Curiosity Weekly

Curiosity Weekly

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  • Win Debates by Beating the Gish Gallop, Improve Your VO2max, and 8 Years of Déjà Vu

    Learn about why you need a healthy VO2max, and how you can get it; a man who had déjà vu for eight years; and the Gish Gallop, a shady debate tactic for winning arguments.

    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 You Need a Healthy VO2max (and How You Can Get It) — https://curiosity.im/2sY2xzO
    • The Man Who Had Déjà Vu for Eight Years — https://curiosity.im/2MBhD7i
    • The Gish Gallop Is a Shady Debate Tactic for Winning Arguments — https://curiosity.im/2MrhdAk

    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/win-debates-by-beating-the-gish-gallop-improve-your-vo2max-and-8-years-of-deja-vu

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    9 min
  • Win Debates by Beating the Gish Gallop, Improve Your VO2max, and 8 Years of Déjà Vu
    Learn about why you need a healthy VO2max, and how you can get it; a man who had déjà vu for eight years; and the Gish Gallop, a shady debate tactic for winning arguments.
    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 You Need a Healthy VO2max (and How You Can Get It) — https://curiosity.im/2sY2xzO
    The Man Who Had Déjà Vu for Eight Years — https://curiosity.im/2MBhD7i
    The Gish Gallop Is a Shady Debate Tactic for Winning Arguments — https://curiosity.im/2MrhdAk
    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
  • How to Advocate For Yourself (w/ Stella Grizont), Black Hole Travel Possible, and Fossil Licking

    Learn how your tongue can tell the difference between a rock and a fossil; why you might be able to travel through some black holes without dying; and how you can do a better job of advocating for yourself, with some help from happiness expert Stella Grizont.

    Please support our sponsors! Visit movaglobes.com/curiosity and use coupon code CURIOSITY for 15% off your purchase.

    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and talk to happiness expert Stella Grizont — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

    • You Might Be Able to Travel Through Some Black Holes Without Dying — https://curiosity.im/2Mq0cqf
    • One Way to Tell the Difference Between a Rock and a Fossil Is to Lick It — https://curiosity.im/2Mw6Ew0

    Additional resources from Stella Grizont:

    • The Vision Generator — https://www.workhappinessmethod.com/vision/
    • WOOPAAH (Stella Grizont is Founder and CEO) — http://www.woopaah.com/
    • @StellaGrizont on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stellagrizont
    • The Psychology Of Happiness | Curiosity Podcast Episode w/ Stella Grizont — https://curiosity.im/2sS5wd6
    • How to Set the Right Goals (and Actually Achieve Them!) | Curiosity Podcast Episode w/ Stella Grizont — https://curiosity.im/2sRnhZK

    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/how-to-advocate-for-yourself-w-stella-grizont-black-hole-travel-possible-and-fossil-licking

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    11 min
  • How to Advocate For Yourself (w/ Stella Grizont), Black Hole Travel Possible, and Fossil Licking
    Learn how your tongue can tell the difference between a rock and a fossil; why you might be able to travel through some black holes without dying; and how you can do a better job of advocating for yourself, with some help from happiness expert Stella Grizont.
    Please support our sponsors! Visitmovaglobes.com/curiosity and use coupon code CURIOSITY for 15% off your purchase.
    In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and talk to happiness expert Stella Grizont — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
    You Might Be Able to Travel Through Some Black Holes Without Dying — https://curiosity.im/2Mq0cqf
    One Way to Tell the Difference Between a Rock and a Fossil Is to Lick It — https://curiosity.im/2Mw6Ew0
    Additional resources from Stella Grizont:
    The Vision Generator — https://www.workhappinessmethod.com/vision/
    WOOPAAH (Stella Grizont is Founder and CEO) — http://www.woopaah.com/
    @StellaGrizont on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stellagrizont
    The Psychology Of Happiness | Curiosity Podcast Episode w/ Stella Grizont — https://curiosity.im/2sS5wd6
    How to Set the Right Goals (and Actually Achieve Them!) | Curiosity Podcast Episode w/ Stella Grizont — https://curiosity.im/2sRnhZK
    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
  • The Best Time to Break Bad News, Overcome Loss Aversion, and Coin Tosses Aren’t Random

    Learn about the best time of day to break bad news; how to get over your brain’s habit of loss aversion; and why a coin toss is not as random or fair as it seems.

