The US Government’s Science Knowledge Quiz, Facebook’s Brain Effects, and Manufactured British Accents

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2018

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

Here's What a 5-Day Break From Facebook Will Do for Your Brain
- If you need more convincing, check out "Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy" by Siva Vaidhyanathan.
Can You Answer the 10 Questions on the US Government's Science Knowledge Survey?
The American Accent Is Older Than the British Accent

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0:00.0	Hi, we've got three stories from curiosity
0:02.8	dot com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.
0:05.0	I'm Cody Guff.
0:06.0	And I'm Ashley Hamer.
0:07.0	Today you'll learn how the American accent is actually older than the British accent.
0:11.0	What a five-day break from Facebook will do to your brain?
0:13.4	And we'll quiz you on the 10 questions on the US Government Science Knowledge Survey.
0:17.7	Let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:19.2	Cody, what's the longest you've ever gone without Facebook?
0:21.6	I mean, like, you you know since you started using
0:23.7	Facebook. 18 years? A couple weeks maybe usually like a week if I if I go to
0:31.6	the country or I'm really traveling a lot at 10 days probably
0:34.9	max.
0:35.9	I'm jealous.
0:36.9	How about you?
0:37.9	I don't think I've gone more than a few days.
0:39.9	I think I'm always on there.
0:41.6	It's been less lately, but yeah yeah I've never gone a week.
0:44.0	Yeah. Well if you believe this new research then you might start thinking about
0:48.0	taking a break from Facebook just to see what happens. I know I am.
0:52.0	A series of studies is showing how the site negatively impacts
0:56.7	our moods and stress levels and how valuable even a short break from social media can
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