This week I learned the dinosaurs could still be alive today if the asteroid had hit pretty much anywhere else, and more

November 17, 2017

Read more about the facts mentioned:

Dinosaurs might not be extinct had the asteroid struck elsewhere (The New York Times)
Daytime injuries heal twice as fast as wounds sustained at night (New Scientist)
Different houses and rooms host more types of bugs than others (ZME Science)
A penguin's waddle is more efficient than your walk (who's laughing now?) (Curiosity)

POPULAR

PODCASTS

Florence Nightingale looks in on her patients

6:55

A brief history of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing

A protest in support of immigration in California.

6:59

The truth about America's illegal immigrants

5:34

What we can learn from Abraham Lincoln's greatest mistake

4:32

Lauren Bacall's remarkably honest account of Humphrey Bogart's death

6:44

Multivitamins are useless. Here's why.

6:03

Why scary books are better than scary movies

5:55

America is too big to be a real democracy

6:07

5 things no one tells you about competing on Jeopardy!

LATEST

PODCASTS

Listen

11:39

This Week I Learned

This week I learned that crows make up after fights, and more

Listen

5:43

Seven-minute Explainers

Almost every language has a word for 'Christmas.' Few reference Christ.

Listen

6:03

Seven-minute Opinions

What the Star Wars 'who-shot-first' controversy tells us about modern-day fandom

Listen

12:38

This Week I Learned

The week I learned your ice is teeming with bacteria, and more

Listen

15:03

This Week I Learned

This week I learned dogs really are smarter than cats, and more

Listen

13:13

This Week I Learned

This week I learned that prehistoric women were ridiculously strong, and more

Listen

4:39

Seven-minute Explainers

Why so strangely Yoda speaks?

Ronald Reagan signs his landmark tax overhaul into law in 1986.

Listen

7:13

Seven-minute Explainers

A brief timeline of tax reform

'God the Father,' by Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov.

Listen

5:32

Seven-minute Explainers

Did God have a wife?

The holidays can be rough when you're grieving.

Listen

6:02

Seven-minute Opinions

A mourner's guide to surviving the holidays

Listen

6:54

Seven-minute Opinions

Can liberal podcasters dethrone Limbaugh & Co.?

America has a good thing going in Thanksgiving.

Listen

5:56

Seven-minute Opinions

Thanksgiving is awesome!

Listen

11:39

This Week I Learned

This week I learned that crows make up after fights, and more

Listen

12:38

This Week I Learned

The week I learned your ice is teeming with bacteria, and more

Listen

5:43

Seven-minute Explainers

Almost every language has a word for 'Christmas.' Few reference Christ.

Listen

4:39

Seven-minute Explainers

Why so strangely Yoda speaks?

Listen

6:03

Seven-minute Opinions

What the Star Wars 'who-shot-first' controversy tells us about modern-day fandom

Listen

6:02

Seven-minute Opinions

A mourner's guide to surviving the holidays

Listen

16:54

This Week I Learned

This week I learned America really struggled to pin down a date for Thanksgiving, and more

Listen

6:55

Seven-minute Explainers

6 unique Thanksgiving celebrations from around the world

A man sits on horseback at the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Oregon, in 1955.

Listen

7:17

Seven-minute Explainers

The secret history of cowboy socialism

Listen

6:55

Seven-minute Opinions

Has Generation X lost its chance to occupy the White House?

Listen

12:16

This Week I Learned

This week I learned that dogs can smell happiness, and more

A man gestures on a bike in Puerto Rico.

Listen

7:10

Seven-minute Explainers

Why Puerto Rico never had a path to statehood

Listen

7:10

Seven-minute Opinions

What America lost when it ended the draft

Listen

13:23

This Week I Learned

This week I learned plants can smell predators coming, and more