Curiosity Weekly

Scientists Finally Found a Dinosaur Cloaca

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why we now know what a dinosaur's cloaca looks like. You’ll also learn why smells change with context from food science expert Harold Mc...

The Stressful Psychology of a Ghosted Email

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how a ghosted email causes different stress than a rude response does, the 15-year grudge match between rival dino hunters known as The Bo...

Is That Real Money or Fun Money? The Trap of Mental Accounting

27 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how to avoid the too-familiar trap of mental accounting, the story of when a glitchy instrument led to evidence for the Big Bang, and the ...

The More You Wish for Self-Control, the Less of It You Have

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about a nearly mile-long trackway of fossilized human footprints is the longest ever found, a trick to keep experiences feeling fresh and new, a...

Do Turkeys Really Drown in Rainstorms?

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Neil Shubin is back to talk about the viruses lurking in your DNA. You’ll also learn about whether it’s true that turkeys are so dumb that they dr...

What People Get Wrong About Evolution (w/ Neil Shubin)

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about the “superhabitable” planets that may have conditions better for life than Earth. Then, biologist and best-selling author Neil Shubin ...

Venus Flytraps Store Short-Term “Memories”

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how scientists discovered that Venus flytraps can store short-term “memories,” why you shouldn't use real-time updates when waiting fo...

Do Rocket Stages Ever Hit Ships? (w/ NASA’s Cody Chambers)

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how saying no to kids makes them more resourceful and why humans aren’t the only animals capable of deception. We’ll also answer a lis...

Why Is Life Based on Carbon and Not Silicon?

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why life is based on carbon and not silicon, whether you should be using plastic or wood cutting boards, and how jealous feelings can help...

What to Do When You Make the Wrong Decision (w/ Annie Duke)

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

First, Annie Duke will explain what to do when you make the wrong decision. Then you’ll learn why we may want to think about recycling our poop, and...

The Best Time to Make a Gut Decision (w/ Annie Duke)

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why gynandromorphs are born half male and half female. Then, we’ll talk to poker champion turned decision strategist Annie Duke about wh...

4 of the World's Weirdest Weather Phenomena

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how babies' random choices become their preferences, why modern agriculture requires “migratory beekeeping” — basically, taking hone...

Why Are Spacesuits White?

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn why spacesuits are white, and how to avoid drama by breaking the Karpman Drama Triangle. Then, test your podcast knowledge with this month’s C...

Befriend Cats with the Slow Blink

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how slow blinking at a cat can help you make friends with it, how temptation bundling can help you reinforce good habits, and why Moravec’...

Why Bugs Are Basically Robots (w/ Alie Ward)

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how AI could help predict which drugs won’t agree with women, and why Point Nemo is considered planet Earth’s spacecraft graveyard. Bu...

Ask Smart People Stupid Questions (w/ Alie Ward)

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why birds are the only surviving dinosaurs. Then, we’ll talk to Alie Ward of the Ologies podcast about why we should all ask smart peopl...

Why You Need a Virtual Commute

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why remote workers need a "virtual commute," what happened when scientists tried growing prehistoric-sized insects, and how the solar syst...

You Can Control Your Dreams with Science

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how fathers benefit from being involved with their newborn babies, what you can do to control your dreams with science, and why the asterisk is ...

A Brain-Training Task to Reduce Motion Sickness

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about a simple brain-training task that may reduce motion sickness, what parasites found in medieval human remains can tell us about eradicating...

5G Might Impair Weather Forecasts

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how 5G may impair weather forecasts, and how the first confirmed exoplanet was discovered a lot more recently than you may realize. Plus, ...

How to Make the Most of Your Negativity Bias (w/ John Tierney)

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about two new neuroscience studies that show why birds are so dang smart. Then science writer John Tierney will talk negativity bias and how you...

Can a Selfie Screen You for Heart Disease?

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about whether it’s better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond, a mysterious, ancient city called Cahokia that’s, ...

The Door to Hell Is a Fiery Pit That’s Been Burning Since 1971

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about a new theory for the uncanny valley effect and the Door to Hell, a giant fiery pit that’s been burning since 1971. We’ll also answer a...

