Description

Today, you’ll learn about why our memories are so bad, the amazing logical reasoning of toddlers, and why mathematicians want to have their cake and slice it, too.  

False Memory 

• False Memories For Ending of Events.” by Petar P. Raykov. 2023.  
• “Factors Affecting the Accuracy of Eyewitness Identification.” by Sheena M. Lorenza. 2023.  

Logic in Toddlers   

• “Toddlers learn to reason logically before they learn to speak, according to a study by UPF.” n.a. 2023.  
• “The scope and role of deduction in infant cognition.” by Kinga Anna Bohus, et al. 2023.  

Cake Cutting Math  

• “Here’s why mathematicians are so interested in cake cutting.” by Stephen Ornes. 2023.  
• “13 More Equal than Others.” YouTube Video. N.d.  
• “Rental Harmony: Sperner’s Lemma in Fair Division.” by Francis Edward Su. 1999. 

Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter withCalli andNate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.