Curiosity Daily Podcast: NASA’s Cryosleep Chambers, Your Brain on Puns, and Why Red Delicious Apples Exist

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:

June 25, 2018

Episode Show Notes:

Want more? Check out the book "Going to Mars: The Stories of the people Behind NASA's Mars Missions Past, Present, and Future" by Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens, and Brian Muirhead. How's your sense of humor? Whether you'd like to start a comedy career or improve your public speaking skills, you'll want to read "Do You Talk Funny? 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker" on Audible (free with your trial membership). We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase through that link, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.

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