Curiosity Weekly

Learn about the big impact we could have on our planet by cutting work hours; the strange behavior of superbolts of lightning; and, which personalities people associate with the sounds of certain names.

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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:

• Cutting Work Hours Could Have a Big Impact on the Planet — https://curiosity.im/2LvLsav
• Superbolts Have 1,000 Times the Energy of Regular Lightning — https://curiosity.im/2LteaIQ
• People Associate the Sounds of Certain Names with Certain Personalities — https://curiosity.im/2Oe9OXR

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/personalities-associated-with-certain-names-working-less-to-save-the-earth-and-superbolts

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Learn about why political parties may arrive at their positions by pure chance, with some help from opinion cascades; why the Great Oxygenation Event led to a bigger die-off than the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs; and, whether infrared and ultraviolet light show up in rainbows.

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:

• What If Political Parties Arrive at Their Positions by Pure Chance? — https://curiosity.im/32U0blu
• Earth's Biggest Die-Off Happened Long Before the Dinosaurs — https://curiosity.im/2OeeM76

Additional resources discussed:

• An Example of the Herschel Infrared Experiment — http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/classroom_activities/herschel_example.html
• Ritter Discovers Ultraviolet Light — http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/classroom_activities/ritter_bio.html

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/pure-chance-of-political-positions-why-earth-has-oxygen-infrared-and-ultraviolet-in-rainbows

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Learn tips for using less plastic to help keep our planet clean, from Greenpeace UK’s Head of Oceans, Will McCallum. Then, you’ll learn about whether shapes can be angry, with some help from the spectral centroid.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about whether shapes can be angry: https://curiosity.im/32Yz0Gd

Additional resources from Will McCallum:

• “How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
• Follow Will McCallum @artofactivism on Twitter — https://twitter.com/artofactivism
• Penguin Random House bio — https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2189047/will-mccallum

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/cutting-back-on-plastic-in-your-home-w-will-mccallum-and-how-shapes-can-be-angry

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Learn why puppies really do love your “who’s a good boy?” voice. You’ll also learn about small changes you can make in your daily routine to help us clean up the world’s oceans, with help from special guest Will McCallum.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how puppies really do love your “who’s a good boy?” voice: https://curiosity.im/2ZOHn5c

Additional resources from Will McCallum:

• “How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
• Follow Will McCallum @artofactivism on Twitter — https://twitter.com/artofactivism
• Penguin Random House bio — https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2189047/will-mccallum

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/how-to-save-the-world-from-plastic-w-will-mccallum-and-your-puppies-love-baby-talk

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Learn about whether hurricanes with female names are deadlier than those with male names; research into why so many different cultures see the same things in constellations; and, animals besides lab rats that are essential to science.

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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:

• Are Hurricanes with Female Names Deadlier than Those with Male Names? — https://curiosity.im/2Ls3I4y
• Why Do So Many Cultures See the Same Things in the Constellations? — https://curiosity.im/2Lt9eUn
• Beyond Lab Rats: These 5 Animals Are Essential to Science — https://curiosity.im/32Fd9Dk

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/constellations-across-cultures-female-vs-male-hurricanes-and-animals-scientists-study

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