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Curiosity Daily Podcast: Space Sustainability Rating System, the Chameleon Effect, and How to Blow Your Nose
Learn about new sustainability rules that could help us cut space debris; why you shouldn’t blow your nose when you have a cold; and why you unconsciously copy other people’s mannerisms.
May 28, 2019
Episode Show Notes:
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- These New Space Sustainability Rules Could Help Cut Space Debris — https://curiosity.im/2YyTCCK
- Blowing Your Nose When You Have a Cold Isn't Helping — https://curiosity.im/2YxMdn4
- Here's Why You Unconsciously Copy Other People's Mannerisms — https://curiosity.im/2YvRtYs
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