This Week I Learned

Ep. 42: This week I learned how Las Vegas once cashed in on 'atomic tourism,' and more

Episode Summary

Las Vegas' 'atomic tourism' | Why we lose sleep as we age | The cost of intelligence in the wild | One is the loneliest cold

Episode Notes

This week I learned that going to watch atomic bomb tests was once a mini tourism industry, that we're not sleeping because our brain doesn't think we're tired, that it doesn't always pay to be smart in the wild, and that loneliness affects your cold symptoms.