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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 don’t need a PhD to understand it. From neuroscience to climate tech to AI and genetics, no subject is off-limits. Join Sam as she interviews expert guests and investigates the research guiding some of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs affecting our world today.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Oct 21, 2026

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Episodes

12 Jupiter Moons Discovery, Don’t Drink Post-Workout, and Elon Musk’s Job Interview Question 18.07.2018

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: 12 New Moons of Jupiter Have Just Been Discovered Here's Why You Should Rethink That Post-Workout Beer Can You Correctly Answer Elon Musk's Favorite Job Interview Question? For more on how to fuel your body for endurance, check out "Th...

Brettanomyces, Removing Memories with Hypnosis, and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire 17.07.2018

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: This Beer Is Made With a Wine-Spoiling Yeast — And It's Delicious Teaching Yourself The History, Chemistry, And Business of Spirits [Full-Length Podcast] Scientists Used Hypnosis to Alter People's Memories The Emotion Regulation Questi...

Why You Should Stop Playing Hard to Get, Why You Need Goggles, and Alzheimer’s Diagnosis 16.07.2018

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. Why Do You Need Goggles to See Underwater? Science Says Don't Play Hard to Get The Past, Present, And Future Of Dating [Full-Length Podcast Interview with Dr. Eli F...

The Universe in Consciousness (w/ Bernardo Kastrup), Intrusive Thoughts, Phones Ruin Drivers, and Baader-Meinhof 15.07.2018

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — with some help from scientist, computer engineer, and philosophy writer Bernardo Kastrup — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: This Paper Suggests the Universe Has Dissociative Identity Disorder Bernardo Kastrup Profile Panpsychism Is the Belief That the Universe Is Co...

Why You Should Face Your Fears, Rekindling Romance with Cute Animals, and Naming Black Holes 13.07.2018

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: BACKBLAZE: Fully featured 15-day free trial of unlimited cloud backup for your Mac or PC, which you can get for just $5/month To Rekindle Your Romance, Science Says Look at Cute Animal Pictures Ashley’s cat’s Instagram account @agletis...

Helicopter Parenting Damage, What Doing Chores Says About You, and Ketchup History 12.07.2018

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 Doing a Lot of Chores Says About Your Personality The Weird History of Ketchup You've Never Heard A New Study Shows Just How Damaging Helicopter Parenting Can Be Worried about your own relationship with your kids? Curb the urge to...

Supermoon Science, How to Find Your Passion, and Universes Inside Black Holes 11.07.2018

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: BACKBLAZE: Fully featured 15-day free trial of unlimited cloud backup for your Mac or PC, which you can get for just $5/month Stop Trying to Find Your Passion, Say Stanford Researchers — Do This Instead What's a Supermoon, Anyway? Ther...

Living In A Computer Simulation, Billionaire Success Trick, and Phones Saving the Rainforest 10.07.2018

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 Inversion Is a Thinking Technique Used By Billionaires Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? That's a Heated Debate This Nonprofit is Using...

High Heels Were Originally Meant for Men, Persuasive Magic Words, and Ancient Graffiti 09.07.2018

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: High Heels Were Originally Meant for Men Taikhar Chuluu Is a Mongolian Landmark Featuring 1,500 Years of Graffiti The Copy Machine Study Shows That One Word Can Help You Get Your Way Much more impressive figures strode out of Mongolia...

SETI on How We Search for Aliens (w/ Seth Shostak), Facts Don’t Win Arguments, Self-Control, and The Red Baron 08.07.2018

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: Self-Control Isn't Always Good for You The Red Baron Was a Real Person Who Absolutely Tore It Up in Battle Motivated Reasoning Is Why You Can't Win an Argument Using Facts Inside Pseudoscience And Conspiracy Theories [Podcast] Plus, hear how and why we s...

You’re A Different Person in the Morning, Eye Contact Altering Consciousness, and Racing Against Cheese 06.07.2018

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: Every Year, People in this English Town Risk Life and Limb to Chase a Wheel of Cheese You're a Totally Different Person in the Morning, According to this Massive Twitter Study You Can Enter an Altered State of Consciousness By Staring Into Someone's Eyes...

Why Fake News Spreads, Positive Lightning, and the Habitable Trinity 05.07.2018

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: For a Planet to Sustain Life, It Needs the Habitable Trinity Negative Lightning Is More Common, but Positive Lightning Is Way Worse Fake News Spreads Way Faster Than Real News Online Confirmation Bias Makes You Ignore What You Don't Agree With The Backfi...

