Curiosity Daily Podcast: Exercising at Night Won’t Mess with Your Sleep, Tonka Beans, and Non-Genome -Omes

Learn about the strange history of the word “genome” and other -omes; where you can taste the legendary tonka bean, and why it’s illegal in some places; and new research that says exercising at night won’t mess with your sleep.

January 10, 2019

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