaken undamaged cells by Grant CurrinGallagher, J. (2020, January 29). Lungs “magically” heal damage from smoking. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51279355Pfeifer, G. P. (2020, January 29). Smoke signals in the DNA of normal lung cells. Nature, 578(7794), 224–226. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00165-7Yoshida, K., Gowers, K. H. C., Lee-Six, H., Chandrasekharan, D. P., Coorens, T., Maughan, E. F., Beal, K., Menzies, A., Millar, F. R., Anderson, E., Clarke, S. E., Pennycuick, A., Thakrar, R. M., Butler, C. R., Kakiuchi, N., Hirano, T., Hynds, R. E., Stratton, M. R., Martincorena, I., … Campbell, P. J. (2020, January 29). Tobacco smoking and somatic mutations in human bronchial epithelium. Nature, 578(7794), 266–272. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-1961-1It's been impossible to tell the age of crime scene fingerprints — until now by Grant CurrinDetermining Fingerprint Age with Mass Spectrometry Imaging via Ozonolysis of Triacylglycerols. (2020, January 3). Analytical Chemistry. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04765Residues in fingerprints hold clues to their age. (2020, January 22). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/acs-rif012220.phpWhy we yawn during exercise by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Kate in Pennsylvania)Provine, R. R., Tate, B. C., & Geldmacher, L. L. (1987). Yawning: No effect of 3–5% CO2, 100% O2, and exercise. Behavioral and Neural Biology, 48(3), 382–393. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0163-1047(87)90944-7Massen, J. J. M., Dusch, K., Eldakar, O. T., & Gallup, A. C. (2014). A thermal window for yawning in humans: Yawning as a brain cooling mechanism. Physiology & Behavior, 130, 145–148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.03.032The science of the exercise yawn. (2017). Furthermore from Equinox. https://furthermore.equinox.com/articles/2017/09/yawningMcKinney, James C. The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults. (2005). Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=znaCDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=singing+yawn&ots=DKpXxdwhGJ&sig=IjgkdxkqyENjWLoXJTDaYB94G30#v=onepage&q=yawn&f=falseSubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/quitting-smoking-may-reawaken-healthy-cells-why-you-yawn-during-exercise-and-telling-the-age-of-crime-scene-fingerprints Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why sometimes people lie to seem more honest; how researchers finally figured out how to explain the Cheerios effect; and what we learned about evolution from studying Northern paper wasps, which can recognize each other’s faces.Sometimes, People Lie to Seem Honest by Kelsey DonkPeople may lie to appear honest. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/apa-pml012820.phpMeera Senthilingam, CNN. (2020, January 30). People lie to seem more honest, study finds. CNN. https://us.cnn.com/2020/01/30/health/lying-to-seem-honest-reputation-wellness/index.htmlChoshen-Hillel, S., Shaw, A., & Caruso, E. M. (2020). Lying to appear honest. Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 10.1037/xge0000737. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000737Researchers Finally Explain the "Cheerios Effect" by Andrea MichelsonResearchers directly measure “Cheerios effect” forces for the first time. (2019, December 19). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/bu-rdm121919.phpCrash Chemistry Academy. (2018, January 5). surface tension - what is it, how does it form, what properties does it impart [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMzqiAuOSz0It’s Okay To Be Smart. (2017, October 25). The Cheerios Effect [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbKAwk-OG_wWasps Can Recognize Each Others' Faces by Cameron DukeStaff, S. X. (2020, January 27). “Profound” evolution: Wasps learn to recognize faces. Phys.org; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-01-profound-evolution-wasps.htmlMiller, S. E., Legan, A. W., Henshaw, M. T., Ostevik, K. L., Samuk, K., Uy, F. M. K., & Sheehan, M. J. (2020, February 11). Evolutionary dynamics of recent selection on cognitive abilities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(6), 3045–3052. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1918592117Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/lying-to-seem-honest-the-physics-of-the-cheerios-effect-and-wasps-that-recognize-faces Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why a predicted increase in phytoplankton is good news for our environment; how researchers can detect evidence of climate change from just one day of global weather conditions; and how Pablo Escobar's hippos became an invasive species in Colombia.Oceanographers Predict an Increase in Phytoplankton by Andrea MichelsonWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution. (2018). Phytoplankton - A Simple Guide | WHOI. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/ocean-topics/ocean-life/phytoplankton/UCI News Staff. (2020, January 27). Contradicting prevalent view, UCI oceanographers predict increase in phytoplankton. UCI News. https://news.uci.edu/2020/01/27/contradicting-prevalent-view-uci-oceanographers-predict-increase-in-phytoplankton/Flombaum, P., Wang, W.-L., Primeau, F. W., & Martiny, A. C. (2020). Global picophytoplankton niche partitioning predicts overall positive response to ocean warming. Nature Geoscience, 13(2), 116–120. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0524-2The Signal of Human-Caused Climate Change Has Emerged in Everyday Weather by Grant CurrinSippel, S., Meinshausen, N., Fischer, E. M., Székely, E., & Knutti, R. (2020). Climate change now detectable from any single day of weather at global scale. Nature Climate Change, 10(1), 35–41. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0666-7Freedman, A. (2020, January 2). The signal of human-caused climate change has emerged in everyday weather, study finds. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/01/02/signal-human-caused-climate-change-has-emerged-every-day-weather-study-finds/Climate signals detected in global weather. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/ez-csd122319.phpClimate Change: Global Temperature | NOAA Climate.gov. (2020). Climate.Gov. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temperaturePablo Escobar's Hippos Have Become an Invasive Species in Colombia by Grant CurrinDrug Lord’s Hippos Make Their Mark on Foreign Ecosystem. (2020). UCSD.edu. https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/feature/drug-lords-hippos-make-their-mark-on-foreign-ecosystemAlison DeNisco Rayome. (2020, January 29). Pablo Escobar’s hippos have become an invasive species in Colombia. CNET. https://www.cnet.com/news/pablo-escobars-hippos-have-become-an-invasive-species-in-colombia/Shurin, J. B., Aranguren Riaño, N., Duque Negro, D., Lopez, D. E., Jones, N. T., Laverde‐R, O., Neu, A., & Pedroza Ramos, A. (2020). Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest invasive animal. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2991Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/pablo-escobars-hippos-overtaking-colombia-more-phytoplankton-is-good-for-the-planet-and-seeing-climate-change-in-daily-weather Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about the legacy of the trailblazing NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson; how scientists recently built xenobots, the world’s first living robots; and why zinc probably isn’t as good for colds as you think.Katherine Johnson Is the Human 'Computer' Who Helped Us Go to Space by Ashley HamerHamer, A. Katherine Johnson Is the Human “Computer” Who Helped Us Go to Space. (2016, December 13). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/katherine-johnson-is-the-human-computer-who-helped-us-go-to-space-curiosity/Xenobots: the World’s First Assembled Organisms by Cameron DukeTeam Builds the First Living Robots. (2020, January 13). Uvm.edu. https://www.uvm.edu/uvmnews/news/team-builds-first-living-robotsSimon, M. (2020, January 13). Meet Xenobot, an Eerie New Kind of Programmable Organism. Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/xenobot/Kriegman, S., Blackiston, D., Levin, M., & Bongard, J. (2020, January 28). A scalable pipeline for designing reconfigurable organisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(4), 1853–1859. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910837117Zinc Probably Isn't as Good for Colds as You Think by Grant CurrinCan zinc zap a cold? (2017). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/common-cold/expert-answers/zinc-for-colds/faq-20057769Zinc lozenges did not shorten the duration of colds. