Curiosity Daily: Recent Episodes
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It’s been 57 years since humans first landed on the moon and there are a lot of ways that space travel has evolved since then. One of the major differences is that we now support and give credit to the families supporting the astronauts behind the scenes. Here to discuss how those communities shaped the Apollo Era and how we’ve learned to better support astronaut families is sociologist Dr. Tracy Scott. Dr. Scott runs the Moonshot Era Project and is the daughter of Apollo 15 commander David Scott.
Before that, host Dr. Samantha Yammine digs into a study that reveals the first evidence of dental work among neanderthals. And later, a new paper suggests that you may be able to make up for lost sleep more efficiently than we thought.
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Researching apex predators often means putting yourself in situations that are mind-boggling to the average person. Our guest, Rosie Moore, is no stranger to this. She’s found herself lost at sea researching bull sharks, waist deep the Everglades trying to find Burmese pythons, and in shark-infested waters right after an attack.
This episode, she talks to host Dr. Samantha Yammine about her research. They discuss Rosie’s experience on Shark Week, how to use forensics to analyze a shark attack, and the role of citizen science in understanding sharks.
Before that, Sam looks into a new study that alleges cats are more selfish than dogs (and people). And later, there’s evidence in a study that reveals how to keep mosquitoes from sticking around once summer ends.
If you want to learn more about sharks, be sure to check out Shark Week 2026, only on Discovery.
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It’s that time of year again… #SharkWeek starts July 26 on Discovery and HBO Max. To celebrate, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by renowned shark behavior expert and Shark Week star, Dr. Tristan Guttridge. The two talk all things sharks; from their social dynamics to their genetics to their migration patterns and beyond.
Before that, Sam looks at a study that explores how ocean acidification corrodes shark teeth. Later, new research is causing conversation about whether or not we’re classifying sharks the right way and reveals how some of their key traits evolved over millions of years.
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There is some recent research that’s testing out cancer treatments that can utilize the power of our immune systems to attack cancer cells. It’s called CAR T-cell therapy and it involves programming immune cells to target and attack cancer in the body. Here to explain more is Dr. Shreya Shukla, a biomedical engineer specializing in this treatment. But first, host Dr. Samantha Yammine will separate hype from fact when it comes to one of the internet’s most recent fixations: peptides. Later, Sam digs into a study trying to figure out how pigeons find their way home on a cloudy day.
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Everybody experiences feelings of the old green-eyed monster now and again, but for such a common mental state, there’s a surprising lack of scientific research about it. This episode, Dr. Samantha Yammine speaks with author Dr. Jennifer Bevan about her research on jealousy and how we communicate it to others. Before that, Sam digs into the latest sunscreen ingredient approved by the FDA and what that means for our skin. Later, a new study explores how our balance is affected as we age and what that means for preventing falls among the elderly.
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Understanding animal communication has always seemed out of reach, but as technology advances, it might be more possible than ever before. Project CETI is an organization aimed at translating the language of sperm whales. This episode, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. David Gruber– the founder and CEO of Project CETI– to discuss how and why his team is translating whale conversations. Before that, Sam looks into the discovery of a new octopus species and later, she explores a new study that describes a new treatment for lowering cholesterol.
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The universe is expanding and the people of Earth want to know more! The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is set to launch sometime in 2026 which will bring about some answers when it comes to understanding dark energy and how it stretches the universe. Here to discuss this groundbreaking project is Swapna Krishna, a science journalist who specializes in all things space. Before that, Sam will look into how mathematicians were able to (almost) calculate pi using Minecraft and later, she’ll discuss how mental health questionnaires might need some updating.
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In this episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is asking a hard-hitting question: why are scientists giving salmon cocaine? Well, it turns out that the reasoning has less to do with throwing a fish rave and more to do with understanding how chemical pollutants affect animals living in our waterways. Sam is joined by study author Dr. Jack Brand to get further insight and talk about what exactly happens to salmon when they’re exposed to human drugs.
Before that, she’ll discuss a new study that explains how stress messes with the way our brains make connections. And later, Sam digs into why PCOS has been officially renamed PMOS and what that means for people who suffer from the condition moving forward.
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Science and art have always intersected but are still thought of as separate and opposing disciplines. This week, to talk about how the two concepts converge and how they benefit one another, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by interdisciplinary artist Kindra Crick. Sam also investigates a very interesting finding about a previously unseen remora behavior as well as a study that looks into why there are so few cases of cancer in the heart.
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For a subject that won the Nobel Prize in 2012 and could be considered a scientific miracle, we surprisingly don’t hear a lot about cloning today. This episode, Dr. Vilceu Bordignon joins Dr. Samantha Yammine to give us an update on where we are with the science of cloning and how that technology is moving forward. Sam also looks into some new studies that explain why some old houses feel haunted and a surprisingly eco-friendly way to deal with termites.
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It might sound like a sci-fi concept, but out-of-body experiences are surprisingly common, affecting up to 20% of the population. To explore what happens when our sense of self detaches from our physical form, we are joined by neuroscientist Dr. Marina Weiler, who challenges the traditional view that the brain creates the mind. Before that, Sam investigates the evolutionary mystery of why true crabs walk sideways, and later, a new study reveals how a popular Korean skincare ingredient could become a powerful ally in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
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All you late night caffeine drinkers, it turns out that habit might be making you more impulsive. And with all the news of the hantavirus outbreak, we’ve brought on Laurel Bristow to break down what we know about hantavirus historically, what’s happening now and if there’s anything to fear. And later on, we’ll learn what is actually happening with brain-based computers and how soon the future might be here.
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It might sound like a wacky treatment, but recently, the fecal microbiota transplant has emerged as an effective way to help reshape our gut microbiomes. There are a lot of ideas on how to use this emerging therapy, so to help us sort through the misinformation, we are joined by author and general surgeon, Dr. James Kinross. Before that, Sam digs into a bizarre question: why do humans have chins? And later, a new study reveals how heroic beavers are when it comes to combatting climate change.
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The debate about video games and mental health has been happening for decades and sometimes it can be hard to cut through the noise. This episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Craig Anderson, an expert on media and aggression, to understand what science says happens when kids play violent video games. Before that, Sam will dig into how something called the Grandmother Hypothesis separates us from our primate cousins and later, she’ll look at new research on how snakes store their stolen toxins.
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Artificial Intelligence has seemingly taken over every industry and headline in the past year, making it hard to keep up with advances in the technology. And things are evolving quickly, particularly in medicine. Here to help us understand where AI can help and hinder processes in the medical industry is Dr. Nina Kottler, a radiologist and AI expert. Before that, we explore a new study detailing some surprising findings in koala population genetics and later, Sam looks into research on how other people’s opinions shape our own experiences.
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Recent studies based on raccoons ability to solve puzzles taught researchers a lot about a raccoon’s desire to learn their environment. Dr. Samantha Yammine speaks to Dr. Ben Rein about his new book, “Why Brains Need Friends,” and learns all about the neurological benefits of friendship and the power of socializing. And finally, adorable microscopic organisms called tardigrades might be showing us the way to slow DNA damage.
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Scientific testing on animals has existed for hundreds of years and is considered a controversial element of how modern research is done. To discuss the past, present, and future of animal testing, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by veterinarian and bioethicist Dr. Lisa Moses. Sam also looks at a new study exploring an alternative treatment to sleep apnea and one that looks into how people living at high altitudes can provide inspiration for diabetes medication.
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As reliance on digital technology increases, there are plenty of people who are rejecting their screens and moving back to physical devices and experiences. The analog movement isn’t just a social media trend, there’s real science backing the potential psychological benefits of being offline. Here to discuss how our digital habits affect us is Dr. Natalia Khodayari, a postdoctoral scholar at UC Davis. Host Dr. Samantha Yammine also looks into a new study that solved the mystery of how horses whinny and a paper on the effects of dim lighting on our eyes.
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These days, discovering a new species of dinosaur looks a lot different than it does in the movies. Technology enables paleontologists to search for dino bones with care and precision. Here to discuss his recent discovery of the Spinosaurus mirabilis is Dr. Paul Sereno. Host, Dr. Samantha Yammine also looks into Humanity’s Last Exam which is a test designed for AI to fail and a study that shows how repeated exercise rewires our brains.
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The brain is a complex and adaptable organ; one that can be transformed by a multitude of external factors. This episode, Dr. Samantha Yammine investigates the ways the brain can be altered from the outside in. First, she looks into new research on the brain’s response to consistent meditation practice. Then, she sits down with Dr. Ishrat Husain to discuss the efficacy of psychedelics in medical settings on mental health. And lastly, she digs into how modern football helmets utilize science and engineering to better protect the brain from concussions.
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The trees are talking about us… but not the way you think. Almost thirty years ago, Dr. Suzanne Simard discovered a vast network of fungal threads beneath the forest floor that functions as a complex communication network. This episode, Dr. Simard joins Dr. Samantha Yammine to discuss how trees connect with one another and how that discovery changed the way we think about forest ecosystems. Sam also looks into an Austrian cow who’s learned how to use tools and a new study that claims to be able to regrow cartilage.
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It’s hard to imagine just how much misinformation lives online and it turns out that people are only able to identify it a fraction of the time. To speak more on developing the essential skill of recognizing misinformation online, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Professor Timothy Caulfield. Sam also investigates a new study on motivation that might help us all tackle tasks we’ve been avoiding and explains how artificial snow is made.
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They say it’s better down where it’s wetter… but is it really? Aquanauts have more in common with astronauts than they do with singing marine life. In fact, NASA conducts research into the biological and psychological effects of space on the ocean floor. This episode, Sam is joined by Dr. Dawn Kernagis, an aquanaut and neuroscientist who spent 16 days living underwater for NASA’s NEEMO 21 Mission. Sam also digs into the recent updates on NASA’s Artemis Mission and how AI is being used to standardize pain classification.
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If everyone wants happiness, why does it so often seem hard to achieve? This episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by psychologist Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky to talk about positive psychology and what science tells us about how to be happy. Sam also explores a new study that says swearing can give you a physical boost and, to celebrate the Olympics, she digs into the physics behind curling.
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It’s not a stretch to say that everyone suffers from unwanted body odor from time to time. Whether it’s stress, exercise, or heat, there are plenty of reasons why we sweat and there is a lot to learn about our bodies from the odors they create. To learn more about the science of body odor, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Chris Callewaert, aka Dr. Armpit. Before that, Sam also digs into a new skin patch that might help out our friends with peanut allergies. Then, she explores a new theory into how the Black Death pandemic was able to spread so easily way back in the 1300s.
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It’s easy to think that every major scientific breakthrough in history was met with acceptance and enthusiastic fanfare, but that is not the case. Many modern scientific truths were discovered by researchers who were punished for their ideas at the time. To discuss this topic, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Matt Kaplan, author of the book I Told You So: Scientists Who Are Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned For Being Right.
Then, Sam takes a look into a new study that may have cracked the code on why women are more likely to experience symptoms of IBS. And, just in time for Valentine’s Day, she also explores the history and anthropology of kissing.
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Exploring the science behind pet ownership is a more complicated process than you might think. This episode, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by the author of The Science of Pets, Jay Ingram. They talk about the relationship between animals and humans and how we may not always see eye to eye when it comes to interpreting certain behaviors. Sam also looks into the history of species variation in dogs and how human emotions make it difficult to decipher dog emotions.
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We know that the health of the planet affects human health but what about the other way around? This episode, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Kaylee Byers to discuss how human and animal health is interconnected, particularly in urban environments. Sam also investigates new research that looks into the largest spider colony in the world and the biology of addiction.
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There are always constraints when it comes to conservation. Finances, logistics, population dynamics, medicine, and general care all need to be considered when asking: how do we best care for our planet? This episode, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Forrest Galante, a wildlife conservationist and biologist to discuss his new series Vantara: Sanctuary Stories, now streaming on HBOMax and Discovery+. Sam and Forrest talk about the peaks and valleys of modern conservation and how the animal sanctuary Vantara is unique in the way it cares for the hundreds of thousands of animals that live there. Sam also explores a new study that provides evidence that helping others slows cognitive decline and recent research on how elite performers reach the pinnacle of their fields.
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To understand how our universe might end, scientists often have to go back to the beginning. This episode of Curiosity Weekly, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack to discuss theoretical cosmology, astrophysics, and what scientists are thinking might happen to our universe in the distant future. Sam also explores a newly discovered fire amoeba and a recent study exploring how exercise slows cancer growth.
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It’s a new year which means many of us are focusing on resolutions designed to take better care of our bodies as we age. But, even those conducting research on healthy aging find it a complicated concept to define. To help navigate the topic, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Paul Robbins, a professor and co-director of the Masonic Institute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism at the University of Minnesota. Then, Sam investigates what researchers learned from studying the biology and lifestyle of a woman who lived to the age of 117 and how manipulating the mitochondria in a cell can prevent degeneration.
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Allergies are estimated to affect upwards of 30% of people globally, so why are they so often swept under the rug? People in restaurants lie about their allergies, food labelling is difficult to understand, and those with the allergies are often forced to be their own advocate to avoid a potentially life-threatening medical situation. On this episode, senior producer Teresa Carey interviews allergist Dr. Samira Jeimy to discuss the day-to-day realities of allergies, new potential medications, and why better societal support is needed for those with severe allergies. Host Dr. Samantha Yammine also explores how multilingualism can slow brain aging and a new study that is trying to cleanse wine from the taste of wildfire smoke.
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Curiosity Weekly is off for the holidays! Tune in on January 7th for a new episode.
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Language has always evolved but it seems like technology has sped that process up to a staggering degree. Memes, algorithms, AI, and social media are altering the words we use and the way we use them. To speak more about the phenomenon, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Adam Aleksic, an etymologist and author of the book Algospeak. Sam also explores a new search engine that’s being called the Google of DNA and how a fungus once thought to be an Egyptian curse, might just have cancer-fighting properties.
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Climate change is one of the most powerful forces shaping our world today. With an uptick in extreme weather events, it’s time to focus on how to adapt to this new normal from a public health perspective. Senior Producer Teresa Carey speaks with Dr. Georges C. Benjamin about the health impacts of climate change and how people can support their communities during climate events. Then, host Dr. Samantha Yammine explores two new studies: one that may provide a welcome treatment for those suffering from vision loss, and the other that explores just how much energy our bodies are able to expend when we exercise.
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We spend about a third of our lives sleeping, so you’d think we’d know more when it comes to understanding what is going on in our bodies and brains when we’re doing it. But studying sleep is surprisingly complex and there are a lot of ideas trying to untangle why we need sleep. This episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Jeffrey Iliff from the University of Washington School of Medicine to talk about how sleep affects our brains. Sam also explores what we can learn about human sleep from animal sleep patterns and a new study that sorts people into five distinct sleep profiles.
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Meteorologist and storm chaser Dr. Reed Timmer doesn’t just study extreme weather, he drives straight into it with a custom build, storm proof vehicle. Host Dr. Samanthat Yammine talks with him about the science of surviving the planet’s increasingly volatile storms, the data he’s able to collect up close, and what it takes to study a storm system from the inside. Watch him put science to the test on Discovery’s In the Eye of the Storm on HBOMax.
Then, meet Ice XXI: a form of ice that researchers were able to create at room temperature that might just tell us more about how ice is formed in space. After that, Sam explores a groundbreaking new study that shows how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have the potential to extend the lives of certain cancer patients.
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Will eating mint cancel out the feeling of spice in your mouth? How do you manipulate aroma compounds to mimic the taste of lemon? When it comes to the science of flavor, there is no shortage of questions to ask. On this episode, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by renowned flavor scientist, author, and co-founder of Noma’s Fermentation Lab, Dr. Arielle Johnson. Together, they discuss how food and science intersect and the fascinating ways our bodies distinguish flavor. Then, a new study looks into how UV light can destroy airborne allergens and Sam digs into the ins and outs of ultra-processed foods.
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If sitting down to solve a math problem is your personal nightmare, you’re not alone. On this episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by drag queen and math communicator Kyne Santos to talk all things math and how it fuels our everyday lives. Sam also digs into how caffeine can make us persist in impossible tasks and, thanks to listener submissions, she follows up on a previous story about microplastics in our brains.
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We all know that science shapes science fiction, but what happens when the opposite is also true? This episode, senior producer Teresa Carey speaks with legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson about the intersection of science and science fiction and how the latter allows us to think about the effects of scientific advancement. Host, Dr. Samantha Yammine also digs into what happens in the brain in the moments after death and how some sea turtles are making their way into the polluted waters of Southern California.
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Humans and nature have always coexisted. But, human intervention makes our modern world look very different than it once did. This episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine digs into how humans are reshaping the wild. Sam speaks to Dr. Harland Patch about the decline of insect populations around the world and how we can provide better environments for pollinators. She also dives into the world of CRISPR gene editing among Argentinian polo horses and why so many people seem to be getting diagnosed with Lyme disease.
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GPS runs our world, but the system is far from perfect and much more fragile than people believe. This episode, GPS expert Logan Scott speaks with senior producer Teresa Carey about the past, present, and future of GPS and how to avoid catastrophe when something goes wrong. Host, Dr. Samantha Yammine also explores the first new potential treatment for Huntington’s disease and how queen ants are creating clones of other species.
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As the climate shifts into a new normal, plenty of questions are being asked about the state of urban planning around the world. Mainly: how can we better adapt our cities to climate change? What does it mean to create a climate-resilient city? This episode, Senior Producer Teresa Carey is joined by Jesse M. Keenan, an expert in climate adaptation and sustainable urban development, to discuss how we can adjust the current systems in place to better address climate change.
Dr. Samantha Yammine also digs into the exciting world of keratin toothpaste and a new study that explores honesty in science communication.
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Whether you call it citizen science, participatory science, or community science, research conducted by everyday people has led to major discoveries across a wide range of fields. This episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Caren Cooper to discuss the benefits and mechanics when it comes to public participation in science. Dr. Cooper is an expert in the field and the author of Citizen Science: How Ordinary People are Changing the Face of Discovery. Then, Sam explores a recent study that looks into why chocolate tastes so good and research that may have found an antidote to carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Some of society’s greatest scientific achievements were made based on research that might sound silly or bizarre to the average person. But curiosity-driven exploration is just as important to science as research that starts out with clear-cut applications in mind.
So, this episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Carly Anne York. Dr. York wrote The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog: And Other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science and they talk about how crucial curiosity is when it comes to learning about the world around us. Then, speaking of silly science, Sam and the production team dig into some of the winners of this year’s Ig Nobel Prize. After that, Sam explores a study that proves the communication between moths and tomato plants.
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Understanding exactly how the billions of neurons and trillions of connections in our brains could be one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history. And, surprisingly, we’re not as far off from that as you might think. In episode 2 of our brain series, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Forrest Collman who helped create the most detailed brain diagram ever made. Sam also digs into how much microplastic is really in our heads and how our brain might be an unreliable narrator.
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Neuroscience is tricky… to say the least. Dedicated scientists have been exploring the organ since ancient times but there is still so much we don’t know about what goes on between our ears. In part 1 of our brain series, host Dr. Samantha Yammine speaks with neuroscientist Dr. Daniel Toker about his research on consciousness through experimenting with lab-grown organoids. He explains what we can learn about the brain from better understanding consciousness. Then, Sam explores why our brains love to fixate on the mistakes we make and whether or not we can actually perceive more than five senses in our bodies.
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There’s no real replacement for traditional medicine, but what if there was an intuitive way to prevent the effects of things like depression, anxiety, and chronic pain? Social prescription is the act of being prescribed activities that center around connection with community, art, and nature. And it’s backed by science! Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by author Julia Hotz to talk about the ins and outs of social prescription and how becoming more active in your environment and community can help prevent certain health outcomes. Then, Sam explores a fascinating new vaccine side effect and what fanfiction can tell us about how we experience art and culture.
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Our attention spans are… not doing so great these days. With copious amounts of technology, apps, news articles, and social media posts at our fingertips, it makes sense that a lot of people are noticing how much more difficult it is to get into a state of deep reading. On part two of our literacy series, editorial correspondent Teresa Carey speaks with two experts on the subject: Dr. Maryanne Wolf and Dr. Daniel Willingham. They discuss the benefits of reading on both our brains and our culture, especially for kids. Host, Dr. Samantha Yammine also digs into the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on science communicators and a new probiotic tool that can help save our coral reefs from disease.
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Literacy is murkier than we think. This episode, as a part one of our literacy series, we explore recent research related to one of the most important milestones in our academic lives: learning to read. Host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Emily Wood, a speech language pathologist who studies the methods we use for testing literacy in kids. She speaks with Sam about how we can better address gaps in reading among children and what options are available for multilingual kids in the classroom. Sam also looks into a study that reports on the benefits of handwriting vs typing while learning to read and a study about how using AI in the classroom might not be the best idea.
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Every parent has wondered if their baby’s crying is normal at some point or another. While there is no “normal,” evidence shows that genetics might actually have a part to play in how long babies cry for. And another universal experience, harking back to “the good old days” in pop culture and our personal lives. Senior Producer, Teresa Carey, speaks with Dr. Clay Routledge about the good feelings - and sometimes sad memories - that come with nostalgia. And finally, host Samantha Yammine explains neuroplasticity and what physically changes in your brain when you practice something. Even juggling.
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Los Angeles is home to the only place in the world where ancient fossils are being actively excavated in the middle of the city: The La Brea Tar Pits. Today, host Dr. Samantha Yammine speaks to the deputy director and assistant curator of the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, Dr. Regan Dunn. They talk about what makes this site so fascinating and what we can learn from what we find hidden in the tar. Sam also explores a recent study on methane capturing at a California dairy farm. Then, she is joined by Aly Moore to discuss the benefits of entomophagy aka eating insects.
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Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications are everywhere. But with so much information available about this category of drug, it can be hard to know what to trust. Today, host Dr. Samantha Yammine speaks with Dr. Emma Beckett, a food and nutrition scientist, to unpack the facts and fictions behind GLP-1s and how we talk about them. Sam also talks with a research team who uncovered a brand new color using cutting-edge technology: Olo. Then, Sam gets to the bottom of a recent study that turns human blood toxic to mosquitos.
Tune into Animals on Drugs, hosted by recent guest Forrest Galante, airing on July 28th on Discovery.
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Forensic DNA is supposed to be the end all be all when it comes to solving crime, so why are there so many false convictions when it comes to using DNA evidence? Today, Senior Producer Teresa Carey talks to Dr. Gregory Hampikian about forensic DNA, fingerprints, AI, and the limitations of scientific evidence in criminal investigations. Host, Dr. Samantha Yammine also explores the Effort Paradox (aka why doing things that are hard can feel good) and how using RICE (that’s rest, ice, compression, and elevation) for injuries is an outdated method for healing.
Don’t forget that season two of Eye of the Storm premieres July 27th on Discovery and HBO Max.
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Sharks are vanishing from South Africa’s coast and Alison Towner knows why. One of the world’s top great white experts and a leading woman in STEM, Alison joins Dr. Samantha Yammine to break down her new Shark Week specials: Air Jaws: Return of Colossus and Great White Assassins and reveal what’s really happening to these iconic predators. Then, Sam dives into new findings about hammerhead shark migration and why that little blue seafood label matters for ocean conservation. Plus, Paul de Gelder shares what to watch for in How to Survive a Shark Attack. All premiering during Shark Week, starting July 20, 2025 on Discovery!
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Shark Week returns July 20 on Discovery!
This episode is the Shark Week audio companion Part 1! Dr. Samantha Yammine dives into the most surprising shark science of 2025, from sharks that make noise to the nano-scale ‘sharkitecture’ inside their skeletons. Sam also interviews Forrest Galante, wildlife biologist and featured Shark Week expert in Alien Sharks. Plus, Luke Tipple, an underwater face on this year’s Shark Week, explains why people are Dancing With Sharks in 2025. Don’t miss it!
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The skincare industry is riddled with false advertising, misleading labels, and supposed “miracle cures.” So, as a consumer, how are you meant to know what’s fact and what’s fiction? Today, host Dr. Samantha Yammine explores the science behind skincare, from how the collagen industry is causing deforestation in the Amazon for a product that might not actually work to why it’s important to get enough vitamin D. Then, Sam is joined by skincare expert Dr. Michelle Wong, aka @labmuffinbeautyscience to chat about all things sunscreen and the science of SPF.
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You’ve heard of the attention economy, but what about the intention economy? Rather than competing for consumers’ attention, our devices are now attempting to predict our purchasing patterns through AI. And who better to discuss that issue than Dr. Cansu Canca, a leading expert in AI ethics and founder of the AI Ethics Lab? She joins Senior Producer, Teresa Carey, to discuss this shift in how we use technology. Sam also digs into a concept called reverse bedtime procrastination and why it’s keeping us from getting a good night’s sleep. And finally, Sam investigates the ins and outs of the Dance Your PhD contest.
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Genetic testing has had some ups and downs over the past few years, with wide swaths of data sets setting a precedent for potential individualized healthcare. But, oftentimes, that data misrepresents African-descended individuals and doesn’t paint the whole picture. Population geneticist Dr. Janina Jeff Ringo joins host Dr. Samantha Yammine to discuss what we can learn from genetic testing, and the gaps that sociologists are trying to fill in.
Sam also explores a fascinating new study that claims to have nailed down the perfect cacio e pepe recipe and a potential solution to the growing strain on global rice yields.
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It’s Pride Month! To help us celebrate, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Shawn Hercules, a queer, non-binary cancer researcher and science communicator. They’ll discuss Shawn’s research into breast cancer among people of African ancestry, how policies around gender affirming care can positively affect healthcare at large, and the importance of diverse voices in scientific research. Sam also explores the right to disconnect – aka how important it is to log off from work and give your brain some rest. After that, she explains the ins and outs of deep sea mining and how it has the potential to disrupt deep sea ecosystems.
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The key to protecting our oceans is understanding them. So, today, host Dr. Samantha Yammine leans into learning about the power and struggles of the environments that keep our planet blue. From the power of bioluminescence and how it’s changed how we study molecular biology to the importance of salt for our bodies and cultures, there is so much to absorb when it comes to our oceans. Then, producer Teresa Carey speaks with Dr. Gabby Ahmadia from the World Wildlife Fund about the importance of community-based conservation, research in coastal communities and how, with the right methodologies and funding, there is hope for our ocean’s health in the future.
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You might think you have nothing to hide on your devices but everyone does. From bank accounts to passwords to travel plans, protecting your digital privacy is one of the biggest issues we face today. Digital privacy expert Eva Galperin joins host Dr. Samantha Yammine to discuss the importance of protecting your data and how to best do so. Sam also explores recent updates on a nuclear battery that can keep devices charged for years as well as a man who might be the key behind creating a universal antivenom to protect against snakebites.
Be sure to watch #ImplosionTheTitanicSubDisaster on Wednesday, May 28 at 9pm on Discovery. It's a two-hour special that uncovers the extraordinary story of what caused the OceanGate disaster in 2023 and how it might have been prevented. For the first time ever, Josh Gates unveils groundbreaking new footage including an unsettling interview and a problematic test dive inside the Titan only months before the submersible started missions to the Titanic shipwreck.
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Looking up at the dark sky on a clear night means seeing the lit up little satellites move their way around the night sky. Those satellites might be pretty to look at but researchers are currently working to solve a decades-old problem: what happens when they encounter space junk? Today, producer Teresa Carey speaks with Dr. John Crassidis from the University of Buffalo about this issue and what options aerospace engineers have to solve it. Then, host Dr. Samantha Yammine digs into a recent paper that explores the physics behind the perfect cup of coffee and the recent sighting of the elusive colossal squid.
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It’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and we’re using this week’s episode to highlight scientists and researchers from those regions to emphasize their contributions to science across all different fields of study. Then, Sam speaks with Dr. Steven Mana’oakamai Johnson. He explains how people are responding to climate change across the Pacific Islands and the importance of local knowledge when it comes to understanding and preparing for new types of weather systems in that region. And finally, Sam investigates a recent study where researchers created an artificial leaf that could have a real impact when it comes to renewable energy.
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Birdwatching has taken off as a hobby in recent years, and for good reason! Birds are vital members of our planet’s ecosystems and are major bioindicators when it comes to understanding how climate change is affecting different environments. Joining host Dr. Samantha Yammine today are two passionate birders who use science to understand bird behavior and how we can better support our friends in the sky. Corina Newsome is a wildlife biologist and one of the co-founders of Black Birders Week. She speaks on the importance of birding as it relates to accessibility and environmental justice. Then, senior producer Teresa Carey is joined by Miyoko Chu from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to discuss window collisions and what birds can tell us about the climate. Finally, Sam reads a question from a listener and explains the sociological phenomenon of collective effervescence.
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The tasks that AI is able to perform has grown exponentially over the years but there are a few things AI still struggles with, like accurately mimicking scientific methodology. Dr. James Zou joins host Dr. Samantha Yammine today to discuss recent updates in AI’s ability to play the role of scientist. He is an associate professor of Biomedical Data Science at Stanford University where he created a research lab of AI scientists. Sam also investigates the ins and outs of lab-grown meat and how MDMA is being used to treat PTSD.
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When tackling solutions to climate change, we tend to focus on westernized approaches rather than listening to Indigenous Peoples about the best ways to protect our earth. So, today, just in time for Earth Day, Dr. Samantha Yammine speaks with Dr. Myrle Ballard about natural resource and environmental management from Indigenous perspectives. Then, Sam gets into a new AI-powered brain implant that was able to translate thought into speech and how thawing permafrost in the arctic has the potential to release ancient viruses.
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Icebergs are natural behemoths, littered across the ocean. They are both subjects of awe and fear among sailors so today, Dr. Samantha Yammine discusses the ins and outs of these ginormous monoliths with an experienced sailor and iceberg admirer, producer Teresa Carey. Then, Sam speaks to Dr. Beth Culp, a lead author on a recent study that maps out your gut’s microbiome. After that, Sam asks the question we’ve all been thinking about: what’s the science behind non-alcoholic wine?
If you're curious about a new theory on what happened to the Titanic, tune into Expedition Files on Wednesday, April 16 at 9pm Eastern on Discovery.
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Fungal parasites like the ones shown in The Last of Us might not be starting up a zombie apocalypse anytime soon but that doesn’t mean they’re not causing trouble in other ways. Host Dr. Samantha Yammine speaks with Dr. Carolyn Elya, a mycologist specializing in fungi’s unique ability to take over the brains of insects. They discuss how that compares with the fungal zombies in the show and whether concerns over fungal influence on our brains are legitimate. Sam also explores how researchers were recently able to bend soundwaves creating what they call, “Audible Enclaves.” Then, Sam answers the age-old question: how do mRNA vaccines really work?
Tune into the second season of The Last of Us, premiering April 13th on Max.
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We’re all about answering questions here at Curiosity Weekly. Questions like: where do baby sea turtles actually go when they waddle from their cozy beach nest into the ocean? Host Dr. Samantha Yammine explores the mysteries of adolescent sea turtles before bringing on our special guest, Jessica Malaty Rivera, to answer even more questions, this time about the recent uptick in measles cases in the U.S. and common misconceptions about the MMR vaccine. Finally, is there really a difference between diamonds from the earth and ones grown in a lab? Listen in to find out!
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Spring has officially sprung! The birds are chirping, the bees are buzzing and flowers are blooming. But, have you ever wondered the journey that flowers take from the soil to your vase at home? Today on Curiosity Weekly, author Amy Stewart joins Dr. Samantha Yammine to chat about the global flower trade. Sam is also joined by producer Teresa Carey for a climate tech showdown, where Teresa tries to stump Sam and the listeners with some of the wildest ideas in climate tech. Then, you’ll learn about the secret ingredient hidden in your can of chickpeas that’s changing the way we make vegan food.
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It’s Women’s History Month and to celebrate we have Katie Hafner on Curiosity Weekly to discuss the history of women in STEM and ways we can highlight their contributions today. Then, Sam looks into the Wooly Devil, aka the first new plant genus found in a national park in almost 50 years. Finally, Sam and producer Teresa Carey talk about what to know regarding male contraception.
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Cells may be the building blocks of life (and highschool biology), but who knew they were so complicated? Dr. Samantha Yammine digs into different types of cells and their functions with editorial correspondent Teresa Carey as they discuss the difficulties in defining what a cell even is. Then, Sam speaks with Dr. Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer, a pathogen evolutionary biologist about his work investigating diseases from history. Finally, some curious researchers and entrepreneurs are cultivating actual salmon meat in bioreactors so Sam investigates the process behind growing fish in a lab including the potential ecological effects of cell-cultured salmon hitting the market.
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The new season of Naked and Afraid premieres Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 8pm EST on Discovery.
To celebrate, host Dr. Samantha Yammine talks to legendary survivalist Rob Nelson about his experiences thriving in some of the most extreme conditions on the planet. Rob also gets into some of the facts and myths behind common survival techniques. Then, Sam is joined by Naked and Afraid survivalist, Mandy Horvath. Mandy is the show’s first bi-lateral amputee contestant and she speaks on the physical, environmental, and emotional challenges of participating on the show. Sam also digs into the science behind what’s really going on with our bodies when trapped in the wilderness.
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Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Tiara Moore who is a marine ecologist and the founder of Black in Marine Science to talk about her research as well as her advocacy work to ensure equitable systems are in place for Black scientists within the scientific community. Sam digs into a deep sea sponge that has inspired researchers to create a filter that can protect our oceans from a future oil spill and a recent study released where scientists created mice using the DNA from two sperms.
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The White Lotus is about to be back on our screens on Max so today, we’re diving into the latest trend among elite travelers: longevity tourism. Then, our host Sam speaks to Dr. Jodi Halpern about the mental health effects that come along with the rise of AI technology. And finally, we explore the ins and outs of fracking.
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With Valentine’s Day around the corner, today our host Dr. Samantha Yammine digs into the science behind what really causes butterflies in your stomach when you’re experiencing infatuation. Then, astrobiologist Dr. Lynn Rothschild joins us to discuss extremophiles and what they can tell us about potential life on other planets. And finally, we discuss the ins and outs of the FDA’s recent ban of Red Dye 3.
Red Dye 3
- “FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk.” by JoNel Aleccia. 2025
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Extremophiles
- “Lynn J. Rothschild.” by NASA. 2024.
Butterflies
- “Why Do I Feel Butterflies in My Stomach When I’m on a Date?” by Trisha Pasricha. 2023
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Today, we dive into the science around man’s best friend to celebrate the Puppy Bowl airing on Animal Planet, February 9th. Sam explores what’s really going on with the recent phenomenon of people teaching their dogs to communicate through word buttons. Dr. Janet Hoy-Gerlach joins the show to discuss her research into the mental health benefits of emotional support animals. Finally, we tackle the power and possibility of a dog’s sense of smell.
Canine Chat
- “Soundboard-trained dogs produce non-accidental, non-random and non-imitative two-button combinations.” by Amelia P. M. Bastos, Zachary N. Houghton, et al. 2024.
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Emotional Support Animals
- “Exploring Benefits of Emotional Support Animals (ESAs): A Longitudinal Pilot Study with Adults with Serious Mental Illness (SMI).” by Janet Hoy-Gerlach, Aviva Vincent, Barry Scheuermann, Mamta Ojha. 2022.
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Sniffer Dogs
- “Massachusetts schools use dogs to sniff out Covid-19.” by Gary Tuchman. 2024.
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On today’s episode, we dive into the tech helping us respond to the growing risk of wildfires, including the use of AI systems and smoke detectors. Then, Sam speaks to Dr. Linda Charmaraman from the Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research Lab about a recent study that looks into misinformation on TikTok when it comes to diagnosing ADHD. Finally, we talk about how both blind and sighted humans are encouraging greater neuroplasticity in their brains through learning echolocation.
Wildfire Tech
- “Canada Report: 2023 Fire Season.” Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. 2023.
- “Fact Sheet: Climate Change and Wildfires.” Canadian Climate Institute. 2024.
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ADHDtest
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Human Echolocation
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Newscast Soundbites
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Electro-Agriculture
- “Scientists Grow Crops in Near-Total Darkness Thanks to New ‘Electro-Agriculture’ Technique.” by Adam Kovac. 2024
- “Electro-agriculture: Revolutionizing farming for a sustainable future.” by Bradie S. Crandall, Marcus Harland-Dunaway, Robert E. Jinkerson, et al. 2024
Space Exploration with Dr. Robert Lillis
- “An ESCAPADE to Mars, on the cheap.” The Planetary Society. 2021.
- “ESCAPADE: Mission to Mars.” Rocketlab.
- “Mission to Mars - ESCAPADE.” Rocketlab.
- “Dr. Rob Lillis.” Harvath Law Group.
- “MAVEN Maps Electric Currents around Mars that are Fundamental to Atmospheric Loss.” by William Steigerwald. 2020.
Stem Cell Vision Repair
- “Induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived corneal epithelium for transplant surgery: a single-arm, open-label, first-in-human interventional study in Japan.” by Takeshi Soma, Yoshinori Oie, Hiroshi Takayanagi, Shoko Matsubara, et al. 2024
- “World First: Stem Cell Transplant Restores Vision in Multiple People.” by Carly Cassella. 2024.
- “Stem cell transplant shows promise for vision loss.” by Rebecca Turner. 2024.
- “Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency.” ColumbiaDoctors.
- “Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.” UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center.
Newscast Soundbites
- Mars Exploration
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Welcome to Curiosity Weekly from Discovery! This week, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Anastasia Buyalskaya, a behavioral scientist, to unravel habit formation and debunk the 21-day myth. We also learn about a newly discovered link between musical training and left-handedness. Plus, hear about some space station bacteria that are flexing their superpowers!
Habit Formation
- “What Machine Learning Can Teach Us About Habit Formation.” by Anastasia Buyalskaya. 2024.
Space Bacteria
- “Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Found on ISS Mutating to Become Functionally Distinct.” by Elizabeth E. Keller. 2024.
- “Mutant Superbugs Pose a Threat to Human Life in Space.” by Javier Yanes. 2024.
Leftie Musicians
- “Left-Handed Musicians Appear to Develop Unique Brain Pathways for Language Processing.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
Newscast Soundbites
- Microorganisms discovered on the Mir Space Station
- Space Station Live: Studying Basic Biology in Space
- There Are Microbes in Space?!
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Welcome to Curiosity Weekly from Discovery, hosted by Dr. Samantha Yammine. Once a week, we’ll bring you the latest and greatest in scientific discoveries and break down the details so that you don’t need a PhD to understand it. From neuroscience to climate tech to AI and genetics, no subject is off-limits. Join Sam as she interviews expert guests and investigates the research guiding some of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs affecting our world today.
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Today, you’ll learn about the link between body temperature and depression, how taking the the Polar Bear Plunge could soothe symptoms of menopause, and a new sticker that can detect organ failure.
Depression Temp
•“Are Body Temperature and Depression Linked? Science Says, Yes.” by Jess Berthold. 2024.
•“Surprising Link Discovered Between Body Temperature and Depression.” by Jess Berthold. 2024.
Cold Water Menopause
•“Cold water swimming improves menopause symptoms.” EurekAlert! 2024.
•“Is cold water swimming in the winter healthy?” by Bard Amundsen. 2021.
Ultrasound Sticker
•“This ultrasound sticker senses changing stiffness of deep internal organs.” by Jennifer Chu. 2024.
•“Wearable bioadhesive ultrasound shear wave elastography.” by Hsiao-Chuan Liu, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new blood test that could revolutionize bipolar diagnoses, how music could help knock out pain, and how a changing climate is changing puffins.
Bipolar Blood Test
•“Simple blood test can help diagnose bipolar disorder.” University of Cambridge. 2023.
•“Bipolar Disorder.” NIH. n..d.
•“Diagnosis and management of bipolar disorders.” by Fernando S. Goes. 2023.
Music & Pain
•“Emotional responses to favorite and relaxing music predict music-induced hypoalgesia.” by Darius Valevicius, et al. 2023.
•“Editorial: Perspectives on music and pain: from evidence to theory and application.” by Annabel J. Cohen, et al. 2023.
Puffin Hybrid
•“Hybridization of Atlantic puffins in the Arctic coincides with 20th-century climate change.” by Oliver Kersten, et al. 2023.
•“Atlantic Puffin.” n.a. N.d.
•“Puffin FAQs.” Audubon. N.d.
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Today, you’ll learn about mind-reading machines, the brightest object in the known universe, and the potential power punch of cinnamon.
Mind-Reading
•“Mind-reading devices are revealing the brain’s secrets.” by Miryam Naddaf. 2024.
•“The brain-reading devices helping paralysed people to move, talk and touch.” by Liam Drew. 2022.
•“The rise of brain-reading technology: what you need to know.” by Liam Drew. 2023.
•“How our brains decode speech: special neurons process certain sounds.” by Saima Sidik. 2023.
Universe’s Brightest Object
•“Astronomers discover universe’s brightest object - a quasar powered by a black hole that eats a sun a day.” by Tory Shepherd. 2024.
•“What is a quasar?” by Andy Briggs. 2021.
•“Revealed: the oldest black hole ever observed, dating to dawn of universe.” by Hannah Devlin. 2023.
Cinnamon
•“Cinnamon supplements reduce blood glucose in people with prediabetes.” by Dani Mann. 2024.
•“Cinnamon and Diabetes.” n.a. 2023.
•“Prediabetes (Borderline Diabetes).” by Mike Watts. 2022.
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Today, you’ll learn about a supervitamin you might already be taking some good news about the health of the world’s forests, and a new study that mapped ketamine’s effects on the brain.
B12
•“Vitamin B12 emerges as key player during cellular reprogramming.” by Alba Vilchez-Acosta. 2023.
•“Vitamin B12: A key player in cellular reprogramming and tissue regeneration.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
Healthy Forests
•“Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned - or thinned.” by Kara Manke. 2023.
•“2023 North American Wildfires.” CDP. 2023.
•“Forest restoration and fuels reduction work: Different pathways for achieving success in the Sierra Nevada.” by Scott L. Stephens, et al. 2023.
Ketamine & the Brain
•“New Study Maps Ketamine’s Effects on Brain.” by Christopher D. Shea. 2023.
•“Ketamine.” reviewed by Melisa Puckey. 2023.
•“Whole-brain mapping reveals the divergent impact of ketamine on the dopamine system.” by Malika S. Datta, et al. 2023.
•“Understanding Ketamine Treatment for Depression.” n.a. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about the possible dangers of growing leafy greens in microgravity, a study that let AI tag along with a toddler to learn language the human way, and research on stabilizing elephant populations on the African savannah.
Microgravity Gardening
•“Simulated microgravity facilitates stomatal ingression by Salmonella in lettuce and suppresses a biocontrol agent.” by Noah Totsline, et al. 2024.
•“The Future.” NASA. N.D.
•“What will astronauts eat during long missions in space?” Leidos. 2023.
AI Learns Language
•“AI learns language through the experience of a single child in groundbreaking study.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
•“Grounded language acquisition through the eyes and ears of a single child.” by Wai Keen Vong, et al. 2024.
Elephant Numbers
•“Protecting and connecting landscapes stabilizes populations of the Endangered savannah elephant.” by Ryan M. Huang, et al. 2024.
•“The African Savanna.” by Michael Swiderek. 2021.
•“Africa’s great savannahs may be more endangered than the world’s rainforests.” by Jeremy Hance. 2012.
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Today, you’ll learn about a bacteria that turns plastic into spider webs, a massive deep-sea discovery right in our own backyard, and how CRISPR could reshape agriculture for an entire continent.
Silk-Making Bacteria
•“Researchers Engineer Bacteria That Eat Plastic, Make Multipurpose Spider Silk.” Technology Networks. 2024.
•“Two-step conversion of polyethylene into recombinant proteins using a microbial platform.” by Alexander Connor, et al. 2023.
•“Our planet is choking on plastic.” UNEP. n.d.
•“In Images: Plastic is Forever.” UN. n.d.
Deep Coral
•“World’s largest deep-sea coral reef found lurking beneath the Gulf Stream ‘right on the doorstep’ of US coast.” by Harry Baker. 2024.
•“Status of Coral Reefs.” Reef Resilience Network. N.d.
•“Life Below Water.” UN. 2020.
CRISPR Agriculture
•“CRISPR-edited crops break new ground in Africa.” by Heidi Ledford. 2024.
•“Witchweed.” USDA. n.d.
•“Africa’s agricultural revolution: From self-sufficiency to global food powerhouse.” By Gareth Hodder & Brenda Migwalla. 2023.
•“GMOs or non-GMOs? The CRISPR Conundrum.” By Aftab Ahmad, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new polymer that could battle antibiotic resistant infections, a possible new way to detect life on other planets from afar, and what to expect when you’re expecting to adopt a furry friend.
Powerful Polymer
•“Texas A&M Team Develops Polymers That Can Kill Bacteria.” by Shana K. Hutchins. 2023.
•“The global threat of antibiotic resistance.” ReAct. N.d.
•“Ring-opening metathesis polymerization of N-methylpyridinium-fused norbornenes to access antibacterial main-chain cationic polymers.” by Sarah N. Hancock, et al. 2023.
Exoplanet CO2
•“A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets, MIT study finds.” by Jennifer Chu. 2023.
•“Atmospheric carbon depletion as a tracer of water oceans and biomass on temperate terrestrial exoplanets.” by Amaury H.M.J. Triaud, et al. 2023.
•“How do astronomers find exoplanets?” by Daniela Breitman. 2017.
Adoption Science
•“What To Expect When You Adopt A Shelter Pet, According To Scientists.” by Holly Large. 2023.
•“18 Interesting Pet Adoption Statistics & Facts to Know in 2024.” by Misty Layne. 2024.
•“Do Dogs Cry? Signs Your Beloved Pup Might Be Sad.” by Tom Hale. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about why you may want to consider letting yourself daydream, how a sense of humor might protect you from depression and anxiety, and the effects of caffeine on the performance of soccer players.
Daydream Brain
•“What Happens in the Brain While Daydreaming?” by Catherine Caruso. 2023.
•“Is the role of sleep in memory consolidation overrated?” by Mohammad Dastgheib, et al. 2022.
•“Cortical reactivations predict future sensory responses.” by Nghia D. Nguyen, et al. 2023.
•“Why Daydreaming Is Good For Us.” by David B. Feldman Ph.D. 2017.
Power of a Laugh
•“Your type of humor might say something about your risk of depression and anxiety.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.
•“Understanding the Association Between Humor and Emotional Distress: The Role of Light and Dark Humor in Predicting Depression, Anxiety, and Stress.” by Alberto Dionigi, et al. 2023.
Caffeine & Soccer
•“Caffeine highs and lows footballers should be aware of.” n.a. 2023.
•“The effects of acute caffeine ingestion on decision-making and pass accuracy in young soccer players: A preliminary randomized controlled trial.” by Negar Jafari, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how babies pick up language before they’re even born, an AI that takes on the busy work for doctors, and new insight into how humans collaborate.
Baby Language
•“Babies’ Brains Are Primed For Their Native Language Before Birth.” by Nyla Husain. 2023.
•“Prenatal experience with language shapes the brain.” by Benedetta Mariani. 2023.
•“The What and When of Universal Perception: A Review of Early Speech Sound Acquisition.” by Katerina Chladkova & Nikola Paillereau. 2020.
AI Medicine
•“Medical AI tool from UF, NVIDIA gets human thumbs-up in first study.” by Jim W. Harper. 2023.
•“AI Training AI: GatorTronGPT at the Forefront of University of Florida’s Medical AI Innovations.” by Mona Flores. 2023.
•“A study of generative large language model for medical research and healthcare.” by Cheng Peng, et al. 2023.
•“Physicians, paperwork, and paying attention to patients.” by Dr. Monique Tello. 2016.
Human Collaboration
•“How we play together.” n.a. 2023.
•“The evolution of human cooperation.” Coren L. Apicella & Joan B. Silk. 2019.
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oday, you’ll learn about a new test that can show how well each of your organs are aging, some interesting links between comfort food and stress, and a surprising finding about certain snails.
Organ Age
•“Are your organs ageing well? The blood holds clues.” by Max Kozlov. 2023.
•“Blood test shows if organs are ageing fast or slowly.” by Michelle Roberts. 2023.
Comfort Food
•“Comfort eating can impair body’s recovery from stress, study shows..” by Rachel Hall. 2023.
•“Stress and Eating Behaviors.” by Yvonne H. C. Yau & Marc N. Potenza. 2013.
•“Fatty foods can impair the body’s response to everyday stress - study.” by Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten. 2023.
Speedy Snails
•“Japanese snail adaptation and speciation in anti-predation escape behavior.” by Yuta Morii. 2023.
•“The divergence of mobility and activity associated with anti-predator adaptation in land snails.” by Yuta Morii, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new ink that can 3D print inside your body using soundwaves, why saying no to invitations isn’t as bad as you might think, and some new drugs that could potentially make your dog live longer.
3D Ink
•“Soundwaves Harden 3D-Printed Treatments in Deep Tissues.” by Michaela Martinez. 2023.
•“Dental curing light.” Wikipedia.
•“Self-enhancing sono-inks enable deep-penetration acoustic volumetric printing.” by Xiao Kuang, et al. 2023.
RSVP No
•“Just say no to that invitation.” n.a. 2023.
•“Saying No: The Negative Ramifications From Invitation Declines Are Less Severe Than We Think.” By Julian Givi & Colleen P. Kirk. 2023.
Old Dogs
•“Could a Drug Give Your Pet More Dog Years?” by Emily Anthes. 2023.
•“Forget Botox. Anti-Aging Pills May Be Next.” by Andrew Pollack. 2023.
•“We’re helping dogs like yours live longer.” Loyal website. N.d.
•“Discovering the keys to a healthy lifespan.” Dog Aging Project website. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about an ancient diagnostic tool getting an AI upgrade, the world’s slipperiest surface, and some insight into the minds of everyone who loves this show!
Healthy Tongue
•“Eyes may be the window to your soul, but the tongue mirrors your health.” University of South Australia. 2023.
•“Ancient tongue diagnosis for the 21st century dental hygienist.” by Kathryn Gilliam. 2023.
•“Analysis of Tongue Color-Associated Features among Patients with PCR-Confirmed COVID-19 Infection in Ukraine.” by Liudmyla Horzov. 2021.
Slippery Surface
•“Droplet slipperiness despite surface heterogeneity at molecular scale.” by Sakari Lepikko, et al. 2023.
•“Slippery Science: Crafting the World’s Most Water-Repellent Surface.” by Aalto University. 2023.
Curious for Answers
•“Curiosity evolves as information unfolds.” by Abigail Hsiung, et al. 2023.
•“Unraveling Curiosity: Why We Savor the Suspense and Shun Spoilers.” Neuroscience.com. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about the brain’s ability - or inability - to rewire itself, the imagination of rats, and how dogs can have a positive effect on those suffering from PTSD.
Brain Rewiring
•“Our brains are not able to ‘rewire’ themselves, despite what most scientists believe, new study argues.” University of Cambridge. 2023.
•“Against cortical reorganisation.” by Tamar R. Makin & John W. Krakauer. 2023.
Rat Imagination
•“Rats have an imagination, new research finds.” EurekAlert! 2023.
•“Volitional activation of remote place representations with a hippocampal brain-machine interface.” by Chongxi Lai, et al. 2023.
Dogs & PTSD
•“Contact with a service dog might help individuals with PTSD sleep better, study finds.” by Vladimir Hedrih. 2023.
•“Paws for Purple Hearts - Service Dogs for our Warriors.” Website. 2023.
•“Heart rate during sleep in PTSD patients: Moderation by contact with a service dog.” by Steven H. Woodward, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how the bilingual brain might be better at multitasking, good news for women who are at risk for morning sickness, and the strangely complex science behind cat purring.
Bilingual Brain
•“The bilingual brain may be better at ignoring irrelevant information.” EurekAlert!. 2023.
•“Bilingual attentional control: Evidence from the Partial Repetition Cost paradigm.” by Grace deMeurisse & Edith Kaan. 2023.
Morning Sickness
•“Cause of Morning Sickness and a Potential Treatment Identified.” by Rhianna-lily Smith. 2023.
•“GDF15: emerging biology and therapeutic applications for obesity and cardiometabolic disease.” by Dongdong Wang, et al. 2021.
•“GDF15 linked to maternal risk of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.” by M. Fejzo, et al. 2023.
Cat Purrs
•“How do cats purr? New finding challenges long-held assumptions.” by Phie Jacobs. 2023.
•“Domestic cat larynges can produce purring frequencies without neural input.” by Christian T. Herbst, et al. 2023.
•“How Low Can You Go? Physical Production Mechanism of Elephant Infrasonic Vocalizations.” by Christian T. Herbst, et al. 2012.
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Today, you’ll learn about a bacterial discovery that challenges our understanding of how and when life formed on Earth, the importance difference between self control and willpower, and the truth about whether or not your dog really loves you.
Origin of Life
•“Scientists Just Made a 1.75 Billion-Year-Old Discovery About the Origin of Life.” by Mirjam Guesgen. 2024.
•“The Great Oxygenation Event as a consequence of ecological dynamics modulated by planetary change.” by Jason Olejarz, et al. 2021.
•“Microbes and minerals may have set off Earth’s oxygenation.” by Jennifer Chu. 2022.
Self Control vs Willpower
•“Most people say self-control is the same as willpower. Researchers disagree.” by Sujata Gupta. 2024.
•“Nearly two in five Americans have a New Year’s Resolution planned for 2021.” Ipsos. 2020.
•“New Year’s resolution statistics.” finder. 2021.
•“What’s inside is all that counts? The contours of everyday thinking about self-control.” by Juan Pablo Bermudez, et al. 2023.
Puppy Love
•“Does Your Dog Truly Love You? Science Has the Answer.” by Adam Piore. 2023.
•“Machine learning gives glimpse of how a dog’s brain represents what it sees.” ScienceDaily. 2022.
•“A glimpse into the dog’s mind: A new study reveals how dogs think of their toys.” by Eotvos Lorand University. 2022.
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Today, we’re bringing you three new stories that cover a few topics we’re really passionate about. You’ll learn about how cats become like liquid to fit through small spaces and why that’s a big deal, the new super sticky strong silk inspired by Spiderman, and a new method of 3D-printing that uses sound. Be sure to stick around until the end of the episode to hear a special message from Calli and Nate.
Liquid Cats
- “At-home experiments shed light on cats’ liquid behavior.” by Andrea Tamayo. 2024.
- “On the rheology of cats.” by M.A. Fardin. 2014.
- “Cats are (almost) liquid! - Cats selectively rely on body size awareness when negotiating short openings.” by Péter Pongrácz. 2024.
- “That dog won’t fit: body size awareness in dogs.” by R. Lenkei, et al. 2019.
Spider Silk
- “Spider-Man-inspired sticky silk fibers lift 80 times their weight.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
- “Dynamic Adhesive Fibers for Remote Capturing of Objects.” by Marco Lo Presti, et al. 2024.
Sound Printing
- “Holographic direct sound printing.” by Mahdi Derayatifar, et al. 2024.
- “Direct sound printing.” by Mohsen Habibi, et al. 2022.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new bacteria-busting polymer inspired by barnacles, how the things you do today will affect your brain in two weeks, and the memories elephants keep of their favorite people from long ago.
Barnacle Polymers
- “Barnacle-inspired polymers could present new way to design antibiofilm materials, researchers say.” by Cynthia McCormick Hibbdrt. 2024.
- “Coacervate Dense Phase Displaces Surface-Established Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms.” by Apoorva Vishwakarma, et al. 2024.
Two Week Brain
- “Your Brain Changes Based on What You Did Two Weeks Ago.” by Pandora Dewan. 2024.
- “Longitudinal single-subject neuroimaging study reveals effects of daily environmental, physiological, and lifestyle factors on functional brain connectivity.” by Ana Maria Triana, et al. 2024.
Elephant Memory
- “Do African Savanna Elephants (Loxodonta africana) Show Interspecific Social Long-Term Memory for Their Zoo Keepers?” by Martin Kranzlin, et al. 2024.
- “Truth or Tail: Elephants have good memories.” Cleveland Zoo Society. 2021.
- “Long-Term Olfactory Memory in African Elephants.” by Franziska Hoerner, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about the tiny tractor beam that could change how certain diseases are diagnosed, how a screw allowed an iconic historical building to go up faster than anyone thought possible, and why scientists are worried about the 33 dark spots with thousands of unknown plants.
Tractor Beam
- “MIT engineers create a chip-based tractor beam for biological particles.” by Adam Zewe. 2024.
- “Optical tweezing of microparticles and cells using silicon-photonics-based optical phased arrays.” by Tal Sneh, et al. 2024.
Crystal Palace
- “How London’s Crystal Palace was built so quickly.” by Jennifer Ouellette. 2024.
- “The Great Exhibition of 1851.” Christopher Marsden. N.d.
- “Thread form at the Crystal Palace.” by John Gardner & Ken Kiss. 2024.
Botany Dark Spots
- “Botanists identify 33 global ‘dark spots’ with thousands of unknown plants.” by Patrick Greenfield. 2024.
- “‘Uncharted territory’: more than 2m fungi species yet to be discovered, scientists say.” by Patrick Greenfield. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how whales could be carrying on conversations from over 60 miles away, the struggles of foster moms in the 1600s, and why your blood pressure reading might be way off.
Whale Talk
- “Whales May Be Communicating Across Vast Distances.” by Joanna Thompson. 2024.
- “Alaska’s Population of Bowhead Whales Rebounding.” by Riley Woodford. 2003.
- “Orientation by means of long range acoustic signaling in baleen whales.” by Roger Payne & Douglas Webb. 1971.
- “Synchronization of bowhead whales.” by Evgeny A. Podolskiy, et al. 2024.
Foster Care History
- “Early foster care gave poor women power, 17th-century records reveal.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “History of Foster Care in the United States.” NEPA. N.D.
Blood Pressure Test
- “Blood pressure may read falsely high if the arm isn’t positioned properly.” by Aimee Cunningham. 2024.
- “Arm Position and Blood Pressure Readings.” by Hairong Liu, MHS. 2024.
- “Estimated Hypertension Prevalence, Treatment, and Control Among U.S. Adults.” MillionHearts. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about the entire neuron-for-neuron model of a fly brain, jellyfish that can merge together seamlessly, and how talking to our dogs in that way-too-cutesy voice might actually have a purpose.
Fly Brains
- “Researchers simulate an entire fly brain on a laptop. Is a human brain next?” by Robert Sanders. 2024.
- “A Drosophila computational brain model reveals sensorimotor processing.” by Philip K. Shiu, et al. 2024.
Comb Jelly Fusion
- “Injured comb jellies can fuse into a single organism.” by Jacek Krywko. 2024.
- “Rapid physiological integration of fused ctenophores.” by Kei Jokura, et al. 2024.
Dog Voice
- “Our cutesy cringey dog voices could be practical, after all.” SciMex. 2024.
- “Dog-human vocal interactions match dogs’ sensory-motor tuning.” by Eloise C. Deaux, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the cause of static electricity, how a new headband could help you stop a stroke before it happens, and why the ground in Siberia is exploding.
Static Electricity
- “We Finally Know What Creates Static Electricity, After Thousands of Years.” by Michelle Starr. 2024.
- “Why petting your cat leads to static electricity.” Northwestern. 2024.
Stroke Headband
- “Laser headband non-invasively IDs stroke risk in real time.” by Bronwyn Thompson. 2024.
- “Correlating stroke risk with non-invasive cerebrovascular perfusion dynamics using a portable speckle contrast optical spectroscopy laser device.” by Yu Xi Huang, et al. 2024.
Exploding Craters
- “Chemists Finally Unravel the Mystery of Siberia’s Explosive Craters.” by Adam Kovac. 2024.
- “Everything Is Extremely Normal and Totally Fine.” by Brian Kahn. 2020.
- “Osmosis Drives Explosions and Methane Release in Siberian Permafrost.” by Ana M. O. Morgado, et al. 2024.
- “The Mystery of Siberia’s Exploding Craters, Explained.” YouTube, Distilled. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how scientists were able to witness water form at the molecular level and what that could mean for life on Mars, why Mount Everest is still growing, and why scientists are putting tiny backpacks on sea turtle hatchlings.
Water Molecules
- “Researchers Watch Water Form at the Molecular Scale for the First Time.” Technology Networks. 2024.
- “Ultrathin silicon nitride microchip for in situ/operando microscopy with high spatial resolution and spectral visibility.” by Kunmo Koo, et al. 2024.
- “Unraveling the adsorption-limited hydrogen oxidation reaction at palladium surface via in situ electron microscopy.” by Yukun Liu, et al. 2024.
Mount Everest Growth
- “Geologists Reveal a Surprising Reason Why Mount Everest Grows Taller Each Year.” by Rudy Molinek. 2024.
- “Recent uplift of Chomolungma enhanced by river drainage piracy.” by Xu Han, et al. 2024.
Turtle Backpacks
- “Scientists use tiny ‘backpacks’ on turtle hatchlings to observe their movements.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Swimming through sand: using accelerometers to observe the cryptic, pre-emergence life-stage of sea turtle hatchlings.” by David Dor, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new transparent solar cell that could replace your windows to power your home, the discovery of hundreds of new mysterious Nazca Glyphs, and how singing in a choir might be good for your brain.
Solar Cell Charging
- “All-back-contact neutral-colored transparent crystalline silicon solar cells enabling seamless modularization.” by Jeonghwan Park, et al. 2024.
- “A smartphone that can charge itself from sunlight - scientists have created transparent solar cells that can be embedded in glass.” by Wayne Williams. 2024.
Nazca Glyphs
- “Hundreds of Mysterious Nazca Glyphs Have Just Been Revealed.” by Michelle Starr. 2024.
- “Over 140 New Nazca Lines Have Been Discovered, And We Finally Have Clues to Their Use.” by Peter Dockrill. 2019.
- “See Newly Discovered Nazca Drawings That Depict Llamas, Human Sacrifices and More.” by Sonja Anderson. 2024.
Singing & Brain Health
- “Choir singing associated with improved brain structure, especially in older adults.” by Bianca Setionago. 2024.
- “Choir singing is associated with enhanced structural connectivity across the adult lifespan.” by Nella Moisseinen, et al. 2024.
- “Playing an instrument, singing may help preserve brain health.” by Robby Berman. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the trouble hearts have in space, an ancient log that could help us hit climate targets, and how our brain divides our days into chapters.
Heart Cells in Space
- “Space Travel Found To Disrupt Normal Rhythm in Heart Muscle Cells.” Technology Networks. 2024.
- “Spaceflight-induced contractile and mitochondrial dysfunction in an automated heart-on-a-chip platform.” by Devin B. Mair, et al. 2024.
Ancient Log
- “A thousands-year-old log demonstrates how burying wood can fight climate change.” by Jonathan Lambert. 2024.
- “3775-year-old wood burial supports ‘wood vaulting’ as a durable carbon removal method.” by Ning Zeng, et al. 2024.
Day Chapters
- “Our brains divide the day into chapters. New psychology research offers details on how.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Top-down attention shifts behavioral and neural event boundaries in narratives with overlapping event scripts.” by Alexandra De Soares, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a more sustainable jet fuel made from trees, how a new process allows you to 3D print glass, and why feeding coral reefs might save them from heat stress.
Plant Jet Fuel
- “New continuous reaction process can help turn plant waste into sustainable aviation fuel.” by Seth Truscott. 2024.
- “Lignin-based jet fuel and its blending effect with conventional jet fuel.” by Zhibin Yang, et al. 2022.
- “A simultaneous depolymerization and hydrodeoxygenation process to produce lignin-based jet fuel in continuous flow.” by Adarsh Kumar, et al. 2024.
3D-Printed Glass
- “How Do You 3D Print Glass?” by Rachel Berkowitz. 2024.
- “Volumetric heating in digital glass forming.” by Luis Deutsch-Garcia, et al. 2024.
Feeding Coral
- “Feeding coral reefs can aid their recovery from bleaching events.” by Tatyana Woodall. 2024.
- “Ocean acidification does not prolong recovery of coral holobionts from natural thermal stress in two consecutive years.” by Kerri L. Dobson, et al. 2024.
- “NOAA confirms 4th global coral bleaching event.” NOAA. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how nuclear weapons might one day actually save the Earth, the video game that lets you power wash your bad mood away, and a study that suggests being a picky eater might be genetic.
Asteroid Blast
- “Nuclear blast could save Earth from large asteroid, scientists say.” by Ian Sample. 2024.
- “Simulation of asteroid deflection with a megajoule-class X-ray pulse.” by Nathan W. Moore, et al. 2024.
Power Wash Positivity
- “It’s official: You can virtually power wash your way to a better mood.” by Abhimanyu Ghoshal. 2024.
- “Affective Uplift During Video Game Play: A Naturalistic Case Study.” by Matti Vuorre, et al. 2024.
Picky Eaters
- “Being A Picky Eater Could Be Genetic: Study.” by Anuradha Varanasi. 2024.
- “Nature and nurture in fussy eating from toddlerhood to early adolescence: findings from the Gemini twin cohort.” by Zeynep Nas, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a potential cure for diabetes, how ancient extinct volcanoes might provide a boost for your cell phones, and why sharks and rays fling themselves out of the water.
Stem Cells & Diabetes
- “Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes - a world first.” by Smriti Mallapaty. 2024.
- “How a pioneering diabetes drug offers hope for preventing autoimmune disorders.” by Elie Dolgin. 2023.
Rare Earth Metals
- “Humanity needs more rare earth elements. Extinct volcanoes could be a rich new source.” by Michael Anenburg. 2024.
- “Demand for rare-earth metals is skyrocketing, so we’re creating a safer, cleaner way to recover them from old phones and laptops.” by Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo. 2021.
- “Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals located in Kiruna area.” LKAB. 2023.
Leaping Sharks
- “A review of elasmobranch breaching behavior: why do sharks and rays propel themselves out of the water into the air?” by A. Peter Klimley, et al. 2024.
- “Sharks and Rays Leap Out of the Water for Many Reasons, Including Feeding, Courtship, and Communication.” by A. Peter Klimley. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how earthquakes shake up quartz to make gold nuggets, the discovery of a new type of cell, and an effort to redefine sustainability in our oceans.
Gold Nuggets
- “How do gold nuggets form? Earthquakes may be the key.” by Robin George Andrews. 2024.
- “Gold nugget formation from earthquake-induced piezoelectricity in quartz.” by Christopher R. Voisey, et al. 2023.
New Cell Type
- “New cell type discovered.” Scimex. 2024.
- “Discovery of an embryonically derived bipotent population of endothelial-macrophage progenitor cells in postnatal aorta.” by Anna E. Williamson, et al. 2024.
- “The facts about cells.” by ThoughtCo.com. 2017.
Redefining Sustainability
- “Leading scientists redefine ‘sustainability’ to save the ocean and feed a hungry and warming planet.” by Alex Morrison. 2024.
- “11 Overfishing Statistics and Facts You Should Know About.” by Martina Igini. 2022.
- “Rethinking sustainability of marine fisheries for a fast-changing planet.” by Callum Roberts, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new way to use a defibrillator that works over 250% better, how octopuses go hunting with fish, and the keys to happiness.
Defib Placement
- “New defib placement increases chance of surviving heart attack by 264%.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
- “Warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest different for men and women.” by Paul McClure. 2023.
- “Initial Defibrillator Pad Position and Outcomes for Shockable Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.” by Joshua R. Lupton, et al. 2024.
Octopus Hunting
- “Octopuses seen hunting together with fish in rare video - and punching fish that don’t cooperate.” by Evan Bush. 2024.
- “Octopuses keep surprising us - here are eight examples how.” by Lisa Hendry. N.d.
Keys to Happiness
- “Could this be the key to happiness? New research suggests so.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Who’s the Happiest and Why? The role of passion and self-regulation in psychological well-being.” by Robert J. Vallerand, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the synthetic slime that might help people heal from back surgery, how cities tend to get more rain than the rural areas around them, and a new genetically engineered golden lettuce packed with vitamins.
Cow Slime
- “Cow slime can help disc herniation patients after surgery.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Preserving the Immune-Privileged Niche of the Nucleus Pulposus: Safeguarding Intervertebral Discs from Degeneration after Discectomy with Synthetic Mucin Hydrogel Injection.” by Huan Wang, et al. 2024.
City Rainfall
- “Unprecedented global study shows that most cities receive more rainfall than surrounding rural areas.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “The escalating impact of global warming on atmospheric rivers.” by Saima May Sidik. 2024.
Golden Lettuce
- “‘Golden Lettuce’ genetically engineered to pack 30 times more vitamins.” by Michael Irving. 2024.
- “CRISPR tomatoes genetically engineered to be richer in vitamin D.” by Michael Irving. 2022.
- “Scientists fine-tune iodine and potassium levels in designer veggies.” by Michael Franco. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the brain science behind choking under pressure, a newer, tougher, stronger concrete inspired by bones, and how skin cancer rates in Sweden could offer a sign of hope.
Pressure & Performance
- “Choking under pressure: Brain neurons misfire when the stakes are highest.” by Bronwyn Thompson. 2024.
- “Research sheds new light on decreased performance under pressure.” by Sara Vaccar. 2024.
- “A neural basis of choking under pressure.” by Adam L. Smoulder, et al. 2024.
Bone Concrete
- “Tougher concrete, inspired by bone.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Tough Cortical Bone-Inspired Tubular Architected Cement-Based Material with Disorder.” by Shashank Gupta & Reza Moinin. 2024.
Cancer Decline
- “Breaking the trend: Skin cancer incidence in young adults declines.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Melanoma Incidence and Mortality Trends in Sweden.” by Hildur Helgadottir, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how surgeons operated on a pig from 5,000 miles away, a population of neanderthals that were isolated for 50,000 years, and why trees could be linked to lower risks of ADHD in kids.
Remote Surgery
- “Remote surgery performed on a pig 9,000 km away using a game controller.” by Michael Irving. 2024.
- “Teleoperated Magnetic Endoscopy: A Case Study and Perspective.” by Alexandre Mescot, et al. 2024.
Isolated Neanderthals
- “An ancient Neanderthal community was isolated for over 50,000 years.” Scimex. 2024.
- “Long genetic and social isolation in Neanderthals before their extinction.” by Ludovic Slimak, et al. 2024.
Greenspace & ADHD
- “Tree-covered neighborhoods linked to lower ADHD risk in children.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Lifelong greenspace exposure and ADHD in Polish children: Role of physical activity and perceived neighbourhood [sic] characteristics.” by Dorota Buczylowska, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new device that can get inside the mind of babies, the edible protein that’s made out of carbon dioxide, and how the modern ideal of the 15-minute city might not be for everyone.
Baby Brain Device
- “Wearable brain imaging device shines a light on how babies respond in real-world situations.” UCL. 2024.
- “Whole-head high-density diffuse optical tomography to map infant audio-visual responses to social and non-social stimuli.” by Liam H. Collins-Jones, et al. 2024.
CO2 Protein
- “Powered by renewable energy, microbes turn CO2 into potentially edible protein and vitamins.” Scimex. 2024.
- “Power-to-vitamins: producing folate (vitamin B9) from renewable electric power and CO2 with a microbial protein system.” by Lisa Marie Schmitz, et al. 2024.
15-Minute Cities
- “15-minute city: Why time shouldn’t be the only factor in future city planning.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “A universal framework for inclusive 15-minute cities.” by Matteo Bruno et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how climbing on monkey bars and other risky play could be a gift from our ancestors, the dangers of mold in space, and new evidence on how cravings take root in our brains.
Risky Play
- “Risky Play Exercises an Ancestral Need to Push Limits.” by Morgan Kelly. 2024.
- “Commemorating the monkey bars, catalyst of debate at the intersection of human evolutionary biology and public health.” by Luke D. Fannin, et al. 2024.
Mold in Space
- “Keeping mold out of future space stations.” by Tatyana Woodall. 2024.
- “Predicting how varying moisture conditions impact the microbiome of dust collected from the International Space Station.” by Nicholas Nastasi, et al. 2024.
Brain Cravings
- “‘Sticky’ brain activity is linked to stronger feelings of craving.” by Mallory Locklear. 2024.
- “Network state dynamics underpin basal craving in a transdiagnostic population.” by Jean Ye, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a potential positive side to side effects, how mega El Niños triggered the world’s worst mass extinction event, and the antidote to pesticides that could save bees.
Positive Side Effects
- “How side effects can improve treatment efficacy: a randomized trial.” by Lieven A. Schenk, et al. 2024.
- “Side-effects are often a curse. Can they also be a blessing?” by Katja Wiech, et al. 2024.
Mega El Niño
- “Mega El Niños kicked off the world’s worst mass extinction.” by Jake Buehler. 2024.
- “Mega El Niño instigated the end-Permian mass extinction.” by Yadong Sun, et al. 2024.
Bee Protector
- “Scientists hopeful antidote can help protect bumblebees from pesticides.” by Helena Horton. 2024.
- “Ingestible hydrogel microparticles improve bee health after pesticide exposure.” by Julia S. Caserto, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a breakthrough in our understanding of the behavior and abilities of bacteria, the queen ants that cannibalize their sick larvae and recycle it, and how tiny shards of plastic are finding their way into our brains.
Bacteria Behavior
- “New discovery of how bacteria navigate their environment could change how we treat infection.” University of Sheffield. 2024.
- “Individual bacterial cells can use spatial sensing of chemical gradients to direct chemotaxis on surfaces.” by James H.R. Wheeler, et al. 2024.
Ant Cannibals
- “Ant queens cannibalize [sic] their sick offspring - then ‘recycle’ them.” University of Oxford. 2024.
- “Ant queens cannibalize infected brood to contain disease spread and recycle nutrients.” by Flynn Bizzell & Christopher D. Pull. 2024.
- “Black garden ant.” The Wildlife Trusts. N.d.
Brain Plastic
- “Tiny shards of plastic are increasingly infiltrating our brains, study says.” by Sandee LaMotte. 2024.
- “Bioaccumulation of Microplastics in Decedent Human Brains Assessed by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.” by Matthew Campen, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the connection between chronic sinus infections and anxiety, a new way to recycle plastic by vaporizing it, and how marmosets call each other by name.
Sinuses & Mental Health
- “Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Mental Health.” by Najm S. Khan, et al. 2024.
- “Chronic Sinusitis.” CDC. 2022.
Vaporizing Plastic
- “New process vaporizes plastic bags and bottles, yielding gases [sic] to make new, recycled plastics.” by Robert Sanders. 2024.
- “Plastic Pollution.” by Hannah Ritchie, et al. 2022.
Monkey Names
- “These monkeys use names to communicate with each other, study finds.” by Lianne Kolirin. 2024.
- “These Monkeys Call One Another by Name.” by Emily Anthes. 2024.
- “Vocal labeling of others by nonhuman primates.” by Guy Oren, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how common table salt could help our bodies fight cancer, an ancient underwater bridge that’s changing what we know about human migration in Europe, and the hyper precise nuclear clock breakthrough.
Salt & Cancer
- “Common salt activates anti-tumor cells.” by Charlotte Fuchs and Friederike Gawlik. 2024.
- “Sodium chloride in the tumor microenvironment enhances T cell metabolic fitness and cytotoxicity.” by Dominik Soll, et all. 2024.
Ancient Bridge
- “Submerged bridge constructed at least 5600 years ago indicates early human arrival in Mallorca, Spain.” by Bogdan P. Onac, et al. 2024.
- “What a submerged ancient bridge discovered in a Spanish cave reveals about early human settlement.” ScienceDaily. 2024.
- “Mallorca Facts.” Mallorca.com. Nd.
Nuclear Clock
- “A nuclear clock prototype hints at ultraprecise timekeeping.” by Emily Conover. 2024.
- “How Does the NIST-7 Atomic Clock Work?” by Bruce Morser. 2012.
- “A new ultrafast laser emits pulses of light 30 billion times a second.” by Emily Conover. 2018.
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Today, you’ll learn about an injectable pacemaker that dissolves after 5 days, how a black hole is starving a galaxy to death, and the bats with record-high blood sugar levels.
Injectable Pacemaker
- “Injectable pacemaker regulates heartbeat for 5 days then dissolves.” by Michael Irving. 2024.
- “In situ assembly of an injectable cardiac stimulator.” by Umut Aydemir, et al. 2024.
- “Arrythmia.” Cleveland Clinic. N.d.
Black Hole Starves
- “Astronomers detect black hole ‘starving’ its host galaxy to death.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “A fast-rotator post-starburst galaxy quenched by supermassive black-hole feedback at z=3.” by Francesco D’Eugenio, et al. 2024.
Bat Blood Sugar
- “Sugar assimilation underlying dietary evolution of Neotropical bats.” by Jasmin Camacho, et al. 2024.
- “Some bats are surviving and thriving with blood sugar levels that would be lethal for other mammals.” Stowers Institute for Medical Research. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the new air conditioner that cools without conditioning the air, how understanding our false memories can be a window into our problem solving skills, and a study examining the grieving of cats.
AC Not Conditioned
- “Device provides air conditioning without conditioning air.” by Ellen Phiddian. 2024.
- “A pure radiant cooling device for ‘air conditioning’ without conditioning air.” by Xinyao Zheng, et al. 2024.
- “2023 was the warmest year in the modern temperature record.” by NOAA Centers for Environmental Information. 2024.
False Memories
- “False memories revealing mathematical reasoning.” University of Geneva. 2024.
- “Revealing mental representations of arithmetic word problems through false memories: New insights into semantic congruence.” by H. Gros, et al. 2024.
Cat Grief
- “Cats appear to grieve death of fellow pets - even dogs, study finds.” by Hannah Devlin. 2024.
- “A Brief History of House Cats.” by David Zax. 2007.
- “Is companion animal loss cat-astrophic? Responses of domestic cats to the loss of another companion animal.” by Brittany Greene & Jennifer Vonk. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new tool that maps out our incredibly complex gut microbiome to tell you if it’s healthy or… not so much, how metalworkers are taking lessons from insects to shape metal at room temperature, and the psychology behind our feelings toward unusually colored animals.
Microbiome Map
- “Mayo researchers develop tool that measures health of a person’s gut microbiome.” by Susan Murphy. 2024.
- “Gut Microbiome Wellness Index 2 enhances health status predictions from gut microbiome taxonomic profiles.” by Daniel Chang, et al. 2024.
Insect Metalwork
- “Room temperature metalworking inspired by insects and crab shells.” by Michael Irving. 2024.
- “Shrimp shells to serve as the basis for new multi-protective coatings.” by David Szondy. 2020.
- “A Biological Approach to Metalworking Based on Chitinous Colloids and Composites.” by Shiwei Ng, et al. 2024.
Animal Colors
- “How color shapes which animals we fear - and which we protect.” by Kara Manke. 2024.
- “Of Rarity and Symbolism: Understanding Human Perceptions of Charismatic Color Morphs.” by Tyus D. Williams, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the mushrooms that are controlling the movements of robots, how horses might be a lot smarter than we thought, and what makes a strongman… strong.
Mushroom Robot
- “Engineers Gave a Mushroom a Robot Body And Let It Run Wild.” by Mike Grace. 2024.
- “Mushrooms as Nature’s Alchemists: Cycles, Connections, Healing, and Vision.” by Dana O’Driscoll. 2023.
- “Fungi May Be Communicating in a Way That Looks Uncannily Like Human Speech.” by David Nield. 2022.
- “‘Cyborg Soil’ Unearths a Complex Web of Hidden Microbial Cities.” by Edith Hammer. 2021.
- “Mushrooms Appear to Have Electrical ‘Conversations’ After It Rains.” by Russell McLendon. 2023.
- “Sensorimotor control of robots mediated by electrophysiological measurements of fungal mycelia.” by Anand Kumar Mishra, et al. 2024.
Horse Smarts
- “Horses can plan ahead and think strategically, scientists find.” by Donna Ferguson. 2024.
- “Horses can plan and strategise, new study shows.” by Jacqueline Howard. 2024.
- “Whoa, No-Go: Evidence consistent with model-based strategy use in horses during an inhibitory task.” by Louise Evans, et al. 2024.
Strongman Muscles
- “Strongman’s muscles reveal the secrets of his super-strength.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
- “11 Things That Weight [sic] Around 1000 lbs (pounds).” by Niklas. 2024.
- “Muscle and tendon morphology of a world strongman and deadlift champion.” by Thomas G. Balshaw, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the massive new study that suggests cell phones don’t cause cancer as some feared, a fluffy orange fungus that could one day turn your food waste into dinner, and how scientists are helping crocodiles refine their tastes.
Phones & Brain Cancer
- “Mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer, according to a major review of 28 years of research.” by Sarah Loughran & Ken Karipidis. 2024.
- “Brain tumour risk in relation to mobile telephone use: results of the INTERPHONE international case-control study.” International Journal of Epidemiology. 2010.
- “Mobile phone use and incidence of brain tumour histological types, grading or anatomical location: a population-based ecological study.” by Ken Karipidis, et al. 2018.
Fungus Food
- “A fluffy, orange fungus could transform food waste into tasty dishes.” by Anna Gibbs. 2024.
- “Neurospora intermedia from a traditional fermented food enables waste-to-food conversion.” by Vayu Maini Rekdal, et al. 2024.
Crocs & Toads
- “Taste aversion training can educate free-ranging crocodiles against toxic invaders.” by Georgia Ward-Fear, et al. 2024.
- “Introduction of cane toads.” National Museum of Australia. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how to sync up clocks on Earth with clocks on the moon, a nanoparticle that could help relieve stubborn allergies, and the culture of birds.
Moon Clock
- “Researchers figure out how to keep clocks on the Earth, Moon in sync.” by John Timmer. 2024.
- “The Relativistic Framework to Estimate Clock Rates on the Moon.” by Neil Ashby & Bijunath R. Patla. 2024.
Meat Allergy
- “Tick-borne red meat allergy prevented in mice through new nanoparticle treatment.” by Jim Lynch. 2024.
- “TAK-101 Nanoparticles Induce Gluten-Specific Tolerance in Celiac Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.” by Ciaran P. Kelly, et al. 2021.
Bird Culture
- “When birds build nests, they’re also building a culture.” by Nell Greenfieldboyce. 2024.
- “Social learning in nest-building birds: a role for familiarity.” by Lauren M. Guillette, et al. 2016.
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Today, you’ll learn about a record-breaking deep drill into the Earth’s mantle, the new science behind the ancient Chinese diagnostic practice of tongue examination, and how a new discovery at Stonehenge is opening up yet more mysteries.
Mantle Drill
- “Geologists drill 1.2 km into rare rocks from Earth’s mantle.” by Michael Irving. 2024.
- “Internal Structure of Earth: Crust, Mantle & Core, Discontinuities.” Rau’s IAS. 2024.
- “Earth’s layers: Exploring our planet inside and out.” by Daisy Dobrijevic. 2023.
- “A long section of serpentinized depleted mantle peridotite.” by C. Johan Lissenberg, et al.
Tongue Exam
- “Say ‘aah’ and get a diagnosis on the spot: is this the future of health?” University of South Australia. 2024.
- “Tongue Disease Prediction Based on Machine Learning Algorithms.” by Ali Raad Hassoon, et al. 2024.
Stonehenge Discovery
- “Stonehenge’s Strangest Rock Came From 500 Miles Away.” by Meghan Bartels. 2024.
- “A Scottish provenance for the Altar Stone of Stonehenge.” by Anthony J. I. Clarke, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new groundbreaking bionic leg, the problem with first impressions, and new tech that can detect microplastics in water in milliseconds.
Bionic Leg
- “Bionic leg makes walking quicker and easier for amputees, trial shows.” by Hannah Devlin. 2024.
- “5.6 Million++ Americans are Living with Limb Loss and Limb Difference: New Study Published.” Amputee Coalition. 2024.
- “Agonist-antagonist Myoneural Interface (AMI).” MIT Media Lab. N.D.
- “Continuous neural control of a bionic limb restores biomimetic gait after amputation.” by Hyungeun Song, et al. 2024.
First Impressions
- “How first impressions can trap us into making suboptimal decisions.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Missing out by pursuing rewarding outcomes: Why initial biases can lead to persistent suboptimal choices.” by Chris Harris, et al. 2023.
Nanoplastic Detection
- “Cutting-edge technology detects nanoplastics in water - instantly.” McGill. 2024.
- “Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water.” by Seth Borenstein. 2024.
- “Nanoplastics in Water: Artificial Intelligence-Assisted 4D Physicochemical Characterization and Rapid In Situ Detection.” by Zi Wang, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the smart soil that gives plants a massive boost even when they’re watered less, how our love of certain odors could be more nurture than nature, and a moss that could one day fill greenhouses on Mars.
Smart Soil
- “‘Smart soil’ grows 138% bigger crops using 40% less water.” by Michael Irving. 2024.
- “Climate Change Indicators: Drought.” EPA. 2024.
- “Water for Prosperity and Peace.” Unesco. 2024.
- “Self-watering SMAG-soil pulls moisture from the air.” by Ben Coxworth. 2020.
- “Self-Irrigation and Slow-Release Fertilizer Hydrogels for Sustainable Agriculture.” by Jungjoon Park, et al. 2024.
Smell Preferences
- “Do you smell what I smell? New study reveals surprising variability in odor preferences.” by Mane Kara-Yakoubian. 2024.
- “Is the perception of odour pleasantness shared across cultures and ecological conditions? Evidence from Amazonia, East Africa, New Guinea, Malaysia, and Poland.” by Piotr Sorokowski, et al. 2024.
Mars Moss
- “Scientists find desert moss ‘that can survive on Mars’.” by Nicola Davis. 2024.
- “The extremotolerant desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising pioneer plant for colonizing extraterrestrial environments.” by Xiaoshuang Li, et al. 2024.
- “This desert moss has the potential to grow on Mars.” Science News. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the first ever total larynx transplant that gave one cancer patient his voice back, a new way to conduct gold-standard sleep studies without all the wires, and how a new discovery is changing the way scientists understand the mammalian brain.
Larynx Transplant
- “Mayo Clinic marks medical milestone with world’s first known successful total larynx transplant performed in a patient with an active cancer as part of a clinical trial.” EureAlert! 2024.
- “Total Laryngeal Transplantation in the Setting of Active Laryngeal Malignancy.” by David G. Lott, MD, et al. 2024.
- “Laryngeal Cancer Data.” Iowa Health & Human Services. 2024.
Sleep Studies
- “Sleep studies simplified: Gold-standard results with far less wiring.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
- “Cardiosomnography: ECG-only sleep studies.” Cardiosomnography.com. 2024.
Mammal Brains
- “Co-evolutionary dynamics of mammalian brain and body size.” by Chris Venditti, et al. 2024.
- “Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolution trend.” Durham University. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the so-called super synchronizers who are super attractive to potential partners, a new quantum compass that could one day replace GPS, and how a rare seabird rides out tropical cyclones.
Super Synchronizers
- “Scientists discover ‘Super Synchronizers’ with heightened romantic appeal.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Social and nonsocial synchrony are interrelated and romantically attractive.” by M. Cohen, et al. 2024.
Quantum Compass
- “‘It’s the perfect place’: London Underground hosts tests for ‘quantum compass’ that could replace GPS.” by Robin McKie. 2024.
- “Quantum ‘compass’ could allow navigation without relying on satellites.” by Hayley Dunning, et al. 2018.
- “What Is GPS and how do global positioning systems work?” Geotab. 2024.
Seabirds & Cyclones
- “Groundbreaking study reveals oceanic seabirds chase tropical cyclones.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Oceanic seabirds chase tropical cyclones.” by Francesco Ventura, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new way for doctors to use neural networks - or AI - to figure out the risks of organ transplants in individual patients, a new fabric that is - literally - cool, and how serotonin affects fertility.
Rejection Prediction
- “Decoding the hallmarks of allograft dysfunction with a comprehensive pan-organ transcriptomic atlas.” by Harry Robertson, et al. 2024.
- “History of transplantation.” UNOS. n.d.
Cool Fabric
- “New fabric makes urban heat islands more bearable.” by Paul Dailing. 2024.
- “Spectrally engineered textile for radiative cooling against urban heat islands.” by Ronghui Wu, et al. 2024.
Serotonin & Fertility
- “Intriguing connection found between serotonin and fertility.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Raphne glucose-sensing serotonergic neurons stimulate KNDy neurons to enhance LH pulses via 5HT2CR: rat and goat studies.” by Sho Nakamura, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how an existing blood pressure drug might prevent epilepsy, the pint-sized 3D printer that can print inside your body, and why doing something kind for someone else can be a boost for your own well-being.
Epilepsy Preventer
- “Epilepsy risk drops up to 30% on existing blood pressure drugs.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
- “Types of Blood Pressure Medications.” Heart.org. 2024.
- “The epidemiology of epilepsy in older adults: A narrative review by the ILAE Task Force on Epilepsy in the Elderly.” by Ettore Beghi, et al. 2023.
- “Seizures and Epilepsy After Stroke: Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Management.” by Marian Galovic, et al. 2021.
- “The role of inflammation in the development of epilepsy.” by Amna Rana & Alberto E. Musto. 2018.
Tiny 3D Printer
- “This 3-D printer can fit in the palm of your hand.” by Claire Yuan. 2024.
- “Silicon-photonics-enabled chip-based 3D printer.” by Sabrina Corsetti, et al. 2024.
Acts of Kindness
- “New psychology research shows acts of kindness predict seven types of well-being.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Everyday acts of kindness predict greater well-being during the transition to university.” by Tiara A. Cash, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the part of the brain that keeps us focused on our goals - even when it would be better to quit, a massive discovery of lost wheat genes that could help feed a crowded planet, and the new wearable technology that could diagnose disease by monitoring your sweat.
Sunk Cost Fallacy
- “The neuroscience behind the sunk cost fallacy: Key brain region identified.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Goal commitment is supported by vmPFC through selective attention.” by Eleanor Holton, et al. 2024.
Wheat Genes
- “Hidden genetic treasure: wheat discovery could sustainably feed global population.” University of Bristol. 2024.
- “The A.E. Watkins landrace collection of bread wheat: Who was AE Watkins?” John Innes Centre. 2024.
- “Harnessing landrace diversity empowers wheat breeding.” by Shifeng Cheng, et al. 2024.
Sweat Monitor
- “Sweat health monitor measures levels of disease markers.” by Tina Hilding. 2024.
- “3D-Printed Flexible Microfluidic Health Monitor for In Situ Sweat Analysis and Biomarker Detection.” by Chuchu Chen, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the amazing transformative power of an out-of-body experience, how scientists want to use brain cells to do their computing, and a study that suggests eating cheese might make you live longer.
Out-Of-Body Experience
- “Exploring the transformative potential of out-of-body experiences: A pathway to enhanced empathy.” by Marina Weiler, et al. 2024.
- “Out of body experiences and their neural basis.” by Olaf Blanke. 2004.
Brain Cell Computing
- “Open and remotely accessible Neuroplatform for research in wetware computing.” by Fred D. Jordan, et al. 2024.
- “Neuromorphic wetware for artificial neural networks that overcome the limits of traditional computer hardware.” Innovation Toronto. 2023.
- “How Many Joules Does My Surge Protector Need?” by Karenann Brow. 2024.
Cheese & Aging
- “Eating cheese plays a role in healthy, happy aging - who are we to argue?” by Bronwyn Thompson. 2024.
- “Mendelian randomization evidence for the causal effect of mental well-being on healthy aging.” by Chao-Jie Ye, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how moms helped us evolve to live longer, the jumping leeches of Madagascar, and how cities affect bird diversity.
Maternal Bonds
- “Mothers’ care is central factor in animal, human longevity.” by Caitlin Hayes. 2024.
- “Why Humans Live So Long.” by Heather Pringle. 2013.
- “Maternal care leads to the evolution of long, slow lives.” by Matthew N. Zipple, et al. 2024.
Jumping Leeches
- “A jumping terrestrial leech from Madagascar.” by Mai Fahmy & Michael Tessler. 2024.
- “New leech-like device to suck blood for sampling instead of needling.” by Shubhangi Dua. 2024.
- “100-year-old mystery solved as first jumping leech found in Madagascar.” People Movers. 2024.
Urban Birds
- “Dense city centers support less evolutionary unique bird communities than sparser urban areas.” by Federico Morelli, et al. 2024.
- “2.5 The Impact Of Urban Greenspace On Bird Populations.” by Kristin J. Harpster. N.d.
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Today, you’ll learn about the effect of space on our kidneys, how a simple display of pride can win a fight, and bad news for artists we know bad things about.
Kidneys & Space
- “Would astronauts’ kidneys survive a roundtrip to Mars?” UCL. 2024.
- “Cosmic kidney disease: an integrated pan-omic, physiological and morphological study into spaceflight-induced renal dysfunction.” by Keith Siew, et al. 2024.
Boxing Pride
- “Pride displays can sway perceptions of victory in evenly matched boxing fights.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “The effects of nonverbal pride and skill on judgements of victory and social influence: a boxing study.” by Jason P. Martens & Lucy Doytchinova. 2024.
Art & The Artist
- “Art perception is affected by negative knowledge about famous and unknown artists.” by Hannah Kaube & Rasha Abdel Rahman. 2024.
- “The role of expertise and culture in visual art appreciation.” by Kohinoor M. Darda & Emily S. Cross. 2022.
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Today, you’ll learn about a potential breakthrough in stroke detection, how AI could help put a lid on online hate speech and create safer spaces, and the delicious development of healthier chocolate.
Stroke Blood Test
- “Researchers develop ‘game-changing’ blood test for stroke detection.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Large Vessel Occlusion in Acute Stroke.” by Lena-Alexandra Beume, et al. 2018.
- “Prospective Validation of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, D-Dimer, and Clinical Scales for Acute Large-Vessel Occlusion Ischemic Stroke Detection.” by Yasir Durrani, et al. 2024.
Hate Speech Monitoring
- “AI saving humans from the emotional toll of monitoring hate speech.” by Media Relations, University of Waterloo. 2024.
- “Multi-Modal Discussion Transformer: Integrating Text, Images and Graph Transformers to Detect Hate Speech on Social Media.” by Liam Hebert, et al. 2024.
Healthy Chocolate
- “Scientists develop method of making healthier, more sustainable chocolate.” by Ajit Niranjan. 2024.
- “Valorization of cocoa pod side streams improves nutritional and sustainability aspects of chocolate.” by Kim Mishra, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about AI that can detect wildfires from space, why going to bed late might not be so great on your mental health, and a breakthrough in recycling.
Space Firefighting
- “Fighting fires from space in record time: how AI could prevent a repeat of Australia’s devastating wildfires.” University of Southern Australia. 2024.
- “Fire detection from space.” YouTube Video, University of South Australia. 2024.
- “Number of wildfires to rise by 50% by 2100 and governments are not prepared, experts warn.” UN. 2022.
- “Onboard AI for Fire Smoke Detection Using Hyperspectral Imagery: An Emulation for the Upcoming Kanyini Hyperscout-2 Mission.” by Sha Lu, et al. 2024.
Sleep Schedules
- “Perils of the nighttime: Impact of behavioral timing and preference on mental health in 73,888 community-dwelling adults.” by Renske Lok, et al. 2024.
- “Dictionary of Circadian Physiology.” Circadian.org. N.d.
- “Circadian Rhythm.” by Lucy Bryan & Dr. Lulu Guo. 2024.
Polystyrene
- “New polystyrene recycling process could be world’s first to be both economical and energy-efficient.” University of Bath. 2024.
- “Thermodynamic and economic analysis of a deployable and scalable process to recover Monomer-Grade styrene from waste polystyrene.” by Madison R. Reed, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how a simple walk through nature could make you want to eat healthier foods, a new finding that T.rexes might not have been as cognitively advanced as we thought, and the sheath that keeps sawfish from doing battle in the womb.
Nature & Healthy Food
- “Experiencing nature seems to have an important impact on food choices.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- https://www.psypost.org/experiencing-nature-seems-to-have-an-important-impact-on-food-choices/
- “Experiencing nature leads to healthier food choices.” by Maria Langlois & Pierre Chandon. 2024.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s44271-024-00072-x
T.Rex Intelligence
- “T. rex not as smart as previously claimed, scientists find.” University of Bristol. 2024.
- https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2024/april/t-rex-not-as-smart.html
- “How smart was T. rex? Testing claims of exceptional cognition in dinosaurs and the application of neuron count estimates in palaeontological research.” by Kai R. Caspar, et al.
- https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.25459
Baby Sawfish
- “A built-in pocket protector keeps sawfish from ‘sword fighting’ in the womb.” by Natalie van Hoose. 2024.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/stops-sawfish-from-sword-fighting-womb
- “Smalltooth Sawfish.” Oceana. N.d.
- https://oceana.org/marine-life/smalltooth-sawfish/
- “Morphology, composition, and deterioration of the embryonic rostral sheath of the smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata).” by Gregg R. Poulakis, et al. 2024.
- https://fisherybulletin.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/morphology-composition-and-deterioration-embryonic-rostral-sheath-smalltooth-sawfish
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Today, you’ll learn about a new method to cryopreserve parts of the brain for later use, the personality changes that happen after organ transplants, and how fungicides cause dangerous fungi to self-destruct.
Cryopreservation
- “Effective cryopreservation of human brain tissue and neural organoids.” by Weiwei Xue, et al. 2024.
- “Brain organoids: Establishment and application.” by Hao Chen, et al. 2022.
Personality Transplant
- “Personality Changes Associated with Organ Transplants.” by Brian Carter, et al. 2024.
- https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3943/5/1/2
- “Does changing the heart mean changing personality? A retrospective inquiry on 47 heart transplant patients.” by B Bunzel, et al. 1992.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1299456/
Fungal Azoles
- “Azoles activate type I and type II programmed cell death pathways in crop pathogenic fungi.” by Martin Schuster, et al. 2024.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48157-9
- “Leaf Blotch Disease of Wheat - Septoria tritici Blotch, Stagonospora nodorum Blotch and Tan Spot.” by Jorge David Selgado & Pierce A. Paul. 2016.
- https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-cer-07
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Today, you’ll learn about why giving babies foods with peanuts could crack the peanut allergy problem, a wild discovery of cancer treatment 4,000 years ago, and the sneaky way cuckoos evolve to look like other birds so they can live in their nests.
Peanut Allergy
- “Giving young children peanut products cuts allergy risk, study finds.” by Ian Sample. 2024.
- “Peanut Allergies.” Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. 2024.
- “Follow-up to Adolescence after Early Peanut Introduction for Allergy Prevention.” by George Du Toit, et al. 2024.
Ancient Cancer Treatment
- “‘Extraordinary’ 4,000-year-old Egyptian skull may show signs of attempts to treat cancer.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Case report: Boundaries of oncological and traumatological medical care in ancient Egypt: new palaeopathological insights from two human skulls.” by Tatiana Tondini, et al. 2024.
Cuckoo Evolution
- “Cuckoos evolve to look like their hosts - and form new species in the process.” University of Cambridge. 2024.
- “Cuckoo guide: why they call ‘cuckoo’, how they trick other birds, and where they go in winter.” by Megan Shersby. 2022.
- “Coevolution with hosts underpins speciation in brood-parasitic cuckoos.” by N.E. Langmore, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the lifelong learning of chimps, a mysterious strange signal from space, and the possible treatment for depression that involves heating up the body.
Chimp Tools
- “Chimps are lifelong learners, study on tool use shows.” by Charles Mpaka. 2024.
- “Protracted development of stick tool use skills extends into adulthood in wild western chimpanzees.” by Mathieu Malherbe, et al. 2024.
Space Radio
- “A strange intermittent radio signal from space has astronomers puzzled.” by Manisha Caleb & Emil Lenc. 2024.
- “An emission-state-switching radio transient with a 54-minute period.” by M. Caleb, et al. 2024.
Hyperthermia Treatment
- “Whole-body hyperthermia shows promising antidepressant effects through anti-inflammatory pathways.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “The antidepressant effect of whole-body hyperthermia is associated with the classical interleukin-6 signaling pathway.” by Naoise Mac Giollabhui, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how when chimpanzees can’t figure out how to do something they get their friends to teach them, a potential breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer, and how singing repairs the brain after a stroke.
Chimpanzee Learning
- “Chimpanzees use social information to acquire a skill they fail to innovate.” by Edwin J. C. van Leeuwen, et al. 2024.
- “Like Humans, Bumblebees and Chimpanzees Can Pass on Their Skills to Form ‘Cumulative Culture’.” by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes. 2024.
Breast Cancer Gel
- “Scientists make potential breast cancer breakthrough after preserving tissue in gel.” by Matthew Weaver. 2024.
- “Breast cancer statistics.” Cancer Research UK. n.d.
Singing Brain Repair
- “Singing repairs the language network of the brain after a cerebrovascular accident.” University of Helsinki. 2024.
- “Vocal music boosts the recovery of language functions after stroke.” University of Helsinki. 2021.
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Today, you’ll learn about the remarkable social memory of chimps, the gut bacteria that could help fight cancer, and how gene therapy might one day help you out with that pesky lower back pain.
Chimp Memory
- “Chimps Can Still Remember Faces After a Quarter Century.” by Carl Zimmer. 2023.
- “Bonobos and chimpanzees remember familiar conspecifics for decades.” by Laura S. Lewis, et al. 2023.
Bacterial Tumor Killer
- “Gut bacteria boost immune response to fight tumors.” by Marta Wegorzewska. 2024.
- “The Human Microbiome and Its Impacts on Health.” by Grace A. Ogunrinola, et al. 2020.
Gene Disc Repair
- “Gene therapy relieves back pain, repairs damaged disc in mice.” by Emily Caldwell. 2024.
- “Increased Frequency of Low Back Pain in Recent Times: Does the Answer Lie in COVID-19?” by Sreedhar Sathu, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about the surprising prevalence of heart abnormalities in elite athletes, how an oxytocin nasal spray might help with chronic loneliness, and a discovery that could help doctors diagnose a disease just by looking at your fingernails.
Elite Athlete Hearts
- “Why are elite athletes prone to abnormal heart rhythms?” by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel. 2024.
- “2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Join Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.” by Jose A. Joglar, et al. 2023.
- “Stroke in endurance athletes with atrial fibrillation.” by Marius Myrstad, et al. 2020.
Oxytocin & Loneliness
- “Can oxytocin help against loneliness?” Uni-Bonn. 2024.
- “Modulating Social Behavior with Oxytocin: How does it work? What does it mean?” by Patricia S. Churchland & Piotr Winkielman. 2011.
- “Relationship Between Loneliness, Psychiatric Disorders and Physical Health? A Review on the Psychological Aspects of Loneliness.” by Raheel Mushtaq, et al. 2014.
- “Oxytocin-Augmented Modular-Based Group Intervention for Loneliness: A Proof-Of-Concept Randomized Controlled Trial.” by Ruben Berger, et al. 2024.
Nail Diagnosis
- “Benign nail condition linked to rare syndrome that greatly increases cancer risk.” NIH. 2024.
- “Long Term Follow-up of Mesothelioma Patients and Their Family Members With Germline Mutations in BAP1 and Other Genes.” Study. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about what goes on in our brains when we sleepwalk, how playing video games might actually help us navigate the world IRL, and the endurance hunting of traditional societies.
Sleepwalker Brain
- “Scientists Discover What’s Happening Inside a Sleepwalker’s Brain.” by Rhianna-lily Smith. 2024.
- “Shared EEG correlates between non-REM parasomnia experiences and dreams.” by Jacinthe Cataldi, et al. 2024.
- “Consciousness and cortical responsiveness: a within-state study during non-rapid eye movement.” by Jaakko O. Nieminen, et al. 2016.
- “Parasomnia: what happens inside a sleepwalker’s brain?” Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. 2024.
Games & Navigation
- “Playing video games linked to enhanced wayfinding abilities.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Sea Hero Quest.” Spiers Lab. n.d.
- “5 facts about Americans and video games.” by Andrew Perrin. 2018.
- “Video gaming, but not reliance on GPS, is associated with spatial navigation performance.” by Emre Yavuz, et al. 2024
Endurance Hunting
- “Born to run? Endurance running may have evolved to help humans chase down prey.” by Kermit Pattison. 2024.
- “Ethnography and ethnohistory support the efficiency of hunting through endurance running in humans.” by Eugene Morin & Bruce Winterhalder. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a breakthrough in the effort to create a vaccine for HIV, how engineers are turning carbon dioxide into useful products, and the silk fabric that could one day make your clothes noise-canceling.
HIV Vaccine
- “A Trial HIV Vaccine Triggered Elusive and Essential Antibodies in Humans.” Duke Health. 2024.
- “The impact of antiretroviral treatment on mortality trends of HIV-positive adults in rural Uganda: a longitudinal population-based study, 1999-2009.” by Ivan Kasamba, et al. 2012.
CO2 New Uses
- “Engineers find a new way to convert carbon dioxide into useful products.” by Anne Trafton. 2024.
- “Highly Efficient Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction via DNA-Directed Catalyst Immobilization.” by Gang Fan, et al. 2024.
No Noise Fabric
- “Single Layer Silk and Cotton Woven Fabrics for Acoustic Emission and Active Sound Suppression.” by Grace H. Yang, et al. 2024.
- “How Piezoelectricity Works to Make Crystals Conduct Electric Current.” by Edwin Robledo. 2023.
- https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/blog/piezoelectricity/
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Today, you’ll learn about people who lack an inner voice, how yoga could help cancer survivors defog their minds, and the newly discovered hormone that is connected to promiscuous behavior in mice.
No Inner Voice
- “People without an inner voice have poorer verbal memory.” University of Copenhagen. 2024.
- “Not Everybody Has an Inner Voice: Behavioral Consequences of Anendophasia.” by Johanne S. K. Nedergaard & Gary Lupyan. 2024.
Yoga & Brain Health
- “Yoga shows ‘most improvement’ in restoring brain health in long-term cancer survivors, Northeastern researcher says.” by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert. 2024.
- “Management of Cancer-related Cognitive Dysfunction - Conceptualization Challenges and Implications for Clinical Research and Practice.” by Pascal Jean-Pierre. 2010.
- “Yoga improves self-reported cognitive function among cancer survivors: results from the STAYFit trial.” by Neha P. Gothe, et al. 2024.
Monogamous Mice
- “Some mice have a cheating heart. It’s a hormonal thing, scientists find.” by Mark Johnson. 2024.
- “History of Adrenal Research: From Ancient Anatomy to Contemporary Molecular Biology.” by Walter L. Miller & Perrin C. White. 2023.
- “Monogamy Rare In the Wild.” by Alisa Opar. 2013.
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Today, you’ll learn about a gel that stops alcohol from making you drunk and harming your liver, the ancient viruses of Yellowstone hot springs, and the song that tiger beetles sing to confuse bats.
Anti-Drunk Gel
- “Anti-intoxicant gel keeps alcohol out of the bloodstream.” by Ben Coxworth. 2024.
- “Single-site iron-anchored amyloid hyrdrogels as catalytic platforms for alcohol detoxification.” by Jiaqi Su, et al. 2024.
Hot Spring Viruses
- “Hot springs viruses at Yellowstone National Park have ancient origins and are adapted to thermophilic hosts.” by L. Felipe Benites, et al. 2024.
- “Yellowstone’s Best Geothermal Features.” by Amelia Mayer. 2023.
- “Hot Springs.” National Park Service. 2017.
Tiger Beetles
- “Tiger beetles fight off bat attacks with ultrasonic mimicry.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Echolocation.” Neighbourhood Bat Watch. N.d.
- “Tiger beetles produce anti-bat ultrasound and are probably Batesian moth mimics.” by Harlan M. Gough, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new anxiety-free way to collect blood samples modeled on the sucking power of leeches, the super carbon-gobbling power of blue-green algae, and a new understanding of how asthma happens - and maybe how to stop it.
Leeches & Blood Tests
- “Blood diagnostics modeled on leeches.” by Fabio Bergamin. 2024.
- “Prevalence, causes, impacts, and management of needle phobia: An international survey of a general adult population.” by Kimberly Alsbrooks & Klaus Hoerauf. 2022.
- “ A Bioinspired and Cost-Effective Device for Minimally Invasive Blood Sampling.” by Nicole Zoratto, et al. 2024.
Algae & Carbon
- “Scientists unlock key to breeding ‘carbon gobbling’ plants with a major appetite.” Scimex. 2024.
- “Light and carbon: Synthetic biology toward new cyanobacteria-based living biomaterials.” by Isabella M. Goodchild-Michelman, et al. 2023.
- “Cyanobacterial a-carboxysome carbonic anhydrase is allosterically regulated by the Rubisco substrate RuBP.” by Sacha B. Pulsford, et al. 2024.
Asthma Cause
- “Chronic asthma could be caused by cell overcrowding in the airways.” by Monique Brouillette. 2024.
- “Asthma Surveillance Data.” CDC. 2021.
- “Bronchoconstriction damages airway epithelial by crowding-induced excess cell extrusion.” by Dustin C. Bagley, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a groundbreaking new treatment for hair loss caused by autoimmune skin disease, a condition that affects the imagination, and the gadget that will put a cold brew coffee in your cup in minutes instead of hours.
Hair Loss Treatment
- “New treatment could reverse hair loss caused by an autoimmune skin disease.” by Anne Trafton. 2024.
- “Microneedle-mediated Delivery of Immunomodulators Restores Immune Privilege in Hair Follicles and Reverses Immune-Mediated Alopecia.” by Nour Younis, et al. 2024.
Aphantasia
- “Aphantasia linked to abnormal brain responses to imagined and observed actions.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “What It’s Like to Be ‘Mind Blind’.” by Nayantara Dutta. 2022.
- “Explicit and implicit motor simulations are impaired in individuals with aphantasia.” by William Dupont, et al. 2024.
Ultrasound Coffee
- “Cold brew coffee in under 3 minutes? Ultrasound makes it possible.” by Paul Ridden. 2024.
- “Laser-extracted cold-brew coffee could be a Monday-morning game changer.” by Loz Blain. 2022.
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Today, you’ll learn about the possible link between asthma, ADHD, and income in children, how whale communication is much more complex than we thought, and the secret lithium hidden away for millions of years under Pennsylvania.
Asthma & ADHD
- “ADHD, asthma, and economic hardship: New research suggests a causal pathway.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Associations between symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, socioeconomic status and asthma in children.” by Makiko Omura, et al. 2024.
Whale Codas
- “Contextual and combinatorial structure in sperm whale vocalizations.” by Pratyusha Sharma, et al. 2024.
- “Behaviors: Communicating.” Sperm Whales: Dominica. 2018.
Hidden Lithium
- “Estimates of lithium mass yields from produced water sourced from the Devonian-aged Marcellus Shale.” by Justin Mackey. 2024.
- “The Middle Devonian.” Palaeos. 2000.
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Today, you’ll learn about an accidental discovery of a dial in the brainstem that controls the body’s inflammation level, how centipedes might offer a treatment for kidney disease, and the problem with bringing back our deceased loved ones using AI.
Brainstem Dial
- “Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system.” by Giorgia Guglielmi. 2024.
- “Your brain could be controlling how sick you get - and how you recover.” by Diana Kwon. 2023.
- “Tissues, not blood, are where immune cells function.” by Donna L. Farber. 2021.
Centipedes & Kidneys
- “Centipedes used in traditional Chinese medicine offer leads for kidney treatment.” ACS. 2024.
- “Giant Redheaded Centipede.” Missouri Department of Conservation. 2024.
- “Structurally Diverse Alkaloids with Anti-Renal-Fibrosis Activity from the Centipede Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans.” by Bin-Yuan Hu, et al. 2024.
AI Ghosts
- “Call for safeguards to prevent unwanted ‘hauntings’ by AI chatbots of dead loved ones.” University of Cambridge. 2024.
- “Griefbots, Deadbots, Postmortem Avatars: on Responsible Applications of Generative AI in the Digital Afterlife Industry.” by Tomasz Hollanek & Katarzyna Nowaczyk-Basinska. 2024.
- “Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence.” LCFI. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how sleep isn’t the brain detoxifier we thought it was, a new glass made out of bamboo, and the connection between leprosy and red squirrels in medieval England.
Sleeping Brain
- “Sleep does not help brain wash out toxins, study suggests.” by Hannah Devlin. 2024.
- “The sleep-deprived human brain.” by Adam J. Krause, et al. 2017.
- “Brain clearance is reduced during sleep and anesthesia.” by Andawei Miao, et al. 2024.
Bamboo Glass
- “A Novel Flame-Retardant, Smoke-Suppressing, and Superhydrophobic Transparent Bamboo.” by Jiahui Su, et al. 2024.
- “Glass Transmittance.” Linshang Technology. 2020.
- “Is Bamboo Sustainable? All You Need to Know About Eco-Friendly Bamboo.” by Raf Chomsky. 2023.
Leprosy & Squirrels
- “In medieval England, leprosy spread between red squirrels and people, genome evidence shows.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Ancient Mycobacterium leprae genome reveals medieval English red squirrels as animal leprosy host.” by Christian Urban, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how reading fiction could make you smarter, the first ever likely transmission of bird flu from a cow to a human, and how a beluga whale communicates with its squishy head.
Fiction Readers
- “People who read a lot of fiction tend to have better cognitive skills, study finds.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Cognitive effects and correlates of reading fiction: Two preregistered multilevel meta-analyses.” by Lena Wimmer, et al. 2024.
Bird Flu Transmission
- “Texas dairy farm worker’s case may be first where bird flu virus spread from mammal to human, scientists say.” by Helen Branswell. 2024.
- “Bird Flu Detections Reporting in Backyard and Commercial Birds.” CDC. 2024.
- “Avian Influenza.” World Organization For Animal Health. 2023.
- “Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in a Dairy Farm Worker.” by Timothy M. Uyeki, M.D., M.P.H., et al. 2024.
Beluga Heads
- “Belugas may communicate by warping a blob of forehead fat.” by Elizabeth Anne Brown. 2024.
- “Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) create facial displays during social interactions by changing the shape of their melons.” by Justin T. Richard, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new and stimulating method that could potentially help smokers kick the habit, an innovative copper coating that kills bacteria on touchscreens, and the little birds that sometimes make for great stepdads.
Tobacco Treatment
- “Can brain stimulation help people kick their tobacco addiction?” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Why Won’t Our Patients Stop Smoking?” by David M. Mannino, MD. 2009.
- “A randomized controlled trial of intermittent theta burst stimulation to the medial prefrontal cortex for tobacco use disorder: Clinical efficacy and safety.” by Merideth A. Addicott, et al. 2024.
Clean Touchscreen
- “Copper coating turns touchscreens into bacteria killers.” by Ben Coxworth. 2024.
- “Towards transparent and durable copper-containing antimicrobial surfaces.” by Christina Graham, et al. 2024.
Parrot Stepdads
- “New animal dads often kill their stepchildren. These parrots adopt them instead.” by Virginia Morell. 2024.
- “Eviction-driven infanticide and sexually selected adoption and infanticide in a neotropical parrot.” by Steven R. Beissinger & Karl S. Berg. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the demand for a compound called squalene that is decimating deepwater shark populations, an amazing effort to create an eco-friendly lubricant using green chemistry, and the surprising connection between shepherds, women, and wildfires.
Shark Oil
- “Deepwater Sharks Are Threatened by Demand for Liver Oil.” by David Shiffman. 2024.
- “100 Million Sharks Killed Every Year, Study Show On Eve of International Conference on Shark Protection.” National Geographic. 2013.
- “Fishing for oil and meat drives irreversible defaunation of deepwater sharks and rays.” by Brittany Finucci, et al. 2024.
Eco-Friendly Lubricant
- “New eco-friendly lubricant additives protect turbine equipment, waterways.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Minimizing Toxicity and Optimizing Lubricity of Ionic Liquids for Eco-Friendly Lubrication.” by Xin He, et al. 2024.
Historic Land Management
- “Anthropologist documents how women and shepherds historically reduced wildfire risk in Central Italy.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Wildfires as legacies of agropastoral abandonment: Gendered litter raking and managed burning as historic fire prevention practices in the Monte Pisano of Italy.” by Andrew S. Mathews & Fabio Malfatti. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a newly discovered deep sea ghost shark, the best way to treat prolonged grief disorder, and how the blood vessels in our brain coordinate to improve brain functioning.
Ghost Shark
- “‘Ghost shark’ with enormous head and giant iridescent eyes discovered off Thailand.” by Elise Poore. 2024.
- “Chimaera.” Shark Trust. 2020.
- “Chimaera supapae (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), a new species of chimaera from the Andaman Sea of Thailand.” by David A. Ebert, et al. 2024.
Grief Treatment
- “Which therapy works best to treat prolonged grief disorder?” by Lachlan Gilbert. 2024.
- “Cognitive Behavior Therapy vs Mindfulness in Treatment of Prolonged Grief Disorder.” by Richard A. Bryant, et al. 2024.
- “Comparing the efficacy of mindfulness-based therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression in head-to-head randomized controlled trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis of equivalence.” by Kristine Tretto Sverre, et al. 2022.
- “Prolonged Grief Disorder.” Psychology Today. N.d.
Blood Vessel Coordination
- “Coordinating Blood Vessel Activity Might be Associated with Better Brain Performance.” Tohoku University. 2024.
- “Plastic vasomotion entrainment.” by Daichi Sasaki, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the incredible dynamics that make the thresher shark so good at threshing, how people with a rare growth disorder might actually have an advantage that leads to longer lifespans, and why people listen to sad music.
Thresher Shark
- Fear the Tails, Not the Jaws, of These ‘Weirdo’ Sharks.” by Kate Golembiewski. 2024.
- “Vertebral morphology in the tail-whipping common thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus.” by Jamie L. Knaub, et al. 2024.
Laron Syndrome
- “People with Rare Longevity Mutation May Also Be Protected from Cardiovascular Disease.” by Beth Newcomb. 2024.
- “Normal or improved cardiovascular risk factors in IGF-I-deficient adults with growth hormone receptor deficiency.” by Jaime Guevara-Aguirre, et al. 2024.
Sad Music
- “New insights into the psychological enigma of sad music.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Liking music with and without sadness: Testing the direct effect hypothesis of pleasurable negative emotion.” by Emery Schubert. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the possible holy grail of great white shark sightings, a new flu vaccine that could knock out every strain and last a long time, and a map of human consciousness.
Newborn Great White
- “Great white sighting may reveal ‘holy grail’ of shark science.” by Katie Hunt. 2024.
- “Novel aerial observations of a possible newborn white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in Southern California.” by Carlos Gauna & Phillip C. Sternes. 2024.
Long-Term Flu Shot
- “New strategy could lead to universal, long-lasting flu shot.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Duke University Developing Universal Flu Vaccine.” YouTube Video. 2023.
- “Understanding Influenza (Flu) Infection: An Influenza Virus Binds to a Respiratory Tract Cell.” CDC. 2019.
Consciousness Map
- “Brain imaging study reveals connections critical to human consciousness.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Consciousness.” by Anil Seth. n.d.
- “What is the Connectome Coordination Facility?” CCF. n.d.
- “Stimulant Therapy Targeted to Individualized Connectivity Maps to Promote ReACTivation of Consciousness (STIMPACT).” by Brian L. Edlow, M.D.
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Today, you’ll learn about the rare study of a hammerhead shark embryo, how touching your teammate might help them make free throws, and a super alloy that doesn’t break - it kinks.
Hammerhead Embryos
- “Secrets of Hammerhead Sharks Revealed in ‘Very Rare’ Images.” by Robyn White. 2024.
- “Bonnethead shark.” David A. Ebert, et al. 2021.
- “Are Hammerhead Sharks Dangerous and Do They Attack Humans?” by Robyn White. 2022.
- “Embryonic development in the bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), a viviparous hammerhead shark.” by Steven R. Byrum, et al. 2023.
Free Throw Touch
- “Physical touch from teammates appears to improve free throw accuracy in basketball.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “The power of human touch: Physical contact improves performance in basketball free throws.” by Christiane M. Buttner, et al. 2024.
Kinky Alloy
- “This Allow is Kinky.” by Aliyah Kovner. 2024.
- “Kink bands promote exceptional fracture resistance in a NbTaTiHf refractory medium-entropy alloy.” by David H. Cook, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a massive prehistoric shark, the controversial plan to kill millions of barred owls, and how a condition called misophonia could be linked to stress and trauma.
Giant Shark
- “Ancient, 30-foot relative of great white shark unearthed in Mexico quarry.” by Melissa Hobson. 2024.
- “Exceptionally preserved shark fossils from Mexico elucidate the long-standing enigma of the Cretaceous elasmobranch Ptychodus.” by Romain Vullo, et al. 2024.
- “Cretaceous period: Animals, plants and extinction event.” by Michael Dhar. 2022.
Barred Owl Cull
- “They Shoot Owls in California, Don’t They?” by Franz Lidz. 2024.
- “Northern Spotted Owl.” National Wildlife Federation. N.d.
- “Barred-Owl-Letter.” Letter PDF. 2024.
Misophonia Stress
- “Misophonia severity tied to higher stress and trauma, study shows.” by Vladimir Hedrih. 2024.
- “What Is Misophonia?” by Paul Frysh. 2023.
- “Misophonia is related to stress but not directly with traumatic stress.” by Rachel E. Guetta, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about tiny robotic nerve cuffs, an orangutan that treated its own wound with medicine, and how nostalgia encourages us to take part in rituals.
Robotic Nerve Cuffs
- “Robotic nerve ‘cuffs’ could help treat a range of neurological conditions.” University of Cambridge. 2024.
- “Peripheral Nervous System (PNS).” Cleveland Clinic. 2022.
- “Electrochemically actuated microelectrodes for minimally invasive peripheral nerve interfaces.” by Chaoqun Dong, et al. 2024.
Orangutan Medicine
- “In a first, an orangutan was seen treating his wound with a medicinal plant.” by Evan Bush. 2024.
- “Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan.” by Isabelle B. Laumer, et al. 2024.
Ritual Nostalgia
- “New research reveals the psychological impact of nostalgia on ritual engagement and meaning in life.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Nostalgia, Ritual Engagement, and Meaning in Life.” by Yige Yin, et al. 2024.
- “Nostalgia.” The Emotions Lab. 2022.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new way to turn certain blood types into universal blood types that could save countless lives, how exercise makes time slow down, and the new plastic made of eggshells that could clean up our water and stop plastic pollution.
Universal Donors
- “Bacterial enzyme strips away blood types to create universal donor blood.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
- “Blood safety and availability.” WHO. 2023.
- “Facts About Blood and Blood Types.” American Red Cross. 2024.
- “Akkermansia muciniphila exoglycosidases target extended blood group antigens to generate ABO-universal blood.” by Mathias Jensen, et al. 2024.
Exercise & Time
- “Time warps when you workout: Study confirms exercise slows our perception of time.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “The perception of time is slowed in response to exercise, an effect not further compounded by competitors: behavioral implications for exercise and health.” by Andrew Mark Edwards, et al. 2024.
Eggshell Plastic
- “Researchers Develop Bioplastic From Eggshells as Sustainable Alternative to Plastic.” Technology Networks. 2024.
- “Eggshell incorporated agro-waste adsorbent pellets for sustainable orthophosphate capture from aqueous media.” by Bernd G. K. Steiger, et al. 2024.
- “Phosphorus and Water.” USGS. 2018.
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Today, you’ll learn about how microgravity affects sleep and physiological rhythms, the half a billion year old bioluminescent octocoral, and the truth about women’s synchronized menstrual cycles.
Microgravity Effects
- “Simulated microgravity affects sleep and physiological rhythms.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Effect of 60 days of head down tilt bed rest on amplitude and phase of rhythms in physiology and sleep in men.” by Maria-Angeles Bonmati-Carrion, et al. 2024.
Octocorals
- “Glowing octocorals have been around for at least 540 million years.” by Jake Buehler. 2024.
- “What is bioluminescence?” NOAA. N.D.
- “Evolution of bioluminescence in Anthozoa with emphasis on Octocorallia.” by Danielle M. DeLeo, et al. 2024.
Menstrual Sync
- “Do women who live together get their periods together, or is it a myth?” by Marlene Cimons. 2024.
- “Women do not synchronize their menstrual cycles.” by Zhengwei Yang & Jeffrey C Schank. 2006.
- “Menstrual synchrony: Fact or artifact?” by Anna Ziomkiewicz. 2026.
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Today, you’ll learn about the life-crushing conditions on Venus that could actually tell us about life elsewhere in the universe, how indigenous cultural fire burning could help us create healthier forests, and the people who brew beer in their stomachs.
Venus Environment
- “To find life in the universe, look to deadly Venus.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Davinci, a return to Venus’ clouds.” The Planetary Society. N.d.
- “NASA’s Planetary Fleets, Including Mars, Venus, Discovery Missions, and Small Body Missions.” n.a. 2023.
- “Missions to Venus: Highlights From History, and When We May Go Back.” by Shannon Stirone. 2020.
- “Venus as an anchor point for planetary habitability.” by Stephen R. Kane & Paul K. Byrne. 2024.
- “Venus.” NASA. 2024.
Forest Stewardship
- “Research showcases Indigenous stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem resilience.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Blending Indigenous and western science: Quantifying cultural burning impacts in Karuk Aboriginal Territory.” by Skye M. Greenler, et al. 2024.
- “The Karuk Used Fire to Manage the Forest for Centuries. Now They Want To Do That Again.” by Danielle Venton. 2021.
- “North America’s summer of wildfire smoke: 2023 was only the beginning.” by Charles O. Stanier, Gregory Carmichael, & Peter S. Thorne. 2023.
Auto-Brewery Syndrome
- “A Brewery Worker’s Drunken Driving Defense: His Stomach Made the Alcohol.” by Ali Watkins. 2024.
- “Auto Brewery Syndrome: Can You Really Make Beer in Your Gut?” by Noreen Iftikhar, MD. 2018.
- “Truck driver claims body produces alcohol, caused him to be drunk, crash and spill 11,000 salmon.” by Dana Hedgpeth. 2016.
- “Case report and literature review of auto-brewery syndrome: probably an underdiagnosed medical condition.” by Fahad Malik, et al. 2019.
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Today, you’ll learn about the amazing regenerative effects of thistle extract on damaged nerves, the first synthetic, lab-made cells, and new insights into the development of language in people with autism.
Thistle Extract
- “Thistle extract accelerates nerve regeneration by up to 29%.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
- “Nerves.” Byju’s. N.d.
- “Cnicin promotes functional nerve regeneration.” by Philipp Gobrecht, et al. 2024.
Artificial Cells
- “UNC-Chapel Hill researchers create artificial cells that act like living cells.” by Carleigh Gabryel. 2024.
- “What Are Peptides and What Are They Used For?” by Jillian Kubala, RD. 2023.
- “Designer peptide-DNA cytoskeletons regulate the function of synthetic cells.” by Margaret L. Daly, et al. 2024.
Autism Language
- “New research unveils three distinct language comprehension phenotypes in autistic children.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Autism Spectrum Disorder: Communication Problems in Children.” NIH. 2020.
- “Are there distinct levels of language comprehension in autistic individuals - cluster analysis.” by Andrey Vyshedskiy. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new way to purify water simply by walking, robots controlled by liquid and rubber balls, and an accident that led to a wild discovery about bumblebees.
Clean Water Walking
- “Walking-induced electrostatic charges enable in situ electroporated disinfection in portable water bottles.” by Young-Jun Kim, et al. 2024.
- “Freshwater Crisis.” National Geographic. N.d.
- “A revolutionary solution for on-the-go water disinfection.” by Manish Kumar Sharma & Zong-Hong Lin. 2024.
Metafluid
- “Tiny rubber spheres used to make a programmable fluid.” by Jacek Krywko. 2024.
- “Harvard’s bizarre ‘metafluid’ packs programmable properties.” by Michael Irving. 2024.
- “Metamaterials.” News Atlas Database. N.d.
- “Shell buckling for programmable metafluids.” by Adel Djellouli, et al. 2024.
Underwater Bees
- “Bumblebee species able to survive underwater for up to a week.” by Nicola Davis. 2024.
- “Unveiling the submerged secrets: bumblebee queens’ resilience to flooding.” by Sabrina Rondeau & Nigel E. Raine. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the history of dragons, a lab-made gold that’s only a single atom thick, and a new low pressure way to make diamonds.
Dragon History
- “Dragons: A brief history of the mythical, fire-breathing beasts.” by Callum McKelvie & Benjamin Radford. 2022.
- “A Natural History of Dragons.” by Livia Gershon. 2022.
- “Job 41.” Bible Study Tools. N.d.
Gold Atom Layer
- “A single atom layer of gold - LiU researchers create goldene.” by Anders Torneholm. 2024.
- “Synthesis of goldene comprising single-atom layer gold.” by Shun Kashiwaya, et al. 2024.
Low Pressure Diamonds
- “A new method of making diamonds doesn’t require extreme pressure.” by Emily Conover. 2024.
- “The Science Behind Diamonds.” by Dustin Lemick. 2023.
- “Growth of diamond in liquid metal at 1 atm pressure.” by Yan Gong, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new tech that could turn all that nasty CO2 into electricity, the genes that allow cancer cells to metastasize, and the incredible, healing hearts of zebrafish.
CO2 Into Electricity
- “Electricity generation from carbon dioxide adsorption by spatially nanoconfined ion separation.” by Zhuyuan Wang, et al. 2024.
- “Novel Nanogenerator Turns CO2 Into Electricity.” Technology Networks. 2024.
- “Can Removing Carbon From the Atmosphere Save Us From Climate Catastrophe?” by Renee Cho. 2018.
- “Climate Change: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide.” by Rebecca Lindsey. 2024.
Shapeshifting Cancer
- “Cancer Cells’ Shapeshifting Ability Reveals New Drug Targets.” by Blake Forman. 2024.
- “Environmentally dependant and independent control of 3D cell shape.” by Lucas G. Dent, et al. 2024.
Zebrafish
- “Why can zebrafish regenerate damaged heart tissue, while other fish species cannot?” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Distinct features of the regenerating heart uncovered through comparative single-cell profiling.” by Clayton M. Carey, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the genes that could make you left-handed, how trees are able to cope with heat waves, and what could possibly lie beneath the ice of Jupiter’s moon, Europa.
Left Hand Gene
- “Gene involved in cell shape offers clues on left-handedness.” by Will Dunham. 2024.
- “Half a century of handedness research: Myths, truths; fictions, facts; backwards, but mostly forwards.” by Chris McManus. 2019.
- “One hundred famous left-handed people.” n.a. 2003.
Heat Wave Trees
- “How do trees survive dry and hot summers? Leaf lifespan and growth recovery are key.” phys.org. 2024.
- “Climate Change Impacts on Forests.” EPA. n.d.
- “Guide to Conifers: 11 Types of Conifers Seen Across the US.” MasterClass. 2021.
Europa
- “Our picture of habitability on Europa, a top contender for hosting life, is changing.” by Nikk Ogasa. 2024.
- “Europa Clipper.” JPL. n.d.
- “Europa: Moon of Jupiter. Potential for life.” NASA. n.d.
- “Europa: Facts.” NASA. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how our perception of when old age hits is changing, a baby’s response to a happy face, and the housekeeping habits of neanderthals.
When is Old Age?
- “Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows study.” by Nicola Davis. 2024.
- “Psychology and Aging.” APA PsycNet database. 2024.
- “The shift from old age to very old age: an analysis of the perception of aging among older people.” by Emile Escourrou, et al. 2022.
Sensative Mothers
- “Researchers uncover link between maternal sensitivity and infant brain responses to happy faces.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Mary Ainsworth’s legacy: a systematic review of observational instruments measuring parental sensitivity.” by Judi Mesman & Rosanneke A G Emmen. 2013.
- “Love on the developing brain: Maternal sensitivity and infants’ neural responses to emotion in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.” by Jessica A. Stern, et al. 2024.
Neanderthal Homes
- “Study: Just Like Homo sapiens, Neanderthals Organized Their Living Space in Structured Way.” Sci News News Staff. 2024.
- “Study Compares Neanderthal and Modern Human Living Spaces.” Archaeology. 2024.
- “Homo Sapiens and Neanderthal Use of Space at Riparo Bombrini (Liguria, Italy).” by Amelie Vallerand, et al. 2022.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new class of antibiotics that kills drug-resistant bugs, a water pollution test that can tell scientists where the pollution came from, and spiders that collaborate.
New Antibiotics
- “New antibiotic class effective against multidrug-resistant bacteria.” Uppsala Universitet. 2024.
- “10 reasons YOU should be worried about antibiotic resistance.” by Diane Ashiru-Oredope. 2014.
- “What You Need to Know About a Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection.” by Kirsten Nunez. 2022.
- “Antibiotic class with potent in vivo activity targeting lipopolysaccharide synthesis in Gram-negative bacteria.” by Douglas L. Huseby, et al. 2024.
H2O Pollution Test
- “New approach to monitoring freshwater quality can identify sources of pollution, and predict their effects.” University of Cambridge. 2024.
- “7 Effects Of Water Pollution.” AtlasScientific. 2023.
- “Chemodiversity in freshwater health.” by Andrew J. Tanentzap & Jeremy A. Fonvielle. 2024.
Cooperative Camouflage
- “In a first, these crab spiders appear to collaborate, creating camouflage.” by Saugat Bolakhe. 2024.
- “Crab Spider.” A-Z Animals. N.d.
- “Male and female crab spiders ‘cooperate’ to mimic a flower.” by Shi-Mao Wu & Jiang-Yun Gao. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the dreams of birds, why sound pollution in the oceans could be killing whales, and how fruit-eating birds are doing the work to save tropical forests.
Bird Dreams
- “Birds sing in their sleep - and now we can decipher their dreams.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
- “Replay of innate vocal patterns during night sleep in suboscines.” by Juan F. Doppler, et al. 2021.
- “Synthesizing avian dreams.” by Juan F. Doppler, et al. 2024.
- “What is World Environment Day.” n.a. N.d.
Whales & Noise
- “Avoidance, confusion, solitude: whales react to rising noise pollution.” The University of Melbourne. 2024.
- “Avoidance, confusion or solitude? Modelling how noise pollution affects whale migration.” by Stuart T. Johnston & Kevin J. Painter. 2024.
- “How First Contact With a Whale Civilization Could Unfold.” by Ross Anderson. 2024.
Fruit-Eaters Save Forest
- “Tropical forests can’t recover naturally without fruit eating birds.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Frugivores enhance potential carbon recovery in fragmented landscapes.” by Carolina Bello. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a paralyzed man who is making a recovery after receiving stem cell therapy, how bees learn architecture, and a potential new treatment for postpartum depression in new mothers.
Paralysis Recovery
- “Paralyzed man who can walk again shows potential benefit of stem cell therapy.” by Amanda Dimare. 2024.
- “Study documents safety, improvements from stem cell therapy after spinal cord injury.” by Susan Barber Lindquist. 2024.
- “Spinal cord injury.” WHO. 2024.
- “Case report: Stem cells a step toward improving motor, sensory function after spinal cord injury.” by Susan Barber Lindquist. 2019.
Bee Architecture
- “The inheritance of alternative nest architectural traditions in stingless bees.” by Viviana Di Pietro, et al. 2024.
- “Stingless Bees: Their Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution.” by Christoph Gruter. 2020.
- “Stigmergy as a Universal Coordination Mechanism: components, varieties and applications.” by Francis Heylighen. N.d.
Perinatal Treatment
- “Esketamine injection just after childbirth reduces depression in new mothers.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Is Esketamine the Game-Changer for Depression We Want?” by EJ Dickson. 2019.
- “What is Perinatal Depression?” American Psychological Association. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how non-invasive brain stimulation might offer relief to older patients suffering from anxiety and depression, the first known molecular fractal, and a new discovery turning the view of bonobos as peace-loving primates on its head.
Brain Stimulation
- “Brain stimulation treatment may improve depression, anxiety in older adults.” by Jill Pease. 2024.
- “Mental health of older adults.” WHO. 2023.
- “tDCS reduces depression and state anxiety symptoms in older adults from the augmenting cognitive training in older adults study (ACT). by Hanna K. Hausman, et al. 2024.
Fractal Molecule
- “Discovery of the first fractal molecule in nature.” Max Plank Gesellschaft. 2024.
- “How Fractals Work.” by Craig Haggit & Yara Simon. 2023.
- “Six Sierpinski Triangle Constructions (visual mathematics).” YouTube Video. 2023.
Bonobos
- “Bonobos not the peace-loving primates once thought, study reveals.” by Nicola Davis. 2024.
- “Differences in expression of male aggression between wild bonobos and chimpanzees.” by Maud Mouginot, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new AI developed to help doctors identify and treat diseases like cancer, why watching sports might give our sense of wellness a boost, and the real reason we blink so much.
AI Medical Research
- “Mayo researchers invented a new class of AI to improve cancer research and treatments.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “The Rise of Hypothesis-Driven Artificial Intelligence in Oncology.” by Zilin Xianyu, et al. 2024.
Watching Sports
- “The joy of sports: How watching sports can boost well-being.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Watching sport enhances well-being: evidence from a multi-method approach.” by Keita Kinoshita, et al. 2024.
Blinking
- “Why do we blink so much?” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Eye blinks as a visual processing stage.” by Bin Yang, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the traits most people value in romantic partners, a new link between a particular gut bacteria and cardiovascular health, and why dogs might make your kids healthier.
Romantic Traits
- “Intelligence and kindness are the most valued traits in romantic partners, study finds.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “What Do Different People Look for in a Partner? Effects of Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Mating Strategies on Partner Preferences.” by Joao Francisco Goes Braga Takayanagi, et al. 2024.
Heart & Gut
- “Scientists link certain gut bacteria to lower heart disease risk.” by Allessandra DiCorato. 2024.
- “7 Crazy Facts About The Microbiome And Gut Bacteria.” by Ross Carver-Carter. N.d.
- “Gut microbiome and metabolome profiling in Framingham heart study reveals cholesterol-metabolizing bacteria.” by Chenhao Li, et al. 2024.
- “Cholesterol Metabolism by Uncultured Human Gut Bacteria Influences Host Cholesterol Level.” by Douglas J. Kenny, et al. 2020.
- “About the Framingham Heart Study.” n.a. N.d.
Canine Play
- “The Serious Side of Kid And Canine Play.” UMass Amherst. 2024.
- “America’s Pandemic, Physical Inactivity.” PHIT America. 2023.
- “Physical Activity: Children.” CDC. 2023.
- “The KID Study (Kids Interacting With Dogs): Piloting a Novel Approach for Measuring Dog-Facilitated Youth Physical Activity.” by Colleen J. Chase, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how diversifying farms has a ton of upsides and virtually no downsides, the way we tend to predict how something will smell before we smell it, and a universally shared preference for simple rhythms in music.
Diversified Farming
- “Major study reports that people and environment both benefit from diversified farming, while bottom lines also thrive.” University of Copenhagen. 2024.
- “Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture.” by Laura Vang Rasmussen, et al. 2024.
- “The Green Revolution: Norman Borlaug and the Race to Fight Global Hunger.” by Ray Offenheiser. 2020.
Sense of Smell
- “The sense of smell is influenced by cues from other senses.” Stockholm University. 2024.
- “Olfactory categorization is shaped by a transmodal cortical network for evaluating perceptual predictions.” by Stephen Pierzchajlo, et al. 2024.
Simple Rhythms
- “Cross-cultural research reveals universal bias towards simple rhythmic ratios in music.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Commonality and variation in mental representations of music revealed by a cross-cultural comparison of rhythm priors in 15 countries.” by Nori Jacoby, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a tantalizing new discovery about dark energy that could change our understanding of the entire universe, how scientists are pulling electricity from raindrops, and the barcode memory tool inside a chickadee’s brain.
Dark Energy
- “A Tantalizing ‘Hint’ That Astronomers Got Dark Energy All Wrong.” by Dennis Overbye. 2024.
- “What Is Dark Energy? An Astrophysicist Explains.” Ars Technica. YouTube Video. 2023.
- “What is Dark Energy? Inside our accelerating, expanding universe.” by Chelsea Gohd. 2024.
- “DESI Data Documentation.” Database. 2023.
Electric Rain
- “New green technology harvests energy from raindrops and humidity.” by Robert F. Service. 2024.
- “The Amazing Drinking Bird.” by Brian Rohrig. 2024.
- “Rapid progress of key clean energy technologies shows the new energy economy is emerging faster than many think.” IEA.org. 2023.
Chickadees
- “Chickadees use memory ‘bar codes’ to find their hidden food stashes.” by Jake Buehler. 2024.
- “Barcoding of episodic memories in the hippocampus of a food-caching bird.” by Selmaan N. Chettih, et al. 2024.
- “Birdist Rule #71: Figure Out What Kind Of Chickadees You’ve Got.” by Nicholas Lund. 2016.
- “Somewhere in the brain is a storage device for memories.” by Laura Sanders. 2018.
- “A manifold neural population code for space in hippocampal coactivity dynamics independent of place fields.” by Eliott Robert Joseph Levy, et al. 2023.
- “Heterogeneous representations in the hippocampus.” by Kazumasa Z. Tanaka. 2021.
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Today, you’ll learn about some potential good news about whale populations, what decades-old cans of salmon can tell us about the health of the ocean, and how climate change is literally slowing down the world.
Recovered Whales
- “Whale population recovers five years after hundreds washed up dead.” n.a. 2024.
- “The gray whale die-off on West Coast is over, NOAA declares.” by Karen Garcia. 2024.
- “Endangered Species Day Information.” Endangered Species Coalition. 2020.
Old Salmon Cans
- “Decades-old Cans of Salmon Reveal Changes in Ocean Health.” by Rachel Nuwer. 2024.
- “Opening a can of worms: Archived canned fish fillets reveal 40 years of change in parasite burden for four Alaskan salmon species.” by Natalie Mastick, et al. 2024.
Climate Change & Time
- “Climate change is changing how we keep time.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2024.
- “A global timekeeping problem postponed by global warming.” by Duncan Carr Agnew. 2024.
- “50 years ago, timekeepers deployed the newly invented leap second.” by Cassie Martin. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about an AI-designed window film that could keep your house cool, the mysterious ways Mars causes deep-sea erosion on Earth, and how playing the didgeridoo could help treat sleep apnea.
Cooling Windows
- “New window film drops temperature, slashes energy consumption.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
- “Engineers use quantum computing to develop transparent window coating that blocks heat, saves energy.” University of Notre Dame. 2022.
- “The Solar Spectrum.” Ossila.com. N.d.
Mars & Erosion
- “Mars as a Driver of Deep-Sea Erosion.” by Grace van Deelen. 2024.
- “Milankovitch (Orbital) Cycles and Their Role in Earth’s Climate.” NASA Science Editorial Team. 2020.
- “Deep-sea hiatus record reveals orbital pacing by 2.4 Myr eccentricity grand cycles.” by Adriana Dutkiewicz, et al. 2024.
Didgeridoo Slumber
- “Playing the Didgeridoo to Treat Sleep Apnea.” by Brandon Peters, MD. 2023.
- “What Is Sleep Apnea?” by Brandon Peters, MD. 2023.
- “Didgeridoo basics.” Hollow Log Digderidoos. N.d.
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Today, you’ll learn about an artificial reef that could save the shore from storms, how simply owning a pair of glasses can make you earn more income, and how air conditioners could help CSI detectives solve crimes.
Artificial Reef
- “Artificial reef designed by MIT engineers could protect marine life, reduce storm damage.” by Jennifer Chu. 2024.
- “Coastal Protection.” Coral Reef Alliance. 2024.
- “Architected materials for artificial reefs to increase storm energy dissipation.” by Edvard Ronglan, et al. 2024.
Glasses & Income
- “Having the right glasses could boost earning power by a third, Bangladesh study shows.” by Sarah Johnson. 2024.
- “The effect on income of providing near vision correction to workers in Bangladesh: The THRIVE (Tradespeople and Hand-workers Rural Initiative for a Vision-enhanced Economy) randomized controlled trial.” by Farzana Sehrin, et al. 2024.
- “Presbyopia.” Mayo Clinic. 2021.
- “The Global Burden of Potential Productivity Loss from Uncorrected Presbyopia.” by Kevin D. Frick, et al. 2015.
AC DNA
- “Cold case: DNA in airconditioners to place suspects at the scene of a crime.” by Ben Coxworth. 2024.
- “Up in the air: Presence and collection of DNA from air and air conditioner units.” by Mariya Goray, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a revolutionary new system that can turn saltwater into drinking water with the help of the sun, how your brain chooses what memories to keep, and a super-Earth with a really dark side.
Solar Drinking Water
- “Solar-powered technology converts saltwater into drinking water emission-free.” King’s College London. 2024.
- “Flexible batch electrodialysis for low-cost solar-powered brackish water desalination.” by Wei He, et al. 2024.
- “Valuing Water.” United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 2021.
Forgetting Memories
- “How the brain chooses which memories are important enough to save and which to let fade away.” by Linda Carroll. 2024.
- “Relax! It’ll boost your memory, study shows.” by Kate Kelland. 2010.
- “Normal and Abnormal Sharp Wave Ripples in the Hippocampal-Entohinal Cortex System: Implications for Memory Consolidation, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.” by Zhi-Hang Zhen, et al. 2021.
Super-Earth
- “This super-Earth is the first planet confirmed to have a permanent dark side.” by Joseph Howlett. 2024.
- “LHS 3844 b.” NASA Exoplanet Catalog. N.d.
- “Tidal Locking.” NASA. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a massive discovery of new species from the depths of the ocean, why you shouldn’t buy your brand new driver their own car, and a possible breakthrough in microchip data collection from animals.
New Marine Species
- “Scientists Discover 100 New Marine Species in New Zealand.” by Rebecca Carballo. 2024.
- “Expedition to Uncover Secrets of New Zealand’s Unexplored Bounty Trough.” Ocean Census. 2024.
- “Our Mission: Enhancing Ocean Life Discovery Worldwide.” Ocean Census. 2024.
- “This metal marvel collects time capsules of life from the abyss.” Marine Biodiversity Hub. 2017.
Teen Drivers
- “‘Don’t buy your kids a car’: young drivers with own cars in more crashes.” by Lachlan Gilbert. 2024.
- “Young drivers’ early access to their own car and crash risk into early adulthood: Findings from DRIVE study.” by Huei-Yang Chen, et al. 2024.
- “Teen Drivers.” Injury Facts. 2024.
- “Young Drivers.” NHTSA. 2022.
- “Teen Driver Statistics.” Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute. 2024.
Animal Microchips
- “Injectable Microchip Tracks Animal Health.” by Julianne Pepitone. 2024.
- “Microchips Result In Higher Rate Of Return Of Shelter Animals To Owners.” by Linda Lord. 2009.
- “A Subcutaneously Injectable Implant for Multimodal Physiological Monitoring in Animals.” by Parvez Ahmmed, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the potential positive power of gossip, how climate change is making zooplankton in Lake Erie confused, and a surprising connection between new school buses and student performance in school.
Gossip
- “Can’t Stand Gossip? Let’s Talk, New Research Suggests.” by Emily C. Nunez. 2024.
- “Explaining the evolution of gossip.” by Xinyue Pan, et al. 2024.
- “Who Gossips and How in Everyday Life?” by Megan L. Robbins, et al. 2019.
Zooplankton
- “In Lake Erie, climate change scrambles zooplankton seasonal presence.” by Tatyana Woodall. 2024.
- “Zooplankton Facts.” n.a. 2024.
- “Biotic and thermal drivers alter zooplankton phenology in western Lake Erie.” by Jenna Bailey & James M. Hood. 2024.
School Bus Science
- “Could riding older school buses hinder student performance?” University of Michigan. 2024.
- “EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Program Offers $500 Million in Funding.” n.a. 2023.
- “School Bus Rebate Program and Student Educational Performance Test Scores.” by Meredith Pedde, PhD, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the science of getting in the groove, a newly discovered burial ground for elite medieval horses, and more evidence that coffee could help you fight off cancer.
Grooving to Music
- “Neural dynamics of predictive timing and motor engagement in music listening.” by Arnaud Zalta, et al. 2024.
- “Two Concepts of Groove: Musical Nuances, Rhythm, and Genre.” by Evan Malone. 2022.
- “An expanded role for the dorsal auditory pathway in sensorimotor control and integration.” by Josef P Rauschecker. 2011.
Horse Burial
- “Tudor era horse cemetery in Westminster revealed as likely resting place of elite imported animals.” by Andrew Merrington. 2024.
- “Horse cemetery in Westminster revealed as likely resting place for elite imported animals.” n.a. 2024.
Coffee & Cancer
- “Coffee drinkers have much lower risk of bowel cancer recurrence, study finds.” by Denis Campbell. 2024.
- “Sixty seconds on…Coffee and cancer.” by Nigel Hawkes. 2016.
- “Coffee consumption is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer recurrence and all-cause mortality.” by Abisola M. Oyelere, et al. 2024.
- “Colorectal Cancer: Facts & Figures 2020-2022.” American Cancer Society. 2020.
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Today, you’ll learn about the pros and mostly cons of using ChatGPT in the classroom, how wild animals responded to the sudden peace and quiet of Covid, and a new contact lens that can help heal eye wounds.
ChatGPT in School
- “Is it harmful or helpful? Examining the causes and consequences of generative AI usage among university students.” by Muhammad Abbas, et al. 2024.
- “Uses and Misuses of ChatGPT by Academic Community: An Overview and Guidelines.” by Muhammad Abbas. 2023.
Quiet Covid
- “Hundreds of photos show animal behaviour during COVID-19 lockdowns.” by Andrew Kurjata. 2024.
- “Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape.” by A. Cole Burton, et al. 2024.
- “Scientists say new epoch marked by human impact - the Anthropocene - began in 1950s.” Associate Press. 2023.
- “When COVID rules kept humans home, wildlife roamed more freely, international study shows.” by Wallis Snowdon. 2023.
Healing Contact Lens
- “Fabrication and Characterization of an Enzyme-Triggered, Therapeutic-Releasing Hydrogel Bandage Contact Lens Material.” by Susmita Bose, et al. 2024.
- “Corneal Injury.” NIH. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about why our brains are getting bigger and why that’s a good thing, how the sweet songs of the reef could help save it, and an AI device that gives a voice to the voiceless.
Bigger Brains
- “Human brains are getting larger. That may be good news for dementia risk.” UC David Health. 2024.
- “Trends in Intracranial and Cerebral Volumes of Framingham Heart Study Participants Born 1930 to 1970.” by Charles DeCarli, MD, et al. 2024.
- “Framingham Heart Study.” Framingham Heart Study. N.d.
- “Study examines factors behind decline in dementia incidence.” NIH. 2016.
Reef Songs
- “Sounds appealing - reef recordings entice coral larvae to start building.” by Ben Coxworth. 2024.
- “Life Below Water.” UN. n.d.
- “Status of Coral Reefs.” Reef Resilience Network. N.d.
- “Soundscape enrichment increases larval settlement rates for the brooding coral Porites astreoides.” by Nadege Aoki, et al. 2024.
AI Speech
- “Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device.” by Christine Wei-li Lee. 2024.
- “Speaking without vocal folds using a machine-learning-assisted wearable sensing-actuation system.” by Ziyuan Che, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a nasal spray that could one day let those with sleep apnea toss out their CPAP machines, house paint that kills mosquitos, and the incredible giant redwoods… of England.
Sleep Spray
- “A novel TASK channel antagonist nasal spray reduces sleep apnea severity in physiological responders: a randomized, blinded, trial.” by Amal M. Osman, et al. 2024.
- “Obstructive Sleep Apnea.” by Rob Newsom & Dr. Abhinav Singh. 2024.
Insecticide Paint
- “Insecticide paint controls mosquito population up to 1 year, experiment shows.” by Stephanie Soucheray, MA. 2024.
- “Mosquito-Borne Human Viral Diseases: Why Aedes aegypti?” by Jeffrey R. Powell. 2018.
- “Insecticide paints: a new community strategy for controlling dengue and zika mosquito vectors in Cabo Verde.” by Lara Ferrero Gomez, et al. 2024.
- “Special insecticide paint may help curb zika and dengue fever outbreaks.” EurekAlert! 2024.
UK Redwoods
- “Hidden giants: how the UK’s 500,000 redwoods put California in the shade.” by James Tapper. 2024.
- “11 FActs About Coast Redwoods, the Tallest Trees in the World.” by Melissa Breyer. 2020.
- “California: visitors to world’s tallest tree face $5,000 fine and possible jail time.” Associated Press. 2022.
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Today, you’ll learn about an effort to create palm oil without burning down millions of acres of forest, the surprising way polyglots’ brains approach their own native language, and new research on how the powerful psychedelic drug ayahuasca extinguishes fear.
Palm-Less Oil
- “They Want to Make Palm Oil in a Lab. Without Palm Trees.” by Dionne Searcey. 2024.
