Curiosity Daily Podcast: What Happens When You Pull a Muscle?

Learn about what your muscles go through when they get pulled, whether trees have heartbeats, and the real science behind the recovering alcoholics’ mantra “one day at a time.”

October 01, 2020

Episode Show Notes:

What Happens When You Pull a Muscle? by Ashley Hamer

Trees May Have a “Heartbeat” by Reuben Westmaas

Neuroscience backs up the recovering alcoholic's mantra "one day at a time" by Steffie Drucker

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