Curiosity Daily Podcast: Parents Rarely Pass Their Politics to Their Kids, Source of Peanut Allergies Found in the Gut, and Why Stars Don’t Make the Night Sky Bright

Learn about the perception-adoption model, which says that most parents don’t pass their political ideology to their kids; how researchers found the source of peanut allergies in the human gut; and Olbers’ Paradox, which asks why the night sky is so dark if stars are so bright

April 15, 2020

Episode Show Notes:

Most parents don't successfully transmit their political ideology to their kids by Kelsey Donk

Researchers find source of peanut allergies in the human gut by Grant Currin

Olbers' Paradox Asks Why the Night Sky Isn't Blazing With Light by Trevor English

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