Curiosity Weekly

Learn about how and why we study fruit flies with some help from Stephanie Mohr, author of the new book “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery.” You’ll also learn why we still make pennies here in the U.S., and why science says your personality completely changes over time.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 U.S. Penny Costs More Than 1 Cent to Produce — https://curiosity.im/2GoTkYQScience Says You're A Totally Different Person At 14 And 77 — https://curiosity.im/2IloIZDAdditional 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/how-fruit-flies-are-like-humans-w-stephanie-mohr-your-changing-personality-and-pennies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn which is healthiest: fresh, canned, or frozen vegetables; how iodized salt accidentally increased the American IQ; and how you can apply to participate in a new NASA-backed study to help scientists learn about the effects of space travel.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:Canned and Frozen Veggies Are More Nutritious Than Fresh Ones — https://curiosity.im/2InV7yFHow Iodized Salt (Accidentally) Increased the American IQ — https://curiosity.im/2IsdpyHThis Space-Travel Simulation Study Wants You to Stay in Bed for Science — https://curiosity.im/2IlpKEZIf 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/fresh-canned-and-frozen-vegetable-nutrition-staying-in-bed-for-science-and-iqs-on-iodine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how researchers discovered that your lungs actually make blood; how you can tell the temperature from cricket chirps; and a strategy for maximizing your focus and achieving your goals that comes from billionaire business magnate Warren Buffett.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:Lungs Actually Make Blood — https://curiosity.im/2Gr6lB4You Can Tell The Temperature From Cricket Chirps, Thanks To Dolbear's Law — https://curiosity.im/2GgNIjjTo Maximize Your Focus and Achieve Your Goals, Try Warren Buffett's 2-List Strategy — https://curiosity.im/2GgO3T7If 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/achieve-goals-with-the-2-list-strategy-temperature-telling-crickets-and-lungs-make-blood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about where NASA’s new planet-hunting telescope is looking for life first; the number of places where people spend most of their time; and, the new “Light Triad” of personality traits.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:NASA Has a New Planet-Hunting Telescope, and It Knows Where to Look for Life First — https://curiosity.im/2GgnDkfMost People Spend Their Time in Just 25 Places — https://curiosity.im/2GgLhgFPut Your Best Qualities to the Test With the Light Triad Scale — https://curiosity.im/2GerY7tIf 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/nasas-new-planet-hunting-telescope-the-light-triad-and-where-you-spend-your-time Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why you should never wash raw chicken; the story behind a place called The Island of the Colorblind; and the forgotten campaign to create a 13-month calendar.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 You Should Never Wash Raw Chicken — https://curiosity.im/2Gi7KtPPingelap Atoll Is Known as the Island of the Colorblind — https://curiosity.im/2GcQ6awThe Forgotten Campaign to Create a 13-Month Calendar — https://curiosity.im/2GdNoBQIf 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/never-wash-raw-chicken-campaign-for-a-13-month-calendar-and-the-island-of-the-colorblind Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why you’re almost completely made up of empty space; what defines a second of time; and where you can watch the Lyrid meteor shower this Tuesday.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're Almost Completely Made Up of Empty Space — https://curiosity.im/2Gq85KQHere's How You Can Watch the Lyrid Meteor Shower in 2019 — https://curiosity.im/2GcOP3eAdditional resources discussed:Why is a day divided into 24 hours? (Intermediate) | Astronomy Department at Cornell University — http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/physics/161-our-solar-system/the-earth/day-night-cycle/761-why-is-a-day-divided-into-24-hours-intermediateWhy are there 24 hours in a day? | ABC Science — http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/11/15/3364432.htmUsing Particle Physics for Measurement Shows Just How Far Measurement Has Come | Curiosity.com — https://curiosity.im/2GpdZfjIf 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/youre-almost-entirely-empty-space-what-defines-seconds-and-the-lyrid-meteor-shower Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how and why we study fruit flies with some help from Stephanie Mohr, author of the new book “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery.” But first, learn why it’s actually a good thing that doctors work such long hours.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 story from Curiosity.com about why it might actually be a good thing that doctors work such long hours: https://curiosity.im/2UvhpVyAdditional 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/fruit-fly-research-essentials-w-stephanie-mohr-and-why-doctors-work-long-hours Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why icing an injury may not help it heal; the neurons that make old fears return; and how one of Einstein’s greatest regrets turned out to be useful after all.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:Icing an Injury Doesn't Help It Heal — https://curiosity.im/2UrNPjWScientists Discovered the Neurons that Make Old Fears Return — https://curiosity.im/2UyCLBkOne of Einstein's Greatest Regrets Has Turned Out To Be Useful After All — https://curiosity.im/2GojM4LIf 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/einsteins-greatest-regret-why-icing-an-injury-may-not-help-it-heal-and-extinction-memories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about qubits and quantum entanglement with some help from Chris Bernhardt, author of the new book “Quantum Computing for Everyone.” Plus, learn about how you can make yourself luckier.Get your copy of “Quantum Computing for Everyone” on Amazon: https://amazon.comIn this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how luck is predictable — which means you can make yourself luckier: https://curiosity.im/2UtLF34If 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/whats-next-for-quantum-computers-w-chris-bernhardt-and-how-to-make-yourself-luckier Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why earthworms are only good for the planet if they’re in the right place; whether it’s better to read books or listen to them; and the story of Phineas Gage's freak accident from the 1800s that changed brain science forever.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:Earthworms Aren't as Good for the Soil as You Think — https://curiosity.im/2UpoEOXIs It Better to Read Books or Listen to Them? — https://curiosity.im/2Usr3rXHow Phineas Gage's Freak Accident Changed Brain Science Forever — https://curiosity.im/2UrNhuoIf 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/benefits-of-audiobooks-vs-reading-bad-earthworms-and-phineas-gages-freak-accident Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.