Curiosity Daily Podcast: Measuring Your FOMO, Tashirojima “Cat Island,” and the Man Who Put His Head Inside A Particle Accelerator (and Survived!)
Learn about the real effects of FOMO, and how you can measure your fear of missing out; the story of Anatoli Bugorski, a Russian scientist who put his head inside a particle accelerator and survived; and the Japanese “Cat Island” of Tashirojima, where there are more cats than people.
Episode Show Notes:
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:
- SKILLSHARE: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents
- Measure Your Fear of Missing Out with This Science-Backed Quiz
- Anatoli Bugorski, the Man Who Put His Head Inside a Particle Accelerator — and Survived
- Cats Outnumber People on the Japanese Island of Tashirojima
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