Baby Tortoises Love Faces, and That’s a Big Deal for Science

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how deliberate practice makes perfect, what the New England Vampire Panic is, and how baby tortoises are attracted to faces from birth.Curiosity...

Einstein Worried That Science Can't Explain "The Now"

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn why Einstein worried that science can’t explain “the now,” how high-impact exercise is actually good for your bones, and why in Haiti, zom...

How Hollywood Gets Seances Wrong

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how bacteria in your gut can produce electricity. Then, performer and lecturer Thom Britton will tell us about the origins of seances and ...

How 19th-Century Body-Snatchers Contributed to Medical Science

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how calling loved ones builds stronger social connections than texting does, why the return of wolves improved life for every animal in Yellowst...

Could Parasites Turn Us into Zombies?

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about whether parasites can turn us into zombies, why awkward silences are so awkward, and why bubbles form in boiling water.Could parasites tur...

The Martian Moon Phobos Creates a Yearly Solar Eclipse

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how eclipses on Mars can tell scientists more about the planet’s interior, why we behave irrationally when our freedom is threatened, an...

Viking Was a Job Description, Not Heredity

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how being a “Viking” was actually a career choice, not an ethnicity, why it’s easy to plant false memories, and how the pandemic has...

Why Don’t Predators Hunt Their Prey into Extinction?

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why predators don’t hunt their prey into extinction, then discover the history of crossword puzzles from author Adrienne Raphel!Why Don’...

Why Social Isolation Could Breed Conspiracy Theorists

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about what it would be like to travel through a wormhole, how the pumpkin became North America’s Halloween mascot, and how social isolation ca...

How Romantic Partners Influence Each Other's Relationship Goals

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why officials in Idaho once dropped beavers from parachutes, how your romantic partner might be influencing your goals (and vice versa), a...

Our Ability to Drink Milk Evolved Way Faster Than Scientists Thought

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about the disturbing original plots of five beloved fairy tales, how the HALT method can help control your impulses, and why our ability to drin...

How Superstitions Can Reduce Anxiety

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how superstitions can actually reduce anxiety, why rebooting can often fix computer problems, and why the first full dinosaur skeleton ever foun...

Hacking Earth to Fight Climate Change

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about the likelihood that we all live in a computer simulation. Then, author Thomas Kostigen explains how geoengineering might help cool the pla...

Earth's Atmosphere May Be Rusting the Moon

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn why the concept of zero is newer than you might think, how you can worry more productively, and why the Earth’s atmosphere might be rusting th...

It’s “Patient O,” Not “Patient Zero”

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how patient O became patient zero, what it takes for a species to evolve twice, and how pesky fruit flies keep getting into your garbage.P...

How Cold Was the Last Ice Age?

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how cold the last ice age was, why your body’s stress response can actually be healthy for you, and how to stop a jack-a-lantern from sp...

How Scientists Teleported Fish Behavior

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why cancer is stranger than we think and how scientists have “teleported” the behavior of real fish into robot fish.Please nominate Cu...

How Cancer Evolves in the Body (w/ Dr. Kat Arney)

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about the impressive memories of goldfish. Plus, hear from Dr. Kat Arney about why an evolutionary perspective may be the key to fighting cancer...

3 Mythological Creatures That Were Inspired by Real Fossils

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about three mythological creatures that were inspired by real fossils, how people prefer to root for winning individuals over teams, and how sci...

Why The Mantis Shrimp Can Punch So Hard Without Damage

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how your schedule might be hurting your health, why the mantis shrimp is able to punch so hard without hurting itself, and who invented th...

What Happens When You Pull a Muscle?

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about what your muscles go through when they get pulled, whether trees have heartbeats, and the real science behind the recovering alcoholics’...

The Dirty, Smelly History of Soap (w/ Cody Cassidy)

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cody Cassidy is back to talk about how soap was invented. You’ll also learn about a bias that makes people believe poor people have thicker skin, an...

Who Ate the First Oyster? (w/ Cody Cassidy)

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why we remember things in the opposite order as we see them and how spiders use atmospheric electricity to balloon through the air. You’...

Why Friends “Swapped Bodies” for Science (Again!)

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how swapping bodies with our pals can alter the way we view ourselves, why California’s redwoods have been able to survive relentless wildfire...

