S’more History, How “Text Speak” Affects Literacy Skills, and What Lead Does to Your Body

Learn about whether “text speak” harms your literacy skills; why the s’mores recipe isn’t as old as you think; and what lead does to the human body.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:Does 'Text Speak' Harm Your Literacy Skills? — https://curiosity.im/2Jv4L2pThe S'more Recipe Isn't as Old as You Think — https://curiosity.im/2xDnDpuThis Is What Lead Does to the Human Body — https://curiosity.im/2xxVLD8Want to support our show? Register for the 2019 Podcast Awards and nominate Curiosity Daily to win for People’s Choice, Education, and Science & Medicine. After you register, simply select Curiosity Daily from the drop-down menus (voting in other categories optional): https://curiosity.im/podcast-awards-2019Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing. Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/smore-history-how-text-speak-affects-literacy-skills-and-what-lead-does-to-your-body Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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