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/uoh-zld012820.phpHemilä, H., Haukka, J., Alho, M., Vahtera, J., & Kivimäki, M. (2020). Zinc acetate lozenges for the treatment of the common cold: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 10(1), e031662. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031662Stark, L. (2009, June 16). Zicam Zinc Nasal Sprays May Damage Sense of Smell, FDA Says. ABC News; ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/ColdandFluNews/story?id=7853178&page=1Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/katherine-johnsons-legacy-the-worlds-first-living-robots-and-zinc-doesnt-cure-colds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about whether the exercise trend of “muscle confusion” really works; how structural colors give animals their vibrant hues; and why the way you dance is just as unique as your fingerprint.The Myth of Muscle Confusion by Kelsey DonkHutchinson, A. (2020, January 23). How to Make Your Strength Routine Evidence-Based. Outside Online; Outside Magazine. https://www.outsideonline.com/2408204/strength-training-research-2020How ‘Muscle Confusion’ Might Help Your Workouts. (2020, January 8). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/well/move/muscle-confusion-exercise-workouts-fitness.htmlBaz-Valle, E., Schoenfeld, B. J., Torres-Unda, J., Santos-Concejero, J., & Balsalobre-Fernández, C. (2019, December 27). The effects of exercise variation in muscle thickness, maximal strength and motivation in resistance trained men. PLOS ONE, 14(12), e0226989. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226989How Animals Get Color Without Pigment by Grant CurrinColor from Structure. (2013, January 31). The Scientist Magazine®; The Scientist Magazine. https://www.the-scientist.com/cover-story/color-from-structure-39860Hummingbirds’ rainbow colors come from pancake-shaped structures in their feathers. (2020, January 10). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200110110909.htmRae Ellen Bichell. (2014, November 12). How Animals Hacked The Rainbow And Got Stumped On Blue. NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/11/12/347736896/how-animals-hacked-the-rainbow-and-got-stumped-on-blueSun, J., Bharat Bhushan, & Tong, J. (2013, May 10). Structural coloration in nature. ResearchGate; RSC Advances. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255772388_Structural_coloration_in_natureYour Dance Style Is as Unique as Your Fingerprint by Steffie DruckerThe way you dance is unique, and computers can tell it’s you. (2020, January 17). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200117104740.htmDance to your own drum: Identification of musical genre and individual dancer from motion capture using machine learning. (2020, January 13). Journal of New Music Research. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09298215.2020.1711778Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/your-dance-style-is-as-unique-as-your-fingerprint-the-myth-of-muscle-confusion-and-how-animals-get-color-without-pigment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about whether people think in words or in pictures; why brussels sprouts really are tastier than they used to be; and why buying luxury items might make you feel like an impostor.Whether People Think in Words or Pictures by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Alicia)(2020). Twitter. https://twitter.com/KylePlantEmoji/status/1221713792913965061Heavey, C. L., & Hurlburt, R. T. (2008). The phenomena of inner experience. Consciousness and Cognition, 17(3), 798–810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2007.12.006Pristine Inner Experience. (2020). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pristine-inner-experienceAmit, E., Hoeflin, C., Hamzah, N., & Fedorenko, E. (2017). An asymmetrical relationship between verbal and visual thinking: Converging evidence from behavior and fMRI. NeuroImage, 152, 619–627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.03.029Why Brussels Sprouts Taste Better Now by Steffie DruckerFrom Culinary Dud To Stud: How Dutch Plant Breeders Built Our Brussels Sprouts Boom. (2019, October 30). NPR.Org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/30/773457637/from-culinary-dud-to-stud-how-dutch-plant-breeders-built-our-brussels-sprouts-boBeck, A. (2019, November 7). It’s Not Your Imagination, Brussels Sprouts Really Do Taste Better Now. Better Homes & Gardens; Better Homes & Gardens. https://www.bhg.com/news/brussels-sprouts-less-bitter/Pearson, H. (2006, September 18). Distaste for sprouts in the genes. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/news060918-1Perman, A. (2011, November 1). The “brussels sprouts” gene: TAS2R38 | Anna Perman’s Genetic Spaghetti. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2011/nov/01/brussel-sprout-geneNeuroscience for Kids - Bitter Taste Gene. (2003, July 15). Washington.edu. http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/bitter.htmlMasur, L. (2019, December 26). The Top 10 Food Trends of the Entire Decade. Kitchn; Apartment Therapy, LLC. https://www.thekitchn.com/decade-food-trends-2010-2019-22973978Luxury Buying Makes People Feel Fake by Kelsey DonkLuxury consumption can fuel “impostor syndrome” among some buyers. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/bc-lcc122019.phpWong, K. (2020, January 30). Why Your Designer Bag Is Making You Feel Worse. The Financial Diet. https://thefinancialdiet.com/luxury-consumer-imposter-syndrome/Goor, D., Ordabayeva, N., Keinan, A., & Crener, S. (2019). The Impostor Syndrome from Luxury Consumption. Journal of Consumer Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucz044Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-brussels-sprouts-taste-better-now-luxury-buying-makes-people-feel-fake-and-whether-people-think-in-words-or-pictures Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hugo Fruehaf, one of the inventors of GPS, discusses the dark origins of GPS and how far we’ve come since. Plus: learn why quiet wakefulness makes it okay to take a nap without actually falling asleep.Benefits of Napping Without Actually Falling Asleep by Kelsey DonkShortsleeve, C. (2019, December 27). Can’t Sleep? Try ‘Quiet Wakefulness’ Instead. Medium; Elemental. https://elemental.medium.com/cant-sleep-try-quiet-wakefulness-instead-2b106e5b8e3cIs Resting as Beneficial as Sleeping | Sleep.org. (2014). Sleep.org; https://www.sleep.org/articles/resting-vs-sleeping/Hofer-Tinguely, G., Achermann, P., Landolt, H.-P., Regel, S. J., Rétey, J. V., Dürr, R., Borbély, A. A., & Gottselig, J. M. (2005). Sleep inertia: performance changes after sleep, rest and active waking. Brain Research. Cognitive Brain Research, 22(3), 323–331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogbrainres.2004.09.013Additional resources from Hugo Fruehauf:The Global Positioning System. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/the-global-positioning-systemElizabeth, Q. (2020). The QEPrize Judges introduce GPS [YouTube Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CH_fmO-QO8&feature=youtu.beHugo Fruehauf. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/hugo-fruehaufCozzens, T. (2019, December 3). GPS pioneers honored with Queen’s award at Buckingham Palace - GPS World. GPS World. https://www.gpsworld.com/gps-pioneers-honored-with-queens-award-at-buckingham-palace/Hugo Fruehauf Official Website http://hugofruehauf.com/Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/gpss-past-and-future-w-hugo-fruehauf-and-why-its-ok-to-nap-without-falling-asleep Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why “beauty sleep” has real benefits for your skin; how plants learn the chemical language of pests to use for self-defense; and a new algorithm that’s fighting deepfakes by looking at heart rates.How Beauty Sleep Boosts Beauty by Mae RiceKerri-Ann Jennings, MS, RD. (2016, September 9). Collagen - What Is It and What Is It Good For? Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/collagenBeauty sleep could be real, say body clock biologists. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/uom-bsc011520.phpChang, J., Garva, R., Pickard, A., Yeung, C.-Y. C., Mallikarjun, V., Swift, J., Holmes, D. F., Calverley, B., Lu, Y., Adamson, A., Raymond-Hayling, H., Jensen, O., Shearer, T., Meng, Q. J., & Kadler, K. E. (2020). Circadian control of the secretory pathway maintains collagen homeostasis. Nature Cell Biology, 22(1), 74–86. