Too Much Sleep Can Be Harmful, Why You Can’t Tickle Yourself, and Black Hole Light Echoes

Learn about why too much sleep may be just as harmful as too little; what light echoes detected by NASA might be able to teach us about how black holes evolve over time; and why you can’t tickle yourself.

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:

• Too Much Sleep May Be Just as Harmful as Too Little — https://curiosity.im/2DPVnDZ
• Light Echoes from a Black Hole Were Detected by an Instrument Aboard the ISS — https://curiosity.im/2MTuvWA
• Can't Tickle Yourself? That Means Your Brain Is Good Working Order — https://curiosity.im/2DRtITc

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/too-much-sleep-can-be-harmful-why-you-cant-tickle-yourself-and-black-hole-light-echoes

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