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Curiosity Daily Podcast: Modern and Ancient Cities Faced the Same Problems (w/ Monica L. Smith), Ear Dominance

Learn about the similarities between problems facing ancient and modern cities from author Monica L. Smith, an archaeologist and professor in the department of anthropology at UCLA. You’ll also learn about whether you have a dominant ear.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Our Implicit Attitudes: New Research into Human Relationships (w/ Vivian Zayas)

Learn about new research into the implicit attitudes people have in close relationships with others (and more) from Vivian Zayas, Director of the Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Smiling Can Make You Happier, Maybe Nobody Likes Black Coffee or Beer, and Entropy 101

Learn about the weird science behind why people like the taste of black coffee; how entropy keeps time flowing forward; and how smiling really can make you feel happier.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: How to Tell What Life Hacks Are Worth Trying (w/ Joseph Reagle) and Microwaves for Cooling

Learn about how to tell whether a life hack is worth trying from a special guest: Professor Joseph M. Reagle Jr., author of the new book “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents.” You’ll also learn why there’s no such thing as a “reverse microwave” for cooling.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Reduce Arachnophobia with Spider-Man, Biggest Volcano Eruption Ever, and 100-Point Plan

Learn about how watching Spider-Man may reduce arachnophobia; how the biggest volcano eruption in history may have made one of the world’s most classic horror stories possible; and a 100-point plan to organize your day to get more done.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: What to Do if You Can’t Sleep, Diet Soda Weight Loss Myths, and Gold from Neutron Stars

Learn about how scientists traced some of Earth’s heaviest elements to an ancient star collision; what to do if you’re lying in bed and you can’t sleep; and whether diet soda can help you lose weight.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: The Healthiest Diet (w/ Michael Greger), Space Volcanoes, Freemasons, and Device-Free Quiet Time

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and talk to Dr. Michael Greger, internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts.org — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Ways Black Holes Can Kill You (w/ Katie Mack), Rituals to Improve Self-Control, and Ice Cream Types

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and talk to astrophysicist Katie Mack about black holes — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

Curiosity Daily Podcast: How to Change Your Habits, Almond and Soy Milk vs. Juices, and the Rio Scale for Alien News

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com (along with some outside research into a listener question) to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Managing Energy Instead of Time, Psychopath Music Playlists, and “Traditional” 1950s Marriage Myths (w/ Dr. Eli Finkel)

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:

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