How to Change Your Personality, Why You Jerk Awake While Falling Asleep, and Ainu History

Learn about new research into whether you can change your personality; why historians are stumped over the history of the Ainu, Japan’s indigenous people; and why you jerk awake while you’re falling asleep.

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:

• Can You Change Your Personality? — https://curiosity.im/2Mu9eCk
• The Ainu Are Japan's Indigenous People — https://curiosity.im/2MsSXxz
• Why Do You Jerk Awake Right as You're Falling Asleep? — https://curiosity.im/2MqRvMc

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-change-your-personality-why-you-jerk-awake-while-falling-asleep-and-ainu-history

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