A Mutation That Makes You Need Less Sleep, Why “Like” Isn’t Lazy Language, and Zealandia

Learn about a genetic mutation that makes people need less sleep; a lost, sunken continent at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean called Zealandia; and why the word “like” is not just a lazy language filler.

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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:

• There's a Genetic Mutation That Makes People Need Less Sleep — https://curiosity.im/2LwdjHH
• Zealandia Is the Lost, Sunken Continent at the Bottom of the Pacific Ocean — https://curiosity.im/2ZN3iK2
• A Linguist Studied a Reality Show to Break Down the Grammar of "Like" — https://curiosity.im/2Lwdp21

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/a-mutation-that-makes-you-need-less-sleep-why-like-isnt-lazy-language-and-zealandia

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