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James Nestor, science journalist and author of the book "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art,” explains how you might be breathing wrong. Plus: learn about the surprising way spiders spin their webs in zero gravity.  Spiders in zero g orient their webs with light by Steffie Drucker Spiders in space: without gravity, light becomes key to orientation. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uob-sis120920.php  Zschokke, S., Countryman, S., & Cushing, P. E. (2020). Spiders in space—orb-web-related behaviour in zero gravity. The Science of Nature, 108(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-020-01708-8  Additional resources for James Nestor: Pick up "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3qoXzaL  James Nestor's website: https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/  James Nestor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrJamesNestor  Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.