How to Look Good in Photos, Trojan Asteroids, and a Technique to Avoid Stress and Stay Calm

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Learn why the camera adds 10 pounds (and what you can do about it); why asteroids called Trojans could change what we know about the origins of our solar system; and a technique to help you avoid stress and stay calm.

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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:

Here's Why the Camera Adds 10 Pounds — https://curiosity.im/2sU6fKL
Move Over, Moons — Some Planets Also Have Trojans — https://curiosity.im/2sXgHBa
The Pre-Mortem Technique Is the Best Way to Avoid Stress and Stay Calm — https://curiosity.im/2sU6s0v

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0:00.0	Hi, we're here from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.
0:05.0	I'm Cody Gough.
0:06.0	And I'm Ashley Hamer.
0:07.0	Today you learn why the camera adds 10 pounds and what you can do about it.
0:11.0	Why asteroids called Trojans could change what we know about the origins of our
0:14.5	solar system, and a technique to help you avoid stress and stay calm.
0:18.6	But satisfy some curiosity on the award-winning curiosity daily.
0:22.0	If you're struggling with your selfie game,
0:24.0	then don't worry, you are not alone.
0:26.0	You know the saying that the camera always adds 10 pounds?
0:30.0	Well, that's actually kind of true.
0:32.0	Fortunately, you can blame technology.
0:34.5	And even more fortunately, there are ways to get around it.
0:37.5	Oh, man, I'm going to become an Instagram influencer.
0:41.8	I know you've always wanted to be one always that's not true at all just stick that
0:46.4	hip out and smize at the camera smies yeah that's that's where you smile with your
0:51.1	eyes not with your mouth.
0:52.8	Okay, can we not use the word smize in this story?
0:55.6	Okay, I promise, I will never say the word smize again after right now, smize.
1:01.8	Excellent.
1:03.0	So the main reason you might look wider in photographs comes down to the limitations of the camera
1:07.4	itself.
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