- “Things To Know About Palm Oil.” WWF. n.d.
Polyglot Brain
- “For people who speak many languages, there’s something special about their native tongue.” by Anne Trafton. 2024.
- “Functional characterization of the language network of polyglots and hyperpolyglots with precision fMRI.” by Saima Malik-Moraleda, et al. 2024.
Ayahuasca & Fear
- “Ayahuasca accelerates fear extinction via its effect on serotonin receptors.” by Eric. W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Ayahuasca-enhanced extinction of fear behaviour: Role of infralimbic cortex 5-HT2a and 5-HT1a receptors.” by Isabel Werle, et al. 2024.
- “The Therapeutic Potentials of Ayahuasca: Possible Effects against Various Diseases of Civilization.” by Ede Frecska, et al. 2016.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new study shedding light on what species are most vulnerable to extinction from climate change, why species of living fossils take their time evolving, and a new theory about how the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs also impacted birds.
Extinction Risk
- “New study reveals insight into which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change.” University of Oxford. 2024.
- “What is mass extinction and are we facing a sixth one?” by Tammana Begum. 2021. Updated 2023.
- “Mass extinctions, their causes and consequences: an interview with Douglas H. Erwin and Shuzhong Shen.” by Shucheng Xie. 2023.
- “Species and climate change.” IUCN. 2021.
- “Humanity’s Fitting Place on the List of Mass Extinction Events.” by Sam Baker. 2018.
Living Fossils
- “Study of slowly evolving ‘living fossils’ reveals key genetic insights.” by Mike Cummings. 2024.
- “A New Discovery Reveals Why Darwin’s ‘Living Fossil’ Keeps Defying Evolution.” by Tim Newcomb. 2024.
- “Giraffe Evolution.” by Adam Atwood. 2024.
Asteroid vs Birds
- “An Asteroid Wiped Out Dinosaurs. Did It Help Birds Flourish?” by Carl Zimmer. 2024.
- “Dust Might Have Snuffed Out the Dinosaurs.” by Miriam Fauzia. 2023.
- “How Did Birds First Take Off?” by Carl Zimmer. 2023.
- “Genomes, fossils, and the concurrent rise of modern birds and flowering plants in the Late Cretaceous.” by Shaoyuan Wu, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a compelling study on twins and the nature versus nurture debate, how scientists solved a 60-year-old mystery about bees, and why you shouldn’t go last.
Twin Trauma
- “One Twin Was Hurt, the Other Was Not. Their Adult Mental Health Diverged.” by Ellen Barry. 2024.
- “Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Mental Health Outcomes.” by Hilda Bjork Danielsdottir, et al. 2024.
- “Recognizing the importance of childhood maltreatment as a critical factor in psychiatric diagnoses, treatment, research, prevention, and education.” by Martin H. Teicher, et al. 2022.
- “Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults.” by Vincent J. Felitti MD, FACP, et al. 1998.
Bee Mystery
- “A decades-old mystery has been solved with the help of newfound bee species.” by Darren Incorvaia. 2024.
- “Canopy specialist Hylaeus bees highlight sampling biases and resolve Michener’s mystery.” by James B. Dorey, et al.
Sequence Bias
- “A new study finds that the later we meet someone in a sequence, the more negatively we describe them.” by Douglas Heingartner. 2024.
- “Differentiation in social perception: Why later-encountered individuals are described more negatively.” by Alex Koch, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new plan to use waste from beer brewing to clean metal out of our water supply, a study that puts languages like Orc and Klingon to the test, and a discovery about the direction our memories travel in our brains.
Brewer’s Yeast
- “The same beer waste that gives us Vegemite could help us recycle metal waste.” n.a. 2024.
- “Spent brewer’s yeast as a selective biosorbent for metal recovery from polymetallic waste streams.” by Anna Sieber, et al. 2024.
- “What Is E-Waste Recycling and How Is it Done?” by Tin Lok Wu. 2023.
Constructed Languages
- “From Star Trek’s Klingon to Tolkien’s Orkish: Unraveling the auditory aesthetics of constructed languages.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Does Orkish Sound Evil? Perception of Fantasy Languages and Their Phonetic and Phonological Characteristics.” by Christine Mooshammer, et al. 2024.
Memory Direction
- “Brain Waves Travel in One Direction When Memories Are Made and the Opposite When Recalled.” by Grant Currin. 2024.
- “Theta and Alpha Oscillations Are Traveling Waves in the Human Neocortex.” by Honghui Zhang, et al. 2018.
- “The direction of theta and alpha travelling waves modulates human memory processing.” by Uma R. Mohan, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a medication that can successfully treat frostbite, the study of bloodsplatter in space, and a surprising finding about the supposed benefits of small class sizes.
Frostbite Treatment
- “The U.S. now has a drug for severe frostbite. How does it work?” by Saugat Bolakhe. 2024.
- “Frostbite.” NIH. 2023.
- “FDA Approves First Medication to Treat Severe Frostbite.” FDA. 2024.
Blood in Space
- “Bloodstain pattern dynamics in microgravity: Observations of a pilot study in the next frontier of forensic science.” by Zack Kowalske, et al. 2024.
- “How Did NASA’S ‘Vomit Comet’ Get Its Name? A Brief History.” GoZeroG. 2023.
Small Classes
- “Small Class Sizes Not Better for Pupils’ Grades or Resilience, Says Study.” Taylor & Francis. 2024.
- “Typologies of secondary school student academic resilience in science with classroom and school context predictors.” by Tao Jiang, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a skin printer that could lead to scar-free surgeries, the possibility of bringing the wooly mammoth back to life, and how to work at being happy.
Printed Skin
- “Scar-free surgery prints living skin (and maybe hair) right into wounds.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
- “New bioink promotes growth & regeneration of 3D-printed muscle tissue.” by Paul McClure. 2023.
Mammoth De-Extinction
- “Wooly mammoth de-extinction inches closer after elephant stem cell breakthrough.” by Sascha Pare. 2024.
- “Scientists Are Reincarnating the Woolly Mammoth to Return in 4 Years.” by Tim Newcomb. 2023.
- “Why Are Scientists Trying to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth?” by Teresa Ehrlich. 2022.
Learning Happiness
- “Happiness can be learnt, but we have to work at it - study finds.” University of Bristol. 2024.
- “Unit information: Science of Happiness.” University of Bristol. Course catalog.
- “The Science of Well-Being.” Coursera Course.
- “The Science of Happiness Course.” Greater Good Science Center. N.d.
- “Managing Happiness.” Harvard. Ongoing.
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Today, you’ll learn about a radical idea for installing a curtain around a massive ice sheet, how positive vibrations might help people with social anxiety, and new tech that could remove dangerous forever chemicals from our environment.
Glacier Curtain
- “Scientists want to build 62-mile-long curtains around the ‘doomsday glacier’ for a $50 billion Hail Mary to save it.” by Ellyn Lapointe. 2024.
- “Thwaites Glacier Facts.” International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration. N.d.
- “How We Came to Know and Fear the Doomsday Glacier.” by Marissa Grunes. 2023.
Good Vibrations
- “Good vibrations could hold answer to calming social anxiety.” University of Glasgow. 2024.
- “Brain mechanisms of social anxiety disorder.” by D J Nutt, et al. 1998.
- “Social Anxiety Disorder.” NIH. n.d.
PFAS Water Detox
- “Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with new electrocatalysis method.” by Luke Auburn. 2024.
- “PFAS Explained.” EPA. n.d.
- “What are PFAS?” ASTDR. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a surprising discovery inside the worms of Chernobyl, a way to protect metals at sea inspired by barnacles, and foot-eye coordination.
Chernobyl Worms
- “Radiation-proof Chernobyl worms offer answers about cancer.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
- “Chernobyl Accident 1986.” n.a. 2022.
- “Environmental radiation exposure at Chornobyl has not systematically affected the genomes or chemical mutagen tolerance phenotypes of local worms.” by Sophia C. Tintori, et al. 2024.
Barnacle Proteins
- “Barnacle proteins protect metals from corrosion in salt water.” by Prachi Patel. 2024.
- “How Does Salt Water Rust Metals?” By Claire Gillespie. 2018.
- “What are barnacles?” NOAA. 2023.
Foot-Eye Coordination
- “Foot-eye coordination: how our vision changes in rhythm with our walking.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Neuroscience research shows the brain is strobing, not constant.” n.a. 2017.
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Today, you’ll learn about the magic of the upcoming solar eclipse, a simple way to reduce the amount of microplastics in your drinking water, and the connection between self-control and the perception of power.
Livestream of the total solar eclipse on Discovery’s YouTube channel on April 8 at 2:15pm ET here!
Eclipse 2024
- “What this solar eclipse can teach us about our planet and beyond.” by Kasha Patel. 2024.
- “Eclipse Soundscapes Project.” 2024.
- “Globe Observer: Eclipse.” 2024.
- “Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project Objectives.” 2024.
Boiling Microplastics
- “Concerned About Microplastics in Your Water? Consider Boiling It First.” by Alexander Beadle. 2024.
- “Microplastics in freshwaters and drink water: Critical review and assessment of data quality.” by Albert A. Koelmans, et al. 2019.
- “The Impact of Microplastics on the Gut Microbiome and Health.” Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2023.
- “Drinking Boiled Tap Water Reduces Human Intake of Nanoplastics and Microplastics.” by Zimin Yu, et al. 2024.
Self-Control
- “Having Self-Control Leads to Power.” by Jenn Riggle. 2024.
- “Self-control signals and affords power.” by Wu, S. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a potentially risky new idea to geoengineer our way out of extreme heat, bad news for fans of artificially sweetened drinks, and an incredible new discovery about butterflies.
Geoengineering
- “Dehydrate the stratosphere to curb global warming? Scientists float new risky strategy.” by Paul Voosen. 2024.
- “Contributions of Stratospheric Water Vapor to Decadal Changes in the Rate of Global Warming.” by Susan Solomon, et al. 2010.
- “Considering intentional stratospheric dehydration for climate benefits.” by Joshua P. Schwarz. 2024.
Artificial Sweeteners
- “Artificially sweetened drinks linked to risk of irregular heartbeat, study finds.” by Erum Salam. 2024.
- “Sweetened Beverages, GEnetic Susceptibility, and Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Cohort Study.” by Ying Sun, et al. 2024.
- “Atrial Fibrillation.” CDC. 2022.
Butterfly Mimicry
- “Butterflies mimic each other’s flight behaviour to avoid predators.” University of York. 2024.
- “Butterfly Mimicry.” by Karin Kjernsmo. 2021.
- “Mimicry in viceroy butterflies is dependent on abundance of the model queen butterfly.” by Kathleen L. Prudic, et al. 2019.
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Today, you’ll learn about an alarming new killer behavior in orcas, a potential breakthrough for patients with one of the deadliest cancers, and the brain science behind flow.
Shark Hunter
- “Orcas Demonstrating They No Longer Need to Hunt in Packs to Take Down the Great White Shark.” Taylor & Francis. 2024.
- “Further insights into killer whales Orcinus orca preying on white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa.” by A Towner, et al. 2024.
- “Top 10 Facts About Orcas.” WWF. 2023.
Asbestos Cancer Treatment
- “Drug offers ‘wonderful’ breakthrough in treatment of asbestos-linked cancer.” by Andrew Gregory. 2024.
- “Key Statistics About Malignant Mesothelioma.” American Cancer Society. 2019.
- “Pegargiminase Plus First-Line Chemotherapy in Patients With Nonepithelioid Pleural Mesothelioma.” by Peter W. Szlosarek, MD, PhD. et al. 2024.
Creative Flow
- “Your brain in the zone: A new neuroimaging study reveals how the brain achieves a creative flow state.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Creative flow as optimized processing: Evidence from brain oscillations during jazz improvisations by expert and non-expert musicians.” by David Rosen, et al. 2024.
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Happy 300 episodes to our Curiosity Daily listeners! Today, you’ll learn about a massive database of human genomes that’s uncovering major new genetic discoveries, the scientists building stone age tools from scratch… and then putting them to work, and a treasure trove of deep sea discoveries in an underwater mountain range.
Human Diversity
- “Ambitious survey of human diversity yields millions of undiscovered genetic variants.” by Max Kozlov. 2024.
- “NIH’s All of Us Research Program Releases First Genomic Dataset of Nearly 100,000 Whole Genome Sequences.” NIH. 2022.
- “About.” NIH. 2021.
Ancient Tool Use
- “Scientists try out stone age tools to understand how they were used.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Experiments with replicas of Early Upper Paleolithic edge-ground stone axes and adzes provide criteria for identifying tool functions.” by Akira Iwase, et al. 2024.
Deep Sea Discoveries
- “See the strange new species discovered near Chile - with the help of a deep-diving sea robot.” by Laura Baisas. 2024.
- “Scientists Confirm Underwater Mountains Harbor Abundant Life Off Chile’s Coast.” Schmidt Ocean Institute. 2024.
- “How much of the ocean has been explored?” NOAA. n.d.
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Today, you’ll learn about how we learn the same information differently from people we like than from those we don’t like, a drug men already take that could have incredible added benefits, and a weed that could feed a hungry world.
Learning From Friends
- “The brain is ‘programmed’ for learning from people we like.” Lund University. 2024.
- “Ingroup sources enhance associative inference.” by Marius Boeltzig. 2023.
Hair & Heart
- “Common hair loss and prostate drug may also cut heart disease risk in men and mice.” by Lauren Quinn. 2024.
- “Finasteride delays atherosclerosis progression in mice and is associated with a reduction in plasma cholesterol in men.” by Patrick McQueen, et al. 2024.
Feeding Weeds
- “Common plant could help reduce food insecurity, researchers find.” by Jeff Mulhollem. 2024.
- “Food Resilience in the Face of Catastrophic Global Events.” Penn State University. N.d.
- “What You Need to Know About Food Security and Climate Change.” Worldbank. 2022.
- “Valorizing staple Native American food plants as a food resilience resource.” by Daniel J. Winstead, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how ADHD might have actually helped our ancient ancestors thrive, the way pollution makes it hard for nighttime pollinators to stop and smell the flowers, and a new study that suggests lions, tigers, and other big cats can tell who’s talking to them.
ADHD Foraging
- “Attention deficits linked with proclivity to explore while foraging.” by David Barack. 2024.
- “What is ADHD?” NIH. n.d.
- “Foraging theory upscaled: the behavioural ecology of herbivore movement.” by N. Owen-Smith, et al. 2010.
Pollution & Pollinators
- “At night, pollution keeps pollinating insects from smelling the flowers.” by Elizabeth Pennisi. 2024.
- “Here’s how insects help keep ecosystems in balance.” WWF. 2023.
- “Nitrate radicals and biogenic volatile organic compounds: oxidation, mechanisms, and organic aerosol.” by Nga Lee Ng, et al. 2017.
Big Cats Listen
- “Big cats can tell apart known and unknown human voices, study finds.” by Nicola Davis. 2024.
- “Lions are the Brainiest of the Big Cats.” by Jason G. Goldman. 2016.
- “Catcalls: exotic cats discriminate the voices of familiar caregivers.” by Taylor Crews, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about mind-reading machines, the brightest object in the known universe, and the potential power punch of cinnamon.
Mind-Reading
- “Mind-reading devices are revealing the brain’s secrets.” by Miryam Naddaf. 2024.
- “The brain-reading devices helping paralysed people to move, talk and touch.” by Liam Drew. 2022.
- “The rise of brain-reading technology: what you need to know.” by Liam Drew. 2023.
- “How our brains decode speech: special neurons process certain sounds.” by Saima Sidik. 2023.
Universe’s Brightest Object
- “Astronomers discover universe’s brightest object - a quasar powered by a black hole that eats a sun a day.” by Tory Shepherd. 2024.
- “What is a quasar?” by Andy Briggs. 2021.
- “Revealed: the oldest black hole ever observed, dating to dawn of universe.” by Hannah Devlin. 2023.
Cinnamon
- “Cinnamon supplements reduce blood glucose in people with prediabetes.” by Dani Mann. 2024.
- “Cinnamon and Diabetes.” n.a. 2023.
- “Prediabetes (Borderline Diabetes).” by Mike Watts. 2022.
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Today, you’ll learn about hurricanes so powerful they need a new category, bacteria linked to young-onset colo-rectal cancer, and ancient treasures made out of meteorites.
Category 6
- “In a warming world, climate scientists consider category 6 hurricanes.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “How do hurricanes form?” NOAA. 2023.
- “AMCR’s Wehner Explores Impact of ‘Extreme Event Attribution’ on Climate Science Research.” by Kathy Kincade. 2023.
- “Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.” NOAA. n.d.
Colo-Rectal Bacteria
- “Cleveland Clinic Research reveals unique tumor-related bacteria tied to young-onset colorectal cancer.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Colorectal (Colon) Cancer.” Cleveland Clinic. 2022.
- “Distinct intratumoral microbiome of young-onset and average-onset colorectal cancer.” by Shimoli V. Barot, et al. 2024.
- “The microbiome and human cancer.” by Gregory D. Sepich-Poore, et al. 2022.
Meteorite Loot
- “These 3,000-Year-Old Treasures Were Forged From Meteoritic Iron.” by Sonja Anderson. 2024.
- “Bronze Age artifacts used meteoric iron.” Science Daily. 2017.
- “Treasure of Villena and Jose Maria Soler Archaeological Museum.” Turismo Villena. N.d.
- “Bronze Age ‘treasure’ was crafted with extraterrestrial metal.” by Jennifer Nalewicki. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the surprising effect our immune system has on our emotional health, a new discovery about the biological clock of plants, and how researchers are rediscovering the science of psychedelics.
Stress & Immunity
- “Mount Sinai Study Shows That Circulating Immune Cells Drawn to the Brain During Stress Can Control Emotional Behaviors.” Mt. Sinai. 2024.
- “Major Depressive Disorder.” by Navneet Bains & Sara Abdijadid. 2023.
- “Circulating myeloid-derived MMP8 in stress susceptibility and depression.” by Flurin Cathomas, et al. 2024.
Crop Resilience
- “USC researchers uncover biological circuit that protects plants from extreme conditions.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Food Supply.” EPA. 2023.
- “The interplay between the circadian clock and abiotic stress responses mediated by ABF3 and CCA1/LHY.” by Tong Liang, et al. 2024.
Psychedelic Scale
- “An intriguing psychedelic assessment is back from the dead, thanks to Swiss scientists.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “The Psychedelic Integration Scales: Tools for Measuring Psychedelic Integration Behaviors and Experiences.” by Tomas Frymann, et al. 2022.
- “The revival of the psychedelic experience scale: Revealing its extended-mystical, visual, and distressing experiential spectrum with LSD and psilocybin studies.” by Kurt Stocker, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about the link between body temperature and depression, how taking the the Polar Bear Plunge could soothe symptoms of menopause, and a new sticker that can detect organ failure.
Depression Temp
- “Are Body Temperature and Depression Linked? Science Says, Yes.” by Jess Berthold. 2024.
- “Surprising Link Discovered Between Body Temperature and Depression.” by Jess Berthold. 2024.
Cold Water Menopause
- “Cold water swimming improves menopause symptoms.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Is cold water swimming in the winter healthy?” by Bard Amundsen. 2021.
Ultrasound Sticker
- “This ultrasound sticker senses changing stiffness of deep internal organs.” by Jennifer Chu. 2024.
- “Wearable bioadhesive ultrasound shear wave elastography.” by Hsiao-Chuan Liu, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new blood test that can detect signs of psychosis and guide precision treatment, a gene mutation that happened in two different high altitude populations thousands of years apart, and new findings of the mental impacts of polycystic ovary syndrome.
Psychosis Blood Test
- “Blood test predicts psychosis risk, most effective treatments.” UI School of Medicine. 2024.
- “The Link Between Schizophrenia and Substance Use Disorder: A Unifying Hypothesis.” by Jibran Y. Khokhar, et al. 2019.
- “Precision medicine for psychotic disorders: objective assessment, risk prediction, and pharmacogenomics.” by M.D. Hill, et all. 2024.
Altitude Genes
- “Mutations in same gene allow two different groups of humans to thrive at extreme altitudes.” by Phie Jacobs. 2024.
- “High-altitude living has changed more than just the genes of some Peruvians.” by Freda Kreier. 2020.
- “How the people of the Andes evolved to live in high altitudes.” by Lizzie Wade. 2018.
- “Mutations may reveal how Tibetans can live on world’s highest plateau.” by Michael Price. 2017.
PCOS Cognition
- “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Linked to Cognitive Decline in Midlife.” by Rhianna-lily Smith. 2024.
- “Associations of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome With Indicators of Brain Health at Midlife in the CARDIA Cohort.” by Heather G. Huddleston, MD, et al. 2024.
- “White Matter Microstructure and Cognitive Function in Young Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.” by D. Aled Rees, et al. 2016.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new rapid test for detecting fentanyl, a hyper-sensitive new lead detector, and the mathematical proof that Bach… was a great composer.
Fentanyl Rapid Test
- “Researchers Develop Rapid Test for Detecting Fentanyl.” by Kim Horner. 2024.
- “Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic.” Claire Klobucista & Mariel Ferragamo. 2023.
- “Naloxone-AuNPs@ZIF-8-Based Impedimetric Sensor Platform for Ultrasensitive Detection of Fentanyl and Fabrication of Fen-Track Prototype for Real-Field Analysis.” by Anirban Paul, et al. 2024.
Lead Detector
- “Ultra-sensitive lead detector could significantly improve water quality monitoring.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Toward the Ultimate Limit of Analyte Detection, in Graphene-Based Field-Effect Transistors.” by Alex W. Lee, et al. 2024.
- “Lead in Drinking Water.” CDC. 2023.
- “Basic Information about Lead in Drinking Water.” EPA. 2024.
- “EPA finds more than 9 million lead pipes supplying drinking water throughout the U.S.” by Li Cohen. 2023.
Bach & Math
- “Mathematicians have finally proved that Bach was a great composer.” by Kamela Padavic-Callaghan. 2024.
- “Classical music synchronises the audience’s heartbeats and sweating.” By Jason Arunn Murugesu. 2023.
- “Johann Sebastian Bach.” by Mark Cartwright. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how a population of female chimps have surprisingly been found to go through menopause and live well beyond their reproductive years, an ancient tsunami and its devastating impact on stone age populations, and the dire effects of sexism in science.
Chimp Menopause
- “Surprisingly long-lived wild female chimps go through menopause.” by Bruce Bower. 2023.
- “Wild Chimps Shown to Undergo Menopause for the First Time.” by Joanna Thompson. 2023.
- “Evolutionarily, grandmas are good for grandkids - up to a point.” by Sujata Gupta. 2019.
- “Why postmenopausal women are so crucial to our evolutionary success.” by Alice Klein. 2024.
Ancient Tsunami
- “Tsunami 8,000 Years Ago May Have Devastated Stone Age Community - Study.” by Aristos Georgiou. 2024.
- “Possible Tsunami Risk as Geologists Discover 45-Mile-Long Hidden Fault.” by Jess Thomson. 2023.
- “The Historic Storegga Slide & Tsunamis.” by David Nikel. 2021.
Sexism in Science
- “How centuries of sexism excluded women from science.” by Karly Pitman. 2023.
- “Study shows gender bias in science is real. Here’s why it matters.” by Ilana Yurkiewicz. 2012.
- “What science has gotten wrong by ignoring women.” by Catherine Zuckerman. 2018.
- “Confronting Sexism in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM): What Are the Consequences? By Eden J.V. Hennessey. 2018.
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Today, you’ll learn about a potential breakthrough in the treatment of ovarian cancer, how just passively listening can help you learn things much more quickly, and the ant that changed the lion’s cuisine.
Ovarian Cancer Treatment
- “mRNA therapeutic successfully combats ovarian cancer in mice.” by Monika Raab, et al. 2023.
- “Key Statistics for Ovarian Cancer.” by American Cancer Society. 2024.
- “The Long History of mRNA Vaccines.” by Chris Beyrer. 2021.
Passive Learning
- “Passive exposure can speed up learning, new research shows.” by Laurel Hamers. 2024.
- “Boosting Learning With the Power of Passive Exposure.” Neurosciencenews.com. 2024.
Lions & Ants
- “How an invasive ant changed a lion’s dinner menu.” by Bethany Brookshire. 2024.
- “Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey.” by Douglas N. Kamaru, et al. 2024.
- “How Wolves Change Rivers - video.” By GrrlScientist. 2014.
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Today, you’ll learn about how we experience colors differently as we age, a discovery from the time of the very first continents on Earth, and the impact of mobile phones on infant health - it’s not what you might expect.
Aging & Colors
- “Colours fade as people age.” UCL. 2024.
- “Pupil responses to colorfulness are selectively reduced in healthy older adults.” By Janneke E. P. van Leeuwen, et al. 2023.
First Continents
- “Researchers uncover source rocks of the first real continents.” The University of British Columbia. 2024.
- “Tonalite-Trondhjemite-Granodiorite.” by Herve Martin & Nicholas Arndt. Reference work entry. N.d.
- “What was it like when life first sprang forth on Earth?” by Ethan Siegel. 2024.
- “Archaean continental crust formed from mafic cumulates.” by Matthijs A. Smit, et al. 2024.
Phones & Infant Health
- “How does owning a mobile phone impact infant health?” McGill University. 2024.
- “Mobile phones and infant health at birth.” by Luca Maria Pesando & Komin Qiyomiddin. 2023.
- “Prevalence of low birth weight and its associated factors: Hospital based cross sectional study in Nepal.” by Pratibha Thapa, et al. 2022.
- “National, regional, and worldwide estimates of low birthweight in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis.” by Hannah Blencowe, et al. 2019.
- “Low birth weight.” World Health Organization. N.d.
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Today, you’ll learn about the possible dangers of growing leafy greens in microgravity, a study that let AI tag along with a toddler to learn language the human way, and research on stabilizing elephant populations on the African savannah.
Microgravity Gardening
- “Simulated microgravity facilitates stomatal ingression by Salmonella in lettuce and suppresses a biocontrol agent.” by Noah Totsline, et al. 2024.
- “The Future.” NASA. N.D.
- “What will astronauts eat during long missions in space?” Leidos. 2023.
AI Learns Language
- “AI learns language through the experience of a single child in groundbreaking study.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Grounded language acquisition through the eyes and ears of a single child.” by Wai Keen Vong, et al. 2024.
Elephant Numbers
- “Protecting and connecting landscapes stabilizes populations of the Endangered savannah elephant.” by Ryan M. Huang, et al. 2024.
- “The African Savanna.” by Michael Swiderek. 2021.
- “Africa’s great savannahs may be more endangered than the world’s rainforests.” by Jeremy Hance. 2012.
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Today, you’ll learn about the reason and the history of leap year, how scientists could tailor microgreens to your own personal dietary needs, and a lesson in getting teens to listen to your advice.
Leap Year
- “Why do we have leap years? And how did they come about?” by Harry Baker. 2024.
- “Which years are leap years?” Royal Museums Greenwich. N.d.
Tailored Microgreens
- “Microgreens made to order: Italian scientists have tailored iodine and potassium content of radishes, peas, rocket and chard.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Soilless cultivation systems to produce tailored microgreens for specific nutritional needs.” by Massimiliano D’Imperio, et al. 2023.
- “Why You Should Eat Microgreens.” Cleveland Clinic. 2023.
Teenage Advice
- “Got advice? Here’s how to get teens to listen.” by J.D. Warren. 2024.
- “Relations Between Daily Activities and Adolescent Mood: The Role of Autonomy.” by Sally M. Weinstein & Robin Mermelstein. 2008.
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Today, you’ll learn about how feeling the effects of racism might actually change the victim’s brain chemistry, how scientists have successfully completed the first embryo transfer in an endangered rhino, and how handwriting increases brain connectivity.
Racism & The Brain
- “Experiencing racism may physically change your brain.” by Jon Hamilton, Rachel Carlson, & Rebecca Ramirez. 2024.
- “Association of Racial Discrimination With Neural Response to Threat in Black Women in the US Exposed to Trauma.” by Negar Fani, PhD. et al. 2021.
Rhino Embryos
- “World's first successful embryo transfer in rhinos paves the way for saving the northern white rhinos from extinction.” ScienceDaily. 2024.
- “Southern white rhinoceros.” National Geographic. N.d.
- “Northern white rhino.” Fauna & Flora. N.d.
Handwriting
- “Writing by hand may increase brain connectivity more than typing on a keyboard.” by Deborah Pirchner. 2024.
- “Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread brain connectivity: a high-density EEG study with implications for the classroom.” by F.R. (Ruud) Van der Weel & Audrey L.H. Van der Meer. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a bacteria that turns plastic into spider webs, a massive deep-sea discovery right in our own backyard, and how CRISPR could reshape agriculture for an entire continent.
Silk-Making Bacteria
- “Researchers Engineer Bacteria That Eat Plastic, Make Multipurpose Spider Silk.” Technology Networks. 2024.
- “Two-step conversion of polyethylene into recombinant proteins using a microbial platform.” by Alexander Connor, et al. 2023.
- “Our planet is choking on plastic.” UNEP. n.d.
- “In Images: Plastic is Forever.” UN. n.d.
Deep Coral
- “World’s largest deep-sea coral reef found lurking beneath the Gulf Stream ‘right on the doorstep’ of US coast.” by Harry Baker. 2024.
- “Status of Coral Reefs.” Reef Resilience Network. N.d.
- “Life Below Water.” UN. 2020.
CRISPR Agriculture
- “CRISPR-edited crops break new ground in Africa.” by Heidi Ledford. 2024.
- “Witchweed.” USDA. n.d.
- “Africa’s agricultural revolution: From self-sufficiency to global food powerhouse.” By Gareth Hodder & Brenda Migwalla. 2023.
- “GMOs or non-GMOs? The CRISPR Conundrum.” By Aftab Ahmad, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new discovery that turns our understanding of hunter-gatherer diets on its head, the effect of self-checkout on our sense of loyalty to grocery stores, and some good news about the majestic emperor penguin.
Hunter-Gatherer Diets
- “Hunter-gatherers were mostly gatherers, says archaeologist.” by Hannah Devlin. 2024.
- “Paleo diet: What is it and why is it so popular?” by Mayo Clinic Staff. 2022.
- “What Paleo diets get wrong: We’re not evolved for meat, and our ancestors ate carbs.” by Julia Belluz. 2015.
Self-Checkouts
- “Does Self-Checkout Impact Grocery Store Loyalty?” Drexel News. 2024.
- “Must-Know Self Checkout Statistics [Latest Report].” by Lorena Castillo. 2023.
- “Self-checkout now comprises nearly 40% of grocery checkout options, study says.” by Catherine Douglas Moran. 2022.
- “Feeling rewarded and entitled to be served: Understanding the influence of self- versus regular checkout on customer loyalty.” by Farhana Nusrat & Yanliu Huang. 2024.
Penguin Colonies
- “Scientists Discover Four New Emperor Penguin Colonies From Satellite Images of Antarctica.” by Sarah Kuta. 2024.
- “Top 10 Facts About Emperor Penguins.” WWF. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about the fastest mini robots ever created, how Bigfoot sightings may help scientists study bear populations, and the link between financial stress and poor health.
Insect Robots
- Mini-robots modeled on insects may be smallest, lightest, fastest ever developed.” Washington State University. 2024.
- “A New 1-mg Fast Unimorph SMA-Based Actuator for Microrobotics.” by Conor K. Trygstad, et al. 2023.
Bigfoot & Bears
- “Bigfoot: If it’s there, could it be a bear?” by Floe Foxon. 2024.
- “Study finds bigfoot sightings correlate with black bear populations.” by John Timmer. 2024.
- “All 3,313 Sasquatch sightings, mapped.” PBS. 2013.
Chronic Stress
- “Financial stress linked to worse biological health.” UCL. 2024.
- “Stress symptoms: Effects on your body and behavior.” Mayo Clinic Staff. 2023.
- “How stress affects your health.” APA. Updated 2022.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new test that can show how well each of your organs are aging, some interesting links between comfort food and stress, and a surprising finding about certain snails.
Organ Age
- “Are your organs ageing well? The blood holds clues.” by Max Kozlov. 2023.
- “Blood test shows if organs are ageing fast or slowly.” by Michelle Roberts. 2023.
Comfort Food
- “Comfort eating can impair body’s recovery from stress, study shows..” by Rachel Hall. 2023.
- “Stress and Eating Behaviors.” by Yvonne H. C. Yau & Marc N. Potenza. 2013.
- “Fatty foods can impair the body’s response to everyday stress - study.” by Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten. 2023.
Speedy Snails
- “Japanese snail adaptation and speciation in anti-predation escape behavior.” by Yuta Morii. 2023.
- “The divergence of mobility and activity associated with anti-predator adaptation in land snails.” by Yuta Morii, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about ants that play doctor to their fellow ants after going into battle, a possible game-changing way to sequester carbon at the bottom of the ocean, and the changes that can happen in the female mind during menstruation.
Ant Doctors
- “Ants Recognize Infected Wounds and Treat Them.” Universitat Wurzburg. 2024.
- “Innovative drugs, chemicals, and enzymes within the animal production chain.” by Yousef I. Hassan, et al. 2018.
- “Targeted treatment of injured nestmates with antimicrobial compounds in ant society.” by Erik. T. Frank, et al. 2023.
- Ant Video. N.d.
Sequestered Carbon
- “To combat climate change, companies bury plant waste at sea.” by Saima Sidik. 2023.
- “Biomass Storage in Anoxic Marine Basins: Initial estimates of geochemical impacts and CO2 sequestration capacity.” by Morgan Reed Raven, et al. 2023.
- “2023 Global Carbon Budget Report Emphasizes Urgent Need to Reduce Global Emissions.” by Laura Chaibongsai. 2023.
Menstrual Brain
- “The menstrual rhythm of the brain.” Max Planck Gesellschaft. 2023.
- “Ultra-high-field 7T MRI reveals changes in human medial temporal lobe volume in female adults during menstrual cycle.” by Rachel G. Zsido, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about a breakthrough in our understanding of how the brain creates long-term memories, the effect of chronic childhood ear infections on the development of language, and how salt may have helped shape the planet Mercury.
Long-Term Memories
- “Neurons aren’t the only cells that make memories in the brain, rodent study reveals.” by Emily Cooke. 2023.
- “Brain Microvascular Pericytes in Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia.” by Maiko T. Uemura, et al. 2020.
- “All you need to know about neurons.” by Tim Newman. 2023.
Ear Infections
- “Chronic childhood ear infections delay language development.” by Eric Hamilton. 2024.
- “Ear Infections in Children.” NIH. 2022.
- “Early otitis media puts children at risk for later auditory and language deficits.” by Susan Nittrouer & Joanna H. Lowenstein. 2024.
Mercury Salt
- “Salt may have carved out Mercury’s terrains, including glacierlike features.” by Shi En Kim. 2024.
- “The Chaotic Terrains of Mercury Reveal a History of Planetary Volatile Retention and Loss in the Innermost Solar System.” by J. Alexis P. Rodrigues, et al. 2020.
- “Mercury’s stunning landscape mapped.” by Christopher Crockett. 2016.
- “Mercury Facts.” NASA. n.d.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new polymer that could battle antibiotic resistant infections, a possible new way to detect life on other planets from afar, and what to expect when you’re expecting to adopt a furry friend,
Powerful Polymer
- “Texas A&M Team Develops Polymers That Can Kill Bacteria.” by Shana K. Hutchins. 2023.
- “The global threat of antibiotic resistance.” ReAct. N.d.
- “Ring-opening metathesis polymerization of N-methylpyridinium-fused norbornenes to access antibacterial main-chain cationic polymers.” by Sarah N. Hancock, et al. 2023.
Exoplanet CO2
- “A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets, MIT study finds.” by Jennifer Chu. 2023.
- “Atmospheric carbon depletion as a tracer of water oceans and biomass on temperate terrestrial exoplanets.” by Amaury H.M.J. Triaud, et al. 2023.
- “How do astronomers find exoplanets?” by Daniela Breitman. 2017.
Adoption Science
- “What To Expect When You Adopt A Shelter Pet, According To Scientists.” by Holly Large. 2023.
- “18 Interesting Pet Adoption Statistics & Facts to Know in 2024.” by Misty Layne. 2024.
- “Do Dogs Cry? Signs Your Beloved Pup Might Be Sad.” by Tom Hale. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how hearing aids may help you live longer, a potential breakthrough that could help usher in the age of quantum computing, and the incredible power of simply saying, “Hi”.
Hearing Aids
- “Hearing aids may help people live longer.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Association between hearing aid use and mortality in adults with hearing loss in the USA: a mortality follow-up study of a cross-sectional cohort.” by Janet S. Choi, M.D. et al. 2024.
- “The Impact of Hearing Loss and Its Treatment on Health-Related Quality of Life Utility: a Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.” by Ethan D. Borre, et al. 2023.
Quantum Error Eraser
- “Quantum computers inch closer to viability with new ‘error eraser’.” by H. Hannan. 2024.
- “40 years of quantum computing.” Nature Reviews Physics. 2022.
- “Erasure conversion in a high-fidelity Rydberg quantum simulator.” by Pascal Scholl, et al. 2023.
Smalltalk
- “New study highlights the psychological power of minimal social interactions.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.
- “Minimal Social Interactions and Life Satisfaction: The Role of Greeting, Thanking, and Conversing.” by Esra Ascigil, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about communicating with sleepers, a possible new miracle cure for skin injuries called super melanin, and the secret social lives of garter snakes.
Dreamtalk
- “The study of dreams: Scientists uncover new communication channels with dreamers.” by Basak Turker & Delphine Oudiette. 2024.
- “Behavioral and brain responses to verbal stimuli reveal transient periods of cognitive integration of the external world during sleep.” by Basak Turker, et al. 2023.
- “Lucid dreaming incidence: A quality effects meta-analysis of 50years of research.” by David T. Saunders, et al. 2016.
- “Lucid Dreaming Verified by Volitional Communication during REM Sleep.” by Stephen P. La Berge, et al. 1981.
Super Melanin
- “‘Super melanin’ heals skin injuries from sunburn, chemical burns.” by Marla Paul. 2023.
- “Topical application of synthetic melanin promotes tissue repair.” by Dauren Biyashev, et al. 2023.
- “Molecules in focus: Melanin.” by P. Riley. 1997.
- “Inhibitors of Melanogenesis: An Updated Review.” by Thanigaimalai Pillaiyar, et al. 2018.
Garter Snakes
- “Garter snakes make friends, organize their society around females.” by Joseph Howlett. 2023.
- “Social networks reveal sex- and age-patterned social structure in Butler’s gartersnakes.” by Morgan Skinner, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a bacterial discovery that challenges our understanding of how and when life formed on Earth, the importance difference between self control and willpower, and the truth about whether or not your dog really loves you.
Origin of Life
- “Scientists Just Made a 1.75 Billion-Year-Old Discovery About the Origin of Life.” by Mirjam Guesgen. 2024.
- “The Great Oxygenation Event as a consequence of ecological dynamics modulated by planetary change.” by Jason Olejarz, et al. 2021.
- “Microbes and minerals may have set off Earth’s oxygenation.” by Jennifer Chu. 2022.
Self Control vs Willpower
- “Most people say self-control is the same as willpower. Researchers disagree.” by Sujata Gupta. 2024.
- “Nearly two in five Americans have a New Year’s Resolution planned for 2021.” Ipsos. 2020.
- “New Year’s resolution statistics.” finder. 2021.
- “What’s inside is all that counts? The contours of everyday thinking about self-control.” by Juan Pablo Bermudez, et al. 2023.
Puppy Love
- “Does Your Dog Truly Love You? Science Has the Answer.” by Adam Piore. 2023.
- “Machine learning gives glimpse of how a dog’s brain represents what it sees.” ScienceDaily. 2022.
- “A glimpse into the dog’s mind: A new study reveals how dogs think of their toys.” by Eotvos Lorand University. 2022.
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Today, you’ll learn about a supervitamin you might already be taking some good news about the health of the world’s forests, and a new study that mapped ketamine’s effects on the brain.
B12
- “Vitamin B12 emerges as key player during cellular reprogramming.” by Alba Vilchez-Acosta. 2023.
- “Vitamin B12: A key player in cellular reprogramming and tissue regeneration.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
Healthy Forests
- “Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned - or thinned.” by Kara Manke. 2023.
- “2023 North American Wildfires.” CDP. 2023.
- “Forest restoration and fuels reduction work: Different pathways for achieving success in the Sierra Nevada.” by Scott L. Stephens, et al. 2023.
Ketamine & the Brain
- “New Study Maps Ketamine’s Effects on Brain.” by Christopher D. Shea. 2023.
- “Ketamine.” reviewed by Melisa Puckey. 2023.
- “Whole-brain mapping reveals the divergent impact of ketamine on the dopamine system.” by Malika S. Datta, et al. 2023.
- “Understanding Ketamine Treatment for Depression.” n.a. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how your ears are eavesdropping on your eyes, a bold new study on the anti-inflammatory effects of psychedelics, and an astonishing new discovery linking hoarding disorder with ADHD.
Ears & Eyes
- “Your Eyes Talk to Your Ears. Scientists Know What They’re Saying.” by Dan Vahaba. 2023.
- “Research Discovery: Astonishing Connection Between Vision and Hearing.” by Doug Garfield. 2023.
- “Parametric information about eye movements is sent to the ears.” by Stephanie N. Lovich, et al. 2023.
Psilocybin & Depression
- “Psilocybin induces acute and persisting alterations in immune status in healthy volunteers: An experimental, placebo-controlled study.” by N.L. Mason, et al. 2023.
- “Study suggests single dose of psilocybin safe and effective as treatment for major depressive disorder.” by Justin Jackson. 2023.
- “Increased global integration in the brain after psilocybin therapy for depression.” by Richard E. Daws, et al. 2022.
ADHD & Hoarding
- “Strong connection found between ADHD and hoarding disorder.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.
- “Hoarding disorder.” by Mayo Clinic Staff. 2023.
- “Who really hoards? Hoarding symptoms in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and healthy controls.” by Giacomo Grassi, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new ink that can 3D print inside your body using soundwaves, why saying no to invitations isn’t as bad as you might think, and some new drugs that could potentially make your dog live longer.
3D Ink
- “Soundwaves Harden 3D-Printed Treatments in Deep Tissues.” by Michaela Martinez. 2023.
- “Dental curing light.” Wikipedia.
- “Self-enhancing sono-inks enable deep-penetration acoustic volumetric printing.” by Xiao Kuang, et al. 2023.
RSVP No
- “Just say no to that invitation.” n.a. 2023.
- “Saying No: The Negative Ramifications From Invitation Declines Are Less Severe Than We Think.” By Julian Givi & Colleen P. Kirk. 2023.
Old Dogs
- “Could a Drug Give Your Pet More Dog Years?” by Emily Anthes. 2023.
- “Forget Botox. Anti-Aging Pills May Be Next.” by Andrew Pollack. 2023.
- “We’re helping dogs like yours live longer.” Loyal website. N.d.
- “Discovering the keys to a healthy lifespan.” Dog Aging Project website. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about why you may want to consider letting yourself daydream, how a sense of humor might protect you from depression and anxiety, and the effects of caffeine on the performance of soccer players.
Daydream Brain
- “What Happens in the Brain While Daydreaming?” by Catherine Caruso. 2023.
- “Is the role of sleep in memory consolidation overrated?” by Mohammad Dastgheib, et al. 2022.
- “Cortical reactivations predict future sensory responses.” by Nghia D. Nguyen, et al. 2023.
- “Why Daydreaming Is Good For Us.” by David B. Feldman Ph.D. 2017.
Power of a Laugh
- “Your type of humor might say something about your risk of depression and anxiety.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.
- “Understanding the Association Between Humor and Emotional Distress: The Role of Light and Dark Humor in Predicting Depression, Anxiety, and Stress.” by Alberto Dionigi, et al. 2023.
Caffeine & Soccer
- “Caffeine highs and lows footballers should be aware of.” n.a. 2023.
- “The effects of acute caffeine ingestion on decision-making and pass accuracy in young soccer players: A preliminary randomized controlled trial.” by Negar Jafari, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about the 139 genes that set the human mind apart from our primate cousins, a new gel that could change the game for those suffering from dry mouth, and why psychopaths could be immune from the contagious yawn.
Human Genes
- “139 Genes Set Human Cognitive Ability Apart From Other Primates.” by Sarah Whelan, PhD. 2023.
- “Comparative single-cell transcriptomic analysis of primate brains highlights human-specific regulatory evolution.” by Hamsini Suresh, et al. 2023.
- “Middle Temporal Gyrus.” by Kostas Konstantopoulos & Dimitrios Giakoumettis. 2023.
Dry Mouth Relief
- “New Microgel Lubricant Could Provide Relief From Dry Mouth.” by Alexander Beadle. 2023.
- “How Common is Dry Mouth? Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis of Prevalence Estimates.” by Bernardo Antonio Agostini, et al. 2018.
- “Benchmarking of a microgel-reinforced hydrogel-based aqueous lubricant against commercial saliva substitutes.” by Olivia Pabois, et al. 2023.
Yawning Psychopaths
- “Why Psychopaths Are Immune to Contagious Yawning.” by Gary Drevitch. 2015.
- “Psychopathy.” n.a. N.d.
- “Contagious and spontaneous yawning in autistic and typically developing children.” by Fiorenza Giganti & Maria Esposito Ziello. 2009.
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Today, you’ll learn about how the bilingual brain might be better at multitasking, good news for women who are at risk for morning sickness, and the strangely complex science behind cat purring.
Bilingual Brain
- “The bilingual brain may be better at ignoring irrelevant information.” EurekAlert!. 2023.
- “Bilingual attentional control: Evidence from the Partial Repetition Cost paradigm.” by Grace deMeurisse & Edith Kaan. 2023.
Morning Sickness
- “Cause of Morning Sickness and a Potential Treatment Identified.” by Rhianna-lily Smith. 2023.
- “GDF15: emerging biology and therapeutic applications for obesity and cardiometabolic disease.” by Dongdong Wang, et al. 2021.
- “GDF15 linked to maternal risk of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.” by M. Fejzo, et al. 2023.
Cat Purrs
- “How do cats purr? New finding challenges long-held assumptions.” by Phie Jacobs. 2023.
- “Domestic cat larynges can produce purring frequencies without neural input.” by Christian T. Herbst, et al. 2023.
- “How Low Can You Go? Physical Production Mechanism of Elephant Infrasonic Vocalizations.” by Christian T. Herbst, et al. 2012.
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Today, you’ll learn about how babies pick up language before they’re even born, an AI that takes on the busy work for doctors, and new insight into how humans collaborate.
Baby Language
- “Babies’ Brains Are Primed For Their Native Language Before Birth.” by Nyla Husain. 2023.
- “Prenatal experience with language shapes the brain.” by Benedetta Mariani. 2023.
- “The What and When of Universal Perception: A Review of Early Speech Sound Acquisition.” by Katerina Chladkova & Nikola Paillereau. 2020.
AI Medicine
- “Medical AI tool from UF, NVIDIA gets human thumbs-up in first study.” by Jim W. Harper. 2023.
- “AI Training AI: GatorTronGPT at the Forefront of University of Florida’s Medical AI Innovations.” by Mona Flores. 2023.
- “A study of generative large language model for medical research and healthcare.” by Cheng Peng, et al. 2023.
- “Physicians, paperwork, and paying attention to patients.” by Dr. Monique Tello. 2016.
Human Collaboration
- “How we play together.” n.a. 2023.
- “The evolution of human cooperation.” Coren L. Apicella & Joan B. Silk. 2019.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new brain interface that allows people to play games with their minds, how bad luck might make you less committed to achieving greatness, and some alarming news about how the way humans use salt is not just bad for our bodies, but the planet as well.
Brain Game
- “New brain-computer interface allows people to play a game using their thoughts.” by Vladimir Hedrih. 2023.
- “Combining brain-computer interfaces and multiplayer video games: an application based on c-VEPs.” by Selene Moreno-Calderon, et al. 2023.
Goal Paralysis
- “Goal paralysis: How bad luck affects goal commitment.” by Cony M. Ho, et al. 2023.
- “Today Is Just Not My Day: Bad Luck’s Effect on Goal Pursuit.” by Cony M. Ho, et al. 2023.
Salt Cycle
- “Humans are disrupting natural ‘salt cycle’ on a global scale, new study shows.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “Cary Institute Report on Sustainable Road Salt Use.” Cary Institute. 2019.
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Today, you’ll learn about the brain’s ability - or inability - to rewire itself, the imagination of rats, and how dogs can have a positive effect on those suffering from PTSD.
Brain Rewiring
- “Our brains are not able to ‘rewire’ themselves, despite what most scientists believe, new study argues.” University of Cambridge. 2023.
- “Against cortical reorganisation.” by Tamar R. Makin & John W. Krakauer. 2023.
Rat Imagination
- “Rats have an imagination, new research finds.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “Volitional activation of remote place representations with a hippocampal brain-machine interface.” by Chongxi Lai, et al. 2023.
Dogs & PTSD
- “Contact with a service dog might help individuals with PTSD sleep better, study finds.” by Vladimir Hedrih. 2023.
- “Paws for Purple Hearts - Service Dogs for our Warriors.” Website. 2023.
- “Heart rate during sleep in PTSD patients: Moderation by contact with a service dog.” by Steven H. Woodward, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about a microchip-sized laboratory, how childhood traumas can lead to a lifetime of headaches, and strange blobs in the Earth’s mantle.
Lab on a Chip
- “‘Lab on a chip’ genetic test device can identify viruses within three minutes with highest accuracy.” University of Bath. 2023.
- “LoCKAmp: lab-on-PCB technology for <3 minute virus genetic detection.” by Sotirios Papamatthaiou, et al. 2023.
- “What’s the difference between a PCR and antigen COVID-19 test?” by Nate Hafer, PhD. 2021.
Trauma Headaches
- “Adverse Childhood Experiences and Primary Headache Disorders.” by Claudia Sikorski, et al. 2023.
- “The global prevalence of headache: an update, with analysis of the influences of methodological factors on prevalence estimates.” by Lars Jacob Stovner, et al. 2022.
Mantle Blobs
- “Strange blobs in Earth’s mantle are relics of a massive collision.” by Anil Oza. 2023.
- “Earth’s Hidden Guests: Strange Blobs in Deep Mantle Are the Remains of an Ancient Planet.” by California Institute of Technology. 2023.
- “How and When the Earth and Moon Formed.” by Sasha Warren. 2021.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new blood test that could revolutionize bipolar diagnoses, how music could help knock out pain, and how a changing climate is changing puffins.
Bipolar Blood Test
- “Simple blood test can help diagnose bipolar disorder.” University of Cambridge. 2023.
- “Bipolar Disorder.” NIH. n..d.
- “Diagnosis and management of bipolar disorders.” by Fernando S. Goes. 2023.
Music & Pain
- “Emotional responses to favorite and relaxing music predict music-induced hypoalgesia.” by Darius Valevicius, et al. 2023.
- “Editorial: Perspectives on music and pain: from evidence to theory and application.” by Annabel J. Cohen, et al. 2023.
Puffin Hybrid
- “Hybridization of Atlantic puffins in the Arctic coincides with 20th-century climate change.” by Oliver Kersten, et al. 2023.
- “Atlantic Puffin.” n.a. N.d.
- “Puffin FAQs.” Audubon. N.d.
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Today, you’ll learn about an ancient diagnostic tool getting an AI upgrade, the world’s slipperiest surface, and some insight into the minds of everyone who loves this show!
Healthy Tongue
- “Eyes may be the window to your soul, but the tongue mirrors your health.” University of South Australia. 2023.
- “Ancient tongue diagnosis for the 21st century dental hygienist.” by Kathryn Gilliam. 2023.
- “Analysis of Tongue Color-Associated Features among Patients with PCR-Confirmed COVID-19 Infection in Ukraine.” by Liudmyla Horzov. 2021.
Slippery Surface
- “Droplet slipperiness despite surface heterogeneity at molecular scale.” by Sakari Lepikko, et al. 2023.
- “Slippery Science: Crafting the World’s Most Water-Repellent Surface.” by Aalto University. 2023.
Curious for Answers
- “Curiosity evolves as information unfolds.” by Abigail Hsiung, et al. 2023.
- “Unraveling Curiosity: Why We Savor the Suspense and Shun Spoilers.” Neuroscience.com. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how people who have lost the power of speech could get their voices back through AI, the cool truth about the weighted blanket fad, and an 8-billion-year-old blast from outer space.
Speech Reconstruction
- “Neural Networks Help Reconstruct Speech From Brain Activity.” Technology Networks. 2023.
- “How Intel Gave Stephen Hawking a Voice.” by Joao Medeiros. 2015.
- “Distributed feedforward and feedback cortical processing supports human speech production.” by Ran Wang, et al. 2023.
Weighted Blankets
- “Weighted blankets improve sleep in children with ADHD, study shows.” by Stacey Coleen Lubag. 2023.
- “The Problem With This Year’s Most Comfortable Holiday Fad.” by Ashley Fetters. 2018.
- “The Origin Of Weighted Blankets - How Did It All Start? A History Lesson.” by Larry. 2023.
- “The efficacy of weighted blankets for sleep in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder—A randomized controlled crossover trial.” by Maria Lonn, et al. 2023.
Space Radio Burst
- “A radio burst traveled 8 billion years to reach Earth. It’s the farthest ever detected.” by Eric Lagatta. 2023.
- “A luminous fast radio burst that probes the Universe at redshift 1.” by S.D. Ryder, et al. 2023.
- “Record-breaking fast radio burst offers path to weigh the Universe.” EurekAlert! 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about the hunt for the elusive sixth taste, a new discovery showing how HIV keeps fighting the immune system even with effective treatment, and the altruism of bees.
Sixth Taste
- “And then there were 6 - kinds of taste, that is.” by Darrin S. Joy. 2023.
- “How does our sense of taste work?” NIH. 2020.
- “Researchers Say Ammonium Is the Sixth Basic Taste: Here’s What to Know.” by Julia Ries. 2023.
HIV Immunity Battle
- “‘Dormant’ HIV has ongoing skirmishes with the body’s immune system.” by John Carey. 2023.
- “10 Things to Know About HIV Suppression.” NIH. 2020.
- “Spontaneous HIV expression during suppressive ART is associated with the magnitude of function of HIV-specific CD4 and CD8 T cells.” by Mathieu Dube, et al. 2023.
Altruistic Bees
- “Honey bees may inherit altruistic behavior from their mothers.” by Katie Bohn. 2023.
- “Beyond conflict: Kinship theory of intragenomic conflict predicts individual variation in altruistic behaviour.” by Sean T. Bresnahan, et al. 2023.
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Today you’ll learn about how scientists are using a drug meant for arthritis to mimic blood transfusions, how cinnamon could potentially be improving our brain’s health, and how a new filter is capable of removing 99% of microplastics from water.
Young Blood
- “Arthritis drug mimics "young blood" transfusions to reverse aging in mice” By Michael Irving
- “Stromal niche inflammation mediated by IL-1 signalling is a targetable driver of haematopoietic ageing” by Carl A. Mitchell et al.
- “Will revitalizing old blood slow aging?” by COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER
Cinnamon Memory
- “Cinnamon and cognitive function: a systematic review of preclinical and clinical studies” by Samaneh Nakhaee et al.
- “Cinnamon Improves Your Memory And Cognition” by GrrlScientist
Microplastic Filter
- “High-efficiency water filter removes 99.9% of microplastics in 10 seconds” By Michael Irving
- “Supramolecular Engineering of Amorphous Porous Polymers for Rapid Adsorption of Micropollutants and Solar-Powered Volatile Organic Compounds Management” by Wansu Cho et al.
- “Meet Gilbert: The robotic fish designed to help clean plastic from our waterways” by Steven Yabionski
- “What are volatile organic compounds (VOCs)?” by EPA
- “Eco-friendly materials capable of purifying water at high speed with inexpensive raw materials” by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)
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Today you’ll learn about a zombie virus recovered from the arctic permafrost and brought back to life, some good news about 26 Australian animal species that have been brought back from the brink, and how a new pill could potentially limit the levels of “bad” cholesterol in the body.
Zombie Virus
- “Scientists have revived a ‘zombie’ virus that spent 48,500 years frozen in permafrost.” By Katie Hunt. 2023.
- “Arctic permafrost is thawing rapidly. It affects us all.” By Katie Hunt. 2022.
Back From the Brink
- “Researchers find 26 Australian species recovered from the brink of extinction.” abc.net. 2023.
- “Lights at the end of the tunnel: The incidence and characteristics of recovery for Australian threatened animals.” by Woinarski, et al. 2023.
- “Humpback whales no longer listed as endangered after major recovery.” by Claudia Long. 2022.
- “Red List: Summary Statistics.” n.a. N.d.
Bad Cholesterol
- “Oral pill cuts bad cholesterol by 60% in phase 2 clinical trial” By Michael Irving
- “Efficacy and safety of the oral PCSK9 inhibitor MK-0616: a phase 2b randomized controlled trial” by Christie M. Ballantyne et al.
- “What Is the Difference Between Good and Bad Cholesterol?” by Keck Medicine of USC
- “Coronary artery disease” by Mayo Clinic
- “PCSK9 gene” by MedLine Plus
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Today you’ll learn about how ancient Roman concrete can heal itself, the recent discovery of a virovore, and how a new study looks into whether or not we can control feelings of guilt through the placebo effect.
Roman Concrete Magic
- “Scientists may have found magic ingredient behind ancient Rome’s self-healing concrete” by Jacklin Kwan
- “Why modern mortar crumbles, but Roman concrete lasts millennia” by ZAHRA AHMAD
Virovore
- “First "virovore" discovered: An organism that eats viruses” By Michael Irving
- “The consumption of viruses returns energy to food chains” by John P. DeLong et al.
Placebo Guilt
- “Placebos reduce feelings of guilt – even when people know they’re taking one” by Jeremy Howick
- “Deceptive and open-label placebo effects in experimentally induced guilt: a randomized controlled trial in healthy subjects” by Dilan Sezer, Cosima Locher & Jens Gaab
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Today you’ll learn about how scientists are using AI to talk to animals, the discovery of new, very big, very old candidate galaxies, and how there just may be an extra layer in the earth’s inner core.
AI Animal Translator
- “How Scientists Are Using AI to Talk to Animals” by Sophie Bushwick
- “Bat Chatter Is More Than a Cry in the Dark” By Christopher Intagliata
- “In Honeybee Dance, Direction Is Key” By Kate Wong
Big Old Galaxies
- “Webb telescope spots super old, massive galaxies that shouldn’t exist” by Daniel Strain
- “A population of red candidate massive galaxies ~600 Myr after the Big Bang” by Ivo Labbé et al.
- “New space telescope to peer back at the universe’s first galaxies” by Daniel Strain
- “First Galaxies Born Sooner After Big Bang Than Thought” By Space.com Staff
- “How Did Galaxies Form?” by David J. Eicher
- “Two Remarkably Luminous Galaxy Candidates at z ≈ 10–12 Revealed by JWST” by Rohan P. Naidu et al.
- “Quasars: Brightest Objects in the Universe” By Nola Taylor Tillman
Inner Inner Core
- “Bouncing seismic waves reveal distinct layer in Earth's inner core” by AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
- “Up-to-fivefold reverberating waves through the Earth’s center and distinctly anisotropic innermost inner core” by Thanh-Son Phạm & Hrvoje Tkalčić
- “Core” by National Geographic
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Today we discuss the psychological effects of listening to podcasts, how climate change actually makes us more likely to engage in hate speech, and how giving plants alcohol in the form of ethanol can make them resistant to drought.
Podcast Friends
- “Listening to podcasts may help satisfy our psychological need for social connection, study finds” by Beth Ellwood
- “Why people listen: Motivations and outcomes of podcast listening” by Stephanie J. Tobin
Drunk Plants
- “Getting Plants ‘Drunk’ Insulates them Against Drought, According to New Research” by Andy Corbley
- “Pretreating soil with ethanol protects plants from drought, study finds” by Khurram Bashir
Hot Temper
- “AI-Based Research Reveals That Extreme Temperatures Fuel Online Hate Speech” by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- “Online Hate Speech Increases During Extreme Hot and Cold Weather, Study Shows” by Jeffrey Kluger
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Today we discuss how nicknames for young boys can help them socialize better, how archaeologists in Poland have unearthed the grave of a woman people feared might return from the dead, and a new study that disproves Freud’s theory that more successful people are unhealthier than less successful people.
Boyhood Nickname
- “Why You Should Ask Men About Their Boyhood Nicknames” By Jett Stone
- “Why Men Need to Prioritize, and Celebrate, Their Friendships” by Jett Stone
Vampire Grave
- “Archaeologists unearth remains of 17th-century female “vampire” in Poland” by Jennifer Oullette
- “Ancient human bloodsucker? Skeleton of female 'vampire' unearthed in Europe during dig” by Natalie Neysa Alund
Wrecked by Success
- “New psychology research rebuts Sigmund Freud’s “wrecked by success” hypothesis” by Vladimir Hedrih
- “Wrecked by Success? Not to Worry” by Harrison J. Kell et al.
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Today, you’ll learn about how your next scrape might be healed using algae, what ancient Mayans can teach us about water conservation, and the skincare routines… of humpback whales
Healing Algae
- “Plasma tech transforms blue-green algae into wound-healing wonder.” by Paul McClure. 2023.
- “Health Benefits of Blue-Green Algae: Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.” by Chai Siah Ku, et al. 2013.
- “Transforming Spirulina maxima Biomass into Ultrathin Bioactive Coatings Using an Atmospheric Plasma Jet: A New Approach to Healing of Infected Wounds.” by Tuyet Pham, et al. 2023.
Mayan Reservoirs
- Ancient Maya reservoirs, constructed wetlands, and future water needs.” by Lisa J. Lucero. 2023.
- “Who were the Maya? Decoding the ancient civilization’s secrets.” by Erin Blakemore. 2022.
Humpback Skincare
- “What’s at Play: Humpback Whale Interaction with Seaweed Is a Global Phenomenon.” by Jan-Olaf Meynecke & Hilla Kela. 2023.
- “Kelping is a ‘global phenomenon’ sweeping the world of humpback whales, scientists say.” by Sascha Pare. 2023.
- “Humpback whales: Facts about the singers of the sea.” by Patrick Pester. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how our sense of smell can change how we see colors, the pickiness of bees, and research that shows how listening to this show will increase your sense of well-being.
Smells and Colors
- “Our sense of smell changes the colors we see, show scientists.” by Mischa Dijkstra. 2023.
- “Let’s obliterate the myth that humans have a bad sense of smell.” by Brian Resnick. 2017.
- “Odors modulate color appearance.” by Ryan J. Ward, et al. 2023.
Bee Preferences
- “Honeybees are more selective in their choices for nutrition than previously thought.” by Helena Wirta. 2023.
- “Honeybees’ foraging choices for nectar and pollen revealed by DNA metabarcoding.” by Matti Leponiemi, et al. 2023.
- “Are honey bees, wild bees still in trouble?” by Diana Yates. 2023.
Science and Well-Being
- “Awe-inspiring science can have a positive effect on mental wellbeing, new research finds.” University of Warwick. 2023.
- “Spirituality of Science: Implications for Meaning, Well-Being, and Learning.” by Jesse L. Preston, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about a breakthrough in transplanting organs from one species to another, a study on the lightning-quick perception of soccer goalies, and the importance of clean snow in the battle against climate change.
Monkey Pig Kidney Transplant
- “Monkey survives for two years after gene-edited pig-kidney transplant.” by Max Kozlov. 2023.
- “Monkey survives for two years with pig kidney in ‘extraordinary milestone’.” by Ian Sample & Anna Bawden. 2023.
- “Organ Donation Statistics.” HRSA. 2023.
Goalie Reflexes
- “Distinct profiles of multisensory processing between professional goalkeepers and outfield football players.” by Michael Quinn, et al. 2023.
- “Goalkeepers perceive the world differently, study suggests.” by Linda Geddes. 2023.
Clean Snow
- “A cleaner snow future mitigates Northern Hemisphere snowpack loss from warming.” by Dalei Hao, et al. 2023.
- “Cleaner snow boosts future snowpack predictions.” by Tom Rickey. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about some really counterintuitive findings on OCD and decision making, how albatross might fly on a wave of sound, and a new understanding of the relationship between ice… and fungus.
OCD Decisions
- “Brain imaging study reveals peculiarities in uncertainty processing in obsessive-compulsive disorder.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.
- “Evidence Accumulation and Neural Correlates of Uncertainty in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.” by Yi-Jie Zhao, et al. 2023.
Albatross Sound Waves
- “Albatross movement suggests sensitivity to infrasound cues at sea.” by Natasha Gillies. 2023.
- “Fact Check-Albatrosses can go for years without touching the ground, but they do land on water.” Reuters. 2021.
Ice & Fungi
- “Regionally sourced bioaerosols drive high-temperature ice nucleating particles in the arctic.” by Gabriel Pereira Freitas, et al. 2023.
- “Biological particles play crucial role in Arctic cloud ice formation.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “NASA Fieldwork Studies Signs of Climate Change in Arctic, Boreal Regions.” by Sofie Bates. 2022.
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Today, you’ll learn about an incredible bionic hand, how scientists are watching what we eat… from space, and a new study that looks into how humans feel about AI judging them.
Bionic Hand
- “Groundbreaking achievement as bionic hand merges with user’s nervous and skeletal systems, remaining functional after years of daily use.” by Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. 2023.
- “Phantom Limb Pain.” by Aaron A. Hanyu-Deutmeyer, et al. 2023.
- “Artificial limbs.” by Linda J Marks & John W Michael. 2001.
Satellites Watch Crops
- “Measuring nutrition in crops from space.” European Space Agency. 2023.
- “E0NUTRI: Earth Observation for estimating and predicting crop nutrients.” ESA. nd.
- “HyNutri: Sensing “Hidden Hunger” with Sentinel-2 and Hyperspectral.” ESA. 2023.
- “PRISMA and Sentinel-2 spectral response to the nutrient composition of grains.” by Mariana Belgiu, et al. 2023.
AI & Our Moral Compass
- “People believe their moral traits are too distinct for AI to judge, study finds.” by Bianca Setionago. 2023.
- “Humans feel too special for machines to score their morals.” by Zoe A Purcell & Jean-Francois Bonnefon. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about a brainy new study on chronic pain, how female frogs play dead to avoid having to deal with male frogs, and a possible breakthrough on avian flu that involves editing chickens.
Brain & Chronic Pain
- “New study provides evidence for more effective brain-based treatment of chronic back pain.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
- “New Study Provides Evidence for More Effective Brain-Based Treatment of Chronic Back Pain.” by Julia Milzer. 2023.
- “Retraining the brain to treat chronic pain.” NIH. 2021.
Frogs Play Dead
- “Drop dead! Female mate avoidance in an explosively breeding frog.” by Carolin Dittrich. 2023.
- “Explosive breeding in tropical anurans: environmental triggers, community composition, and acoustic structure.” by Juan Sebastian Ulloa, et al. 2019.
Avian Flu Gene Edit
- “Creating resistance to avian influenza infection through genome editing of the ANP32 gene family.” by Alewo Idoko-Akoh. 2023.
- “Bird Flu Cost the US $3.3 Billion and Worse Could Be Coming.” by Maryn Mckenna. 2015.
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Today, you’ll learn about a possible breakthrough in the fight against Strep A, a new theory on the demise of dinos, and how pied tamarins communicate in a noisy city.
Nasal Vaccine
- “Vaccine via the nasal passage could be the new line of defence against Strep A.” SceinceDaily. 2023.
- “Vaccine via the nasal passage could be the new line of defence against Strep A.” Griffith University. 2023.
Dino Killer Volcano
- “New computer analysis hints volcanism killed the dinosaurs, not an asteroid.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2023.
- “A Bayesian inversion for emissions and export productivity across the end-Cretaceous boundary.” by Alexander A. Cox & C. Brenhin Keller. 2023.
- “Dueling dates for a huge eruption reignite the debate over dinosaurs’ death.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2019.
- “Volcanic gas bursts probably didn’t kill off the dinosaurs.” by Carolyn Gramglin. 2020.
Pied Tamarins
- “In noisy environs, pied tamarins are using smell more often to communicate.” by Meghie Rodrigues. 2023.
- “Tamarins.” New England Primate Conservancy. 2022.
- “Do pied tamarins increase scent-marking in response to urban noise?” by Tainara V. Sobroza. 2023.
- “Pied Tamarin.” by Gordo, M. 2021.
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Today, you’ll learn about new genetic clues to male hair loss, some helpful news about the future of renewable energy, and some sweet and juicy new research on the origins of citrus.
Hair Loss Clues
- “New findings on hair loss in men.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
- “Male Pattern Baldness.” reviewed by Dany Paul Baby, MD. 2023.
- “Male Androgenetic Alopecia.” by Leila Asfour, et al. 2023.
Renewable Energy Transition
- “Plummeting prices for solar power and storage make global climate transition cheaper than expected.” MCC. 2023.
- “Orientation for a global coal phase-out.” MCC. 2022.
- “New data show a worsening of the climate crisis.” MCC. 2023.
Citrus History
- “The first citrus fruits may have come from southern China.” by Erin Garcia de Jesus. 2023.
- “Pangenome analysis provides insight into the evolution of the orange subfamily and a key gene for citric acid accumulation in citrus fruits.” by Yue Huang, et al. 2022.
- “From lemons to kumquats, roots of citrus variety dug up.” by Tina Hesman Saey. 2015.
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Today, you’ll learn about new ways to kill antibiotic resistant bacteria, the discovery of the most powerful pulsar we’ve ever seen, and the truth about hippo poop.
Stopping Superbugs
- “Dangerous ‘superbugs’ are a growing threat, and antibiotics can’t stop their rise. What can?” by Nicoletta Lanese. 2023.
- “Retrospective, observational analysis of the first one hundred consecutive cases of personalized bacteriophage therapy of difficult-to-treat infections facilitated by a Belgian consortium.” by Jean-Paul Pirnay, et al. 2023.
- “Lysin therapy offers new hope for fighting drug-resistant bacteria.” by Vincent A. Fischetti. 2019.
Powerful Pulsar
- “Highest-energy pulsar ever seen could indicate new physics.” by Robert Lea. 2023.
- “Discovery of a radiation component from the Vela pulsar reaching 20 teraelectronvolts.” by F. Aharonian, et al. 2023.
- “What are pulsars?” by Paul Sutter. 2022.
Hippo Poop
- “Hippos might be ferocious fighters, but their big teeth make terrible chewers.” by Jake Buehler. 2023.
- “Hippos’ constant defecating turns African pools into communal guts.” by Lauren Barnett. 2021.
- “Chewing, dentition and tooth wear in Hippopotamidae.” by Annika Avedik & Marcus Clauss. 2023.
- “Hippo eating great animal in the world.” YouTube Video. N.d.
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Today, you’ll learn about a possible genetic link to vegetarianism, the discovery of a very important ancient woman, and the truth about homework.
Genetic Vegetarianism
- “Going vegetarian? The dietary choice may be influenced by your genes.” by Emily Cooke. 2023.
- “Genetics of vegetarianism: A genome-wide association study.” by Nabeel R. Yaseen, et al. 2023.
- “Large-scale GWAS of food liking reveals genetic determinants and genetic correlations with distinct neurophysiological traits.” by Sebastian May-Wilson, et al. 2022.
- “Shifting Attitudes Towards Meat Consumption: Understanding Vegetarian Statistics.” by Talitha Van Niekerk. 2023.
Roman Sarcophagus
- “‘Exceptional’ 1,800-year-old sarcophagus unearthed in France held woman of ‘special status’.” by Sascha Pare. 2023.
- “Elite Roman man buried with sword may have been ‘restrained’ in death.” by Kristina Killgrove. 2023.
- “The Roman Empire: Rulers, expansion and fall.” by Owen Jarus. 2022.
Homework
- “Is Homework Good for Kids?” by Cara Goodwin, Ph.D. 2023.
- “Homework and Family Stress: With Consideration of Parents’ Self Confidence, Education Level, and Cultural Background.” by Robert M. Pressman, et al. 2015.
- “Does Homework Improve Academic Achievement? A Synthesis of Research, 1987 - 2003.” by Harris Cooper, et al. 2006.
- “Physical activity and sedentary behaviors (screen time and homework) among overweight or obese adolescents: a cross-sectional observational study in Yazd, Iran.” by Ali Mohammad Hadianfard, et al. 2021.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new technique that can print stem cells, how elephants can solve puzzles, and if delulu is really the solulu.
3D Print Stem Cells
- “Scientists develop 3D printing method that shows promise for repairing brain injuries.” Science News. 2023.
- “Oxford researchers develop 3D printing method that shows promise for repairing brain injuries.” University of Oxford. 2023.
Puzzling Elephants
- “Wild Asian elephants display unique puzzle solving skills.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
- “How intelligent are elephants?” by Susan Blackmore. N.d.
- “Wild Asian Elephants Display Unique Puzzle-Solving Skills.” n.a. 2023.
Believing Delusion
- “Is ‘Delulu’ the ‘Solulu’? Unpacking TikTok’s Newest Trend.” by Tara Denneny. 2023.
- “Self-efficacy and academic achievement: Why do implicit beliefs, goals, and effort regulation matter?” by Meera Komarraju & Dustin Nadler. 2013.
- “Effective pursuit of personal goals: The fostering effect of dispositional optimism on goal commitment and goal progress.” by Dario Monzani, et al. 2015.
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Today, you’ll learn about the psychological toll of steroid use, a very slow moving penguin-iceberg collision, and why we sometimes get dizzy when we stand up.
Steroid Psychopath
- “Male weightlifters who use steroids are more prone to psychopathology than those who do not.” by Vladimir Hedrih. 2023.
- “Clustering psychopathology in male anabolic-androgenic steroid users and nonusing weightlifters.” by Marie Lindvik Jorstad, et al. 2023.
- “Anabolic Steroids.” Cleveland Clinic. 2023.
Iceberg Crash
- “45-mile-long iceberg slams into penguin refuge in Antarctica, almost causing ecological disaster.” by Harry Baker. 2023.
- “A Brief Iceberg-Island Encounter.” by Adam Voiland. 2023.
- “Chinstrap Penguin.” n.a. N.d.
- “Chinstrap Penguin.” National Geographic. N.d.
Stand Up Dizziness
- “Why do you get dizzy if you stand up too fast?” by Anna Gora. 2023.
- “Orthostatic Hypotension.” NIH. 2023.
- “A Brief REview on the Pathological Role of Decreased Blood Flow Affected in Retinitis Pigmentosa.” by Yi Jing Yang. 2018.
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Today, you’ll learn about how hypnotherapy could be a tool to fight pain after surgery, a discovery that could lead to less mosquito-borne diseases, and how you might have worms to thank for your fall feast.
Hypno Pain Killer
- “The Role of Hypnotherapy in Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Patients, A Scoping Review of Current Literature.” by Basil Ahmad, et al. 2023.
- “Hypnosis.” Cleveland Clinic. 2022.
- “Direct comparisons between hypnosis and meditation: A mini-review.” by Gabriele Penazzi & Nicola De Pisapia. 2022.
Mosquito Secrets
- “Discovery in Mosquitoes Could Lead to New Strategy Against Dengue Fever and Other Mosquito-Borne Viruses.” n.a. 2023.
- “If mosquitoes were eradicated, what would be the consequences?” by Jane Monroe Arcata. 2021.
Important Worms
- “Earthworms contribute to 6.5% of global grain production, according to new CSU research.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “Worm Casting Benefits: Why Use This Plant Superfood.” by Eric Vinje. 2022.
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Today, you’ll learn about how happiness fluctuates with age, a study that suggests compassion fatigue might be a self-fulfilling prophecy, and a possible new revolution in arthritis treatment.
Happiest Age
- “At which age are we at our happiest.” Ruhr Universitat. 2023.
- “The development of subjective well-being across the life span: A meta-analytic review of longitudinal studies.” by Susanne Buecker, et al. 2023.
Compassion Fatigue
- “Compassion Fatigue as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Believe Compassion is Limited Increases Fatigue and Decreases Compassion.” by Izzy Gainsburg. 2023.
- “Moving from compassion fatigue to compassion resilience Part 4: Signs and consequences of compassion fatigue.” by Debbie L. Stoewen. 2020.
- “Compassion Fatigue.” by Chuck Russo, et al. 2020.
Arthritis Treatment
- “Developing a Treatment for Arthritis from Stem Cell Signals.” by Josh Conway. 2023.
- “Osteoarthritis.” NIH. 2023
- “The Current State of Osteoarthritis Treatment Options Using Stem Cells for Regenerative Therapy: A Review.” by Michael Thoene. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about the possible return of the Tasmanian tiger, the future of hurricanes, and how one animal shelter made a stunning discovery.
Tasmanian Tigers
- “For the first time, researchers decoded the RNA of an extinct animal.” by Katherine Kornei. 2023.
- “Facts About Tasmanian Tigers.” by Alina Bradford. 2017.
- “Genome of the Tasmanian tiger provides insights into the evolution and demography of an extinct marsupial carnivore.” by Charles Y. Feigin, et al. 2017.
- “Historical RNA expression profiles from the extinct Tasmanian tiger.” by Emilio Marmol-Sanchez, et al. 2023.
Intensifying Hurricanes
- “What’s driving an increasing number of hurricanes to rapidly intensify?” by Carolyn Gramling. 2023.
- “2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season.” disasterphilanthropy.org. 2023.
- “Why the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is especially hard to predict.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2023.
Dog-Fox Hybrid
- “Shelter Rescues Injured Animal - Turns Out To Be World’s First Dog-Fox Hybrid.” by Alice Gibbs. 2023.
- “Pampas Fox.” animalia.bio. 2023.
- “Hybridization in Canids - A Case Study of Pampas Fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) and Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) Hybrid.” by Bruna Elenara Szynwelski, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about the brain mechanisms behind mechanisms behind post traumatic stress disorder, new insights into the effects of dopamine, and where love exists in our bodies.
PTSD in the Brain
- “Posttraumatic brain activity predicts resilience to PTSD.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “Greater Early Post-Traumatic Activation in Right Inferior Frontal Gyrus Predicts Recovery From Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms.” by Jony Sheynin, et al. 2023.
Dopamine Decisions
- “Dopamine regulates decision thresholds in human reinforcement learning in males.” by Karima Chakroun, et al. 2023.
- “Dopamine regulates how quickly and accurately decisions are made.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
- “Dopamine affects how brain decides whether a goal is worth the effort.” NIH. 2020.
Love Body Connection
- “Where do we feel love?” n.a. 2023.
- “What is love?” by Gary Karantzas. 2020.
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Today, you’ll learn about how new moms see faces in inanimate objects, why some people think cilantro tastes like soap, and the problem solving prowess of vocal birds.
New Mom Pareidolia
- “New mothers more likely to experience pareidolia, when your brain thinks it sees faces in inanimate objects.” by Emily Cooke. 2023.
- “What is pareidolia?” by Tia Ghose. 2023.
- “Oxytocin: Facts about the ‘cuddle hormone’.” by Stephanie Pappas & Ailsa Harvey. 2022.
- “Why new mothers are more likely to see faces in everyday objects.” n.a. 2023.
Soapy Cilantro
- “Why do some people think cilantro tastes like soap?” by Donavyn Coffey. 2023.
- “Why do people like spicy food?” by Donavyn Coffey. 2023.
- “A genetic variant near olfactory receptor genes influences cilantro preference.” by Nicholas Eriksson, et al. 2012.
Problem-Solving Birds
- “Birds with more complex vocal skills are better problem-solvers.” by Darren Incorvaia. 2023.
- “Cockatoos can tell when they need more than one tool to swipe a snack.” by Erin Garcia de Jesus. 2023.
- “Songbird species that display more-complex vocal learning are better problem-solvers and have larger brains.” by Jean-Nicolas Audet, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new tech that will turn buildings into chameleons, a mathematical mystery lurking in our cells, and how to spot gravitational waves.
Chameleon Buildings
- “‘Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer’: Scalable Biochameleon Inspired Temperature-Adaptive Coating with Easy Preparation and Construction.” by Yan Dong, et al. 2023.
- “Chameleon-Inspired coating could cool and warm buildings through the seasons.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “Namaqua Chameleon.” Animalia. N.D.
- “Buildings.” IEA.Org. n.d.
Math Pattern of Cells
- “A catalog of all human cells reveals a mathematical pattern.” by Darren Incorvaia. 2023.
- “Human Cells Display a Mathematical Pattern That Repeats in Nature and Language.” by Margaret Osborne. 2023.
- “The human cell count and size distribution.” by Ian A. Hatton, et al. 2023.
- “Body’s bacteria don’t outnumber human cells so much after all.” by Tina Hesman Saey. 2016.
- “Zipf’s word frequency law in natural language: A critical review and future directions.” by Steven T. Piantadosi. 2014.
Gravity Waves
- “Scientists have two ways to spot gravitational waves. Here are some other ideas.” by Emily Conover. 2023.
- “A newfound gravitational wave ‘hum’ may be from the universe’s biggest black holes.” by Emily Conover. 2023.
- “Gravity waves from black holes verify Einstein’s prediction.” by Andrew Grant. 2016.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new way to turn saltwater into drinking water, research that suggests stuffing your bad feelings deep down might actually be a good thing, and an amazing 500,000 year old discovery in Tanzania.
Water Breakthrough
- “New method for purifying drinking water could be used in disaster zones.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “Desalination.” by Water Science School. 2019.
- “Tuning and Coupling Irreversible Electroosmotic Water Flow in Ionic Diodes: Methylation of an Intrinsically Microporous Polyamine (PIM-EA-TB).” by Zhongkai Li, et al. 2023.
Suppress Stress
- “Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all.” by Z. Mamat & MC Anderson. 2023.
- “Suppress Negative Thoughts to Improve Mental Health, Study Says.” by Lisa O’Mary. 2023.
Ancient Wood
- “‘Oldest wooden structure’ discovered on border of Zambia and Tanzania.” by Ian Sample. 2023.
- “Evidence for the earliest structural use of wood at least 476,000 years ago.” by L. Barham, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about a teensy tiny cure for zits, superpower spider webs, and how scientists have begun having conversations with plants.
Nano Zit Zapper
- “Tiny nanocarriers could prove the magic bullet for acne sufferers.” by UNISA. 2023.
- “Why is acne so hard to get rid of? Dermatologists explain.” by Maddy Sims. 2023.
- “Nanotechnology and narasin: a powerful combination against acne.” by Fatima Abid, et al. 2023.
Super Strong Silk
- “High-Strength and ultra-tough whole spider silk fibers spun from transgenic silkworms.” by Junpeng Mi, et al. 2023.
- “Spider silk is spun by silkworms for the first time, offering a green alternative to synthetic fibers.” EurekAlert! 2023.
Plant Communication
- “Conversations with plants: Can we provide plants with advance warning of impending dangers?” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “Highligher: An optogenetic system for high-resolution gene expression control in plants.” by Bo Larsen, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how swabbing leaves could save biodiversity, the science of saltwater taffy, and how some of our memories are surprisingly accurate.
Leaf Swab Tell All
- “A new DNA leaf swab technique could revolutionize how we monitor biodiversity.” by Darren Incorvaia. 2023.
- “Kibale: The primate capital of the world.” n.a. N.d.
- “Detecting a vast diversity of rainforest animals by swabbing their DNA from leaves.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
- “A ‘Crossroads’ for Humanity: Earth’s Biodiversity Is Still Collapsing.” by Catrin Einhorn. 2021.
Taffy Science
- “The physics of saltwater taffy.” by Jennifer Ouellette. 2023.
- “The rheology of saltwater taffy.” by San To Chan, et al. 2023.
Persistence of Memory
- “How accurate are our first childhood memories?” by Joe Phelan. 2023.
- “Infantile Amnesia: A Critical Period of Learning to Learn and Remember.” by Cristina M. Alberini & Alessio Travaglia. 2017.
- “The Truth Is Out There: Accuracy in Recall of Verifiable Real-World Events.” by Nicholas B. Diamond, et al. 2020.
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Today, you’ll learn about the sounds that make some people want to run for the hills, how our sense of self determines what we find beautiful, and an ancient naval cannon with some secrets of its own.
Misophonia
- “A symptom network model of misophonia: From heightened sensory sensitivity to clinical comorbidity.” by Nora Andermane, et al. 2023.
- “Misophonia: When sounds really do make you ‘crazy’.” by James Cartreine, PhD. 2019.
Self-Relevant Artwork
- “In the ‘I’ of the beholder: People believe self-relevant artwork is more beautiful.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “Art and Identity: The Profound Link Between Self-Relevance and Aesthetic Appeal Unveiled by AI.” by Niharika Singh. 2023.
- “Self-Relevance Makes Art More Appealing.” n.a. 2023.
Ancient Artillery
- “Early Artillery Piece Recovered Near Sweden.” n.a. 2023.
- “The Marstrand Cannon: The earliest evidence of shipboard artillery in Europe?” by Staffan von Arbin, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how a tool we use to keep clean might need a little cleaning of its own, the wild intelligence of wild crows, and the case of the missing black holes.
Dirty Toothbrush
- “An updated systematic review on toothbrush contamination: An overlooked oral health concern among general population.” by Shahrukh Ali Khan, et al. 2023.
- “Can Your Toothbrush Make You Sick?” n.a. 2019.
- “Toothbrush Terror! Can Your Toothbrush Make You Sick?” by Stephanie Watson. N.d.
Smart Crows
- “For the first time, research reveals crows use statistical logic.” by Kenna Hughes-Castleberry. 2023.
- “Like humans, these big-brained birds may owe their smarts to long childhoods.” by Amanda Heidt. 2020.
- “Crows flexibly apply statistical inferences based on previous experience.” by Melissa Johnston, et al. 2023.
- “Crow Vocalizations Part II: Q&A.” Corvid Research. 2019.
- “Flying in for the Crow Funeral.” by Anne Marshall-Chalmers. 2020.
- “Canuck & I.” YouTube Video. 2021.
Rare Supermassive Black Hole
- “Active supermassive black holes may be rarer than previously thought.” by Darren Incorvaia. 2023.
- “James Webb Space Telescope reveals active supermassive black holes were surprisingly rare in early universe.” by Robert Lea. 2023.
- “Supermassive black holes: Theory, characteristics and formation.” by Andrew May. 2022.
- “James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Fewer Supermassive Black Holes Than Presumed.” The University of Kansas. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about a study of near death experiences, how breast milk biopsies could lead the way to early cancer detection, and why employers hire the wrong people.
Death Experiences
- “Patients Recall Death Experiences After Cardiac Arrest.” NYU Langone Health. 2023.
- “Some Patients Who ‘Died’ but Survived Report Lucid ‘Near-Death Experiences,’ a New Study Shows.” by Rachel Nuwer. 2023.
- “Surges of electroencephalogram activity at the time of death: a case series.” by Lakhmir S Chawla, et al. 2009.
- “AWAreness during REsuscitation - II: A multi-center study of consciousness and awareness in cardiac arrest.” by Sam Parnia, et al. 2023.
Breast Milk Cancer Test
- “Research opens the door to early detection of breast cancer through breast milk.” by Jessica Mouzo. 2023.
- “Early-Stage Breast Cancer Detection in Breast Milk.” by Cristina Saura, et al. 2023.
Job Skill Value
- “Misconceptions About Job Candidates Fitting In.” AOM Insights. 2023.
- “A Consolidation of Competing Logics on Selecting for Fit.” by Jon Billsberry & Wouter Vleugels. 2023.
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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.
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Today, you’ll learn about a tiny device that could have a huge impact on brain cancer, some news about keto and fertility, and the truth about the old saying opposites attract.
Microbot Tumor Killer
- “Microdevices implanted into tumors offer new way to treat brain cancer.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “Gliomas.” by Fassil B. Mesfin & Mohammed A. Al-Dhahir. 2023.
- “Treatment of Adult Gliomas: A Current Update.” by Joo Ho Lee & Chan Woo Wee. 2022.
Keto & PCOS
- “Women with PCOS on keto diet may see improvements in fertility.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “Advantages and Disadvantages of the Ketogenic Diet: A Review Article.” by Jennifer T. Batch, et al. 2020.
- “Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).” Mayo Clinic. 2022.
Do Opposites Attract?
- “Study confirms it: Opposites don’t actually attract.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract (Official Music Video).” YouTube. 2009.
- “New academic study links rising income inequality to ‘assortative mating’.” by Rich Morin. 2014.
- “Evidence of correlations between human partners based on systematic reviews and meta-analyses of 22 traits and UK Biobank Analysis of 133 traits.” by Tanya B. Horwitz, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about a breakthrough in embryo modeling, a breathing ball that could take the edge off anxiety, and the fall of a dynasty.
Embryo Model
- “Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg.” by James Gallagher. 2023.
- “Dynamic stem cell states: naive to primed pluripotency in rodents and humans.” by Leehee Weinberger, et al. 2016.
- “Complete human day 14 post-implantation embryo models from naive ES cells.” by Bernardo Oldak, et al. 2023.
- “Synthetic human embryo raises ethical issues.” by James Gallagher. 2023.
Breathing Ball
- “Breathe! The shape-shifting ball that supports mental health.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
- “Meditation and Mindfulness: What You Need To Know.” NIH. 2022.
- “How to Meditate.” Mindful.org. N.d.
- “Prevalence, patterns, and predictors of meditation use among US adults: A nationally representative survey.” by Holger Cramer, et al. 2016.
- “The shape-shifting ball that supports mental health.” YouTube Video. 2023
End of a Dynasty
- “New study uncovers the Causes of the Qing Dynasty’s Collapse.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “Qing dynasty, 1644-1911.” Smithsonian. N.d.
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Today, you’ll find yet another reason to avoid sugary sodas, why we might pee more in the winter, and the plight of the penguins.
Sugary Drinks Depression
- “Large study links sugary carbonated drinks to increased risk of depression.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.
- “Sugary Drinks.” Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. 2023.
Peeing In Cold Weather
- “Why do I need to pee more in the cold?” by Christian Moro & Charlotte Phelps. 2022.
- “Reliability of 24-h void frequency as an index of hydration status when euhyrdrated and hypohydrated.” by MA Tucker, et al. 2016.
- “6 Reasons To Drink More Water During Winter: The Importance of Drinking Water in Winter.” Hydr8. N.d.
Penguin Chicks Climate Change
- “Emperor penguins lost thousands of chicks to melting ice last year.” by Luis Melecio-Zambrano. 2023.
- “Emperor Penguin.” National Geographic. N.d.
- “Antarctic sea ice has been hitting record lows for most of this year.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2023.
- “Penguin poop spotted from space ups the tally of emperor penguin colonies.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2020.
- “Record low 2022 Antarctic sea ice led to catastrophic breeding failure of emperor penguins.” by Peter T. Fretwell, Aude Boutet, & Norman Ratcliffe. 2023.
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Today, you’ll hear the truth about the chromosome that determines the male sex, new secrets from an old iceman, and an exoplanet denser than steel.
Y Chromosome Puzzle
- “The Y Chromosome’s genetic puzzle is finally complete.” by Tina Hesman Saey. 2023.
- “Chromosomal Sex Determination in Mammals.” National Library of Medicine. N.d.
- “Chromosomes Fact Sheet.” National Human Genome Research Institute. 2020.
- “The new human pangenome could help unveil the biology of everyone.” by Tina Hesman Saey.
Iceman Dna
- “A new look at Otzi the Iceman’s DNA reveals new ancestry and other surprises.” by Tina Hesman Saey. 2023.
- “Otzi the Iceman.” by M. Vidale, et al. 2016.
- “Frozen mummy’s genetic blueprints unveiled.” by Tina Hesman Saey. 2012.
- “High-coverage genome of the Tyrolean Iceman reveals unusually high Anatolian farmer ancestry.” by Ke Wang, et al. 2023.
Steel Planet
- “Supermassive Neptune-Sized Exoplanet Has Density Higher than Steel.” by Enrico de Lazaro. 2023.
- “Bootes constellation: Location, stars and mythology.” by Tim Childers & Rebecca Sohn. 2023.
- “Exoplanet Discoveries.” NASA. 2023.
- “A super-massive Neptune-sized planet.” by Luca Naponiello, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about the colors of climate change, the benefits of exercising with your pals, and the science behind the highs and lows of online dating.
Climate Change Color
- “Nature’s changing colors makes climate change visible.” by Sujata Gupta. 2023.
- “The Science of Fall Foliage and Climate Change: UVM Expert.” by Ellie Scott and BAsil Waugh. 2022.
- “The colour of seawater: colour perception and environmental change in Dominican seascapes.” by Kyrstin Mallon Andrews. 2023.
- “Climate change made the Arctic greener. Now parts of it are turning brown.” by Hannah Hoag. 2019.
- “Global climate-change trends detected in indicators of ocean ecology.” by B.B. Cael, et al. 2023.
Group Exercise Benefits
- “People Who Exercise in Groups Get More Health Benefits.” by Shawn Radcliffe. 2017.
- “Exercise/Physical Activity.” CDC. 2022.
- “Exercise for Mental Health.” by Ashish Sharma, et al. 2006.
- “The effect of behavioral synchrony in groups of teammates and strangers.” by Philip Sullivan & Kate Rickers. 2012.
Online Dating Compatibility
- “Can We Really Find Compatible Partners From Online Dating?” by Martin Graff Ph.D. 2023.
- “Key findings about online dating in the U.S.” by Emily A. Vogels & Colleen McClain. 2023.
- “The $3 Billion Online Dating Industry Continues to Expand.” by ‘Dustin.’ 2023.
- “Why Relationships Matter.” Psychology Today. N.d.
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Today, you’ll learn about a successful moon landing that could launch another space race, an answer to the age-old debate about whether you should marry for love or money, and a 250 million year old human-sized armored sea lizard.
Indian Moon Landing
- “India’s successful moon landing follows recent failures by other countries.” by Katherine Kornei. 2023.
- “How many countries have been to the moon.” Starlust. 2023.
- “NASA’s Artemis program: Everything you need to know.” by Adam Mann & Ailsa Harvey. 2022.
- “Ice at the moon’s poles might have come from ancient volcanoes.” by Anna Gibbs. 2022.
- “India’s first attempt to land on the moon appears to have failed.” by Lisa Grossman. 2019.
- “Israel’s first moon mission lost moments before landing.” by Maria Temming. 2019.
Love or Money?
- “Should You Marry for Love or for Money?” by Aaron Ben-Zeev, Ph.D. 2023.
- “Do Americans marry for love or money? Finally, an answer.” by Quentin Fottrell. 2019.
- “75% Of Women Would Not Marry Someone In This Circumstance.” by YourTango. 2023.
- “Why The Smartest Women Marry For Money.” by aol health. 2022.
- “Does Love Always Win.” by Aaron Ben-Zeev Ph.D. 2018.
Giant Sea Lizard
- “Ancient human-sized sea lizard rewrites history of early armored marine reptiles.” by Harry Baker. 2023.
- “An armoured marine reptile from the Early Triassic of South China and its phylogenetic and evolutionary implications.” by Andrzej S Wolniewicz, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn the truth about farts and pink eye, about studies showing the seven year itch might just be a thing, and about an ancient dance floor you could play like a drum.
Pink Eye Cause
- “Can You Get Pink Eye If Someone Farts on Your Pillow?” by Scott Frothingham. 2019.
- “The ultimate guide to pink eye.” by Amir Monzavi, OD. 2020.
Seven Year Itch
- “Does Infidelity Peak in the Seventh Year of Marriage?” by Justin J. Lehmiller Ph.D. 2023.
- “Sex.” Psychology Today. N.D.
- “Marriage.” Psychology Today. N.D.
- “The Seven Year Itch.” AFI Catalog. N.d.
Andes Dance Floor
- “Pre-Inca people stomped salutes to their thunder god on a special dance floor.” by Bruce Bower. 2023.
- “Ancient trumpets played eerie notes.” by Marissa Cevallos. 2010.
- “Pounding the ground for the thunder god: Sounding platforms in the Prehispanic Andes (CE1000-1532).” by Kevin Lane. 2023.
- “Cultural Accoustics.” Miriam A. Kolar, MFA, Ph.D. n.d.
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Today, you’ll learn about how barnacles could lead researchers to the site of a lost plane crash, a record breaking polar bear party up north, and a new dinosaur discovery that could shed light on the era of their demise.
MH370 Barnacles
- “Barnacles may help reveal location of lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
- “Flight 370 ‘will be found’ near ‘7th arc’.” by Jeff Pegues & Tucker Reals. 2014.
- “What are barnacles?” NOAA. 2023.
Polar Bear Town
- “‘Polar bear capital of the world’ soon to be overrun with record number of bears due to shifting sea ice.” by Harry Baker. 2023.
- “Inside Canada’s Polar Bear Jail.” by Lina Zeldovich. 2023.
- “Town of Churchill.” Town Website. N.d.
Dino Discovery
- “Newly discovered ‘primitive cousins of T rex’ shed light on the end of the age of dinosaurs in Africa.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
- “69-Million-Year-Old T. Rex Cousins Found Among Africa’s Last Dinosaurs.” by Rachael Funnell. 2023.
- “Abelisauridae.” Dinopedia. N.d.
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Today, you’ll learn about urban greening, a new sci-fi like crystal that’ll make things move without electricity, and Darwin’s Paradox.
Urban Greening
- “Large positive ecological changes of small urban greening actions.” by Luis Mata, et al. 2023.
- “Small urban greening projects can dramatically increase the number of insect species in cities.” Science Daily. 2023.
- “The collapse of insects.” by Julia Janicki, Gloria Dickie, Simon Scarr, & Jitesh Chowdhury. 2022.
Power Crystals
- “Researchers Develop Arrays of Tiny Crystals That Deliver Efficient Wireless Energy.” CU Boulder. 2023.
- “Researchers develop arrays of tiny crystals that deliver efficient wireless energy.” by Susan Glairon. 2023.
- “How Efficient are Engines: Thermodynamics and Combustion Efficiency.” Rentar Fuel Catalyst. 2018.
Race Car Blinks
- “Vegetarian diet of corals explains age-old mystery dating back to Darwin.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
- “Solving ‘Darwin’s Paradox’: why coral island hotspots exist in an oceanic desert.” The Conversation. 2016.
- “Scientists Solve ‘Darwin’s Paradox’.” National Geographic. 2016.
- “How Do Stony Corals Grow?” NOAA. n.d.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new twist with carbon and plants, some good news for all you walkers out there, and a new study on kids and self-esteem.
Carbon & Plants
- “For Decades, Our Carbon Emissions Sped the Growth of Plants - Not Anymore.” YaleEnvironment360. 2023.
- “CO2 is making Earth greener - for now.” by Samson Reiny. 2016.
- “Climate Change: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide.” by Rebecca Lindsey. 2023.
- “Global water use efficiency saturation due to increased vapor pressure deficit.” by Fei Li, et al. 2023.
- “As Carbon Dioxide Grows More Abundant, Trees Are Growing Bigger, Study Finds.” E360 Digest. 2022.
Healthy Walking
- “World’s largest study shows the more you walk, the lower your risk of death, even if you walk fewer than 5,000 steps.” European Society of Cardiology. 2023.
- “Top 5 Negative Side Effects of a Sedentary Lifestyle.” USA Vein Clinics. 2022.
- “Sedentary Lifestyle: Overview of Updated Evidence of Potential Health Risks.” by Jung Ha Park, et al. 2020.
- “The more you walk, the lower your risk of early death, even if you walk fewer than 5,000 steps.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
Self Esteem in Kids
- “Self-Esteem.” by Douglas Heingartner. 2023.
- “What I am Like/Self-Perception Profile for Children (SPPC).” n.a. N.d.
- “Children’s domain-specific self-evaluations and global self-worth: A preregistered cross-cultural meta-analysis.” by Yixin Tang, et al. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about a breakthrough in decoding brain activity using Pink Floyd, an anatomy class that would be a hit at Gotham University, and an everyday germ-blowing machine.
Pink Floyd Brain Activity
- “Neuroscientists Re-create Pink Floyd Song from Listeners’ Brain Activity.” by Lucy Tu. 2023.
- “Music can be reconstructed from human auditory cortext activity using nonlinear decoding models.” by Ludovic Bellier, et al. 2023.
Superhero Science
- “Dissecting the anatomy of a ‘superheroic’ science class.” by Emily Caldwell. 2023.
- “Effects of using superheroes in an undergraduate human anatomy curriculum.” by Jeremy J. Grachan. 2023.
- “Anatomists Assemble! Integrating superheroes into the anatomy and physiology classroom.” By Jeremy J. Grachan & Melissa M. Quinn. 2021.
Bathroom Germs
- “Hand dryers can infect clean hands with bathroom germs.” by McKenzie Prillaman. 2023.
- “The bacterial horror of hot-air hand dryers.” by John Ross, MD, FIDSA. 2018.
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Today, you’ll learn about hidden consciousness in comatose patients, the eerie secret glowing language of frogs, and the mysterious blinking of race car drivers.
Comatose Consciousness
- “Source of Hidden Consciousness in ‘Comatose’ Brain Injury Patients Found.” Columbia University. 2023.
- “Injury patterns associated with cognitive motor dissociation.” by Eva Franzova, et al. 2023.
Glowing Frogs
- “Many frogs glow in blue light, and it may be a secret, eerie language.” by Jake Buehler. 2023.
- “Evidence for ecological tuning of novel anuran biofluorescent signals.” by Courtney Whitcher, et al. 2023.
- “Naturally occurring fluorescence in frogs.” by Carlos Taboada, et al. 2017.
- “Ultraviolet fluorescence discovered in New World flying squirrels (Glaucomys).” by Allison M Kohler, et al. 2019.
- “Salamanders and other amphibians are aglow with biofluorescence.” by Jennifer Y Lamb & Matthew P Davis. 2020.
Race Car Blinks
- “Race car drivers usually blink at the same places in each lap.” by Darren Incorvaia. 2023.
- “Why You Blink Your Eyes.” by Troy Bedinghaus, OD. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about turning dirty fog into clean drinking water, how hookworms might help stave off diabetes, and a surprising link between memory and paranoia.
Dirty Fog to Clean Water
- “Collecting clean water from fog.” by Fabio Bergamin. 2023.
- “Scientists are harvesting water by building fog harps and zapping the air.” by Angela Chen. 2018.
Hookworms
- “Hookworms successfully prevent type 2 diabetes in human trial.” by Bronwyn Thompson. 2023.
- “Metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetic patients: a review of current evidence.” by Virginia M.G. Regufe, et al. 2020.
- “Parasites - Hookworm.” CDC. 2023.
Paranoia & Memory
- “Paranoia appears to have a strange effect on memory.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.
- “Paranoia Is Associated With Impaired Novelty Detection and Overconfidence in Recognition Memory Judgements.” by William N. Koller & Tyrone D. Cannon. 2021.
- “Paranoia.” by Paul Frysh. 2021.
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Today, you’ll learn about a surprising link between youth activism and critical thinking, a new discovery related to sleep apnea, and how aggressive driving adds more CO2 to the atmosphere.
Teenage Activism
- “Teens Engaged in Activism Become Better Critical Thinkers, Study Finds.” University of Michigan. 2023.
- “Charting the longitudinal trajectories and interplay of critical consciousness among youth activists.” by Andres Pinedo. 2023.
Sleep Apnea Danger
- “NIH-funded study explains link to increased cardiovascular risks for people with obstructive sleep apnea.” NIH. 2023.
- “Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea: a literature-based analysis.” by Adam V. Benjafield, et al. 2019.
- “The ever-increasing importance of cancer as a leading cause of premature death worldwide.” by Freddie Bray. 2021.
- “Sleep Apnea.” by Eric Suni & Dr. Abhinav Singh. 2023.
Aggressive Driving
- “Future reductions of China’s transport emissions impacted by changing driving behaviour.” by Yingji Xia, et al. 2023.
- “Aggressive driving sends carbon levels soaring.” Nature.com. 2023.
- “Annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions worldwide from 1940 to 2022.” Statista. 2023.
- “How can driving behavior help you reduce fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions?” Frotcom. 2019.
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Today, you’ll learn about a possible new treatment for chronic pain, a major obstacle to the world’s tree-planting plans, and some bad news for nose pickers.
Chronic Pain Treatment
- “Identification and targeting of a unique Nav1.7 domain driving chronic pain.” by Kimberly Gomez, et al. 2023.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2217800120
- “Nav1.7 withholds its pain potential.” by Katie Kingwell. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41573-019-00065-0
- “Chronic Pain Among Adults - United States, 2019 - 2021.” CDC. 2023.
- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7215a1.htm
- “Prevalence of chronic pain among adults in the United States.” by R Jason Yong & Neil Bhattacharyya. 2022.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33990113/
Tree Planting
- “Plans to plant billions of trees threatened by massive undersupply of seedlings.” by Joshua Brown. 2023.
- “A lack of ecological diversity in forest nurseries limits the achievement of tree-planting objectives in response to global change.” by Peter W. Clark, et al. 2023.
- “Trees Help Fight Climate Change.” Arbor Day Foundation. N.d.
- “Benefits of Planting Trees.” Tree Advisory Board. N.D.
Nose Pickers
- “Why Not to Pick Your Nose // Association between nose picking and SARS-Cov-2 incident, a cohort study in hospital healthcare workers.” by A.H. Ayesha Lavell, et al. 2023.
- “Nose picking linked to higher risk of covid, study shows.” by Lindsey Bever. 2023.
- “The Anatomy and Function of the Nasal Cavity.” by Kristin Hayes, RN. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about how when we eat might influence our risks for type 2 diabetes, a new use for nanotech in treating age-related blindness, and how crocodiles respond to the cries of human babies.
Early Breakfast
- “An early breakfast may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.” Barcelona Institute for Global Health. 2023.
- “Early breakfast linked to lower risk of type 2 Diabetes.” by Dr. Prajakta Banik. 2023.
- “Symptoms & Causes of Diabetes.” NIH. 2016
Nanotech & Blindness
- “Nanotech used to grow eye cells as a potential treatment for blindness.” by Paul McClure. 2023.
- “Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.” by Hrishikesh Vyawahare & Pranaykumar Shinde. 2022.
- “3D Nanotech Enables Eye Cell Growth for Treating Blindness.” by Tim Hayes. 2023.
Crocodile Crying
- “Nile Crocodiles Recognize and React to the Sound of Crying Babies.” by Brian Handwerk. 2023.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/nile-crocodiles-recognize-and-react-to-the-sound-of-crying-babies-180982686/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20new%20study,appeal%20to%20their%20maternal%20instinct
- “Hear them roar: A comparison of black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) and human (Homo sapiens) perception of arousal in vocalizations across all classes of terrestrial vertebrates.” BY J. Congdon, et al. 2019. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037/com0000187
- “Your Dog Can Tell From Your Voice If You’re Happy or Sad.” by Joseph Stromberg. 2014. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/your-dog-can-tell-from-your-voice-if-youre-happy-or-sad-180949807/
- “Crocodile perception of distress in hominid baby cries.” by Julie Thévenet, et al. 2023. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.0201
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Today, you’ll learn about a new weapon in the war against toxic shock syndrome, how scientists used AI to understand how humans evolved to walk upright, and a new discovery that changes what we know about saber-toothed cats.
TSS Bacto-Battles
- “Inhibition of Toxic Shock Syndrome Associated Staphylococcus aureus by Probiotic Lactobacilli.” by Patrick M. Schlievert. 2023.
- https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01735-23
- “Probiotic combo stops bacteria that cause toxic shock syndrome.” Science Daily. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230721113221.htm
- “Toxic shock syndrome.” Mayo Clinic. 2022.
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/toxic-shock-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20355384
Why We Walk
- “These bones were made for walking.” Columbia University Irving Medical Center. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230721113151.htm
- “Study Sheds Light on Why Humans Walk on Two Legs.” by Claudia Morain. 2007.
- https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/study-sheds-light-why-humans-walk-two-legs
- “Why humans walk on two legs: a close look at chimpanzees puts some old theories to the test.” The Conversation. 2022.
- https://theconversation.com/why-humans-walk-on-two-legs-a-close-look-at-chimpanzees-puts-some-old-theories-to-the-test-194193
Saber-Tooth Cat Party
- “5 million-year-old fossils reveal 2 new species of saber-toothed cats in South Africa.” by Harry Baker. 2023.
- https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/5-million-year-old-fossils-reveal-2-new-species-of-saber-toothed-cats-in-south-africa
- “Human ancestors were walking upright 7 million years ago, ancient limb bone suggests.” by Ann Gibbons. 2022.
- https://www.science.org/content/article/human-ancestors-were-walking-upright-7-million-years-ago-ancient-limb-bone-suggests
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Today, you’ll learn about a toxic fish that could help save lives, new secrets about the people who once lived in Machu Picchu, and a study that looked at the benefits of breastfeeding.
Korean Rockfish Power
- “This fish delivers a nasty sting. Could it also save lives?” by Phie Jacobs. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/content/article/fish-delivers-nasty-sting-could-it-also-save-lives
- “Rockfish.” Monterey Bay Aquarium. N.d.
- https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/rockfish
- “What Is Cystic Fibrosis?” NIH. 2022.
- https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/cystic-fibrosis
Machu Picchu DNA
- “Machu Picchu’s servants hailed from distant lands conquered by the Incas, genetic study finds.” by Kristina Killgrove. 2023.
- https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/machu-picchus-servants-hailed-from-distant-lands-conquered-by-the-incas-genetic-study-finds
- “The discovery of Machu Picchu.” by Richard Cavendish. 2011.
- https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/discovery-machu-picchu
- “Machu Picchu History and Discovery.” Discover Peru. n.d.
- http://www.discover-peru.org/machu-picchu-history/
Breastfed Benefits
- “Breastfeeding is associated with a 33% reduction in first-year post-perinatal infant mortality.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/996448
- “How Reliable Are the Birth Certificate Variables for Mothers with Medicaid Coverage?” by Embry M. Howell, et al. 2021.
- https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/104257/how-reliable-are-birth-certificate-variables-for-mothers-with-medicaid_1.pdf
- “What do we know about infant mortality in the U.S. and comparable countries?” by Rabah Kamal, et al. 2019.
- https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/infant-mortality-u-s-compare-countries/#Infant%20death%20rate%20per%201,000%20live%20births,%202007-2017
- “Infant Mortality.” CDC. 2022.
https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/infantmortality.htm
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Today, you’ll learn about how researchers are using stem cells to cure infertility in mice, the health benefits of honey made by ants, and the potential emotional toll of using AI at work.
Ovarian Failure Cure
- “Stem Cell Therapy Restores Fertility in Mouse Model.” by Katie Brighton. 2023.
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/stem-cell-therapy-restores-fertility-in-mouse-model-376618
- “Fertility restoration in mice with chemotherapy induced ovarian failure using differentiated iPSCs.” by Kevin M. Elias, et al. 2023.
- https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(23)00280-3/fulltext
- “Pathogenesis and Causes of Premature ovarian Failure: An Update.” by Mahbod Ebrahimi, M.D. & Firoozeh Akbari Asbagh, M.D. 2011.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4059950/
- “Mechanisms of epigenetic memory.” by Agustina D’Urso & Jason H. Brickner. 2014.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168952514000584
Honeypot Ants
- “Western science catches up with First Nations’ medicinal use of ant honey.” The University of Sydney. 2023.
- https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/western-science-catches-up-with-first-nations-medicinal-use-of-ant-honey
- “Honeypot Ant Facts.” Fact Animal. N.d.
- https://factanimal.com/honeypot-ant/
- “Honeypot Ant: Good At Sharing.” San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers. 2023.
- https://sdzwildlifeexplorers.org/animals/honeypot-ant
AI Insomnia
- “Loneliness, insomnia linked to work with AI systems.” American Psychological Association. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230612114659.htm
- “Loneliness, insomnia linked to work with AI systems.” American Psychological Association. 2023.
- https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2023/06/loneliness-insomnia-ai-systems
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Today, you’ll learn about gene therapy eye drops, a diamond’s journey to the surface, and the growing creativity of AI.
Genetic Eye Drops
- “Gene-therapy drops restore teen’s vision after genetic disease left his eyes clouded with scars.” by Nicoletta Lanese. 2023.
- https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/gene-therapy-drops-restore-teens-vision-after-genetic-disease-left-his-eyes-clouded-with-scars
- “Gene therapy eyedrops restored a boy’s sight. Similar treatments could help millions.” by Laura Ungar and Freida Frisary. 2023.
- https://apnews.com/article/gene-therapy-blindness-rare-diseases-58f81838894dfb8568affde0b7e4d2f1
- “Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa.” by Ellen G Pfendner, PhD & Anne W Lucky, MD. 2018.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1304/
Kimberlite Explosion
- “When Ancient Eruptions Pumped Diamonds to Earth’s Surface.” by Maya Wei-Haas. 2023.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/science/kimberlite-diamonds-volcano-eruptions.html?smtyp=cur∣=tw-nytimesscience
- “Rift-induced disruptions of cratonic keels drives kimberlite volcanism.” by Thomas M. Gernon, et al. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06193-3
- “What are Kimberlites?” Kansas Geological Survey. 2000.
- https://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/pic16/pic16_2.html
Creative Bots
- “AI tests into top 1% for original creative thinking.” The University of Montana. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230705154051.htm
- “The Turing Test and AI Large Language Models (LLMs).” by “Mike.” 2023.
- https://microrealestate.leptonic.io/the-turing-test-and-ai-large-language-models-llms/
- “8 Potentially Surprising Things To Know About Large Language Models LLMs.” by Dhanshree Shripad Shenwai. 2023.
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Today, you’ll learn about self-healing robots, Afib detection in the produce aisle, and hurricanes on worlds orbiting distant stars.
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Healing Electronics
- “Shape-Shifting, Self-Healing Machines Are Among Us.” by Simon Makin. 2023.
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/shape-shifting-self-healing-machines-are-among-us/
- “Bizarre Material Combines the Best Traits of Gel and Metal.” by Sophie Bushwick. 2023.
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bizarre-material-combines-the-best-traits-of-gel-and-metal1/
Grocery Cart Sensors
- “Grocery store carts set to help diagnose common heart rhythm disorder and prevent stroke.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230623105504.htm
- “Atrial Fibrillation (Afib).” Cleveland Clinic. 2022.
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16765-atrial-fibrillation-afib
- “What is an electrocardiogram (ECG)?” NIH. 2022.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK536878/
Long Telescopes
- “Using Cosmic Weather To Study Which Worlds Could Support Life.” by Tatyana Woodall. 2023.
- https://news.osu.edu/using-cosmic-weather-to-study-which-worlds-could-support-life/
- “Mapping the Skies of Ultracool Worlds: Detecting Storms and Spots with Extremely Large Telescopes.” by Michael K. Plummer & Ji Wang. 2023.
- https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/accd5d
- “Meet the Giant Magellan Telescope.” Giant Magellan Telescope. N.d.
- https://giantmagellan.org/
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Today, you’ll learn about the pain people will endure to avoid uncertainty, a possible link between nearsightedness and education, and a social media app that is helping improve the accuracy of doctors’ diagnosis decisions.
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Pain of Uncertainty
- “Humans will trade pain for useless information.” by Phie Jacobs. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/content/article/humans-will-trade-pain-useless-informatin
- “Monkeys are curious about counterfactual outcomes.” by Maya Zhe Wang and Benjamin Hayden. 2019.
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332082380_Monkeys_are_curious_about_counterfactual_outcomes
Nearsightedness
- “The Causal Effect of Education on Myopia: Evidence That More Exposure to Schooling, Rather Than Increased Age, Causes the Onset of Myopia.” by Xiaohu Ding, et al. 2023.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10132316/
- “Myopia: A close look at efforts to turn back a growing problem.” NIH. 2017, ‘
- https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/myopia-close-look-efforts-turn-back-growing-problem
Doctors Join Forces
- “Experimental evidence for structured information-sharing networks reducing medical errors.” by Damon Centola, et al. 2023.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2108290120
- “One way to reduce medical errors? Connect doctors with other doctors.” University of Pennsylvania. 2023.
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/996099
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Today, you’ll learn about Locked-in Syndrome, the connection between social anxiety and nostalgia, and how continental shift is knocking GPS out of whack.
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Locked-in Syndrome
- “Demographic, Medical, and Clinical Characteristics of a Population Based Sample of Patients With Long-lastic Locked-in Syndrome.” by Helle Walseth Nilsen, et al. 2023.
- https://n.neurology.org/content/early/2023/07/13/WNL.0000000000207577
- “Locked-In Syndrome.” by Joe M Das, et al. 2022.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559026/
- “Voicing Inner Thoughts Matters Kate Allatt TEDxSheffieldHallamUniversity.” YouTube. 2015.
- https://youtu.be/SptlyNYjtIU
Anxiety & Nostalgia
- “Nostalgia Counteracts Social Anxiety and Enhances Interpersonal Competence.” by Yuwan Dai, et al. 2023
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/19485506231187680?journalCode=sppa
- “Social anxiety in young people: A prevalence study in seven countries.” by Philip Jefferies and Michael Ungar. 2020.
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0239133
- “Social Anxiety Disorder: More Than Just Shyness.” NIH. n.d.
- https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/social-anxiety-disorder-more-than-just-shyness
Continental Shift
- “Australia on the move: how GPS keeps up with a continent in constant motion.” by Chris Rizos & Donald Grant. 2017.
- https://theconversation.com/australia-on-the-move-how-gps-keeps-up-with-a-continent-in-constant-motion-71883
- “Australia Is Drifting So Fast GPS Can’t Keep Up.” by Brian Clark Howard. 2016.
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/australia-moves-gps-coordinates-adjusted-continental-drift?loggedin=true&rnd=1690986363340
- “GPS Accuracy.” GPS.gov. 2022.
- https://www.gps.gov/systems/gps/performance/accuracy/
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Today, you’ll learn about how metal was discovered to be able to heal itself, a potential cure for sensitive teeth, and the truth about sports supplements.
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Healing Metals
- “Metals Have the Intrinsic Ability to Heal Themselves, New Research Finds.” by Alexander Beadle. 2023.
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/metals-have-the-intrinsic-ability-to-heal-themselves-new-research-finds-376457
- “Autonomous healing of fatigue cracks via cold welding.” by Christopher M. Barr, et al. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06223-0
Sensitive Teeth
- “Mineral-Building Lozenge Offers Long-Term Fix for Tooth Sensitivity.” by Paul McClure. 2023.
- https://newatlas.com/science/dental-lozenge-rebuilds-lost-tooth-minerals/
- “Biomimetic Dentin Repair: Amelogenin-Derived Peptide Guides Occlusion and Peritubular Mineralization of Human Teeth.” by Deniz T. Yucesoy, et al. 2023.
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01039
Sports Supplements
- “Presence and Quantity of Botanical Ingredients With Purported Performance-Enhancing Properties in Sports Supplements.” by Pieter A. Cohen, MD. 2023.
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2807343
- “Nearly 90% of herbal sports supplements are mislabeled. One in ten contain prohibited substances.” by Tibi Puiu. 2023.
- https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/nearly-90-of-herbal-sports-supplements-are-mislabeled-one-in-ten-contain-prohibited-substances/
- “What’s In Those Supplements Again?” by Derek Lowe. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/what-s-those-supplements-again
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Today, you’ll learn about a new study on our perception of time, a breakthrough in the tech behind heart transplants, and about the crazy way ticks fly.
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Time Perception
- “The Timekeeper Within: New Discovery on How the Brain Judges Time.” by Hedi Young. 2023.
- https://www.fchampalimaud.org/news/timekeeper-within-new-discovery-how-brain-judges-time
- “Using temperature to analyze the neural basis of a time-based decision.” by Tiago Monteiro, et al. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-023-01378-5
Heart in a Box
- “Multicenter Trial Finds Using Circulatory Death Donors is Safe and Effective for Heart Transplantation.” n.a. 2023.
- https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2023/06/14/multicenter-trial-finds-using-circulatory-death-donors-is-safe-and-effective-for-heart-transplantation/
- “Transplantation Outcomes with Donor Hearts after Circulatory Death.” by Jacob N. Schroder, M.D. 2023.
- https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2212438
- “Establishing the new standard of care for organ transplantation.” TransMedics Website. N.d.
- https://www.transmedics.com/
Flying Ticks
- “Ticks Fly Through the Air Via the Power of Static Electricity.” by Christie Wilcox. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/content/article/watch-ticks-fly-through-air-power-static-electricity
- “Static electricity passively attracts ticks onto hosts.” by Sam J. England, et al. 2023.
- https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00772-8?_returnURL=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0960982223007728?showall%3Dtrue
- “Tick-borne Diseases.” Washington State Department of Health. N.d.
- https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/illness-and-disease-z/tick-borne-diseases
- “Economic Burden of Reported Lyme Disease in High-Incidence Areas, United States, 2014-2016.” CDC. 2022.
- https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/6/21-1335_article
- “Guide to Tick-Borne Diseases.” Nayana Ambardekar, MD. 2021.
- https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/ss/tick-borne-diseases
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Today, you’ll learn about a new study that gives us a hint at who we might be attracted to, scientists growing new trees from the genes up, and how aggressive people might actually have more self-control than you’d think.
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Partner Look-alikes
- “UQ Research Could Explain Why Some People Look Similar to Their Partner.” N.A. 2023.
- https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2023/07/uq-research-could-explain-why-some-people-look-similar-their-partner
- “Speed Dating is Making a Comeback.” by Carly Mallenbaum. 2023.
- https://www.axios.com/2023/06/25/speed-dating-app-fatigue-social
CRISPR Wood
- “Genetically Edited Wood Could Make Paper More Sustainable.” by Robert F. Service. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/content/article/genetically-edited-wood-could-make-paper-more-sustainable
- “History of Papermaking Around the World.” Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking. N.d.
- https://paper.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/2021-04/History%20of%20Papermaking%20Around%20the%20World.pdf
- “What Is CRISPR?” The Jackson Laboratory. 2023.
- https://www.jax.org/personalized-medicine/precision-medicine-and-you/what-is-crispr
Aggressive Self-Control
- “Aggression As Successful Self-Control.” by David S. Chester. 2023.
- https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/spc3.12832
- “Controlled cruelty: New study finds aggression can arise from successful self-control.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230713141930.htm#
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Today, you’ll learn about some tantalizing molecules found on Mars, a new study that shows how cognitive flexibility can help teachers keep their cool, and how a new scientific method revealed an unexpected truth about women in the Copper Age.
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Mars Organics
- “Diverse Organic-Mineral Associations in Jezero Crater, Mars.” by Sunanda Sharma, et al. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06143-z
- “NASA’S Perseverance Rover Finds Preserved Organic Molecules on Mars.” by Isaac Schultz. 2023.
- https://gizmodo.com/nasa-perseverance-rover-preserved-organic-matter-mars-1850630956
- “Fly over Perseverance rover’s Mars stomping grounds in new video.” by Robert Lea. 2023.
- https://www.space.com/jezero-crater-perseverance-rover-mars-express-video
- “Distinguish between organic and inorganic molecules?” by Nam D. 2018.
- https://socratic.org/questions/distinguish-between-organic-and-inorganic-molecules
Cognitive Flexibility
- “The Role of Cognitive Flexibility in Moderating the Effect of School-Related Stress Exposure.” by Orly Harel, et al. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-31743-0
- “Study Finds That Cognitive Flexibility Helps Teachers Deal With Stress.” Staff Writer. 2023.
- https://www.mentaldaily.com/article/2023/07/study-finds-that-cognitive-flexibility-helps-teachers-deal-with-stress
- “Demystifying cognitive flexibility: Implications for clinical and developmental neuroscience.” by Dina R. Dajani & Lucina Q. Uddin. 2015.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5414037/
- “7 Ways to Develop Cognitive Flexibility.” by Marianne Stenger. 2017.
- https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/7-ways-develop-cognitive-flexibility/
Copper Age Leadership
- “New Scientific Method Reveals Female Leadership in Copper Age Iberia.” News Staff. 2023.
- https://www.sci.news/archaeology/ivory-lady-12075.html
- “Amelogenin peptide analyses reveal female leadership in Copper Age Iberia (c.2900 - 2650 BC). by Marta Cintas-Peña, et al. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-36368-x
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Today, you’ll learn about painkillers made from pine trees, a creature that spits out its old cells, and how the power of positive thinking might not be all that powerful.
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Pine Tree Painkiller
- “Scientists Make Common Pain Killers From Pine Trees Instead of Crude Oil.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/scientists-make-common-pain-killers-from-pine-trees-instead-of-crude-oil/
- “Turpentine.” n.a. 2013.
- https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/files/turpentfaq.pdf
- “Why Does a Pine Tree Produce Turpentine?” by Whit Gibbons. 2009.
- http://archive-srel.uga.edu/outreach/ecoviews/ecoview090222.htm
Cell Spitting Creature
- “Scientists Discover Clues to Aging and Healing from a Squishy Sea Creature.” by Ann Rogers, M.A. 2023.
- https://www.genome.gov/news/news-release/scientists-discover-clues-to-aging-and-healing-from-a-squishy-sea-creature
- “Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus.” Wikipedia. N.d.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydractinia_symbiolongicarpus
- “Ode To Joy | Muppet Music Video | The Muppets.” YouTube. 2009.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnT7pT6zCcA
Manifestation
- “‘The Secret’ to Success? The Psychology of Belief in Manifestation.” by Lucas J. Dixon, et al. 2023.
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01461672231181162?s=03
- “Is Manifestation Bad for Mental Health?” Newport Institute. 2023.
- https://www.newportinstitute.com/resources/mental-health/manifesting-change/
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Today, you’ll learn about a new study that shows drugs like Ritalin aren’t so smart after all, how frozen rat kidneys could lead to a medical revolution, and a new study that shows how people with curly hair are extra cool.
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Smart Drugs
- “'Smart Drugs' Make You Worse at Solving Complex Problems, New Study Finds.” by Elizabeth Bowman, et al. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.add4165
- “People who use ‘smart drugs’ worse at complex tasks, study finds.” by Melissa Davey. 2023.
- https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/15/people-who-use-smart-drugs-worse-at-complex-tasks-study-finds
Frozen Organ Transplant
- “Scientists Successfully Unfroze Rat Organs and Transplanted Them - a 'Historic' Step that Could Someday Transform Transplant Medicine.” by Marion Renault. 2023.
- https://www.statnews.com/2023/06/21/cryogenic-organ-preservation-transplants/
- “Organ Donation Statistics.” HRSA. 2023.
- https://www.organdonor.gov/learn/organ-donation-statistics
- “Vitrification.” Wikipedia. N.d.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitrification
Curly Hair Cool
- “Life Before Air Conditioning: Curly Hair Kept Early Humans Cool.” by Francisco Tutella. 2023.
- https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/life-air-conditioning-curly-hair-kept-early-humans-cool/
- “Human scalp hair as a thermoregulatory adaptation.” by Tina Lasisi, et al. 2023.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301760120
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Today, you’ll learn about a newly discovered genetic link between high voices and high blood pressure, a mysterious new discovery behind some ancient Egyptian art, and about freshwater lying underneath the ocean floor.
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High Voice Gene
- “Have a High-Pitched Voice? It Might Be In Your Genes.”
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01901-5
- “Do you have high-pitched voice? Note, it's in your genes.” by IANS. 2023.
- https://www.onmanorama.com/lifestyle/health/2023/06/13/you-have-high-pitched-voice-it-is-in-genes.amp.html
Egyptian Art X-Ray
- “Paint Like an Egyptian: X-Rays Reveal Creative Process Behind Ancient Tomb Art.” by Tanvi Dutta Gupta. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/content/article/paint-egyptian-xray-egyptian-tomb-art
- “Hidden mysteries in ancient Egyptian paintings from the Theban Necropolis observed by in-situ XRF mapping.” by Philippe Martinez, et al. 2023.
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0287647
Finding Fresh Water
- “Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding Under the Sea.”
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/found-giant-freshwater-deposits-hiding-under-the-sea/
- “5 Billion People Will Face Water Shortages by 2050, U.N. Says.” by Daniel Cusick. 2022.
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/5-billion-people-will-face-water-shortages-by-2050-u-n-says/
- “Earth’s Underground Water Quantified.” by Jonathan Amos. 2015.
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34837461
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Today, you’ll learn about a new discovery that explains what causes octopuses to go into a death frenzy when they have kids, how air pollution sensors could help track invasive species, and how fungi could save entire ecosystems.
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Octopus Torture
- “Octopuses Torture and Eat Themselves After Mating, Science Finally Knows Why.” by Stephanie Pappas. 2022.
- https://www.livescience.com/why-octopus-moms-self-destruct
- “Octopus Moms Enter Death Spiral Before Eight-Armed Bundles Are Born.” by Jeanna Bryner. 2018.
- https://www.livescience.com/63911-octopus-moms-death-spiral.html
Wildlife Tracking
- “Accidental DNA collection by air sensors could revolutionize wildlife tracking.” by Natasha Gilbert. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01850-z
- “Air Pollution Monitors Have Been Accidentally Harvesting Wildlife DNA.” by Matthew Sparkes. 2023.
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2375624-air-pollution-monitors-have-been-accidentally-harvesting-wildlife-dna/?_ptid=%7Bkpdx%7DAAAAwWljNkrzhAoKcmJhNGYxWmNwZRIQbGswNnQ1a2FlZzJ2ZXQyaBoMRVhXUVJKOURFTUVQIiUxODIzcTgwMDdnLTAwMDAzMmFicXM0N2pjMzlmb240a2prMDVnKhtzaG93VGVtcGxhdGU1TERCMVJFTVU0NEQxMzcwAToMT1RZNkM3MjZBN1EyQg1PVFZDVkEwU1BUSTROUhJ2LYUA8BhkM3hhOTQxZXBaDTk4LjE1LjE0MS4xNDZiA2RtY2iiw8GlBnAKeAQ
Fungi to the Rescue
- “Invasive Palms and WWII Damaged an Island Paradise. Could Fungi Help to Restore It?” by Virginia Gewin. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-023-01932-y/index.html
- “Rewilding the Planet.” by Aisling Irwin. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-023-01370-w/index.html
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Today, you’ll learn about a potential obstacle to human flight to Mars, a discovery in a Laotian cave that is sending archaeologists back to the drawing board, and how new technology could keep us cool in a warming world without adding to the problem of climate change.
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Space Swells Brain Cavity
- “Brain Cavities That Swell in Space May Need At Least 3 Years to Recover.” by McKenzie Prillman. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/astronaut-brain-swell-space-recover
Cave Fossils
- “Laos Cave Fossils Prompt Rethink of Human Migration Map.” by Jude Coleman. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01903-3
- “Fossil bones found in Laotian cave are oldest evidence for modern humans in mainland South-East Asia, say scientists.” by Anna Salleh. 2023.
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-06-14/oldest-evidence-for-modern-humans-in-mainland-south-east-asia/102471990
Keeping Cool
- “New Technologies Could Keep People Cool in a Warming World.” by Kathiann Kowalski. 2023.
- https://www.snexplores.org/article/new-technologies-could-keep-people-cool-in-a-warming-world
- “How Air-Conditioning Creates a Climate Conundrum.” by Spoorthy Raman. 2022.
- https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2022/how-air-conditioning-creates-climate-conundrum
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Today, you’ll learn about a study linking the Covid vaccine to slightly longer menstrual cycles. How being social could actually hurt people who are lonely, and why you won’t find any kangaroos outside of Australia.
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Vaccine Menstrual Length
- “Study Confirms Link Between COVID-19 Vaccination and Temporary Increase in Menstrual Cycle Length.” n.a. 2022.
- https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/study-confirms-link-between-covid-19-vaccination-temporary-increase-menstrual-cycle-length
Lonely in a Crowd
- “How To Deal With Loneliness: New Study Suggests That Social Contact May Not Be the Answer.” by Douglas Heingartner. 2023.
- https://www.psychnewsdaily.com/how-to-deal-with-loneliness-social-contact/
Aussie ‘Roos
- “Here's Why You Won't Find Kangaroos Outside of Australia.” by n.a. 2023.
- https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/heres-why-you-wont-find-kangaroos-outside-of-australia
- “Paleoenvironments Shaped the Exchange of Terrestrial Vertebrates Across Wallace’s Line.” by A. Skeels, et al. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf7122
- “Australian Slang.” n.a. N.d.
- https://www.australianexplorer.com/slang/places.htm
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Today, you’ll learn about a discovery that a common amino acid could slow the aging process, a new study that suggests we could get better at planning if we practiced, and research suggesting a ketogenic diet may help those with advanced cancer live longer.
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Amino Acid Fountain of Youth
- “Scientists Discover That a Certain Nutrient Promotes Anti-Aging.” by Fundacao De Amparo. 2022.
- https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-that-a-certain-nutrient-promotes-anti-aging/
Plan Ahead
- “Can We Learn to Think Further Ahead?” NYU. 2023.
- https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2023/may/can-we-learn-to-think-further-ahead-.html
Keto for Cancer
- “Cancer Patients Who Adhered to a Ketogenic Diet for More Than 12 Months had Significantly Better Survival Rates.” by Ryuichiro Egashira. 2023.
- https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/10/2334
- “Advantages and Disadvantages of the Ketogenic Diet: A Review Article.” by Alexander Muacevic and John R Adler. 2020.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7480775/
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Today, you’ll learn how a stiff gel could one day repair your knee, the dangers of AI when it comes to creating the world’s next pandemic, and a brain-scanning AI song hit machine.
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Cartilage Regeneration
- “Biodegradable Gel Shows Promise for Cartilage Regeneration.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/biodegradable-gel-shows-promise-for-cartilage-regeneration-375145
Chatbot Virus
- “Could Chatbots Help Devise the Next Pandemic Virus?” by Robert F. Service. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/content/article/could-chatbots-help-devise-next-pandemic-virus
Hit Song Prediction
- “Brain Data Analysis Predicts Chart Hit Songs with Near-Perfect Accuracy.” by Ruairi J. Mackenzie. 2023.
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/informatics/news/brain-data-analysis-predicts-chart-hit-songs-with-near-perfect-accuracy-375013
- “Machine Learning Helps Researchers Identify Hit Songs With 97% Accuracy.” by Deborah Pirchner. 2023.
- https://blog.frontiersin.org/2023/06/20/machine-learning-identify-hit-songs/
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Today, you’ll learn about a new program that sort of gives sharks smartphones, the oldest known neanderthal engravings, and houses made of diapers.
Shark Week continues all week long on Discovery. For the latest, head to SharkWeek.com.
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Shark Sensors
- “‘Smartphones’ for Sharks: Scientists Upgrade Sensors to Keep Track of Cape Cod’s White Sharks.” by Mark Pratt. 2023.
- https://phys.org/news/2023-06-smartphones-sharks-scientists-sensors-track.html
Cave Engravings
- “Oldest Known Neanderthal Engravings Were Sealed in a Cave for 57,000 Years.” by Brian Handwerk. 2023.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/oldest-known-neanderthal-engravings-discovered-in-french-cave-180982408/
- “Who were the Neanderthals?” by Lisa Hendry. N.d.
- https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/who-were-the-neanderthals.html
Diaper Houses
- “This House Was Built Partly From Recycled Diapers.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/house-built-recycled-diapers
- “Disposable Diapers Add Millions Of Tons Of Waste To Landfills Each Year, According To EPA Report.” By Baby Tooshy. 2016. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/disposable-diapers-add-millions-of-tons-of-waste-to-landfills-each-year-according-to-epa-report-300384344.html
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Today, you’ll learn about the good, the bad, and the ugly of shark repellents, how human’s thirst for groundwater is literally changing the tilt of the Earth, and how hairy moles might offer a clue to fighting hair loss.
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Shark Deterrents
- “Shark Deterrents are Flooding the Market.” by Nick Kilvert. 2023.
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-06-24/when-it-comes-to-shark-deterrents-here-s-what-the-science-says/102399294
- “Yearly Worldwide Shark Attack Summary.” Florida Museum. 2023.
- https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/yearly-worldwide-summary/
Earth Axis Tilt
- “Rampant Groundwater Pumping Has Changed the Tilt of Earth's Axis.” by Davide Castalecchi. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01993-z#Echobox=1687171115
- “Humans Have Used Enough Groundwater to Shift Earth’s Tilt.” by Aara’L Yarber. 2023.
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/06/27/groundwater-use-planet-earth-tilt/
Hair Loss Reversal
- “Common Form of Hair Loss Could Be Reversed by Targeting Aged Skin Pigment Cells.” by Ruairi J. Mackenzie. 2023.
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/common-form-of-hair-loss-could-be-reversed-by-targeting-aged-skin-pigment-cells-375161
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Today, you’ll learn about eels that burrow into the hearts of sharks and feast on their blood, parrots that love to gab on video calls, and the secret of the bowhead whale’s cancer fighting superpower.
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Shark-Eating Eels
- “Eels Have Been Found Living and Feeding On Blood Inside the Heart of Sharks.” by Rachael Funnell. 2021.
- https://www.iflscience.com/eels-have-been-found-living-and-feeding-on-blood-inside-the-heart-of-sharks-58317
Lonely Parrots
- “Parrots Taught to Video Call Each Other Become Less Lonely, Finds Research.” by Hannah Devlin. 2023.
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/21/parrots-taught-to-video-call-each-other-become-less-lonely-finds-research
- “Birds of a Feather Video-Flock Together: Design and Evaluation of an Agency-Based Parrot-to-Parrot Video-Calling System for Interspecies Ethical Enrichment.” by Rebecca Kleinberger. 2023.
- https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3544548.3581166
Whales Repair DNA
- “Bowhead Whales May Have a Cancer-Defying Superpower: DNA Repair.” by Meghan Rosen. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bowhead-whales-cancer-dna-repair
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Today, you’ll learn how a catatonic woman’s reawakening could shake up the entire field of psychiatry, plans to stop using forever chemicals, and how scientists plan on growing crops without sunshine.
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Catatonic Wake Up
- “A Catatonic Woman Awakened After 20 Years. Her Story May Change Psychiatry.” by Richard Sima. 2023.
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/06/01/schizophrenia-autoimmune-lupus-psychiatry/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjQyNTY5MzQiLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjg1NTkyMDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjg2ODg3OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE2ODU1OTIwMDAsImp0aSI6ImYyMWIyZDEwLTk1ZjEtNDg0OC04MGExLWI3ZTRmNzhiMGYzNiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS93ZWxsbmVzcy8yMDIzLzA2LzAxL3NjaGl6b3BocmVuaWEtYXV0b2ltbXVuZS1sdXB1cy1wc3ljaGlhdHJ5LyJ9.83LQPVKW0IfmqRqj5vgUhWwdqhDw8tuEXqqhJdq1eic
- “Lupus.” CDC. 2022.
- https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/lupus.htm
Forever Chemicals
- “You probably have “forever chemicals” in your body. Here’s what that means.” by Benji Jones
- https://www.vox.com/2022/8/25/23318667/pfas-forever-chemicals-safety-drinking-water
- “PFAS and Your Health” by ATSDR
- https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/index.html
- “Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water” by EPA
- https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-proposes-first-ever-national-standard-protect-communities
- “Low-temperature mineralization of perfluorocarboxylic acids” by BRITTANY TRANG et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm8868?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D87405751245436731003476501941219687288%7CMCORGID%3D242B6472541199F70A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1660658873&_ga=2.228389917.183627334.1660532753-1917198022.1509206891
- “New Study Finds PFAS in Bottled Water, as Lawmakers Call for Federal Limits” by Ryan Felton
- https://www.consumerreports.org/health/bottled-water/pfas-in-bottled-water-new-study-finds-a1111233122/
Crops With No Sun
- “Let There Be Dark.” by Robert F. Service. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/content/article/crops-grown-without-sunlight-could-help-feed-astronauts-bound-mars
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Today, you’ll learn about a high tech brain-spine interference that could revolutionize spinal injury treatments, why you might want to let your child nap as long as they want, and the ancient secrets of the smooch.
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Post-Paralysis Walking
- “Walking Naturally After Spinal Cord Injury/Paralysis Using a Brain-Spine Interface.” by Henri Lorach, et al. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06094-5
- “This Brain-Spine Interface Sidesteps Spinal Cord Injuries.” by Michael Nolan. 2023.
- https://spectrum.ieee.org/brain-spine-interface
Important Naps
- “Study Highlights the Importance of Napping For Memory Consolidation in Early Childhood.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.
- https://www.psypost.org/2023/05/study-highlights-the-importance-of-napping-for-memory-consolidation-in-early-childhood-163785
History of Kissing
- “The Ancient History of Kissing.” by Troels Pank Arbøll & Sophie Lund Rasmussen. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf0512?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D71526409875569128722259358006205072405%7CMCORGID%3D242B6472541199F70A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1684744647&
- “The First Kiss in Recorded History Dates BAck Nearly 5,000 Years.” by Stephanie Pappas. 2023.
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-first-kiss-in-recorded-history-dates-back-nearly-5-000-years/
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Today, you’ll learn about a way we might, one day, be able to sleep our way to the stars, why some of the world’s cities are sinking, and how babies’ brain structures could be influenced by how much we speak to them.
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Space Hibernation
- “Hibernation-Like State Induced by Ultrasound Could Enable Long-Distance Spaceflights.” by Ruairi J. Mackenzie. 2023.
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/hibernation-like-state-induced-by-ultrasound-could-enable-long-distance-spaceflights-373862
- “Alpha Centauri: Facts about the stars next door.” by Robert Lea. 2023.
- https://www.space.com/18090-alpha-centauri-nearest-star-system.html
New York is Sinking
- “New York City Is Sinking. It's Far From Alone.” by Matt Simon. 2023.
- https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-city-is-sinking-its-far-from-alone/
- “New York City Is Sinking Under Its Own Weight.” by Meghan Bartels. 2023.
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-york-city-is-sinking-under-its-own-weight/
Baby Talk
- “Talking to Babies May Help Shape Brain Structure, Research Finds.” by Nicola Davis. 2023.
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/15/talking-to-babies-may-help-shape-brain-structure-research-finds
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Today you’ll learn about lab-grown meat, a world hundreds of feet below a West Antarctic glacier, and a new discovery about the mysterious behavior of ants.
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Stem Cell Meat
- “Cultured Meat Produced Using Immortal Stem Cells.” by Molly Campbell. 2023.
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/genomics/news/cultured-meat-produced-using-immortal-stem-cells-373195
- “Meat accounts for nearly 60% of all greenhouse gases from food production, study finds.” by Oliver Milman. 2021.
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/13/meat-greenhouses-gases-food-production-study
- “Lab-Grown Meat’s Carbon Footprint Potentially Worse Than Retail Beef.” by Amy Quinton. 2023.
- https://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/lab-grown-meat-carbon-footprint-worse-beef#:~:text=Under%20that%20scenario%2C%20researchers%20found,conventional%20beef%20production%2C%20they%20calculate.
- “Yes, Lab-Grown Meat Is Vegan.” by Jude Whiley. 2023.
- https://www.wired.com/story/lab-grown-meat-vegan-ethics-environment/
Antarctica Cavern
- “A massive cavern beneath a West Antarctic glacier is teeming with life.” by Douglas Fox. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cavern-west-antarctic-glacier-life
- “Melting and Refreezing in an Ice Shelf Basal Channel at the Grounding Line of the Kamb Ice Stream, West Antarctica.” by A Whiteford, et al. 2022.
- https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2021JF006532
- “The Six Moons Most Likely to Host Life in Our Solar System.” by Rebecca Boyle. 2023.
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-six-moons-most-likely-to-host-life-in-our-solar-system/#:~:text=Life%20could%20flourish%20in%20half,dwarf%20planets%20Ceres%20and%20Pluto
Ants Play Dead
- “Kangaroo Island ants 'play dead’ to avoid predators.” University of South Australia. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230509122125.htm#:~:text=Summary%3A,is%20a%20recorded%20world%20first.
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Today you’ll learn how AI might be able to read your mind, what we can learn from a woman who doesn’t feel any physical pain, and a new app that aims to change our approach to mental health treatment.
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Brain Activity Decoder
- “Brain Activity Decoder Can Reveal Stories in People’s Minds.” n.a. 2023.
- https://news.utexas.edu/2023/05/01/brain-activity-decoder-can-reveal-stories-in-peoples-minds/
- “A.I. Is Getting Better at Mind-Reading.” by Oliver Whang. 2023.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/science/ai-speech-language.html
No Pain Molecules
- “Study Reveals Unique Molecular Machinery of Woman Who Can't Feel Pain.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/may/study-reveals-unique-molecular-machinery-woman-who-cant-feel-pain
- “Molecular basis of FAAH-OUT-associated human pain insensitivity.” by Hajar Mikaeili, et al. 2023.
- https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article/doi/10.1093/brain/awad098/7169317?login=false
Psychiatry Tech
- “Tech Platform to Revolutionize Psychiatric Care Developed by CI MED Student and Harvard Team.” by Beth Hart. 2023
- https://medicine.illinois.edu/news/tech-platform-to-revolutionize-psychiatric-care-developed-by-ci-med-student-and-harvard-team
- “The State Of Mental Health In America.” MHA. 2023.
- https://mhanational.org/issues/state-mental-health-america
- “‘Asynchronous Telemedicine’ a CI MED RISE Seminar featuring Aditya Vaidyam.” YouTube Video. 2023.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuCa74jFNCI
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Today you’ll learn about the science behind near-death-experiences, why some music is made for summer, and how the lionfish is invading southern Brazil.
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Death Hallucinations
- “Scientists Detect Brain Activity in Dying People Linked to Dreams, Hallucinations.” by Becky Ferreira. 2023.
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy3p3w/scientists-detect-brain-activity-in-dying-people-linked-to-dreams-hallucinations
- “Surge of neurophysiological coupling and connectivity of gamma oscillations in the dying human brain.” by Gang Xu, et al. 2023.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2216268120
- “Taking Psychedelics Helps People Face Mortality Like a Near-Death Experience, Study Finds.” by Beccy Ferreira. 2022.
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxnxxw/taking-psychedelics-helps-people-face-mortality-like-a-near-death-experience-study-finds
Music and Weather
- “Here comes the sun: New study shows how UK weather conditions influence music success in the markets.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-05-04-here-comes-sun-new-study-shows-how-uk-weather-conditions-influence-music-success
- “Here comes the sun: music features of popular songs reflect prevailing weather conditions.” by Manuel Anglada-Tort, et al. 2023.
- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.221443
Lionfish Invasion
- “Brazil's Invasion of Voracious Lionfish Has Reached a Worrisome Phase.” by Herton Escobar. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/content/article/brazil-s-invasion-voracious-lionfish-has-reached-worrisome-phase
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Today you’ll learn about a new patch that uses ultrasonic waves to deliver medicine through the skin, research that debunks the myth of the ‘fast learner’, and evidence that a megaflood ended an environmental crisis in the Mediterranean more than five million years ago.
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Medicine Patch
- “Wearable Patch Can Painlessly Deliver Drugs Through the Skin.” by Anne Trafton. 2023.
- https://news.mit.edu/2023/wearable-patch-can-painlessly-deliver-drugs-through-skin-0419
- “A Conformable Ultrasound Patch for Cavitation-Enhanced Transdermal Cosmeceutical Delivery.” by Chia-Chen Yu, et al. 2023.
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202300066
- “Applications of Synthetically Produced Materials in Clinical Medicine.” by Maleka P. Hashmi, et al. 2018.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/transdermal
- “Ultrasonics.” by Richard E. Berg. n.d.
- https://www.britannica.com/science/ultrasonics
Fast Learner Myth
- “The Myth of the Fast Learner.” by Caroline Sheedy. 2023.
- https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2023/march/the-myth-of-the-fast-learner
- “An astonishing regularity in student learning rate.” by Kenneth R. Koedinger. 2023.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2221311120
Mediterranean Mega Flood
- “First direct proof of mega-flood in Mediterranean Sea region.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.uu.nl/en/news/first-direct-proof-of-mega-flood-in-mediterranean-sea-region
- “A terminal Messinian flooding of the Mediterranean evidenced by contouritic deposits on Sicily.” by Gijs van Dijk, et al. 2023.
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sed.13074
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Today you’ll learn about how spider and silkworm silk is being used to repair injured nerves, about a simple trick backed by science to get your kids to eat their vegetables, and about a new study on third trimester ultrasounds and healthier babies.
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Spider Silk
- “Silk from spiders and silkworms found to be a promising material to repair injured nerves.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-04-03-silk-spiders-and-silkworms-found-be-promising-material-repair-injured-nerves-0
- “Peripheral nerve injuries.” Mayo Clinic. 2022.
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/peripheral-nerve-injuries/symptoms-causes/syc-20355631
Family Meals
- “Effect of Longer Family Meals on Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Intake.” by Mattea Dallacker, PhD, et al. 2023.
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2802987
Pregnancy Ultrasounds
- “Giving Pregnant Women Routine Third Trimester Ultrasound Scans Could Reduce Rates of Undetected Breech Pregnancy by 71%, Enabling Better Care Before and During Labor and Improved Outcomes for Newborns.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/984712
- “Impact of point-of-care ultrasound and routine third trimester ultrasound on undiagnosed breech presentation and perinatal outcomes: An observational multicentre cohort study.” by Samantha Knights, et al. 2023.
- https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004192
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Today you’ll learn about how a bolt of lightning created a brand new, never before seen material, how researchers can tell how stressed you are by listening to you type on your keyboard, and a new study that suggests elephants are more like humans than we ever thought.
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Lightning Material
- “USF geoscientist discovers new phosphorus material after New Port Richey lightning strike.” by Cassidy Delamarter. 2023.
- https://www.usf.edu/news/2023/usf-geoscientist-discovers-new-phosphorus-material-after-new-port-richey-lightning-strike.aspx
- “Routes to reduction of phosphate by high-energy events.” by Luca Bindi, et al. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00736-2
- “Lightning.” National Geographic. N.d.
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/lightning?loggedin=true&rnd=1681824031573
Typing Stress
- “Detecting stress in the office from how people type and click.” by Christoph Elhardt. 2023.
- https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/detecting-stress-in-the-office-from-how-people-type-and-click.html
- “Workplace Stress.” OSHA. N.D.
- https://www.osha.gov/workplace-stress
Domesticated Elephants
- “Elephants may be domesticating themselves.” by Virginia Morell. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/content/article/elephants-may-be-domesticating-themselves
- “Elephants as an animal model for self-domestication.” by Limor Raviv, et al. 2023.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2208607120
- “You Asked: How are pets different from wild animals?” by Katherine J. Wu. 2018.
- https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2018/asked-pets-different-wild-animals/
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Today you’ll learn how the language we speak leaves a unique pattern in our brain’s wiring, about proof that people 3,000 years ago on an island in the Mediterranean were using hallucinogens, and how bad our memories actually are, and why.
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Brain Language
- “Your brain wires itself to match your native language.” by Elise Cutts. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/brain-wires-native-language-neurons
- “Native language differences in the structural connectome of the human brain.” By Xuehu Wei, et al. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811923001015
- “Your brain wires itself to match your native language.” by Elise Cutts. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/brain-wires-native-language-neurons
- “Native language differences in the structural connectome of the human brain.” By Xuehu Wei, et al. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811923001015
Ancient Hallucinogens
- “Hair analysis reveals Europe’s oldest physical evidence of drug use.” by Bruce Bower. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hair-europe-oldest-evidence-drug-use
- “Bronze-age people took hallucinogenic drugs in Menorca, study reveals.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/apr/07/bronze-age-people-hallucinogenic-drugs-menorca-study
- “Direct evidence of the use of multiple drugs in Bronze Age Menorca (Western Mediterranean) from human hair analysis.” by E. Guerra-Doce, et al. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-31064-2
Unreliable Memory
- “Human memory may be unreliable after just a few seconds, scientists find.” by Nicola Davis. 2023.
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/apr/05/short-term-memory-illusions-study
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Today you’ll learn how to detect lies, how bears can help scientists prevent blood clots, and how the moon might have been created in just a few hours.
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Lying Signals
- “LieLab: the devil is in the details.” University of Amsterdam. 2023.
- https://www.uva.nl/en/content/news/press-releases/2023/03/lielab-the-devil-is-in-the-details.html?cb&cb&cb&cb&cb
- “Top 10 Signs That Someone Is Lying.” by Rachel Drummond. N.d.
- https://www.forensicscolleges.com/blog/resources/10-signs-someone-is-lying
- “The Use The Best Heuristic facilitates deception detection.jpg.” Graphic. 2023.
