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Explorers Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah from the Science Channel’s “Unexplained and Unexplored” discuss the surprising roles that maps have played throughout history. You’ll also learn about why people fidget.We're nominated for an award! Please vote for Curiosity Daily for Best Technology & Science Podcast in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards: https://awards.discoverpods.com/finalists/Learn more about Unexplained and Unexplored:UNEXPLAINED AND UNEXPLORED First Look | Discovery — https://www.discovery.com/exploration/unexplained-and-unexplored-first-look-picturesUNEXPLAINED AND UNEXPLORED: Investigating the Legend of California's Gold Laden Ghost Ship | Discovery — https://www.discovery.com/exploration/investigating-the-legend-of-california-s-gold-laden-ghost-shipLike Science Channel on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/ScienceChannel/Follow @ScienceChannel on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/sciencechannel/Follow @ScienceChannel on Facebook — https://twitter.com/ScienceChannelFollow @Justin_Fornal on Twitter — https://twitter.com/Justin_FornalFollow @EmilianoRuprah on Twitter — https://twitter.com/EmilianoRuprahAdditional sources:The surprising science of fidgeting | The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/the-surprising-science-of-fidgeting-7752Single-trial neural dynamics are dominated by richly varied movements | Nature Neuroscience — https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-019-0502-4Nonexercise muscle tension and behavioral fidgeting are positively correlated with food availability/palatability and body weight in rats | Physiology & Behavior Volume 79, Issue 2, July 2003 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938403000866Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/maps-as-weapons-and-art-w-justin-fornal-and-emiliano-ruprah-and-fidgeting-explained Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about whether humans have an internal compass; how long a flu virus can last in the environment; and whether creativity and mental illness actually go hand in hand.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:Do Humans Have An Internal Compass? — https://curiosity.im/36NcJhaHere's How Long a Flu Virus Can Last in the Environment — https://curiosity.im/2Q0Y6B2Do Creativity and Mental Illness Go Hand in Hand? — https://curiosity.im/2Q0TV81Please vote for Curiosity Daily in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards! We're a finalist for Best Technology & Science Podcast. Every vote counts! https://awards.discoverpods.com/finalists/Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/your-internal-compass-how-long-a-flu-virus-survives-and-the-creativity-mental-illness-link Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Forrest Galante, host of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet, explains how to become an adventurer, survive extreme conditions, and find extinct animals. Then, you’ll learn about how “cryptomnesia” can make you plagiarize without realizing it.Please vote for Curiosity Daily in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards! We're a finalist for Best Technology & Science Podcast. Every vote counts! https://awards.discoverpods.com/finalists/In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how cryptomnesia can make you plagiarize without realizing it: https://curiosity.im/32NmsllMore from Extinct or Alive:Extinct or Alive official website — https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/extinct-or-alive/Animal Planet Go — https://www.animalplanet.com/watch/animal-planetForrest Galante official website — https://www.forrestgalante.com/aboutFollow @animalplanet on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/animalplanet/Follow @forrest.galante on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/forrest.galante/Follow @AnimalPlanet on Twitter — https://twitter.com/AnimalPlanetFollow @ForrestGalante on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ForrestGalanteFind episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/tracking-and-adventuring-101-w-forrest-galante-and-plagiarizing-without-realizing-it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why the amount of light you see affects how cold you feel; what’s inside a kangaroo’s pouch; and, foods that can curb the effects of sleep deprivation.Please vote for Curiosity Daily in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards! We're a finalist for Best Technology & Science Podcast. Every vote counts! https://awards.discoverpods.com/finalists/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:What's Inside a Kangaroo's Pouch? — https://curiosity.im/2WIzlLgHealthy Food Can Curb the Effects of Sleep Deprivation — https://curiosity.im/32aDloLAdditional Sources:Low Levels Of Daylight Make Cool Temperatures Feel Even More Uncomfortable | The British Psychological Society — https://digest.bps.org.uk/2019/10/23/low-levels-of-daylight-make-cool-temperatures-feel-even-more-uncomfortable/#more-38257Daylight affects human thermal perception | Nature — https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-48963-yFind episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/foods-to-curb-sleep-deprivation-light-levels-affect-how-cold-you-feel-and-kangaroo-pouches Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Popular mathematics writer and Cornell University Professor Steven Strogatz discusses the difference between calculus and algebra, and what calculus can do that other math can’t. Plus: learn about how distraction can alter your memory, and the science behind the Hindenburg disaster of 1937.Please vote for Curiosity Daily in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards! We're a finalist for Best Technology & Science Podcast. Every vote counts! https://awards.discoverpods.com/finalists/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:A New Study Shows How Distraction Can Alter Your Memory — https://curiosity.im/34pOUtHWhat If The Hindenburg Had Used Helium Instead of Hydrogen? — https://curiosity.im/36ucJCpAdditional resources from Steven Strogatz:“Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe” on Amazon — https://amazon.comAdditional publications — https://amazon.comSteven Strogatz official website — http://www.stevenstrogatz.com/Cornell University profile — https://math.cornell.edu/steven-strogatzGoogle Scholar profile — https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FxyRWlcAAAAJFollow @stevenstrogatz on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stevenstrogatzFind episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-calculus-is-different-w-steven-strogatz-distraction-can-alter-your-memory-and-why-the-hindenburg-used-hydrogen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about the long tradition of blaming games for society’s decline; and, what makes the wind. You’ll also learn about why history is so complicated from historian Justin Jampol, host of “Lost Secrets” on Travel Channel.