Curiosity Weekly

Learn what causes that fresh rain smell; how astronauts can actually see cosmic rays; and a trick you can use to stop procrastinating called the “frog rule.”

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:

• Know that Fresh Rain Smell? Here's What Causes It
• The Frog Rule Can Help You Stop Procrastinating on Important Tasks
• Astronauts Can Actually See Cosmic Rays

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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/how-to-stop-procrastinating-astronauts-seeing-cosmic-rays-and-what-causes-that-fresh-rain-smell

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Learn which is more important, sleep or exercise; why you’ve never seen a picture of the whole Milky Way; a trick for falling asleep any time, anywhere, with a military-tested trick; and why your voice sounds different when you hear a recording of yourself.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and learn about the human voice from opera singer Matthan Ring Black — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

• Sleep vs. Exercise: Which Is More Important?
• Fall Asleep Anytime, Anywhere with This Military-Tested Trick
• You've Never Seen a Picture of the Entire Milky Way
• The Science Of Singing [Curiosity Podcast episode with Matthan Ring Black]

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/sleep-vs-exercise-milky-way-pictures-military-method-for-sleeping-anywhere-and-voice-recording-science-w-matthan-ring-black

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Learn about the impact of keeping employees available 24/7; a theologian who made plans to go to the moon in the 1600s; and new research into how being hungover can be just as dangerous as being drunk.

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:

• Keeping Employees Available 24/7 Harms Collaboration and Mental Health
• This Theologian Made Plans for a Moon Landing in the 1600s
• Hangovers Can Be Just as Dangerous as Being Drunk

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/hangover-impairment-moon-landings-in-the-1600s-and-harmful-effects-of-24-7-workplaces

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