Why Don't We Sneeze in Our Sleep?

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scientists renamed human genes because of Microsoft Excel by Grant CurrinVincent, J. (2020, August 6). Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft...

The Math Bias That Makes You Misjudge COVID-19

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how the mathematical mistake of exponential growth bias makes people underestimate the spread of COVID-19, how crocodiles have survived since th...

Wildfires Can Create Their Own Storms

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how wildfires are powerful enough to create their own storms, how the invention of bags influenced human evolution, and how announcers wit...

Why Multitasking Keeps You Snacking

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how rats might not have been all to blame for the bubonic plagues and why we’re more prone to mindlessly eat while we multitask.When It ...

Why Do Young People Have More Déjà Vu?

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about whether animals can predict earthquakes, why younger folks experience déjà vu more often, and how software that helped us reach the moon...

Children Led a Research Project, Painting Eyes on Cow Butts, and Whether to Rinse Your Recycling

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how children led their own research project into what they really think of adults, how painting eyes on cow butts could help solve a wildl...

Why You Think You’re Too Smart for Ads, Studying Violinists to Understand Human Synchrony, and Relieving Pain by Holding Hands

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how a phenomenon called the third-person effect makes us think we’re too smart for advertising to work on us, why scientists used violin...

A Dark Sense of Humor May Mean a High IQ, Origin of the Word Orange, and Zombie Fires in the Arctic

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how that dark sense of humor can mean a higher IQ, the origin of the word “orange,” and how the arctic produces “zombie fires.”A D...

Can Smiling Actually Make You Happier? And Why a Clockmaker Figured Out Longitude

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn whether smiling can actually make you feel happier and why it took John Harrison, a working-class clockmaker, to figure out longitude.It Took a ...

Two Types of Empathy, Why Razors Dull, and Can You Learn Perfect Pitch?

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how there are two types of empathy — and why we need both, why sturdy steel razors dull, and whether it’s possible to learn perfect pi...

We All Think We’re Bad With Names, The Genius of Hobo Code, and How Attractive Do You Think You Are?

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why everyone claims they’re awful at remembering names; how “hobo code” helped itinerant workers communicate in the 1900s; and wheth...

A Harmful Mutation Evolved for Good, Why Astronauts Are Using Old Sailing Tech in Space, and Cody’s Message

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how a mutation that evolved to protect us against malaria actually makes us more prone to other diseases; and why astronauts are using old...

The Rando Who Translated Gilgamesh, Why Horses Lost Their Toes, and a Sperm-Swimming Discovery

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest texts in the world, was first translated not by a scientist, but by an engraver’s apprentic...

Difference Between Unscented & Fragrance-Free and Cow Gene Editing for More Male Offspring

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn why fragrance-free is NOT the same as unscented, and how a cow named Cosmo was genetically edited so he’ll have more male offspring.There's a ...

Short-Term Pleasures Are Important Too, the Smelly Armpit Enzyme, and a Thorne-Żytkow Object Is a Star Within a Star

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why short-term pleasures are important for your well-being; a Thorne-Żytkow Object, which is what astronomers call a star within a star; ...

The Myth of Pregnancy Cravings, Why Raindrops Don’t Damage Insect Wings, and August’s Curiosity Challenge Trivia

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn why pregnancy cravings might be more cultural than biological; and why raindrops don’t damage delicate insect wings. Then, play along at home ...

Aggression and Epigenetics (w/ Bill Sullivan), Calm Down with Box Breathing, and How Anglerfish Fuse Without Immune Rejection

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Author Bill Sullivan discusses the surprising ways your genes can influence aggressive and violent tendencies. Then, learn about how it’s possible t...

The Invisible Forces Controlling You (w/ Bill Sullivan), You Daydream Surprisingly Often, and Ancient Greek Temples Were Built on Fault Lines on Purpose

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how frequent daydreaming may be killing your mood, why ancient Greek temples were purposely built on fault lines; and the invisible forces...

Normalcy Bounces Back Quickly in Times of Stress and the Female Astronauts of the Mercury 13

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how people under stress can find a “new normal” surprisingly quickly, and why the Mercury 13 should have been the first women in space...

