Nuclear Survival Guide, Physical Health Benefits of Being Kind to Yourself, Snakes and Ladders
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2019
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Learn what Chutes and Ladders can tell us about the way culture can influence art; how to survive the aftermath of a nuclear explosion, according to science; and how being kind to yourself can make you physically healthier.
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:
- Chutes and Ladders Began as a Game to Teach Morality 2,000 Years Ago — https://curiosity.im/2MKZVly
- How to Survive a Nuclear Explosion, According to Science — https://curiosity.im/2K2R78v
- Being Kind to Yourself Has Real Health Benefits — https://curiosity.im/2RhvstX
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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. |
| 0:05.8 | And I'm Ashley Hamer. |
| 0:07.0 | Today you learn what shoots and ladders can tell us about the way culture can influence |
| 0:10.6 | art, how to survive the aftermath of a nuclear explosion, |
| 0:14.0 | according to science, |
| 0:15.0 | and how being kind to yourself |
| 0:17.0 | can make you physically healthier. |
| 0:18.0 | Let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:20.0 | Want to know just how much our culture |
| 0:22.0 | can influence the way we interpret art? |
| 0:24.0 | Of course you do. And if you really want to do that, then you should look no further than shoots and ladders. |
| 0:29.0 | Yes, I'm talking about that board game you played as a kid that's based on sheer luck. |
| 0:34.6 | Because it turns out that this super simple setup started out as a game to teach morality |
| 0:39.4 | nearly 2,000 years ago. |
| 0:41.5 | So let's claim up the letter of curiosity and slide down into some ancient history. |
| 0:46.3 | As a quick refresher, the game's rules are really simple. You spin a spinner or roll a dye, |
| 0:51.6 | land on a number, and then move your piece that many spaces. |
| 0:55.3 | If you end your turn with your piece on a ladder, then you climb up the ladder and move forward |
| 0:59.3 | several spaces. |
| 1:00.7 | And if you land on a shoot, then you slide down and lose several spaces. |
| 1:05.0 | Shoots and Ladders is originally based on a game called Snakes and Ladders, |
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