Your Brain Doesn’t Want You to Lose Weight, The Moon Museum, Life Lessons from Runner Karl Meltzer, and Wolves Don’t Howl at the Moon

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

• Your Weight Has a "Set Point" That Your Brain Thinks Is Best
• The Most Exclusive Museum in the Galaxy May Be on the Moon
• 5 Life Lessons from Karl Meltzer, the Runner Who Set an Appalachian Trail Speed Record

Additional resources discussed:

• A note on the effect of the full moon on the activity of wild maned wolves, Chrysocyon brachyurus | ScienceDirect
• Why Do Wolves Howl? And Other Top Wolf Questions Answered | Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute

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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/your-brain-doesnt-want-you-to-lose-weight-the-moon-museum-life-lessons-from-runner-karl-meltzer-and-wolves-dont-howl-at-the-moon

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