Curiosity Weekly

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Curiosity Weekly episodes

May 13, 2019Finding Life on Eyeball Planets, Our Shrinking Collective Attention Span, and Deep Work Skills
Learn about why our collective attention span is shrinking; how you can increase your productivity by building “deep work” skills; and why eyeball planets may be our best bet for finding alien life.
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 Is Our Attention Span Shrinking? — https://curiosity.im/2Gz2XE5
You Can Build "Deep Work" Skills to Increase Productivity — https://curiosity.im/2GzBu5g
Eyeball Planets May Be Our Best Bet For Finding Alien Life — https://curiosity.im/2GA3wOj
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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/finding-life-on-eyeball-planets-our-shrinking-collective-attention-span-and-deep-work-skills
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10 min
May 13, 2019 Finding Life on Eyeball Planets, Our Shrinking Collective Attention Span, and Deep Work Skills
Learn about why our collective attention span is shrinking; how you can increase your productivity by building “deep work” skills; and why eyeball planets may be our best bet for finding alien life.
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 Is Our Attention Span Shrinking? — https://curiosity.im/2Gz2XE5
You Can Build "Deep Work" Skills to Increase Productivity — https://curiosity.im/2GzBu5g
Eyeball Planets May Be Our Best Bet For Finding Alien Life — https://curiosity.im/2GA3wOj
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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.
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10 min
May 12, 2019Mother’s Day Origins, How Poor Vision Survived Natural Selection, and Muon Facts
Learn about what scientists know about the muon; how poor vision evolved; and why the founder of Mother’s Day Anna Jarvis regretted inventing it.
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:
Meet The Muon, The Electron's Short-Lived Big Brother — https://curiosity.im/2GA4WYO
The Myopia Boom | Nature — https://curiosity.im/2XVh3Wf
The Founder of Mother's Day Regretted Inventing It — https://curiosity.im/2GUUNGx
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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/mothers-day-origins-how-poor-vision-survived-natural-selection-and-muon-facts
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10 min
May 12, 2019 Mother’s Day Origins, How Poor Vision Survived Natural Selection, and Muon Facts
Learn about what scientists know about the muon; how poor vision evolved; and why the founder of Mother’s Day Anna Jarvis regretted inventing it.
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:
Meet The Muon, The Electron's Short-Lived Big Brother — https://curiosity.im/2GA4WYO
The Myopia Boom | Nature — https://curiosity.im/2XVh3Wf
The Founder of Mother's Day Regretted Inventing It — https://curiosity.im/2GUUNGx
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10 min
May 10, 2019Sickness Makes You Antisocial, Fruit Fly Facts (w/ Stephanie Mohr), and a Sting Pain Index
Learn about where fruit flies come from and what they do from special guest Stephanie Mohr, author of “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery.” You’ll also learn about why your brain makes you extra antisocial when you’re sick, and how entomologist Justin Schmidt created a pain scale from insect stings.
Get your copy of “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
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:
Your Brain Makes You Extra Antisocial When You're Sick — https://curiosity.im/2GA2npZ
This Scientist Created a Pain Scale by Letting Bugs Sting Him — https://curiosity.im/2J3vTG2
Additional resources from Stephanie Mohr:
“First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” — https://amazon.com
Follow Stephanie Mohr on Twitter @smohrfly — https://twitter.com/smohrfly
Harvard Medical School bio — https://fgr.hms.harvard.edu/people/stephanie-e-mohr
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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/sickness-makes-you-antisocial-fruit-fly-facts-w-stephanie-mohr-and-a-sting-pain-index
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11 min
May 10, 2019 Sickness Makes You Antisocial, Fruit Fly Facts (w/ Stephanie Mohr), and a Sting Pain Index
Learn about where fruit flies come from and what they do from special guest Stephanie Mohr, author of “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery.” You’ll also learn about why your brain makes you extra antisocial when you’re sick, and how entomologist Justin Schmidt created a pain scale from insect stings.
Get your copy of “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UFlrLQ
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:
Your Brain Makes You Extra Antisocial When You're Sick — https://curiosity.im/2GA2npZ
This Scientist Created a Pain Scale by Letting Bugs Sting Him — https://curiosity.im/2J3vTG2
Additional resources from Stephanie Mohr:
“First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” — https://amzn.to/2UFlrLQ
Follow Stephanie Mohr on Twitter @smohrfly — https://twitter.com/smohrfly
Harvard Medical School bio — https://fgr.hms.harvard.edu/people/stephanie-e-mohr
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11 min
May 09, 2019Best Position for Sleep, Better Learning by Arguing, and Universal Language of Honey Bees
Learn about new research that can help us understand and save the bees; the best sleeping position, according to science; and how you can learn learn something better by arguing with yourself.
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 Decoded the Univeral Language of Honey Bees — https://curiosity.im/2KUz3OP
This Is the Best Sleeping Position, According to Science — https://curiosity.im/2Gz54Yx
Want to Learn Something? Argue With Yourself — https://curiosity.im/2GBgsDv
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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/best-position-for-sleep-better-learning-by-arguing-and-universal-language-of-honey-bees
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9 min
May 09, 2019 Best Position for Sleep, Better Learning by Arguing, and Universal Language of Honey Bees
Learn about new research that can help us understand and save the bees; the best sleeping position, according to science; and how you can learn learn something better by arguing with yourself.
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 Decoded the Univeral Language of Honey Bees — https://curiosity.im/2KUz3OP
This Is the Best Sleeping Position, According to Science — https://curiosity.im/2Gz54Yx
Want to Learn Something? Argue With Yourself — https://curiosity.im/2GBgsDv
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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.
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9 min
May 08, 2019Moviegoers Blink in Sync, Rain on the Sun, and Why Flamingos Stand on One Leg
Learn about a new discovery about rain on the sun; why flamingos stand on one leg; and why you blink the way you do when you’re watching a movie.
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 Rains on the Sun — https://curiosity.im/2GwjSHm
The Real Reason Flamingos Stand on One Leg — https://curiosity.im/2GzHYkO
Moviegoers Blink in Sync for an Eerie Reason — https://curiosity.im/2GzHSts
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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/moviegoers-blink-in-sync-rain-on-the-sun-and-why-flamingos-stand-on-one-leg
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9 min
May 08, 2019 Moviegoers Blink in Sync, Rain on the Sun, and Why Flamingos Stand on One Leg
Learn about a new discovery about rain on the sun; why flamingos stand on one leg; and why you blink the way you do when you’re watching a movie.
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 Rains on the Sun — https://curiosity.im/2GwjSHm
The Real Reason Flamingos Stand on One Leg — https://curiosity.im/2GzHYkO
Moviegoers Blink in Sync for an Eerie Reason — https://curiosity.im/2GzHSts
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9 min

About Curiosity Weekly

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Welcome to Curiosity Weekly from Discovery, hosted by Dr. Samantha Yammine. Once a week, we’ll bring you the latest and greatest in scientific discoveries and break down the details so that you…