- https://figshare.com/articles/poster/The_Use_The_Best_Heuristic_facilitates_deception_detection_jpg/22128818
Hibernation Blood Clots
- “Hibernating bears don’t get blood clots. Now scientists know why.” by Ole Frobert. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hibernating-bears-blood-clots
Moon Creation
- “Collision May Have Formed the Moon in Mere Hours, Simulations Reveal.” by Frank Tavares. 2022.
- https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/lunar-origins-simulations
- “New Supercomputer Simulation Sheds Light on Moon’s Origin.” YouTube. 2023.
- https://youtu.be/kRlhlCWplqk
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Today you’ll learn about a gizmo that can repel sharks and potentially bring them back from the brink of extinction, how our brains’ internal compasses work, and how scientists learn about the sleeping habits of seals.
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Shark Repellant
- “These devices use an electric field to scare sharks from fishing hooks.” by Darren Incorvaia. 2022.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/device-electric-field-scare-sharks-fishing-hooks
Brain Internal Compass
- “How the brain's 'internal compass' works” by McGill
- https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/how-brains-internal-compass-works-347094
- “Population dynamics of head-direction neurons during drift and reorientation” by Zaki Ajabi et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05813-2
Sleeping Seals
- “Seals snooze during 20-minute ‘sleeping dives’ to avoid predators.” by Jocelyn Solis-Moreira. 2023.
- https://www.popsci.com/environment/seals-sleep-swimming/
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Today you’ll learn about a robot that can resurrect bees from near death, how oral transmission shapes the way music evolves, and the huge power of the tiny cranberry to stave off urinary tract infections.
Robotic Beehive
- “Robotic Beehive Resuscitates Honeybee Colony from Fatal Winter Cold.” by Abigail Eisenstadt. 2023.
- https://www.aaas.org/news/robotic-beehive-resuscitates-honeybee-colony-fatal-winter-cold
- “Are honeybees dying off? It depends on whom you ask.” by Stephanie Sigafoos & Molly Bilinski. 2021.
- https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-science-bees-4539519fb935484e017861a0c0cec79a
Oral Transmission
- “New Research Shows How Cultural Transmission Shapes the Evolution of Music.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-03-22-new-research-shows-how-cultural-transmission-shapes-evolution-music
- “Large-scale iterated singing experiments reveal oral transmission mechanisms underlying music evolution.” by Manuel Anglada-Tort, et al. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982223002439
Cranberry Juice & UTIs
- “A myth no more: Cranberry products can prevent urinary tract infections for women.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/a-myth-no-more-cranberry-products-can-prevent-urinary-tract-infections-for-women
- “Urinary tract infection (UTI).” Mayo Clinic. 2022.
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/urinary-tract-infection/symptoms-causes/syc-20353447
- “Understanding UTIs Across the Lifespan.” n.a. 2016.
- https://www.urologyhealth.org/healthy-living/urologyhealth-extra/magazine-archives/summer-2016/understanding-utis-across-the-lifespan
Today you’ll learn about how scientists finally learned how to manipulate quantum light, the effects of noise on your health, and how kids today are developing fewer food allergies.
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Noise Pollution
- “Lizards at US Army installation are stress eating during flyovers” by Mischa Dijkstra
- https://blog.frontiersin.org/2023/03/29/frontiers-amphibian-reptile-science-colorado-checkered-whiptails-noise-pollution/
- “Behavior, stress and metabolism of a parthenogenic lizard in response to flyover noise” by Megen E. Kepas et al.
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/famrs.2023.1129253/full
- “The Effects of Noise on Health” by Stephanie Dutchen
- https://hms.harvard.edu/magazine/viral-world/effects-noise-health
- “SOUND LIMITERS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW” by Graeme Nash
- https://www.daftonline.co.uk/sound-limiters-weddings-need-know#:~:text=Most%20live%20amplified%20rock%20%26%20pop,NOT%20a%20%E2%80%9Ctenth%E2%80%9D%20louder.
- “Noise Sources and Their Effects” by Purdue
- https://www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/Training/PPETrain/dblevels.htm
- “Criteria for Designating Wildlife Species of Special Concern” by Boulder County
- https://assets.bouldercounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bccp-designating-wildlife-species-of-special-concern-20131112.pdf
- “ketones and diabetes” by Diabetes UK
- https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/managing-your-diabetes/ketones-and-diabetes#:~:text=Ketones%20are%20a%20type%20of,without%20it%20being%20a%20problem.
- “Noise pollution is hurting animals – and we don’t even know how much” by Fay E. Clark and Jacob Dunn
- https://theconversation.com/noise-pollution-is-hurting-animals-and-we-dont-even-know-how-much-186408
- “Fear responses to noises in domestic dogs: Prevalence, risk factors and co-occurrence with other fear related behaviour” by Emily J. Blackwell et al.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016815911200367X?casa_token=hWzg_YfSMNAAAAAA:Cs1o0BRqlGssuYANFCEhFUcQ8LL5ooZdQUB_Jlqz3U8AGI42qCZ8No9bgre8Uu4nL1OpxFew
- “From Soundwave to Soundscape: A Guide to Acoustic Research in Captive Animal Environments” by Fay E. Clark and Jacob C. Dunn
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.889117/full
Quantum Light
- “Scientists Finally Manipulate Quantum Light, Fulfilling Einstein's 107-Year-Old Dream” by Tim Newcomb
- https://news.yahoo.com/scientists-finally-manipulate-quantum-light-141000650.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMtAq9Zay0TzKLyKHnDSFVvL1q1Qr6j4nprKUiAZulzrf-tBjMbBscJ5NSdVhSFp9-mowNuQhLKbYq0hbUzaEyHjGb9P6mlKJV6nKce9FYpYYImaIqQUQtbUibDtYY5A6oU0IpPoVGuxAdCg5mZsXp2FfzfakXBzE-adQwZsOjSe
- “Photon bound state dynamics from a single artificial atom” by Natasha Tomm et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-023-01997-6?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_campaign=CONR_PF018_ECOM_GL_PHSS_ALWYS_DEEPLINK&utm_content=textlink&utm_term=PID100107765&CJEVENT=55514f92cfe911ed811000e50a1cb829
- “Scientists open door to manipulating 'quantum light'” by The University of Sydney
- https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/03/21/scientists-open-door-to-manipulating-quantum-light-usyd-physics.html
- “Spontaneous emission” by Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_emission
- “This Month in Physics History” by APSNews
- https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200508/history.cfm
Pets & Food Allergies
- “Preschoolers with pets have fewer food allergies” by PLOS
- https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/preschoolers-with-pets-have-fewer-food-allergies
- “Unique trackway on Permian Karoo shoreline provides evidence of temnospondyl locomotory behaviour” by David P. Groenewald et al.
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0282354
- “Living with cats or dogs may lower children’s risk of food allergies” By Dan Hurley
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/03/29/dogs-cats-children-food-allergies/
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Today you’ll learn about a robot that can resurrect bees from near death, how oral transmission shapes the way music evolves, and the huge power of the tiny cranberry to stave off urinary tract infections.
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Robotic Beehive
- “Robotic Beehive Resuscitates Honeybee Colony from Fatal Winter Cold.” by Abigail Eisenstadt. 2023.
- https://www.aaas.org/news/robotic-beehive-resuscitates-honeybee-colony-fatal-winter-cold
- “Are honeybees dying off? It depends on whom you ask.” by Stephanie Sigafoos & Molly Bilinski. 2021.
- https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-science-bees-4539519fb935484e017861a0c0cec79a
Oral Transmission
- “New Research Shows How Cultural Transmission Shapes the Evolution of Music.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-03-22-new-research-shows-how-cultural-transmission-shapes-evolution-music
- “Large-scale iterated singing experiments reveal oral transmission mechanisms underlying music evolution.” by Manuel Anglada-Tort, et al. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982223002439
Cranberry Juice & UTIs
- “A myth no more: Cranberry products can prevent urinary tract infections for women.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/a-myth-no-more-cranberry-products-can-prevent-urinary-tract-infections-for-women
- “Urinary tract infection (UTI).” Mayo Clinic. 2022.
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/urinary-tract-infection/symptoms-causes/syc-20353447
- “Understanding UTIs Across the Lifespan.” n.a. 2016.
- https://www.urologyhealth.org/healthy-living/urologyhealth-extra/magazine-archives/summer-2016/understanding-utis-across-the-lifespan
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Today you’ll learn about a marathoner that can give DC superhero The Flash a run for his money, how drinking alcohol can lead to stomach cancer, and that your coffee bean bag is actually telling you something.
Watch THE FLASH only in theaters. Get Tickets Now. Rated PG 13.
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Real Life Flash
- “The incredible science behind Eliud Kipchoge’s 1:59 marathon.” by Herbert Neubauer. 2019.
- https://www.wired.co.uk/article/eliud-kipchoge-ineos-159-marathon
Stomach Cancer
- “East Asians more likely to develop stomach cancer because of lower alcohol tolerance, new study says” by Angela Yang
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/east-asians-likely-develop-stomach-cancer-lower-alcohol-tolerance-new-rcna75329
- “Multiancestry genomic and transcriptomic analysis of gastric cancer” by Yasushi Totoki et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-023-01333-x
- “Key Statistics About Stomach Cancer” by American Cancer Society
- https://www.cancer.org/cancer/stomach-cancer/about/key-statistics.html
- “Problem drinking, wellbeing and mortality risk in Chinese men: findings from the China Kadoorie Biobank” by Pek Kei Im et al.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7156287/
- “East Asians more likely to have stomach cancer due to lower alcohol tolerance, study finds” by Carl Samson
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/east-asians-more-likely-stomach-205137231.html
Hole in Coffee Bag
- “Here’s What That Hole in Your Coffee Bag Is For” by Sarah Vincent
- https://www.rd.com/article/why-do-coffee-bags-have-holes/
- “2022 Coffee Statistics: Consumption, Purchases, and Preferences” by Lark Allen
- https://www.driveresearch.com/market-research-company-blog/coffee-survey/
- “The Valve on Your Coffee Bag Can Tell You How Fresh the Beans Are” by Andrea Beck
- https://www.bhg.com/news/coffee-bag-valve/#:~:text=A%20valve%20allows%20carbon%20dioxide,bag%20of%20coffee%20to%20buy.
- “HOW DOES A DEGASSING VALVE WORK” by Wojin
- https://www.wojinvalve.com/blog/how-does-a-degassing-valve-work.html
- “Coffee Degassing; What Does It Mean For Brewers & Roasters?” by Perfect Daily Grind
- https://perfectdailygrind.com/2019/01/why-does-coffee-degas-what-does-it-mean-for-brewers-roasters/
- “What is that hole in your coffee bag?” by Shann Bosnell
- https://bbcr.ca/en/blogs/news/what-is-that-hole-in-your-coffee-bag
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Today you’ll learn about how psychedelics may be making their way to the States, the longest necked animal that we know of, and how donkeys have been helping humanity for longer than we previously knew.
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Psychedelic Brain Health
- “Destigmatizing the Medical Use of Psychedelics” by Eugene Rubin
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/demystifying-psychiatry/202303/destigmatizing-the-medical-use-of-psychedelics
- “Brain Wellness “Spas”—Anticipating the Off-label Promotion of Psychedelics” by Anna Wexler (FULL TEXT NOT FREE TILL 08/01/2023)
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2793902
- “Psychedelic ‘brain spas’ may flourish in Denver” by David Heitz
- https://original.newsbreak.com/@david-heitz-561257/2695481441719-psychedelic-brain-spas-may-flourish-in-denver
- “From Underground to Mainstream: Establishing a Medical Lexicon for Psychedelic Therapy” by Andrew Beswerchij and Dominic Sisti
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.870507/full
- “New bill seeks to decriminalize mushrooms, MDMA in Nevada to study health benefits” by Brett Forrest
- https://news3lv.com/news/local/new-bill-seeks-to-decriminalize-shrooms-and-mdma-in-nevada-to-study-health-benefits
Giant Dinosaur
- “‘Gargantuan’: China fossils reveal 70-tonne dinosaur had 15-metre neck” by Ian Sample
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/15/gargantuan-china-fossils-reveal-70-tonne-dinosaur-had-15m-neck-jurassic-sauropod
- “Re-assessment of the Late Jurassic eusauropod Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum Russell and Zheng, 1993, and the evolution of exceptionally long necks in mamenchisaurids” by Andrew J. Moore et al.
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2023.2171818
- “This Dinosaur Had a 50-Foot-Long Neck, Scientists Say” by Will Sullivan
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-dinosaur-had-a-50-foot-long-neck-scientists-say-180981818/
- “马门溪龙名字的来历” by Beijing Museum of Natural History (ARCHIVED; TRANSLATED)
- https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20070927091006/http://www.bmnh.org.cn/web/cn/kppd/dekt/dektnr/1968/20040806/25176.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
- “How long is a semi-truck? And other 18-wheeler dimension facts” by the Schneider Guy
- https://schneiderjobs.com/blog/how-long-is-semi-truck
Donkey Family Tree
- “At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree” by Franz Lidz
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/science/donkeys-genetics-archaeology.html
- “The genomic history and global expansion of domestic donkeys” by EVELYN T. TODD et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abo3503
- “African Origins of the Domestic Donkey” by ALBANO BEJA-PEREIRA et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.1096008
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Today you’ll learn about what really happens when we get a whiff of something, about the mechanism that allows dolphins to communicate with vocal fry, and the dark and windy history of body donation.
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Odor Receptors
- “How do we smell? First 3D structure of human odour receptor offers clues.” by Miryam Naddaf. 2023
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00818-3
- “First 3D model of human odor receptor tells us how we smell.” by Nergis Firtina. 2023.
- https://interestingengineering.com/science/first-3d-model-of-human-odor-receptor
- “Making Sense of Scents.” by Robin Marks. 2023.
- https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2023/03/424956/making-sense-scents
Whale Vocal Fry
- “Who’s Using Vocal Fry in the Ocean? Dolphins and Whaaaaaales.” by Sam Jones. 2023.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/science/dolphins-whales-vocal-fry.html
- “They’re, Like, Way Ahead of the Linguistic Currrve.” by Douglas Quenqua. 2012.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/science/young-women-often-trendsetters-in-vocal-patterns.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
Body Donation
- “From grave robbing to giving your own body to science - a short history of where medical schools get cadavers.” by Susan Lawrence & Susan E. Lederer. 2023.
- https://theconversation.com/from-grave-robbing-to-giving-your-own-body-to-science-a-short-history-of-where-medical-schools-get-cadavers-199947
- “The Body-Snatching Horror of John Scott Harrison.” by Livius Drusus. 2015.
- https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64221/body-snatching-horror-john-scott-harrison
- “In Need of Cadavers, 19th-Century Medical Students Raided Baltimore’s Graves.” by Antero Pietila. 2018.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-need-cadavers-19th-century-medical-students-raided-baltimores-graves-180970629/
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Today you’ll learn about new research that shows a link between a widely used chemical and Parkinson’s Disease, why where we live no longer determines who we love, and another reason cats rule.
Parkinson’s Chemical
- “Common dry cleaning chemical linked to Parkinson’s.” by University of Rochester Medical Center. 2023.
- https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-common-dry-chemical-linked-parkinson.html
- “Meet Amy Lindberg - ParkinsonTV Live: The Long Road To Hope.” YouTube Video. 2022.
- https://www.pmdalliance.org/portfolio/meet-amy-lindberg-parkinsontv-live-the-long-road-to-hope/
- “Trichloroethylene (TCE) and Your Health.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/topics/tce.html
Far Away Love
- “Why People Look Farther Away for Love.” by Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. 2023.
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/meet-catch-and-keep/202303/why-people-look-farther-away-for-love
Secrets of Catnip
- “When Cats Chew Catnip, It Works as a Bug Spray.” by Sam Zlotnik. 2022.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-cats-chew-catnip-they-make-it-a-better-bug-spray-180980261/
- “Silver Vine for Cats: Benefits and Safety Information.” by Katie Woodley, DVM. 2022.
- https://www.greatpetcare.com/wellness/silver-vine-for-cats/
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Today you’ll learn about the relationship between the micro bacteria in our gut and chronic fatigue syndrome, the physical benefits of positive thinking, and how a new discovery reveals that wine has been around for way longer than we initially thought.
Chronic Fatigue
- “Studies find that microbiome changes may be a signature for ME/CFS” by NIH Press Release
- https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/studies-find-microbiome-changes-may-be-signature-mecfs
- “Microbiome Disturbances Reported as Signature of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis’ by Columbia University
- https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/microbiome-disturbances-reported-signature-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-myalgic-encephalomyelitis
Positive Thinking
- “If you are happy and you know it… you may live longer” By David R. Topor
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/if-you-are-happy-and-you-know-it-you-may-live-longer-2019101618020#:~:text=Plenty%20of%20research%20suggests%20optimistic,death%20from%20cancer%20and%20infection.
- “Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review” by Julianne Holt-Lunstad
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/45407031_Social_Relationships_and_Mortality_Risk_A_Meta-analytic_Review
- “Optimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic cohorts of men and women” by Lewina O Lee et al.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31451635/
- “Optimists live longer, study finds. Here's how to boost positive thinking” by A. Pawlowski
- https://www.today.com/health/how-live-longer-study-links-optimism-longevity-t161337
- “Positive attitudes and negative expectations in lonely individuals” by Gabriele Bellucci
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-75712-3
- “Julianne Holt-Lunstad probes loneliness, social connections” By Selby Frame
- https://www.apa.org/members/content/holt-lunstad-loneliness-social-connections
Ancient Wine
- “It’s in the DNA: Israeli grapes are the mother of all European wines” by Melanie Lidman
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/its-in-the-dna-israeli-grapes-are-the-mother-of-all-european-wines/
- “Dual domestications and origin of traits in grapevine evolution” by YANG DONG et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add8655
- “Whole-genome resequencing of 472 Vitis accessions for grapevine diversity and demographic history analyses” by Zhenchang Liang et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09135-8
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Today you’ll learn about a new process that could turn plastic waste and CO2 into lipstick, how cold and flu season isn’t different, you are, and a way to turn the forest into farmland without cutting down trees.
Plastic Waste Fuel
- “Could waste plastic become a useful fuel source?” by Katherine Latham. 2023.
- https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64703976
- “Our planet is choking on plastic.” n.a. N.d.
- https://www.unep.org/interactives/beat-plastic-pollution/
Colds Got Worse?
- “Colds Haven’t Changed. So Why Do They Suddenly Feel So Bad?” by Katherine J. Wu. 2023.
- https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/02/common-cold-virus-symptoms-immunity/673193/
- “The National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System.” CDC. 2023.
- https://www.cdc.gov/surveillance/nrevss/index.html
- “BIOFORE Syndromic Trends.” n.a. 2023.
- https://syndromictrends.com/
Trees and Mushrooms
- “Growing mushrooms alongside trees could feed millions and mitigate effects of climate change, research finds.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2023/march-2023-news/growing-mushrooms-alongside-trees-could-feed-millions-and-mitigate-effects-of-climate-change-research-finds/
- “Edible fungi crops through mycoforestry, potential for carbon negative food production and mitigation of food and forestry conflicts.” by Paul W. Thomas & Alistair S. Jump. 2023.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2220079120
- “Edible mycorrhizal fungi of the world: What is their role in forest sustainability, food security, biocultural conservation and climate change?” by Jesus Perez-Moreno, et al. 2021.
- https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ppp3.10199#:~:text=Edible%20mycorrhizal%20fungi%3A%20This%20name,different%20cultures%20around%20the%20world.
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Today you’ll learn about how dogs in Ukraine have survived nuclear fallout, how Venutian volcanoes can teach us about the planet’s climate, and how mushrooms maintain a colder temperature than their surroundings.
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Chernobyl Dogs
- “Why Scientists Are Studying the Stray Dogs Living at Chernobyl” by Will Sullivan
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-study-the-genetics-of-dogs-living-near-chernobyl-disaster-site-180981748/
- “There’s Something Odd About the Dogs Living at Chernobyl” by Katherine J. Wu
- https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/03/chernobyl-dog-radiation-exposure-genome-research/673273/
- “The dogs of Chernobyl: Demographic insights into populations inhabiting the nuclear exclusion zone” by GABRIELLA J. SPATOLA et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade2537
- “Can the dogs of Chernobyl teach us new tricks on survival?” By LAURA UNGAR
- https://apnews.com/article/dogs-chernobyl-nuclear-accident-genetics-f36bfae17b541bd6c3fba2b4abc0b0c6
Venus Volcanoes
- “Volcanic activity on Venus spotted in radar images, scientists say” by Ari Daniel
- https://www.npr.org/2023/03/17/1164053464/volcanic-activity-on-venus-spotted-in-radar-images-scientists-say
- “Magellan spacecraft images reveal volcanic activity on Venus” By Ashley Strickland
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/15/world/venus-volcanic-activity-scn/index.html
- “How are volcanoes and earthquakes interrelated?” by Australian Museum
- https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/how-are-volcanoes-and-earthquakes-interrelated/
- “Plate Tectonics” by National Geographic
- https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/plate-tectonics/
- “Earthquakes” by American Museum of Natural History
- https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/earth/power-of-plate-tectonics/earthquakes
Cold Mushrooms
- “This Is Why You See Those Colored Balls Hanging on Power Lines” by Chloë Nannestad
- https://www.rd.com/article/what-are-the-balls-on-power-lines/
- “What Are Those Balls That Hang on Power Lines?” by Shulie Tornel
- https://energized.edison.com/stories/what-are-those-balls-that-hang-on-power-lines
- “What are the Colored Aerial Marker Balls on Power Lines For?” by Electrical Technology
- https://www.electricaltechnology.org/2019/05/colored-aerial-marker-balls-on-power-lines.html
- “Marker balls for overhead lines” By RAEL F. AMOS
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/02/09/Marker-balls-for-overhead-lines/2851413614800/
- “The Reason Behind Those Brightly Colored Balls Along Power Lines” By Ellen Gutoskey
- https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/598043/colored-balls-power-lines-reason
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Today you’ll learn about greenwashing, how Formula 1 is amping up their sustainability efforts, and how loneliness is scientifically proven to be bad for your health.
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Greenwashing
- “The World Is Finally Cracking Down on ‘Greenwashing’” by Emma Marris
- https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/03/greenwashing-refuses-to-die/673241/
- “An overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate change” by Walter Leal Filho et al.
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.973102/full
- “Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2023” by Thomas Day et al.
- https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CorporateClimateResponsibilityMonitor2023.pdf
- “ARE COMPANIES DEVELOPING CREDIBLE CLIMATE TRANSITION PLANS?” by CDP
- https://cdn.cdp.net/cdp-production/cms/reports/documents/000/006/785/original/Climate_transition_plan_report_2022_%2810%29.pdf?1676456406#:~:text=In%202022%2C%2018%2C600%2B%20organizations%20disclosed,C%2Daligned%20climate%20transition%20plan.
- “Climate change: How to be more eco-friendly in everyday life” by Imran Rahman-Jones
- https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-47990742
- “What Is Greenwashing? How It Works, Examples, and Statistics” By ADAM HAYES
- https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greenwashing.asp
- “CARBON CLEAN 200™: INVESTING IN A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE” by As You Sow
- https://www.asyousow.org/report-page/2023-clean200-investing-in-a-clean-energy-future
F1 Sustainability
- “How the Formula races plan to power their cars with more sustainable fuel” by Jack Izzo
- https://www.popsci.com/technology/formula-one-series-fuel-changes/
- “Formula 1 announces plan to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030” by Formula 1
- https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-announces-plan-to-be-net-zero-carbon-by-2030.5IaX2AZHyy7jqxl6wra6CZ.html?clickref=1100lwDjaF4J&dclid=CjkKEQjwlPWgBhDvobzoy6P6xfwBEiQAK8TB_9Y4Qz3_SOKyxwmIz-bHdCg4IEdxLSf-w8zdhZnLDWXw_wcB
- “WHY F2/F3’S NEW SUSTAINABLE FUEL IS ‘MORE EXTREME’ THAN F1’S” by Edd Straw
- https://the-race.com/formula-1/why-f2-f3s-new-sustainable-fuel-is-more-extreme-than-f1s/
Unhealthy Loneliness
- “How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain” by Marta Zaraska
- https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-loneliness-reshapes-the-brain-20230228/
- “Brain Changes in Response to Long Antarctic Expeditions” by New England Journal of Medicine
- https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc1904905
- “UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3)” description by Stanford
- https://sparqtools.org/mobility-measure/ucla-loneliness-scale-version-3/
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Today you’ll learn about why social media could help us solve the global climate crisis, a possible cure for sickle cell disease that uses gene therapy, and a Hansel and Gretel-style system that could find places on other planets where humans could take shelter.
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Social Media Saves
- “New study shows social media content opens new frontiers for sustainability science researchers.” by Denise Spranger. 2023.
- https://news.umich.edu/new-study-shows-social-media-content-opens-new-frontiers-for-sustainability-science-researchers/
- “Social media data for environmental sustainability: A critical review of opportunities, threats, and ethical use.” by Andrew Ghermandi, et al. 2023.
- https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(23)00088-X
Sickle Cell Cure
- “A Gene Therapy Cure for Sickle Cell Is on the Horizon.” by Emily Mullin. 2023.
- https://www.wired.com/story/a-gene-therapy-cure-for-sickle-cell-is-on-the-horizon/
- “Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Present New Data on More Patients With Longer Follow-Up Treated With exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) at the 2022 European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress.” Press Release. 2022.
- http://ir.crisprtx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/vertex-and-crispr-therapeutics-present-new-data-more-patients
- “Biological and Clinical Efficacy of LentiGlobin for Sickle Cell Disease.” by Julie Kanter, M.D., et al. 2022.
- https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2117175
Breadcrumbs on Mars
- “A trick inspired by Hansel and Gretel could help rovers explore other worlds.” By Allison Gasparini. 2023.
- https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2117175
- “A Hansel & Gretel Breadcrumb-Style Dynamically Deployed Communication Network Paradigm using Mesh Topology for Planetary Subsurface Exploration.” by Wolfgang Fink, et al. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0273117723001187?via%3Dihub
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Today you’ll learn about how climate change research benefits from studying populations instead of species, how sometimes it’s better not to take any medication for your fever, and how worm saliva might solve the world’s plastic problem. Watch the premiere of The Lazarus Project on Sunday, June 4, at 9:00pm on TNT!
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Hope for Mass Extinction
“Study: To save nature, focus on populations, not species” by University of Massachusetts Amherst
- https://phys.org/news/2022-12-nature-focus-populations-species.html
“Greater evolutionary divergence of thermal limits within marine than terrestrial species” by Matthew Sasaki et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01534-y
Mild Fever
- “Mild fever helps clear infections faster, new study suggests.” by Bev Betkowski. 2023.
- https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-mild-fever-infections-faster.html
- “Fever integrates antimicrobial defences, inflammation control, and tissue repair in a cold-blooded vertebrate.” by Farah Haddad, et al. 2023.
- https://elifesciences.org/articles/83644
Wax Worm Saliva
- “Was Worm Saliva Is the Unlikely Hero of Fighting Plastic Waste.” by Jacquelyne Germain. 2022.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wax-worm-saliva-is-the-unlikely-hero-of-fighting-plastic-waste-180980908/
- “Lowly was worm’s saliva may boost fight against plastic pollution.” by Will Dunham. 2022.
- https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/lowly-wax-worms-saliva-may-boost-fight-against-plastic-pollution-2022-10-04/
- “Microplastics Detected in Human Blood in New Study.” by Margaret Osborne. 2022.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/microplastics-detected-in-human-blood-180979826/
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Today you’ll learn about how getting a good night’s sleep is especially important for men when it comes to vaccine efficacy, how grizzly bears have taken to eating a specific kind of moth, and how technology is working to make physical touch a part of the AI experience.
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Sleep and Vaccines
- “To ensure vaccines work properly, men should get a good night’s sleep” by The Economist
- https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/03/15/to-ensure-vaccines-work-properly-men-should-get-a-good-nights-sleep
- “A meta-analysis of the associations between insufficient sleep duration and antibody response to Vaccination” by Karine Spiegel et al.
- https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(23)00156-2.pdf
- “Next-generation vaccines could make a difference in 2023” by Slavea Chankova
- https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2022/11/18/next-generation-vaccines-could-make-a-difference-in-2023
- “What Are Sleep Deprivation and Deficiency?” by NIH
- https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep-deprivation#:~:text=Sleep%20deficiency%20is%20linked%20to,adults%2C%20teens%2C%20and%20children.
- “Study finds that sleep disorders affect men and women differently” by AASM
- https://aasm.org/study-finds-that-sleep-disorders-affect-men-and-women-differently/#:~:text=Results%20show%20that%20women%20are,due%20to%20sleepiness%20or%20tiredness.
Moth-Eating Bears
- “The odd phenomenon of moth-eating bears—and the dangers they face” by Douglas Main
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/grizzly-bears-climb-mountains-for-this-odd-food-millions-of-moths
- “Relationships between Army Cutworm Moths and Grizzly Bear Conservation” by Hilary L. Robison
- https://scholarworks.unr.edu/bitstream/handle/11714/4220/Robison_unr_0139D_10331.pdf
- “Grizzly Bear” by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- https://www.fws.gov/species/grizzly-bear-ursus-arctos-horribilis
- “What is an army cutworm moth & why do grizzlies eat them?” by ERIK PETERSON
- https://bearbutter.org/2021/02/12/what-is-an-army-cutworm-moth-why-do-grizzlies-consume-them-2/#:~:text=The%20individual%20gross%20energy%20content,to%2040%2C000%20moths%20per%20day.
Feeling the Metaverse
- “The touchy-feely world of the metaverse and future gadgets” by The Economist
- https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/02/01/the-touchy-feely-world-of-the-metaverse-and-future-gadgets
- “Researchers find a way to make VR headsets more realistic” by The Economist
- https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/02/01/researchers-find-a-way-to-make-vr-headsets-more-realistic
- “pneumatics“ By TechTarget Contributor
- https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/pneumatics#:~:text=Pneumatics%20
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Today you’ll learn about the history of the ever controversial daylight saving time, how a mother’s level of education impacts children, and how researchers built a 3D tongue to study how chocolate melts.
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Chocolate Mouthfeel
- “Why chocolate feels so good - it is all down to lubrication.” University of Leeds. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230113112804.htm
- “A Summary of Current Research on US Chocolate Consumption & Innovation.” by Shoshi Parks. 2022.
- https://www.thechocolateprofessor.com/blog/chocolate-consumption-united-states
Teaching Moms
- “How moms are taking the lead in shaping children's education.” Lancaster University. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230308112110.htm
- “Gender, education expansion and intergenerational educational mobility around the world.” by Yang Hu & Yue Qian. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01545-5.epdf?sharing_token=OjP8krTjStklYFZZ_dKkwNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0OPIKdDe-cMGuXUnESmAhA-HjxanIimcRwDbKcjOZyo0jD-beC6-kKzHSwx5sFfCPUXp6BzSK155NyEmAnp0uehaPT_YpYZngBBRbZtSaWJPMb3UGHSrlxao2Qd9o-Rn9M%3D
- “Mother’s Education and Children’s Outcomes: How Dual-Generation Programs Offer Increased Opportunities for America’s Families.” by Donald J. Hernandez & Jeffrey S. Napierala. 2014.
- https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED558149.pdf
Daylight Saving
- “Why daylight saving time exists - at least for now.” by Maya Wei-Haas & Amy McKeever. 2023.
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/daylight-saving-time
- “Measurable health effects associated with the daylight saving time shift.” by Hanxin Zhang, et al. 2020.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302868/
- “Daylight Saving Time.” Website. N.d.
- https://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html
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Today you’ll learn about new treatments the wealthy are using to try and stay young forever, the cultural and social evolution of the word please, and how the snap fit mechanism used in things like lego bricks is being updated for even bigger projects.
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Immortality Tech
- “People are desperately trying to live forever. Here are the biggest anti-aging trends sweeping the nation.” by Lakshmi Varanasi
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/people-desperately-trying-live-forever-090000189.html
- “Taking the Plunge: Is Cold Exposure Worthwhile?” by Lisa Fields
- https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/cold-exposure-therapy.html
- “How can fasting help fight aging?” by Linnea Zielinski
- https://ro.co/health-guide/fasting-and-aging/?irclickid=SG20AsU8gxyNTy0TnAXIvwzyUkAW13QJMWdhz80&irgwc=1&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=10078&utm_content=1262348&utm_term=businessinsider.com&ro_con=1&ro_ch=pubs&ro_p=impact&ro_n=Skimbit%20Ltd.&ro_c=10078&ro_g=Online%20Tracking%20Link&ro_t=1262348&survey_code=Skimbit%20Ltd.
- “Telomeres, DNA Damage and Ageing: Potential Leads from Ayurvedic Rasayana (Anti-Ageing) Drugs” by Rohit Sharma and Natália Martins
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7465058/
- “Red Light Therapy” by Cleveland Clinic
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22114-red-light-therapy
Please Is Not Polite
- “How Please Stopped Being Polite” By Walker Mimms
- https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/03/polite-words-is-please-rude/673397/
- “Oh Please Stop Saying Please” by Choire Sicha
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/business/ghosting-your-job.html
- “7 words you probably didn't know were acronyms” by BBC
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2grMKJ29Ghlw36WXCHGJvKk/7-words-you-probably-didnt-know-were-acronyms
Snap Fit Physics
- “From LEGOs to Ziploc: The Science of the Snap Fit” by Katharine Gammon
- https://www.insidescience.org/news/legos-ziploc-science-snap-fit
- “Mechanics of a Snap Fit” by Keisuke Yoshida and Hirofumi Wada
- https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.194301
- “LEGO ‘snap-fit’ inspires scientific study” by Adam Basch
- https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-snap-fit-inspires-scientific-study
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Today you’ll learn about how the pandemic has shifted our relationship with time, what a stratospheric aerosol injection entails, and the effects of a certain group of people who are more likely than others to volunteer for psychological research.
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Time Relationship
- “Our Relationship With Time Is Changing—Maybe for the Better” by Lily Rothman
- https://time.com/6260618/pandemic-relationship-with-time/
- “The Blursday database as a resource to study subjective temporalities during COVID-19” by Maximilien Chaumon et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01419-2?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_campaign=CONR_PF018_ECOM_GL_PHSS_ALWYS_DEEPLINK&utm_content=textlink&utm_term=PID100085446&CJEVENT=d24254efc80e11ed834602590a1cb82a
- “15+ AVERAGE COMMUTE TIME STATISTICS [2023]: HOW LONG IS THE AVERAGE AMERICAN COMMUTE?” By Jack Flynn
- https://www.zippia.com/advice/average-commute-time-statistics/#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20commute%20time%20to%20and%20from%20work%20is,commute%20both%20ways%20each%20day.
- “HOW IS TIME MEASURED IN AMAZONIAN INDIGENOUS SOCIETIES?” by Gaia Amazonas
- https://www.gaiaamazonas.org/en/noticias/2020-08-21_how-is-time-measured-in-amazonian-indigenous-societies/
Aerosol Injections
- “A Controversial Technology Is Creating an Unprecedented Rift Among Climate Scientists” by Alejando de la Garza
- https://time.com/6264143/geoengineering-climate-scientists-divided/
- “One Atmosphere: An Independent Expert Review on Solar Radiation Modification Research and Deployment” by United Nations Environment Programme
- https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41903
- “Give research into solar geoengineering a chance” by Nature Editorial
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01243-0?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_campaign=CONR_PF018_ECOM_GL_PHSS_ALWYS_DEEPLINK&utm_content=textlink&utm_term=PID100085446&CJEVENT=59bcb67dc80f11ed834602590a1cb82a
- “What is Stratospheric Aerosol Injection?” by Geoengineering Global
- https://geoengineering.global/stratospheric-aerosol-injection/
Psych Participants
- “People with personality disorders are more likely to sign up for psychology studies - here’s why that’s a problem.” by Nigel Holt. 2023.
- https://theconversation.com/people-with-personality-disorders-are-more-likely-to-sign-up-for-psychology-studies-heres-why-thats-a-problem-201237
- “Self-selection biases in psychological studies: Personality and affective disorders are prevalent among participants.” by Izabela Kazmierczak, et al. 2023.
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0281046
- “Is there a reproducibility crisis in science?” Matt Anticole, TEDEd. 2017.
- https://youtu.be/FpCrY7x5nEE
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Today you’ll learn about how doctors are successfully using double lung transplants for cancer patients, how blue whale behavior changes with environmental conditions, and how the history of the polygraph machine may have been based on a lie.
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Double Lung Transplant
- “New double lung transplant technique is successful in two late-stage cancer patients.” by Kaitlin Sullivan and Kate Snow. 2023.
- https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/new-double-lung-transplant-technique-successful-two-late-stage-cancer-rcna74886
- “250 days and counting: Waiting on new lungs after Covid.” by Erika Edwards. 2022.
- https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-lungs-patients-wait-new-lungs-covid-rcna22049
- “New guidelines would nearly double lung cancer screenings, benefit more women and Black people.” by Kelsie Sandoval. 2020.
- https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/new-guidelines-would-nearly-double-lung-cancer-screenings-benefit-more-n1233069
- Cancer death rates are falling. Advances in lung cancer treatment are playing a major role.” by Erika Edwards. 2020.
- https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/cancer-death-rates-are-falling-advances-lung-cancer-treatment-are-n1111706
Blue Whale Behavior
- “Blue whale foraging and reproduction are related to environmental conditions, study shows” by OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/981187
- “Environmental conditions and marine heatwaves influence blue whale foraging and reproductive effort” by Dawn R. Barlow et al.
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.9770
- “Context-dependent variability in blue whale acoustic behaviour” by Leah A. Lewis et al.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6124089/
- “Blue Whale” by Discovery of Sound in the Sea and University of Rhode Island
- https://dosits.org/galleries/audio-gallery/marine-mammals/baleen-whales/blue-whale/#:~:text=D%20calls%20are%20produced%20by,not%20have%20obvious%20geographic%20variation.
- “The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria” by The IUCN Red List
- https://www.iucnredlist.org/#:~:text=It%20divides%20species%20into%20nine,in%20the%20Wild%20and%20Extinct.
Lie Detector
- “The Lie Detector Was Never Very Good at Telling the Truth” by Amit Katwala
- https://www.wired.com/story/lie-detector-never-very-good-at-telling-truth/
- “Lie Detectors Are Junk Science, but We Keep Using Them” by KATRINA GULLIVER
- https://reason.com/2023/03/07/lie-detectors-are-junk-science-but-we-keep-using-them/
- “What's the Deal with Lie Detectors?” by Michelle Kaminsky
- https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/whats-the-deal-with-lie-detectors#:~:text=Although%20the%20science%20is%20questionable,make%20people%20tell%20the%20truth.
- “The Effectiveness and Future of Polygraph Testing” by EBPSociety
- https://www.ebpsociety.org/blog/education/444-the-effectiveness-and-future-of-polygraph-testing
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Today you’ll learn about how being close to the ones you love makes your physical health better, how broken heart syndrome is actually real, and how walking for as little as five minutes every half hour can reverse a lot of damage caused by sitting.
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Social Rewards
- “Social Relationships Affect How Your Body Responds to Stress” by Jenalee Doom
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/origins-of-health/202303/social-relationships-affect-how-your-body-responds-to-stress
- “The Rewarding Nature of Social Interactions” by Sören Krach et al.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2889690/
- “Social Relationships and Ambulatory Blood Pressure: Structural and Qualitative Predictors of Cardiovascular Function During Everyday Social Interactions” by Julianne Holt-Lunstad et al.
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10597064_Social_Relationships_and_Ambulatory_Blood_Pressure_Structural_and_Qualitative_Predictors_of_Cardiovascular_Function_During_Everyday_Social_Interactions
Broken Heart Syndrome
- “Why the heart breaks; Medical Associates expert explains broken heart syndrome” by Pamela Glennon
- https://www.mercyone.org/dubuque/about-us/news-releases/why-the-heart-breaks;-medical-associates-expert-explains-broken-heart-syndrome
- “Healthy Maryland woman who essentially died of broken heart syndrome brought back to life” By Mindy Basara
- https://abc7chicago.com/what-is-broken-heart-syndrome-near-death-experience-symptoms-attack/12930136/
- “A broken heart is a real, potentially fatal condition, explains cardiologist” by KGAN
- https://cbs2iowa.com/sponsored/circle-of-care/a-broken-heart-is-a-real-potentially-fatal-condition-explains-cardiologist
5 Min Walks
- “Short walking breaks can offset the harms of sitting too much, research shows.” by Jarred Hill & Dana Carullo. 2023.
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walking-health-sitting-research/
- “Even if you exercise, too much sitting time is bad.” by Robert Preidt. 2016.
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/even-if-you-exercise-prolonged-sitting-time-is-bad-for-heart-health/
- “How much exercise does your heart really need?” by Mary Brophy Marcus. 2016.
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-much-exercise-does-your-heart-really-need/
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Today you’ll learn about how new discoveries are being made from the fire that nearly destroyed Notre-Dame, how there’s more hypoxia in our rivers than previously thought, and a new theory as to how gravity might be a cause of IBS.
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Notre-Dame Fire
- “The 2019 Notre-Dame Fire Revealed Iron Staples Holding the Cathedral Together.” by Sarah Kuta. 2023.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/notre-dame-is-held-together-with-large-iron-staples-180981824/
- “Unraveling the Secrets of the Sarcophagi Found Beneath Notre-Dame Cathedral.” by Sarah Kuta. 2022.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/unraveling-the-secrets-of-the-sarcophagi-found-underneath-notre-dame-180981305/
- “Five Things We’ve Learned in the Aftermath of the Notre-Dame Fire.” by Meilan Solly. 2019.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-things-weve-learned-aftermath-notre-dame-fire-180971998/
Hypoxia
- “Global study of hypoxia in rivers shows it is more prevalent than previously thought.” n.a. 2023.
- https://beta.nsf.gov/news/global-study-hypoxia-rivers-shows-it-more
- “Hypoxia.” NOAA. n.d.
- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/hypoxia/#:~:text=In%20ocean%20and%20freshwater%20environments,to%20the%20bottom%2C%20and%20decompose.
Gravity and IBS
- “The Rogue Theory That Gravity Causes IBS.” by Jessica Wapner. 2023.
- https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/03/gravity-cause-disease-irritable-bowel-syndrome-theory/673407/
- “Dry Immersion as a Ground-Based Model of Microgravity Physiological Effects.” by Elena Tomilovskaya, et al. 2019.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6446883/pdf/fphys-10-00284.pdf
- “Gravity and the Gut: A Hypothesis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.” by Brennan Spiegel. 2022.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9722391/
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Today you’ll learn about the SpaceX Dragon Capsule, which recently landed back on Earth after visiting the ISS, how scientists are trying to build robots with a brain, and how a potential new treatment for cancer is seeing success in Israel.
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SpaceX Crew Returns
- SpaceX's Crew-5 mission returns to earth after five months in space
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spacexs-crew-5-mission-safely-returns-to-earth-after-five-months-in-space-184759470.html
- “CST-100 Starliner.” n.a. N.d.
- https://www.boeing.com/space/starliner/
- “Starship.” SpaceX Website.
- https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/
- “SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down with Crew-5 astronauts after 157 days in space.” by Josh Dinner. 2023.
- https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-5-astronauts-splashdown-success
- “Crew Dragon Endurance returns to Earth on Crew-5 mission.” by Justin Davenport. 2023.
- https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/crew-5-return/
Robots With Brains
- “Flinders University scientist use biology from insects to build robots with a brain.” by Nathan Jeffay. 2023.
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-13/flinders-university-scientists-use-insect-biology-to-build-robot/102080380
- “Boston Dynamics says AI advances for Spot the robo-dog are coming.” by Sharon Goldman. 2022.
- https://venturebeat.com/ai/boston-dynamics-says-ai-advances-for-spot-the-robo-dog-are-coming/
Cancer Treatment
- “Israeli scientists say substance prevents cancer's spread in mice with 90% success.” by Nathan Jeffay. 2023.
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-scientists-say-substance-prevents-cancers-spread-in-mice-with-90-success/
- “A novel Pyk2-derived peptide inhibits invadopodia-mediated breast cancer metastasis.” by Shams Twafra, et al. 2022.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41388-022-02481-w
- “Metastatic Breast Cancer.” by Oliver Peart. 2017.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28500107/
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Today you’ll learn about how video calls can add to social anxiety, how new technology is able to discover the secrets of the Denali Fault, and what goes into designing a new spacesuit for astronauts!
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Zoom Doom
- “Alcohol and Zoom: A Recipe for Depression?” by Renee Engeln PhD. 2023.
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beauty-sick/202303/alcohol-and-zoom-a-recipe-for-depression
- “Where to Look? Alcohol, Affect, and Gaze Behavior During a Virtual Social Interaction.” by Talia Ariss, et al. 2022.
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21677026221096449
- “Self-focused attention and negative affect: a meta-analysis.” by Nilly Mor & Jennifer Winquist. 2002.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12081086/
Denali Fault
- “Researchers uncover secrets of how Alaska’s Denali Fault formed.” N.A. 2023.
- https://beta.nsf.gov/news/researchers-uncover-secrets-how-alaskas-denali
- “Collaborative Research: Understanding lithospheric structure and deformation in Alaska via integration of seismic imaging and geodynamic modeling.” By Karen M. Fischer, et al. 2022.
- https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1829401&HistoricalAwards=false
- “Denali’s Fault.” N.A. 2003.
- https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/denali
Modern Moon Suit
- “NASA unveils new spacesuit specially tailored for lunar wear.” By Steve Gorman. 2023.
- https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/nasa-unveils-new-spacesuit-specially-tailored-lunar-wear-2023-03-15/
- “Why did we stop going to the Moon?” n.a. N.d.
- https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/why-did-we-stop-going-moon
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Today you’ll learn about what long lost genomes from the last ice age teach us about ancient hunter-gatherers, how a covid-era obsession helped make a resilient new material, and a proposal to create something very controversial: the world’s first octopus farm.
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Ice Age Survivors
- “Ice age survivors” by Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
- https://www.mpg.de/19941740/0223-evan-ice-age-survivors-150495-x
- “Large-scale genomic analysis documents migrations of Ice Age hunter-gatherers” by UNM Newsroom
- https://news.unm.edu/news/large-scale-genomic-analysis-documents-migrations-of-ice-age-hunter-gatherers
Micro Knots
- “Knots smaller than human hair make materials unusually tough” by Robert Perkins
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-smaller-human-hair-materials-unusually.html
- “Knots are not for naught: Design, properties, and topology of hierarchical intertwined microarchitected materials” by WIDIANTO P. MOESTOPO et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade6725
Octopus Farm
- “World's first octopus farm proposals alarm scientists” by Claire Marshall
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64814781
- “The world's first octopus farm - should it go ahead?” by Claire Marshall
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59667645
- “Live chilling of turbot and subsequent effect on behaviour, muscle stiffness, muscle quality, blood gases and chemistry” by B Roth, AK Imsland and A Foss
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/animal-welfare/article/abs/live-chilling-of-turbot-and-subsequent-effect-on-behaviour-muscle-stiffness-muscle-quality-blood-gases-and-chemistry/9578F848E35B0E1C7AD1A6B7DFAD7B21
- “Nitrogen and Water” By Water Science School
- https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/nitrogen-and-water#:~:text=Excess%20nitrogen%20can%20harm%20water,block%20light%20to%20deeper%20waters.
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Today you’ll learn about a new blood test that’s been developed to assess anxiety, what’s really happening neurologically that causes “mommy brain”, and how a spy may be trying to contact you on Linkedin.
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Anxiety Blood Test
- “New Blood Test Developed for Anxiety.” by Molly Campbell. 2023.
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/diagnostics/news/new-blood-test-developed-for-anxiety-370924
- “Towards precision medicine for anxiety disorders: objective assessment, risk prediction, pharmacogenomics, and repurposed drugs.” by K. Roseberry, et al. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-023-01998-0.epdf?sharing_token=A_OVn-2tf6gm60iaVPZdWdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MyeujxVLAkzaxt_CaMLY7ZaRfpz9zAsO4tWHEF8YKxBLdDtmJkJRjAWo509jvwUBP5hijhPKQPxNuHjKsmH4tNQeZ0PMPrViLREnNhKOnJhhs24tbaOQChY251qZ_Qo9E%3D
- “Post-traumatic stress disorder.” Mayo Clinic. N.d.
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967
Mommy Brain
- “‘Mommy brain’ doesn’t capture how the brain transforms during pregnancy.” by Aimee Cunningham. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mommy-brain-transforms-pregnancy
- “Becoming a mother entails anatomical changes in the ventral striatum of the human brain that facilitate its responsiveness to offspring cues.” by Elseline Hoekzema, et al. 2019. .
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31757430/
- “Pregnancy and adolescence entail similar neuroanatomical adaptations: A comparative analysis of cerebral morphometric changes.” by Susanna Carmona, et al. 2019.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6865685/
- “It’s Time to Rebrand ‘Mommy Brain’.” by Clare McCormack, et al. 2023.
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2801288
Linkedin Spy
- “A Spy Wants to Connect With You on LinkedIn” by Jennifer Conrad and Matt Burgess
- https://www.wired.com/story/linkedin-fake-profiles-state-actors-scams/
- “OPERATION IN(TER)CEPTION: TARGETED ATTACKS AGAINST EUROPEAN AEROSPACE AND MILITARY COMPANIES” by Dominik Breitenbacher and Kaspars Otis
- https://www.welivesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ESET_Operation_Interception.pdf
- “Community Report” by LinkedIn Transparency
- https://about.linkedin.com/transparency/community-report
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Today you’ll learn about how our genes can predict how many kids we’ll have, how scientists have created a new method of sucking up CO2 from the atmosphere, and how a baby mouse was born from two biologically male mice!
Genetic Fertility
- “Genetic variants influencing human fertility identified - new research.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-03-02-genetic-variants-influencing-human-fertility-identified-new-research
- “Genome-wide analysis identifies genetic effects on reproductive success and ongoing natural selection at the FADS locus.” By Mathieson, et al. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01528-6
- “The challenge of detecting recent natural selection in human populations.” by Mills & Mathieson. 2022.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2203237119
CO2 Suck Up
- “Climate change: New idea for sucking up CO2 from air shows promise.” By Matt McGrath. 2023.
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64886116
- “Carbon capture: What is it and how does it fight climate change?” by Jonah Fisher. 2023.
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64723497
- “Direct air capture (DAC) and sequestration of CO2: Dramatic effect of coordinated Cu(ll) onto a chelating weak base ion exchanger.” by Hao Chen, et al. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg1956
- “How much is a ton of carbon dioxide?” by Kathryn Tso. 2020.
- https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/how-much-ton-carbon-dioxide
2 Dad Mice
- “The mice with two dads: scientists create eggs from male cells” by Heidi Ledford & Max Kozlov
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00717-7
- “Healthy mice from same-sex parents have their own pups” by Jeremy Rehm
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-0699
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Today you’ll learn about how fruit flies are inspiring new forms of gameplay in basketball, how IQ levels are falling around the country, and a potential solution to difficult-to-recycle plastics!
Basketball Positions
- “Physics model could optimize basketball player positioning” by Kathy Hovis
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-physics-optimize-basketball-player-positioning.html
- “Fruit flies and electrons: Researchers use physics to predict crowd behavior” by Linda B. Glaser
- https://phys.org/news/2018-08-fruit-flies-electrons-physics-crowd.html
- “Density-functional fluctuation theory of crowds” by J. Felipe Méndez-Valderrama et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05750-z#Abs1
Self-Healing Plastic
- “Researchers build hard, self-healing plastic that can be reshaped and recycled” by Wageningen University
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-hard-self-healing-plastic-reshaped-recycled.html
- “Hard plastics can be recycled if they are constructed differently” by Maarten Smulders
- https://www.wur.nl/en/news-wur/show-home/hard-plastics-can-be-recycled-if-they-are-constructed-differently.htm
IQ Decline
- “Historic decline in IQ could stem from poor education, study shows” by Shelby Kearns
- https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=21483
- “Looking for Flynn effects in a recent online U.S. adult sample: Examining shifts within the SAPA Project” by Elizabeth M. Dworak et al.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289623000156#f0005
- “Online tests suggest IQ scores in US dropped for the first time in nearly a century” by Bob Yirka
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-online-iq-scores-century.html
- “IQ Scores In The US Have Recently Dropped For First Time This Century” by Tom Hale
- https://www.iflscience.com/iq-scores-in-the-us-have-recently-dropped-for-first-time-this-century-67907
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Today you’ll learn about controversial research by NASA suggesting that extinction-level asteroids may have hit Earth more often than we thought, how scientists are working to create electricity out of thin air, and the effects of using exclusively male mice in scientific research.
Species-Ending Asteroids
- “Species-Ending Asteroids Hit Earth More Often Than We Realized, NASA Research Suggests.” by Sarah Wells. 2023.
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxpag/species-ending-asteroids-hit-earth-more-often-that-we-realized-nasa-research-suggests
- “REASSESSING THE PAST MILLION YEARS OF NEO IMPACT CRATERING ON EARTH VIA HIGH RESOLUTION DIGITAL TOPOGRAPHY.” by J.B. Garvin, et al. 2023.
- https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2023/pdf/2608.pdf
- “Dr. James B Garvin.” Bio. n.d.
- https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/james.b.garvin
Air Into Electricity
- “Newly discovered enzyme that turns air into electricity, providing a new clean source of energy” by Monash University
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-newly-enzyme-air-electricity-source.html
- “Structural basis for bacterial energy extraction from atmospheric hydrogen” by Rhys Grinter et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05781-7
- “The enzyme that could help make energy dreams come true” by Rhys Grinter, Ashleigh Kropp, and Chris Greening
- https://lens.monash.edu/@medicine-health/2023/03/09/1385541/the-enzyme-that-could-help-make-energy-dreams-come-true
Female Mice
- “The Case for Female Mice in Neuroscience Research.” by Catherine Caruso. 2023
- https://hms.harvard.edu/news/case-female-mice-neuroscience-research
- “Considering sex as a biological variable will require a global shift in science culture.” by Rebecca M. Shansky & Anne Z. Murphy. 2021.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-021-00806-8
- “Sex bias in neuroscience and biomedical research.” by Annaliese K. Beery & Irving Zucker. 2011.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149763410001156?via%3Dihub
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Today you’ll learn about a zombie virus recovered from the arctic permafrost and brought back to life, some good news about 26 Australian animal species that have been brought back from the brink, and how a new pill could potentially limit the levels of “bad” cholesterol in the body.
Zombie Virus
- “Scientists have revived a ‘zombie’ virus that spent 48,500 years frozen in permafrost.” By Katie Hunt. 2023.
- https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/08/world/permafrost-virus-risk-climate-scn/index.html
- “Arctic permafrost is thawing rapidly. It affects us all.” By Katie Hunt. 2022.
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/12/world/permafrost-climate-change-explainer-scn/index.html
Back From the Brink
- “Researchers find 26 Australian species recovered from the brink of extinction.” abc.net. 2023.
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-24/australian-animals-no-longer-meet-criteria-as-threatened-species/102020276
- “Lights at the end of the tunnel: The incidence and characteristics of recovery for Australian threatened animals.” by Woinarski, et al. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320723000460
- “Humpback whales no longer listed as endangered after major recovery.” by Claudia Long. 2022.
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-26/humpback-whales-no-longer-listed-as-endangered/100862644
- “Red List: Summary Statistics.” n.a. N.d.
- https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/summary-statistics
Bad Cholesterol
- “Oral pill cuts bad cholesterol by 60% in phase 2 clinical trial” By Michael Irving
- https://newatlas.com/medical/oral-pill-bad-cholesterol-phase-2-clinical-trial/
- “Efficacy and safety of the oral PCSK9 inhibitor MK-0616: a phase 2b randomized controlled trial” by Christie M. Ballantyne et al.
- https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.02.018
- “What Is the Difference Between Good and Bad Cholesterol?” by Keck Medicine of USC
- https://www.keckmedicine.org/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-good-and-bad-cholesterol/#:~:text=As%20a%20general%20rule%2C%20HDL,cholesterol%20directly%20to%20your%20arteries.
- “Coronary artery disease” by Mayo Clinic
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronary-artery-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20350613#:~:text=If%20there's%20too%20much%20cholesterol,blood%20flow%20through%20an%20artery.
- “PCSK9 gene” by MedLine Plus
- https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/pcsk9/#:~:text=The%20PCSK9%20protein%20controls%20the,in%20regulating%20blood%20cholesterol%20levels.
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Today you’ll learn about how scientists are working on developing an injection to treat endometriosis, how bees solve puzzles, and how lemon juice is able to block the formation of kidney stones.
Endometriosis Shot
- “An antibody injection could one day help people with endometriosis.” By Meghan Rosen. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/antibody-injection-help-endometriosis
- “Endometriosis.” World Health Organization. 2021.
- https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/endometriosis#:~:text=Endometriosis%20is%20a%20disease%20characterized,other%20parts%20of%20the%20body.
- “A long-acting anti-IL-8 antibody improves inflammation and fibrosis in endometriosis.” By Ayako Nishimoto-Kakiuchi, et al. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abq5858
Bee Puzzles
- “Bumblebees solve puzzles by watching other bees, just like humans do.” By Sarah Knapton. 2023.
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/07/bumblebees-solve-puzzles-watching-bees-just-like-humans-do/
- “Bumblebees feel pain too, and their rights ‘should be protected’.” By Olivia Rudgard. 2022.
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/27/bumblebees-can-feel-pain-rights-should-protected/
- “Watch: Bumblebees play with balls just for fun.” Sarah Knapton. 2022.
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/27/watch-bumblebees-play-balls-just-fun/
Lemonade Kidney Stones
- “Here’s how lemon juice may fend off kidney stones.” by Meghan Rosen. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lemon-juice-get-rid-kidney-stones
- “Kidney stones grow and dissolve much like geological crystals.” by Aimee Cunningham. 2018.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/kidney-stones-grow-and-dissolve-much-geological-crystals
- “Lemon-Derived Extracellular Vesicle-like Nanoparticles Block the Progression of Kidney Stones by Antagonizing Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Renal Tubular Cells.” by Lei Zhang, et al. 2023.
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c05099
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Today you’ll learn about how remote work is resulting in people having more children than before the pandemic, how scientists are searching for new treatments for acne, and how indigenous groups in South America have a genetic resistance to Chagas disease.
Remote Work Baby Boom
- “The Surprising Effects of Remote Work” by Derek Thompson
- https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/03/us-remote-work-impact-fertility-rate-babies/673301/
- “Early Remote Work Impacts on Family Formation” by Lyman Stone and Adam Ozimek
- https://eig.org/remote-work-family-formation/
- “Career Paths with a Two-Body Problem: Occupational Specialization and Geographic Mobility” by Valeria Rueda and Guillaume Wilemme
- https://research.upjohn.org/up_workingpapers/346/
- “The Great Pandemic Baby Bump” By Jerusalem Demsas
- https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/11/pandemic-baby-bump-fertility/671964/
Acne Antibiotics
- “Antibiotics for acne: Study shows why one works best.” By Isabella Backman. 2023.
- https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-antibiotics-acne.html
- “Acne.” National Institutes of Health. 2020.
- https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/acne#:~:text=Acne%20is%20a%20common%20skin,commonly%20called%20pimples%20or%20zits.
Chagas Infection
- “Genetic adaptations help Amazonian populations resist chaga infection.” n.a. 2023.
- https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-genetic-amazonian-populations-resist-chagas.html
- “Parasites - American Trypanosomiasis (also known as Chagas Disease): Detailed FAQs.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2022.
- https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/gen_info/detailed.html#intro
- “Amazonian Populations Have Genetic Protection Against Chagas Disease.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/genomics/news/amazonian-populations-have-genetic-protection-against-chagas-disease-370944
- “Indigenous people from Amazon show genetic signatures of pathogen-driven selection.” By Caina M. Couto-Silva, et al. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abo0234
- “Parasite Drove Natural Selection in Amazonian Indigenous Groups.” By Natalia Mesa, PhD. 2023.
- https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/parasite-drove-natural-selection-in-amazonian-indigenous-groups-71004
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Today you’ll learn about how foreign accent syndrome works, how an AI algorithm can create a physical copy of a mental picture, and how invasive marsh grass is taking over China’s coastline.
Foreign Accent Syndrome
- “Scientists reveal why American man with prostate cancer developed ‘uncontrolled’ Irish accent” by Vishwam Shankaran
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/american-man-irish-brogue-prostate-cancer-b2292537.html?utm_source=reddit.com
- “Foreign accent syndrome as a heralding manifestation of transformation to small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer” by Amanda Broderick et al.
- https://casereports.bmj.com/content/16/1/e251655
- “After Surgery: Discomforts and Complications” by Johns Hopkins Medicine
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/after-surgery-discomforts-and-complications
- “A Man’s Prostate Cancer Gave Him An 'Uncontrollable' Irish Accent” by Ed Cara
- https://gizmodo.com/prostate-cancer-caused-irish-accent-medical-case-1850088239
- “A man in the US got prostate cancer. It made him start speaking with an Irish accent.” by Catherine Schuster-Bruce
- https://www.insider.com/man-us-prostate-cancer-irish-accent-2023-2
AI Reads Minds
- “AI re-creates what people see by reading their brain scans” by Kamal Nahas
- https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-re-creates-what-people-see-reading-their-brain-scans
- “High-resolution image reconstruction with latent diffusion models from human brain activity” by Yu Takagi and Shinji Nishimoto
- https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.18.517004v2
Alien Marsh
- “China battles alien marsh grass at unprecedented scale” by Erik Stokstad
- https://www.science.org/content/article/china-battles-alien-marsh-grass-unprecedented-scale
- “Spartina invasive management - a review of the evidence” by Sam Reynolds et al.
- https://osf.io/vpswn
- “China aims to contain proliferation of invasive plant by 2025” by Xinhua
- https://english.news.cn/20230216/322678d5264347dda95d17f928263b5a/c.html
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Today you’ll learn about how men with physically strenuous jobs have higher testosterone levels and, ahem, sperm counts, about how a researcher studying whales figured out an ancient mystery, and how providing women with more opportunities actually increases men’s life expectancy.
Men At Work
- “Physically Demanding Work Tied to Male Fertility.” By Miles Martin. 2023.
- https://hms.harvard.edu/news/physically-demanding-work-tied-male-fertility
- “Secular trends in semen parameters among men attending a fertility center between 2000 and 2017: Identifying potential predictors.” By Minguez-Alarcon, et al. 2018.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30389382/
- “Why more men are suffering from infertility than ever before.” By Susannah Cahalan. 2021.
- https://nypost.com/2021/02/20/why-more-men-are-suffering-from-infertility-than-ever-before/
- “Occupational factors and markers of testicular function among men attending a fertility center.” By Minguez-Alarcon, et al. 2023.
- https://academic.oup.com/humrep/advance-article/doi/10.1093/humrep/dead027/7034534?utm_source=authortollfreelink&utm_campaign=humrep&utm_medium=email&guestAccessKey=87e840cd-75fb-4975-8010-b2705f827fbb&login=false
Whale Interrupted
- “Ancient texts shed new light on mysterious whale behaviour that ‘captured imagination’.” By Donna Lu. 2023.
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/01/ancient-texts-power-new-light-shed-on-mysterious-whale-behaviour-that-captured-imagination
- “Parallels for cetacean trap feeding and tread-water feeding in the historical record across two millennia.” By McCarthy, Sebo, & Firth. 2023
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.13009
Gender Equality
- “Greater Gender Equality Helps Both Women and Men Live Longer.” George Institute for Global Health. 2023.
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/981404
- “Gender equality related to gender differences in life expectancy across the globe gender equality and life expectancy.” By Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes, et al. 2023.
- https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001214
- “Greater gender equality helps both women and men live longer.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230306143509.htm
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Today you’ll learn about whether or not birth order affects how rebellious you are, how researchers are working to turn a human brain into a machine, and what Zimbabwe is doing to try and solve their energy crisis.
Birth Order
- “New study disputes the birth order theory that later-born are “born to rebel”” by Laura Staloch
- https://www.psypost.org/2023/02/new-study-disputes-the-birth-order-theory-that-later-born-are-born-to-rebel-68636
- “Birth order, personality, and tattoos: A pre-registered empirical test of the ‘born to rebel’ hypothesis” by Gareth Richards et al.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886922005487
- “Rebelling Against Born to Rebel” by Frederic Townsend (PAYWALL, first page free)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1061736197900096
- “Steppenwolf’s Jerry Edmonton: The Man With The ‘Born To Be Wild’ Beat” by Paul Sexton
- https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/jerry-edmonton-steppenwolf-drummer/
- “Mars Bonfire” by AllMusic
- https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mars-bonfire-mn0000793570
Braincell Computers
- “Scientists unveil plan to create biocomputers powered by human brain cells” by FRONTIERS
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/980084
- “Organoid intelligence (OI): the new frontier in biocomputing and intelligence-in-a-dish” by Lena Smirnova et al.
- https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/science/articles/10.3389/fsci.2023.1017235
- “What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ” by Clare Wilson
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533962-300-what-lab-grown-mini-brains-are-revealing-about-this-mysterious-organ/
Zimbabwe Hydro
- “In Zimbabwe, drought is driving a hydropower crisis—and a search for alternatives” BY ANDREW MAMBONDIYANI
- https://www.science.org/content/article/zimbabwe-drought-driving-hydropower-crisis-and-search-alternatives
- “A Grid for all Seasons: Enhancing the Integration of Variable Solar and Wind Power in Electricity Systems Across Africa” by Sebastian Sterl
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40518-021-00192-6
- “Hydropower plans in eastern and southern Africa increase risk of concurrent climate-related electricity supply disruption” by Declan Conway, Carole Dalin, Willem A. Landman & Timothy J. Osborn
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-017-0037-4
- “Potential for Battery Energy Storage System in Zimbabwe” by Njovana G. Allen et al.
- https://www.jree.ir/article_155040.html
- “Biomass explained” by EIA
- https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/biomass/landfill-gas-and-biogas.ph
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Today you’ll learn about neighborhood 3D-printed by a robot, a 4,500 year-old secret chamber recently discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza, and about research that shows a genetic link between blood sugar and migraines.
3D-Printed Community
- “The World’s Largest 3D-Printed Neighborhood Is Here” by Todd Woody, 2023.
- https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-3d-printed-houses-austin-texas/?cmpid=BBD030323_GREENDAILY&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=230303&utm_campaign=greendaily&sref=5p3yLRks
- “The Genesis Collection.” iconbuild.com, N.D. (no date).
- https://www.iconbuild.com/homes/genesis-collection-at-wolf-ranch
- “Is the Revolution of 3D-Printed Building Getting Closer?” by Thessa Lageman, 2019.
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-11/3d-printed-architecture-more-evolution-than-revolution?sref=aiiNijqZ
- “Construction Has an Immense Environmental Impact - and the Industry Must Change.” by Rayna Skiver, 2022.
- https://www.greenmatters.com/community/how-does-construction-affect-the-environment
- “Sustainable Management of Construction and Demolition Materials,” EPA Website. N.D.
- https://www.epa.gov/smm/sustainable-management-construction-and-demolition-materials
- “U.S. construction industry - statistics & facts.” Statista Website. N.D.
- https://www.statista.com/topics/974/construction/#topicOverview
- “What has caused the global housing crisis - and how can we fix it?” by Victoria Masterson, 2022.
- https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/06/how-to-fix-global-housing-crisis/
Secret Chamber in Giza
- “Scientists have mapped a secret hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza | Ars Technica. Jennifer Ouellette. 2023
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/scientists-have-mapped-a-secret-hidden-corridor-in-great-pyramid-of-giza/
- “#ScanPyramids - First conclusive findings with muography on Khufu Pyramid.” Press Release from Scan Pyramids Mission. 2016.
- http://www.hip.institute/press/HIP_INSTITUTE_CP9_EN.pdf
- Italy’s famous dome is cracking, and cosmic rays could help save it.” Jennifer Ouellette. 2018.
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/cosmic-rays-could-help-unlock-the-secrets-of-brunelleschis-dome/
- “Muon Tomography.” Wikipedia.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon_tomography#:~:text=Muon%20tomography%20or%20muography%20is,Coulomb%20scattering%20of%20the%20muons.
- “Hidden Corridor in Egypt’s Great Pyramid mapped with cosmic rays.” Chris Stokel-Walker. 2023.
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2362300-hidden-corridor-in-egypts-great-pyramid-mapped-with-cosmic-rays/
- “These are the world’s tallest structures throughout history.” Iman Ghosh. 2019.
- https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/09/tallest-historical-structures#:~:text=The%20Stone%20Age%3A%208000%20%E2%80%94%202570%20BCE&text=Experts%20estimate%20that%20the%20Tower,to%20mark%20the%20summer%20solstice.
Migraine Hope
- “Genetic links between migraine and blood sugar levels confirmed.” Author unlisted. 2023
- https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=185398
- “Cross-trait analyses identify shared genetics between migraine, headache, and glycemic traits, and a causal relationship with fasting proinsulin.” Islam, M.R. 2023
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00439-023-02532-6
- “Migraine.” Amaal Starling, M.D. & Mayo Clinic Staff. N.D.
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/migraine-headache/symptoms-causes/syc-20360201#:~:text=A%20migraine%20is%20a%20headache,sensitivity%20to%20light%20and%20sound.
- “The Costs of Migraines.” No Listed Author. N.D.
- https://www.themigrainereliefcenter.com/costs-of-migraines/#:~:text=According%20to%20an%2
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Today we discuss the link between gastrointestinal disorders and mental health, how the path you take walking through a crowd can be predicted by mathematics, and how we’ve now witnessed an example of super propulsion in nature for the first time!
GERD Anxiety
- “The causal role of gastroesophageal reflux disease in anxiety disorders and depression: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study” by Youjie Zeng, Si Cao, and Heng Yang
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1135923/full
- “Linking the Gut and the Mind: New Evidence Shows GERD May Increase Risk of Anxiety and Depression” by Heng Yang, Youjie Zeng, and Si Cao
- https://oa.mg/blog/gerd-may-increase-risk-of-anxiety-and-depression/
- “Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)” by Mayo Clinic
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gerd/symptoms-causes/syc-20361940#:~:text=Gastroesophageal%20reflux%20disease%20(GERD)%20occurs,reflux%20from%20time%20to%20time.
- “GERD (Chronic Acid Reflux)” by Cleveland Clinic
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17019-gerd-or-acid-reflux-or-heartburn-overview
Crowd Math
- “Lane nucleation in complex active flows” by KAROL A. BACIK, BOGDAN S. BACIK, AND TIM ROGERS
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add8091
- “Stick to your lane: Hidden order in chaotic crowds” by University of Bath
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-lane-hidden-chaotic-crowds.html
- “Mathematicians have discovered the hidden patterns that exist within ‘chaotic’ crowds” by Connie Lin
- https://www.fastcompany.com/90860429/mathematics-of-crowds-patterns-theory
Insect Catapult
- “Droplet superpropulsion in an energetically constrained insect” by Elio J. Challita, Prateek Sehgal, Rodrigo Krugner & M. Saad Bhamla
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36376-5
- “Insect that flings pee with a butt catapult is 1st known example of 'superpropulsion' in nature” By Charles Q. Choi
- https://www.livescience.com/insect-that-flings-pee-with-a-butt-catapult-is-1st-known-example-of-superpropulsion-in-nature
- “Sharpshooter Insects Use ‘Superpropulsion’ to Catapult Their Pee” by Jack Tamisiea
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sharpshooter-insects-use-superpropulsion-to-catapult-their-pee1/
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Today you’ll learn about how children raised by same sex couples are just as psychologically healthy as other kids, how face blindness might be way more common than we think, and how paid sick leave is now scientifically proven to benefit both businesses and employees.
Same Sex Same Kids
- “Children of same-sex couples fare at least as well as in other families - study.” By Nicola Davis. 2023
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/06/children-of-same-sex-couples-fare-at-least-as-well-as-in-other-families-study
- “Children raised by same-sex parents do as well as their peers, study shows.” by Anne Davies. 2017.
- https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/oct/23/children-raised-by-same-sex-parents-do-as-well-as-their-peers-study-shows
- “Family outcome disparities between sexual minority and heterosexual families: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” By Yun Zhang, et al. 2023
- https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/3/e010556
- “Kids Raised By Same-Sex Parents Fare Same As - Or Better Than - Kids Of Straight Couples, Research Finds.” By Robert Hart. 2023.
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/03/06/kids-raised-by-same-sex-parents-fare-same-as-or-better-than-kids-of-straight-couples-research-finds/?sh=4fa01ad77738
Face Blindness
- “How Common Is Face Blindness?” by Dennis Nealon
- https://hms.harvard.edu/news/how-common-face-blindness
- “What is the prevalence of developmental prosopagnosia? An empirical assessment of different diagnostic cutoffs” by Joseph DeGutis
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010945223000138?via%3Dihub
- “Prosopagnosia (face blindness)” by NHS
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/face-blindness/#:~:text=There's%20no%20treatment%20for%20prosopagnosia,do%20to%20help%20recognise%20people.
Paid Sick Leave
- “NEW STUDY FINDS OFFERING PAID SICK LEAVE IS GOOD FOR U.S. BUSINESS” BY GISELE GALOUSTIAN
- https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/paid-sick-leave-business-study
- “Is paid sick leave bad for business? A systematic review” by Candice Vander Weerdt, Patricia Stoddard‐Dare, and LeaAnne DeRigne
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajim.23469
- “What is presenteeism? The price of productivity loss” by Lauren Payne
- https://www.enhesa.com/resources/article/what-is-presenteeism-the-price-of-productivity-loss/#:~:text=The%20cost%20of%20presenteeism%20for%20companies&text=An%20American%20Productivity%20Audit%20estimates,billion%20US%20dollars%20per%20year.
- “Presenteeism: At Work—But Out of It” by Paul Hemp
- https://hbr.org/2004/10/presenteeism-at-work-but-out-of-it
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Today you’ll learn about how archaeologists have found evidence of brain surgery from the Bronze era in the Middle East, how 3D-printed hearts are becoming closer to a reality than ever before, and the recent discovery of how a black hole is eating a dust cloud in space.
Ancient Brain Surgery
- “Archaeologists uncover early evidence of brain surgery in Ancient Near East” by Brown University
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230222141115.htm
- “Cranial trephination and infectious disease in the Eastern Mediterranean: The evidence from two elite brothers from Late Bronze Megiddo, Israel” by Rachel Kalisher et al.
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0281020
- “Ancient Legacy of Cranial Surgery” by Mohammad Ghannaee Arani, Esmaeil Fakharian, and Fahimeh Sarbandi
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876527/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20French%20physician,mentally%20ill%20people%20(4).
- “Clues to Bronze Age cranial surgery revealed in ancient bones” by Ari Daniel
- https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/02/22/1158721573/clues-to-bronze-age-cranial-surgery-revealed-in-ancient-bones
- “Curiosities of medical history: Trepanation” by Maria Cohut
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326281
3D Heart
- “Custom, 3D-printed heart replicas look and pump just like the real thing” by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230222141222.htm
- “Soft robotic patient-specific hydrodynamic model of aortic stenosis and ventricular remodeling” by LUCA ROSALIA et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.ade2184
Supermassive Black Hole
- “A mysterious object is being dragged into the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center” by Holly Ober
- https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/X7-debris-cloud-near-supermassive-black-hole
- “The Swansong of the Galactic Center Source X7: An Extreme Example of Tidal Evolution near the Supermassive Black Hole” by Anna Ciurlo et al.
- https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/acb344
- “A black hole is destroying this object. Scientists are watching its last days.” by Mark Kaufman
- https://mashable.com/article/black-hole-destroying-object-milky-way-galaxy
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Today we discuss how infants beat out AI when it comes to common sense, how fruit flies’ use of magnetoreceptors can teach about humans, and what depression has to do with your posture.
Infant Common Sense
- “Commonsense psychology in human infants and machines” by Gala Stojnić et al.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027723000409
- “Infants Outperform AI in “Commonsense Psychology”” by James Devitt
- https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2023/february/infants-outperform-ai-in--commonsense-psychology-.html
- “Careers Up Close: Moira R. Dillon on Infants and Children, Humanlike AI, and Commonsense Psychology” by Moira R. Dillon
- https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/careers-up-close-moira-dillon
- “AI-powered Bing Chat spills its secrets via prompt injection attack [Updated]” by BENJ EDWARDS
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/ai-powered-bing-chat-spills-its-secrets-via-prompt-injection-attack/
Magnetoreception
- “Animals' 'sixth sense' is more widespread than previously thought” by University of Manchester
- https://phys.org/news/2023-02-animals-sixth-widespread-previously-thought.html
- “Essential elements of radical pair magnetosensitivity in Drosophila” by Adam A. Bradlaugh
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05735-z
- “Magnetism in Animals” by Apex Magnets
- https://www.apexmagnets.com/news-how-tos/magnetism-in-animals/#:~:text=Animals%20known%20to%20have%20magnetoreception,conditions%20of%20the%20magnetic%20field.
Depression Posture
- “A New Bodily Approach for Treating Anxiety and Depression” by Vanessa Lancaster
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-a-new-home/202301/a-new-bodily-approach-for-treating-anxiety-and-depression
- “Motor alterations in depression and anxiety disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis” by Emma Elkjær et al.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36037990/
- “How can emotions be both cognitive and bodily?” by Michelle Maiese
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11097-014-9373-z
- “Evolution and function of multimodal courtship displays” by Clémentine Mitoyen, Cliodhna Quigley, and Leonida Fusani
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eth.12882
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Today you’ll learn about a robot with the ability to pick up a single drop of water, how scientists have created a computer algorithm that can predict Malaria hotspots, and what naked mole rats have to teach us about human fertility.
One Drop Robot
- “New robot can pick up a single drop of liquid” by Stephen Ornes
- https://www.snexplores.org/article/innovation-2023-robot-can-pick-up-drop-of-liquid
- “On-demand, remote and lossless manipulation of biofluid droplets” by Wei Wang et al. (PAYWALL)
- https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/mh/d2mh00695b
- “Novel soft robotic droplet manipulator for hazardous liquid cleanup” by ASHWINI SAKHARKAR
- https://www.inceptivemind.com/novel-soft-robotic-droplet-manipulator-hazardous-liquid-cleanup/28367/
- “Soft Robotics” by Techopedia
- https://www.techopedia.com/definition/32895/soft-robotics
Malaria Forecast
- “WHO Coronavirus Dashboard”
- https://covid19.who.int/
- “New analysis could help forecast malaria outbreaks” by Rob Jordan
- https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-analysis-malaria-outbreaks.html
- “Climatic, land-use and socio-economic factors can predict malaria dynamics at fine spatial scales relevant to local health actors: Evidence from rural Madagascar” by Julie D. Pourtois et al.
- https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001607
- “Estimating the local spatio‐temporal distribution of malaria from routine health information systems in areas of low health care access and reporting” by Elizabeth Hyde et al.
- https://ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12942-021-00262-4
Naked Mole Rat Fertility
- “Naked mole rats reveal biological secrets of lifelong fertility” by Christa Lesté-Lasserre
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360377-naked-mole-rats-reveal-biological-secrets-of-lifelong-fertility/
- “Postnatal oogenesis leads to an exceptionally large ovarian reserve in naked mole-rats” by Miguel Angel Brieño-Enríquez et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36284-8
- “Germ cell nests in adult ovaries and an unusually large ovarian reserve in the naked mole-rat” by Ned J. Place et al.
- https://rep.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/rep/161/1/REP-20-0304.xml
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Today you’ll learn about how scientists are using AI to talk to animals, the discovery of new, very big, very old candidate galaxies, and how there just may be an extra layer in the earth’s inner core.
AI Animal Translator
- “How Scientists Are Using AI to Talk to Animals” by Sophie Bushwick
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-scientists-are-using-ai-to-talk-to-animals/
- “Bat Chatter Is More Than a Cry in the Dark” By Christopher Intagliata
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/bat-chatter-is-more-than-a-cry-in-the-dark/
- “In Honeybee Dance, Direction Is Key” By Kate Wong
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-honeybee-dance-directi/
Big Old Galaxies
- “Webb telescope spots super old, massive galaxies that shouldn’t exist” by Daniel Strain
- https://www.colorado.edu/today/2023/02/22/webb-telescope-spots-super-old-massive-galaxies-shouldnt-exist
- “A population of red candidate massive galaxies ~600 Myr after the Big Bang” by Ivo Labbé et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05786-2
- “New space telescope to peer back at the universe’s first galaxies” by Daniel Strain
- https://www.colorado.edu/today/2021/11/10/new-space-telescope-peer-back-universes-first-galaxies
- “First Galaxies Born Sooner After Big Bang Than Thought” By Space.com Staff (from 2011; for compare/contrast on old data versus new)
- https://www.space.com/11386-galaxies-formation-big-bang-hubble-telescope.html
- “How Did Galaxies Form?” by David J. Eicher (from 2019; same note as above link)
- https://astronomy.com/magazine/greatest-mysteries/2019/07/5-how-did-galaxies-form
- “Two Remarkably Luminous Galaxy Candidates at z ≈ 10–12 Revealed by JWST” by Rohan P. Naidu et al.
- https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ac9b22
- “Quasars: Brightest Objects in the Universe” By Nola Taylor Tillman
- https://www.space.com/11386-galaxies-formation-big-bang-hubble-telescope.html
Inner Inner Core
- “Bouncing seismic waves reveal distinct layer in Earth's inner core” by AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/980308
- “Up-to-fivefold reverberating waves through the Earth’s center and distinctly anisotropic innermost inner core” by Thanh-Son Phạm & Hrvoje Tkalčić
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36074-2
- “Core” by National Geographic
- https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/core/
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Today we discuss how early morning classes at universities could be leading to poor academic performance, how scientists uncovered the world’s oldest runestone, and a new breakthrough treatment in postpartum depression.
School Sleep
- “Early morning university classes are associated with impaired sleep and academic performance” by Sing Chen Yeo et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01531-x
- “Study: Early Classes Connected to Poor Academic Performance” by Safia Abdulahi
- https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2023/02/22/study-early-classes-connected-poor-academic-performance#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20found%20that,analyzed%20university%20students'%20digital%20traces.
- “Early Morning College Classes Correlated With Poor Academic Performance, Large Study Finds” by James Felton
- https://www.iflscience.com/early-morning-college-classes-correlated-with-poor-academic-performance-large-study-finds-67627
- “New Study: Lack of Sleep Hurts Students’ Grades” by Scott Jaschik
- https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2023/02/17/new-study-lack-sleep-hurts-students%E2%80%99-grades
- “Nightly sleep duration predicts grade point average in the first year of college” by J. David Creswell et al.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2209123120
Ancient Runestone
- “Norway archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest runestone’” by Associated Press
- https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/norway-archaeologists-find-worlds-oldest-runestone-rcna66066
- “‘Sensational’ Runestone Discovered in Norway May Be the World’s Oldest” by Brigit Katz
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sensational-runestone-discovered-in-norway-may-be-the-worlds-oldest-180981470/#:~:text='Sensational'%20Runestone%20Discovered%20in%20Norway%20May%20Be%20the%20World's%20Oldest,-The%20find%20promises&text=During%20the%20fall%20of%202021,Germanic%20peoples%20of%20northern%20Europe.
- “Archaeologists in Norway find ‘world’s oldest runestone’” by Jan M. Olsen
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/archaeologists-in-norway-find-worlds-oldest-runestone
- “Found the world's oldest rune stone” by University of Oslo
- https://www.khm.uio.no/english/news/found-the-world-s-oldest-rune-stone.html
- “Runic magic” by National Museum of Denmark
- https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/religion-magic-death-and-rituals/runic-magic/
Postpartum Depression Pill
- “Researchers Uncover Mechanisms of Brexanolone and the Role of Inflammation in Post-partum Depression” by UNC Newsroom
- https://news.unchealthcare.org/2023/02/researchers-uncover-mechanisms-of-brexanolone-and-the-role-of-inflammation-in-post-partum-depression/
- “Brexanolone therapeutics in post-partum depression involves inhibition of systemic inflammatory pathways” by Irina Balan et al.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396423000385
- “Postpartum Depression” by Cleveland Clinic
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9312-postpartum-depression#management-and-treatment
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Today you’ll learn about how scientists are developing a form of birth control for men, why humans need more sleep during the winter, and how whales are giving up singing their love songs in favor of fighting for mates.
Male Contraceptive
- “Sperm-Slowing Male Contraceptive Reversibly Inhibits Mouse Fertility” by Ruairi J Mackenzie
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/drug-discovery/news/sperm-slowing-male-contraceptive-reversibly-inhibits-mouse-fertility-370207
- “On-demand male contraception via acute inhibition of soluble adenylyl cyclase” by Melanie Balbach et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36119-6
Winter Snooze
- “Humans ‘may need more sleep in winter’, study finds” by Jane Clinton
- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/feb/17/humans-may-need-more-sleep-in-winter-study-finds
- “Seasonality of human sleep: Polysomnographic data of a neuropsychiatric sleep clinic” by Aileen Seidler et al.
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1105233/full
- “Feeling tired? Humans may need more sleep during the winter, new study suggests” by Wyatte Grantham-Philips
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/02/21/more-sleep-needed-winter-study/11280016002/
- “Humans need more sleep in the winter” by Alison Bosman
- https://www.earth.com/news/humans-need-more-sleep-in-the-winter-season/
Whale Fight Songs
- “Whales give up singing to fight for love” by UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/979939
- “Post-whaling shift in mating tactics in male humpback whales” by Rebecca Dunlop & Celine Frere
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04509-7
- “Global whaling peaked in the 1960s” by Hannah Richie
- https://ourworldindata.org/whaling#:~:text=At%20its%20peak%20in%20the,to%20manage%20international%20whaling%20stocks.
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Today we discuss how the lost temple of Poseidon may have been discovered, how our circadian rhythms show what time of day is best to exercise, and how researchers decoded a stack of letters written by Mary Queen of Scots during her imprisonment.
Poseidon Temple
- “A lost temple for Poseidon may have finally been rediscovered” by Sara Kiley Watson
- https://www.popsci.com/science/poseidon-temple-tsunami-greece/
- “Strabo” by Duane W. Roller
- https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780195389661/obo-9780195389661-0230.xml
- “Poseidon” by Greek Gods and Goddesses Encyclopedia
- https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/poseidon/#:~:text=Poseidon%20was%20god%20of%20the,%2C%20Demeter%2C%20Hestia%20and%20Hera.
- “Scientists May Have Discovered the Long Lost Temple of Poseidon” by Amanda Kooser
- https://www.cnet.com/science/scientists-may-have-discovered-long-lost-temple-of-poseidon/
- “Tsunamis buried the cult site on the Peloponnese” by Johannes Gutenberg
- https://phys.org/news/2011-07-tsunamis-cult-site-peloponnese.html
Time to Exercise
- “Time of day may determine the amount of fat burned by exercise” by Felicia Lindberg
- https://news.ki.se/time-of-day-may-determine-the-amount-of-fat-burned-by-exercise
- “Time of day determines postexercise metabolism in mouse adipose tissue” by Logan A. Pendergrast et al.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2218510120
- “What to know about circadian rhythm” by Janet Johnson
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/circadian-rhythms
- “Work out at this time of day to burn the most fat: scientists” by Adriana Diaz
- https://nypost.com/2023/02/14/work-out-at-this-time-of-day-to-burn-the-most-fat-scientists/
Queen of Scots Letters
- “Scientists Decipher 57 Letters That Mary, Queen of Scots Wrote before Her Beheading” by Stephanie Pappas
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-decipher-50-letters-from-mary-queen-of-scotts-before-her-beheading1/
- “Deciphering Mary Stuart’s lost letters from 1578-1584” by George Lasry, Norbert Biermann, & Satoshi Tomokiyo
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01611194.2022.2160677
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Today we discuss whether or not firing a gun filled with moon dust into space could cool down the planet, how animals that live in social groups usually live longer than solitary creatures, and a saucy discovery from ancient Rome.
To Re-Caf Choose Decaf
- “A solution to the climate crisis: mining the moon, researchers say” by Oliver Milman
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/08/moon-dust-moonshot-geoengineering-climate-crisis
- “Dust as a solar shield” by Benjamin C. Bromley ,Sameer H. Khan, and Scott J. Kenyon
- https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000133
- “Can geoengineering fix the climate? Hundreds of scientists say not so fast” by Oliver Milman
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/25/can-controversial-geoengineering-fix-climate-crisis
- “Space dust as Earth's sun shield” by University of Utah
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230208155658.htm#:~:text=Summary%3A,the%20impacts%20of%20climate%20change.&text=On%20a%20cold%20winter%20day,of%20the%20sun%20is%20welcome.
Mammal Groups
- “Mammals that live in groups may live longer, longevity research suggests” by Jake Buehler
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mammals-groups-longevity-genetics
- “Correlated evolution of social organization and lifespan in mammals” by Pingfen Zhu et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-35869-7
- “An 80-Year Harvard Study Found the Secret to a Happy Life” by Bill Murphy Jr
- https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/an-80-year-harvard-study-found-secret-to-a-happy-life-these-9-simple-habits-will-improve-yours.html
Roman Sex Toy
- “Discarded Roman artefact may have been more than a good luck charm” by Newcastle University
- https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2023/02/vindolandaphallus/
- “Touch wood: luck, protection, power or pleasure? A wooden phallus from Vindolanda Roman fort” by Rob Collins and Rob Sands
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/touch-wood-luck-protection-power-or-pleasure-a-wooden-phallus-from-vindolanda-roman-fort/53F4B0838D23DB65F6A244695624102E
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Today you’ll learn about how fingerprints form, how quickly you can determine whether or not you like a song, and how ancient ancestors to homo sapiens were using tools way earlier than we thought!
Fingerprint Formation
- “How fingerprints form was a mystery — until now” by McKenzie Prillaman
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fingerprints-form-mystery
- “The developmental basis of fingerprint pattern formation and variation” by James D. Glover et al.
- https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(23)00045-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867423000454%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
- “All Patterns Great and Small” By Tina Hesman Saey
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/all-patterns-great-and-small
- “Pigment pas de deux puts stripes on zebrafish” by Tina Hesman Saey
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pigment-pas-de-deux-puts-stripes-zebrafish
I Love This Song
- “Knowing We Like a Song Takes Only Seconds of Listening, New Psychology Research Finds” by James Devitt
- https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2023/january/knowing-we-like-a-song-takes-only-seconds-of-listening--new-psyc.html
- “The Whole is Not Different From its Parts: Music Excerpts are Representative of Songs” by Sara J. Philibotte et al.
- https://online.ucpress.edu/mp/article-abstract/40/3/220/195231/The-Whole-is-Not-Different-From-its-PartsMusic?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Ancient Tools
- “2.9-million-year-old butchery site in Kenya suggests humans perhaps weren't first to use crafted stone tools” By Genelle Weule
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-02-10/fossils-animal-bones-stone-tools-early-hominin-east-africa/101937222
- “Expanded geographic distribution and dietary strategies of the earliest Oldowan hominins and Paranthropus” by THOMAS W. PLUMMER et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abo7452
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Today you’ll learn about how a cure for peanut allergies could be on the way to being a reality, how scientists are looking into treatments for an unreachable itch, and how a new study reports that talking about your financial debt makes you more likely to pay it off.
Peanut Allergy Blocker
- “Researchers Block Allergic Reactions to Peanuts in Mice” by Sarah Wheelan
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/drug-discovery/news/researchers-block-allergic-reactions-to-peanuts-in-mice-370063
- “Peanut allergen inhibition prevents anaphylaxis in a humanized mouse model” by NADA S. ALAKHRAS et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.add6373
- “When peanuts are poison” by Julie McDowell
- http://pubsapp.acs.org/subscribe/archive/mdd/v05/i05/html/05health.html#:~:text=About%203%20million%20Americans%E2%80%94children,those%20are%20attributed%20to%20peanuts.
- “Racial and Ethnic Data Reported for Peanut Allergy Epidemiology Do Little to Advance Its Cause, Treatment, or Prevention” by Nigel Mark Thomas
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.685240/full
Unreachable Itch
- “Drug Shows Promise Against “Unreachable Itch” Condition” by Molly Campbell
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/drug-discovery/news/drug-shows-promise-against-unreachable-itch-condition-370062
- “Phase 2 Trial of Difelikefalin in Notalgia Paresthetica” by Brian S. Kim et al.
- https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2210699?query=featured_home
- “New Formulation of FDA-Approved Drug Shows Encouraging Results for Treating a Common Itch Condition” by Mount Sinai
- https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2023/new-formulation-of-fda-approved-drug-shows-encouraging-results-for-treating-a-common-itch-condition
- “Oral Drug Shows Benefit for Notalgia Paresthetica in Mid-Stage Trial” by Elizabeth Short
- https://www.medpagetoday.com/dermatology/generaldermatology/103021
Debt Fear
- “Fear of judgment is keeping consumers indebted – study shows peer groups can help turn that around” by UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, IVEY BUSINESS SCHOOL
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/979755
- “EXPRESS: Helping Those That Hide: Anticipated Stigmatization Drives Concealment and a Destructive Cycle of Debt” by Michael Moorhouse et al.
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00222437221146521
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Today we discuss how decaf coffee can curb symptoms of caffeine withdrawal, how a recent study revealed that those who are rich in money aren’t necessarily rich in intelligence, and a study that looked into cheap and effective preventative cavity treatment.
To Re-Caf Choose Decaf
- “Decaf coffee reduces caffeine withdrawal – even when you know it’s decaf” by Matthew Warren
- https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/decaf-coffee-reduces-caffeine-withdrawal-even-when-you-know-its-decaf
- “Reduction in caffeine withdrawal after open-label decaffeinated coffee” by Llewellyn Mills et al.
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/02698811221147152
How Smart Are Rich People?
- “The plateauing of cognitive ability among top earners” by Marc Keuschnigg, Arnout van de Rijt, and Thijs Bol
- https://academic.oup.com/esr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/esr/jcac076/7008955?login=false
- “Extreme earners are not necessarily extremely smart” by Jonas Roslund
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230208125113.htm
- “Understanding the Flaws Behind the IQ Test” By Mira Lazine
- https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/understanding-the-flaws-behind-the-iq-test
Cavities
- “School Dental Program Prevents 80 Percent of Cavities with One-Time, Non-Invasive Treatment” by Rachel Harrison
- https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2023/february/school-dental-program-prevents-80-percent-of-cavities.html
- “Effect of Silver Diamine Fluoride on Caries Arrest and Prevention” by Ryan Richard Ruff, Tamarinda Barry-Godín, and Richard Niederman
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2801193
- “Children’s Oral Health” by CDC
- https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/basics/childrens-oral-health/index.html
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Today you’ll learn about how rockets are preventing the ozone layer from healing properly, how researchers are figuring out the smells of the ancient world, and how mother orca whales take care of their sons to ensure the survival of their species.
Rockets Ruin Ozone
- “A rapidly growing rocket industry could undo decades of work to save the ozone layer – unless we act now” by Laura Revell, Michele Bannister, and Tyler Brown
- https://theconversation.com/a-rapidly-growing-rocket-industry-could-undo-decades-of-work-to-save-the-ozone-layer-unless-we-act-now-198982
- “Rocket industry could undo decades of work to save the ozone layer” by University of Canterbury
- https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/news/2023/rocket-industry-could-undo-decades-of-work-to-save-the-ozone-layer.html
- “Ozone layer recovery is on track, due to success of Montreal Protocol” by United Nations
- https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132277
- “Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2022” by World Meteorological Organization
- https://ozone.unep.org/system/files/documents/Scientific-Assessment-of-Ozone-Depletion-2022-Executive-Summary.pdf
Neanderthal Smells
- “Study figured out what ancient humans might have been able to smell” by Pranjal Mehar
- https://www.techexplorist.com/study-figured-ancient-humans-able-smell/56561/
- “Ancient Humans Had Same Sense of Smell, But Different Sensitivities” by Karl Leif Bates
- https://today.duke.edu/2023/01/ancient-humans-had-same-sense-smell-different-sensitivities
- Genetic and functional odorant receptor variation in the Homo lineage” by Claire A. de March et al.
- https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(22)02181-2
Orca Moms
- “Orca moms baby their adult sons. That favoritism pays off — eventually” by Susan Milius
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/orca-mom-sons-favoritism-killer-whale
- “Costly lifetime maternal investment in killer whales” by Michael N. Weiss et al.
- https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01994-7
- “Killer whales follow postmenopausal leaders” by Susan Milius
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/killer-whales-follow-postmenopausal-leaders
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Today you’ll learn about how scientists are using a drug meant for arthritis to mimic blood transfusions, how cinnamon could potentially be improving our brain’s health, and how a new filter is capable of removing 99% of microplastics from water.
Young Blood
- “Arthritis drug mimics "young blood" transfusions to reverse aging in mice” By Michael Irving
- https://newatlas.com/medical/arthritis-drug-young-blood-reverses-aging-mice/
- “Stromal niche inflammation mediated by IL-1 signalling is a targetable driver of haematopoietic ageing” by Carl A. Mitchell et al. (PAYWALL)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-022-01053-0
- “Will revitalizing old blood slow aging?” by COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/978861
Cinnamon Memory
- “Cinnamon and cognitive function: a systematic review of preclinical and clinical studies” by Samaneh Nakhaee et al.
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1028415X.2023.2166436?journalCode=ynns20 (PAYWALL)
- “Cinnamon Improves Your Memory And Cognition” by GrrlScientist
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/02/04/cinnamon-improves-your-memory-and-cognition/?sh=2f208d2721ec
Microplastic Filter
- “High-efficiency water filter removes 99.9% of microplastics in 10 seconds” By Michael Irving
- https://newatlas.com/environment/high-efficiency-water-filter-99-9-microplastics-10-seconds/
- “Supramolecular Engineering of Amorphous Porous Polymers for Rapid Adsorption of Micropollutants and Solar-Powered Volatile Organic Compounds Management” by Wansu Cho et al.
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202206982
- “Meet Gilbert: The robotic fish designed to help clean plastic from our waterways” by Steven Yabionski
- https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/meet-gilbert-the-robotic-fish-designed-to-help-clean-plastic-from-our-waterways
- “What are volatile organic compounds (VOCs)?” by EPA
- https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/what-are-volatile-organic-compounds-vocs
- “Eco-friendly materials capable of purifying water at high speed with inexpensive raw materials” by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221229115647.htm
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Today we discuss what causes a sense of social media fatigue, how scientists are tuning into our brainwaves to make us learn new tasks faster, and how a researcher invented a self-cooling tent that only needs sunshine and water to work.
Social Media Fatigue
- “Too much overload and concerns: Antecedents of social media fatigue and the mediating role of emotional exhaustion” by Nan Sheng et al.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S074756322200320X
- “New research sheds light on the underlying psychological mechanisms linked to social media fatigue” by Emily Manis
- https://www.psypost.org/2023/02/new-research-sheds-light-on-the-underlying-psychological-mechanisms-linked-to-social-media-fatigue-67670
Brainwave Tuning
- “Tuning into brainwave rhythms speeds up learning in adults” by Fred Lewsey
- https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/brainwavelearning
- “Learning at your brain’s rhythm: individualized entrainment boosts learning for perceptual decisions” by Elizabeth Michael et al.
- https://academic.oup.com/cercor/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cercor/bhac426/6814397?login=false
Self-Cooling Tent
- “A Self-Cooling Tent that Runs on Just Water and Sunshine” by Mac Murray
- https://today.uconn.edu/2023/01/a-self-cooling-tent-that-runs-on-just-water-and-sunshine/
- “Tent with a solar-powered cooling system and antimicrobial properties” researched by Alei Ahmadi Kasani
- https://uconn.flintbox.com/technologies/adf221a3-8ce8-471e-8707-18e35656301b
- “Evaluation of titanium alloy as heat absorber for solar-based water treatment system” by Nattadon Pannucharoenwong et al.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721005473
- “UConn researcher invents a self-cooling tent to fight rising temperatures for campers, disaster victims” by Amy Coval
- https://www.ctinsider.com/living/article/uconn-researcher-self-cooling-tent-17741837.php
- “Water-cooled tent would drop camping temperatures by up to 20 °F” By C.C. Weiss
- https://newatlas.com/outdoors/water-cooled-camping-tent/
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Today you’ll learn about how a groundbreaking new study explores the nature of singlehood across the globe, how a new drug might be able to treat alcohol addiction, and how scientists have created a new type of ice that has never been seen on Earth before!
Global Singlehood
- “Large-scale cross-cultural study provides insights into mating performance and singlehood” by Mane Kara-Yakoubian
- https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/large-scale-cross-cultural-study-provides-insights-into-mating-performance-and-singlehood-67199
- “Mating Performance and Singlehood Across 14 Nations” by Menelaos Apostolou et al.
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14747049221150169
Anti-Drinking Pill
- “Pre-clinical and clinical evidence for suppression of alcohol intake by apremilast” by Kolter B. Grigsby
- https://www.jci.org/articles/view/159103
- “The FDA-approved drug apremilast suppresses alcohol intake: clinical and pre-clinical validation” by Kolter B. Grigsby et al.
- https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.13.444033v1
- “High Drinking in the Dark Mice: A genetic model of drinking to intoxication” by Amanda M. Barkley-Levenson and John C. Crabbe
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4016107/
Moon Ice
- “Scientists made a new kind of ice that might exist on distant moons” by Jonathan O'Callaghan
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00293-w?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=a5dcc69734-briefing-dy-20230203&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-a5dcc69734-42946487
- “SCIENTISTS CREATED A NEW TYPE OF ICE — IT COULD ALSO EXIST ON DISTANT MOONS” by Raoul Rao
- https://www.inverse.com/science/new-form-of-ice-space
- “With frigid innovation, scientists make a new form of ice” By Will Dunham
- https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/with-frigid-innovation-scientists-make-new-form-ice-2023-02-03/
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Today you’ll learn about how we are able to measure depression through speech patterns, a recent study that explores whether or not eating at a certain time of day affects weight, and how researchers used paintings to assess pollution levels during the industrial revolution.
Speech Signals of Depression
- “New research indicates signs of depression can be detected in speech patterns” by Laura Staloch
- https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/new-research-indicates-signs-of-depression-can-be-detected-in-speech-patterns-65196
- “Detecting subtle signs of depression with automated speech analysis in a non-clinical sample” by Alexandra König et al.
- https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-022-04475-0
What Time to Eat?
- “Association of Eating and Sleeping Intervals With Weight Change Over Time: The Daily24 Cohort” by Di Zhao et al.
- https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.122.026484#d2071692e1
- “Total Meals, Not Timing, Drives Long-term Body Weight Changes” by Todd Neale
- https://www.tctmd.com/news/total-meals-not-timing-drives-long-term-body-weight-changes
Monet Haze
- “That dreamy haze in Monet’s impressionist paintings? Air pollution, study says.” By Kasha Patel
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/31/air-pollution-impressionism-monet-turner/?utm_source=reddit.com
- “Paintings by Turner and Monet depict trends in 19th century air pollution” by Anna Lea Albright and Peter Huybers
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2219118120
- “Garden at Sainte-Adresse” by The MET
- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437133
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Today we discuss how the pandemic has caused physical changes in the brains of teenagers, how geomagnetic disturbances can cause bird migration to go haywire, and why pregnancies in the US are a week and a half shorter on average than they are elsewhere.
Pandemic Brain
- “Brain scans suggest the pandemic prematurely aged teens’ brains” by Freda Kreier
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/covid-pandemic-prematurely-aged-teens-brains
- “Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Brain Maturation in Adolescents: Implications for Analyzing Longitudinal Data” by Ian H. Gotlib et al.
- https://www.bpsgos.org/article/S2667-1743(22)00142-2/fulltext
- “Why Do Some Brains Look Old Prematurely?” by Technology Networks
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/why-do-some-brains-look-old-prematurely-355981#:~:text=Individuals%20can%20have%20brains%20that,bigger%20ventricles%20and%20thinner%20cortex.
Magnetic Migration
- “When migrating birds go astray, disturbances in magnetic field may be partly to blame” by Holly Ober
- https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/birds-vagrancy-geomagnetic-field
- “Geomagnetic disturbance associated with increased vagrancy in migratory landbirds” by Benjamin A. Tonelli et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-26586-0
Short Pregnancies
- Average Pregnancy Length Shorter in the US Than European Countries” by Molly Campbell
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/diagnostics/news/average-pregnancy-length-shorter-in-the-us-than-european-countries-369484
- “The natural pattern of birth timing and gestational age in the U.S. compared to England, and the Netherlands” by Eugene Declercq et al.
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0278856
- “Average Pregnancy Length in the US Is Shorter than in European Countries” by University of Oxford
- https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/news/2359-average-pregnancy-length-in-the-us-is-shorter-than-in-european-countries
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Today you’ll learn about whether or not melatonin can be used to treat anxiety, the development of a laser that can change the path of lightning, and how a recent study shows that children are hard-wired to empathize with dogs!
Melatonin Anxiety
- “Melatonin as a Potential Approach to Anxiety Treatment” by Kristina Repova et al.
- https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/24/16187
- “How Melatonin for Sleep May Help Your Anxiety Symptoms” by Atlanova
- https://atlanova.com/how-melatonin-for-sleep-may-help-your-anxiety-symptoms/
- “Can You Use Melatonin to Help Ease Anxiety?” by Alan Carter
- https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/melatonin-for-anxiety
- “Melatonin for anxiety: effectiveness, dosage, side effects” by Patricia Weiser
- https://ro.co/health-guide/melatonin-for-anxiety/
- “Free radicals, antioxidants and functional foods: Impact on human health” by V. Lobo et al.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249911/#:~:text=If%20free%20radicals%20overwhelm%20the,in%20coping%20this%20oxidative%20stress.
- “Stress, Oxidative Injury and Disease” by Kaushal K. Srivastava and Ratan Kumar
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310835/
Lightning Laser
- “A powerful laser can redirect lightning strikes” by Maria Temming
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/laser-lightning-rod-electricity
- “Laser-guided lightning” by Aurélien Houard et al.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/laser-lightning-rod-electricity
- “Superfast laser pulses could pave way for beam weapons” by Andrew Grant
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/superfast-laser-pulses-could-pave-way-beam-weapons
Toddler’s Best Friend
- “Toddlers may be wired to help their dog friends” by Laura Baisas
- https://www.popsci.com/science/toddlers-help-dogs/
- “Do children help dogs spontaneously?” by Rachna B. Reddy et al.
- https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/hai.2023.0001
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Today you’ll learn about how ancient Roman concrete can heal itself, the recent discovery of a virovore, and how a new study looks into whether or not we can control feelings of guilt through the placebo effect.
Roman Concrete Magic
- “Scientists may have found magic ingredient behind ancient Rome’s self-healing concrete” by Jacklin Kwan
- https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-may-have-found-magic-ingredient-behind-ancient-romes-self-healing-concrete#:~:text=The%20Romans%20were%20not%20the,majority%20of%20their%20construction%20projects.
- “Why modern mortar crumbles, but Roman concrete lasts millennia” by ZAHRA AHMAD
- https://www.science.org/content/article/why-modern-mortar-crumbles-roman-concrete-lasts-millennia
Virovore
- “First "virovore" discovered: An organism that eats viruses” By Michael Irving
- https://newatlas.com/science/first-virovore-eats-viruses/
- “The consumption of viruses returns energy to food chains” by John P. DeLong et al.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2215000120
Placebo Guilt
- “Placebos reduce feelings of guilt – even when people know they’re taking one” by Jeremy Howick
- https://theconversation.com/placebos-reduce-feelings-of-guilt-even-when-people-know-theyre-taking-one-197919
- “Deceptive and open-label placebo effects in experimentally induced guilt: a randomized controlled trial in healthy subjects” by Dilan Sezer, Cosima Locher & Jens Gaab
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-25446-1
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Today we discuss how using gas stoves has caused a huge uptick in childhood asthma, how motor memory is developed while we sleep, and how scientists are working to save the larvae of coral reefs!
Gasthma
- “Population Attributable Fraction of Gas Stoves and Childhood Asthma in the United States” by Talor Gruenwald et al.
- https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/1/75
- “Gas stove pollution causes 12.7% of childhood asthma, study finds” by Maxine Joselow and Vanessa Montalbano
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/06/gas-stove-pollution-causes-127-childhood-asthma-study-finds/
Sleep Memory
- “During sleep, brain regions synchronize to create motor memory” by UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/974905
- “Cortical–hippocampal coupling during manifold exploration in motor cortex” by Jaekyung Kim et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05533-z
Frozen Reefs
- “Scientists freeze Great Barrier Reef coral in world-first trial” By Jill Gralow
- https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/scientists-freeze-great-barrier-reef-coral-world-first-trial-2022-12-19/
- “Scientists pioneer ‘game-changing’ freezing technique that could save the Great Barrier Reef’s coral” by Charlotte Elton
- https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/12/19/scientists-pioneer-game-changing-freezing-technique-that-could-save-the-great-barrier-reef
- “Scientists Freeze Great Barrier Reef Coral” by GKToday
- https://www.gktoday.in/topic/scientists-freeze-great-barrier-reef-coral/
- “What is coral bleaching?” by National Ocean Service
- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_bleach.html
- “SCIENTISTS HAVE MADE A HUGE BREAKTHROUGH IN CRYOGENICS” by June Javelosa
- https://futurism.com/neoscope/4-scientists-have-found-a-way-to-rapidly-thaw-cryopreserved-tissue-without-damage
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Today you’ll learn about a potential new treatment for those suffering from brain fog after Covid, how freemium models of mental health apps might cause you to be more stressed out, and how developments in creating a vaccine for fungal infections might make them a thing of the past!
Covid Brain Fog
- “Potential New Treatment for “Brain Fog” in Long COVID Patients” by Isabella Backman
- https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/potential-new-treatment-for-brain-fog-in-long-covid-patients/
- “Clinical experience with the α2A-adrenoceptor agonist, guanfacine, and N-acetylcysteine for the treatment of cognitive deficits in “Long-COVID19”” by Arman Fesharaki-Zadeh et al.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667257X22001000
Freemium Failure
- “"Money Doesn't Buy You Happiness": Negative Consequences of Using the Freemium Model for Mental Health Apps” by Tessa Eagle et al.
- https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3555155
- “What Is Fleeceware & How to Prevent Fleeceware Scams in 2022” by Ben Martens
- https://www.safetydetectives.com/blog/what-is-fleeceware/#:~:text=Because%20fleeceware%20isn't%20technically,(often%20under%20a%20week).
- “Should you agree to Apple’s terms and conditions?” by Karen Haslam
- https://www.macworld.com/article/672571/should-you-agree-to-apples-terms-and-conditions.html
Fungal Vaccine
- “New vaccine targets life-threatening fungal infections” by Leigh Beeson
- https://news.uga.edu/new-vaccine-targets-fungal-infections/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=text_link&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=news_release
- “Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a pan-fungal vaccine in preclinical models of aspergillosis, candidiasis, and pneumocystosis” by Emily Rayens et al.
- https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/1/5/pgac248/6798391?login=false
- “Fungal infections cost U.S. $6.7B in a year” by Leigh Beeson
- https://news.uga.edu/fungal-infections-cost-us-6b-a-year/
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Today we have an extra special episode where we talk to Dan Schachner about this year’s Puppy Bowl, then we’ll learn about the truths and myths of spontaneous human combustion, and how cancer rates in the US have gone down by 33% since the ‘90s!
The Puppy Bowl
Human Candles
- “Strange reports have claimed humans spontaneously burst into flames, but science can explain how bodies sometimes act like a candle wick” by Paola Rosa-Aquino
- https://www.businessinsider.com/is-spontaneous-human-combustion-real-or-myth-scientific-evidence
- “Man died from spontaneous human combustion, inquest finds” by Brian McDonald
- https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/man-died-from-spontaneous-human-combustion-inquest-finds-26774631.html
- “Spontaneous Human Combustion in the Light of the 21st Century” by Virve Koljonen, MD, PhD and Nicolas Kluger, MD (PAYWALL)
- https://academic.oup.com/jbcr/article-abstract/33/3/e102/4588696?login=false
Cancer Rate Down
- “US cancer death rate drops by 30% since 1991” by BBC
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64255719
- “US cancer death rate falls 33% since 1991, partly due to advances in treatment, early detection and less smoking, report says” By Jacqueline Howard
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/health/us-cancer-deaths-decline-wellness/index.html
- “U.S. Cancer Death Rate Has Fallen 33% Since 1991, Here’s Why” by John Loeppky
- https://www.healthline.com/health-news/u-s-cancer-death-rate-has-fallen-33-since-1991-heres-why
- “US cancer deaths drop 33% since 1991, new report says” by J Oliver Conroy
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/14/us-cancer-deaths-drop-third-since-1991-new-report-says
- “Cancer statistics, 2023” by Rebecca L. Siegel MPH et al.
- https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3322/caac.21763
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Today we discuss recent updates to powering the world through nuclear fusion, why ankle sprains are so common, and how we perceive musicians to be more attractive than those who don’t play an instrument.
Net Energy Gain
- “US scientists reach long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough, source says” By Ella Nilsen and René Marsh
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/12/politics/nuclear-fusion-energy-us-scientists-climate/index.html
- “U.S. to reveal scientific milestone on fusion energy” By Timothy Gardner
- https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-announce-scientific-breakthrough-fusion-energy-sources-2022-12-12/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C%20Dec%2012%20(Reuters),knowledge%20of%20the%20matter%20said.
- “WHEN WILL FOSSIL FUELS RUN OUT?” by MET
- https://group.met.com/en/mind-the-fyouture/mindthefyouture/when-will-fossil-fuels-run-out#:~:text=Conclusion%3A%20how%20long%20will%20fossil,our%20reserves%20can%20speed%20up.
Weak Ankles
- “The Science Behind Why You Sprain Your Ankle So Often, And What You Can Do About It” by Gordon Waddington
- https://www.sciencealert.com/the-science-behind-why-you-sprain-your-ankle-so-often-and-what-you-can-do-about-it
- “Lateral Ankle Sprain and Subsequent Ankle Sprain Risk: A Systematic Review” by Erik A. Wikstrom et al.
- https://meridian.allenpress.com/jat/article/56/6/578/466668/Lateral-Ankle-Sprain-and-Subsequent-Ankle-Sprain
- “INJURY RISK IS ALTERED BY PREVIOUS INJURY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND PRESENTATION OF CAUSATIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACTORS” by Jessica Fulton et al.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4196323/
- “Epidemiology of Ankle Sprains and Chronic Ankle Instability” by Mackenzie M. Herzog, PhD, MP et al.
- https://meridian.allenpress.com/jat/article/54/6/603/420863/Epidemiology-of-Ankle-Sprains-and-Chronic-Ankle
Hot Musicians
- “Musicians are more desirable dates to both men and women, supporting Darwin’s sexual selection hypothesis” by Vladimir Hedrih
- https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/musicians-are-more-desirable-dates-to-both-men-and-women-supporting-darwins-sexual-selection-hypothesis-64835
- “Darwin’s sexual selection hypothesis revisited: Musicality increases sexual attraction in both sexes” by Manuela M. Marin and Ines Rathgeber
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.971988/full
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Today you’ll learn about the recent eruption of the world’s biggest active volcano, how researchers have created wifi-emitting windows, and how we might be able to use evaporating ocean water as a new freshwater source.
Mauna Loa Eruption
- “Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano is erupting. Here’s what you need to know” by Carolyn Gramling
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hawaii-mauna-loa-volcano-erupting-what-you-need-to-know
- “Mauna Loa Eruption Webpage” By Mauna Loa
- https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna-loa/mauna-loa-eruption-webpage
- “Historic Keeling Curve Observation Interrupted by Volcanic Eruption” by Rob Monroe
- https://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/2022/11/29/historic-keeling-curve-observation-interrupted-by-volcanic-eruption/
- “Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano is erupting for the first time since 1984” By James Dinneen and Madeleine Cuff
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2348871-hawaiis-mauna-loa-volcano-is-erupting-for-the-first-time-since-1984/
- “HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE” by U.S. Geological Survey
- https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna-loa/volcano-updates#:~:text=Mauna%20Loa%20is%20no%20longer%20erupting.
Wifi Windows
- “Your windows may soon produce wireless Internet connections powered by sunlight” by Camille Bello
- https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/12/07/your-windows-may-soon-produce-wireless-internet-connections-powered-by-sunlight
- "Smart" Electricity Generating Windows Are On Their Way” by Cecille de Jesus
- https://futurism.com/smart-electricity-generating-windows-are-on-their-way
- “Electricity-Generating Windows Of Future? Scientists Design Low-Cost Transparent Solar Cells” by Anjali Thakur
- https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/electricity-generating-windows-of-future-scientists-design-low-cost-transparent-solar-cells-3497478
- “This company wants to turn your windows into solar panels” By Rishi Iyengar
- https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/tech/solar-windows-ubiquitous-energy-california/index.html
Catching Vapor
- “Researchers propose new structures to harvest untapped source of freshwater” by Peter Barnes
- https://www.shutterbulky.com/harvesting-untapped-source-of-freshwater/
- “Increasing freshwater supply to sustainably address global water security at scale” by Afeefa Rahman, Praveen Kumar & Francina Dominguez
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-24314-2
- “Water Vapor and Climate Change” by ACS
- https://www.acs.org/climatescience/climatesciencenarratives/its-water-vapor-not-the-co2.html
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Today we discuss how new technology is making faster and more efficient rockets, a new bandage that might be able to heal wounds faster than the body, and how we’ve seen some new connections between the brain and the gut through a study of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Helicon Thruster
- “Can plasma instability in fact be the savior for magnetic nozzle plasma thrusters” by Staff Writers
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Can_plasma_instability_in_fact_be_the_savior_for_magnetic_nozzle_plasma_thrusters_999.html
- “Wave-driven electron inward transport in a magnetic nozzle” by Kazunori Takahashi, Christine Charles & Rod W. Boswell
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-24202-9
- “PLASMA PROPULSION DISCOVERY COULD HERALD A ‘NEW ERA OF SPACE EXPLORATION’” by MICAH HANKS
- https://thedebrief.org/plasma-propulsion-discovery-could-herald-a-new-era-of-space-exploration/
- “How Plasma Rockets Work” By Meisa Salaita
- https://science.howstuffworks.com/plasma-rockets.htm#:~:text=Plasma%20rockets%20accelerate%20gradually%20and,rocket%20%5Bsource%3A%20Verhovek%5D.
- “New Plasma Thruster Concept Could Make Space Missions 10x Faster” by Rupendra Brahambhatt
- https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/physicist-designed-a-plasma-thruster-that-could-make-space-travel-10-times-faster
Smart Bandage
- “Wireless smart bandage provides new insights on healing chronic wounds” by Andrew Myers
- https://cheme.stanford.edu/wireless-smart-bandage-provides-new-insights-healing-chronic-wounds
- “Wireless, closed-loop, smart bandage with integrated sensors and stimulators for advanced wound care and accelerated healing” by Yuanwen Jiang et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-022-01528-3
Stress IBS
- “Repeated Psychological Stress is Linked with Irritable Bowel Syndrome-like Symptoms” by Tokyo University of Science
- https://www.tus.ac.jp/en/mediarelations/archive/20221107_8752.html
- “Repeated psychological stress, chronic vicarious social defeat stress, evokes irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms in mice” by Toshinori Yoshioka et al.
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2022.993132/full
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Today you’ll learn about how grapes have the potential to reduce the risk of skin cancer, how dogs’ behaviors are hardwired into their genes, and how underwater seaweed forests might be able to combat climate change.
Cancer-Fighting Grapes
- “Short-Term Grape Consumption Diminishes UV-Induced Skin Erythema” by John M. Pezzuto
- https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/11/12/2372#B4-antioxidants-11-02372
- “The potential of grape consumption to modulate UV-induced skin erythema” by Dr. Priyom Bose
- https://www.news-medical.net/news/20221202/The-potential-of-grape-consumption-to-modulate-UV-induced-skin-erythema.aspx
- “How Many Grapes In A Bottle Of Wine” BY ANTHONY ZHANG
- https://www.vinovest.co/blog/how-many-grapes-in-a-bottle-of-wine
Dog Brain
- “Dog behavior is a product of their genes: Dog Genome Project Revealed.” by Peter Barnes
- https://www.shutterbulky.com/dog-behavior/
- “Domestic dog lineages reveal genetic drivers of behavioral diversification” by Emily V. Dutrow et al.
- https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)01379-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867422013794%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
Sea Forests
- “The hidden underwater forests that could help tackle the climate crisis” by Lucy Sherriff
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/02/kelp-seaweed-forests-research-climate-crisis
- “Global seaweed productivity” by ALBERT PESSARRODONA et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn2465
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Today we discuss how the rinse cycle in some commercial dishwashers might be negatively affecting your gut, how a groundbreaking new study might have found a solution to PTSD, and how video games have been proven to improve our executive functioning skills.
Dangerous Dishwashers
- “Commercial dishwashers destroy protective layer in gut” by University of Zurich
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/973024
- “Industrial dishwashers may harm your gut’s protective inner lining” by Tibi Puiu
- https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/industrial-dishwashers-may-harm-your-guts-protective-inner-lining/
PTSD Prevention
- “Taking hydrocortisone immediately after a traumatic event may help prevent PTSD” by Vladimir Hedrih
- https://www.psypost.org/2022/11/taking-hydrocortisone-immediately-after-a-traumatic-event-may-help-prevent-ptsd-64410
- “Accelerated forgetting of a trauma-like event in healthy men and women after a single dose of hydrocortisone” by Vanessa E. Hennessy, Luzia Troebinger, Georges Iskandar, Ravi K. Das & Sunjeev K. Kamboj
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-022-02126-2
Game Brain
- “For young adults, more time gaming may mean better executive functioning” by Laura Staloch
- https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/for-young-adults-more-time-gaming-may-mean-better-executive-functioning-64641
- “Videogaming Frequency and Executive Skills in Young Adults” by Sara Peracchia, Giulia D’Aurizio, and Giuseppe Curcio
- https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/19/12081
- “Young Adults Who Frequently Play Video Games Have Improved Executive Functioning Compared to Casual Gamers, Research Suggests” by Margaret Davis
- https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/41718/20230105/young-adults-who-frequently-play-video-games-improved-executive-functioning.htm
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Today we explore how a recent meteorite that landed in the UK is giving us clues to the mysteries of the universe, the positive and negative side-effects found in a recent study on ayahuasca, and how some toxic “forever chemicals” were found to be completely eradicated with new technology.
Winchcombe Meteorite
- “Pristine meteorite found within hours of hitting Earth” by Eleanor K. Sansom
- https://astronomy.com/news/2022/11/pristine-meteorite-found-within-hours-of-hitting-earth
- “The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system” by ASHLEY J. KING et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq3925
Aya-What Now?
- “How Safe Is Ayahuasca? Large-Scale Study Explores” by Molly Campbell
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/biopharma/news/how-safe-is-ayahuasca-large-scale-study-explores-367665
- “Adverse effects of ayahuasca: Results from the Global Ayahuasca Survey” by José Carlos Bouso et al.
- https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0000438
- “What Is Ayahuasca? Experience, Benefits, and Side Effects” by Healthline
- https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ayahuasca
Toxic Cleanup
- “Pollution cleanup method destroys toxic “forever chemicals”” by David Danelski
- https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2022/12/12/pollution-cleanup-method-destroys-toxic-forever-chemicals
- “Hydrogen-polarized vacuum ultraviolet photolysis system for enhanced destruction of perfluoroalkyl substances” by Gongde Chen et al.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666911022000259
- “For Decades, Polluters Knew PFAS Chemicals Were Dangerous But Hid Risks From Public” by Jared Hayes and Scott Faber
- https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/decades-polluters-knew-pfas-chemicals-were-dangerous-hid-risks-public
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Today you’ll learn about what it means for the planet now that we’ve reached a global population of 8 billion people, how leprosy might be able to repair damaged livers, and some information about an asteroid that’s been dubbed a, “Planet-killer.”
World Population Reaches 8 Billion
- “The world population has now reached 8 billion” by Allison Gasparini
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/world-population-8-billion-humans-earth
- “Day of 8 Billion” by United Nations
- https://www.un.org/en/dayof8billion
- “World population hits 8 billion: What does it mean for the planet?” by CGTN
- https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-11-19/World-population-hits-8-billion-What-does-it-mean-for-the-planet--1f47kiG46qs/index.html#:~:text=On%20November%2015%202022%2C%20the,billion%20people%20in%20around%202080.
- “The World Population Just Hit 8 Billion and Here’s How It Will Continue to Grow” by David Adam
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-world-population-just-hit-8-billion-and-heres-how-it-will-continue-to-grow/
Leprosy
- “Leprosy: Ancient disease able to regenerate organs” By James Gallagher
- https://www.bbc.com/news/health-63626239.amp
- “In vivo partial reprogramming by bacteria promotes adult liver organ growth without fibrosis and tumorigenesis” by Samuel Hess et al.
- https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(22)00379-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2666379122003792%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
- “Leprosy bacteria use 'biological alchemy'” by James Gallagher
- https://www.bbc.com/news/health-21056644
Planet-Killer
- “Largest potentially hazardous asteroid detected in 8 years” by National Science Foundation
- https://beta.nsf.gov/news/largest-potentially-hazardous-asteroid-detected-8
- “A Deep and Wide Twilight Survey for Asteroids Interior to Earth and Venus” by Scott S. Sheppard et al.
- https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ac8cff
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Today we discuss how a new piece of technology is able to transfer the data of the entire internet in just one second, how eating a lot of tomatoes can improve your gut health, and how scientists are looking into how medicine is processed in the body at different times of day.
Internet Chip
- “Record-breaking chip can transmit entire internet's traffic per second” By Michael Irving
- https://newatlas.com/telecommunications/optical-chip-fastest-data-transmission-record-entire-internet-traffic/
- “Petabit-per-second data transmission using a chip-scale microcomb ring resonator source” by A. A. Jørgensen et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-022-01082-z
- “A New Chip Is Capable of Transmitting All of the Internet's Traffic Every Second” by Anthony Wood
- https://www.ign.com/articles/world-record-data-transfer-internet-chip
Tomato Diet
- “Tracing tomatoes’ health benefits to gut microbes” by Emily Caldwell
- https://news.osu.edu/tracing-tomatoes-health-benefits-to-gut-microbes/
- “Short-Term Tomato Consumption Alters the Pig Gut Microbiome toward a More Favorable Profile” by Mallory L. Goggans et al.
- https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02506-22
Wrong Time Meds
- “New insights into the harms of taking medicines at the wrong time of day” By Rich Haridy
- https://newatlas.com/science/circadian-sedative-heart-damage-drug-time-day-dose/
- “Timing matters for medications – your circadian rhythm influences how well treatments work and how much they might harm you” by Tobias Eckle
- https://theconversation.com/timing-matters-for-medications-your-circadian-rhythm-influences-how-well-treatments-work-and-how-much-they-might-harm-you-194906
- “How circadian disruptions promote tumor growth and timing of cancer drugs may be vital” By Rich Haridy
- https://newatlas.com/circadian-cancer-tumor-night-shift-chronotherapy/59498/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body
- “Anti-inflammatory drugs slow healing, if taken at wrong time of day” By Rich Haridy
- https://newatlas.com/medical/anti-inflammatory-drugs-impair-bone-healing-circadian-clock/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body
- “Time-of-day dependent effects of midazolam administration on myocardial injury in non-cardiac surgery” by Meghan Prin et al.
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.982209/full
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Today we discuss the psychological effects of listening to podcasts, how climate change actually makes us more likely to engage in hate speech, and how giving plants alcohol in the form of ethanol can make them resistant to drought.
Podcast Friends
- “Listening to podcasts may help satisfy our psychological need for social connection, study finds” by Beth Ellwood
- https://www.psypost.org/2022/11/listening-to-podcasts-may-help-satisfy-our-psychological-need-for-social-connection-study-finds-64395
- “Why people listen: Motivations and outcomes of podcast listening” by Stephanie J. Tobin
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0265806
Drunk Plants
- “Getting Plants ‘Drunk’ Insulates them Against Drought, According to New Research” by Andy Corbley
- https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/getting-plants-drunk-insulates-them-against-drought-according-to-new-research/
- “Pretreating soil with ethanol protects plants from drought, study finds” by Khurram Bashir
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220824225727.htm
Hot Temper
- “AI-Based Research Reveals That Extreme Temperatures Fuel Online Hate Speech” by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- https://neurosciencenews.com/extreme-weather-hate-speech-21374/
- “Online Hate Speech Increases During Extreme Hot and Cold Weather, Study Shows” by Jeffrey Kluger
- https://time.com/6211832/extreme-weather-twitter-hate-speech/
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Today you’ll learn about how some researchers have activated a specific gene in the body that can make your muscles stronger without exercise, how a parasite that can still be found today was discovered in ancient viking poop, and how parrots understand timing when it comes to communication.
Strong Muscle Gene
- “Researchers Discover a Gene That Makes Your Muscles Significantly Stronger” by The University of Melbourne
- https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-discover-a-gene-that-makes-your-muscles-significantly-stronger/
The Secrets of Viking Poop
- “Viking Poop Helps Scientists Reconstruct Genome of Ancient Human Parasite” by Michelle Starr
- https://www.sciencealert.com/viking-poop-helps-scientists-reconstruct-genome-of-ancient-human-parasite
- “DNA in Viking poop sheds new light on 55,000-year-old relationship between gut companions” by University of Copenhagen
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/963666
- “Dietary Inulin and Trichuris suis Infection Promote Beneficial Bacteria Throughout the Porcine Gut” by Sophie Stolzenbach, Laura J. Myhill, Lee O’Brien Andersen, Lukasz Krych, Helena Mejer, Andrew R. Williams, Peter Nejsum, C. Rune Stensvold, Dennis S. Nielsen and Stig M. Thamsborg
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00312/full
Parrot Chat
- “900 PET PARROTS REVEAL RANGE OF VOCAL MIMICRY” BY U. PITTSBURGH
- https://www.futurity.org/parrots-vocal-mimicry-2839832-2/
- “A survey of vocal mimicry in companion parrots” by Lauryn Benedict et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-24335-x’
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Today you’ll learn about how researchers have been able to grow embryos that have three genetic parents, how European moles can shrink down to a tenth of their size during winter, and whether or not being kind to narcissists makes any difference in their behavior.
3-Parent Babies
- “Study reveals how babies born from 3 parents are surprisingly similar to normal babies” by Rupendra Brahambhatt
- https://interestingengineering.com/science/spindle-transfer-embryo-development
- “Single-cell multiomics analyses of spindle-transferred human embryos suggest a mostly normal embryonic development” by Shuyue Qi
- https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001741
Shrinking Moles
“European moles can shrink by a tenth in winter to save energy” By James Ashworth
- https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/september/european-moles-can-shrink-by-tenth-winter-save-energy.html
“Winter conditions, not resource availability alone, may drive reversible seasonal skull size changes in moles” by Lucie Nováková, Javier Lázaro, Marion Muturi, Christian Dullin and Dina K. N. Dechmann
- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.220652
Being Kind to Narcissists
- “New study investigates the role compassion may play in reducing certain narcissistic traits” by Laura Staloch
- https://www.psypost.org/2022/12/new-study-investigates-the-role-compassion-may-play-in-reducing-certain-narcissistic-traits-64480
- “Narcissistic traits and compassion: Embracing oneself while devoiding others” by Vanessa Lea Freund et al.
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.914270/full
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Today we explore how scientists are trying to find a way to make an “aging clock” that can determine your age and health by looking at your DNA, how looking at our gut could help us treat mental health disorders, and how there may be a new treatment option in the form of a vaccine for people suffering from brain tumors!
Aging Clock
- “Aging clocks aim to predict how long you’ll live” by INfotech Group
- https://infotechgroup.co.uk/blog/aging-clocks-aim-to-predict-how-long-youll-live/
- “Want to know when you’re going to die?” By Karen Weintraub
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/10/19/139463/want-to-know-when-youre-going-to-die/
Mental Health in Your Gut
- “Gut Microbes May Lead to Therapies for Mental Illness” By UT Southwestern
- https://neurosciencenews.com/gut-microbes-mental-health-21385/
- “Is there a link between gut health and anxiety?” by Rosie Slater
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/gut-health-and-anxiety#link
Brain Tumor Vaccine
- “Vaccine doubles brain tumour survival rate in medical breakthrough” by Sarah Knapton (PAYWALL)
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/17/vaccine-doubles-brain-tumour-survival-rate-medical-breakthrough/
- “Vaccine shown to prolong life of patients with aggressive brain cancer” by Denis Campbell
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/17/vaccine-shown-to-prolong-life-patients-aggressive-brain-cancer-trial-glioblastoma
- “Association of Autologous Tumor Lysate-Loaded Dendritic Cell Vaccination With Extension of Survival Among Patients With Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Glioblastoma” by Linda M. Liau et al.
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2798847
- “About Glioblastoma” by National Brain Tumor Society
- https://braintumor.org/events/glioblastoma-awareness-day/about-glioblastoma/#:~:text=Glioblastoma%20Facts%20%26%20Figures&text=More%20than%2013%2C000%20Americans%20are,succumb%20to%20glioblastoma%20every%20year.
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Today you’ll learn about the development of a potential new Covid vaccine in the form of a nasal spray, how your circadian rhythm affects how intensely you feel pain, and how the old saying that you need 8 glasses of water a day could be a myth.
Pain Worse at Night
- “Why pain feels worse at night” by Allison Whitten
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/why-pain-feels-worse-at-night/
- “Circadian rhythmicity of pain sensitivity in humans” by Inès Daguet, Véronique Raverot, Didier Bouhassira, and Claude Gronfier
- https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/145/9/3225/6637506?guestAccessKey=e94c8f79-7fca-42ca-98e2-085eb26400c3&login=false
Who Needs Water?
- “Stop counting cups. There’s an ocean of difference in our water needs” by UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/972344
- “Variation in human water turnover associated with environmental and lifestyle factors” by YOSUKE YAMADA et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm8668
Covid Nasal Spray
- “How nasal-spray vaccines could change the pandemic” by Emily Waltz
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02824-3
- “Investigational Mucosal COVID Vaccine Protects Against Disease and Transmission” by Sarah Avery
- https://corporate.dukehealth.org/news/investigational-mucosal-covid-vaccine-protects-against-disease-and-transmission
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Today we discuss the science of delusion, how changes in the length of our days can cause changes in our behavior, and a potential new life saving drug to fight the current opioid crisis.
Delusion Science
- “What is walking corpse syndrome?” by Victoria Shepherd
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/walking-corpse-syndrome/
- “Glass Bones and Walking Corpses: 9 Delusions from History” by Amy Irvine
- https://www.historyhit.com/common-delusions-in-history/
S.A.D. About Day Length
- “How changes in length of day change the brain and subsequent behavior” by Scott LaFee
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220907093419.htm
- “Seasonal changes in day length induce multisynaptic neurotransmitter switching to regulate hypothalamic network activity and behavior” by Alessandra Porcu
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn9867
Fentanyl Vaccine
- “An Immunconjugate Vaccine Alters Distribution and Reduces the Antinociceptive, Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Fentanyl in Male and Female Rats” by Colin N. Haile
- https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/11/2290
- “New Fentanyl Vaccine Eliminates The Drug's High, Rat Study Finds” by Felicity Nelson
- https://www.sciencealert.com/new-fentanyl-vaccine-eliminates-the-drugs-high-rat-study-finds
- “Fentanyl Vaccine Breakthrough – Potential “Game Changer” for Opioid Epidemic” by University of Houston
- https://scitechdaily.com/fentanyl-vaccine-breakthrough-potential-game-changer-for-opioid-epidemic/
- “Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic” by Laurie Fickman
- https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2022-news-articles/november-2022/11142022-fentanyl-vaccine-haile-kosten.php
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Today we discuss how nicknames for young boys can help them socialize better, how archaeologists in Poland have unearthed the grave of a woman people feared might return from the dead, and a new study that disproves Freud’s theory that more successful people are unhealthier than less successful people.
Boyhood Nickname
- “Why You Should Ask Men About Their Boyhood Nicknames” By Jett Stone
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-souls-men/202209/why-you-should-ask-men-about-their-boyhood-nicknames
- “Why Men Need to Prioritize, and Celebrate, Their Friendships” by Jett Stone
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-souls-men/202202/why-men-need-prioritize-and-celebrate-their-friendships
Vampire Grave
- “Archaeologists unearth remains of 17th-century female “vampire” in Poland” by Jennifer Oullette
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/archaeologists-unearth-remains-of-17th-century-female-vampire-in-poland/
- “Ancient human bloodsucker? Skeleton of female 'vampire' unearthed in Europe during dig” by Natalie Neysa Alund
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/09/08/skeleton-female-vampire-unearthed-poland-dig/8020403001/
Wrecked by Success
- “New psychology research rebuts Sigmund Freud’s “wrecked by success” hypothesis” by Vladimir Hedrih
- https://www.psypost.org/2022/11/new-psychology-research-rebuts-sigmund-freuds-wrecked-by-success-hypothesis-64322
- “Wrecked by Success? Not to Worry” by Harrison J. Kell et al.
- https://my.vanderbilt.edu/smpy/files/2013/02/Article-PPS-Kell-et-al-2022.pdf
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Today you’ll learn about why some people are more popular with mosquitoes than others, what tickling rats tells us about being human, and how a recent discovery of ancient statues re-writes what we believed about historical Tuscany.
Mosquito Magnets
- “Why Are Some People Mosquito Magnets and Others Unbothered? A Medical Entomologist Points to Metabolism, Body Odor and Mindset” by Jonathan Day
- https://theconversation.com/why-are-some-people-mosquito-magnets-and-others-unbothered-a-medical-entomologist-points-to-metabolism-body-odor-and-mindset-187957
- “Blood-feeding ecology of mosquitoes in two zoological gardens in the United Kingdom” by Arturo Hernandez-Colina, Merit Gonzalez-Olvera, Emily Lomax, Freya Townsend, Amber Maddox, Jenny C. Hesson, Kenneth Sherlock, Dawn Ward, Lindsay Eckley, Mark Vercoe, Javier Lopez & Matthew Baylis
- https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-021-04735-0
- “Comparison of people who request mosquito control services and their non-requesting neighbors” by C D Morris & K B Clanton
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1583492/
Laughing Rats
- “What Tickling Rats Tells Us About Human Development” by Adam Omary
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/natured-nurture/202209/what-tickling-rats-tells-us-about-human-development
- ““Laughing” rats and the evolutionary antecedents of human joy?” by Jaak Panksepp and Jeff Burgdorf
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938403001598?via%3Dihub
Roman Relics
- “Ancient Rome: Stunningly preserved bronze statues found in Italy” by BBC
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63564404
- “Italy hails 'exceptional' discovery of ancient bronze statues in Tuscany” by Reuters
- https://www.cnn.com/style/article/italy-bronze-statues-tuscany/index.html
- “The Etruscans, an introduction” by Khan Academy
- https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/ancient-mediterranean-ap/ap-ancient-etruria/a/the-etruscans-an-introduction
- “Ancient bronze statues found in prime condition will 'rewrite history,' Italian researchers say” by Camille Fine
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/11/08/bronze-statues-italian-springs-roman-etruscan/8302449001/
- “A Trove of ‘Exceptional’ stunningly preserved bronze statues found at an Ancient Thermal Spa in Tuscany, Italy” by Arkeo News
- https://arkeonews.net/a-trove-of-exceptional-stunningly-preserved-bronze-statues-found-at-an-ancient-thermal-spa-in-tuscany-italy/
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Today we discuss how watching cleaning or decluttering videos affects our mental state, the abilities of super-recognizers, and a recent discovery into how manipulating the neurons in paralysis patients might be able to improve their mobility.
Decluttering the Mind
- “Why Watching Decluttering Videos Feels So Good” by Abby Alten Schwartz
- https://www.wired.com/story/why-watching-decluttering-videos-feels-so-good/
- “How to Stop Doomscrolling—With Psychology” by Kenneth R. Rosen
- https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-stop-doomscrolling-psychology-social-media-fomo/
Never Forget Faces
- “I Never Forget a Face: The Science of Super-Recognizers' Amazing Feat of Recognition” by Leah Thayer
- https://neurosciencenews.com/super-recognizers-visual-learning-21379/
- ‘They never forget a face. Research delves into how ‘super-recognizers’ can do this.” By Marlene Cimons
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/super-recognizer-facial-memory/2021/10/29/4cf80caa-2159-11ec-b3d6-8cdebe60d3e2_story.html
Paralysis Neurons
- “Nine Paralysis Patients Walk Again Thanks to Newly Identified Neurons” by Ruairi J Mackenzie
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/nine-paralysis-patients-walk-again-thanks-to-newly-identified-neurons-367467
- “The neurons that restore walking after paralysis” by Claudia Kathe et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05385-7
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Today, you’ll learn about how COVID-19 may have revamped cities for the better, astounding new technology that could one day regrow human limbs and how an agricultural fertilizer is going from feeding the world to potentially powering the world.
Covid’s Bright Side
- The Pandemic Might Have Redesigned Cities Forever by Adam Rogers
- https://www.wired.com/story/the-pandemic-might-have-redesigned-cities-forever/
- Pandemic-led decline of US cities may be reversing by Howard Schneider
- https://www.reuters.com/world/the-great-reboot/pandemic-led-decline-us-cities-may-be-reversing-2021-05-04/
- Car-Free Transportation Gets Boost from U.S. Grant Program by Laura Bliss
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-29/bike-pedestrian-infrastructure-favored-in-raise-grants
- Pandemic-era Street Spaces: Parklets, Patios, and the Future of the Public Realm by John Bela
- https://dirt.asla.org/2021/09/09/pandemic-era-street-spaces-parklets-patios-and-the-future-of-the-public-realm/
- The Status of Outdoor Dining Across the Country by Amy McCarthy
- https://www.eater.com/22833407/pandemic-outdoor-dining-america-impact-neighborhoods
Frogs Out On a Limb
- A new device helps frogs regrow working legs after an amputation by Carolyn Wilke
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/frog-leg-regeneration-new-device-regrow-amputation
- Frogs regrow amputated legs in breakthrough experiment by Patrick Pester
- https://www.livescience.com/frogs-regrow-amputated-legs-in-lab
- Could Humans Ever Regenerate a Limb? by Jesse Emspak
- https://www.livescience.com/59194-could-humans-ever-regenerate-limbs.html
- How do we use frogs in research? by The Francis Crick Institute
- https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2019-12-16_how-do-we-use-frogs-in-research
- Scientists regrow frog’s lost leg by Tufts University
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/940952
Fertilizing Fuel
- Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix? by Nicola Jones
- https://www.wired.com/story/can-green-ammonia-be-a-climate-fix/
- Green ammonia could produce climate-friendly ways to store energy and fertilize farms by Stephen Ornes
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2119584118
- Ammonia: zero-carbon fertiliser, fuel and energy store by The Royal Society
- https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/low-carbon-energy-programme/green-ammonia
- Satellite Data Detects Hundreds of New Sources of Ammonia Pollution by Jason Daley
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/satellite-data-detects-hundreds-new-sources-ammonia-pollution-180970967/
- Watch this TED talk to get up to speed on green ammonia and shipping by Maria Gallucci
- https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/sea-transport/watch-this-ted-talk-to-get-up-to-speed-on-green-ammonia-and-shipping
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Today, you’ll learn about the benefits of shading rooftop gardens with solar panels, caffeine’s dark secrets, and how the first image from the James Webb telescope promises a great run for Hubble’s successor.
Solar Salads
- “Your Rooftop Garden Could Be a Solar-Powered Working Farm” by Matt Simon
- https://www.wired.com/story/your-rooftop-garden-could-be-a-solar-powered-working-farm/
- “Exploring The Potential of Rooftop Agrivoltaics” by Jennifer Bousselot and Thomas Hickey, Jr.
- https://livingarchitecturemonitor.com/articles/potential-rooftop-agrivoltaics-sp22
- “Volunteer State (Finally) Discovers Solar Power — With A Regenerative Twist” by Tina Casey
- https://cleantechnica.com/2022/04/04/volunteer-state-finally-discovers-solar-power-with-a-regenerative-twist/
Cursed Caffeine
- “The invisible addiction: is it time to give up caffeine?” by Michael Pollan
- https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/jul/06/caffeine-coffee-tea-invisible-addiction-is-it-time-to-give-up
- “Caffeine: How much is too much?” by Mayo Clinic Staff
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20045678#:~:text=Caffeine
- “Caffeine - Uses, Side Effects, And More” from WebMD
- https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-979/caffeine#:~:text=Caffeine
- “How and When Did Humans Start Consuming Alcohol?” by Sedeer el-Showk
- https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/accumulating-glitches/how_and_when_did_humans/#:~:text=According
- “Coffee and caffeine consumption and depression: A meta-analysis of observational studies” by Longfei Wang, Xiaoli Shen, Yili Wu, and Dongfeng Zhang
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26339067/
Webb’s First Photo
- “1st image snapped by iconic Webb telescope pushes limits of the 'laws of physics'” by Tom Metcalfe
- https://www.livescience.com/james-webb-telescope-image-limits-of-physics
- ““Better than our most optimistic prediction” – first images from James Webb exceed all expectations” by Jamie Priest
- https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/james-webb-telescope-first-images/
- “About Webb Orbit” By NASA
- https://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/orbit.html
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Today, you’ll learn about how researchers at MIT created an incredible new type of fabric that can save thousands of lives, how sleep scientists are explaining alien abductions, and how evolution is being sped up by human beings, causing ripple effects all over the place.
Fabric with Ears
- This fabric can hear your heartbeat by Carolyn Wilke
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fabric-hear-heartbeat-fiber-vibration-voltage-sound-material
- A fabric that “hears” your heart's sounds by Jennifer Chu
- https://news.mit.edu/2022/fabric-acoustic-microphone-0316
- Researchers Create a Fabric That Can ‘Hear’ Your Heartbeat by Margaret Osborne
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-create-a-fabric-that-can-hear-your-heartbeat-180979753/
- Hear and There: Sounds from Everywhere! by Daniel Henning, Edin Sabic, and Michael C. Hout
- https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2018.00063
- Heart Disease Facts by The CDC
- https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm
- Electrical and Electromagnetic Fundamentals by Joseph J. Carr
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/static-electricity
- Smart Fibers Could Turn Army Uniforms Into Wearable Computers by Kyle Mizokami
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a36732071/army-uniform-fibers-create-wearable-computers/
Dreaming of E.T.
- 'Alien abduction' stories may come from lucid dreaming, study hints by Mindy Weisberger
- https://www.livescience.com/lucid-dreaming-ufo-alien-abductions.html
- COULD SUSPECTED ALIEN ABDUCTIONS JUST BE … LUCID DREAMING? by Elizabeth Rayne
- https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/could-suspected-alien-abductions-be-lucid-dreaming
- How Betty and Barney Hill's Alien Abduction Story Defined the Genre by Linda Lacina
- https://www.history.com/news/first-alien-abduction-account-barney-betty-hill
- Is it normal to believe you have been abducted by aliens? by Dr. Ema Sullivan-Bissett
- https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/perspective/abducted-by-aliens.aspx
- Sleep paralysis and folklore by Ann M. Cox
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5167075/
- Sleep Paralysis in Brazilian Folklore and Other Cultures: A Brief Review by José F. R. de Sá and Sérgio A. Mota-Rolim
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5013036/
Fast Evolution
- A New Database Reveals How Much Humans Are Messing With Evolution by Amit Katwala
- https://www.wired.com/story/database-humans-messing-with-evolution/
- Uncovering the underlying patterns in contemporary evolution by McGill University Newsroom
- https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/uncovering-underlying-patterns-contemporary-evolution-336562
- Pollution Facts & Types of Pollution by Alina Bradford
- https://www.livescience.com/22728-pollution-facts.html
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Today, you’ll learn about a super exciting space program, blasting off in a few months, that will take us back to the moon for the first time in 50 years, how the simple snap of your fingers actually involves some cool physics and the chemistry behind the skunky stank of cannabis.
To the Moon Artemis
- Artemis-I
- https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram
- Artemis
- https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
- Artemis Program
- https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram
- Around the Moon with NASA’s First Launch of SLS with Orion
- https://www.nasa.gov/feature/around-the-moon-with-nasa-s-first-launch-of-sls-with-orion
- NASA Readies Rocket for Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal
- https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-readies-rocket-for-artemis-i-wet-dress-rehearsal
- The Artemis Plan
- https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/artemis_plan-20200921.pdf
- Rocket Weight and Thrust
- https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/sls_reference_guide_2022_web.pdf
- NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket reaches the launch pad by Brendan Byrne
- https://www.npr.org/2022/03/18/1087417075/nasas-artemis-1-moon-rocket-reaches-the-launch-pad
- NASA's Artemis program will land the first person of color on the moon by Ashley Strickland
- https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/09/world/nasa-artemis-person-of-color-crew-scn/index.html
- NASA's Artemis 1 moon megarocket rolls out to the launch pad today and you can watch it live by Chelsea Gohd
- https://www.space.com/artemis-1-moon-megarocket-rollout-webcast
- Why NASA’s new ‘Mega Moon Rocket’ is so incredible by Adam Mann
- https://www.livescience.com/megamoon-rocket-is-incredible
- SpaceX Starship: Stunning Concept Art Reveals NASA’s New Lunar Lander by Mike Brown
- https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-starship-nasa-new-concept-art
- Inventions we use everyday that were actually created for space exploration by Josie Green
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/08/space-race-inventions-we-use-every-day-were-created-for-space-exploration/39580591/
- How Heavy Is A School Bus? (Empty And Full) by Measuring Stuff
- https://measuringstuff.com/how-heavy-is-a-school-bus-empty-and-full/#:~:text=On%20average%2C%20an%20empty%20school,the%20weight%20of%20the%20passengers.
Oh Snap!
- New high-speed video reveals the physics of a finger snap by Emily Conover
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/finger-snap-physics-new-high-speed-video-thanos
- The Surprising Physics of Finger Snapping by Karen Hopkin
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/the-surprising-physics-of-finger-snapping/
- The ultrafast snap of a finger is mediated by skin friction by Raghav Acharya, Elio J. Challita, Mark Ilton and M. Saad Bhamla
- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/doi/10.1098/rsif.2021.0672
- How a Single Finger Snap Became a Scientific Game-Changer by Cayla Mihalovich
- https://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20220224/finger-snap-a-scientific-achievement
- Snapping your fingers is a move worthy of a professional athlete by Elana Spivack
- https://www.popsci.com/science/finger-snapping-physics/
The Funky Skunk of Cannabis
- Why does cannabis smell skunky? by John Arnst
- https://www.livescience.com/why-cannabis-smells-like-skunk
- Great News, Scientists Finally Figured Out Why Cannabis Smells 'Skunky' by Carly Cassella
- https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-why-cannabis-smells-skunk-y-and-the-answer-could-hold-health-benefits
- Here’s the chemistry behind marijuana’s skunky scent by Ariana Remmel
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/marijuana-skunk-smell-cannabis-pot-plant-chemistry
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Today, you’ll learn about how your brushing routine may not be the biggest factor in whether or not you get cavities, how a new method of building pharmaceutical production facilities may bring medical access to previously underserved regions, and how the discovery of a plastic-eating bacteria could revolutionize the recycling industry.
True Cavity Culprit
- “Why People Who Brush Still Get Cavities” by Maggie Koerth
- https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-people-who-brush-still-get-cavities/
- “How Can You Get Cavities If You Brush Your Teeth?” by davis & Beyer Dental Health Professionals
- https://www.venicedentist.com/how-can-you-get-cavities-if-you-brush-your-teeth
- “History of Sugar” from Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sugar
Modular Meds
- “BioNTech plans to make vaccines in shipping containers” by The Economist
- https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/biontech-plans-to-make-vaccines-in-shipping-containers/21807708
- “BioNTech Covid vaccine plan to ship container labs to Africa” By Jenny Hill
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60400114
Enzymes vs Plastic
- “The Future of Recycling May Be in Microbes” by Ula Chrobak
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/future-recycling-may-be-microbes-180979645/
- “Scientists uncover the secrets of a plastic-destroying enzyme” by Abe Musselman
- https://www.inverse.com/innovation/enzyme-helps-bacteria-eat-plastic
- “Plastic-eating bacteria: Genetic engineering and environmental impact” by Scott Dutfield
- https://www.livescience.com/plastic-eating-bacteria
- "Endlessly recyclable materials could fix our plastic waste crisis" by Katharine Sanderson
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333763-000-endlessly-recyclable-materials-could-fix-our-plastic-waste-crisis/
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Today, you’ll learn about an interesting way pills made from poop could help millions of people with allergies, how researchers edited the contents of a pair of donor lungs to better match the recipient, and how pain can affect a baby’s development and what parents can do about it.
