Curiosity Daily Podcast: Lockdown Is Changing Our Perception of Time, a Devastating Meteor that Never Landed, and Elephants Can Catch Yawns from Humans

Learn about how lockdown is changing our perception of time; how the most devastating meteor on record may have never even landed; and why it’s a big deal that elephants can catch contagious yawning from humans.

Episode Show Notes:

Why lockdown is changing our perception of time by Kelsey Donk

Maybe the most devastating meteor on record never even landed by Cameron Duke

Elephants can catch contagious yawning from humans by Cameron Duke

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