How Blind People Describe Animals, Plague Myths About “Ring Around the Rosie,” and Radiation Shields Made from Fungus

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how blind people can describe what animals look like, how “Ring Around the Rosie” probably doesn’t reference the Plague, and why sci...

Do Masks Stunt Emotional Development? Plus: Human Ears Perk Up, Too, and Why Your Shower Curtain Clings To You

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about the "shower-curtain effect," the mystery of why your shower curtain will randomly cling to you; whether masks affect our emotional develop...

What to Do When Your Pet Is Scared, You Have Microbes Inside Your Cells, and Meet Natalia Reagan (Again!)

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about what to do when your pet is scared; and why the theory of endosymbiosis says you have microbes inside your cells. Then, stick around to me...

Dying People Can Probably Hear You, Mapmakers Catch Copycats with Paper Towns, and How Woodpeckers Shut Down a NASA Launch

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how mapmakers catch copycats with paper towns and trap streets; why people on their deathbed can probably hear their loved ones pay their ...

What If You Stopped Showering (w/ James Hamblin) and Are Some Trees Immortal?

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Physician James Hamblin, staff writer for The Atlantic, explains what would happen if you stopped showering — and other fun facts from the emerging ...

A Science-Backed Workout in 10 Minutes, How Collective Narcissism Makes Groups Toxic, and How Dolphins Make Friends

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how you can slash your exercise time with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) — and the science that backs it up; how “collective ...

Zoos Have Their Own Dating Apps, Why Grease Is Hard to Clean Off Plastic, and You Don’t Have to Be Married to Be Happy

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why it’s harder to clean grease off of plastic than glass; how zoos use their own version of dating apps for breeding programs; and why ...

Are There Really Wasps in Figs? Plus: People Like Round Numbers Even When They’re Bad

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why people prefer round numbers over precise ones, thanks to a principle behavioral economists call attribute framing; and whether there r...

Building Healthier Cities (w/ Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar), 3D-Printing a Nuclear Reactor Core, and Why Spaghetti Breaks in Three

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn what environmental cardiology has taught us about how we should live, with help from Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar. Then, you’ll learn about the world’...

How the Environment Affects Your Health (w/ Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar) and How Polynesians Mingled with Native Americans 800 Years Ago

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Environmental cardiology researcher Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar explains why experts are looking at our environment to improve our health. Then, learn how Pol...

You Create False Memories of Daily Tasks, Dogs Can Sense Earth’s Magnetic Field, and There’s No Up or Down in Space

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why you have false memories of doing daily tasks; how we know that dogs might be able to sense Earth’s magnetic field via magnetorecepti...

Why the US Military Made Shark Repellant, Why Moths Are Drawn to Lights, and the Difference Between Mummies and Fossils

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To wrap up our Shark Week coverage, learn about why the US military tried to develop "Shark Chaser" shark repellent during World War II. Then, learn a...

Finding Lost Shark Species (w/ Forrest Galante) and the 2 Types of Nostalgia

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Forrest Galante, host of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet, helps us celebrate Shark Week by explaining how we search for — and find! — lost...

Sharks Aren’t Just Apex Predators (w/ Forrest Galante), How Cats Affect Online Dating, and When Giant Prehistoric Sea Scorpions Ruled the Seas

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Forrest Galante, host of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet, helps us celebrate Shark Week by explaining why sharks are so important to their eco...

Can Sharks Smell Blood from a Mile Away? Plus: Dual-Uterus Sharks and How Interstellar Travel Will Change Language

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about whether sharks can really smell a drop of blood from a mile away; how some sharks give birth from two uteruses (and why that’s not even ...

Why People Are Afraid of Sharks, Discovery of 4 “Walking” Shark Species, and Fighting Climate Change with Rocks

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate Shark Week, learn about why people are afraid of sharks; how scientists discovered four new species of “walking” sharks (also called ...

Parents’ Brains Sync When They’re Together, the Genius Math Behind Credit Card Numbers, and July’s Curiosity Challenge Trivia

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about the Luhn algorithm (the genius math behind credit card numbers) and how parents’ brains synchronize when they’re together. Then, play ...

