Curiosity Weekly

From the Archives: Where Dogs Get Their Personalities


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This episode originally aired on 10/4/2019. New episodes coming soon. 

Learn about how dogs’ personalities are rooted in their DNA; one skill that doesn’t get worse as you get older; and how your sense of smell works.

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:

  • Dogs' Personalities Are Rooted in Their DNA — https://curiosity.im/2OfDwvJ
  • Scientists Have Identified One Skill that Doesn't Deteriorate with Age — https://curiosity.im/2LwW5tm

Additional resources discussed:

  • How does the sense of smell work? | HowStuffWorks — https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/perception/question139.htm
  • Human Nose Can Detect a Trillion Smells | Science — https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/03/human-nose-can-detect-trillion-smells


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