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-019-0441-zPlants Talk to Worms for Self-Defense by Grant CurrinPlants speak ‘roundworm’ for self-defense, study shows | Cornell Chronicle. (2020). Cornell Chronicle. http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/01/plants-speak-roundworm-self-defense-study-showsManohar, M., Tenjo-Castano, F., Chen, S., Zhang, Y. K., Kumari, A., Williamson, V. M., Wang, X., Klessig, D. F., & Schroeder, F. C. (2020). Plant metabolism of nematode pheromones mediates plant-nematode interactions. Nature Communications, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14104-2Fighting Deepfakes with Heart Rate by Grant CurrinNew research uses physiological cues to distinguish computer-generated faces from human ones. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/ssfo-nru012120.phpBonomi, M., & Boato, G. (2020). Digital human face detection in video sequences via a physiological signal analysis. Journal of Electronic Imaging, 29(01), 1. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jei.29.1.013009Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-beauty-sleep-boosts-beauty-plants-talk-to-worms-for-self-defense-and-fighting-deepfakes-with-heart-rate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about research-based advice for staying happy in your later years, from neuroscientist and author Daniel Levitin. Then, you’ll learn about how a faraway star helped researchers figure out when the Milky Way was formed.Additional resources from Daniel Levitin:Pick up “Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives” on Amazon https://amazon.comOther publications by Daniel Levitin on Amazon https://amazon.comOfficial website https://www.daniellevitin.com/Follow @danlevitin on Twitter https://twitter.com/danlevitinA Massive Collision Helped Us Judge the Milky Way’s Age by Grant CurrinDating a galaxy crash. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/m-dag011520.phpCollision helped make the Milky Way -- and now we know when. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/yu-chm011320.phpstaff, S. X. (2017, July 27). Milky Way’s origins are not what they seem. Phys.Org; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2017-07-milky.htmlSmith, V. V., Tsuji, T., Hinkle, K. H., Cunha, K., Blum, R. D., Valenti, J. A., Ridgway, S. T., Joyce, R. R., & Bernath, P. (2003). High-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of the Brown Dwarf Indi Ba. The Astrophysical Journal, 599(2), L107–L110. https://doi.org/10.1086/381248Chaplin, W. J., Serenelli, A. M., Miglio, A., Morel, T., Mackereth, J. T., Vincenzo, F., Kjeldsen, H., Basu, S., Ball, W. H., Stokholm, A., Verma, K., Mosumgaard, J. R., Silva Aguirre, V., Mazumdar, A., Ranadive, P., Antia, H. M., Lebreton, Y., Ong, J., Appourchaux, T., … Yıldız, M. (2020). Age dating of an early Milky Way merger via asteroseismology of the naked-eye star ν Indi. Nature Astronomy. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-019-0975-9 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2001.04653.pdfSubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/tips-for-happy-healthy-aging-w-daniel-levitin-and-a-massive-collision-helped-us-judge-the-milky-ways-age Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why bosses should let employees surf the web at work; how researchers made it possible for you to hear a mummy’s voice after 3,000 years; and why cold weather makes us crave social contact.Employees Should Surf the Web at Work by Kelsey DonkAndel, S. (2020, January 17). Why bosses should let employees surf the web at work. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-bosses-should-let-employees-surf-the-web-at-work-128444Andel, S. A., Kessler, S. R., Pindek, S., Kleinman, G., & Spector, P. E. (2019). Is cyberloafing more complex than we originally thought? Cyberloafing as a coping response to workplace aggression exposure. Computers in Human Behavior, 101, 124–130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.07.013Hear a 3,000-Year-Old Mummy’s Voice by Cameron DukeDavis, N. (2020, January 23). Talk like an Egyptian: mummy’s voice heard 3,000 years after death. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/23/talk-like-an-egyptian-mummys-voice-heard-3000-years-after-deathHoward, D. M., Schofield, J., Fletcher, J., Baxter, K., Iball, G. R., & Buckley, S. A. (2020). Synthesis of a Vocal Sound from the 3,000 year old Mummy, Nesyamun ‘True of Voice.’ Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56316-yThe re-created sound of Nesyamun. (2020). SoundCloud. https://soundcloud.com/user-408688451/the-re-created-sound-of-nesyamunBeing Cold Makes Us Crave Social Contact by Steffie DruckerCold Days Can Make Us Long For Social Contact — But Warming Up Our Bodies Eliminates This Desire. (2020, January 27). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/01/27/cold-days-can-make-us-long-for-social-contact-but-warming-up-our-bodies-eliminates-this-desire/Fay, A. J., & Maner, J. K. (2019). Interactive effects of tactile warmth and ambient temperature on the search for social affiliation. Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000407Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/employees-should-surf-the-web-at-work-hear-a-3-000-year-old-mummys-voice-and-being-cold-makes-us-crave-social-contact Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why opposites don’t really attract; the “propinquity effect” and how physical distance affects the way we feel about other people; and the history of when and why we started using last names.Opposites Don’t Attract by Kelsey DonkJohnson, M. D. (2018, February 12). No, opposites do not attract. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/no-opposites-do-not-attract-88839Montoya, R. M., & Horton, R. S. (2012). A meta-analytic investigation of the processes underlying the similarity-attraction effect. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 30(1), 64–94. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407512452989We Like What’s Physically Close to Us by Mae RiceNew evidence for the “propinquity effect” – mere physical closeness increases our liking of desirable people and things. (2018, August). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/08/01/new-evidence-for-the-propinquity-effect-mere-physical-closeness-increases-our-liking-of-desirable-people-and-things/Shin, J., Suh, E. M., Li, N. P., Eo, K., Chong, S. C., & Tsai, M.-H. (2018). Darling, Get Closer to Me: Spatial Proximity Amplifies Interpersonal Liking. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45(2), 300–309. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167218784903The History of Last Names by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Gregory)Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps. (2012). Forebears.Io. https://forebears.io/surnamesSurnames & The Norman Conquest | Heritage Family History. (2016, September 3). Heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk. https://www.heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk/blog/2016/09/surnames-the-norman-conquest/SCMP. (2016, November 17). South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2046955/complex-origins-chinese-names-demystifiedThe Memi De-Shalit Database of Jewish Family Names at Beit Hatfutsot. (2020). Beit Hatfutsot. https://www.bh.org.il/databases/family-names/jewish-family-names-introduction/Muraskin, B. (2014, January 8). Jewish Surnames Explained. Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/01/ashkenazi-names-the-etymology-of-the-most-common-jewish-surnames.htmlSubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/opposites-dont-attract-we-like-whats-physically-close-to-us-and-the-history-of-last-names Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn how atomic clocks and how GPS clocks work, with help from the engineer who made GPS clocks possible: Hugo Fruehauf. But first, you’ll learn about how Harvard researchers finally figured out why stress can turn your hair gray.Why Stress Turns Hair Gray by Grant CurrinZhang, B., Ma, S., Rachmin, I., He, M., Baral, P., Choi, S., Gonçalves, W. A., Shwartz, Y., Fast, E. M., Su, Y., Zon, L. I., Regev, A., Buenrostro, J. D., Cunha, T. M., Chiu, I. M., Fisher, D. E., & Hsu, Y.-C. (2020). Hyperactivation of sympathetic nerves drives depletion of melanocyte stem cells. Nature, 577(7792), 676–681. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-1935-3Clark, S. A., & Deppmann, C. D. (2020). How the stress of fight or flight turns hair white. Nature, 577(7792), 623–624. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-03949-8Additional resources from Hugo Fruehauf:The Global Positioning System. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/the-global-positioning-systemElizabeth, Q. (2020). The QEPrize Judges introduce GPS [YouTube Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CH_fmO-QO8&feature=youtu.beHugo Fruehauf. