Carl Zimmer on Defining Life, Learning Myths Even Educators Believe, and The Truth About Dessert Stomach
Learn about common misconceptions around learning that even educators believe; why sensory-specific satiety makes you feel like you always have more room for dessert; and how science writer Carl Zimmer responded when we asked him \u201cwhat is life?\u201d
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:
- Even Educators Believe Common Myths About Learning \u2014 https://curiosity.im/2tFh7MR
- Here's the Scientific Reason You Always Have Room for Dessert \u2014 https://curiosity.im/2tDeMCa
More from Carl Zimmer:
- Carl Zimmer\u2019s website \u2014 https://carlzimmer.com/
- \u201cShe Has Her Mother\u2019s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity\u201d \u2014 https://amazon.com
- \u201cMatter,\u201d Zimmer\u2019s weekly science column for The New York Times \u2014 http://www.nytimes.com/column/matter
- \u201cWhat Is Life,\u201d a podcast series of live conversations between writer Carl Zimmer and eight leading thinkers on the question of what it means to be alive \u2014 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/what-is-life/id1451004288?mt=2
- Follow @CarlZimmer on Twitter \u2014 https://twitter.com/carlzimmer
- Additional publications from Carl Zimmer \u2014 https://amazon.com
Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing! Just click or tap \u201cenable\u201d here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.
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