Curiosity Weekly

Learn about potential drawbacks to life hacking from Professor Joseph M. Reagle Jr., author of the new book “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents.” You’ll also learn why your fingers get pruney when they’re soaked in water.

Get your copy of “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” on Amazon: https://amazon.com

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why your fingers get pruney when you take a bath: https://curiosity.im/2YApK91

Publications and additional resources from Joseph M. Reagle, Jr:

• “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” — https://amazon.com
• “Reading the Comments: Likers, Haters, and Manipulators at the Bottom of the Web” — https://amazon.com
• “Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia” — https://amazon.com
• Official website — https://reagle.org/joseph/
• Follow @jmreagle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/jmreagle
• MIT Press — https://mitpress.mit.edu/contributors/joseph-m-reagle-jr

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Learn about how scientists traced some of Earth’s heaviest elements to an ancient star collision; what to do if you’re lying in bed and you can’t sleep; and whether diet soda can help you lose weight.

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:

• Some of Earth’s Gold Came From Two Neutron Stars That Collided Billions of Years Ago — https://curiosity.im/2HlKOdj
• If You Can't Sleep, Get Out of Bed! — https://curiosity.im/2HotWCU
• Will Diet Soda Help You Lose Weight? — https://curiosity.im/2YwbdLf

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/what-to-do-if-you-cant-sleep-diet-soda-weight-loss-myths-and-gold-from-neutron-stars

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Learn about new sustainability rules that could help us cut space debris; why you shouldn’t blow your nose when you have a cold; and why you unconsciously copy other people’s mannerisms.

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

• These New Space Sustainability Rules Could Help Cut Space Debris — https://curiosity.im/2YyTCCK
• Blowing Your Nose When You Have a Cold Isn't Helping — https://curiosity.im/2YxMdn4
• Here's Why You Unconsciously Copy Other People's Mannerisms — https://curiosity.im/2YvRtYs

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Learn about new research into the implicit attitudes people have in close relationships with others (and more) from Vivian Zayas, Director of the Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University.

Resources from Cornell University:

• Cornell University’s “What Makes Us Human?” podcast series — https://as.cornell.edu/humanities
• Hear Vivian Zayas on the “Love Science” episode of the What Makes Us Human?” podcast — https://as.cornell.edu/news/love-science
• Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University — http://people.psych.cornell.edu/~pac_lab/
• Vivian Zayas’ Cornell University research bio — https://research.cornell.edu/researchers/vivian-zayas

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/our-implicit-attitudes-new-research-into-human-relationships-w-vivian-zayas

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Learn about the similarities between problems facing ancient and modern cities from author Monica L. Smith, an archaeologist and professor in the department of anthropology at UCLA. You’ll also learn about whether you have a dominant ear.

Get your copy of “Cities: The First 6,000 Years” on Amazon: https://amazon.com

Additional resources from Monica L. Smith:

• “Cities: The First 6,000 Years” — https://amazon.com
• UCLA Faculty Profile (Anthropology) — https://anthro.ucla.edu/faculty/monica-l-smith
• UCLA Faculty Profile (Archaeology) — https://ioa.ucla.edu/people/monica-l-smith
• Research from Monica L. Smith — https://ucla.academia.edu/MonicaLSmith

Other resources discussed:

• Side biases in humans (Homo sapiens): three ecological studies on hemispheric asymmetries | Springer Nature — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-009-0571-4
• Most People Prefer Right Ear for Listening | Live Science — https://www.livescience.com/9679-people-prefer-ear-listening.html

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