List: Curiosity | Curated by Katrina Paulson

Jan 11, 2025
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CuriosityAn exploration of endless curiosities
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The Cells That Exist Between Life and DeathAfter death, some cells can enter what’s known as ‘the third state’ to create new life
Jan 11
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Jan 11
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For the First Time Ever, Cannabis was Discovered in the Bones of 17th Century Italian PeopleA middle-aged woman and a teen boy both had evidence of cannabis in their bones
Feb 22, 2024
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Feb 22, 2024
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The Enigma of EmergenceIt’s both totally bizarre and remarkably common
Feb 1, 2024
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Feb 1, 2024
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Neuroscientists Learn More About the ‘Wave of Death’ of ConsciousnessThey’ve pinpointed its source and discovered it can be reversed.
Feb 4, 2024
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Feb 4, 2024
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Irrelevant Matters
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Birth Control Methods Before Modern OptionsBirth control is a relatively new invention. So, what did people do before it to prevent unwanted pregnancies?
Sep 11, 2023
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Sep 11, 2023
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We Sigh All Day Every Day, Yet it’s Still a MysteryResearchers know some physical reasons to explain sighing but are lost about its relationship to our emotions
Feb 11, 2023
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Feb 11, 2023
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Two Modern Cities Believe Aliens Protect them from HurricanesAnd they aren’t the first society to claim alien protections
Feb 19, 2023
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Feb 19, 2023
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Are We Testing One of the Potential Answers to the Fermi Paradox?It seems to me we’re pushing the boundaries of the Great Filter.
Sep 2, 2022
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Sep 2, 2022
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No, Seriously, What’s the Deal with Our Appendix?We may finally have an answer.
Jul 21, 2022
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Jul 21, 2022
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Anthropomorphization vs. DehumanizationWe’ve battled these extremes for all of humanity. When will we find a balance?
Aug 15, 2022
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Aug 15, 2022
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Scientifically Speaking, Cats Are a Form of LiquidThe mystery behind “liquid cats” is solved
Aug 20, 2022
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Aug 20, 2022
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What Was Important Enough For Language to Form?We may not know exactly when it began, or how… but new ideas suggest a who and possibly a why.
Mar 24, 2022
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Mar 24, 2022
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A Book has Me Thinking About Astral ProjectionCan anybody do it?
Apr 14, 2022
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Apr 14, 2022
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What’s the Antikythera Mechanism?And what else lies in the depths of our oceans?
Sep 28, 2021
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Sep 28, 2021
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The Paradox of Time Travel May Have Been Solved by an UndergradIf we can’t change our past, what does that say about our futures?
Sep 6, 2021
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Sep 6, 2021
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9 Rules of Being HumanThey might be simple, but they aren’t easy
Jan 2, 2021
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Jan 2, 2021
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Change Your Mind Change Your Life
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Have You Heard of Creative Agnosticism?Also known as Reality Tunnels
Jan 9, 2021
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Jan 9, 2021
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Curious Life: Why, Why an Important Question to AskEspecially when it’s directed inward
Jul 27, 2021
Jul 27, 2021
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Curious Life: How Much of Our Species Exists Online?What would future intelligent civilizations assume about us without it?
Jul 19, 2021
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Jul 19, 2021
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