<p>Welcome to Curiosity Weekly from Discovery, hosted by Dr. Samantha Yammine. Once a week, we’ll bring you the latest and greatest in scientific discoveries and break down the details so that you don’t need a PhD to understand it. From neuroscience to climate tech to AI and genetics, no subject is off-limits. Join Sam as she interviews expert guests and investigates the research guiding some of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs affecting our world today. </p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Wildfires Can Create Their Own Storms
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2020-09-23
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Why Multitasking Keeps You Snacking
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2020-09-22
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Why Do Young People Have More Déjà Vu?
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2020-09-21
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Children Led a Research Project, Painting Eyes on Cow Butts, and Whether to Rinse Your Recycling
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2020-09-18
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Why You Think You’re Too Smart for Ads, Studying Violinists to Understand Human Synchrony, and Relieving Pain by Holding Hands
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2020-09-17
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A Dark Sense of Humor May Mean a High IQ, Origin of the Word Orange, and Zombie Fires in the Arctic
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2020-09-16
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Can Smiling Actually Make You Happier? And Why a Clockmaker Figured Out Longitude
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2020-09-15
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Two Types of Empathy, Why Razors Dull, and Can You Learn Perfect Pitch?
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2020-09-14
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We All Think We’re Bad With Names, The Genius of Hobo Code, and How Attractive Do You Think You Are?
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2020-09-11
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A Harmful Mutation Evolved for Good, Why Astronauts Are Using Old Sailing Tech in Space, and Cody’s Message
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2020-09-10
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The Rando Who Translated Gilgamesh, Why Horses Lost Their Toes, and a Sperm-Swimming Discovery
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2020-09-09
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Difference Between Unscented & Fragrance-Free and Cow Gene Editing for More Male Offspring
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2020-09-08
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Short-Term Pleasures Are Important Too, the Smelly Armpit Enzyme, and a Thorne-Żytkow Object Is a Star Within a Star
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2020-09-07
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The Myth of Pregnancy Cravings, Why Raindrops Don’t Damage Insect Wings, and August’s Curiosity Challenge Trivia
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2020-09-04
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Aggression and Epigenetics (w/ Bill Sullivan), Calm Down with Box Breathing, and How Anglerfish Fuse Without Immune Rejection
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2020-09-03
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The Invisible Forces Controlling You (w/ Bill Sullivan), You Daydream Surprisingly Often, and Ancient Greek Temples Were Built on Fault Lines on Purpose
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2020-09-02
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Normalcy Bounces Back Quickly in Times of Stress and the Female Astronauts of the Mercury 13
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2020-09-01
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How Blind People Describe Animals, Plague Myths About “Ring Around the Rosie,” and Radiation Shields Made from Fungus
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2020-08-31
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Do Masks Stunt Emotional Development? Plus: Human Ears Perk Up, Too, and Why Your Shower Curtain Clings To You
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2020-08-28
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What to Do When Your Pet Is Scared, You Have Microbes Inside Your Cells, and Meet Natalia Reagan (Again!)
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2020-08-27
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