Curiosity Weekly

Learn about what you can do to remember more of your dreams. You’ll also learn about the difference between internet language and regular language, in the first 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 you can remember more of your dreams: https://curiosity.im/31y2Y37

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/

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/is-internet-language-bad-w-gretchen-mcculloch-and-how-to-remember-more-dreams

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Learn about whether bee venom therapy is safe; how people cleaned their teeth throughout history; and how you can use the Fogg Method to change your bad habits.

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:

• Bee Venom Therapy Is a Real Thing — But Is It Safe? — https://curiosity.im/31v1DtU
• How Did People Clean Their Teeth in the Olden Days? — https://curiosity.im/2SQeXFQ
• The Fogg Method Is the 3-Step Technique for Changing Behavior — https://curiosity.im/2SRwwpa

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/is-bee-venom-therapy-safe-plus-teeth-cleaning-history-and-how-to-change-bad-habits

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Learn the scientific reason why it’s so hard to quietly unwrap candy; the FORD method for keeping conversations flowing; and, how the nutrients in food are calculated.

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:

• Why It's so Hard to Quietly Unwrap Candy in a Theater — https://curiosity.im/2Klx2ZU
• Keep Conversations Flowing With the FORD Method — https://curiosity.im/31y3zBT

Additional resources discussed:

• How Do Food Manufacturers Calculate the Calorie Count of Packaged Foods? | Scientific American — https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-food-manufacturers/
• Food energy - methods of analysis and conversion factors | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations — http://www.fao.org/3/y5022e/y5022e00.htm
• Fat by Gravimetric Test | Medallion Labs — https://www.medallionlabs.com/tests/fat-by-gravimetric/
• How Do Scientists Know Which Vitamins Are Found In Different Foods? | Forbes — https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/05/19/how-do-scientists-know-which-vitamins-are-found-in-different-foods/#5017db6a14c0

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-food-nutrients-are-calculated-why-wrappers-are-so-loud-and-how-to-make-small-talk

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Learn about how we might get rid of mosquitoes in the future, with author Tim Winegard; why the Sargasso Sea has no coastline; and, the story of how Russian surgeon Leonid Rogozov removed his own appendix.

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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:

• There Is One Sea on Earth with No Coastline — https://curiosity.im/2SxCNpH
• This Russian Surgeon Removed His Own Appendix — https://curiosity.im/2YuFfTy

Additional resources from Timothy Winegard:

• Pick up “The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
• Colorado Mesa University faculty bio — https://www.coloradomesa.edu/directory/social-behavioral-sciences/timothy-winegard.html

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/getting-rid-of-mosquitoes-w-timothy-winegard-the-sargasso-sea-and-leonid-rogozov

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Learn about how scientists stimulated mouse neurons to make them see things that weren’t there; and, why mosquitoes are so dangerous and how they’ve shaped human history, with Dr. Timothy Winegard.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how scientists stimulated mouse neurons to make them see things that weren’t there: https://curiosity.im/2KiCcpB

Additional resources from Timothy Winegard:

• Pick up “The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
• Colorado Mesa University faculty bio — https://www.coloradomesa.edu/directory/social-behavioral-sciences/timothy-winegard.html

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/history-changing-mosquitoes-w-timothy-winegard-and-stimulating-neurons-to-produce-images

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