    Please support our sponsors! Visit https://www.capterra.com/curiosity for free, today, to find the best software solution for your business.

    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 a Right Time of Day to Break Bad News — https://curiosity.im/2Mpxgyq
    • Loss Aversion Says That the Pain of Loss Is Stronger Than the Joy of Gain — https://curiosity.im/2Ms6s0F
    • A Coin Toss Is Not as Random or Fair as It Seems — https://curiosity.im/2MqYPr5

    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/the-best-time-to-break-bad-news-overcome-loss-aversion-and-coin-tosses-arent-random

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    9 min
  • The Best Time to Break Bad News, Overcome Loss Aversion, and Coin Tosses Aren’t Random
    Learn about the best time of day to break bad news; how to get over your brain’s habit of loss aversion; and why a coin toss is not as random or fair as it seems.
    Please support our sponsors! Visit https://www.capterra.com/curiosity for free, today, to find the best software solution for your business.
    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 a Right Time of Day to Break Bad News — https://curiosity.im/2Mpxgyq
    Loss Aversion Says That the Pain of Loss Is Stronger Than the Joy of Gain — https://curiosity.im/2Ms6s0F
    A Coin Toss Is Not as Random or Fair as It Seems — https://curiosity.im/2MqYPr5
    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
  • Measure Your Mindfulness, Male vs. Female Pain, and Why the Laws of Physics May Be Aliens

    Learn about how men and women remember pain differently; how to measure how mindful you are; and a theory about alien life and the laws of physics.

    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:

    • Men and Women Remember Pain Differently — https://curiosity.im/2MqWYm7
    • How Mindful Are You? Measure It with the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale — https://curiosity.im/2MudX74
    • Alien Life Might Be so Advanced That It's Indistinguishable From the Laws of Physics — https://curiosity.im/2MujSch

    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/measure-your-mindfulness-male-vs-female-pain-and-why-the-laws-of-physics-may-be-aliens

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    9 min
  • Measure Your Mindfulness, Male vs. Female Pain, and Why the Laws of Physics May Be Aliens
    Learn about how men and women remember pain differently; how to measure how mindful you are; and a theory about alien life and the laws of physics.
    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:
    Men and Women Remember Pain Differently — https://curiosity.im/2MqWYm7
    How Mindful Are You? Measure It with the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale — https://curiosity.im/2MudX74
    Alien Life Might Be so Advanced That It's Indistinguishable From the Laws of Physics — https://curiosity.im/2MujSch
    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
  • Bacteria May Save You From the Flu, Red Steak Juice Isn’t Blood, and the Future of Encryption

    Learn about nose and throat bacteria that might make you less likely to get the flu; the red juice in your steak dinner, which is actually not blood; and how encryption works, as well as why quantum computing could break it.

    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 Nose and Throat Bacteria Make It Less Likely You'll Get the Flu — https://curiosity.im/2MrnJqO (Republished)
    • What's That Red Juice in Your Steak? (Hint: It Isn't Blood) — https://curiosity.im/2MpFw1m
    • Quantum Computers Pose a Big Threat to Internet Security — https://curiosity.im/2MpFd6I

    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/bacteria-may-save-you-from-the-flu-red-steak-juice-isnt-blood-and-the-future-of-encryption

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    9 min
  • Bacteria May Save You From the Flu, Red Steak Juice Isn’t Blood, and the Future of Encryption
    Learn about nose and throat bacteria that might make you less likely to get the flu; the red juice in your steak dinner, which is actually not blood; and how encryption works, as well as why quantum computing could break it.
    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 Nose and Throat Bacteria Make It Less Likely You'll Get the Flu — https://curiosity.im/2MrnJqO (Republished)
    What's That Red Juice in Your Steak? (Hint: It Isn't Blood) — https://curiosity.im/2MpFw1m
    Quantum Computers Pose a Big Threat to Internet Security — https://curiosity.im/2MpFd6I
    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…

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