Curiosity Weekly

Learn about how scientists stimulated mouse neurons to make them see things that weren’t there; and, why mosquitoes are so dangerous and how they’ve shaped human history, with Dr. Timothy Winegard.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how scientists stimulated mouse neurons to make them see things that weren’t there: https://curiosity.im/2KiCcpBAdditional resources from Timothy Winegard:Pick up “The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator” on Amazon — https://amazon.comColorado Mesa University faculty bio — https://www.coloradomesa.edu/directory/social-behavioral-sciences/timothy-winegard.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/history-changing-mosquitoes-w-timothy-winegard-and-stimulating-neurons-to-produce-images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why the Big Five personality traits may not be reliable in developing countries; why Brazil's Ilha da Queimada Grande island is full of outrageously venomous snakes; and why wounds in your mouth heal so quickly.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 Big Five Personality Traits May Not Be Reliable in Developing Countries — https://curiosity.im/2KgKNJmSnake Island Is Teeming With Nothing But Outrageously Venomous Snakes — https://curiosity.im/2SvwQtqWhy Do Mouth Wounds Heal So Quickly? — https://curiosity.im/2SGgpuFDownload 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/big-five-personality-traits-are-weird-why-mouth-wounds-heal-so-quickly-and-snake-island Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why the sun and moon don’t have names; why kitchen sponges are grosser than you think (and what to do about it); and how you can improve your self-control with the right feelings of guilt.Please support today’s sponsor, Skura! Visit https://skurastyle.com to get sponges delivered right to your door, and enter promo code CURIOSITY to get your first month FREE!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:Why Don't the Sun and Moon Have Names? — https://curiosity.im/2KifXAbKitchen Sponges Are Even Grosser Than You Think — https://curiosity.im/2SvwKC4Feeling Guilty About a Lapse in Self-Control? Here's a Simple Way to Do Better — https://curiosity.im/2SwJEQvDownload 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/improve-your-self-control-replace-your-kitchen-sponge-and-naming-our-sun-and-moon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why bystanders help would-be victims more often than we thought; how you should think about past failures to avoid future failures; and how crows passed an ancient test from Aesop’s Fables.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 Surveillance Footage Study Shows That Bystanders Help More Often Than We Thought — https://curiosity.im/2KiEx3yDwelling on Your Failure Might Help You Succeed — https://curiosity.im/2LARHLgCrows Can Pass This Ancient Test from Aesop's Fables — https://curiosity.im/2LAp2GgDownload 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/bystanders-help-more-often-than-you-thought-avoiding-failure-and-cause-and-effect-crows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about the complicated history of the NATO phonetic alphabet; why we eat three meals a day; and how you can use a technique called Functional Imagery Training to achieve your goals faster.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 Complicated History of the Alfa, Bravo, Charlie Alphabet — https://curiosity.im/2KfUcAFA Technique Called FIT Can Help You Achieve Your Goals Faster — https://curiosity.im/2LAhsLFAdditional resources discussed:Breakfast, lunch and dinner: Have we always eaten them? | BBC News — https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20243692Is there a biological reason to eat three meals a day? | HowStuffWorks — https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/biological-reason-to-eat-three-meals-day.htmDownload 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/achieve-your-goals-faster-why-we-eat-3-meals-a-day-and-the-nato-phonetic-alphabet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how octopus arms literally have minds of their own; and, the benefits of having plants and how to get started, with environmental scientist and author Summer Rayne Oakes.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how octopus arms have minds of their own: https://curiosity.im/31ijdB4Read more about the benefits of “forest bathing” — https://curiosity.im/2Ko0wXbAdditional resources from Summer Rayne Oakes:Pick up “How to Make a Plant Love You: Cultivate Green Space in Your Home and Heart” on Amazon — https://amazon.comOfficial website — http://www.summerrayne.net/Homestead Brooklyn — http://homesteadbrooklyn.com/Follow @homesteadbrooklyn on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/homesteadbrooklynFollow @sroakes on Twitter — https://twitter.com/sroakesSummer Rayne Oakes on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/summerrayneoakesDownload 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/cultivate-green-space-in-your-home-w-summer-rayne-oakes-and-brains-of-octopus-arms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about flyting, the Medieval version of rap battles; the chemistry behind what causes yellow pit stains, and how to prevent them; and why it takes so long to board an airplane.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:Flyting Was the Medieval Version of a Rap Battle — https://curiosity.im/31lf9QIYellow Pit Stains Aren't Solely Caused by Sweat — https://curiosity.im/2LBTQpYWhy Does Boarding an Airplane Take So Long? (There's a Better Way!) — https://curiosity.im/2LBgRcWDownload 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/prevent-pit-stains-medieval-rap-battles-and-why-airplane-boarding-takes-so-long Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how a struck match creates fire; why "the island rule" makes some animals huge and other animals tiny; and how you can melt glass at home, with some help from Netflix reality glassblowing competition “Blown Away” host Nick Uhas.Please support today’s sponsor, Skura! Visit https://skurastyle.com to get sponges delivered right to your door, and enter promo code CURIOSITY to get your first month FREE!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:How Does a Struck Match Create Fire? — https://curiosity.im/2Sls55MWhy Do Islands Make Some Animals Huge and Others Tiny? — https://curiosity.im/2SlrRvsDownload 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/melt-glass-at-home-w-nick-uhas-how-matches-make-fire-and-odd-animal-sizes-on-islands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about the true history of penicillin; why wireless charging may be bad for your battery; and why the “alpha dog” is a canine myth.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:In the Story of Penicillin, Alexander Fleming Was a Minor Character — https://curiosity.im/2SD8bmXBad News: Wireless Charging May Be Bad for Your Battery — https://curiosity.im/2LspOoEThe "Alpha Dog" Is a Canine Myth — https://curiosity.im/2LrOCx7Download 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/wireless-charging-may-be-bad-for-your-battery-alpha-dog-myths-and-penicillins-full-origins Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how scientists found a way to transfer data through music. Then, learn about the world of possibilities for cell-sized robots, in the final edition of our Microscale Mondays mini-series with Cornell physicists Itai Cohen and Paul McEuen.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how scientists found a way to transfer data through music: https://curiosity.im/2SFglLiAdditional resources from Cornell University:Physicists take first step toward cell-sized robots — https://as.cornell.edu/news/physicists-take-first-step-toward-cell-sized-robotsGraphene Origami [VIDEO] — https://research.cornell.edu/video/graphene-origamiNanobots That Can Do Just about Anything — https://research.cornell.edu/news-features/nanobots-can-do-just-about-anythingItai Cohen | Department of Physics Cornell Arts & Sciences — https://physics.cornell.edu/itai-cohenPaul McEuen | Department of Physics Cornell Arts & Sciences — https://physics.cornell.edu/paul-mceuenDownload 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/future-of-cell-sized-robots-w-cornell-university-and-transferring-data-through-music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.