Peanut allergies are being treated in an…interesting new way.
- "Fecal transplant pills helped some peanut allergy sufferers in a small trial” by
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fecal-transplant-pills-peanut-allergy-clinical-trial-poop-bacteria
- “Good early results with fecal microbiota therapy for peanut-allergic patients” by Bethany Tripp / Boston Children’s Hospital
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/944014
- “Fecal matter pills used to treat peanut allergies in Boston study” by Heather Hegedus
- https://www.boston25news.com/news/fecal-matter-pills-used-to-treat-peanut-allergies-in-boston-study/875577919/
- “Fecal Microbiota Transplant: We Know Its History, but Can We Predict Its Future?” by Todd H. Baron, MD (Mayo Clinic Proceedings)
- https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(13)00481-3/fulltext
- Peanut allergy facts - NIH
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10200001/
Lungs can now be edited for a better organ donor match.
- "Researchers Want to Create 'Universal Donor' Lungs” by Sara Harrison
- https://www.wired.com/story/researchers-want-to-create-universal-donor-lungs/
- “Creating 'universal' transplant organs: New study moves us one step closer.” by Nicoletta Lanese
- https://www.livescience.com/universal-blood-type-transplant-lungs-study
- "Scientists Say They've Found a Way to Create Universal Donor Lungs" by Ed Cara
- https://gizmodo.com/universal-donor-lungs-research-1848548951
- “Researchers Investigate How to Make Donated Organs Compatible With Any Blood Type” by Meagan Drillinger
- https://www.healthline.com/health-news/researchers-investigate-how-to-make-donated-organs-compatible-with-any-blood-type
- “In medical first, kidneys from gene-edited pig implanted into brain-dead patient” by Elizabeth Chuck
- https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/kidneys-gene-edited-pig-implanted-brain-dead-patient-rcna12928
Pain isn’t just physically bad for babies - it can stunt their development. Here’s how doctors are treating it.
- "Doctors learned how to save premature infants’ lives. They forgot about pain." by Brian Resnick
- https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/22949159/nicu-babies-pain-treatments-podcast-unexplainable
- “Skin-to-skin contact with a parent may reduce newborn babies’ brain response to pain” by Jason Goodyer
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/skin-to-skin-contact-with-a-parent-may-reduce-newborn-babies-brain-response-to-pain/
- "What parents need to know about pain in newborns" by Claire McCarthy, MD
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-parents-need-to-know-about-pain-in-newborns-201601269076
- “Miracle baby finally leaves NICU after 460 days” by Harper Robinson
- https://fox8.com/news/miracle-baby-finally-leaves-nicu-after-460-days/
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Today you’ll learn about how using a face in marketing makes people more likely to align themselves with social causes, how scientists in China have developed a pair of glasses that use ultrasound technology to measure our eyes blinking, and how cats can distinguish between speech directed at them and other humans.
The Power of the Face
- “The Power of Putting a Human Face on Social Causes” by Association for Psychological Science
- https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/please-feed-me-the-power-of-putting-a-human-face-on-social-causes.html
- “Helping Fellow Beings: Anthropomorphized Social Causes and the Role of Anticipatory Guilt” by Hee-Kyung Ahn, Hae Joo Kim, and Pankaj Aggarwal (PAYWALLED)
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797613496823
- “Reasons Why Putting a Human Face in Your Marketing Campaign Is an Essential Strategy” by Alan Draper
- https://www.business2community.com/marketing/reasons-why-putting-a-human-face-in-your-marketing-campaign-is-an-essential-strategy-02104065
Ultrasound Glasses
- “New Technology Detects Eye Blinking With Ultrasound” by Melisha Yashinski
- https://sciworthy.com/new-technology-detects-eye-blinking-with-ultrasound/
- “MEMS ultrasonic transducers for safe, low-power and portable eye-blinking monitoring” by Sheng Sun, Jianyuan Wang, Menglun Zhang, Yuan Ning, Dong Ma, Yi Yuan, Pengfei Niu, Zhicong Rong, Zhuochen Wang & Wei Pang
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41378-022-00396-w
Listening Cat
- “Cat got your tongue: Cats distinguish between speech directed at them and humans” by SPRINGER NATURE
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/968597
- “Cats can tell when speech is directed at them” By Andrei Ionescu
- https://www.earth.com/news/cats-can-tell-when-speech-is-directed-at-them/
- “Discrimination of cat-directed speech from human-directed speech in a population of indoor companion cats (Felis catus)” by Charlotte de Mouzon et al. (PAYWALL)
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-022-01674-w
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Today you’ll learn about how time flies as we age, how scientists are learning more and more about the microbiome within a human body, and the potential for a new phone app that can predict when you might die.
Time Flies
- “Why Does 'Time Fly' As We Get Older?” by Christopher Dwyer
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thoughts-thinking/202209/why-does-time-fly-we-get-older
- “Why time flies so fast as we get older” BY ABIGAIL SAWYER
- https://www.biotechniques.com/cell-and-tissue-biology/why-time-flies-as-we-get-older/
Human Microbiome
- “Scientists Have Made A Human Microbiome From Scratch” by Carl Zimmer
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/06/science/human-microbiome-bacteria.html
- “Design, construction, and in vivo augmentation of a complex gut microbiome” by Alice G. Cheng et al.
- https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)00990-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867422009904%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
Smartphone Death Predictor
- “Your smartphone could be used to estimate your risk of dying” by Grace Wade
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2343342-your-smartphone-could-be-used-to-estimate-your-risk-of-dying/
- “Smartphones could be used to predict a person's risk of dying, study finds” by Cathal Ryan
- https://www.buzz.ie/lifestyle/health/study-predict-mortality-rates-smartphone-28316953
- “Population analysis of mortality risk: Predictive models from passive monitors using motion sensors for 100,000 UK Biobank participants” by Haowen Zhou, Ruoqing Zhu, Anita Ung, and Bruce Schatz
- https://journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pdig.0000045
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Today we discuss how the body can physically feel emotions, how axolotls can regenerate their brains, and how pigs can play peacemakers during pig-on-pig fights.
Body Map
- “Where Are Emotions Felt In The Body?” by Juliana Ukiomogbe
- https://greatist.com/connect/emotional-body-maps-infographic#infographic
- “Bodily maps of emotions” by Lauri Nummenmaa, Enrico Glerean, Riitta Hari, and Jari K. Hietanen
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1321664111
Brain 2.0
- “Axolotl Weirdos Can Regrow Their Brains, A New Map Reveals Their Regeneration Secret” by Ashley Maynard
- https://www.livescience.com/axolotls-can-regenerate-their-brains
- “Adult axolotls can regenerate original neuronal diversity in response to brain injury” by Ryoji Amamoto, Violeta Gisselle Lopez Huerta, Emi Takahashi, Guangping Dai, Aaron K Grant, Zhanyan Fu, and Paola Arlotta
- https://elifesciences.org/articles/13998
Pig Bystanders
- “Pig bystanders are pretty good at resolving anxiety and conflict in the pen” by Laura Baisas
- https://www.popsci.com/environment/pig-aggression-intervention/
- “Bystander Effect” by Psychology Today Staff
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/bystander-effect
- “Pigs mediate barnyard fights with a light touch of the snout, study says” By Leo Sands
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2022/11/10/pigs-study-conflict-fight/
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Today we explore how astronauts’ blood mutates when coming back from space, how our screens are aging us, and the potential extinction event of the snow crab.
Astronaut Blood
- “Astronauts' blood shows signs of DNA mutations due to spaceflight” by Elizabeth Howell
- https://www.space.com/astronaut-spaceflight-cancer-dna-mutations-study
- “Researchers Find Spaceflight May Be Associated With DNA Mutations and Increased Risk of Developing Heart Disease and Cancer” by Mount Sinai
- https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2022/fesearchers-find-spaceflight-may-be-associated-with-dna-mutations-and-increased-risk-of-developing-heart-disease-and-cancer
Screen Wrinkles
- “Your phone screen could be making you age quicker” by Alex Hughes
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/your-phone-screen-could-be-making-you-age-quicker/
- “Too much blue light can accelerate aging ... at least for flies” by Sarah Sloat
- https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/much-blue-light-can-accelerate-aging-least-flies-rcna44707
Save the Snow Crab
- “What made billions of snow crabs disappear from the Bering Sea?” By Joanna Thompson
- https://www.livescience.com/billions-snow-crabs-vanish-from-bering-sea
- “Valuable crab populations are in a ‘very scary’ decline in warming Bering Sea” by Hal Bernton
- https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/valuable-crab-populations-crash-in-a-warming-bering-sea/
- “Determination of Overfishing or an Overfished Condition: A Notice” by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/10/2022-02857/determination-of-overfishing-or-an-overfished-condition
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Today you’ll learn about how kids’ well-being can affect adult heart health, what our ears can tell us about the cosmos, and how playing music meant for oysters can help them adapt to climate change.
Happy Healthy Kids
- “Protecting Children’s Psychological Well-being Could Help Strengthen Their Hearts as Adults” by Boehm, J. K.
- https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/observer/obsonline/2022-sept-childhood-psychological-health-adult-hearts.html
- “Psychological Well-Being in Childhood and Cardiometabolic Risk in Middle Adulthood: Findings From the 1958 British Birth Cohort” by Julia K. Boehm
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976221075608
Hearing Data
- “Scientists are turning data into sound to listen to the whispers of the universe (and more)” by Jeffrey Cooke
- https://www.space.com/astronomy-sonification-turn-data-to-music
- “Sonification and Sound Design for Astronomy Research, Education and Public Engagement” by A. Zanella
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.13536
Oystersong
- “Playing sea soundscapes can summon thousands of baby oysters – and help regrow oyster reefs” by Dominic McAfee
- https://theconversation.com/playing-sea-soundscapes-can-summon-thousands-of-baby-oysters-and-help-regrow-oyster-reefs-188006
- “Soundscape enrichment enhances recruitment and habitat building on new oyster reef restorations” by Dominic McAfee, Brittany R. Williams, Lachlan McLeod, Andreas Reuter, Zak Wheaton, and Sean D. Connell
- https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.14307
- “Oyster Reefs at Risk and Recommendations for Conservation, Restoration, and Management” by Michael W. Beck et al.
- https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/61/2/107/242615
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Today we discuss the benefits of taking breaks during work, how milk led to death, and a new configuration of lights that might lead to a massive decrease in the amount of motorcycle accidents that happen at night.
Healthy Breaks
- “Microbreaks may help to prevent workplace burnout” by Neil McKim
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/microbreaks-may-help-to-prevent-workplace-burnout/
- “Microbreaks can increase your well-being, but only if you do these types of activities, experts say” by Megan Marples
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/health/microbreaks-benefits-report-wellness/index.html
Diarrhea Gene
- “Famine and disease may have driven ancient Europeans’ lactose tolerance” by Bruce Bower
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lactose-tolerance-milk-famine-disease-ancient-europe
- “Famine and disease drove the evolution of lactose tolerance in Europe” by University of Bristol
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220727110700.htm
Motorcycle Light
- “New motorcycle lighting design could save lives” by Rice University
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/968338#.Y090EEpxNdQ.reddit
- “Effect of motorcycle lighting configurations on drivers’ perceptions of closing during nighttime driving” by Bradley W. Weaver et al.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369847822001942
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Today we explore how technology is making us lonely, how a new pair of glasses may be expanding your idea of a computer screen, and how hitting the snooze button too many times could ruin your sleep hygiene.
Techno-Lonely
- “Cultivate Deeper Connections Using the Science of Friendship” BY Ryan Jenkins
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-case-connection/202209/cultivate-deeper-connections-using-the-science-friendship
- “Teens around the world are lonelier than a decade ago. The reason may be smartphones” by Tara Bahrampour
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/teens-loneliness-smart-phones/2021/07/20/cde8c866-e84e-11eb-8950-d73b3e93ff7f_story.html
TV Glasses
- “Lenovo’s New Glasses Project A Computer Display Inches From Your Eyes” by Daniel Gyllhem
- https://vigourtimes.com/lenovos-new-glasses-project-a-computer-display-inches-from-your-eyes/
- “The Lenovo Glasses T1 are a monitor you wear on your face” by Joseph Foley
- https://www.creativebloq.com/news/lenovo-glasses-t1
- “Lenovo Glasses T1 unveiled: Take a private big screen experience anywhere” by Darragh Murphy
- https://www.laptopmag.com/news/lenovo-glasses-T1-wearable-display
Snooze Button
- “Hitting the snooze button? You’re far from alone, study shows” by UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/968205
- “Snoozing: an examination of a common method of waking” by Stephen M Mattingly et al.
- https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/45/10/zsac184/6661272?login=false
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Let’s talk about a recent study that shows children are more likely to be honest with their emotions when talking to a robot, a revolutionary new way to make single-use coffee pods from seaweed, and, trigger warning, how deep brain stimulation might help those suffering from eating disorders.
Mental Health Robot
- “Children more candid about mental health when talking to robot, study finds” by Hannah Devlin
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/01/children-mental-health-talking-robot-study-cambridge
- “Robots may be better at spotting mental wellbeing issues in children than traditional methods” by Luke Hurst
- https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/09/01/robots-may-be-better-at-spotting-mental-wellbeing-issues-in-children-than-traditional-meth
Seaweed Coffee
- “‘Revolutionary’ seaweed coffee balls could save thousands of tons of plastic waste” by Samuel Webb
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/revolutionary-seaweed-coffee-balls-could-103117132.html?guccounter=1
- “Coffee Machine Ditches Plastic Pods, Uses Compressed ‘Coffee Balls’ Instead” by Adrianna Nine
- https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/339468-coffee-machine-ditches-plastic-pods-uses-compressed-coffee-balls-instead
Brain Stimulation for ED
- “Effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation in Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa and Obesity: A Systematic Review” by Timothy I Hsu et al.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36191890/
- “Deep brain stimulation” by Mayo Clinic
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/deep-brain-stimulation/about/pac-20384562
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Today you’ll learn about the behaviors researchers say can make us more connected with each other, how China is building an AI-powered, 3D Printed dam, and how an over-reliance on the English language is causing problems in the field of cognitive science.
Health and Connection
- “Feeling connected enhances mental and physical health – here are 4 research-backed ways to find moments of connection with loved ones and strangers” by Dave Smallen
- https://theconversation.com/feeling-connected-enhances-mental-and-physical-health-here-are-4-research-backed-ways-to-find-moments-of-connection-with-loved-ones-and-strangers-185012
- “Infant-Mother Face-to-Face Interaction: Age and Gender Differences in Coordination and the Occurrence of Miscoordination” by Edward Z. Tronick and Jeffery F. Cohn1
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/1131074?origin=crossref
3D Dam
- “China Proposed To Build A Dam with a Distributed 3D Printer” by RUPENDRA BRAHAMBHATT
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/chinese-propose-to-build-a-dam-with-a-distributed-3d-printer/
- “3D printing of large filled construction projects” by Tianyun Liu
- http://jst.tsinghuajournals.com/EN/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2022.25.045#1
Reliance on English
- “Over-reliance on English hinders cognitive science” by Damián E. Blasi et al.
- https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(22)00236-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1364661322002364%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
- “How English Dominates Cognitive Science” By Rocío Txabarriaga
- https://slator.com/how-english-dominates-cognitive-science/
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Today we explore the science behind getting great ideas in the shower, how regular chocolate consumption can slow down cognitive decline, and how a black hole recently burped out the remnants of a star it absorbed four YEARS ago!
Shower Ideas
- “The Science of Why You Have Great Ideas in The Shower” by Stacey Colino
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-science-of-why-you-have-great-ideas-in-the-shower/ar-AA10ANav
- “An improved neuroanatomical model of the default-mode network reconciles previous neuroimaging and neuropathological findings” by Pedro Nascimento Alves, Chris Foulon, Vyacheslav Karolis, Danilo Bzdok, Daniel S. Margulies, Emmanuelle Volle & Michel Thiebaut de Schotten
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-019-0611-3
Medicinal Chocolate
- “Daily Chocolate May Rescue The Brain From Cognitive Decline” by Gary Wenk
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-brain-food/202209/daily-chocolate-may-rescue-the-brain-cognitive-decline
- “Daily multi-vitamins may improve brain function in older people – US study” by Ian Sample
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/14/daily-multi-vitamins-may-improve-brain-function-in-older-people-us-study
Black Holes Burping
- “‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before:’ Black Hole Spews Out Material Years After Shredding Star” by Harvard Center for Astrophysics
- https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/weve-never-seen-anything-black-hole-spews-out-material-years-after-shredding-star
- “Ask Ethan: Are Black Holes Made Of Dark Matter?” by Ethan Siegel
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/09/04/ask-ethan-are-black-holes-made-of-dark-matter/?sh=77bd9483438b
- “A Mildly Relativistic Outflow Launched Two Years after Disruption in Tidal Disruption Event AT2018hyz” by Y. Cendes et al.
- https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ac88d0
- “Black hole is 'burping out' a 'spaghettified' star it devoured years ago” by Robert Lea
- https://www.space.com/black-hole-spews-star-devoured-years-ago
- “Are black holes and dark matter the same?” by University of Miami
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211220120813.htm#:~:text=Astrophysicists%20suggest%20that%20primordial%20black,dark%20matter%20in%20the%20universe.
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We discuss how scientists have developed a cancer-detecting contact lens, the behaviors of inebriated dolphins, and how listening to birds singing can help our mental health!
Smart Contacts
- “Scientists Create Smart Contact Lenses That Diagnose Cancer” by Ophthalmology Breaking News
- https://ophthalmologybreakingnews.com/scientists-create-smart-contact-lenses-that-diagnose-cancer
- “A Microchambers Containing Contact Lens for the Noninvasive Detection of Tear Exosomes” by Shaopei Li, Yangzhi Zhu, Reihaneh Haghniaz, Satoru Kawakita, Shenghan Guan, Jianjun Chen, Zijie Li, Kalpana Mandal, Jamal Bahari, Shilp Shah, Juchen Guo, Heemin Kang, Wujin Sun, Han-Jun Kim, Vadim Jucaud, Mehmet R. Dokmeci, Pete Kollbaum, Chi Hwan Lee, and Ali Khademhosseini
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202206620?af=R
Stoned Dolphins
- “Dolphins 'Deliberately Get High' on Puffer Fish Nerve Toxins By Carefully Chewing and Passing Them Around” by Adam Withnall
- https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/dolphin-facts-puffer-fish-high-b1847115.html
- “Dolphins Getting High on Fish Toxin? Or Just a Load of Puff?” by NBC News
- https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/dolphins-getting-high-fish-toxin-or-just-load-puff-n3691
Birdsongs vs Traffic
- “Birdsongs alleviate anxiety and paranoia in healthy participants” by E. Stobbe, J. Sundermann, L. Ascone & S. Kühn
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20841-0
- “Listen! Birdsong Is Good for Mental Health” by Nicole Siller
- https://neurosciencenews.com/birdsong-mental-health-21639/
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Today you’ll learn about the science of cognitive bias, how scientists may have found a way to turn your body into a battery, and how the first 3D-printed school in Europe is about to be built in Ukraine.
Cognitive Bias
- “Cognitive Biases and Brain Biology Help Explain Why Facts Don't Change Minds” by Keith M. Bellizzi
- https://theconversation.com/cognitive-biases-and-brain-biology-help-explain-why-facts-dont-change-minds-186530
- “Misinformation and Its Correction: Continued Influence and Successful Debiasing” by Stephan Lewandowsky, Ullrich K. H. Ecker, Colleen M. Seifert, Norbert Schwarz, and John Cook.
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1529100612451018
Body Battery
- “Scientists Found a Way To Turn Your Body Into a Battery With Your Clothes On” by Drew Turney
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a40807192/clothes-that-power-electronics/
- “Stretchable, Breathable, and Stable Lead-Free Perovskite/Polymer Nanofiber Composite for Hybrid Triboelectric and Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting” by Feng Jiang, Xinran Zhou, Jian Lv, Jian Chen, Juntong Chen, Haruethai Kongcharoen, Yihui Zhang, and Pooi See Lee
- https://www3.ntu.edu.sg/CorpComms2/Releases/NR2022/NR_220512_energy/energy%20harvesting.pdf
3D Printed School
- “EUROPE’S FIRST 3D PRINTED SCHOOL TO BE BUILT IN WAR-TORN UKRAINE” by PAUL HANAPHY
- https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/europes-first-3d-printed-school-to-be-built-in-war-torn-ukraine-215791/
- “The first 3D-printed school in a warzone is being printed in Ukraine” by Giulia Carbonaro
- https://uk.news.yahoo.com/first-3d-printed-school-world-150512856.html
- “Ukraine: World’s first 3D-printed school in a warzone, foundation laid” by Baba Tamim
- https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/worlds-first-3d-printed-school-ukraine
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Today we explore whether there is a potential long-term cure for asthma based on recent studies, how shark intestines are shaped exactly like a Tesla Valve, and what happens when you transplant human brain cells in newborn rats.
Asthma Cure
- “Potential Long-Term Treatment for Asthma Found” by Aston University
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220809141233.htm
- “A Potential Long-Term Asthma Treatment Has Passed Early Trials in Mice” by DAVID NIELD
- https://www.sciencealert.com/a-potential-long-term-asthma-treatment-has-passed-early-trials-in-mice
- Most Recent Asthma Data
- https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/most_recent_national_asthma_data.htm
Shark Intestines
- “Shark Intestines Spiral Like a Valve Invented By Nikola Tesla” by Alex Fox
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sharks-intestines-spiral-valve-invented-nikola-tesla-180978307/
- “Shark spiral intestines may operate as Tesla valves” by Samantha C. Leigh, Adam P. Summers, Sarah L. Hoffmann and Donovan P. German
- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2021.1359
Human Brain Cells in Rats
- “Human brain cells transplanted into baby rats’ brains grow and form connections” by Jessica Hamzelou
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/10/12/1061204/human-brain-cells-transplanted-baby-rats-brains/
- “Maturation and circuit integration of transplanted human cortical organoids” by Omer Revah et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05277-w
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Today we discuss how only four minutes of small talk with a stranger can help you predict their personality traits, an exciting biodegradable battery option on the horizon, and a new discovery into the origins of dragons!
Small Talk
- “Four Minutes of Small Talk Can Reveal Key Personality Traits” by Sascha Pare
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/aug/31/four-minutes-of-small-talk-can-reveal-key-personality-traits-study-says
- “Small Talk and Theory of Mind in Strategic Decision-Making” by Neha Bose and Daniel Sgroi
- https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/dsgroi/theoryofmind.pdf
Crab Battery
- “Crab and Lobster Shells Could Be Used To Make Renewable Batteries” by Sofia Quaglia
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/sep/01/crab-lobster-shells-could-used-make-renewable-batteries
- “A sustainable chitosan-zinc electrolyte for high-rate zinc-metal batteries” by Meiling Wu, Ye Zhang, Lin Xu, Chunpeng Yang, Min Hong, Mingjin Cui, Bryson C. Clifford, Shuaiming He, Shuangshuang Jing, Yan Yao, and Liangbing Hu
- https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(22)00414-3
Ancient Dragons
- “Ancient 'dragons' were Earth’s first gliding reptiles” By Jennifer Nalewicki
- https://www.livescience.com/ancient-gliding-reptile-dragon-trees
- “The postcranial skeleton of the gliding reptile Coelurosauravus elivensis Piveteau, 1926 (Diapsida, Weigeltisauridae) from the late Permian Of Madagascar” by Valentin Buffa, Eberhard Frey, J. Sébastien Steyer & Michel Laurin
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2022.2108713?utm_medium=email&utm_source=EmailStudio&utm_campaign=Tree+canopy+changes+facilitated+the+evolution+of+the+first-ever+gliding+reptile%2C+new+study+suggests_4423303&cookieSet=1
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Let’s talk about a potential new high-tech mine in Minnesota, how scientists have created a synthetic mouse embryo using stem cells, and a major breakthrough in the cause of and treatment for Down Syndrome.
Remote Mines
- “This Remote Mine Could Foretell the Future of America’s Electric Car Industry” by Ana Swanson
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/business/economy/electric-cars-us-nickel-mine.html
- “Fight over Minnesota nickel mine plan by Talon Metals is local — and global, too” by Mark Reilly
- https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2022/08/31/talon-metals-nickel-mine-minnesota.html
Mouse Embryos
- “Scientists Use Stem Cells To Create Synthetic Mouse Embryos” by Associated Press
- https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/scientists-use-stem-cells-create-synthetic-mouse-embryos-rcna44881
- “Post-gastrulation synthetic embryos generated ex utero from mouse naive ESCs” by Shadi Tarazi, Alejandro Aguilera-Castrejon, Carine Joubran, Nadir Ghanem, Shahd Ashouokhi, Francesco Roncato, Emilie Wildschutz, Montaser Haddad, Bernardo Oldak, Elidet Gomez-Cesar, Nir Livnat, Sergey Viukov, Dmitry Lokshtanov, Segev Naveh-Tassa, Max Rose, Suhair Hanna, Calanit Raanan, Ori Brenner, Merav Kedmi, Hadas Keren-Shaul, Tsvee Lapidot, Itay Maza, Noa Novershtern, and Jacob H. Hanna
- https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674%2822%2900981-3
Down Syndrome Treatment
- “Hormone that could improve cognitive function in Down syndrome identified” By Helen Floersh
- https://www.fiercebiotech.com/research/scientists-have-identified-hormone-could-restore-cognitive-function-down-syndrome#:~:text=Now%2C%20a%20team%20of%20researchers,it%20could%20improve%20cognitive%20performance.
- “GnRH replacement rescues cognition in Down syndrome” by MARIA MANFREDI-LOZANO et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq4515
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Today we discuss the science behind a wandering mind, the ins and outs of songs composed by humpback whales, and how an innovative new robotic capsule might help our digestive systems absorb drugs that aren’t as effective to take orally.
A Wandering Mind
- “The science of a wandering mind” By Tim Vernimmen
- https://knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2022/science-wandering-mind
- “How Self-Generated Thought Shapes Mood—The Relation between Mind-Wandering and Mood Depends on the Socio-Temporal Content of Thoughts” by Florence J. M. Ruby, Jonathan Smallwood, Haakon Engen, and Tania Singer
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0077554
Song of the Humpback
- “Humpback Whales Pass Their Songs Across Oceans” by Carl Zimmer
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/science/humpback-whale-songs-cultural-evolution.html
- “Humpback Whales Almost 9,000 Miles Apart Have Been Caught Singing The Same Song” by Carly Casella
- https://www.sciencealert.com/humpback-whales-almost-9000-miles-apart-have-been-caught-singing-the-same-song
Robocap
- “RoboCap – The Robotic Capsule Designed to Improve Drug Delivery in the Gut” by Sarah Whelan
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/drug-discovery/news/robocap-the-robotic-capsule-designed-to-improve-drug-delivery-in-the-gut-366073
- “RoboCap: Robotic mucus-clearing capsule for enhanced drug delivery in the gastrointestinal tract” by SHRIYA S. SRINIVASAN et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abp9066
- “Tiny robotic pill RoboCap delivers drugs to guts and could end injections like insulin” by Nergis Firtina
- https://interestingengineering.com/health/tiny-robotic-pill-robocap-drugs-guts
- “Human Insulin Injection” by MedLine Plus
- https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682611.html
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Today we discuss how frog skin stem cells were recently used to create microscopic living machines, how scientists are trying to replicate the powerful punch of a mantis shrimp, and a new breakthrough in the creation of an oral insulin tablet.
Frog Skin Cells
- “Frog skin cells turned themselves into living machines” by Laura Sanders
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/frog-skin-cells-self-made-living-machines-xenobots
- “A cellular platform for the development of synthetic living machines” by Douglas Blackiston, Emma Lederer, and Michael Levin
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abf1571
Shrimp Robots
- “Small, Mighty Robots Mimic the Powerful Punch of Mantis Shrimp” by US Army Research Laboratory
- https://neurosciencenews.com/mantis-shrimp-robot-19301/
- “Robot mimics the powerful punch of the mantis shrimp” by Harvard University
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If4IURa2Joo
Oral Insulin Tablet
- “Breakthrough results in developing an oral insulin tablet” by University of British Columbia
- https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-08-breakthrough-results-oral-insulin-tablet.html
- “Major Breakthrough In Development Of Oral Insulin Tablet Made In Rat Study” by Katie Spaulding
- https://www.iflscience.com/major-breakthrough-in-development-of-oral-insulin-tablet-made-in-rat-study-65127
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Today you’ll learn about how squirrels are parkour experts and can be used to teach robots to move in a similar way, how artificial intelligence can help expectant mothers predict childbirth risks, and the gangs of dolphins that are roaming our oceans.
Robot Squirrels
- “Science’s next great leap: using squirrels to teach robots how to ‘parkour’” by Joe Pinkstone
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/08/05/sciences-next-great-leap-using-squirrels-teach-robots-parkour/
- “Squirrel parkour: How leaping squirrels could inspire more nimble robots” by Lucia F. Jacobs, Nathaniel Hunt & Robert J. Full
- https://bigthink.com/life/squirrel-biomechanics/
- “SCIENCE’S NEXT GREAT LEAP: USING SQUIRRELS TO TEACH ROBOTS HOW TO ‘PARKOUR’” by Joe Pinkstone
- https://www.impactlab.com/2021/08/15/sciences-next-great-leap-using-squirrels-to-teach-robots-how-to-parkour/
AI Labor Prediction
- “Successful Labor Outcomes in Expectant Mothers Using AI” by Mayo Clinic
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220830131708.htm
- “Artificial intelligence is being used to accurately predict women’s childbirth risks” by Tristan Bove
- https://www.yahoo.com/now/artificial-intelligence-being-used-accurately-115041630.html?guccounter=1
Dolphin Gangs
- “Dolphins form largest alliance network outside humans, study finds” by University of Bristol
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220829153233.htm
- “How Do Dolphins Communicate?” by Discovery Cove
- https://discoverycove.com/orlando/blog/how-do-dolphins-communicate/#:~:text=Dolphins%20Speak%20Body%20Language,each%20other%20and%20spy%20hopping.
- “Dolphins Have Formed the 'Largest Alliance Network Known Outside of Humans'” by Robyn White
- https://www.newsweek.com/dolphins-formed-largest-alliance-network-known-outside-humans-1738428
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Today you’ll learn about how music is being used to combat dementia, how scientists are making more efficient rocket fuel from bacteria, and the environmental effects of bitcoin mining.
Music and Dementia
- “Music Helps Patients With Dementia Connect With Loved Ones” by Marla Paul
- https://neurosciencenews.com/music-alzheimers-connection-21316/
- “Music: Bridging Memories for People With Alzheimer's” by Dennis Thompson
- https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-09-06/music-bridging-memories-for-people-with-alzheimers
Microbe Rocket Fuel
“Bacteria for Blastoff: Using Microbes to Make Supercharged New Rocket Fuel” by Aliyah Kovner
- https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2022/06/30/bacteria-for-blastoff/
“Microbes May Hold the Secret to Creating More Powerful Rocket Fuel” By Kevin Hurler
- https://gizmodo.com/microbes-produce-powerful-and-cleaner-rocket-fuel-1849142045
Bitcoin Mining
- “Technology: University of New Mexico researchers find Bitcoin mining is environmentally unsustainable” by University of New Mexico
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/966192
- “How Does Bitcoin Mining Work?” by Matt Whittaker
- https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-mining/
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Let’s talk about whether “man flu” is fact or fiction, how the Arctic lakes just threw a curveball at our climate change projections, and the genius new way bats are tricking their predators.
The Myth of Man Flu
- “Man flu is not a thing – Gender-specific secondary analysis of a prospective randomized-controlled trial for acute rhinosinusitis” by Reidl et al.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022399922003324?via%3Dihub
- “Stop accusing men of overreacting – 'man flu' really does exist, doctor claims” by Nicola Davis
- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/dec/11/stop-accusing-men-of-overreacting-man-flu-really-does-exist-claims-doctor
- “'Man Flu' May Be Real After All, Study Says” by Alice G. Walton
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2017/12/12/man-flu-may-be-an-actual-thing-study-finds/?sh=723fbdb31240
- “The science behind “man flu”” by Kyle Sue
- https://www.bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j5560
- “Is "man flu" really a thing?” By Robert H. Shmerling, MD
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/man-flu-really-thing-2018010413033
Arctic Lakes
- “Bats buzz like hornets to scare off owl predators” by Freda Kreier
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01274-1
- “Bats buzz like hornets to scare away predators” by Tess Joosse
- https://www.science.org/content/article/bats-buzz-hornets-scare-away-predators#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20mouse%2Deared,and%20send%20owls%20scurrying%20away
Buzzing Bats
- “Arctic lakes are vanishing in surprise climate finding” by University of Florida
- https://phys.org/news/2022-08-arctic-lakes-climate.html
- “In a surprise climate change finding, Arctic lakes are vanishing” by Karen Graham
- https://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science/in-a-surprise-climate-change-finding-arctic-lakes-are-vanishing/article#ixzz7hLx9zkz6
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We discuss the latest in phone hacking technology, how aquaculture may be able to help the global food crisis, and how engaging with people who speak in a foreign accent may help us retain language.
Hacking Device
- “Hacking device can secretly swipe and tap your smartphone screen” by Jeremy Hsu
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2335970-hacking-device-can-secretly-swipe-and-tap-your-smartphone-screen/
- “‘Invisible finger’ demo hacks the touchscreen” by Billy Hurley
- https://www.itbrew.com/stories/2022/08/22/invisible-finger-demo-hacks-the-touchscreen
Designer Seaweed
- “New aquaculture technology can help ease the global food crisis” by Tel-Aviv University
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220831094703.htm
- “Enriched seaweed may be a key element in the fight against world hunger, experts flag” by William Bradford Nichols
- https://www.nutritioninsight.com/news/enriched-seaweed-may-be-a-key-element-in-the-fight-against-world-hunger-experts-flag.html
Accent Exposure
- Exposure to accents helps children learn words by University of Freiburg
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/966388#.YzXammCICB0.reddit
- “Why do some accents sound better than others?” By Gerry Howley
- https://theconversation.com/why-do-some-accents-sound-better-than-others-77732
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We discuss a new app that can translate a cat’s meow into human languages, how the Epaulette shark is teaching us about climate change, and a potential treatment that might prevent cerebral palsy.
Flirting Cats
- “Did My Cat Just Hit On Me? An Adventure in Pet Translation” by Emily Anthes
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/science/cats-pets-ommunication-artificial-intelligence.html
- “Melody matters: An acoustic study of domestic cat meows in six contexts and four mental states” by Susanne Schötz, Joost van de Weijer, and Robert Eklund
- https://peerj.com/preprints/27926/
- “The Animal Translators” by Emily Anthes
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/science/translators-animals-naked-mole-rats.html
Walking Sharks
- “These Sharks Can Walk, and They Might Help Us Understand More About Climate Change” by Orlando Mayorquin
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/08/25/walking-epaulette-shark-climate-change/7879031001/
- “Aquatic Walking and Swimming Kinematics of Neonate and Juvenile Epaulette Sharks” by Marianne E Porter, Andrea V Hernandez, Connor R Gervais, and Jodie L Rummer
- https://academic.oup.com/icb/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/icb/icac127/6650877?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false
Preventing Cerebral Palsy
- “Study offers hope for preventing cerebral palsy” by University of Auckland
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/966360
- “Tumour necrosis factor blockade after asphyxia in foetal sheep ameliorates cystic white matter injury” by Christopher A. Lear, Benjamin A. Lear, Joanne O. Davidson, Jialin Sae-Jiw, Johanna M. Lloyd, Simerdeep K. Dhillon, Alistair J. Gunn, and Laura Bennet
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36087304/
- “Cerebral Palsy Facts and Statistics” by Pierrette Mimi Poinsett, M.D.
- https://www.cerebralpalsyguidance.com/cerebral-palsy/research/facts-and-statistics/#:~:text=Around%20764%2C000%20people%20in%20the,with%20cerebral%20palsy%20each%20year.
- What is Cerebral Palsy?
- https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/cp/facts.html#:~:text=Cerebral%20palsy%20(CP)%20is%20a,problems%20with%20using%20the%20muscles.
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Today we discuss the connection between skin cancer and a leopard gecko named Mr. Frosty, how playing a musical instrument in childhood can affect brain function as we age, and how a new underwater camera can help us explore previously-unseen parts of the ocean.
Geckos & Skin Cancer
- “This Gecko Named Mr. Frosty and His 900 Babies May Inspire Human Skin Cancer Treatments” by Elizabeth Gamillo
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reptiles-frosty-yellow-skin-may-reveal-future-treatments-skin-cancers-humans-180978075/
- “Leopard Gecko Skin Tumors Traced to Cancer Gene” by Longua Guo et al.
- https://www.hhmi.org/news/leopard-gecko-skin-tumors-traced-to-cancer-gene
Music in Childhood
- “Playing music in childhood linked to a sharper mind in old age, study suggests” by Guardian Staff
- https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/aug/29/playing-music-in-childhood-linked-to-a-sharper-mind-in-old-age-study-suggests
- “Experience of playing music in childhood and adolescence linked to better cognitive ability in old age: Study” Edited By: Srishti Singh Sisodia
- https://www.wionews.com/science/experience-of-playing-music-in-childhood-and-adolescence-linked-to-better-cognitive-ability-in-old-age-study-511864
Underwater Camera
- “MIT engineers build a battery-free, wireless underwater camera” by Adam Zewe
- https://news.mit.edu/2022/battery-free-wireless-underwater-camera-0926
- “Battery-free wireless imaging of underwater environments” by Sayed Saad Afzal, Waleed Akbar, Osvy Rodriguez, Mario Doumet, Unsoo Ha, Reza Ghaffarivardavagh & Fadel Adib
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-33223-x
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Today we talk about how crystallizing human urine can help save seagrass, a new AI program that can detect early signs of heart disease, and how mosquitos can be used to vaccinate against malaria.
Pee and Seagrass
- “Human Pee Might Just Be the Key to Saving Seagrass” by Jesse Kathan
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/human-pee-might-just-be-the-key-to-saving-seagrass-180980368/
- “Use of a wastewater recovery product (struvite) to enhance subtropical seagrass restoration” by C. MacDonnella, F. Bydalek, T.Z. Osborne, A. Beard, S.Barbour, D.Leonard, J. Makinia, and P.W. Ingletta.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969722028133
Heart Sound Maps
- “Low-cost disease diagnosis by mapping heart sounds” by American Institute of Physics
- https://phys.org/news/2022-08-low-cost-disease-diagnosis-heart.html
- “Low-Cost Disease Diagnosis By Mapping Heart Sounds” by Addrew Shawn
- https://vervetimes.com/low-cost-disease-diagnosis-by-mapping-heart-sounds-sciencedaily/
- “Aortic Stenosis Overview”
- https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-valve-problems-and-disease/heart-valve-problems-and-causes/problem-aortic-valve-stenosis
- “Epidemiology of Aortic Valve Stenosis (AS) and of Aortic Valve Incompetence (AI): Is the Prevalence of AS/AI Similar in Different Parts of the World?”
- https://www.escardio.org/Journals/E-Journal-of-Cardiology-Practice/Volume-18/epidemiology-of-aortic-valve-stenosis-as-and-of-aortic-valve-incompetence-ai#:~:text=Aortic%20stenosis%20is%20the%20second,increasing%20prevalence%20with%20advancing%20age.
Modified Mosquitos
- “A box of 200 mosquitoes did the vaccinating in this malaria trial. That's not a joke!” By Max Barnhart
- https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/09/21/1112727841/a-box-of-200-mosquitoes-did-the-vaccinating-in-this-malaria-trial-thats-not-a-jo
- “Malaria: Frequently Asked Questions” by CDC
- https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/faqs.html#:~:text=Symptoms%20and%20Diagnosis,-What%20are%20the&text=Symptoms%20of%20malaria%20include%20fever,loss%20of%20red%20blood%20cells.
- “Malaria” by World Health Organization
- https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria
- “A genetically engineered Plasmodium falciparum parasite vaccine provides protection from controlled human malaria infection” by Murphy et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abn9709
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Join us for a deep dive into the latest and wildest new discoveries from Ancient Egypt to get you ready for the release of DC’s new film Black Adam, only in theaters. The dead speak! Yes, scientists have recreated the voice of a 3,000 year old mummy and we’ll tell you all about it as well as how some ancient Egyptian tombs contain more than just gold, and a recent discovery as to how the pyramids were built.
The Dead Speak
- “The dead speak! Scientists recreate voice of 3000-year-old mummy” by Erin Malsbury
- https://www.science.org/content/article/dead-speak-scientists-re-create-voice-3000-year-old-mummy
- “We can now hear the voice of a mummy 3,000 years after the Egyptian priest last spoke” by Doyle Rice
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/24/scientists-recreate-voice-ancient-egyptian-mummy/4557044002/
- “Synthesis of a Vocal Sound from the 3,000 year old Mummy, Nesyamun ‘True of Voice’” by D. M. Howard, J. Schofield, J. Fletcher, K. Baxter, G. R. Iball & S. A. Buckley
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-56316-y
- “First recording of human sound was made today in 1860: Interesting facts about the event” by India Today
- https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-&-current-affairs/story/first-recording-of-human-sound-317089-2016-04-09
Egyptian Discoveries
- “2,600-Year-Old Halloumi Discovered In Ancient Egyptian Tomb” by Jack Dunhill
- https://www.iflscience.com/2-600-year-old-halloumi-discovered-in-ancient-egyptian-tomb-65398
- “What did ancient Egypt's pharaohs stash inside the pyramids?” by Owen Jarus
- https://www.livescience.com/what-is-inside-egyptian-pyramids
- “Egyptian Archaeologists Just Uncovered the Sarcophagus of King Ramses II’s Royal Treasurer” by Vittoria Benzine
- https://news.artnet.com/art-world/egyptian-archaeologists-just-uncovered-the-sarcophagusof-king-ramses-iis-royal-treasurer-2186522
- “Egypt breakthrough as experts suspect Nefertiti is hidden in Tutankhamun’s tomb” by Jacob Paul
- https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1675646/egypt-neftertiti-tutankhamun-tomb-archaeology-nicholas-reeves
- “Halloumi” by Cheese.com
- https://www.cheese.com/halloumi/
- “Ramses XI” by Brittanica
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ramses-XI
Pyramid Building
- “A Long-Lost Branch of The Nile Helped in Building Egypt's Pyramids” by Jack Tamisiea
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/science/pyramids-nile-river-construction-egypt.html
- “A now-dry branch of the Nile helped build Egypt's pyramids, new study says” by Zoe Sottile
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/02/world/nile-river-egypt-pyramid-scn-trnd/index.html
- “How were the Pyramids of Giza built? A long-lost branch of Nile helped” by India Today News Desk
- https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/how-were-the-pyramids-of-giza-built-a-long-lost-branch-of-nile-helped-1996608-2022-09-05
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Today we talk about how psilocybin from magic mushrooms can help those struggling with alcohol addiction, a new device that can detect Parkinson’s disease from breathing patterns, and how we can recycle wind turbines.
Magic Addiction Fix
- “Psychedelic ‘Magic Mushroom’ Ingredient Could Help Treat Alcohol Addiction” by Margaret Osborne
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/psychedelic-magic-mushroom-ingredient-could-help-treat-alcohol-addiction-180980658/
- “Psilocybin shows promise for treating alcohol addiction, new study finds” by Oliva Goldhill
- https://www.statnews.com/2022/08/24/psilocybin-shows-promise-for-treating-alcohol-addiction-study/
Parkinson’s Detection
- “Artificial intelligence model can detect Parkinson's from breathing patterns, researchers show” by ScienceDaily
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220825120322.htm
- “Artificial intelligence-enabled detection and assessment of Parkinson’s disease using nocturnal breathing signals” by Yuzhe Yang, Yuan Yuan, Guo Zhang, Hao Wang, Ying-Cong Chen, Yingcheng Liu, Christopher G. Tarolli, Daniel Crepeau, Jan Bukartyk, Mithri R. Junna, Aleksandar Videnovic, Terry D. Ellis, Melissa C. Lipford, Ray Dorsey & Dina Katabi
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01932-x
Wind Turbines
- “Recycled Wind Turbine Blades Can Make Gummy Bears, Diapers Combining Glass Fibers with Plant-Derived Polymer” by Marie Morales
- https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/39610/20220829/recycled-wind-turbine-blades-make-gummy-bears-diapers-combining-glass.htm
- “Recycled Wind Turbines Could Be Made into Plexiglass, Diapers or Gummy Bears” by Sophie Bushwick
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/recycled-wind-turbines-could-be-made-into-plexiglass-diapers-or-gummy-bears/
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Today we explore a potential scientific fountain of youth, how cooperation among strangers has, contrary to popular belief, actually increased in recent years, and how the pandemic has caused the perception of time distortion.
Reverse Aging
- “Scientists actually reversed human aging using a revolutionary new treatment” by Mike Wehner
- https://bgr.com/science/age-reversal-oxygen-therapy/
- “Human aging process biologically reversed in world first” by Sarah Knapton
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/18/human-ageing-process-biologically-reversed-world-first/
Cooperation Increase
- “New study shows that cooperation among strangers in the US has increased since the 1950s” by Douglas Heingartner
- https://www.psychnewsdaily.com/cooperation-among-strangers-is-increasing/
- “Cooperation among strangers has increased since the 1950s” by Yu Kou
- https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2022/07/cooperation-among-strangers
Time & Covid
- “Study examines distorted time perception during pandemic” by ScienceDaily
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220823170747.htm
- “Trauma, time and mental health — new study unpacks pandemic phenomenon” By Erin Blakemore
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/09/05/covid-mental-health-time-distortion
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We discuss how digital media affects parents and caregivers, how friends often have similar body odor, and the cancer-sniffing abilities of locusts.
Parents & Screens
- “Using digital media to relax is related to lower-quality parenting” by Media Relations, University of Waterloo
- https://uwaterloo.ca/news/media/using-digital-media-relax-related-lower-quality-parenting
- “Parents attached to digital devices more likely to yell at their kids, are less ‘present’ in their lives” By Chris Melore
- https://studyfinds.org/digital-media-lousy-parents/
BFFs Smell the Same
- “Scent of a friend: Similarities in body odor may contribute to social bonding” by Noah Sobel
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220627125010.htm
Locusts Find Cancer
- “Locusts can 'sniff' out human cancer” by Matt Davenport
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220805154405.htm
- “Locusts Can Smell Cancer, And It Could Give Us A Brilliant New Way to Save Lives” by David Nield
- https://www.sciencealert.com/locusts-are-actually-great-at-sniffing-out-cancer-scientists-find
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We delve into which foods that research shows will become more popular as we adjust to climate change, the discovery of a new planet covered in water, and the effects of Arctic storms on ice levels.
Food for Climate Change
- “These six foods may become more popular as the planet warms” by Anna Gibbs
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/food-climate-future-nutrition-millet-seaweed-cassava-mussels
- “What Is Cassava? Health Benefits and How to Prepare It” by Healthline
- https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/cassava
New Water Planet
- “An extrasolar world covered in water?” By University of Montreal
- https://phys.org/news/2022-08-extrasolar-world.html
- “Newly discovered exoplanet may be a ‘Super Earth’ covered in water” by Laura Baisas
- popsci.com/science/extrasolar-planet-ocean-water-space/
Stormchasers
- “Arctic storm chasers brave giant cyclones to understand how they chew up sea ice” by Eric Hand
- https://www.science.org/content/article/arctic-stormchasers-brave-giant-cyclones-understand-chew-sea-ice
- “Climate scientists chase Arctic storms” by Victoria Gill
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62490130
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We discuss how VR is as effective as psychedelics at helping people reach transcendence, whether Stonehenge may have been an ancient calendar, and how COVID-19 has affected women in late pregnancy.
VR & Transcendence
- “VR is as good as psychedelics at helping people reach transcendence” by Hana Kiros
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/08/06/1056727/vr-virtual-reality-psychedelics-transcendence/
- “VR Experience Simulates The Feeling Of LSD & Mushrooms” by Kyle Melnick
- https://vrscout.com/news/vr-experience-simulates-the-feeling-of-lsd-mushrooms/#
Stonehenge Calendar
- “Stonehenge May Have Been an Ancient Solar Calender” by Tom Metcalfe
- https://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird-science/stonehenge-may-ancient-solar-calendar-study-finds-rcna18020
- “Stonehenge may be an ancient solar calendar” by Sara Novak
- https://astronomy.com/news/2022/07/stonehenge-may-be-an-ancient-solar-calendar
Pregnant With Covid
- “Higher rates of preterm birth in women infected with COVID-19 in late pregnancy” by Noga Fallach, Yaakov Segal, Jeny Agassy, Galit Perez, Asaf Peretz, Gabriel Chodick, Sivan Gazit, Tal Patalon, Amir Ben Tov, Inbal Goldshtein.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220720150610.htm
- “Pregnancy outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection by trimester: A large, population-based cohort study” by Noga Fallach, Yaakov Segal,Jeny Agassy,Galit Perez,Asaf Peretz,Gabriel Chodick,Sivan Gazit,Tal Patalon,Amir Ben Tov,Inbal Goldshtein
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.027089
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Let’s talk about how dating apps stress us out, the discovery of a massive ancient frog grave, and how gene therapy can potentially cure colorblindness.
Dating App Data
- “The agony of partner choice: The effect of excessive partner availability on fear of being single, self-esteem, and partner choice overload” by Marina F. Thomas, Alice Binder, and Jörg Matthes.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563221003009
- “Science of Dating: How Many Times Should You Swipe on a Dating App?” by Ellen Nguyen.
https://medium.com/tinglymind/science-of-dating-how-many-times-should-you-swipe-on-a-dating-app-acb28e6e709a
Mass Frog Grave
“Ancient frogs in mass grave died from too much sex – new research” by Daniel Falk
- https://theconversation.com/ancient-frogs-in-mass-grave-died-from-too-much-sex-new-research-188562
- “How Frogs Benefited From The Dinosaurs' Extinction” by Merrit Kennedy
- https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/03/535383841/how-frogs-benefited-from-the-dinosaurs-extinction?t=1661975212547
- “The skeletal taphonomy of anurans from the Eocene Geiseltal Konservat-Lagerstätte, Germany: insights into the controls on fossil anuran preservation” by Daniel Falk, Oliver Wings, and Maria E. McNamara
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/spp2.1453
Cure for Colorblind
- “Gene therapy partly restores cone function in two completely colorblind children” by Science Daily
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220824102951.htm
- “A demonstration of cone function plasticity after gene therapy in achromatopsia” by Mahtab Farahbakhsh, Elaine J Anderson, Roni O Maimon-Mor, Andy Rider, John A Greenwood, Nashila Hirji, Serena Zaman, Pete R Jones, D Samuel Schwarzkopf, Geraint Rees, Michel Michaelides, and Tessa M Dekker
- https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article/doi/10.1093/brain/awac226/6673168?login=false
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Our stories today discuss how bee venom can potentially help fight cancer, the history of manatees, and recent discoveries in how monkeys use tools.
Bee Venom Kills Cancer
- “Honeybee venom kills aggressive breast cancer cells: Australian study” by Rachel Arthur
- https://www.biopharma-reporter.com/Article/2020/09/07/Honeybee-venom-kills-aggressive-breast-cancer-cells-study
- “Honeybee venom 'kills some breast cancer cells'” by BBC
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53994058
- “Honeybee venom kills aggressive breast cancer cells” by James Kingsland
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/honeybee-venom-kills-aggressive-breast-cancer-cells#Blocking-messages
Giant Manatees
- “New research tracks the history of manatees across Earth's oceans” by Karl Bates
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220825120334.htm
- “History of Manatees Across World’s Oceans Tracked by New Research” by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
- https://www.ecowatch.com/manatee-history-science.html
Monkey Masturbation
- “Some Monkeys Use Stone Tools for Pleasure, Study Suggests” by Emily Anthes
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/science/monkeys-sex-toys-masturbation.html
- “Monkeys in Indonesia use rocks as 'sex toys'” by Patrick Pester
- https://www.livescience.com/monkey-stone-sex-toy-hypothesis
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We explore how online learning affects the body, how mood affects alcohol cravings in both men and women, and how dogs have evolved to manipulate us!
Online Learning
- “Online teaching triggers a different response in the body” by Meike Drießen
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220817104031.htm
- “Neuroanatomy, Parasympathetic Nervous System” by Jacob Tindle & Prasanna Tadi.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553141/#:~:text=The%20parasympathetic%20nervous%20system%20predominates,digestion%20and%20urination.%5B1%5D
Alcohol Cravings
- “Mood Influences Alcohol Craving Differently in Men and Women” by Neuroscience News
- https://neurosciencenews.com/mood-alcohol-cravings-21321/
- “Liking, Wanting and the Incentive-Sensitization Theory of Addiction” by Kent C. Berridge and Terry E Robinson
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5171207/#:~:text=The%20incentive%2Dsensitization%20theory%20posits,an%20amplification%20of%20'liking'.
- “Mood Shifts Have Opposite Impact on Alcohol Cravings in Men and Women” by Leah Kuntz
- https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/mood-shifts-have-opposite-impact-on-alcohol-cravings-in-men-and-women
Manipulative Dogs
- “Our Dogs Do Manipulate Us, According to Science” by Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey
- https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/our-dogs-do-manipulate-us-according-to-science
- “Dog Faces Are Faster than Wolf Faces” by Anne Burrows & Kailey Omstead.
- https://www.eventscribe.net/2022/EB2022/fsPopup.asp?PresentationID=1027886&query=burrows&mode=presinfo
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Today we discuss how recycling used personal protective equipment can make stronger concrete, a rise in ADHD symptoms among male weightlifters who take steroids, and the battle of the sexes among male and female butterflies!
PPE Concrete
- “PPE can be recycled to make stronger concrete” by Gosia Kaszubska and Will Wright
- https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2022/august/ppe-concrete
- “Recycled PPE could strengthen concrete” by The Engineer
- https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/recycled-ppe-could-strengthen-concrete
Steroid Use and ADHD
- “ADHD symptoms and use of anabolic androgenic steroids among male weightlifters” by Emilie Kildal, Bjørnar Hassel & Astrid Bjørnebekk
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-12977-w#:~:text=AAS%20use%20among%20weightlifters%20is,drug%20prevention%20strategies%20in%20sports.
- “ADHD symptoms are more prevalent in male weightlifters who use steroids, study finds” by Patricia Y. Sanchez
- https://www.psypost.org/2022/08/adhd-symptoms-are-more-prevalent-in-male-weightlifters-who-use-steroids-study-finds-63795
Butterfly Chastity
- “In butterfly battle of sexes, males deploy ‘chastity belts’ but females fight back” by Halle Marchese and Natalie van Hoose
- https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/male-butterflies-deploy-chastity-belts/
- “Is Sexual Conflict a Driver of Speciation? A Case Study With a Tribe of Brush-footed Butterflies” by Ana Paula S Carvalho, Ryan A St Laurent, Emmanuel F A Toussaint, Caroline Storer, Kelly M Dexter, Kwaku Aduse-Poku, and Akito Y Kawahara
- https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/article/70/3/413/5901062?login=false
- “Ruff Sex: A Chastity Belt for Dogs” by Buck Wolf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110410200915/http://www.aolnews.com/2010/02/08/ruff-sex-a-chastity-belt-for-dogs/
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Today we learn about how doppelgangers can share similar DNA, a recent discovery of a lost lineage in Indonesia, and recent advancements in finding out what causes Alzheimer’s.
DNA & Lookalikes
- “People with similar faces likely have similar DNA, study finds” by Cell Press
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220823115609.htm
- “Your Doppelgänger Is Out There and You Probably Share DNA With Them” by Kate Golembiewski
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/science/doppelgangers-twins-dna.html
Extinct Lineage Found
- “Ancient remains found in Indonesia belong to a vanished human lineage” by Laura Geggel
- https://www.livescience.com/mysterious-ancient-human-lineage-indonesia.html
- “Genome of a middle Holocene hunter-gatherer from Wallacea” by Selina Carlhoff, Akin Duli, Kathrin Nägele, Muhammad Nur, Laurits Skov, Iwan Sumantri, Adhi Agus Oktaviana, Budianto Hakim, Basran Burhan, Fardi Ali Syahdar, David P. McGahan, David Bulbeck, Yinika L. Perston, Kim Newman, Andi Muhammad Saiful, Marlon Ririmasse, Stephen Chia, Hasanuddin, Dwia Aries Tina Pulubuhu, Suryatman, Supriadi, Choongwon Jeong, Benjamin M. Peter, Kay Prüfer, Adam Powell, Johannes Krause, Cosimo Posth & Adam Brumm.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03823-6?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_campaign=CONR_PF018_ECOM_GL_PHSS_ALWYS_DEEPLINK&utm_content=textlink&utm_term=PID100052172&CJEVENT=0aa54713288c11ed800d2e440a1c0e0d
Alzheimer’s Viruses
- “Common viruses may be triggering the onset of Alzheimer's disease” by Mike Silver
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220729173148.htm
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A Swedish company has created a new anti-hangover pill that reduces the short-term effects of drinking, whale poop is helping our ocean’s ecosystems, and a recent drought in Texas revealed the footprints from a dinosaur over 100 million years ago.
Anti-Hangover Pill
- “Myrkl: new anti-hangover pill said to break down up to 70% of alcohol in an hour – what you need to know“ by Ashwin Dhanda
- https://theconversation.com/myrkl-new-anti-hangover-pill-said-to-break-down-up-to-70-of-alcohol-in-an-hour-what-you-need-to-know-186357
- “'Anti-Hangover' Pill Myrkl Now Available in the UK: Does It Work?” by Taylor Leamey
- https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/anti-hangover-pill-myrkl-now-available-in-the-uk-does-it-work/
Perks of Whale Poop
- “Why you should care about whale poo” by Dr. Asha de Vos
- https://www.ted.com/talks/asha_de_vos_why_you_should_care_about_whale_poo?language=en
- “ALUMNI STORIES: 'A PILE OF WHALE POOP INSPIRED ME TO WORK IN CONSERVATION’” by Tabitha Whiting
- https://www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/quad/article/alumni-stories-whale-poop-inspired-me
Found Dino Tracks
- “Watch How Texas Man Found Huge Dinosaur Tracks in Riverbed Dried From Drought” by Andy Corbley
- https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/watch-how-texas-man-found-huge-dinosaur-tracks-in-riverbed-dried-from-drought/
- “Dinosaur tracks revealed in Texas as severe drought dries up river” by Gloria Oladipo
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/aug/24/dinosaur-tracks-footprints-texas-drought-river
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Researchers are making small claws out of dead spiders, dandelion seeds are inspiring scientists to mimic their distribution with small sensors to be able to better track ecological information, and the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is helping us create a 3D map of the universe.
Undead Spiders
- “How researchers at Rice University in Texas figured out how to revive dead spiders (sort of)” by Orlando Mayorquin
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/07/28/texas-dead-spiders-necrobotic-grippers/10176634002/?utm_source=usatoday-EveryonesTalking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baseline&utm_term=hero&utm_content=USAT-8872UT-E-Everyones-Talking
- “Necrobotics: Biotic Materials as Ready-to-Use Actuators” by Te Faye Yap, Zhen Liu,Anoop Rajappan, Trevor J. Shimokusu, and Daniel J. Preston
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/advs.202201174
Dandelion Drones
- Tiny Battery-Free Devices Float in the Wind Like Dandelion Seeds by Sarah McQuate
- https://www.washington.edu/news/2022/03/16/battery-free-devices-float-in-wind-like-dandelion-seeds/
- Wind Dispersal of Battery-Free Wireless Devices by Vikram Iyer, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04363-9
- Biomimetic Design: 10 Examples of Nature Inspiring Technology by Gertie Goddard
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/biomimetic-design-10-examples-of-nature-inspiring-technology/
- Scientists Took Cues From Helicopter Seeds to Invent Tiny Microchips That Float on Wind by Lindsay Clark
- https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/24/microfliers_helicopter_seeds/
Dark Energy Made Light
- Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Creates Largest 3D Map of the Cosmos by Adam Becker
- https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2022/01/13/dark-energy-spectroscopic-instrument-desi-creates-largest-3d-map-of-the-cosmos/
- This Map of Distant Galaxies Could Help Untangle the Mystery of Dark Energy by Daniel Clery
- https://www.science.org/content/article/map-distant-galaxies-could-help-untangle-mystery-dark-energy/
- The DESI Science Mission by Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
- https://www.desi.lbl.gov/the-desi-science-mission/
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Today we discuss how a fiery pit in Turkmenistan has been burning for more than 50 years, new clues to the origins of cancer, and how ancient cities are hiding beneath the cover of forest canopies!
Gates of Hell
- The Quest to Extinguish the Flames of Turkmenistan’s Terrifying ‘Gates of Hell’ Firepit by Jane Recker
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-quest-to-extinguish-the-flames-of-turkmenistans-terrifying-gates-of-hell-firepit-180979458/
- The 'Gates of Hell' May Finally Be Closed, Turkmenistan's President Announces by Brandon Specktor
- https://www.livescience.com/turkmenistan-gates-of-hell-finally-closed
- The ‘Gates of Hell’ Could be Closed After Blazing for 50 Years by Sophia Smith Galer
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7v74n/turkmenistan-gates-of-hell-karakum-desert-fire
- The Gates of Hell by Atlas Obscura
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-gates-of-hell-turkmenistan
- Visiting Turkmenistan's 'Gates Of Hell' by Amos Chapple
- https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-gates-of-hell/31649260.html
Cancer Clues
- “Whole-Genome Analysis of 12,000 Patients Reveals “Treasure Trove” of Cancer Insights” by Molly Campbell
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/whole-genome-analysis-of-12000-tumors-reveals-treasure-trove-of-cancer-insights-360811
- “Large study of whole genome sequencing data reveals 'treasure trove' of clues about causes of cancer” by ScienceDaily
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220421141552.htm
Hidden Jungle Cities
- “Lost Cities of the Amazon Discovered From the Air” by Brian Handwerk
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lost-cities-of-the-amazon-discovered-from-the-air-180980142/
- “Lidar reveals pre-Hispanic low-density urbanism in the Bolivian Amazon” by Heiko Prümers, Carla Jaimes Betancourt, José Iriarte, Mark Robinson & Martin Schaich
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04780-4
- “About Us” by The Earth Archive
- http://www.theeartharchive.com/about.html
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Magic mushrooms are giving researchers hope in treating conditions like anxiety and depression, a new study may have found the key to increasing photosynthesis efficiency in plants, and research shows that we love being reached out to by old friends!
Mushrooming Minds
- 'They Broke My Mental Shackles': Could Magic Mushrooms be the Answer to Depression? by Josh Jacobs
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/10/magic-mushrooms-treatment-depression-aztecs-psilocybin-mental-health-medicine
- Psilocybin Produces Substantial and Sustained Decreases in Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Life-Threatening Cancer: A Randomized Double-Blind Trial by Roland R. Griffiths, et al.
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1177%2F0269881116675513
- Rapid and Sustained Symptom Reduction Following Psilocybin Treatment for Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Life-Threatening Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Stephen Ross, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881116675512
- Psilocybin-Induced Decrease in Amygdala Reactivity Correlates with Enhanced Positive Mood in Healthy Volunteers by Rainer Kraehenmann, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.04.010
- Therapeutic Mechanisms of Psilocybin: Changes in Amygdala and Prefrontal Functional Connectivity during Emotional Processing after Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression by Lea J. Mertens, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0269881119895520
- Limbic System: Amygdala by The University of Texas McGovern Medical School
- https://nba.uth.tmc.edu/neuroscience/m/s4/chapter06.html
Super Plants
- Scientists Resurrect Ancient Enzymes To Improve Photosynthesis by Krishna Ramanujan
- https://cals.cornell.edu/news/2022/04/scientists-resurrect-ancient-enzymes-improve-photosynthesis
- Improving the Efficiency of Rubisco by Resurrecting Its Ancestors in the Family Solanaceae by Myat T. Lin, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm6871
- Scientists Take Step to Improve Crops’ Photosynthesis, Yields by Krishna Ramanujan
- https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/08/scientists-take-step-improve-crops-photosynthesis-yields
- Small Subunits Can Determine Enzyme Kinetics of Tobacco Rubisco Expressed in Escherichia Coli by Myat T. Lin, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-020-00761-5
Plz Call Your Friends
- “Unexpectedly reaching out to a friend is more appreciated than people assume, new study shows” by Douglas Heingartner
- https://www.psychnewsdaily.com/reaching-out-more-appreciated-than-assumed/
- “The Surprise of Reaching Out: Appreciated More Than We Think” by Peggy J. Liu, SoYon Rim, Lauren Min, and Kate E. Min
- https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/psp-pspi0000402.pdf
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Today we are discussing new sustainable fuels for airplanes, creating other worldly heat at home, and a new record for quantum entanglement.
Fry Flying
- “Cooking Oil Could Be the New Jet Fuel” by Caroline Delbert
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a39612851/airbus-a380-flies-on-cooking-oil/
- “Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Status, Challenges and Prospects of Drop-In Liquid Fuels, Hydrogen and Electrification in Aviation” by Ausilio Bauen, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1595/205651320X15816756012040
- “Global Biorenewable Development Strategies for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production” by Kok Siew Ng, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111502
- “A Step Change Towards Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Sewage Sludge” by Muhammad Asif Bashir, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2022.105498
Gas Giants at Home
- “Finally, a Practical Use for Nuclear Fusion” by Amit Katwala
- https://www.wired.com/story/nuclear-fusion-spacecraft-jupiter/
- “Feeling the Heat: Fusion Reactors Used to Test Spacecraft Heat Shields” by The American Physical Society
- https://phys.org/news/2021-11-fusion-reactors-spacecraft-shields.html
- “DIII-D National Fusion Facility” by General Atomics
- https://www.ga.com/magnetic-fusion/diii-d
- “Hypervelocity Impact in Stellar Media: Spacecraft Heat Shield Study in DIII-D” by Dmitriy M. Orlov
- https://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DPP21/Session/WI02.2
- “Laboratory Study of Carbon Ablation in Jupiter-Like Heating Environment” by Eva Kostadinova, et al.
- https://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DPP21/Session/TO06.7
Entangled Atoms
- “Record-setting quantum entanglement connects two atoms across 20 miles” by Michael Irving
- https://newatlas.com/telecommunications/quantum-entanglement-atoms-distance-record/2022
- “Entangling single atoms over 33 km telecom fibre” by Tim van Leent, Matthias Bock, Florian Fertig, Robert Garthoff, Sebastian Eppelt, Yiru Zhou, Pooja Malik, Matthias Seubert, Tobias Bauer, Wenjamin Rosenfeld, Wei Zhang, Christoph Becher & Harald Weinfurter
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04764-4
- “Quantum Internet Explained” by Ahmed Banafa
- https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/technology/digital-world/quantum-internet-explained/#:~:text=A%20quantum%20internet%20would%20be,in%20either%20zeros%20or%20ones.
- “Quantum physics: Record entanglement of quantum memories” by ScienceDaily
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220707100920.htm
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Learn about octopi forming communities, clues to the origins of schizophrenia, and a new compound giving researchers hope for fighting tough to treat cancers.
Octopus Culture
- “Hidden World of Octopus Cities and Culture Shows why it’s Wrong to Farm These Sentient Creatures” by Guardian Magazine
- https://www.guardianmag.press/2022/04/hidden-world-of-octopus-cities-and-culture-shows-why-its-wrong-to-farm-these-sentient-creatures.html/
- “The question of animal emotions” by Frans B. M. De Waal and Kristin Andrews
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo2378
- “Why octopuses are building small “cities” off the coast of Australia” by Annalee Newitz
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/why-octopuses-are-building-small-cities-off-the-coast-of-australia/
- “A second site occupied by Octopus tetricus at high densities, with notes on their ecology and behavior” by David Scheel, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10236244.2017.1369851
- Animal Culture by Zhana Reznikova
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_745
Schizophrenia Origins
- “Landmark Study Reveals Clearest Genetic Signals Yet for Schizophrenia Risk” by Rutgers Research
- https://research.rutgers.edu/news/landmark-study-reveals-clearest-genetic-signals-yet-schizophrenia-risk
- “Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia” by Vassily Trubetskoy, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04434-5
- “What is Schizophrenia?” by The American Psychiatric Association
- https://psychiatry.org/patients-families/schizophrenia/what-is-schizophrenia
- “What is a Gene?” by Medline Plus
- https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/gene/#:~:text=A%20gene%20is%20the%20basic,more%20than%202%20million%20bases
Killing Cancer
- “Promising Compound Kills Range Of Hard-To-Treat Cancers By Targeting A Previously Undiscovered Vulnerability” by UT Southwestern Medical Center
- https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/hard-to-treat-cancers.html
- “Targeting LIPA independent of its lipase activity is a therapeutic strategy in solid tumors via induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress” by Xihui Liu, Suryavathi Viswanadhapalli, Shourya Kumar, Tae-Kyung Lee, Andrew Moore, Shihong Ma, Liping Chen, Michael Hsieh, Mengxing Li, Gangadhara R. Sareddy, Karla Parra, Eliot B. Blatt, Tanner C. Reese, Yuting Zhao, Annabel Chang, Hui Yan, Zhenming Xu, Uday P. Pratap, Zexuan Liu, Carlos M. Roggero, Zhenqiu Tan, Susan T. Weintraub, Yan Peng, Rajeshwar R. Tekmal, Carlos L. Arteaga, Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Ratna K. Vadlamudi, Jung-Mo Ahn & Ganesh V. Raj.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s43018-022-00389-8
- “Scientists Discover New Molecule That Kills Hard-to-Treat Cancers” By Amanda Siegfried
- https://news.utdallas.edu/health-medicine/new-molecule-cancer-cell-killer-2022/
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A new archeological discovery might be from the day of the big asteroid strike that took down the dinosaurs, bird goo is helping us understand airplane accidents, and find out about the most human-like robot finger you’ve ever seen!
Glass Rain Dinosaur Pain
- Tanis: Fossil of Dinosaur Killed in Asteroid Strike Found, Scientists Claim by Jonathan Amos
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61013740
- Scientists Claim They've Found a Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Fossil Killed When the Mass Extinction Asteroid Hit the Earth 66 Million Years Ago by Marianne Guenot and Alia Shoaib
- https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/scientists-claim-theyve-found-a-perfectly-preserved-dinosaur-fossil-killed-when-the-mass-extinction-asteroid-hit-the-earth-66-million-years-ago/articleshow/90760067.cms
- The Day the Dinosaurs Died by Douglas Preston
- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/08/the-day-the-dinosaurs-died
- A Seismically Induced Onshore Surge Deposit at the KPg Boundary, North Dakota by Robert A. DePalma, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1817407116
- Chicxulub Impact Event: Discovering the Impact Site by Lunar and Planetary Institute
- https://www.lpi.usra.edu/science/kring/Chicxulub/discovery/
Snarge Science
- ‘Snarge’ Happens, and Studying It Makes Your Flight Safer by Jason Bittel
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/science/snarge-birds-airplanes.html
- Smithsonian Institution, Feather Identification Lab by Federal Aviation Administration
- https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/wildlife/smithsonian/
- Bird Strike - An Experimental, Theoretical, and Numerical Investigation by Reza Hedayati and Mojtaba Sadighi.
- https://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpBSAETNI2/bird-strike-an-experimental/bird-strike-an-experimental
- Identifying the Bird, When Not Much Bird Is Left by Matthew L. Wald
- https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/science/25birds.html
Human Skin Cyborg
- “How Humanlike Do We Really Want Robots to Be?” by Brian Handwerk
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-humanlike-do-we-really-want-robots-to-be-180980234/
- “Living skin on a robot” by Michio Kawai, Minghao Nie, Haruka Oda, Yuya Morimoto, and Shoji Takeuchi
- https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(22)00239-9
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Discover how our brains physically reflect how social we are, a new proposal for Mars exploration vehicles, and patterns in our brain that reveal how we process pain!
Social brains.
- “Brain regions linked to empathy bigger in monkeys with more friends” by Alice Klein
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2316110-brain-regions-linked-to-empathy-bigger-in-monkeys-with-more-friends/
- “Social connections predict brain structure in a multidimensional free-ranging primate society” by Camille Testard, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abl5794
- “Online social network size is reflected in human brain structure” by R. Kanai, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.1959
- “Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span” by Yang Claire Yang, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1511085112
- “An ecocultural model predicts Neanderthal extinction through competition with modern humans” by William Gilpin, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1524861113
Mars Cars
- Divide and Conquer: Mars Rovers Could be Superseded by Swarms of Two-Wheeled Robots by Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
- https://phys.org/news/2022-04-conquer-mars-rovers-superseded-swarms.html
- The Two-Wheeled Robotic Swarm Concept for Mars Exploration by Alexander Petrovsky, et al.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576522000340
- Missions by NASA Science Mars Exploration Program
- https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/
- Announcement by MIT Skoltech Program
- https://skoltech.mit.edu/
Pain patterns.
- “Discovery In The Brains Of Army Veterans Sheds Light On The Neurobiological Mechanisms Behind Chronic Pain And Trauma” by Conn Hastings
- https://www.psypost.org/2022/06/discovery-in-the-brains-of-army-veterans-sheds-light-on-the-neurobiological-mechanisms-behind-chronic-pain-and-trauma-63313
- “Understanding Pain and Trauma Symptoms in Veterans From Resting-State Connectivity: Unsupervised Modeling” by Irina A. Strigo, Andrea D. Spadoni and Alan N. Simmons.
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpain.2022.871961/full?utm_source=fweb&utm_medium=nblog&utm_campaign=ba-sci-fpain-Understanding-pain-and-trauma-symptoms-in-Veterans-from-resting-state-connectivity
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Today, you’ll learn about mushrooms that can eat asteroids to make space soil, how our thoughts affect us as we microdose psychedelics, and efforts to 3D print organs like kidneys and lungs!
Hungry mushrooms.
- Fungi Could Make Soil From Asteroids and Homes on Mars by Madeleine Gregory
- https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/fungi-could-make-soil-from-asteroids-and-homes-on-mars
- Making Soil for Space Habitats by Seeding Asteroids with Fungi by Jane Shevtsov
- https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2021_Phase_I/Making_Soil_for_Space_Habitats/
- Could Future Homes on the Moon and Mars Be Made of Fungi? by Frank Tavares
- https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/myco-architecture
- Future Space Travel Might Require Mushrooms by Nick Hilden
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/space-travels-most-surprising-future-ingredient-mushrooms/
Far out thoughts.
- Citizen Scientists Show Placebo Effect May Explain Benefits of Microdosing by Ryan O’hare
- https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/216134/citizen-scientists-show-placebo-effect-explain/
- Self-Blinding Citizen Science to Explore Psychedelic Microdosing by Balázs Szigeti, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.62878
- What to Know About Microdosing LSD by Medical News Today
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/microdosing-lsd
- Psychedelic Microdosing Benefits and Challenges: An Empirical Codebook by Thomas Anderson, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-019-0308-4
A different kind of printer.
- “When we'll be able to 3D-print organs and who will be able to afford them” by Kristen Rogers
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/10/health/3d-printed-organs-bioprinting-life-itself-wellness-scn/index.html
- “Advanced Polymers for Three-Dimensional (3D) Organ Bioprinting” by Xiaohong Wang.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6952999/#:~:text=Three%2Ddimensional%20(3D)%20organ%20bioprinting%20is%20the%20utilization%20of,7%2C8%2C9%5D
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Tune in to understand how new tech to find fake paintings, the mysterious reason a viking colony collapsed, and how doing chores might make kids smarter!
Goodbye forgaries.
- Police Rely on Radiocarbon Dating to Identify Forged Paintings by Carolyn Wilke
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00582-w
- Detecting Recent Forgeries of Impressionist and Pointillist Paintings with High-Precision Radiocarbon Dating by Lucille Beck, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2022.111214
- Discovering Forgeries of Modern Art by the 14C Bomb Peak by L. Caforio, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2014-14006-6
- Uncovering Modern Paint Forgeries by Radiocarbon Dating by Laura Hendricks, et al.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1901540116
Water: the life force.
- Greenland’s Vikings May Have Vanished Because They Ran Out of Water by Colin Barras
- https://www.science.org/content/article/greenland-s-vikings-may-have-vanished-because-they-ran-out-water
- Prolonged Drying Trend Coincident with the Demise of Norse Settlement in Southern Greenland by Boyang Zhao, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm4346
- Development of an In Situ Branched GDGT Calibration in Lake 578, Southern Greenland by Boyang Zhao, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2020.104168
- Why Did Greenland’s Vikings Vanish? by Tim Folger
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-greenland-vikings-vanished-180962119/
- Glacier Maxima in Baffin Bay During the Medieval Warm Period Coeval with Norse Settlement by Nicolás E. Young, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1500806
- What Happened to the Viking Settlement of Greenland? New Research Shows Cooling Weather Not a Factor by Magnús Sveinn Helgason
- https://icelandmag.is/article/what-happened-viking-settlement-greenland-new-research-shows-cooling-weather-not-a-factor
Chores for thinking.
- “Children's chores improve brain function” by La Trobe University
- https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2022/release/childrens-chores-improve-brain-function
- “Executive functions and household chores: Does engagement in chores predict children's cognition?” by Deanna L Tepper, Tiffani J Howell, and Pauleen C Bennett
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35640882/
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Discover a new x-ray giving us incredible sight into ourselves, the future of weather prediction, and a surprising potential link between dementia and vitamin D.
Ultra visible insides.
- Human Organ Atlas
- https://human-organ-atlas.esrf.eu/
- Brightest Ever X-ray Shows Lung Vessels Altered by COVID-19 by University College London
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211104100646.htm
- Drawing Up a ‘Google Earth’ of the Human Body by Jon Cartwright
- https://physicsworld.com/a/the-body-exposed/
- Imaging Intact Human Organs with Local Resolution of Cellular Structures Using Hierarchical Phase-Contrast Tomography by C.L. Walsh, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-021-01317-x
Hotter summers are coming.
- Skillful seasonal prediction of North American summertime heat extremes by Liwei Jia, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-21-0364.1
- GFDL’s New Modeling System for Seasonal Predictions by Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
- https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/gfdls-new-modeling-system-for-seasonal-predictions/
- Butterflies, rounding errors, and the chaos of climate models by Emily Becker
- https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/butterflies-rounding-errors-and-chaos-climate-models
- SPEAR: The Next Generation GFDL Modeling System for Seasonal to Multidecadal Prediction and Projection by Thomas L. Delworth, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1029/2019MS001895
More vitamin D please.
- “Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase the Risk of Dementia” by Elizabeth Pratt
- https://www.healthline.com/health-news/vitamin-d-deficiency-may-increase-the-risk-of-dementia#Dementia-and-vitamin-D
- “Vitamin D Deficiency Leads to Dementia” by University of South Australia
- https://www.newswise.com/articles/vitamin-d-deficiency-leads-to-dementia?ta=home
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Hear about a new archeological site that suggests humans arrived in Europe 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, what a giant fossil could teach us about the fearsome sea dragon, and a massive archeological find in Egypt!
European humans.
- Homo Sapiens May Have Reached Europe 10,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought by Bruce Bower
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/homo-sapiens-humans-europe-migration-earlier-france-rock-shelter
- Modern Human Incursion into Neanderthal Territories 54,000 Years Ago at Mandrin, France by Ludovic Slimak, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abj9496
- Apidima Cave Fossils Provide Earliest Evidence of Homo sapiens in Eurasia by Katerina Harvati, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1376-z
Dragons of the sea.
- Huge Prehistoric 'Sea Dragon' Fossil Discovered in U.K. Reservoir by Rachel Elbaum
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/prehistoric-sea-dragon-ichthyosaur-fossil-discovered-uk-reservoir-rcna11565
- Ichthyosaur Fossil Reptile Group by Encyclopedia Britannica
- https://www.britannica.com/animal/ichthyosaur
- Rutland Sea Dragon: How Remarkable Ichthyosaur Fossil Was Protected by Greig Watson
- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-59969089
- “The World-Renowned Ichthyosaurus”: A Nineteenth-Century Problematic and Its Representations" by John Glendening
- https://doi.org/10.12929%2Fjls.02.1.02
Lost city.
- Archaeologists in Egypt Discover 3,000-Year-Old ‘Lost Golden City’ by Livia Gershon
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-3400-year-old-egyptian-city-180977471/
- Renowned Archaeologist Zahi Hawass Announces Discovery of Luxor’s ‘Lost City’ by Mustafa Marie
- https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/100658/Renowned-archaeologist-Zahi-Hawass-announces-discovery-of-Luxor%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98Lost-City%E2%80%99
- The Rise and Fall of Zahi Hawass by Joshua Hammer
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-zahi-hawass-72874123/
- 'Lost Golden City' Found in Egypt Reveals Lives of Ancient Pharaohs by BBC News
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56686448
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You’re going to learn about efforts to print astronaut skin in space with their own blood, the mystifying side effects of birth control, and the race to bring soil samples back from Mars!
Blood skin.
- 3D Bioprinting Artificial Bone for Emergency Medicine in Space by European Space Agency
- https://scitechdaily.com/3d-bioprinting-artificial-bone-for-emergency-medicine-in-space/
- Upside-Down 3D-Printed Skin and Bone, for Humans to Mars by European Space Agency
- https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Upside-down_3D-printed_skin_and_bone_for_humans_to_Mars
- Regenerative Medicine and 3D Bioprinting for Human Space Exploration and Planet Colonization by Tommaso Ghidini
- https://dx.doi.org/10.21037%2Fjtd.2018.03.19
- 3D Bioprinting of Tissues and Organs by Sean V. Murphy & Anthony Atala
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2958
Birth control plus extra.
- Why Birth Control Side Effects Have Eluded Science by Saima Sidik
- https://undark.org/2022/03/07/why-birth-control-side-effects-have-eluded-science/
- Oral Contraception and Serious Psychiatric Illness: Absence of an Association by M.P. Vessey, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.146.1.45
- The Relationship Between Progestin Hormonal Contraception and Depression: A Systematic Review by Brett L. Worly, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2018.01.010
- Association of Hormonal Contraception With Depression by Charlotte Wessel Skovlund, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.2387
- Hormonal Contraceptive Use is Associated with Neural and Affective Changes in Healthy Young Women by Nina Lisofsky, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.04.042
Mars dirt.
- “China plans to return Mars samples to Earth in 2031: report” by Elizabeth Howell
- https://www.space.com/china-return-mars-samples-earth-2031
- “US military to keep wary eye on Chinese and Russian space ambitions under President Biden” by Mike Wall
- https://www.space.com/us-space-policy-china-russia-biden-administration
- “China aims to bring Mars samples to Earth 2 years before NASA, ESA mission” by Andrew Jones
- https://spacenews.com/china-aims-to-bring-mars-samples-to-earth-2-years-before-nasa-esa-mission/
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Come along with us to figure out how heating up testicles could be an effective male contraceptive, how ultrasounds might help us cure Type 2 diabetes, and how a robotic fish might soon clean our oceans.
Heating up testes isn’t what you think.
- “Heating Up Testicles Could Solve a Major Male Contraceptive Issue” by Jeffrey Mo
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/heating-up-testicles
- “Magnetic Testis Targeting and Magnetic Hyperthermia for Noninvasive, Controllable Male Contraception via Intravenous Administration” by Weihua Ding, et al.
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02181
Type 2 diabetes potential cure.
- “Diabetes Successfully Treated Using Ultrasound in Preclinical Study” by Rich Haridy
- https://newatlas.com/medical/focused-ultrasound-prevents-reverses-diabetes-ge-yale/
- “Treating Diabetes Without Drugs? Novel Non-Pharmacological Treatments on the Horizon” by Jane E. Dee
- https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/treating-diabetes-without-drugs-novel-non-pharmacologic-treatments-on-the-horizon/
- “Ultrasound: The Future of Diabetes Treatment?” by Tim Newman
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325160
Robotic fish are the future.
- “Scientists unveil bionic robo-fish to remove microplastics from seas” by Sofia Quaglia
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/22/scientists-unveil-bionic-robo-fish-to-remove-microplastics-from-seas
- “Robust, Healable, Self-Locomotive Integrated Robots Enabled by Noncovalent Assembled Gradient Nanostructure” by Yuyan Wang, Gehong Su, Jin Li, Quanquan Guo, Yinggang Miao, and Xinxing Zhang
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/22/scientists-unveil-bionic-robo-fish-to-remove-microplastics-from-seas#:~:text=is%20described%20in-,a%20research%20paper,-in%20the%20journal
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Hear about a slingshot launching payloads into space, the impressively modern looking world’s oldest pants, and how moth wings are able to absorb sound to avoid detection from bats.
A different kind of slingshot.
- “NASA Will Test Gigantic Centrifuge for Hurling Objects Into Space” by George Dvorsky
- https://gizmodo.com/nasa-will-test-gigantic-centrifuge-for-hurling-objects-1848784359
- “NASA to Test SpinLaunch, a Giant Slingshot for Launching Satellites Into Space” by Eric Mack
- https://www.cnet.com/science/space/nasa-to-test-spinlaunch-a-giant-slingshot-for-launching-satellites-into-space/
Very very old pants.
- “The world’s oldest pants are a 3,000-year-old engineering marvel” by Kiona Smith
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/the-worlds-oldest-pants-are-a-3000-year-old-engineering-marvel/
- “The world’s oldest pants stitched together cultures from across Asia” by Bruce Bower
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pants-oldest-ancient-horseman-asia-culture-origin
Moth sound absorbers.
- “Moth wing-inspired sound absorbing wallpaper in sight after breakthrough” by The University of Bristol
- https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2022/june/moth-wing-inspired-sound-absorbing-wallpaper.html
- “Moth wings as sound absorber metasurface” by Thomas R. Neil, Zhiyuan Shen, Daniel Robert, Bruce W. Drinkwater and Marc W. Holderied
- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspa.2022.0046
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You’re going to learn about how our body’s pH is helping us fight cancer, how memories aren’t stored where we thought they were, and how drinking coffee could have you spending a lot more at the store.
Ph power.
- “pH-Responsive Nanoparticles for Cancer Immunotherapy: A Brief Review” by Yunfeng Yan and Hangwei Ding
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7466692/
- Polycarbonate-based ultra-pH sensitive nanoparticles improve therapeutic window by Xu Wang, et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19651-7
- Lighting up cancer cells with pH-activated nanoparticles by Angus Chen
- https://www.statnews.com/2022/04/10/lighting-up-cancer-cells-with-ph-activated-nanoparticles/
- Cancer Statistics by National Cancer Institute
- https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/statistics
Memory box.
- “A Single Memory is Stored Across Many Connected Brain Regions” by The Picower Institute
- https://picower.mit.edu/news/single-memory-stored-across-many-connected-brain-regions
- “Innovations and Inventions: SHIELD” by The Picower Institute
- https://picower.mit.edu/innovations-inventions/shield
- “Protection Of Tissue Physicochemical Properties Using Polyfunctional Crosslinkers” by Young-Gyun Park, et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.4281?WT.feed_name=subjects_microscopy
- “Memory” by Queensland Brain Institute
- https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain-basics/memory
Don’t drink before you shop.
- “Caffeine Consumption Leads to Impulsivity during Shopping, New Study Shows” by Natali Anderson
- http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/psychology/caffeine-shopping-impulsivity-10913.html
- “EXPRESS: Caffeine's Effects on Consumer Spending” by Dipayan Biswas, Patrick Hartmann, Martin Eisend, Courtney Szocs, Bruna Jochims, Vanessa Apaolaza, Erik Hermann, Cristina M. López, and Adilson Borges.
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00222429221109247
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Tune in to learn about how fire-breathing creatures are possible, what makes a bad breaker-upper, and new blazing fast, cheap, and accurate COVID tests.
Dragons could be real.
- “House Of The Dragon: Yes, fire-breathing animals could really exist” by Stephen Kelly
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/house-of-dragon-fire-breathing/
- “What Does Science Say About Flying and Fire Breathing Dragons?” by Anne Marie Helmenstine
- https://www.thoughtco.com/the-science-behind-flying-and-fire-breathing-dragons-4163130#:~:text=After%20all%2C%20a%20flying%2C%20fire,found%20in%20the%20wild%20today
Break up with someone the right way.
- “Study finds “ghosting” short-term partners is associated with psychopathy and Machiavellianism” by Emily Manis
- https://www.psypost.org/2022/04/study-finds-ghosting-short-term-partners-is-associated-with-psychopathy-and-machiavellianism-62982
- “Dark Triad” by Psychology Today
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/dark-triad
Speed meets accuracy with covid tests.
- UT Dallas Researchers Develop Accurate Rapid Test for Viruses by University of Texas at Dallas
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/950413
- COVID-19 and PCR Testing by Cleveland Clinic
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/21462-covid-19-and-pcr-testing
- Digital Plasmonic Nanobubble Detection for Rapid and Ultrasensitive Virus Diagnostics by Yaning Lui, et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-29025-w
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Do you want to know about a new environmentally friendly way to make TV Screens, what future space warfare might look like, and how we have finally completely unraveled the human genome?
Rice is more than food. It’s TV.
- World’s First LED Lights Developed from Rice Husks by Hiroshima University
- https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/news/70366
- Orange–Red Si Quantum Dot LEDs from Recycled Rice Husks by Shiho Terada, et al.
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c04985#
- What is Quantum Dot Display Technology? by Dave Haynes
- https://insights.samsung.com/2021/12/29/what-is-quantum-dot-display-technology/
- Exploring the Environmental Impact of Quantum Dots by Rachel Berkowitz
- https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.5.7339/full/
Space weapons.
- Analysts Warn Anti-Satellite Weapons Have Evolved Beyond Missiles by Wired
- https://www.wired.com/story/analysts-warn-anti-satellite-weapons-have-evolved-beyond-missiles/
- Russia Conducts Destructive Anti-Satellite Missile Test by Anthony Blinken
- https://www.state.gov/russia-conducts-destructive-anti-satellite-missile-test/
- UK Presses UN on Treaty Over Space Weapons by Amanda Miller
- https://www.airforcemag.com/uk-un-treaty-to-ban-anti-satellite-tests/
- Satellite Debris Forces Space Station Crew to Take Shelter; U.S. Blames "Reckless" Russian Missile Test by William Harwood
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/satellite-debris-space-station-crew-take-shelter/
- Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) by Atomic Heritage Foundation
- https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/strategic-defense-initiative-sdi
100% Genome.
- Complete Human Genome Sequenced for First Time In Major Breakthrough by Becky Ferreira
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3v4y7/complete-human-genome-sequenced-for-first-time-in-major-breakthrough
- The Complete Sequence of a Human Genome by Sergey Nurk, et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abj6987
- What is the Human Genome Project by The National Human Genome Research Institute
- https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project/What
- A Brief Guide to Genomics by The National Human Genome Research Institute
- https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/A-Brief-Guide-to-Genomics
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Ever wonder about the artificial intelligence helping us find and fight Parkinson’s disease? What about the new methods for collecting energy from solar panels at night or how the tiny immortal jellyfish may help us massively extend our lifespans. Tune in to learn more!
Robots that help.
- Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Uncover Hidden Signatures of Parkinson’s Disease by New York Stem Cell Foundation
- https://neurosciencenews.com/parkinsons-ai-robotics-20259/
- Integrating Deep Learning and Unbiased Automated High-Content Screening to Identify Complex Disease Signatures in Human Fibroblasts by Lauren Schiff, et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28423-4#Sec10
- What is Parkinsons by Ahmad Elkouzi
- https://www.parkinson.org/understanding-parkinsons/what-is-parkinsons
- Our Agenda by The Michael J. Fox Foundation
- https://www.michaeljfox.org/our-agenda
Solar but at night.
- Stanford Engineers Invent a Solar Panel That Generates Electricity at Night by Grant Currin
- https://interestingengineering.com/stanford-solar-panel-night
- Nighttime Electric Power Generation at a Density of 50 mW/m2 Via Radiative Cooling of a Photovoltaic Cell by Sid Assawaworrarit, et al.
- https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0085205
- How Do Solar Panels Work by Michael Dhar and Ailsa Harvey
- https://www.livescience.com/41995-how-do-solar-panels-work.html
- Solar Panels That Can Generate Electricity at Night Have Been Developed at Stanford by Rina Torchinsky
- https://www.npr.org/2022/04/07/1091320428/solar-panels-that-can-generate-electricity-at-night-have-been-developed-at-stanf
Jellyfish: the secret to life.
- The Secrets of the Immortal Jellyfish, Earth's Longest-Living Animal by Thomas Ling
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/immortal-jellyfish/
- Turritopsis dohrnii: The Life Cycle of the Immortal Jellyfish by The Real Immortal Jellyfish
- https://therealimmortaljellyfish.com/
- Cellular Reprogramming and Immortality: Expression Profiling Reveals Putative Genes Involved in Turritopsis dohrnii’s Life Cycle Reversal by Yui Matsumoto and Maria Pia Miglietta
- https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evab136
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Learn about how we might be flushing the secret to anti-aging down the toilet, how cyborg cockroaches could save your life one day and how mushrooms may be talking to each other!
The connection between poop and aging.
- “Fecal Transplants Reverse Hallmarks of Aging in the Gut, Eyes, and Brain” by The University of East Anglia
- https://scitechdaily.com/fecal-transplants-reverse-hallmarks-of-aging-in-the-gut-eyes-and-brain/
- “Fecal Microbiota Transfer Between Young and Aged Mice Reverses Hallmarks of the Aging Gut, Eye, And Brain” by Aimée Parker, Stefano Romano, Rebecca Ansorge, Asmaa Aboelnour, Gwenaelle Le Gall, George M. Savva, Matthew G. Pontifex, Andrea Telatin, David Baker, Emily Jones, David Vauzour, Steven Rudder, L. Ashley Blackshaw, Glen Jeffery & Simon R. Carding
- https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-022-01243-w
Search and rescue roaches.
- “Robotised insects may search collapsed buildings for survivors” by The Economist
- https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/robotised-insects-may-search-collapsed-buildings-for-survivors/21808326
- “S'pore team turning cockroaches into life-saving cyborg bugs at disaster sites” by Clara Chong
- https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/spore-team-turning-cockroaches-into-life-saving-cyborg-bugs-at-disaster-sites
Mushroom talks.
- “Language of Fungi Derived From Their Electrical Spiking Activity” by Andrew Adamatzky
- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.211926
- “Mushrooms may Communicate with Each Other Using Electrical Impulses” by Elizabeth Gamillo
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mushrooms-may-communicate-with-each-other-using-electrical-impulses-180979889/
- “Fungi Appear to Talk in a Language Similar to Humans” by Hannah Osborne
- https://www.newsweek.com/fungi-language-communication-talk-similar-humans-1695146
- “The Fungus Among Us May Have Their Own Mushroom Language” by Melissa Truth Miller
- https://nerdist.com/article/mushrooms-fungus-may-communicate-via-language-50-words/
- “Do Trees Talk to Each Other?” by Richard Grant
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-whispering-trees-180968084/
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Listen in to hear how nostalgic thoughts can be a method of physical pain relief, the recent progress made in the effort to one day upload our minds to the digital world, and how getting nanoplastic out of our drinking water could be as simple as sand!
Memories can be pain free.
- “Scientists Find a Surprising Connection Between Nostalgia and Pain Relief” by Nick Keppler
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/nostalgia-pain-relief-connection
- “Nostalgia Can Reduce Perception of Pain, Study Shows” by Lauren Kent
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/health/nostalgia-pain-relief-study-wellness/index.html
Digital thoughts.
- “Could We Really Use Science To Upload Our Minds?" by Tara Yarlagadda
- https://www.inverse.com/science/upload-amazon-real-science
- “Will We Ever Be Able to Upload Our Brains?” By K. Thor Jensen
- https://www.pcmag.com/news/will-we-ever-be-able-to-upload-our-brains
- “Elon Musk says humans could eventually download their brains into robots — and Grimes thinks Jeff Bezos would do it” by Megan Sauer
- https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/08/elon-musk-humans-could-eventually-download-their-brains-into-robots.html
- “100 Trillion Connections: New Efforts Probe and Map the Brain's Detailed Architecture” by Carl Zimmer
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/100-trillion-connections/
- “Ted Williams Frozen In Two Pieces” by Associated Press
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-williams-frozen-in-two-pieces/
Water without plastic.
- “Water Treatment Plants Would Be Ready For The Removal Of Nanoplastics” by Andri Bryner
- https://www.eawag.ch/en/news-agenda/news-portal/news-detail/water-treatment-plants-would-be-ready-for-the-removal-of-nanoplastics
- “Nanoplastics Removal During Drinking Water Treatment: Laboratory- And Pilot-Scale Experiments And Modeling” by Gerardo Pulido-Reyesa, Leonardo Magherini, Carlo Bianco, Rajandrea Sethi, Ursvon Guntenac, Ralf Kaegi, and Denise M. Mitranod
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389422008007?via%3Dihub
- “How Does a Sand Filter Work?” by Joshua Reijnen
- https://royalbrinkman.com/knowledge-center/technical-projects/water-filter-technologies-horticulture/sand-filter
- “Methodologies to Characterize, Identify and Quantify Nano- And Sub-Micron Sized Plastics in Relevant Media For Human Exposure: A Critical Review” by Carlo Roberto de Bruin, Eva de Rijke, Annemarie P. van Wezel, and A. Astefanei.
- https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2022/va/d1va00024a
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Discover how artificial intelligence can help prevent heart attacks, how scientists are working to bring an extinct species back from the dead, and how sugar in our own body might soon make electricity!
Heart attack prevention.
- “AI Predicts If and When Someone Will Experience Cardiac Arrest” by Jill Rosen
- https://hub.jhu.edu/2022/04/07/trayanova-artificial-intelligence-cardiac-arrhythmia/
- “Arrhythmic sudden death survival prediction using deep learning analysis of scarring in the heart” by Dan M. Popescu, et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s44161-022-00041-9
- “Heart Attack” by Mayo Clinic
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-attack/symptoms-causes/syc-20373106
- “How the body regulates scar tissue growth after heart attacks” by University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200706100815.htm
- “Artificial intelligence in healthcare: past, present and future” by Fei Jiang, et al.
- https://svn.bmj.com/content/svnbmj/2/4/230.full.pdf
Back from the dead.
- “De-Extinction Scientists Are Planning To Bring a Long-Lost 'Tiger' Species Back to Life” by Orlando Jenkinson
- https://www.newsweek.com/de-extinction-scientists-planning-long-lost-tiger-species-life-1683993
- “Thylacine” by The Australian Musem
- https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/extinct-animals/the-thylacine/
- “Pathways to de-extinction: how close can we get to resurrection of an extinct species?” by Beth Shapiro
- https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2435.12705
- “The Roar of the Tiger is Fading from Our Planet” by Project CAT
- https://projectcat.discovery.com/
Sugar: it’s electric.
- “Ultrathin fuel cell uses the body’s own sugar to generate electricity” by Jennifer Chu
- https://news.mit.edu/2022/glucose-fuel-cell-electricity-0512
- “This Ultrathin Fuel Cell Uses Your Body’s Sugar to Make Electricity” by Tony Ho Tran
- https://news.yahoo.com/ultrathin-fuel-cell-uses-body-152533024.html#:~:text=The%20ultrathin%20fuel%20cell%20is,on%20your%20body's%20natural%20sugars.&text=The%20team%20behind%20the%20new,like%20artificial%20hearts%20or%20pacemakers.
- “There’s No Such Thing as a Sugar Rush, According to Science” by Joshua A. Krisch
- https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/theres-no-thing-sugar-rush-according-science
- “Ultrathin Fuel Cells Could Use Your Body’s Sugar to Power Implants” by Sascha Brodsky
- https://www.lifewire.com/ultrathin-fuel-cells-could-use-your-bodys-sugar-to-power-implants-5272565
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Hear from Joe Rohde, a former Disney Imagineer and the Experience Architect for Virgin Galactic. As an Imagineer, he was the leader of the team behind Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Joe is also Co-Chair of the Explorers Club 50 program.
- Joe Rohde Interview from 4/23/22
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Hear about a new treatment that may be able to reverse hearing loss, how new solar energy storage technology could eventually power our phones, and the surprisingly grand history of chickens.
Reversing hearing loss.
- “Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy” by Zach Winn
- https://news.mit.edu/2022/frequency-therapeutics-hearing-regeneration-0329
- “What are Progenitor Cells? Exploring Neural, Myeloid and Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells” by Nicole Gleichmann
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/cell-science/articles/what-are-progenitor-cells-exploring-neural-myeloid-and-hematopoietic-progenitor-cells-329519
- “Quick Statistics About Hearing” by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing
- “PCA Approach” and “About Hearing Loss” by Frequency Therapeutics
- https://www.frequencytx.com/science/pca-approach/
- https://www.frequencytx.com/hearing-loss/about-hearing-loss/
- “FX-322 in Adults With Acquired Sensorineural Hearing Loss” by Frequency Therapeutics Clinical Trial
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05086276
Phone charger, but make it the sun.
- “Converting solar energy to electricity on demand” by Chalmers University of Technology
- https://techxplore.com/news/2022-04-solar-energy-electricity-demand.html
- “For a Better Future” by The MOST Solar Project
- https://mostsolarproject.eu/
- “Molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage and release system” by Kasper Moth-Poulsen, et al.
- https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/ee/c2ee22426g
- “Solar Energy: Benefits and Drawbacks” by Matthew Johnston
- https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/053015/pros-and-cons-solar-energy.asp
Chicken breeding.
- “The biocultural origins and dispersal of domestic chickens” by Joris Peters, Ophélie Lebrasseur, Evan K. Irving-Pease, Ptolemaios Dimitrios Paxinos, Julia Best, Riley Smallman, Cécile Callou, Armelle Gardeisen, Simon Trixl, Laurent Frantz, Naomi Sykes, Dorian Q. Fuller, and Greger Larson.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2121978119
- “A new origin story for domesticated chickens starts in rice fields 3,500 years ago” by Bruce Bower.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chicken-domestication-bones-origin-asia-rice-fields-exotic-animals
- “Redefining the timing and circumstances of the chicken's introduction to Europe and north-west Africa” by Julia Best, Sean Doherty, Ian Armit, Zlatozar Boev, Lindsey Büster, Barry Cunliffe, Alison Foster, Ben Frimet, Sheila Hamilton-Dyer, Tom Higham, Ophélie Lebrasseur, Holly Miller, Joris Peters, Michaël Seigle, Caroline Skelton, Rob Symmons, Richard Thomas, Angela Trentacoste, Mark Maltby, Greger Larson, and Naomi Sykes
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/redefining-the-timing-and-circumstances-of-the-chickens-introduction-to-europe-and-northwest-africa/0797DAA570D51D988B0514C37C2EC534
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Learn about how Japanese honey bees protect themselves from murder hornets, how a new link has been discovered between ADHD and hoarding disorder, and how your over the counter pain meds, might actually be making your pain worse!
Honey avoiding murder.
- “Key genes enable Japanese honey bees to roast hornets” by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- https://www.pnas.org/post/journal-club/key-genes-enable-japanese-honey-bees-roast-hornets
- “Murder Hornets vs. Honeybees: A Swarm of Bees Can Cook Invaders Alive” by Mike Baker
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/us/murder-hornets-asian-giant-hornet-bees.html
Does having ADHD mean you’re more likely to be a hoarder?
- “A Curious Link Between Inattention and Hoarding Could Lead to New ADHD Therapies” by Sarah Sloat”
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/adhd-hoarding
- “Hoarding: People With ADHD are More Likely to Have Problems - New Research” by Sharon Morein
- https://theconversation.com/hoarding-people-with-adhd-are-more-likely-to-have-problems-new-research-176211
Hold the meds.
- “Anti-inflammatory Medications Raise Risk of Chronic Back Pain in Patients” by Joseph Cariz
- https://www.aaas.org/news/anti-inflammatory-medications-raise-risk-chronic-back-pain-patients
- “Acute inflammatory response via neutrophil activation protects against the development of chronic pain” by Marc Parisien, Lucas V. Lima, Concetta Dagostino, Nehme El-Hachm, Gillian L. Drury, Audrey V. Grant, Jonathan Huising, Vivek Verma, Carolina B. Meloto, Jaqueline R. Silva, Gabrielle G.S. Dutra, Teodora Markova, Hong Dang, Philippe A. Tessier, Gary D. Slade, Andrea G. Nackley, Nader Ghasemlou, Jeffrey S. Mogil, Massimo Allegri, and Luda Diatchenko.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abj9954
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Today, you’ll learn about a new project trying to keep humans and sharks separate and safe, how all sharks almost mysteriously went extinct 19 million years ago, and how great white sharks may have contributed to the extinction of a shark twice its size!
Boundaries between sharks and humans.
- "DR. CRAIG O’CONNELL INTERVIEW" by James Lynch
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/11cCRcmKohhTGOf67QtF_tQ59cMr2w6pq0DaA5pLrOcI/edit?usp=sharing
- About O’Seas Foundation by O’Seas Foundation
- https://www.oseasfdn.org/about
Near extinction.
- “Something mysteriously wiped out about 90 percent of sharks 19 million years ago” by Carolyn Gramling
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/shark-die-off-mystery-fossils-pacific-ocean-paleontology
- “Rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide rise unprecedented” by Thomas Sumner
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/rate-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-rise-unprecedented
- “An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks” by ELIZABETH C. SIBERT AND LEAH D. RUBIN
- https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.aaz3
Great white > megalodon
- “Great White Sharks May Have Driven Megalodons into Extinction” by Elizabeth Gamillo
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/great-white-sharks-may-have-driven-megalodons-into-extinction-180980179/
- “Trophic position of Otodus megalodon and great white sharks through time revealed by zinc isotopes” by Jeremy McCormack, Michael L. Griffiths, Sora L. Kim, Kenshu Shimada, Molly Karnes, Harry Maisch, Sarah Pederzani, Nicolas Bourgon, Klervia Jaouen, Martin A. Becker, Niels Jöns, Guy Sisma-Ventura, Nicolas Straube, Jürgen Pollerspöck, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Robert A. Eagle & Thomas Tütken
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-30528-9
- “Great White Sharks May Have Pushed Megalodons to Extinction” by Isaac Schultz
- https://gizmodo.com/great-white-sharks-megalodon-extinction-1848995245
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Today, you’ll learn about how some sharks have social relationships, how shark attacks often happen because swimming humans look like other sea creatures, and how your cat might be snacking on endangered sharks!
Sharkship.
- “Not a lone shark: bull sharks may form ‘friendships’ with each other, study finds” by Tom Vierus
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/01/not-a-lone-shark-bull-sharks-may-form-friendships-with-each-other-study-finds
- “Companions and Casual Acquaintances: The Nature of Associations Among Bull Sharks at a Shark Feeding Site in Fiji” by Thibaut Bouveroux, Nicolas Loiseau, Adam Barnett, Natasha D. Marosi and Juerg M. Brunnschweiler
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.678074/full
Sharks could use glasses.
- "Great whites don’t hunt humans—they just have blind spots" by Hannah Seo
- https://www.popsci.com/animals/great-white-shark-attack-reason/
- “Great white sharks can't see a difference between humans and prey” by Patrick Pester
- https://www.livescience.com/great-white-shark-mistaken-identity
Check your cat’s food ingredients for shark.
- “Endangered Shark Meat Might Be Hiding in Your Pet’s Food” by Margaret Osborne
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/endangered-shark-meat-might-be-hiding-in-your-pets-food-180979682/
- “Sharks killed for fins, yet little done to protect them” by Michael Casey
- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna49476110
- “Genetic identification of threatened shark species in pet food and beauty care products” by Diego Cardeñosa
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-019-01221-0
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Today, you’ll learn about how some sharks do in fact sleep, how sharks are fighting climate change, and how some sharks glow in the dark!
Shark nap time.
- “Sharks Sleep, Even When Both Eyes Are Wide Open” by Veronique Greenwood
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/science/sharks-sleep.html
- “Behavioural Sleep in Two Species of Buccal Pumping Sharks” by Michael Kelly, et al.
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsr.13139
- “Analysis of Draughtsboard Sharks’ Metabolic Rates Suggests They Sleep” by Bob Yirka
- https://phys.org/news/2022-03-analysis-draughtsboard-sharks-metabolic.html
- “Catshark” by Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catshark
- “Snake” by The San Diego Zoo
- https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/snake
- “Meet the Animals That Literally Sleep with One Eye Open” by Gian Gastone Mascetti
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-the-animals-that-literally-sleep-with-one-eye-open/
Sharks are good for the earth.
- “California Is About to Test Its First Solar Canals” by Roger Bales
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/california-is-about-to-test-its-first-solar-canals-180979637/
- “Project Nexus: Water & Energy Integration for the Future” by TID Water and Power
- https://www.tid.org/about-tid/current-projects/project-nexus/
- “Energy and Water Co-Benefits from Covering Canals with Solar Panels” by Brandi McKuin, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00693-8
- “NOAA Drought Task Force Report on the 2020–2021 Southwestern U.S. Drought” by NOAA Drought Task Force IV
- https://www.drought.gov/documents/noaa-drought-task-force-report-2020-2021-southwestern-us-drought
- “New NOAA Report: Exceptional Southwest Drought Exacerbated” by Human-Caused Warming by NOAA/NIDIS
- https://www.drought.gov/news/new-noaa-report-exceptional-southwest-drought-exacerbated-human-caused-warming
- “California Approves New Water Restrictions Amid Worsening Drought” by Soumya Karlamangla
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/us/california-drought-water-restrictions.html
- “California State Water Project” by Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Water_Project
- “California Agricultural Production Statistics” by California Department of Food and Agriculture
- https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/statistics/
A different kind of night light.
- "This deep-sea shark is one of the world’s largest glowing animals" by Annie Roth
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/deep-sea-shark-largest-glowing-animal-bioluminescence
- “Quantification of bioluminescence from the surface to the deep sea demonstrates its predominance as an ecological trait” by Séverine Martini & Steven H. D. Haddock
- https://www.nature.com/articles/srep45750
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Today, we are continuing our Explorers Club series today with a very special guest, Dr. Natalie Schmitt. Dr. Schmitt can do it all - really. She’s not only a conservation geneticist, but she’s a marine ecologist and documentary host.
- Natalie Schmitt Interview from 4/23/22
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Today, you’ll learn about a new drug that could help you safely lose up to a fifth of your body weight, a new, non-hormonal birth control pill that is made for men, and how drones may hold the key to reforestation.
Weight loss five times faster.
- “Diabetes drug helps patients lose never-before-seen amounts of weight, study shows” by Karen Weintraub
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/06/04/diabetes-drug-could-game-changer-obesity-new-study-shows/7490446001/
- “Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity” by Ania M. Jastreboff, M.D., Ph.D., Louis J. Aronne, M.D., Nadia N. Ahmad, M.D., M.P.H., Sean Wharton, M.D., Pharm.D., Lisa Connery, M.D., Breno Alves, M.D., Arihiro Kiyosue, M.D., Ph.D., Shuyu Zhang, M.S., Bing Liu, Ph.D., Mathijs C. Bunck, M.D., Ph.D., and Adam Stefanski, M.D., Ph.D.
- https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2206038?query=featured_home
Men entering the world of birth control.
- “This birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year” by Hannah Seo
- https://www.popsci.com/health/new-male-birth-control-pill/
- “A non-hormonal pill could soon expand men’s birth control options” by The American Chemical Society
- https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2022/march/non-hormonal-pill-could-soon-expand-mens-birth-control-options.html
- “Male Birth Control Pill Expected to Start Human Trials This Year” by corryn Wetzel
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/male-birth-control-pill-expected-to-start-human-trials-this-year-180979814/
- “Contraceptive Use” by the CDC
- https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/contraceptive.htm
Seed bombing may not be what you think.
- “Drones Are Setting Down Roots In Wildfire-Scarred Landscapes” by Ashley Franzen
- https://www.theverge.com/23022323/drones-wildfire-first-nation-british-columbia
- “Aerial Planting: Bc First Nations Company Trialing Reforestation With Drones” by Maria Church
- https://www.woodbusiness.ca/aerial-planting-reforestation-drones/
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Today, you’ll learn about why symmetry dominates the natural world, how it may be possible to conserve water using solar panels, and why growing vegetables might soon involve a trip to the Moon.
Two halves make a whole.
- “Life’s Preference for Symmetry Is Like “A New Law of Nature” by Kate Golembiewski
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/science/symmetry-biology-evolution.html
- “What is RNA?” by Michael Dhar
- https://www.livescience.com/what-is-RNA.html
- “The Origins of Asymmetry: A Protein That Makes You Do the Twist” by Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181123135026.htm
Sun = more water.
- “California Is About to Test Its First Solar Canals” by Roger Bales
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/california-is-about-to-test-its-first-solar-canals-180979637/
- “Project Nexus: Water & Energy Integration for the Future” by TID Water and Power
- https://www.tid.org/about-tid/current-projects/project-nexus/
- “Energy and Water Co-Benefits from Covering Canals with Solar Panels” by Brandi McKuin, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00693-8
- “NOAA Drought Task Force Report on the 2020–2021 Southwestern U.S. Drought” by NOAA Drought Task Force IV
- https://www.drought.gov/documents/noaa-drought-task-force-report-2020-2021-southwestern-us-drought
- “New NOAA Report: Exceptional Southwest Drought Exacerbated” by Human-Caused Warming by NOAA/NIDIS
- https://www.drought.gov/news/new-noaa-report-exceptional-southwest-drought-exacerbated-human-caused-warming
- “California Approves New Water Restrictions Amid Worsening Drought” by Soumya Karlamangla
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/us/california-drought-water-restrictions.html
- “California State Water Project” by Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Water_Project
- “California Agricultural Production Statistics” by California Department of Food and Agriculture
- https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/statistics/
Grocery shopping on the moon.
- “A first: Scientists grow plants in soil from the Moon” By Phys.org
- https://phys.org/news/2022-05-scientists-soil-moon.html
- “Scientists Grow Plants in Moon Soil for the First Time” by Shea Swenson
- https://modernfarmer.com/2022/05/plants-grow-in-moon-soil-nasa/
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Today, we’re hearing from an explorer's explorer, Victor Vescovo. His Five Deeps Expedition made him the first person to reach the deepest point of the Atlantic, Southern Ocean, and set a depth record in the Mariana Trench at 35,853 ft. He was the first person to reach the Mollow Deep in the Arctic Ocean, and thus has been to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd deepest points in the ocean.
- Victor Vescovo Interview from 4/23/22
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Today, you’ll learn about how a drug that helps in human organ transplants might be able to extend the lives of man’s best friend, the airline industry's potential but difficult switch to hydrogen fuel, and how a high school student is transforming prosthetics with brain waves.
All dogs go to heaven.
- “New Drug May Help Dogs Live Longer” by Naomi Ruchim
- https://www.krtv.com/news/u-s-and-the-world/new-drug-may-help-dogs-live-longer
- “A Drug Discovered on Easter Island May Help Dogs Live up to Three Years Longer” by Tod Perry
- https://www.upworthy.com/a-drug-discovered-on-easter-island-may-help-dogs-live-up-to-three-years-longer?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2
- “Rapamycin’s Secrets Unearthed” by Bethany Halford
- https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i29/Rapamycins-Secrets-Unearthed.html
Planes, planes, planes.
- “The epic attempts to power planes with hydrogen” by Mark Piesing
- bbc.com/future/article/20220316-the-epic-attempts-to-power-planes-with-hydrogen
- “How close are hydrogen planes, really?” By Sabri Ben-Achour
- https://www.marketplace.org/2021/10/28/how-close-are-hydrogen-planes-really/
- “Hydrogen Explained” By US Energy Information Administration
- https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/hydrogen/use-of-hydrogen.php
Mind over matter.
- “This High Schooler Invented a Low-Cost, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm” by Margaret Osborne
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-high-schooler-invented-a-low-cost-mind-controlled-prosthetic-arm-180979984/
- “High Schooler Invents Affordable, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm” by Adrianna Nine
- https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/335384-high-schooler-invents-affordable-mind-controlled-prosthetic-arm
- “Creating a Working Brain-Controlled Transhumeral Prosthetic Arm (Make It Move)” by Benjamin Choi
- https://www.instructables.com/Creating-a-Working-Brain-Controlled-Transhumeral-P/
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Today, you’ll learn about whether the cyanide in apple seeds could do you any real harm, how working out in the morning and at night are both beneficial but in different ways, and how researchers have found evidence that patients with long Covid may often have fragments of the virus lingering in their gut.
Snow White wasn’t far off with the poisonous apple.
- “Can Apple Seeds Cause Cyanide Poisoning? A Toxicologist Digs Into The Details” by Elana Spivack
- https://www.inverse.com/science/stone-fruits-poisonous-seeds
- “Here’s How Many Apple Cores It Would Take to Poison You” by Jennifer Chaussee
- https://www.wired.com/2016/09/heres-many-apple-cores-take-poison
What time should I work out?
“Is It Better to Exercise in the Morning or Evening?" by Gretchen Reynolds
● https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/well/exercise-timing.html
“This is the Best Time of Day to Work Out, According to Science" by Jamie Ducharme
● https://time.com/5533388/best-time-to-exercise/
An even scarier kind of ghost?
- “Coronavirus ‘ghosts’ found lingering in the gut” by Heidi Ledford
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01280-3
- “‘Ghosts’ In The Gut May Be Behind Long COVID” by Dr. Katie Spalding
- https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/ghosts-in-the-gut-may-be-behind-long-covid/
- “How the coronavirus infects cells — and why Delta is so dangerous” by Megan Scudellari
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02039-y
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Today, we are lucky enough to hear from a highly accomplished explorer who has some incredible experiences to share with us. Dr. Sian Proctor was the mission pilot for the Inspiration4, which is the all-civilian orbital mission to space and she’s the first African American woman to pilot a spacecraft. She also lived in a Mars analog environment to simulate what it might be like to live on the red planet.
- Sian Proctor Interview from 4/23/22
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sian_Proctor
- https://www.drsianproctor.com/
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Today, you’ll learn about how high blood pressure can reduce the gray matter in your brain, why scientists think the surface of Mercury is covered in diamonds, and how while we have gene pairs from both parents, our bodies will use one parent’s gene over the other’s depending on the circumstances.
50 Shades of Gray Matter
- “Study: An Early Spike in Blood Pressure Can Pummel Your Brain” by Nick Keppler
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/high-blood-pressure-brain-health
- “10 Ways to Control High Blood Pressure Without Medication” by Mayo Clinic Staff
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/in-depth/high-blood-pressure/art-20046974
Diamonds a Plenty
- “Diamonds may stud Mercury’s crust” by Nikk Ogasa
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mercury-diamond-surface-crust-meteorite-impact-graphite
- “Mercury Could Be Littered With Diamonds” by Ramin Skibba
- https://www.wired.com/story/mercury-could-be-littered-with-diamonds/
- “Diamonds Unearthed” by Cate Lineberry
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/diamonds-unearthed-141629226/
Mom and dad genes aren’t just at the mall.
- “Parental Control: How Genes From Mom Or Dad Shape Behavior” by Jennifer Michalowski
- https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2022/03/genes-behavior.php
- “Researchers uncover how parent’s genes shape behavior, parental controls”
- https://theprint.in/features/researchers-uncover-how-parents-genes-shape-behavior-parental-controls/941227/
- “Brain Basics: Genes At Work In The Brain” by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/patient-caregiver-education/brain-basics-genes-work-brain
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Today, you’ll learn about how orangutans use slang a lot like we do, what causes and can alleviate everyday motion sickness, and how one black hole kicked another across the galaxy.
Orangutans are dope.
- “Orangutans use Slang to Show off Their “Coolness”, Study Suggests" by Nicola Davis
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/mar/21/orangutans-use-slang-to-show-off-their-coolness-study-suggests
- “Orangutan Squeaks Reveal Language Evolution Says Study" by Victoria Gill
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38907681
- “What did Language Grow From? Ape Hands, Mouths, or Both? – Kristen Marie Gillespie-Lynch, Emily Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, Heidi Lyn, and Patricia Greenfield
- https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2019.00061
- “Apes Communicate, Humans Have Language" by Max Planck Institute
- https://www.cbs.mpg.de/research-topics/language-interview
A solution beyond not looking at your phone.
- “How To Fight Motion Sickness — And The Scientific Reason Some People Suffer More” By Saima Rajasingam
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/motion-sickness-treatment
- “A study of cybersickness and sensory conflict theory using a motion-coupled virtual reality system” by Adrian K.T. Ng, Leith K.Y. Chan, Henry Y.K. Lau
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141938218300301
Soccer but with black holes.
- “Gravitational waves gave a new black hole a high-speed ‘kick’” By Emily Conover
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-gravitational-waves-kick-ligo-merger-spacetime
- “A black hole formed by a lopsided merger may have gone rogue” By Robert Lea
- https://www.space.com/black-hole-escaping-galaxy-from-collision
- “Ripples in spacetime: Science's 2016 Breakthrough of the Year” by Adrian Cho
- https://www.science.org/content/article/ripples-spacetime-sciences-2016-breakthrough-year
- “How Scientists Captured the First Image of a Black Hole” by Ota Lutz
- https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2019/4/19/how-scientists-captured-the-first-image-of-a-black-hole/
- “What is an Interferometer?” by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory
- https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/page/what-is-interferometer
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Today, we’re hearing from an explorer and filmmaker named Steve Elkins. Steve spent decades searching for a legendary lost city deep in the jungles of Honduras. His search for the city was documented in the New York Times best selling book, “The Lost City of the Monkey God,” by Douglas Preston.
- Steve Elkins Interview from 4/23/22
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Today, you’ll learn about how a single drink a day can add years to the age of your brain, how scientists figured out that thousands of tree species are yet to be discovered, and how the world’s biggest and best particle accelerator is powering up for its third run.
A drink away does not keep the doctor away.
- “Just One Beer or Glass of Wine a Day may Cause Your Brain to Shrink, Study Suggests” by Mike Snider
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/03/09/beer-glass-wine-daily-brain-shrink/9425508002/
- “Just One Extra Drink a Day may Change the Brain” by Tara Haelle
- https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20220310/one-extra-drink-a-day-changes-brain
- “It’s Time to Rethink How Much Booze May be too Much” by Julia Belluz
- https://www.vox.com/2018/4/24/17242720/alcohol-health-risks-facts
- “The ‘French Paradox’ Turned out to be an Illusion, but it led to some Interesting research” by Emma Wightman
- https://theconversation.com/the-french-paradox-turned-out-to-be-an-illusion-but-it-led-to-some-interesting-research-78196
No, that tree is not the same as that other one.
- “Earth May Have 9,200 More Tree Species Than Previously Thought” by Jude Coleman
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tree-species-earth-biodiversity
- “How Much Space Does Nature Need? 30 Percent of the Planet May Not be Enough” by Jonathan Lambert
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nature-will-protecting-30-percent-earth-prevent-extinction-crisis
- “Thousands of Tree Species Remain Undiscovered, Say Scientists” by Lucy Sherriff
- https://www.discovery.com/nature/unknown-trees
Imagine two needles smashing into each other.
- “Large Hadron Collider is waking up after a 3-year nap, and it could help explain why the universe exists.” by Mara Johnson-Groh
- https://www.livescience.com/large-hadron-collider-third-run
- “CERN’s particle accelerator starts up after a three-year hiatus” by Nicole Wetsman
- https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/22/23037077/cern-particle-accelerator-restarts-upgrades-dark-matter”
- “The Large Hadron Collider is about to turn back on after a 3-year hiatus” by Chelsea Gohd
- https://www.space.com/cern-large-hadron-collider-turn-on-run-3
- “The Large Hadron Collider” by CERN
- https://home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider
- AT&T’s Internet Data Calculator
- https://www.att.com/support/pages/data-calculator/
- “Standard Model” by Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Model
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Today, you’ll learn about how that light coming in through your window at night is in fact ruining your sleep, how some diseases—including cancer—can be smelled by dogs and we’re on the verge of being able to smell them with modern technology, and how algae may one day provide the power for our smallest devices.
Close your blinds.
- “Light exposure during sleep impairs cardiometabolic function” by Ivy C. Mason, Kathryn J. Reid, Chloe D. Warlick, Roneil G. Malkani, Sabra M. Abbott, and Phyllis C. Zee
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2113290119
- “Sleeping with a light on may be bad for your heart and blood sugar” by Nicoletta Lanese
- https://www.livescience.com/sleep-in-lit-room-worse-heart-metabolic-health
- “Sleeping with the light on may be harmful to you” by Erin Blakemore
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/03/20/sleep-lights-health/
- “What is the difference between lux and lumens?” by Waveform Lighting
- https://www.waveformlighting.com/home-residential/what-is-the-difference-between-lux-and-lumens
- “Insulin Resistance & Prediabetes” by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/what-is-diabetes/prediabetes-insulin-resistance
What’s that smell?
- “Cancer has a smell. Someday your phone may detect it.” by Noam Hassenfeld
- https://www.vox.com/unexplainable/22323113/unexplainable-smell-mystery-nanonose
- “Dogs Are Teaching Machines to Sniff Out Cancer” by Asher Jones
- https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/dogs-are-teaching-machines-to-sniff-out-cancer-68469
- “The Quest to Make a Bot That Can Smell as Well as a Dog” by Sara Harrison
- https://www.wired.com/story/quest-to-make-robot-smell-cancer-dog/
- “What DARPA Does” by DARPA
- https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/what-darpa-does
Get used to algae-power.
- “Algae-powered computing: Scientists create reliable and renewable biological photovoltaic cell” by Eureka Alert
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/952203
- “Algae-powered computing: scientists create reliable and renewable biological photovoltaic cell” by University of Cambridge
- https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-create-reliable-biological-photovoltaic-cell-using-algae
- “Scientists create algae computer powered by photosynthesis” by James Vincent
- https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/16/23074715/algae-computer-chip-photosynthesis-arm-cortext-iot-biophotovoltaics
- “A Potato Battery Can Light Up a Room For Over a Month” by Tuan C. Nguyen
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/a-potato-battery-can-light-up-a-room-for-over-a-month-180948260/
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Today we are speaking to another member of the Explorers Club, Peter Tattersfield. Peter has an awesome story for us today about his work finding the shipwreck of the Steamship Independence, which sank off the coast of Baja, Mexico in 1853.
- Peter Tattersfield Interview from 4/23/22
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Today, you’ll learn about how a man with advanced ALS, who can’t move a muscle, was able to communicate with his family using his thoughts, about a sixty-year-old mystery involving the earth and why it pulsates every twenty-six seconds, and how cats can learn the names of their fellow cats under the right conditions.
A man with ALS can communicate with his thoughts.
- “Brain Implant Allows Fully Paralyzed Patient to Communicate” by Jonathan Moens
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/science/brain-computer-als-communication.html
- “Brain Implants Allow Paralyzed Man to Communicate Using His Thoughts” by Margaret Osborne
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brain-implants-allow-paralyzed-man-to-communicate-180979817/
The earth pulsates underneath your feet.
- “Earth Pulsates Every 26 Seconds. Know One Knows Why” by Caroline Delbert
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a34531984/earth-pulsates-every-26-seconds/
- “Earth is Pulsating Every 26 Seconds and Seismologists Don’t Agree Why” by Anna Funk
- https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/the-earth-is-pulsating-every-26-seconds-and-seismologists-dont-agree-why
Cats know the names of their friends.
- “Cats learn the names of their friend cats in their daily lives” By Saho Takagi, Et al.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-10261-5
- “Cats know the names of other cats that are their friends, study says” by Matthew Rozsa
- https://www.salon.com/2022/05/16/cats-know-the-names-of-other-cats-that-are-their-friends-study-says/
- “Cats can memorize their friends' names, new study suggests” By Brandon Specktor
- https://www.livescience.com/cats-remember-names
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Today, you’ll learn about how carnivorous plants evolved from their more peaceful ancestors, how there’s an apparent difference in the frequency and severity of head injuries between male and female athletes, and about a new theory regarding the cause of Alzheimer’s.
Plants that eat flesh?
- “How Carnivorous Plants Evolved” by Stephanie Pain
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-carnivorous-plants-evolved-180979697/
- “Adapted to kill: How the pitcher plant traps its prey” by Alun Salt
- https://botany.one/2013/10/adapted-kill-pitcher-plant-traps-prey/
Male and female concussions are not the same.
- “Why Sports Concussions are Worse for Women” by Katharine Sanderson
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02089-2
- “Sports-Related Concussions in Female Athletes: A Systematic Review” by Neil McGroarty, Symone Brown, and Mary Mulcahey
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7366411/
Hope for Alzheimer's research.
- “A New Hypothesis for Alzheimer’s Disease: The Lipid Invasion Model” by Jonathan D’Arcy Rudge
- https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease-reports/adr210299
- “Alzheimer’s brain barrier damage theory proposed” By University of Reading
- https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2022/Research-News/Alzheimers-Disease-lipid-invasion-theory
- “New hypothesis argues leaky blood-brain barrier triggers Alzheimer's” By Rich Haridy
- https://newatlas.com/science/new-hypothesis-alzheimers-disease-blood-brain-barrier-lipid-invasion/
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Today, we’re talking to Explorers Club member, Dr. George C. Nield. Dr. George C. Nield is currently the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the Federal Aviation Administration (or FAA). He has over 30 years of aerospace experience and has worked with the Air Force and NASA. Dr Nield came to the FAA from the Orbital Sciences Corporation, where he served as a Senior Scientist for the Advanced Programs Group. He has a wealth of experience from working as an Astronautical Engineer at the Space and Missile Systems Organization to working on the Shuttle/Mir Program and the International Space Station Program.
- George Nield Interview from 4/23/22
- Autonomous Flight: What We Mean and Why It’s First - Wisk Blog
- https://wisk.aero/news/blog/autonomous-flight-what-we-mean-and-why-its-first/#:~:text=By%20autonomy%2C%20we%20mean%20that,remote%20pilot%20on%20the%20ground
- International Astronautical Federation (IAF) - Biographies - George Nield
- https://www.iafastro.org/biographie/george-nield.html
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Today, you’ll learn about why it's best to leave your shoes at the door when you come inside, how animals form and maintain their mesmerizing murmurations, and how certain food storage products release sub-microscopic, plastic particles when exposed to hot water.
Your mom was right about taking your shoes off inside.
- “The science is in: wearing shoes inside your home is just plain gross” by Mark Patrick Taylor and Gabriel Filippelli
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/mar/17/the-science-is-in-wearing-shoes-inside-your-home-is-just-plain-gross
- “Scientists Discover Why You Should Take Off Your Shoes Before Entering Your Home” by Robert Locke
- https://www.lifehack.org/317735/scientists-discover-why-you-should-take-off-your-shoes-before-entering-your-home
- “Should You Take Your Shoes Off While Indoors?” by Ally Spier
- https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/should-you-take-your-shoes-off-while-indoors
Murmurations not murmuring.
- “The Secrets and Science Behind Starling Murmurations” by John Donovan
- https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/starling-murmurations.htm
- “Gazing at the “Black Sun”: The Transfixing Beauty of Starling Murmurations” by Søren Solkær
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/travel/starling-murmurations.html
- “Swarm Robotics Promises to Boost Diagnostics, Treat Cancer” by Inga Shugalo
- https://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/health-medical/swarm-robotics-boosts-diagnosis/
The tiny side of plastic.
- “Your Take-Out Coffee Cup May Shed Trillions of Plastic 'Nanoparticles'” By Dennis Thompson
- https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-05-03/your-take-out-coffee-cup-may-shed-trillions-of-plastic-nanoparticles
- “NIST Study Shows Everyday Plastic Products Release Trillions of Microscopic Particles Into Water” By NIST
- https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/04/nist-study-shows-everyday-plastic-products-release-trillions-microscopic
- “What are microplastics?” by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/microplastics.html
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Today, you’ll learn about how the next step in nuclear fusion is actually a real estate question, how the death of our sun would be a beautiful thing to see if we were around to witness it, and how an athlete’s desire for perfection can lead to them burning out with their sport altogether.
Nuclear plants near the nuclear family.
- “The World's First Nuclear Fusion Power Plant Is Coming” by Caroline Delbert
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a34850835/worlds-first-nuclear-fusion-power-plant/
- “The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has asked residents in five areas to provide feedback on potential plans to construct a prototype nuclear fusion power plant.” by Jack Loughran
- https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2022/01/locations-for-the-uk-s-first-fusion-energy-power-plant-revealed
A new take on sun flares.
- “Scientists Figured Out How And When Our Sun Will Die, And It's Going to Be Epic” by Michelle Starr
- https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-figured-out-how-and-when-our-sun-will-die-and-it-s-going-to-be-epic
- “Sun 'will flare into massive planetary nebula when it dies,” by Ian Sample
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/may/07/sun-will-flare-into-massive-planetary-nebula-when-it-dies
- “Celestial Objects: Nebulae” by SeaSky
- http://www.seasky.org/celestial-objects/nebulae.html
Perfection can be dangerous.
- “Obsession with failure and hunt for perfection linked to burnout” by University of Essex
- https://www.essex.ac.uk/news/2022/04/22/obsession-with-failure-linked-to-burnout
- “What Causes Athlete Burnout? A New Study Suggests Perfectionism Plays A Role” By Victoria Forster
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2022/04/22/what-causes-athlete-burnout-a-new-study-suggests-perfectionism-plays-a-role/?sh=2ba2544f2152
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Today for our Explorers Club series, we are about to be hit by a meteorite of space knowledge as we have a wildly accomplished scientist and researcher entering our atmosphere, Dr. Nina Lanza. She is the Team Lead for Space and Planetary Exploration in Space and Remote Sensing at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She is also the Principle Investigator of the ChemCam instrument on the Mars Curiosity Rover (sadly not sponsored by us) and a team member for the SuperCam instrument on the Mars Perseverance rover. She’s an expert on Mars and does a lot of research on meteorites and minerals that can tell us about the interactions between rocks, soil, atmosphere, and water on the planet.
- Nina Lanza Interview from 4/23/22
- Dr. Nina Lanza - About Nina
- https://www.ninalanza.com/about-nina/
- NASA's Curiosity Rover Measures Intriguing Carbon Signature on Mars
- https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9113/nasas-curiosity-rover-measures-intriguing-carbon-signature-on-mars/?site=msl
- 2020 Mission Perseverance Rover - SuperCam
- https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/instruments/supercam/
- Mount Sinai - Manganese
- https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/supplement/manganese#:~:text=Manganese%20is%20a%20trace%20mineral,clotting%20factors%2C%20and%20sex%20hormones.
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Today, you’ll learn about how humans could potentially evolve to be venomous, the challenges of repurposing used electric car batteries, and how people who hate magic are more likely to have certain socially aversive traits, like needing to control social situations.
The good and the bad side of snake venom.
- “Could Humans Ever be Venomous?” by Stephanie Pappas
- https://www.livescience.com/could-humans-be-venomous.html
- “How Snake Venom Kills… and Saves Lives” by James Paterson
- https://letstalkscience.ca/educational-resources/stem-in-context/how-snake-venom-kills-and-saves-lives
- “Protein Folding: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” by Harvard University
- https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2010/issue65/
- “This Animal Can Kill 10 Grown Men, But Its Body Adapted To Save Itself” by Tara Yarlagadda
- https://www.inverse.com/science/the-strange-reason-why-poisonous-animals-survive-their-own-toxins
A new era for batteries.
- “Cars are Going Electric. What Happens to the Used Batteries?” by Gregory Barber and Aarian Marshall
- https://www.wired.com/story/cars-going-electric-what-happens-used-batteries/
- “Transportation of Electric Vehicle Lithium-ion Batteries at End-of-life: A Literature Review” by Margaret Slattery, Jessica Dunn, and Alissa Kendall
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344921003645
- “Global Implications of the EU Battery Regulation” by Hans Eric Melin, Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Anthony Y. Ku, Alissa Kendall, Gavin Harper, and Oliver Heidrich
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abh1416
- “The Lithium Mine Versus the Wildflower” by Gregory Barber
- https://www.wired.com/story/lithium-mine-for-batteries-versus-the-wildflower/
Who hates magic?!
- “People who hate magic tend to be higher in socially aversive traits, according to new research” By Mane Kara-Yakouabian
- https://www.psypost.org/2022/04/people-who-hate-magic-are-higher-in-socially-aversive-traits-according-to-new-research-62968
- “Who hates magic? Exploring the loathing of legerdemain.” By Paul J. Silvia et al.
- https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-45549-001
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Today, you’ll learn about an ancient couple found buried in an embrace, why it’s so darn hard to keep fleas off your beloved pets, and how your body’s natural chemistry can help you get a leg up on diet and exercise if you begin to build the habits.
They took “til death do you part” seriously.
- “1,500-year-old burial in China holds lovers locked in eternal embrace” by Laura Geggel
- https://www.livescience.com/buried-lovers-embrace-china.html
- “1,500-Year-Old Skeletons Found Locked in Embrace in Chinese Cemetery” by Livia Gershon
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1500-year-old-chinese-skeletons-found-locked-embrace-180978509/
Fleas won’t be making it to the Olympics
- “How Do Fleas Jump?” by Kate Latham
- https://insectcop.net/how-do-fleas-jump/
- “A Flea’s Fantastic Jump Takes More Than a Muscle” by Josh Cassidy
- https://www.kqed.org/science/1957872/a-fleas-fantastic-jump-takes-more-than-muscle
Exercising affects one’s cravings.
- “Intense exercise while dieting may reduce cravings for fatty food” by Sara Zaske
- https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2022/04/21/intense-exercise-while-dieting-may-reduce-cravings-for-fatty-food/
- “Acute high-intensity interval exercise attenuates incubation of craving for foods high in fat” by Georgia E. Kirkpatrick
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.23418
- “Ubiquitous nutrients suppress appetite and promote movement” By Fabrio Bergamin
- https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2022/04/ubiquitous-nutrients-suppress-appetite-and-promote-movement.html
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Today, you’ll hear our interview with Richard Garriott, the president of the Explorers Club. Garriott is not only the first American second generation astronaut, but also the first person to visit both poles, outer space and dive to the Mariana Trench. He started out as a video game designer, and as soon as he made enough money, he began investing in human space flight, creating a company called Space Adventures.
- Richard Garriott Interview from 4/23/22
- https://app.trint.com/editor/_xFCb8WQRFyO4qID1o4q4A
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Today, you’ll learn about the state of the Amazon rainforest, the truth behind the mythical sugar rush, and how studies involving MRI scans may have been too small to produce significant results, but researchers may have found a solution.
The forest needs attention - not the company.
- “75% of Amazon rainforest shows signs of loss, a 'tipping point' of dieback, study shows” by Doyle Rice
- ttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/03/07/amazon-rainforest-dieback-deforestation-climate-change-study/9380372002
- “Fires in the Amazon are out of Control. Again” by Benji Jones
- https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2021/8/27/22639885/amazon-rainforest-fires-climate-change-2021
- “Heaviest Object on Earth Weighs 116B Pounds” by Jenn Gidman
- https://www.newser.com/story/259238/the-10-heaviest-objects-on-earth.html
- “A Framework for Quantifying Resilience to Forest Disturbance” by Timothy Bryant, Kristen Waring, Andrew Sánchez Meador, and John B. Bradford
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2019.00056/full
- “7 Organizations You Can Support to Protect the Amazon Rainforest” by Erica Sánchez, Pia Gralki, and Joe McCarthy
- https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/organizations-donate-amazon-rainforest/
Maybe sugar isn’t the problem.
- “Sugar rush or high on life? Dieticians explain why kids become hyperactive at parties” by Kate Dorrell
- https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/sugar-rush-dietician-does-sweet-food-make-kids-hyperactive/100839044
- “There’s No Such Thing as a Sugar Rush, According to Science” by Joshua A. Krisch
- https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/theres-no-thing-sugar-rush-according-science/
Data sets need to grow to bolster studies.
- “M.R.I.s Are Finding Connections Between Our Brain Activity and Psychology” By Kim Tingley
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/19/magazine/mri-brain-activity-psychology.html
- “Reproducible brain-wide association studies require thousands of individuals” By Scott marek et al
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04492-9
- “Brain scans may reveal a lot about mental illness, but not until studies get bigger” by Jon Hamilton
- https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/04/26/1094319294/mri-brain-scan-mental-illness-brain-research
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Today, you’ll learn about why our ability to remember things seems to get worse with age—it’s not memory loss, which animals could become the new dominant species in the event of our extinction, and how an unsupportive romantic partner can actually affect the way you think and feel about yourself.
Maybe your mom was right about cleaning your room.
- “How Memory ‘Clutter’ Makes it Harder to Remember Things as we Get Older” by Alexander Easton
- https://theconversation.com/how-memory-clutter-makes-it-harder-to-remember-things-as-we-get-older-176767
- “Memory Issues for Older People Could be the Result of ‘Clutter’” by Sarah Sloat
- https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/memory-issues-older-people-result-clutter-rcna15133
The next era for animals.
- “When humans are gone, what animals might evolve to have our smarts and skills?” by Joanna Thompson
- https://www.livescience.com/what-animals-will-fill-human-niches
- “Can introduced animals replace extinct ones?” by Brigitte Osterath
- https://www.dw.com/en/can-introduced-animals-replace-extinct-ones/a-16937417
Couples therapy may in fact help your brain.
- “Having an unsupportive romantic partner is associated with neurophysiological changes in error processing” by Eric W. Dolan
- https://www.psypost.org/2022/04/having-an-unsupportive-romantic-partner-is-associated-with-neurophysiological-changes-in-error-processing-62977
- “Unsupportive romantic partner behaviors increase neural reactivity to mistakes” by Erin N Palmwood
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167876021008886
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Calli and Nate interview members of The Explorer’s Club, and today you’re going to hear from a man who largely represents what The Explorers Club is all about - Josh Gates. Josh Gates is a fearless explorer and adventurer and host of Discovery's popular, long running series Expedition Unknown. He's also hosting a brand new series that chronicles the incredible history of the club, called Tales from The Explorers Club.
- Interview conducted with Josh Gates on 5/3/22.
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Today, you’ll learn about how cultures across the world often make constellations from the same groups of stars due to the nature of vision and perception, what to do when an animal tries to steal your food during a picnic on the beach, and drones smaller than a red blood cell that can be controlled using only the power of light.
Does your star pattern look like my star pattern?
- “Constellations Across Cultures: How Our Visual Systems Pick Out Patterns in the Night Sky” from the Association for Psychological Science
- https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/2022-march-constellations-across-cultures.html
- “Perceptual Grouping Explains Similarities in Constellations Across Cultures” by Charles Kemp, Duane W. Hamacher, Daniel R. Little, and Simon J. Cropper
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976211044157
- “The Big Dipper (the Plough)”
- https://nineplanets.org/the-big-dipper
- The Astronomical League
- https://www.astroleague.org/content/constellations-other-cultures-checklist
Staring contests really do work.
- "Stare at Seagulls and They'll Leave Your Food Alone” by Mindy Weisberger
- https://www.livescience.com/staring-at-seagulls-stops-stealing.html
- “Stare seagulls out to save your snacks, researcher says” by Ian Sample
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/07/stare-seagulls-out-to-save-your-snacks-researcher-says
- “Staring down seagulls can stop them stealing your chips” by Sam Wong
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2212592-staring-down-seagulls-can-stop-them-stealing-your-chips/
- “Herring gulls respond to human gaze direction” by Madeleine Goumas
- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0405
Sun doesn’t just give plants life, but drones, too.
- “Microdrones With Light-driven Nanomotors” By Universitat Wurzburg
- https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-events/news/detail/news/licht-motoren-fuer-mikrodrohnen-1/
- “Light-Driven Motors Power Tiny Drones” By Patricai Daukantas
- https://www.optica-opn.org/home/newsroom/2022/april/light-driven_motors_power_tiny_drones/
- “Polarization” by The Physics Classroom
- https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/light/Lesson-1/Polarization#:~:text=Polarized%20light%20waves%20are%20light,of%20methods%20of%20polarizing%20light
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Today, you’ll learn about how the human sense of smell may be much better than we ever thought, how the bones inside your body are having interesting conversations with your organs, and a new innovation in desalination technology that uses significantly less energy than its predecessors.
What’s that smell?
- “Let’s obliterate the myth that humans have a bad sense of smell” by Brian Resnick
- https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/5/11/15614748/human-smell-good-science
- “Mechanisms of scent-tracking in humans” by Jess Porter et Brent Craven, Rehan M Khan, Shao-Ju Chang, Irene Kang, Benjamin Judkewitz, Jason Volpe, Gary Settles & Noam Sobel
- https://www.nature.com/articles/nn1819
- “Humans Can Discriminate More than 1 Trillion Olfactory Stimuli” by C. Bushdidm, O. Magnascol, B. Vosshalland, and A. Keller
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1249168
- “Poor human olfaction is a 19th-century myth” by John P. Mcgann
- https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.aam7263
Your body talks without talking.
- “How Bones Communicate With the Rest of the Body” by Amber Dance
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-bones-communicate-with-the-rest-of-the-body-180979643/
- “Bones make hormones that communicate with the brain and other organs” by Cassie Martin
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bones-make-hormones-communicate-brain-and-other-organs
- “Bone-to-Brain: A Round Trip in the Adaptation to Mechanical Stimuli” by Laura Gerosa and Biovanni Lombardi
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.623893/full#:~:text=Thus%2C%20bone%20emerges%20as%20a,act%20at%20the%20brain%20level.
Water with salt on the side, please.
- “Modular Solar PV and Tidal Power Desalination Buoys from Canada” by Ryan Kennedy
- https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/04/11/modular-solar-pv-and-tidal-power-desalination-buoys-from-canada/
- “Wave-Powered Desalination Buoys” by Solar Impulse Foundation
- https://solarimpulse.com/solutions-explorer/wave-powered-desalination-buoys\
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Today, you’ll learn about the benefits of shading rooftop gardens with solar panels, caffeine’s dark secrets, and how the first image from the James Webb telescope promises a great run for Hubble’s successor.
The sun really can feed you.
- “Your Rooftop Garden Could Be a Solar-Powered Working Farm” by Matt Simon
- https://www.wired.com/story/your-rooftop-garden-could-be-a-solar-powered-working-farm/
- “Exploring The Potential of Rooftop Agrivoltaics” by Jennifer Bousselot and Thomas Hickey, Jr.
- https://livingarchitecturemonitor.com/articles/potential-rooftop-agrivoltaics-sp22
- “Volunteer State (Finally) Discovers Solar Power — With A Regenerative Twist” by Tina Casey
- https://cleantechnica.com/2022/04/04/volunteer-state-finally-discovers-solar-power-with-a-regenerative-twist/
Caffeine: the ultimate chicken or the egg dilemma.
“The invisible addiction: is it time to give up caffeine?” by Michael Pollan
- https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/jul/06/caffeine-coffee-tea-invisible-addiction-is-it-time-to-give-up
“Caffeine: How much is too much?” by Mayo Clinic Staff
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20045678#:~:text=Caffeine
“Caffeine - Uses, Side Effects, And More” from WebMD
- https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-979/caffeine#:~:text=Caffeine
“How and When Did Humans Start Consuming Alcohol?” by Sedeer el-Showk
- https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/accumulating-glitches/how_and_when_did_humans/#:~:text=According
“Coffee and caffeine consumption and depression: A meta-analysis of observational studies” by Longfei Wang, Xiaoli Shen, Yili Wu, and Dongfeng Zhang
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26339067/
A picture might be worth more than a thousand words.
- “1st image snapped by iconic Webb telescope pushes limits of the 'laws of physics'” by Tom Metcalfe
- https://www.livescience.com/james-webb-telescope-image-limits-of-physics
- ““Better than our most optimistic prediction” – first images from James Webb exceed all expectations” by Jamie Priest
- https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/james-webb-telescope-first-images/
- “About Webb Orbit” By NASA
- https://webb.nasa.gov/content/about/orbit.html
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Today, you’ll learn about a new process that can make cells younger by up to thirty years, the incredible artificial intelligence that is helping piece together the puzzles of ancient texts, and how researchers have developed a rapid test for viruses like coronavirus that is just as accurate as PCR tests and takes only thirty minutes.
The fountain of youth may be closer than we think.
- “‘Time Jump’ by 30 Years: Old Skins Cells Reprogrammed To Regain Youthful Function” by Babraham Institute
- https://scitechdaily.com/time-jump-by-30-years-old-skins-cells-reprogrammed-to-regain-youthful-function/
- “Multi-Omic Rejuvenation of Human Cells by Maturation Phase Transient Reprogramming” by Diljeet Gill, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.71624
- “Aging Changes in Organs - Tissue - Cells” by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/special-topic/aging-changes-in-organs-tissue-cells
The overlap between artificial intelligence and the ancient world.
- “DeepMind’s new AI model helps decipher, date, and locate ancient inscriptions” By James Vincent
- https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/9/22968773/ai-machine-learning-ancient-inscriptions-texts-deepmind-ithaca-model
- “Radiocarbon Dating” by Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit
- https://c14.arch.ox.ac.uk/dating.html#:~:text=For%20radiocarbon%20dating%20to%20be,or%20left%20as%20a%20residue.
- “A New A.I. Can Help Historians Decipher Damaged Ancient Greek Texts” by Jane Recker
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-ai-can-help-historians-decipher-damaged-ancient-greek-texts-180979736/
- “AI could decipher gaps in ancient Greek texts, say researchers” by Nicola Davis
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/mar/09/ai-could-decipher-gaps-in-ancient-greek-texts-say-researchers
Turns out some things can actually be good, fast, and cheap.
- “UT Dallas researchers develop accurate rapid test for viruses” By EurekaAlert
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/950413
- “UT Dallas Researchers Create High-Accuracy Rapid Virus Test” by Marin Wolf
- https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/ut-dallas-researchers-create-high-accuracy-rapid-virus-test
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Today, you’ll learn about some incredible new surfing technology that makes the sport possible even if you don’t live near the ocean, why the lab-grown meat industry needs to be beefed up to solve food system problems, and how the link between multiple sclerosis and the Epstein-Barr virus is leading to potential treatments for the illusive and damaging MS.
Turns out you don’t need an ocean to surf.
- “The innovative surfing tech making waves” by Richard Bainbridge
- https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60689501
- “Reports on How Things Work: Hydrofoils” by MIT
- https://web.mit.edu/2.972/www/reports/hydrofoil/hydrofoil.html
Fake meat. Yum.
- “Lab-grown meat is supposed to be inevitable. The science tells a different story” by Joe Fassler
- https://thecounter.org/lab-grown-cultivated-meat-cost-at-scale/
- “Want People to Eat Less Meat? Fake Burgers Probably Won’t Cut It.” by Charlie Mitchell
- https://www.motherjones.com/food/2021/08/want-people-to-eat-less-meat-fake-burgers-probably-wont-cut-it/
- “The Myth of Cultured Meat: A Review” by Sghaier Chriki and Jean-Francois Hocquette
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2020.00007/full
Sharing is caring. Especially when it comes to medical treatments.
- “MS Reversed by Transplanted Immune Cells That Fight Epstein-Barr Virus” by Michael Le Page
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2315586-ms-reversed-by-transplanted-immune-cells-that-fight-epstein-barr-virus/
- “MS Symptoms Improved by Treatment That Attacks Glandular Fever Virus” by Alice Klein
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2186387-ms-symptoms-improved-by-treatment-that-attacks-glandular-fever-virus/
- “Molecular Signature of Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in MS Brain Lesions” by Monica A. Moreno, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000466
- “Clonally Expanded B Cells in Multiple Sclerosis Bind EBV EBNA1 and GlialCAM” by Tobias V. Lanz, et al.
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04432-7
- “Types of MS” by National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- https://www.nationalmssociety.org/What-is-MS/Types-of-MS
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Today, you’ll learn about how your brushing routine may not be the biggest factor in whether or not you get cavities, how a new method of building pharmaceutical production facilities may bring medical access to previously underserved regions, and how the discovery of a plastic-eating bacteria could revolutionize the recycling industry.
Brush but STILL get cavities? You’re not alone (and brushing isn’t enough).
“Why People Who Brush Still Get Cavities” by Maggie Koerth
- https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-people-who-brush-still-get-cavities/
“How Can You Get Cavities If You Brush Your Teeth?” by davis & Beyer Dental Health Professionals
- https://www.venicedentist.com/how-can-you-get-cavities-if-you-brush-your-teeth
“History of Sugar” from Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sugar
BioNTech is now making vaccines on the go.
