Curiosity Daily Podcast: Too Much Sleep Can Be Harmful, Why You Can’t Tickle Yourself, and Black Hole Light Echoes
Learn about why too much sleep may be just as harmful as too little; what light echoes detected by NASA might be able to teach us about how black holes evolve over time; and why you can’t tickle yourself.
February 10, 2019
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:
- Too Much Sleep May Be Just as Harmful as Too Little — https://curiosity.im/2DPVnDZ
- Light Echoes from a Black Hole Were Detected by an Instrument Aboard the ISS — https://curiosity.im/2MTuvWA
- Can't Tickle Yourself? That Means Your Brain Is Good Working Order — https://curiosity.im/2DRtITc
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