Dark Matter, Spite Houses, Digits of Pi Needed, and Measuring Your Passion and Perseverance

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and talk to theoretical astrophysicist Katie Mack about dark matter — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:How Many Digits of Pi Do We Actually Need?Spite Houses Are Buildings Designed to Annoy the NeighborsThe Grit Scale Measures Your Passion and PerseveranceMore from Dr. Katherine “Katie” Mack, theoretical astrophysicist and cosmologist:Katie Mack's official websiteResearch websiteBlog: The Universe, in TheoryYouTube series "Pint in the Sky""Pint in the Sky" podcastWant to support our show? Register for the 2018 Podcast Awards and nominate Curiosity Daily to win for People’s Choice, Education, and Science & Medicine. Just register at the link and select Curiosity Daily from the drop-down menus (no need to pick nominees in every category): https://curiosity.im/podcast-awards-2018Learn about these topics and more on Curiosity.com, and download our 5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable our Alexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day! Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/dark-matter-spite-houses-digits-of-pi-needed-and-measuring-your-passion-and-perseverance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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