Curiosity Daily Podcast: Anniversary Episode! Supersonic Packing Tape, Chronological vs. Biological Age, Why Mirrors Are Next to Elevators, and Anti-Asteroid Spacecraft

Learn about how screeching tape travels at supersonic speeds when you peel it; how Americans are aging more slowly than ever; how the HAMMER spacecraft could save our planet from killer asteroids; and why there are mirrors next to elevators.

April 23, 2020

Episode Show Notes:

How screeching tape travels at supersonic speeds by Cameron Duke

The first ever episode of Curiosity Daily: https://www.curiositydaily.com/0423-daily/

Americans Are Aging More Slowly Than Ever by Reuben Westmaas

The HAMMER Spacecraft Could Save the World from Killer Asteroids by Elizabeth Howell

There Are Mirrors Next to Elevators for a Specific Reason by Joanie Faletto

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