“BioNTech plans to make vaccines in shipping containers” by The Economist
- https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/biontech-plans-to-make-vaccines-in-shipping-containers/21807708
“BioNTech Covid vaccine plan to ship container labs to Africa” By Jenny Hill
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60400114
“____-Eating Bacteria” is now nothing to fear! It could be the future of recycling.
“The Future of Recycling May Be in Microbes” by Ula Chrobak
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/future-recycling-may-be-microbes-180979645/
“Scientists uncover the secrets of a plastic-destroying enzyme” by Abe Musselman
- https://www.inverse.com/innovation/enzyme-helps-bacteria-eat-plastic
“Plastic-eating bacteria: Genetic engineering and environmental impact” by Scott Dutfield
- https://www.livescience.com/plastic-eating-bacteria
"Endlessly recyclable materials could fix our plastic waste crisis" by Katharine Sanderson
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333763-000-endlessly-recyclable-materials-could-fix-our-plastic-waste-crisis/
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Today, you’ll learn about how doctors may have accidentally confirmed that our lives do flash before our eyes just before death, the scientists aiming to legitimize art and music therapy as treatment for mental trauma and how scientists are pulling diamonds out of thin air! ... Essentially.
Your life flashing before your eyes isn’t just a thing in movies. It’s real.
- “Life may actually flash before your eyes on death - new study” by Holly Honderich
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60495730
- "Brain Scans of Dying Man Suggest Life Flashes Before Our Eyes Upon Death" by Corryn Wetzel
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brain-scans-suggest-life-flashes-before-our-eyes-upon-death-180979647/
- “When are we really dead? New study sheds light” by Hannah Flynn
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/when-are-we-really-dead-new-study-sheds-light#Accidental-discovery
- “Louisville neurosurgeon marvels at the first-ever recording of a dying human brain” by WDRB Media
- https://www.wdrb.com/news/louisville-neurosurgeon-marvels-at-the-first-ever-recording-of-a-dying-human-brain/article_86c632c4-94f2-11ec-85ff-afaa97f1d9cf.html
- “What is an E-E-G?” by Johns Hopkins Medicine
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/electroencephalogram-E-E-G
- “The Debate over Severed Heads: Doctors, the Guillotine and the Anatomy of Consciousness in the Wake of the Terror” by Grégoire Chamayou
- https://www.cairn-int.info/article-E_RHS_612_0333--the-debate-over-severed-heads.htm
We don’t understand it yet, but art and music therapy work wonders.
NPR’s audio and written stories on the matter
- “Art and music therapy seem to help with brain disorders. Scientists want to know why”
- https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1081263873 (audio)
- https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/19/1081263873/mental-health-art-therapy (written)
Stop mining for diamonds! Just pull them out of thin air.
- "A startup is sucking CO2 from the sky and making diamonds. No more mining?” by Can Emir
- https://interestingengineering.com/co2-diamonds
- “THIS DIAMOND COMPANY WANTS TO HELP CARBON CAPTURE TAKE OFF” by Maddie Stone
- https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/2/22951332/aether-diamonds-carbon-capture-air-climate-change
- “Diamonds Created Out Of Thin Air Sounds Like Magic. Aether Is Doing It.” by Pamela N. Danziger
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2022/03/04/diamonds-created-out-of-thin-air-sounds-like-magic-aether-is-doing-it/?sh=35d41ce341b1
- “Made-from-CO2 concrete, lululemons and diamonds spark investor excitement” by Jane Lanhee Lee and Nia Williams
- https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/made-from-co2-concrete-lululemons-diamonds-spark-investor-excitement-2021-10-04/
- NRDC on human breath carbon emissions
- https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/waiting-exhale
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Today, you’ll learn about why studying human intimacy in space is necessary for humanity, the mysterious sixth sense human beings have, which is not seeing dead people, and how researchers used artificial intelligence to figure out a way to speak pig.
Scientists say: we really do need to talk about sex in space.
- “Inside the push to study sex in space” by Mark Hay
- https://www.mic.com/life/sex-in-space-research-space-sexology
- “Let’s talk about sex — in space” by Marie Sina
- https://www.dw.com/en/lets-talk-about-sex-in-space/a-59202194
- "Scientists say we really have to talk about boning in space” by Victor Tangermann
- https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-sex-space
- "Nasa probing people having sex in space" by Anugraha Sundaravelu
- https://metro.co.uk/2022/03/10/nasa-probing-people-having-sex-in-space-16250830/
Humans have a sixth sense, and it’s not seeing dead people.
- "The silent “sixth” sense” by Brian Resnick
- https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/11/22/20920762/proprioception-sixth-sense
- “What Is Proprioception?” on WebMD
- https://www.webmd.com/brain/what-is-proprioception
- "Proprioception: Making Sense of Body Position" by Leython Williams, PT, DPT
- https://www.sports-health.com/sports-injuries/general-injuries/proprioception-making-sense-body-position
- “Improve Balance, Control, and Coordination with These 10 Proprioception Exercises” by Katey Davidson, MScFN, RD, CPT
- https://www.healthline.com/health/fitness/proprioception-exercises#exercises
Do you speak pig? You could, soon.
- “When Pigs Cry: Tool Decodes the Emotional Lives of Swine” by Corinne Purtill
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/science/pigs-oinks-grunts.html
- "Researchers Figure Out How to Interpret Pig Grunts as Pig Emotions” by Amanda Kooser
- https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/researchers-figure-out-how-to-interpret-pig-grunts-as-pig-emotions/
- “Pig sounds translated into emotions for first time in new study” by Newsround?
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/60652151
- “Pigs' grunts reveal how they're feeling, new analysis says” by Tom Metcalfe
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/pigs-grunts-reveal-feeling-analysis/story?id=83551570
- Britain’s proposed animal sentience law
- https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2021/june/lords-discuss-key-areas-of-animal-welfare-sentience-bill/
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Today, you’ll learn about an interesting way pills made from poop could help millions of people with allergies, how researchers edited the contents of a pair of donor lungs to better match the recipient, and how pain can affect a baby’s development and what parents can do about it.
Peanut allergies are being treated in an…interesting new way.
- "Fecal transplant pills helped some peanut allergy sufferers in a small trial” by
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fecal-transplant-pills-peanut-allergy-clinical-trial-poop-bacteria
- “Good early results with fecal microbiota therapy for peanut-allergic patients” by Bethany Tripp / Boston Children’s Hospital
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/944014
- “Fecal matter pills used to treat peanut allergies in Boston study” by Heather Hegedus
- https://www.boston25news.com/news/fecal-matter-pills-used-to-treat-peanut-allergies-in-boston-study/875577919/
- “Fecal Microbiota Transplant: We Know Its History, but Can We Predict Its Future?” by Todd H. Baron, MD (Mayo Clinic Proceedings)
- https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(13)00481-3/fulltext
- Peanut allergy facts - NIH
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10200001/
Lungs can now be edited for a better organ donor match.
- "Researchers Want to Create 'Universal Donor' Lungs” by Sara Harrison
- https://www.wired.com/story/researchers-want-to-create-universal-donor-lungs/
- “Creating 'universal' transplant organs: New study moves us one step closer.” by Nicoletta Lanese
- https://www.livescience.com/universal-blood-type-transplant-lungs-study
- "Scientists Say They've Found a Way to Create Universal Donor Lungs" by Ed Cara
- https://gizmodo.com/universal-donor-lungs-research-1848548951
- “Researchers Investigate How to Make Donated Organs Compatible With Any Blood Type” by Meagan Drillinger
- https://www.healthline.com/health-news/researchers-investigate-how-to-make-donated-organs-compatible-with-any-blood-type
- “In medical first, kidneys from gene-edited pig implanted into brain-dead patient” by Elizabeth Chuck
- https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/kidneys-gene-edited-pig-implanted-brain-dead-patient-rcna12928
Pain isn’t just physically bad for babies - it can stunt their development. Here’s how doctors are treating it.
- "Doctors learned how to save premature infants’ lives. They forgot about pain." by Brian Resnick
- https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/22949159/nicu-babies-pain-treatments-podcast-unexplainable
- “Skin-to-skin contact with a parent may reduce newborn babies’ brain response to pain” by Jason Goodyer
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/skin-to-skin-contact-with-a-parent-may-reduce-newborn-babies-brain-response-to-pain/
- "What parents need to know about pain in newborns" by Claire McCarthy, MD
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-parents-need-to-know-about-pain-in-newborns-201601269076
- “Miracle baby finally leaves NICU after 460 days” by Harper Robinson
- https://fox8.com/news/miracle-baby-finally-leaves-nicu-after-460-days/
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Today, you’ll learn about some new, emerging data that is giving us surprising insight into human metabolism, how magic mushrooms are on the forefront of mental health treatment and new jet technology that could get us anywhere in the world in under two hours.
True or False: your metabolism slows as you age. The answer isn’t what you think!
- “Burn, baby, burn: the new science of metabolism” by David Cox
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/oct/30/burn-baby-burn-the-new-science-of-metabolism
- “Surprising findings about metabolism and age” by Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FACP, FTOS and Chika Anekwe, MD, MPH
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/surprising-findings-about-metabolism-and-age-202110082613
- “Middle-age spread isn't down to metabolism, but we know how to beat it” by Sara Novak
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333774-900-middle-age-spread-isnt-down-to-metabolism-but-we-know-how-to-beat-it/
- “3 lifestyle changes that can boost your metabolism and prevent weight gain” by Brianna Steinhilber
- https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/boost-metabolism-prevent-weight-gain-rcna19394
Mushrooms are more magical than fueling your next trip - they could help treat depression.
- “Psilocybin treatment for major depression effective for up to a year for most patients, study shows” by Marisol Martinez
- https://hub.jhu.edu/2022/02/16/psilocybin-relieves-depression-for-up-to-a-year/
- “Efficacy and safety of psilocybin-assisted treatment for major depressive disorder: Prospective 12-month follow-up” by Natalie Gukasyan, Alan K Davis, Frederick S Barrett, Mary P Cosimano, Nathan D Sepeda, Matthew W Johnson, and Roland R Griffiths
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02698811211073759
- “Psychoactive ingredient in 'magic' mushrooms may treat depression for much longer than traditional antidepressants when combined with therapy, study backed by Tim Ferriss finds” by Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
- https://www.businessinsider.com/magic-mushroom-depression-mental-health-treatment-psilocybin-therapy-tim-ferriss-2022-2
- “Can psychedelics meet their potential for treating mental health disorders?” by Laura Sanders
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/psychedelic-drugs-treatment-mental-health-disorders-depression
- “Decriminalizing 'magic mushrooms'? Rhode Island lawmakers are considering it. Here's why:” by Patrick Anderson
- https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2022/03/08/rhode-island-considering-decriminalizing-magic-psilocybin-mushrooms/9412817002/
Getting anywhere in the world in 2 hours may not be the stuff of science fiction for much longer!
- "The Experimental Engine That Could Get Us Anywhere in the World in 2 Hours" by Caroline Delbert
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a34840801/sodramjet-engine-hypersonic-flight-test/
- “Chinese team test jet engine ‘able to reach anywhere on Earth within 2 hours’” by Stephen Chen
- https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3111985/chinese-team-test-jet-engine-able-reach-anywhere-earth-within-2
- “China Tests Hypersonic Jet Engine That Can Go 16 Times the Speed of Sound” by Fabienne Lang
- https://interestingengineering.com/china-tests-hypersonic-jet-engine-that-can-go-16-times-the-speed-of-sound
- “Scientists Test Hypersonic Jet Engine Prototype That Could Travel Anywhere On Earth In 2 Hours” by Jack Dunhill
- https://www.iflscience.com/technology/scientists-test-hypersonic-jet-engine-prototype-that-could-travel-anywhere-on-earth-in-2-hours/
- “How Does a Jet Engine Work” by NASA
- https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/UEET/StudentSite/engines.html
- “Aircraft Propeller Basics” by Southern Wings
- https://www.southernwings.co.nz/aircraft-propeller-basics/
- “Keeping the SR-71 Blackbird (the World's First Stealth Plane) Secret Was Near Impossible” by Robert Beckhusen
- https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/keeping-the-sr-71-blackbird-the-worlds-first-stealth-plane-17936
- “SR-71 Blackbird: Stories, Tales, and Legends” by Richard H. Graham
- https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHkAJAq-2HQC&lpg=PA223&ots=9AS2-nsLCs&dq=limits%20on%20General%20staff%20on%20one%20flight&pg=PA223#v=snippet&q=record&f=false
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Today, you’ll learn about the real science behind the five second rule and why you may wanna reconsider eating that candy off the ground, why researchers are looking to our furry friends to build better early warning systems for natural disasters, and why the first animal to ever fly had a real issue keeping its lunch down.
Drop a french fry? Maybe just leave it there.
5-second rule: Science debunks food myth that stretches back to Gengis Khan by Sarah Wells
- https://www.inverse.com/science/five-second-rule-myth-debunk
The Science Behind The Five-Second Rule by Paul Dawson and Brian Sheldon
- https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-science-behind-the-five-second-rule/
Still Good? 5-Second Rule a Myth, Study Finds by Rachael Rettner
- https://www.livescience.com/56158-5-second-rule-myth.html
Double Dipping? 5-Second Rule? Scientists Separate Food Fact From Fiction In New Book by Robin Young
- https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/11/16/double-dipping-5-second-rule-food-safety
What are your pets trying to tell you? Maybe there’s an earthquake incoming.
The animals that detect disasters by Norman Miller
- https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220211-the-animals-that-predict-disasters
Can Birds Tip Us Off to Natural Disasters? by Jason Gregg
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-birds-tip-us-natural-disasters-180978571/
Can animals sense when an earthquake is about to happen? by Anne Quain
- https://phys.org/news/2021-09-animals-earthquake.html
Birds sensed severe storms and fled before tornado outbreak adapted from Cell Press publishing, article authored by Henry M Streby et al
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218131413.htm
- Cell Press published article
- https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(14)01428-6
- Cell Press published article
Earthquake Warning Systems by Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_warning_system
Nature of Pre-Earthquake Phenomena and their Effects on Living Organisms by Friedemann Freund and Viktor Stolc
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494396/
Predicting the unpredictable; evidence of pre-seismic anticipatory behaviour in the common toad by Rachel Grant
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227651706_Predicting_the_unpredictable_evidence_of_pre-seismic_anticipatory_behaviour_in_the_common_toad
Clues to how birds migrate using Earth's magnetic field by Helen Briggs
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57582451
What do the first flying dinosaurs have in common with owls? Pellets.
Fossils reveal that pterosaurs puked pellets by Carolyn Gramling
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pterosaur-fossils-puke-pellet-regurgitation-food
You may have missed… by Imma Perfetto
- https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/you-may-have-missed-30/
Like Owls, Some Prehistoric Flying Reptiles May Have Regurgitated Pellets by Margaret Osborne
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/like-owls-some-pterosaurs-may-have-regurgitated-pellets-180979551/
What Is a Pterosaur? by American Museum of Natural History
- https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/pterosaurs-flight-in-the-age-of-dinosaurs/what-is-a-pterosaur
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Episode 14
Title: Burn Them Cals, Magic of Mushrooms, Flying at Mach 16
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Today, you’ll learn about some new, emerging data that is giving us surprising insight into human metabolism, how magic mushrooms are on the forefront of mental health treatment and new jet technology that could get us anywhere in the world in under two hours.
True or False: your metabolism slows as you age. The answer isn’t what you think!
- “Burn, baby, burn: the new science of metabolism” by David Cox
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/oct/30/burn-baby-burn-the-new-science-of-metabolism
- “Surprising findings about metabolism and age” by Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FACP, FTOS and Chika Anekwe, MD, MPH
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/surprising-findings-about-metabolism-and-age-202110082613
- “Middle-age spread isn't down to metabolism, but we know how to beat it” by Sara Novak
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333774-900-middle-age-spread-isnt-down-to-metabolism-but-we-know-how-to-beat-it/
- “3 lifestyle changes that can boost your metabolism and prevent weight gain” by Brianna Steinhilber
- https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/boost-metabolism-prevent-weight-gain-rcna19394
Mushrooms are more magical than fueling your next trip - they could help treat depression.
- “Psilocybin treatment for major depression effective for up to a year for most patients, study shows” by Marisol Martinez
- https://hub.jhu.edu/2022/02/16/psilocybin-relieves-depression-for-up-to-a-year/
- “Efficacy and safety of psilocybin-assisted treatment for major depressive disorder: Prospective 12-month follow-up” by Natalie Gukasyan, Alan K Davis, Frederick S Barrett, Mary P Cosimano, Nathan D Sepeda, Matthew W Johnson, and Roland R Griffiths
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02698811211073759
- “Psychoactive ingredient in 'magic' mushrooms may treat depression for much longer than traditional antidepressants when combined with therapy, study backed by Tim Ferriss finds” by Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
- https://www.businessinsider.com/magic-mushroom-depression-mental-health-treatment-psilocybin-therapy-tim-ferriss-2022-2
- “Can psychedelics meet their potential for treating mental health disorders?” by Laura Sanders
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/psychedelic-drugs-treatment-mental-health-disorders-depression
- “Decriminalizing 'magic mushrooms'? Rhode Island lawmakers are considering it. Here's why:” by Patrick Anderson
- https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2022/03/08/rhode-island-considering-decriminalizing-magic-psilocybin-mushrooms/9412817002/
Getting anywhere in the world in 2 hours may not be the stuff of science fiction for much longer!
- "The Experimental Engine That Could Get Us Anywhere in the World in 2 Hours" by Caroline Delbert
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a34840801/sodramjet-engine-hypersonic-flight-test/
- “Chinese team test jet engine ‘able to reach anywhere on Earth within 2 hours’” by Stephen Chen
- https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3111985/chinese-team-test-jet-engine-able-reach-anywhere-earth-within-2
- “China Tests Hypersonic Jet Engine That Can Go 16 Times the Speed of Sound” by Fabienne Lang
- https://interestingengineering.com/china-tests-hypersonic-jet-engine-that-can-go-16-times-the-speed-of-sound
- “Scientists Test Hypersonic Jet Engine Prototype That Could Travel Anywhere On Earth In 2 Hours” by Jack Dunhill
- https://www.iflscience.com/technology/scientists-test-hypersonic-jet-engine-prototype-that-could-travel-anywhere-on-earth-in-2-hours/
- “How Does a Jet Engine Work” by NASA
- https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/UEET/StudentSite/engines.html
- “Aircraft Propeller Basics” by Southern Wings
- https://www.southernwings.co.nz/aircraft-propeller-basics/
- “Keeping the SR-71 Blackbird (the World's First Stealth Plane) Secret Was Near Impossible” by Robert Beckhusen
- https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/keeping-the-sr-71-blackbird-the-worlds-first-stealth-plane-17936
- “SR-71 Blackbird: Stories, Tales, and Legends” by Richard H. Graham
- https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHkAJAq-2HQC&lpg=PA223&ots=9AS2-nsLCs&dq=limits%20on%20General%20staff%20on%20one%20flight&pg=PA223#v=snippet&q=record&f=false
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Today, you’ll learn about how researchers at MIT created an incredible new type of fabric that can save thousands of lives, how sleep scientists are explaining alien abductions, and how evolution is being sped up by human beings, causing ripple effects all over the place.
We have clothing with speakers, clothing you can hear, but now there’s clothing that can hear you.
This fabric can hear your heartbeat by Carolyn Wilke
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fabric-hear-heartbeat-fiber-vibration-voltage-sound-material
A fabric that “hears” your heart's sounds by Jennifer Chu
- https://news.mit.edu/2022/fabric-acoustic-microphone-0316
Researchers Create a Fabric That Can ‘Hear’ Your Heartbeat by Margaret Osborne
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-create-a-fabric-that-can-hear-your-heartbeat-180979753/
Hear and There: Sounds from Everywhere! by Daniel Henning, Edin Sabic, and Michael C. Hout
- https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2018.00063
Heart Disease Facts by The CDC
- https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm
Electrical and Electromagnetic Fundamentals by Joseph J. Carr
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/static-electricity
Smart Fibers Could Turn Army Uniforms Into Wearable Computers by Kyle Mizokami
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a36732071/army-uniform-fibers-create-wearable-computers/
Alien abductions may actually have a scientific explanation - just not the UFO sighting kind you might think.
'Alien abduction' stories may come from lucid dreaming, study hints by Mindy Weisberger
- https://www.livescience.com/lucid-dreaming-ufo-alien-abductions.html
COULD SUSPECTED ALIEN ABDUCTIONS JUST BE … LUCID DREAMING? by Elizabeth Rayne
- https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/could-suspected-alien-abductions-be-lucid-dreaming
How Betty and Barney Hill's Alien Abduction Story Defined the Genre by Linda Lacina
- https://www.history.com/news/first-alien-abduction-account-barney-betty-hill
Is it normal to believe you have been abducted by aliens? by Dr. Ema Sullivan-Bissett
- https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/perspective/abducted-by-aliens.aspx
Sleep Paralysis Sources
- Sleep paralysis and folklore by Ann M. Cox
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5167075/
- Sleep Paralysis in Brazilian Folklore and Other Cultures: A Brief Review by José F. R. de Sá and Sérgio A. Mota-Rolim
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5013036/
Can we speed up evolution? Humans didn’t think so, but we inadvertently are.
A New Database Reveals How Much Humans Are Messing With Evolution by Amit Katwala
- https://www.wired.com/story/database-humans-messing-with-evolution/
Uncovering the underlying patterns in contemporary evolution by McGill University Newsroom
- https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/uncovering-underlying-patterns-contemporary-evolution-336562
Pollution Facts & Types of Pollution by Alina Bradford
- https://www.livescience.com/22728-pollution-facts.html
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Today, you’ll learn about a brilliant biotechnology that is turning mosquitoes against themselves, how babies use a slimy indicator to figure out who can be trusted and the freaky things that would happen if we messed with the speed of light.
Hate mosquitos? These modified mosquitoes do, too.
Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes may soon be buzzing in Florida and California. Here's why. by Ryan W. Miller
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/08/genetically-modified-mosquitoes-florida-california/9424548002/
2 Billion Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Cleared for Release in California and Florida by Ed Cara
- https://gizmodo.com/2-billion-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-cleared-for-r-1848630797
California's first lab-grown mosquitoes may take flight—stirring controversy by Lisa M. Krieger
- https://phys.org/news/2022-03-california-lab-grown-mosquitoes-flightstirring-controversy.html
Malaria’s Impact Worldwide by The CDC
- https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/malaria_worldwide/impact.html
Mosquitoes and Disease by Illinois Department of Public Health
- http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pcmosquitoes.htm
Want a baby to trust you? Try sharing some spit.
Babies may use saliva sharing to figure out relationships by Erin Garcia de Jesús
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/baby-saliva-spit-sharing-relationships-kiss-food
Kids attend to saliva sharing to infer social relationships by Christine Fawcett
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn5157
Babies can tell who has close relationships based on one clue: saliva by Anne Trafton
- https://news.mit.edu/2022/babies-relationships-saliva-0120
When babies see people swap spit, they know what’s what by Juan Siliezar
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn5157
Let’s keep lightspeed where it’s at. Just trust us here.
What would happen if the speed of light was much slower? by Ashley P. Taylor
- https://www.livescience.com/what-if-speed-of-light-slowed-down
What Is Relativity? by Michael Schirber
- https://www.livescience.com/32216-what-is-relativity.html
What time is it? That depends on how fast you're traveling. by American Museum of Natural History
- https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/einstein/time/time-machines
'A Slower Speed of Light' turns the strangeness of near-light speed travel into a game by Janus Kopfstein
- https://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/11/6/3608218/a-slower-speed-of-light
How Fast is the Speed of Light by LTP NASA
- https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/Numbers/Math/Mathematical_Thinking/how_fast_is_the_speed.htm#:~:text=Light%20travels%20at%20a%20constant,7.5%20times%20in%20one%20second.
How Fast is the World’s Fastest Human? By Kara Rogers
- https://www.britannica.com/story/how-fast-is-the-worlds-fastest-human#:~:text=Speed%20is%20the%20rate%20at,was%2010.44%20meters%20per%20second.
The Doppler Effect by the Physics Classroom
- https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/waves/Lesson-3/The-Doppler-Effect
The Most Extreme Human Spaceflight Records by Mike Wall
- https://www.space.com/11337-human-spaceflight-records-50th-anniversary.html
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Today, you’ll learn about the cutest warriors helping humans on the front lines in the fight against climate change, an important new study that reveals how you can add years to your life, yes… years, and an ancient Mayan dental practice that added some flashy bling to their teeth.
Otter’s holding hands? Adorable, AND these little cuties are on the front lines of climate change.
The Cutest Way to Fight Climate Change? Send in the Otters by Matt Simon
- https://www.wired.com/story/the-cutest-way-to-fight-climate-change-send-in-the-otters/
Sea otter by Monterey Bay Aquarium
- https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/sea-otter
How sea otters can fight climate change by Ula Chrobak
- https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210914-how-sea-otters-help-fight-climate-change
Why combatting climate change just got a whole lot cuter by Carley Gomez
- https://www.abc10.com/article/tech/science/climate-change/combatting-climate-change/103-80d00b4a-adc0-4781-837a-aae073fa5bf1
Companies hoping to grow carbon-sucking kelp may be rushing ahead of the science by James Temple
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/09/19/1035889/kelp-carbon-removal-seaweed-sinking-climate-change/#:~:text=An%20expert%20panel%20assembled%20by,of%20carbon%20dioxide%20per%20year.
Here are the 10 most popular cars in Boston by Jack Pickell
- https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/car-culture/2018/09/12/most-popular-cars-in-boston/#:~:text=The%20Boston%20Globe%20analyzed%20data,according%20to%20the%20newspaper's%20analysis.
We all know we should eat healthy - but did you know it could add YEARS to your life? Yes. Years.
Changing your diet could add up to 13 years to your life, study says by Sandee LaMotte
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/health/longer-life-diet-wellness/index.html
Estimating impact of food choices on life expectancy: A modeling study by Lars T. Fadnes, Jan-Magnus Økland, Øystein A. Haaland, and Kjell Arne Johansson
- https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003889
Dietary changes may extend life span by up to 10 years by Robby Berman
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-dietary-changes-extend-life-span
Eating Less Red Meat and More of These ‘Key 3’ Foods Could Add 10 Years to Your Life Expectancy by Kells McPhillips
- https://www.wellandgood.com/derm-check-winter-skyrizi/
America’s Women and the Wage Gap by The National Partnership for Women and Families
- https://www.nationalpartnership.org/our-work/resources/economic-justice/fair-pay/americas-women-and-the-wage-gap.pdf
Why Good Nutrition is Important by Center for Science in the Public Interest
- https://www.cspinet.org/eating-healthy/why-good-nutrition-important
An ancient Mayan dental practice was all about the bling, baby.
The ancient Mayan practice of dental modification by Katelyn Green
- https://sciworthy.com/what-did-the-ancient-maya-do-to-their-teeth/
Mayans: Civilization, Culture & Empire by History.com Editors
- https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/maya
Belize cave was Maya child sacrifice site by Bruce Bower
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/belize-cave-was-maya-child-sacrifice-site
This Exhibition Has Real Bite by Roslyn Sulcas
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/arts/design/teet
Dr. Verdugo’s Research Papers
- https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Cristina-Verdugo-2113635702
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Today, you’ll learn about a super exciting space program, blasting off in a few months, that will take us back to the moon for the first time in 50 years, how the simple snap of your fingers actually involves some cool physics and the chemistry behind the skunky stank of cannabis.
We’re going back to the moon, for the first time in 50 years!
NASA
- Artemis-I: https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram
- Artemis: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
- Artemis Program: https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram
- Around the Moon with NASA’s First Launch of SLS with Orion: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/around-the-moon-with-nasa-s-first-launch-of-sls-with-orion
- NASA Readies Rocket for Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-readies-rocket-for-artemis-i-wet-dress-rehearsal
- The Artemis Plan: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/artemis_plan-20200921.pdf
- Rocket Weight and Thrust: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/sls_reference_guide_2022_web.pdf
NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket reaches the launch pad by Brendan Byrne
- https://www.npr.org/2022/03/18/1087417075/nasas-artemis-1-moon-rocket-reaches-the-launch-pad
NASA's Artemis program will land the first person of color on the moon by Ashley Strickland
- https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/09/world/nasa-artemis-person-of-color-crew-scn/index.html
NASA's Artemis 1 moon megarocket rolls out to the launch pad today and you can watch it live by Chelsea Gohd
- https://www.space.com/artemis-1-moon-megarocket-rollout-webcast
Why NASA’s new ‘Mega Moon Rocket’ is so incredible by Adam Mann
- https://www.livescience.com/megamoon-rocket-is-incredible
SpaceX Starship: Stunning Concept Art Reveals NASA’s New Lunar Lander by Mike Brown
- https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-starship-nasa-new-concept-art
Inventions we use everyday that were actually created for space exploration by Josie Green
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/08/space-race-inventions-we-use-every-day-were-created-for-space-exploration/39580591/
How Heavy Is A School Bus? (Empty And Full) by Measuring Stuff
- https://measuringstuff.com/how-heavy-is-a-school-bus-empty-and-full/#:~:text=On%20average%2C%20an%20empty%20school,the%20weight%20of%20the%20passengers.
Thanos’ snap - is it actually possible? We’re not only exploring if it’ll work but the physics behind snapping your fingers.
New high-speed video reveals the physics of a finger snap by Emily Conover
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/finger-snap-physics-new-high-speed-video-thanos
The Surprising Physics of Finger Snapping by Karen Hopkin
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/the-surprising-physics-of-finger-snapping/
The ultrafast snap of a finger is mediated by skin friction by Raghav Acharya, Elio J. Challita, Mark Ilton and M. Saad Bhamla
- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/doi/10.1098/rsif.2021.0672
How a Single Finger Snap Became a Scientific Game-Changer by Cayla Mihalovich
- https://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20220224/finger-snap-a-scientific-achievement
Snapping your fingers is a move worthy of a professional athlete by Elana Spivack
- https://www.popsci.com/science/finger-snapping-physics/
Why does weed smell like… well, weed?
Why does cannabis smell skunky? by John Arnst
- https://www.livescience.com/why-cannabis-smells-like-skunk
Great News, Scientists Finally Figured Out Why Cannabis Smells 'Skunky' by Carly Cassella
- https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-why-cannabis-smells-skunk-y-and-the-answer-could-hold-health-benefits
Here’s the chemistry behind marijuana’s skunky scent by Ariana Remmel
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/marijuana-skunk-smell-cannabis-pot-plant-chemistry
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Today, you’ll learn about how some cleaning products in your kitchen may be terrible for the environment even though they’re labeled “green,” hot blobs of iron playing games with Earth’s magnetic field and how some far-out theories in physics predict there are infinite versions of you.
Your green cleaning products may not actually be so clean OR green. How do household cleaning products affect the environment? by Alexandra Franklin-Cheung
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/how-do-household-cleaning-products-affect-the-environment/
Household Cleaning Products Market by Precedence Research
- https://www.precedenceresearch.com/household-cleaning-products-market
Are your cleaning products really green? Here’s how to tell. by Shaena Montanari
- https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/sustainable-cleaning-products/
EPA.gov
- Identifying Greener Cleaning Products
- https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/identifying-greener-cleaning-products
- EPA Safer Choice-Certified Product Search
- https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/products
- EPA DfE-Certified Product Search
- https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/dfe-certified-disinfectants
- The Effects: Dead Zones and Harmful Algal Blooms
- https://www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/effects-dead-zones-and-harmful-algal-blooms
How to find ‘green’ cleaning products that get the job done by Laura Daily
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/choosing-green-cleaning-products/2021/08/23/e7a20ba4-fea2-11eb-ba7e-2cf966e88e93_story.html
Microplastics are everywhere — but are they harmful? By XiaoZhi Lim
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01143-3
Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act of 2021 by Breast Cancer Prevention Partners
- https://www.bcpp.org/resource/cosmetic-fragrance-and-flavor-ingredient-right-to-know-act-of-2021/
Hot blobs of iron playing games with Earth’s magnetic field.
The Magnetic North Pole Is Rapidly Moving Because of Some Blobs by Jennifer Leman
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a32496561/why-magnetic-north-pole-moving/
The north magnetic pole is leaving Canada for Siberia. These 'blobs' may be the reason why. by Laura Geggel
- https://www.livescience.com/magnetic-north-pole-to-siberia.html
Fact check: A compass is oriented to the Earth's magnetic field lines, doesn't prove flat earth by Kate S. Petersen
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/02/22/fact-check-compass-works-globe-because-magnetic-field-lines/6848272001/
Strong planetary magnetic fields like Earth's may protect oceans from stellar storms by Royal Astronomical Society
- https://phys.org/news/2019-03-strong-planetary-magnetic-fields-earth.html
Origins of Earth’s magnetic field remain a mystery by Jennifer Chu
- https://news.mit.edu/2020/origins-earth-magnetic-field-mystery-0408
When north goes south: Is Earth's magnetic field flipping? by Chris Holt
- https://astronomy.com/news/2021/09/when-north-goes-south-is-earths-magnetic-field-flipping
Flip Flop: Why Variations in Earth's Magnetic Field Aren't Causing Today's Climate Change By Alan Buis, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- https://climate.nasa.gov/ask-nasa-climate/3104/flip-flop-why-variations-in-earths-magnetic-field-arent-causing-todays-climate-change
How some far-out theories in physics predict there are infinite versions of you.
Parallel Worlds Exist and Interact With Our World, Say Physicists by Bryan Nelson
- https://www.treehugger.com/parallel-worlds-exist-and-interact-with-our-world-say-4863488
Do parallel universes exist? We might live in a multiverse. by Vicky Stein and Daisy Dobrijevic
- https://www.space.com/32728-parallel-universes.html
The Real Science of the Multiverse by Jess Romeo
- https://daily.jstor.org/the-real-science-of-the-multiverse/
What is multiverse theory by Paul Sutter
- https://www.livescience.com/multiverse
Are Many Worlds and the Multiverse the Same Idea? by Sean Carroll
- https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/are-many-worlds-and-the-multiverse-the-same-idea
The weirdest idea in quantum physics is catching on: There may be endless worlds with countless versions of you. By Corey S. Powell
- https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/weirdest-idea-quantum-physics-catching-there-may-be-endless-worlds-ncna1068706
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Today, you’ll learn about the surprising sexual implications of the COVID pandemic, if the biggest comet ever discovered is going to end the world and how the natural power built into the ocean could, one day, power a bunch of stuff on land.
Even though we were all home during the pandemic, something else was on the rise.
Covid chaos fueled another public health crisis: STDs by Alice Miranda Ollstein
- https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/12/covid-std-crisis-00015717
Why sexual identities shifted during the pandemic by Jessica Klein
- https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220224-why-sexual-identities-shifted-during-the-pandemic
The pandemic offered a unique chance for many people to come out as queer by Anna Iovine
- https://mashable.com/article/covid-coming-out-queer-lgbtq-pandemic
Scientists discovered the biggest comet ever - will it end the world?
Largest comet ever observed bumps Hale-Bopp from pedestal by Stephanie Pappas
- https://www.livescience.com/bernardinelli-bernstein-comet-largest
The Most Monstrous Comet Ever Known Is Headed Straight for Us by David Axe
- https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-biggest-comet-ever-discovered-bernardinelli-bernstein-is-headed-our-way
The 'megacomet' Bernardinelli-Bernstein is the find of a decade. Here's the discovery explained. by Meghan Bartels
- https://www.space.com/giant-comet-bernardinelli-bernstein-discovery-size-activity
Mega Comet Arriving From the Oort Cloud Is 85 Miles Wide by George Dvorsky
- https://gizmodo.com/bernardinelli-bernstein-biggest-comet-ever-1848502226
Comets by NASA
- https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/comets/overview
Oort Cloud by NASA
- https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/oort-cloud/overview/
People on land are trying to access the power of the ocean - here’s how.
The US Is Finally Trying to Unlock the Power of Wave Energy by Ysabelle Kempe
- https://grist.org/technology/the-u-s-is-finally-looking-to-unlock-the-potential-of-wave-energy/
- https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-is-finally-trying-to-unlock-the-power-of-wave-energy/
Federal spending bill expected to aid Oregon State wave energy, wildfire and mass timber projects by Sean Nealon
- https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/federal-spending-bill-expected-aid-oregon-state-wave-energy-wildfire-and-mass-timber-projects
European Marine Energy Centre - About Us
- https://www.emec.org.uk/about-us/
Can shore-based wave power unlock clean, affordable ocean energy? by Julian Spector
- https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ocean-energy/is-shore-based-wave-power-the-key-to-unlocking-affordable-clean-energy-from-the-sea
NREL continues to explore marine wave energy by Ryan Kennedy
- https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/02/16/nrel-continues-to-explore-marine-wave-energy/
Wave Energy Market to See Booming Growth | Eco Wave Power, Carnegie Clean Energy, Mocean Energy by Newsmantraa
- https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/wave-energy-market-to-see-booming-growth-eco-wave-power-carnegie-clean-energy-mocean-energy
It’s settled: Where The Wave first started by Doug Williams
- https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/18888/its-settled-where-the-wave-first-started
Scientists Figured Out How And When Our Sun Will Die, And It’s Going To Be Epic by Michelle Starr
- https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-figured-out-how-and-when-our-sun-will-die-and-it-s-going-to-be-epic
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A creature feeds on the brain tissue of a young boy after he ingests worm eggs, and a killer works its way through the body of a Vietnam veteran, laying waste to his organs and lymph system.
For more shocking, true stories about mysterious illnesses caused by parasites, check out Animal Planet's new podcast, Monsters Inside Me. Follow wherever you get your podcasts.
Today, you’ll learn about trippy psychedelic drugs that could alter everything we know about mental health, a glacier on Mount Everest that is literally blowing away and an object in the far reaches of our solar system that may or may not be there.
Psychedelic drugs are making a comeback, but not on the party scene. They could be the future of mental health.
The Future of Psychedelic Science by Ryan O’Hare
- https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/220873/the-future-psychedelic-science/
About Us by Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research
- https://www.imperial.ac.uk/psychedelic-research-centre
Back to the future: Psychedelic drugs in psychiatry by Peter Grinspoon, MD
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/back-to-the-future-psychedelic-drugs-in-psychiatry-202106222508
The Future Of Psychedelic Medicine Might Skip The Trip by Will Yakowicz
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2021/06/23/the-future-of-psychedelic-medicine-might-skip-the-trip-rick-doblin-bryan-roth-mindmed-darpa-maps
The worldview-changing drugs poised to go mainstream by Ed Prideaux
- https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210906-what-if-everyone-took-psychedelics
Top 10 Hardest-Throwing Pitchers in Baseball by Matthew Jussim
- https://www.mensjournal.com/sports/top-10-hardest-throwing-pitchers-baseball/
How Dock Ellis dropped acid and threw a no-hitter by Larry Getlen
- https://nypost.com/2014/08/31/pitcher-dock-ellis-dropped-acid-then-threw-a-no-hitter/
A glacier on Mount Everest is literally blowing away.
Everest’s Highest Glacier has Lost 2,000 Years of Ice in 30 Years by Brandon Specktor
- https://www.livescience.com/mt-everest-highest-glacier-rapid-ice-retreat
Behind the Scenes of a Comprehensive Scientific Expedition to Mt. Everest by Sandra Elvin, Pete Athans, Paul Mayewski, Jiban Ghimire, Aurora C. Elmore, and Valerie Craig
- https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(20)30536-4
Glaciers are shrinking fast. Scientists are rushing to figure out how fast by Rebecca Hersher
- https://www.npr.org/2022/02/08/1079227805/glaciers-are-shrinking-fast-scientists-are-rushing-to-figure-out-how-fast
Everest expedition with 6 CCI scientists sets 3 world records by UMaine News (Contact: Beth Staples)
- https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2021/10/06/everest-expedition-with-6-cci-scientists-sets-3-world-records/
25 of the strangest Guinness World Records ever by USA Today Travel
- https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/travel/news/2019/10/11/guinness-world-records-25-strangest-records-ever/40145381/
What is a glacier? by National Snow & Ice Data Center
- https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/questions/what.html
Why That Giant Ice Cube Is in Your Drink by Anna Archibald
- https://www.thrillist.com/culture/why-that-giant-ice-cube-in-your-cocktail-is-really-important
An object in the far reaches of our solar system may or may not actually exist, but scientists are trying to find out for sure.
If Planet Nine exists, why has no one seen it? by Zaria Gorvett
- https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210216-the-massive-planet-scientists-cant-find
Uncovering the mystery of Planet Nine by Lucy Freeman
- https://www.bbcearth.com/news/uncovering-the-mystery-of-planet-nine
PLANET 9: OLD DATA COULD UNCOVER THE SOLAR SYSTEM'S NEWEST WORLD, 38 YEARS LATE by Passant Rabie
- https://www.inverse.com/science/have-scientists-actually-found-planet-9
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Today, you’ll learn about an unusual proposal to use human tinkle to make buildings on Mars, a billion-year-old black diamond with an interstellar history and what it’s going to take for airplanes to become totally electric.
A very unusual proposal to use human waste products could allow us to build on Mars.
Researchers propose making concrete with human bodily fluids by Hunter Dulay
- https://sciworthy.com/researchers-propose-making-concrete-with-human-bodily-fluids/
Mars explorers might make concrete-like materials from their own blood and urine by Amanda Kooser
- https://www.cnet.com/science/mars-explorers-might-make-concrete-like-materials-from-their-own-blood-and-urine/
Concrete on Mars Could Literally Be Made Out of Astronaut Blood, Sweat, And Tears by Michelle Starr
- https://www.sciencealert.com/mars-concrete-could-be-made-out-of-alien-dust-and-astronaut-blood
Blood, sweat, and tears: extraterrestrial regolith biocomposites with in vivo binders by A.D. Roberts, D.R. Whittall, R. Breitling, E.Takano, J.J. Blaker, S.Hay, and N.S. Scrutton
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590006421000442#!
A Brief History of the Flush Toilet by The British Association of Urological Surgeons
- https://www.baus.org.uk/museum/164/a_brief_history_of_the_flush_toilet
What is Plasma? by University of Rochester Health Encyclopedia
- https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=160&ContentID=37#:~:text=The%20main%20role%20of%20plasma,blood%20through%20your%20circulatory%20system.
A billion-year-old black diamond has an interstellar - and very rich - history.
The Enigma: Billion-year-old black diamond sold for £3.16m by BBC News
- https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60328375
A Huge Black Diamond, Purportedly From Outer Space, Is Now Up for Sale by Corryn Wetzel
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-massive-black-diamond-claimed-to-come-from-space-is-going-on-sale-180979438/
55-sided, 555-carat 'Enigma' black diamond (potentially from space) goes on sale by Harry Baker
- https://www.livescience.com/enigma-black-diamond-auction
Enigma Black Diamond Sells For $4.3 Million At Auction by Tanya Klich
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyaklich/2022/02/09/enigma-black-diamond-sells-for-43-million-at-sothebys-auction/?sh=4d190d59361c
How an Ad Campaign Invented the Diamond Engagement Ring by Uri Friedman
- https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/how-an-ad-campaign-invented-the-diamond-engagement-ring/385376/
We have electric cars, but what’s it going to take for airplanes to become totally electric?
What It’ll Take to Get Electric Planes Off the Ground by Gregory Barber
- https://www.wired.com/story/what-itll-take-to-get-electric-planes-off-the-ground/
The challenges and opportunities of battery-powered flight by Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan, Alan H. Epstein, Yet-Ming Chiang, Esther Takeuchi, Marty Bradley, John Langford & Michael Winter
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04139-1
Electric Planes Are Coming Sooner Than You Think by Elissa Garay
- https://www.afar.com/magazine/electric-planes-are-coming-sooner-than-you-think
World's first electric plane start up parts ways with CEO in mysterious rift by Jennifer Korn
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/17/tech/eviation-ceo-exit/index.html
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Today, you’ll learn about how alien-like life figured out a bizarre way to survive at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, a donut-shaped machine that just set a bunch of records in the world of nuclear fusion and how babies are becoming superheroes in the fight against cancer and HIV.
Learn about how alien-like life figured out how to survive at the bottom of the Arctic ocean.
'Alien-like' life thrives on dead matter in Arctic deep by Helen Briggs
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60308650
Fossil-eating sponges discovered in the Arctic by James Ashworth
- https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/february/fossil-eating-sponges-discovered-Arctic.html
Giant sponge gardens discovered on seamounts in the Arctic deep sea by Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220208113915.htm
890-Million-Year-Old Fossills Are Sponges, Oldest Animals: Study by Abby Olena
- https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/890-million-year-old-fossils-are-sponges-oldest-animals-study-69031
Deep-sea sponges: Biotechnology and the blue economy by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- https://www.fao.org/3/cb2738en/cb2738en.pdf
This donut isn’t what you think - it could set records in the world of nuclear fusion.
A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible by Danya Gainor and Angela Dewan
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/uk/nuclear-fusion-climate-energy-scn-intl/index.htm
Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy by Jonathan Amos
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60312633
Nuclear-fusion reactor smashes energy record by Elizabeth Gibney
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00391-1
The new heroes in the fight against HIV are not who you expect: they’re babies!
A Woman Is Cured of H.I.V. Using a Novel Treatment by Apoorva Mandavilli
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/health/hiv-cure-cord-blood.html
Testing cord blood transplants as a cure for leukemia — and HIV by Sabin Russell
- https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2022/03/hiv-cure-cord-blood.html
Progress in HIV/AIDS cure: N.Y. woman is free of HIV for 4 years by Leila Fadel interviews Dr. Carlos del Rio
- https://www.npr.org/2022/02/21/1082079030/progress-in-hiv-aids-cure-n-y-woman-is-free-of-hiv-for-4-years
A third person has been cured of HIV, scientists report by Nicoletta Lanese
- https://www.livescience.com/third-person-cured-hiv-stem-cell-transplant-from-cord-blood
About HIV/Aids and Treatment by the CDC
- https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/whatishiv.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/livingwithhiv/treatment.html
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Today, you’ll learn about how COVID-19 may have revamped cities for the better, astounding new technology that could one day regrow human limbs and how an agricultural fertilizer is going from feeding the world to potentially powering the world.
The pandemic changed more than just our home lives, it also changed the way we live in our cities.
The Pandemic Might Have Redesigned Cities Forever by Adam Rogers
- https://www.wired.com/story/the-pandemic-might-have-redesigned-cities-forever/
Pandemic-led decline of US cities may be reversing by Howard Schneider
- https://www.reuters.com/world/the-great-reboot/pandemic-led-decline-us-cities-may-be-reversing-2021-05-04/
Car-Free Transportation Gets Boost from U.S. Grant Program by Laura Bliss
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-29/bike-pedestrian-infrastructure-favored-in-raise-grants
Pandemic-era Street Spaces: Parklets, Patios, and the Future of the Public Realm by John Bela
- https://dirt.asla.org/2021/09/09/pandemic-era-street-spaces-parklets-patios-and-the-future-of-the-public-realm/
The Status of Outdoor Dining Across the Country by Amy McCarthy
- https://www.eater.com/22833407/pandemic-outdoor-dining-america-impact-neighborhoods
Frogs found new legs with and exciting new breakthrough in limb regeneration.
A new device helps frogs regrow working legs after an amputation by Carolyn Wilke
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/frog-leg-regeneration-new-device-regrow-amputation
Frogs regrow amputated legs in breakthrough experiment by Patrick Pester
- https://www.livescience.com/frogs-regrow-amputated-legs-in-lab
Could Humans Ever Regenerate a Limb? by Jesse Emspak
- https://www.livescience.com/59194-could-humans-ever-regenerate-limbs.html
How do we use frogs in research? by The Francis Crick Institute
- https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2019-12-16_how-do-we-use-frogs-in-research
Scientists regrow frog’s lost leg by Tufts University
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/940952
Ammonia gets a bad rap, but a new “green” ammonia may be our solution to net zero carbon emissions.
Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix? by Nicola Jones
- https://www.wired.com/story/can-green-ammonia-be-a-climate-fix/
Green ammonia could produce climate-friendly ways to store energy and fertilize farms by Stephen Ornes
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2119584118
Ammonia: zero-carbon fertiliser, fuel and energy store by The Royal Society
- https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/low-carbon-energy-programme/green-ammonia
Satellite Data Detects Hundreds of New Sources of Ammonia Pollution by Jason Daley
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/satellite-data-detects-hundreds-new-sources-ammonia-pollution-180970967/
Watch this TED talk to get up to speed on green ammonia and shipping by Maria Gallucci
- https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/sea-transport/watch-this-ted-talk-to-get-up-to-speed-on-green-ammonia-and-shipping
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Today, you’ll learn about a massively mysterious volcanic explosion that literally sent shockwaves around the world, how salty batteries are set to sweeten the competition in the energy storage industry and how scientists have no idea why animals keep evolving into crabs.
A volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga affected the entire world.
Scientists are Racing to Understand the Fury of Tonga’s Volcano by Robin Andrews
- https://www.wired.com/story/tonga-volcano-eruption-science/
Tonga Shrouded by Ash and Mystery After Powerful Volcano Erupts By Natasha Frost, Mitra Taj and Eric Nagourney
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/world/asia/tonga-tsunami-peru.html
Experts explain why Tonga eruption was so big by Nick Perry
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/experts-explain-why-tonga-eruption-was-so-big
Why the Tongan eruption will go in the history of volcanology by Alexandra Witze
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00394-y
NASA scientists estimate Tonga blast at 10 megatons by Geoff Brumfiel
- https://www.npr.org/2022/01/18/1073800454/nasa-scientists-estimate-tonga-blast-at-10-megatons
Will sodium-based batteries be the future of electronics?
Facts about Sodium by Stephanie Pappas
- https://www.livescience.com/28820-sodium.html
Sodium - Chemical Element by The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica
- https://www.britannica.com/science/sodium#ref278871
A Brief History of Salt by Time Staff
- https://time.com/3957460/a-brief-history-of-salt/
Sodium Batteries May Power Your New Electric Car by Gregory Barber
- https://www.wired.com/story/sodium-batteries-power-new-electric-car/
Sodium batteries are one step closer to saving you from a mobile phone fire by Robert F. Service
- https://www.science.org/content/article/sodium-batteries-are-one-step-closer-saving-you-mobile-phone-fire
Why do animals keep evolving into crabs?
Animals Keep Evolving Into Crabs, and Scientists Don’t Know Why by Ed Browne
- https://www.newsweek.com/crabs-evolved-five-times-carcinization-scientists-dont-know-why-1638921#:~:text=It%27s%20true%3A%20Crabs%20keep%20turning,use%20for%20over%20140%20years
Why everything eventually becomes a crab by Sara Kiley Watson
- https://www.popsci.com/story/animals/why-everything-becomes-crab-meme-carcinization/
Animals Keep Evolving Into Crabs, Which Is Somewhat Disturbing by Caroline Delbert
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a34389129/crab-evolution-carcinization/
Creature Feature - Haunted Beaches: The Fleet-Footed Ghost Crabs by Andrew Hosie
- https://museum.wa.gov.au/creature-feature-haunted-beaches-fleet-footed-ghost-crabs
Coconut Crab Claw Strength Rivals Lion’s Bite, Study Shows by Landess Kearns
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coconut-crab-claw-strength_n_583e0a54e4b0ae0e7cdaa99f
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Today, you’ll learn about a metallic object in space that might be worth seven hundred quintillion dollars, how genetically engineered pig hearts could save tons of human lives and how bioluminescent waves are putting on trippy light shows in the world’s oceans.
16 Psyche may be worth $700 quintillion dollars, but it’ll take a probe visiting the planetesimal to find out.
16 Psyche: An Asteroid once thought to be worth $700 quintillion by Chris Young
- https://interestingengineering.com/asteroid-psyche-700-quintillion
Asteroid 16 Psyche Thought to Be Worth $10,000 Quadrillion Could Be a “Rubble Pile” by Aristos Georgiou
- https://www.newsweek.com/asteroid-16-psyche-worth-10000-quadrillion-rubble-pile-1599787
16 Psyche: The asteroid that could make every person on Earth a billionaire by Paul Ratner
- https://bigthink.com/hard-science/space-miners-race-to-an-asteroid-worth-quintillions/#rebelltitem2
NASA TO STUDY A $700 QUINTILLION ‘GOLDMINE’ ASTEROID by Matthew Hart
- https://nerdist.com/article/nasa-studying-goldmine-asteroid-700-quintillion-dollars/
Hubble Telescope reveals asteroid Psyche’s rusty surface by Amy Oliver
- https://earthsky.org/space/hubble-asteroid-psyche-iron-nickel-rust-protoplanet/
Science of Psyche: Unique Asteroid Holds Clues to Early Solar System by Naomi Hartono
- https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/science-of-psyche-unique-asteroid-holds-clues-to-early-solar-system
Asteroid Psyche by NASA
- https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/asteroids/16-psyche/in-depth/
One man was the lucky recipient of a heart transplant from an unlikely source - can organs from animals help humans?
Will animal-to-human organ transplants overcome their complicated history? by Laura Beil
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/animal-human-organ-transplants-pig-kidney-heart-history
Man gets genetically modified pig heart in world-first transplant by BBC News with analysis by Michelle Roberts
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59944889
First-ever pig-to-human heart transplant offers hope for thousands in need of organs by Karen Weintraub
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/01/10/human-pig-heart-transplant/9152951002/
The ethics of a second chance: Pig heart transplant recipient stabbed a man seven times years ago by Lizzie Johnson and William Wan
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/01/13/pig-heart-transplant-stabbing-david-bennett/
Bioluminescent waves are lighting up the oceans for swimmers and sealife alike.
Dolphins, Surfers and Waves Sparkle in Bright Blue Bioluminescent Glow Off California Coast by Katherine J. Wu
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dolphins-waves-sparkle-bioluminescent-glow-california-coast-180974766/
The science behind bioluminescent waves by Harry Baker
- https://marinemadness.blog/2020/05/12/the-science-behind-bioluminescent-waves/
Bioluminescent Waves Light Up the Shoreline by Amanda Maxwell
- https://now.northropgrumman.com/bioluminescent-waves-light-up-the-shoreline/
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This episode originally aired on 4/3/2020. New episodes coming soon.
Learn about the shocking prevalence of torture scenes in movies; why durian, the world’s smelliest fruit, smells so bad; and where mold comes from.
Torture is prevalent and effective in movies (but not in real life) by Kelsey Donk
- Torture Prevalent, Effective in Popular Movies, Study Finds – University of Alabama News | The University of Alabama. (2020). Ua.Edu. https://www.ua.edu/news/2020/01/torture-prevalent-effective-in-popular-movies-study-finds/
- Delehanty, C., & Kearns, E. (2019). Wait, There’s Torture in Zootopia?: Examining the Prevalence of Torture in Popular Movies. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3342908
Scientists discovered why durian is the world's smelliest fruit by Kelsey Donk
- A Love Letter to a Smelly Fruit. (2013, December 3). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/travel/a-love-letter-to-a-smelly-fruit.html
- Discovering what makes durian stink. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/lfla-dwm022820.php
- Identification of an Important Odorant Precursor in Durian: First Evidence of Ethionine in Plants. (2019). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b07065
- Maninang, J. S., Lizada, M. C. C., & Gemma, H. (2009). Inhibition of aldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme by Durian (Durio zibethinus Murray) fruit extract. Food Chemistry, 117(2), 352–355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.03.106
- Ethanethiol - American Chemical Society. (2020). American Chemical Society. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/e/ethanethiol.html
Where does mold come from? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Tim)
- USDA FSIS. (2013). Molds on Food: Are They Dangerous? https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/a87cdc2c-6ddd-49f0-bd1f-393086742e68/Molds_on_Food.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
- Stradley, L. (2016, April 5). Food Molds – Are Molds Dangerous. What’s Cooking America. https://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/Mold.htm
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. (2019). BAM Chapter 18. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/food/laboratory-methods-food/bam-yeasts-molds-and-mycotoxins
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This episode originally aired on 10/4/2019. New episodes coming soon.
Learn about how dogs’ personalities are rooted in their DNA; one skill that doesn’t get worse as you get older; and how your sense of smell works.
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:
- Dogs' Personalities Are Rooted in Their DNA — https://curiosity.im/2OfDwvJ
- Scientists Have Identified One Skill that Doesn't Deteriorate with Age — https://curiosity.im/2LwW5tm
Additional resources discussed:
- How does the sense of smell work? | HowStuffWorks — https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/perception/question139.htm
- Human Nose Can Detect a Trillion Smells | Science — https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/03/human-nose-can-detect-trillion-smells
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This episode originally aired on 2/28/2020. New episodes coming soon.
Learn about how quitting smoking may reawaken healthy cells; how researchers figured out how to tell the age of crime scene fingerprints to help investigators; and why you sometimes yawn while exercising or singing.
Quitting smoking doesn’t just slow lung damage, but can also reawaken undamaged cells by Grant Currin
- Gallagher, J. (2020, January 29). Lungs “magically” heal damage from smoking. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51279355
- Pfeifer, G. P. (2020, January 29). Smoke signals in the DNA of normal lung cells. Nature, 578(7794), 224–226. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00165-7
- Yoshida, K., Gowers, K. H. C., Lee-Six, H., Chandrasekharan, D. P., Coorens, T., Maughan, E. F., Beal, K., Menzies, A., Millar, F. R., Anderson, E., Clarke, S. E., Pennycuick, A., Thakrar, R. M., Butler, C. R., Kakiuchi, N., Hirano, T., Hynds, R. E., Stratton, M. R., Martincorena, I., … Campbell, P. J. (2020, January 29). Tobacco smoking and somatic mutations in human bronchial epithelium. Nature, 578(7794), 266–272. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-1961-1
It's been impossible to tell the age of crime scene fingerprints — until now by Grant Currin
- Determining Fingerprint Age with Mass Spectrometry Imaging via Ozonolysis of Triacylglycerols. (2020, January 3). Analytical Chemistry. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04765
- Residues in fingerprints hold clues to their age. (2020, January 22). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/acs-rif012220.php
Why we yawn during exercise by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Kate in Pennsylvania)
- Provine, R. R., Tate, B. C., & Geldmacher, L. L. (1987). Yawning: No effect of 3–5% CO2, 100% O2, and exercise. Behavioral and Neural Biology, 48(3), 382–393. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0163-1047(87)90944-7
- Massen, J. J. M., Dusch, K., Eldakar, O. T., & Gallup, A. C. (2014). A thermal window for yawning in humans: Yawning as a brain cooling mechanism. Physiology & Behavior, 130, 145–148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.03.032
- The science of the exercise yawn. (2017). Furthermore from Equinox. https://furthermore.equinox.com/articles/2017/09/yawning
- McKinney, James C. The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults. (2005). Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=znaCDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=singing+yawn&ots=DKpXxdwhGJ&sig=IjgkdxkqyENjWLoXJTDaYB94G30#v=onepage&q=yawn&f=false
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This episode originally aired on 11/5/2020. New episodes coming soon.
Learn about a simple brain-training task that may reduce motion sickness, what parasites found in medieval human remains can tell us about eradicating them today, and the two main reasons why everything takes longer than you think it will.
A Simple Brain-Training Task May Reduce Motion Sickness by Kelsey Donk
- You can train your brain to reduce motion sickness. (2020). Warwick.Ac.Uk. https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/you_can_train
- Smyth, J., Jennings, P., Bennett, P., & Birrell, S. (2021). A novel method for reducing motion sickness susceptibility through training visuospatial ability – A two-part study. Applied Ergonomics, 90, 103264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103264
Parasitic Worms Found in Medieval Human Remains May Hold the Secret for Eradicating Them Today by Cameron Duke
- Flammer, P. G., Ryan, H., Preston, S. G., Warren, S., Přichystalová, R., Weiss, R., Palmowski, V., Boschert, S., Fellgiebel, K., Jasch-Boley, I., Kairies, M.-S., Rümmele, E., Rieger, D., Schmid, B., Reeves, B., Nicholson, R., Loe, L., Guy, C., Waldron, T., … Smith, A. L. (2020). Epidemiological insights from a large-scale investigation of intestinal helminths in Medieval Europe. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(8), e0008600. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008600
- Parasitic worms found in medieval human remains hold secret for eradicating them today. (2020, September). Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/parasitic-worms-found-medieval-human-remains-hold-secret-eradicating-them-today
- Intestinal worms. (2016). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/intestinal_worms/more/en/
The 2 Main Reasons Why Everything Takes Longer Than You Think It Will by Anna Todd
- Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-everything-takes-longer-than-you-think-storm-p/
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This episode originally aired on 2/21/2020. New episodes coming soon.
Learn about whether people think in words or in pictures; why brussels sprouts really are tastier than they used to be; and why buying luxury items might make you feel like an impostor.
Whether People Think in Words or Pictures by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Alicia)
- (2020). Twitter. https://twitter.com/KylePlantEmoji/status/1221713792913965061
- Heavey, C. L., & Hurlburt, R. T. (2008). The phenomena of inner experience. Consciousness and Cognition, 17(3), 798–810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2007.12.006
- Pristine Inner Experience. (2020). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pristine-inner-experience
- Amit, E., Hoeflin, C., Hamzah, N., & Fedorenko, E. (2017). An asymmetrical relationship between verbal and visual thinking: Converging evidence from behavior and fMRI. NeuroImage, 152, 619–627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.03.029
Why Brussels Sprouts Taste Better Now by Steffie Drucker
- From Culinary Dud To Stud: How Dutch Plant Breeders Built Our Brussels Sprouts Boom. (2019, October 30). NPR.Org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/30/773457637/from-culinary-dud-to-stud-how-dutch-plant-breeders-built-our-brussels-sprouts-bo
- Beck, A. (2019, November 7). It’s Not Your Imagination, Brussels Sprouts Really Do Taste Better Now. Better Homes & Gardens; Better Homes & Gardens. https://www.bhg.com/news/brussels-sprouts-less-bitter/
- Pearson, H. (2006, September 18). Distaste for sprouts in the genes. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/news060918-1
- Perman, A. (2011, November 1). The “brussels sprouts” gene: TAS2R38 | Anna Perman’s Genetic Spaghetti. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2011/nov/01/brussel-sprout-gene
- Neuroscience for Kids - Bitter Taste Gene. (2003, July 15). Washington.edu. http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/bitter.html
- Masur, L. (2019, December 26). The Top 10 Food Trends of the Entire Decade. Kitchn; Apartment Therapy, LLC. https://www.thekitchn.com/decade-food-trends-2010-2019-22973978
Luxury Buying Makes People Feel Fake by Kelsey Donk
- Luxury consumption can fuel “impostor syndrome” among some buyers. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/bc-lcc122019.php
- Wong, K. (2020, January 30). Why Your Designer Bag Is Making You Feel Worse. The Financial Diet. https://thefinancialdiet.com/luxury-consumer-imposter-syndrome/
- Goor, D., Ordabayeva, N., Keinan, A., & Crener, S. (2019). The Impostor Syndrome from Luxury Consumption. Journal of Consumer Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucz044
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This episode originally aired on 2/4/2020. New episodes coming soon.
Learn about the 13 categories of emotions that music makes you feel; how scientists solved the mystery of two strangely small tyrannosaurus rex fossils; and surprising things that happen to a pregnant person’s body.
Research Suggests That Music Evokes 13 Key Emotions by Kelsey Donk
- Anwar, Y. (2020, January 6). Ooh là là! Music evokes at least 13 emotions. Scientists have mapped them. Berkeley News. https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/01/06/music-evokes-13-emotions/
- Noonan, D. (2020, January 6). Is a Sad Song Sad for Everyone? Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-a-sad-song-sad-for-everyone/
- Cowen, A. S., Fang, X., Sauter, D., & Keltner, D. (2020). What music makes us feel: At least 13 dimensions organize subjective experiences associated with music across different cultures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(4), 1924–1934. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910704117
Two Tiny T-Rexes Turned Out to Be Teenagers by Mae Rice
- Secrets behind T. rex’s bone crushing bites: T. rex could crush with 8,000 pound bite forces. (2017). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170517090520.htm
- Researchers learn more about teen-age T.Rex. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/osuc-rlm122019.php
- Woodward, H. N., Tremaine, K., Williams, S. A., Zanno, L. E., Horner, J. R., & Myhrvold, N. (2020). Growing up Tyrannosaurus rex: Osteohistology refutes the pygmy “Nanotyrannus” and supports ontogenetic niche partitioning in juvenile Tyrannosaurus. Science Advances, 6(1), eaax6250. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax6250
Surprising Things Pregnancy Does to the Body by Kelsey Donk
- Nierenberg, C. (2015, May 19). Body Changes During Pregnancy. Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/50877-regnancy-body-changes.html
- Catriona Harvey-Jenner. (2017, April 12). 10 weird things you didn’t realise happen to your body during pregnancy. Cosmopolitan; Cosmopolitan. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a9266776/weird-things-happen-to-body-during-pregnancy/
- Cari Wira Dineen. (2016, May 4). Crazy Ways Your Body Changes During Pregnancy. Parents; Parents. https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-body/changing/crazy-ways-your-body-changes-during-pregnancy/
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This episode originally aired on 1/24/2020. New episodes coming soon.
Learn about how AI and Twitter could help you find the perfect job, and how the world is actually a greener place than it was 20 years ago. We’ll also answer a listener question about why we use the color “blue” to say we’re sad.
Job-Matching with Your Tweets by Kelsey Donk
Sources:
- Robot career advisor: AI may soon be able to analyse your tweets to match you to a job | The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/robot-career-advisor-ai-may-soon-be-able-to-analyse-your-tweets-to-match-you-to-a-job-128777
- The Vocation Map (interactive) | Marian-Andrei Rizoiu — http://www.rizoiu.eu/documents/research/resources/Vocation_Map_Interactive.html
- Social media-predicted personality traits and values can help match people to their ideal jobs | PNAS December 26, 2019 116 (52) 26459-26464; first published December 16, 2019 — https://www.pnas.org/content/116/52/26459
Earth Is Greener Than Before by Kelsey Donk
Sources:
- Human Activity in China and India Dominates the Greening of Earth, NASA Study Shows | NASA — https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/human-activity-in-china-and-india-dominates-the-greening-of-earth-nasa-study-shows
- China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management | Chen, C., Park, T., Wang, X. et al. China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management. Nat Sustain 2, 122–129 (2019) doi:10.1038/s41893-019-0220-7 — https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0220-7
Story 3 by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Becky and Britni)
Sources:
- Chaucer and the Country of the Stars: Poetic Uses of Astrological Imagery — https://curiosity.im/2NOyLIB
- blue (adj.1) | Online Etymology Dictionary — https://www.etymonline.com/word/blue?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_13636
- Drunk and dirty | BBC — http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/yoursay/lost_for_words/german/drunk_and_dirty.shtml
- Philip, Gill. (2006). Connotative Meaning in English and Italian Colour-Word Metaphors. Metaphorik. 10. — https://www.researchgate.net/publication/44707159_Connotative_Meaning_in_English_and_Italian_Colour-Word_Metaphors
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This episode originally aired on 11/22/2019. New episodes coming soon.
Learn about how human goals fall into 4 categories; why NASA’s Planetary Protection Independent Review Board (PPRIB) says we don’t need to be so careful about infecting other worlds; and whether cell phone radiation is actually dangerous.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why a NASA panel says we don’t need to be so careful about infecting other worlds: https://curiosity.im/2K3gzJg
Additional sources discussed:
- Psychologists analyze language to categorize human goals | EurekaAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/uow-pal102919.php
- Lexical Derivation of the PINT Taxonomy of Goals: Prominence, Inclusiveness, Negativity Prevention, and Tradition | The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College — https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1092&context=psyfac
- Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for Cellular Telephones | Federal Communications Commission — https://www.fcc.gov/general/specific-absorption-rate-sar-cellular-telephones
- The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation | Forbes — https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/02/02/the-truth-about-cell-phone-radiation/#4a98baa192a3
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This episode originally aired on 3/13/2020. New episodes coming soon.
Learn about how speed listening to podcasts (or "podfasting") affects our emotions; the health differences between white and brown rice; and the time pi was once almost legally changed to 3.2.
Speed listening’s effects on emotion by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from S.P.)
- Rousseau, S. (2020, January 24). I Tried Listening to Podcasts at 3x and Broke My Brain. Medium; OneZero. https://onezero.medium.com/i-tried-listening-to-podcasts-at-3x-and-broke-my-brain-d8823edecb7c
- Liebenthal, E., Silbersweig, D. A., & Stern, E. (2016). The Language, Tone and Prosody of Emotions: Neural Substrates and Dynamics of Spoken-Word Emotion Perception. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2016.00506
- Murray, I. R., & Arnott, J. L. (1993). Toward the simulation of emotion in synthetic speech: A review of the literature on human vocal emotion. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 93(2), 1097–1108. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.405558
- Philippou-Hubner, D., Vlasenko, B., Bock, R., & Wendemuth, A. (2012). The Performance of the Speaking Rate Parameter in Emotion Recognition from Speech. 2012 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo. https://doi.org/10.1109/icme.2012.183
- Kraxenberger, M., Menninghaus, W., Roth, A., & Scharinger, M. (2018). Prosody-Based Sound-Emotion Associations in Poetry. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01284
The health differences between white and brown rice are dead even by Steffie Drucker
- Whelan, C. (2017, May 25). Brown Rice vs. White Rice: Which Is Better for You? Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/brown-rice-vs-white-rice
- Allan, P. (2020, February 19). Is Brown Rice Really That Much Healthier Than White Rice? Lifehacker. https://lifehacker.com/is-brown-rice-really-that-much-healthier-than-white-ric-1820044994
- Parletta, N. (2018, December 5). Rice is a major source of arsenic exposure. Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/rice-is-a-major-source-of-arsenic-exposure
Pi Was Once Almost Legally Changed to 3.2 by Ashley Hamer: https://curiosity.com/topics/happy-pi-day-how-pi-was-almost-legally-changed-to-32-curiosity
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This episode originally aired on 11/26/2019. New episodes coming soon.
Learn about a new study that busts the myth of the self-centered only child; why feeding birds in the park may be more destructive than you think; and why the canonical perspective makes everyone draw a coffee cup the same way.
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:
- A New Study Busts the Myth of the Self-Centered Only Child — https://curiosity.im/2NQMVt1
- Why Everyone Draws a Coffee Cup the Same Way — https://curiosity.im/2Xj0RyZ
Additional sources:
- Thoughts About Bread And Angel Wing Deformities | Corvid Isle — https://corvid-isle.co.uk/thoughts-bread-angel-wing-wild-birds
- Why Feeding White Bread to Wild Birds is Killing Them | One Green Planet — https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/feeding-white-bread-to-wild-birds-is-killing-them/
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This episode originally aired on 9/13/2019. New episodes coming soon.
Learn about why scientists measured how hard babies kick in the womb; the difference in brain scans between people when they were reading a book versus listening to a podcast; and how long humans have thought farts were funny.
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:
- Scientists Have Measured How Hard Babies Kick in the Womb — https://curiosity.im/34wHJRA
- Brain Scans of People Reading and Listening to Podcasts Look the Same — https://curiosity.im/2ZKeFCt
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Learn about praising competitors; star stuff and gravity assists with the hosts of Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe; and the strange history rock paper scissors.
Praising a competitor can lead to greater sales for brands by Steffie Drucker
- Praise that slays: How complimenting a competitor can drive a firm’s revenues. (2021, November 18). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/935291
- Zhou, L., Du, K. M., & Cutright, K. M. (2021). EXPRESS: Befriending the Enemy: The Effects of Observing Brand-to-Brand Praise on Consumer Evaluations and Choices. Journal of Marketing, 002224292110530. https://doi.org/10.1177/00222429211053002
- Allebach, N. (2019, June 24). Brand Twitter Grows Up. Vulture; Vulture. https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/brand-twitter-jokes-history.html
More from Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson, hosts of Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe (listener questions from Peter and Lohith):
- Pick up their new book “Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe” https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/625525/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-universe-by-jorge-cham-and-daniel-whiteson/
- Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe podcast: https://sites.uci.edu/danielandjorge/
- Follow physicist @DanielWhiteson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielWhiteson
- Follow cartoonist @PHDComics on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PHDComics
The Strange History of Rock Paper Scissors by Cody Gough
- Nunn, E. (2003, December 3). Victory at hand. Chicago Tribune. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-12-03-0312030085-story.html
- World RPS society. (2022). Worldrps.com. http://worldrps.com/
- Cody, rock paper scissors, and more on Giveo: https://giveo.com
- Follow @ProducerCody on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProducerCody
- Follow @smashleyhamer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer
- Taboo Science: https://tabooscience.show
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Learn about the special way riding a bike is stored in your memory; the crocodile paradox; and the smell of fresh rain.
The stories in this episode originally aired on these dates:
- December 21, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/the-most-influential-film-ever-your-memory-on-ridi
- December 23, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/christmas-music-psychology-rain-smell-science-croc
Today is Ashley Hamer’s last episode. Follow her podcast at https://www.tabooscience.show. And if you’re 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.
Learn about glow-in-the-dark cities; why holes feel larger with a tongue than a finger; and the maximum volume on Earth.
Maybe we can save the planet by making our cities glow in the dark by Briana Brownell
- Kleiner, K. (2021, November). Will glow-in-the-dark materials someday light our cities? Knowable Magazine | Annual Reviews. https://knowablemagazine.org/article/technology/2021/will-glow-in-the-dark-materials-someday-light-our-cities
- Long Persistent Luminescence: A Road Map Toward Promising Future Developments in Energy and Environmental Science. (2021). Annual Review of Materials Research. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-matsci-091520-011838
Why holes feel larger with your tongue than with your finger by Grant Currin
- Why Do Holes Feel Larger With Your Tongue Than With Your Finger? (2017, November). Mentalfloss.com. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/512813/why-do-holes-feel-larger-your-tongue-your-finger
- Seriously Science. (2017, October 18). Scientist finally figures out why holes feel larger with your tongue than with your finger. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/scientist-finally-figures-out-why-holes-feel-larger-with-your-tongue-than-with-your-finger#.Wfn2exNSzm1
- Albashaireh, Z. S. M., & Orchardson, R. (1988). Comparison of the human perception of hole size by the tongue and the fingers. Archives of Oral Biology, 33(3), 183–185. https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-9969(88)90043-x
- Wilkins, A. (2010, December 28). Why our tongues and fingers “see” the world differently. Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/why-our-tongues-and-fingers-see-the-world-differently-5719827
- Drewing, K. (2018). The extent of skin bending rather than action possibilities explains why holes feel larger with the tongue than with the finger. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 44(4), 535–550. https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0000453
- S2E5: Head Transplants - Taboo Science Podcast. (2021). Tabooscience.show. https://www.tabooscience.show/s2e5-head-transplants/
There's a maximum sound volume on Earth by Cameron Duke
- EarQ. (2021). What Are Decibels (dB)? | Loudness Levels, Safe, Unsafe. Earq.com. https://www.earq.com/hearing-health/decibels
- Hearing loss and deafness: Normal hearing and impaired hearing. (2017, November 30). Nih.gov; Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK390300/
- Koerth, M. (2016, July 7). The Loudest Sound In The World Would Kill You On The Spot. FiveThirtyEight; FiveThirtyEight. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-loudest-sound-in-the-world-would-kill-you-on-the-spot/
- Kolitz, D. (2019, January 14). What’s the Loudest Sound in the Universe? Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/whats-the-loudest-sound-in-the-universe-1831720066
- Mihai Andrei. (2020, February 4). The loudest sound in mankind’s history. ZME Science; ZME Science. https://www.zmescience.com/science/the-loudest-sound-ever-in-mankinds-history/
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Learn why helping others feels like helping ourselves, how wild animals eat healthy, and how the Sahara feeds the Amazon.
We're less likely to remember the things we've given to friends than strangers by Kelsey Donk
- We’re Worse At Remembering Exactly What We’ve Given To Friends Than What We’ve Given To Strangers. (2021, April 12). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/04/12/were-worse-at-remembering-exactly-what-weve-given-to-friends-than-what-weve-given-to-strangers/
- Uğurlar, P., Posten, A.-C., & Zürn, M. (2021). Interpersonal closeness impairs decision memory. Social Psychology, 52(2), 125–129. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000439
How do wild animals eat a healthy diet when humans struggle to? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Jason in Port Ewen, New York)
- Predators hunt for a balanced diet. (2012). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120110192942.htm
- Provenza, F. (2018, November 30). Animals Can Help Us Rediscover Our Nutritional Wisdom. Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/animals-can-help-us-rediscover-our-nutritional-wisdom/
- Strauss, S. (2006). Clara M. Davis and the wisdom of letting children choose their own diets. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 175(10), 1199–1199. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.060990
- Schatzker, M. (2015, April 9). How Flavor Drives Nutrition. WSJ; The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-flavor-drives-nutrition-1428596326
- Tucker, A. (2009, July 14). Why Modern Foods Hijack Our Brains. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-modern-foods-hijack-our-brains-63123747/
- Deckersbach, T., Das, S. K., Urban, L. E., Salinardi, T., Batra, P., Rodman, A. M., Arulpragasam, A. R., Dougherty, D. D., & Roberts, S. B. (2014). Pilot randomized trial demonstrating reversal of obesity-related abnormalities in reward system responsivity to food cues with a behavioral intervention. Nutrition & Diabetes, 4(9), e129–e129. https://doi.org/10.1038/nutd.2014.26
The Amazon Rainforest feeds on millions of tons of dust from the Sahara Desert per year by Grant Currin
- Saharan Dust Feeds Amazon’s Plants. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-satellite-reveals-how-much-saharan-dust-feeds-amazon-s-plants
- Yu, H., Chin, M., Yuan, T., Bian, H., Remer, L. A., Prospero, J. M., Omar, A., Winker, D., Yang, Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z., & Zhao, C. (2015). The fertilizing role of African dust in the Amazon rainforest: A first multiyear assessment based on data from Cloud‐Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations. Geophysical Research Letters, 42(6), 1984–1991. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015gl063040
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Learn about how plants could help us solve the superbug crisis; and how engineers set a world record for internet speed.
More from leading medical ethnobotanist Dr. Cassandra Quave:
- Pick up “The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines” by Dr. Cassandra Leah Quave: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612171/the-plant-hunter-by-cassandra-leah-quave/
- Quave Research Group: https://etnobotanica.us/
- Follow @QuaveEthnobot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/QuaveEthnobot
- Dr. Cassandra Quave’s website: https://cassandraquave.com/
Japanese engineers achieved a world record internet speed of 319 terabits per second by Briana Brownell
- Houser, K. (2021, November 13). Japan breaks world record for fastest internet speed. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/the-present/japan-internet-speed/
- Demonstration of World Record: 319 Tb/s Transmission over 3,001 km with 4-core fiber. (2021, July 12). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/555556
- Demonstration of World Record: 319 Tb/s Transmission over 3,001 km with 4-core optical fiber | 2021 | NICT - National Institute of Information and Communications Technology. (2021). NICT - National Institute of Information and Communications Technology. https://www.nict.go.jp/en/press/2021/07/12-1.html
- Tackling online video speeds and download thresholds. (2022). Giveo.com. https://giveo.com/
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Learn about the butterfly effect; why language mistakes called “eggcorns” still make sense; and tips for crying at work.
The stories in this episode originally aired August 8, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/the-butterfly-effect-is-why-we-can-t-predict-weath
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Bill Nye explains why science isn’t just a body of knowledge — it’s a process. Plus: frogs with noise-canceling lungs and why your stomach growls when you’re hungry.
Additional resources from Bill Nye:
- Official website https://billnye.com/
- Bill Nye’s podcast, Science Rules! https://www.askbillnye.com/
- Pick up “Bill Nye's Great Big World of Science” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3u8iKQi
- “Everything All at Once: How to Think Like a Science Guy, Solve Any Problem, and Make a Better World” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3whsk5j
- Follow @BillNye on Twitter https://twitter.com/BillNye
This frog has noise-canceling lungs by Cameron Duke
- Lee, N., Christensen-Dalsgaard, J., White, L. A., Schrode, K. M., & Bee, M. A. (2021). Lung Mediated Auditory Contrast Enhancement Improves the Signal-to-Noise Ratio for Communication in Frogs. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.048
- This frog has lungs that act like noise-canceling headphones. (2021). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210304145430.htm
Why your stomach growls when you're hungry by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Safin in Lisbon, Portugal)
- Why does your stomach growl when you are hungry? (2002, January 21). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-your-stomach-gro/
- What Makes Your Stomach Growl? (2020, February 12). Wonderopolis.org. https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-makes-your-stomach-growl
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Learn how tool use and language work in the brain; and why black holes get bigger due to the expansion of the universe.
Tool use and language ability go hand in hand by Grant Currin
- Using mechanical tools improves our language skills. (2021, November 11). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/934004
- Thibault, S., Py, R., Gervasi, A. M., Salemme, R., Koun, E., Lövden, M., Boulenger, V., Roy, A. C., & Brozzoli, C. (2021). Tool use and language share syntactic processes and neural patterns in the basal ganglia. Science, 374(6569). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abe0874
- Know Your Brain: Basal Ganglia. (2014). Neuroscientifically Challenged. https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/what-are-basal-ganglia
Black holes get bigger from the expansion of the universe itself by Briana Brownell
- New study proposes expansion of the universe directly impacts black hole growth. (2021, November 3). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/933693
- Croker, K. S., Zevin, M., Farrah, D., Nishimura, K. A., & Tarlé, G. (2021). Cosmologically Coupled Compact Objects: A Single-parameter Model for LIGO–Virgo Mass and Redshift Distributions. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 921(2), L22. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac2fad
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Learn about back pain from space; how cats track their owners; and what davemaoite tells us about Earth’s lower mantle.
Space travel causes back pain, and doctors need to find a fix by Cameron Duke
- Back pain common among astronauts offers treatment insights for the earth-bound. (2021, October 21). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/932251
- Penchev, R., Scheuring, R. A., Soto, A. T., Miletich, D. M., Kerstman, E., & Cohen, S. P. (2021). Back Pain in Outer Space. Anesthesiology, 135(3), 384–395. https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000003812
Cats track their owners with mental maps by Cameron Duke
- Takagi, S., Chijiiwa, H., Arahori, M., Saito, A., Fujita, K., & Kuroshima, H. (2021). Socio-spatial cognition in cats: Mentally mapping owner’s location from voice. PLOS ONE, 16(11), e0257611. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257611
- Weisberger, M. (2021, November 11). You can’t hide from your cat, so don’t even try. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/cats-track-owners
- Taboo Science Podcast - The podcast that answers the questions you’re not allowed to ask. (2020). Tabooscience.show. https://www.tabooscience.show/
Scientists found a once-theoretical mineral inside a diamond that tells us more about the Earth's lower mantle by Grant Currin
- A mineral found in a diamond’s flaws contains the source of some of Earth’s heat. (2021, November 11). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mineral-diamond-davemaoite-earth-mantle-heat
- Koumoundouros, T. (2021). Elusive Crystal Predicted Decades Ago Found Trapped in a Diamond From The Deep Earth. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/a-diamond-caught-and-preserved-the-deepest-rare-earth-mineral-science-has-ever-examined
- Piesing, M. (2019). The deepest hole we have ever dug. Bbc.com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190503-the-deepest-hole-we-have-ever-dug
- Tschauner, O., Huang, S., Yang, S., Humayun, M., Liu, W., Gilbert Corder, S. N., Bechtel, H. A., Tischler, J., & Rossman, G. R. (2021). Discovery of davemaoite, CaSiO 3 -perovskite, as a mineral from the lower mantle. Science, 374(6569), 891–894. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abl8568
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Learn about why opposites don’t really attract; the “propinquity effect”; and when and why we started using last names.
Opposites Don’t Attract by Kelsey Donk
- Johnson, M. D. (2018, February 12). No, opposites do not attract. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/no-opposites-do-not-attract-88839
- Montoya, R. M., & Horton, R. S. (2012). A meta-analytic investigation of the processes underlying the similarity-attraction effect. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 30(1), 64–94. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407512452989
- PDF: http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a682/269a59590349bc369e637d64ea2cae683b51.pdf
We Like What’s Physically Close to Us by Mae Rice
- New evidence for the “propinquity effect” – mere physical closeness increases our liking of desirable people and things. (2018, August). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/08/01/new-evidence-for-the-propinquity-effect-mere-physical-closeness-increases-our-liking-of-desirable-people-and-things/
- Shin, J., Suh, E. M., Li, N. P., Eo, K., Chong, S. C., & Tsai, M.-H. (2018). Darling, Get Closer to Me: Spatial Proximity Amplifies Interpersonal Liking. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45(2), 300–309. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167218784903
The History of Last Names by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Gregory)
- Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps. (2012). Forebears.Io. https://forebears.io/surnames
- Surnames & The Norman Conquest | Heritage Family History. (2016, September 3). Heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk. https://www.heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk/blog/2016/09/surnames-the-norman-conquest/
- SCMP. (2016, November 17). South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2046955/complex-origins-chinese-names-demystified
- The Memi De-Shalit Database of Jewish Family Names at Beit Hatfutsot. (2020). Beit Hatfutsot. https://www.bh.org.il/databases/family-names/jewish-family-names-introduction/
- Muraskin, B. (2014, January 8). Jewish Surnames Explained. Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/01/ashkenazi-names-the-etymology-of-the-most-common-jewish-surnames.html
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Dr. Courtney Campbell explains how to treat your puppy’s anxiety. Plus: why “back burner” relationships are unhealthy.
More from The Happy Puppy on DOGTV and Dr. Courtney Campbell:
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Mark your calendar for PUPPY BOWL XVIII on Sunday, February 13 at 2 PM ET on Animal Planet and streaming on discovery+
- Puppy Bowl XVIII: https://www.discovery.com/shows/puppy-bowl/see
- Ready, Set, Pup! Introducing Puppy Bowl XVIII: https://www.discovery.com/shows/puppy-bowl/see/puppy-bowl-announcement
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Back burner relationships are bad for you by Steffie Drucker
- Johnson, S. (2021, November 24). Back-burner communication with your ex is likely to end poorly. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/back-burner-communication-with-ex/
- Banas, J. A., Dibble, J. L., Bessarabova, E., & Drouin, M. (2021). Simmering on the Back Burner or Playing with Fire? Examining the Consequences of Back-Burner Digital Communication Among Ex-Partners. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24(7), 473–479. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0717
- Why Keeping an Ex on the Back Burner Could Be a Bad Idea. (2021). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/consequences-digital-communication/202111/why-keeping-ex-the-back-burner-could-be-bad-idea
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Learn about why you want things just because others do too; a way to reduce wrongful convictions; and Fermilab’s ferret.
"Mimetic desires" are things you want because others want them — here's how to spot them by Steffie Drucker
- Reese, H. (2021, November 8). Mimetic desire: How to avoid chasing things you don’t truly want. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/mimetic-desire-luke-burgis/
- Caprino, K. (2021, June 4). How To Identify Your True Desires And Stop Imitating Everyone Else’s. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2021/06/04/how-to-identify-your-true-desires-and-stop-imitating-everyone-elses/?sh=15125424699e
- Girard, Rene | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (2015). Utm.edu. https://iep.utm.edu/girard/
- Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire by Luke Burgis - Summary & Quotes. (2021). Matthewvere.com. https://www.matthewvere.com/notes/wanting-the-power-of-mimetic-desire#toc-thick-desires
- Mimetic Theory | What It Is. (2019). Mimetic Theory. https://mimetictheory.com/what-it-is-2/
To reduce wrongful convictions, test a witness's memory only once by Grant Currin
- One and done: Researchers urge testing eyewitness memory only once. (2021, November 3). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/933794
- Wixted, J. T., Wells, G. L., Loftus, E. F., & Garrett, B. L. (2021). Test a Witness’s Memory of a Suspect Only Once. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 22(1_suppl), 1S18S. https://doi.org/10.1177/15291006211026259
- Kimball, S. (2021, January 28). US Supreme Court turns down Texas death row case concerning police hypnosis. Jurist.org; - JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. https://www.jurist.org/news/2021/01/us-supreme-court-turns-down-texas-death-row-case-concerning-police-hypnosis/
In the 1970s, one of Fermilab’s particle accelerator techs was a ferret named Felicia by Cameron Duke
- Felicia helps out. (2016, October 5). News. https://news.fnal.gov/2016/10/felicia-helps-out/
- Pinkowski, J. (2019, April 2). Why Physicists Tried to Put a Ferret in a Particle Accelerator. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/felicia-ferret-particle-accelerator-fermilab
- Searcy, M. (Fall 2014). A fuzzy concept. The University of Chicago Magazine. https://mag.uchicago.edu/science-medicine/fuzzy-concept
- Spichak, S. (2021, July 13). The Ferret Who Ran Inside the Fermi Particle Accelerator. Medium; History of Yesterday. https://historyofyesterday.com/the-ferret-who-ran-inside-the-fermi-particle-accelerator-fec5b3136b0b
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Learn about why your romantic relationships are similar; the oldest material on Earth; and cuttlefish with 3-D glasses.
Why Your Next Relationship Will Probably Be Like Your Last by Kelsey Donk
- Changing partners doesn’t change relationship dynamics, study shows. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-08/uoa-cpd082719.php
- Johnson, M. D., & Neyer, F. J. (2019). (Eventual) stability and change across partnerships. Journal of Family Psychology, 33(6), 711–721. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000523
Scientist Discovered the Oldest Material on Earth by Grant Currin
- WMAP- Life and Death of Stars. (2010). Nasa.Gov. https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/rel_stars.html
- Meteorite contains the oldest material on Earth: 7-billion-year-old stardust. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/fm-mct010820.php
- This ancient stardust is the oldest ever to be examined in a lab. (2020, January 13). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-meteorite-stardust-oldest-ever-examined-lab
- 7 billion-year-old stardust is the oldest stuff on Earth. (2020, January 13). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/01/13/seven-billion-year-old-stardust-is-oldest-stuff-earth/
- Heck, P. R., Greer, J., Kööp, L., Trappitsch, R., Gyngard, F., Busemann, H., Maden, C., Ávila, J. N., Davis, A. M., & Wieler, R. (2020). Lifetimes of interstellar dust from cosmic ray exposure ages of presolar silicon carbide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(4), 1884–1889. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1904573117
Why Scientists Put Cuttlefish in 3-D Glasses by Grant Currin
- Yes, This Cuttlefish Is Wearing 3-D Glasses. (2020, January 8). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/science/3d-glasses-cuttlefish.html
- Cuttlefish use depth perception similar to vertebrate vision when hunting prey. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/aaft-cud010620.php
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Learn about a race against a wheel of cheese; your personality throughout the day; and effects of extensive eye contact.
The stories in this episode originally aired July 6, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/you-re-a-different-person-in-the-morning-eye-conta
Every Year, People in this English Town Risk Life and Limb to Chase a Wheel of Cheese by Annie Hartman
- Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2021 on Coopers Hill in Gloucester. (2021). SoGlos. https://www.soglos.com/sport-outdoor/27837/Gloucestershire-Cheese-Rolling
- Phillips, J. (2020, May 25). Secret sunrise Cheese Rolling ceremony keeps tradition alive. GloucestershireLive. https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/secret-sunrise-cheese-rolling-ceremony-4162049
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Learn how AI may learn to talk to whales; why pedestrians don’t follow the shortest route; and competitiveness in women.
Researchers are using AI to understand whale clicks — and talk back to them by Briana Brownell
- Hakai Magazine. (2021). Are We on the Verge of Chatting with Whales? | Hakai Magazine. Hakai Magazine; Hakai Magazine. https://hakaimagazine.com/features/are-we-on-the-verge-of-chatting-with-whales/
- Scientists Are Working on an AI to Let Us Talk to Whales. (2021, October 27). Futurism; Futurism. https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-ai-whale-language
- PROJECT CETI. (2020). https://www.projectceti.org/
- Welch, C. (2021, April 19). Animals; National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/scientists-plan-to-use-ai-to-try-to-decode-the-language-of-whales
Pedestrians are wired to follow the "pointiest" route, not the shortest by Cameron Duke
- Bongiorno, C., Zhou, Y., Kryven, M., Theurel, D., Rizzo, A., Santi, P., Tenenbaum, J., & Ratti, C. (2021). Vector-based pedestrian navigation in cities. Nature Computational Science, 1(10), 678–685. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43588-021-00130-y
- How the brain navigates cities. (2021, October 18). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/931695
- Duke, C. (2021, August 12). Howler monkeys navigate using adaptable mental maps, just like humans. New Scientist; New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2286901-howler-monkeys-navigate-using-adaptable-mental-maps-just-like-humans/
Women are just as competitive as men, they just show it differently by Steffie Drucker
- Barroso, A., & Brown, A. (2021, May 25). Gender pay gap in U.S. held steady in 2020. Pew Research Center; Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/05/25/gender-pay-gap-facts/
- Study casts doubt on theory that women aren’t as competitive as men. (2021, November). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/932985
- Cassar, A., & Rigdon, M. L. (2021). Prosocial option increases women’s entry into competition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(45), e2111943118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2111943118
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Learn about tips for hosting fantastic virtual gatherings; how language affects pain; and the world’s largest waterfalls.
Additional resources from Priya Parker:
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- Website: https://www.priyaparker.com/
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- Priya Parker on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Priya-Parker-2108847152464229/
Bilinguals feel more pain in the language of their stronger cultural identity by Kelsey Donk
- Does your pain feel different in English and Spanish? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/uom-dyp113020.php
- Gianola, M., Llabre, M. M., & Losin, E. A. R. (2020). Effects of Language Context and Cultural Identity on the Pain Experience of Spanish–English Bilinguals. Affective Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-020-00021-x
The World's Largest Waterfall Isn't What You'd Think by Mike Epifani
- World Waterfall Database. (2018). Worldwaterfalldatabase.com. https://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/
- Jennings, K. (2012, November 26). Ken Jennings Finds the Biggest Waterfall in the World. Condé Nast Traveler; Condé Nast Traveler. https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2012-11-26/underwater-waterfall-denmark-strait-maphead-ken-jennings
- Wilcox, C. (2013, August 23). 16 Things BuzzFeed Doesn’t Know About The Ocean. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/16-things-buzzfeed-doesnt-know-about-the-ocean
- See How Antarctica’s Hidden Water Drives The World’s Oceans. (2015). Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/meet-super-salty-dense-water-that-surrounds-antarctica/
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Learn about a mysterious ancient Roman sauce; puberty happening earlier; and how elephants are getting their tusks back.
Garum, an ancient Roman sauce, mysteriously vanished — and culinarians can't recreate it by Steffie Drucker
- Tonon, R. (2021, June 24). The Team Resurrecting Ancient Rome’s Favorite Condiment. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/garum-fish-sauce
- Grescoe, T. (2021, November). Culinary Detectives Try to Recover the Formula for a Deliciously Fishy Roman Condiment. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/recoving-the-recipe-for-garum-180978846/
- Fish Sauce: An Ancient Roman Condiment Rises Again. (2013, October 26). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/10/26/240237774/fish-sauce-an-ancient-roman-condiment-rises-again
- Garum, Pompeii Fish Sauce. (2021). Pompeii-Food-And-Drink.org. http://pompeii-food-and-drink.org/garum.htm
The reason puberty is happening sooner may be because our bodies time it with our nutrition by Grant Currin
- Scientists discover how our brain uses nutritional state to regulate growth and age at puberty. (2021, November 3). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/933435
- Lam, B. Y. H., Williamson, A., Finer, S., Day, F. R., Tadross, J. A., Gonçalves Soares, A., Wade, K., Sweeney, P., Bedenbaugh, M. N., Porter, D. T., Melvin, A., Ellacott, K. L. J., Lippert, R. N., Buller, S., Rosmaninho-Salgado, J., Dowsett, G. K. C., Ridley, K. E., Xu, Z., Cimino, I., & Rimmington, D. (2021). MC3R links nutritional state to childhood growth and the timing of puberty. Nature, 599(7885), 436–441. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04088-9
- Philippa Roxby. (2021, November 3). The brain sensor discovery behind humans getting taller. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-59140359
Intense poaching led to the evolution of tuskless elephants, but the good news is that those tusks are making a comeback by Cameron Duke
- Campbell-Staton, S. C., Arnold, B. J., Gonçalves, D., Granli, P., Poole, J., Long, R. A., & Pringle, R. M. (2021). Ivory poaching and the rapid evolution of tusklessness in African elephants. Science, 374(6566), 483–487. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abe7389
- Dina Fine Maron. (2018, November 9). Under poaching pressure, elephants are evolving to lose their tusks. Animals; National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/wildlife-watch-news-tuskless-elephants-behavior-change
- Preston, E. (2021). Tuskless Elephants Escape Poachers, but May Evolve New Problems. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/science/tuskless-elephants-evolution.html
- Yong, E. (2021, October 21). The Atlantic. The Atlantic; theatlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/10/elephants-poaching-war-tusklessness/620447/
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Learn why the US military bombed a volcano; where heavy elements in the universe come from; and why your mind wanders.
Why the U.S. Government Bombed Mauna Loa in 1935 by Cameron Duke
- 1935 Eruption of Mauna Loa - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (U.S. National Park Service). (2016). Nps.gov. https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/nature/mauna-loa-1935.htm
- Martín, L. (2021, October 27). La Palma volcano “should be bombed” to divert lava flow. AS.com; AS En. https://en.as.com/en/2021/10/27/latest_news/1635330566_122546.html
- Robin George Andrews. (2021, October 27). Science; National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/why-the-us-once-bombed-an-erupting-volcano
- Turner, B. (2021, November). Politician suggests bombing erupting La Palma volcano to stop lava flow. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/la-palma-volcano-bomb-proposal
- Volcano Watch — Hilo had a close call from the 1881 Mauna Loa lava flow. (2019, November 21). Usgs.gov. https://www.usgs.gov/center-news/volcano-watch-hilo-had-a-close-call-1881-mauna-loa-lava-flow
Every element heavier than iron was made in a cosmic explosion by Briana Brownell
- Neutron star collisions are “goldmine” of heavy elements, study finds. (2021, October 25). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/932599
- Chen, H.-Y., Vitale, S., & Foucart, F. (2021). The Relative Contribution to Heavy Metals Production from Binary Neutron Star Mergers and Neutron Star–Black Hole Mergers. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 920(1), L3. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac26c6
- Stellar Death. (2021). Uoregon.edu. http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast122/lectures/lec18.html
- Nola Taylor Redd. (2018, February 24). Neutron Stars: Definition & Facts. Space.com; Space. https://www.space.com/22180-neutron-stars.html
Your Mind Wanders Half the Time You're Awake by Ashley Hamer originally ran April 30, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/how-often-your-mind-wanders-smiling-at-dogs-and-ri
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Learn about brain freeze fixes; neural networks beyond our understanding; and learning new skills with spaced repetition.
The stories in this episode originally aired August 29, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/neural-networks-why-you-get-brain-freeze-and-a-sci
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Dr. Wendy Suzuki explains how to use anxiety to your advantage. Plus: why grapefruit juice and some medicines don’t mix.
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Why can’t I drink grapefruit juice when I take certain medicines? by Cameron Duke
- Bailey, D. G., Dresser, G., & Arnold, J. M. O. (2012). Grapefruit–medication interactions: Forbidden fruit or avoidable consequences? Canadian Medical Association Journal, 185(4), 309–316. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.120951
- Drug Metabolism - The Importance of Cytochrome P450 3A4. (2014). Govt.nz. https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/puarticles/march2014drugmetabolismcytochromep4503a4.htm
- Office of the Commissioner. (2021). Grapefruit juice can affect how well some medicines work. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/grapefruit-juice-and-some-drugs-dont-mix
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Learn about pre-performance routines; how panda fur works as camouflage; and how babies are enriched from sign language.
A pre-performance routine makes athletes like Michael Jordan and Rafael Nadal perform better, regardless of what it is by Steffie Drucker
- Athletes with a pre-performance routine perform better. (2021, November 11). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/934597
- The effectiveness of pre-performance routines in sports: a meta-analysis. (2021). International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1750984X.2021.1944271
- Grace Lisa Scott. (2017, July 10). Rafael Nadal’s Rituals Have a Psychological Benefit. Inverse; Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/article/33718-rafael-nadal-and-the-psychology-of-sports-rituals
- Khanna, V. (2020, March). Rafael Nadal’s Rituals: The Mechanism Behind the Rhythm. EssentiallySports. https://www.essentiallysports.com/rafael-nadals-rituals-the-mechanism-behind-the-rhythm-atp-tennis-news/
- Sommer, S. (2013, December 30). 10 Athletes’ Odd Pregame Rituals. Business Insider; Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/athletes-odd-pregame-rituals-2013-12
Believe it or not, a panda's distinctive markings work as camouflage by Cameron Duke
- Giant pandas’ distinctive black and white markings provide effective camouflage, study finds. (2021, October 28). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/932725
- Nokelainen, O., Scott-Samuel, N. E., Nie, Y., Wei, F., & Caro, T. (2021). The giant panda is cryptic. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00742-4
For babies, sign language is just as cognitively enriching as spoken language by Steffie Drucker
- To baby brains, language is language, whether signed or spoken. (2021, October 26). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/932704
- Goodwin, C., Carrigan, E., Walker, K., & Coppola, M. (2021). Language not auditory experience is related to parent‐reported executive functioning in preschool‐aged deaf and hard‐of‐hearing children. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13677
- American Sign Language. (2021, October 29). NIDCD. https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/american-sign-language#1
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter withCody Gough andAshley Hamer — 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.
Learn about why successful people should reveal their failures; the death of planet WASP-12b; and Dutch “tulip mania.”
A Reason to Reveal Your Failures by Kelsey Donk
- HBS Working Knowledge. (2018, December 11). Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2018/12/11/why-managers-should-reveal-their-failures/#695e82c362e2
- Envy Can Be Good for You. (2019). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/envy-can-be-good-for-you-curiosity
- Brooks, A. W., Huang, K., Abi-Esber, N., Buell, R. W., Huang, L., & Hall, B. (2019). Mitigating malicious envy: Why successful individuals should reveal their failures. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 148(4), 667–687. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000538
The Death of Planet WASP-12b by Grant Currin
- Planet WASP-12b is on a death spiral, say Princeton scientists. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/pu-pwi010820.php
- The Planet WASP-12b Is Hot As Hades And Dark As Night. (2017). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/the-planet-wasp-12b-is-hot-as-hades-and-dark-as-night-curiosity
- Hubble Captures Blistering Pitch-Black Planet. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/hubble-captures-blistering-pitch-black-planet
Tulips Cost More Than Houses During Dutch "Tulip Mania" by Cody Gough: https://curiosity.com/topics/tulips-cost-more-than-houses-during-dutch-tulip-mania-curiosity
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Learn about linguistic “laws” that also show up in nature; and how two California condors were born without fathers.
Linguistic "laws" like Zipf’s law of abbreviation and Menzerath’s law also show up in biology, geography, and more by Grant Currin
- Jonny Thomson. (2021, October 22). The unknown linguistic laws that apply to all life. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/life/linguistic-laws-biology/
- Semple, S., Ferrer-i-Cancho, R., & Gustison, M. L. (2021). Linguistic laws in biology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.08.012
Two condor chicks were born from parthenogenesis, something we've never seen before by Cameron Duke
- Harrison, S. (2021, October 28). California Condors Are Capable of Asexual Reproduction. Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/california-condors-are-capable-of-asexual-reproduction/
- Ryder, O. A., Thomas, S., Judson, J. M., Romanov, M. N., Dandekar, S., Papp, J. C., Sidak-Loftis, L. C., Walker, K., Stalis, I. H., Mace, M., Steiner, C. C., & Chemnick, L. G. (2021). Facultative Parthenogenesis in California Condors. Journal of Heredity. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esab052
- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Conservation Scientists Report First Confirmed Hatchings of Two California Condor Chicks from Unfertilized Eggs. (2021). San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/pr/CondorParthenogenesis
- The Economist. (2021, October 30). No sex please, we’re condors. The Economist; The Economist. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/10/30/no-sex-please-were-condors
- Zhang, S. (2021, October 28). The Atlantic. The Atlantic; theatlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/10/california-condors-are-capable-virgin-birth/620517/
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter withCody Gough andAshley Hamer — 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.
Learn about how a 30-minute workout can boost your body image; the ideal deadline to avoid procrastination; and how climate change could make the day longer.
A 30-Minute Workout Is A Surefire Way To Boost Your Body Image by Anna Todd
- MacMillan, A. (2017, June 16). How to Feel Thinner in 30 Minutes. Time; Time. https://time.com/4821689/exercise-feel-thin-fast/?xid=newsletter-brief
- Salci, L. E., & Martin Ginis, K. A. (2017). Acute effects of exercise on women with pre-existing body image concerns: A test of potential mediators. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 31, 113–122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.04.001
- E, C.-R., J, M.-J., W, S.-R., & G, A.-V. (2021). The acute effect of different intensity aerobic and resistance training exercise on the body image in adult women. International Journal of Physical Education, Fitness and Sports, 22–31. https://doi.org/10.34256/ijpefs2144
Study finds the ideal deadline length to avoid procrastination by Cameron Duke
- Haupt, A. (2021, July 9). Why do we procrastinate, and how can we stop? Experts have answers. Washington Post; The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/procrastinate-why-stop-advice/2021/07/09/13b7dc2c-e00e-11eb-9f54-7eee10b5fcd2_story.html
- Knowles, S., Servátka, M., Sullivan, T., & Genç, M. (2021). Procrastination and the non‐monotonic effect of deadlines on task completion. Economic Inquiry. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.13042
- Urban, T. (2013, October 30). Why Procrastinators Procrastinate — Wait But Why. Wait but Why. https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html
- What deadline length is best for avoiding procrastination and completing tasks? (2021, November 3). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/933369
Climate change could make the day longer by Steffie Drucker
- If all of Earth’s ice melts and flows into the ocean, what would happen to the planet’s rotation? – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet. (2021). Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet. https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/30/if-all-of-earths-ice-melts-and-flows-into-the-ocean-what-would-happen-to-the-planets-rotation/
- Scientists ID three causes of Earth’s spin axis drift. (2018, September 27). Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet. https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2805/scientists-id-three-causes-of-earths-spin-axis-drift/
- NASA Study Solves Two Mysteries About Wobbling Earth. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-study-solves-two-mysteries-about-wobbling-earth
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter withCody Gough andAshley Hamer — 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.
Learn how quitting smoking helps mental health; how to avoid over-practicing; and how to get people to believe science.
Quitting smoking is good for your mental health, too by Steffie Drucker
- Cochrane Review finds stopping smoking is linked to improved mental health. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/w-crf030921.php
- Taylor, G. M., Lindson, N., Farley, A., Leinberger-Jabari, A., Sawyer, K., te Water Naudé, R., Theodoulou, A., King, N., Burke, C., & Aveyard, P. (2021). Smoking cessation for improving mental health. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd013522.pub2
- University of Birmingham. (2021, March 10). Quitting smoking is linked to improved mental health, research finds. University of Birmingham; University of Birmingham. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2021/03/quit-smoking-mental-health-vaping.aspx
- Alltucker, K. (2021, March 12). Cigarette sales increased during pandemic as fewer smokers sought help quitting. USA TODAY; USA TODAY. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/03/12/cigarette-sales-increase-and-fewer-sought-help-to-quit-smoking-amid-covid-19-anxiety-and-isolation/4664323001/
- Smoking and mental health. (2015, August 7). Mental Health Foundation. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/s/smoking-and-mental-health
It's Possible to Practice Too Much by Mae Rice
- Training beyond exhaustion can prevent learning. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/e-tbe030519.php
- Meret Branscheidt, Panagiotis Kassavetis, Anaya, M., Rogers, D., Han Debra Huang, Lindquist, M. A., & Celnik, P. (2019, March 5). Fatigue induces long-lasting detrimental changes in motor-skill learning. ELife; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. https://elifesciences.org/articles/40578
How to get people to believe science, with special guest Bill Nye (listener question from Michelle via HiHo):
- Official website https://billnye.com/
- Bill Nye’s podcast, Science Rules! https://www.askbillnye.com/
- Pick up “Bill Nye's Great Big World of Science” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3u8iKQi
- “Everything All at Once: How to Think Like a Science Guy, Solve Any Problem, and Make a Better World” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3whsk5j
- Follow @BillNye on Twitter https://twitter.com/BillNye
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter withCody Gough andAshley Hamer — 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.
Learn about where to find David Copperfield’s secrets; a magnetic tunnel surrounding the Earth; and marine mammal tails.
More from David Copperfield:
- Pick up "David Copperfield's History of Magic": https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/David-Copperfields-History-of-Magic/David-Copperfield/9781982112912
- Website: https://www.davidcopperfield.com/
- Follow @D_Copperfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/D_Copperfield
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidcopperfield
Earth may be surrounded by a giant magnetic tunnel by Briana Brownell
- Starr, M. (2021). Wild New Paper Claims Earth May Be Surrounded by a Giant Magnetic Tunnel. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-may-be-surrounded-by-a-giant-magnetic-tunnel
- Dunlap Astronomer discovers we may be surrounded by tunnel-like structure - Dunlap Institute. (2021). Dunlap Institute. http://www.dunlap.utoronto.ca/astronomer-discovers-tunnel-like-structure-may-surround-earth/
- What — and Where — Is the North Polar Spur? (2021, March 8). Sky & Telescope. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/what-and-where-is-the-north-polar-spur/
- S.;Landecker, A. (2017). The Fan Region at 1.5 GHz with GMIMS: Polarized synchrotron emission tracing Galactic structure. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #229, 229, 340.05. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AAS...22934005H/abstract
Why do marine mammals have horizontal tails and fishes have vertical tails? (Listener question from Raymond in Norwalk, California) — more from zoologist Michelle Jewell:
- The Spawn of El Diablo on Discovery+: https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/the-spawn-of-el-diablo-us/the-spawn-of-el-diablo
- Michelle's website: https://michelleajewell.com/
- Follow @TheSharkologist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSharkologist
Join Cody and Ashley during their CES Virtual Stage Talks at #CES2022, the Consumer Electronics Show, via livestream:
- Thursday, January 6, 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET: Digital Optics and the Metaverse https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6874433397352128512/
- Thursday, January 6, 12:00pm PT / 3:00pm ET: Data as a Game Changer for Manufacturing Excellence https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6874112904824717312/
- Thursday, January 6, 2:30pm PT / 5:30pm ET: Bioelectronics and individualized medicine https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6876284351219339264/
- Friday, January 7, 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET: The Race to the Future Computing Paradigm https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6873796556617781248/
- Friday, January 7, 12:00pm PT / 3:00pm ET: Smart Antenna Satellite Broadband Connectivity https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6874504071500349440/
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter withCody Gough andAshley Hamer — 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.
World-famous magician David Copperfield explains the surprising connection between magic and technology. Plus: learn about how ducklings get a speed boost when they swim in a line behind their mother.
More from David Copperfield:
- Pick up "David Copperfield's History of Magic": https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/David-Copperfields-History-of-Magic/David-Copperfield/9781982112912
- Website: https://www.davidcopperfield.com/
- Follow @D_Copperfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/D_Copperfield
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidcopperfield
Ducklings get a speed boost when they swim in a line behind their mother by Cameron Duke
- Conover, Emily. (2021, October 20). “Here’s the Physics of Why Ducklings Swim in a Row behind Their Mother.” Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics-why-ducklings-swim-row-behind-mother-duck-waves-energy
- University of Strathclyde. (2021, October 7). Riding the waves keeps ducks in a row. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-10-ducks-row.html
- Yuan, Z.-M., Chen, M., Jia, L., Ji, C., & Incecik, A. (2021). Wave-riding and wave-passing by ducklings in formation swimming. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 928. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.820
Join Cody and Ashley during their CES Virtual Stage Talks at #CES2022, the Consumer Electronics Show, via livestream:
- Thursday, January 6, 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET: Digital Optics and the Metaverse https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6874433397352128512/
- Thursday, January 6, 12:00pm PT / 3:00pm ET: Data as a Game Changer for Manufacturing Excellence https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6874112904824717312/
- Thursday, January 6, 2:30pm PT / 5:30pm ET: Bioelectronics and individualized medicine https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6876284351219339264/
- Friday, January 7, 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET: The Race to the Future Computing Paradigm https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6873796556617781248/
- Friday, January 7, 12:00pm PT / 3:00pm ET: Smart Antenna Satellite Broadband Connectivity https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6874504071500349440/
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new Wednesday-Friday withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Learn about why Christmas music sounds like Christmas; the most influential films ever; and the truth behind mistletoe.
The stories in this episode originally aired on these dates:
- December 21, 2018: "Scientists Have Determined the Most Influential Film of All Time" and "Mistletoe Is a Poisonous Parasite ... of Love?" https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/the-most-influential-film-ever-your-memory-on-ridi
- December 23, 2018: "Here's Why Christmas Music Sounds Like Christmas" https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/christmas-music-psychology-rain-smell-science-croc
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Learn about why researchers are developing new GMO foods like golden rice; why you underestimate how often others are thinking about you; and how your brain knows when you’re uncomfortable and you need to change your position.
FDA's Feed Your Mind website: https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/agricultural-biotechnology
You regularly underestimate how often someone else is thinking about you by Steffie Drucker
- Liking gap episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/road-to-the-8-hour-workday-the-liking-gap-shocking-tomatoes/
- Actually, Everyone Is Thinking About You. (2021, September 16). Vice.com. https://www.vice.com/en/article/epx43m/actually-everyone-is-thinking-about-you
- Cooney, G., Boothby, E. J., & Lee, M. (2021). The thought gap after conversation: Underestimating the frequency of others’ thoughts about us. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001134
- Cuncic, A. (2012). Spotlight Effect: Not Everyone is Looking at You. Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-spotlight-effect-3024470
How the brain tells us to change position by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Constanza in Mexico City)
- Why do we roll over when we're asleep. (2014). Why do we roll over when we’re asleep? › Ask an Expert (ABC Science). Abc.net.au. https://doi.org/https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2014/01/28/3861788.htm
- Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Pain, Disability, and Chronic Illness Behavior, Osterweis, M., Kleinman, A., & Mechanic, D. (2015). The Anatomy and Physiology of Pain. Nih.gov; National Academies Press (US). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK219252/
- Bedsores. (2021). Hopkinsmedicine.org. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/bedsores
- Resnick, B. (2016, June 6). Ever wake up to a numb, dead arm? Here’s what’s happening. Vox. https://www.vox.com/2016/6/6/11854588/numb-arm-sleep
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
From Animal Planet comes a new podcast, Dogs 101, where you'll get a rundown of all your favorite dog breeds. Check out the first episode, "Puppies" here.
Is there a biological reason why humans are drawn to puppies? How long does a canine pregnancy last, and what's the average litter size? When are puppies able to first see and hear? Find out the answers on this episode of Dogs 101 where we'll guide you step-by-step through everything you need to know about puppies.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Learn about GMOs with help from Dr. Patrick Cournoyer of the FDA. Plus: a trick for hearing someone in a noisy room.
FDA's Feed Your Mind website: https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/agricultural-biotechnology
To hear someone in a noisy room, look at their face by Grant Currin
- To better understand speech, focus on who is talking. (2021, October 26). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/932401
- Fleming, J. T., Maddox, R. K., & Shinn-Cunningham, B. G. (2021). Spatial alignment between faces and voices improves selective attention to audio-visual speech. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 150(4), 3085–3100. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0006415
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Learn about how saving the whales could help combat climate change; Jupiter’s rings; and why reading makes you carsick. Plus: a major announcement about the future of Curiosity Daily.
Saving the whales could help us capture more than a billion tons of CO2 every year by Briana Brownell
- Nature’s Solution to Climate Change – IMF F&D. (2019). Imf.org. https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2019/12/natures-solution-to-climate-change-chami.htm
- Blue Carbon in the Sanctuaries - Greater Farallones Association. (2021, October 4). Greater Farallones Association. https://farallones.org/climate/blue-carbon/
- The Great whales: All 13 species explained. (2020, February 12). Whale Watch Cabo Tours. http://whalewatchcabo.com/great-whales
Jupiter Has Rings by Ashley Hamer
- Does Jupiter have rings? (2021). Rmg.co.uk. https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/does-jupiter-have-rings
- NASA - Jupiter’s Ring Formation Theories Confirmed. (2021). Nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/multimedia/largest/rings.html
Why Reading Makes You Carsick by Anna Todd
- Fresh Air. (2016, August 2). A Neuroscientist Explores The Illogical Behaviors Of The Mind In “Idiot Brain.” NPR.org; Fresh Air. https://www.npr.org/2016/08/02/488238350/a-neuroscientist-explores-the-illogical-behaviors-of-the-mind-in-idiot-brain
- Schmidt, E. A., Kuiper, O. X., Wolter, S., Diels, C., & Bos, J. E. (2020). An international survey on the incidence and modulating factors of carsickness. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 71, 76–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2020.03.012
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Learn why robots should look like cartoons; why more access to an opioid antidote doesn't make people think heroin is safe; and why dishwashers make knives less sharp.
More from Ruth Aylett, professor of computer science at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh:
- Pick up "Living with Robots: What Every Anxious Human Needs to Know": https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/living-robots
- Follow @ruthaylett on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ruthaylett
- University website: http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~ruth/
- Edinburgh Centre for Robotics: https://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/academics/ruth-aylett
Despite concerns, more access to naloxone doesn't make people think heroin is safe by Steffie Drucker
- Increasing access to an overdose rescue drug does not reduce perceived risk of opioid use. (2021, October 7). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/929778
- Naloxone access doesn’t make heroin seem less risky. (2021, October 7). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/930363
- Kelly, B. C., & Vuolo, M. (2021). Do naloxone access laws affect perceived risk of heroin use? Evidence from national US data. Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15682
- National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2021, June). Naloxone DrugFacts | National Institute on Drug Abuse. National Institute on Drug Abuse. https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/naloxone
- Understanding the Epidemic. (2021). https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/basics/epidemic.html
- National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2021, March 11). Opioid Overdose Crisis | National Institute on Drug Abuse. National Institute on Drug Abuse. https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/opioids/opioid-overdose-crisis
- NCHS Pressroom - Homepage. (2021). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/default.htm
- Products - Vital Statistics Rapid Release - Provisional Drug Overdose Data. (2021). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm
- National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2021, June). Heroin DrugFacts | National Institute on Drug Abuse. National Institute on Drug Abuse. https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/heroin
- National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2021, September 23). Opioids | National Institute on Drug Abuse. National Institute on Drug Abuse. https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/opioids
- The chemistry of poppies: colours and opium. (2020, November 11). Compound Interest. https://www.compoundchem.com/2020/11/11/poppies/
- Public Policy Statement on the Use of Naloxone for the Prevention of Opioid Overdose Deaths Background. (n.d.). https://www.asam.org/docs/default-source/public-policy-statements/use-of-naloxone-for-the-prevention-of-opioid-overdose-deaths-final.pdf
Why do dishwashers dull knives? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Jen in Atlanta)
- Cericola, R. (2016, September 22). This Is What a Dishwasher Actually Does to Your Knife. Kitchn; Apartment Therapy, LLC. https://www.thekitchn.com/this-is-what-a-dishwasher-actually-does-to-your-knife-235242
- Preli, M. (2020, January 27). Here’s Why You Should Never Put Knives in the Dishwasher. Martha Stewart; Martha Stewart. https://www.marthastewart.com/7591633/why-not-use-dishwasher-clean-knives
- Richardson, R. (2021, March). Dishwashers and Knives: The Never Again Story. The Kitchen Professor; The Kitchen Professor. https://thekitchenprofessor.com/blog/dishwasher-dulls-knives
- Stainless Steel Cleaning and Maintenance. (2020, February 18). Reliance Foundry Co. Ltd. https://www.reliance-foundry.com/blog/cleaning-stainless-steel
- Price, W. (2019, May 22). How to Care for a Carbon Steel Knife, According to an Expert. Gear Patrol; Gear Patrol. https://www.gearpatrol.com/home/a544968/carbon-steel-knife-care-maintenance/
- What is Dishwasher Detergent Made of? | Homesteady. (2019). HomeSteady | the Ultimate Guide for All Your Household Needs. https://homesteady.com/12277380/what-is-dishwasher-detergent-made-of
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Robotics researcher Ruth Aylett explains why some people fear robots. Plus: how a sonata can reduce epilepsy seizures.
More from Ruth Aylett, professor of computer science at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh:
- Pick up "Living with Robots: What Every Anxious Human Needs to Know": https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/living-robots
- Follow @ruthaylett on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ruthaylett
- University website: http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~ruth/
- Edinburgh Centre for Robotics: https://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/academics/ruth-aylett
Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major may be able to treat refractory focal epilepsy by reducing seizures... somehow by Grant Currin
- Berezow, A. (2021, October 4). How Mozart’s music treats epilepsy. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/health/mozart-k448-effect-music-treats-epilepsy/
- Quon, R. J., Casey, M. A., Camp, E. J., Meisenhelter, S., Steimel, S. A., Song, Y., Testorf, M. E., Leslie, G. A., Bujarski, K. A., Ettinger, A. B., & Jobst, B. C. (2021). Musical components important for the Mozart K448 effect in epilepsy. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95922-7
- AFP. (2021). One Mozart Song Calms The Brains of People With Epilepsy, And We May Finally Know Why. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/listening-to-mozart-somehow-helped-people-with-epilepsy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencealert-latestnews+%28ScienceAlert-Latest%29
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Learn why you act irrationally when your freedom is threatened; why you spend more with your credit card than you do when you use cash; and how statisticians calculate the probability of dying from something.
The stories in this episode originally aired July 29, 2018 “Odds of Dying (w/ Ken Kolosh), Reactance, Credit Card Psychology” https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/odds-of-dying-w-ken-kolosh-reactance-credit-card-p
- Injury Facts from the National Safety Council: https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/
- Odds of Dying - Injury Facts. (2021, March 4). Injury Facts. https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/preventable-death-overview/odds-of-dying/
- COVID-19 Cases in the United States - Injury Facts. (2021, July 16). Injury Facts. https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/safety-topics/covid-19-cases-in-the-united-states/
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Learn about why scientists study “mystical experiences” in psychedelics; and precisely measuring a neutron’s lifetime.
Mystical experiences might be key to the power of psychedelic therapy -- but they're really hard to study by Grant Currin
- Natan Ponieman. (2021, October 12). How Science Is Making Sense Of The Mystical Experience In Psychedelic Medicine. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/natanponieman/2021/10/01/how-is-science-making-sense-of-the-mystical-experience-in-psychedelic-medicine/?sh=6e0166623b7b
- Natan Ponieman. (2021, October 12). Is Mysticism Becoming A Problem For Psychedelic Medicine? Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/natanponieman/2021/10/12/is-mysticism-becoming-a-problem-for-psychedelic-medicine/?sh=6c502c6448a4
- Wighton, K. (2016, April 11). The brain on LSD revealed: first scans show how the drug affects the brain. Imperial College London. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/171699/the-brain-lsd-revealed-first-scans/
- Barrett, F. S., Johnson, M. W., & Griffiths, R. R. (2015). Validation of the revised Mystical Experience Questionnaire in experimental sessions with psilocybin. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 29(11), 1182–1190. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881115609019
Scientists made the most precise measurement of a neutron's lifetime by Briana Brownell
- Physicists lead world’s most precise measurement of neutron lifetime. (2021, October 13). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/931482
- Gonzalez, F. M., Fries, E. M., Cude-Woods, C., Bailey, T., Blatnik, M., Broussard, L. J., Callahan, N. B., Choi, J. H., Clayton, S. M., Currie, S. A., Dawid, M., Dees, E. B., Filippone, B. W., Fox, W., Geltenbort, P., George, E., Hayen, L., Hickerson, K. P., Hoffbauer, M. A., & Hoffman, K. (2021). Improved Neutron Lifetime Measurement with UCNτ. Physical Review Letters, 127(16). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.127.162501
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy. (2021). Ultracold Neutrons. Lanl.gov. https://lansce.lanl.gov/facilities/ultracold-neutrons/index.php
- The Mystery of the Neutron Lifetime. (2020). Energy.gov. https://www.energy.gov/science/articles/mystery-neutron-lifetime
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Learn about whether you lose more heat through your head; red blood cells in immunity; and Venus’ non-existent oceans.
You Don’t Lose The Most Heat Through Your Head by Ashley Hamer
- Noreen. (2011, June). You Don’t Lose Heat Faster Through Your Head than Other Parts of Your Body. Today I Found Out. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/06/you-dont-lose-heat-faster-through-your-head-than-other-parts-of-your-body/
- Sample, I. (2008, December 18). Scientists debunk the myth that you lose most heat through your head. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/dec/17/medicalresearch-humanbehaviour
Red blood cells might play a big role in immunity by Cameron Duke
- Lam, L. K. M., Murphy, S., Kokkinaki, D., Venosa, A., Sherrill-Mix, S., Casu, C., Rivella, S., Weiner, A., Park, J., Shin, S., Vaughan, A. E., Hahn, B. H., Odom John, A. R., Meyer, N. J., Hunter, C. A., Worthen, G. S., & Mangalmurti, N. S. (2021). DNA binding to TLR9 expressed by red blood cells promotes innate immune activation and anemia. Science Translational Medicine, 13(616). https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abj1008
- Perelman School of Medicine. (2021, October 20). Study finds red blood cells play significant role in immune system through discovery of DNA-binding capability. Medicalxpress.com; Medical Xpress. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-red-blood-cells-significant-role.html
Contrary to popular belief, Venus probably never had oceans by Briana Brownell
- Did Venus ever have oceans? (2021, October 13). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/931214
- Turbet, M., Bolmont, E., Chaverot, G., Ehrenreich, D., Leconte, J., & Marcq, E. (2021). Day–night cloud asymmetry prevents early oceans on Venus but not on Earth. Nature, 598(7880), 276–280. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03873-w
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Learn why the #NoMakeup movement actually drove more makeup sales; photosynthetic frogs; and why atoms don’t collapse.
The #nomakeup movement is linked to a rise in makeup sales -- here's why by Steffie Drucker
- “Natural beauty” isn’t effortless (or free). (2021). Chicago Booth Review. https://review.chicagobooth.edu/marketing/2021/article/natural-beauty-isn-t-effortless-or-free
- Smith, R. K., Yazdani, E., Wang, P., Soleymani, S., & Ton, L. A. N. (2021). The cost of looking natural: Why the no-makeup movement may fail to discourage cosmetic use. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-021-00801-2
- Jewel, A. (2020, November 10). Alicia Keys Is GLAMOUR UK’s Autumn/Winter 2020 Cover Star. Glamour UK; Glamour UK. https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/alicia-keys-glamour-uk-cover-2020
- Shunatona, B. (2020, January 26). Why Doesn’t Alicia Keys Wear Makeup? Other Than, You Know, Because She CAN. Cosmopolitan; Cosmopolitan. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/beauty/a30519498/alicia-keys-no-makeup-look/
Scientists made photosynthetic frogs by Cameron Duke
- Incredible Creatures that Use Photosynthesis For Energy. (2014, March 9). Futurism; Futurism. https://futurism.com/photosynthetic-animals
- Olena, A. (2021, October 13). Scientists Use Photosynthesis to Power an Animal’s Brain. The Scientist Magazine®; The Scientist Magazine. https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/scientists-use-photosynthesis-to-power-an-animal-s-brain-69307
- Özugur, S., Chávez, M. N., Sanchez-Gonzalez, R., Kunz, L., Nickelsen, J., & Straka, H. (2021). Green oxygen power plants in the brain rescue neuronal activity. IScience, 24(10), 103158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.103158
Why don't atoms collapse by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Joseph in Denver, Colorado)
- Fermilab | Science | Inquiring Minds | Questions About Physics. (2012). Fnal.gov. https://www.fnal.gov/pub/science/inquiring/questions/bob.html
- Baird, C. (2013). Why don’t electrons in the atom enter the nucleus? Science Questions with Surprising Answers. https://www.wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2013/08/08/why-dont-electrons-in-the-atom-enter-the-nucleus/
- Ethan. (2011, October 5). Music theory and quantum mechanics. The Ethan Hein Blog. http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2011/music-theory-and-quantum-mechanics/
- Nicholas McKay Parry. (2021). Electron capture | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org. Radiopaedia.org. https://radiopaedia.org/articles/electron-capture?lang=us#:~:text=Electron%20capture%20is%20the%20radioactive,neutrino%20(ve)%201.
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Learn what the Perseverance Rover taught us about Mars’ Jezero Crater; and new exposure therapy using augmented reality.
The Perseverance Rover confirms that Mars's Jezero Crater used to be a huge lake by Briana Brownell
- Rover images confirm Jezero crater is an ancient Martian lake. (2021, October 7). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/930684
- Jezero Crater - Perseverance Landing Site. (2020). Nasa.gov. https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/science/landing-site/
- Koren, M. (2021, October 7). The Atlantic. The Atlantic; theatlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/10/mars-perseverance-rover-jezero-crater/620332/
- NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Shining Clouds on Mars. (2019). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-curiosity-rover-captures-shining-clouds-on-mars
Augmented Reality (AR) could help people cure their fear of spiders by Steffie Drucker
- Scared Of Spiders? There’s An App For That. (2021, October 13). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/10/13/scared-of-spiders-theres-an-app-for-that/
- Zimmer, A., Wang, N., Ibach, M. K., Fehlmann, B., Schicktanz, N. S., Bentz, D., Michael, T., Papassotiropoulos, A., & de Quervain, D. J. F. (2021). Effectiveness of a smartphone-based, augmented reality exposure app to reduce fear of spiders in real-life: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 82, 102442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102442
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Learn about why having a “drink to cope” doesn’t work; why human brains shrunk 3,000 years ago; and high heel history.
Having a "drink to cope" doesn't actually work, and can even make you feel worse by Steffie Drucker
- One year on: Unhealthy weight gains, increased drinking reported by Americans coping with pandemic stress. (2021, March 11). One year on: Unhealthy weight gains, increased drinking reported by Americans coping with pandemic stress. Https://Www.apa.org. https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2021/03/one-year-pandemic-stress
- “Drinking To Cope” Doesn’t Work, Even When We Believe That It Does. (2021, October 20). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/10/20/drinking-to-cope-doesnt-work-even-when-we-believe-that-it-does/
- Wycoff, A. M., Carpenter, R. W., Hepp, J., Piasecki, T. M., & Trull, T. J. (2021). Real-time reports of drinking to cope: Associations with subjective relief from alcohol and changes in negative affect. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 130(6), 641–650. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000684
Human brains shrunk 3,000 years ago, and it may be due to the rise of collective intelligence by Grant Currin
- When and why did human brains decrease in size 3,000 years ago? New study may have found clues within ants. (2021, October 22). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/932004
- DeSilva, J. M., Traniello, J. F. A., Claxton, A. G., & Fannin, L. D. (2021). When and Why Did Human Brains Decrease in Size? A New Change-Point Analysis and Insights From Brain Evolution in Ants. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.742639
High Heels Were Originally Meant for Men by Reuben Westmaas originally published July 9, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/high-heels-were-originally-meant-for-men-persuasiv
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Learn about an island “geomyth” that helped researchers solve an ancient mystery; and whether truth serum really works.
An indigenous "geomyth" helped scientists figure out where 3 huge boulders came from by Grant Currin
- Hakai Magazine. (2021). Rounding Out the Story of Three Legendary Boulders | Hakai Magazine. Hakai Magazine; Hakai Magazine. https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/rounding-out-the-story-of-three-legendary-boulders/
- Terry, J. P., Karoro, R., Gienko, G. A., Wieczorek, M., & Lau, A. Y. A. (2021). Giant palaeotsunami in Kiribati: Converging evidence from geology and oral history. Island Arc, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/iar.12417
Does truth serum really work? by Cameron Duke
- Cottier, C. (2021). The Truth About Truth Serum. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-truth-about-truth-serum
- Inglis-Arkell, E. (2012, April 19). What truths does “truth serum” sodium pentothal actually reveal? Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/what-truths-does-truth-serum-sodium-pentothal-actuall-5902559
- Winter, A. (2005). The Making of “Truth Serum,” 1920-1940. Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 79(3), 500–533. https://doi.org/10.1353/bhm.2005.0136
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Learn about how socializing too much can be bad for your health; rogue planets without a home star; and ancient bâdgirs.
Socializing too much can be bad for your health by Steffie Drucker
- Research Shows Too Much Socializing Can Harm You. (2021). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-new-home/202110/research-shows-too-much-socializing-can-harm-you
- Stavrova, O., & Ren, D. (2020). Is More Always Better? Examining the Nonlinear Association of Social Contact Frequency With Physical Health and Longevity. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 194855062096158. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550620961589
Rogue Planets Wander The Galaxy Without A Star To Call Home by Ashley Hamer
- Drake, N. (2014, March 13). A Guide to Lonely Planets in the Galaxy. Science; National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/a-guide-to-lonely-planets-in-the-galaxy?loggedin=true
- Gough, E. (2021, October). Rogue Planets Could be Habitable - Universe Today. Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/152785/rogue-planets-could-be-habitable/
- Schulze-Makuch, D. (2021, August 24). The Astrobiological Potential of Rogue Planets. Air & Space Magazine; Air & Space Magazine. https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/astrobiological-potential-rogue-planets-180978507/
Ancient Persian "wind catchers" could help us beat the heat better than air conditioning by Grant Currin
- Kimiya Shokoohi. (2021). The ancient Persian way to keep cool. Bbc.com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210810-the-ancient-persian-way-to-keep-cool
- Carey, T. (2021, September 22). Is ancient technology better than modern air conditioning? Freethink; Freethink Media. https://www.freethink.com/environment/wind-catchers
- Cooling Stadiums at the 2022 FIFA World Cup - Free Running Buildings. (2021, July). Free Running Buildings. https://freerunningbuildings.com/cooling-stadiums-at-the-2022-fifa-world-cup/
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Learn about psychological ownership; why cats love boxes; and how researchers—and AI—finished Beethoven’s 10th symphony.
"Psychological ownership" is why holiday shopping can get so hostile by Steffie Drucker
- Kirk, C. P. (2018, November 20). Why do Black Friday shoppers throw punches over bargains? A marketing expert explains “psychological ownership.” The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-do-black-friday-shoppers-throw-punches-over-bargains-a-marketing-expert-explains-psychological-ownership-106673
- Campbell Pickford, H., Joy, G., & Roll, K. (2016). Psychological Ownership: Effects and Applications. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2893092
- Kirk, C. P., Peck, J., & Swain, S. D. (2018). Property lines in the mind: Consumers’ psychological ownership and their territorial responses. Journal of Consumer Research, 45(1), 148–168. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucx111
Why Do Cats Love Boxes? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Reese in Newton, Massachusetts) originally published September 5, 2018 https://omnystudio.com/p/curiosity-daily/clips/1adc7d26-de9f-48df-9a31-ab51000f8517
Musicologists and computer scientists completed Beethoven's 10th symphony by Briana Brownell
- Elgammal, A. (2021, September 24). How a team of musicologists and computer scientists completed Beethoven’s unfinished 10th Symphony. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/how-a-team-of-musicologists-and-computer-scientists-completed-beethovens-unfinished-10th-symphony-168160
- NPR. (2021, October 2). Team uses AI to complete Beethoven’s unfinished masterpiece. NPR.org; NPR. https://www.npr.org/2021/10/02/1042742330/team-uses-ai-to-complete-beethovens-unfinished-masterpiece
- i24NEWS English. (2019). Artificial Intelligence to “Complete” Beethoven’s Tenth Symphony . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu1GI0QNLSE
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Learn about how rival sports fans see games differently; waking up hungry after overeating; and “some assembly required.”
Today’s stories originally ran in the following episodes of Curiosity Daily:
- Rival Sports Fans Experience the Same Game Completely Differently by Reuben Westmaas originally published November 22, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/rival-sports-fans-experience-games-completely-diff
- Why do I wake up hungry after overeating? by Ashley Hamer originally published November 29, 2019 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/history-s-extravagant-gifts-w-justin-jampol-why-yo
- To Give a Gift They'll Treasure, Go With "Some Assembly Required" by Ashley Hamer originally published November 23, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/gifts-requiring-assembly-are-more-treasured-why-yo
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Learn about how to avoid conflict at family meals; what causes food comas; and how to be a great host or guest.
Today’s stories originally ran in the following episodes of Curiosity Daily:
- How to Avoid Conflict at Family Meals by Ashley Hamer originally published November 21, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/be-the-best-host-or-guest-w-jihan-murray-smith-avo
- Food Coma? Here's Why You Get Sleepy After You Eat by Ashley Hamer originally published November 28, 2019 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/food-coma-science-how-to-avoid-raising-materialist
- Be the Best Host or Guest (with Jihan Murray-Smith) originally published November 21, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/be-the-best-host-or-guest-w-jihan-murray-smith-avo
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Learn about a mysterious new archaeological discovery around Stonehenge; and why females feel colder in many species.
More from world-renowned Stonehenge archeologist Susan Greaney:
- STONEHENGE: LAND OF THE DEAD’ Premieres Sunday, November 28 at 8 PM ET/PT on Science Channel: https://press.discovery.com/us/sci/programs/stonehenge-land-dead/
- Start your free trial of discovery+ at https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity
- Follow @SueGreaney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SueGreaney
- Academic page: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/research-students/view/122326-susan-greaney
Females feel colder in many species -- scientists say it was an adaptation to keep the sexes separate by Grant Currin
- A new study reveals the evolutionary reason why women feel colder than men. (2021, October 5). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/930578
- Magory Cohen, T., Kiat, Y., Sharon, H., Levin, E., & Algar, A. (2021). An alternative hypothesis for the evolution of sexual segregation in endotherms. Global Ecology and Biogeography. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13393
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Learn about psychedelics research in the 1950s; cold shower benefits; and an inaccurate stereotype about the only child.
Thousands of patients were treated with psychedelics in the 1950s by Cameron Duke
- Fuentes, J. J., Fonseca, F., Elices, M., Farré, M., & Torrens, M. (2020). Therapeutic Use of LSD in Psychiatry: A Systematic Review of Randomized-Controlled Clinical Trials. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00943
- Lattin, D. (2017, January 3). How the War on Drugs Halted Research Into the Potential Benefits of Psychedelics. Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/technology/2017/01/the-war-on-drugs-halted-research-into-the-potential-benefits-of-psychedelics.html
- Rick, D. (2011). Dr. Leary’s Concord Prison Experiment: A 34-Year Follow-up Study. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02791072.1998.10399715
- The ’60s Are Gone, But Psychedelic Research Trip Continues. (2014, March 9). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2014/03/09/288285764/the-60s-are-gone-but-psychedelic-research-trip-continues
- Yensen, R., & Dryer, D. A. (1992, September 24). Thirty Years of Psychedelic Research: The Spring Grove Experiment and Its Sequels. ResearchGate; unknown. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309477954_Thirty_Years_of_Psychedelic_Research_The_Spring_Grove_Experiment_and_Its_Sequels
- Johns Hopkins Medicine Receives First Federal Grant for Psychedelic Treatment Research in 50 years. (2021, October 18). Johns Hopkins Medicine Newsroom. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/johns-hopkins-medicine-receives-first-federal-grant-for-psychedelic-treatment-research-in-50-years
Are cold showers actually worth it? by Cameron Duke
- Bottoms, L. (2021, September 28). Cold showers are said to be good for you – here’s what the evidence shows. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/cold-showers-are-said-to-be-good-for-you-heres-what-the-evidence-shows-167822
- Buijze, G. A., Sierevelt, I. N., van der Heijden, B. C. J. M., Dijkgraaf, M. G., & Frings-Dresen, M. H. W. (2016). The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work: A Randomized Controlled Trial. PLOS ONE, 11(9), e0161749. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161749
- Janský, L., Pospíšilová, D., Honzová, S., Uličný, B., Šrámek, P., Zeman, V., & Kamínková, J. (1996). Immune system of cold-exposed and cold-adapted humans. European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, 72-72(5-6), 445–450. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00242274
Only children aren't more selfish than kids with siblings by Steffie Drucker
- Only Children Are No More Selfish Than Those With Siblings. (2021, October 7). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/10/07/only-children-are-no-more-selfish-than-those-with-siblings/
- Zheng, X., Su, Q., Jing, C., & Zhang, Y.-Y. (2021). They Are Not Little Emperors: Only Children Are Just as Altruistic as Non-Only Children. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 194855062110381. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506211038190
- Higuera, V. (2019, October 23). Only Child Syndrome: Proven Reality or Long-Standing Myth? Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/parenting/only-child-syndrome
- one-child policy | Definition, Start Date, Effects, & Facts | Britannica. (2021). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/one-child-policy
- Fifield, A. (2019, May 3). Beijing’s one-child policy is gone. But many Chinese are still reluctant to have more. Washington Post; The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/beijings-one-child-policy-is-gone-but-many-chinese-are-still-reluctant-to-have-more/2019/05/02/c722e568-604f-11e9-bf24-db4b9fb62aa2_story.html
- Gallagher, J. (2020, July 14). Fertility rate: “Jaw-dropping” global crash in children being born. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53409521
- BBC News. (2021, May 31). China allows three children in major policy shift. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57303592
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Learn about the link between birthdays and COVID-19; “psychological richness” for a good life; and satellites vs. stars.
More from Dr. Bapu Jena:
- Listen to Freakonomics, M.D.: https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-md/
- Covid and the “Birthday Effect” (Freakonomics, M.D. Ep. 1) - Freakonomics. (2021, August 4). Freakonomics. https://freakonomics.com/podcast/covid-and-the-birthday-effect-freakonomics-m-d-ep-1/
- Follow @AnupamBJena on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnupamBJena
- Follow @DrBapuPod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBapuPod
- Harvard faculty page: https://hcp.hms.harvard.edu/people/anupam-b-jena
We’ve neglected the role of “psychological richness” when considering what makes a good life by Steffie Drucker
- We’ve Neglected The Role Of “Psychological Richness” When Considering What Makes A Good Life, Study Argues. (2021, September 14). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/09/14/weve-neglected-the-role-of-psychological-richness-when-considering-what-makes-a-good-life-study-argues/
- Oishi, S., & Westgate, E. C. (2021). A psychologically rich life: Beyond happiness and meaning. Psychological Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000317
- Beyond Happiness: Why a Psychologically Rich Life Is a Good Life. (2021). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-single/202108/beyond-happiness-why-psychologically-rich-life-is-good-life
How to tell an artificial satellite from a star by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Nero in Ghana)
- Space. (2021). Brown.edu. https://www.brown.edu/Departments/Joukowsky_Institute/courses/13things/7656.html
- Palma, C. (2018, April 5). Look up – it’s a satellite! The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/look-up-its-a-satellite-94272
- The Savvy Satellite Spotting Guide. (2014, November 8). AeroSavvy. https://aerosavvy.com/satellite-spotting/
- GPS.gov: Space Segment. (2021). Gps.gov. https://www.gps.gov/systems/gps/space/
- Carter, J. (2020, April 25). Is That A Planet, A Star Or A SpaceX Starlink Satellite? The Stargazing Apps You Need During Lockdown. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2020/04/24/is-that-a-planet-a-star-or-a-spacex-starlink-the-five-best-augmented-reality-stargazing-apps-you-need-during-lockdown/?sh=7997cff244fe
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Learn about how “left digit bias” affects your decisions and why researchers caught birds in caves with their bare hands.
More from Dr. Bapu Jena:
- Listen to Freakonomics, M.D.: https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-md/
- What Do Grocery Store Prices and Heart Surgery Have in Common? (Freakonomics, M.D. Ep. 4) - Freakonomics. (2021, August 27). Freakonomics. https://freakonomics.com/podcast/fmd-left-digit-bias/
- Follow @AnupamBJena on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnupamBJena
- Follow @DrBapuPod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBapuPod
- Harvard faculty page: https://hcp.hms.harvard.edu/people/anupam-b-jena
Researchers studied Neanderthal hunting by catching thousands of birds w/ their bare hands by Briana Brownell
- Scientists Spent Years Pretending to Be Neanderthals Catching Birds by Hand. (2021). Vice.com. https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgmp4/scientists-spent-years-pretending-to-be-neanderthals-catching-birds-by-hand
- Smithsonian Magazine, & Gamillo, E. (2021, September 22). To Understand Neanderthal Night-Hunting Methods, Scientists Caught Thousands of Birds With Their Bare Hands in Spanish Caves. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-simulated-neanderthal-behaviors-by-catching-birds-with-their-bare-hands-180978737/
- Blanco, G., Sánchez-Marco, A., & Negro, J. J. (2021). Night Capture of Roosting Cave Birds by Neanderthals: An Actualistic Approach. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.733062
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Learn about research into how you should clean your teeth; the world’s loneliest whale; and how to argue with a partner.
When it comes to cleaning your teeth, here's what the evidence supports — and what it doesn't by Cameron Duke
- Dental care: The best, worst and unproven tools to care for your teeth, according to a UB study. (2021, September 29). Buffalo.edu. http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2021/09/038.html
- Volman, E., Stellrecht, E., & Scannapieco, F. (2021). Proven Primary Prevention Strategies for Plaque-Induced Periodontal Disease – An Umbrella Review. The Journal of International Academy of Periodontology, 23(4). https://www.perioiap.org/publications/57-october-2021/256-proven-primary-prevention-strategies-for-plaque-induced-periodontal-disease-an-umbrella-review
The "world's loneliest whale" is loved more than it will ever know by Cameron Duke
- Dahl, M. (2016, April 7). World’s Loneliest Whale May in Fact Be the World’s Horniest Whale. The Cut; The Cut. https://www.thecut.com/2016/04/loneliest-whale-is-now-horniest-whale.html
- Elsevier. (2004, December). Fig. 6. North–south tracks (C) of the 52-Hz whale for 94–95, 97–98,... ResearchGate; ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/North-south-tracks-C-of-the-52-Hz-whale-for-94-95-97-98-98-99-01-02-the-meandering_fig3_223377110
- Fessenden, M. (2015, April 15). Maybe the World’s Loneliest Whale Isn’t So Isolated, After All. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/maybe-worlds-loneliest-whale-isnt-so-isolated-after-all-180955005/
- Revkin, A. (2004, December 21). Song of the Sea, a Cappella and Unanswered (Published 2004). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/21/health/science/song-of-the-sea-a-cappella-and-unanswered.html
- Shantz-Hilkes, C. (2021, July 19). The world’s “loneliest whale” can teach us a lot if we listen to it, says filmmaker. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-the-friday-edition-1.6100931/the-world-s-loneliest-whale-can-teach-us-a-lot-if-we-listen-to-it-says-filmmaker-1.6100933
- 52 blue sound recording, Public Domain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ak52_10x.ogg
This Is the Best Way to Argue with Your Partner, Says a Communication Expert by Joanie Faletto originally aired June 26, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/black-hole-alternatives-literally-immortal-jellyfi
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Learn about why magic mushrooms evolved to be “magic” and new research into when children develop “theory of mind.”
Magic mushrooms evolved to scramble insect brains by Cameron Duke
- Hallucinogenic mushrooms drug profile. (2020). Europa.eu. https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/drug-profiles/hallucinogenic-mushrooms_en
- Lee, N., & Benji Jones. (2021, April 27). How psychoactive psilocybin in magic mushrooms changes your brain. Business Insider; Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/magic-mushrooms-psilocybin-psychoactive-drug-brain-denver-legal-2019-5
- Reynolds, H. T., Vijayakumar, V., Gluck-Thaler, E., Korotkin, H. B., Matheny, P. B., & Slot, J. C. (2018). Horizontal gene cluster transfer increased hallucinogenic mushroom diversity. Evolution Letters, 2(2), 88–101. https://doi.org/10.1002/evl3.42
The classic experiment testing children's theory of mind is flawed by Grant Currin
- Children do not understand concept of others having false beliefs until age 6 or 7. (2021, September 28). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/929684
- Fabricius, W. V., Gonzales, C. R., Pesch, A., Weimer, A. A., Pugliese, J., Carroll, K., Bolnick, R. R., Kupfer, A. S., Eisenberg, N., & Spinrad, T. L. (2021). Perceptual Access Reasoning (PAR) in Developing a Representational Theory of Mind. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 86(3), 7–154. https://doi.org/10.1111/mono.12432
- Cassella, C. (2021). We Might Be Wrong About How Children Understand The Minds of Others at a Young Age. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/new-evidence-suggests-children-may-not-have-theory-of-mind-until-age-6-or-7
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Learn about a planet orbiting three stars at once; useless architectural relics; and deep conversations with strangers.
We found a planet orbiting three stars at once by Briana Brownell
- This May Be the First Planet Found Orbiting 3 Stars at Once. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/28/science/triple-sun-planet.html
- Siegel, E. (2021, September 30). Planet found orbiting three stars all at once. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/planet-orbiting-3-stars/
- Scientists may have found the first known planet to orbit three stars. (2021). Science.org. https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-may-have-found-first-known-planet-orbit-three-stars
- Smallwood, J. L., Nealon, R., Chen, C., Martin, R. G., Bi, J., Dong, R., & Pinte, C. (2021). GW Ori: circumtriple rings and planets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 508(1), 392–407. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab2624
Thomassons Are Functionally Useless Architectural Relics by Anna Todd
- Trufelman, A. (2014, August 26). Thomassons - 99% Invisible. 99% Invisible. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/thomassons/
- Thomassons: Those Peculiar Architectural Relics That Serve No Purpose | 6sqft. (2014, August 28). 6sqft. https://www.6sqft.com/thomassons-those-peculiar-architectural-relics-that-serve-no-purpose/
Everything we assume about deep conversations with strangers is wrong by Cameron Duke
- Getting beyond small talk: Study finds people enjoy deep conversations with strangers. (2021, September 30). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/929731
- Kardas, M., Kumar, A., & Epley, N. (2021). Overly shallow?: Miscalibrated expectations create a barrier to deeper conversation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000281
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Learn about how someone can change their identity (and their mind); and “mushballs” on Uranus and Neptune. Plus: trivia!
More from Lee McIntyre:
- Pick up "How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason": https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Science-Denier-Conversations/dp/0262046105
- Website: https://leemcintyrebooks.com/
- Follow @leemcintyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/leecmcintyre
- More on Jim Bridenstine changing his mind about climate change: Pomeroy, R. (2018, June 12). Trump’s NASA Chief Changed His Mind on Climate Change. Space.com; Space. https://www.space.com/40857-trumps-nasa-chief-changed-his-mind-on-climate-change-he-is-a-scientific-hero.html
"Mushballs" may solve a mystery about the atmosphere on Uranus and Neptune by Briana Brownell
- Next-Generation NASA Instrument to Study Uranus & Neptune Atmospheres. (2019). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/next-generation-nasa-instrument-advanced-to-study-the-atmospheres-of-uranus-and-neptune
- NASA thinks it’s time to return to neptune with its Trident mission. (2020). NASA thinks it’s time to return to Neptune with its Trident mission. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-06-nasa-neptune-trident-mission.html
Episodes referenced in this month’s Curiosity Challenge Trivia game:
- Aging trick: https://www.curiositydaily.com/blowhole-origins-weather-manipulation-how-to-slow-aging
- Emotional hangovers: https://www.curiositydaily.com/your-extra-artery-emotional-hangovers-leds-are-bad-for-bugs/
- Painkillers: https://www.curiositydaily.com/pills-can-detect-radiation-metabolism-myth-waking-up-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-bed/
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Learn about how to talk to someone who denies a scientific reality; and “raining sulfur” in the Biblical city of Sodom.
More from author Lee McIntyre:
- Pick up "How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason": https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Science-Denier-Conversations/dp/0262046105
- Website: https://leemcintyrebooks.com/
- Follow @leemcintyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/leecmcintyre
Scientists think an impact event explains "raining sulfur" in the biblical city of Sodom by Briana Brownell
- Smithsonian Magazine, & Gershon, L. (2021, September 22). Ancient City’s Destruction by Exploding Space Rock May Have Inspired Biblical Story of Sodom. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/destruction-of-city-by-space-rock-may-have-inspired-biblical-story-of-sodom-180978734/
- BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. (2011). Bbc.co.uk. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/cultures/sodom_gomorrah_01.shtml
- Bressan, D. (2021, September 21). Study Suggests That A Tunguska Sized Explosion Destroyed A City 3,600 Years Ago. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2021/09/21/a-tunguska-sized-explosion-destroyed-a-city-3600-years-ago/?sh=a02c2028b207
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Learn about how we may have found dark energy; a prehistoric coelacanth return; and a trick for getting what you want.
