Understanding and Measuring FOMO in the Age of Social Media

Learn about the real effects of FOMO, and how you can measure your fear of missing out; the story of Anatoli Bugorski, a Russian scientist who put his head inside a particle accelerator and survived; and the Japanese “Cat Island” of Tashirojima, where there are more cats than people.

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
• Measure Your Fear of Missing Out with This Science-Backed Quiz
• Anatoli Bugorski, the Man Who Put His Head Inside a Particle Accelerator — and Survived
• Cats Outnumber People on the Japanese Island of Tashirojima

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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/measuring-your-fomo-tashirojima-cat-island-and-the-man-who-put-his-head-inside-a-particle-accelerator-and-survived

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