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/hugo-fruehaufCozzens, T. (2019, December 3). GPS pioneers honored with Queen’s award at Buckingham Palace - GPS World. GPS World. https://www.gpsworld.com/gps-pioneers-honored-with-queens-award-at-buckingham-palace/Hugo Fruehauf Official Website http://hugofruehauf.com/Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-gps-clocks-work-w-hugo-fruehauf-and-why-stress-turns-hair-gray Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why students with higher emotional intelligence do better in school; how scientists solved an 80-year mystery of how atoms split; and an adorable discovery that changes what we know about the canine brain. Spoiler: it involves wolf puppies.The Academic Benefits of Emotional Intelligence by Kelsey DonkStudents do better in school when they can understand, manage emotions. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/apa-sdb121019.phpPattillo, A. (2019, December 12). This underrated type of intelligence could predict academic success. Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/article/61671-emotional-intelligence-is-key-factor-for-successMaccann, C., Jiang, Y., Brown, L., Double, K., Bucich, M., & Minbashian, A. (2007). Emotional Intelligence Predicts Academic Performance: A Meta-Analysis. https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/bul-bul0000219.pdfAtoms Split in Uneven Shapes by Grant CurrinDooley, P. (2019, December 9). Things go pear-shaped when you split the atom. Cosmosmagazine.Com; Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/physics/things-go-pear-shaped-when-you-split-the-atomScamps, G., & Simenel, C. (2018). Impact of pear-shaped fission fragments on mass-asymmetric fission in actinides. Nature, 564(7736), 382–385. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0780-0CrashCourse. (2020). Nuclear Chemistry Part 2 - Fusion and Fission: Crash Course Chemistry #39 [YouTube Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU6y1XIADdgUniversity of Tsukuba. (2018, December 20). Why does nuclear fission produce pear-shaped nuclei? Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2018-12-nuclear-fission-pear-shaped-nuclei.htmlWolf Puppies Can Play Fetch by Steffie DruckerScientists unexpectedly witness wolf puppies play fetch. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/cp-suw010920.phpYong, E. (2016, June 2). The Origin of Dogs: When, Where, and How Many Times Were They Domesticated? The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/06/the-origin-of-dogs/484976/Hansen Wheat, C., & Temrin, H. (2020). Intrinsic Ball Retrieving in Wolf Puppies Suggests Standing Ancestral Variation for Human-Directed Play Behavior. IScience, 100811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2019.100811Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/the-academic-benefits-of-emotional-intelligence-atoms-split-in-uneven-shapes-and-wolf-puppies-can-play-fetch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why successful people should reveal their failures; the extreme story of the death of planet WASP-12b; and why tulips used to cost more than houses during a period known as “tulip mania.”A Reason to Reveal Your Failures by Kelsey DonkHBS Working Knowledge. (2018, December 11). Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2018/12/11/why-managers-should-reveal-their-failures/#695e82c362e2Envy Can Be Good for You. (2019). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/envy-can-be-good-for-you-curiosityBrooks, A. W., Huang, K., Abi-Esber, N., Buell, R. W., Huang, L., & Hall, B. (2019). Mitigating malicious envy: Why successful individuals should reveal their failures. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 148(4), 667–687. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000538The Death of Planet WASP-12b by Grant CurrinPlanet WASP-12b is on a death spiral, say Princeton scientists. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/pu-pwi010820.phpThe Planet WASP-12b Is Hot As Hades And Dark As Night. (2017). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/the-planet-wasp-12b-is-hot-as-hades-and-dark-as-night-curiosityHubble Captures Blistering Pitch-Black Planet. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/hubble-captures-blistering-pitch-black-planetTulips Cost More Than Houses During Dutch "Tulip Mania" by Cody Goughhttps://curiosity.com/topics/tulips-cost-more-than-houses-during-dutch-tulip-mania-curiositySubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/a-reason-to-reveal-your-failures-the-time-tulips-cost-more-than-houses-and-the-death-of-planet-wasp-12b Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how doctors on Earth diagnosed and treated an astronaut’s medical problem in space for the first time; a new study that explains why whales are so big, but not bigger; and a Stanford technique for getting better at picking creative ideas.The First Medical Diagnosis and Treatment in Space from Earth by Mae RiceFirst reported occurrence and treatment of spaceflight medical risk 200+ miles above Earth. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/lsuh-1ro010220.phpThe Human Body in Space. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/hrp/bodyinspaceVenous Thrombosis during Spaceflight | NEJM. (2020). New England Journal of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc1905875How Long Does it Take to Get to Mars? (2013, May 9). Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/14841/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-to-mars/Rivard, A. B., & Bracken Burns. (2018, December 6). Anatomy, Head and Neck, Internal Jugular Vein. Nih.Gov; StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513258/Why Whales Are So Big (But Not Bigger) by Steffie DruckerLearn, J. (2019, December 16). New Research Reveals Why Whales Evolved to be so Big. Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/new-research-reveals-why-whales-evolved-to-be-so-big-isnsGoldbogen, J. A., Cade, D. E., Wisniewska, D. M., Potvin, J., Segre, P. S., Savoca, M. S., Hazen, E. L., Czapanskiy, M. F., Kahane-Rapport, S. R., DeRuiter, S. L., Gero, S., Tønnesen, P., Gough, W. T., Hanson, M. B., Holt, M. M., Jensen, F. H., Simon, M., Stimpert, A. K., Arranz, P., … Pyenson, N. D. (2019). Why whales are big but not bigger: Physiological drivers and ecological limits in the age of ocean giants. Science, 366(6471), 1367–1372. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax9044Whale Classification of Whales Baleen Whales Toothed Whales. (2020). Whaleroute.Com. https://www.whaleroute.com/class/index.htmBlack, R. (2014, April 22). Whales vs. Dinosaurs: What’s the Biggest Animal of All Time? Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/technology/2014/04/whales-or-dinosaurs-what-are-the-biggest-heaviest-longest-animals-ever.htmlBlue whales can eat half a million calories in a single mouthful. (2010, December 9). Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2010/12/09/blue-whales-can-eat-half-a-million-calories-in-a-single-mouthful/Learn, J. (2019, December 16). New Research Reveals Why Whales Evolved to be so Big. Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/new-research-reveals-why-whales-evolved-to-be-so-big-isnsWilliams, T. M. (2019). The biology of big. Science, 366(6471), 1316–1317. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba1128Stanford Technique for Picking Creative Ideas by Steffie DruckerStanford. (2019, December 13). How you can get better at picking creative ideas. Futurity. https://www.futurity.org/creativity-creative-ideas-2232732/Berg, J. M. (2019). When silver is gold: Forecasting the potential creativity of initial ideas. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 154, 96–117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2019.08.004Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/stanford-technique-for-picking-creative-ideas-why-whales-are-so-big-but-not-bigger-and-the-first-medical-diagnosis-and-treatment-in-space-from-earth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how scientists measure the contagiousness and deadliness of diseases like coronavirus; the history of acedia, an emotion that is similar to (but distinct from) depression; and why it helps to do a “potty dance” when you really have to go to the bathroom.Measuring the Deadliness of Viruses (Like Coronavirus) by Ashley HamerMcCandless, D. (2018, October). The MicrobeScope – Infectious Diseases in Context — Information is Beautiful. https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/the-microbescope-infectious-diseases-in-context/Vanessa Bates Ramirez. (2014, October 28). What Is R0?: Gauging Contagious Infections. Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/r-nought-reproduction-numberVogel, Gretchen (2014, September 8). How deadly is Ebola? Statistical challenges may be inflating survival rate. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/09/how-deadly-ebola-statistical-challenges-may-be-inflating-survival-rateHow Bad Will the Coronavirus Outbreak Get? Here Are 6 Key Factors. (2020, January 31). