Curiosity Daily

Curiosity Daily


Latest Episodes

Achieve Goals with the 2-List Strategy, Temperature-Telling Crickets, and Lungs Make Blood
April 24, 2019

Learn about how researchers discovered that your lungs actually make blood; how you can tell the temperature from cricket chirps; and a strategy for maximizing your focus and achieving your goals that comes from billionaire business magnate Warren Buffett

NASA’s New Planet-Hunting Telescope, the Light Triad, and Where You Spend Your Time
April 23, 2019

Learn about where NASA’s new planet-hunting telescope is looking for life first; the number of places where people spend most of their time; and, the new “Light Triad” of personality traits.

Never Wash Raw Chicken, Campaign for a 13-Month Calendar, and The Island of the Colorblind
April 22, 2019

Learn about why you should never wash raw chicken; the story behind a place called The Island of the Colorblind; and the forgotten campaign to create a 13-month calendar.

You’re Almost Entirely Empty Space, What Defines Seconds, and the Lyrid Meteor Shower
April 21, 2019

Learn about why you’re almost completely made up of empty space; what defines a second of time; and where you can watch the Lyrid meteor shower this Tuesday.

Fruit Fly Research Essentials (w/ Stephanie Mohr) and Why Doctors Work Long Hours
April 19, 2019

Learn about how and why we study fruit flies with some help from Stephanie Mohr, author of the new book “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery.” But first, learn why it’s actually a good thing that doctors work such long hours.

Einstein’s Greatest Regret, Why Icing an Injury May Not Help It Heal, and Extinction Memories
April 18, 2019

Learn about why icing an injury may not help it heal; the neurons that make old fears return; and how one of Einstein’s greatest regrets turned out to be useful after all.

What’s Next for Quantum Computers (w/ Chris Bernhardt) and How to Make Yourself Luckier
April 17, 2019

Learn about qubits and quantum entanglement with some help from Chris Bernhardt, author of the new book “Quantum Computing for Everyone.” Plus, learn about how you can make yourself luckier.

Benefits of Audiobooks vs. Reading, Bad Earthworms, and Phineas Gage’s Freak Accident
April 16, 2019

Learn about why earthworms are only good for the planet if they’re in the right place; whether it’s better to read books or listen to them; and the story of Phineas Gage's freak accident from the 1800s that changed brain science forever.

Conference Rooms Impair Your Mind, Get a “Toned” Look, and Overcome Friendship Jealousy
April 15, 2019

Learn about why a “toned” appearance has nothing to do with muscle tone; how meetings literally impair your mind, and what you can do about it; and, how to be less jealous when your friend excels at your “thing.”

Control Butterflies in Your Stomach, Numbers in Other Languages, and the Titanic’s Savior
April 14, 2019

Learn about the ship that came to the Titanic’s rescue the night it sank; how to control that feeling when you get butterflies in your stomach; and how numbers are written in different languages.