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how blaming games for society’s decline has been popular for millennia: https://curiosity.im/32cZOBKAdditional resources from “Lost Secrets” host Justin Jampol:“Lost Secrets” official website — https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/lost-secretsLike Travel Channel on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/TravelChannel/Follow @TravelChannel on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/travelchannel/Follow @TravelChannel on Twitter — https://twitter.com/travelchannelFollow Justin Jampol on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justinjampol/Check out this live wind map to see exactly where your wind is coming from: https://earth.nullschool.net/Please vote for Curiosity Daily in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards! We're a finalist for Best Technology & Science Podcast. Every vote counts! https://awards.discoverpods.com/finalists/ Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/history-is-about-the-present-w-justin-jampol-what-makes-the-wind-and-blaming-games-for-societys-problems Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why newborn babies’ heads each smell distinct; why lemmings have a reputation for blindly following others; and, 5 illegal drugs that you used to be able to buy as medicine.Please vote for Curiosity Daily in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards! We're a finalist for Best Technology & Science Podcast. Every vote counts! https://awards.discoverpods.com/finalists/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:Newborn Babies' Heads Each Smell Distinct, According to An Amazing New Analysis — https://curiosity.im/34oXn0i5 Illegal Drugs That Were Once Sold as Medicine — https://curiosity.im/2pCiQUNAdditional sources:Lemming Suicide Myth | Alaska Department of Fish and Game — https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=56Are Lemmings Really Suicidal? The Truth Behind Animal Myths | National Geographic — https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/05/150523-animals-myths-lemmings-science-cats-dogs/The truth about Norwegian lemmings | BBC Earth — http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141122-the-truth-about-lemmingsFind episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/babies-heads-smell-distinct-illegal-drugs-that-used-to-be-medicine-and-lemming-myths Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Forrest Galante, host and star of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet, explains what happens when you find an extinct animal. Then, learn about how bacteria don’t compete to survive — they cooperate.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how bacteria don’t compete to survive — they cooperate: https://curiosity.im/2BLCRKUHear Cody and Ashley on the latest episode of Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda: https://art19.com/shows/clear-vivid-with-alan-alda/episodes/402ebab4-3724-4c03-bc8c-73b232d7f94cPlease vote for Curiosity Daily in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards! We're a finalist for Best Technology & Science Podcast. Every vote counts! https://awards.discoverpods.com/finalists/More from Extinct or Alive on Animal Planet:Extinct or Alive official website — https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/extinct-or-alive/Animal Planet Go — https://www.animalplanet.com/watch/animal-planetForrest Galante official website — https://www.forrestgalante.com/aboutFollow @animalplanet on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/animalplanet/Follow @forrest.galante on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/forrest.galante/Follow @AnimalPlanet on Twitter — https://twitter.com/AnimalPlanetFollow @ForrestGalante on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ForrestGalanteDownload the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/finding-extinct-animals-w-forrest-galante-and-how-bacteria-cooperate-to-survive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how smartphones hurt your mental performance even when they’re off; how babies and adults laugh differently; and, a simple change you can make to your laundry routine to cut down on pollution.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:Smartphones Dull Your Mental Performance — Even When They're Off — https://curiosity.im/2MLlvUQScientists Discovered a Simple Laundry Tweak That Can Cut Down on Ocean Pollution — https://curiosity.im/2Wg5lpuAdditional sources:How do babies laugh? Like chimps! | EurekaAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/asoa-hdb110118.phpHow do babies laugh? | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America — https://asa.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1121/1.5068109Only when I laugh: the science of laughter | The Guardian — https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2015/jul/06/only-when-i-laugh-science-laughter-sophie-scott-royal-physiological-societyDownload the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/smartphones-impair-you-even-when-theyre-off-eco-friendly-laundry-and-how-babies-laugh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn from popular mathematics writer and Cornell University Professor Steven Strogatz why calculus matters and what exactly calculus is. Plus, learn a surprising reason why you shouldn’t lie to your kids.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why kids who are told lies by their parents are more likely to lie when they grow up: https://curiosity.im/2NeyYUkAdditional resources from Steven Strogatz:“Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe” on Amazon — https://amazon.comAdditional publications — https://amazon.comSteven Strogatz official website — http://www.stevenstrogatz.com/Cornell University profile — https://math.cornell.edu/steven-strogatzGoogle Scholar profile — https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FxyRWlcAAAAJFollow @stevenstrogatz on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stevenstrogatzDownload the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-you-should-care-about-calculus-w-steven-strogatz-and-why-lying-to-kids-is-harmful Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.