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Alan Alda talks to Curiosity Daily hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer about to how to connect better with others, what’s stopping people from believing in science (and how to change their minds), exercises he uses to build empathy, and more.

Additional resources from Alan Alda:

• Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University — https://www.aldacenter.org/
• Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda — https://www.aldacommunicationtraining.com/podcasts/
• Sign up for Alan’s newsletter on his official website — http://alanalda.com/
• Follow @alanalda on Twitter — https://twitter.com/alanalda

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/alan-alda-on-communicating-better-believing-in-science-and-building-connections-and-empathy

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Alan Alda talks to Curiosity Daily hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer about how to be a better communicator by making human connections. Plus, learn about why oceans don’t sink into the Earth.

Additional resources from Alan Alda:

• Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University — https://www.aldacenter.org/
• Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda — https://www.aldacommunicationtraining.com/podcasts/
• Sign up for Alan’s newsletter on his official website — http://alanalda.com/
• Follow @alanalda on Twitter — https://twitter.com/alanalda

Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.

Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/alan-alda-on-how-to-communicate-better-by-making-connections-plus-why-oceans-dont-sink

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Learn about an easy way to catch someone in a lie; a possible scientific explanation for why your vestibular system may be to blame for out-of-body experiences; and the healthiest way to prepare broccoli, according to science.

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:

• To Catch Someone in a Lie, Science Says Go Low-Tech — https://curiosity.im/2qr2Nt3
• Out-of-Body Experiences May Be Explained by Inner Ear Damage — https://curiosity.im/2Bmxce3
• This Is the Healthiest Way to Prepare Broccoli, According to Science — https://curiosity.im/32qCCAU

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-tell-when-someones-lying-out-of-body-experiences-and-healthiest-way-to-cook-broccoli

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Learn about modern-day gold mining from Rick Ness and Tony Beets, two of the stars of Discovery’s #1 TV show, “Gold Rush.” In that vein, Curiosity Daily hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer explain sluice boxes, resistivity surveys, and other gold mining techniques. They also discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why you stop liking new music as you get older: https://curiosity.im/33G3ixC

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More from Discovery’s #1 show, Gold Rush:

• Gold Rush official website — https://www.discovery.com/shows/gold-rush
• DiscoveryGO — https://go.discovery.com/watch/discovery
• @GoldRushTV on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/GoldRushTV/
• Gold Rush on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/GoldRush/
• Follow @Gold_Rush on Twitter — https://twitter.com/Gold_Rush
• Follow @GoldrushRick on Twitter — https://twitter.com/GoldrushRick

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/gold-mining-w-gold-rush-stars-rick-ness-and-tony-beets-and-why-musical-tastes-change

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Learn about why backformation can make you invent new words without realizing it; how animals mourn their dead; and how you can get better sleep by walking more.

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:

• Backformation Can Make You Invent New Words Without Realizing It — https://curiosity.im/2pqsBor
• 3 Animals That Mourn Their Dead — https://curiosity.im/2MeWHnV
• To Get Better Sleep, Try Walking More — https://curiosity.im/2phjpTA

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/sleep-better-by-walking-more-how-animals-mourn-their-dead-and-words-from-backformation

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