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Curiosity Weekly

Meteorite Hunting with The Aquarius Project, Roommate Drama In Space, and Language Based On Senses

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Science

4.6 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2018

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Learn why scientists are worried about roommate drama in space and why your most important sense depends on the language you speak. Plus, Adler Planetarium’s Aubrey Henretty and Chris Bresky discuss The Aquarius Project, a teen-driven underwater ROV meteorite hunt led by experts from the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, The Field Museum, and NASA.

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0:00.0

Hi, we've got a jam-packed episode from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.

0:06.5

I'm Cody Gough.

0:07.5

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

0:08.5

Today you learn why scientists are worried about roommate drama in space,

0:12.7

and why your most important sense depends

0:14.8

on the language you speak.

0:16.4

You'll also hear from special guests

0:17.8

from the Adler Planetarium,

0:19.4

who will tell us about a historic collaboration

0:21.6

to find an underwater meteorite.

0:23.5

Let's satisfy some curiosity.

0:25.3

Think about the worst roommate you've ever had.

0:27.9

Now imagine living with that person

0:29.7

when you're stuck together several million miles away

0:32.3

from your home planet.

0:33.2

This isn't just a hypothetical nightmare for you.

0:35.8

Researchers are actually experimenting with this sort of thing to figure out how to make

0:39.8

close-quarter living a bit more well livable.

0:43.6

Recently a team participated in a simulated long-duration space

0:48.2

exploration mission.

0:49.5

That's the thing that Ashley was talking about.

0:51.2

And then nearly tore each other apart over a disappearing supply of Nutella.

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