Curiosity Weekly

Personalities Associated with Certain Names, Working Less to Save the Earth, and Superbolts


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Learn about the big impact we could have on our planet by cutting work hours; the strange behavior of superbolts of lightning; and, which personalities people associate with the sounds of certain names.
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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:
Cutting Work Hours Could Have a Big Impact on the Planet — https://curiosity.im/2LvLsav 
Superbolts Have 1,000 Times the Energy of Regular Lightning — https://curiosity.im/2LteaIQ
People Associate the Sounds of Certain Names with Certain Personalities — https://curiosity.im/2Oe9OXR 
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