Curiosity Weekly

Learn how friction causes static electricity. Then, learn from renowned theoretical physicist Sean Carroll why understanding the Many Worlds Theory could be the best way for us to understand the universe.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how friction causes static electricity: https://curiosity.im/32T2CEyPublications and more from Sean Carroll:“Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime” on Amazon — https://amazon.com“The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself” on Amazon — https://amazon.com“From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time” on Amazon — https://amazon.comFollow @seanmcarroll on Twitter — https://twitter.com/seanmcarrollSean Carroll’s website — https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/Sean Carroll’s Mindscape Podcast — https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/Download 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/many-worlds-theory-explains-the-universe-w-sean-carroll-and-what-causes-static-electricity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why there’s no such thing as a sugar rush; why it took more than 40 years to see NASA’s high-resolution images of the Moon; and, how dogs use referential signals to communicate with humans.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:Sorry, Parents: There's No Such Thing as a Sugar Rush — https://curiosity.im/2LAgH4aNASA Had High-Res Images of the Moon in the '60s, So Why Couldn't We See Them? — https://curiosity.im/2LAgqyaDogs Use 19 Signals to Communicate With You — https://curiosity.im/32QZ7ywDownload 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/signals-dogs-use-to-talk-to-you-nasas-lost-moon-photos-and-the-sugar-rush-is-a-myth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how dogs’ personalities are rooted in their DNA; one skill that doesn’t get worse as you get older; and how your sense of smell works.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:Dogs' Personalities Are Rooted in Their DNA — https://curiosity.im/2OfDwvJScientists Have Identified One Skill that Doesn't Deteriorate with Age — https://curiosity.im/2LwW5tmAdditional resources discussed:How does the sense of smell work? | HowStuffWorks — https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/perception/question139.htmHuman Nose Can Detect a Trillion Smells | Science — https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/03/human-nose-can-detect-trillion-smellsDownload 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/where-dogs-get-their-personalities-how-smells-work-and-a-skill-that-improves-with-age Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn how to power your house by destroying the fabric of space-time, with help from xkcd creator Randall Munroe. Then, learn about the surprising reasons why hourglass figures are considered attractive; and, the scientific reason why clowns creep us out.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:The Evolutionary Reason Hourglass Figures Are Considered Attractive Isn't What You've Heard — https://curiosity.im/2la3Aw0Here's the Scientific Reason Why Clowns Creep Us Out — https://curiosity.im/2LvbBpHAdditional resources from Randall Munroe:“How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems” on Amazon — https://amazon.comxkcd, “A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language" — xkcd.com “What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions” — https://amazon.comRandall Munroe: Is It Possible To Change The Moon's Colour? [Video] — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avYPeoU0nI8Download 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/destroying-space-time-for-power-w-randall-munroe-hourglass-figure-myths-clown-science Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how quickly different languages can transmit information. Then, learn how you can predict the weather by analyzing the pixels of your Facebook photos, with some help from Randall Munroe, creator of the popular geek webcomic xkcd.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how languages all transmit information at the same rate, no matter how fast they’re spoken: https://curiosity.im/2OgvR0jAdditional resources from Randall Munroe:“How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems” on Amazon — https://amazon.comxkcd, “A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language" — xkcd.com “What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions” — https://amazon.comRandall Munroe: Is It Possible To Change The Moon's Colour? [Video] — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avYPeoU0nI8Download 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/predict-the-weather-using-facebook-photos-w-randall-munroe-and-spoken-data-speeds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why you’re bad at choosing good pictures of yourself; how scientists could use gravitational wave detectors to detect dark matter particles; and, a questionnaire to help you figure out how left- or right-handed you are.Please support our sponsors! Get two months of unlimited access to over 25,000 classes on Skillshare — for free. To sign up, go to skillshare.com/curiosityIn 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:You're Bad at Choosing Good Pictures of Yourself — But Strangers Aren't — https://curiosity.im/2LvabeRHere's How Gravitational Wave Detectors Might Be Able to Detect Dark Matter Particles — https://curiosity.im/2LvvEVeMeasure Your Right- or Left-Handedness with the Edinburgh Handedness Scale — https://curiosity.im/2LDoq1hDownload 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/how-to-pick-a-profile-photo-handedness-and-gravitational-wave-detectors-seeking-dark-matter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about the big impact we could have on our planet by cutting work hours; the strange behavior of superbolts of lightning; and, which personalities people associate with the sounds of certain names.Please support our sponsors! Get 10% off your first order from Saturday Morning Coffee Company at SaturdayMorningCoffeeCompany.comIn 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:Cutting Work Hours Could Have a Big Impact on the Planet — https://curiosity.im/2LvLsavSuperbolts Have 1,000 Times the Energy of Regular Lightning — https://curiosity.im/2LteaIQPeople Associate the Sounds of Certain Names with Certain Personalities — https://curiosity.im/2Oe9OXRDownload 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/personalities-associated-with-certain-names-working-less-to-save-the-earth-and-superbolts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why political parties may arrive at their positions by pure chance, with some help from opinion cascades; why the Great Oxygenation Event led to a bigger die-off than the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs; and, whether infrared and ultraviolet light show up in rainbows.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 If Political Parties Arrive at Their Positions by Pure Chance? — https://curiosity.im/32U0bluEarth's Biggest Die-Off Happened Long Before the Dinosaurs — https://curiosity.im/2OeeM76Additional resources discussed:An Example of the Herschel Infrared Experiment — http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/classroom_activities/herschel_example.htmlRitter Discovers Ultraviolet Light — http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/classroom_activities/ritter_bio.htmlDownload 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/pure-chance-of-political-positions-why-earth-has-oxygen-infrared-and-ultraviolet-in-rainbows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn tips for using less plastic to help keep our planet clean, from Greenpeace UK’s Head of Oceans, Will McCallum. Then, you’ll learn about whether shapes can be angry, with some help from the spectral centroid.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about whether shapes can be angry: https://curiosity.im/32Yz0GdAdditional resources from Will McCallum:“How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time” on Amazon — https://amazon.comFollow Will McCallum @artofactivism on Twitter — https://twitter.com/artofactivismPenguin Random House bio — https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2189047/will-mccallumDownload 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/cutting-back-on-plastic-in-your-home-w-will-mccallum-and-how-shapes-can-be-angry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn why puppies really do love your “who’s a good boy?” voice. You’ll also learn about small changes you can make in your daily routine to help us clean up the world’s oceans, with help from special guest Will McCallum.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how puppies really do love your “who’s a good boy?” voice: https://curiosity.im/2ZOHn5cAdditional resources from Will McCallum:“How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time” on Amazon — https://amazon.comFollow Will McCallum @artofactivism on Twitter — https://twitter.com/artofactivismPenguin Random House bio — https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2189047/will-mccallumDownload 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/how-to-save-the-world-from-plastic-w-will-mccallum-and-your-puppies-love-baby-talk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.