Aug 2020
How Feeling Sick Is Colored by Culture, The Venomous Dinosaur from Jurassic Park IRL, and All the Light Ever Produced in the Universe
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 wrong about the Dilophosaurus, that venomous dinosaur with the frilly collar.Culture plays a role in feeling sick by Kelsey DonkRese ... Show More
13m 52s
Oct 2021
Animals Shapeshifting to Stay Cool, Albert Einstein’s Brain
Learn about how animals are “shapeshifting” in response to a warming climate; and the story of Albert Einstein’s brain.Animals are "shapeshifting" in response to a warming climate by Grant CurrinZeldovich, L. (2021, September 7). Animals Are Changing Shape to Cope With Rising Tem ... Show More
9m 47s
Apr 2020
Anticipatory Grief During a Pandemic, the Smallest Dinosaur Ever (Maybe), and How Your Brain Processes Music and Speech Differently
Learn about how to cope with “anticipatory grief” you’re probably feeling during the coronavirus pandemic; the controversy around Oculudentavis khaungraae, which may be the smallest dinosaur ever discovered; and how researchers discovered that music and speech are encoded in sepa ... Show More
11m 50s
Jun 2023
Psychedelic Brain Health, Giant Dinosaur, Donkey Family Tree
Today you’ll learn about how psychedelics may be making their way to the States, the longest necked animal that we know of, and how donkeys have been helping humanity for longer than we previously knew. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.co ... Show More
16m 33s
Mar 2020
First Animal That Doesn’t Breathe Oxygen, Biggest Explosion in the Universe’s History, and Improving Memory with the Brain’s Immune System
Learn about the first animal scientists have ever discovered that doesn’t breathe oxygen; how we might be able to hijack the brain’s immune system to improve memory; and the biggest explosion in the history of the universe.Scientists discover first animal that doesn't breathe oxy ... Show More
10m 36s
