Curiosity Weekly

Learn about why it’s okay to put play before work; a surprising reason why pirates may have worn eyepatches; and how life bounced back surprisingly quickly after the asteroid killed the dinosaurs.

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:

• It's OK to Put Play Before Work — Research Says So — https://curiosity.im/34ssI2R
• Pirates Probably Didn't Wear Eyepatches for the Reason You Think — https://curiosity.im/2L1hH0L
• After the Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs, Life Bounced Back Surprisingly Quickly — https://curiosity.im/2L1hI4T

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/you-can-enjoy-play-before-work-life-after-asteroid-impacts-and-an-eyepatch-eyesight-hack

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Learn about why scientists measured how hard babies kick in the womb; the difference in brain scans between people when they were reading a book versus listening to a podcast; and how long humans have thought farts were funny.

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 Measured How Hard Babies Kick in the Womb — https://curiosity.im/34wHJRA
• Brain Scans of People Reading and Listening to Podcasts Look the Same — https://curiosity.im/2ZKeFCt

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/your-brain-on-books-vs-podcasts-how-hard-babies-kick-in-the-womb-and-fart-humor-history

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Learn about your body’s electromagnetic field; why you probably never learned that ancient Greek and Roman statues used to be brightly colored; and the surprising trick to a winning pep talk.

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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:

• You Have an Electromagnetic Field, but It's Not What You Think — https://curiosity.im/2KMXqMl
• Greek and Roman Marble Statues Were Once Brightly Colored — https://curiosity.im/2Zzu9c8
• This Is the Surprising Trick to a Winning Pep Talk — https://curiosity.im/34sFiiU

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/your-bodys-electromagnetic-field-winning-pep-talk-tips-and-brightly-colored-ancient-statues

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Learn about why inflation theory says the Big Bang wasn’t actually the beginning of the universe; why hookah may be worse for you than cigarettes; and why you don’t actually run out of willpower, even if you think you do.

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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:

• The Big Bang Wasn't Actually the Beginning of the Universe — https://curiosity.im/2ZIMuni
• Hookah May Be Worse for You than Cigarettes, Says a New Study — https://curiosity.im/31StlRl
• You Don't Actually Run Out of Willpower, But Here's Why You Think You Do — https://curiosity.im/31N0gH0

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/you-dont-run-out-of-willpower-what-came-before-the-big-bang-and-hookah-health-risks

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Learn about how some plants may have a sense of sight. Then, learn about how emoji reflect cultural differences around the world, in the final edition of our “Hashtag Tuesdays” mini-series with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how some plants may have a sense of sight: https://curiosity.im/2KMMgHw

Additional resources from Gretchen McCullough:

• “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language” — https://amazon.com
• Follow @GretchenAMcC on Twitter — https://twitter.com/GretchenAMcC
• Official website — https://gretchenmcculloch.com/
• Lingthusiasm, Gretchen’s podcast — https://lingthusiasm.com/

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/emoji-around-the-world-w-gretchen-mcculloch-and-plants-may-have-a-sense-of-sight

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