Curiosity in the Workplace (w/ Spencer Harrison), New Flying with Dandelions, and Physical Relationship Benefits
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 8 November 2018
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Learn how dandelions taught researchers a new way of flying that was previously unknown to science. Then, learn how a happy marriage can make you physically healthier. You’ll also learn about curiosity in the workplace — and some of the unseen benefits of your own curiosity — from INSEAD Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour Spencer Harrison.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and talk to Spencer Harrison, an Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Watch the Weird Way Dandelion Seeds Float in a Wind Tunnel — https://curiosity.im/2DaJvgD
- 7 Ways a Happy Relationship Makes You Healthier — https://curiosity.im/2D9bmhb
- Bosses Don't Encourage Curiosity as Much as They Think They Do — https://curiosity.im/2JFcRnH
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, we've got a few fun facts along with a special interview to help you get smarter in just a few minutes. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm Cody Gough. |
| 0:07.0 | And I'm Ashley Hamer. |
| 0:08.0 | Today you learn how Dandelions taught researchers a new way of flying that was previously unknown to science and how a happy |
| 0:14.7 | marriage can make you physically healthier. |
| 0:17.1 | You'll also learn about curiosity in the workplace and the benefits of your own curiosity |
| 0:21.6 | from Spencer Harrison, a professor at Inciad. |
| 0:24.0 | Let's satisfy some curiosity on the award-winning Curiosity Daily. |
| 0:28.0 | Researchers have discovered a new way of flying that was previously unknown to science. |
| 0:33.6 | And you'll never guess what they were studying when they figured it out. |
| 0:36.7 | Dandelion seeds. |
| 0:38.3 | Cody, do you ever blow on dandelion seeds when you were a kid? |
| 0:41.0 | That was like the most fun thing you could do. |
| 0:43.0 | Totally. As a six or seven year old. |
| 0:46.0 | Yeah, you always had to make a wish. |
| 0:48.0 | Oh, I never did that. |
| 0:49.0 | Well, I did. And I usually wished for a dog. |
| 0:52.0 | Did it work? No. |
| 0:54.0 | I wanted a great Dane and I lived in a very small place. |
| 0:56.9 | Actually, I never owned a dog growing up. |
| 0:59.3 | See, I never heard that blowing on Dandelions |
| 1:01.8 | to blow the seeds away could grant you a wish so maybe you were just |
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