Medieval Dancing Plagues, Altruistic Indulgence, and Types of Human Species

Learn why you’re more likely to order junk food after your friends do; why we’re the only human species; and why people literally danced themselves to death during the Medieval Dancing Plague.

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:

• This Concept Explains Why You Order Junk Food After Your Friends Do — https://curiosity.im/2L1M9dk
• Why Are We the Only Human Species? — https://curiosity.im/2GwHtrA
• During the Medieval Dancing Plagues, People Literally Danced Themselves to Death — https://curiosity.im/2GyG0kK

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/medieval-dancing-plagues-altruistic-indulgence-and-types-of-human-species

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