Curiosity Daily Podcast: Tips for Happy, Healthy Aging (w/ Daniel Levitin) and a Massive Collision Helped Us Judge the Milky Way’s Age

Learn about research-based advice for staying happy in your later years, from neuroscientist and author Daniel Levitin. Then, you’ll learn about how a faraway star helped researchers figure out when the Milky Way was formed.

February 18, 2020

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A Massive Collision Helped Us Judge the Milky Way’s Age by Grant Currin

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