Curiosity Weekly

Learn about the Moses Illusion, which shows how your brain processes information; why urine is yellow; and how watching horror movies can help reduce anxiety.

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:

• Buy ANOMIA on Amazon — https://amazon.com (please support our sponsors!)
• The Moses Illusion Shows How Bad You Are at Fact-Checking
• Why is Pee a Shade of Yellow, No Matter What You Eat or Drink?
• Suffer From Anxiety? There's a Horror Movie for That

Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.

Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-youre-bad-at-fact-checking-reducing-anxiety-with-horror-movies-and-why-urine-is-yellow

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Learn about why your brain jumps to extremes; how to choose the best charitable cause for your next donation; and why dogs really do look like their owners.

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:

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• Your Binary Bias Makes It Hard to See in Shades of Gray — https://curiosity.im/2DNFVcq
• Here's How to Choose the Best Charitable Cause for Your Donation — https://curiosity.im/2DKKfJN
• Dogs Really Do Look Like Their Owners — But It Doesn't Stop There — https://curiosity.im/2DM9wmD

Additional resources discussed:

• GuideStar — https://www.guidestar.org/Home.aspx
• Charity Navigator — https://www.charitynavigator.org/
• CharityWatch — https://www.charitywatch.org/home

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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/your-brains-binary-bias-how-to-choose-charities-and-why-dogs-look-like-their-owners

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Learn about OSIRIS-REx, NASA’s first asteroid-sampling spacecraft, and why it’s about to make history; the moral dilemmas facing driverless car AI systems; and how many friends you can have at one time, despite what social media tells you.

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:

• NASA's First Asteroid-Sampling Spacecraft Is About to Reach Its Destination. Here's What's Next — https://curiosity.im/2DMy5A6
• Self-Driving Cars Have to Decide Whether Passengers or Pedestrians Are More Important — https://curiosity.im/2DLaHml
• Despite Social Media, You Can Only Have 150 Friends at a Time — https://curiosity.im/2DPkND1

Please tell us about yourself and help us improve the show by taking our listener survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/curiosity-listener-survey

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!

Learn about these topics and more on Curiosity.com, and download our 5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable our Alexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!

Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/moral-dilemmas-of-driverless-cars-how-many-friends-you-can-have-and-nasas-osiris-rex-spacecraft

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Learn about why hand dryers are blowing bacteria all over your hands; body parts you probably don’t know you have; what different colors mean around the world; and whether it’s possible to lose your foreign accent.

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:

• Hand Dryers Are Blowing Bacteria All Over Your Hands — https://curiosity.im/2DLabEV
• 5 Body Parts You May Not Know You Have — https://curiosity.im/2DMmsZP
• Colors Mean Wildly Different Things Around the World — https://curiosity.im/2DKb00Z

Additional resources discussed:

• Accents Are Forever | Smithsonian.com
• Retaining an Accent | Psychology Today

Please tell us about yourself and help us improve the show by taking our listener survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/curiosity-listener-survey

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!

Learn about these topics and more on Curiosity.com, and download our 5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable our Alexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!

Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-hand-dryers-blow-bacteria-color-meanings-around-the-world-losing-your-foreign-accent-and-lesser-known-body-parts

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Learn why people value an item more if they put it together themselves; why you might not be as hard to shop for as you think you are; and three types of perfectionism that might be ruining your life.

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:

• To Give a Gift They'll Treasure, Go With "Some Assembly Required" 
• Asymmetric Insight Is Why You're Not as Mysterious as You Think You Are 
• Three Types of Perfectionism Are Ruining Your Life

Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.

Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/gifts-requiring-assembly-are-more-treasured-why-you-may-not-be-hard-to-shop-for-and-types-of-perfectionists

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