Hi, we've got three stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.

I'm Cody Gough.

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

Today you learn how to see the Ursids, the last meteor shower of the year,

how researchers figured out if dogs can understand what you tell them,

and how long it takes before you believe your own lies.

spoiler alert, it's not very long.

Let's satisfy some curiosity.

You don't need a telescope to see cool things in the sky.

If you don't believe me, then let me tell you about the Ercids meteor shower.

It's the last meteor shower of the year,

and if you're listening to this in December,

then you might want to mark your calendar.

I know I'm going to because I have not actually watched a single meteor shower this year.

To be fair, neither of I, but we live in Chicago where there is a ton of light pollution.

And so to see anything in the sky,

you need to drive a good long distance.

Yeah, so shout out to our listeners

that don't live in a major city,

because you can see stars.

Let us come visit. Well you can see the ersids anywhere in the northern hemisphere,

and that's because they emanate more or less from the North Star or Polaris,

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