“Drunkard’s Walk” Sunlight, The Undiagnosed Diseases Network, and the Only Universal Word

Learn about why the sunlight you feel might be 50 million years old; learn about the Undiagnosed Diseases Network that has diagnosed hundreds of people with previously undiagnosable diseases; and the closest thing scientists have found to a “universal word.”

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:

That Sunlight You Feel Might Be 50 Million Years Old — https://curiosity.im/2D7J1rG"Huh" Is the Closest Thing We've Found to a Universal Word — https://curiosity.im/2D5QGXhThis NIH Project Has Diagnosed Hundreds of People with Previously Undiagnosable Diseases — https://curiosity.im/2D6dq9H

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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/drunkards-walk-sunlight-the-undiagnosed-diseases-network-and-the-only-universal-word

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