Curiosity Daily Podcast: You May Have Eaten Glass (w/ Nick Uhas), Using Positive Stress, and Identifying Screams

Learn about how you’ve probably eaten glass, with Netflix’s “Blown Away” host Nick Uhas. You’ll also learn about how to tap into a positive kind of stress called eustress; and, how your unique screams can identify you.

July 26, 2019

Episode Show Notes:

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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:

Leave Distress Behind, and Embrace "Eustress" — https://curiosity.im/2xzf5Qk
Your Unique Screams Can Identify You — https://curiosity.im/2xzf8eY

Additional resources from Nick Uhas:

Watch “Blown Away” on Netflix — https://netflix.com/blownaway
Subscribe to Nick Uhas on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/NickUhas
Follow @NickUhas on Twitter — https://twitter.com/nickuhas/
Follow @NickUhas on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/nickuhas/
Nick Uhas’ official website — https://www.nickuhas.com/

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