Forcing Functions and “Super Thinking,” Rosalind Franklin’s Story, and Dogs Smelling Fear

Learn about the truth behind Rosalind Franklin’s contributions to science; a mental model called “forcing functions” you can use to be more thoughtful and produce better results; and, whether dogs can smell fear.

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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:

• Rosalind Franklin Is Known for DNA, But She Did a Lot More Than That — https://curiosity.im/30ru3nK
• Can Dogs Smell Fear? — https://curiosity.im/2xzeNZK

Additional resources from Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann:

• Pick up “Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
• Gabriel Weinberg official website — https://ye.gg/
• About DuckDuckGo — https://duckduckgo.com/about
• Follow Gabriel Weinberg @yegg on Twitter — https://twitter.com/yegg
• Follow Lauren McCann @LilBunnyFuted on Twitter — https://twitter.com/LilBunnyFuted

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/forcing-functions-and-super-thinking-rosalind-franklins-story-and-dogs-smelling-fear

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