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Curiosity Weekly

International Internet Languages (w/ Gretchen McCulloch), Chances of Rain, and Mars in Spain

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Science

4.6963 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2019

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Learn about how you can go on a simulated mission to Mars (in Spain); and, what the weather forecast really means when it says there’s a chance of rain. You’ll also learn about how people around the world talk differently online, with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch.

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:

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0:00.0

Hi, we're here from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.

0:04.8

I'm Cody Gough. And I'm Ashley Hamer.

0:06.8

Today you learn about how you can go on a simulated mission to Mars in Spain,

0:11.6

and what the weather forecast really means when it says there's a chance of rain

0:15.4

You'll also learn about how people around the world talk differently online with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch

0:21.1

Kauai let's satisfy some curiosity.

0:24.0

You can go on a simulated mission to Mars in Spain.

0:28.0

And sure, it's not a real Martian adventure,

0:31.0

but it is something that astronauts do to get ready for space.

0:34.4

And considering your chances of jumping on a rocket to the red planet in the next few years is kind of

0:38.9

slim, you may want to consider this is the next best thing.

0:44.1

It's called The Life on Mars experience and its location is about as remote as possible without leaving Earth at a

0:49.9

place called Ares Station in the Spanish region of Kentabria. That's due north of

0:54.8

Madrid right on the country's north coast and you can apply right now on Trip

0:59.5

Advisor experiences for a fee of roughly 6,800 US dollars.

1:04.4

And we should say this is not a sponsored ad.

1:06.8

We just thought this was really cool and we wanted to share it.

1:09.1

Who doesn't love Mars?

1:10.8

Participants will get to live in a cave that's one mile or about 1.2 kilometers long

1:16.0

with ceilings that are 200 feet or about 60 meters high.

1:19.0

Not only will you be living underground,

1:21.0

but you'll also be isolated from other human contact, just like a real

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