Curiosity Weekly

Learn how to stay sane at work by taking a microvacation; an easy trick for building the best savings plan; and why sand is one of the most important materials in human civilization — and why we’re running out of it. In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and learn about sand from author Vince Beiser — to help you get smarter and learn somet...

Learn about why you get brain freeze, just how advanced neural networks are these days, and a science-backed trick for learning a new language. In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: Why Do You Get Brain Freeze While Eating Icy Treats? Neural Networks Have Advanced Beyond Our Understanding, a...

How much of communication really is nonverbal? Why is darkness faster than the speed of light? How can you tell if you’re burned out — and how do you recover? 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: Burned Out? This Research-Backed Quiz Could Tell You Darkness Is Faster Than...

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: It's Easier to Achieve Your Goals When You Start on a Monday There's No Such Thing as Good Bacteria and Bad Bacteria Do You Believe the Marilyn Monroe Murder Conspiracy? If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length...

Hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss a story about the darkest town in America (when it’s not hosting Burning Man) , then learn about how redheads experience pain differently (with some help from Natalia Reagan ), to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes! Plus: learn about the Fantasy Stock League with special guest Patrick Chism from today’s sponsor, Quicken Loan...

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: NEAT Is How Your Body Burns Calories Without Exercise A 15-Year-Old Girl Heard Amelia Earhart's Last Transmission This Is The Odd Writing Technique Used by David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, and Bob Dylan If you love our show and you're interes...

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and learn about the science of stretching from Get-Fit Guy of Quick and Dirty Tips — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: The 3 Things to Do to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence, According to a Neuroscientist You Probably Believe These 5 Myths About Tourette Syndrome Pl...

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: Music Lessons Will Improve Your Language Skills Thousands of People Have Mysteriously Disappeared in "Alaska's Bermuda Triangle" Notes from the story about 10th-century Vikings and the Muslim world: The Strangely Revealing Debate Over...

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: SKILLSHARE: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents The Stupidly Dangerous Chemical Chlorine Trifluoride Can Make Anything Burst Into Flames on Contact Book Towns Are Tiny Cities Made Up Almost...

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: A New Study Shows the Scary Similarities Between Junk Food and Drugs These Are the 5 Keys to Success in Business, According to Billionaire Jeff Bezos These 7 Traits Make You Irresistible to Mosquitoes If you love our show and you're in...

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: Your Weight Has a "Set Point" That Your Brain Thinks Is Best The Most Exclusive Museum in the Galaxy May Be on the Moon 5 Life Lessons from Karl Meltzer, the Runner Who Set an Appalachian Trail Speed Record Additional resources discuss...

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...

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 inte...

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 inte...

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 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: LINKEDIN: Get $50 off your first job post. Terms and conditions apply. Take the Close Relationships Questionnaire To Measure Your Attachment Style You Can Find Your Life's Purpose With a Japanese Concept Called Ikigai Flamingo Beaks Lo...

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com (along with some outside research into a listener question) to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: Please Visit Our Sponsor: Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans To Find Out If News About Aliens Is Legit, Use the Rio Scale Want to Break a Bad Habit? Focus on the 3 "R's" What Ma...

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: To Be More Productive, Try Managing Your Energy Instead of Your Time Your Music Playlist May Reveal if You're a Psychopath or Not "Traditional" Family Values Were Invented in the 1950s How The Best Marriages Work [Full Podcast with Dr....

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! In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and learn about antimatter from Everyday Einstein of Quick and Dirty Tips — to help you g...

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: The Butterfly Effect Is Why It's Impossible to Predict the Weather To dive deeper into chaos theory, check out "Chaos: Making a New Science" by Rob Shapiro and James Gleick: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/321477/chaos-by-james-gleick/ Here's Ho...

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: SKILLSHARE: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents This Roman Emperor's Motivational Advice Will Definitely Get You Out of Bed in the Morning Your Tongue Isn't One Muscle The World's Shortest...

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's a Good Chance Your Earliest Memories Are Fake A Marketing Company in the 1990s Tried to Put a 1 Km Square Billboard in Space Here's What Google Says Makes A Great Boss You might encounter memory issues on the other end of your...

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and talk to Dr. Michael Greger , internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts.org — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: To Sharpen Your Mind, Try Taking Some Device-Free Quiet Time The Freemasons Are a Real Secret Society that Dat...

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: You Can Get to Know Someone Through All Your Senses at Sensory Speed Dating People Appreciate Thank You Cards a Lot More Than You Think Meet the 2018's New UNESCO World Heritage Sites Want to master the art of writing a professional th...

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: More Than a Quadrillion Tons of Diamonds Might Be Hiding Deep Underground There's a Biological Reason It's Hard to Hit the Gym After a Long Day at Work 6 Questions You've Always Had About Air Travel, Answered There are a ton of fascina...