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/asia/china-coronavirus-contain.htmlDepression’s Cousin “Acedia” by Mae RiceYou Might Not Actually Be Struggling With Depression | HeartSupport https://blog.heartsupport.com/you-might-not-actually-be-struggling-with-depression-8ce57ab41f66Before Sloth Meant Laziness, It Was the Spiritual Sin of Acedia | Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/desert-fathers-sins-acedia-slothDo You Have Any of These 3 Signs of Acedia? | National Catholic Register http://www.ncregister.com/blog/dlittle/do-you-have-any-of-these-3-signs-of-acediaKathleen Norris battles ‘the demon of acedia’ | Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-kathleen-norris21-2008sep21-story.htmlDepression And Acedia: The Mood And The Spirit | PsyWeb http://www.psyweb.com/articles/depression/depression-and-acedia-the-mood-and-the-spirit/A Need For Spiritual Connection | Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/spiritual-wisdom-secular-times/201608/need-spiritual-connectionWhy We Do the Potty Dance by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Stewart C.)Ashish. (2015, December 29). Why Do We “Dance” When We Really Need to Urinate? » Science ABC. https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/why-do-we-dance-when-we-really-need-to-urinate.htmlDisplacement activity | animal behaviour | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/displacement-activityFarricelli, A. (2013, May 3). Understanding Dog Displacement Behaviors. PetHelpful; PetHelpful. https://pethelpful.com/dogs/Understanding-Dog-Dispacement-BehaviorUConn Today. (2016, November 30). Mind Over Bladder: The Brain-Organ Connection. UConn Today. https://today.uconn.edu/2016/11/mind-bladder-research-explores-brain-organ-connectionAngle, S. (2016, April 21). Why Do You Have to Pee the Closer You Get to a Bathroom? Shape. https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/why-do-you-have-pee-closer-you-get-bathroomSubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/measuring-the-deadliness-of-viruses-like-coronavirus-why-we-do-the-potty-dance-and-depressions-cousin-acedia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hugo Fruehauf, one of the inventors of GPS and a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, tells the surprising story of how GPS was invented. Plus: learn about how planning cheat days could make your next goal easier to achieve.Planning Cheat Days to Achieve Your Goals by Mae RicePlanned "Cheat Days" Can Help You Achieve Your Goals, According To New Study | Bustle https://www.bustle.com/articles/155981-planned-cheat-days-can-help-you-achieve-your-goals-according-to-new-studyHow To Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions, According To Psychology | Research Digest https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/01/13/how-to-achieve-your-new-years-resolutions-according-to-psychology/How cheating can help you reach your goals | BBC https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20180216-yes-cheat-a-tiny-bit-on-those-goalsCoelho do Vale, R., Pieters, R. and Zeelenberg, M. (2016), The benefits of behaving badly on occasion: Successful regulation by planned hedonic deviations. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 26: 17-28. doi:10.1016/j.jcps.2015.05.001 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jcps.2015.05.001Why 80 Percent of New Year's Resolutions Fail | U.S. News https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/2015-12-29/why-80-percent-of-new-years-resolutions-failAdditional resources from Hugo Fruehauf:The Global Positioning System. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/the-global-positioning-systemElizabeth, Q. (2020). The QEPrize Judges introduce GPS [YouTube Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CH_fmO-QO8&feature=youtu.beHugo Fruehauf. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/hugo-fruehaufCozzens, T. (2019, December 3). GPS pioneers honored with Queen’s award at Buckingham Palace - GPS World. GPS World. https://www.gpsworld.com/gps-pioneers-honored-with-queens-award-at-buckingham-palace/Hugo Fruehauf Official Website http://hugofruehauf.com/Space weather effects on Satellite Communications :: Space Weather Center. (2020). Rra.Go.Kr. https://spaceweather.rra.go.kr/effect/english/03_07Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/the-invention-of-gps-w-hugo-fruehauf-and-planning-cheat-days-to-achieve-your-goals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why criminal profiling doesn’t seem to work in real life; planets with oceans of molten rock that basically eat the sky; and superhuman red blood cells that could be used to deliver life-saving drugs.Criminal Profiling Probably Doesn’t Work by Kelsey DonkMacMillan, T. (2017, October 20). Can Criminal Profilers Really Get Inside the Head of a Killer? Vulture; Vulture. https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/mindhunter-criminal-profiling-really-work-like-this.htmlMatthews, D. (2018, November 12). Criminal Minds, Mindhunter: criminal profiling doesn’t work. Vox; Vox. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/11/12/18044688/criminal-profilers-mindhunter-hannibal-criminal-mindsGladwell, M. (2007, November 4). Dangerous Minds. The New Yorker; The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/11/12/dangerous-mindsSnook, B., Cullen, R. M., Bennell, C., Taylor, P. J., & Gendreau, P. (2008). The Criminal Profiling Illusion. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 35(10), 1257–1276. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854808321528Snook, B., Eastwood, J., Gendreau, P., Goggin, C., & Cullen, R. M. (2007). Taking Stock of Criminal Profiling. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34(4), 437–453. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854806296925Some Exoplanets’ Magma Oceans Eat Their Skies by Grant CurrinMission overview. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/overview/index.htmlLerner-Chicago, L. (2019, December 27). Exoplanets with magma oceans may “eat” their own skies - Futurity. Futurity. https://www.futurity.org/exoplanets-magma-oceans-2241842/Kite, E. S., Bruce Fegley Jr., Schaefer, L., & Ford, E. B. (2019). Superabundance of Exoplanet Sub-Neptunes Explained by Fugacity Crisis. The Astrophysical Journal, 887(2), L33. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab59d9 / https://arxiv.org/pdf/1912.02701.pdfSuperhuman Red Blood Cells for Drug Delivery by Cameron DukeSpecial delivery: McMaster physicists design ‘super-human’ red blood cells to deliver drugs to specific targets within the body. (2020). Mcmaster.Ca. https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/special-delivery-mcmaster-physicists-design-super-human-red-blood-cells-to-deliver-drugs-to-specific-targets-within-the-body/Himbert, S., Blacker, M. J., Kihm, A., Pauli, Q., Khondker, A., Yang, K., Sinjari, S., Johnson, M., Juhasz, J., Wagner, C., Stöver, H. D. H., & Rheinstädter, M. C. (2020). Hybrid Erythrocyte Liposomes: Functionalized Red Blood Cell Membranes for Molecule Encapsulation. Advanced Biosystems, 1900185. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.201900185Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/criminal-profiling-doesnt-work-exoplanets-magma-oceans-eat-their-skies-and-superhuman-red-blood-cells-for-drug-delivery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about the 13 categories of emotions that music makes you feel; how scientists solved the mystery of two strangely small tyrannosaurus rex fossils; and surprising things that happen to a pregnant person’s body.Research Suggests That Music Evokes 13 Key Emotions by Kelsey DonkAnwar, Y. (2020, January 6). Ooh là là! Music evokes at least 13 emotions. Scientists have mapped them. Berkeley News. https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/01/06/music-evokes-13-emotions/Noonan, D. (2020, January 6). Is a Sad Song Sad for Everyone? Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-a-sad-song-sad-for-everyone/Cowen, A. S., Fang, X., Sauter, D., & Keltner, D. (2020). What music makes us feel: At least 13 dimensions organize subjective experiences associated with music across different cultures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(4), 1924–1934. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910704117Two Tiny T-Rexes Turned Out to Be Teenagers by Mae RiceSecrets behind T. rex’s bone crushing bites: T. rex could crush with 8,000 pound bite forces. (2017). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170517090520.htmResearchers learn more about teen-age T.Rex. