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Anger Looks Guilty, Quantum Microscope, Good News About Cancer
Learn about anger makes you look guilty; a new quantum microscope; and why the fight against cancer is going very well. Anger makes you look guilt…
5 years, 2 months ago
Kids v. Sarcasm, 24,000-Year-Old Worm, Why Betelgeuse Dimmed
Learn about why younger kids don’t understand sarcasm; a 24,000 year old living worm; and Betelgeuse’s “Great Dimming.” Kids don't get sarcasm unt…
5 years, 2 months ago
Your Brain on Music, Super-Singing Songbirds, Animal Sunburns
Learn about the social neuroscience of music; songbirds’ ultra-precise song control; and how animals can get skin cancer. This is your last chance…
5 years, 2 months ago
Alien Dataomes, How Animals Smell Viruses, Why to Read Aloud
Learn why aliens have a dataome; how animals sniff out viral infections; and how reading out loud can boost your memory. Additional resources fro…
5 years, 2 months ago
Accent-Changing Monkeys and the Information “Dataome”
Learn about why monkeys imitate other species’ accents; and the “dataome,” a new way to think about information. You can vote for Curiosity Daily …
5 years, 2 months ago
Brain Replays Memories at 20x Speed & A Real Maxwell’s Demon
Learn how your brain replays the things you’ve practiced at 20 times speed; and an engine that uses information as fuel. On your practice breaks, …
5 years, 2 months ago
Dog Days of Summer, Magic Tricks for Birds, Planck Time
Learn the “Dog Days of Summer”; why scientists did magic tricks for birds; and the smallest conceivable length of time. What are the "Dog Days of …
5 years, 2 months ago
Letting Wounds Breathe, Grocery App Benefits, Tardigrade Guns
Learn about when to use bandages; online shopping’s hidden health benefits; and why tardigrades were shot out of a gun. Curiosity Daily is in the …
5 years, 2 months ago
Speech-to-Song Illusion and a High-Tech Use for Tree Rings
Learn about the links between language and music via the speech-to-song illusion and what we can learn from tree rings. The speech-to-song illusio…
5 years, 2 months ago
Daddy Longlegs, Dyson Spheres, and Exercising with a Partner
Learn about why daddy longlegs aren’t dangerous; the theoretical Dyson Sphere; and benefits of exercising with a partner. Please vote for Curiosit…
5 years, 2 months ago