A dark-matter hunting experiment may have just found dark energy by Briana Brownell
- Schultz, I. (2021, September 17). Dark Energy Could Be Responsible for Mysterious Experiment Signals, Researchers Say. Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/dark-energy-could-be-responsible-for-mysterious-experim-1847691132
- Rincon, P. (2020, June 17). Dark matter hunt yields unexplained signal. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53085260
The time a prehistoric fish came back from the dead by Cameron Duke
- Coelacanth. (2018, December 20). Smithsonian Ocean. https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/fish/coelacanth
- Coelacanths | National Geographic. (2015). Animals. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/coelacanths
- Smith, A. (2004, May 21). Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/may/21/guardianobituaries
These 4 Words Can Double Your Chances of Getting What You Want by Joanie Faletto originally released May 11, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/how-your-friendships-change-a-secret-airline-to-ar
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Learn about a heroic experiment that helps explain asthma getting worse at night; and the largest living thing on earth.
A heroic experiment has shed light on the centuries-old mystery of why asthma gets worse at night by Grant Currin
- Harrison, S. (2021, September 21). Why Does Asthma Get Worse at Night? Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/why-does-asthma-get-worse-at-night/
- Study explores why asthma worsens at night. (2021). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210906151456.htm
- Scheer, F. A. J. L., Hilton, M. F., Evoniuk, H. L., Shiels, S. A., Malhotra, A., Sugarbaker, R., Ayers, R. T., Israel, E., Massaro, A. F., & Shea, S. A. (2021). The endogenous circadian system worsens asthma at night independent of sleep and other daily behavioral or environmental cycles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(37), e2018486118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2018486118
The largest living thing on earth is not the blue whale by Cameron Duke
- Fishlake National Forest - Home. (2021). Usda.gov. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/fishlake/home/?cid=STELPRDB5393641
- Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer. (2017, May 6). Largest living organism the Armillaria ostoyae fungus. Business Insider; Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/largest-living-organism-the-armillaria-ostoyae-fungus-2017-5
- Marshall, M. (2018). Humongous fungus is older than Christianity and weighs 400 tonnes. New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2182291-humongous-fungus-is-older-than-christianity-and-weighs-400-tonnes/
- Prepelka, B. (2019). Sequoia Giants - General Sherman - California. Scenicusa.net. https://scenicusa.net/032906.html
- Schmitt, C. (n.d.). The Malheur National Forest Location of the World’s Largest Living Organism [The Humongous Fungus]. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev3_033146.pdf
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Learn about the smallest flying structure ever made; Myers-Briggs’ big problem; and why the biggest nuts end up on top.
Flying microstructure the size of a grain of sand is the smallest humans have ever made by Briana Brownell
- Neuman, S. (2021, September 23). Flying Microchips The Size Of A Sand Grain Could Be Used For Population Surveillance. NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/23/1040035430/flying-microchip-sand-grain-northwestern-winged
- Winged microchip is smallest-ever human-made flying structure. (2021). Northwestern.edu. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/september/microflier-winged-microchip-is-smallest-ever-human-made-flying-structure/
- Kim, B. H., Li, K., Kim, J.-T., Park, Y., Jang, H., Wang, X., Xie, Z., Won, S. M., Yoon, H.-J., Lee, G., Jang, W. J., Lee, K. H., Chung, T. S., Jung, Y. H., Heo, S. Y., Lee, Y., Kim, J., Cai, T., Kim, Y., & Prasopsukh, P. (2021). Three-dimensional electronic microfliers inspired by wind-dispersed seeds. Nature, 597(7877), 503–510. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03847-y
- Surveillance. (2019, June 27). PHCPI. https://improvingphc.org/improvement-strategies/adjustment-population-health-needs/surveillance
If You Swear By Your Myers-Briggs Type, We Have Bad News by Anna Todd
- The Myers & Briggs Foundation. (2021). Myersbriggs.org. https://www.myersbriggs.org/
- Pittenger, D. (n.d.). Measuring the MBTI... And Coming Up Short. https://jobtalk.indiana.edu/HRMWebsite/hrm/articles/develop/mbti.pdf
- Cunningham, L. (2012, December 14). Myers-Briggs: Does it pay to know your type? Washington Post; The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/myers-briggs-does-it-pay-to-know-your-type/2012/12/14/eaed51ae-3fcc-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_story.html
- Burnett, D. (2013, March 19). Nothing personal: The questionable Myers-Briggs test. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2013/mar/19/myers-briggs-test-unscientific
- Drake Baer. (2014, June 18). Myers-Briggs Personality Test Is Misleading. Business Insider; Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/myers-briggs-personality-test-is-misleading-2014-6
The Brazil Nut Effect Is The Mysterious Reason Big Nuts End Up On Top by Ashley Hamer
- Ouellette, J. (2016, April 14). The Brazil Nut Effect Is More Complicated Than You Think. Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/the-brazil-nut-effect-is-more-complicated-than-you-thin-1770850855
- Ouellette, J. (2021, April 19). Cracking the case: New study sheds more light on the “Brazil nut effect.” Ars Technica; Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04/cracking-the-case-new-study-sheds-more-light-on-the-brazil-nut-effect/
- Gajjar, P., Johnson, C. G., Carr, J., Chrispeels, K., Gray, J. M. N. T., & Withers, P. J. (2021). Size segregation of irregular granular materials captured by time-resolved 3D imaging. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87280-1
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Learn about how quickly certain people adjust to time changes; how you can help slow jungle loss; and why ice cubes grow spikes.
Early birds adjust to time changes faster than night owls by Grant Currin
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“Springing forward” affects early birds less than night owls, study finds. (2021, July 20). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/472466
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Nield, D. (2021). Your Genes Could Affect How Well Your Body Adjusts to Daylight Saving Changes. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/how-well-we-adjust-to-daylight-saving-time-can-depend-on-our-genetics
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Tyler, J., Fang, Y., Goldstein, C., Forger, D., Sen, S., & Burmeister, M. (2021). Genomic heterogeneity affects the response to Daylight Saving Time. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94459-z
More from archaeologist Patrick Roberts:
- Pick up "Jungle: How Tropical Forests Shaped the World — and Us": https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/patrick-roberts/jungle/9781541600096/
- Website: https://www.patrickjroberts.com/
- Follow @palaeotropics on Twitter: https://twitter.com/palaeotropics
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Sustainable Palm Oil Shopping Guide app: https://www.cmzoo.org/conservation/orangutans-palm-oil/sustainable-palm-oil-shopping-app/
- WWF Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard: http://palmoilscorecard.panda.org/
Spiky ice cubes by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Monica in Los Angeles)
- Occasionally the ice cubes in my freezer’s ice trays will develop a stalagmitelike shape without any obvious, unusual interference. Can you please explain what causes this? (2007, April 30). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-ice-spikes/
- Spikes on Ice Cubes. (2011). Utoronto.ca. https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~smorris/edl/icespikes/icespikes.html
- Monica’s ice spike picture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oHVKZkDqGF5ktgNxnIU7QceAKa9u6-e0/view?usp=sharing
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Learn about the link between music download trends and epidemics; and how losing jungles contributes to climate change.
Music download patterns found to resemble infectious disease epidemic curves by Cameron Duke
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Rosati, D., Woolhouse, M., Bolker, B., & Earn, D. (2021). Modelling song popularity as a contagious process | Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. Proceedings of the Royal Society A. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspa.2021.0457
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Smith, D., & Moore, L. (2020). The SIR Model for Spread of Disease - The Differential Equation Model | Mathematical Association of America. Maa.org. https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/loci/joma/the-sir-model-for-spread-of-disease-the-differential-equation-model
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Yirka, B. (2021, September 22). Music download patterns found to resemble infectious disease epidemic curves. Phys.org; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-09-music-download-patterns-resemble-infectious.html
More from archaeologist Patrick Roberts:
- Pick up "Jungle: How Tropical Forests Shaped the World — and Us": https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/patrick-roberts/jungle/9781541600096/
- Website: https://www.patrickjroberts.com/
- Follow @palaeotropics on Twitter: https://twitter.com/palaeotropics
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Sustainable Palm Oil Shopping Guide app: https://www.cmzoo.org/conservation/orangutans-palm-oil/sustainable-palm-oil-shopping-app/
- WWF Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard: http://palmoilscorecard.panda.org/
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Learn about saving something for an occasion that never comes; and how much you’ve changed in the past vs. the future. Plus: Cody and Ashley celebrate Curiosity Daily’s 1,000th episode!
Join Cody and Ashley for a special live stream celebrating Curiosity Daily’s 1,000th episode on Wednesday, November 3! Register for free here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/curiosity-dailys-1000th-episode-celebration-tickets-191163133077
"Specialness spirals" could explain why we save some items for a special occasion that never comes by Steffie Drucker
- Rifkin, J. (2021, September 22). Psychological “specialness spirals” can make ordinary items feel like treasures – and may explain how clutter accumulates. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/psychological-specialness-spirals-can-make-ordinary-items-feel-like-treasures-and-may-explain-how-clutter-accumulates-165863
- How Nonconsumption Can Turn Ordinary Items into Perceived Treasures | Journal of the Association for Consumer Research: Vol 6, No 3. (2021). Journal of the Association for Consumer Research. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/714363
You probably think you've changed more in the past than you will in the future, but, well… by Steffie Drucker
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We Think We’ve Changed More In The Past Than We Will Change In The Future — And Americans Seem Particularly Susceptible To This Illusion. (2021, September 21). Research Digest.
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Haas, B. W., & Omura, K. (2021). Cultural Differences in Susceptibility to the End of History Illusion. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 014616722110368. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672211036873
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Why You Won’t Be the Person You Expect to Be (Published 2013). (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/science/study-in-science-shows-end-of-history-illusion.html
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Bence Nanay. (2018). The “End of History” Illusion. Ted.com; TED Talks. https://www.ted.com/talks/bence_nanay_the_end_of_history_illusion
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Gilbert, D. (2012). The psychology of your future self. Ted.com; TED Talks. https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_the_psychology_of_your_future_self
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Learn about why mRNA vaccines are older than you think; and the scientific theories about why animals have white bellies.
mRNA vaccines are older than you think by Grant Currin
- Dolgin, E. (2021). The tangled history of mRNA vaccines. Nature, 597(7876), 318–324. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02483-w
- Lewis, T. (2021, September 15). An mRNA Pioneer Discusses How Her Work Led to the COVID Vaccines. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-mrna-pioneer-discusses-how-her-work-led-to-the-COVID-vaccines/
- Harvard University. (2021). How mRNA vaccines work . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbaCxIJ_VP4
Why do so many animals have white bellies? Here are the theories by Cameron Duke
- Exhibit Galleries Blog. (2016). Neaq.org. http://galleries.neaq.org/2014/09/countershading-camouflage.html
- Harris, J., & Olivier Penacchio. (2015, October 7). Sunscreen or camouflage? Why so many animals have dark backs and pale bellies. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/sunscreen-or-camouflage-why-so-many-animals-have-dark-backs-and-pale-bellies-48603
- Penacchio, O., Cuthill, I. C., Lovell, P. G., Ruxton, G. D., & Harris, J. M. (2015). Orientation to the sun by animals and its interaction with crypsis. Functional Ecology, 29(9), 1165–1177. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12481
- Penacchio, O., Lovell, P. G., Cuthill, I. C., Ruxton, G. D., & Harris, J. M. (2015). Three-Dimensional Camouflage: Exploiting Photons to Conceal Form. The American Naturalist, 186(4), 553–563. https://doi.org/10.1086/682570
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Learn about crowdsourced fact checking; why humans and monkeys choke under pressure; and a mantis shrimp punching robot.
Join Cody and Ashley for a special live stream celebrating Curiosity Daily’s 1,000th episode! Leave us a voicemail at 312-596-5208 or email a voice recording to curiosity@discovery.com and share your favorite fact you've learned from the podcast, and you may hear your message on the stream! Register for free here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/curiosity-dailys-1000th-episode-celebration-tickets-191163133077
Crowdsourced fact checking might actually work on social media by Steffie Drucker
- Study: Crowds can wise up to fake news. (2021, September). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/926824
- Allen, J., Arechar, A. A., Pennycook, G., & Rand, D. G. (2021). Scaling up fact-checking using the wisdom of crowds. Science Advances, 7(36). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abf4393
- Edelman, G. (2021, September 9). Can the Wisdom of Crowds Help Fix Social Media’s Trust Issue? Wired. Retrieved September 27, 2021, from https://www.wired.com/story/could-wisdom-of-crowds-help-fix-social-media-trust-problem
Monkeys choke under pressure just like humans do, which gives us a chance to better understand it by Grant Currin
- Levy, M. G. (2021, September 2). You’re Not Alone: Monkeys Choke Under Pressure Too. Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/youre-not-alone-monkeys-choke-under-pressure-too/
- Smoulder, A. L., Pavlovsky, N. P., Marino, P. J., Degenhart, A. D., McClain, N. T., Batista, A. P., & Chase, S. M. (2021). Monkeys exhibit a paradoxical decrease in performance in high-stakes scenarios. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(35), e2109643118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2109643118
Scientists just built a mantis shrimp punching robot for the US Army by Cameron Duke
- Mantis Shrimps. (2021). Qld.gov.au. https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Explore/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Crustaceans/Common+marine+crustaceans/Mantis+Shrimps#.U7ZwLPmSxMg
- Small, mighty robots mimic the powerful punch of mantis shrimp. (2021, September 9). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/927975
- Steinhardt, E., Hyun, N. P., Koh, J., Freeburn, G., Rosen, M. H., Temel, F. Z., Patek, S. N., & Wood, R. J. (2021). A physical model of mantis shrimp for exploring the dynamics of ultrafast systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(33), e2026833118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2026833118
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Learn about “carbon neutral” policies; a new twist on the legend of Merlin; and the giraffe’s bizarre circulatory system.
You’re invited to join Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer for a special live stream celebration to commemorate the release of Curiosity Daily’s 1,000th episode next week! Register for free here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/curiosity-dailys-1000th-episode-celebration-tickets-191163133077
What does it mean for a company to be carbon neutral? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Jeff in Saint Paul)
- Bernoville, T. (2021, June 8). What is the difference between carbon-neutral, net-zero and climate positive? - Plan A Academy. https://plana.earth/academy/what-is-difference-between-carbon-neutral-net-zero-climate-positive/
- Nguyen, T. (2020, March 5). Starbucks, Microsoft, JetBlue, and other companies want to be carbon-neutral. What does that mean? Vox; Vox. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/3/5/21155020/companies-carbon-neutral-climate-positive
- Umair Irfan. (2020, February 27). Carbon offsets, the popular climate change mitigation tactic, explained. Vox; Vox. https://www.vox.com/2020/2/27/20994118/carbon-offset-climate-change-net-zero-neutral-emissions
- Reuters Staff. (2020, January 6). JetBlue to become carbon neutral in 2020. U.S. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jetblue-environment/jetblue-to-become-carbon-neutral-in-2020-idUSKBN1Z5237
- Carbon Neutral vs. Net Zero: let’s get the terminology right! — ClimateSeed. (2015). Climateseed.com; ClimateSeed. https://climateseed.com/blog/carbon-neutral-vs-net-zero-let-s-get-the-terminology-right
We just found one of the earliest manuscript fragments of the Merlin legend, with a new take by Cameron Duke
- Bristol manuscript fragments of the famous Merlin legend among the oldest of their kind. (2021). Bristol.ac.uk. http://bristol.ac.uk/news/2021/september/bristol-merlin-update.html
- Schultz, I. (2021, September 3). Rare, Early Version of the King Arthur Legend Translated by Researchers. Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/rare-early-version-of-the-king-arthur-legend-translate-1847610935
- Durn, S. (2021, September 16). Found: An Early Merlin Tale, Hidden for Centuries. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-merlin-manuscript-discovered
- Smithsonian Magazine, & Gershon, L. (2021, September 17). Rediscovered Medieval Manuscript Offers New Twist on Arthurian Legend. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rediscovered-medieval-manuscript-offers-new-twist-on-arthurian-legend-180978705
More from zoologist Bill Schutt:
- Pick up "Pump: A Natural History of the Heart" https://www.workman.com/products/pump
- Website: https://billschutt.com/
- Follow @BillSchuttBooks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillSchuttBooks
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillSchutt1/
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Learn about the medical history of using leeches; potty training cows to help the environment; and the math behind eggs.
More from zoologist Bill Schutt:
- Pick up "Pump: A Natural History of the Heart" https://www.workman.com/products/pump
- Website: https://billschutt.com/
- Follow @BillSchuttBooks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillSchuttBooks
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillSchutt1/
Potty training cows can help the environment by Steffie Drucker
- BORENSTEIN, S. (2021, September 13). No bull: Scientists potty train cows to use “MooLoo.” ABC News; ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/bull-scientists-potty-train-cows-mooloo-79991165
- Dirksen, N., Langbein, J., Schrader, L., Puppe, B., Elliffe, D., Siebert, K., Röttgen, V., & Matthews, L. (2021). Learned control of urinary reflexes in cattle to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Current Biology, 31(17), R1033–R1034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.011
- Researchers are toilet-training cows to reduce ammonia emissions caused by their waste. (2021, September 13). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/927878
Scientists have uncovered the mathematical formula for the shape of an egg by Briana Brownell
- Research finally reveals ancient universal equation for the shape of an egg. (2021, August 31). News Centre - University of Kent. https://www.kent.ac.uk/news/science/29620/research-finally-reveals-ancient-universal-equation-for-the-shape-of-an-egg
- Narushin, V. G., Romanov, M. N., & Griffin, D. K. (2021). Egg and math: introducing a universal formula for egg shape. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14680
- Who Laid The First Egg? Scientists Move A Step Closer To Linking Embryos Of Earth’s First Animals To Adult Form. (2021). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/11/041104005307.htm
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Learn about misokinesia, an intense hatred of movements; why fear of blood makes you faint; and why your “ghost problem” might be caused by infrasound.
A third of people may have misokinesia, an intense hatred of certain movements like fidgeting by Steffie Drucker
- Do you hate seeing people fidget? New UBC research says you’re not alone. (2021, August 31). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/927047
- If You Can’t Stand People Fidgeting, You May Have Misokinesia. (2020, February 3). Vice.com. https://www.vice.com/en/article/epnwgm/if-you-cant-stand-people-fidgeting-you-may-hav e-misokinesia
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Dockrill, P. (2021). First In-Depth Study of “Misokinesia” Phenomenon Shows It May Affect 1 in 3 People. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/first-in-depth-study-of-misokinesia-phenomenon-shows-it may-affect-1-in-3-people
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Sumeet Jaswal, & Handy, T. (2021, September 7). If you’re annoyed by other people’s fidgeting or finger-tapping, you’re not alone: Misokinesia affects 1 in 3. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/if-youre-annoyed-by-other-peoples-fidgeting-or-finger-tappin g-youre-not-alone-misokinesia-affects-1-in-3-166950
- Misophonia episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-megalodon-was-so-huge-misophonia-in-the-brain-trivia/
Here’s Why Fear Of Blood Makes You Faint When Other Phobias Make Your Heart Race by Ashley Hamer
- Blood, sweat and fears - A common phobia’s odd pathophysiology - 2013 SPRING - Stanford Medicine Magazine - Stanford University School of Medicine. (2013). Stanford.edu. http://sm.stanford.edu/archive/stanmed/2013spring/article6.html
- Wani, A. L., Ara, A., & Bhat, S. A. (2014). Blood Injury and Injection Phobia: The Neglected One. Behavioural Neurology, 2014, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/471340
- Öst, L.-G., Fellenius, J., & Sterner, U. (1991). Applied tension, exposure in vivo, and tension-only in the treatment of blood phobia. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 29(6), 561–574. https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-7967(91)90006-o
Got a Ghost Problem? It Might Just Be Infrasound by Reuben Westmaas originally aired October 26, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/the-science-of-hauntings-sleep-deprivation-effects
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Learn about how people synchronize their heart rates when listening to a story; and vampire bats meeting up for meals.
You’re invited to join Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer for a special live stream celebration to commemorate the release of Curiosity Daily’s 1,000th episode next week! Register for free here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/curiosity-dailys-1000th-episode-celebration-tickets-191163133077
People synchronize their heart rates when listening to a story, even when they're in different places by Grant Currin
- When Choirs Sing, Many Hearts Beat As One. (2013, July 10). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/07/09/200390454/when-choirs-sing-many-hearts-beat-as-one
- UCL. (2017, November 17). Audience members’ hearts beat together at the theatre. UCL Psychology and Language Sciences. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/news/2017/nov/audience-members-hearts-beat-together-theatre
- Pérez, P., Madsen, J., Banellis, L., Türker, B., Raimondo, F., Perlbarg, V., Valente, M., Niérat, M.-C., Puybasset, L., Naccache, L., Similowski, T., Cruse, D., Parra, L. C., & Sitt, J. D. (2021). Conscious processing of narrative stimuli synchronizes heart rate between individuals. Cell Reports, 36(11), 109692. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109692
- Tibi Puiu. (2021, September 14). Our heart rates synchronize when closely listening to the same stories. ZME Science; ZME Science. https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/mind-and-brain/our-heart-rates-synchronize-when-closely-listening-to-the-same-stories/
- The Project Gutenberg E-text of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (slightly abridged), by Jules Verne. (2016). Gutenberg.org. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/164/164-h/164-h.htm
Vampire bats meet up with friends for lunch by Grant Currin
- Vampire bats may coordinate with “friends” over a bite to eat. (2021, September 23). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/928884
- Ripperger, S. P., & Carter, G. G. (2021). Social foraging in vampire bats is predicted by long-term cooperative relationships. PLOS Biology, 19(9), e3001366. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001366
- Spivack, E. (2021, September 28). Vampire bats rendezvous with their friends when dining out. Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/animals/vampire-bats-eat-together/
- Vampire bat adoption episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/vampire-bats-adopt-babies-too/
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Learn about how birds could help us predict natural disasters; fairy tales’ old origins; and how breaks and sprains heal.
Kivi Kuaka: how birds could be the key to an early warning system for natural disasters by Briana Brownell
- Hakai Magazine. (2021). Can Birds Help Us Avoid Natural Disasters? | Hakai Magazine. Hakai Magazine; Hakai Magazine. https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/can-birds-help-us-avoid-natural-disasters/
- The project - Kivi Kuaka. (2021, May 3). Kivi Kuaka. https://kivikuaka.fr/theproject/?lang=en
Your Favorite Fairy Tales Are Way Older Than You Think by Ashley Hamer
- Folk tales are older than you think - Durham University. (2021). Dur.ac.uk. https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/research/?itemno=27041
- Comparative phylogenetic analyses uncover the ancient roots of Indo-European folktales | Royal Society Open Science. (2016). Royal Society Open Science. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.150645
- No fairy tale: Origins of some famous stories go back thousands of years. (2016, January 20). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/no-fairy-tale-origins-some-famous-stories-go-back-thousands-years
- Keats, J. (2017). The Origins of an Ancient Fairy Tale. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-origins-of-an-ancient-fairy-tale
- Fairy Tales: September 2021 podcast playlist | Podcast Brunch Club. (2021, August 31). Podcast Brunch Club. https://podcastbrunchclub.com/fairytales/
Why do breaks heal faster than sprains? by Cameron Duke
- Clemence Lim. (2021, June 14). Better to break a bone than to tear a ligament or tendon? Ask your Physio. Core Concepts Physiotherapy; Core Concepts Pte Ltd. https://www.coreconcepts.com.sg/article/better-to-break-a-bone/
- Healing Expectations for Different Tissue Types - Symmetry Physical Therapy. (2017, July 25). Symmetry Physical Therapy. https://symmetryptaustin.com/healing-expectations-for-different-tissue-types/
- J Gordon Betts, Desaix, P., Johnson, E., Johnson, J. E., Korol, O., Kruse, D., Poe, B., Wise, J., Womble, M. D., Young, K. A., & College, O. (2013). Anatomy & physiology. Openstax College, Rice University.
- Ligament. (2020). Physiopedia. https://www.physio-pedia.com/Ligament
- ligament | Definition, Function, Types, & Facts | Britannica. (2021). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/ligament
- CORRECTION: In the original version of this episode, the words "osteoclasts" and "osteoblasts" were defined incorrectly; the current version of this episode reflects the correct meaning of each term.
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Learn about the Space for Art Foundation; how screen time helped kids in lockdown; and mold vs. cleaning product safety.
More from NASA astronaut Nicole Stott:
- Pick up "Back to Earth: What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet — and Our Mission to Protect It" https://www.sealpress.com/titles/nicole-stott/back-to-earth/9781541675049/
- Website: https://www.npsdiscovery.com/
- Follow @Astro_Nicole on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Astro_Nicole
- Space for Art Foundation: https://www.spaceforartfoundation.org/
"Screen time" can be a social lifesaver for teens in lockdown — as long as it's the right kind by Cameron Duke
- Anwar, Y. (2021, September 2). Teenagers aren’t as lonely in lockdown if interacting positively online. Berkeley News. https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/09/02/teenagers-arent-as-lonely-in-lockdown-if-interacting-positively-online/
- Magis‐Weinberg, L., Gys, C. L., Berger, E. L., Domoff, S. E., & Dahl, R. E. (2021). Positive and Negative Online Experiences and Loneliness in Peruvian Adolescents During the COVID‐19 Lockdown. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 31(3), 717–733. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12666
Which is worse, mold or cleaning products? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Molly)
- Basic Facts about Mold and Dampness. (2021). https://www.cdc.gov/mold/faqs.htm
- Weinhold, B. (2007). A Spreading Concern: Inhalational Health Effects of Mold. Environmental Health Perspectives, 115(6). https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.115-a300
- Cleaning Supplies and Household Chemicals. (2015). Lung.org; https://www.lung.org/clean-air/at-home/indoor-air-pollutants/cleaning-supplies-household-chem
- Alexander, R. (2018, February 22). How Your Housecleaning Products Can Be Bad for Your Lungs. Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-your-housecleaning-products-can-be-bad-for-your-lungs
- Dumas, O., Boggs, K. M., Quinot, C., Varraso, R., Zock, J., Henneberger, P. K., Speizer, F. E., Le Moual, N., & Camargo, C. A. (2019). Occupational exposure to disinfectants and asthma incidence in U.S. nurses: A prospective cohort study. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 63(1), 44–50. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23067
- Svanes, Ø., Bertelsen, R. J., Lygre, S. H. L., Carsin, A. E., Antó, J. M., Forsberg, B., García-García, J. M., Gullón, J. A., Heinrich, J., Holm, M., Kogevinas, M., Urrutia, I., Leynaert, B., Moratalla, J. M., Le Moual, N., Lytras, T., Norbäck, D., Nowak, D., Olivieri, M., & Pin, I. (2018). Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 197(9), 1157–1163. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201706-1311oc
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Learn what NASA astronaut Nicole Stott learned from her time in outer space. Plus: whistled languages around the world.
More from retired NASA astronaut Nicole Stott:
- Pick up "Back to Earth: What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet — and Our Mission to Protect It" https://www.sealpress.com/titles/nicole-stott/back-to-earth/9781541675049/
- Website: https://www.npsdiscovery.com/
- Follow @Astro_Nicole on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Astro_Nicole
- Space for Art Foundation: https://www.spaceforartfoundation.org/
At least 80 cultures have developed whistled versions of their languages for long-distance communication by Grant Currin
- Holmes, B. (2021, August). Speaking in whistles. Knowable Magazine | Annual Reviews. https://knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2021/whistled-languages
- Robson, D. (2017). The beautiful languages of the people who talk like birds. Bbc.com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170525-the-people-who-speak-in-whistles
- Environmental and Linguistic Typology of Whistled Languages. (2019). Annual Reviews. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-linguistics-011619-030444
- Sounds of Whistled Speech in “The Relevance of Human Whistled Languages for Dolphin Communication.” (2021). SoundCloud; SoundCloud. https://soundcloud.com/user-28976943/sets/meyer-and-diaz-2021-sounds-of-whistled-speech
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Learn about Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle’s amity; how to keep a jack-o’-lantern fresh; and declaring sovereignty.
The stories in this episode originally aired October 21, 2018 “Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini’s Friendship, How to Read Food Labels, Jack-O’-Lantern Maintenance, and Declaring Sovereignty” https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/arthur-conan-doyle-and-harry-houdini-s-friendship
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Learn about how animals are “shapeshifting” in response to a warming climate; and the story of Albert Einstein’s brain.
Animals are "shapeshifting" in response to a warming climate by Grant Currin
- Zeldovich, L. (2021, September 7). Animals Are Changing Shape to Cope With Rising Temperatures. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/animals-are-changing-shape-cope-rising-temperatures-180978595/
- Ryding, S., Klaassen, M., Tattersall, G. J., Gardner, J. L., & Symonds, M. R. E. (2021). Shape-shifting: changing animal morphologies as a response to climatic warming. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.07.006
The strange afterlife of Albert Einstein’s brain by Cameron Duke
- Blitz, M. (2015, April 17). How Einstein’s Brain Ended Up at the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-einsteins-brain-ended-mutter-museum-philadelphia-180954987/
- Hughes, V. (2014, April 21). The Tragic Story of How Einstein’s Brain Was Stolen and Wasn’t Even Special. Science; National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-tragic-story-of-how-einsteins-brain-was-stolen-and-wasnt-even-special
- Kremer, W. (2015, April 17). The strange afterlife of Einstein’s brain. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32354300
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Learn why more humans are growing an extra artery; emotional hangovers; and the drawbacks of energy-efficient LED streetlamps.
More humans are growing an extra artery, which shows we're still evolving by Cameron Duke
- Lucas, T., Kumaratilake, J., & Henneberg, M. (2020). Recently increased prevalence of the human median artery of the forearm: A microevolutionary change. Journal of Anatomy, 237(4), 623–631. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13224
- McRae, M. (2021). More And More Humans Are Growing an Extra Artery, Showing We’re Still Evolving. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/more-humans-are-growing-an-extra-artery-in-our-arms-because-we-re-still-evolving
Emotional Hangovers Are Real, And They're Not What You Think by Sam Suarez
- Waude, A. (2016, February 23). Emotion And Memory: How Do Your Emotions Affect Your Ability To Remember Information And Recall Past Memories? Psychologistworld.com; Psychologist World. https://www.psychologistworld.com/emotion/emotion-memory-psychology
- Mather, M., & Sutherland, M. (2012). The selective effects of emotional arousal on memory. Https://Www.apa.org. https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2012/02/emotional-arousal
- Tambini, A., Rimmele, U., Phelps, E. A., & Davachi, L. (2016). Emotional brain states carry over and enhance future memory formation. Nature Neuroscience, 20(2), 271–278. https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4468
- New York University. (2016, December 27). Is there such a thing as an emotional hangover? Researchers find that there is. PsyPost; PsyPost. https://www.psypost.org/2016/12/thing-emotional-hangover-researchers-find-46675
Energy-efficient LED streetlamps are bad news for insect populations by Cameron Duke
- Boyes, D. H., Evans, D. M., Fox, R., Parsons, M. S., & Pocock, M. J. O. (2021a). Street lighting has detrimental impacts on local insect populations. Science Advances, 7(35), eabi8322. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abi8322
- Portree, D. S. F. (2002, October). Flagstaff’s Battle for Dark Skies. The Griffith Observer. http://www2.lowell.edu/users/wes/GriffithObserver1crop.pdf
- Sharon, W. (2007). STUDYING THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF LIGHT POLLUTION ON WILDLIFE. StarLight: A Common Heritage. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sharon-Wise-3/publication/242297944_STUDYING_THE_ECOLOGICAL_IMPACTS_OF_LIGHT_POLLUTION_ON_WILDLIFE_AMPHIBIANS_AS_MODELS/links/00b7d53bd619157183000000/STUDYING-THE-ECOLOGICAL-IMPACTS-OF-LIGHT-POLLUTION-ON-WILDLIFE-AMPHIBIANS-AS-MODELS.pdf
- Light Pollution Effects on Wildlife and Ecosystems - International Dark-Sky Association. (2016, September 12). International Dark-Sky Association. https://www.darksky.org/light-pollution/wildlife/
- Main, D. (2019, February 14). Why insect populations are plummeting—and why it matters. Animals; National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/why-insect-populations-are-plummeting-and-why-it-matters?loggedin=true
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Learn how to avoid overfeeding your dog; whether wind affects sound; and how Suffrajitsu helped women win the right to vote.
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More from Rodney Habib and Dr. Karen Shaw Becker:
- Pick up "The Forever Dog: Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer": https://foreverdog.com/about/
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- Rodney Habib on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVR-WWoQ6J4kZNmPwdZkNQ/videos
Is sound affected by wind? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Oliver in Glen Ellyn, Illinois)
- Effect of Wind on Sound Transmission. (2018). Sciencing. https://sciencing.com/effect-wind-sound-transmission-23531.html
- softdb. (2019, May 14). The Effect of Wind and Temperature Gradients on Sound Waves | Soft dB. Soft DB. https://www.softdb.com/effect-of-wind-and-temperature-gradients-on-sound-waves/
- More from this author. (2020, April 22). How Does The Speed Of Wind Affect Sound Waves Travelling Through It? Science ABC. https://www.scienceabc.com/pure-sciences/does-the-speed-of-wind-affect-how-fast-sound-waves-travel-through-it.html
- Why Is It So Loud Today? Understanding How Weather Affects Traffic Noise Levels in Your Community. (2015). https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/doing-bus/eng-consultants/cnslt-rsrces/environment/trafficnoiseweather.pdf Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
British women like Edith Garrud and Emmeline Pankhurst won the right to vote in part by using martial arts by Steffie Drucker
- women’s suffrage | Definition, History, Causes, Effects, Leaders, & Facts | Britannica. (2021). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/woman-suffrage
- Ruz, C. (2015, October 5). “Suffrajitsu”: How the suffragettes fought back using martial arts. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34425615
- Keegan, H. (2018, February 6). Everything you need to know about the awesome art of Suffrajitsu. Stylist; The Stylist Group. https://www.stylist.co.uk/visible-women/suffragettes-votes-for-women-suffrajitsu-fighting-ju-jitsu/188142
- Tao Tao Holmes. (2015, November 3). The Suffragettes Who Learned Martial Arts to Fight for Votes. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/suffrajitsu
- Did You Know? Suffragist vs Suffragette (U.S. National Park Service). (2020). Nps.gov. https://www.nps.gov/articles/suffragistvssuffragette.htm
- How Mary Poppins Softened the Image of the Suffragette - JSTOR Daily. (2015, October 28). JSTOR Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/mary-poppins-softened-image-suffragette/
- Stevenson, A. (2018, December 11). Will the new Mary Poppins film acknowledge the suffragettes’ success? The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/will-the-new-mary-poppins-film-acknowledge-the-suffragettes-success-106771
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Learn how to protect your pets from the chemicals in your home; and why resilience is a process, not a fixed trait.
More from Rodney Habib and Dr. Karen Shaw Becker:
- Pick up "The Forever Dog: Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer": https://foreverdog.com/about/
- Dr. Karen Becker on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctor.karen.becker
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- Rodney Habib on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVR-WWoQ6J4kZNmPwdZkNQ/videos
Resilience is a process that fluctuates over time, not a fixed trait by Cameron Duke
- Flynn, P. J., Bliese, P. D., Korsgaard, M. A., & Cannon, C. (2021). Tracking the Process of Resilience: How Emotional Stability and Experience Influence Exhaustion and Commitment Trajectories. Group & Organization Management, 46(4), 692–736. https://doi.org/10.1177/10596011211027676
- Reynolds, E. (2021, August 23). Study Of Marching Band Shows That Resilience Is A Process, Not A Fixed Trait. Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/08/23/study-of-marching-band-shows-that-resilience-is-a-process-not-a-fixed-trait/
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Learn about a bacterial electric grid; traits females have evolved to avoid harassment; and why tea leaves sink.
There's a bacterial electric grid beneath our feet by Grant Currin
- Hidden bacterial hairs power nature’s “electric grid.” (2021, September). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/927031
- Gu, Y., Srikanth, V., Salazar-Morales, A. I., Jain, R., O’Brien, J. P., Yi, S. M., Soni, R. K., Samatey, F. A., Yalcin, S. E., & Malvankar, N. S. (2021). Structure of Geobacter pili reveals secretory rather than nanowire behaviour. Nature, 597(7876), 430–434. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03857-w
- Specktor, B. (2020, September 18). Scientists find “secret molecule” that allows bacteria to exhale electricity. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/electron-breathing-geobacter-microbes.html
- Basic Biology of Oral Microbes. (2015). Atlas of Oral Microbiology, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-802234-4.00001-x
Many females have evolved traits to avoid harassment by Cameron Duke
- Berlin, S. (2021, August 30). Female Octopuses Throw Debris at Unwanted Mates Who Pester Them, Study Shows. Newsweek; Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/female-octopuses-throw-debris-unwanted-mates-who-pester-them-study-shows-1624345
- Feldblum, Joseph T., Wroblewski, Emily E., Rudicell, Rebecca S., Hahn, Beatrice H., Paiva, T., Cetinkaya-Rundel, M., Pusey, Anne E., & Gilby, Ian C. (2014). Sexually Coercive Male Chimpanzees Sire More Offspring. Current Biology, 24(23), 2855–2860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.10.039
- Female hummingbirds avoid harassment by looking as flashy as males. (2021). Female hummingbirds avoid harassment by looking as flashy as males. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-08-female-hummingbirds-flashy-males.html
- Godfrey-Smith, P., Scheel, D., Chancellor, S., Linquist, S., & Lawrence, M. (2021). In the Line of Fire: Debris Throwing by Wild Octopuses. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.18.456805
- Hosken, D. J., Alonzo, S., & Wedell, N. (2016). Why aren’t signals of female quality more common? Exeter.ac.uk. https://doi.org/http://hdl.handle.net/10871/19606
- Male-like ornamentation in female hummingbirds results from social harassment rather than sexual selection. (2021). Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.043
- Power Play. (2018). National Wildlife Federation. https://www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2018/Oct-Nov/Animals/Animal-Aggression
- Wielgus, R. B., & Bunnell, F. L. (1994). Sexual Segregation and Female Grizzly Bear Avoidance of Males. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 58(3), 405. https://doi.org/10.2307/3809310
Why do tea leaves sink? by Ashley Hamer originally aired June 10, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/the-cutest-kind-of-puppy-rural-happiness-and-the-s
- James Norwood Pratt. (2010, August 16). The Ancient and Best Way to Brew Loose-Leaf Tea. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2010/08/the-ancient-and-best-way-to-brew-loose-leaf-tea/61479/
- Inglis-Arkell, E. (2014, May 6). Why Do Your Tea Leaves Move To The Middle Of The Cup? Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/why-do-your-tea-leaves-move-to-the-middle-of-the-cup-1572125743
- Ouellette, J. (2016). The Strange Physics of Tea Leaves Floating Upstream. Nautilus. https://nautil.us/blog/the-strange-physics-of-tea-leaves-floating-upstream
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Learn how quickly previously trained muscles bounce back after inactivity; and how a black hole made a star explode.
Previously trained muscles bounce back after inactivity by Grant Currin
- Seaborne, R. A., Strauss, J., Cocks, M., Shepherd, S., O’Brien, T. D., van Someren, K. A., Bell, P. G., Murgatroyd, C., Morton, J. P., Stewart, C. E., & Sharples, A. P. (2018). Human Skeletal Muscle Possesses an Epigenetic Memory of Hypertrophy. Scientific Reports, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20287-3
- Prior training can accelerate muscle growth even after extended idleness. (2021, August 18). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/925769
- Wen, Y., Dungan, C. M., Mobley, C. B., Valentino, T., von Walden, F., & Murach, K. A. (2021). Nucleus Type-Specific DNA Methylomics Reveals Epigenetic “Memory” of Prior Adaptation in Skeletal Muscle. Function, 2(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/function/zqab038
- Episode about previous research: https://www.curiositydaily.com/individuals-really-can-slow-climate-change-muscle-memory-is-real-and-penguin-waddles/
A black hole collided with a star and made it explode in a merger-triggered supernova by Briana Brownell
- Dong, D. Z., Hallinan, G., Nakar, E., Ho, A. Y. Q., Hughes, A. K., Hotokezaka, K., Myers, S. T., De, K., Mooley, K. P., Ravi, V., Horesh, A., Kasliwal, M. M., & Kulkarni, S. R. (2021). A transient radio source consistent with a merger-triggered core collapse supernova. Science, 373(6559), 1125–1129. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg6037
- Stellar collision triggers supernova explosion. (2021, September 2). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/927166
- A Black Hole Triggers a Premature Supernova – First Observation of a Brand-New Kind of Supernova. (2021, September 5). A Black Hole Triggers a Premature Supernova – First Observation of a Brand-New Kind of Supernova. SciTechDaily. https://scitechdaily.com/a-black-hole-triggers-a-premature-supernova-first-observation-of-a-brand-new-kind-of-supernova/
- Plait, P. (2021, September 6). So, a star may have eaten a black hole and exploded. SYFY WIRE; SYFY WIRE. https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/so-a-star-may-have-eaten-a-black-hole-and-exploded
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Learn about why high school starts too early; why daydreaming might be a good sign; and finding life on Hycean planets.
High school starts too early in all but 3 US states — but things are changing by Steffie Drucker
- Roy, S. (2014, August 26). AAP Recommends Delaying School Start Times to Combat Teen Sleep... Sleep Review. https://www.sleepreviewmag.com/sleep-health/demographics/age/aap-recommends-delaying-school-start-times-combat-teen-sleep-deprivation/
- CDC. (2020, May 29). Schools Start Too Early. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/features/schools-start-too-early.html
- National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS). (2017). Ed.gov; National Center for Education Statistics. https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps/tables/ntps1718_table_05_s1s.asp
- Jacobs, F. (2021, August 27). Here’s how early school begins – and why it is bad for students. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/heres-how-early-school-begins-and-why-it-is-bad-for-students
- Sleep for Teenagers | Sleep Foundation. (2009, April 17). Sleep Foundation. https://www.sleepfoundation.org/teens-and-sleep
Daydreaming Might Be a Sign of an Efficient Brain by Reuben Westmaas
- Daydreaming is Good. It Means You’re Smart | News Center. (2017). Gatech.edu. https://www.news.gatech.edu/news/2017/10/24/daydreaming-good-it-means-youre-smart
- Godwin, C. A., Hunter, M. A., Bezdek, M. A., Lieberman, G., Elkin-Frankston, S., Romero, V. L., Witkiewitz, K., Clark, V. P., & Schumacher, E. H. (2017). Functional connectivity within and between intrinsic brain networks correlates with trait mind wandering. Neuropsychologia, 103, 140–153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.07.006
- A wandering mind reveals mental processes and priorities. (2012). Wisc.edu. https://news.wisc.edu/a-wandering-mind-reveals-mental-processes-and-priorities/
- Levinson, D. B., Smallwood, J., & Davidson, R. J. (2012). The Persistence of Thought. Psychological Science, 23(4), 375–380. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797611431465
Forget Earth-like planets — it's time to look for alien life on Hycean planets by Briana Brownell
- New class of habitable exoplanets are “a big step forward” in the search for life. (2021, August 26). University of Cambridge. https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-class-of-habitable-exoplanets-are-a-big-step-forward-in-the-search-for-life
- Madhusudhan, N., Piette, A. A. A., & Constantinou, S. (2021). Habitability and Biosignatures of Hycean Worlds. The Astrophysical Journal, 918(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abfd9c
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Learn about simple solutions for resolving human-wildlife conflict; and how exposure to sunlight can increase romance. Plus: Trivia!
More from “America’s funniest science writer” Mary Roach:
- Pick up "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law" at your local bookstore to learn more about the weird world of human-wildlife conflict: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781324001935
- Mary Roach’s official website: https://maryroach.net/
- Follow @mary_roach on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mary_roach
Exposure to sunlight releases sexy hormones, leading to more romantic passion by Grant Currin
- Exposure to sunlight enhances romantic passion in humans. (2021, August 25). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/926348
- Parikh, R., Sorek, E., Parikh, S., Michael, K., Bikovski, L., Tshori, S., Shefer, G., Mingelgreen, S., Zornitzki, T., Knobler, H., Chodick, G., Mardamshina, M., Boonman, A., Kronfeld-Schor, N., Bar-Joseph, H., Ben-Yosef, D., Amir, H., Pavlovsky, M., Matz, H., & Ben-Dov, T. (2021). Skin exposure to UVB light induces a skin-brain-gonad axis and sexual behavior. Cell Reports, 36(8), 109579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109579
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia game:
- One purchase leads to more: https://www.curiositydaily.com/diderot-effect-animated-cave-art-running-benefits-your-knees/
- Cells kill bacteria: https://www.curiositydaily.com/mapping-the-ocean-soap-making-cells-crows-comprehend-zero/
- Mountains on neutron stars: https://www.curiositydaily.com/backward-letters-dogs-detect-lies-neutron-star-mountains/
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Learn about the science of human-wildlife conflicts; and what you risk by believing that leisure is a waste of time.
More from “America’s funniest science writer” Mary Roach:
- Pick up "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781324001935
- Mary Roach’s official website: https://maryroach.net/
- Follow @mary_roach on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mary_roach
Believing leisure is a waste of time makes you less happy by Steffie Drucker
- Believing leisure is wasteful reduces happiness. (2021, August 24). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/926261
- Selin Malkoc. (2021, August 25). I studied people who think leisure is a waste of time – here’s what I found. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/i-studied-people-who-think-leisure-is-a-waste-of-time-heres-what-i-found-165929
- Tonietto, G. N., Malkoc, S. A., Reczek, R. W., & Norton, M. I. (2021). Viewing leisure as wasteful undermines enjoyment. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 97, 104198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2021.104198
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Learn about how our metabolism changes; waking up on the wrong side of the bed; and painkillers as radiation dosimeters.
The metabolism changes much more gradually as we get older than we thought by Grant Currin
- Metabolism changes with age, just not when you might think. (2021, August 12). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/925132
- Pontzer, H., et. al. (2021). Daily energy expenditure through the human life course. Science, 373(6556), 808–812. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abe5017
- Mazhukhina, K. (2021). When does metabolism start to drop? It’s much later than you might think, study shows. The Sacramento Bee; The Sacramento Bee. https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article253549369.html
Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed Is Totally Real by Reuben Westmaas originally aired July 23, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/nasa-s-sun-probe-waking-up-on-the-wrong-side-of-th
If you're exposed to radiation, pop some painkillers into your pocket by Briana Brownell
- Remember: A personal dosimeter is waiting in your first aid kit! (2021, August 12). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/925145
- Mrozik, A., & Bilski, P. (2021). Popular Medicines as Radiation Sensors. IEEE Sensors Journal, 21(15), 16637–16643. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2021.3082285
- Radiation sickness - Symptoms and causes. (2020). Mayo Clinic; https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/radiation-sickness/symptoms-causes/syc-20377058
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Learn about stem cell “mini brains” that grew eyes and how the FDA prevented an epidemic of birth defects in the 1960s.
Scientists grew stem cell 'mini brains' that developed mini-eyes on their own by Cameron Duke
- Gabriel, E., Albanna, W., Pasquini, G., Ramani, A., Josipovic, N., Mariappan, A., Schinzel, F., Karch, C. M., Bao, G., Gottardo, M., Suren, A. A., Hescheler, J., Nagel-Wolfrum, K., Persico, V., Rizzoli, S. O., Altmüller, J., Riparbelli, M. G., Callaini, G., Goureau, O., & Papantonis, A. (2021). Human brain organoids assemble functionally integrated bilateral optic vesicles. Cell Stem Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2021.07.010
- Starr, M. (2021). Scientists Grew Stem Cell “Mini Brains”. Then, The Brains Sort-of Developed Eyes. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-used-stem-cells-to-make-mini-brains-they-grew-rudimentary-eyes
The FDA never approved thalidomide, and that saved American babies by Briana Brownell
- James, A. J. (2021, August 17). How a “stubborn” Canadian saved thousands of American babies from birth defects. Nationalpost; National Post. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/how-a-stubborn-canadian-saved-thousands-of-american-babies-from-birth-defects
- Phillips, S. (2020, March 9). How a courageous physician-scientist saved the U.S. from a birth-defects catastrophe. Uchicagomedicine.org; UChicago Medicine. https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/biological-sciences-articles/courageous-physician-scientist-saved-the-us-from-a-birth-defects-catastrophe
- Office of the Commissioner. (2019). Frances O. Kelsey. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-history-exhibits/frances-oldham-kelsey-medical-reviewer-famous-averting-public-health-tragedy
- McNeill, L. (2017, May 8). The Woman Who Stood Between America and a Generation of “Thalidomide Babies.” Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/woman-who-stood-between-america-and-epidemic-birth-defects-180963165/
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Learn about what online trolls are like in real life; an auditory illusion rattlesnakes use to trick humans; and blazars.
Online trolling might be due to personality rather than the anonymity of the internet by Steffie Drucker
- New research: The internet does not turn people into trolls – it just makes real-life trolls more visible. (2021, August 26). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/926582
- BOR, A., & PETERSEN, M. B. (2021). The Psychology of Online Political Hostility: A Comprehensive, Cross-National Test of the Mismatch Hypothesis. American Political Science Review, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003055421000885
Rattlesnake rattles use auditory illusion to trick human brains by Cameron Duke
- Forsthofer, M., Schutte, M., Luksch, H., Kohl, T., Wiegrebe, L., & Chagnaud, B. P. (2021). Frequency modulation of rattlesnake acoustic display affects acoustic distance perception in humans. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.018
- Turner, B. (2021, August 19). Rattlesnake rattles use auditory illusion to trick human brains. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/rattlesnakes-trick-brains-auditory-illusion.html
Introducing The Universe’s Most Epic Object: The Blazar by Ashley Hamer
- Atkinson, Nancy. (2009, March 19). Astronomers Observe Bizarre Blazar with Battery of Telescopes. Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/27518/astronomers-observe-bizarre-blazar-with-battery-of-telescopes/
- Carlson, E. K. (2018, July 12). Blazars explained. Astronomy.com. https://astronomy.com/news/2018/07/what-is-a-blazar
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Learn about how brushing your teeth can slow aging; how blowholes start as noses; and how humans manipulate the weather.
Additional resources from Andrew Steele:
- Pick up "Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385544924
- Website: https://andrewsteele.co.uk/
- Follow @statto on Twitter https://twitter.com/statto
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrAndrewSteele
Whales and dolphins in the womb start with nostrils on the tip of their noses by Grant Currin
- Urton, J. (2021). Now how did that get up there? New study sheds light on development and evolution of dolphin, whale blowholes. UW News. https://www.washington.edu/news/2021/08/05/dolphin-whale-blowholes/
- Roston, R. A., & Roth, V. L. (2021). Different transformations underlie blowhole and nasal passage development in a toothed whale (Odontoceti: Stenella attenuata ) and a baleen whale (Mysticeti: Balaenoptera physalus ). Journal of Anatomy. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13492
How weather manipulation works by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Joseph in Peoria, Illinois)
- Is weather control a dream or nightmare? (2017, October 19). Science News for Students. https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/weather-control-dream-or-nightmare
- Eoin O'Carroll, & Paulson, A. (2018, October 15). Unintended consequences: Climate-hacking poses big ethical questions. The Christian Science Monitor; The Christian Science Monitor. https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2018/1015/Unintended-consequences-Climate-hacking-poses-big-ethical-questions
- Our Mission Modification ? (2013). Noaa.gov. https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hrd_sub/modification.html
- Cool Science: How Kurt Vonnegut’s Brother Tried To Break Up Hurricanes | GE News. (2020). Ge.com. https://www.ge.com/news/reports/cool-science-vonnegut-ge-research
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Learn about how research into senescent cells and senolytic drugs could change aging. Plus: the Milky Way’s broken arm.
Additional resources from Andrew Steele:
- Pick up "Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385544924
- Website: https://andrewsteele.co.uk/
- Follow @statto on Twitter https://twitter.com/statto
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrAndrewSteele
The Milky Way has a 3,000-light-year-long "break" in its arm, and we don’t know why by Briana Brownell
- Specktor, B. (2021, August 19). Milky Way has a 3,000-light-year-long splinter in its arm, and astronomers don’t know why. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/milky-way-sagittarius-arm-break
- Astronomers Find a “Break” in One of the Milky Way’s Spiral Arms. (2018). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/astronomers-find-a-break-in-one-of-the-milky-way-s-spiral-arms
- The Milky Way Galaxy | NASA Solar System Exploration. (2017). NASA Solar System Exploration. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/285/the-milky-way-galaxy/
- Kuhn, M. A., Benjamin, R. A., Zucker, C., Krone-Martins, A., de Souza, R. S., Castro-Ginard, A., Ishida, E. E. O., Povich, M. S., & Hillenbrand, L. A. (2021). A high pitch angle structure in the Sagittarius Arm. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 651, L10. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141198
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Learn about why it’s hard to save money for our future; how Babylonians knew the Pythagorean theorem; and situs inversus.
It's hard to save money because we see our future selves as strangers by Steffie Drucker
- Johnson, S. (2021, August 10). Brain hacks for saving money. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/how-to-save-money
- Qin, P., & Northoff, G. (2011). How is our self related to midline regions and the default-mode network? NeuroImage, 57(3), 1221–1233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.05.028
Did the ancient Babylonians discover the Pythagorean theorem before Pythagoras did? by Briana Brownell
- Calabretto, S. (2021, August 13). A new angle on ancient trigonometry. Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/mathematics/babylonian-tablet-trigonometry-pythagorean-triplets/
- Plimpton 322. (2021). Math.ubc.ca. https://personal.math.ubc.ca/~cass/courses/m446-03/pl322/pl322.html
- Mansfield, D. F., & Wildberger, N. J. (2017). Plimpton 322 is Babylonian exact sexagesimal trigonometry. Historia Mathematica, 44(4), 395–419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2017.08.001
- Mansfield, D. F. (2021). Plimpton 322: A Study of Rectangles. Foundations of Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-021-09806-0
- Pythagorean theorem | Definition & History | Britannica. (2021). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/Pythagorean-theorem
Some People Are Born With Their Organs Reversed by Reuben Westmaas originally aired June 1, 2018 https://omnystudio.com/p/curiosity-daily/clips/b453641c-9bf5-427e-acbd-ab530157338a
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Learn about the “second brain” in your gut; what makes Jupiter’s atmosphere so hot; and why placebo buttons are useful.
The 'second brain' in your gut might have evolved before the brain in your head by Cameron Duke
- Nield, D. (2021). The “Second Brain” in Your Gut Might Have Evolved Before The Brain in Your Head. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/we-have-a-brain-like-system-in-our-guts-and-it-may-have-evolved-before-brains-did?utm_source=pocket_mylist
- Rao, M., & Gershon, M. D. (2016). The bowel and beyond: the enteric nervous system in neurological disorders. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 13(9), 517–528. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2016.107
- Spencer, N. J., Travis, L., Wiklendt, L., Costa, M., Hibberd, T. J., Brookes, S. J., Dinning, P., Hu, H., Wattchow, D. A., & Sorensen, J. (2021). Long range synchronization within the enteric nervous system underlies propulsion along the large intestine in mice. Communications Biology, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02485-4
- Hadhazy, A. (2010, February 12). Think Twice: How the Gut’s “Second Brain” Influences Mood and Well-Being. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gut-second-brain/
Researchers have solved the decades-old mystery of Jupiter's hot atmosphere by Briana Brownell
- Hendricks, S. (2021, August 10). Solved: A 50-year mystery about Jupiter. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/jupiter-heat-aurora
- Berman, R. (2021, July 14). Every 27 minutes, there’s an X-ray aurora on Jupiter. Here’s why. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/jupiter-aurora
- Space scientists reveal secret behind Jupiter’s “energy crisis.” (2021, August 4). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-08-space-scientists-reveal-secret-jupiter.html
- O’Donoghue, J., Moore, L., Bhakyapaibul, T., Melin, H., Stallard, T., Connerney, J. E. P., & Tao, C. (2021). Global upper-atmospheric heating on Jupiter by the polar aurorae. Nature, 596(7870), 54–57. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03706-w
- Yao, Z., Dunn, W. R., Woodfield, E. E., Clark, G., Mauk, B. H., Ebert, R. W., Grodent, D., Bonfond, B., Pan, D., Rae, I. J., Ni, B., Guo, R., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Wibisono, A. D., Rodriguez, P., Kotsiaros, S., Ness, J.-U., Allegrini, F., Kurth, W. S., & Gladstone, G. R. (2021). Revealing the source of Jupiter’s x-ray auroral flares. Science Advances, 7(28), eabf0851. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abf0851
Placebo buttons give us the illusion of control that we crave by Cameron Duke
- Baraniuk, C. (2015). Press me! The buttons that lie to you. Bbc.com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150415-the-buttons-that-do-nothing
- Jenkins, H. M., & Ward, W. C. (1965). Judgment of contingency between responses and outcomes. Psychological Monographs: General and Applied, 79(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0093874
- Langer, E. J. (1975). The illusion of control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 32(2), 311–328. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.32.2.311
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Learn about the dark side of likes and shares; how cuttlefish memory stays sharp in old age; and bouba and kiki shapes.
Likes and shares push people to express "moral outrage" by Steffie Drucker
- Brady, W. J., McLoughlin, K., Doan, T. N., & Crockett, M. J. (2021). How social learning amplifies moral outrage expression in online social networks. Science Advances, 7(33), eabe5641. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe5641
- “Likes” and “shares” teach people to express more outrage online. (2021, August 13). YaleNews. https://news.yale.edu/2021/08/13/likes-and-shares-teach-people-express-more-outrage-online
- Diaz, J. (2021, May 6). Want To Send A Mean Tweet? Twitter’s New Feature Wants You To Think Again. NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2021/05/06/994138707/want-to-send-a-mean-tweet-twitters-new-feature-wants-you-to-think-again
- Mosseri, A. (2019). Instagram’s Commitment to Lead Fight Against Online Bullying | Instagram Blog. Instagram.com; Instagram. https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/instagrams-commitment-to-lead-fight-against-online-bullying
Cuttlefish memory stays sharp in old age, making them the first animal with this trait by Cameron Duke
- Cuttlefish retain sharp memory of specific events in old age, unlike humans, study finds. (2021, August 17). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/925467
- Schnell, A. K., Clayton, N. S., Hanlon, R. T., & Jozet-Alves, C. (2021). Episodic-like memory is preserved with age in cuttlefish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1957), 20211052. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1052
You Probably Know Which Shape Is A Bouba And Kiki by Joanie Faletto
- Etchells, P. (2016, October 17). The bouba/kiki effect: how do we link shapes to sounds? The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2016/oct/17/the-boubakiki-effect-how-do-we-link-shapes-to-sounds
- Do Sounds Have Shapes? (2015). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-apes/201505/do-sounds-have-shapes
- Huang, H. (2019, June 28). What’s the Neuroscience Behind the Bouba/Kiki Effect? NBB in Paris. https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/nbbparis/2019/06/28/whats-the-neuroscience-behind-the-bouba-kiki-effect/
- Ramachandran, V. S., & Hubbard, E. M. (2018). Synaesthesia -- A window into perception, thought and language. http://cbc.ucsd.edu/pdf/Synaesthesia%20-%20JCS.pdf
- Maurer, D., Pathman, T., & Mondloch, C. J. (2006). The shape of boubas: sound-shape correspondences in toddlers and adults. Developmental Science, 9(3), 316–322. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2006.00495.x
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Learn about the harmful effects of the “mass hysteria” label; why you say “like”; and the link between beauty and moral worth.
Additional resources from neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan and further reading about the 2011 "mass hysteria" at LeRoy Junior-Senior High School:
- Pick up "The Sleeping Beauties And Other Stories of Mystery Illness" here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606597/the-sleeping-beauties-by-suzanne-osullivan/
- NHS page: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-consultant/dr-suzanne-osullivan
- Follow @Suz_OSullivan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Suz_OSullivan
- Neale Gulley. (2012, June 23). School’s end clears up New York students’ mystery twitching. U.S. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-students-twitcnew-york-h/schools-end-clears-up-new-york-students-mystery-twitching-idUSBRE85M0DF20120623
Verbal tics and filler words by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Kitty in San Francisco)
- So, Um, How Do You, Like, Stop Using Filler Words? (Published 2017). (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/us/verbal-ticks-like-um.html
- Enfield, N. (2018, January 9). A linguist explains why it’s okay to say “um” and “uh.” Quartz; Quartz. https://qz.com/work/1175505/a-linguist-explains-why-its-okay-to-say-um-and-uh/
- Liberman, M. (2014). Language Log» More on UM and UH. Upenn.edu. https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=13713
- Dr. Jena Barchas-Lichtenstein. (2017, March). A linguistic anthropologist explains why Christopher Mele’s New York Times article on filler words is wrong and banning phrases like “like” and “um” could be sexist. Quartz; Quartz. https://qz.com/921004/lets-stop-demonizing-filler-words/
We see beautiful things as having more moral worth by Cameron Duke
- Moral standing | ethics | Britannica. (2021). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/moral-standing
- Klebl, C., Luo, Y., & Bastian, B. (2021). Beyond Aesthetic Judgment: Beauty Increases Moral Standing Through Perceptions of Purity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 014616722110236. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672211023648
- Williams, P. H., Burgess, N. D., & Rahbek, C. (2000). Flagship species, ecological complementarity and conserving the diversity of mammals and birds in sub-Saharan Africa. Animal Conservation, 3(3), 249–260. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2000.tb00110.x
- Young, E. (2021, August 11). Here’s Why We Believe That Beautiful Animals Are More Deserving Of Our Protection. Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/08/11/heres-why-we-believe-that-beautiful-animals-are-more-deserving-of-our-protection/
- Episode about funny memes to protect ugly species: https://www.curiositydaily.com/rub-some-dirt-on-it-to-heal-wounds-funny-memes-can-save-endangered-species-and-space-changes-the-shape-of-astronauts-hearts/
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Neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan demystifies psychosomatic illnesses. Then, learn how scientists saw behind a black hole.
Additional resources from neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan
- Pick up "The Sleeping Beauties And Other Stories of Mystery Illness" here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606597/the-sleeping-beauties-by-suzanne-osullivan/
- NHS page: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-consultant/dr-suzanne-osullivan
- Follow @Suz_OSullivan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Suz_OSullivan
Scientists saw behind a black hole for the first time by Briana Brownell
- Wilkins, D. R., Gallo, L. C., Costantini, E., Brandt, W. N., & Blandford, R. D. (2021). Light bending and X-ray echoes from behind a supermassive black hole. Nature, 595(7869), 657–660. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03667-0
- XMM-Newton sees light echo from behind a black hole. (2021). Esa.int. https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/07/XMM-Newton_sees_light_echo_from_behind_a_black_hole
- Sophie, S. (2021, August 3). Astronomers spot light from behind a black hole for the first time — proving Einstein right, again. Cbsnews.com. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supermassive-black-hole-light-behind-einstein/
- Patel, N. V. (2021, July 28). Astronomers have spotted x-rays from behind a supermassive black hole. MIT Technology Review; MIT Technology Review. https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/07/28/1030233/x-rays-behind-supermassive-black-hole/
- Shah, S. (2021). Scientists spot light behind a black hole for the first time | Engadget. Engadget; Engadget. https://www.engadget.com/black-hole-light-behind-092317917.html
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Learn about time crystals; why researchers freeze-dried sperm on a postcard; and batching tasks instead of multitasking.
Two research teams say they've created time crystals by Briana Brownell
- Eternal Change for No Energy: A Time Crystal Finally Made Real | Quanta Magazine. (2021, July 30). Quanta Magazine. https://www.quantamagazine.org/first-time-crystal-built-using-googles-quantum-computer-20210730/
- Mi, X., Ippoliti, M., Quintana, C., Greene, A., Chen, Z., Gross, J., Arute, F., Arya, K., Atalaya, J., Babbush, R., Bardin, J. C., Basso, J., Bengtsson, A., Bilmes, A., Bourassa, A., Brill, L., Broughton, M., Buckley, B. B., Buell, D. A., & Burkett, B. (2021). Observation of Time-Crystalline Eigenstate Order on a Quantum Processor. ArXiv.org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.13571
- Randall, J., E, B. C., van, Galicia, A., H, A. M., Markham, M., J, T. D., Machado, F., Y, Y. N., & H, T. T. (2021). Observation of a many-body-localized discrete time crystal with a programmable spin-based quantum simulator. ArXiv.org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.00736
Freeze-dried mouse sperm survives a trip on the surface of a postcard by Cameron Duke
- Heidt, A. (2021, August 5). Freeze-Dried Mouse Sperm Sent by Postcard Produces Baby Mice. The Scientist Magazine®; The Scientist Magazine. https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/freeze-dried-mouse-sperm-sent-by-postcard-produces-baby-mice-69062
- Ito, D., Wakayama, S., Emura, R., Ooga, M., & Wakayama, T. (2021). Mailing viable mouse freeze-dried spermatozoa on postcards. IScience, 102815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102815
Multitasking Is Impossible, So Batch Tasks Instead by Ashley Hamer originally aired September 4, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/multitasking-is-impossible-how-a-flat-earth-would
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Learn about the mystery of how Tibetan monks seem to keep meditating after death; and a woolly mammoth that walked VERY far.
Thukdam Project scientists still stumped over how deceased Tibetan monks continue to meditate after death by Grant Currin
- Berman, R. (2021, August 5). The strange case of the dead-but-not-dead Tibetan monks. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/thukdam-study
- Burke, D. (2021, July 28). Inside the First-Ever Scientific Study of Post-Mortem Meditation. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/thukdam-project/
- Lott, D. T., Yeshi, T., Norchung, N., Dolma, S., Tsering, N., Jinpa, N., Woser, T., Dorjee, K., Desel, T., Fitch, D., Finley, A. J., Goldman, R., Bernal, A. M. O., Ragazzi, R., Aroor, K., Koger, J., Francis, A., Perlman, D. M., Wielgosz, J., & Bachhuber, D. R. W. (2021). No Detectable Electroencephalographic Activity After Clinical Declaration of Death Among Tibetan Buddhist Meditators in Apparent Tukdam, a Putative Postmortem Meditation State. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.599190
Researchers found a Pleistocene era woolly mammoth that walked far enough to circle the Earth…twice by Cameron Duke
- Koumoundouros, T. (2021). An Ancient Woolly Mammoth Trekked So Far, It Could Have Circled The Globe Twice. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-decipher-the-travel-diary-written-within-a-17-000-year-old-mammoth-s-tusk
- Wooller, M. J., Bataille, C., Druckenmiller, P., Erickson, G. M., Groves, P., Haubenstock, N., Howe, T., Irrgeher, J., Mann, D., Moon, K., Potter, B. A., Prohaska, T., Rasic, J., Reuther, J., Shapiro, B., Spaleta, K. J., & Willis, A. D. (2021). Lifetime mobility of an Arctic woolly mammoth. Science, 373(6556), 806–808. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg1134
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Learn about why you eat more when you’re tired; a legendary submerged Egyptian city; and a trick for keeping the peace.
Lack Of Sleep Really Does Make You Eat More by Ashley Hamer
- Sleep Munchies: Why It’s Harder To Resist Snacks When We’re Tired. (2016, March 2). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/02/468933610/sleep-munchies-why-its-harder-to-resist-snacks-when-were-tired
- Circadian Surprise: How Our Body Clocks Help Shape Our Waistlines. (2015, March 10). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/10/389596946/circadian-surprise-how-our-body-clocks-help-shape-our-waistlines
- Brief Communication: Sleep Curtailment in Healthy Young Men Is Associated with Decreased Leptin Levels, Elevated Ghrelin Levels, and Increased Hunger and Appetite | Annals of Internal Medicine. (2021). Annals of Internal Medicine. https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/abs/10.7326/0003-4819-141-11-200412070-00008
- Hanlon, E. C., Tasali, E., Leproult, R., Stuhr, K. L., Doncheck, E., de Wit, H., Hillard, C. J., & Van Cauter, E. (2016). Sleep Restriction Enhances the Daily Rhythm of Circulating Levels of Endocannabinoid 2-Arachidonoylglycerol. Sleep, 39(3), 653–664. https://doi.org/10.5665/sleep.5546
- Insufficient Sleep Undermines Dietary Efforts to Reduce Adiposity | Annals of Internal Medicine. (2021). Annals of Internal Medicine. https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/0003-4819-153-7-201010050-00006?url_ver=Z39.88-2003𝔯_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org𝔯_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&
We just found an ancient Greek military ship in the legendary SUBMERGED Egyptian city Thônis-Heracleion by Steffie Drucker
- Berman, R. (2021, July 28). Ancient Greek military ship found in legendary, submerged Egyptian city. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/thonis-heracleion
- Sharpe, E. (2016, May 16). British Museum dips its toes into world of underwater archaeology. Theartnewspaper.com; The Art Newspaper. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-museum-dips-its-toes-into-world-of-underwater-archaeology
- Reuters. (2021, August 10). Egypt finds ancient military vessel, Greek graves in sunken city. Reuters; Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/egypt-finds-ancient-military-vessel-greek-graves-sunken-city-2021-07-19/
- In Photos: The sunken city of Thônis-Heracleion in Alexandria reveals new archaeological treasures - Heritage. (2020). Ahram Online; Ahram Online. https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/9/417416/Heritage/In-Photos-The-sunken-city-of-Th%C3%83%C2%B4nisHeracleion-in-A.aspx
Writing about relationship conflicts from a third-person perspective can keep the peace by Steffie Drucker
- Expressive writing reduces relationship conflict and aggression during pandemic. (2021, August 10). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/924973
- Rodriguez, L. M., Stewart, S. H., & Neighbors, C. (2021). Effects of a brief web-based interpersonal conflict cognitive reappraisal expressive-writing intervention on changes in romantic conflict during COVID-19 quarantine. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000173
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Learn about how to avoid getting dragged down by “Sludge”; how hybrid fruit like plumcots are made; and pirate parlance.
Additional resources from Richard Thaler:
- Pick up "Nudge: The Final Edition" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143137009
- Faculty page: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/t/richard-h-thaler
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/r_thaler
- Nobel Prize page: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2017/thaler/facts/
How plumcots are made by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Carmelita in Newton, Massachusetts)
- Pollination and fertilisation. (2012). Science Learning Hub; Science Learning Hub. https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/77-pollination-and-fertilisation
- Siegel, E. (2015, July 12). Are Pluots GMOs? And Other Questions About Hybrid Stone Fruit. Bostonorganics.com; Boston Organics. http://blog.bostonorganics.com/are-pluots-gmos-and-other-questions-about-hybrid-stone-fruit
- Slate, S. (2010, January 22). The Secrets of Hybrid Fruit. The Daily Beast; The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-secrets-of-hybrid-fruit
- Harbarger, M. (2016, October 3). Here’s how your vegetables are made. Oregonlive. https://www.oregonlive.com/food/2016/10/heres_how_your_vegetables_are.html
- Pluots And Apriums: The Best Of Both Parents. (2009, July). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106098949
- Demystifying Pluots, Apriums and Other Stone Fruit Hybrids. (2019). ANR Blogs. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=30722
- Apricot pronunciation tweet: https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer/status/1432806938534989835
Difference between pirates, privateers, corsairs, buccaneers by Steffie Drucker
- Pirates, Privateers, Corsairs, Buccaneers: What’s the Difference? | Britannica. (2021). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/story/pirates-privateers-corsairs-buccaneers-whats-the-difference
- Whitenton, B. (2012, September 20). The Difference Between Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers Pt. 1. Mariners’ Blog. https://blog.marinersmuseum.org/2012/09/the-difference-between-pirates-privateers-and-buccaneers-pt-1/
- Whitenton, B. (2012, October 4). The Difference Between Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers Pt. 2. Mariners’ Blog. https://blog.marinersmuseum.org/2012/10/the-difference-between-pirates-privateers-and-buccaneers-pt-2/
- The Golden Age of Piracy. (2021). Rmg.co.uk. https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/golden-age-piracy
- International Talk Like a Pirate Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day
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Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler explains how “Nudge” has changed the world. Plus: squirrel-inspired robots!
Additional resources from Richard Thaler:
- Pick up "Nudge: The Final Edition" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143137009
- Faculty page: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/t/richard-h-thaler
- Follow @R_Thaler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/r_thaler
- Nobel Prize page: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2017/thaler/facts/
Scientists are studying parkour-ing squirrels to make better robots by Cameron Duke
- Hunt, N. H., Jinn, J., Jacobs, L. F., & Full, R. J. (2021). Acrobatic squirrels learn to leap and land on tree branches without falling. Science, 373(6555), 697–700. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abe5753
- Leaping squirrels! Parkour is one of their many feats of agility. (2021, August 5). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/923924
- Nicoletta Lanese. (2021, August 5). (VIDEO) Watch squirrels perform parkour-like stunts for peanuts. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/squirrels-doing-parkour-study.html
- Mark Rober video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGg
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Learn about non-human animals that say hello and goodbye; life on Snowball Earth; and how to learn skills twice as fast.
Apes use their own form of hello and goodbye, the first time we've seen that in non-human animals by Steffie Drucker
- Heesen, R., Bangerter, A., Zuberbühler, K., Iglesias, K., Neumann, C., Pajot, A., Perrenoud, L., Guéry, J.-P., Rossano, F., & Genty, E. (2021). Assessing joint commitment as a process in great apes. IScience, 102872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102872
- Like humans, apes communicate to start and end social interactions. (2021, August 11). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/924594
- Schultz, I. (2021, August 11). Bonobos Appear to Say “Hello” and “Goodbye” to Each Other. Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/bonobos-appear-to-say-hello-and-goodbye-to-each-other-1847464864
- Conor Feehly. (2021). Apes Have Been Observed Starting And Ending Interactions Just Like Humans Do. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/apes-observed-using-purposeful-signals-to-start-and-end-interactions
Life survived on "Snowball Earth" despite the ice; a new study says Earth's orbit explains why by Briana Brownell
- Changes in Earth’s orbit enabled the emergence of complex life. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/uos-cie070721.php
- Mitchell, R. N., Gernon, T. M., Cox, G. M., Nordsvan, A. R., Kirscher, U., Xuan, C., Liu, Y., Liu, X., & He, X. (2021). Orbital forcing of ice sheets during snowball Earth. Nature Communications, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24439-4
- Buis, NASA’s, A. (2021, February 24). Milankovitch (Orbital) Cycles and Their Role in Earth’s Climate. Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet. https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2948/milankovitch-orbital-cycles-and-their-role-in-earths-climate/
Scientists Found a Technique That Can Help You Learn Skills Twice as Fast by Joanie Faletto first aired April 26, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/freezer-burn-science-a-giant-flying-reptile-and-ho
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Learn how to tap into your “gut feeling,” which knows more than you think it does; and why Earth's core is growing lopsided.
You do have a "gut feeling" — and it knows more than you think by Cameron Duke
- Annie Murphy Paul. (2021, July 29). Interoception: how to improve your “gut feeling.” Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/interoception-how-to-improve-your-gut-feeling
- Armstrong, K. (2019). Interoception: How We Understand Our Body’s Inner Sensations. APS Observer, 32(8). https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/interoception-how-we-understand-our-bodys-inner-sensations
- Lewicki, P., Czyzewska, M., & Hoffman, H. (1987). Unconscious acquisition of complex procedural knowledge. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 13(4), 523–530. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.13.4.523
- Ceunen, E., Vlaeyen, J. W. S., & Van Diest, I. (2016). On the Origin of Interoception. Frontiers in Psychology, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00743
- Plans, D. (2019, February 5). We’ve Lost Touch with Our Bodies. Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/weve-lost-touch-with-our-bodies/
- Price, C. J., & Hooven, C. (2018). Interoceptive Awareness Skills for Emotion Regulation: Theory and Approach of Mindful Awareness in Body-Oriented Therapy (MABT). Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00798
- Craig, A. D. (2009). How do you feel — now? The anterior insula and human awareness. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 10(1), 59–70. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn2555
Earth's core is growing lopsided by Grant Currin
- Cottier, C. (2021). Earth’s Inner Core Is Growing Lopsided. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/earths-inner-core-is-growing-lopsided
- Frost, D. A., Lasbleis, M., Chandler, B., & Romanowicz, B. (2021). Dynamic history of the inner core constrained by seismic anisotropy. Nature Geoscience, 14(7), 531–535. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00761-w
- Is Earth’s core lopsided? Strange goings-on in our planet’s interior. (2021, June 3). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-06-earth-core-lopsided-strange-goings-on.html
- Ling, T. (2021, June 4). Scientists have measured how Earth’s core grows (and found something really strange). BBC Science Focus Magazine; BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/earth-core-asymmetric-growth/
- BONUS: Cohen, R. (2020, January 23). The Silurian Hypothesis. The Paris Review. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/01/23/the-silurian-hypothesis/
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Learn about why children write letters backward; how dogs know when you’re lying to them; and mountains on neutron stars.
Children write letters backward because they haven't unlearned the rules of reality by Steffie Drucker
- Sigman, M. (2017, August 8). The fascinating reason that children write letters backwards. Ideas.ted.com. https://ideas.ted.com/the-fascinating-reason-that-children-write-letters-backwards/
- Vox. (2020). Why kids write letters backward . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1iYSsFqVG4
- Why Do Young Children Write Letters Backward? (2016). Wonderopolis.org. https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/Why-Do-Young-Children-Write-Letters-Backward
Dogs know when you are lying to them by Cameron Duke
- Riddle, T. (2012, July 24). Liars: It Takes One to Know One. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/liars-it-takes-one-to-know-one/
- Lonardo, L., Völter, C. J., Lamm, C., & Huber, L. (2021). Dogs follow human misleading suggestions more often when the informant has a false belief. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1955), 20210906. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0906
- Yirka, B. (2021, July 27). Dogs can tell when people are lying to them, study finds. Phys.org; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-07-dogs-people-lying.html
The tallest mountains on neutron stars may be less than a millimeter high by Briana Brownell
- A bug’s life: millimetre-tall mountains on neutron stars. (2021). The Royal Astronomical Society. https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/research-highlights/bugs-life-millimetre-tall-mountains-neutron-stars
- https://www.facebook.com/spacecom. (2009, May 18). Neutron Star Crust Is Stronger than Steel. Space.com; Space. https://www.space.com/6682-neutron-star-crust-stronger-steel.html
- Baker, H. (2021, July 21). Neutron star “mountains” may be blocking our view of mysterious gravitational waves. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/millimeter-tall-neutron-star-mountains.html
- Gittins, F., Andersson, N., & Jones, D. I. (2020). Modelling neutron star mountains. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 500(4), 5570–5582. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3635
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Learn why phonics is the best way to teach kids to read; and how false science benefits from people who “trust science.” Plus: this month’s Curiosity Challenge trivia game!
Additional resources from Emily Oster:
- Pick up "The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early Years" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984881755?aff=penguinrandom
- Website: https://emilyoster.net/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfEmilyOster
"Trusting science" may make you more likely to share false science — but there's a fix by Grant Currin
- Misplaced trust: When trust in science fosters pseudoscience. (2021, July 26). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/923454
- O’Brien, T. C., Palmer, R., & Albarracin, D. (2021). Misplaced trust: When trust in science fosters belief in pseudoscience and the benefits of critical evaluation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 96, 104184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2021.104184
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia game:
- Kids don’t get humor: https://www.curiositydaily.com/kids-v-sarcasm-24000-year-old-worm-why-betelgeuse-dimmed/
- Glowing clouds: https://www.curiositydaily.com/cognitive-flexibility-arctic-dinosaurs-noctilucent-clouds/
- Guilty emotion: https://www.curiositydaily.com/anger-looks-guilty-quantum-microscope-good-news-about-cancer/
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Learn how parents can get smarter about making big decisions, with author Emily Oster; and electron-capture supernovas.
Additional resources from Emily Oster:
- Pick up "The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early Years" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984881755?aff=penguinrandom
- Website: https://emilyoster.net/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfEmilyOster
Observation of a new type of supernova sheds light on a famous supernova from 1054 AD by Briana Brownell
- Scientists spotted an electron-capture supernova for the first time. (2021, July). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/supernova-electron-capture-space-astronomy-physics
- A star in a distant galaxy blew up in a powerful explosion, solving an astronomical mystery. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/tu-asi071421.php
- Hiramatsu, D., Howell, D. A., Van Dyk, S. D., Goldberg, J. A., Maeda, K., Moriya, T. J., Tominaga, N., Nomoto, K., Hosseinzadeh, G., Arcavi, I., McCully, C., Burke, J., Bostroem, K. A., Valenti, S., Dong, Y., Brown, P. J., Andrews, J. E., Bilinski, C., Williams, G. G., & Smith, P. S. (2021). The electron-capture origin of supernova 2018zd. Nature Astronomy. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01384-2
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Learn why self-control isn’t always good for you; why you can’t win an argument using facts; and what SETI is looking for.
More from Dr. Steven Novella:
- The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe http://www.theskepticsguide.org/
- New England Skeptical Society http://www.theness.com/
- NeuroLogica blog http://theness.com/neurologicablog/
- Steven Novella faculty bio https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/steven_novella/
More from Seth Shostak:
- Seth Shostak’s Website http://sethshostak.com/
- Follow @SethShostak on Twitter https://twitter.com/SethShostak
- Big Picture Science: The radio show and podcast of the SETI Institute, with Seth Shostak http://bigpicturescience.org/
To learn more about motivated reasoning and how we think, read "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion" by Jonathan Haidt: https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religion/dp/0307455777
The stories in this episode originally aired July 8, 2018 “SETI on How We Search for Aliens (w/ Seth Shostak), Facts Don’t Win Arguments, Self-Control, and The Red Baron” https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/seti-on-how-we-search-for-aliens-w-seth-shostak-fa
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Learn how Seabed 2030 will map the ocean floor; how our cells make soap; and how crows understand the concept of zero.
More than half of Earth's surface is unmapped, but Seabed 2030 aims to map it by 2030 by Grant Currin
- Jacobs, F. (2021, July 19). More than half the world is still unmapped — but not for long. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/seabed-2030
- Amos, J. (2020, June 20). One-fifth of Earth’s ocean floor is now mapped. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53119686
- Berman, R. (2020, December 2). Stanford engineers develop new light and sound tech to finally map the ocean floor. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/underwater-stanford-engineering
- Frequently asked questions. (2017). The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project. https://seabed2030.org/faq
- GEBCO project history. (2016). GEBCO. https://www.gebco.net/about_us/project_history/
- Mayer, L., Jakobsson, M., Allen, G., Dorschel, B., Falconer, R., Ferrini, V., Lamarche, G., Snaith, H., & Weatherall, P. (2018). The Nippon Foundation—GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project: The Quest to See the World’s Oceans Completely Mapped by 2030. Geosciences, 8(2), 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8020063
Our cells make their own soap to kill bacteria by Grant Currin
- Human cells harness power of detergents to wipe out bacteria. (2021, July 15). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/654392
- Gaudet, R. G., Zhu, S., Halder, A., Kim, B.-H., Bradfield, C. J., Huang, S., Xu, D., Mamiñska, A., Nguyen, T. N., Lazarou, M., Karatekin, E., Gupta, K., & MacMicking, J. D. (2021). A human apolipoprotein L with detergent-like activity kills intracellular pathogens. Science, 373(6552), eabf8113. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf8113
- Shi En Kim. (2021, July 20). Human Cells Ward Off Bacterial Invaders With a Protein That Behaves Like Soap. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/human-cells-ward-bacterial-invaders-protein-behaves-soap-180978237/
Crows understand the concept of zero by Cameron Duke
- Kirschhock, M. E., Ditz, H. M., & Nieder, A. (2021). Behavioral and Neuronal Representation of Numerosity Zero in the Crow. The Journal of Neuroscience, 41(22), 4889–4896. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.0090-21.2021
- Nicoletta Lanese. (2021, June 14). Crows understand the “concept of zero” (despite their bird brains). Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/crows-understand-concept-of-zero.html
- Szalay, J. (2017, September 18). Who Invented Zero? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/27853-who-invented-zero.html
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Learn about how guaranteed 8-hour work days came to the US; the liking gap; and the shocking defense systems of tomato plants.
It took more than 70 years to guarantee 8-hour work days in the US by Steffie Drucker
- Lee, S. (2019, February 26). 40-hour work week: The history and evolution | Culture Amp. Culture Amp. https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/40-hour-work-week-the-history-and-evolution
- Ward, M., & Lebowitz, S. (2020, June 12). A history of how the 40-hour workweek became the norm in America. Business Insider; Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-the-40-hour-workweek-2015-10
- Hendricks, S. (2021, July 20). Thanks to Iceland, the four-day workweek is coming. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/four-day-week-
- Going Public: Iceland’s Journey to a Shorter Working Week. (2021). Autonomy. https://autonomy.work/portfolio/icelandsww/
- 80 Days That Changed the World - TIME. (2003, March 31). TIME.com. https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1977881_1977883_1977922,00.html
- Ward, M. (2017, May 3). A brief history of the 8-hour workday, which changed how Americans work. CNBC; CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/03/how-the-8-hour-workday-changed-how-americans-work.html
- History of Labor Day | U.S. Department of Labor. (2021). Dol.gov. https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history
- The Haymarket Affair — Illinois Labor History Society. (2014). Illinois Labor History Society. Illinois Labor History Society. http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/the-haymarket-affair
People like us more than we think, and this bias starts as young as 5 by Cameron Duke
- Kids As Young As Five Underestimate How Much Their Peers Like Them. (2021, July 7). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/07/07/kids-as-young-as-five-underestimate-how-much-their-peers-like-them/
- Wolf, W., Nafe, A., & Tomasello, M. (2021). The Development of the Liking Gap: Children Older Than 5 Years Think That Partners Evaluate Them Less Positively Than They Evaluate Their Partners. Psychological Science, 32(5), 789–798. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620980754
When under attack, tomatoes sound the alarm with a jolt by Cameron Duke
- Devis, D. (2021, July 29). Seeing red – do tomatoes feel pain? Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/plants/tomatoes-send-electric-warning-when-attacked-by-caterpillars/
- Reissig, G. N., Oliveira, T. F. de C., Oliveira, R. P. de, Posso, D. A., Parise, A. G., Nava, D. E., & Souza, G. M. (2021). Fruit Herbivory Alters Plant Electrome: Evidence for Fruit-Shoot Long-Distance Electrical Signaling in Tomato Plants. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.657401
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Learn how accurate fossil preparators must be; why electric cars are an old concept; and words on the tip of your tongue.
Additional information about fossil preparators and other resources from Caitlyn Wylie:
- Pick up the open-access book "Preparing Dinosaurs: The Work Behind the Scenes": https://direct.mit.edu/books/monograph/5180/Preparing-DinosaursThe-Work-behind-the-Scenes
- Faculty page https://engineering.virginia.edu/faculty/caitlin-donahue-wylie
- Follow @CaitlinDWylie on Twitter https://twitter.com/CaitlinDWylie
Electric cars are the future, but they are also the distant past by Cameron Duke
- Hanlon, M. (2012, June 27). Le Jamais Contente - the first purpose-built land speed record car. New Atlas. https://newatlas.com/le-jamais-contente-first-land-speed-record/23094/
- Kirsch, D. A. (2021). The electric car and the burden of history: Studies in automotive systems rivalry in America, 1890--1996 - ProQuest. Proquest.com. https://www.proquest.com/openview/2615595fdc7e4891b8fac5ddfb762066/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y
- The History of the Electric Car. (2014). Energy.gov. https://www.energy.gov/articles/history-electric-car
- Wilson, K. A. (2018, March 15). Worth the Watt: A Brief History of the Electric Car, 1830 to Present. Car and Driver; Car and Driver. https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g15378765/worth-the-watt-a-brief-history-of-the-electric-car-1830-to-present/
Word on the tip of your tongue by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Mariana in Lisbon, Portugal)
- Emmorey, K. D., & Fromkin, V. A. (1988). The mental lexicon. Linguistics: The Cambridge Survey, 124–149. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511621062.006
- The Virtual Linguistics Campus. (2012). PSY112 - The Mental Lexicon . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8HIAVTeGNk
- D’Angelo, M. C., & Humphreys, K. R. (2015). Tip-of-the-tongue states reoccur because of implicit learning, but resolving them helps. Cognition, 142, 166–190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2015.05.019
- Oliver, L. K., Li, T., Harley, J. J., & Humphreys, K. R. (2019). Neither Cue Familiarity nor Semantic Cues Increase the Likelihood of Repeating a Tip-of-the-Tongue State. Collabra: Psychology, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.200
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Learn how newborn mammals “dream” about the world before entering it; and what goes into prepping dinosaurs for research.
Newborn mammals "dream" about the world they're about to experience before they open their eyes by Grant Currin
- Eyes wide shut: How newborn mammals dream the world they’re entering. (2021, July 22). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/561171
- Ge, X., Zhang, K., Gribizis, A., Hamodi, A. S., Sabino, A. M., & Crair, M. C. (2021). Retinal waves prime visual motion detection by simulating future optic flow. Science, 373(6553), eabd0830. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd0830
- Hathaway-Yale, B. (2021, July 28). Mice “dream” about the world just before they’re born - Futurity. Futurity. https://www.futurity.org/newborn-mice-dream-2603692/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newborn-mice-dream-2603692
- Cassella, C. (2021). Mice Could Be “Dreaming” About Moving in The World Even Before They Open Their Eyes. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/mammals-could-be-dreaming-about-the-world-even-before-they-open-their-eyes
Additional information about fossil preparators and other resources from Caitlyn Wylie:
- Pick up the open-access book "Preparing Dinosaurs: The Work Behind the Scenes": https://direct.mit.edu/books/monograph/5180/Preparing-DinosaursThe-Work-behind-the-Scenes
- Faculty page https://engineering.virginia.edu/faculty/caitlin-donahue-wylie
- Follow @CaitlinDWylie on Twitter https://twitter.com/CaitlinDWylie
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Learn about the Diderot Effect; how cave art becomes animated in firelight; and why running may be good for your knees.
The Diderot Effect is why buying one new thing makes you want to buy more new things by Steffie Drucker
- Clear, J. (2015, October 6). The Diderot Effect: Why We Want Things We Don’t Need. James Clear. https://jamesclear.com/diderot-effect
- Hendricks, S. (2018, July 16). How the Diderot Effect explains why you buy things you don’t need. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/scotty-hendricks/how-the-diderot-effect-explains-why-you-buy-things-you-dont-need
- Wiest, B. (2018, July 10). The “Diderot Effect” Explains Why It’s So Easy To Feel Like You Never Have, Or Do, Enough. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/briannawiest/2018/07/10/the-diderot-effect-explains-why-its-so-easy-to-feel-like-you-never-have-or-do-enough/?sh=14b863f555fd
- Diderot, D. (1769). Regrets for my Old Dressing Gown. Marxists.org. https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/diderot/1769/regrets.htm
Cave art becomes animated when you view it in firelight by Grant Currin
- Ouellette, J. (2021, June 19). Archaeologists recreated three common kinds of Paleolithic cave lighting. Ars Technica; Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/archaeologists-recreated-three-common-kinds-of-paleolithic-cave-lighting/
- Wachtel, E. (2017). The First Picture Show: Cinematic Aspects of Cave Art. Leonardo, 26(2), 135–140. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/606950/pdf
- Light in darkness: an experimental look at Paleolithic cave lighting. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/p-li060921.php
- Medina-Alcaide, M. Á., Garate, D., Intxaurbe, I., Sanchidrián, J. L., Rivero, O., Ferrier, C., Mesa, M. D., Pereña, J., & Líbano, I. (2021). The conquest of the dark spaces: An experimental approach to lighting systems in Paleolithic caves. PLOS ONE, 16(6), e0250497. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250497
Running May Actually Be Good for Your Knees by Ashley Hamer first aired September 2, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/infidelity-predictors-buzz-aldrin-s-moon-mementos
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Learn about the earliest use of infinity we’ve found; and vampire-like sea slugs that absorb other organisms’ attributes.
The earliest mathematical use of infinity was found in a reused prayer book by Briana Brownell
- Reviel Netz. (2021). The Diagrams as Floating Bodies by Reviel Netz of Stanford University. Archimedespalimpsest.org. http://archimedespalimpsest.org/about/scholarship/method-infinity.php
- NOVA | Infinite Secrets | Working with Infinity | PBS. (2021). Pbs.org. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archimedes/infinity.html
- Lloyd, R. (2009, February 17). Idea of Infinity Stretched Back to Third Century B.C. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/3336-idea-infinity-stretched-century.html
- The Archimedes Palimpsest Project. (2021). About the Archimedes Palimpsest. Archimedespalimpsest.org. http://archimedespalimpsest.org/about/
Some species of nudibranchs can absorb other organisms' attributes like vampires by Grant Currin
- Jonny Thomson. (2021, July 9). Nudibranchs: psychedelic body snatchers of the deep. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/nudibranchs-strange-body-snatchers-ocean
- Goodheart, J. (2018, May 9). How Sea Slugs Steal the Defenses of Their Prey. Si.edu. https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/how-sea-slugs-steal-defenses-their-prey
- Nudibranchs: psychedelic thieves of the sea. (2017). Nhm.ac.uk. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/nudibranchs-psychedelic-thieves-of-the-sea.html
- Nudibranchs (2016). National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/nudibranchs-1?loggedin=true
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Learn about a key trait in group leaders; why DNA evidence is overrated; and a brainless slime mold that can “think.”
The "babble hypothesis" of leadership says people who talk more are seen as leaders by Steffie Drucker
- Dolan, E. W. (2021, July 17). New study finds people who speak more are more likely to be viewed as leaders. PsyPost; PsyPost. https://www.psypost.org/2021/07/new-study-finds-people-who-speak-more-are-more-likely-to-be-viewed-as-leaders-61540
- MacLaren, N. G., Yammarino, F. J., Dionne, S. D., Sayama, H., Mumford, M. D., Connelly, S., Martin, R. W., Mulhearn, T. J., Todd, E. M., Kulkarni, A., Cao, Y., & Ruark, G. A. (2020). Testing the babble hypothesis: Speaking time predicts leader emergence in small groups. The Leadership Quarterly, 31(5), 101409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2020.101409
Contrary To Popular Belief, DNA Evidence Is Far From Perfect by Ashley Hamer
- Shermer, M. (2015). Forensic Pseudoscience. Scientific American, 313(3), 95–95. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0915-95
- Shaer, M. (2016, May 17). The Atlantic. The Atlantic; theatlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/06/a-reasonable-doubt/480747/
- Dolan, M. (2019, January 29). The danger of DNA: It isn’t perfect. Chicagotribune.com; Chicago Tribune. https://www.chicagotribune.com/la-me-dna26-2008dec26-story.html
There's a brainless slime mold that can do things often associated with thinking by Cameron Duke
- Greenberg, A. (2020, September 21). Eight smart things slime molds can do without a brain. Pbs.org; Nova. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/slime-mold-smart-brainless-cognition/
- Murugan, N. J., Kaltman, D. H., Jin, P. H., Chien, M., Martinez, R., Nguyen, C. Q., Kane, A., Novak, R., Ingber, D. E., & Levin, M. (2021). Mechanosensation Mediates Long‐Range Spatial Decision‐Making in an Aneural Organism. Advanced Materials, 2008161. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202008161
- Thinking without a brain. (2021, July 15). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/762793
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Learn how COVID tests work; how math can help you with major life decisions; and how some dogs have natural talent.
How COVID PCR tests work by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Lydia)
- Tiner, S. (2020, March 27). The Science Behind the Test for the COVID-19 VirusDiscovery’s Edge. Https://Discoverysedge.mayo.edu/. https://discoverysedge.mayo.edu/2020/03/27/the-science-behind-the-test-for-the-covid-19-virus/
- Amoeba Sisters. (2020). PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5jmdh9AnS4
- PCR: Thirty-five years and counting. (2018, May 10). PCR: Thirty-five years and counting. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/features/2018/05/pcr-thirty-five-years-and-counting
- Ask A Scientist Staff. (2020, October 23). Why qPCR is the gold standard for COVID-19 testing. Ask a Scientist; Thermo Fisher Scientific. https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/ask-a-scientist/why-qpcr-is-the-gold-standard-for-covid-19-testing/
Additional resources from David Sumpter:
- Pick up "The Ten Equations that Rule the World and How You Can Use Them Too" https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250246967
- Faculty page: https://katalog.uu.se/profile/?id=N7-525
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/soccermatics?lang=en
Dogs have talent, yes they do by Steffie Drucker
- Not only humans got talent, dogs got it too! (2021, July 7). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/553737
- Fugazza, C., Dror, S., Sommese, A., Temesi, A., & Miklósi, Á. (2021). Word learning dogs (Canis familiaris) provide an animal model for studying exceptional performance. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93581-2
- Genius Dog Challenge. (2021). Exceptional DOGS & what they can TEACH us . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF6ZpjdH2Sc
- Follow Christina Hunger, Speech Pathologist, on Instagram @Hunger4Words https://www.instagram.com/hunger4words/?hl=en
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Learn how to turn the table on addictive apps; and how black holes can make us see multiple versions of the same thing.
Additional resources from David Sumpter:
- Pick up "The Ten Equations that Rule the World and How You Can Use Them Too" https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250246967
- Faculty page: https://katalog.uu.se/profile/?id=N7-525
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/soccermatics?lang=en
New mathematical model shows why black holes can make us see multiple versions of the same thing by Briana Brownell
- Danish Student solves how the Universe is reflected near black holes. (2021, July 26). Nbi.ku.dk; University of Copenhagen. https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/danish-student-solves-how-the-universe-is-reflected-near-black-holes/
- Snepppen, A. (2021). Divergent reflections around the photon sphere of a black hole. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93595-w
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Learn how often people misremember alibis; new lessons from Denisova Cave; and how to remove pesticides from produce.
People often misremember where they were on a given date, which puts criminal alibis into question by Cameron Duke
- Faulty memories of our past whereabouts: The fallacy of an airtight alibi. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/afps-fmo070721.php
- Laliberte, E., Yim, H., Stone, B., & Dennis, S. J. (2021). The Fallacy of an Airtight Alibi: Understanding Human Memory for “Where” Using Experience Sampling. Psychological Science, 32(6), 944–951. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620980752
- Young, E. (2021, June 7). It’s Surprisingly Common To Misremember Where You Were On A Specific Time And Date. Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/06/07/its-surprisingly-common-to-misremember-where-you-were-on-a-specific-time-and-date/
Huge analysis of sediment DNA tells a deeper story of Denisova Cave by Cameron Duke
- Pleistocene sediment DNA from Denisova Cave: Sediment DNA tracks 300,000 years of hominin and animal presence at Denisova Cave. (2021). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210623113857.htm
- Zavala, E. I., Jacobs, Z., Vernot, B., Shunkov, M. V., Kozlikin, M. B., Derevianko, A. P., Essel, E., de Fillipo, C., Nagel, S., Richter, J., Romagné, F., Schmidt, A., Li, B., O’Gorman, K., Slon, V., Kelso, J., Pääbo, S., Roberts, R. G., & Meyer, M. (2021). Pleistocene sediment DNA reveals hominin and faunal turnovers at Denisova Cave. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03675-0
The Best Ways to Remove Pesticides From Produce was originally published June 29, 2018: https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/how-to-remove-pesticides-from-produce-the-misattri
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Learn about the time pirates stopped the US from switching to the metric system; and new learnings about Mars’ interior.
The US once tried switching to the metric system, but got stopped by pirates by Steffie Drucker
- How Pirates Of The Caribbean Hijacked America’s Metric System. (2017, December 28). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/28/574044232/how-pirates-of-the-caribbean-hijacked-americas-metric-system
- Kaplan, S. (2017). Pirates Are to Blame For Why The US Doesn’t Use The Metric System. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/pirates-are-to-blame-for-why-the-us-doesn-t-use-the-metric-system
- Esser, M. (2017, September 19). Pirates of the Caribbean (Metric Edition). NIST. https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/pirates-caribbean-metric-edition
- Materese, R. (2016, December 23). Busting Myths about the Metric System. NIST. https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/busting-myths-about-metric-system
We just learned a ton about the interior of Mars by Briana Brownell
- The anatomy of a planet. (2021, July 22). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/612165
- Hays, B. (2021, July 23). Insight data offers clues to Mars’ deep interior, formation in solar system. UPI; UPI. https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/07/23/marsquakes-insight-lander/9331627055442/
- NASA’s InSight Reveals the Deep Interior of Mars. (2021, July 22). Nasa.gov. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-insight-reveals-the-deep-interior-of-mars
- “Felt” Earthquakes = Ones That People Feel. (2018). Usgs.gov. https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hawaiian-volcano-observatory/felt-earthquakes
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Learn about evolutionary compromises; the fractals of Romanesco cauliflower; and dolphins that learn each other’s names.
Conflict traits: when evolution and mating conflict with each other by Cameron Duke
- Experiments show natural selection opposes sexual selection. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoe-esn060721.php
- Mulder, M. B., & Rauch, K. L. (2009). Sexual conflict in humans: Variations and solutions. Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, 18(5), 201–214. https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.20226
- Okada, K., Katsuki, M., Sharma, M. D., Kiyose, K., Seko, T., Okada, Y., Wilson, A. J., & Hosken, D. J. (2021). Natural selection increases female fitness by reversing the exaggeration of a male sexually selected trait. Nature Communications, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23804-7
Here's why Romanesco cauliflower grows in a fractal pattern by Briana Brownell
- Ouellette, J. (2021, July 8). What fractals, Fibonacci, and the golden ratio have to do with cauliflower. Ars Technica; Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/what-fractals-fibonacci-and-the-golden-ratio-have-to-do-with-cauliflower/
- Azpeitia, E., Tichtinsky, G., Le Masson, M., Serrano-Mislata, A., Lucas, J., Gregis, V., Gimenez, C., Prunet, N., Farcot, E., Kater, M. M., Bradley, D., Madueño, F., Godin, C., & Parcy, F. (2021). Cauliflower fractal forms arise from perturbations of floral gene networks. Science, 373(6551), 192–197. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg5999
Dolphins can learn each other's names by Grant Currin
- Morell, V. (2021, April 22). Dolphins learn the “names” of their friends to form teams—a first in animal kingdom. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/04/dolphins-learn-names-their-friends-form-teams-first-animal-kingdom
- King, S. L., Connor, R. C., Krützen, M., & Allen, S. J. (2021). Cooperation-based concept formation in male bottlenose dolphins. Nature Communications, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22668-1
- Shyr, L. (2021, May 5). Dolphins Help Those Who’ve Helped Them Before, Even When They’re Not Friends. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/dolphins-work-in-teams
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Learn about a microwave to revive hamsters; whether humans are still evolving; and why art is more moving in a museum.
One of the earliest microwaves wasn’t for food… it was for reanimating frozen hamsters. by Cameron Duke
- Andjus, R. K., & Lovelock, J. E. (1955). Reanimation of rats from body temperatures between 0 and 1° C by microwave diathermy. The Journal of Physiology, 128(3), 541–546. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1955.sp005323
- Felton, J. (2021, May 18). YouTuber Discovers The Bizarre Early Use Of Microwave Ovens. IFLScience; IFLScience. https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/early-microwaves-hamsters/
- Scott, T. (2021). I promise this story about microwaves is interesting. . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tdiKTSdE9Y
Are humans still evolving? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Jonathan)
- Milk episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/our-ability-to-drink-milk-evolved-way-faster-than-scientists-thought/
- An Evolutionary Whodunit: How Did Humans Develop Lactose Tolerance? (2012, December 28). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/12/27/168144785/an-evolutionary-whodunit-how-did-humans-develop-lactose-tolerance
- Hoole, J. (2018). These “Sea Nomads” Are The First Known Humans to Have a Genetic Adaptation to Diving. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/indonesian-bajau-genetic-changes-adapt-them-to-aquatic-lifestyle-2
- Winter. (2013, January 29). How to Survive a Siberian Winter. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/01/how-survive-siberian-winter
- Hsu, J. (2010, July). Tibetans Underwent Fastest Evolution Seen in Humans. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/6663-tibetans-underwent-fastest-evolution-humans.html
- TED-Ed. (2020). Is human evolution speeding up or slowing down? - Laurence Hurst . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTeOhj6dxsU
- SciShow. (2020). 4 Ways Humans Are Still Evolving . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCjAAVk7Uis
Art is more moving when you see it in a museum by Cameron Duke
- Art affects you more powerfully when you view it in a museum. (2015, February 5). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2015/02/05/art-affects-you-more-powerfully-when-you-view-it-in-a-museum/
- Brieber, D., Nadal, M., & Leder, H. (2015). In the white cube: Museum context enhances the valuation and memory of art. Acta Psychologica, 154, 36–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2014.11.004
- Situated Cognition: Theory & Definition | Study.com. (2021). Study.com. https://study.com/academy/lesson/situated-cognition-theory-definition.html
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Learn why Easter Island never had a population collapse; and how scientists are measuring the expansion of our universe.
Easter Island never had a population collapse, as commonly believed by Grant Currin
- Resilience, not collapse: What the Easter Island myth gets wrong. (2021, July 13). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/793195
- Johnson, S. (2021, July 16). Busting the Easter Island myth: there was no civilization collapse. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/easter-island
- DiNapoli, R. J., Crema, E. R., Lipo, C. P., Rieth, T. M., & Hunt, T. L. (2021). Approximate Bayesian Computation of radiocarbon and paleoenvironmental record shows population resilience on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Nature Communications, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24252-z
Scientists can't decide how fast the universe is expanding, but this scientist says there's no conflict at all by Briana Brownell
- “There may not be a conflict after all” in expanding universe debate. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoc-mn062921.php
- Freedman, W. L. (2021). Measurements of the Hubble Constant: Tensions in Perspective. arXiv preprint https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.15656
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Learn about the benefits of living near a volcano; different types of carbonated water; and how to procrastinate right.
The stories in this episode originally aired May 30, 2018 “Perks of Procrastination, Volcano Dwellers, Club Soda vs Sparkling Waters” https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/perks-of-procrastination-volcano-dwellers-and-the
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Learn about whether being too clean makes kids sick; an ancient coronavirus epidemic; and a black hole-neutron star merger.
Is being too hygienic making kids sick? These researchers say the public has it all wrong by Grant Currin
- Being clean and hygienic need not impair childhood immunity. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/ucl-bca070221.php
- Rook, G. A. W., & Bloomfield, S. F. (2021). Microbial exposures that establish immunoregulation are compatible with targeted hygiene. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 148(1), 33–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2021.05.008
- Cara, E. (2021, July 6). Being Clean Doesn’t Have to Be Bad for Our Immune System, Scientists Say. Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/being-clean-doesnt-have-to-be-bad-for-our-immune-system-1847238686
Genome study reveals East Asian coronavirus epidemic 20,000 years ago by Cameron Duke
- Souilmi, Y., Lauterbur, M. E., Tobler, R., Huber, C. D., Johar, A. S., Moradi, S. V., Johnston, W. A., Krogan, N. J., Alexandrov, K., & Enard, D. (2021). An ancient viral epidemic involving host coronavirus interacting genes more than 20,000 years ago in East Asia. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.067
- Queensland University of Technology (2021, June 24). Genome study reveals East Asian coronavirus epidemic 20,000 years ago. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-06-genome-reveals-east-asian-coronavirus.html
We got the first ever detection of a black hole gobbling up a neutron star by Briana Brownell
- Black holes swallow neutron stars like “Pac Man.” (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/anu-bh062521.php
- Astrophysicists detect first black hole-neutron star mergers. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/nu-adf062821.php
- Abbott, R., Abbott, T. D., Abraham, S., Acernese, F., Ackley, K., Adams, A., ... & Boudart, V. (2021). Observation of gravitational waves from two neutron star–black hole coalescences. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 915(1), L5. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ac082e/pdf
- Betz, E. (2020). How Big Are Neutron Stars? Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/how-big-is-a-neutron-star
- By Pallab Ghosh. (2021, June 29). Rare black hole and neutron star collisions sighted twice in 10 days. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57639520
- What Is a Black Hole? (2015). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-a-black-hole-k4.html
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Learn about how cognitive flexibility helps you learn; why dinosaurs may have been warm-blooded; and noctilucent clouds.
A high IQ might mean you're smart, but high "cognitive flexibility" means you can learn by Grant Currin
- Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley, & Leong, V. (2021, June 23). IQ tests can’t measure it, but “cognitive flexibility” is key to learning and creativity. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/iq-tests-cant-measure-it-but-cognitive-flexibility-is-key-to-learning-and-creativity-163284
- 3 Ways to Improve Your Cognitive Flexibility. (2019). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wild-connections/201912/3-ways-improve-your-cognitive-flexibility
- Dajani, D. R., & Uddin, L. Q. (2015). Demystifying cognitive flexibility: Implications for clinical and developmental neuroscience. Trends in Neurosciences, 38(9), 571–578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2015.07.003
At least 7 species of dinosaur lived and nested in the Arctic, which suggests the existence of warm-blooded dinosaurs by Cameron Duke
- Druckenmiller, P. S., Erickson, G. M., Brinkman, D., Brown, C. M., & Eberle, J. J. (2021). Nesting at extreme polar latitudes by non-avian dinosaurs. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.041
- Multiple dinosaur species not only lived in the Arctic, they also nested there. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/cp-mds061721.php
Rare, glowing noctilucent clouds are appearing more frequently by Briana Brownell
- Q13 FOX. (2021, June 17). Night shining “noctilucent” clouds make mesmerizing appearance over Seattle. Q13 FOX; Q13 FOX. https://www.q13fox.com/weather/night-shining-noctilucent-clouds-make-mesmerizing-appearance-over-seattle
- Mortillaro, N. (2021, June 19). Keep an eye out for rare electric-blue noctilucent clouds in the northern sky. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/noctilucent-clouds-northern-sky-1.6069959
- Rare glowing cloud phenomenon captured in timelapse ok UK’s night sky. (2021, June 17). Msn.com. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/rare-glowing-cloud-phenomenon-captured-in-timelapse-ok-uks-night-sky/vi-AAL8F2Q
- Spaceweather.com Time Machine. (2021). Spaceweather.com. https://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=17&month=06&year=2021
- Umair Irfan. (2021, May 19). Why eerie, glowing noctilucent clouds are showing up more often. Vox; Vox. https://www.vox.com/22420935/glowing-cloud-noctilucent-mystery-unexplainable-podcast-climate
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Learn how to get better at talking to strangers; and how Red Dead Redemption 2 turns gamers into naturalists. Trivia too!
Additional resources from Joe Keohane:
- Pick up "The Power Of Strangers" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984855770?aff=penguinrandom
- Website: https://joekeohane.net/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeKeohane
Red Dead Redemption 2 accidentally turns gamers into amateur naturalists without them even knowing by Cameron Duke
- Parker, R. (2018, October 30). “Red Dead Redemption 2” Breaks Records With $725 Million Opening Weekend. The Hollywood Reporter; The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/red-dead-redemption-2-breaks-records-725-million-opening-weekend-1156235/
- Crowley, E. J., Silk, M. J., & Crowley, S. L. (2021). The educational value of virtual ecologies in Red Dead Redemption 2. People and Nature. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10242
- Red Dead Redemption 2 teaches players about wildlife. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/uoe-rdr070721.php
Episodes referenced in the Curiosity Challenge trivia game:
- Brain-computer interface: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-song-lyrics-are-getting-simpler/
- Dinosaur age: https://www.curiositydaily.com/weird-dreams-might-be-a-brain-feature-not-a-bug/
- Megalodon: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-megalodon-was-so-huge-misophonia-in-the-brain-trivia/
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Learn why talking to strangers shouldn’t be scary; and a new map revealing hidden dark matter “bridges” between galaxies.
Additional resources from Joe Keohane:
- Pick up "The Power Of Strangers" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984855770?aff=penguinrandom
- Website: https://joekeohane.net/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeKeohane
A new AI-generated map revealed hidden dark matter "bridges" that connect galaxies by Briana Brownell
- Pappas, S. (2021, May 28). Dark matter map reveals new filaments connecting galaxies. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/map-local-universe-dark-matter.html
- Ratner, P. (2021, May 27). Scientists find dark matter “bridges” that may reveal future of our galaxy. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/dark-matter-bridges-future-galaxy
- Mapping the local cosmic web: Dark matter map reveals hidden bridges between galaxies. (2021, May 25). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-05-local-cosmic-web-dark-reveals.html
- Hong, S. E., Jeong, D., Seong Hwang, H., & Kim, J. (2021). Revealing the Local Cosmic Web from Galaxies by Deep Learning. The Astrophysical Journal, 913(1), 76. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abf040
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Learn about how meat-eaters really feel; using cosmic rays in medical diagnoses; and the Oxford Electric Bell mystery.
People who eat meat think it's gross, which suggests new ideas for cutting consumption by Kelsey Donk
- Even Some Meat-Eaters Are Disgusted By Meat — And Encouraging Those Feelings Could Help Reduce Consumption. (2021, June 3). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/06/03/even-some-meat-eaters-are-disgusted-by-meat-and-encouraging-those-feelings-could-help-reduce-consumption/
- Becker, E., & Lawrence, N. S. (2021). Meat disgust is negatively associated with meat intake – Evidence from a cross-sectional and longitudinal study. Appetite, 164, 105299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105299
Doctors can use cosmic rays in medical diagnosis by Grant Currin
- Gough, E. (2021, June 8). The Universe is Constantly Bathing you in Radiation. Incredibly, This Could be Used for Medical Diagnosis - Universe Today. Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/151419/the-universe-is-constantly-bathing-you-in-radiation-incredibly-this-could-be-used-for-medical-diagnosis/#more-151419
- Morris, C., Perry, J., & Merrill, F. E. (2021). Cosmic ray radiography of a human phantom. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2106/2106.01542.pdf
The Mysterious Battery That Has Lasted More Than 175 Years by Mae Rice originally aired May 28, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/personality-predicting-eye-movements-a-mysterious
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Learn about two newly discovered ancient human species; the Digital Library of Babel; and benefits of running to music.
Two new species of ancient human were just discovered by Grant Currin
- A new type of Homo unknown to science. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/tu-ant062321.php
- Hershkovitz, I., et. al. (2021). A Middle Pleistocene Homo from Nesher Ramla, Israel. Science, 372(6549), 1424–1428. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abh3169
- TAUVOD. (2021). Dramatic discovery in Israeli excavation: A new type of Homo unknown to science . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGPKRuyd-5M
- “Dragon man” fossil may replace Neanderthals as our closest relative. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/cp-mf061721.php
- Discovery of “Dragon Man” Skull in China May Add Species to Human Family Tree. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/science/dragon-man-skull-china.html
- Xijun Ni, Ji, Q., et. al. (2021). Massive cranium from Harbin in northeastern China establishes a new Middle Pleistocene human lineage. The Innovation, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100130
The Digital Library Of Babel Could Contain Every Book Ever Written by Ashley Hamer
- Introduction paragraph: https://libraryofbabel.info/bookmark.cgi?uu.pkr_ujhmd75
- Basile, J. (2021). About the Library. Libraryofbabel.info. http://libraryofbabel.info/About.html
- Adler, J. (2015, September 22). This Digital Library Contains Every Phrase That Could Ever Be Uttered. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/digital-library-contains-every-phrase-that-could-ever-be-uttered-180956623/
- Sturgeon, J. (2015, April 23). Brooklyn Author Recreates Borges’ Library of Babel as Infinite Website. Flavorwire; Flavorwire. https://www.flavorwire.com/515783/brooklyn-author-recreates-borges-library-of-babel-as-infinite-website
Running to music can counteract mental fatigue by Steffie Drucker
- Running to music combats mental fatigue a study suggests. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoe-rtm062221.php
- Lam, H.K.N., Middleton, H., & Phillips, S.H. (2021). The effect of self-selected music on endurance running capacity and performance in a mentally fatigued state. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, in press. https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2022.174.16
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Learn how earworms could be helping your memory; how auroras are created; and what your cat should drink instead of milk.
Maybe that song stuck in your head is helping your long-term memory by Cameron Duke
- Karen Michele Nikos-Rose. (2021, June 15). That Song Is Stuck in Your Head, but It’s Helping You to Remember. UC Davis. https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/song-stuck-in-head-helps-remember
- Kubit, B. M., & Janata, P. (2021). Spontaneous mental replay of music improves memory for incidentally associated event knowledge. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001050
We have the first experimental evidence for how auroras are created by Briana Brownell
- Physicists report definitive evidence how auroras are created. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoi-prd060321.php
- Auroral Electron Acceleration. (2021). Uiowa.edu. https://homepage.physics.uiowa.edu/~ghowes/research/aurora.html
- Schroeder, J. W. R., Howes, G. G., Kletzing, C. A., Skiff, F., Carter, T. A., Vincena, S., & Dorfman, S. (2021). Laboratory measurements of the physics of auroral electron acceleration by Alfvén waves. Nature communications, 12(1), 1-9. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-23377-5.epdf
A Feline Myth Debunked: Don't Give Your Cat Milk by Anna Todd
- Fries, W. C. (2009, July 17). Cats and Dairy: Get the Facts. WebMD; WebMD. https://pets.webmd.com/cats/guide/cats-and-dairy-get-the-facts#1
- Bradshaw, J. (2019, May 20). Why can’t cats drink milk? Plus 6 other feline myths. BBC Science Focus Magazine; BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/why-cant-cats-drink-milk-plus-6-other-feline-myths/
- Causes and diagnosis of lactose intolerance. (2018, November 29). Nih.gov; Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK310263/
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Learn about a scientific tool to cure hiccups; why corvids owe big brains to longer childhoods; and how spacecraft move.
Finally, the first-ever scientific tool to cure hiccups by Grant Currin
- Team describes science-based hiccups intervention. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoth-tds061821.php
- Alvarez, J., Anderson, J. M., Snyder, P. L., Mirahmadizadeh, A., Godoy, D. A., Fox, M., & Seifi, A. (2021). Evaluation of the Forced Inspiratory Suction and Swallow Tool to Stop Hiccups. JAMA Network Open, 4(6), e2113933. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.13933
- https://newatlas.com/author/ben-coxworth. (2021, June 21). Drinking device claimed to help halt hiccups. New Atlas. https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/fisst-hiccaway-hiccups/
- Herndon, J. (2018, May 29). Why Do We Hiccup? Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/why-do-we-hiccup#Why-we-get-hiccups
Corvids owe big brains to parenting/long childhoods by Steffie Drucker
- Extended parenting helps young birds grow smarter. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/mpif-eph052920.php
- Heidt, A. (2020, June 8). Like humans, these big-brained birds may owe their smarts to long childhoods. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/humans-these-big-brained-birds-may-owe-their-smarts-long-childhoods
- Extended parenting and the evolution of cognition | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. (2020). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rstb.2019.0495
If space is full of nothing, how can spacecraft move? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Nathan in Clive, Iowa)
- How does a rocket work in space where there is no air to push against? | Science Guys | Union University, a Christian College in Tennessee. (2014). Uu.edu. https://www.uu.edu/dept/physics/scienceguys/2002Sept.cfm
- Howell, E. (2013, April 9). How Do Space Rockets Work Without Air? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/34475-how-do-space-rockets-work-without-air.html
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Learn how scientists induced an out-of-body experience in a human without using drugs; and Earth’s geological “pulse.”
Scientists induced an out-of-body experience in mice and a human without using drugs by Grant Currin
- Scientists Say A Mind-Bending Rhythm In The Brain Can Act Like Ketamine. (2020, September 16). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/16/913565163/scientists-discover-way-to-induce-altered-state-of-mind-without-drugs
- Wells, S. (2020, October 3). Scientists Can Induce Out-Of-Body Experiences Without Drugs. Freethink. https://www.freethink.com/articles/uncovering-the-cause-of-dissociative-states-in-the-mind
- Stanford team pinpoints brain circuitry underlying dissociative experiences. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/sm-stp091520.php
- Vesuna, S., Kauvar, I. V., Richman, E., Gore, F., Oskotsky, T., Sava-Segal, C., Luo, L., Malenka, R. C., Henderson, J. M., Nuyujukian, P., Parvizi, J., & Deisseroth, K. (2020). Deep posteromedial cortical rhythm in dissociation. Nature, 586(7827), 87–94. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2731-9
The Earth has a geological "pulse" 27.5 million years long by Briana Brownell
- Masters, K. (2016). How often does the Sun pass through a spiral arm in the Milky Way? (Intermediate) - Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer. Cornell.edu. http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/our-solar-system/55-our-solar-system/the-sun/the-sun-in-the-milky-way/207-how-often-does-the-sun-pass-through-a-spiral-arm-in-the-milky-way-intermediate
- The Earth has a pulse -- a 27.5-million-year cycle of geological activity. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/nyu-teh061821.php
- Rampino, M. R., Caldeira, K., & Zhu, Y. (2021). A pulse of the Earth: A 27.5-Myr underlying cycle in coordinated geological events over the last 260 Myr. Geoscience Frontiers, 12(6), 101245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2021.101245
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Learn about why your biggest regret is the thing you didn’t do; the tallest mountains on Earth; and the Deep Web.
The stories in this episode originally aired May 29, 2018 “The Deep Web, Biggest Regrets, and a Mount Everest Misconception” https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/the-deep-web-biggest-regrets-and-a-mount-everest-misconception
Additional information about the Dark Web:
- The Tor Project | Privacy & Freedom Online. (2021). Torproject.org. https://www.torproject.org/download/
- The Guardian SecureDrop. (2019). Theguardian.com. https://www.theguardian.com/securedrop
- The brighter side of darknet drug dealing | Dr James Martin | TEDxMelbourne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv-E7naLBq8
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Learn about anger makes you look guilty; a new quantum microscope; and why the fight against cancer is going very well.
Anger makes you look guilty by Kelsey Donk
- Johnson, S. (2021, June). Falsely accused? Stay calm, because anger makes you look guilty. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/signs-of-guilt
- DeCelles, Katherine, Gabrielle Adams, Holly S. Howe, and Leslie K. John. "Anger Damns the Innocent." Psychological Science (in press). https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/DecellesEtAl20%20-%20Anger%20Damns%20the%20Innocent_7e5cda61-ed8b-4592-866e-bea68f944a70.pdf
New quantum microscope can reveal biological structures that would otherwise be impossible to see by Briana Brownell
- Lu, D. (2021, June 9). Quantum leap for medical research as microscope zooms in on tiny structures. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/10/quantum-leap-for-medical-research-as-microscope-zooms-in-on-tiny-structures
- Researchers create quantum microscope that can see the impossible. (2021, June 9). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-06-quantum-microscope-impossible.html
- Casacio, C. A., Madsen, L. S., Terrasson, A., Waleed, M., Barnscheidt, K., Hage, B., Taylor, M. A., & Bowen, W. P. (2021). Quantum-enhanced nonlinear microscopy. Nature, 594(7862), 201–206. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03528-w
We'll never "cure cancer," but the fight against cancer is going very well by Cameron Duke
- Berezow, A. (2021, June 14). We’re winning the war on cancer. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/were-winning-war-on-cancer
- Mulcahy, N. (2021, April 14). Rankings of Most Common Cancers to Shift Over Next 20 Years. Medscape; Medscape. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/949253
- Rahib, L., Wehner, M. R., Matrisian, L. M., & Nead, K. T. (2021). Estimated Projection of US Cancer Incidence and Death to 2040. JAMA Network Open, 4(4), e214708. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.4708
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Learn about why younger kids don’t understand sarcasm; a 24,000 year old living worm; and Betelgeuse’s “Great Dimming.”
Kids don't get sarcasm until around age 7 because of the kind of thinking it requires by Kelsey Donk
- Pexman, P. (2021, June 8). Why it’s difficult for children to understand sarcasm. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-its-difficult-for-children-to-understand-sarcasm-160915
- Do young children understand irony? (2007, January 25). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2007/01/25/do-young-children-understand-irony/
- An Acquired Taste: Children’s Perceptions of Humor and Teasing in Verbal Irony. (2021). Discourse Processes. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15326950dp4003_5
- Pexman, P. M., & Glenwright, M. (2007). How do typically developing children grasp the meaning of verbal irony? Journal of Neurolinguistics, 20(2), 178–196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroling.2006.06.001
A 24,000 year old worm was discovered in Siberia, alive and kicking by Cameron Duke
- Grover, N. (2021, June 7). 24,000-year-old organisms found frozen in Siberia can still reproduce. Theguardian.com; The Guardian. https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/07/24000-year-old-organisms-found-frozen-in-siberia-can-still-reproduce
- Shmakova, L., Malavin, S., Iakovenko, N., Vishnivetskaya, T., Shain, D., Plewka, M., & Rivkina, E. (2021). A living bdelloid rotifer from 24,000-year-old Arctic permafrost. Current Biology, 31(11), R712–R713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.077
Remember when Betelgeuse was acting weird? Turns out it was just a dust cloud by Steffie Drucker
- Original Betelgeuse episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/live-longer-by-appreciating-art-betelgeuse-might-go-supernova-and-birds-freaky-fast-vision/
- Mystery solved: Dust cloud led to Betelgeuse’s “Great Dimming.” (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/hcfa-msd061221.php
- Plait, P. (2021, June 16). We may finally know why Betelgeuse dimmed so much. Bonus: No supernova. Yet. SYFY WIRE; SYFY WIRE. https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/we-may-finally-know-why-betelgeuse-dimmed-so-much-bonus-no-supernova-yet
- Betelgeuse Merely Burped, Astronomers Conclude. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/science/betelgeuse-montarges-star-supernova.html
- Castelvecchi, D. (2021). Why the supergiant star Betelgeuse went mysteriously dim last year. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01633-4
- Montargès, M., et. al. (2021). A dusty veil shading Betelgeuse during its Great Dimming. Nature, 594(7863), 365–368. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03546-8
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Learn about the social neuroscience of music; songbirds’ ultra-precise song control; and how animals can get skin cancer.
This is what happens in the brain when people make music together by Kelsey Donk
- What happens in the brain when people make music together? (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/bu-whi060921.php
- Greenberg, D. M., Decety, J., & Gordon, I. (2021). The social neuroscience of music: Understanding the social brain through human song. American Psychologist. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/amp0000819
Songbirds have ultra-precise control over their singing, controlling frequencies under 1 Hz by Grant Currin
- Songbirds can control single vocal muscle fibers when singing. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uosd-scc053121.php
- Adam, I., Maxwell, A., Rößler, H., Hansen, E. B., Vellema, M., Brewer, J., & Elemans, C. P. H. (2021). One-to-one innervation of vocal muscles allows precise control of birdsong. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.008
- Hays, B. (2021, June 4). Songbirds can precisely control single vocal muscle fibers while singing. UPI; UPI. https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/06/04/denmark-songbirds-fibers-vocal-control/4951622821325/
- Merlin Bird ID - Free, Instant Bird Identification Help and Guide for Thousands of Birds: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
Do animals that spend time in the sun get skin cancer? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Toby in Longmont, Colorado)
- Grey, H. (2018, June 28). Here’s How Much Damage a Really Bad Sunburn Can Do. Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/heres-how-much-damage-a-really-bad-sunburn-can-do
- van der Weyden, L., Brenn, T., Patton, E. E., Wood, G. A., & Adams, D. J. (2020). Spontaneously occurring melanoma in animals and their relevance to human melanoma. The Journal of Pathology, 252(1), 4–21. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.5505
- Bryce, E. (2018, May 27). Do Animals Ever Get Sunburned? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/62677-do-animals-get-sunburned.html
- Gambino, M. (2011, July 8). Ask an Expert: Do Animals Get Sunburned? Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ask-an-expert-do-animals-get-sunburned-28218217/
- Why Would A Fish Make Its Own Sunscreen? (2015, May 13). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/05/13/404444731/why-would-a-fish-make-its-own-sunscreen
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Learn why aliens have a dataome; how animals sniff out viral infections; and how reading out loud can boost your memory.
Additional resources from Caleb Scharf:
- Pick up "The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ascent-Information-Machines-Unending-Algorithm/dp/0593087240
- Website: http://www.calebscharf.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/caleb_scharf
When animals sniff out viral infections, what are they smelling? by Cameron Duke
- Arakawa, H., Arakawa, K., & Deak, T. (2010). Sickness-related odor communication signals as determinants of social behavior in rat: A role for inflammatory processes. Hormones and Behavior, 57(3), 330–341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.01.002
- Else, H. (2020). Can dogs smell COVID? Here’s what the science says. Nature, 587(7835), 530–531. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03149-9
- Geddes, L. (2020). How nosy mice sniff out sickness. New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17001-how-nosy-mice-sniff-out-sickness/
- Jendrny, P., Schulz, C., Twele, F., Meller, S., von Köckritz-Blickwede, M., Osterhaus, A. D. M. E., Ebbers, J., Pilchová, V., Pink, I., Welte, T., Manns, M. P., Fathi, A., Ernst, C., Addo, M. M., Schalke, E., & Volk, H. A. (2020). Scent dog identification of samples from COVID-19 patients – a pilot study. BMC Infectious Diseases, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05281-3
- Rivière, S., Challet, L., Fluegge, D., Spehr, M., & Rodriguez, I. (2009). Formyl peptide receptor-like proteins are a novel family of vomeronasal chemosensors. Nature, 459(7246), 574–577. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08029
- Trained ferrets can smell avian flu in duck poo! (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/p-tfc051921.php
This Simple Reading Technique Can Boost Your Memory and Learning Speed originally aired August 17, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/massive-ocean-beneath-earth-s-surface-road-trip-ga
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Learn about why monkeys imitate other species’ accents; and the “dataome,” a new way to think about information.
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Monkeys change their "accent" to get along with other species by Steffie Drucker
- Primates change their “accent” to avoid conflict. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/aru-pct052521.php
- Grover, N. (2021, May 27). Monkeys adopt “accent” of other species when in shared territory – study. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/may/27/monkeys-adopt-accent-of-other-species-when-in-shared-territory-study
- Sobroza, T. V., Gordo, M., Pequeno, P. A. C. L., Dunn, J. C., Spironello, W. R., Rabelo, R. M., & Barnett, A. P. A. (2021). Convergent character displacement in sympatric tamarin calls (Saguinus spp.). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 75(5). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-021-03028-x
Additional resources from Caleb Scharf:
- Pick up "The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ascent-Information-Machines-Unending-Algorithm/dp/0593087240
- Website: http://www.calebscharf.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/caleb_scharf
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Learn how your brain replays the things you’ve practiced at 20 times speed; and an engine that uses information as fuel.
On your practice breaks, your brain replays memories of your practice session at 20x speed by Kelsey Donk
- Human brain replays new memories at 20 times the speed during waking rest. (2021). EurekAlert! https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/cp-hbr060321.php
- Buch, E. R., Claudino, L., Quentin, R., Bönstrup, M., & Cohen, L. G. (2021). Consolidation of human skill linked to waking hippocampo-neocortical replay. Cell Reports, 35(10), 109193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109193
Scientists built an ultrafast engine that they claim uses information as fuel by Briana Brownell
- Ratner, P. (2021, May 24). Researchers design an engine that uses information as fuel. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/fastest-ever-information-engine
- World’s fastest information-fuelled engine designed by SFU researchers - University Communications - Simon Fraser University. (2021). www.sfu.ca. http://www.sfu.ca/university-communications/issues-experts/2021/05/world-s-fastest-information-fuelled-engine-designed-by-sfu-resea.html
- Saha, T. K., Lucero, J. N. E., Ehrich, J., Sivak, D. A., & Bechhoefer, J. (2021). Maximizing power and velocity of an information engine. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(20), e2023356118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2023356118
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Learn the “Dog Days of Summer”; why scientists did magic tricks for birds; and the smallest conceivable length of time.
What are the "Dog Days of Summer"? by Steffie Drucker
- Farmers' Almanac Staff. (2015, June 29). What Are the Dog Days of Summer? Farmers’ Almanac. https://www.farmersalmanac.com/why-are-they-called-dog-days-of-summer-21705
- Little, B. (2015, July 10). Why Do We Call Them the “Dog Days” of Summer? Animals; National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/150710-dog-days-summer-sirius-star-astronomy-weather-language?loggedin=true
- AstroPages | Precession. (2021). wwu.edu. https://www.wwu.edu/astro101/a101_precession.shtml
Scientists did magic tricks for birds to see how they perceive the world by Steffie Drucker
- Garcia-Pelegrin, E. (2021, June 2). We performed magic tricks on birds to see how they perceive the world. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/we-performed-magic-tricks-on-birds-to-see-how-they-perceive-the-world-161772
- Garcia-Pelegrin, E., Schnell, A. K., Wilkins, C., & Clayton, N. S. (2021). Exploring the perceptual inabilities of Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius) using magic effects. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(24), e2026106118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2026106118
- Magic Tricks May Fool You, but These Birds Can See Through Them. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/science/birds-magic-tricks.html
- Timmer, J. (2021, June 4). Researchers perform magic tricks for birds, who are not amused. Ars Technica; Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/researchers-perform-magic-tricks-for-birds-who-are-not-amused/
- Olkowicz, S., Kocourek, M., Lučan, R. K., Porteš, M., Fitch, W. T., Herculano-Houzel, S., & Němec, P. (2016). Birds have primate-like numbers of neurons in the forebrain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(26), 7255–7260. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1517131113
- Starr, M. (2018). Crows Can Build Compound Tools Out of Multiple Parts, And Are You Even Surprised. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/crows-are-so-smart-they-can-make-compound-tools-out-of-multiple-parts
Planck Time Is How Long It Takes Light To Travel One Planck Length by Joanie Faletto
- The Planck scale: relativity meets quantum mechanics meets gravity. (from Einstein Light). (2021). Unsw.edu.au. https://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/jw/module6_Planck.htm
- Williams, M. (2010, November 19). What is Planck Time? - Universe Today. Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/79418/planck-time/#ixzz2OhJ0gDig
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Learn about when to use bandages; online shopping’s hidden health benefits; and why tardigrades were shot out of a gun.
LISTENER Q: Should you let a wound breathe or keep it covered? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Brian)
- Bishop, S.M.; Walker, M.; Rogers, A.A.; Chen, W.Y.J. (2003). Importance of moisture balance at the wound-dressing interface. Journal of Wound Care, 12(4), 125–128. https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/jowc.2003.12.4.26484
- The Claim: Wounds Heal Better When Exposed to Air (Published 2006). (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/health/01real.html?_r=0
- Brouhard, R. (2021). Should I Use Neosporin on a Cut? Verywell Health. https://www.verywellhealth.com/should-i-use-neosporin-on-my-cut-1298910
- Smack, D. P. (1996). Infection and Allergy Incidence in Ambulatory Surgery Patients Using White Petrolatum vs Bacitracin Ointment. JAMA, 276(12), 972. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1996.03540120050033
Shopping online steers us away from sweets by Cameron Duke
- Consumers spent less on candy and desserts when shopping online. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/e-csl060221.php
- Shah, K. (2021). US consumers spend less on sweets and dessert when shopping online. New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2279892-us-consumers-spend-less-on-sweets-and-dessert-when-shopping-online/
- Zatz, L. Y., Moran, A. J., Franckle, R. L., Block, J. P., Tao Hou, Blue, D., Greene, J. C., Gortmaker, S., Bleich, S. N., Polacsek, M., Thorndike, A. N., & Rimm, E. B. (2021). Comparing Online and In-Store Grocery Purchases. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 53(6), 471–479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.03.001
Scientists further abuse tardigrades by firing them out of a gun to see if they can survive space impacts by Grant Currin
- Starr, M. (2021). Scientists Fired Tardigrades Out of a Gun to See if They Can Survive Space Impacts. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/tardigrades-can-survive-high-velocity-impacts-after-being-fired-from-a-gun
- Tardigrade Survival Limits in High-Speed Impacts—Implications for Panspermia and Collection of Samples from Plumes Emitted by Ice Worlds. (2014). Astrobiology. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/ast.2020.2405
- Even hard-to-kill tardigrades can’t always survive being shot out of a gun. (2021, June 2). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tardigrade-survival-shot-gun-crash-landing-planet
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Learn about the links between language and music via the speech-to-song illusion and what we can learn from tree rings.
The speech-to-song illusion demonstrates the tight links between language and music by Steffie Drucker
- The Speech-to-Song Illusion. (2020). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/illusions-and-curiosities/202002/the-speech-song-illusion
- Diana Deutsch - Speech-to-Song Illusion>. (2011). ucsd.edu. https://deutsch.ucsd.edu/psychology/pages.php?i=212
- 5th grade class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zr9BU0bJoc
Additional resources from Sturt Manning, a Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences in Classical Archaeology at Cornell University:
- Cornell Faculty page https://classics.cornell.edu/sturt-manning
- Revised tree ring data confirms ancient Mediterranean dates https://as.cornell.edu/news/revised-tree-ring-data-confirms-ancient-mediterranean-dates
- Maize, not metal, key to native settlements’ history in NY https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/03/maize-not-metal-key-native-settlements-history-ny
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Learn about why daddy longlegs aren’t dangerous; the theoretical Dyson Sphere; and benefits of exercising with a partner.
“Daddy Longlegs Myths, Dyson Spheres, Benefits of Exercising with a Partner” originally aired May 15, 2018: https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/daddy-longlegs-myths-dyson-spheres-and-benefits-of
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Learn about past missions to Venus — and why we’re going back; and how to extract DNA from strawberries in your kitchen.
We're going back to Venus. Here are the missions to look forward to by Briana Brownell
- NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study “Lost Habitable” World of Venus. (2018). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-2-missions-to-study-lost-habitable-world-of-venus
- ESA selects revolutionary Venus mission EnVision. (2021). Esa.int. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/ESA_selects_revolutionary_Venus_mission_EnVision
- Castro, J. (2015, February 3). What Would It Be Like to Live on Venus? Space.com; Space. https://www.space.com/28357-how-to-live-on-venus.html
- Goettel, K. A.; Shields, J. A.; Decker, D. A. (16–20 March 1981). "Density constraints on the composition of Venus". Proceedings of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, TX: Pergamon Press. pp. 1507–1516. Bibcode:1982LPSC...12.1507G.
- Howell, E. (2019, March 25). Venera 13 and the Mission to Reach Venus. Space.com; Space. https://www.space.com/18551-venera-13.html
- Howell, E. (2020, September 18). Here’s every successful Venus mission humanity has ever launched. Space.com; Space. https://www.space.com/venus-mission-success-history
You can extract DNA from strawberries in your kitchen by Cameron Duke
- RK Pendergrass. (2021, April 21). How to extract DNA from strawberries | Popular Science. Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/story/diy/diy-science-project-strawberrry-dna/
- Science Buddies. (2013, January 31). Squishy Science: Extract DNA from Smashed Strawberries. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/squishy-science-extract-dna-from-smashed-strawberries/
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Learn about how to combat revenge bedtime procrastination; the power of elephant trunks; and how pineapples eat you back.
How to combat "revenge bedtime procrastination" by Kelsey Donk
- Cohut, M. (2021, March 19). Revenge bedtime procrastination: A plight of our times? Medicalnewstoday.com; Medical News Today. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/revenge-bedtime-procrastination-a-plight-of-our-times
- Patia Braithwaite. (2021, May 28). Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: 6 Ways to Manage It. SELF; SELF. https://www.self.com/story/revenge-bedtime-procrastination
- Kroese, F. M., De Ridder, D. T. D., Evers, C., & Adriaanse, M. A. (2014). Bedtime procrastination: introducing a new area of procrastination. Frontiers in Psychology, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00611
Elephants can suck water into their trunks 30 times faster than you sneeze by Cameron Duke
- How an elephant’s trunk manipulates air to eat and drink. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/giot-hae060121.php
- Schulz, A. K., Ning Wu, J., Ha, S. Y. S., Kim, G., Braccini Slade, S., Rivera, S., Reidenberg, J. S., & Hu, D. L. (2021). Suction feeding by elephants. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 18(179), 20210215. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0215
Pineapples eat you back, thanks to a meat-tenderizer enzyme by Grant Currin
- Here’s The Scientific Reason Pineapple Burns Your Mouth. (2018). NowThis News. https://nowthisnews.com/videos/food/heres-the-scientific-reason-pineapple-burns-your-mouth
- Scheve, T. (2008, August 4). Why do pineapple enzymes tenderize steak -- and your tongue? HowStuffWorks. https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/pineapple-enzyme-tenderize-steak1.htm
- Di Lullo, G. A., Sweeney, S. M., Körkkö, J., Ala-Kokko, L., & San Antonio, J. D. (2002). Mapping the Ligand-binding Sites and Disease-associated Mutations on the Most Abundant Protein in the Human, Type I Collagen. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277(6), 4223–4231. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m110709200
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Learn about how huge Megalodon was and why some people have misophonia, a severe hatred of sounds. Plus: a trivia game!
Dive deeper into all your favorite Shark Week shows with Shark Week’s Daily Bite Podcast hosted by Luke Tipple:
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shark-weeks-daily-bite/id1527053422
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dfzM1ktSB1mSKD5z4Qujm?si=R8rNBksMRS-JrgMs9JIJ5g&dl_branch=1
- Learn more: https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-daily-bite-podcast
Here's just how huge Megalodon was by Grant Currin
- Body size of the extinct Megalodon indeed off the charts in the shark world. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/tfg-bso092120.php
- Body, jaw, and dentition lengths of macrophagous lamniform sharks, and body size evolution in Lamniformes with special reference to “off-the-scale” gigantism of the megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon. (2020). Historical Biology. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2020.1812598?scroll=top&needAccess=true
- Fletcher, T. (2021, January 11). Giant ancient sharks had enormous babies that ate their siblings in the womb. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/giant-ancient-sharks-had-enormous-babies-that-ate-their-siblings-in-the-womb-152903
- Baby Megalodons Were 6-Foot-Long Womb Cannibals, Study Suggests. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/science/megalodons-baby-shark.html
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia game:
- Skipping stones: https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/stress-during-pregnancy-might-affect-the-babys-sex-skipping-stones-overspending
- Bats: https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/bats-map-the-world-by-time-not-distance
- Things we overlook: https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/why-we-always-forget-that-less-is-more-leidy-klotz-subtract-the-untapped-science-of-less
A severe hatred of sounds may come down to a sensitive brain connection by Kelsey Donk
- Supersensitive connection causes hatred of noises. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/nu-scc052421.php
- Kumar, S., Dheerendra, P., Erfanian, M., Benzaquén, E., Sedley, W., Gander, P. E., Lad, M., Bamiou, D. E., & Griffiths, T. D. (2021). The motor basis for misophonia. The Journal of Neuroscience, JN-RM-0261-21. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.0261-21.2021
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Learn about the record-breaking glowing kitefin shark; cities’ unique microbiomes; and the true origin of the Milky Way.
Dive deeper into all your favorite Shark Week shows with Shark Week’s Daily Bite Podcast hosted by Luke Tipple:
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shark-weeks-daily-bite/id1527053422
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dfzM1ktSB1mSKD5z4Qujm?si=R8rNBksMRS-JrgMs9JIJ5g&dl_branch=1
- Learn more: https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-daily-bite-podcast
We just found the largest glowing shark species in the world by Grant Currin
- Starr, M. (2021). We Just Found The Largest Luminous Glowing Shark Species in The World. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/three-new-luminous-glowing-sharks-have-been-found-living-in-the-ocean-s-dark-depths
- Mallefet, J., Stevens, D. W., & Duchatelet, L. (2021). Bioluminescence of the Largest Luminous Vertebrate, the Kitefin Shark, Dalatias licha: First Insights and Comparative Aspects. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.633582
- Fox, A. (2021, March 5). Nearly Six-Foot-Long Glowing Shark Discovered in Deep Sea Off New Zealand. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nearly-six-foot-glowing-shark-discovered-deep-sea-new-zealand-180977163/
- Largest Glowing Shark Species Discovered Near New Zealand. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/science/biggest-glowing-shark.html
Different cities have different microbial fingerprints by Grant Currin
- Danko, D., Bezdan, D., Afshin, E. E., Ahsanuddin, S., Bhattacharya, C., Butler, D. J., Chng, K. R., Donnellan, D., Hecht, J., Jackson, K., Kuchin, K., Karasikov, M., Lyons, A., Mak, L., Meleshko, D., Mustafa, H., Mutai, B., Neches, R. Y., Ng, A., & Nikolayeva, O. (2021). A global metagenomic map of urban microbiomes and antimicrobial resistance. Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.05.002
- Coxworth, B. (2021, May 28). Study determines that each city has its own microbial signature. New Atlas. https://newatlas.com/science/cities-microbiome-signature/
- Yarlagadda, T. (2021, May 27). Scientists reveal a global map that could help us track the next deadly pathogen. Inverse; Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/science/city-microbial-census
- See which microbe species were found in your area: http://metasub.org/map/
- See which antibiotic-resistant bacteria were found in your area: https://resistanceopen.org/
The Milky Way probably didn't form from a collision like we thought by Briana Brownell
- Milky Way not unusual, astronomers find. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/acoe-mwn052021.php
- Scott, N., van de Sande, J., Sharma, S., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Freeman, K., Gerhard, O., Hayden, M. R., & McDermid, R. (2021). Identification of an [α/Fe]—Enhanced Thick Disk Component in an Edge-on Milky Way Analog. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 913(1), L11. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/abfc57
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/everything-we-thought-we-knew-about-our-galaxy-s-origin-might-be-wrong-1.5443661
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Learn about cutting-edge Shark Week tech; how birthdays impact criminal records; and the time sharks nearly went extinct.
More from Joe and Lauren Romeiro and Shark Week 2021:
- Start your 7-day free trial of discovery+ https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity
- Shark Week 2021 Full Schedule https://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-newsroom/discovery-channels-shark-week-2021-swims-off-with-jawsome-lineup-featuring-more-hours-of-shark-programming-than-ever-before/
- Shark Week 2021 Visual Guide https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/your-guide-to-shark-week-2021-pictures
- Follow @laurenromeiro333 on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/laurenromeiro333
- Follow @joeromeiro333 on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/joeromeiro333/
- Learn about new Eli Roth film “Fin” https://www.discovery.com/dnews/New_Eli_Roth_Film_FIN_to_Premiere_During_Shark_Week_on_discovery
- Learn more about “Return to Shark Vortex” https://ew.com/tv/shark-week-2021-guide-all-32-specials/?slide=3a0bc578-6635-494f-93f0-6e214e673413#3a0bc578-6635-494f-93f0-6e214e673413
- Learn more about “Ninja Shark 2: Mutants Rising” https://ew.com/tv/shark-week-2021-guide-all-32-specials/?slide=c08c41fe-90dc-46b3-8ce2-92c6a3f42d47#c08c41fe-90dc-46b3-8ce2-92c6a3f42d47
Dive deeper into all your favorite Shark Week shows with Shark Week’s Daily Bite Podcast hosted by Luke Tipple:
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shark-weeks-daily-bite/id1527053422
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dfzM1ktSB1mSKD5z4Qujm?si=R8rNBksMRS-JrgMs9JIJ5g&dl_branch=1
- Learn more: https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-daily-bite-podcast
The likelihood of having a criminal record depends on when a person was born by Kelsey Donk
- Best predictor of arrest rates? The “birth lottery of history.” (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/hu-bpo052121.php
- Neil, R., & Sampson, R. J. (2021). The Birth Lottery of History: Arrest over the Life Course of Multiple Cohorts Coming of Age, 1995–2018. American Journal of Sociology, 126(5), 1127–1178. https://doi.org/10.1086/714062
19 million years ago, sharks almost disappeared by Cameron Duke
- Shark evolution: a 450 million year timeline. (2018). Nhm.ac.uk. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/shark-evolution-a-450-million-year-timeline.html
- Evidence for a previously unknown extinction event that decimated ocean shark species. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/aaft-efa060121.php
- Ryan, J. (2021, June 7). Sharks almost disappeared 19 million years ago and scientists don’t know why. CNET; CNET. https://www.cnet.com/news/sharks-almost-disappeared-19-million-years-ago-and-scientists-dont-know-why/
- Sibert, E. C., & Rubin, L. D. (2021). An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks. Science, 372(6546), 1105–1107. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz3549
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Learn how nuclear bomb detectors found a secret population of blue whales. Plus: what it takes to film sharks underwater.
Dive deeper into all your favorite Shark Week shows with Shark Week’s Daily Bite Podcast hosted by Luke Tipple:
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shark-weeks-daily-bite/id1527053422
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dfzM1ktSB1mSKD5z4Qujm?si=R8rNBksMRS-JrgMs9JIJ5g&dl_branch=1
- Learn more: https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-daily-bite-podcast
Nuclear bomb detectors found a secret population of blue whales by Briana Brownell
- Landow, S. (2021, June 8). New population of blue whales discovered with help of bomb detectors. Phys.org; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-06-population-blue-whales-detectors.html
- Baker, H. (2021, June 10). Nuclear bomb detectors uncover secret population of blue whales hiding in Indian Ocean. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/secret-blue-whale-population-discovered.html
- Leroy, E. C., Royer, J.-Y., Alling, A., Maslen, B., & Rogers, T. L. (2021). Multiple pygmy blue whale acoustic populations in the Indian Ocean: whale song identifies a possible new population. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88062-5
More from Joe and Lauren Romeiro and Shark Week 2021:
- Start your 7-day free trial of discovery+ https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity
- Shark Week 2021 Full Schedule https://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-newsroom/discovery-channels-shark-week-2021-swims-off-with-jawsome-lineup-featuring-more-hours-of-shark-programming-than-ever-before/
- Shark Week 2021 Visual Guide https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/your-guide-to-shark-week-2021-pictures
- Follow @laurenromeiro333 on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/laurenromeiro333
- Follow @joeromeiro333 on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/joeromeiro333/
- Learn about new Eli Roth film “Fin” https://www.discovery.com/dnews/New_Eli_Roth_Film_FIN_to_Premiere_During_Shark_Week_on_discovery
- Learn more about “Return to Shark Vortex” https://ew.com/tv/shark-week-2021-guide-all-32-specials/?slide=3a0bc578-6635-494f-93f0-6e214e673413#3a0bc578-6635-494f-93f0-6e214e673413
- Learn more about “Ninja Shark 2: Mutants Rising” https://ew.com/tv/shark-week-2021-guide-all-32-specials/?slide=c08c41fe-90dc-46b3-8ce2-92c6a3f42d47#c08c41fe-90dc-46b3-8ce2-92c6a3f42d47
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Learn about ominous music’s effect on conservation efforts; why our brains constantly predict the future; and “Hydrobot.”
Dive deeper into all your favorite Shark Week shows with Shark Week's Daily Bite Podcast hosted by Luke Tipple:
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shark-weeks-daily-bite/id1527053422
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dfzM1ktSB1mSKD5z4Qujm?si=R8rNBksMRS-JrgMs9JIJ5g&dl_branch=1
- Learn more: https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-daily-bite-podcast
Ominous background music in shark programming could hinder conservation efforts by Steffie Drucker
- Nosal, A. P., Keenan, E. A., Hastings, P. A., & Gneezy, A. (2016). The Effect of Background Music in Shark Documentaries on Viewers’ Perceptions of Sharks. PLOS ONE, 11(8), e0159279. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159279
- Sharks get bad rap when viewed with ominous background music: Researchers demonstrate that background music affects viewers’ attitudes toward sharks. (2016). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160804171639.htm
- Why sharks need a new soundtrack. (2018, October 24). University of California. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/why-shark-soundtracks-make-it-harder-live-underwater
Our brains are constantly predicting the future to stay in the present by Cameron Duke
- Chow, D. (2013, May 8). How Your Brain Tracks Moving Objects. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/29417-how-brain-tracks-moving-objects.html
- eijwat. (2012). Flash-drag Effect: Optical Illusion 3D [Old title: Flash-lag Effect induced by Background 3D Motion] . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6XOIN4jaDQ
- Maus, Gerrit W., Fischer, J., & Whitney, D. (2013). Motion-Dependent Representation of Space in Area MT+. Neuron, 78(3), 554–562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2013.03.010
- Murai, Y., & Murakami, I. (2016). The flash-lag effect and the flash-drag effect in the same display. Journal of Vision, 16(11), 31. https://doi.org/10.1167/16.11.31
- Don’t blink: The science of a 100-mph fastball. (2017). The Seattle Times. http://projects.seattletimes.com/2017/mariners-preview/science/
"Hydrobot" is a magnetic bead that can move water around, even upside down by Briana Brownell
- Water droplets become hydrobots by adding magnetic beads. (2021). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210603111954.htm
- Si, Y., Hu, J., & Dong, Z. (2021). Bioinspired magnetically driven liquid manipulation as microrobot. Cell Reports Physical Science, 100439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100439
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Learn about ESP; why people panicked about electricity in the 1800s; and how embryos use sound to prepare for the world.