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/osuc-rlm122019.phpWoodward, H. N., Tremaine, K., Williams, S. A., Zanno, L. E., Horner, J. R., & Myhrvold, N. (2020). Growing up Tyrannosaurus rex: Osteohistology refutes the pygmy “Nanotyrannus” and supports ontogenetic niche partitioning in juvenile Tyrannosaurus. Science Advances, 6(1), eaax6250. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax6250Surprising Things Pregnancy Does to the Body by Kelsey DonkNierenberg, C. (2015, May 19). Body Changes During Pregnancy. Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/50877-regnancy-body-changes.htmlCatriona Harvey-Jenner. (2017, April 12). 10 weird things you didn’t realise happen to your body during pregnancy. Cosmopolitan; Cosmopolitan. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a9266776/weird-things-happen-to-body-during-pregnancy/Cari Wira Dineen. (2016, May 4). Crazy Ways Your Body Changes During Pregnancy. Parents; Parents. https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-body/changing/crazy-ways-your-body-changes-during-pregnancy/Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/the-13-emotions-music-evokes-surprising-things-pregnancy-does-to-the-body-and-solving-the-tiny-t-rex-mystery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why your next relationship will probably be like your last one; what scientists learned by studying the oldest material on Earth; and what researchers learned when they had cuttlefish wear 3-D glasses.Why Your Next Relationship Will Probably Be Like Your Last by Kelsey DonkChanging partners doesn’t change relationship dynamics, study shows. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-08/uoa-cpd082719.phpJohnson, M. D., & Neyer, F. J. (2019). (Eventual) stability and change across partnerships. Journal of Family Psychology, 33(6), 711–721. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000523Scientist Discovered the Oldest Material on Earth by Grant CurrinWMAP- Life and Death of Stars. (2010). Nasa.Gov. https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/rel_stars.htmlMeteorite contains the oldest material on Earth: 7-billion-year-old stardust. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/fm-mct010820.phpThis ancient stardust is the oldest ever to be examined in a lab. (2020, January 13). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-meteorite-stardust-oldest-ever-examined-lab7 billion-year-old stardust is the oldest stuff on Earth. (2020, January 13). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/01/13/seven-billion-year-old-stardust-is-oldest-stuff-earth/Heck, P. R., Greer, J., Kööp, L., Trappitsch, R., Gyngard, F., Busemann, H., Maden, C., Ávila, J. N., Davis, A. M., & Wieler, R. (2020). Lifetimes of interstellar dust from cosmic ray exposure ages of presolar silicon carbide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(4), 1884–1889. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1904573117Why Scientists Put Cuttlefish in 3-D Glasses by Grant CurrinYes, This Cuttlefish Is Wearing 3-D Glasses. (2020, January 8). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/science/3d-glasses-cuttlefish.htmlCuttlefish use depth perception similar to vertebrate vision when hunting prey. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/aaft-cud010620.phpFollow Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. Plus: check out Ashley's other podcast, Taboo Science — the podcast that answers the questions you're not allowed to ask — at https://www.tabooscience.show/ Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/your-romantic-relationships-are-all-similar-why-cuttlefish-wore-3-d-glasses-and-the-oldest-material-on-earth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why deadhead logs so rare and valuable, people actually risk their lives looking for them, from author and TV host Kevin O’Connor. Then, we’ll answer a listener question about why you feel tired after you take a long trip.Additional resources from This Old House host Kevin O’Connor:From This Old House, Clearstory is a podcast that sheds light on the surprising stories behind our homes — https://www.thisoldhouse.com/clearstoryMore about This Old House — https://www.thisoldhouse.com/Follow @KevinOConnorTOH on Twitter — https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorTOHFollow @ThisOldHouse on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ThisOldHouseThis Old House on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouseWhy Traveling Makes You Tired by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Samuel in London)University of Tsukuba. "Why do we fall asleep when bored?." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 29 September 2017. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170929093400.htmSnooze mobiles: how vibrations in cars make drivers sleepy | RMIT University https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2018/jul/vibrations-cars-drivers-sleepyLawrence E. Armstrong, Matthew S. Ganio, Douglas J. Casa, Elaine C. Lee, Brendon P. McDermott, Jennifer F. Klau, Liliana Jimenez, Laurent Le Bellego, Emmanuel Chevillotte, Harris R. Lieberman, Mild Dehydration Affects Mood in Healthy Young Women, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 142, Issue 2, February 2012, Pages 382–388, https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.111.142000Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-deadhead-logs-are-so-rare-and-valuable-w-kevin-oconnor-and-why-traveling-makes-you-tired Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about common mistakes people make in the shower. Then, learn about the history and science of the two-by-four from author Kevin O’Connor, host of the home renovation television series This Old House.5 Common Mistakes People Make In The Shower by Anna Toddhttp://www.curiosity.com/topics/5-common-mistakes-people-make-in-the-shower-curiosityAdditional resources from This Old House host Kevin O’Connor:From This Old House, Clearstory is a podcast that sheds light on the surprising stories behind our homes — https://www.thisoldhouse.com/clearstoryMore about This Old House — https://www.thisoldhouse.com/Follow @KevinOConnorTOH on Twitter — https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorTOHFollow @ThisOldHouse on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ThisOldHouseThis Old House on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouseSubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/the-invention-of-the-two-by-four-w-kevin-oconnor-and-common-mistakes-you-make-in-the-shower Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why an overheard phone conversation is so distracting; how big or small a black hole can get; and why you should definitely tell your anesthesiologist if you smoke marijuana.Why an Overheard Phone Conversation Is so Incredibly Distracting by Anna Toddhttps://curiosity.com/topics/why-an-overheard-phone-conversation-is-so-incredibly-distracting-curiosityHow Big (or Small) Can a Black Hole Get? by Matthew Francishttps://curiosity.com/topics/how-big-or-small-can-a-black-hole-get-curiosityWhy You Should Definitely Tell Your Anesthesiologist If You Smoke Marijuana by Ashley Hamerhttps://curiosity.com/topics/why-you-should-definitely-tell-your-anesthesiologist-if-you-smoke-marijuana-curiositySubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-overheard-phone-conversations-are-so-distracting-how-big-black-holes-get-and-why-anesthesia-is-risky-on-marijuana Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why we actually learn better from success than failure; why ravens are so smart, they’re making us re-think the way brains work; and why reaching a temperature of absolute zero is absolutely impossible.You Learn Better from Success than Failure by Kelsey DonkDo We Really Learn From Our Mistakes? | Association for Psychological Science — https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/minds-business/do-we-really-learn-from-our-mistakes.htmlEskreis-Winkler, L., & Fishbach, A. (2019). Not Learning From Failure—the Greatest Failure of All. Psychological Science, 30(12), 1733–1744. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797619881133Ravens Can Plan Ahead Just As Well As Apes Can by Ashley Hamerhttps://curiosity.com/topics/ravens-can-plan-ahead-just-as-well-as-apes-can-curiosityIt's Finally Settled: Absolute Zero Is Impossible by Joanie Falettohttps://curiosity.com/topics/its-finally-settled-absolute-zero-is-impossible-curiositySubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/you-learn-better-from-success-than-failure-ravens-plan-ahead-and-absolute-zero-is-impossible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about a trick for conquering sadness by thinking of it as a person; how Neanderthals may have releived their pain with a familiar drug; and the surprising science of how cows each use a unique “voice” to talk to each other.Think of Sadness as a Person by Kelsey DonkHow can you conquer ordinary, everyday sadness? Think of it as a person | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/dec/08/how-can-you-conquer-ordinary-everyday-sadness-think-of-it-as-a-personChen, F., Chen, R.P. and Yang, L. (2020), When Sadness Comes Alive, Will It Be Less Painful? The Effects of Anthropomorphic Thinking on Sadness Regulation and Consumption. J Consum Psychol. