Curiosity Daily Podcast: Moral Outrage Online, Cuttlefish Memory, Sounds Have Shapes

Learn about the dark side of likes and shares; how cuttlefish memory stays sharp in old age; and bouba and kiki shapes.

September 27, 2021

Episode Show Notes:

Likes and shares push people to express "moral outrage" by Steffie Drucker

Cuttlefish memory stays sharp in old age, making them the first animal with this trait by Cameron Duke

You Probably Know Which Shape Is A Bouba And Kiki by Joanie Faletto

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