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Curiosity Daily Podcast: How to Get Over a Breakup, Why Cockroaches Exist, Vestigial Traits, and the Lombard Effect

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — plus, talk to Dr. Gwen Pearson, the education and outreach coordinator for Purdue University’s department of entomology — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

July 01, 2018

Episode Show Notes:

More from Dr. Gwen Pearson:

Are you looking for ways to take care of your voice? Check out "Rodney Saulsberry's Tongue Twisters and Vocal Warm-Ups: With Other Vocal-Care Tips." For more guidance getting through your breakup, check out "Left Alone to Learn: The Break-Up Book" by Michael Eli Vineberg. They’re free with your Audible trial, and if you make a purchase using these links, then Curiosity will get a share of the sale.

Learn more about these topics and more on Curiosity.com, and download our 5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable our Alexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!

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