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jcpy.1137Neanderthals Treated Pain With A Form Of Aspirin by Ashley Hamer https://curiosity.com/topics/neanderthals-treated-pain-with-a-form-of-aspirin-curiosityCow Voices by Kelsey DonkStand out from the herd: How cows commoonicate through their lives | EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uos-sof121719.phpGreen, A., Clark, C., Favaro, L. et al. Vocal individuality of Holstein-Friesian cattle is maintained across putatively positive and negative farming contexts. Sci Rep 9, 18468 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54968-4Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/think-of-sadness-as-a-person-neanderthals-using-aspirin-and-cow-voices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how AI and Twitter could help you find the perfect job, and how the world is actually a greener place than it was 20 years ago. We’ll also answer a listener question about why we use the color “blue” to say we’re sad.Job-Matching with Your Tweets by Kelsey DonkSources:Robot career advisor: AI may soon be able to analyse your tweets to match you to a job | The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/robot-career-advisor-ai-may-soon-be-able-to-analyse-your-tweets-to-match-you-to-a-job-128777The Vocation Map (interactive) | Marian-Andrei Rizoiu — http://www.rizoiu.eu/documents/research/resources/Vocation_Map_Interactive.htmlSocial media-predicted personality traits and values can help match people to their ideal jobs | PNAS December 26, 2019 116 (52) 26459-26464; first published December 16, 2019 — https://www.pnas.org/content/116/52/26459Earth Is Greener Than Before by Kelsey DonkSources:Human Activity in China and India Dominates the Greening of Earth, NASA Study Shows | NASA — https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/human-activity-in-china-and-india-dominates-the-greening-of-earth-nasa-study-showsChina and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management | Chen, C., Park, T., Wang, X. et al. China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management. Nat Sustain 2, 122–129 (2019) doi:10.1038/s41893-019-0220-7 — https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0220-7Story 3 by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Becky and Britni)Sources:Chaucer and the Country of the Stars: Poetic Uses of Astrological Imagery — https://curiosity.im/2NOyLIBblue (adj.1) | Online Etymology Dictionary — https://www.etymonline.com/word/blue?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_13636Drunk and dirty | BBC — http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/yoursay/lost_for_words/german/drunk_and_dirty.shtmlPhilip, Gill. (2006). Connotative Meaning in English and Italian Colour-Word Metaphors. Metaphorik. 10. — https://www.researchgate.net/publication/44707159_Connotative_Meaning_in_English_and_Italian_Colour-Word_MetaphorsSubscribe to Curiosity Daily from Curiosity.com to learn something new every day! You can also hear Discovery’s Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/earth-is-greener-than-before-job-matching-with-your-tweets-and-why-blue-means-sad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how most of the world’s lying comes from a small group of people; an invisible dye that stores vaccine history in the skin; and how language shows us that the ways we feel emotions are not universal.Most Lying Is Done by a Few People by Steffie DruckerSources:Men think they're better liars | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uop-mtt122019.phpLie prevalence, lie characteristics and strategies of self-reported good liars | PLOS — https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0225566Storing Vaccine History with Invisible Dye by Mae RiceSources:Storing medical information below the skin's surface | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/miot-smi121619.phpMedical history that’s skin deep | Cosmos — https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/medical-history-that-s-skin-deepBiocompatible near-infrared quantum dots delivered to the skin by microneedle patches record vaccination | Science Translational Medicine Vol. 11, Issue 523, eaay7162 — https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/11/523/eaay7162Emotion Words Vary Across Cultures by Kelsey DonkSources:Words to express emotion vary greatly in their meanings across languages | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/aaft-wte121619.phpMapping words reveals emotional diversity | Science, 20 Dec 2019: Vol. 366, Issue 6472, pp. 1444-1445 — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6472/1444Emotion semantics show both cultural variation and universal structure | Science, 20 Dec 2019: Vol. 366, Issue 6472, pp. 1517-1522 — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/366/6472/1517.full.pdfSubscribe to Curiosity Daily from Curiosity.com to learn something new every day! You can also hear Discovery’s Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/most-lying-is-done-by-a-few-people-storing-vaccine-history-with-invisible-dye-and-emotion-words-vary-across-cultures Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how being a patron of the arts could help you live longer; an upcoming supernova we may be able to see with the naked eye; and the superhuman speed of bird vision.Live Longer by Appreciating Art by Kelsey DonkSources:Engaging with the arts linked to longer life | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/b-ewt121619.phpThe art of life and death: 14 year follow-up analyses of associations between arts engagement and mortality in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing | BMJ 2019;367:l6377 — https://www.bmj.com/content/367/bmj.l6377Betelgeuse Might Go Supernova by Steffie DruckerSources:Just a Fainting Spell? Or Is Betelgeuse About to Blow? | The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/science/astronomy-supernova-betelgeuse.htmlMight there soon be a supernova near Earth? | The Economist — https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/01/09/might-there-soon-be-a-supernova-near-earthThe Last Supernova: 400-Year-Old Explosion Imaged | Space.com — https://www.space.com/412-supernova-400-year-explosion-imaged.htmlThe Freaky-Fast Vision of Birds of Prey by Kelsey DonkSources:Falcons see prey at speed of Formula 1 car | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/lu-fsp122019.phpFlicker fusion threshold | Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flicker_fusion_thresholdHow fast can raptors see? | Journal of Experimental Biology — https://jeb.biologists.org/content/early/2019/12/06/jeb.209031Subscribe to Curiosity Daily from Curiosity.com to learn something new every day! You can also hear Discovery’s Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/live-longer-by-appreciating-art-betelgeuse-might-go-supernova-and-birds-freaky-fast-vision Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how the 1987 Montreal Protocol inadvertently slowed global warming; where you can find giant Sequoias, the biggest lifeforms on the planet; and some pro tips from the Harvard Business Review on how to avoid distractions at work.