Why Religious People Have More Children, Sea Turtles’ Clumsy Navigation Skills, and the Real Center of Our Solar System Isn’t the Sun

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn the surprising reason why religious people tend to have more children; why sea turtles are actually pretty clumsy navigators; and where astronom...

How Feeling Sick Is Colored by Culture, The Venomous Dinosaur from Jurassic Park IRL, and All the Light Ever Produced in the Universe

05 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how culture plays a role in feeling sick; that time scientists measured all the light in the known universe; and what Jurassic Park got wr...

You Have Tiny Rocks in Your Ears, How Artists’ Personas Influence Your Music Choices, and Chemotherapy Began as a Chemical Weapon

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why you have tiny rocks in your ears; why the self-congruity effect of music says you may prefer music by artists who have a similar perso...

Why Some Words Are More Memorable, How Hair Growth Works, and How Fish End Up in Landlocked Lakes

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why some words are more memorable than others; how hair growth works; and how fish end up in landlocked lakes.Brain study reveals why some...

Advertising Makes Us Unhappy, The Myth of Maximum Heart Rate, and How Parents Can Help Language Researchers with an App

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why more advertising means less happiness; how to calculate your maximum heart rate; and how parents and kids can help language researcher...

Why New Habits Have to Be Tiny (w/ Dr. BJ Fogg) and Why Human Infants Are Late Bloomers

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stanford behavior scientist Dr. BJ Fogg, author of “Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything,” explains why the best new habits are t...

A New Way to Build Habits (w/ Dr. BJ Fogg) and the Best Time of Day to Exercise

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stanford behavior scientist Dr. BJ Fogg explains new research into how you can pick new habits you’ll actually stick with. Then, you’ll learn abou...

Why Stress Sweat Smells Worse, Studying Wildlife During the Pandemic, and Do Men Just Not See Messes?

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how scientists and animals are benefitting from the “anthropause” during the coronavirus pandemic; why sweat from stress smells worse ...

You Navigate with Your Nose, Busting 5 Summer Myths, and Using Horseshoe Crabs’ Blue Blood to Develop New Medicine

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how humans literally use their noses to navigate; why the blue blood of horseshoe crabs is essential for developing drugs like a COVID-19 ...

Fannie Farmer Created the Modern Cooking Recipe, the Shepard Scale Audio Illusion, and How Scientists Test the COVID-19 Vaccine

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how researchers test drugs for deadly diseases like COVID-19 (without exposing participants); how Fannie Farmer transformed cooking from folk ar...

Why Some People Can’t Recognize Faces, Weight-Lifting Strengthens Your Nerves Too, and Why Earth’s Core Doesn’t Melt

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why you might feel stronger after just one workout; why the Earth’s core doesn’t melt, even though it’s so hot; and prosopagnosia, t...

Teaching Kids to Not Be Prejudiced, Why Cats Have Vertical Pupils, and a Massive Stonehenge Discovery

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why children develop racial prejudice unless their parents teach them otherwise; why archaeologists studying Stonehenge may have found the...

The Need for Nature During Lockdown, Why Plants Are Green, and How Microbes and Parasites Might Make Us Healthier

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about why lockdown has made us need nature more than ever; why plants are green; and how microbes and parasites might actually make us healthier...

Stay Happy and Healthy by Maintaining Your Routines, How Dolphins Learn to Use Tools, and Can Adults Grow New Brain Cells?

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about whether adult neurogenesis can help humans grow new brain cells; the super cool way dolphins learn how to use tools; and how keeping good ...

Waiting for the Best Option Lowers Your Standards, Spies Can Eavesdrop Using Light Bulbs, and Why Atoms Don’t Look Like the Solar System

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about how spies can use light bulbs to eavesdrop on conversations; why atoms remind us of our solar system; and how you predictably lower your s...

Hack Your Short-Term Memory, The Wild Origins of Gallbladder Surgery, and Does Chocolate Cause Acne Breakouts?

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about whether chocolate actually causes acne breakouts; how to get around Miller’s law, which describes the limits of your short-term memory; ...

The First Prescription Video Game, Solving the Mystery of Short-Term Memory, and Hummingbirds’ Extraordinary Vision

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about the first physical evidence that shows how our brains store short-term memory; EndeavorRx, the first ever prescription video game; and why...