Brain Freeze, Neural Networks, Spaced Repetition for Memory
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2022
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Learn about brain freeze fixes; neural networks beyond our understanding; and learning new skills with spaced repetition.
The stories in this episode originally aired August 29, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/neural-networks-why-you-get-brain-freeze-and-a-sci
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| 0:00.0 | Picture this, static cars, idling engines, angry horns. |
| 0:08.0 | Now, picture you, zooming past it all, light and breezy. |
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| 0:27.0 | Feel Good Travel. |
| 0:29.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery. |
| 0:38.0 | I'm Cody Gough. |
| 0:39.0 | And I'm Ashley Hamer. |
| 0:40.0 | Today, you'll learn about why Brain Freeze happens and how to fix it, how neural networks have advanced beyond our understanding, |
| 0:47.0 | and why spaced repetition is a great technique for learning a new skill, like speaking a foreign language. |
| 0:53.0 | We originally ran these stories on August 29th, 2018, |
| 0:57.0 | and they're so good we remastered them just for you. |
| 1:00.0 | Plus stick around for a brand new recap segment, |
| 1:02.0 | at the end of today's episode to hear |
| 1:04.4 | our fresh takes on all of today's stories. Right now let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 1:11.0 | Ice cream is delicious, but brain freeze is not. |
| 1:15.0 | Brain freeze is that throbbing pain you get when you eat an icy treat, |
| 1:19.0 | and there's an actual scientific term for it. |
| 1:22.0 | More importantly, there's a way to stop it. |
| 1:23.4 | Actually does this happen to you? Of course. Yeah. I don't experience it a lot. |
| 1:27.6 | Really? Maybe I just don't need it quickly or? Oh I I kind of I'm ravenous. |
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