Is there such a thing as ESP? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Anay in Georgia)
- ESP: What can science say? (2021). Berkeley.edu. https://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/esp
- Engber, D. (2017, June 7). Daryl Bem Proved ESP Is Real. Which Means Science Is Broken. Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/health-and-science/2017/06/daryl-bem-proved-esp-is-real-showed-science-is-broken.html
- Lavoie, A. (2008, January 3). Neuroimaging fails to demonstrate ESP is real. Harvard Gazette; Harvard Gazette. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2008/01/neuroimaging-fails-to-demonstrate-esp-is-real/
- Bem, D. J. (2011). Feeling the future: Experimental evidence for anomalous retroactive influences on cognition and affect. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100(3), 407–425. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0021524
In the 1800s, the War of the Currents led to panic over electricity by Cameron Duke
- Lantero, Allison. “The War of the Currents: AC vs. DC Power.” Energy.gov, 18 Nov. 2014, www.energy.gov/articles/war-currents-ac-vs-dc-power
- Owen, Jonathan. “Electrocution: A Shocking Misuse? : Word Count : Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus.” www.visualthesaurus.com, 19 Dec. 2013, www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/electrocution-a-shocking-misuse/
- Sullivan, J.P. “Fearing Electricity: Overhead Wire Panic in New York City.” IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, vol. 14, no. 3, 1995, pp. 8–16, http://doi.org/10.1109/44.464629
- Wuebben, Daniel L. Power-Lined : Electricity, Landscape, and the American Mind. University Of Nebraska Press, 2019
Embryos use sound to prepare for the outside world by Cameron Duke
- “Embryos of Many Species Use Sound to Prepare for the Outside World.” ScienceDaily, 26 May 2021, Embryos of many species use sound to prepare for the outside world. (2021). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210526132128.htm
- Mariette, M. M., Clayton, D. F., & Buchanan, K. L. (2021). Acoustic developmental programming: a mechanistic and evolutionary framework. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.04.007
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Learn about a robotic “third thumb”; how measuring time increases entropy; and how to distinguish friends from foes.
People's brains adapted to having a robotic "third thumb" by Steffie Drucker
- UCL. (2021, May 19). Robotic “Third Thumb” use can alter brain representation of the hand. UCL News. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/may/robotic-third-thumb-use-can-alter-brain-representation-hand
- Kieliba, P., Clode, D., Maimon-Mor, R. O., & Makin, T. R. (2021). Robotic hand augmentation drives changes in neural body representation. Science Robotics, 6(54), eabd7935. https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.abd7935
- Video: https://vimeo.com/551468278
- Teen turns prosthetic arm into glitter-shooting unicorn horn [VIDEO] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf91U06GII8
Measuring time increases the entropy in the universe by Briana Brownell
- Pearson, A. N., Guryanova, Y., Erker, P., Laird, E. A., Briggs, G. A. D., Huber, M., & Ares, N. (2021). Measuring the Thermodynamic Cost of Timekeeping. Physical Review X, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevx.11.021029
- O’Callaghan, J. (2021, May 20). How does time work? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/how-does-time-work.html
- Schirber, M. (2021). Keeping Time on Entropy’s Dime. Physics, 14. https://physics.aps.org/articles/v14/s54
- Crane, L. (2020). Measuring time accurately increases the entropy in the universe. New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2277050-measuring-time-accurately-increases-the-entropy-in-the-universe/
- A clock’s accuracy may be tied to the disorder it creates. (2021, April 28). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/clock-time-accuracy-entropy-disorder
To Scope Someone Out, See How They Judge Others by Anna Todd
- What you say about others says a lot about you, research shows. (2021). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100802165441.htm
- Wood, D., Harms, P., & Vazire, S. (2010). Perceiver effects as projective tests: What your perceptions of others say about you. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99(1), 174–190. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0019390
- Schwantes, M. (2017, March 27). Asking This 1 Question Will Instantly Reveal Someone’s Personality. Inc.com; Inc. https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/how-to-read-people-instantly-by-asking-1-simple-question.html
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Learn about how to improve your sense of direction; the true story of the pied piper; and how our planets got their names.
The stories in this episode originally aired May 1, 2018 “How Improve Your Sense of Direction, Pied Piper Mysteries, Planet Name Origins” https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/how-to-improve-your-sense-of-direction-pied-piper
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Learn how weird dreams may help us in the real world; how we date dinosaurs; and why a healthy grip means a healthy body.
A theory from AI says our weird dreams help us better perceive the world by Briana Brownell
- Our dreams’ weirdness might be why we have them, argues new AI-inspired theory of dreaming. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/cp-odw050621.php
- Hoel, E. (2021). The overfitted brain: Dreams evolved to assist generalization. Patterns, 2(5), 100244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2021.100244
Paleontologists know how old dinosaurs were when they died because bones are like tree rings by Cameron Duke
- Anonymous. (2019, June 11). Which Dinosaur Bones Are “Real”? Field Museum. https://www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/which-dinosaur-bones-are-real
- Field Museum. (2020, November 25). Growth Rings From Fossil Bones Reveals T. rex Had Huge Growth Spurts, but Other Dinosaurs Grew “Slow and Steady.” SciTechDaily. https://scitechdaily.com/growth-rings-from-fossil-bones-reveals-t-rex-had-huge-growth-spurts-but-other-dinosaurs-grew-slow-and-steady/
- Welsh, J. (2012, June 27). How Sweet! Dinosaurs May Have Been Warm-Blooded After All. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/21215-dinosaur-bones-warm-blooded.html
- Wits University. (2021, May 12). Southern African dinosaur had irregular growth. Phys.org; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-05-southern-african-dinosaur-irregular-growth.html
A Healthy Grip Means a Healthy Body by Ashley Hamer
- Grip Strength Is Good Indicator of Overall Health - UConn Today. (2011, June 6). UConn Today. https://today.uconn.edu/2011/06/grip-strength-is-good-indicator-of-overall-health/#
- Sanderson, W. C., & Scherbov, S. (2014). Measuring the Speed of Aging across Population Subgroups. PLoS ONE, 9(5), e96289. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096289
- Mukherjee, S., Clouston, S., Kotov, R., Bromet, E., & Luft, B. (2019). Handgrip Strength of World Trade Center (WTC) Responders: The Role of Re-Experiencing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(7), 1128. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071128
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Learn how a man wrote sentences using only his mind; how popular song lyrics got simpler; and the bitterness of Bitrex.
Brain-computer interface lets people communicate by imagining they're writing by Grant Currin
- Composing thoughts: mental handwriting produces brain activity that can be turned into text | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. (2021). Nih.gov. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/News-Events/News-and-Press-Releases/Press-Releases/Composing-thoughts-mental-handwriting-produces
- Willett, F. R., Avansino, D. T., Hochberg, L. R., Henderson, J. M., & Shenoy, K. V. (2021). High-performance brain-to-text communication via handwriting. Nature, 593(7858), 249–254. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03506-2
- Sample, I. (2021, May 12). Paralysed man uses “mindwriting” brain computer to compose sentences. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/may/12/paralysed-man-mindwriting-brain-computer-compose-sentences
- Timmer, J. (2021, May 12). Neural implant lets paralyzed person type by imagining writing. Ars Technica; Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/neural-implant-lets-paralyzed-person-type-by-imagining-writing/
Popular song lyrics have gotten simpler over time by Kelsey Donk
- Rigg, C. (2021, May 17). Newer generations prefer simpler song lyrics. PsyPost; PsyPost. https://www.psypost.org/2021/05/newer-generations-prefer-simpler-song-lyrics-60800
- Varnum, M. E. W., Krems, J. A., Morris, C., Wormley, A., & Grossmann, I. (2021). Why are song lyrics becoming simpler? a time series analysis of lyrical complexity in six decades of American popular music. PLOS ONE, 16(1), e0244576. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244576
Bitrex Is The Most Bitter Substance In The World by Anna Todd
- Denatonium- The most bitter compound known. (2021). Scienceofcooking.com. https://www.scienceofcooking.com/denatonium.htm
- Just how bitter is Bitrex? (2012, September 18). Bitrex - Keeping Children Safe. https://www.bitrex.com/about-bitrex/how-bitter-bitrex
- The Bitrex Taste Test. (2014, May 20). Bitrex - Keeping Children Safe. https://www.bitrex.com/taste-test
- US4479889A - Compositions and method for degrading foodstuffs - Google Patents. (1968, October 9). Google.com. https://patents.google.com/patent/US4479889
- SciShow. (2018). What’s the Most Bitter Chemical? . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xl_inefbHE
- CONSUMER’S WORLD; Mother Fights to Ruin the Taste of Poison (Published 1989). (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/20/style/consumer-s-world-mother-fights-to-ruin-the-taste-of-poison.html
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Learn about common ancestors shared by every human; evolution’s multiple directions; and universal facial expressions.
There's a point in the past when every person on Earth was an ancestor to every person alive today by Grant Currin
- Hershberger, S. (2020, October 5). Humans Are All More Closely Related Than We Commonly Think. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/humans-are-all-more-closely-related-than-we-commonly-think/
- Hopkin, M. (2004). Human populations are tightly interwoven. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/news040927-10
- Numberphile. (2019). EVERY baby is a ROYAL baby - Numberphile . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm0hOex4psA
- Rohde, D. L. T., Olson, S., & Chang, J. T. (2004). Modelling the recent common ancestry of all living humans. Nature, 431(7008), 562–566. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature02842
Evolution Doesn’t Have Just One Direction by Ashley Hamer
- Is the human race evolving or devolving? (1998, July 20). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-the-human-race-evolvin/
- Waimanu, the first penguin. (2010, January 30). March of the Fossil Penguins; March of the Fossil Penguins. https://fossilpenguins.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/waimanu-the-first-penguin/
- Morber, J. (2016, October 6). 5 Times Evolution Ran in “Reverse.” Science; National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/reverse-evolution-explained-hagfish-penguins-snakes-science?loggedin=true
- Elliott, K. H., Ricklefs, R. E., Gaston, A. J., Hatch, S. A., Speakman, J. R., & Davoren, G. K. (2013). High flight costs, but low dive costs, in auks support the biomechanical hypothesis for flightlessness in penguins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(23), 9380–9384. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1304838110
- How Birds Lost Their Teeth. (2014, December 12). Audubon. https://www.audubon.org/news/how-birds-lost-their-teeth
- The evolution of whales. (2021). Berkeley.edu. https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evograms_03
- How did whales lose their hind legs? - Popular Mechanics. (2006, May 23). Popular Mechanics. https://www.popularmechanics.co.za/science/null-610/
Are facial expressions universal? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Jared in Vancouver)
- Price, M. (2016, October 17). Facial expressions—including fear—may not be as universal as we thought. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/10/facial-expressions-including-fear-may-not-be-universal-we-thought
- Ekman, P., & Friesen, W. V. (1971). Constants across cultures in the face and emotion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 17(2), 124–129. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0030377
- Crivelli, C., Russell, J. A., Jarillo, S., & Fernández-Dols, J.-M. (2016). The fear gasping face as a threat display in a Melanesian society. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(44), 12403–12407. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1611622113
- Krys, K., Melanie Vauclair, C., et. al. (2015). Be Careful Where You Smile: Culture Shapes Judgments of Intelligence and Honesty of Smiling Individuals. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 40(2), 101–116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10919-015-0226-4
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Learn about why we need memorials for medicine; NASA’s Phantom Torso experiment; and why we often overestimate outliers.
Additional resources from Steven Johnson:
- Pick up "Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer": https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/594501/extra-life-by-steven-johnson/
- Website: https://stevenberlinjohnson.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenbjohnson
The Phantom Torso Experiment Protected Future Astronauts In The Creepiest Way Possible by Ashley Hamer
- Experiment Details. (2021). Nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=994
We overestimate the outliers we see, which may hamper diversity efforts by Kelsey Donk
- Focus on outliers creates flawed snap judgments. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/du-foo051121.php
- Khaw, M. W., Kranton, R., & Huettel, S. (2021). Oversampling of minority categories drives misperceptions of group compositions. Cognition, 214, 104756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104756
- Shandwick, W. (2015). The female CEO reputation premium? Differences and Similarities. https://www.webershandwick.com/uploads/news/files/female-ceo-reputation-premium-executive-summary.pdf
- Layton, J. (2016, June 16). How 17 Equals 49.6: The Amazing Multiplying Women. HowStuffWorks. https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/perception/how-17-equals-496-the-amazing-multiplying-women.htm
- https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/correcting-misperceptions-about-and-increasing-empathy-migrants
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Learn how we doubled life expectancy in the last 150 years. Plus: “impossible” quasicrystals formed from nuclear bombs.
Additional resources from Steven Johnson:
- Pick up "Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer": https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/594501/extra-life-by-steven-johnson/
- Website: https://stevenberlinjohnson.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenbjohnson
The first nuclear detonation created "impossible" quasicrystals shaped like 20-sided dice by Briana Brownell
- Castelvecchi, D. (2021). First nuclear detonation created “impossible” quasicrystals. Nature, 593(7860), 487–487. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01332-0
- Bindi, L., Kolb, W., Eby, G. N., Asimow, P. D., Wallace, T. C., & Steinhardt, P. J. (2021). Accidental synthesis of a previously unknown quasicrystal in the first atomic bomb test. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(22), e2101350118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2101350118
- Università degli Studi di Firenze. (2021). Quasicrystals in the first nuclear explosion . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkuLjTlUO7A
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Learn about ancient evidence of humans using fire; Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle; and your memory on social media.
We just found the earliest evidence of humans changing their ecosystems with fire by Grant Currin
- Nield, D. (2021). Scientists Find Oldest Evidence of Ancient Human Activity Deep Inside a Desert Cave. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-the-oldest-evidence-of-indoor-human-activity-deep-inside-a-desert-cave
- Ratner, P. (2021, May 3). From 1.8 million years ago, earliest evidence of human activity found. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/earliest-evidence-human-activity
- Shaar, R., Matmon, A., Horwitz, L. K., Ebert, Y., Chazan, M., Arnold, M., Aumaître, G., Bourlès, D., & Keddadouche, K. (2021). Magnetostratigraphy and cosmogenic dating of Wonderwerk Cave: New constraints for the chronology of the South African Earlier Stone Age. Quaternary Science Reviews, 259, 106907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.106907
Scientists may have overcome Heisenberg's uncertainty principle by Briana Brownell
- Mercier de Lépinay, L., Ockeloen-Korppi, C. F., Woolley, M. J., & Sillanpää, M. A. (2021). Quantum mechanics–free subsystem with mechanical oscillators. Science, 372(6542), 625–629. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf5389
- Evading the uncertainty principle in quantum physics. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/au-etu050521.php
- Ratner, P. (2021, May 15). Physicists push limits of Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/breakthrough-quantum-entanglement-heisenberg
- Turner, B. (2021, May 15). Scientist find a loophole in Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. MSN. com. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/scientist-find-a-loophole-in-heisenbergs-uncertainty-principle/ar-BB1gLlgP
Is Social Media Hurting Your Memory? first aired June 7, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/your-memory-on-social-media-best-workouts-and-why
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Learn why soccer players miss penalty kicks; how we estimate population sizes; and how space helps us look back in time.
Pro soccer players miss penalty kicks because pressure makes them overthink by Kelsey Donk
- Johnson, S. (2021, May 12). Why professional soccer players choke during penalty kicks. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/choking-under-pressure
- Slutter, M. W. J., Thammasan, N., & Poel, M. (2021). Exploring the Brain Activity Related to Missing Penalty Kicks: An fNIRS Study. Frontiers in Computer Science, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2021.661466
- Guo, Z., Li, A., & Yu, L. (2017). “Neural Efficiency” of Athletes’ Brain during Visuo-Spatial Task: An fMRI Study on Table Tennis Players. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00072
How do we know the population sizes of species when there are too many to count? by Cameron Duke
- Allen, S. T., O’Rourke, A., White, R. H., Schneider, K. E., Kilkenny, M., & Sherman, S. G. (2019). Estimating the Number of People Who Inject Drugs in A Rural County in Appalachia. American Journal of Public Health, 109(3), 445–450. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2018.304873
- Hammond, P. S. (2009). Mark–Recapture. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, 705–709. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-373553-9.00163-2
- Krebs, C. J. (1999). Ecological methodology. Benjamin/Cummings.
- Mark-Recapture. (2021). Nau.edu. https://www2.nau.edu/lrm22/lessons/mark_recapture/mark_recapture.html
Looking Into Space Is Looking Back In Time by Reuben Westmaas
- Most distant object in the universe spotted by Hubble Space Telescope, shattering record for the farthest known galaxy. (2016, March 4). The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/most-distant-object-in-the-universe-spotted-by-hubble-space-telescope-shattering-record-for-the-farthest-known-galaxy-a6911096.html
- Cain, F. (2014, August 7). Are All the Stars Really Dead? - Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/113709/are-all-the-stars-really-dead/
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Learn how mammals breathe through their butts; how babies remember their birth language; and your reflection in a spoon.
Mammals can breathe through their butts, and this could help humans with respiratory failure by Grant Currin
- Breathing Through the Rectum Saves Oxygen-Starved Mice and Pigs. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/science/rectum-breathing-oxygen.html
- Okabe, R., Chen-Yoshikawa, T. F., Yoneyama, Y., Yokoyama, Y., Tanaka, S., Yoshizawa, A., Thompson, W. L., Kannan, G., Kobayashi, E., Date, H., & Takebe, T. (2021). Mammalian enteral ventilation ameliorates respiratory failure. Med. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medj.2021.04.004
Even If They Don’t Use It, Babies Remember Their Birth Language by Ashley Hamer
- Adoptees advantaged by birth language memory. (2017). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170118082828.htm
- Early development of abstract language knowledge: evidence from perception–production transfer of birth-language memory | Royal Society Open Science. (2017). Royal Society Open Science. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.160660
Why is your reflection upside down in a spoon? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Bella in Austin, Texas)
- Matthews, R. (2019). Why is your reflection upside-down in a spoon? BBC Science Focus Magazine; BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/why-is-your-reflection-upside-down-in-a-spoon/
- Physics Tutorial: Reflection and Image Formation for Convex Mirrors. (2021). Physicsclassroom.com. https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/refln/Lesson-4/Reflection-and-Image-Formation-for-Convex-Mirrors
- Q & A: Why is your reflection upside down in a spoon? | Department of Physics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (2021). Illinois.edu. https://van.physics.illinois.edu/QA/listing.php?id=1985&t=why-is-your-reflection-upside-down-in-a-spoon
- It's AumSum Time. (2017). Concave Mirror - Why is your reflection upside down on a spoon? | #aumsum #kids #science . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6n0FAZ_6N8
- Why mirrors flip horizontally but not vertically (Curiosity Daily listener question): https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/bad-news-about-your-wearable-sleep-tracker
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Learn about whether you should fear AI; the science of a good selfie; and how bats map the world by time, not distance.
Additional resources from Michael Wooldridge:
- Pick up "A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: What It Is, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250770745
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/wooldridgemike
- Oxford faculty page: https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/michael.wooldridge/
Selfies Really Do Make Your Nose Look Big originally aired April 24, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/hubble-telescope-history-selfie-science-and-exerci
Bats map the world by time, not distance by Briana Brownell
- A surprising discovery: Bats know the speed of sound from birth. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/tu-asd050521.php
- Amichai, E., & Yovel, Y. (2021). Echolocating bats rely on an innate speed-of-sound reference. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(19), e2024352118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2024352118
- How do bats echolocate and how are they adapted to this activity? (1998, December 21). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-bats-echolocate-an/
- Thaler, L. (2015). Using Sound to Get Around. APS Observer, 28(10). https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/using-sound-to-get-around
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Learn about "iconic sounds" of language. Plus: artificial intelligence’s limitations, with AI pioneer Michael Wooldridge.
Language may have started with "iconic sounds" rather than hand gestures by Grant Currin
- Ćwiek, A., Fuchs, S., Draxler, C., Asu, E. L., Dediu, D., Hiovain, K., Kawahara, S., Koutalidis, S., Krifka, M., Lippus, P., Lupyan, G., Oh, G. E., Paul, J., Petrone, C., Ridouane, R., Reiter, S., Schümchen, N., Szalontai, Á., Ünal-Logacev, Ö., & Zeller, J. (2021). Novel vocalizations are understood across cultures. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89445-4
- Ancestors may have created “iconic” sounds as bridge to first languages. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/uob-amh051021.php
- No shared language? No problem! People across cultures understand clues from ‘vocal charades. (2021, May 14). No shared language? No problem! People across cultures understand clues from “vocal charades.” Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/05/no-shared-language-no-problem-people-across-cultures-understand-clues-vocal-charades
Additional resources from Michael Wooldridge:
- Pick up "A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: What It Is, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250770745
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/wooldridgemike
- Oxford faculty page: https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/michael.wooldridge/
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Learn about a pregnant mummy; the three body problem; and why you should take off your shoes when you enter your house.
A newly discovered pregnant mummy is raising questions about ancient Egyptian beliefs by Grant Currin
- Johnson, S. (2021, May 5). First-ever pregnant Egyptian mummy discovered. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/pregnant-mummy
- In a First, Researchers Discover a Pregnant Egyptian Mummy. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/world/europe/egyptian-mummy-pregnant-warsaw.html
- Ejsmond, W., Ożarek-Szilke, M., Jaworski, M., & Szilke, S. (2021). A pregnant ancient egyptian mummy from the 1st century BC. Journal of Archaeological Science, 105371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2021.105371
New development in solving the three body problem by Briana Brownell
- Kervella, P., Thévenin, F., & Lovis, C. (2017). Proxima’s orbit around α Centauri. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 598, L7. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629930
- Alpha Centauri System | Facts, Information, History & Definition. (2019, December 6). The Nine Planets. https://nineplanets.org/alpha-centauri-system/
- Wood,LiveScience, C. (2021, May 7). Physicists Edge Closer to Taming the Three-Body Problem. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/physicists-edge-closer-to-taming-the-three-body-problem/
How Important Is It to Take Your Shoes Off as Soon as You Get in the House? originally aired May 7, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/aliens-studying-humans-an-ai-fairy-tale-and-the-im
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Learn 4 tips for managing WFH paranoia; flat-pack pasta; and how eye contact is affected by the shape of a dog’s face.
4 tips for managing your WFH paranoia by Kelsey Donk
- Managing Your WFH Paranoia. (2021, April 28). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2021/04/managing-your-wfh-paranoia
- Is Remote Work Making Us Paranoid? (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/style/is-remote-work-making-us-paranoid.html
- Jacobs, E. (2020, June 18). Paranoia creeps into homeworking. @FinancialTimes; Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/e50ce245-09fd-4831-a90b-953ef51a2281
Scientists have created flat-pack pasta that curls into shape in water by Steffie Drucker
- Executive Summary: Environmental Footprint Literature Review — Food Transportation. (2016). State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. https://www.oregon.gov/deq/FilterDocs/PEF-FoodTransportation-ExecutiveSummary.pdf
- Tao, Y., Lee, Y.-C., Liu, H., Zhang, X., Cui, J., Mondoa, C., Babaei, M., Santillan, J., Wang, G., Luo, D., Liu, D., Yang, H., Do, Y., Sun, L., Wang, W., Zhang, T., & Yao, L. (2021). Morphing pasta and beyond. Science Advances, 7(19), eabf4098. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abf4098
- CMU lab leads development of pasta that morphs into shape when cooked. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/cmu-cll043021.php
- Gael Fashingbauer Cooper. (2021, May 6). This strange, flat pasta transforms into 3D shapes as you cook. CNET; CNET. https://www.cnet.com/news/this-strange-flat-pasta-transforms-into-3d-shapes-as-you-cook/
- Flat Pasta That Turns Into 3-D Shapes — Just Add Boiling Water. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/science/pasta-3d-flat.html
- Video: https://vimeo.com/543657466
Your dog’s face shape determines how easily it makes eye contact with you by Cameron Duke
- Bognár, Z., Iotchev, I. B., & Kubinyi, E. (2018). Sex, skull length, breed, and age predict how dogs look at faces of humans and conspecifics. Animal Cognition, 21(4), 447–456. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-018-1180-4
- Bognár, Z., Szabó, D., Deés, A., & Kubinyi, E. (2021). Shorter headed dogs, visually cooperative breeds, younger and playful dogs form eye contact faster with an unfamiliar human. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88702-w
- Eötvös Loránd University. (2021, April 29). Researchers determine which dogs more often establish eye contact with humans. Phys.org; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-04-dogs-eye-contact-humans.html
- Gácsi, M., McGreevy, P., Kara, E., & Miklósi, Á. (2009). Effects of selection for cooperation and attention in dogs. Behavioral and Brain Functions, 5(1), 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-9081-5-31
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Learn the easiest way to forgive and forget; whether human fossils can produce oil; and what bees yell when surprised.
The forgetting part of "forgive and forget" is easier when you forgive emotionally by Kelsey Donk
- Here’s The Best Way To Forgive And Forget. (2021, May 4). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/05/04/heres-the-best-way-to-forgive-and-forget/
- Noreen, S., & MacLeod, M. D. (2021). Moving on or deciding to let go? A pathway exploring the relationship between emotional and decisional forgiveness and intentional forgetting. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 47(2), 295–315. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000948
If we get oil from dinosaur fossils, will future civilizations get oil from human fossils? by Steffie Drucker (Listener question from Hunter in Chicago)
- Hunter’s tweet: https://twitter.com/whuntah/status/1390766688354902019
- Do Fossil Fuels Really Come from Fossils? | Britannica. (2021). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/story/do-fossil-fuels-really-come-from-fossils
- Westreich, S. (2021, March 29). Does Gasoline Really Come From Dinosaurs? - Sharing Science - Medium. Medium; Sharing Science. https://medium.com/a-microbiome-scientist-at-large/does-gasoline-really-come-from-dinosaurs-3d2d4e70c6d8
- What Are Fossil Fuels? | Smithsonian Ocean. (2020, March 26). Si.edu. https://ocean.si.edu/conservation/gulf-oil-spill/what-are-fossil-fuels
- Explainer: Where fossil fuels come from. (2018, September 20). Science News for Students. https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/explainer-where-fossil-fuels-come
- DINO History | Sinclair Oil Corporation. (2015). Sinclairoil.com. https://www.sinclairoil.com/dino-history
Bees Yell “Whoop” When They're Surprised by Anna Todd
- Wong, S. (2020). Honeybees let out a “whoop” when they bump into each other. New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121275-honeybees-let-out-a-whoop-when-they-bump-into-each-other/
- Ramsey, M., Bencsik, M., & Newton, M. I. (2017). Long-term trends in the honeybee “whooping signal” revealed by automated detection. PLOS ONE, 12(2), e0171162. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171162
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Learn about “digital body language” guidelines and how scientists brought multiple molecules into the same quantum state.
Additional resources from Erica Dhawan:
- Pick up "Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust & Connection No Matter the Distance" from your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250246523
- Website: https://ericadhawan.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericadhawan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericadhawan_/
Scientists brought multiple molecules into the same quantum state, which is a big deal by Briana Brownell
- UChicago scientists harness molecules into single quantum state. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/uoc-ush042221.php
- Ultracold Molecules | JILA - Exploring the Frontiers of Physics. (2015). Colorado.edu. https://jila.colorado.edu/yelabs/research/ultracold-molecules
- Cornish, S. (2008). From atoms to molecules (and back). Physics, 1. https://physics.aps.org/articles/v1/24
- Physicists Turn Atomic Bose-Einstein Condensate into Molecular One | Physics | Sci-News.com. (2021). Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. http://www.sci-news.com/physics/molecular-bose-einstein-condensate-09606.html
- Carr, L. D., DeMille, D., Krems, R. V., & Ye, J. (2009). Cold and ultracold molecules: science, technology and applications. New Journal of Physics, 11(5), 055049. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/11/5/055049
- Bose-Einstein Condensate: A New Form of Matter. (2001, October 9). NIST. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2001/10/bose-einstein-condensate-new-form-matter
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Learn why your mom calls you your sibling’s name; why pollen isn’t just plant sperm; and what really causes sore muscles.
If Your Mom Calls You Your Sibling’s Name, It Means She Loves You Both by Joanie Faletto
- Trudeau, M. (2017, January 16). When The Brain Scrambles Names, It’s Because You Love Them. NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/01/16/509353565/when-the-brain-scrambles-names-its-because-you-love-them
- Deffler, S. A., Fox, C., Ogle, C. M., & Rubin, D. C. (2016). All my children: The roles of semantic category and phonetic similarity in the misnaming of familiar individuals. Memory & Cognition, 44(7), 989–999. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-016-0613-z
- Dupont, M. (2019). Experimentally Induced Single and Repeated Personal Name Confusions: The Impact of Phonological and Semantic Similarity. Psychological Reports, 123(3), 781–805. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294118825098
Pollen is not plant sperm. It’s something much weirder. by Cameron Duke
- Alternation of generations | Definition & Examples | Britannica. (2021). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/alternation-of-generations
- BD Editors. (2018, May 17). Alternation of Generations (Plant): Definition, Life Cycle | Biology Dictionary. Biology Dictionary. https://biologydictionary.net/alternation-of-generations/
- Pollen - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (2016). Sciencedirect.com. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/pollen
- Reece, J. B., Urry, L. A., Cain, M. L., Alexander, S., Minorsky, P. V., Jackson, R. B., & Campbell, N. A. (2014). Campbell biology (10th ed.). Pearson.
Lactic Acid Is Not What Causes Sore Muscles originally aired April 24, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/hubble-telescope-history-selfie-science-and-exerci
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Learn why there could be stars made of antimatter. Plus: author Paul Greenberg’s tips to reduce your carbon footprint.
There could be stars made of antimatter in our galaxy by Briana Brownell
- NASA - JSC Engineering - Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. (2013). Nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/engineering/projects/alpha_magnetic_spectrometer/index.html
- may. (2017, April 19). Giant space magnet may have trapped antihelium, raising idea of lingering pools of antimatter in the cosmos. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/giant-space-magnet-may-have-trapped-antihelium-raising-idea-lingering-pools-antimatter
- Dr Alfredo Carpineti. (2021, April 29). Where Antimatter Stars Are Located In The Milky Way (If They Actually Exist). IFLScience; IFLScience. https://www.iflscience.com/space/where-antimatter-stars-are-located-in-the-milky-way-if-they-actually-exist/
- Poulin, V., Salati, P., Cholis, I., Kamionkowski, M., & Silk, J. (2019). Where do the AMS-02 antihelium events come from? Physical Review D, 99(2). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.99.023016
Additional resources from Paul Greenberg:
- Pick up "The Climate Diet: 50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593296769
- Website: https://www.paulgreenberg.org/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/4fishgreenberg
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Learn about the RLR gene editing tool; Victorian-era emoji; and why “night shift” screen settings don’t help you sleep.
RLR is a new gene editing tool that's safer and more useful than CRISPR by Cameron Duke
- Move over CRISPR, the retrons are coming. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/wifb-moc042921.php
- Schubert, M. G., Goodman, D. B., Wannier, T. M., Kaur, D., Farzadfard, F., Lu, T. K., Shipman, S. L., & Church, G. M. (2021). High-throughput functional variant screens via in vivo production of single-stranded DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(18), e2018181118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2018181118
- Swingle, B., Markel, E., & Cartinhour, S. (2010). Oligonucleotide recombination: A hidden treasure. Bioengineered Bugs, 1(4), 265–268. https://doi.org/10.4161/bbug.1.4.12098
- Irving, M. (2021, May 4). Harvard gene-editing tool “sneaks” DNA into cells without making cuts. New Atlas. https://newatlas.com/biology/retron-library-recombineering-gene-editing-crispr/
- Are Retrons the Next CRISPR? | Cell And Molecular Biology. (2021). Labroots. https://www.labroots.com/trending/cell-and-molecular-biology/20347/retrons-crispr
Flowers Were Emoji For Victorians by Anna Todd
- Romie Stott. (2016, August 15). How Flower-Obsessed Victorians Encoded Messages in Bouquets. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-flowerobsessed-victorians-encoded-messages-in-bouquets
- The meaning of flowers, Floriography, language of flowers, advice hints and tips from All Florists.co.uk. Allflorists.co.uk. http://www.allflorists.co.uk/advice_flowerMeanings.asp
"Night shift" screen settings don't really help you sleep by Kelsey Donk
- Is night shift really helping you sleep better? (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/byu-ins042621.php
- Duraccio, K. M., Zaugg, K. K., Blackburn, R. C., & Jensen, C. D. (2021). Does iPhone night shift mitigate negative effects of smartphone use on sleep outcomes in emerging adults? Sleep Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2021.03.005
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Learn how resolving arguments can erase nearly all bad feelings, and why almost all calico cats are female. Plus: trivia!
Resolving an argument can almost erase the emotional stress it caused by Kelsey Donk
- Resolving Arguments Can Prevent Bad Feelings From Lingering — And We Get Better At It As We Age. (2021, April 22). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/04/22/resolving-arguments-can-prevent-bad-feelings-from-lingering-and-we-get-better-at-it-as-we-age/
- Witzel, D. D., & Stawski, R. S. (2021). Resolution Status and Age as Moderators for Interpersonal Everyday Stress and Stressor-Related Affect. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab006
Why Calico Cats Are Almost Always Female by Ashley Hamer
- Stone, S. (2015, March 16). Why are Calico Cats Almost Always Female? Today I Found Out. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/03/calico-cats-almost-always-female
- Fitzsimmons, P. (2017, November 7). Are All Orange Cats Male and All Calico Cats Female? BeChewy; Chewy. https://be.chewy.com/behavior-pet-facts-are-all-orange-cats-male-all-calico-cats-female/
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia game:
- Cuttlefish: https://www.curiositydaily.com/your-roommate-really-doesnt-know-how-youre-feeling/
- Bland space diet: https://www.curiositydaily.com/introverts-fared-better-than-extroverts-during-the-pandemic/
- Prison device: https://www.curiositydaily.com/from-music-to-bacon-biology-is-everywhere-w-biologist-melanie-peffer/
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Learn why older classmates are more popular; how some invasive species help their ecosystems; and keyboard cleaning tips.
Don't be surprised if the oldest kids in your class were also more popular by Kelsey Donk
- PsychNewsDaily Staff. (2021, May 5). High school popularity: study shows oldest kids in the class also the most popular. PsychNewsDaily. https://www.psychnewsdaily.com/high-school-popularity-study-shows-oldest-kids-in-the-class-also-the-most-popular/
- van Aalst, D. A. E., & van Tubergen, F. (2021). More popular because you’re older? Relative age effect on popularity among adolescents in class. PLOS ONE, 16(5), e0249336. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249336
Invasive species aren't always harmful — some help their ecosystems thrive by Cameron Duke
- Ahmed, I. (2021, April 29). How donkeys digging wells help life thrive in the desert. Phys.org; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-04-donkeys-wells-life.html
- Griffiths, J., & Villablanca, F. (n.d.). Managing monarch butterfly overwintering groves: making room among the eucalyptus. 101(1). Retrieved May 9, 2021, from https://www.monarchjointventure.org/images/uploads/documents/griffiths_and_villablanca_2015.pdf
- Invasive Species Aren’t Always Unwanted (Published 2016). (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/science/invasive-species.html
- Lundgren, E. J., Ramp, D., Stromberg, J. C., Wu, J., Nieto, N. C., Sluk, M., Moeller, K. T., & Wallach, A. D. (2021). Equids engineer desert water availability. Science, 372(6541), 491–495. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd6775
- SCHLAEPFER, M. A., SAX, D. F., & OLDEN, J. D. (2011a). The Potential Conservation Value of Non-Native Species. Conservation Biology, 25(3), 428–437. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01646.x
This Is How Often You Should Clean Your Keyboard originally aired May 14, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/types-of-narcissists-don-t-garden-with-coffee-grou
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Learn how human hair can improve solar panels and why people tend to add, not subtract, when trying to improve something.
Scientists are using human hair to make carbon nanodots for displays & solar panels by Grant Currin
- Carbon dots from human hair boost solar cells. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/quot-cdf040721.php
- Pham, N. D., Singh, A., Chen, W., Hoang, M. T., Yang, Y., Wang, X., Wolff, A., Wen, X., Jia, B., Sonar, P., & Wang, H. (2021). Self-assembled carbon dot-wrapped perovskites enable light trapping and defect passivation for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9(12), 7508–7521. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ta00036e
- Lim, S. Y., Shen, W., & Gao, Z. (2015). Carbon quantum dots and their applications. Chemical Society Reviews, 44(1), 362–381. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cs00269e
Additional resources from Leidy Klotz:
- Pick up "Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ePsfzf
- Nature study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03380-y
- Website: https://www.leidyklotz.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Leidyklotz
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Learn about how stress during pregnancy can affect a newborn’s sex; skipping stone physics in space; and overspending.
Stress can make a pregnant person twice as likely to have a girl by Grant Currin
- Beres, D. (2021, April 13). Stressed-out mothers are twice as likely to give birth to a girl. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/stress-pregnancy
- Romero-Gonzalez, B., Puertas-Gonzalez, J. A., Gonzalez-Perez, R., Davila, M., & Peralta-Ramirez, M. I. (2021). Hair cortisol levels in pregnancy as a possible determinant of fetal sex: a longitudinal study. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2040174420001300
Scientists have shed light on the physics of skipping stones to make landing spacecraft safer by Briana Brownell
- Tang, J., Zhao, K., Chen, H., & Cao, D. (2021). Trajectory and attitude study of a skipping stone. Physics of Fluids, 33(4), 043316. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0040158
- Stone skipping techniques can improve reentry of space vehicles. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/aiop-sst041521.php
- Advanced Aerospace Medicine On-line. (2018, April 11). FAA.gov.
- https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/cami/library/online_libraries/aerospace_medicine/tutorial/media/III.4.1.7_Returning_from_Space.pdf
- Lovell, J., Kluger, J. (1994). Apollo 13. Houghton Mifflin.
- https://books.google.ca/books?id=LDJ43xYxK5YC&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&dq=Apollo+13+reentry+angle&source=bl&ots=3Cc9mzZNJR&sig=sLWSkkivIHidkiZ_qY3YjyKypaQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BemhUuf2NI6OkAfNioCoCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Apollo%2013%20reentry%20angle&f=false
- C. Clanet, F. Hersen, and L. Bocquet, “ Secrets of successful stone-skipping,” Nature 427, 29–29 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/427029a
To Avoid Overspending, Think of Money as Hours of Your Life originally aired September 26, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/gardening-with-martian-soil-how-to-stop-overspendi
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Learn about interacting with robots that talk to themselves; “mad honey,” a rare, dangerous hallucinogen; and “alief.”
Robots that talk to themselves might be easier to interact with by Grant Currin
- Pepper the humanoid and programmable robot | SoftBank Robotics. (2021). Softbankrobotics.com. https://www.softbankrobotics.com/emea/en/pepper
- Pipitone, A., & Chella, A. (2021). What robots want? Hearing the inner voice of a robot. IScience, 102371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102371
- Pepper the robot talks to itself to improve its interactions with people. (2021). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210421124654.htm
"Mad honey" is a weird, rare, dangerous hallucinogen used as medicine around the Black Sea by Steffie Drucker
- Johnson, S. (2021, April 23). “Mad honey”: The rare hallucinogen from the mountains of Nepal. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/mad-honey
- The Hallucinogenic Honey of Nepal and Turkey. (2017, November 12). Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/mad-honey-red-hallucinogen
- Hess, P. (2017, July 17). Mad Honey: What to know before eating hallucinogenic honey from Nepal. Inverse; Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/33974-mad-honey-nepal-rhododendron-grayanotoxin-hallucinogenic
- Jansen, S. A., Kleerekooper, I., Hofman, Z. L. M., Kappen, I. F. P. M., Stary-Weinzinger, A., & van der Heyden, M. A. G. (2012). Grayanotoxin Poisoning: “Mad Honey Disease” and Beyond. Cardiovascular Toxicology, 12(3), 208–215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12012-012-9162-2
Alief Is When You Act In Opposition To Your True Beliefs by Ashley Hamer
- Gendler, T. S. (2008). Alief in action (and reaction). Mind & Language, 23(5), 552-585. http://www.errol-lord.com/uploads/1/8/6/6/18669048/gendler-aliefinaction.pdf
- Bloom, P. (2010, May 30). The Pleasures of Imagination. The Chronicle of Higher Education; The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-pleasures-of-imagination/
- Kawakami, K., Dovidio, J. F., Moll, J., Hermsen, S., & Russin, A. (2000). Just say no (to stereotyping): effects of training in the negation of stereotypic associations on stereotype activation. Journal of personality and social psychology, 78(5), 871. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sander-Hermsen-2/publication/12497209_Just_Say_No_to_Stereotyping_Effects_of_Training_in_the_Negation_of_Stereotypic_Associations_on_Stereotype_Activation/links/5602972108ae849b3c0e11f1/Just-Say-No-to-Stereotyping-Effects-of-Training-in-the-Negation-of-Stereotypic-Associations-on-Stereotype-Activation.pdf
- Blair, I. V. (2002). The Malleability of Automatic Stereotypes and Prejudice. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 6(3), 242–261. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327957pspr0603_8
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Learn why helping others feels like helping ourselves, how wild animals eat healthy, and how the Sahara feeds the Amazon.
We're less likely to remember the things we've given to friends than strangers by Kelsey Donk
- We’re Worse At Remembering Exactly What We’ve Given To Friends Than What We’ve Given To Strangers. (2021, April 12). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/04/12/were-worse-at-remembering-exactly-what-weve-given-to-friends-than-what-weve-given-to-strangers/
- Uğurlar, P., Posten, A.-C., & Zürn, M. (2021). Interpersonal closeness impairs decision memory. Social Psychology, 52(2), 125–129. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000439
How do wild animals eat a healthy diet when humans struggle to? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Jason in Port Ewen, New York)
- Predators hunt for a balanced diet. (2012). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120110192942.htm
- Provenza, F. (2018, November 30). Animals Can Help Us Rediscover Our Nutritional Wisdom. Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/animals-can-help-us-rediscover-our-nutritional-wisdom/
- Strauss, S. (2006). Clara M. Davis and the wisdom of letting children choose their own diets. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 175(10), 1199–1199. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.060990
- Schatzker, M. (2015, April 9). How Flavor Drives Nutrition. WSJ; The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-flavor-drives-nutrition-1428596326
- Tucker, A. (2009, July 14). Why Modern Foods Hijack Our Brains. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-modern-foods-hijack-our-brains-63123747/
- Deckersbach, T., Das, S. K., Urban, L. E., Salinardi, T., Batra, P., Rodman, A. M., Arulpragasam, A. R., Dougherty, D. D., & Roberts, S. B. (2014). Pilot randomized trial demonstrating reversal of obesity-related abnormalities in reward system responsivity to food cues with a behavioral intervention. Nutrition & Diabetes, 4(9), e129–e129. https://doi.org/10.1038/nutd.2014.26
The Amazon Rainforest feeds on millions of tons of dust from the Sahara Desert per year by Grant Currin
- Saharan Dust Feeds Amazon’s Plants. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-satellite-reveals-how-much-saharan-dust-feeds-amazon-s-plants
- Yu, H., Chin, M., Yuan, T., Bian, H., Remer, L. A., Prospero, J. M., Omar, A., Winker, D., Yang, Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z., & Zhao, C. (2015). The fertilizing role of African dust in the Amazon rainforest: A first multiyear assessment based on data from Cloud‐Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations. Geophysical Research Letters, 42(6), 1984–1991. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015gl063040
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Learn about rain on other planets; why Americans used to not use forks; and whether sleep or exercise is more important.
What is rain like on other planets? by Cameron Duke
- Dhingra, R. D., Barnes, J. W., Brown, R. H., Burrati, B. J., Sotin, C., Nicholson, P. D., Baines, K. H., Clark, R. N., Soderblom, J. M., Jauman, R., Rodriguez, S., Mouélic, S. L., Turtle, E. P., Perry, J. E., Cottini, V., & Jennings, D. E. (2019). Observational Evidence for Summer Rainfall at Titan’s North Pole. Geophysical Research Letters, 46(3), 1205–1212. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018gl080943
- https://jpl.nasa.gov. (2012, September 11). NASA Observations Point to “Dry Ice” Snowfall on Mars. Nasa.gov. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-observations-point-to-dry-ice-snowfall-on-mars
- Kerr, R. A. (1999). PLANETARY SCIENCE:Neptune May Crush Methane Into Diamonds. Science, 286(5437), 25a25. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.286.5437.25a
- Loftus, K., & Wordsworth, R. D. (2021). The Physics of Falling Raindrops in Diverse Planetary Atmospheres. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 126(4). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020je006653
- Tomaswick, A. (2021). Fascinating Infograph Shows What Rain Is Like Elsewhere in The Solar System. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/this-graph-shows-what-raindrops-would-be-like-on-other-worlds
Additional resources from Jason Feifer:
- Build for Tomorrow podcast: https://www.jasonfeifer.com/build-for-tomorrow/
- Website: https://www.jasonfeifer.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyfeifer
Sleep vs. Exercise: Which Is More Important? originally aired September 23, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/sleep-vs-exercise-milky-way-pictures-military-meth
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Learn what the elevator can teach us about our past and our future. Plus: surprising discoveries from bomb-pulse dating.
Additional resources from Jason Feifer:
- Build for Tomorrow podcast: https://www.jasonfeifer.com/build-for-tomorrow/
- Website: https://www.jasonfeifer.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyfeifer
"Bomb pulse dating" is how scientists measure the age of living cells using nuclear fallout by Briana Brownell
- Eveleth, R. (2013, February 19). Nuclear Bombs Made It Possible to Carbon Date Human Tissue. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nuclear-bombs-made-it-possible-to-carbon-date-human-tissue-20074710/
- Mohan, G. (2013, July). Nuclear fallout drops the bomb on ivory poachers. Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/science/la-xpm-2013-jul-01-la-sci-sn-nuclear-fallout-poachers-20130630-story.html
- Zoppi, U., Skopec, Z., Skopec, J., Jones, G., Fink, D., Hua, Q., Jacobsen, G., Tuniz, C., & Williams, A. (2004). Forensic applications of 14C bomb-pulse dating. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 223-224, 770–775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2004.04.143
- Eriksson, P. S., Perfilieva, E., Björk-Eriksson, T., Alborn, A.-M., Nordborg, C., Peterson, D. A., & Gage, F. H. (1998). Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus. Nature Medicine, 4(11), 1313–1317. https://doi.org/10.1038/3305
- Arnold, C. (2013, December 11). Cold War Bomb Testing Is Solving Biology’s Biggest Mysteries. Pbs.org; Nova. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/bomb-pulse/
- Krulwich, R. (2008, November 16). How A-Bomb Testing Changed Our Trees. NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96750869?storyId=96750869
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Learn about counterfactual curiosity; the first entanglement-based quantum network; and Rome’s remarkable Cloaca Maxima.
We're morbidly curious to discover what "might have been," even though it can cause regret by Kelsey Donk
- We Have A Strong Urge To Find Out What Might Have Been — Even When This Leads To Feelings Of Regret. (2021, April 8). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/04/08/we-have-a-strong-urge-to-find-out-what-might-have-been-even-when-this-leads-to-feelings-of-regret/
- FitzGibbon, L., Komiya, A., & Murayama, K. (2021). The lure of counterfactual curiosity: People incur a cost to experience regret. Psychological science, 32(2), 241-255. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797620963615
Researchers have created the first entanglement-based quantum network by Briana Brownell
- Researchers establish the first entanglement-based quantum network. (2021, April 15). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-04-entanglement-based-quantum-network.html
- Castelvecchi, D. (2021). Quantum network is step towards ultrasecure internet. Nature, 590(7847), 540–541. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-00420-5
- Malewar, A. (2021, April 16). First entanglement-based quantum network established. Tech Explorist. https://www.techexplorist.com/first-entanglement-based-quantum-network-established/38724/
- Caddy, B. (2021, April 19). Quantum internet: A revolution in knowledge is almost a reality. Inverse; Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/innovation/quantum-internet-is-coming
- Neven, H. (2015, December 8). When can Quantum Annealing win? Google AI Blog. https://ai.googleblog.com/2015/12/when-can-quantum-annealing-win.html
- Dutch researchers establish the first entanglement-based quantum network. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/duot-dre040921.php
- Pompili, M., Hermans, S. L. N., Baier, S., Beukers, H. K. C., Humphreys, P. C., Schouten, R. N., Vermeulen, R. F. L., Tiggelman, M. J., dos Santos Martins, L., Dirkse, B., Wehner, S., & Hanson, R. (2021). Realization of a multinode quantum network of remote solid-state qubits. Science, 372(6539), 259–264. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg1919
One Of Rome’s Oldest Monuments Is One Of The First Sewer Systems In The World by Reuben Westmaas
- Squires, N. (2012, November 14). Ancient Rome sewer tunnels “in danger of collapsing.” The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9677683/Ancient-Rome-sewer-tunnels-in-danger-of-collapsing.html
- Function and Significance. (2021). Cloaca Maxima. https://cloacamaxima.weebly.com/function-and-significance.html
- Rome, Cloaca Maxima - Livius. (2020). Livius.org. https://www.livius.org/articles/place/rome/rome-photos/rome-cloaca-maxima/
- The “Greatest Sewer” of Ancient Rome. (2017, April 11). Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cloaca-maxima
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Learn about why cavities are so cold-sensitive; an ant that shrinks its brain; and why swimming makes you extra hungry.
Here's why dental cavities are so sensitive to cold by Cameron Duke
- Bernal, L., Sotelo-Hitschfeld, P., König, C., Sinica, V., Wyatt, A., Winter, Z., Hein, A., Touska, F., Reinhardt, S., Tragl, A., Kusuda, R., Wartenberg, P., Sclaroff, A., Pfeifer, J. D., Ectors, F., Dahl, A., Freichel, M., Vlachova, V., Brauchi, S., & Roza, C. (2021). Odontoblast TRPC5 channels signal cold pain in teeth. Science Advances, 7(13), eabf5567. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abf5567
- How teeth sense the cold. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/hhmi-hts032421.php
There’s an ant that shrinks its brain to try to become the queen by Cameron Duke
- Annie, R. (2021, April 13). These Ants Shrink Their Brains for a Chance to Become Queen. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/science/ants-brains-queen.html
- Penick, C. A., Ghaninia, M., Haight, K. L., Opachaloemphan, C., Yan, H., Reinberg, D., & Liebig, J. (2021). Reversible plasticity in brain size, behaviour and physiology characterizes caste transitions in a socially flexible ant ( Harpegnathos saltator ). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1948). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0141
- Urbani, C. B., Boyan, G. S., Blarer, A., Billen, J., & Musthak Ali, T. M. (1994). A novel mechanism for jumping in the indian antHarpegnathos saltator (Jerdon) (Formicidae, Ponerinae). Experientia, 50(S1), 63–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01992052
Swimming Really Does Make You Hungrier Than Other Forms of Exercise by Ashley Hamer
- Harvard Health Publishing. (2021). Calories burned in 30 minutes for people of three different weights - Harvard Health. Harvard Health; Harvard Health. https://www.health.harvard.edu/diet-and-weight-loss/calories-burned-in-30-minutes-of-leisure-and-routine-activities
- Exercise In Cold Water May Increase Appetite, UF Study Finds. (2021). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/05/050504225732.htm
- Sportscience Compeat: Swimmers: Body fat mystery! (1997). Sportsci.org. http://www.sportsci.org/news/compeat/fat.html
- Harmon, K. (2011, May 10). Sink or Swim: Muscle versus Fat. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/muscle-versus-fat/
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Learn about dog jealousy; physical activity at work vs. at play; and why only certain parts of us get pruney when wet.
Dogs act jealous of their owner's attention to other dogs even when they can't see the dog by Steffie Drucker
- Dogs act jealously even when they don’t see their rival. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/afps-daj040821.php
- Bastos, A. P. M., Neilands, P. D., Hassall, R. S., Lim, B. C., & Taylor, A. H. (2021). Dogs Mentally Represent Jealousy-Inducing Social Interactions. Psychological Science, 095679762097914. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620979149
- Coren, S. (2017, January 19). Do Dogs Feel Jealousy or Envy? American Kennel Club; American Kennel Club. https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/do-dogs-feel-jealousy-or-envy/
Physical activity for leisure is good for your health, but physical activity on the job is not by Kelsey Donk
- Leisure physical activity is linked with health benefits but work activity is not. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/esoc-lpa040721.php
- Holtermann, A., Schnohr, P., Nordestgaard, B. G., & Marott, J. L. (2021). The physical activity paradox in cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: the contemporary Copenhagen General Population Study with 104 046 adults. European Heart Journal, 42(15), 1499–1511. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab087
Why do our fingers get pruney in water but not our mouths? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Ethan in Ithaca)
- Summers, B. (2013). Science gets a grip on wrinkly fingers. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2013.12175
- Yong, E. (2011). Pruney fingers grip better. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2011.388
- Water-induced finger wrinkles improve handling of wet objects | Biology Letters. (2013). Biology Letters. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2012.0999
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Learn about “brain fog” in menopause; NASA’s patent prevalence; and a plant gene found in an insect for the first time.
Additional resources from Dr. Jen Gunter:
- Pick up "The Menopause Manifesto" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/33dlIYy
- Website: https://drjengunter.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrJenGunter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJGunter/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjengunter/
People Working On NASA Projects Rack Up Every One In 1,000 Patents by Joanie Faletto
- NASA - NASA Engineers and Scientists-Transforming Dreams Into Reality. (2014). Nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/50th/50th_magazine/scientists.html
- Home | NASA Spinoff. (2021). Nasa.gov. https://spinoff.nasa.gov/
- 40 Years of NASA Spinoff. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/40-years-of-nasa-spinoff
- Memory Foam Supports and Shapes in Women’s Apparel | NASA Spinoff. (2019). Nasa.gov. https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2019/cg_4.html
A plant gene was found in an insect for the first time by Cameron Duke
- Plant gene found in insect, shields it from leaf toxins. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/cp-pg031721.php
- Xia, J., Guo, Z., Yang, Z., Han, H., Wang, S., Xu, H., Yang, X., Yang, F., Wu, Q., Xie, W., Zhou, X., Dermauw, W., Turlings, T. C. J., & Zhang, Y. (2021). Whitefly hijacks a plant detoxification gene that neutralizes plant toxins. Cell, 184(7), 1693-1705.e17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.02.014
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Learn about what antimatter is and how we discovered it. Then, Dr. Gen Gunter will demystify menopause.
How we discovered antimatter by Briana Brownell
- Marco Gersabeck,The Conversation. (2019, March 21). Why Is There More Matter Than Antimatter? Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-is-there-more-matter-than-antimatter/
- Antimatter from bananas. (2015). Symmetry Magazine. https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/2009/07/23/antimatter-from-bananas
- Dirac’s equation predicts antiparticles | timeline.web.cern.ch. (2021). Cern.ch. https://timeline.web.cern.ch/diracs-equation-predicts-antiparticles
- Thompson, A. (2017, June 23). In 1928, One Physicist Accidentally Predicted Antimatter. Popular Mechanics; Popular Mechanics. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a27049/in-1928-one-physicist-accidentally-predicted-antimatter/
- Vidmar, D. (2011). The Dirac equation and the prediction of antimatter. PDF document provided on the internet by the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
Additional resources from Dr. Jen Gunter:
- Pick up "The Menopause Manifesto" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/33dlIYy
- Website: https://drjengunter.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrJenGunter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJGunter/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjengunter/
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Learn about the “Monkeydactyl” fossil; whether it’s safe to eat food with freezer burn; and post-death “zombie genes.”
Newly discovered "Monkeydactyl" fossil has the oldest known opposable thumb by Grant Currin
- New Jurassic flying reptile reveals the oldest opposed thumb. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/uob-njf041221.php
- Zhou, X., Pêgas, R. V., Ma, W., Han, G., Jin, X., Leal, M. E. C., Bonde, N., Kobayashi, Y., Lautenschlager, S., Wei, X., Shen, C., & Ji, S. (2021). A new darwinopteran pterosaur reveals arborealism and an opposed thumb. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.030
- Fox, A. (2021, April 16). A Prehistoric Flying Creature Nicknamed “Monkeydactyl” May Have Climbed Trees Using Opposable Thumbs. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/monkeydactyl-may-have-climbed-using-opposable-thumbs-180977531/
- Specktor, B. (2021, April 16). Tiny Jurassic “Monkeydactyl” has the oldest pair of thumbs on Earth. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/pterosaur-monkeydactyl-oldest-animal-thumbs.html
Is It Safe to Eat Food That Has Freezer Burn? Originally aired April 26, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/freezer-burn-science-a-giant-flying-reptile-and-ho
Some genes activate in your brain after you die by Cameron Duke
- Dachet, F., Brown, J. B., Valyi-Nagy, T., Narayan, K. D., Serafini, A., Boley, N., Gingeras, T. R., Celniker, S. E., Mohapatra, G., & Loeb, J. A. (2021). Selective time-dependent changes in activity and cell-specific gene expression in human postmortem brain. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 6078. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85801-6
- “Zombie” genes? Research shows some genes come to life in the brain after death. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uoia-gr032321.php?s=09
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Learn about 5G’s wireless power grid potential; the emotions of human screams; and the 3 categories of friendships.
We could use 5G as its own wireless power grid by Grant Currin
- Leveraging the 5G network to wirelessly power IoT devices. (2021). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210325150019.htm
- Eid, A., Hester, J. G. D., & Tentzeris, M. M. (2021). 5G as a wireless power grid. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79500-x
- Gaura, E., & James Peter Brusey. (2021, April 9). Nikola Tesla: 5G network could realise his dream of wireless electricity, a century after experiments failed. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/nikola-tesla-5g-network-could-realise-his-dream-of-wireless-electricity-a-century-after-experiments-failed-158665
Human screams communicate at least six different emotions by Steffie Drucker
- Human screams communicate at least six emotions. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/p-hsc040721.php
- Kiefer, P. (2021, April 15). The human scream that’s the most recognizable | Popular Science. Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/story/science/human-scream-study/
- JV Chamary. (2021, April 23). Are Humans More Sensitive To Screams From Sex Than Fear? Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jvchamary/2021/04/14/science-human-screams/?sh=2be610c12fc2
- Frühholz, S., Dietziker, J., Staib, M., & Trost, W. (2021). Neurocognitive processing efficiency for discriminating human non-alarm rather than alarm scream calls. PLOS Biology, 19(4), e3000751. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000751
- Screams used with permission from Sascha Frueholz
Friendships fall into three categories by Anna Todd
- McCabe, J. (2016). Friends with Academic Benefits. Contexts, 15(3), 22–29. https://doi.org/10.1177/1536504216662237
- Wang, A. X. (2016, October 26). Ivy League research says there are three types of social friendships people make. Quartz; Quartz. https://qz.com/819754/ivy-league-research-says-there-are-three-types-of-social-friendships-people-make/
- Most People’s Friendships Fall Into One of Three Categories. (2017, January 6). Mentalfloss.com. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/90636/most-peoples-friendships-fall-one-three-categories
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Learn how mushrooms are more like humans than plants; why your tongue isn’t a muscle; and ferret-training robot badgers.
Mushrooms are more like humans than plants by Grant Currin
- More from this author. (2016, January 12). How Are Mushrooms More Similar to Humans than Plants?» Science ABC. Science ABC. https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/how-are-mushrooms-more-similar-to-humans-than-plants.html
- Inglis-Arkell, E. (2012, September 7). Why are mushrooms more like humans than they are like plants? io9. https://io9.gizmodo.com/why-are-mushrooms-more-like-humans-than-they-are-like-p-5940434
- Steenkamp, E. T., Wright, J., & Baldauf, S. L. (2005). The Protistan Origins of Animals and Fungi. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 23(1), 93–106. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msj011
- Baldauf, S. L., & Palmer, J. D. (1993). Animals and fungi are each other’s closest relatives: congruent evidence from multiple proteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 90(24), 11558–11562. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.90.24.11558
- Burki, F., Roger, A. J., Brown, M. W., & Simpson, A. G. B. (2020). The New Tree of Eukaryotes. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 35(1), 43–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.08.008
Why do people say the tongue is the strongest muscle in the body? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Dave)
- Julia Calderone,Ben Fogelson. (2014, August 15). Fact or Fiction?: The Tongue Is the Strongest Muscle in the Body. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-the-tongue-is-the-strongest-muscle-in-the-body/
- Katherine Harmon Courage. (2014, January 10). Octopus Arms, Human Tongues Intertwine for Science. Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/octopus-chronicles/octopus-arms-human-tongues-intertwine-for-science/
- The Tongue - Muscles - Innervation - Vasculature - TeachMeAnatomy. (2015). Teachmeanatomy.info. https://teachmeanatomy.info/head/muscles/tongue/
Wildlife conservationists tried to train black-footed ferrets with robots by Cameron Duke
- Andrews, R. M. (1989, August 26). “Robo-Badger” Is Scary, But Do Friendly Ferrets Think So? AP NEWS; Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/3f45b4ae40266310acf8e4fffc70f01a
- Biggins, D. E., Vargas, A., Godbey, J. L., & Anderson, S. H. (1999). Influence of prerelease experience on reintroduced black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes). Biological Conservation, 89(2), 121–129. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3207(98)00158-x
- Edwards, M. C., Ford, C., Hoy, J. M., FitzGibbon, S., & Murray, P. J. (2021). How to train your wildlife: A review of predator avoidance training. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 234, 105170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105170
- Heim, M. (2011, February). Survival Training, Ferret Style. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/survival-training-ferret-style-32562/
- Saving the Black-footed Ferret. (2021). Biologicaldiversity.org. https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/black-footed_ferret/index.html
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Learn about emotions in online reviews; how flowers smell in space; and how water efficiency affected human evolution.
Emotions matter more than ratings when it comes to online reviews by Kelsey Donk
- “Emotional” reviews predict business success, new study shows. (2021). Northwestern.edu. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/04/emotional-reviews-predict-business-success-new-study-shows
- Rocklage, M. D., Rucker, D. D., & Nordgren, L. F. (2021). Mass-scale emotionality reveals human behaviour and marketplace success. Nature Human Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01098-5
Roses Smell Different In Space—And You Can Smell Like Them Too by Ashley Hamer
- Space Rose Pleases the Senses | NASA Spinoff. (2002). Nasa.gov. https://spinoff.nasa.gov/spinoff2002/ch_1.html
- Space Scents | Science Mission Directorate. (2002). Nasa.gov. https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/18dec_scents
- Frequent Questions: The Many Versions of Shiseido Zen. (2010, January 31). Blogspot.com. http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2010/01/frequent-questions-many-versions-of.html
- Impulse Perfumes And Colognes. (2020). Fragrantica. https://www.fragrantica.com/designers/Impulse.html
Human bodies use up to 50% less water than our primate cousins, which may have helped us spread throughout the globe by Cameron Duke
- Humans evolved to be the water-saving ape. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/du-het030221.php
- Pontzer, H., Brown, M. H., Wood, B. M., Raichlen, D. A., Mabulla, Audax. Z. P., Harris, J. A., Dunsworth, H., Hare, B., Walker, K., Luke, A., Dugas, L. R., Schoeller, D., Plange-Rhule, J., Bovet, P., Forrester, T. E., Thompson, M. E., Shumaker, R. W., Rothman, J. M., Vogel, E., & Sulistyo, F. (2021). Evolution of water conservation in humans. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.045
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Learn about the “birthday paradox.” Then, George Craford — one of the pioneers of LED lighting — talks LED innovation.
The Birthday Paradox by Cameron Duke
- Science Buddies. (2012, March 29). Probability and the Birthday Paradox. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-probability-birthday-paradox/
- TED-Ed. (2017). Check your intuition: The birthday problem - David Knuffke . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtT_cgMzHx8
- Understanding the Birthday Paradox – BetterExplained. (2021). Betterexplained.com. https://betterexplained.com/articles/understanding-the-birthday-paradox/
Learn more about George Craford and the QEPrize:
- The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering: https://qeprize.org/
- George Craford's bio: https://www.nae.edu/128635/Dr-M-George-Craford
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Learn about imaginary beams of motion coming from people’s eyes; where lost luggage ends up; and octopus sleep cycles.
Following someone's gaze may involve imagining a beam of motion from their eyes by Grant Currin
- Our Brains “See” Beams Of Motion Emanating From People’s Faces Towards The Object Of Their Attention. (2021, February 25). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/02/25/our-brains-see-beams-of-motion-emanating-from-peoples-faces-towards-the-object-of-their-attention/
- Guterstam, A., & Graziano, M. S. A. (2020). Visual motion assists in social cognition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(50), 32165–32168. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2021325117
- Guterstam, A., & Graziano, M. S. A. (2020). Implied motion as a possible mechanism for encoding other people’s attention. Progress in Neurobiology, 190, 101797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pneurobio.2020.101797
- Guterstam, A., Wilterson, A. I., Wachtell, D., & Graziano, M. S. A. (2020). Other people’s gaze encoded as implied motion in the human brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(23), 13162–13167. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2003110117
This Is Where Most of the Lost Luggage in the US Ends Up originally aired May 10, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/everything-repellent-clothing-resonant-breathing-a
We finally discovered alternating sleep states in an octopus by Cameron Duke
- Medeiros, S. L. de S., Paiva, M. M. M. de, Lopes, P. H., Blanco, W., Lima, F. D. de, Oliveira, J. B. C. de, Medeiros, I. G., Sequerra, E. B., Souza, S. de, Leite, T. S., & Ribeiro, S. (2021). Cyclic alternation of quiet and active sleep states in the octopus. IScience, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102223
- Schnell, A. (2021, April 1). Sleeping octopuses might experience fleeting dreams – new study. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/sleeping-octopuses-might-experience-fleeting-dreams-new-study-158237#:~:text=During%20quiet%20sleep%2C%20octopuses%20are
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Learn about introverts’ and extroverts’ pandemic response; astronaut farts; and why violet and purple are different.
Introverts fared better than extroverts during the pandemic by Kelsey Donk
- Benz, M. (2021). COVID-19 and College Students: Introverts Coped Better than Extroverts During Shutdown. Medicalresearch.com. https://medicalresearch.com/mental-health-research/covid-19-and-college-students-introverts-coped-better-than-extroverts-during-shutdown/57012/
- Extroverts and introverts showed differences in mood during early COVID 19 pandemic. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/p-eai032221.php
- Rettew, D. C., McGinnis, E. W., Copeland, W., Nardone, H. Y., Bai, Y., Rettew, J., Devadenam, V., & Hudziak, J. J. (2021). Personality trait predictors of adjustment during the COVID pandemic among college students. PLOS ONE, 16(3), e0248895. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248895
In the 1960s, people were worried that astronaut farts were a fire hazard by Grant Currin
- Krulwich, R. (2010, October 4). Space Propulsion Made Easy: Eat Beans. NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2010/09/16/129908529/space-propulsion-made-easy-eat-beans
- Seriously Science. (2018, August 23). Farts: An Under-appreciated Threat to Astronauts. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/farts-an-underappreciated-threat-to-astronauts
- Starr, M. (2018). Here’s The Really Gross Reason Why You Don’t Want to Burp in Space. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-the-really-gross-reason-why-you-don-t-want-to-burp-in-space
- Calloway DH, Murphy EL. (2021). Intestinal hydrogen and methane of men fed space diet. Life Sciences and Space Research, 7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12197533/
Violet and purple are completely different forms of color by Ashley Hamer
- Pappas, S. (2010, April 29). How Do We See Color? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/32559-why-do-we-see-in-color.html
- https://www.facebook.com/sciencequestionswithchris. (2012). Why are there only six fundamental colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet? Science Questions with Surprising Answers. https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2012/12/04/why-are-there-only-six-fundamental-colors-red-orange-yellow-green-blue-and-violet/
- Color. (2021). Gsu.edu. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vision/specol.html
- Marian, J. (2021). Difference between “violet” and “purple.” Jakubmarian.com. https://jakubmarian.com/difference-between-violet-and-purple/
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Learn why learning too much can make you less passionate and how AI is resurrecting ancient board games. Plus: trivia!
Learning too much about your passion may make you less passionate about it by Kelsey Donk
- Lange, A. (2021, March 28). Your passionate hobby might make you less passionate, study finds. The Academic Times. https://academictimes.com/your-passionate-hobby-might-make-you-less-passionate-study-finds/
- Rocklage, M. D., Rucker, D. D., & Nordgren, L. F. (2021). Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience. Journal of Consumer Research. https://academic.oup.com/jcr/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jcr/ucab015/6171148
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia game:
- What do these things have in common: https://www.curiositydaily.com/we-can-use-dna-for-data-storage
- Memorable postal codes: https://www.curiositydaily.com/post-traumatic-growth-is-a-pandemic-silver-lining/
- Slug that cuts off its own head: https://www.curiositydaily.com/you-can-totally-bs-a-bser/
The Digital Ludeme Project is using AI to learn the rules of ancient board games by Grant Currin
- Schultz, I. (2019, September 26). Researchers Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Reconstruct Ancient Games. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-games-artificial-intelligence
- Digital Ludeme Project. (2021). Ludeme.eu. http://ludeme.eu/index.html
- Play the games: https://ludii.games/
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Learn about Mauna Kea and how the pursuit of knowledge can be harmful. Plus: the smallest measurement of gravity ever.
Additional resources from Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein:
- Pick up "The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, & Dreams Deferred" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/32JjzDu
- Website: http://www.cprescodweinstein.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/IBJIYONGI
Learn more about Mauna Kea:
- Pu’uhuluhulu, P. o. (2020). Pu’uhonua o Pu’uhuluhulu. https://www.puuhuluhulu.com/
- TMT International Observatory. (2020). TIO. https://www.tmt.org/
- United States Public Law 103-150, informally known as the Apology Resolution: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-107/pdf/STATUTE-107-Pg1510.pdf
- Maunakea and TMT misinformation fact check | University of Hawaii System. (2021). Hawaii.edu. https://www.hawaii.edu/maunakea-stewardship/maunakea-tmt-fact-check/
Scientists captured the smallest measurement of gravity on record by Briana Brownell
- Rothleitner, C. (2021). Ultra-weak gravitational field detected. Nature, 591(7849), 209–210. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-00591-1
- Westphal, T., Hepach, H., Pfaff, J., & Aspelmeyer, M. (2021). Measurement of gravitational coupling between millimetre-sized masses. Nature, 591(7849), 225–228. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03250-7
- Lewis, G. (2016, February 12). Timeline: the history of gravity. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/timeline-the-history-of-gravity-54528
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Learn about the benefits of Googling symptoms; truly random number generation; and why science is about storytelling.
Googling symptoms makes patients better at self-diagnosis by Steffie Drucker
- A visit to “Dr. Google” makes patients better at diagnosis. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/bawh-avt032621.php
- Levine, D. M., & Mehrotra, A. (2021). Assessment of Diagnosis and Triage in Validated Case Vignettes Among Nonphysicians Before and After Internet Search. JAMA Network Open, 4(3), e213287. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.3287
- Why this doctor wants you to consult with “Dr. Google” to help diagnose your symptoms. (2021, April). CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-tuesday-edition-1.5969736/why-this-doctor-wants-you-to-consult-with-dr-google-to-help-diagnose-your-symptoms-1.5971609
Why Computers Can Never Generate Truly Random Numbers by Ashley Hamer
- Mads Haahr. (n.d.). Introduction to Randomness and Random Numbers. Random.org. https://www.random.org/randomness/
- DeMichele, T. (2015, November 21). Computers Can Generate True Random Numbers - Fact or Myth? Fact / Myth. http://factmyth.com/factoids/computers-can-generate-true-random-numbers/
Additional resources from Chanda Prescod-Weinstein:
- Pick up "The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, & Dreams Deferred" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/32JjzDu
- Website: http://www.cprescodweinstein.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/IBJIYONGI
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Learn about how lightning strikes led to life on Earth; the self-control of cuttlefish; and your roommate’s feelings.
Lightning strikes were vital to the origin of life on Earth by Grant Currin
- Lightning strikes played a vital role in life’s origins on Earth. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uol-lsp031621.php
- Hess, B. L., Piazolo, S., & Harvey, J. (2021). Lightning strikes as a major facilitator of prebiotic phosphorus reduction on early Earth. Nature Communications, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21849-2
- Mamoun-Yale, F. (2021, March 18). Lightning may have paved way for life on Earth - Futurity. Futurity. https://www.futurity.org/lightning-life-on-earth-phosphorus-2534052
A cuttlefish has the power of self-control by Cameron Duke
- Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. (2021). Proceedings of the Royal Society B. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2020.3161
- Yasemin Saplakoglu. (2021, March 3). Cuttlefish show self-control, pass “marshmallow test.” Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/cuttlefish-pass-marshmallow-test.html
Your Roommate Doesn't Know How You're Feeling originally aired April 27, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/learn-when-we-ll-meet-aliens-hear-singing-sand-dun
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Learn about how to stop Zoom fatigue; a world that may be on its second atmosphere; and koalas’ human-like fingerprints.
4 reasons you feel "Zoom fatigue" and how to get over them, according to Stanford research by Kelsey Donk:
- Stanford Zoom Exhaustion and Fatigue Scale survey: https://comm.stanford.edu/ZEF
- Ramachandran, V. (2021, February 23). Four causes for “Zoom fatigue” and their solutions | Stanford News. Stanford News; Stanford University. https://news.stanford.edu/2021/02/23/four-causes-zoom-fatigue-solutions/
- Bailenson, J. N. (2021). Nonverbal overload: A theoretical argument for the causes of Zoom fatigue. Technology, Mind, and Behavior, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1037/tmb0000030
Astronomers discover a planet that may be on its second atmosphere by Grant Currin:
- Distant Planet May Be On Its Second Atmosphere, NASA’s Hubble Finds. (2021). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/distant-planet-may-be-on-its-second-atmosphere-nasas-hubble-finds
- Swain, M. R., et. al. (2021). Detection of an Atmosphere on a Rocky Exoplanet. ArXiv.org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.05657
Koalas And Humans Have The Same Fingerprints by Anna Todd:
- Wolchover, N. (2011, May 3). Koalas Have Human-like Fingerprints. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/14007-koalas-human-fingerprints.html
- Alasdair Wilkins. (2011, May 4). Koalas have exactly the same fingerprints as humans. Io9; io9. https://io9.gizmodo.com/koalas-have-exactly-the-same-fingerprints-as-humans-5798400
- Bryce, E. (2019, December 21). Why Do We Have Fingerprints? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/why-do-humans-have-fingerprints.html#:~:text=Fingers%20and%20friction&text=%22People%20have%20had%20two%20ideas,Hull%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom.
- Warman, P. H., & Ennos, A. R. (2009). Fingerprints are unlikely to increase the friction of primate fingerpads. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(13), 2016–2022. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.028977
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Learn why narcissism may come from insecurity, how lobster became a delicacy, and how astronauts clean their underwear.
Narcissism may be driven by insecurity, not an oversized sense of self by Kelsey Donk
- Narcissism driven by insecurity, not grandiose sense of self. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/nyu-ndb032521.php
- Kowalchyk, M., Palmieri, H., Conte, E., & Wallisch, P. (2021). Narcissism through the lens of performative self-elevation. Personality and Individual Differences, 177, 110780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110780
- Pietrangelo, A. (2020, December 11). How to Treat Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/therapy-for-narcissism
How lobster became a delicacy by Steffie Drucker
- History.com Staff. (2011, June 15). A Taste of Lobster History. HISTORY; HISTORY. https://www.history.com/news/a-taste-of-lobster-history
- Luzer, D. (2013, June 7). How Lobster Got Fancy. Pacific Standard; Pacific Standard. https://psmag.com/economics/how-lobster-got-fancy-59440
- The American Lobster: History of Lobster Fishing & Processing. (2021). Parl.ns.ca. http://www.parl.ns.ca/lobster/history.htm
- Vibrio - NYC Health. (2021). Nyc.gov. https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/vibrio-parahaemolyticus.page
- NOAA Fisheries. (2021). Fun Facts about Luscious Lobsters. NOAA. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/outreach-and-education/fun-facts-about-luscious-lobsters
LISTENER Q: How do astronauts clean their underwear? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Michelle in San Fernando, California)
- NASA - Astronauts’ Dirty Laundry. (2021). Nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/livinginspace/Astronaut_Laundry.html
- European Space Agency, ESA. (2009). How do you wash your clothes in space? . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JfqdBJDNZc
- Tyler Wells Lynch. (2014, July 17). How Do Astronauts Clean Their Dirty Clothes? Reviewed; Reviewed.com. https://www.reviewed.com/laundry/features/how-do-astronauts-clean-their-dirty-clothes
- Amy Shira Teitel. (2019, March 18). A brief history of menstruating in space. Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/brief-history-menstruating-in-space/
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Learn about the treadmill’s torture device origins. Then, author Melanie Peffer explains why biology is everywhere.
Treadmills were originally torture devices by Steffie Drucker
- Protin, C., & Stuart, M. (2017, April 13). Treadmills were originally used as torture devices for prisoners. Business Insider; Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/treadmills-torture-device-prisoners-treadwheel-victorian-britian-crime-prison-2017-4
- Treadmills Were Meant to Be Atonement Machines | JSTOR Daily. (2018, May 2). JSTOR Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/treadmills-were-meant-to-be-atonement-machines/
- The National Archives. (2021). A Victorian prison - The National Archives. The National Archives. https://doi.org/https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/default.htm
- BBC. (2017, January 9). Free Thinking - The dark history of the treadmill. BBC; BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4w8bVrKRqQDP4fKl0b8XzdW/the-dark-history-of-the-treadmill
- The Torturous History of the Treadmill. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/history-of-the-treadmill/
Additional resources from Melanie Peffer:
- Pick up "Biology Everywhere: How the Science of Life Matters to Everyday Life" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wQQVOA
- Melanie's TED-Ed lesson on the neuroscience discoveries of artist Santiago Ramón y Cajal: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-artist-who-won-a-nobel-prize-in-medicine-melanie-e-peffer
- Melanie Peffer's website: https://www.melaniepeffer.com/
- Melanie Peffer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Melanie_Peffer
- Melanie Peffer on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelaniePefferPhD
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Learn about a gender gap in 8-year-olds; how speaking another language can change you; and a monumental dino discovery.
Learn about how kids as young as 8 show a gender gap when it comes to negotiating; how speaking another language can change your personality; and what paleontologists can learn from a momentous new discovery of fossilized dinosaur embryos.
Kids as young as 8 show a gender gap when it comes to negotiating by Kelsey Donk
- Children As Young As Eight Show A Gender Gap In Negotiation. (2021, March 11). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/03/11/children-as-young-as-8-show-a-gender-gap-in-negotiation/
- Arnold, S. H., & McAuliffe, K. (2021). Children Show a Gender Gap in Negotiation. Psychological Science, 32(2), 153–158. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620965544
How Speaking Another Language Can Change Your Personality by Ashley Hamer
- Prentis, N. (2017, March 8). Speaking a foreign language can change your personality. Quartz; Quartz. https://qz.com/925630/feel-more-fun-in-french-your-personality-can-change-depending-on-the-language-you-speak/
- Ramírez-Esparza, Nairán, and Adrián García-Sierra. "The bilingual brain: language, culture and identity." The Oxford handbook of multicultural identity (2014): 35-56. https://labclab.psychology.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1167/2015/04/Language3.pdf
- Ramírez-Esparza, N., Gosling, S. D., Benet-Martínez, V., Potter, J. P., & Pennebaker, J. W. (2006). Do bilinguals have two personalities? A special case of cultural frame switching. Journal of Research in Personality, 40(2), 99–120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2004.09.001
- Multilinguals Have Multiple Personalities. (2014, April 23). The New Republic. https://newrepublic.com/article/117485/multilinguals-have-multiple-personalities
Scientists just found a fossilized dino incubating its eggs by Grant Currin
- Cassella, C. (2021). Jaw-Dropping Fossil Find Contains a Dinosaur Sitting on an Entire Clutch of Eggs. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/fossilized-dinosaur-found-brooding-on-a-nest-of-preserved-eggs-with-actual-embryos-inside
- Bi, S., Amiot, R., Peyre de Fabrègues, C., Pittman, M., Lamanna, M. C., Yu, Y., Yu, C., Yang, T., Zhang, S., Zhao, Q., & Xu, X. (2020). An oviraptorid preserved atop an embryo-bearing egg clutch sheds light on the reproductive biology of non-avialan theropod dinosaurs. Science Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2020.12.018
- Gamillo, E. (2021, March 18). For the First Time, Paleontologists Unearth Fossil of Non-Avian Dinosaur Incubating a Nest of Eggs. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews-science/unearthed-dinosaur-fossil-found-incubating-nest-eggs-180977264/
- Geggel, L. (2021, March 16). “Rarest of the rare” dinosaur fossil found brooding on its eggs. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/dinosaur-sitting-on-eggs-with-embryos.html
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Captain Sig Hansen from “Deadliest Catch” discusses the surprising ways the coronavirus pandemic made the world’s most dangerous job even harder. Then, you’ll learn about our moon’s comet-like tail that collides with Earth every month.
Learn more about Deadliest Catch, Tuesdays at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery
- Official website https://www.discovery.com/shows/deadliest-catch
- Stream Deadliest Catch on discovery+ https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/deadliest-catch
- Sign up for your 7-day free trial of discovery+ https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity
- Follow @DeadliestCatch on Twitter https://twitter.com/DeadliestCatch
The moon has a comet-like tail and it collides with the Earth each month by Grant Currin
- The Moon Has a Comet-Like Tail. Every Month It Shoots a Beam Around Earth. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/science/moon-tail-beam.html
- Baumgardner, J., Luettgen, S., Schmidt, C., Mayyasi, M., Smith, S., Martinis, C., Wroten, J., Moore, L., & Mendillo, M. (2021). Long‐Term Observations and Physical Processes in the Moon’s Extended Sodium Tail. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 126(3). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020je006671
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Learn about a 5-step process for finding work-life balance; photosynthetic bacteria that have never seen the sun; and why researchers build a digital model of the ancient Greek Antikythera mechanism: the first known analog computer.
A 5-step process for hitting the moving target of work-life balance by Kelsey Donk
- Lufkin, B. (2021). Why it’s wrong to look at work-life balance as an achievement. BBC.com. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210302-why-work-life-balance-is-not-an-achievement
- Work-Life Balance Is a Cycle, Not an Achievement. (2021, January 29). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2021/01/work-life-balance-is-a-cycle-not-an-achievement
- Lupu, I., Ruiz-Castro, M., & Leca, B. (2020). Role Distancing and the Persistence of Long Work Hours in Professional Service Firms. Organization Studies, 017084062093406. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840620934064
There are photosynthetic bacteria that have never seen the sun by Cameron Duke
- Beatty, J. T., Overmann, J., Lince, M. T., Manske, A. K., Lang, A. S., Blankenship, R. E., Van Dover, C. L., Martinson, T. A., & Plumley, F. G. (2005). An obligately photosynthetic bacterial anaerobe from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102(26), 9306–9310. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0503674102
- Researchers find photosynthesis deep within ocean. (2005). ASU.edu. https://www.asu.edu/feature/includes/summer05/readmore/photosyn.html
- They Find Light in the Darkness (Published 2005). (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/21/science/they-find-light-in-the-darkness.html
Researchers just built the most accurate and complete model of the first known analog computer by Cameron Duke
- Freeth, T., Higgon, D., Dacanalis, A., MacDonald, L., Georgakopoulou, M., & Wojcik, A. (2021). A Model of the Cosmos in the ancient Greek Antikythera Mechanism. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84310-w
- Freeth, T., & Jones, A. (2012, February). Tony Freeth and Alexander Jones. “The Cosmos in the Antikythera Mechanism.” ISAW Papers 4 (February, 2012). Nyu.edu. http://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/isaw-papers/4/
- Sample, I. (2006, November 30). Mysteries of computer from 65BC are solved. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/nov/30/uknews
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Learn about why quitting smoking is good for your mental health, too; and why it’s possible to practice too much. We’ll also answer a listener question about how to get people to believe science, with some help from a special guest, Bill Nye.
Quitting smoking is good for your mental health, too by Steffie Drucker
- Cochrane Review finds stopping smoking is linked to improved mental health. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/w-crf030921.php
- Taylor, G. M., Lindson, N., Farley, A., Leinberger-Jabari, A., Sawyer, K., te Water Naudé, R., Theodoulou, A., King, N., Burke, C., & Aveyard, P. (2021). Smoking cessation for improving mental health. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd013522.pub2
- University of Birmingham. (2021, March 10). Quitting smoking is linked to improved mental health, research finds. University of Birmingham; University of Birmingham. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2021/03/quit-smoking-mental-health-vaping.aspx
- Alltucker, K. (2021, March 12). Cigarette sales increased during pandemic as fewer smokers sought help quitting. USA TODAY; USA TODAY. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/03/12/cigarette-sales-increase-and-fewer-sought-help-to-quit-smoking-amid-covid-19-anxiety-and-isolation/4664323001/
- Smoking and mental health. (2015, August 7). Mental Health Foundation. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/s/smoking-and-mental-health
It's Possible to Practice Too Much by Mae Rice
- Training beyond exhaustion can prevent learning. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/e-tbe030519.php
- Meret Branscheidt, Panagiotis Kassavetis, Anaya, M., Rogers, D., Han Debra Huang, Lindquist, M. A., & Celnik, P. (2019, March 5). Fatigue induces long-lasting detrimental changes in motor-skill learning. ELife; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. https://elifesciences.org/articles/40578
How to get people to believe science, with special guest Bill Nye (listener question from Michelle via HiHo):
- Official website https://billnye.com/
- Bill Nye’s podcast, Science Rules! https://www.askbillnye.com/
- Pick up “Bill Nye's Great Big World of Science” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3u8iKQi
- “Everything All at Once: How to Think Like a Science Guy, Solve Any Problem, and Make a Better World” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3whsk5j
- Follow @BillNye on Twitter https://twitter.com/BillNye
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Bestselling author and CBS news correspondent David Pogue explains why climate change is leading to more kidney stones and bar fights. Then, learn about the “doorway effect” when you forget why you walked into a room; and whether you should exercise on an empty stomach.
Additional resources from David Pogue:
- Pick up "How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3fq65UY
- David Pogue's website: https://davidpogue.com
- David Pogue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pogue
- David Pogue on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePogueman
A new study dives into the 'doorway effect,' or the tendency to forget things when you walk in a room by Cameron Duke
- McFadyen, J., Nolan, C., Pinocy, E., Buteri, D., & Baumann, O. (2021). Doorways do not always cause forgetting: a multimodal investigation. BMC Psychology, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00536-3
- Nield, D. (2021). What Did I Come in Here For? New Study Explains The Weird “Doorway Effect.” ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-the-doorway-effect-could-be-real-but-only-in-overloaded-brains
Should You Exercise on an Empty Stomach? originally aired November 29, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/exercising-on-an-empty-stomach-how-to-measure-curi
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Bestselling author and CBS news correspondent David Pogue discusses why preparing for climate change is just as important as fighting it, with. Then, you’ll learn why you can make someone less defensive by making them feel validated.
Additional resources from David Pogue:
- Pick up "How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3fq65UY
- David Pogue's website: https://davidpogue.com
- David Pogue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pogue
- David Pogue on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePogueman
People are less defensive when they feel validated by Kelsey Donk
- If We Don’t Feel Socially Accepted, We Get More Defensive When We’ve Done Something Wrong. (2021, March 9). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/03/09/if-we-dont-feel-socially-accepted-we-get-more-defensive-when-weve-done-something-wrong/
- Wenzel, M., Woodyatt, L., & McLean, B. (2020). The effects of moral/social identity threats and affirmations on psychological defensiveness following wrongdoing. British Journal of Social Psychology, 59(4), 1062–1081. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12378
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Learn about why social egalitarians are more likely to discriminate against older adults; why throbbing pain has nothing to do with your pulse; and why naturally gluten-free food is labeled gluten-free.
The biggest advocates for equality are most likely to discriminate against older adults at work by Kelsey Donk
- Advocates Of Equality For All Are More Likely To Show Prejudice Against Older Adults At Work. (2021, March 4). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/03/04/advocates-of-equality-for-all-are-more-likely-to-show-prejudice-against-older-adults-at-work/
- Martin, A. E., & North, M. S. (2021). Equality for (almost) all: Egalitarian advocacy predicts lower endorsement of sexism and racism, but not ageism. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000262
Throbbing pain has nothing to do with your pulse by Cameron Duke
- Ahn, A. H. (2010). On the temporal relationship between throbbing migraine pain and arterial pulse. Headache, 50(9), 1507–1510. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2965597/
- Mirza, A. F., Mo, J., Holt, J. L., Kairalla, J. A., Heft, M. W., Ding, M., & Ahn, A. H. (2012). Is There a Relationship between Throbbing Pain and Arterial Pulsations? Journal of Neuroscience, 32(22), 7572–7576. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.0193-12.2012
- Mo, J., Maizels, M., Ding, M., & Ahn, A. H. (2013). Does throbbing pain have a brain signature? Pain, 154(7), 1150–1155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2013.02.013
Why Does Food That Already Doesn't Contain Gluten Say Gluten-Free? originally aired June 5, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/gluten-free-labels-the-fbi-s-most-viewed-file-and
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Learn about how researchers built a “soft robot” that reached the depths of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean; why musicians with brain tumors serenade their surgeons; and the best way to phrase words of comfort.
A "soft robot" reached the deepest part of the ocean by Grant Currin
- Li, G., Chen, et al. (2021). Self-powered soft robot in the Mariana Trench. Nature, 591(7848), 66–71. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-03153-z
- Laschi, C., & Calisti, M. (2021). Soft robot reaches the deepest part of the ocean. Nature, 591(7848), 35–36. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-00489-y
Musicians with Brain Tumors Serenade Their Surgeons by Ashley Hamer
- Haun, S. (2011, June 9). Roger Frisch Follow-Up Talk. String Visions | from Ovation Press. http://stringvisions.ovationpress.com/2011/06/roger-frisch-follow-up-talk/
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). (2019). Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/21088-deep-brain-stimulation
- Patient plays saxophone while surgeons remove brain tumor. (2017, August 30). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/uorm-pps083017.php
- Garcea, F. E., Chernoff, B. L., Diamond, B., Lewis, W., Sims, M. H., Tomlinson, S. B., Teghipco, A., Belkhir, R., Gannon, S. B., Erickson, S., Smith, S. O., Stone, J., Liu, L., Tollefson, T., Langfitt, J., Marvin, E., Pilcher, W. H., & Mahon, B. Z. (2017). Direct Electrical Stimulation in the Human Brain Disrupts Melody Processing. Current Biology, 27(17), 2684-2691.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.07.051
Here's the best way to phrase words of comfort by Kelsey Donk
- Validation may be best way to support stressed out friends and family | Penn State University. (2020). Psu.edu. https://news.psu.edu/story/612979/2020/03/25/research/validation-may-be-best-way-support-stressed-out-friends-and-family
- Tian, X., Solomon, D. H., & Brisini, K. St. Cyr. (2020). How the Comforting Process Fails: Psychological Reactance to Support Messages. Journal of Communication, 70(1), 13–34. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqz040
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Bill Nye discusses the 2 things that make “science” what it is. Then, you’ll learn about how female tree frogs have noise-canceling lungs; and why your stomach growls when you’re hungry.
Additional resources from Bill Nye:
- Official website https://billnye.com/
- Bill Nye’s podcast, Science Rules! https://www.askbillnye.com/
- Pick up “Bill Nye's Great Big World of Science” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3u8iKQi
- “Everything All at Once: How to Think Like a Science Guy, Solve Any Problem, and Make a Better World” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3whsk5j
- Follow @BillNye on Twitter https://twitter.com/BillNye
This frog has noise-canceling lungs by Cameron Duke
- Lee, N., Christensen-Dalsgaard, J., White, L. A., Schrode, K. M., & Bee, M. A. (2021). Lung Mediated Auditory Contrast Enhancement Improves the Signal-to-Noise Ratio for Communication in Frogs. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.048
- This frog has lungs that act like noise-canceling headphones. (2021). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210304145430.htm
Why your stomach growls when you're hungry by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Safin in Lisbon, Portugal)
- Why does your stomach growl when you are hungry? (2002, January 21). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-your-stomach-gro/
- What Makes Your Stomach Growl? (2020, February 12). Wonderopolis.org. https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-makes-your-stomach-growl
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To help you celebrate Earth Day, Bill Nye discusses some unexpected ways we can save our environment, including raising the standard of living for women and girls. Then, you’ll learn about why spicy solar panels capture more sunlight — with a little help from capsaicin.
Additional resources from Bill Nye:
- Official website https://billnye.com/
- Bill Nye’s podcast, Science Rules! https://www.askbillnye.com/
- Pick up “Bill Nye's Great Big World of Science” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3u8iKQi
- “Everything All at Once: How to Think Like a Science Guy, Solve Any Problem, and Make a Better World” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3whsk5j
- Follow @BillNye on Twitter https://twitter.com/BillNye
Spicy solar panels capture more sunlight by Grant Currin
- Major, J. (2021, January 13). Solar panels capture more sunlight with capsaicin - the chemical that makes chili peppers spicy. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/solar-panels-capture-more-sunlight-with-capsaicin-the-chemical-that-makes-chili-peppers-spicy-152901
- Xiong, S., et al. (2021). Direct Observation on p- to n-Type Transformation of Perovskite Surface Region during Defect Passivation Driving High Photovoltaic Efficiency. Joule, 5(2), 467–480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2020.12.009
- Fox, A. (2021, February 2). Chili Pepper Compound Increases Solar Cell Efficiency. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chili-pepper-compound-increases-solar-cell-efficiency-180976893/
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Bill Nye explains why you should be excited about the Perseverance Rover and the Mars 2020 mission. Plus: learn about why old tech is better than new tech when it comes to connecting during COVID and a 5-minute trick for falling asleep faster.
When it comes to connecting during COVID, old tech outranks new tech by Kelsey Donk
- Call me, maybe? UNLV study probes how people connected during the pandemic. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uonl-cmm030521.php
- Hall, J., Pennington, N., & Holmstrom, A. (2021). Connecting Through Technology During COVID-19. Human Communication & Technology, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.17161/hct.v3i1.15026
Additional resources from Bill Nye:
- Official website https://billnye.com/
- Bill Nye’s podcast, Science Rules! https://www.askbillnye.com/
- Pick up “Bill Nye's Great Big World of Science” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3u8iKQi
- “Everything All at Once: How to Think Like a Science Guy, Solve Any Problem, and Make a Better World” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3whsk5j
- Follow @BillNye on Twitter https://twitter.com/BillNye
This 5-Minute Trick Can Help You Fall Asleep Faster originally aired October 2, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/plants-that-light-up-when-attacked-a-5-minute-tric
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Learn about why cannabis gives people the munchies; the Bicameral Mind theory that says the ancient Greeks lacked consciousness; and the evolutionary reason why you listen to songs on repeat.
Why does cannabis give you the munchies? by Grant Currin
- Hull, M. (2019, April 17). The science behind munchies: cannabis and your appetite. Examine.com; Examine.com. https://examine.com/nutrition/cannabis-munchies/
- How cannabis affects appetite: Brain changes. (2018). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180717094747.htm
- Stromberg, J. (2014, February 9). A Scientific Explanation of How Marijuana Causes the Munchies. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientific-explanation-how-marijuana-causes-munchies-180949660/
- Deng, B. (2015). Marijuana flips appetite switch in brain. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.16957
The "Bicameral Mind" Theory Says the Ancient Greeks Lacked Consciousness by Reuben Westmaas
- Overview of Julian Jaynes’s Theory of Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind | Julian Jaynes Society. (2020, October 7). Julian Jaynes Society. https://www.julianjaynes.org/about/about-jaynes-theory/overview/
- Patches, M. (2016, October 17). Why the Bicameral Mind Theory Is Crucial to Unlocking “Westworld.” Thrillist; Thrillist. https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/westworld-bicameral-mind-theory-real
There's an Evolutionary Reason Why You Listen to Some Songs on Repeat originally aired November 15, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/why-you-listen-to-songs-on-repeat-aluminum-foil-wi
- 12 THINGS I FORGOT by Steven Wilson on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3U5qkg3OoX0KQxEaGqLYQT?si=9jL7NH_1SHGiw01W3BuHHA
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Learn about why you can BS a BS-er; how you can get your hands on some of the world’s oldest books at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library; and a sea slug in the genus Elysia that cuts off its own head when it wants a new body.
You can BS a BSer — but it depends on the kind of BS by Steffie Drucker
- It Turns Out You Can Bullshit A Bullshitter After All. (2021, March 5). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/03/05/it-turns-out-you-can-bullshit-a-bullshitter-after-all/
- Littrell, S., Risko, E. F., & Fugelsang, J. A. (2021). “You can’t bullshit a bullshitter” (or can you?): Bullshitting frequency predicts receptivity to various types of misleading information. British Journal of Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12447
- Research shows that BSers are more likely to fall for BS. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uow-rst030821.php
You Can Encounter Some of the World's Oldest Books at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library by Reuben Westmaas
- Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. (2020). Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/
- Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. (2015, June 8). Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/thomas-fisher-rare-books-library
- Monstorum historia (1642). Pinterest. https://www.pinterest.com/poppadoug/monstrorum-historia-1642-ulyssis-aldrovandi/
There's a slug that cuts off its own head when it wants a new body by Cameron Duke
- Meet the Sea Slugs That Chop Off Their Heads and Grow New Bodies. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/science/decapitated-sea-slugs.html
- Mitoh, S., & Yusa, Y. (2021). Extreme autotomy and whole-body regeneration in photosynthetic sea slugs. Current Biology, 31(5), R233–R234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.014
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Learn about a new computer model that may have gotten us closer to figuring out how we choose our mates; why Meno’s paradox says you can’t ever learn anything new; and whether the Earth weighs the same as it did billions of years ago.
How do we choose our mates? A new computer model may have gotten us closer to the answer by Cameron Duke
- Computer love. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uoc--cl021221.php
- Conroy-Beam, D. (2021). Couple Simulation: A Novel Approach for Evaluating Models of Human Mate Choice. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 108886832097125. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088868320971258
Meno's Paradox Says You Can't Ever Learn Anything New by Reuben Westmaas
- S. Marc Cohen (2006). Meno’s Paradox. Washington.edu. https://faculty.washington.edu/smcohen/320/menopar.htm
- False equivalence and false balance – logical fallacies. (2017, December 17). Skeptical Raptor. https://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/logical-fallacies/false-equivalence-logical-fallacies/
LISTENER Q: Does the Earth weigh the same as it did billions of years ago? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Rob in Cedar Falls)
- Is Earth Getting Bigger Over Time? (Published 2019). (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/science/earth-size-mass.html
- McDonald, C. (2012, January 31). Who, What, Why: Is the Earth getting lighter? BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16787636
- Is Earth getting heavier or lighter? (2018, August 31). CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/sept-1-2018-gene-editing-in-dogs-wildfire-prediction-zika-fizzles-and-more-1.4804892/is-earth-getting-heavier-or-lighter-1.4804900
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Learn about how blind and low-vision gamers have an edge when it comes to certain games, with Cornell University Professor Andrew Campana. Then, learn how some viruses actually protect their hosts; and the shocking solution to the Monty Hall Problem, an infamous brain teaser that may leave you questioning your math skills.
Additional resources from Andrew Campana:
- Andrew Campana's faculty page: https://asianstudies.cornell.edu/andrew-campana
- Andrew Campana, Cornell University – Taking the Video out of Video Games, Cornell Academic Minute: https://academicminute.org/2020/12/andrew-campana-cornell-university-taking-the-video-out-of-video-games/
- A Blind Legend: http://www.ablindlegend.com/
Believe it or not, some viruses protect their hosts and even have therapeutic uses by Cameron Duke
- Cassella, C. (2021). Scientists Find a Virus That’s Evolved to Protect Its Host - Depending on The Weather. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-a-virus-that-harms-or-protects-plants-depending-on-the-weather
- González, R., Butković, A., Escaray, F. J., Martínez-Latorre, J., Melero, Í., Pérez-Parets, E., Gómez-Cadenas, A., Carrasco, P., & Elena, S. F. (2021). Plant virus evolution under strong drought conditions results in a transition from parasitism to mutualism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(6), e2020990118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2020990118
- Mathew, C. (2019, August 7). Viruses aren’t all nasty – some can actually protect our health. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/viruses-arent-all-nasty-some-can-actually-protect-our-health-117678
The Monty Hall Problem Is the Probability Puzzle That Enraged 10,000 Readers originally aired December 4, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/see-if-you-re-a-covert-narcissist-michelson-morley
- Monty Hall Problem - Numberphile [Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lb-6rxZxx0
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Learn about how blind and low-vision gamers are taking the “video” out of video games, with Cornell University Professor Andrew Campana. Then, learn about a newly discovered mammoth fossil that shatters the record for the oldest DNA we’ve ever found.
Additional resources from Andrew Campana:
- Andrew Campana's faculty page: https://asianstudies.cornell.edu/andrew-campana
- Andrew Campana, Cornell University – Taking the Video out of Video Games, Cornell Academic Minute: https://academicminute.org/2020/12/andrew-campana-cornell-university-taking-the-video-out-of-video-games/
- A Blind Legend: http://www.ablindlegend.com/
New kind of mammoth fossil shatters the record for oldest DNA by Grant Currin
- van der Valk, T., Pečnerová, P., Díez-del-Molino, D., Bergström, A., Oppenheimer, J., Hartmann, S., Xenikoudakis, G., Thomas, J. A., Dehasque, M., Sağlıcan, E., Fidan, F. R., Barnes, I., Liu, S., Somel, M., Heintzman, P. D., Nikolskiy, P., Shapiro, B., Skoglund, P., Hofreiter, M., & Lister, A. M. (2021). Million-year-old DNA sheds light on the genomic history of mammoths. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03224-9
- Callaway, E. (2021). Million-year-old mammoth genomes shatter record for oldest ancient DNA. Nature, 590(7847), 537–538. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-00436-x
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Learn about why engineers tested a temporary “smart tattoo” that emits light via OLEDs; a female vampire bat that adopted her best friend’s baby after the friend’s death; and how you can sharpen your mind with device-free quiet time.
Engineers tested a temporary "smart tattoo" that emits light by Steffie Drucker
- Light-emitting tattoo engineered for the first time. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/ucl-lte022621.php
- Barsotti, J., Rapidis, A. G., Hirata, I., Greco, F., Cacialli, F., & Mattoli, V. (2021). Ultrathin, Ultra‐Conformable, and Free‐Standing Tattooable Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes. Advanced Electronic Materials, 2001145. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202001145
- Getting Photodynamic Therapy. (2018). Cancer.org. https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/treatment-types/radiation/photodynamic-therapy.html
A female vampire bat adopted her best friend's baby after the friend's death by Kelsey Donk
- Baby vampire bat adopted by mom’s best friend. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/stri-bvb020921.php
- Non-kin adoption in the common vampire bat | Royal Society Open Science. (2021). Royal Society Open Science. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.201927
To Sharpen Your Mind, Try Taking Some Device-Free Quiet Time originally aired August 5, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/the-healthiest-diet-w-michael-greger-space-volcano
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Learn about how atheists and believers have different moral compasses; how scientists will know if life ever existed on Mars; and how to persuade people to do what you want using the foot-in-the-door technique.
Atheists and believers both have moral compasses -- they're just different by Kelsey Donk
- Ståhl, T. (2021). The amoral atheist? A cross-national examination of cultural, motivational, and cognitive antecedents of disbelief, and their implications for morality. PLOS ONE, 16(2), e0246593. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246593
- The Local. (2015, April 13). Sweden “least religious” nation in Western world. The Local Sweden; The Local. https://www.thelocal.se/20150413/swedes-least-religious-in-western-world/
How will scientists know if life ever existed on Mars? by Cameron Duke
- Fossil Record of the Cyanobacteria. (2021). Berkeley.edu. https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/bacteria/cyanofr.html
- NASA’s Mars 2020 Will Hunt for Microscopic Fossils. (2019, November 12). NASA. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-mars-2020-will-hunt-for-microscopic-fossils
- Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL). (2020). Nasa.gov. https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/instruments/pixl/
- Stromatolites and other early life. (2020). Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/Stromatolites-and-other-evidence-1666.aspx
The Foot-in-the-Door Technique Can Persuade People to Do What You Want by Annie Hartman
- Freedman, J. L., & Fraser, S. C. (1966). Compliance without pressure: The foot-in-the-door technique. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 4(2), 195–202. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0023552
- Patel, N. (2014, October 13). Foot-In-The-Door Technique: How To Get People To Seamlessly Take Action. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilpatel/2014/10/13/foot-in-the-door-technique-how-to-get-people-to-take-seamlessly-take-action/?sh=704615917d9e
- Zuckerman, M., Iazzaro, M. M., & Waldgeir, D. (1979). Undermining Effects of the Foot-in-the-Door Technique with Extrinsic Rewards. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 9(3), 292–296. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1979.tb02712.x
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Learn about how we could use DNA to store all of human knowledge for thousands of years. Then, test your podcast knowledge with the Curiosity Challenge trivia game. You’ll also learn about why becoming a parent may help you live longer.
DNA data storage could store all human knowledge in a small space for thousands of years by Grant Currin
- TED-Ed. (2017). Is DNA the future of data storage? - Leo Bear-McGuinness . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8qWc9X4f6k
- Yong, E. (2014). DNA storage: The code that could save civilisation. Bbc.com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20130724-saving-civilisation-in-one-room
- Shankland, S. (2019, June 29). Startup packs all 16GB of Wikipedia onto DNA strands to demonstrate new storage tech. CNET; CNET. https://www.cnet.com/news/startup-packs-all-16gb-wikipedia-onto-dna-strands-demonstrate-new-storage-tech/
- Netflix. (2020). Biohackers | First Original Series stored in DNA | Netflix . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMYgjOHgHxc
- Armstrong, S. (2019, March 15). With AI and DNA, Massive Attack are hacking a new kind of music. WIRED UK. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/massive-attack-mezzanine-dna
- Adi Robertson. (2016, July 7). Microsoft stored an OK Go music video in strings of DNA. The Verge; The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2016/7/7/12114480/dna-storage-ok-go-microsoft-university-washington-twist-bioscience
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia game:
- Neanderthals: https://www.curiositydaily.com/how-to-know-youre-running-low-on-vitamins/
- Catnip: https://www.curiositydaily.com/time-management-can-make-you-happier/
- Holding your breath: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-cant-you-hold-your-breath-to-death/
If You Want to Live Longer, Become a Parent by Ashley Hamer
- Davis, N. (2017, March 14). Parenthood can help you live longer in older age, research suggests. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/mar/14/parenthood-can-help-you-live-longer-in-older-age-research-suggests
- Modig, K., Talbäck, M., Torssander, J., & Ahlbom, A. (2017). Payback time? Influence of having children on mortality in old age. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 71(5), 424–430. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2016-207857
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Learn about how mice seem to feel each other’s pain; why our known solar system just got a little bigger thanks to “Farfarout” 2018 AG37; and the history of quinine, the malaria cure that eventually led to the gin and tonic.
Mice seem to feel each other's pain by Steffie Drucker
- Mice feel for each other. (2021, January 15). Mice feel for each other. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/mice-feel-each-other
- Mice may “catch” each other’s pain — and pain relief. (2021, January 12). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neuroscience-mice-may-catch-each-others-pain-relief-contagious
- Smith, M. L., Naoyuki Asada, & Malenka, R. C. (2021). Anterior cingulate inputs to nucleus accumbens control the social transfer of pain and analgesia. Science, 371(6525), 153–159. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abe3040
- Mouse facial expression episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/world-of-warcraft-could-help-fight-covid-19-social-rejection-can-fuel-creativity-and-what-mouse-facial-expressions-teach-us-about-emotion/
Our known solar system just got a little bigger by Cameron Duke
- Howell, E. (2021, February 11). “Farfarout” is officially the most distant object in our solar system. Space.com. https://www.space.com/farfarout-most-distant-solar-system-object-confirmed
- MPEC 2021-C187 : 2018 AG37. (2021). Minorplanetcenter.net. https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K21/K21CI7.html
- University of Hawaii at Manoa. (2021). “Farfarout”! Solar system’s most distant planetoid confirmed. EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uoha-ss021021.php
Here's How a Malaria Cure Turned Into Your Gin and Tonic originally aired December 18, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/voice-changes-when-you-re-charmed-work-motivation
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Scientist and award-winning author Camilla Pang explains why she wanted to write a manual for humans. You’ll also learn about the planetary chaos that resulted when the Earth’s magnetic poles reversed.
Additional resources from Camilla Pang:
- Pick up "An Outsider's Guide to Humans: What Science Taught Me About What We Do and Who We Are" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vXzmMD
- Camilla Pang's website: https://www.camillapang.com/
- Camilla Pang on Twitter: https://twitter.com/millzymai
Reversal of Earth's magnetic poles 42,000 years ago led to planetary chaos by Grant Currin
- Ancient relic points to a turning point in Earth’s history 42,000 years ago. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uons-arp021821.php
- Cooper, A., Turney, C. S. M., et. al. (2021). A global environmental crisis 42,000 years ago. Science, 371(6531), 811–818. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb8677
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Learn about how caregivers may experience “post-traumatic growth” from the pandemic; why the UK has one of the world’s most memorable postcode systems; and how researchers witnessed the birth and development of a completely new language: Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua.
Survey suggests most caregivers have experienced "post-traumatic growth" from the pandemic by Kelsey Donk
- Study identifies “post-traumatic growth” emerging from COVID-19 lockdowns. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uob-si020821.php
- Collier, L. (2016). Growth after trauma. American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/11/growth-trauma
- Stallard, P., Pereira, A. I., & Barros, L. (2021). Post-traumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic in carers of children in Portugal and the UK: cross-sectional online survey. BJPsych Open, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.1
Cognitive psychologists are why the UK has one of the most memorable postcode systems by Steffie Drucker
- Postcodes are easier to remember than wedding anniversaries, birthdays, phone numbers and bank account details, Royal Mail reveals. (2016). Poweredbypaf.com. https://www.poweredbypaf.com/postcodes-are-easier-to-remember-than-wedding-anniversaries-birthdays-phone-numbers-and-bank-account-details-royal-mail-reveals/
- Postcodes | The Postal Museum. (2020, February 12). The Postal Museum. https://web.archive.org/web/20210212050240/https://www.postalmuseum.org/collections/postcodes/#
- Quality and longevity | The Psychologist. (2016). Bps.org.uk. https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-29/july/quality-and-longevity
- Smith, M. (2021, February 10). Why are UK postcodes so memorable? - Marc Smith - Medium. Medium; Medium. https://psychologymarc.medium.com/why-are-uk-postcodes-so-memorable-b0457e2e8a0d
Researchers Have Witnessed the Birth and Development of a Completely New Language by Arika Okrent
- Shoshi Parks. (2018, July 13). How Deaf Children in Nicaragua Created a New Language. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-nicaraguan-sign-language
- The origin of Nicaraguan Sign Language tells us a lot about language creation. (2020). The World from PRX. https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-09-29/origin-nicaraguan-sign-language-tells-us-lot-about-language-creation
- In Nicaragua, a Language Is Born. (2004, September 17). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-nicaragua-a-language-i/
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Learn about why most conversations go on for a lot longer than we want them to; a genetic mutation that makes some people resilient to the cold; and how homing pigeons pass down their knowledge.
Most conversations go on for twice as long as we want them to by Kelsey Donk
- When people want conversations to end. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/potn-wpw022421.php
- Mastroianni, A. M., Gilbert, D. T., Cooney, G., & Wilson, T. D. (2021). Do conversations end when people want them to? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(10), e2011809118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2011809118
Around 20% of people have a genetic mutation that makes them resilient to the cold by Grant Currin
- People with this muscle protein gene variant tolerate the cold better. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/cp-pwt021121.php
- Wyckelsma, V. L., Venckunas, T., Houweling, P. J., Schlittler, M., Lauschke, V. M., Tiong, C. F., Wood, H. D., Ivarsson, N., Paulauskas, H., Eimantas, N., Andersson, D. C., North, K. N., Brazaitis, M., & Westerblad, H. (2021). Loss of α-actinin-3 during human evolution provides superior cold resilience and muscle heat generation. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 108(3), 446–457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.01.013
- Impervious to cold? A gene helps people to ward off the chills. (2021). Nature, 590(7847), 531–531. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-00433-0
Move Over, Ancient Sages: Homing Pigeons Pass Down Knowledge Too by Hayley Otman
- Sasaki, T., & Biro, D. (2017). Cumulative culture can emerge from collective intelligence in animal groups. Nature Communications, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15049
- Homing pigeons share our ability to build knowledge across generations | University of Oxford. (2017, April 17). Ox.ac.uk. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2017-04-18-homing-pigeons-share-our-ability-build-knowledge-across-generations#
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Learn about which sleep trackers are actually accurate; how important closure is for a life transition; and why mirrors flip horizontally, but not vertically.
Study of 9 sleep trackers finds that all but 2 are inaccurate by Kelsey Donk
- You snooze, you lose - with some sleep trackers. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/wvu-ysy021721.php
- Stone, J. D., Rentz, L. E., Forsey, J., Ramadan, J., Markwald, R. R., Finomore, V. S., Galster, S. M., Rezai, A., & Hagen, J. A. (2020). Evaluations of Commercial Sleep Technologies for Objective Monitoring During Routine Sleeping Conditions. Nature and Science of Sleep, Volume 12, 821–842. https://doi.org/10.2147/nss.s270705
- Espie, C. (2020) How Do You Measure Sleep? Sleepio. https://www.sleepio.com/articles/sleep-science/how-do-you-measure-sleep/
- That Sleep Tracker Could Make Your Insomnia Worse (Published 2019). (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/health/sleep-tracker-insomnia-orthosomnia.html
Here's How Important Closure Is for a Life Transition by Sonja Hodgen
- Devitt-NYU, J. (2019, February 25). Better endings help us feel good about what’s next - Futurity. Futurity. https://www.futurity.org/life-transitions-endings-1991932/
- Schwörer, B., Krott, N. R., & Oettingen, G. (2020). Saying goodbye and saying it well: Consequences of a (not) well-rounded ending. Motivation Science, 6(1), 21–33. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000126
Why mirrors flip horizontally but not vertically by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Maria in Ontario, Canada)
- Physics Girl. (2015). Why do mirrors flip horizontally (but not vertically)? . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBpxhfBlVLU
- Kaplan, S. (2017, January 23). Dear Science: Why is everything backward in a mirror? The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/01/23/dear-science-why-is-everything-backwards-in-a-mirror/
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Learn about what the “frenemy effect” can teach us about bullying; the surprising ability of marmosets to eavesdrop on each others’ conversations; and why April Fool’s Day may have originated from an out-of-date calendar.
The "frenemy effect" says bullying happens most between friends by Kelsey Donk
- Most Teen Bullying Occurs Among Peers Climbing the Social Ladder. (2021, February 17). UC Davis. https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/most-teen-bullying-occurs-among-peers-climbing-social-ladder
- With Friends Like These: Aggression from Amity and Equivalence | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 126, No 3. (2012). American Journal of Sociology. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/712972#_i8
Marmosets eavesdrop on each other's conversations — and understand what's said by Steffie Drucker
- Eavesdropping marmosets understood other monkeys’ conversations - and they judged. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/aaft-emu020121.php
- Marmoset monkeys eavesdrop and understand conversations between other marmosets. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uoz-mme020321.php
- Brügger, R. K., Willems, E. P., & Burkart, J. M. (2021). Do marmosets understand others’ conversations? A thermography approach. Science Advances, 7(6), eabc8790. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abc8790
April Fools' Day May Have Originated From an Out-of-Date Calendar by Reuben Westmaas
- Winick, S. (2016, March 28). April Fools: The Roots of an International Tradition | Folklife Today. Loc.gov. https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2016/03/april-fools/
- Wills, M. (2016). Why New Years Falls on January 1st | JSTOR Daily. JSTOR Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/new-year-january-1st/
- Britanniae, B. (2014, April). Origins of April Fools Day. Latin Language Blog | Language and Culture of the Ancient Latin-Speaking World. https://blogs.transparent.com/latin/origins-of-april-fools-day/
Podcasts referenced in this episode:
- Introduction: https://tim.blog/podcast/
- First story: https://songexploder.net/
- Second story: https://www.alieward.com/ologies
- Third story: http://www.wtfpod.com/
- Recap segment: https://serialpodcast.org/
- Special thanks to the HiHo team for their assistance: https://hiho.link/c/curiosity
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Award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and environmentalist Ian Shive gives the inside scoop on a research expedition to the Aleutian Islands. Then, learn how researchers solved a molecular mystery about how our ears turn sound into what you hear.
Additional resources from Ian Shive:
- Watch “The Last Unknown” on discovery+ https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/the-last-unknown
- Start your 7-day free trial of discovery+ https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity
- “The Last Unknown” official trailer https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2847221158855153
- Ian Shive’s official website http://www.ianshive.com/
- Follow @ianshivephoto on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ianshivephoto/
- Follow @IanShivePhoto on Twitter https://twitter.com/IanShivePhoto
Scientists discovered the ear mechanism that turns sound into electrical activity -- and protects our hearing by Grant Currin
- Hearing acrobatics. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/hms-ha020421.php
- Mulhall, E. M., Ward, A., Yang, D., Koussa, M. A., Corey, D. P., & Wong, W. P. (2021). Single-molecule force spectroscopy reveals the dynamic strength of the hair-cell tip-link connection. Nature communications, 12(1), 1-15. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21033-6
- NIHOD. (2018). Journey of Sound to the Brain . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQEaiZ2j9oc
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Learn about why there’s no such thing as a hypoallergenic dog; why you should praise kids for their work ethic, not their smarts; and why you should never put coffee grounds in your garden.
There's no such thing as a hypoallergenic dog by Grant Currin
- More, D. (2021). The Myth of Hypoallergenic Dogs. Verywell Health. https://www.verywellhealth.com/the-myth-of-hypoallergenic-dogs-82709
- Pet allergy: Are there hypoallergenic dog breeds? (2019). Mayo Clinic; https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pet-allergy/expert-answers/hypoallergenic-dog-breeds/faq-20058425
- Vredegoor, D. W., Willemse, T., Chapman, M. D., Heederik, D. J. J., & Krop, E. J. M. (2012). Can f 1 levels in hair and homes of different dog breeds: Lack of evidence to describe any dog breed as hypoallergenic. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 130(4), 904-909.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2012.05.013
Here's Why You Should Praise Kids for Their Work Ethic, Not Their Smarts by Ashley Hamer
- Dweck, C. S. (1986). Motivational processes affecting learning. American Psychologist, 41(10), 1040–1048. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.41.10.1040
- Mangels, J. A., Butterfield, B., Lamb, J., Good, C., & Dweck, C. S. (2006). Why do beliefs about intelligence influence learning success? A social cognitive neuroscience model. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 1(2), 75–86. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsl013
- Roche, B. (2014, August 27). Ignore the IQ test: your level of intelligence is not fixed for life. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/ignore-the-iq-test-your-level-of-intelligence-is-not-fixed-for-life-30673
- Jacobs, T. (2015, March 26). More Evidence That Intelligence Is Malleable. Pacific Standard; Pacific Standard. https://psmag.com/environment/more-evidence-that-intelligence-is-malleable#.og2q3ahxp
- Dewar, G. (2013). Growth mindset: Can a theory of intelligence change the way you learn? Parentingscience.com; Parenting Science. https://www.parentingscience.com/theory-of-intelligence.html
Whatever You Do, Don't Put Coffee Grounds in Your Garden originally aired May 14, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/types-of-narcissists-don-t-garden-with-coffee-grou
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Learn about why it’s a big deal that researchers found animal life underneath the Antarctic ice shelf; how scientists measured blinks to figure out why exercise gives your brain a boost; and why having a bad boss can make you a good boss.
Scientists accidentally found animal life 3,000 feet beneath the Antarctic ice shelf by Steffie Drucker
- Sample, I. (2021, February 15). Researchers rethink life in a cold climate after Antarctic find. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/15/researchers-rethink-life-in-a-cold-climate-after-antarctic-find
- Griffiths, H. J., Anker, P., Linse, K., Maxwell, J., Post, A. L., Stevens, C., Tulaczyk, S., & Smith, J. A. (2021). Breaking All the Rules: The First Recorded Hard Substrate Sessile Benthic Community Far Beneath an Antarctic Ice Shelf. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.642040
- Metcalfe, T. (2021, February 17). Scientists find unexpected animal life far beneath Antarctica’s floating ice shelves. NBC News; NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/scientists-find-unexpected-animal-life-far-antarcticas-floating-ice-sh-rcna285
- Sneed, A. (2016, June 28). Excitement Builds for the Possibility of Life on Enceladus. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/excitement-builds-for-the-possibility-of-life-on-enceladus/
- Ingredients for Life at Enceladus. (2017). NASA Solar System Exploration. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/17649/ingredients-for-life-at-enceladus/
- Enceladus | Science – NASA Solar System Exploration. (2018, September 25). NASA Solar System Exploration. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/science/enceladus/
By measuring blinks, scientists may have determined why exercise boosts cognitive function by Grant Currin
- Blink! The link between aerobic fitness and cognition. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uot-btl020221.php
- Kuwamizu, R. et al. (2020). Spontaneous Eye Blink Rate Connects Missing Link between Aerobic Fitness and Cognition. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Publish Ahead of Print. https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000002590
Having a Bad Boss Can Make You a Great Boss by Mae Rice
- Tepper, B. J., et. al. (2006). Procedural injustice, victim precipitation, and abusive supervision. Personnel Psychology, 59(1), 101–123. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2006.00725.x
- Does Having a Bad Boss Make You More Likely to Be One Yourself? (2019, January 23). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2019/01/does-having-a-bad-boss-make-you-more-likely-to-be-one-yourself#
- Taylor, S. G., Griffith, M. D., Vadera, A. K., Folger, R., & Letwin, C. R. (2019). Breaking the cycle of abusive supervision: How disidentification and moral identity help the trickle-down change course. Journal of Applied Psychology, 104(1), 164–182. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000360
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Learn about why bubbles appear in your water overnight; the “other-contingent extravert,” a new type of extravert that’s only outgoing in certain situations; and why food sticks to nonstick pans.
Bubbles in water left out overnight by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Adam)
- Why do bubbles form if a glass of water is left alone for a while? (2006, February 6). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-bubbles-form-if-a/
- Water Q&A: Why is my drinking water cloudy? (2021). Usgs.gov. https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/water-qa-why-my-drinking-water-cloudy?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
- Zhang, S. (2015, August 18). Big Question: Why Does Tap Water Go Stale Overnight? Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2015/08/big-question-tap-water-go-stale-overnight/
This new type of extravert is only outgoing in comfortable situations by Kelsey Donk
- Study Identifies a New Type of Extravert. (2020). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-instincts/202012/study-identifies-new-type-extravert
- Huang, J. L., & Wu, D. (2020). Other-contingent extraversion and satisfaction: The moderating role of implicit theory of personality. Journal of Individual Differences. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000339
- MacDonald, F. (2016). The Science of Introverts vs Extroverts. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/the-science-of-introverts-vs-extroverts
Scientists discovered why food sticks to nonstick pans by Cameron Duke
- Why food sticks to nonstick frying pans. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/aiop-wfs012921.php
- Fedorchenko, A. I., & Hruby, J. (2021). On formation of dry spots in heated liquid films. Physics of Fluids, 33(2), 023601. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0035547
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Learn about a change in language use that could mean a breakup is on the way; why ogre-faced spiders are basically ninja assassins, with help from Cornell University professor Ron Hoy; and how it’s possible to exercise too much.
A change in pronoun use could signal an impending breakup by Kelsey Donk
- Use of pronouns may show signs of an impending breakup. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uota-uop012721.php
- Seraj, S., Blackburn, K. G., & Pennebaker, J. W. (2021). Language left behind on social media exposes the emotional and cognitive costs of a romantic breakup. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(7), e2017154118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2017154118
Additional resources from Ron Hoy:
- Ron Hoy's faculty page at Cornell University: https://nbb.cornell.edu/ronald-r-hoy
- Hoy's 2016 study on hearing in jumping spiders: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/10/jumping-spiders-can-hear-distance-new-study-proves
Yes, You Really Can Exercise Too Much by Ashley Hamer
- Rhabdomyolysis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (2019). Medlineplus.gov. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000473.htm
- Cutler, T. S., DeFilippis, E. M., Unterbrink, M. E., & Evans, A. T. (2016). Increasing Incidence and Unique Clinical Characteristics of Spinning-Induced Rhabdomyolysis. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 26(5), 429–431. https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0000000000000281
- As Workouts Intensify, a Harmful Side Effect Grows More Common (Published 2017). (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/well/move/as-workouts-intensify-a-harmful-side-effect-grows-more-common.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fwell
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Learn why Cygnus X-1, the first black hole ever discovered, is bigger than we thought. Then, learn about spider hearing with help from Ron Hoy, a professor of neurobiology and behavior at Cornell University who studies acoustic communication in insects.
The first black hole ever discovered is bigger than we thought by Grant Currin
- First black hole ever detected is more massive than we thought. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/caos-fbh021821.php
- The mass of Cygnus X-1’s black hole challenges stellar evolution models. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/aaft-tmo021621.php
- Miller-Jones, J. C. A., Bahramian, A., Orosz, J. A., Mandel, I., Gou, L., Maccarone, T. J., Neijssel, C. J., Zhao, X., Ziółkowski, J., Reid, M. J., Uttley, P., Zheng, X., Byun, D.-Y., Dodson, R., Grinberg, V., Jung, T., Kim, J.-S., Marcote, B., Markoff, S., & Rioja, M. J. (2021). Cygnus X-1 contains a 21–solar mass black hole—Implications for massive star winds. Science, eabb3363. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb3363
Additional resources from Ron Hoy:
- Ron Hoy's faculty page at Cornell University: https://nbb.cornell.edu/ronald-r-hoy
- Hoy's 2016 study on hearing in jumping spiders: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/10/jumping-spiders-can-hear-distance-new-study-proves
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Learn about why changing out of your pajamas while you work could improve your mental health; why local honey doesn’t stop seasonal allergies; and shisa kanko, a surprisingly simple Japanese ritual that greatly improves accuracy.
Working from home in your pajamas is linked to poorer mental health by Kelsey Donk
- The Re:Set Team. (2021, February 5). Scientists Say Working From Home in Pyjamas Can Dampen Your Mental Health. Re:Set. https://resetyoureveryday.com/scientists-working-from-home-pyjamas-mental-health/
- Alberta Health Services. (2021). End PJ Paralysis | Alberta Health Services. Alberta Health Services. https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/info/Page15971.aspx
- Chapman, D. G., & Thamrin, C. (2020). Scientists in pyjamas: characterising the working arrangements and productivity of Australian medical researchers during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Medical Journal of Australia, 213(11), 516–520. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50860
Local Honey Won't Fix Your Seasonal Allergies originally aired May 23, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/local-honey-myths-nasa-to-the-moon-and-a-bisexual
Shisa Kanko May Look Odd To Outsiders, But It Keeps Train Passengers Safe by Ashley Hamer
- Richarz, A. (2017, March 29). Why Japan’s Rail Workers Can’t Stop Pointing at Things. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-japan-trains
- Gordenker, A. (2008, October 21). JR gestures. The Japan Times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/10/21/reference/jr-gestures/#.WPf_OVMrLVp
- MTA | news | Subway Conductors Point the Way to Safety. (2013). Mta.info. https://www.mta.info/news/2013/11/12/subway-conductors-point-way-safety
- Shinohara, K., Naito, H., Matsui, Y., & Hikono, M. (2013). The effects of “finger pointing and calling” on cognitive control processes in the task-switching paradigm. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 43(2), 129–136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2012.08.004
- JICOSH Home | Concept of “Zero-accident Total Participation Campaign”[English]. (2017). Archive.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20181117051253/http://www.jniosh.go.jp:80/icpro/jicosh-old/english/zero-sai/eng/
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Learn about why it might actually be healthy to gain weight as you get older; the alkaloids responsible for why our pets can’t eat chocolate; and how small a minority can be to reshape society.
Gaining weight as you age may be healthier than staying at the same weight by Grant Currin
- Survival tip: Start at normal weight and slowly add pounds. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/osu-sts020121.php
- Ingraham, C. (2016, January 29). Look at how much weight you’re going to gain. Washington Post; The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/29/the-age-when-you-gain-the-most-weight/
- Zheng, H., Echave, P., Mehta, N., & Myrskylä, M. (2021). Life-long body mass index trajectories and mortality in two generations. Annals of Epidemiology, 56, 18–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.01.003
- Your Fat Friend. (2019, October 15). The Bizarre and Racist History of the BMI - Elemental. Medium; Elemental. https://elemental.medium.com/the-bizarre-and-racist-history-of-the-bmi-7d8dc2aa33bb
Why can’t our pets eat chocolate? by Cameron Duke
- Biello, D. (2007, August 16). Strange but True: Cats Cannot Taste Sweets. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-cats-cannot-taste-sweets/
- Blum, D. (2013, February 14). The Poisonous Chemistry of Chocolate. Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2013/02/the-poisonous-nature-of-chocolate/?code=LecCOSJvlBgJVoqVnCpxVDg3cPEDfZqZwmtPhgOOWhI&state=%7B%22redirectURL%22%3A%22%2F2013%2F02%2Fthe-poisonous-nature-of-chocolate%2F%22%7D
- Hazel, S. (2017, December 21). Why can’t dogs eat chocolate? The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-cant-dogs-eat-chocolate-89374
- R Thomas Palo, & Robbins, C. T. (1991). Plant defenses against mammalian herbivory. Crc Press.
Research Shows How Small a Minority Can Be to Reshape Society by Mae Rice
- Tipping point for large-scale social change? Just 25 percent | Penn Today. (2018, June 7). Penn Today. https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/damon-centola-tipping-point-large-scale-social-change
- Centola, D., Becker, J., Brackbill, D., & Baronchelli, A. (2018). Experimental evidence for tipping points in social convention. Science, 360(6393), 1116–1119. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aas8827
- Noonan, D. (2018, June 8). The 25% Revolution—How Big Does a Minority Have to Be to Reshape Society? Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-25-revolution-how-big-does-a-minority-have-to-be-to-reshape-society/
- Yong, E. (2018, June 7). The Atlantic. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/06/the-tipping-point-when-minority-views-take-over/562307/
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Learn about a simple way to reduce your internet carbon footprint; how brain images can make you more likely to believe fake science; and how loud the sun is.
The internet has a big carbon footprint, and you can reduce yours with a simple fix by Kelsey Donk
- Turn off that camera during virtual meetings, environmental study says. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/pu-tot011421.php
- Obringer, R., Rachunok, B., Maia-Silva, D., Arbabzadeh, M., Nateghi, R., & Madani, K. (2021). The overlooked environmental footprint of increasing Internet use. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 167, 105389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105389
You'll Probably Believe Fake Science if It Comes With a Brain Image by Ashley Hamer
- McCabe, D. P., & Castel, A. D. (2008). Seeing is believing: The effect of brain images on judgments of scientific reasoning. Cognition, 107(1), 343–352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2007.07.017
- Poldrack, R. (2006). Can cognitive processes be inferred from neuroimaging data? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 10(2), 59–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2005.12.004
- Curtis, G. (2017). Logical Fallacy: Affirming the Consequent. Fallacyfiles.org. http://www.fallacyfiles.org/afthecon.html
How loud is the sun? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Noro)
- The Song of the Sun (Published 2012). (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/science/studying-the-sun-through-its-sound-waves.html
- Scharping, N. (2020, February 4). What Would the Sun Sound Like If We Could Hear It On Earth? Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/what-would-the-sun-sound-like-if-we-could-hear-it-on-earth
- Second Thought. (2019). How Loud Is The Sun? . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePy_Gs3WTT4
- Bryner, J. (2007, June 4). Sound cranks up the heat in sun’s atmosphere. NBC News; NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19032772
- The Singing Sun. (2008). Stanford.edu. http://solar-center.stanford.edu/singing/
- Solar Sounds. (1997). Stanford.edu. http://soi.stanford.edu/results/sounds.html
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Writer, producer, and “Flash Forward” podcast host Rose Eveleth explains why so many technology breakthroughs never pan out. Then, learn about real-life giant sand worms and why the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon makes you notice some things more than others.
Additional resources from Rose Eveleth:
- Rose's website: http://roseveleth.com/
- Flash Forward podcast: https://www.flashforwardpod.com/
- Flash Forward Presents: https://www.ffwdpresents.com/
- Follow Rose on Twitter: https://twitter.com/roseveleth
The spice must flow: Giant sand worms used to roam the ocean floor 20 million years ago by Grant Currin
- Giant sand worm discovery proves truth is stranger than fiction: Trace fossil reveals more about this ancient creature’s behavior. (2021). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210121163134.htm
- Pan, Y.-Y., Nara, M., Löwemark, L., Miguez-Salas, O., Gunnarson, B., Iizuka, Y., Chen, T.-T., & Dashtgard, S. E. (2021). The 20-million-year old lair of an ambush-predatory worm preserved in northeast Taiwan. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79311-0
- Sample, I. (2021, January 21). Giant worm’s undersea lair discovered by fossil hunters in Taiwan. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jan/21/giant-worm-undersea-lair-discovered-fossil-hunters-taiwan
Blame The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon For The Things You Notice More Than Others first aired July 15, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/the-universe-in-consciousness-w-bernardo-kastrup-i
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Rose Eveleth — writer, producer, and “Flash Forward” podcast host — explains why futurists don’t need to know the future. Then, you’ll learn about the oldest examples of money ever discovered.
Additional resources from Rose Eveleth:
- Rose's website: http://roseveleth.com/
- Flash Forward podcast: https://www.flashforwardpod.com/
- Flash Forward Presents: https://www.ffwdpresents.com/
- Follow Rose on Twitter: https://twitter.com/roseveleth
Money may have been invented as long as 5,000 years ago by Grant Currin
- Wells, S. (2021, January 20). When was money invented? Bronze Age study has the answer. Inverse; Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/science/origins-of-money
- Kuijpers, M. H. G., & Popa, C. N. (2021). The origins of money: Calculation of similarity indexes demonstrates the earliest development of commodity money in prehistoric Central Europe. PLOS ONE, 16(1), e0240462. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240462
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Learn about why liars may mimic your body language; why “tend and befriend” is an alternative response to “fight or flight”; and why lakes freeze from the top down, not the bottom up.
Liars imitate the body language of the person they're lying to by Kelsey Donk
- Lesté-Lasserre, C. (2020). Lying men mimic the body language of other men they are talking to. New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2264607-lying-men-mimic-the-body-language-of-other-men-they-are-talking-to/
- A liar and a copycat: nonverbal coordination increases with lie difficulty | Royal Society Open Science. (2021). Royal Society Open Science. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.200839#d1e417
Instead of "Fight or Flight," Women Might "Tend and Befriend" by Reuben Westmaas
- How to Transform Stress into Courage and Connection. (2015). Greater Good. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_transform_stress_courage_connection
- Lebo, H. (2000, May 17). UCLA Researchers Identify Key Biobehavioral Pattern Used by Women to Manage Stress. UCLA Newsroom. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828074327/http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/UCLA-Researchers-Identify-Key-Biobehavioral-1478
- Taylor, S. E. (2012). Tend and befriend theory. In P. A. M. Van Lange, A. W. Kruglanski, & E. T. Higgins (Eds.), Handbook of theories of social psychology (p. 32–49). Sage Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446249215.n3
Why does a lake freeze from the top down, and not the bottom up? by Cameron Duke
- Why Does Water Freeze from the Top Down? | Britannica. (2021). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/story/why-does-water-freeze-from-the-top-down
- Stewart, R. H. (2008). Introduction to physical oceanography. Texas A & M University.
- US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2021). What is a thermocline? Noaa.gov. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/thermocline.html
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Learn about why time management can make you happier; how catnip can protect your cat from mosquitoes; and 3 ways your identity could be stolen without getting your computer hacked — and how to protect yourself.
Time management has a stronger effect on wellbeing than on job performance by Kelsey Donk
- Aeon, B., Faber, A., & Panaccio, A. (2021). Does time management work? A meta-analysis. PLOS ONE, 16(1), e0245066. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245066
Catnip may have a purpose beyond getting cats high -- it protects them from mosquitoes! by Cameron Duke
- Intoxicating chemicals in catnip and silver vine protect felines from mosquito bites. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/aaft-ici011921.php
- Uenoyama, R., Miyazaki, T., Hurst, J. L., Beynon, R. J., Adachi, M., Murooka, T., Onoda, I., Miyazawa, Y., Katayama, R., Yamashita, T., Kaneko, S., Nishikawa, T., & Miyazaki, M. (2021). The characteristic response of domestic cats to plant iridoids allows them to gain chemical defense against mosquitoes. Science Advances, 7(4), eabd9135. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd9135
- Weisberger, M. (2019, November 3). Does Catnip Really Make Cats “High”? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/does-catnip-get-cats-high.html
3 Ways Your Identity Could Be Stolen (Without Having Your Computer Hacked) by Reuben Westmaas
- Evenden, I. (2020, September 4). How do thieves steal your identity (and how can you stop it)? TopTenReviews; Top Ten Reviews. https://www.toptenreviews.com/10-ways-thieves-steal-your-id
- How to Identify an ATM Skimmer. (2021). NWCU. https://www.nwcu.com/learn/how-spot-atm-skimmer
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Learn about the science of sourdough starters; and why identical twins aren’t so identical after all. Then, play along at home as we test your podcast knowledge with this month’s Curiosity Challenge trivia game.
Study of sourdough from around the world shows location doesn't matter for its microbes by Cameron Duke
- Intercontinental study sheds light on the microbial life of sourdough. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/ncsu-iss012621.php
- Kiniry, L. (2020). Why San Francisco does sourdough best. Bbc.com.
- http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200402-why-san-francisco-does-sourdough-best
- Landis, E. A., Oliverio, A. M., McKenney, E. A., Nichols, L. M., Kfoury, N., Biango-Daniels, M., Shell, L. K., Madden, A. A., Shapiro, L., Shravya Sakunala, Kinsey Drake, Robbat, A., Booker, M., Dunn, R. R., Fierer, N., & Wolfe, B. E. (2021, January 26). The diversity and function of sourdough starter microbiomes. ELife; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. https://elifesciences.org/articles/61644
Identical twins aren't so identical after all by Steffie Drucker
- Jarry, J. (2021, January 24). Identical Twins Are Not Identical. Office for Science and Society. McGill University. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/general-science/identical-twins-are-not-identical
- Guardian staff reporter. (2021, January 8). Identical twins are not so identical, study suggests. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jan/08/identical-twins-are-not-so-identical-study-suggests
- Machemer, T. (2021, January 13). Many Identical Twins Actually Have Slightly Different DNA. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/identical-twins-can-have-slightly-different-dna-180976736/
- Nicoletta Lanese. (2021, January 7). Identical twins don’t share 100% of their DNA. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/identical-twins-dont-share-all-dna.html
- Jonsson, H., Magnusdottir, E., et. al. (2021). Differences between germline genomes of monozygotic twins. Nature Genetics, 53(1), 27–34. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-020-00755-1
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia game:
- Chronotypes: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-does-february-have-28-days/
- Ants on stilts: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-scientists-made-ants-walk-on-stilts/
- Smellicopter: https://www.curiositydaily.com/the-dark-ages-werent-really-dark/
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Award-winning journalist Tim Harford explains what it means when you hear that a COVID vaccine is 95% effective. Then, learn about Sentinel Island, home to the last uncontacted people on Earth; and what we can learn about our solar system’s theoretical “Planet Nine” from the newly discovered planet HD 106906 b.
Additional resources from Tim Harford:
- Pick up "The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ad1dQ4
- Tim Harford's website: https://timharford.com/
- Tim Harford on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimHarford
North Sentinel Island Is Home to the Last Uncontacted People on Earth by Reuben Westmaas
- Kane, S. (2016, May 15). This isolated tribe has rejected contact for centuries and remained hostile toward outsiders. Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/sentinelese-uncontacted-island-tribe-photos-2016-5
- Sen, S. (2009). Savage bodies, civilized pleasures: M. V. Portman and the Andamanese. American Ethnologist, 36(2), 364–379. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1548-1425.2009.01140.x
- North Sentinel Island History. (2019). North Sentinel Island. https://northsentinelisland.com/north-sentinel-history/
- McDougall, D. (2006, February 12). Survival comes first for Sentinel islanders – the world’s last “stone-age” tribe. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/12/theobserver.worldnews12
- Alastair Jamieson, Fieldstadt, E., & Associated Press. (2018, November 21). American killed by isolated tribe on India’s North Sentinel Island, police say. NBC News; NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/american-killed-isolated-tribe-india-s-north-sentinel-island-police-n938826
Scientists discovered a solar system with its own version of the theoretical "Planet Nine" by Grant Currin
- Planet X. (2019, December 19). NASA Solar System Exploration. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/hypothetical-planet-x/in-depth/
- Hubble identifies strange exoplanet that behaves like the long-sought. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/eic-his121020.php
- Nguyen, M. M., De Rosa, R. J., & Kalas, P. (2020). First Detection of Orbital Motion for HD 106906 b: A Wide-separation Exoplanet on a Planet Nine–like Orbit. The Astronomical Journal, 161(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/abc012
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Award-winning journalist and economist Tim Harford explains three simple rules for understanding statistics and evaluating truth in the news. Then, you’ll learn about why our microbiomes may have come from dirt.
Additional resources from Tim Harford:
- Pick up "The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ad1dQ4
- Tim Harford's website: https://timharford.com/
- Tim Harford on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimHarford
Microbes in dental plaque are more like soil microbes than tongue microbes, which suggests our microbiomes came from dirt by Cameron Duke
- Caldwell, A. (2020, December 15). Microbes in dental plaque look more like relatives in soil than those on the tongue. EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uocm-mid121420.php
- Shaiber, A., Willis, A. D., Delmont, T. O., Roux, S., Chen, L.-X., Schmid, A. C., Yousef, M., Watson, A. R., Lolans, K., Esen, Ö. C., Lee, S. T. M., Downey, N., Morrison, H. G., Dewhirst, F. E., Mark Welch, J. L., & Eren, A. M. (2020). Functional and genetic markers of niche partitioning among enigmatic members of the human oral microbiome. Genome Biology, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-020-02195-w
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Learn about what researchers found when they sequenced the bizarre duck-billed platypus genome; a trick for unlocking your creativity; and the strange reasons for job-specific voices, like those of pilots, newscasters, and poets.
The duck-billed platypus genome was just sequenced, and it's a doozy by Grant Currin
- Cassella, C. (2021). Now We Know Why Platypus Are So Weird - Their Genes Are Part Bird, Reptile, And Mammal. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/platypus-genes-reveal-some-of-the-bizarre-traits-that-come-with-5x-and-5y-chromosomes
- Zhou, Y., Shearwin-Whyatt, L., Li, J., Song, Z., Hayakawa, T., Stevens, D., Fenelon, J. C., Peel, E., Cheng, Y., Pajpach, F., Bradley, N., Suzuki, H., Nikaido, M., Damas, J., Daish, T., Perry, T., Zhu, Z., Geng, Y., Rhie, A., & Sims, Y. (2021). Platypus and echidna genomes reveal mammalian biology and evolution. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-03039-0
- Platypus | National Geographic. (2010, September 10). Animals. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/p/platypus/
- Villazon, L. (2019). Do platypuses really sweat milk? BBC Science Focus Magazine; BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/do-platypuses-really-sweat-milk/
To Unlock Creativity, Brainstorm and Then Step Away by Sonja Hodgen
- Molly Dannenmaier-UT Austin. (2019, March 25). To unlock creativity, you need to step away - Futurity. Futurity. https://www.futurity.org/creativity-incubation-period-2017292-2/
- Kachelmeier, S. J., Wang, L. W., & Williamson, M. G. (2018). Incentivizing the Creative Process: From Initial Quantity to Eventual Creativity. The Accounting Review, 94(2), 249–266. https://doi.org/10.2308/accr-52196
The Strange Reasons for Pilot Voice, Newscaster Voice, and Poet Voice originally aired June 5, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/gluten-free-labels-the-fbi-s-most-viewed-file-and
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Learn about the surprising memory skills of infants; why that whole “phosphine on Venus” discovery may not be as exciting as we thought; and how medical science answered Molyneux's problem, a 300-year-old philosophy question.
3-year-olds can recognize a person they met once when they were 1 year old by Kelsey Donk
- The amazing durability of infant memory: Three-year-olds show recognition of a person they met once at age one. (2014, March 17). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2014/03/17/the-amazing-durability-of-infant-memory-three-year-olds-show-recognition-of-a-person-they-met-once-at-age-one/
- Kingo, O. S., Staugaard, S. R., & Krøjgaard, P. (2014). Three-year-olds’ memory for a person met only once at the age of 12months: Very long-term memory revealed by a late-manifesting novelty preference. Consciousness and Cognition, 24, 49–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2013.12.011
That whole "phosphine on Venus" discovery, suggesting life? That probably wasn't phosphine after all by Cameron Duke
- Lincowski, A. P., Meadows, V. S., Crisp, D., Akins, A. B., Schwieterman, E. W., Arney, Giada N, Wong, M. L., Steffes, P. G., Niki, P. M., & Domagal-Goldman, S. (2021). Claimed detection of PH$_3$ in the clouds of Venus is consistent with mesospheric SO$_2$. ArXiv.org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.09837
Medical Science Has Answered This 300-Year-Old Philosophy Question by Reuben Westmaas
- Study of Vision Tackles a Philosophy Riddle (Published 2011). (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/health/research/26blind.html
- Degenaar, M., & Lokhorst, G.-J. (2017). Molyneux’s Problem (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Stanford.edu. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/molyneux-problem/
- Held, R., Ostrovsky, Y., de Gelder, B., Gandhi, T., Ganesh, S., Mathur, U., & Sinha, P. (2011). The newly sighted fail to match seen with felt. Nature Neuroscience, 14(5), 551–553. https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.2795
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Learn about why you can’t suffocate by holding your breath; how being angry makes you more likely to believe misinformation; and that time scholars tried to kick Latin out of English, thanks to words like honorificabilitudinitatibus.
Why can't you suffocate by holding your breath? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Daniel in Beirut)
- Parkes, M. J. (2005). Breath-holding and its breakpoint. Experimental Physiology, 91(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1113/expphysiol.2005.031625
- Parkes, M. J. (2012). The Limits of Breath Holding. Scientific American, 306(4), 74–79. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0412-74
Being angry makes you more likely to believe misinformation by Kelsey Donk
- Dolan, E. W. (2021, January 8). A new study has found being angry increases your vulnerability to misinformation. PsyPost; PsyPost. https://www.psypost.org/2021/01/a-new-study-has-found-being-angry-increases-your-vulnerability-to-misinformation-59061
- Han, J., Cha, M., & Lee, W. (2020). Anger contributes to the spread of COVID-19 misinformation. Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review. https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-39
- Greenstein, M., & Franklin, N. (2020). Anger increases susceptibility to misinformation. Experimental Psychology, 67(3), 202–209. https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000489
16th-Century Scholars Once Tried to Kick Latin Out of English by Arika Okrent
- Specktor, B. (2017, October 2). Shakespeare’s Longest Word Is a Whopping 27-Letters Long. Reader’s Digest; Reader’s Digest. https://www.rd.com/article/shakespeares-longest-word/
- BERLIN, R. L. G. (2014, January 28). Johnson: What might have been. The Economist; The Economist. https://www.economist.com/prospero/2014/01/28/johnson-what-might-have-been
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Learn about how quadruple-helix DNA could help us fight cancer; how diversity improves technology, with materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez; and how cats domesticated themselves.
Quadruple-helix DNA exists - and it might be useful for fighting cancers by Cameron Duke
- Rare quadruple-helix DNA found in living human cells with glowing probes. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/icl-rqd011321.php
- Researchers Observe Formation of Four-Stranded DNA in Living Human Cells | Biology, Genetics | Sci-News.com. (2020). Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. http://www.sci-news.com/biology/dna-g-quadruplexes-human-cells-08693.html
- Scientists Discover Quadruple Helix DNA in Human Cells | Genetics | Sci-News.com. (2013). Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. http://www.sci-news.com/genetics/article00835.html
- Summers, P. A., Lewis, B. W., Gonzalez-Garcia, J., Porreca, R. M., Lim, A. H. M., Cadinu, P., Martin-Pintado, N., Mann, D. J., Edel, J. B., Vannier, J. B., Kuimova, M. K., & Vilar, R. (2021). Visualising G-quadruplex DNA dynamics in live cells by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy. Nature Communications, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20414-7
Additional resources from Ainissa Ramirez:
- Pick up "The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2MyB4l8
- Ainissa's website: https://www.ainissaramirez.com/
- Ainissa Ramirez on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ainissaramirez
In True Feline Fashion, Cats Domesticated Themselves by Anna Todd
- Ottoni, C., et. al. (2017). The palaeogenetics of cat dispersal in the ancient world. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1(7). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0139
- Smith, C. (2017, June 19). Cats Domesticated Themselves, Ancient DNA Shows. National Geographic News. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/06/domesticated-cats-dna-genetics-pets-science/
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Learn about why we still don’t know how eels reproduce and how scientists solved a 150-year-old question about how sandcastles hold together.
We still don't know how eels reproduce by Grant Currin
- TED-Ed. (2020). No one can figure out how eels have sex - Lucy Cooke . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFi6ISTjkR4
- Epic Eel Migration Mapped for the First Time. (2015, October 27). National Geographic News. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/10/151027-american-eel-migration-animal-behavior-oceans-science/
- 100-year-old mystery solved: Adult eel observed for the first time in the Sargasso Sea. (2015). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151027132839.htm
Scientists have solved a 150-year-old equation that governs how sandcastles hold together by Grant Currin
- Ouellette, J. (2020, December 9). Physicists solve 150-year-old mystery of equation governing sandcastle physics. Ars Technica; Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/physicists-solve-150-year-old-mystery-of-equation-governing-sandcastle-physics/
- Pakpour, M., Habibi, M., Møller, P., & Bonn, D. (2012). How to construct the perfect sandcastle. Scientific Reports, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00549
- Yang, Q., Sun, P. Z., Fumagalli, L., Stebunov, Y. V., Haigh, S. J., Zhou, Z. W., Grigorieva, I. V., Wang, F. C., & Geim, A. K. (2020). Capillary condensation under atomic-scale confinement. Nature, 588(7837), 250–253. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2978-1
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Learn about how to tell when your body is running low on key vitamins; how Neanderthals mourned their dead; and why you should NOT pre-rinse your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher.
Ways Your Body Tells You You're Running Low on Key Vitamins by Stephanie Bucklin
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, & Division of Laboratory Sciences. (2012). CDC’s Second Nutrition Report: A comprehensive biochemical assessment of the nutrition status of the U.S. population Report measures 58 indicators of diet and nutrition New report uses NHANES results. https://www.cdc.gov/nutritionreport/pdf/4page_%202nd%20nutrition%20report_508_032912.pdf
- Migala, J. (2018, October 9). 10 Ways Your Body Is Telling You You’re Running Low on Key Vitamins. The Healthy; The Healthy. https://www.thehealthy.com/nutrition/signs-of-vitamin-deficiencies/
- Elizabeth Shimer Bowers. (2017, October 13). 7 Common Nutrient Deficiencies | Everyday Health. EverydayHealth.com. https://www.everydayhealth.com/hs/guide-to-essential-nutrients/common-nutrient-deficiencies/
- Vitamins for a Dry Scalp | Livestrong.com. (2010, December 2). LIVESTRONG.COM. https://www.livestrong.com/article/323187-vitamins-for-a-dry-scalp/
- CDC. (2020, December 3). Micronutrient Facts. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/micronutrient-malnutrition/micronutrients/index.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fimmpact%2Fmicronutrients%2Findex.html
Neanderthals buried their dead by Grant Currin
- New evidence: Neandertals buried their dead. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/c-nen120920.php
- Balzeau, A., Turq, A., Talamo, S., Daujeard, C., Guérin, G., Welker, F., Crevecoeur, I., Fewlass, H., Hublin, J.-J., Lahaye, C., Maureille, B., Meyer, M., Schwab, C., & Gómez-Olivencia, A. (2020). Pluridisciplinary evidence for burial for the La Ferrassie 8 Neandertal child. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77611-z
You Shouldn't Rinse Your Dishes Before Putting Them in the Dishwasher by Ashley Hamer first aired June 3, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/how-to-wash-your-dishes-british-vs-american-englis
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Learn about a surprising benefit of adding humor to the news; what getting chills from music says about your brain; and how Volta’s electric eels that hunt in packs.
