What to Do if You Can’t Sleep, Diet Soda Weight Loss Myths, and Gold from Neutron Stars

Learn about how scientists traced some of Earth’s heaviest elements to an ancient star collision; what to do if you’re lying in bed and you can’t sleep; and whether diet soda can help you lose weight.

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:

• Some of Earth’s Gold Came From Two Neutron Stars That Collided Billions of Years Ago — https://curiosity.im/2HlKOdj
• If You Can't Sleep, Get Out of Bed! — https://curiosity.im/2HotWCU
• Will Diet Soda Help You Lose Weight? — https://curiosity.im/2YwbdLf

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/what-to-do-if-you-cant-sleep-diet-soda-weight-loss-myths-and-gold-from-neutron-stars

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