Curiosity Daily Podcast: International Internet Languages (w/ Gretchen McCulloch), Chances of Rain, and Mars in Spain
Learn about how you can go on a simulated mission to Mars (in Spain); and, what the weather forecast really means when it says there’s a chance of rain. You’ll also learn about how people around the world talk differently online, with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch.
September 03, 2019
Episode Show Notes:
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- You Can Go on a Simulated Mission to Mars in Spain — https://curiosity.im/323VOnb
- Here's What a Chance of Rain Really Means — https://curiosity.im/2KLZMuS
Additional resources from Gretchen McCullough:
- “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language” — https://amazon.com
- Follow @GretchenAMcC on Twitter — https://twitter.com/GretchenAMcC
- Official website — https://gretchenmcculloch.com/
- Lingthusiasm, Gretchen’s podcast — https://lingthusiasm.com/
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