Curiosity Weekly

Learn how you can change your thinking to keep up with today’s fast-paced world, with some help from author Leonard Mlodinow. Plus: learn about the two criteria people use to judge you, and how you can measure your relationship with time.

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:

• According to a Harvard Psychologist, People Judge You Based on Two Criteria — https://curiosity.im/2DhYT8B
• This Psychology Quiz Will Explain Your Relationship With Time — https://curiosity.im/2Dgc2ip

Resources and publications from Leonard Mlodinow:

• Follow @lmlodinow on Twitter — https://twitter.com/lmlodinow
• “Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change” — https://amazon.com
• Elastic by Leonard Mlodinow review via The Guardian — https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/18/elastic-flexible-thinking-leonard-mlodinow
• Leonard’s Wikipedia page — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Mlodinow
• “Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior” — https://amazon.com
• “The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives” — https://amazon.com
• “The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey From Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos” — https://amazon.com
• “The Grand Design” by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow — https://amazon.com

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/elastic-thinking-w-leonard-mlodinow-how-people-judge-you-and-your-time-perspective

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Learn about a secret apartment in the Eiffel Tower; the official protocol for announcing alien life to the world; and how Saros cycles have changed the way we’ve designed calendars throughout history, with some help from Dr. David Warmflash.

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 Eiffel Tower Has A Secret Apartment — https://curiosity.im/2DniG6n
• If We Find Aliens, This Is the Protocol for Announcing It to the World — https://curiosity.im/2DibnwP

Additional resources from Dr. David Warmflash:

• Pick up “Moon: An Illustrated History: From Ancient Myths to the Colonies of Tomorrow” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
• Follow @CosmicEvolution on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CosmicEvolution

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

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/saros-cycles-w-dr-david-warmflash-the-eiffel-towers-secret-and-announcing-alien-life

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Learn about why envy isn’t always a bad thing; how the Coriolis Effect affects the way things on the Earth rotate; and how RNA knows how to read DNA, with some help from a special guest from Science News and Qs (also known as SNaQ), a Carnegie Science Center podcast.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and get some help from SNaQ creator and host Ralph Crewe answering a listener question — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

• Envy Can Be Good for You — https://curiosity.im/2DmlK2I
• Do Toilets in the Southern Hemisphere Really Swirl the Opposite Direction? — https://curiosity.im/2DhYz9T

More from Ralph Crewe:

• Science News and Qs (SNaQ), a Carnegie Science Center Podcast — http://snaq.podbean.com/
• Getting Curious with Ashley and Cody of Curiosity on SNaQ — https://snaq.podbean.com/e/getting-curious-with-ashley-and-cody-of-curiosity/
• Learn more about the Carnegie Science Center — http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/
• Follow @CarnegieSciCtr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/carnegiescictr
• Follow @RalphCrewe on Twitter — https://twitter.com/RalphCrewe

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

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-rna-reads-dna-w-snaqs-ralph-crewe-how-envy-can-be-good-and-coriolis-effect

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Learn about a breakthrough technology that can translate thought into speech; a Navy SEAL’s method for mental toughness; and why airplane seatbelts are the way that they are.

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:

• Breakthrough New Technology Can Translate Thought Into Speech — https://curiosity.im/2MMn7fo
• The Navy SEAL 40% Rule Can Help You Achieve Mental Toughness — https://curiosity.im/2DSfqBL
• If Cars Have Shoulder Seat Belts, Why Don't Airplanes? — https://curiosity.im/2DPPs1v

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

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/new-algorithm-can-turn-thoughts-into-speech-airplane-seat-belts-and-the-40-percent-rule

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Learn about how you can beat stress with some help from your significant other; the forgotten astronomer behind the Big Bang Theory; and a hundred-year-old productivity secret.

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:

• One Sweet Way to Beat Stress: Think of Your Significant Other — https://curiosity.im/2Dianck
• The Forgotten Astronomer Behind The Big Bang Theory Was Also a Priest — https://curiosity.im/2DPZOi5
• The Ivy Lee Method Is a 100-Year-Old Productivity Secret — https://curiosity.im/2DQdBoQ

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

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/a-romantic-way-to-beat-stress-the-priest-behind-the-big-bang-theory-and-the-ivy-lee-method

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