You Believe Your Own Lies Very Quickly, How Dogs Understand Human Speech, and Where to See the Ursids

Learn how to see the Ursids, the last meteor shower of the year; how researchers figured out whether dogs can understand what you tell them; and how long it takes before you believe your own lies.

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:

• How to See the Ursids, the Last Meteor Shower of the Year — https://curiosity.im/2EgU95S
• Can Dogs Really Understand What You Tell Them? — https://curiosity.im/2Sonb6A
• It Doesn't Take Long to Believe Your Own Lies — https://curiosity.im/2EjrLjB

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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/you-believe-your-own-lies-very-quickly-how-dogs-understand-human-speech-and-where-to-see-the-ursids

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