Hi, we've got the latest and greatest from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.

I'm Cody Gough.

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

Today you'll learn about the impact of keeping employees available 24-7, a theologian who made plans to go to the moon in the 1600s, and new research

that says that being hung over can be just as dangerous as being drunk.

Let's satisfy some curiosity.

Are you available to your employer 24-7? A pair of

recent studies says you really shouldn't be. We'll help you understand how to

stay healthy and collaborate at your best. And by the way I get it long-time

listeners probably think I hate work.

No, you don't hate work.

It's just, you know, you can't be creative when you're just constantly working.

I actually love work, but I know people who are significantly overworked and I know the horrible health impact on that and happiness and I just want everybody to be happy and healthy and wonderful and joyous and grateful.

I wish that I could bake a cake made out of rainbows and smiles and we'd all eat it and be happy.

H-tag Mean Girls.

That's a good reference.

Like I said, we're going to talk about two studies today.

The first was led by Virginia Tech Management

Professor William Becker. It found that even just the expectation that employees

be available 24-7 raises stress levels for both workers and their families.

That was true even if bosses didn't even send late night emails or otherwise abuse the privilege.

Just the worry that they might do that was enough to produce negative effects.

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