Curiosity Weekly

Communicate Using Simple Noises, Find Your House on Pangaea, and Kepler’s Legacy


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Learn about how much you can say with simple noises called vocal bursts; why you might keep hearing about the Kepler Space Telescope even though it’s retired; and how you can find out where your house would’ve been on Pangaea.

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

  • Scientists Have Created an Audio Map of Emotions Using Only Noises — https://curiosity.im/2GXuYWv
  • This Is the Kepler Space Telescope's Final Image — https://curiosity.im/2tuLndn
  • Find Out Where Your House Would Have Been on Pangaea — https://curiosity.im/2tuw9oH

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