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How to Make Gatherings More Meaningful (w/ Priya Parker)
Author Priya Parker explains how you can make your next gathering more meaningful. But first, you’ll learn about TRPC1, a molecule that promotes musc…
5 years, 2 months ago
A Trick for Making Vaccinations Less Painful
Learn about an easy trick for making needles less painful; how ancient Mayans used zeolite to filter water more than 2,000 years ago; and the story b…
5 years, 2 months ago
Small Talk Is Important, and Remote Workers Aren’t Getting Enough
Learn about why small talk is important for coworkers during the workday; why gossip is actually pretty good for you; and how some frogs survive the …
5 years, 2 months ago
Why Is Static Worse in Winter?
Learn about why sensitive questions won’t make conversations as uncomfortable as you think; why static is worse in winter than in summer; and the “um…
5 years, 2 months ago
A Distant Galaxy Is Warping the Milky Way
Author Jen Sincero explains why it’s important to form and maintain habits. You’ll also learn about why phantom limb sensations are way more common t…
5 years, 2 months ago
What Most People Miss When Building Habits (w/ Jen Sincero)
Author Jen Sincero explains how changing your thoughts, beliefs, and words can help you stick to your goals and successfully form new habits. Plus, l…
5 years, 2 months ago
We Still Don’t Know How Ice Skating Works
Learn about how social connection may be as basic of a human need as hunger; the ongoing scientific debate around how ice skating actually works; and…
5 years, 2 months ago
Why Your Dog’s Paws Smell Like Corn Chips
Learn about why you shouldn’t add oil to your pasta water; a simple way to help kids think better; and why your dog’s paws smell like corn chips. …
5 years, 2 months ago
Disgusting Sights Literally Turn Your Stomach
Learn about how disgusting sights literally turn your stomach; and why tattoos are permanent. Then, play along at home as we test your podcast knowle…
5 years, 2 months ago
A New Discovery About That Weird “Aurora” Named STEVE
Learn about a new discovery about STEVE, the weird streak of color in the Canadian skies; how a “wind phone” in Otsuchi, Japan, helped thousands cope…
5 years, 2 months ago