Saving Dogs from Fireworks, Benjamin Franklin’s Productivity Schedule, and Supportive Texting 04.07.2018

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: Want to Send a Supportive Text? Science Says You Should Play It Cool Benjamin Franklin's Daily Schedule for Productivity Was Rigorous Dogs Are More Afraid of Fireworks Than Gunshots, Thunderstorms, or Traffic Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podca...

Impostor Syndrome, Moon Landing Photos Explained, and Things You’re Cleaning Too Often 02.07.2018

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 Aren't There Stars in the Moon Landing Photos? 6 Things You're Probably Cleaning Too Often Impostor Syndrome Affects Men and Women Differently 13 Ways to Fight Back Against Impostor Syndrome (via Inc.) Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast...

Belief Superiority, Why Days Are Getting Longer, and Mr. Rogers’ Checklist 02.07.2018

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: People Who Think Their Beliefs Are Better Than Others' Probably Know the Least Days on Earth Are Getting Longer. Here's Why The 9-Step Checklist Mr. Rogers Used for Talking to Children Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn somethin...

How to Get Over a Breakup, Why Cockroaches Exist, Vestigial Traits, and the Lombard Effect 01.07.2018

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer talk to Dr. Gwen Pearson , the education and outreach coordinator for Purdue University’s department of entomology, and discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: You're Wired to Talk Louder with Headphones On 4 Useless Human Traits That Once Had a Purpose How to Cope After a Breakup, According t...

How to Remove Pesticides from Produce, the Misattribution of Arousal, and Laihana Noon 29.06.2018

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: Laihana Noon Is the Bizarre Time of Year When Shadows Disappear The Best Ways to Remove Pesticides From Produce How the "Misattribution of Arousal" Can Make You Fall In Love Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every...

Space Elevator Science, “HALT” Impulse Control Method, and the 6 Types of Disgust 28.06.2018

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 Coldest Volcano in the World Erupts Black Lava There Are 6 Types of Disgust A Space Elevator Could Make Space Travel Easier — If It Were Possible Learn the "HALT" Method to Control Your Impulses Science Confirmed What You Already Knew: Being Hangry I...

Mars Opportunity Rover Update, Sunscreen SPF Meanings, Turning Carbon Dioxide into Fuel 27.06.2018

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 Hasn't the Mars Opportunity Rover Called Home? Mars Rovers Spirit and Oppy on Twitter @MarsRovers When It Comes to Sunscreen, the SPF Isn't as Crucial as You Think This Dr. Seuss-esque Element Could Turn Carbon Dioxide into Fuel Follow Curiosity Dail...

Black Hole Alternatives, Literally Immortal Jellyfish Secrets, and The Best Way to Argue 26.06.2018

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: A Literally Immortal Jellyfish Could Teach Scientists How to Live Forever This Is the Best Way to Argue with Your Partner, Says a Communication Expert Black Holes Might Not Exist, So Here Are 5 Weirder Alternatives Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite...

NASA’s Cryosleep Chambers, Your Brain on Puns, and Why Red Delicious Apples Exist 25.06.2018

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: NASA Is Working on Cryosleep Chambers for Astronauts "Getting" Puns Means Both Sides of Your Brain Are Working Together Why Red Delicious Are the Most Popular, Most Terrible Apple Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new...

How Marriage Changes You, New Dinosaur Discoveries, and Empathy Quirks 24.06.2018

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: We Discover a New Dinosaur Species Every Week Having Been In Someone's Shoes Makes You Less Empathetic This Is How 18 Months of Marriage Changes You, According to a Study Rhnull, the Rarest Blood Type on Earth, Has Been Called the "Golden Blood" Why Do H...

A Trick for Avoiding Regrets, 3D-Printing Your Brain, and a Medieval Security Alarm 22.06.2018

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 3D-Printed Model of Your Own Brain Could Be Coming Soon Hear the Medieval Alarm That Protected the Shogun From Potential Assassins This 3-Second Trick Will Keep You From Saying Something You'll Later Regret Need help boosting your se...

Psychopathic AI, Glowing Civil War Soldiers, and Black Lava 21.06.2018

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 Coldest Volcano in the World Erupts Black Lava How a Few Lucky Civil War Soldiers Started Glowing and Healed Faster "Norman" Is MIT's New Psychopathic AI Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day with Cody G...

The US Government’s Science Knowledge Quiz, Facebook’s Brain Effects, and Manufactured British Accents 20.06.2018

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: Here's What a 5-Day Break From Facebook Will Do for Your Brain If you need more convincing, check out "Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy" by Siva Vaidhyanathan. Can You Answer the 10 Questions on the US Government's S...

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