Curiosity Weekly

Re-release: Origin of Life, Self Control vs Willpower, Puppy Love


Listen Later

Today, you’ll learn about a bacterial discovery that challenges our understanding of how and when life formed on Earth, the importance difference between self control and willpower, and the truth about whether or not your dog really loves you.  


Origin of Life 

•“Scientists Just Made a 1.75 Billion-Year-Old Discovery About the Origin of Life.” by Mirjam Guesgen. 2024.  

•“The Great Oxygenation Event as a consequence of ecological dynamics modulated by planetary change.” by Jason Olejarz, et al. 2021.  

•“Microbes and minerals may have set off Earth’s oxygenation.” by Jennifer Chu. 2022.  

Self Control vs Willpower 

•“Most people say self-control is the same as willpower. Researchers disagree.” by Sujata Gupta. 2024.  

•“Nearly two in five Americans have a New Year’s Resolution planned for 2021.” Ipsos. 2020.  

•“New Year’s resolution statistics.” finder. 2021.  

•“What’s inside is all that counts? The contours of everyday thinking about self-control.” by Juan Pablo Bermudez, et al. 2023.  

Puppy Love 

•“Does Your Dog Truly Love You? Science Has the Answer.” by Adam Piore. 2023.  

•“Machine learning gives glimpse of how a dog’s brain represents what it sees.” ScienceDaily. 2022.  

•“A glimpse into the dog’s mind: A new study reveals how dogs think of their toys.” by Eotvos Lorand University. 2022.  

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Curiosity WeeklyBy Discovery

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

904 ratings


More shows like Curiosity Weekly

View all
Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Science Friday

6,046 Listeners

Living Planet by DW

Living Planet

122 Listeners

Science Magazine Podcast by Science Magazine

Science Magazine Podcast

812 Listeners

Science Quickly by Scientific American

Science Quickly

615 Listeners

BrainStuff by iHeartPodcasts

BrainStuff

1,653 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,121 Listeners

TED Radio Hour by NPR

TED Radio Hour

22,021 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,343 Listeners

Science Vs by Spotify Studios

Science Vs

11,701 Listeners

Something You Should Know by Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media

Something You Should Know

4,228 Listeners

Short Wave by NPR

Short Wave

6,218 Listeners

Everything Everywhere Daily by Gary Arndt | Glassbox Media

Everything Everywhere Daily

1,875 Listeners

Unexplainable by Vox

Unexplainable

2,103 Listeners

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways by NerdWallet Travel

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways

12 Listeners