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how giant sequoias are the biggest lifeforms on the planet: https://curiosity.com/topics/giant-sequoias-are-the-biggest-lifeforms-on-the-planet-curiosityAdditional sources:How saving the ozone layer in 1987 slowed global warming | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uons-hst120519.phpReduction in surface climate change achieved by the 1987 Montreal Protocol | Environmental Research Letters — https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab487410 Quick Tips for Avoiding Distractions at Work | Harvard Business Review — https://hbr.org/2019/12/10-quick-tips-for-avoiding-distractions-at-workHave Dovico Timesheet Bring Me to the Last View I Was In | Dovico — http://www.dovico.com/article_time_management_facts_figures.aspxAmazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing! Just click or tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/saving-the-ozone-layer-slowed-climate-change-the-largest-lifeforms-on-earth-and-tips-for-avoiding-distractions-at-work Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why paying it forward has very real effects; musical animals that could help us understand how speech evolved in humans; and newly announced names for exoplanets that were crowdsourced from people just like you.Sources:Small acts of kindness at work benefit the giver, the receiver and the whole organisation | The British Psychological Society — https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/07/04/small-acts-of-kindness-at-work-benefit-the-giver-the-receiver-and-the-whole-organisation/Everyday prosociality in the workplace: The reinforcing benefits of giving, getting, and glimpsing. | APA PsycNET — https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-24716-001Wild gorillas compose happy songs that they hum during meals | New Scientist — https://www.newscientist.com/article/2078781-wild-gorillas-compose-happy-songs-that-they-hum-during-meals/Food-Associated Calling in Gorillas (Gorilla g. gorilla) in the Wild | PLOS ONE — https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0144197100 000s of People from 112 Countries Select Names for Exoplanet Systems In Celebration of IAU’s 100th Anniversary | International Astronomical Union — https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1912/Approved names | IAU100 — http://www.nameexoworlds.iau.org/final-resultsDillingham woman chosen to name star and exoplanet | Anchorage Daily News — https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/science/2019/12/18/woman-from-dillingham-names-intergalactic-star-and-planet-after-alaska-rivers/Proposers | IAU100 — http://www.nameexoworlds.iau.org/proposersAmazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing! Just click or tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/real-effects-of-paying-it-forward-gorillas-humming-food-songs-and-new-crowdsourced-exoplanet-names Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about cat and dog “zoomies” and why pets sprint around the house; how to avoid the abstinence violation effect that makes you give up after a mistake; and why vision is surprisingly important for babies in the womb.Sources:Viral Snow-Loving Pup Illustrates the Science of Dog "Zoomies" | Inverse — https://www.inverse.com/article/38913-dog-zoomies-scienceWhat Actually Are the Zoomies? | MEL — https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/what-actually-are-the-zoomiesForget Zombies. The Notification Apocalypse Is Here | Inc. — https://www.inc.com/magazine/201805/thomas-goetz/manipulation-gamification-scarcity.html?cid=hmside1Abstinence Violation Effect (AVE) | Encyclopedia.com — https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/abstinence-violation-effect-aveWhy Falling Off the Wagon Isn't Fatal | TIME — http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1868965,00.htmlBabies in the womb may see more than we thought | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/uoc--bit112219.phpGap Junction Coupling Shapes the Encoding of Light in the Developing Retina | Current Biology — https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(19)31365-X?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS096098221931365X%3Fshowall%3DtrueAmazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing! Just click or tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-pets-get-the-zoomies-how-to-avoid-giving-up-after-a-mistake-and-why-vision-is-important-for-babies-in-the-womb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why your taste buds aren’t the only part of your body that help you enjoy the flavor of food. Then, learn about the two major forces that determine what a group of people can accomplish, with physicist and entrepreneur Safi Bahcall.Additional resources from Safi Bahcall:Pick up “Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries” on Amazon — https://amazon.comFollow @SafiBahcall on Twitter — https://twitter.com/safibahcallOfficial Website — https://www.bahcall.com/Subscribe to the New Books Network to hear our full interview with Safi Bahcall — https://newbooksnetwork.com/The Taste Receptors Beyond Your Tongue by Grant CurrinSources:Taste receptors in the gastrointestinal system | Flavour — https://flavourjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2044-7248-4-14Your Gut Has Taste Receptors | ScienceDaily — https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070820175426.htmGut feelings | Knowable Magazine — https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/health-disease/2018/gut-feelingsT1R3 and gustducin in gut sense sugars to regulate expression of Na+-glucose cotransporter 1 | PNAS — https://www.pnas.org/content/104/38/15075Subscribe to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. Plus, Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to Curiosity Daily as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing! Just click or tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/2-forces-determine-what-a-group-can-accomplish-w-safi-bahcall-and-the-taste-receptors-beyond-your-tongue Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how your weak passwords can get approved even when they shouldn’t; why Saturn’s rings might not be as old as we thought; and how much time you should spend with someone to know if you really enjoy their company.Sources:The Top 100 Worst Passwords of 2019 | SplashData — https://www.teamsid.com/100-50-worst-passwords-2019/'Inconsistent and misleading' password meters could increase risk of cyber attacks | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uop-am121819.php2019 Data Breach Investigations Report | Verizon — https://enterprise.verizon.com/resources/reports/dbir/Password meters: inaccurate advice offered inconsistently? | Computer Fraud & Security, Volume 2019, Issue 11, November 2019 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1361372319301162?via%3DihubAncestor of Humans Lived With Dinosaurs | Seeker — https://www.seeker.com/ancestor-of-humans-lived-with-dinosaurs-1768223125.htmlAre Saturn’s Rings Really as Young as the Dinosaurs? | Quanta Magazine — https://www.quantamagazine.org/are-saturns-rings-really-as-young-as-the-dinosaurs-20191121/The origin of Saturn's rings and moons | Science — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/364/6445/1028Measurement and implications of Saturn’s gravity field and ring mass | Science — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/364/6445/eaat2965The 3-Encounter Rule | The Art of Manliness — https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/the-3-encounter-rule/Relational mate value: Consensus and uniqueness in romantic evaluations. | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology — https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-08116-001Relational Mate Value: Consensus and Uniqueness in Romantic Evaluations | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (PDF) — https://static1.squarespace.com/static/504114b1e4b0b97fe5a520af/t/536558a7e4b00d4ffa0c60a0/1399150759190/EastwickHunt2014JPSP.pdfAmazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing! Just click or tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/the-3-encounter-rule-why-weak-passwords-survive-and-saturns-rings-arent-as-old-as-we-thought Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why we’ll probably never be able to teleport; how to set “approach goals” so you’re more likely to achieve your dreams; and how dogs can help improve kids’ reading skills.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why we'll (probably) never be able to teleport: https://curiosity.com/topics/why-well-probably-never-be-able-to-teleport-curiosityAdditional sources:Goal-Setting Secrets | Positive Psychology News — https://positivepsychologynews.com/news/bridget-grenville-cleave/2012013120696How to Overcome Your Fear of Failure | Harvard Business Review — https://hbr.org/2018/12/how-to-overcome-your-fear-of-failureApproach and Avoidance Social Motives and Goals | University of California, Los Angeles — http://www.coachingtowardhappiness.com/pdf/ApproachAndAvoidanceSocialMotives.pdfNew research demonstrates dogs promote page turning | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uobc-usd112719.phpTurning the Page for Spot: The Potential of Therapy Dogs to Support Reading Motivation Among Young Children | Anthrozoös: A multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals, Volume 32, 2019 - Issue 5 — https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08927936.2019.1645511Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing! Just click or tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/positive-vs-negative-goal-setting-kids-read-more-with-dogs-and-why-teleportation-is-probably-impossible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.