Curiosity Weekly

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Curiosity Weekly episodes

August 17, 2018 Massive Ocean Beneath Earth’s Surface, Road Trip Game History, and Memory-Boosting Reading Technique
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 May Be a Massive Ocean Beneath the Earth's Surface
Road Trip Games Have a History Older Than Road Trips
This Simple Reading Technique Can Boost Your Memory and Learning Speed
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please considersupporting 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 onCuriosity.com, and download our5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram.
Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable ourAlexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!
8 min
August 17, 2018 Massive Ocean Beneath Earth’s Surface, Road Trip Game History, and Memory-Boosting Reading Technique
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 May Be a Massive Ocean Beneath the Earth's Surface
Road Trip Games Have a History Older Than Road Trips
This Simple Reading Technique Can Boost Your Memory and Learning Speed
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please considersupporting 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 onCuriosity.com, and download our5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram.
Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable ourAlexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!
8 min
August 16, 2018The Temin Effect Power of Hobbies, Immortality with Quantum Suicide, and Does Meditation Kill Motivation?
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:
In the Quantum Suicide Thought Experiment, You Never Die
To Boost Your Performance at Work, Do Things Other Than Work
A Recent Study Says Meditation Kills Motivation, but Ariana Huffington Disagrees
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/the-temin-effect-power-of-hobbies-immortality-with-quantum-suicide-and-does-meditation-kill-motivation
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8 min
August 16, 2018 The Temin Effect Power of Hobbies, Immortality with Quantum Suicide, and Does Meditation Kill Motivation?
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:
In the Quantum Suicide Thought Experiment, You Never Die
To Boost Your Performance at Work, Do Things Other Than Work
A Recent Study Says Meditation Kills Motivation, but Ariana Huffington Disagrees
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please considersupporting 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 onCuriosity.com, and download our5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram.
Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable ourAlexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!
8 min
August 16, 2018 The Temin Effect Power of Hobbies, Immortality with Quantum Suicide, and Does Meditation Kill Motivation?
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:
In the Quantum Suicide Thought Experiment, You Never Die
To Boost Your Performance at Work, Do Things Other Than Work
A Recent Study Says Meditation Kills Motivation, but Ariana Huffington Disagrees
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please considersupporting 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 onCuriosity.com, and download our5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram.
Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable ourAlexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!
8 min
August 15, 2018Sunless Tanners, The Most Poisonous Plant on Earth, and How Steve Jobs Faked the First iPhone
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:
What's Safer: Artificial Tanner or Sunbathing?
The Deadly "Palm of Christ" Is Considered the Most Poisonous Plant on Earth
How Did Steve Jobs Fake the First iPhone?
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/sunless-tanners-the-most-poisonous-plant-on-earth-and-how-steve-jobs-faked-the-first-iphone
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 min
August 15, 2018 Sunless Tanners, The Most Poisonous Plant on Earth, and How Steve Jobs Faked the First iPhone
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:
What's Safer: Artificial Tanner or Sunbathing?
The Deadly "Palm of Christ" Is Considered the Most Poisonous Plant on Earth
How Did Steve Jobs Fake the First iPhone?
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please considersupporting 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 onCuriosity.com, and download our5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram.
Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable ourAlexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!
8 min
August 15, 2018 Sunless Tanners, The Most Poisonous Plant on Earth, and How Steve Jobs Faked the First iPhone
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:
What's Safer: Artificial Tanner or Sunbathing?
The Deadly "Palm of Christ" Is Considered the Most Poisonous Plant on Earth
How Did Steve Jobs Fake the First iPhone?
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please considersupporting 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 onCuriosity.com, and download our5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram.
Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable ourAlexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!
Support the show.
8 min
August 15, 2018 Sunless Tanners, The Most Poisonous Plant on Earth, and How Steve Jobs Faked the First iPhone
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:
What's Safer: Artificial Tanner or Sunbathing?
The Deadly "Palm of Christ" Is Considered the Most Poisonous Plant on Earth
How Did Steve Jobs Fake the First iPhone?
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please considersupporting 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 onCuriosity.com, and download our5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram.
Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable ourAlexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!
8 min
August 14, 2018Your Brain on Binge Watching, Talking Monkeys, and What Happens When You’re an Only Child
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:
Weird Things Happen to Your Brain When You Binge-Watch a Show
Biologists Discovered What a Talking Monkey Would Sound Like, and It's Creepy
Being an Only Child Could Change Your Brain for Life
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/your-brain-on-binge-watching-talking-monkeys-and-what-happens-when-youre-an-only-child
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more 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…