Curiosity Weekly

Learn about a new discovery about rain on the sun; why flamingos stand on one leg; and why you blink the way you do when you’re watching a movie.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:It Rains on the Sun — https://curiosity.im/2GwjSHmThe Real Reason Flamingos Stand on One Leg — https://curiosity.im/2GzHYkOMoviegoers Blink in Sync for an Eerie Reason — https://curiosity.im/2GzHStsIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/moviegoers-blink-in-sync-rain-on-the-sun-and-why-flamingos-stand-on-one-leg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why wireless signals are completely banned from Green Bank, West Virginia; why fish stinks but chicken doesn’t; and how to find out if you have a healthy personality.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:Wireless Signals Are Banned in This Small West Virginia Town — https://curiosity.im/2GvhnFfHow Come Fish Stinks But Chicken Doesn't? — https://curiosity.im/2GxqJ3BDo You Have a "Healthy" Personality? Find Out With This Psychology Scale — https://curiosity.im/2GyLWdyIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/a-town-where-wireless-signals-are-banned-why-fish-stink-and-a-personality-health-test Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/2L1M9dkWhy Are We the Only Human Species? — https://curiosity.im/2GwHtrADuring the Medieval Dancing Plagues, People Literally Danced Themselves to Death — https://curiosity.im/2GyG0kKIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/medieval-dancing-plagues-altruistic-indulgence-and-types-of-human-species Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how we preserve analog and digital audio (and other media) with special guest Damon Krukowski, who is a musician, writer, and author of the new book “Ways of Hearing.” We’ll also answer a listener question about why quickly rotating objects seem to rotate in the opposite direction.Get your copy of “Ways of Hearing” on Amazon: https://amazon.comMore from Damon Krukowski:“Ways of Hearing” on Amazon — https://amazon.comDamon Krukowski’s website — http://www.dadadrummer.com/Pitchfork profile — https://pitchfork.com/staff/damon-krukowski/Follow Damon K on Twitter @dada_drummer — https://twitter.com/dada_drummerRadiotopia Showcase — https://www.radiotopia.fm/showcase/ways-of-hearingAdditional resources discussed:The wagon wheel illusion in movies and reality | PNAS — https://www.pnas.org/content/93/8/3693.shortIllusory motion reversal is caused by rivalry, not by perceptual snapshots of the visual field | ScienceDirect — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042698904002731The Continuous Wagon Wheel Illusion and the ‘When’ Pathway of the Right Parietal Lobe: A Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study | PLOS — https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0002911If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/analog-and-digital-media-preservation-w-damon-krukowski-and-the-wagon-wheel-illusion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about the incredible discoveries we’ve made from researching fruit flies with special guest Stephanie Mohr, author of “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery.” You’ll also earn about how the South Atlantic Anomaly is messing with our satellites and other space equipment. Plus: health benefits of white wine you may not know about.Get your copy of “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” on Amazon: https://amazon.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:The South Atlantic Anomaly Is the Bermuda Triangle of Space — https://curiosity.im/2GuxenFWhy Do Reds Get All the Glory? White Wine Has Health Benefits, Too — https://curiosity.im/2GspNgAAdditional resources from Stephanie Mohr:“First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” — https://amazon.comFollow Stephanie Mohr on Twitter @smohrfly — https://twitter.com/smohrflyHarvard bio — https://scholar.harvard.edu/smohrIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/new-treatments-via-fruit-flies-w-stephanie-mohr-south-atlantic-anomaly-white-wine-perks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why you don’t weigh the same everywhere on Earth; the personality traits shared by people who live past 90; and how researchers figured out how shoelaces come untied.Please support our sponsors! Visit skillshare.com/curiosity for two months of unlimited access to over 25,000 classes for free. Start your two months now!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:You Don't Weigh the Same Everywhere on Earth — https://curiosity.im/2Gumy8KThese Are the Personality Traits Shared by People Who Live Past 90 — https://curiosity.im/2GuzFH2Scientists Just Discovered How Shoelaces Come Untied, and It's Weirder Than You'd Think — https://curiosity.im/2Gr3t7gIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/weight-changes-in-different-places-how-shoelaces-come-untied-and-longer-life-mentality Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn why you shouldn’t be afraid to ask for an extension when you’re up against a deadline; why we used to use lead in gasoline; and what causes that feeling that time is standing still.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 New Study Busts a Myth About Deadlines — https://curiosity.im/2GsniuIWhy Did We Ever Use Lead In Gasoline? — https://curiosity.im/2Gs2t2T (from Sunday)What Makes Time Stand Still? — https://curiosity.im/2Gs3zeHIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/always-ask-for-a-deadline-extension-leaded-gasoline-and-what-makes-time-stand-still Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why people do things because they’re popular; how “Star Wars”-style holograms are becoming a reality; and, how you can avoid four productivity pitfalls and assess how productive you actually are.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 Bandwagon Effect Is Why People Do Things Because They're Popular — https://curiosity.im/2Gs9z7f"Star Wars"–Style Holograms Are Becoming a Reality — https://curiosity.im/2GrDdd0How Productive Are You? This Research-Backed Quiz Can Shed Some Light — https://curiosity.im/2GsSkCPIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/avoid-productivity-pitfalls-the-bandwagon-effect-and-how-holograms-are-becoming-a-reality Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why meteorites probably aren’t hot when they land; why babies hardly ever blink; and why couples have such a hard time breaking up.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:Despite the Fireball, Meteorites Probably Aren't Hot — https://curiosity.im/2Gs6DYeWhy Do Babies Hardly Ever Blink? — https://curiosity.im/2GuxAL2Why Is Breaking Up So Hard? A Study Found a Surprising Reason — https://curiosity.im/2IJJ4flIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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/meteorites-probably-dont-land-hot-break-up-struggles-and-why-babies-hardly-ever-blink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how digital technology is changing the way we listen to music and other audio from special guest Damon Krukowski, who is a musician, writer, and author of the new book “Ways of Hearing.” We’ll also answer a listener question about whether there’s a limit to how much we can know.Get your copy of “Ways of Hearing” on Amazon: https://amazon.comMore from Damon Krukowski:“Ways of Hearing” on Amazon — https://amazon.comDamon Krukowski’s website — http://www.dadadrummer.com/Pitchfork profile — https://pitchfork.com/staff/damon-krukowski/Follow Damon K on Twitter @dada_drummer — https://twitter.com/dada_drummerRadiotopia Showcase — https://www.radiotopia.fm/showcase/ways-of-hearingAdditional resources discussed:What’s the most we can remember? | BBC — http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150401-whats-the-most-we-can-rememberMemory Capacity of the Brain is 10 Times More than Previously Thought | Salk Institute for Biological Studies — https://www.salk.edu/news-release/memory-capacity-of-brain-is-10-times-more-than-previously-thought/What Is the Memory Capacity of the Human Brain? | Scientific American — https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-memory-capacity/Your Short-Term Memory Can Only Hold 7 Items (But You Can Use This Trick) | Curiosity.com — https://curiosity.im/2L0IdcIIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcomDownload 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-digital-audio-has-changed-listening-w-damon-krukowski-and-how-much-you-can-know Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.