Young adults are more likely to remember and share news delivered with humor by Kelsey Donk
- New Study Finds that Delivering the News with Humor Makes Young Adults More Likely to Remember and Share | Annenberg School for Communication. (2021). Upenn.edu. https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/new-study-finds-delivering-news-humor-makes-young-adults-more-likely-remember-and
- Coronel, J. C., O’Donnell, M. B., Pandey, P., Delli Carpini, M. X., & Falk, E. B. (2020). Political Humor, Sharing, and Remembering: Insights from Neuroimaging. Journal of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqaa041
What Getting Chills from Music Says About Your Brain by Reuben Westmaas
- Sachs, M. E., Ellis, R. J., Schlaug, G., & Loui, P. (2016). Brain connectivity reflects human aesthetic responses to music. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 11(6), 884–891. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsw009
- Colver, M. (2016, May 25). If You Get Chills While Listening to Music, You Might Be a More Open and Emotional Person. Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/technology/2016/05/getting-chills-when-listening-to-music-might-mean-youre-a-more-emotional-person.html
- McCrae, R. R. (2007). Aesthetic Chills as a Universal Marker of Openness to Experience. Motivation and Emotion, 31(1), 5–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-007-9053-1
Electric eels hunt in packs, and scientists are shocked by Steffie Drucker
- Roth, A. (2021). Electric Eels Hunt in Packs, Shocking Prey and Scientists. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/science/electric-eels-hunting-pack.html
- Moutinho, S. (2021, January 14). Shocking discovery: Electric eels hunt in packs in Amazon rivers. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/shocking-discovery-electric-eels-hunt-packs-amazon-rivers
- Bastos, D. A., Zuanon, J., Rapp Py‐Daniel, L., & Santana, C. D. (2021). Social predation in electric eels. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7121
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Learn about an artificial sun from KSTAR that’s hotter than our actual sun; whether math really is a universal language; and what words like “fresh” really tell you about how fancy your food is.
South Korean researchers created an artificial sun that's hotter than our actual sun by Grant Currin
- Korean artificial sun sets the new world record of 20-sec-long operation at 100 million degrees. (2020, December 24). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-12-korean-artificial-sun-world-sec-long.html
- Nield, D. (2020). South Korea’s “Artificial Sun” Just Set a New World Record For High-Temperature Plasma. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/south-korea-s-artificial-sun-just-set-a-new-world-record-for-high-temperature-plasma
- Tala, T., & Garbet, X. (2006). Physics of Internal Transport Barriers. Comptes Rendus Physique, 7(6), 622–633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crhy.2006.06.005
- Delbert, C. (2020, December 28). Korea’s Artificial Sun Just Ran for 20 Astonishing Seconds. Popular Mechanics; Popular Mechanics. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a35084113/korea-artificial-sun-fusion-reactor-runs-for-20-seconds/
- Tokamak. (2015). ITER. https://www.iter.org/mach/Tokamak
- Home: 28th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2020) | IAEA. (2019, December 6). Iaea.org. https://www.iaea.org/events/fec-2020
Is math really a universal language? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from John)
- PBS Idea Channel. (2013). Is Math a Feature of the Universe or a Feature of Human Creation? | Idea Channel | PBS . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbNymweHW4E
- Baidou, Alain. (2006). Briefings on Existence. State University of New York Press. https://s3.amazonaws.com/arena-attachments/769564/8b787039810debb75794401980b224d6.pdf
- Madden, J. J., Lakoff, G., & Núñez, R. E. (2002, August). Where Mathematics Comes From: How the Embodied Mind Brings Mathematics Into Being. ResearchGate; Mathematical Association of America. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239547225_Where_Mathematics_Comes_From_How_the_Embodied_Mind_Brings_Mathematics_Into_Being
- Thaller, M. (2019, March 7). The evolution of mathematics, from agriculture to quantum mechanics. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/videos/mathematics-universal-language
What Words Like "Fresh" Really Tell You About How Fancy Your Food Is by Arika Okrent
- Jurafsky, D. (2014). The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu. W. W. Norton & Company. https://amzn.to/3rgRJbY
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Learn about how clocks and lightbulbs changed human health, with author and materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez. Plus: learn about that time a bunch of birds became milk bottle thieves and whether you should put one or two spaces after a period.
The time a bunch of birds became milk bottle thieves by Cameron Duke
- Aplin, L. M., Farine, D. R., Morand-Ferron, J., Cockburn, A., Thornton, A., & Sheldon, B. C. (2014). Experimentally induced innovations lead to persistent culture via conformity in wild birds. Nature, 518(7540), 538–541. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13998
- Aplin, L. M., Sheldon, B. C., & Morand-Ferron, J. (2013). Milk bottles revisited: social learning and individual variation in the blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus. Animal Behaviour, 85(6), 1225–1232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.03.009
- Boogert, N. (2014, December 4). Milk bottle-raiding birds pass on thieving ways to their flock. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/milk-bottle-raiding-birds-pass-on-thieving-ways-to-their-flock-34784
Should You Put One or Two Spaces After a Period? by Cody Gough
- Hamblin, J. (2018, May 11). The Atlantic. The Atlantic; theatlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/05/two-spaces-after-a-period/559304/
- Johnson, R. L., Bui, B., & Schmitt, L. L. (2018). Are two spaces better than one? The effect of spacing following periods and commas during reading. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 80(6), 1504–1511. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-018-1527-6
- Douglas, N. (2018, May). No, You Still Shouldn’t Put Two Spaces After a Period. Lifehacker; Lifehacker. https://lifehacker.com/no-you-still-shouldnt-put-two-spaces-after-a-period-1825662114
More from Ainissa Ramirez:
- Pick up "The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2MyB4l8
- Ainissa's website: https://www.ainissaramirez.com/
- Ainissa Ramirez on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ainissaramirez
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Learn about how sleep may have evolved before the brain; why airports keep birds of prey on staff; and what would happen if you stopped time.
Sleep might have evolved before the brain by Cameron Duke
- Kanaya, H. J., Park, S., Kim, J., Kusumi, J., Krenenou, S., Sawatari, E., Sato, A., Lee, J., Bang, H., Kobayakawa, Y., Lim, C., & Itoh, T. Q. (2020). A sleep-like state in Hydra unravels conserved sleep mechanisms during the evolutionary development of the central nervous system. Science Advances, 6(41), eabb9415. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb9415
- Pappas, S. (2017, July 18). Why Do We Sleep? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/32469-why-do-we-sleep.html
- staff, S. X. (2021, January 8). Which came first, sleep or the brain? Medicalxpress.com; Medical Xpress. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-01-brain-1.html
Airports Keep Birds of Prey on Staff to Protect Planes by Ashley Hamer
- FAA Wildlife Strike Database. (2021). Faa.gov. https://wildlife.faa.gov/home
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers. (2020, August 28). Faa.gov. https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/wildlife/faq/
- Bliss, L. (2016, May 26). Meet the Falcons Keeping North American Runways Safe. Bloomberg.com; Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-26/great-big-story-video-shows-how-falcons-work-as-airplane-bird-strike-mitigation
- Haje Jan Kamps. (2017, January 7). This flappy bird-drone keeps airports safe. TechCrunch; TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/07/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plane-well-it-is-a-drone-actually/
What Would Happen If You Stopped Time? by Ashley Hamer originally aired September 7, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/what-would-happen-if-you-stopped-time-secret-room
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Learn about what's going on with the new COVID-19 variants — and whether you should worry about them — with Dr. Syra Madad, nationally recognized epidemiologist and the senior director of the pathogens program at NYC Health and Hospitals. Then, learn about a new theory on how our planets formed.
Additional resources from Dr. Syra Madad and #ConqueringCOVID:
- Official website https://scty.org/syra
- Follow @SyraMadad on Twitter https://twitter.com/syramadad
- The Vaccine: Conquering COVID https://press.discovery.com/us/sci/programs/vaccine-conquering-covid/
- Start your 7-day free trial of discovery+ https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity
New theory on how our planets formed by Grant Currin
- How our planets were formed. (2021). Ethz.ch. https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2021/01/how-our-planets-were-formed.html
- Lichtenberg, T., Dra̧żkowskaJ., Schönbächler, M., Golabek, G. J., & Hands, T. O. (2021). Bifurcation of planetary building blocks during Solar System formation. Science, 371(6527), 365–370. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb3091
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What gets you curious? Virtual experiences, celestial bodies, water worlds or maybe just the tiniest mysteries inside your brain? The endlessly curious and curiously funny, Gillian Jacobs (Community, Netflix's LOVE) and Diona Reasonover (NCIS), step off set to go on tangents with real-life astronauts, astrophysicists, science artists, mathematician-types and other really smart people that investigate what seems impossible.
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Learn about why popular opinion might not be as popular as you thought; a new analysis that’s debunked the blood type diet; and a pool of water in Kidd Creek Mine in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, that’s 2 billion years old.
One person repeating an opinion makes people think it's a popular opinion by Kelsey Donk
- People Often Think An Opinion Heard Repeatedly From The Same Person Is Actually A Popular Opinion. (2020). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070520183447.htm
- Weaver, K., Garcia, S. M., Schwarz, N., & Miller, D. T. (2007). Inferring the popularity of an opinion from its familiarity: A repetitive voice can sound like a chorus. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(5), 821–833. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.92.5.821
A new analysis has debunked the blood type diet by Grant Currin
- New study debunks blood type diet. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/pcfr-nsd120420.php
- Kahleova, H., Petersen, K. F., Shulman, G. I., Alwarith, J., Rembert, E., Tura, A., Hill, M., Holubkov, R., & Barnard, N. D. (2020). Effect of a Low-Fat Vegan Diet on Body Weight, Insulin Sensitivity, Postprandial Metabolism, and Intramyocellular and Hepatocellular Lipid Levels in Overweight Adults. JAMA Network Open, 3(11), e2025454. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.25454
- Barnard, N. D., Rembert, E., Freeman, A., Bradshaw, M., Holubkov, R., & Kahleova, H. (2020). Blood Type Is Not Associated with Changes in Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Response to a Plant-Based Dietary Intervention. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2020.08.079
- Shmerling, R. H. (2017, May 12). Diet not working? Maybe it’s not your type - Harvard Health Blog. Harvard Health Blog. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/diet-not-working-maybe-its-not-your-type-2017051211678
The World's Oldest Known Pool of Water Is a Staggering 2 Billion Years Old by Joanie Faletto
- Kidd Creek Mine | AMNH. (2021). American Museum of Natural History. https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/planet-earth/why-is-the-earth-habitable/where-do-the-earth-s-riches-come-from/kidd-creek-mine
- Gilllis, L. (2019, June 17). Is there new life for Kidd Mine? Northern Ontario Business; Northern Ontario Business. https://www.northernontariobusiness.com/regional-news/timmins/is-there-new-life-for-kidd-mine-1510179
- McGill University. (2016, November 3). Channels. https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/it%E2%80%99s-whats-underneath-counts-263769
- Holland, G., Lollar, B. S., Li, L., Lacrampe-Couloume, G., Slater, G. F., & Ballentine, C. J. (2013). Deep fracture fluids isolated in the crust since the Precambrian era. Nature, 497(7449), 357–360. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12127
- Li, L., Wing, B. A., Bui, T. H., McDermott, J. M., Slater, G. F., Wei, S., Lacrampe-Couloume, G., & Lollar, B. S. (2016). Sulfur mass-independent fractionation in subsurface fracture waters indicates a long-standing sulfur cycle in Precambrian rocks. Nature Communications, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13252
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Learn about how Arnold’s ear-cough reflex can make you cough when you clean your ears; why it’s important to teach your kids about giving when they’re learning about money; and a hidden letter in the alphabet that you already sing.
Why do I cough when I clean my ears? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Rachita)
- Pearce, JMS. (2020, February 19). Arnold’s Nerve - ACNR | Paper & Online Neurology Journal. ACNR | Paper & Online Neurology Journal. https://www.acnr.co.uk/2020/02/arnolds-nerve/
- Gupta, D., Verma, S., & Vishwakarma, S. (1986). Anatomic basis of Arnold’s ear-cough reflex. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 8(4), 217–220. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02425070
- Chartrand, M.S. (2005, May 30). Identifying Neuro-reflexes of the External Ear Canal Max Stanley Chartrand. AudiologyOnline. https://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/identifying-neuro-reflexes-external-ear-1030
- Ryan, N. M., Gibson, P. G., & Birring, S. S. (2014). Arnold’s nerve cough reflex: evidence for chronic cough as a sensory vagal neuropathy. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 6(Suppl 7), S748-52. https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.04.22
- Why You Shouldn’t Use Cotton Swabs to Clean Your Ears. (2017, July 27). It’s a Noisy Planet. Protect Their Hearing. https://www.noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov/have-you-heard/cotton-swabs-ears
Teaching Kids about Money? Don't Forget Giving by Sonja Hodgen
- Alexis Blue-U. Arizona. (2019, May 30). Teaching kids about money? Don’t forget giving - Futurity. Futurity. https://www.futurity.org/charity-giving-children-families-2074982/
- LeBaron, A. B. (2019). The Socialization of Financial Giving: A Multigenerational Exploration. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 40(4), 633–646. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-019-09629-z
There's a hidden letter in the alphabet song, and you already sing it by Cameron Duke
- Editors of Merriam-Webster. (2018, September 25). How the “&” Came by its Name. Merriam-Webster.com; Merriam-Webster. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-history-of-ampersand
- Jonny Gibson. (2017, October 15). The History of the Ampersand - Black Lion Banner - Medium. Medium; Black Lion Banner. https://medium.com/black-lion-banner/the-history-of-the-ampersand-c81839171940
- The schoolmaster. (n.d.). Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved January 14, 2021, from https://www.loc.gov/resource/sm1834.360770.0/?sp=1
- What Character Was Removed From The Alphabet? (2020, September 7). Dictionary.com; Dictionary.com. https://www.dictionary.com/e/ampersand/
- Who Wrote The Alphabet Song? (2018, October 2). Dictionary.com. https://www.dictionary.com/e/abcsong/
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Award-winning scientist and science communicator Ainissa Ramirez explains how copper changed our language. Then, learn about the surprising health benefits of brown fat.
Additional resources from Ainissa Ramirez:
- Pick up "The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2MyB4l8
- Ainissa's website: https://www.ainissaramirez.com/
- Ainissa Ramirez on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ainissaramirez
Largest study of brown fat ever shows just how healthy it is by Grant Currin
- Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/ru-so5010421.php
- Becher, T., Palanisamy, S., Kramer, D. J., Eljalby, M., Marx, S. J., Wibmer, A. G., Butler, S. D., Jiang, C. S., Vaughan, R., Schöder, H., Mark, A., & Cohen, P. (2021). Brown adipose tissue is associated with cardiometabolic health. Nature Medicine, 27(1), 58–65. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-1126-7
- Peres Valgas da Silva, C., Hernández-Saavedra, D., White, J., & Stanford, K. (2019). Cold and Exercise: Therapeutic Tools to Activate Brown Adipose Tissue and Combat Obesity. Biology, 8(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology8010009
- Cool Temperature Alters Human Fat and Metabolism. (2015, May 14). National Institutes of Health (NIH). https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/cool-temperature-alters-human-fat-metabolism
- Velickovic, K., Wayne, D., Leija, H. A. L., Bloor, I., Morris, D. E., Law, J., Budge, H., Sacks, H., Symonds, M. E., & Sottile, V. (2019). Caffeine exposure induces browning features in adipose tissue in vitro and in vivo. Scientific Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45540-1
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Learn about why just because you want something doesn’t mean you like it; why Esperanto is the world’s most successful universal language; and a gene therapy injection in one eye that improved vision in both.
Just because you want something doesn't mean you like it — and that has implications for addiction by Kelsey Donk
- Edmonds, D. (2020, December 12). The science of addiction: Do you always like the things you want? BBC News.. https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-55221825
- Berridge, K. C., & Robinson, T. E. (2016). Liking, wanting, and the incentive-sensitization theory of addiction. American Psychologist, 71(8), 670–679. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000059
Esperanto Is the World's Universal Language by Reuben Westmaas
- Some Basic Information about Esperanto -- the International Language. (2021). Esperanto.org. http://esperanto.org/us/USEJ/world/index.html
- Berlin, R. L. G. (2013, September 26). Johnson: Simple, logical and doomed. The Economist; The Economist. https://www.economist.com/prospero/2013/09/26/johnson-simple-logical-and-doomed
- L.L. Zamenhof | Polish linguist and physician | Britannica. (2021). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/L-L-Zamenhof
Gene therapy injection in one eye surprises scientists by improving vision in both by Cameron Duke
- Almeroth-Williams, T. (2020, December 10). Gene therapy injection in one eye surprises scientists by improving vision in both. University of Cambridge. https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gene-therapy-injection-in-one-eye-surprises-scientists-by-improving-vision-in-both
- Yu-Wai-Man, P., Newman, N. J., Carelli, V., Moster, M. L., Biousse, V., Sadun, A. A., Klopstock, T., Vignal-Clermont, C., Sergott, R. C., Rudolph, G., Morgia, C. L., Karanjia, R., Taiel, M., Blouin, L., Burguière, P., Smits, G., Chevalier, C., Masonson, H., Salermo, Y., … Sahel, J.-A. (2020). Bilateral visual improvement with unilateral gene therapy injection for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. Science Translational Medicine, 12(573). https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aaz7423
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Learn about how hoarders’ brains see their belongings; why dolphins consciously lower their heart rates; and what scientists think happened before the big bang.
How Hoarders' Brains See Their Belongings by Ashley Hamer
- Tolin, D. F., Stevens, M. C., Villavicencio, A. L., Norberg, M. M., Calhoun, V. D., Frost, R. O., Steketee, G., Rauch, S. L., & Pearlson, G. D. (2012). Neural Mechanisms of Decision Making in Hoarding Disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry, 69(8), 832. https://doi.org/10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1980
- Szalavitz, M., & Time.com. (2012, August 7). Inside the hoarder’s brain: A unique problem with decision-making. CNN Digital; CNN Health. https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/07/health/inside-hoarders-brain/index.html
- DSM-V: Hoarding New Mental-Disorder Diagnoses. (2013, May 3). Promises Behavioral Health. https://www.promisesbehavioralhealth.com/addiction-recovery-blog/dsm-v-hoarding-new-mental-disorder-diagnoses/
Dolphins consciously decrease their heart rates before diving by Grant Currin
- How dolphins avoid “the bends”. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/f-hda111720.php
- Fahlman, A., Cozzi, B., Manley, M., Jabas, S., Malik, M., Blawas, A., & Janik, V. M. (2020). Conditioned Variation in Heart Rate During Static Breath-Holds in the Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Frontiers in Physiology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.604018
- Fox, A. (2020, December). Dolphins May Be Able to Control Their Heart Rates. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dolphins-may-be-able-control-their-heart-rate-180976422/
What Came Before the Big Bang? originally aired September 3, 2018: https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/what-came-before-the-big-bang-diner-designs-and-th
Powers of Ten (1977): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0
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Learn about the “smellicopter,” a drone that can smell via a live moth antenna; why the “Dark Ages” weren’t as dark as you might think; and how simple word swaps can secretly trick your brain.
Introducing Smellicopter: a drone that uses a live moth antenna to smell things by Grant Currin
- Smellicopter: an obstacle-avoiding drone that uses a live moth antenna to seek out smells. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uow-sao120720.php
- Anderson, M. J., Sullivan, J. G., Horiuchi, T. K., Fuller, S. B., & Daniel, T. L. (2020). A bio-hybrid odor-guided autonomous palm-sized air vehicle. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 16(2), 026002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/abbd81
The Dark Ages weren't all that "dark" by Steffie Drucker
- Forget about the “Dark Ages.” (2009, October). Dailywritingtips.com. https://www.dailywritingtips.com/forget-about-the-%E2%80%9Cdark-ages%E2%80%9D/
- Pruitt, S. (2016, May 31). 6 Reasons the Dark Ages Weren’t So Dark. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/news/6-reasons-the-dark-ages-werent-so-dark
- HistoryExtra. (2020, December 10). How dark were the Dark Ages? HistoryExtra; HistoryExtra. https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/dark-ages-term-what-when-how-obscure/
The Framing Effect Shows How Simple Word Swaps Can Secretly Trick Your Brain by Ashley Hamer
- De Martino, B. (2006). Frames, Biases, and Rational Decision-Making in the Human Brain. Science, 313(5787), 684–687. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1128356
- Tversky, A., & Kahneman, D. (1981). The framing of decisions and the psychology of choice. Science, 211(4481), 453–458. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7455683
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Learn about whether reading computer code is the same to your brain as reading another language; and a personality trait that could be key to lasting romance. Then, play along at home as we test your podcast knowledge in this month’s edition of Curiosity Challenge trivia.
Is computer code the same as language to your brain? by Steffie Drucker
- To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/miot-ttb121520.php
- Ivanova, A. A., Shashank Srikant, Yotaro Sueoka, Kean, H. H., Dhamala, R., Una-May O’Reilly, Bers, M. U., & Fedorenko, E. (2020, December 15). Comprehension of computer code relies primarily on domain-general executive brain regions. ELife; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. https://elifesciences.org/articles/58906
This Personality Trait Could Be Key to Lasting Romance by Sonja Hodgen
- Ajrouch, K. J., Webster, N. J., & Antonucci, T. (2019, February 14). This trait could be key to a lasting romance. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/this-trait-could-be-key-to-a-lasting-romance-111722
- Sociodemographic Differences in Humility: The Role of Social Relations. (2018). Research in Human Development. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15427609.2017.1414670?journalCode=hrhd20
- Social Networks and Forgiveness: The Role of Trust and Efficacy. (2018). Research in Human Development. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15427609.2017.1415093?journalCode=hrhd20
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia game:
- Second language: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-are-the-covid-19-vaccines-kept-so-cold/
- Remoras: https://www.curiositydaily.com/whats-the-shortest-amount-of-time-ever-recorded/
- Ancient surgery: https://www.curiositydaily.com/people-respond-to-music-even-when-they-cant-hear-it/
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Learn about how having hope for the future could protect you from risky behaviors like drinking and gambling; how your dog’s personality can change over time; and “limnic eruptions” — or, deadly exploding lakes.
Having hope for the future could protect you from risky behaviors like drinking and gambling by Kelsey Donk
- How hope can make you happier with your lot - UEA. (2020, December 16). Uea.Ac.Uk. https://www.uea.ac.uk/news/-/article/how-hope-can-make-you-happier-with-your-lot?T=AU
- Keshavarz, S., Coventry, K. R., & Fleming, P. (2020). Relative Deprivation and Hope: Predictors of Risk Behavior. Journal of Gambling Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-020-09989-4
- Hardy, B. (2020, July 27). 8 Science-Backed Ways to Increase Your Hope | Forge. Medium; Forge. https://forge.medium.com/10-science-based-ways-to-increase-your-hope-430892caacb2
- Finding Hope. (2015). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pieces-mind/201504/finding-hope
Your Dog's Personality Can Change Over Time by Mae Rice
- Good dog? Bad dog? Their personalities can change. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/msu-gdb022119.php
- Chopik, W. J., & Weaver, J. R. (2019). Old dog, new tricks: Age differences in dog personality traits, associations with human personality traits, and links to important outcomes. Journal of Research in Personality, 79, 94–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2019.01.005
These Exploding Lakes Killed Thousands of People in an Instant by Reuben Westmaas
- Turner, L. (2015, September 23). Is Lake Kivu Set to Explode? Pacific Standard; Pacific Standard. https://psmag.com/environment/what-happens-if-lake-kivu-explodes
- Exploding Killer Lakes. (2016, March 2). OZY. https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/exploding-killer-lakes/65346/
- Lake Monoun. (2021). Bris.ac.uk. http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2002/whitehouse/monoun.htm
- Bressan, D. (2016, August 31). The Killer Lakes Of Africa - A Rare But Dangerous Volcanic Phenomenon. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2016/08/31/the-killer-lakes-of-africa-a-rare-but-dangerous-volcanic-phenomenon/?sh=63c6226b1247
- SciShow. (2014). Limnic Eruptions: When Lakes Explode . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8AonDeS8HY
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Princeton University Anthropology Professor Agustín Fuentes explains why race is a social construct — as in, biological race isn’t real. Then, learn how plants pass down “bad” memories to their offspring through epigenetics.
Additional resources from Agustín Fuentes:
- Pick up "Why We Believe: Evolution and the Human Way of Being" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/361ug6j
- Pick up "The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3qNgWdI
- Agustín Fuentes's website: https://afuentes.com/
- Agustín Fuentes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Anthrofuentes
Plants pass down "bad" memories to their offspring, which can inhibit growth by Grant Currin
- Chemical memory in plants affects chances of offspring survival. (2020). Warwick.Ac.Uk. https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/chemical_memory_in
- Antunez-Sanchez, J., et. al. (2020, October 27). A new role for histone demethylases in the maintenance of plant genome integrity. ELife; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. https://elifesciences.org/articles/58533
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Learn about how a fever helps you get better; why the first reliable and widely available pregnancy test was the African clawed frog; and a potential breakthrough in the shockingly complicated traveling salesperson problem.
How Exactly Does Fever Help You Get Better? by Ashley Hamer
- TED-Ed. (2016). The surprising reason you feel awful when you’re sick - Marco A. Sotomayor . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVdY9KXF_Sg
- Mace, T. A., Zhong, L., Kilpatrick, C., Zynda, E., Lee, C.-T., Capitano, M., Minderman, H., & Repasky, E. A. (2011). Differentiation of CD8+ T cells into effector cells is enhanced by physiological range hyperthermia. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 90(5), 951–962. https://doi.org/10.1189/jlb.0511229
The first reliable and widely available pregnancy test was... a frog? by Cameron Duke
- Tyssowski, K. (2018, August 31). Pee is for Pregnant: The history and science of urine-based pregnancy tests. Science in the News. http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2018/pee-pregnant-history-science-urine-based-pregnancy-tests/#:~:text=The%20late%201920s%20marked%20the
- VAITUKAITIS, J. L. (2004). Development of the Home Pregnancy Test. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1038(1), 220–222. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1315.030
- Wells, G. P. (1978). Lancelot Thomas Hogben, 9 December 1895 - 22 August 1975. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 24, 183–221. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.1978.0007
- Yong, E. (2017, May 4). How a Frog Became the First Mainstream Pregnancy Test. The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/how-a-frog-became-the-first-mainstream-pregnancy-test/525285/
Traveling salesperson update by Cody Gough
- Computer Scientists Break Traveling Salesperson Record. (2020). Quanta Magazine. https://www.quantamagazine.org/computer-scientists-break-traveling-salesperson-record-20201008/
- Karlin, A. R., Klein, N., & Gharan, Shayan Oveis. (2020). A (Slightly) Improved Approximation Algorithm for Metric TSP. ArXiv.org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.01409
- Curiosity Daily: Weirdest Types of Lightning, Spotting Audio Lies Easily, and the Traveling Salesman Problem https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/weirdest-types-of-lightning-spotting-audio-lies-ea
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Learn about why people have illusions of control; that time scientists made desert ants walk on stilts to test the pedometer hypothesis; and how to reduce your chances of getting hurt when you fall.
Illusions of control may arise not because humans ignore evidence, but because they're very sensitive to it by Kelsey Donk
- Yon, D. (2020, December 2). It’s not necessarily deluded to feel in control when you’re not. Psyche; Psyche. https://psyche.co/ideas/its-not-necessarily-deluded-to-feel-in-control-when-youre-not
- Yon, D., Bunce, C., & Press, C. (2020). Illusions of control without delusions of grandeur. Cognition, 205, 104429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2020.104429
The time scientists made ants walk on stilts… for science (obviously!) by Cameron Duke
- Carey, B. (2006, June 29). When Ants Go Marching, They Count Their Steps. Livescience.com. https://www.livescience.com/871-ants-marching-count-steps.html
- Shi, N. N., Tsai, C.-C., Camino, F., Bernard, G. D., Yu, N., & Wehner, R. (2015). Keeping cool: Enhanced optical reflection and radiative heat dissipation in Saharan silver ants. Science, 349(6245), 298–301. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aab3564
Everybody Falls. Here's the Right Way to Do It by Ashley Hamer
- Villaveces, A., Mutter, R., Owens, P. L., & Barrett, M. L. (2013). Causes of injuries treated in the emergency department, 2010. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) statistical briefs. Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (US). https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb156.pdf
- Lozano, R., Naghavi, M., Foreman, K., Lim, S., Shibuya, K., Aboyans, V., ... & Remuzzi, G. (2012). Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. The Lancet. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(12)61728-0/fulltext
- The Right Way to Fall (Published 2017). (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/well/move/the-right-way-to-fall.html?_r=0
- Steinberg, N. (2017, June 5). How to fall to your death and live to tell the tale. Mosaic. https://mosaicscience.com/story/falling-science-injury-death-falls/
- Raphelson, S. (2018, January 11). How To Tumble With Care When It Gets Slippery Outside. NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2018/01/11/577414890/how-to-tumble-with-care-when-it-gets-slippery-outside
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Learn about the safest way to ride in a car with someone during a pandemic; the science of the "home team advantage" and the surprising impact time zones can have on sports performance; and the failed COVID-19 vaccines you may not have heard about.
This is the safest way to ride in a car with someone during a pandemic by Kelsey Donk
- Airflow modeling suggests driving with all windows down safest to prevent COVID-19 transmission. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/aaft-ams120420.php
- Riding in a car in the pandemic: which windows to open? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uoma-ria120320.php
- Mathai, V., Das, A., Bailey, J. A., & Breuer, K. (2020). Airflows inside passenger cars and implications for airborne disease transmission. Science advances, 7(1), eabe0166. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/11/30/sciadv.abe0166
Sports performance on the road depends on your body's alignment with the time zone by Kelsey Donk
- NBA “bubble” reveals the ultimate home court advantage, study finds. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/ohs-nr120920.php
- McHill, A. W., & Chinoy, E. D. (2020). Utilizing the National Basketball Association’s COVID-19 restart “bubble” to uncover the impact of travel and circadian disruption on athletic performance. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78901-2
Why are there no failed COVID-19 vaccines? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Pranav)
- Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html
- BBC News. (2020, September 9). Coronavirus: Oxford University vaccine trial paused after participant falls ill. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-54082192
- Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to illness. (2020, October 13). STAT. https://www.statnews.com/2020/10/12/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine-study-paused-due-to-unexplained-illness-in-participant/
- 3 Covid-19 Trials Have Been Paused for Safety. That’s a Good Thing. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/health/covid-clinical-trials.html
- Australia Scraps Covid-19 Vaccine That Produced H.I.V. False Positives. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/world/australia/uq-coronavirus-vaccine-false-positive.html
- Aristos Georgiou. (2020, December 11). Why Australia’s Failed COVID Vaccine Is an Example of Science at Its “Best.” Newsweek; Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/australia-failed-covid-vaccine-hiv-science-best-1554131
- Office of the Commissioner. (2020). Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of COVID-19. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-monoclonal-antibody-treatment-covid-19
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Science journalist and author James Nestor explains how you can breathe better. Then, learn about the secret identity of Bitcoin creator “Satoshi Nakamoto” and whether farming really was a step up for our hunter-gatherer ancestors.
Additional resources for James Nestor:
- Pick up "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3qoXzaL
- James Nestor's website: https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/
- James Nestor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrJamesNestor
No One Knows the Identity of Bitcoin's Creator by Cody Gough
- Patron, T. (2014, December). Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? – Diginomics Corporation. Diginomics.com. https://diginomics.com/2014/11/09/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto/
- Decoding the Enigma of Satoshi Nakamoto and the Birth of Bitcoin (Published 2015). (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/business/decoding-the-enigma-of-satoshi-nakamoto-and-the-birth-of-bitcoin.html?_r=0
- Business Insider UK. (2016, June 14). The mysterious creator of bitcoin is sitting on a $700 million fortune - Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/satoshi-nakamoto-owns-one-million-bitcoin-700-price-2016-6
- Satoshi Nakamoto. (2019, November 20). Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. Manubot. https://git.dhimmel.com/bitcoin-whitepaper/
- Wallace, B. (2011, November 23). The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin. WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2011/11/mf-bitcoin/
- Leah McGrath Goodman. (2014, March 6). The Face Behind Bitcoin. Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/2014/03/14/face-behind-bitcoin-247957.html
- Nour Al Ali, & Kingdon, C. (2017, November 28). Musk: I Am Not Bitcoin’s Satoshi Nakamoto. Bloomberg.com; Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-28/elon-musk-tweets-to-debunk-speculation-that-he-s-behind-bitcoin
Was farming really a step up for our hunter-gatherer ancestors? by Cameron Duke
- Bocquet-Appel, J.-P. (2011). When the World’s Population Took Off: The Springboard of the Neolithic Demographic Transition. Science, 333(6042), 560–561. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1208880
- Dyble, M., Thorley, J., Page, A. E., Smith, D., & Migliano, A. B. (2019). Engagement in agricultural work is associated with reduced leisure time among Agta hunter-gatherers. Nature Human Behaviour, 3(8), 792–796. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0614-6
- Gallagher, S. (2019, April 21). What Can Hunter-Gatherers Teach Us about Staying Healthy? Duke Global Health Institute. https://globalhealth.duke.edu/news/what-can-hunter-gatherers-teach-us-about-staying-healthy
- O’Grady, C. (2019, May 24). Hunter-gathering seems to have been easier than farming. Ars Technica; Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/05/adopting-agriculture-means-less-leisure-time-for-women/
- Sahlins, M. (2006). The politics of egalitarianism : theory and practice (J. S. Solway, Ed.; pp. 79–98). Berghahn Books. http://www.vizkult.org/propositions/alineinnature/pdfs/Sahlin-OriginalAffluentSociety-abridged.pdf
- Yuval Noah Harari. (2019). Sapiens. Random House Uk.
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James Nestor, science journalist and author of the book "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art,” explains how you might be breathing wrong. Plus: learn about the surprising way spiders spin their webs in zero gravity.
Spiders in zero g orient their webs with light by Steffie Drucker
- Spiders in space: without gravity, light becomes key to orientation. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uob-sis120920.php
- Zschokke, S., Countryman, S., & Cushing, P. E. (2020). Spiders in space—orb-web-related behaviour in zero gravity. The Science of Nature, 108(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-020-01708-8
Additional resources for James Nestor:
- Pick up "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3qoXzaL
- James Nestor's website: https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/
- James Nestor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrJamesNestor
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Learn about how the Oura smart ring could detect fever before you feel it; why there are no stars in moon landing photos; and why it “stinks” that honeybees have been documented using tools for the first time.
This smart ring may detect fever before you feel it by Steffie Drucker
- A smart ring shows it’s possible to detect fever before you feel it. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uoc--asr120920.php
- Smarr, B. L., Aschbacher, K., Fisher, S. M., Chowdhary, A., Dilchert, S., Puldon, K., Rao, A., Hecht, F. M., & Mason, A. E. (2020). Feasibility of continuous fever monitoring using wearable devices. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78355-6
- Licholai, G. (2020, September 15). Fitbit Atrial Fibrillation Approval Revs Up Competition With Apple Watch. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/greglicholai/2020/09/15/fitbit-atrial-fibrillation-approval-revs-up-competition-with-apple-watch/?sh=8b7b828315cb
- Snider, M. (2020, May 28). Apple Watch, Fitbit as first line of defense? Tests expand on whether wearables could predict coronavirus. USA TODAY; USA TODAY. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/05/27/coronavirus-tracking-apple-watch-fitbit-studies-aim-detect-covid-19/5270949002/
Why aren't there stars in moon landing photos? Originally aired July 2, 2018: https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/impostor-syndrome-moon-landing-photos-explained-an
Honeybees have been documented using tools for the first time -- and it stinks by Grant Currin
- Honey bees use animal feces as a defense against giant hornet attacks. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/wc-hbu120320.php
- Asmelash, L. (2020, December 10). Honeybees use poop to ward off those terrifying murder hornets. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/09/us/murder-hornets-honey-bees-asia-trnd/index.html
- Mattila, H. R., Otis, G. W., Nguyen, L. T. P., Pham, H. D., Knight, O. M., & Phan, N. T. (2020). Honey bees (Apis cerana) use animal feces as a tool to defend colonies against group attack by giant hornets (Vespa soror). PLOS ONE, 15(12), e0242668. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242668
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Learn about why February only has 28 days; why early birds and night owls aren’t the only two chronotypes; and why the anchoring effect says you should always make the first offer when you’re negotiating.
Why Does February Have 28 Days? by Joanie Faletto
- Why Are There Only 28 Days in February? (2017, February). Mentalfloss.com. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/55327/why-are-there-only-28-days-february
- Why Are There Only 28 Days in February? | Britannica. (2021). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/story/why-are-there-only-28-days-in-february
A new study confirms that Early Birds and Night owls aren’t alone as the only two chronotypes by Cameron Duke
- Dockrill, P. (n.d.). There Are 6 Human Chronotypes, Not Just Morning Larks And Night Owls, Study Says. ScienceAlert. Retrieved December 13, 2020, from https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-say-there-are-6-human-chronotypes-not-just-morning-people-and-night-owls
- Dockrill, P. (2020). There Are 6 Human Chronotypes, Not Just Morning Larks And Night Owls, Study Says. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-say-there-are-6-human-chronotypes-not-just-morning-people-and-night-owls
- Doctors Confirm the Existence of Multiple Chronotypes. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/ru-dct112620.php
- Kalmbach, D. A., Schneider, L. D., Cheung, J., Bertrand, S. J., Kariharan, T., Pack, A. I., & Gehrman, P. R. (2016). Genetic Basis of Chronotype in Humans: Insights From Three Landmark GWAS. Sleep, 40(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsw048
- Single-Item Chronotyping (SIC), a method to self-assess diurnal types by using 6 simple charts. (2021). Personality and Individual Differences, 168, 110353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110353
When Negotiating, You Should Always Make the First Offer by Reuben Westmaas
- Northcraft, G. B., & Neale, M. A. (1987). Experts, amateurs, and real estate: An anchoring-and-adjustment perspective on property pricing decisions. Organizational behavior and human decision processes, 39(1), 84-97. https://web.missouri.edu/segerti/capstone/northcraft_neale.pdf
- Ariely, D., Loewenstein, G., & Prelec, D. (2003). “Coherent Arbitrariness”: Stable Demand Curves Without Stable Preferences. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 118(1), 73–106. https://doi.org/10.1162/00335530360535153
- Anchoring Bias - Biases & Heuristics | The Decision Lab. (2020, November 23). The Decision Lab. https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/anchoring-bias/
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Learn about a newly discovered way to cut down on intrusive thoughts; why wombats poop cubes; and why UPS trucks almost never make left turns.
Cut down on intrusive thoughts by getting more sleep by Kelsey Donk
- Study reveals role of sleep deprivation in unwanted thoughts. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/uoy-srr102020.php
- Harrington, M. O., Ashton, J. E., Sankarasubramanian, S., Anderson, M. C., & Cairney, S. A. (2020). Losing Control: Sleep Deprivation Impairs the Suppression of Unwanted Thoughts. Clinical Psychological Science, 216770262095151. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702620951511
Why do wombats poop cubes? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Emmaline)
- BBC News. (2018, November 20). Wombat poop: Scientists reveal mystery behind cube-shaped droppings. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46258616
- Patricia, Y. (2018). How do wombats make cubed poo? Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Volume 63, Number 13. http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DFD18/Session/E19.1
- Why is wombat poop cube-shaped? (2018, November 19). Animals. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/wombat-poop-cube-why-is-it-square-shaped/
- How wombats make their unique cube-shaped poop. (2018, December 10). Science News for Students. https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/how-wombats-make-their-unique-cube-shaped-poop
UPS Trucks Almost Never Make Left Turns — and Maybe You Shouldn't Either by Joanie Faletto
- Kendall, G. (2017, January 20). Why UPS drivers don’t turn left and you probably shouldn’t either. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-ups-drivers-dont-turn-left-and-you-probably-shouldnt-either-71432
- Jacopo Prisco. (2017, February 16). Why UPS trucks (almost) never turn left. CNN Digital; CNN World. https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/16/world/ups-trucks-no-left-turns/index.html
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Author Priya Parker explains how to fix the biggest mistakes you’re making in your virtual gatherings. Plus: learn about how language can affect the amount of pain a bilingual person experiences; and why the world’s largest waterfall probably isn’t what you think it is.
Additional resources from Priya Parker:
- Pick up "The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/38sYHUN
- Listen to Priya Parker's New York Times Podcast "Together Apart": https://www.nytimes.com/column/together-apart
- Website: https://www.priyaparker.com/
- Priya Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/priyaparker
- Priya Parker on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Priya-Parker-2108847152464229/
Bilinguals feel more pain in the language of their stronger cultural identity by Kelsey Donk
- Does your pain feel different in English and Spanish? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/uom-dyp113020.php
- Gianola, M., Llabre, M. M., & Losin, E. A. R. (2020). Effects of Language Context and Cultural Identity on the Pain Experience of Spanish–English Bilinguals. Affective Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-020-00021-x
The World's Largest Waterfall Isn't What You'd Think by Mike Epifani
- World Waterfall Database. (2018). Worldwaterfalldatabase.com. https://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/
- Jennings, K. (2012, November 26). Ken Jennings Finds the Biggest Waterfall in the World. Condé Nast Traveler; Condé Nast Traveler. https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2012-11-26/underwater-waterfall-denmark-strait-maphead-ken-jennings
- Wilcox, C. (2013, August 23). 16 Things BuzzFeed Doesn’t Know About The Ocean. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/16-things-buzzfeed-doesnt-know-about-the-ocean
- See How Antarctica’s Hidden Water Drives The World’s Oceans. (2015). Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/meet-super-salty-dense-water-that-surrounds-antarctica/
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Author Priya Parker explains how you can make your next gathering more meaningful. But first, you’ll learn about TRPC1, a molecule that promotes muscle health when it’s magnetized.
Researchers find a molecule that promotes muscle health when it's magnetized by Cameron Duke
- Kurth, F., Tai, Y. K., Parate, D., Oostrum, M., Schmid, Y. R. F., Toh, S. J., Yap, J. L. Y., Wollscheid, B., Othman, A., Dittrich, P. S., & Franco‐Obregón, A. (2020). Cell‐Derived Vesicles as TRPC1 Channel Delivery Systems for the Recovery of Cellular Respiratory and Proliferative Capacities. Advanced Biosystems, 4(11), 2000146. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202000146
- Mason, S., & Wadley, G. D. (2014). Skeletal muscle reactive oxygen species: A target of good cop/bad cop for exercise and disease. Redox Report, 19(3), 97–106. https://doi.org/10.1179/1351000213y.0000000077
- Molecule that promotes muscle health when magnetised. (November 30, 2020). NUS News. National University of Singapore. https://news.nus.edu.sg/molecule-that-promotes-muscle-health-when-magnetised/
- Morabito, C., Rovetta, F., Bizzarri, M., Mazzoleni, G., Fanò, G., & Mariggiò, M. A. (2010). Modulation of redox status and calcium handling by extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields in C2C12 muscle cells: A real-time, single-cell approach. Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 48(4), 579–589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.12.005
- Three-Tier Biomarker Discovery Platform for Ageing Frailty. (n.d.). Healthylongevitychallenge.org. Retrieved December 13, 2020, from https://healthylongevitychallenge.org/winners/three-tier-biomarker-discovery-platform-for-ageing-frailty/
- Yap, J. L. Y., Tai, Y. K., Fröhlich, J., Fong, C. H. H., Yin, J. N., Foo, Z. L., Ramanan, S., Beyer, C., Toh, S. J., Casarosa, M., Bharathy, N., Kala, M. P., Egli, M., Taneja, R., Lee, C. N., & Franco‐Obregón, A. (2019). Ambient and supplemental magnetic fields promote myogenesis via a TRPC1‐mitochondrial axis: evidence of a magnetic mitohormetic mechanism. The FASEB Journal, 33(11), 12853–12872. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201900057r
- Palermo, E. (2015, February 12). Does Magnetic Therapy Work? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/40174-magnetic-therapy.html
Additional resources from Priya Parker:
- Pick up "The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/38sYHUN
- Listen to Priya Parker's New York Times Podcast "Together Apart": https://www.nytimes.com/column/together-apart
- Website: https://www.priyaparker.com/
- Priya Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/priyaparker
- Priya Parker on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Priya-Parker-2108847152464229/
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Learn about an easy trick for making needles less painful; how ancient Mayans used zeolite to filter water more than 2,000 years ago; and the story behind moonmoons, the hilarious name astronomers have proposed for moons that orbit other moons.
Smiling or grimacing reduces needle pain by Steffie Drucker
- Smiling sincerely or grimacing can significantly reduce the pain of needle injection. (2020, December). Smiling sincerely or grimacing can significantly reduce the pain of needle injection. UCI News. https://news.uci.edu/2020/12/01/smiling-sincerely-or-grimacing-can-significantly-reduce-the-pain-of-needle-injection/
- Pressman, S. D., Acevedo, A. M., Hammond, K. V., & Kraft-Feil, T. L. (2020). Smile (or grimace) through the pain? The effects of experimentally manipulated facial expressions on needle-injection responses. Emotion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000913
- Episode on the facial feedback hypothesis: https://www.curiositydaily.com/can-smiling-actually-make-you-happier-and-why-a-clockmaker-figured-out-longitude/
The Ancient Maya used zeolite and quartz to filter drinking water 2,000 years ago by Grant Currin
- Starr, M. (2020). An Ancient Maya City Had a Surprisingly Effective Water Filtration System. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/an-ancient-maya-civilisation-had-surprisingly-effective-water-filtration-system
- Tankersley, K. B., Dunning, N. P., Carr, C., Lentz, D. L., & Scarborough, V. L. (2020). Zeolite water purification at Tikal, an ancient Maya city in Guatemala. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75023-7
Moons can have moons called moonmoons originally aired October 16, 2018: https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/moonmoons-why-you-get-sick-when-seasons-change-and
- Kollmeier, J. A., & Raymond, S. N. (2018). Can moons have moons? Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 483(1), L80–L84. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/sly219
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Learn about why small talk is important for coworkers during the workday; why gossip is actually pretty good for you; and how some frogs survive the winter by literally becoming “frogcicles.”
Small talk during the workday is crucial, and remote workers may not be getting enough of it by Kelsey Donk
- Psychology research shows “water cooler talk” can have big benefits. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uoc--prs120120.php
- Guydish, A. J., D’Arcey, J. T., & Fox Tree, J. E. (2020). Reciprocity in Conversation. Language and Speech https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0023830920972742
Gossip Gets A Bad Rap, But It's Actually Pretty Good For You by Ashley Hamer
- Brondino, N., Fusar-Poli, L., & Politi, P. (2017). Something to talk about: Gossip increases oxytocin levels in a near real-life situation. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 77, 218–224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.12.014
- Gossiping Is Good for You, Study Confirms. (2017). Vice.com. https://www.vice.com/en/article/paebgg/gossiping-is-good-for-you-study-confirms
- Beck, J. (2014, November 6). Have You Heard? Gossip Is Actually Good and Useful. The Atlantic; theatlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/11/have-you-heard-gossip-is-actually-good-and-useful/382430/
- Dunbar, R. I. M. (2004). Gossip in Evolutionary Perspective. Review of General Psychology, 8(2), 100–110. https://doi.org/10.1037/1089-2680.8.2.100
- Martinescu, E., Janssen, O., & Nijstad, B. A. (2014). Tell Me the Gossip. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40(12), 1668–1680. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167214554916
For some frogs, surviving the winter means becoming a “frogcicle” by Cameron Duke
- In Alaska, wood frogs freeze for seven months, thaw and hop away. (2014, July 24). Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-alaskan-frozen-frogs-20140723-story.html
- Layne, J., & Lee, R. (1995). Adaptations of frogs to survive freezing. Climate Research, 5, 53–59. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr005053
- Live Science Staff. (2012, September 26). Can Frogs Survive Being Frozen? Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/32175-can-frogs-survive-being-frozen.html
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Learn about why sensitive questions won’t make conversations as uncomfortable as you think; why static is worse in winter than in summer; and the “umami synergy” behind why bacon and eggs go together so well.
Sensitive questions won't make conversations as uncomfortable as you think by Kelsey Donk
- The Case for Asking Sensitive Questions. (2020, November 24). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2020/11/the-case-for-asking-sensitive-questions
- Hart, E., VanEpps, E. M., & Schweitzer, M. E. The (better than expected) consequences of asking sensitive questions. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 162, 136-154. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597820304003
Why is static worse in winter than summer? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Sandy)
- Static electricity strengthens desert dust storms. (2016, July 8). Static electricity strengthens desert dust storms. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/07/static-electricity-strengthens-desert-dust-storms
- Curtis, A. (2017). FAQ - health - static electricity | Las Vegas Advisor. lasvegasadvisor.com; Las Vegas Advisor. https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/faq-health-static-electricity/
- Hamer, A. (2019, August). Here’s Why Static Shock Is Worse in Winter. Discovery; Discovery. https://www.discovery.com/science/Heres-Why-Static-Shock-Is-Worse-Winter
- Castañon, K. (2016, January 25). These Hat Hair Solutions Will Change Your Winter. Shape; Shape. https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/beauty-style/these-hat-hair-solutions-will-change-your-winter
Why do bacon & eggs just go together? Meet umami synergy by Cameron Duke
- Jake. (2015, March). Ramen Chemistry. Ramen Chemistry. http://www.ramenchemistry.com/blog/2015/2/18/umami-science-part-iii-umami-synergy
- Mouritsen, O. G., Klavs Styrbaek, Johansen, M., & Jonas Drotner Mouritsen. (2014). Umami : unlocking the secrets of the fifth taste. Columbia University Press.
- Schmidt, C. V., Olsen, K., & Mouritsen, O. G. (2020). Umami synergy as the scientific principle behind taste-pairing champagne and oysters. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77107-w
- The timeless, complimentary taste of oysters and champagne—explained. (2020, November 18). Science.Ku.Dk; University of Copenhagen. https://www.science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2020/the-timeless-complimentary-taste-of-oysters-and-champagneexplained/
- Zareian, M., Ebrahimpour, A., Bakar, F. A., Mohamed, A. K. S., Forghani, B., Ab-Kadir, M. S. B., & Saari, N. (2012). A Glutamic Acid-Producing Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Malaysian Fermented Foods. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 13(5), 5482–5497. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms13055482
- Put The Science Of Umami To Work For You. (2015). Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/hidden-secrets-umami/
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Author Jen Sincero explains why it’s important to form and maintain habits. You’ll also learn about why phantom limb sensations are way more common than you think; and how the Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is warping the Milky Way galaxy.
Additional resources from author Jen Sincero
- Pick up "Badass Habits: Cultivate the Awareness, Boundaries, and Daily Upgrades You Need to Make Them Stick" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/37l87kN
- Website: https://www.jensincero.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/jensincero
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jensincero/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJenSincero
Phantom Limb Sensations Are Way More Common Than You Think by Ashley Hamer
- Ramachandran, V. (1998). The perception of phantom limbs. The D. O. Hebb lecture. Brain, 121(9), 1603–1630. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/121.9.1603
- Neurosci. (2016, March 11). Neuroscientifically Challenged. Neuroscientifically Challenged. https://www.neuroscientificallychallenged.com/blog/know-your-brain-primary-somatosensory-cortex
- Virtual reality eases phantom limb pain. (2017). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170531102921.htm
- Kumar, Kv., Suresh, B., Misri, Z., Chakrapani, M., Mohan, U., & babu, Sk. (2013). Effectiveness of mirror therapy on lower extremity motor recovery, balance and mobility in patients with acute stroke: A randomized sham-controlled pilot trial. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 16(4), 634. https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.120496
- Cortical homunculus: A WHAT Lives Inside My Brain? (2009, March 18). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101960403
The Milky Way once collided with the Large Magellanic Cloud by Grant Currin
- Galaxy encounter violently disturbed Milky Way, study finds. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/uoe-gev112320.php
- Petersen, M. S., & Peñarrubia, J. (2020). Detection of the Milky Way reflex motion due to the Large Magellanic Cloud infall. Nature Astronomy. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-01254-3
- Ravilious, K. (2015). Earth was a frozen Snowball when animals first evolved. BBC.com. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150112-did-snowball-earth-make-animals
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Author Jen Sincero explains how changing your thoughts, beliefs, and words can help you stick to your goals and successfully form new habits. Plus, learn how ancient Puebloans survived in the desert badlands of New Mexico with help from secret underground ice reserves.
How did ancestral Puebloans survive in the 'Badlands?' They had a secret ice reserve by Grant Currin
- Geoscientists discover Ancestral Puebloans survived from ice melt in New Mexico lava tubes. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/uosf-gda111720.php
- Onac, B. P., Baumann, S. M., Parmenter, D. S., Weaver, E., & Sava, T. B. (2020). Late Holocene droughts and cave ice harvesting by Ancestral Puebloans. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76988-1
Additional resources from author Jen Sincero
- Pick up "Badass Habits: Cultivate the Awareness, Boundaries, and Daily Upgrades You Need to Make Them Stick" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/37l87kN
- Website: https://www.jensincero.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/jensincero
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jensincero/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJenSincero
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Learn about how social connection may be as basic of a human need as hunger; the ongoing scientific debate around how ice skating actually works; and the Uberman sleep cycle, a polyphasic sleep schedule that was allegedly used by Leonardo da Vinci and Nikola Tesla.
Social connection may be a "basic human need" like hunger by Kelsey Donk
- Pattillo, A. (2020, November 23). Loneliness and hunger light up brain activity in similar ways. Inverse; Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/brain-study-social-connection-basic-human-need
- Tomova, L., Wang, K. L., Thompson, T., Matthews, G. A., Takahashi, A., Tye, K. M., & Saxe, R. (2020). Acute social isolation evokes midbrain craving responses similar to hunger. Nature Neuroscience, 23(12), 1597–1605. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-020-00742-z
There Is Still Hot Debate Around How Ice Skating Actually Works by Joanie Faletto
- 15 Surprising Facts About Figure Skating. (2016, November 15). Mentalfloss.com. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/88660/15-surprising-facts-about-figure-skating
- Ice cube experiment. (2014). Ice cube experiment. Abc.net.au. https://doi.org/http://abc.net.au/science/articles/2014/08/20/4067852.htm
- Gilead Amit. (2020). Why is ice slippery? New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22730371-000-why-is-ice-slippery/
- staff, S. X. (2015, December 8). New theory describes ice’s slippery behavior. Phys.org; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2015-12-theory-ice-slippery-behavior.html
- Persson, B. N. J. (2015). Ice friction: Role of non-uniform frictional heating and ice premelting. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 143(22), 224701. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4936299
Leonardo da Vinci and Nikola Tesla Allegedly Followed the Uberman Sleep Cycle originally aired August 9, 2018: https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/antimatter-101-w-everyday-einstein-how-to-avoid-be
- Pick up Tim Ferriss’ “The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman” on Amazon: https://amzn.to/395RWHt
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Learn about why you shouldn’t add oil to your pasta water; a simple way to help kids think better; and why your dog’s paws smell like corn chips.
Here's Why You Shouldn't Add Oil to Your Pasta Water by Ashley Hamer
- Helmenstein, A. M. (2019). Why Don’t Oil and Water Mix? ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/why-oil-and-water-dont-mix-609193
- Corriher, S. (2007, April 10). Cooking Pasta Properly. FineCooking; FineCooking. https://www.finecooking.com/article/cooking-pasta-properly
- Pantry Raid I: Use Your Noodle Transcript. (2010). Goodeatsfanpage.com. http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/season1/pasta/pastatranscript.htm
This Reminder Brings Out Flexible Thinking in Kids by Alison Jones
- Jones-Duke, A. (2019, July 5). This reminder brings out flexible thinking in kids. Futurity. https://www.futurity.org/reminders-children-roles-flexible-thinking-2099002-2/
- Gaither, S. E., Fan, S. P., & Kinzler, K. D. (2019). Thinking about multiple identities boosts children’s flexible thinking. Developmental Science, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12871
Here's why your dog's paws smell like corn chips by Grant Currin
- Reactions. (2020). Why Do My Dog’s Paws Smell Like Fritos? . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30_QRAC6XOU&feature=youtu.be
- Dove, L.L. (2016, November 14). Why Your Dog’s Paws Smell Gloriously Like Corn Chips. HowStuffWorks. https://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/why-dog-paws-smell-fritos-corn-chips.htm
- Soniak, M. (2010, July 12). Why Do Your Dog’s Feet Smell Like Popcorn? Mentalfloss.com. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/25030/why-do-your-dogs-feet-smell-popcorn
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Learn about how disgusting sights literally turn your stomach; and why tattoos are permanent. Then, play along at home as we test your podcast knowledge in this month’s edition of the Curiosity Challenge trivia game.
Disgusting sights literally turn your stomach by Cameron Duke
- Nord, C. L., Dalmaijer, E. S., Armstrong, T., Baker, K., & Dalgleish, T. (2020). A Causal Role for Gastric Rhythm in Human Disgust Avoidance. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.10.087
- Rhythm and bleughs: changes in our stomach’s rhythms steer us away from disgusting sights. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/uoc-rab112320.php
Why are tattoos permanent? by Cameron Duke
- Baranska, A., Shawket, A., Jouve, M., Baratin, M., Malosse, C., Voluzan, O., Vu Manh, T.-P., Fiore, F., Bajénoff, M., Benaroch, P., Dalod, M., Malissen, M., Henri, S., & Malissen, B. (2018). Unveiling skin macrophage dynamics explains both tattoo persistence and strenuous removal. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 215(4), 1115–1133. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20171608
- How wounds heal: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. (2017). Medlineplus.gov. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000741.htm
- Specktor, B. (2018, March 6). Tattoos Last Forever Because Your Immune Cells Are Hungry for Dead Skin. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/61932-why-tattoos-last.html
Episodes referenced in the Curiosity Challenge trivia game:
- Battery-powered airplanes: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-dont-we-have-battery-powered-airplanes/
- Smacking electronics: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-its-relaxing-to-breathe-in-through-your-nose/
- Cream in coffee: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-you-need-self-compassion-for-self-improvement/
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Learn about a new discovery about STEVE, the weird streak of color in the Canadian skies; how a “wind phone” in Otsuchi, Japan, helped thousands cope with grief after losing their loved ones; and why we judge others more harshly than we judge ourselves.
There's a new discovery about STEVE, the weird aurora discovered by citizen scientists by Grant Currin
- STEVE may be even less like typical auroras than scientists thought. (2020, November 12). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/steve-light-sky-glow-atmosphere-different-typical-aurora
- Semeter, J., Hunnekuhl, M., MacDonald, E., Hirsch, M., Zeller, N., Chernenkoff, A., & Wang, J. (2020). The Mysterious Green Streaks Below STEVE. AGU Advances, 1(4). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020av000183
A "Wind Phone" Consoles Disaster-Stricken Japan by Anna Todd
- Japan’s Wind Phone for Calling the Dead. (2017, April 11). Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/wind-telephone
- Bennett, K. M., Hughes, G. M., & Smith, P. T. (2005). Psychological Response to Later Life Widowhood: Coping and the Effects of Gender. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 51(1), 33–52. https://doi.org/10.2190/9JPJ-1FM1-37NX-2DEC
- Blair, G. J. (2020, February 21). Berlin Hidden Gem: “Voices in the Wind” Depicts a Sense of Connection in Japan. Hollywoodreporter.com. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-hidden-gem-voices-wind-depicts-a-sense-connection-japan-1280211
- One Last Thing Before I Go (2016) - This American Life. (2016, September 23). This American Life. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/597/one-last-thing-before-i-go-2016
We judge others more harshly than we judge ourselves originally aired May 2, 2018: https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/how-laundry-machines-work-bill-gates-recommended-r
- Fundamental Attribution Error: Definition & Overview Video. (2020). Fundamental Attribution Error: Definition & Overview - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com. Study.com. https://study.com/academy/lesson/fundamental-attribution-error-definition-lesson-quiz.html
- Six Habits of Highly Empathic People. (2012). Greater Good. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/six_habits_of_highly_empathic_people1
- Heath, D. (2010, June 9). The Fundamental Attribution Error: It’s the Situation, Not the Person. Fast Company; Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/1657515/fundamental-attribution-error-its-situation-not-person
- Oatley, K. (2016). Fiction: Simulation of Social Worlds. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 20(8), 618–628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2016.06.002
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Learn about the benefits of laughter yoga with the founder of the laughter club movement, Dr. Madan Kataria. You’ll also learn about a major breakthrough in the way scientists are searching for dark matter.
This new dark-matter detection method is 10x more precise by Grant Currin
- Seeing dark matter in a new light. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/ras-sdm110520.php
- Gurri, P., Taylor, E. N., & Fluke, C. J. (2020). The first shear measurements from precision weak lensing. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 499(4), 4591-4604. https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/499/4/4591/5909978
Additional resources from Madan Kataria, M.D.
- Laughter Yoga International https://laughteryoga.org/
- Pick up “Laughter Yoga: Daily Practices for Health and Happiness” https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/616786/laughter-yoga-by-madan-kataria-md-foreword-by-andrew-weil-md/
- Follow Laughter Guru on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/laughterguruofficial/
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Learn about how the Faroe Islands created their own Google Street View using sheep; why some vaccines (like Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines) have to be kept so cold; and why it’s easier to understand a second language than it is to speak it.
The Faroe Islands Created Their Own Google Street View with Sheep by Anna Todd
- Visit Faroe Islands - The ultimate guide to the Faroe Islands. (2016). Visit Faroe Islands. https://visitfaroeislands.com/
- Lockhart, K. (2016, August 31). Google Sheep View: Tech giant to map out Faroe Islands using sheep, ships and wheelbarrows. The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/08/31/google-sheep-view-tech-giant-agrees-to-help-to-map-out-faroe-isl/
- Google Street View on the Faroe Islands: https://goo.gl/maps/tA7359hiqbRd8uGfA
Why do some vaccines have to be kept so cold? by Cameron Duke
- How Influenza (Flu) Vaccines Are Made. (2020). https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/how-fluvaccine-made.htm
- Moderna Announces Longer Shelf Life for its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate at Refrigerated Temperatures | Moderna, Inc. (2020). Moderna, Inc. https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/moderna-announces-longer-shelf-life-its-covid-19-vaccine
- RNA vaccines: an introduction. (2018). PHG Foundation. https://www.phgfoundation.org/briefing/rna-vaccines
- Why Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Need To Be Kept Colder Than Antarctica? (2020, November 17). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/17/935563377/why-does-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-need-to-be-kept-colder-than-antarctica
Scientists may have discovered why it's easier to understand a second language than speak it by Kelsey Donk
- Learning a new language changes the brain’s division of labor. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/sfn-lan111720.php
- Gurunandan, K., Arnaez-Telleria, J., Carreiras, M., & Paz-Alonso, P. M. (2020). Converging evidence for differential specialisation and plasticity of language systems. The Journal of Neuroscience, JN-RM-0851-20. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.0851-20.2020
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Learn about why you can have an emotional reaction to music even when it’s not being played; how people have been performing brain surgery for thousands of years; and why some bathroom light switches are outside the room.
People can have emotional reactions to music even when it's not being played by Kelsey Donk
- Emotional responses to music - without a sound – News. (2020, November 18). News. https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2020/11/19/emotional-responses-to-music-without-a-sound/
- Parletta, N. (2020, November 18). Music without a sound. Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/people/behaviour/music-without-a-sound/
- Susino, M., & Schubert, E. (2020). Musical emotions in the absence of music: A cross-cultural investigation of emotion communication in music by extra-musical cues. PLOS ONE, 15(11), e0241196. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241196
People Have Been Performing Brain Surgery for Thousands of Years by Reuben Westmaas
- Nuwer, R. (2013, December 20). 1,000 Years Ago, Patients Survived Brain Surgery, But They Had To Live With Huge Holes in Their Heads. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1000-years-ago-patients-survived-brain-surgery-but-they-had-live-with-huge-holes-in-their-heads-180948185/
- Way, L. (2020, May 18). Craniotomy Through the Ages: We’ve Come a Long Way - Neurosurgical Associates of Central Jersey. Neurosurgical Associates of Central Jersey. https://neurosurgerycnj.com/craniotomy-through-the-ages-weve-come-a-long-way/
- Ancient cranial surgery. (2013, December 19). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-12/uoc--acs121913.php
- Dengler, R. (2018, April 19). Prehistoric humans may have practiced brain surgery on cows. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/prehistoric-humans-may-have-practiced-brain-surgery-cows
- Kushner, D. S., Verano, J. W., & Titelbaum, A. R. (2018). Trepanation Procedures/Outcomes: Comparison of Prehistoric Peru with Other Ancient, Medieval, and American Civil War Cranial Surgery. World Neurosurgery, 114, 245–251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.143
Why Are Some Bathroom Light Switches Outside of the Room? by Ashley Hamer
- Power and Water Do Not Mix | Prairie Electric. (2013, April 17). Prairie Electric. https://www.prairielectric.com/blog/power-and-water-do-not-mix/
- Section 701 - Locations containing a bath or shower. (Winter 2014) Wiring Matters. The Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://electrical.theiet.org/media/1084/2014_53_winter_wiring_matters.pdf
- Thiele, T. (2017). What Are the National Electrical Codes for Bathrooms? The Spruce. https://www.thespruce.com/national-electrical-codes-for-bathrooms-1152275
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Learn about how your brain treats beautiful faces differently from beautiful objects; why the town of Baarle sits on one of the world’s most complex international borders; and what might happen if you’re eating during a car accident.
Your brain treats beautiful faces differently from beautiful objects by Kelsey Donk
- Our Brains Have Two Distinct “Beauty Centres”: One For Art And One For Faces. (2020, November 11). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/11/11/our-brains-have-two-distinct-beauty-centres-one-for-art-and-one-for-faces/
- Chuan-Peng, Hu, et al. "Seeking the “Beauty Center” in the Brain: A Meta-Analysis of fMRI Studies of Beautiful Human Faces and Visual Art." Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience (2020): 1-16. https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13415-020-00827-z
The Town of Baarle Sits on One of the World's Most Complex International Borders by Ashley Gabriel
- Kaid Benfield. (2012, February 17). The Most Complicated Border Town in the World. CityLab; CityLab. https://web.archive.org/web/20171215175448/https://www.citylab.com/equity/2012/02/most-complicated-border-town-world/1267/
- Great Big Story. (2018). The Town In Two Countries . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP4OL2i6t-Q
Eating during a car crash by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Stephen)
- Lundy, D. W., & Lourie, G. M. (1998). Two open forearm fractures after airbag deployment during low speed accidents. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, (351), 191-195. https://europepmc.org/article/med/9646762
- CONTENT NOTE: GRUESOME IMAGE. Ronnie, D., Emecheta, I. E., & Kevin, H. (2011). Missile launch pad: an unusual consequence of airbag deployment. Case Reports, 2011(feb17 1), bcr1120103522–bcr1120103522. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.11.2010.3522
- Wil Fulton. (2017, September 19). Why Eating While Driving Should Be Illegal. Thrillist; Thrillist. https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/distracted-driving-eating
- Eating While Driving - DecidetoDrive. (2014). DecidetoDrive. https://www.decidetodrive.org/distracted-driving-dangerous/eating-driving/
- 3 Dangerous Activities You Might Do While Driving | Lytx. (2014). Lytx.com. https://www.lytx.com/en-us/news-events/press-release/2014/lytx-data-finds-three-dangerous-activities-you-may
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Learn about why Wolf-Rayet stars are the brightest stars in the sky; why immune cells in your brain may have started out in your gut; and the history of why we can thank Grace Hopper for calling computer glitches “bugs.”
Wolf-Rayet Stars Are Ridiculously Hot, Bright, and Massive by Ashley Hamer
- Howell, E. (2018, October 24). Sirius: Brightest Star in Earth’s Night Sky. Space.com; Space. https://www.space.com/21702-sirius-brightest-star.html
- NASA - Top Story: Wolf-Rayet stars have company. (2020). Nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2004/0105wrstar.html
- Crockett, C. (2012). Wolf-Rayets are the most massive and brightest stars known | EarthSky.org. Earthsky.org. https://earthsky.org/space/wolf-rayets-are-the-most-massive-and-brightest-stars-known
- What Is A Wolf-Rayet Star? - Universe Today. (2015, February 5). Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/24736/wolf-rayet-star/
- Massive black hole found devouring star - Futurity. (2010, January 27). Futurity. https://www.futurity.org/massive-black-hole-found-devouring-star/
Immune cells that protect the brain get their training in the gut by Grant Currin
- The gut trains the immune system to protect the brain. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/nion-tgt110220.php
- Fitzpatrick, Zachary, et al. (2020). Gut-educated IgA plasma cells defend the meningeal venous sinuses. Nature: 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2886-4
Why glitches are called "bugs" by Mae Rice
- Original episode: https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/contagious-yawning-conformal-cyclic-cosmology-exer
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Learn about how scientists just measured the quickest event ever recorded; how tiny remoras (suckerfish) stay stuck to fast-moving whales; and why being too busy could be killing your creativity.
Scientists have just measured the shortest amount of time, ever. by Cameron Duke
- Grundmann, S., Trabert, D., Fehre, K., Strenger, N., Pier, A., Kaiser, L., Kircher, M., Weller, M., Eckart, S., Schmidt, L. P. H., Trinter, F., Jahnke, T., Schöffler, M. S., & Dörner, R. (2020). Zeptosecond birth time delay in molecular photoionization. Science, 370(6514), 339–341. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb9318
- Mann, A. (2020, July 13). The universe’s clock might have bigger ticks than we imagine. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/what-are-smallest-ticks-of-time.html
- Pappas, S. (2020, October 17). Meet the zeptosecond, the shortest unit of time ever measured. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/zeptosecond-shortest-time-unit-measured.html
How do little remoras stay stuck to fast-moving whales? Physics! by Steffie Drucker
- Whale-surfing remoras ride cushion of water to stay in touch with their steeds. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/tcob-wrr102220.php
- Remora | fish | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/animal/remora
- Boundary Layer Separation and Pressure Drag – Aerospace Engineering Blog. (2016, October 15). Aerospace Engineering Blog. https://aerospaceengineeringblog.com/boundary-layer-separation-and-pressure-drag/
- r/explainlikeimfive - ELI5: How do bugs manage to stay stuck to car windows whilst travelling at high speed? Are the suckers super strong? (2011). Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/579sqf/eli5_how_do_bugs_manage_to_stay_stuck_to_car/
- Flammang, B. E., Marras, S., Anderson, E. J., Lehmkuhl, O., Mukherjee, A., Cade, D. E., Beckert, M., Nadler, J. H., Houzeaux, G., Vázquez, M., Amplo, H. E., Calambokidis, J., Friedlaender, A. S., Goldbogen, J. A. (2020). Remoras pick where they stick on blue whales. J, Exp. Biol. 223, jeb226654. https://jeb.biologists.org/content/223/20/jeb226654
Being Too Busy May Be Killing Your Creativity by Anna Todd
- A Genius Finds Inspiration in the Music of Another (Published 2006). (2020). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/31/science/a-genius-finds-inspiration-in-the-music-of-another.html
- The Science of Mind Wandering: Empirically Navigating the Stream of Consciousness. (2019). Annual Reviews. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-psych-010814-015331
- Baird, B., Smallwood, J., Mrazek, M. D., Kam, J. W. Y., Franklin, M. S., & Schooler, J. W. (2012). Inspired by Distraction. Psychological Science, 23(10), 1117–1122. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797612446024
- Lee, C. S., Therriault, D. J., & Linderholm, T. (2012). On the Cognitive Benefits of Cultural Experience: Exploring the Relationship between Studying Abroad and Creative Thinking. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 26(5), 768–778. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.2857
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Learn about how you can de-clutter your life with the Swedish concept of döstädning, or “death cleaning.” Then, learn about how Alfred Russel Wallace, the “other” scientist who discovered natural selection.
Use Swedish Death Cleaning to Declutter Your Life by Ashley Hamer
- Gyan Yankovich. (2018, April). A Beginner’s Guide To Swedish Death Cleaning. BuzzFeed. https://www.buzzfeed.com/gyanyankovich/what-is-swedish-death-cleaning
- DiGiulio, S. (2017, November 2). What is “Swedish death cleaning” and should you be doing it? NBC News; NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/what-swedish-death-cleaning-should-you-be-doing-it-ncna816511
Meet Alfred Russel Wallace, the other guy who discovered natural selection by Cameron Duke
- Kuhn, A. (2019). He Helped Discover Evolution, And Then Became Extinct. NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2013/04/30/177781424/he-helped-discover-evolution-and-then-became-extinct
- McNish, J. (2018). Who was Alfred Russel Wallace? NHM.ac.uk. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/who-was-alfred-russel-wallace.html
- Natural Selection: Charles Darwin & Alfred Russel Wallace. (2020). Berkeley.edu. https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/history_14
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Learn about how experiencing “flow” could help your mental health during quarantine; why airplane windows are round; and whether flies experience time more slowly than we do.
Experiencing flow could buffer the mental-health effects of quarantine by Kelsey Donk
- The mental state of flow might protect against harmful effects of quarantine. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/p-tms111020.php
- Sweeny, Kate, et al. "Flow in the Time of COVID-19: Findings from China." (2020). https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0242043
- What is Flow in Psychology? Definition and 10+ Activities to Induce Flow. (2019, January 8). PositivePsychology.com. https://positivepsychology.com/what-is-flow/
This Is the Important Reason All Airplane Windows Are Round by Joanie Faletto
- Lamb, R. (2011, May 26). How Airplanes Work. HowStuffWorks. https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/airplanes.htm
- Rizzo, C. (2016, January 20). Why do airplanes have round windows? Mashable. https://mashable.com/2016/01/20/round-airplane-windows/#pgu6eCzQcqq3
Do flies experience time more slowly than we do? by Cameron Duke
- Balestra, C., Machado, M.-L., Theunissen, S., Balestra, A., Cialoni, D., Clot, C., Besnard, S., Kammacher, L., Delzenne, J., Germonpré, P., & Lafère, P. (2018). Critical Flicker Fusion Frequency: A Marker of Cerebral Arousal During Modified Gravitational Conditions Related to Parabolic Flights. Frontiers in Physiology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.01403
- Boström, J. E., Dimitrova, M., Canton, C., Håstad, O., Qvarnström, A., & Ödeen, A. (2016). Ultra-Rapid Vision in Birds. PLOS ONE, 11(3), e0151099. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151099
- R Christopher Miall. (2008, March 13). The flicker fusion frequencies of six laboratory insects, and the response of the compound eye to mains... ResearchGate; Wiley. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229600414_The_flicker_fusion_frequencies_of_six_laboratory_insects_and_the_response_of_the_compound_eye_to_mains_fluorescent_%27ripple%27
- Flicker fusion frequency in birds of prey (Episode from January 22, 2020): https://www.curiositydaily.com/live-longer-by-appreciating-art-betelgeuse-might-go-supernova-and-birds-freaky-fast-vision/
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Learn about how the coronavirus pandemic may have changed Americans’ attitudes about the poor; how you can relieve stress by learning something new; and a trick for setting goals to help you achieve what you want.
COVID-19 may have changed Americans’ attitudes about the poor by Steffie Drucker
- Dolan, E. W. (2020, November 21). Study suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has altered Americans attitudes toward inequality and the poor. PsyPost; PsyPost. https://www.psypost.org/2020/11/study-suggests-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-altered-americans-attitudes-toward-inequality-and-the-poor-58598
- Wiwad, D., Mercier, B., Piff, P. K., Shariff, A., & Aknin, L. B. (2021). Recognizing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Poor Alters Attitudes Towards Poverty and Inequality. Journal of experimental social psychology, 93, 104083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2020.104083
- Piff, P. K., Wiwad, D., Robinson, A. R., Aknin, L. B., Mercier, B., & Shariff, A. (2020). Shifting attributions for poverty motivates opposition to inequality and enhances egalitarianism. Nature Human Behaviour, 4(5), 496-505. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-0835-8
- COVID-19, Generosity and Gender. (2020). COVID-19, Generosity and Gender. Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. https://philanthropy.iupui.edu/institutes/womens-philanthropy-institute/research/covid.html
- Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) 2020 Q2 Fundraising Report | GivingTuesday. (2019). Givingtuesday.org. https://www.givingtuesday.org/lab/2020/10/fundraising-effectiveness-project-fep-2020-q2-fundraising-report
To Relieve Stress, Try Taking a Learning Break by Ashley Hamer
- Pietrangelo, A. (2017, June 5). The Effects of Stress on Your Body. Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/stress/effects-on-body
- Lebowitz, S. (2015, September). 9 ways too much stress screws up your life - Business Insider. Business Insider; Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-stress-affects-your-behavior-2015-9
- To Cope with Stress, Try Learning Something New. (2018, September 4). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2018/09/to-cope-with-stress-try-learning-something-new
- Zhang, C., Mayer, D. M., & Hwang, E. (2018). More is less: Learning but not relaxing buffers deviance under job stressors. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103(2), 123–136. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000264
Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals to Achieve the Things You Want by Joanie Faletto
- SMART Goals: How to Make Your Goals Achievable. (2016). Mindtools.com. https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/smart-goals.htm
- BJ Fogg Interviews:
- A New Way to Build Habits (w/ Dr. BJ Fogg) and the Best Time of Day to Exercise https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/a-new-way-to-build-habits-dr-bj-fogg-the-best-time-of-day-to-exercise
- Why New Habits Have to Be Tiny (w/ Dr. BJ Fogg) and Why Human Infants Are Late Bloomers https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/why-new-habits-have-to-be-tiny-dr-bj-fogg-why-human-infants-are-late-bloomers
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Learn about how quitting smoking may reawaken healthy cells; how researchers figured out how to tell the age of crime scene fingerprints to help investigators; and why you sometimes yawn while exercising or singing.
Quitting smoking doesn’t just slow lung damage, but can also reawaken undamaged cells by Grant Currin
- Gallagher, J. (2020, January 29). Lungs “magically” heal damage from smoking. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51279355
- Pfeifer, G. P. (2020, January 29). Smoke signals in the DNA of normal lung cells. Nature, 578(7794), 224–226. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00165-7
- Yoshida, K., Gowers, K. H. C., Lee-Six, H., Chandrasekharan, D. P., Coorens, T., Maughan, E. F., Beal, K., Menzies, A., Millar, F. R., Anderson, E., Clarke, S. E., Pennycuick, A., Thakrar, R. M., Butler, C. R., Kakiuchi, N., Hirano, T., Hynds, R. E., Stratton, M. R., Martincorena, I., … Campbell, P. J. (2020, January 29). Tobacco smoking and somatic mutations in human bronchial epithelium. Nature, 578(7794), 266–272. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-1961-1
It's been impossible to tell the age of crime scene fingerprints — until now by Grant Currin
- Determining Fingerprint Age with Mass Spectrometry Imaging via Ozonolysis of Triacylglycerols. (2020, January 3). Analytical Chemistry. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04765
- Residues in fingerprints hold clues to their age. (2020, January 22). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/acs-rif012220.php
Why we yawn during exercise by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Kate in Pennsylvania)
- Provine, R. R., Tate, B. C., & Geldmacher, L. L. (1987). Yawning: No effect of 3–5% CO2, 100% O2, and exercise. Behavioral and Neural Biology, 48(3), 382–393. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0163-1047(87)90944-7
- Massen, J. J. M., Dusch, K., Eldakar, O. T., & Gallup, A. C. (2014). A thermal window for yawning in humans: Yawning as a brain cooling mechanism. Physiology & Behavior, 130, 145–148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.03.032
- The science of the exercise yawn. (2017). Furthermore from Equinox. https://furthermore.equinox.com/articles/2017/09/yawning
- McKinney, James C. The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults. (2005). Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=znaCDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=singing+yawn&ots=DKpXxdwhGJ&sig=IjgkdxkqyENjWLoXJTDaYB94G30#v=onepage&q=yawn&f=false
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Learn about whether people think in words or in pictures; why brussels sprouts really are tastier than they used to be; and why buying luxury items might make you feel like an impostor.
Whether People Think in Words or Pictures by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Alicia)
- (2020). Twitter. https://twitter.com/KylePlantEmoji/status/1221713792913965061
- Heavey, C. L., & Hurlburt, R. T. (2008). The phenomena of inner experience. Consciousness and Cognition, 17(3), 798–810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2007.12.006
- Pristine Inner Experience. (2020). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pristine-inner-experience
- Amit, E., Hoeflin, C., Hamzah, N., & Fedorenko, E. (2017). An asymmetrical relationship between verbal and visual thinking: Converging evidence from behavior and fMRI. NeuroImage, 152, 619–627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.03.029
Why Brussels Sprouts Taste Better Now by Steffie Drucker
- From Culinary Dud To Stud: How Dutch Plant Breeders Built Our Brussels Sprouts Boom. (2019, October 30). NPR.Org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/30/773457637/from-culinary-dud-to-stud-how-dutch-plant-breeders-built-our-brussels-sprouts-bo
- Beck, A. (2019, November 7). It’s Not Your Imagination, Brussels Sprouts Really Do Taste Better Now. Better Homes & Gardens; Better Homes & Gardens. https://www.bhg.com/news/brussels-sprouts-less-bitter/
- Pearson, H. (2006, September 18). Distaste for sprouts in the genes. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/news060918-1
- Perman, A. (2011, November 1). The “brussels sprouts” gene: TAS2R38 | Anna Perman’s Genetic Spaghetti. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2011/nov/01/brussel-sprout-gene
- Neuroscience for Kids - Bitter Taste Gene. (2003, July 15). Washington.edu. http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/bitter.html
- Masur, L. (2019, December 26). The Top 10 Food Trends of the Entire Decade. Kitchn; Apartment Therapy, LLC. https://www.thekitchn.com/decade-food-trends-2010-2019-22973978
Luxury Buying Makes People Feel Fake by Kelsey Donk
- Luxury consumption can fuel “impostor syndrome” among some buyers. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/bc-lcc122019.php
- Wong, K. (2020, January 30). Why Your Designer Bag Is Making You Feel Worse. The Financial Diet. https://thefinancialdiet.com/luxury-consumer-imposter-syndrome/
- Goor, D., Ordabayeva, N., Keinan, A., & Crener, S. (2019). The Impostor Syndrome from Luxury Consumption. Journal of Consumer Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucz044
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Learn about the shocking prevalence of torture scenes in movies; why durian, the world’s smelliest fruit, smells so bad; and where mold comes from.
Torture is prevalent and effective in movies (but not in real life) by Kelsey Donk
- Torture Prevalent, Effective in Popular Movies, Study Finds – University of Alabama News | The University of Alabama. (2020). Ua.Edu. https://www.ua.edu/news/2020/01/torture-prevalent-effective-in-popular-movies-study-finds/
- Delehanty, C., & Kearns, E. (2019). Wait, There’s Torture in Zootopia?: Examining the Prevalence of Torture in Popular Movies. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3342908
Scientists discovered why durian is the world's smelliest fruit by Kelsey Donk
- A Love Letter to a Smelly Fruit. (2013, December 3). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/travel/a-love-letter-to-a-smelly-fruit.html
- Discovering what makes durian stink. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/lfla-dwm022820.php
- Identification of an Important Odorant Precursor in Durian: First Evidence of Ethionine in Plants. (2019). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b07065
- Maninang, J. S., Lizada, M. C. C., & Gemma, H. (2009). Inhibition of aldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme by Durian (Durio zibethinus Murray) fruit extract. Food Chemistry, 117(2), 352–355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.03.106
- Ethanethiol - American Chemical Society. (2020). American Chemical Society. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/e/ethanethiol.html
Where does mold come from? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Tim)
- USDA FSIS. (2013). Molds on Food: Are They Dangerous? https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/a87cdc2c-6ddd-49f0-bd1f-393086742e68/Molds_on_Food.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
- Stradley, L. (2016, April 5). Food Molds – Are Molds Dangerous. What’s Cooking America. https://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/Mold.htm
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. (2019). BAM Chapter 18. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/food/laboratory-methods-food/bam-yeasts-molds-and-mycotoxins
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Learn about why your next relationship will probably be like your last one; what scientists learned by studying the oldest material on Earth; and what researchers learned when they had cuttlefish wear 3-D glasses.
Why Your Next Relationship Will Probably Be Like Your Last by Kelsey Donk
- Changing partners doesn’t change relationship dynamics, study shows. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-08/uoa-cpd082719.php
- Johnson, M. D., & Neyer, F. J. (2019). (Eventual) stability and change across partnerships. Journal of Family Psychology, 33(6), 711–721. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000523
Scientist Discovered the Oldest Material on Earth by Grant Currin
- WMAP- Life and Death of Stars. (2010). Nasa.Gov. https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/rel_stars.html
- Meteorite contains the oldest material on Earth: 7-billion-year-old stardust. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/fm-mct010820.php
- This ancient stardust is the oldest ever to be examined in a lab. (2020, January 13). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-meteorite-stardust-oldest-ever-examined-lab
- 7 billion-year-old stardust is the oldest stuff on Earth. (2020, January 13). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/01/13/seven-billion-year-old-stardust-is-oldest-stuff-earth/
- Heck, P. R., Greer, J., Kööp, L., Trappitsch, R., Gyngard, F., Busemann, H., Maden, C., Ávila, J. N., Davis, A. M., & Wieler, R. (2020). Lifetimes of interstellar dust from cosmic ray exposure ages of presolar silicon carbide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(4), 1884–1889. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1904573117
Why Scientists Put Cuttlefish in 3-D Glasses by Grant Currin
- Yes, This Cuttlefish Is Wearing 3-D Glasses. (2020, January 8). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/science/3d-glasses-cuttlefish.html
- Cuttlefish use depth perception similar to vertebrate vision when hunting prey. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/aaft-cud010620.php
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Learn about why opposites don’t really attract; the “propinquity effect” and how physical distance affects the way we feel about other people; and the history of when and why we started using last names.
Opposites Don’t Attract by Kelsey Donk
- Johnson, M. D. (2018, February 12). No, opposites do not attract. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/no-opposites-do-not-attract-88839
- Montoya, R. M., & Horton, R. S. (2012). A meta-analytic investigation of the processes underlying the similarity-attraction effect. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 30(1), 64–94. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407512452989
We Like What’s Physically Close to Us by Mae Rice
- New evidence for the “propinquity effect” – mere physical closeness increases our liking of desirable people and things. (2018, August). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/08/01/new-evidence-for-the-propinquity-effect-mere-physical-closeness-increases-our-liking-of-desirable-people-and-things/
- Shin, J., Suh, E. M., Li, N. P., Eo, K., Chong, S. C., & Tsai, M.-H. (2018). Darling, Get Closer to Me: Spatial Proximity Amplifies Interpersonal Liking. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45(2), 300–309. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167218784903
The History of Last Names by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Gregory)
- Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps. (2012). Forebears.Io. https://forebears.io/surnames
- Surnames & The Norman Conquest | Heritage Family History. (2016, September 3). Heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk. https://www.heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk/blog/2016/09/surnames-the-norman-conquest/
- SCMP. (2016, November 17). South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2046955/complex-origins-chinese-names-demystified
- The Memi De-Shalit Database of Jewish Family Names at Beit Hatfutsot. (2020). Beit Hatfutsot. https://www.bh.org.il/databases/family-names/jewish-family-names-introduction/
- Muraskin, B. (2014, January 8). Jewish Surnames Explained. Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/01/ashkenazi-names-the-etymology-of-the-most-common-jewish-surnames.html
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Learn about Starlink’s unintended consequences for astronomy from astrophysicist Vivienne Baldassare, NASA Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University. Then, learn why toilet paper is white.
More information on NEPA Implementing Regulations:
- CEQ’s Proposal to Update its NEPA Implementing Regulations | Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Modernization https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/nepa-modernization/
- NASA: In 2018, there were ~20,000 objects in orbit, ~4,500 of which are spacecraft https://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/quarterly-news/pdfs/odqnv22i1.pdf
- Website of Vivienne Baldassare, NASA Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University: http://viviennebaldassare.com/
- Vivienne Baldassare | Department of Astronomy. (2017). Yale.edu. https://astronomy.yale.edu/people/vivienne-baldassare
- Follow @vbaldassare on Twitter https://twitter.com/vbaldassare
Why toilet paper is white by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Gerald)
- Technologies for reducing dioxin in the manufacture of bleached wood pulp. (1989). Google Books. https://books.google.com/books/about/Technologies_for_reducing_dioxin_in_the.html?id=iBhRA3mNiJEC
- Tissue. (2020). American Forest & Paper Association | afandpa.org. https://www.afandpa.org/our-products/tissue
- Chemical composition of wood (Date unknown). Mendel University in Brno | Mendelu.cz. https://is.mendelu.cz/eknihovna/opory/zobraz_cast.pl?cast=19242
- The Nature of Lignin. (1991, November). Conservation-us.org. https://cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/abbey/ap/ap04/ap04-4/ap04-402.html
- Understanding the effect of machine technology and cellulosic fibers on tissue properties – A Review :: BioResources. (2018). @bioresjournal. https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/understanding-the-effect-of-machine-technology-and-cellulosic-fibers-on-tissue-properties-a-review/
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Learn about how speed listening to podcasts (or "podfasting") affects our emotions; the health differences between white and brown rice; and the time pi was once almost legally changed to 3.2.
Speed listening’s effects on emotion by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from S.P.)
- Rousseau, S. (2020, January 24). I Tried Listening to Podcasts at 3x and Broke My Brain. Medium; OneZero. https://onezero.medium.com/i-tried-listening-to-podcasts-at-3x-and-broke-my-brain-d8823edecb7c
- Liebenthal, E., Silbersweig, D. A., & Stern, E. (2016). The Language, Tone and Prosody of Emotions: Neural Substrates and Dynamics of Spoken-Word Emotion Perception. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2016.00506
- Murray, I. R., & Arnott, J. L. (1993). Toward the simulation of emotion in synthetic speech: A review of the literature on human vocal emotion. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 93(2), 1097–1108. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.405558
- Philippou-Hubner, D., Vlasenko, B., Bock, R., & Wendemuth, A. (2012). The Performance of the Speaking Rate Parameter in Emotion Recognition from Speech. 2012 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo. https://doi.org/10.1109/icme.2012.183
- Kraxenberger, M., Menninghaus, W., Roth, A., & Scharinger, M. (2018). Prosody-Based Sound-Emotion Associations in Poetry. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01284
The health differences between white and brown rice are dead even by Steffie Drucker
- Whelan, C. (2017, May 25). Brown Rice vs. White Rice: Which Is Better for You? Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/brown-rice-vs-white-rice
- Allan, P. (2020, February 19). Is Brown Rice Really That Much Healthier Than White Rice? Lifehacker. https://lifehacker.com/is-brown-rice-really-that-much-healthier-than-white-ric-1820044994
- Parletta, N. (2018, December 5). Rice is a major source of arsenic exposure. Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/rice-is-a-major-source-of-arsenic-exposure
Pi Was Once Almost Legally Changed to 3.2 by Ashley Hamer: https://curiosity.com/topics/happy-pi-day-how-pi-was-almost-legally-changed-to-32-curiosity
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Learn about why bats are the source of so many deadly virus outbreaks; and the surprisingly strong influence older siblings can have on their brothers and sisters — just in time for Siblings Day. Then, test your knowledge from this podcast with a Curiosity Challenge trivia game.
Why bats are the source of so many deadly virus outbreaks by Andrea Michelson
- Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly? (2020, February 11). University of California. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/coronavirus-outbreak-raises-question-why-are-bat-viruses-so-deadly
- Brook, C. E., Boots, M., Chandran, K., Dobson, A. P., Drosten, C., Graham, A. L., Grenfell, B. T., Müller, M. A., Ng, M., Wang, L.-F., & van Leeuwen, A. (2020). Accelerated viral dynamics in bat cell lines, with implications for zoonotic emergence. ELife, 9. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.48401
- Xie, J., Li, Y., Shen, X., Goh, G., Zhu, Y., Cui, J., Wang, L.-F., Shi, Z.-L., & Zhou, P. (2018). Dampened STING-Dependent Interferon Activation in Bats. Cell Host & Microbe, 23(3), 297-301.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2018.01.006
- How Do Bats Live With So Many Viruses? (2020, January 28). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/science/bats-coronavirus-Wuhan.html
Older Siblings Might Be More Influential to a Child Than Parents by Anna Todd
https://curiosity.com/topics/siblings-shape-our-close-relationships-curiosity
Hear the answers to today’s trivia questions in these episodes of Curiosity Daily:
- Memory’s Role in Social Anxiety, The First Synthetic Self-Replicating Genome, and Penguins Can Call Underwater https://curiositydaily.com/memorys-role-in-social-anxiety-the-first-synthetic-self-replicating-genome-and-penguins-can-call-underwater/
- Speed Listening’s Effects on Emotion, Surprising Differences Between White and Brown Rice, and Pi Almost Legally Changed to 3.2 https://curiositydaily.com/speed-listenings-effects-on-emotion-surprising-differences-between-white-and-brown-rice-and-pi-almost-legally-changed-to-3-2/
- Dr. Amesh Adalja Explains Social Distancing for COVID-19, Birds Won’t Spread Fake News, and Using Auroras to Find Exoplanets https://curiositydaily.com/dr-amesh-adalja-explains-social-distancing-for-covid-19-birds-wont-spread-fake-news-and-using-auroras-to-find-exoplanets/
Pick up “Wanderers: A Novel” by Chuck Wendig on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Xvx20x
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Learn about why successful people should reveal their failures; the extreme story of the death of planet WASP-12b; and why tulips used to cost more than houses during a period known as “tulip mania.”
A Reason to Reveal Your Failures by Kelsey Donk
- HBS Working Knowledge. (2018, December 11). Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2018/12/11/why-managers-should-reveal-their-failures/#695e82c362e2
- Envy Can Be Good for You. (2019). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/envy-can-be-good-for-you-curiosity
- Brooks, A. W., Huang, K., Abi-Esber, N., Buell, R. W., Huang, L., & Hall, B. (2019). Mitigating malicious envy: Why successful individuals should reveal their failures. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 148(4), 667–687. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000538
The Death of Planet WASP-12b by Grant Currin
- Planet WASP-12b is on a death spiral, say Princeton scientists. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/pu-pwi010820.php
- The Planet WASP-12b Is Hot As Hades And Dark As Night. (2017). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/the-planet-wasp-12b-is-hot-as-hades-and-dark-as-night-curiosity
- Hubble Captures Blistering Pitch-Black Planet. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/hubble-captures-blistering-pitch-black-planet
Tulips Cost More Than Houses During Dutch "Tulip Mania" by Cody Gough
- https://curiosity.com/topics/tulips-cost-more-than-houses-during-dutch-tulip-mania-curiosity
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Learn about whether there’s such a thing as “single A” batteries; 5 surprising ways volunteering improves your physical health; and how duckbill dinosaurs may have crossed an ocean to reach Africa.
Single-A batteries? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Julien and his son Phelix)
- Boolish, M., DeJager, J., O’Beirne, T., Runkles, R. (2002, November 21). A Brief History of the Standardization of Portable Cells and Batteries in the United States. American National Standards Institute Accredited Standards Committee C18 on Portable Cells and Batteries. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120802183313/http://www.swe.com/admin/FILES/ANSI%20Battery%20Standardization%20History.pdf
- A Look at Cell Formats and How to Build a Good Battery – Battery University. (2013). BatteryUniversity.com. https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/a_look_at_cell_formats_and_how_to_build_a_good_battery
- Linden, D., Reddy, T.B. (2002). Handbook of Batteries, Third Edition. McGraw Hill. http://dl.icdst.org/pdfs/files/b334382400c223631bea924f87b0a1ba.pdf
- Lithium Batteries in All Sizes & Brand Names. (2020). Megabatteries.com. https://www.megabatteries.com/?cat1=31
5 Surprising Ways Volunteering Improves Your Physical Health by Joanie Faletto
- Poulin, Michael J. "Volunteering predicts health among those who value others: Two national studies." Health Psychology 33.2 (2014): 120. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Poulin/publication/236137739_Volunteering_Predicts_Health_Among_Those_Who_Value_Others_Two_National_Studies/links/00b495179591abfff5000000.pdf
- Schroeder, D. A., Graziano, W. G., Piliavin, J. A., & Siegl, E. (2015). Health and Well-being Consequences of Formal Volunteering. The Oxford Handbook of Prosocial Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195399813.013.024
- Schreier, H. M. C., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., & Chen, E. (2013). Effect of Volunteering on Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics, 167(4), 327. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.1100
- Okun, M. A., Yeung, E. W., & Brown, S. (2013). Volunteering by older adults and risk of mortality: A meta-analysis. Psychology and Aging, 28(2), 564–577. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031519
- Brown, W. M., Consedine, N.S., Magai, C. (2005) "Altruism relates to health in an ethnically diverse sample of older adults." The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 60.3 : P143-P152. https://academic.oup.com/psychsocgerontology/article/60/3/P143/559390
- Renter, E. (2015). What Generosity Does to Your Brain and Life Expectancy. US News & World Report; U.S. News & World Report. https://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2015/05/01/what-generosity-does-to-your-brain-and-life-expectancy
These duckbill dinos may have crossed an ocean to reach Africa by author Steffie Drucker
- McRae, M. (2020, November 10). The fossil of a duckbill dinosaur has been found on the “wrong” continent. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/duckbill-dinosaur-fossil-found-wrong-continent.html
- Goodyer, J., & Science, P. (2020, November 5). Duckbilled dinosaurs crossed oceans to reach Africa, fossil reveals. BBC Science Focus Magazine; BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/duckbilled-dinosaurs-crossed-oceans-to-reach-africa-fossil-reveals/
- The first duckbill dinosaur fossil from Africa hints at how dinosaurs once crossed oceans. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/uob-tfd110420.php
- Longrich, Nicholas R., et al. "The first duckbill dinosaur (Hadrosauridae: Lambeosaurinae) from Africa and the role of oceanic dispersal in dinosaur biogeography." Cretaceous Research (2020): 104678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104678.
- Cretaceous Period | Definition, Climate, Dinosaurs, & Map | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/Cretaceous-Period
- Episode about monkeys on rafts: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-we-get-warning-fatigue-prehistoric-monkeys-crossed-the-atlantic-on-rafts-and-why-new-lovebirds-feel-so-familiar/
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Learn about why ants are better farmers than we'll ever be; how female big-game hunters were likely common in the early Americas; and why presenting too much evidence could actually make you lose an argument, thanks to the overkill backfire effect.
Ants Are Better Farmers Than We'll Ever Be by Steffie Drucker
- Ants are skilled farmers: They have solved a problem that we humans have yet to. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/uoc-aas110420.php
- Handwerk, B. (2017, April 12). How Ants Became the World’s Best Fungus Farmers. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-ants-became-worlds-best-fungus-farmers-180962871/
- Byers, D. The First Farmers. Florida State College Jacksonville. http://web.fscj.edu/David.Byres/tango.html
Female big-game hunters were likely common in the early Americas by Grant Currin
- Early big-game hunters of the americas were female, researchers suggest. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/uoc--ebh102920.php
- Carne, N. (2020, November 5). Men hunt and women gather. But not always. Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/archaeology/men-hunt-women-gather-but-maybe-not-always/
- Haas, R., Watson, J., Buonasera, T., Southon, J., Chen, J. C., Noe, S., Smith, K., Llave, C. V., Eerkens, J., & Parker, G. (2020). Female hunters of the early Americas. Science Advances, 6(45), eabd0310. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd0310
Presenting Too Much Evidence Could Make You Lose an Argument by Cody Gough
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/tips-to-win-an-argument-how-to-wash-your-hands-sum/
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Infectious disease doctor and researcher Dr. Lawrence Purpura discusses herd immunity and the coronavirus pandemic. Then, learn about how psilocybin therapy may be able to treat depression, and why credit card chips are safer than magnetic strips.
Additional resources from Dr. Lawrence Purpura:
- Lawrence Purpura's publications on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Lawrence-Purpura-2115048786
- Interview with Dr. Purpura about his upcoming appearance on NYT's "The Weekly": https://icap.columbia.edu/profile-icap-fellow-lawrence-purpura-to-feature-in-nyt-documentary-on-hulu-and-fx/
- Columbia University's Division of Infectious Diseases: https://www.infectiousdiseases.cumc.columbia.edu/
What's the deal with psilocybin therapy by Kelsey Donk
- Davis AK, Barrett FS, May DG, et al. Effects of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy on Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online November 04, 2020. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2772630
- Psychedelic Treatment with Psilocybin Relieves Major Depression, Study Shows. (2020, November 4). Johns Hopkins Medicine Newsroom. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/psychedelic-treatment-with-psilocybin-relieves-major-depression-study-shows
- Dessem, M. (2020, November 4). D.C. and Oregon Move to Decriminalize Shrooms. Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/11/oregon-washington-dc-shrooms-psilocybin-decriminalized-measure-81-109-mushrooms.html
- Psilocybin as a therapeutic treatment - Alcohol and Drug Foundation. (2018). Adf.org.au. https://adf.org.au/insights/psilocybin-therapeutic-treatment/
- Lewis, T. (2020, January 16). Johns Hopkins Scientists Give Psychedelics the Serious Treatment. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/johns-hopkins-scientists-give-psychedelics-the-serious-treatment/
- Treating Depression With Magic Mushrooms. (2019). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-brain-food/201912/treating-depression-magic-mushrooms
Why Are Credit Card Chips Safer Than Magnetic Strips? by author Reuben Westmaas
- TDECU. (2017). Why Are Chip Cards More Secure Than Swiping? Tdecu.org. https://blog.tdecu.org/why-are-chip-cards-more-secure-than-swiping
- ITRC Data Breach Overview 2005 to 2017. (2018). Identity Theft Resource Center. https://www.idtheftcenter.org/images/breach/MultiYearOverview20052017.pdf
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Dr. Lawrence Purpura explains monoclonal antibodies and the different types of treatments that could help us fight the coronavirus. Plus: learn about the Oddo-Harkins rule and why the universe seems to hate odd numbers.
Why the Universe Seems to Hate Odd Numbers by Cameron Duke
- Inglis-Arkell, E. (2013a, January 24). One physical phenomenon that orders our entire universe. Io9; io9. https://io9.gizmodo.com/one-physical-phenomenon-that-orders-our-entire-universe-5978221
- Inglis-Arkell, E. (2013b, October 17). The Oddo-Harkins Rule shows the universe hates the odd. Io9; io9. https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-oddo-harkins-rule-shows-the-universe-hates-the-odd-1446581327
- Prantzos, N., & Ekström, S. (2011). Stellar Nucleosynthesis. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, 1584–1592. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11274-4_1084
- The evolution of the elements and the stability of complex atoms. I. a new periodic system which shows a relation between the abundance of the elements and the structure of the nuclei of atoms. (2019). Acs.org. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja02250a002
Additional resources from Dr. Lawrence Purpura:
- Lawrence Purpura's publications on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Lawrence-Purpura-2115048786
- Interview with Dr. Purpura about his upcoming appearance on NYT's "The Weekly": https://icap.columbia.edu/profile-icap-fellow-lawrence-purpura-to-feature-in-nyt-documentary-on-hulu-and-fx/
- Columbia University's Division of Infectious Diseases: https://www.infectiousdiseases.cumc.columbia.edu/
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Learn about how curiosity gives your memory a boost; what happened when researchers put feathered hats on birds to see if other birds found them sexy; and how we trick bacteria into making insulin for us.
How Curiosity Gives Your Memory A Boost by Cody Gough
- Gruber, M. J., Gelman, B. D., & Ranganath, C. (2014). States of Curiosity Modulate Hippocampus-Dependent Learning via the Dopaminergic Circuit. Neuron, 84(2), 486–496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2014.08.060
- How curiosity changes the brain to enhance learning. (2014, October 2). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-10/cp-hcc092514.php
- Saville, E. (2014, October 2). Curiosity changes the brain to boost memory and learning. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/curiosity-changes-the-brain-to-boost-memory-and-learning-32296
- Bushak, L. (2014, October 2). How Curiosity Enhances The Brain And Stimulates The Reward System To Improve Learning And Memory. Medical Daily. https://www.medicaldaily.com/how-curiosity-enhances-brain-and-stimulates-reward-system-improve-learning-and-memory-306121
Researchers Once Put Feathered Hats on Birds to See if Other Birds Found Them Sexy by Cameron Duke
- Basolo, A. L. (1990). Female Preference Predates the Evolution of the Sword in Swordtail Fish. Science, 250(4982), 808–810. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.250.4982.808
- Burley, N. T., & Don Ricardo Korski. (1999). “A Taste for the Beautiful”: Latent Aesthetic Mate Preferences for White Crests in Two Species of... ResearchGate; University of Chicago Press. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23276464_A_Taste_for_the_Beautiful_Latent_Aesthetic_Mate_Preferences_for_White_Crests_in_Two_Species_of_Australian_Grassfinches
- Picture of birds in hats: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Artificial-white-crest-worn-by-male-long-tailed-finch-left-and-male-zebra-finch_fig2_23276464
We Trick Bacteria Into Making Insulin For Us by Cameron Duke
- Gallegos, J. E. (2018, September 14). After a century, insulin is still expensive – could DIYers change that? Medicalxpress.Com; Medical Xpress. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-09-century-insulin-expensive-diyers.html
- Terry, M. (2018). First Recombinant Insulin Marks 36th Year of DNA Technology | BioSpace. BioSpace. https://www.biospace.com/article/first-recombinant-insulin-marks-36th-year-of-dna-technology/
- Gebel, E. (2013). Making Insulin. Diabetes Forecast. http://www.diabetesforecast.org/2013/jul/making-insulin.html
- Johnson, I. (1983). Human insulin from recombinant DNA technology. Science, 219(4585), 632–637. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.6337396
- Recombinant DNA Technology - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (2017). Sciencedirect.com. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/recombinant-dna-technology
- The History of a Wonderful Thing We Call Insulin | ADA. (2019). Diabetes.org. https://www.diabetes.org/blog/history-wonderful-thing-we-call-insulin
- Two tons of pig parts: Making insulin in the 1920s. (2013, November). National Museum of American History. https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/11/two-tons-of-pig-parts-making-insulin-in-the-1920s.html
- Calculating Insulin Dose :: Diabetes Education Online. (2010). UCSF.edu. https://dtc.ucsf.edu/types-of-diabetes/type1/treatment-of-type-1-diabetes/medications-and-therapies/type-1-insulin-therapy/calculating-insulin-dose/
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Learn about why men who sleep more are seen as less masculine and what exactly makes radiation harmful. Then, test your podcast knowledge with this month’s Curiosity Challenge trivia game.
Men who sleep less are seen as more masculine by Kelsey Donk
- Men Who Sleep Less Are Seen As More Masculine: A Stereotype With Potentially Damaging Consequences. (2020, October 29). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/10/29/men-who-sleep-less-are-seen-as-more-masculine-a-stereotype-with-potentially-damaging-consequences/
- Warren, N. B., & Campbell, T. H. (2020). The Sleep-Deprived Masculinity Stereotype. The Association for Consumer Research. https://doi.org/10.1086/711758
What makes radiation harmful? by Cameron Duke
- How Does Radiation Affect Humans? (2019). Georgetown.Edu. https://bioethicsarchive.georgetown.edu/achre/final/intro_9_5.html
- Ionizing Radiation and Humans – The Basics. (2011). @physicscentral. https://www.physicscentral.com/explore/action/radiationandhumans.cfm
- NRC: The Student Corner: What Are The Different Types of Radiation? (2020). Nrc.Gov. https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/students/science-101/what-are-different-types-of-radiation.html
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia with Diogo:
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/a-brain-training-task-to-reduce-motion-sickness/
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-are-spacesuits-white/
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/befriend-cats-with-the-slow-blink/
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Learn about how naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies, the average person is hiding 13 secrets, and people use more jargon when they're insecure about their status.
Naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies by Grant Currin
- Naked mole-rat. (2016, April 25). Smithsonian’s National Zoo. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/naked-mole-rat
- Naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies. (2020, October 20). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/naked-mole-rats-colonies-territory-pups
- Braude, S., Hess, J., & Ingram, C. (2020). Inter‐colony invasion between wild naked mole‐rat colonies. Journal of Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12834
The Average Person Is Hiding 13 Secrets, According to a Study by Anna Todd
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/keeping-secrets-makes-life-harder-emotions-change/
People use more jargon when they're insecure about their status by author Kelsey Donk
- Stillman, J. (2020, October 20). New Research: Jargon Is a Sign of Insecurity, Not Smarts. Inc.com; Inc. https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/language-jargon-hiring.html
- People Use Jargon To Make Up For Their Low Standing In A Group. (2020, November 2). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/11/02/people-use-jargon-to-make-up-for-their-low-standing-in-a-group/
- Brown, Z. C., Anicich, E. M., & Galinsky, A. D. (2020). Compensatory conspicuous communication: Low status increases jargon use. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 161, 274–290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.07.001
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Learn about how a planet-friendly diet also tends to be healthier and why we don’t have battery-powered airplanes. But first, social psychologist and author Devon Price is back to explain how we can all avoid burnout.
Additional resources from Dr. Devon Price:
- Preorder "Laziness Does Not Exist" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/393WHTM
- Dr. Devon Price on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drdevonprice
- Dr. Devon Price on Medium: https://devonprice.medium.com/
A Planet-Friendly Diet Also Tends to Be Healthier by Sonja Hodgson
- Brannon-Tulane, K. (2019, January 24). Climate-friendly diets tend to be good for us - Futurity. Futurity. https://www.futurity.org/climate-friendly-healthier-diets-1964632-2/
- Rose, D., Heller, M.C., Willits-Smith, A.M., Meyer, R.J. (2019 March). Carbon footprint of self-selected US diets: nutritional, demographic, and behavioral correlates. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqy327
Why don’t we have battery-powered airplanes? by Cameron Duke
- Baraniuk, C. (2020). The largest electric plane ever to fly. BBC.Com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200617-the-largest-electric-plane-ever-to-fly
- Dries Verstraete. (2019, September 20). Climate explained: why don’t we have electric aircraft? The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/climate-explained-why-dont-we-have-electric-aircraft-123910
- E&T editorial staff. (2020, January 31). EasyJet partner takes ‘crucial step’ towards electric plane. TheIET.Org. https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/01/easyjet-partner-takes-crucial-step-towards-its-first-electric-plane/
- Rogan, J. Europe’s new aviation vision: is electric the future? (2018, July 3). Venner Shipley. Vennershipley.Co.Uk. https://www.vennershipley.co.uk/resources/publications/2018/07/03/europes-new-aviation-vision-is-electric-the-future
- Hawkins, A. J. (2019, August 14). This company wants to fill the skies with hydrogen-powered planes by 2022. The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/14/20804257/zeroavia-hydrogen-airplane-electric-flight
- How much fuel does an international plane use for a trip? (2000, April). HowStuffWorks. https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/question192.htm
- Lee, D. S., Fahey, D. W., Skowron, A., Allen, M. R., Burkhardt, U., Chen, Q., Doherty, S. J., Freeman, S., Forster, P. M., Fuglestvedt, J., Gettelman, A., De León, R. R., Lim, L. L., Lund, M. T., Millar, R. J., Owen, B., Penner, J. E., Pitari, G., Prather, M. J., … Wilcox, L. J. (2020). The contribution of global aviation to anthropogenic climate forcing for 2000 to 2018. Atmospheric Environment, 117834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117834
- Our failure to kick the flying habit means aviation needs to go green. (2019). New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132111-600-our-failure-to-kick-the-flying-habit-means-aviation-needs-to-go-green/
- Boeing 777 Performance Summary. (2009.) The Boeing Company. [Via Wayback Machine. Web.Archive.Org.] https://web.archive.org/web/20140802021208/http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/commercial/startup/pdf/777_perf.pdf
- Why Did a Delta Plane Dump Jet Fuel Over Los Angeles Schools? (2020, January 15). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/us/delta-dumps-fuel-los-angeles.html
- Adams, E. (2017, May 31). Electric Airplanes Need Better Batteries—Which Should Arrive in 30 Years. WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2017/05/electric-airplanes-2/
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Learn about how we know that an asteroid killed the dinosaurs. We’ll also talk to social psychologist and author Devon Price about how laziness might actually benefit us.
The Epic Tale of the 5th Mass Extinction (Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary) by Natalia Reagan
- Alvarez, L. W., Alvarez, W., Asaro, F., & Michel, H. V. (1980). Extraterrestrial Cause for the Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction. Science, 208(4448), 1095–1108. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.208.4448.1095
- Alvarez, W. (2009). The historical record in the Scaglia limestone at Gubbio: magnetic reversals and the Cretaceous‐Tertiary mass extinction. Sedimentology, 56(1), 137-148.
- https://usm.maine.edu/sites/default/files/The%20Collaborative%20of%20Global%20and%20Big%20History/Alvarez,%20145%20Gubbio%20review%20Sedgy%202009.pdf
- Jaggard, V. (2019) What Killed Dinosaurs: New Ideas About the Wipeout. National Geographic.
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/dinosaur-extinction/
- A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Alvarez finds evidence of dinosaur-killing asteroid. (1998). Pbs.org. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/do80di.html
- What’s the hottest Earth’s ever been? | NOAA Climate.gov. (2020). Climate.Gov. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/whats-hottest-earths-ever-been
- Byrnes, J., & Karlstrom, L. (2018, February 7). More bad news for dinosaurs: Chicxulub meteorite impact triggered global volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/more-bad-news-for-dinosaurs-chicxulub-meteorite-impact-triggered-global-volcanic-eruptions-on-the-ocean-floor-91053
- Black, R. (2019, September 9). What Happened the Day a Giant, Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Hit the Earth. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dinosaur-killing-asteroid-impact-chicxulub-crater-timeline-destruction-180973075/
- Alvarez Theory on Dinosaur Die-Out Upheld: Experts Find Asteroid Guilty of Killing the Dinosaurs. (2010, March 9). News Center. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2010/03/09/alvarez-theory-on-dinosaur/
- The Demise of the Dinosaurs. Vanderbilt.Edu. https://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/physics/astrocourses/ast201/kt_exti
Additional resources from Dr. Devon Price:
- Preorder "Laziness Does Not Exist" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/393WHTM
- Dr. Devon Price on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drdevonprice
- Dr. Devon Price on Medium: https://devonprice.medium.com/
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Learn about why adding cold cream to your coffee keeps it hotter longer, why social identity can make people distrust the scientific consensus, and why you need self-compassion for self-improvement.
Why Adding Cold Cream to Your Coffee Keeps it Hotter Longer by Ashley Hamer
- The Physics of Coffee & Cream - Modernist Cuisine. (2012, December 12). Modernist Cuisine. https://modernistcuisine.com/mc/the-physics-of-coffee-cream/
- https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenakedscientists. (2011). What loses heat fastest, a white or black surface? Thenakedscientists.com. https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/what-loses-heat-fastest-white-or-black-surface
- Stefan-Boltzmann Law. (2017). Gsu.Edu. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/stefan.html
- Newton’s Law of Cooling. Math.Ubc.Ca. http://www.ugrad.math.ubc.ca/coursedoc/math100/notes/diffeqs/cool.html
Cultural Cognition Is Why People Don't Trust The Scientific Consensus by Ashley Hamer
- Cultural cognition of scientific consensus. (2011). Journal of Risk Research. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13669877.2010.511246
For self-improvement, you need self-compassion by author Kelsey Donk
- Give Yourself a Break: The Power of Self-Compassion. (2018, September). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2018/09/give-yourself-a-break-the-power-of-self-compassion
- Rawlings, R. (2019, October 21). How Compassion Bolsters Self-Improvement - Mind Cafe - Medium. Medium; Mind Cafe. https://medium.com/mind-cafe/how-compassion-bolsters-self-improvement-57d5db2c69be
- Chwyl, C., Chen, P., & Zaki, J. (2020). Beliefs About Self-Compassion: Implications for Coping and Self-Improvement. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 014616722096530. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167220965303
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Learn about why it’s relaxing to breathe in through your nose and the first woman who’s ever been struck by a meteor. We’ll also answer a listener question about why smacking electronics helps to make them work again.
Why do relaxation exercises have you breathe in through your nose? Two words: nitric oxide by Grant Currin
- Hirschlag, A. (2020, July 14). Breathing Through Your Nose Is Healthier for You | Elemental. Medium; Elemental. https://elemental.medium.com/how-nasal-breathing-keeps-you-healthier-3695bb5c6cd1
- Ignarro, L. J. (2020, June 19). The right way to breathe during the coronavirus pandemic. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/the-right-way-to-breathe-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-140695
- Lundberg, J. O. N., & Weitzberg, E. (1999). Nasal nitric oxide in man. Thorax, 54(10), 947–952. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.54.10.947
- Ritz, T., Trueba, A. F., Vogel, Pia. D., Auchus, R. J., & Rosenfield, D. (2018). Exhaled nitric oxide and vascular endothelial growth factor as predictors of cold symptoms after stress. Biological Psychology, 132, 116–124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.11.006
Only One Woman Has Ever Been Struck by a Meteor by Mae Rice
- Clipping from Enterprise-Journal - Newspapers.com. (2019). Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28689668/enterprise-journal/
- George, A. (2019, November 26). In 1954, an Extraterrestrial Bruiser Shocked This Alabama Woman. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/1954-extraterrestrial-bruiser-shocked-alabama-woman-180973646/
- This Meteorite Hit an Alabama Woman While She Was Napping on Her Couch. (2015). Slate Magazine. http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2015/06/02/the_hodges_meteorite_is_one_of_the_few_space_to_ever_strike_a_human.html?wpisrc=obnetwork
- The True Story of History’s Only Known Meteorite Victim. (2013, February 20). Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/2/130220-russia-meteorite-ann-hodges-science-space-hit/
LISTENER Q: Why does smacking electronics make them work again? by Ashley Hamer
- Engber, D. (2014). Can You Fix A Machine By Smacking It? Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/article/technology/can-you-fix-machine-smacking-it/
- TV Troubles. (2017). Nasa.Gov. https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a12/a12.tvtrbls.html
- It’s not stupid, if it works - why percussive maintenance is a legit repair method. (2019, March 29). It’s not stupid, if it works - why percussive maintenance is a legit repair method? Technology Org. https://www.technology.org/2019/03/29/its-not-stupid-if-it-works-why-percussive-maintenance-is-a-legit-repair-method/
- Why Does Smacking A Remote Control Sometimes Make It Work Again? (2017, November 14). Science ABC. https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/why-does-smacking-a-remote-control-sometimes-make-it-work-again.html
- https://www.facebook.com/modernsurvivalblog. (2019, September 13). Battery Corrosion | Why They Leak And How To Prevent It. Modern Survival Blog. https://modernsurvivalblog.com/preps/battery-corrosion-why-they-leak-and-how-to-prevent-it/
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Learn about why animals keep evolving into crabs in a principle called “carcinization,” whether water is actually wet, and if there’s any truth behind the old adage "feed a cold, starve a fever."
Animals keep evolving into crabs by Grant Currin
- Delbert, C. (2020, October 19). Animals Keep Evolving Into Crabs, Which Is Somewhat Disturbing. Popular Mechanics; Popular Mechanics. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a34389129/crab-evolution-carcinization/
- Crustaceans. (2015). Mesa.Edu.Au. http://www.mesa.edu.au/crustaceans/crustaceans05a.asp
- PBS Eons. (2020). Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs? . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvfR3XLXPvw
- Keiler, J., Wirkner, C. S., & Richter, S. (2017). One hundred years of carcinization – the evolution of the crab-like habitus in Anomura (Arthropoda: Crustacea). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 121(1), 200–222. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blw031
Is Water Wet? Listener question answered by Ashley Hamer and Cody Gough
- Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/is-water-wet-neutron-star-weight-how-to-keep-exper/
Is There Any Truth Behind the Old Adage "Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever"? by Joanie Faletto
- Fischetti, M. (2014, January 3). Fact or Fiction?: Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-feed-a-cold/
- Wang, A., Huen, S. C., Luan, H. H., Yu, S., Zhang, C., Gallezot, J.-D., Booth, C. J., & Medzhitov, R. (2016). Opposing Effects of Fasting Metabolism on Tissue Tolerance in Bacterial and Viral Inflammation. Cell, 166(6), 1512-1525.e12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.07.026
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Learn about why your dog might be lying about its size and how physicists just achieved room-temperature superconductivity for the first time. But first, food science expert Harold McGee is back to talk about the smells that existed before Earth did.
Additional resources from food science expert and author Harold McGee:
- Pick up "Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World's Smells" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kGFpxT
- Harold McGee's website: https://curiouscook.typepad.com/site/about-harold-mcgee.html
- Harold McGee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Harold_McGee
Your Dog Might Be Lying About Its Size by Reuben Westmaas
- McGuire, B., Olsen, B., Bemis, K. E., & Orantes, D. (2018). Urine marking in male domestic dogs: honest or dishonest? Journal of Zoology, 306(3), 163–170. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12603
Physicists just achieved room-temperature superconductivity for the first time by Grant Currin
- Room-Temperature Superconductivity Achieved for the First Time. (2020). Quanta Magazine. https://www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-discover-first-room-temperature-superconductor-20201014
- Snider, E., Dasenbrock-Gammon, N., McBride, R., Debessai, M., Vindana, H., Vencatasamy, K., Lawler, K. V., Salamat, A., & Dias, R. P. (2020). Room-temperature superconductivity in a carbonaceous sulfur hydride. Nature, 586(7829), 373–377. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2801-z
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Learn about why we now know what a dinosaur's cloaca looks like. You’ll also learn why smells change with context from food science expert Harold McGee.
We now know what a dinosaur's cloaca looks like by Grant Currin
- See the photo here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2258023-dinosaur-fossil-with-preserved-genital-orifice-hints-how-they-mated/
- Black, R. (2020, October 21). We Finally Know What a Dinosaur’s Butthole Looks Like. Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/technology/2020/10/dinosaur-butt-fossil-discovery-cloaca.html
- Bell, P.R., Pittman, M., Kaye, T.G., Hendrickx, C. (2020) A crocodylian-style cloaca in a non-avialan dinosaur. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.11.335398
Additional resources from food science expert and author Harold McGee:
- Pick up "Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World's Smells" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kGFpxT
- Harold McGee's website: https://curiouscook.typepad.com/site/about-harold-mcgee.html
- Harold McGee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Harold_McGee
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Learn about how a ghosted email causes different stress than a rude response does, the 15-year grudge match between rival dino hunters known as The Bone Wars, and crown shyness, the forest’s version of social distancing.
Ignoring someone's email and drafting a rude response stress people out in similar but different ways by Kelsey Donk
- What new research reveals about rude workplace emails. (2020). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200925113648.htm
- Yuan, Z., Park, Y., & Sliter, M. T. (2020). Put you down versus tune you out: Further understanding active and passive e-mail incivility. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 25(5), 330–344. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000215
- Zhenyu Yuan,YoungAh Park. (2020, July 21). The Psychological Toll of Rude E-mails. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-psychological-toll-of-rude-e-mails/
The Bone Wars Were a 15-Year Grudge Match Between Rival Dino Hunters by Reuben Westmaas
- The Two Paleontologists Who Had a Bone to Pick with Each Other | Detours | Prehistoric Road Trip. (2020, June 7). WTTW Chicago. https://interactive.wttw.com/prehistoric-road-trip/detours/the-two-paleontologists-who-had-a-bone-to-pick-with-each-other
- Engber, D. (2013, August 7). A Brilliant Paleontologist, Unfit for Battle in the Bone Wars. Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/business/2013/08/dinosaur-bone-wars-othniel-charles-marsh-edward-drinker-cope-and-their-forgotten-rival.html
Crown shyness is how trees practice social distancing by Steffie Drucker
- McVean, A. (2018, September 19). Trees avoid touching each other due to "crown shyness." The results are beautiful webs of leaves. Office for Science and Society. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know/trees-avoid-touching-each-other-due-crown-shyness-results-are-beautiful-webs-leaves
- Osterloff, Emily. (2020) Crown shyness: are trees social distancing too? Nhm.Ac.Uk. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/crown-shyness-are-trees-social-distancing.html
- Wu, K. (2020, July 6). Some trees may “social distance” to avoid disease. Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/07/tree-crown-shyness-forest-canopy/
- MENG, S. X., RUDNICKI, M., LIEFFERS, V. J., REID, D. E. B., & SILINS, U. (2006). Preventing crown collisions increases the crown cover and leaf area of maturing lodgepole pine. Journal of Ecology, 94(3), 681–686. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01121.x
- Crepy, M. A., & Casal, J. J. (2014). Photoreceptor-mediated kin recognition in plants. New Phytologist, 205(1), 329–338. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13040
- Ballare, C. L., Sanchez, R. A., Scopel, A. L., Casal, J. J., & Ghersa, C. M. (1987). Early detection of neighbour plants by phytochrome perception of spectral changes in reflected sunlight. Plant, Cell and Environment, 10(7), 551–557. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-3040.ep11604091
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Learn about how to avoid the too-familiar trap of mental accounting, the story of when a glitchy instrument led to evidence for the Big Bang, and the real science behind how to make cut flowers last longer.
Is That Real Money Or Fun Money? The Familiar Trap Of Mental Accounting by Ashley Hamer
- Thaler, R. H. (1999). Mental accounting matters. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 12(3), 183–206. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0771(199909)12:3%3C183::AID-BDM318%3E3.0.CO;2-F
- Choices, Values, and Frames | Handbook of the Fundamentals of Financial Decision Making. (2020). Worldscientific.Com. https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9789814417358_0016
- Lehrer, J. (2011, February 14). The Curse of Mental Accounting. Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2011/02/the-curse-of-mental-accounting/
- Mental Accounting Definition. (2020). Investopedia. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mentalaccounting.asp
That time a glitchy instrument led to evidence for the Big Bang by Cameron Duke
- A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Penzias and Wilson discover cosmic microwave radiation. (2020). Pbs.Org. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp65co.html
- Holmdel Horn Antenna. (2020). @apsphysics.
https://www.aps.org/programs/outreach/history/historicsites/penziaswilson.cfm
- Wall, M. (2014, May 20). Cosmic Anniversary: “Big Bang Echo” Discovered 50 Years Ago Today. Space.Com; Space. https://www.space.com/25945-cosmic-microwave-background-discovery-50th-anniversary.html
How to make cut flowers last longer by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Lisa)
- What’s In Your Flowers’ Food? | Bouqs Blog. (2018, July 17). The Bouqs Co. Blog. https://bouqs.com/blog/whats-in-your-flowers-food/
- S.E. Gould. (2013, January 20). Making sugar from carbon dioxide: The Calvin Cycle. Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/lab-rat/making-sugar-from-carbon-dioxide-the-calvin-cycle/
- The Science of Keeping Flowers Fresh | Experiments | Steve Spangler Science. (2019). The Lab. https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/science-keeping-flowers-fresh/
- Curtin, C. (2007, February 14). Fact or Fiction?: Vodka and Citrus Sodas Keep Cut Flowers Fresh. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-vodka-citrus-sodas-keep-flowers-fresh/
- Nell, T.A., Reid, M.S. (2004, January) Special Research Report #410: Postproduction - The Three C’s of Success with Fresh Cut Flowers (2) – “Cleanliness”. The American Floral Endowment. https://endowment.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/410postprod.pdf
- Nell, T.A. (2004, June) De-myth-tifying Cut Flower Care. Florists Review. P. 51-54. https://web.archive.org/web/20040618065419if_/http://www.floristsreview.com/main/june/featurestory.html
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Learn about a nearly mile-long trackway of fossilized human footprints is the longest ever found, a trick to keep experiences feeling fresh and new, and the more you wish for self-control, the less of It you have.
This nearly mile-long trackway of fossilized human footprints is the longest ever found by Steffie Drucker
- Wei-Haas, M.(2020, October 15). Incredible details of 10,000-year-old trek revealed in fossil footprints. National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/10/incredible-details-of-10-000-year-old-trek-revealed-in-fossil-footprints/
- Fossil footprints tell story of prehistoric parent’s journey. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/cu-fft101420.php
- Bennett, M. R., Bustos, D., Odess, D., Urban, T. M., Lallensack, J. N., Budka, M., Santucci, V. L., Martinez, P., Wiseman, A. L. A., & Reynolds, S. C. (2020). Walking in mud: Remarkable Pleistocene human trackways from White Sands National Park (New Mexico). Quaternary Science Reviews, 249, 106610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106610
This Simple Trick Keeps All Your Favorite Experiences Feeling Fresh and New by Reuben Westmaas
- Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/is-water-wet-neutron-star-weight-how-to-keep-exper/
The More You Wish for Self-Control, the Less of It You Have by Anna Todd
- Uziel, L., & Baumeister, R. F. (2017). The Self-Control Irony: Desire for Self-Control Limits Exertion of Self-Control in Demanding Settings. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 43(5), 693–705. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167217695555
- Romm, C. (2017, May). Wishing for More Self-Control Can Backfire. The Cut; The Cut. https://www.thecut.com/2017/05/wishing-for-more-self-control-can-backfire.html
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Neil Shubin is back to talk about the viruses lurking in your DNA. You’ll also learn about whether it’s true that turkeys are so dumb that they drown in rainstorms, and why domineering people don't rise through the ranks any faster.
Additional resources from biologist and author Neil Shubin:
- Pick up "Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/36mmaF1
- Neil Shubin's website: http://www.neilshubin.com/
- Neil Shubin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NeilShubin
Turkeys Don't Drown in Rainstorms by Ashley Hamer
- Watson, S. (2007, September 24). Will a turkey really drown if it looks up during a rainstorm? HowStuffWorks. https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/turkey-drown.htm
- SAVAGE, T. F., HARPER, J. A., & ENGEL, H. N. (1993). Inheritance of Tetanic Torticollar Spasms in Turkeys. Poultry Science, 72(7), 1212–1217. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.0721212
- Halford, M. (2009, November 25). The Mental (and Amorous) Qualities of the Wild Turkey. The New Yorker; The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-mental-and-amorous-qualities-of-the-wild-turkey
- McWilliams, J. (2014, November 27). The Enigmatic Intelligence Of Turkeys. The Dodo; The Dodo. https://www.thedodo.com/the-enigmatic-intelligence-of--845163116.html
Despite the stereotype, selfish, domineering people don't rise through the ranks any faster by Kelsey Donk
- Selfish And Combative People Don’t Actually Get Ahead At Work. (2020, September 28). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/09/28/selfish-and-combative-people-dont-actually-get-ahead-at-work/
- Anderson, C., Sharps, D. L., Soto, C. J., & John, O. P. (2020). People with disagreeable personalities (selfish, combative, and manipulative) do not have an advantage in pursuing power at work. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(37), 22780–22786. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2005088117
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Learn about the “superhabitable” planets that may have conditions better for life than Earth. Then, biologist and best-selling author Neil Shubin will explain a common misconception about how animals evolve.
Two dozen planets have been identified that may have conditions better for life than Earth by Grant Currin
- Some planets may be better for life than Earth. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/wsu-spm100220.php
- In Search for a Planet Better than Earth: Top Contenders for a Superhabitable World. (2020). Astrobiology. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ast.2019.2161
Additional resources from biologist and author Neil Shubin:
- Pick up "Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/36mmaF1
- Neil Shubin's website: http://www.neilshubin.com/
- Neil Shubin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NeilShubin
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Learn about how scientists discovered that Venus flytraps can store short-term “memories,” why you shouldn't use real-time updates when waiting for the bus, and how epigenetics can make your DNA change within your lifetime.
Venus flytraps store short-term ‘memories’ in their hairs by Grant Currin
- Segarra, C. (2020, October 14). How Venus flytraps store short-term ‘memories’ of prey. Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/how-venus-flytraps-store-short-term-memories-prey
- Suda, H., Mano, H., Toyota, M., Fukushima, K., Mimura, T., Tsutsui, I., Hedrich, R., Tamada, Y., & Hasebe, M. (2020). Calcium dynamics during trap closure visualized in transgenic Venus flytrap. Nature Plants, 6(10), 1219–1224. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-020-00773
- Platt, J. R. (2015, January 22). Venus Flytraps Risk Extinction in the Wild at the Hands of Poachers. Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/venus-flytraps-risk-extinction-in-the-wild-at-the-hands-of-poachers/
Waiting for the bus? Science says you shouldn't use real-time updates by Kelsey Donk
- Want to wait less at the bus stop? Beware real-time updates. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/osu-wtw101220.php
- Liu, L., & Miller, H. J. (2020). Does real-time transit information reduce waiting time? An empirical analysis. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 141, 167–179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2020.09.014
With Epigenetics, Your DNA Can Change Within Your Lifetime by Ashley Hamer
- Cath Ennis. (2014, April 25). Epigenetics 101: a beginner’s guide to explaining everything | Cath Ennis. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/occams-corner/2014/apr/25/epigenetics-beginners-guide-to-everything
- Rönn, T., Volkov, P., Davegårdh, C., Dayeh, T., Hall, E., Olsson, A. H., Nilsson, E., Tornberg, Å., Dekker Nitert, M., Eriksson, K.-F., Jones, H. A., Groop, L., & Ling, C. (2013). A Six Months Exercise Intervention Influences the Genome-wide DNA Methylation Pattern in Human Adipose Tissue. PLoS Genetics, 9(6), e1003572. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003572
- Singh, S., & Li, S. S.-L. (2012). Epigenetic Effects of Environmental Chemicals Bisphenol A and Phthalates. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 13(8), 10143–10153. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms130810143
- Suderman, M., Borghol, N., Pappas, J. J., Pinto Pereira, S. M., Pembrey, M., Hertzman, C., Power, C., & Szyf, M. (2014). Childhood abuse is associated with methylation of multiple loci in adult DNA. BMC Medical Genomics, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1755-8794-7-13
- Eriksen, K. G., Radford, E. J., Silver, M. J., Fulford, A. J. C., Wegmüller, R., & Prentice, A. M. (2017). Influence of intergenerational in utero parental energy and nutrient restriction on offspring growth in rural Gambia. The FASEB Journal, 31(11), 4928–4934. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201700017r
- Kaati, G., Bygren, L., & Edvinsson, S. (2002). Cardiovascular and diabetes mortality determined by nutrition during parents’ and grandparents’ slow growth period. European Journal of Human Genetics, 10(11), 682–688. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200859
- Berezow, A. (2014, April 16). End the Hype over Epigenetics & Lamarckian Evolution. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/think-tank/end-the-hype-over-epigenetics-lamarckian-evolution
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Learn about how saying no to kids makes them more resourceful and why humans aren’t the only animals capable of deception. We’ll also answer a listener question about whether rocket stages ever hit ships in the ocean, with a little help from Cody Chambers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Saying no to kids makes them more resourceful by Anna Todd
- To Raise Better Kids, Say No (Published 2017). (2017, May 17). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/well/family/to-raise-better-kids-say-no.html
- German, T. P., & Defeyter, M. A. (2000). Immunity to functional fixedness in young children. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 7(4), 707–712. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03213010
- Mehta, R., & Zhu, M. (2015). Creating When You Have Less: The Impact of Resource Scarcity on Product Use Creativity. Journal of Consumer Research, 42(5), 767–782. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucv051
Humans aren't the only animals capable of deception by Cameron Duke
- Culum Brown, Garwood, M., & Williamson, J. E. (2012, July 4). It pays to cheat: Tactical deception in a cephalopod social signalling system. ResearchGate; Royal Society, The. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228324988_It_pays_to_cheat_Tactical_deception_in_a_cephalopod_social_signalling_system
- Flower, T. (2010). Fork-tailed drongos use deceptive mimicked alarm calls to steal food. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 278(1711), 1548–1555. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2010.1932
- Hanlon, R. T., Naud, M.-J., Shaw, P. W., & Havenhand, J. N. (2005). Transient sexual mimicry leads to fertilization. Nature, 433(7023), 212–212. https://doi.org/10.1038/433212a
- King, B. J. (2019). Deception in the Animal Kingdom. Scientific American. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0919-50
- Langley, L. (2017, May 20). Here are the Best Liars in the Animal Kingdom. National Geographic News. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/05/animals-lying-liars-birds-squid/
- Monkeys crying wolf? Tufted capuchin monkeys use anti-predator calls to usurp resources from conspecifics | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. (2012). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2009.0544
- “NOVA | Kings of Camouflage | Mating Trickery | PBS.” Pbs.Org, 2020, www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/camo/mati-nf.html
- Squirrels “fake it” to fool would-be thieves. (2020). New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19726395-400-squirrels-fake-it-to-fool-would-be-thieves/
- Steele, M. A., Halkin, S. L., Smallwood, P. D., McKenna, T. J., Mitsopoulos, K., & Beam, M. (2008). Cache protection strategies of a scatter-hoarding rodent: do tree squirrels engage in behavioural deception? Animal Behaviour, 75(2), 705–714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.07.026
- Stevens, M. (2016, March 14). Nature’s cheats: how animals and plants trick and deceive. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/natures-cheats-how-animals-and-plants-trick-and-deceive-55323
Do rocket stages ever hit ships? Listener question from Steve in Tennessee, answer by Cody Chambers, Flight Safety Lead at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
- Watch the recorded broadcast of the Commercial Crew SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew-1 launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_FIaPBOJgc
- NASA Range Flight Safety Program: https://kscsma.ksc.nasa.gov/RangeSafety
- News article about 2019 rocket launch mishap in China: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/26/chinese-rocket-crushes-houses-after-government-warning-to-residents.html
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Learn about why life is based on carbon and not silicon, whether you should be using plastic or wood cutting boards, and how jealous feelings can help maintain friendships.
Why is life based on carbon and not silicon? by Cameron Duke
- Cosmic Evolution - Future. (2020). Harvard.Edu. https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~ejchaisson/cosmic_evolution/docs/fr_1/fr_1_future5.html
- Could silicon be the basis for alien life forms, just as carbon is on Earth? (1998, February 23). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-silicon-be-the-basi/
- Petkowski, J. J., Bains, W., & Seager, S. (2020). On the Potential of Silicon as a Building Block for Life. Life, 10(6), 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/life10060084
Should you be using plastic or wood cutting boards? by Joanie Faletto
- Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/plastic-vs-wood-cutting-boards-what-water-tastes-l/
Jealous feelings can help maintain friendships by Kelsey Duke
- Jealous feelings can act as a tool to strengthen friendships. (2020). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200811153911.htm
- Krems, J. A., Williams, K. E. G., Aktipis, A., & Kenrick, D. T. (2020). Friendship jealousy: One tool for maintaining friendships in the face of third-party threats? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000311
Episode referenced in recap:
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-we-search-for-aliens-seth-shostak-seti-motivat/
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First, Annie Duke will explain what to do when you make the wrong decision. Then you’ll learn why we may want to think about recycling our poop, and about misophonia, a true hatred for certain sounds.
Additional resources from decision strategist Annie Duke:
- Pick up "How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kO1qvK
- Pick up "Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3mDbmZE
- Annie Duke's website: https://www.annieduke.com/
- Annie Duke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/annieduke
We recycle cardboard and aluminum, but not our poop by Cameron Duke
- Aria Bendix. (2019, October 14). Toilet evaporates water from poop without plumping or power - Business Insider. Business Insider; Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/evaporative-toilet-removes-water-from-poop-2019-10
- Grossman, D. (2019, November 4). Are We Reaching Peak Phosphorus? Maybe. Popular Mechanics; Popular Mechanics. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a29391215/phosphorus-shortage/
- Kluger, J. (2015, November 3). How Poop Can Be Worth $9.5 Billion. Time; Time. https://time.com/4098127/human-waste-energy-recycling/
- Mihelcic, J. R., Fry, L., & Shaw, R. (2011, March). Global Potential of Phosphorus Recovery from Human Urine and Feces. ResearchGate; Elsevier. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/50830942_Global_Potential_of_Phosphorus_Recovery_from_Human_Urine_and_Feces
- The Heaviest Objects in the World. (2018, May 11). Msn.Com; The Heaviest Objects in the World. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/money/the-heaviest-objects-in-the-world/ar-AAx8KwU
- Tweed, K. (2009). Sewage Industry Fights Phosphorus Pollution. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sewages-cash-crop/
Misophonia: a true hatred for certain sounds by Anna Todd
- Kumar, S., Tansley-Hancock, O., Sedley, W., Winston, J. S., Callaghan, M. F., Allen, M., Cope, T. E., Gander, P. E., Bamiou, D.-E., & Griffiths, T. D. (2017). The Brain Basis for Misophonia. Current Biology, 27(4), 527–533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.048
- Potgieter, I., MacDonald, C., Partridge, L., Cima, R., Sheldrake, J., & Hoare, D. J. (2019). Misophonia: A scoping review of research. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75(7), 1203–1218. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22771
- Daniels, E. C., Rodriguez, A., & Zabelina, D. L. (2020). Severity of misophonia symptoms is associated with worse cognitive control when exposed to misophonia trigger sounds. PLOS ONE, 15(1), e0227118. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227118
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Learn about why gynandromorphs are born half male and half female. Then, we’ll talk to poker champion turned decision strategist Annie Duke about when it’s best to go with your gut.
Gynandromorphs are animals born half male and half female by Grant Currin
- Robson, D. (2015). These animals are male on one side and female on the other. Bbc.Com. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150916-these-animals-are-male-on-one-side-and-female-on-the-other
- MacDonald, J. (2019, March 18). The Mysterious Gynandromorph. JSTOR Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/the-mysterious-gynandromorph/
- Pratap, A. (2020, October 6). This rare bird is male on one side and female on the other. Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bird-male-female-grosbeak-gynandromorph
- Weintraub, K. (2019, February 9). A Rare Bird Indeed: A Cardinal That’s Half Male, Half Female. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/science/cardinal-sex-gender.html
- Seaberg, M. (2019, January 31). Rare half-male, half-female cardinal spotted in Pennsylvania. Nationalgeographic.Com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/01/half-male-half-female-cardinal-pennsylvania/
- Malmquist, D. (2020). Rare crab may hold genetic secrets. Vims.Edu. https://www.vims.edu/newsandevents/topstories/archives/2005/dual_sex_crab.php
Additional resources from decision strategist Annie Duke:
- Pick up "How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kO1qvK
- Pick up "Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3mDbmZE
- Annie Duke's website: https://www.annieduke.com/
- Annie Duke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/annieduke
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Learn about how babies' random choices become their preferences, why modern agriculture requires “migratory beekeeping” — basically, taking honeybees on road trips, and four of the world’s weirdest weather phenomena.
Just like adults, babies' random choices become their preferences by Kelsey Donk
- Babies’ random choices become their preferences. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/jhu-brc100120.php
- Silver, A. M., Stahl, A. E., Loiotile, R., Smith-Flores, A. S., & Feigenson, L. (2020). When Not Choosing Leads to Not Liking: Choice-Induced Preference in Infancy. Psychological Science, 095679762095449. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620954491
Why modern agriculture relies on driving honeybees around the country by Ashley Hamer
- Ferris Jabr. (2013). The Mind-Boggling Math of Migratory Beekeeping. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/migratory-beekeeping-mind-boggling-math/
- Rosner, H. (2013). Return of the Natives. Scientific American, 309(3), 70–75. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0913-70
4 of the world's weirdest weather phenomena by Reuben Westmaas
- Wikipedia Contributors. (2020, October 26). Blood rain. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_rain
- McKie, R., & Gentleman, A. (2006, March 5). Red rain could prove that aliens have landed. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/mar/05/spaceexploration.theobserver
- Gangappa, R., & Hogg, S. I. (2013). DNA unmasked in the red rain cells of Kerala. Microbiology, 159(Pt_1), 107–111. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.062711-0
- Lluvia de Peces (Rain of Fish). (2010, June 28). Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lluvia-de-peces-the-rain-of-fish
- Giant “Bugnado” Swarms In America’s Heartland. (2011, August 20). NPR.Org. https://www.npr.org/2011/08/20/139815838/giant-bugnado-swarms-in-americas-heartland
- Andrea Thompson,Climate Central. (2014, August 11). How Do Dust Devils Form? Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-dust-devils-form/
- Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search. (2010). Google.Com. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19940820&id=bZtiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8HcNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3943,6442421
- Strange & Unexplained Things in Science: Star Jelly. (2015, April 27). Futurism; Futurism. https://futurism.com/strange-unexplained-things-science-star-jelly
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Learn why spacesuits are white, and how to avoid drama by breaking the Karpman Drama Triangle. Then, test your podcast knowledge with this month’s Curiosity Challenge trivia game.
Why are spacesuits white? By Cameron Duke
- Harry Jones. (2009, July 12). Spacesuit heat rejection loads on the moon and Mars, W. ResearchGate; ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Spacesuit-heat-rejection-loads-on-the-moon-and-Mars-W_tbl3_288944210
- LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER: Temperature Variation on the Moon North Pole Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature. (n.d.). https://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/lithos/LROlitho7temperaturevariation27May2014.pdf
- Massina, C., Klaus, D., & Sheth, R. (2014). Evaluation of Heat Transfer Strategies to Incorporate a Full Suit Flexible Radiator for Thermal Control in Space Suits. https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2346/59691/ICES-2014-89.pdf
- Why are EVA suits white? (2020). Nasa.Gov. https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/eva/white.html
- Cool Spacesuits NASA SUMMER OF INNOVATION. (n.d.). https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/544886main_LS5_Cool-Space-Suits_C1.pdf
To Avoid Drama, You Need to Break the Karpman Drama Triangle by Mae Rice
- How to Ditch the Drama in Your Relationships. (2018). Greater Good. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_ditch_the_drama_in_your_relationships
- Karpman, S. (1968). Fairy tales and script drama analysis. Transactional analysis bulletin, 7(26), 39-43. https://www.karpmandramatriangle.com/pdf/DramaTriangle.pdf
- The Official Site of the Karpman Drama Triangle. (2014). Karpmandramatriangle.Com. https://www.karpmandramatriangle.com/index.html
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia with Collin:
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-the-mantis-shrimp-can-punch-so-hard-without-damage/
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/earths-atmosphere-may-be-rusting-the-moon/
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/3-mythological-creatures-that-were-inspired-by-real-fossils
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Learn about how slow blinking at a cat can help you make friends with it, how temptation bundling can help you reinforce good habits, and why Moravec’s Paradox says the easy stuff is hardest for artificial intelligence.
Slow blinking at a cat can help you make friends with it by Steffie Drucker
- Feline friendly? How to build rap-paw with your cat - new psychology study. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/uos-ffh100720.php
- Rigby, S., & Science, P. (2020, October 8). Want to make friends with a cat? Blink slowly, say scientists. BBC Science Focus Magazine; BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/want-to-make-friends-with-a-cat-blink-slowly-say-scientists/
- Humphrey, T., Proops, L., Forman, J., Spooner, R., & McComb, K. (2020). The role of cat eye narrowing movements in cat–human communication. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73426-0
Reinforce Good Habits With Temptation Bundling by Ashley Hamer
- Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/where-online-lingo-comes-from-how-to-reinforce-goo/
Moravec's Paradox Is Why the Easy Stuff Is Hardest for Artificial Intelligence by Ashley Hamer
- Russell, S. J. and Norvig, P. (1995). Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach. Prentice Hall. https://web.archive.org/web/20170831090316/https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bef0/731f247a1d01c9e0ff52f2412007c143899d.pdf
- Mandelbaum, R. F. (2018, April 25). AI Is Getting Pretty Good at Studying Distant Galaxies. Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/ai-is-getting-pretty-good-at-studying-distant-galaxies-1825513242
- Cascone, S. (2017, July 11). AI-Generated Art Now Looks More Convincingly Human Than Work at Art Basel, Study Says. Artnet News; artnet News. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rutgers-artificial-intelligence-art-1019066
- There are two kinds of AI, and the difference is important. (2017). Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/narrow-and-general-ai/
- Moravec, H. (1988) Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence. Harvard University Press. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mind_Children/56mb7XuSx3QC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover
- Rubinov, M. (2015). Neural networks in the future of neuroscience research. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 16(12), 767–767. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn4042
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Learn about how AI could help predict which drugs won’t agree with women, and why Point Nemo is considered planet Earth’s spacecraft graveyard. But first, Ologies podcast host Alie Ward is back to tell us about her favorite ologie.
Resources from Ologies host Alie Ward:
- Ologies Podcast: https://www.alieward.com/ologies
- Alie Ward's website: https://www.alieward.com/
- Alie Ward on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alieward
- Alie Ward on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alieward/
AI could help predict which drugs won't agree with women (since studies haven't) by Cameron Duke
- Chandak, P., & Tatonetti, N. P. (2020). Using Machine Learning to Identify Adverse Drug Effects Posing Increased Risk to Women. Patterns, 1(7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2020.100108
- Drugs aren’t typically tested on women. AI could correct that bias. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/cp-dat093020.php
- Llamas, M. (2015, September 24). How the FDA Let Women Down. Drugwatch.Com; DrugWatch. https://www.drugwatch.com/featured/fda-let-women-down/
- Whitley, H. P., & Lindsey, W. (2009). Sex-Based Differences in Drug Activity. American Family Physician, 80(11), 1254–1258. https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/1201/p1254.html
Point Nemo is Planet Earth's Spacecraft Graveyard by Reuben Westmaas
- Dr. David Whitehouse. (2017, October 20). The place spacecraft go to die. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41683839
- NASA wrestles with what to do with International Space Station after 2024 – Spaceflight Now. (2020). Spaceflightnow.Com. https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/20/nasa-wrestles-with-what-to-do-with-international-space-station-after-2024/
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Learn about why birds are the only surviving dinosaurs. Then, we’ll talk to Alie Ward of the Ologies podcast about why we should all ask smart people stupid questions.
Why are birds the only surviving dinosaurs? By Grant Currin
- Hendry, L. (2018, June 15). Why are birds the only surviving dinosaurs? The Natural History Museum London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/why-are-birds-the-only-surviving-dinosaurs.html
- Black, R. (2020, September 15). Why Birds Survived, and Dinosaurs Went Extinct, After an Asteroid Hit Earth. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-birds-survived-and-dinosaurs-went-extinct-after-asteroid-hit-earth-180975801/
- Pickrell, J. (2018, May 24). How Did Dino-Era Birds Survive the Asteroid “Apocalypse”? National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/05/dinosaurs-asteroid-birds-forests-fires-paleontology-science/
- Balter, M. (2014, May 6). How Birds Survived the Dinosaur Apocalypse. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/05/how-birds-survived-dinosaur-apocalypse
Resources from Ologies host Alie Ward:
- Ologies Podcast: https://www.alieward.com/ologies
- Alie Ward's website: https://www.alieward.com/
- Alie Ward on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alieward
- Alie Ward on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alieward/
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Learn about why remote workers need a "virtual commute," what happened when scientists tried growing prehistoric-sized insects, and how the solar system has not one, but two alignment planes.
Separate work from home with a "virtual commute" by author Kelsey Donk
- MacLellan, L. (2020, October). Create boundaries when working from home with commute rituals. Quartz at Work; Quartz. https://qz.com/work/1909901/how-to-design-virtual-commute-rituals-that-energize-you/
- Deighton, K. (2020, September 29). Microsoft Thinks You’ve Been Missing Your Commute in Lockdown. WSJ; The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-thinks-youve-been-missing-your-commute-in-lockdown-11601373601
Scientists Tried Growing Prehistoric-Sized Insects, and Here's What Happened by author Reuben Westmaas
- Meganeura - Encyclopedia of Life. (2020). Eol.Org. https://eol.org/pages/10511703
- Largest Land-Dwelling “Bug” of All Time. (2011, January 15). Largest Land-Dwelling “Bug” of All Time. National Geographic Society Newsroom. https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2011/01/15/largest-land-dwelling-bug-of-all-time/
- Keim, B. (2010, September 29). How Plants May Have Made Large Predators Possible. WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2010/09/oxygen-and-evolution/
- Mosher, D. (2010, November 2). High Oxygen Levels Spawn Monster Dragonflies. WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2010/11/huge-dragonflies-oxygen/
The Solar System Has Two Alignment Planes by Grant Currin
- Second alignment plane of solar system discovered. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/nion-sap092920.php
- Higuchi, A. (2020). Anisotropy of Long-period Comets Explained by Their Formation Process. The Astronomical Journal, 160(3), 134. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/aba94d
- Starr, M. (2020). Radical Discovery Suggests The Solar System Has Two Planes of Orbital Alignment. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/it-looks-like-the-solar-system-has-two-planes-of-orbital-alignment
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Learn how fathers benefit from being involved with their newborn babies, what you can do to control your dreams with science, and why the asterisk is used for corrections.
Being Involved with the Baby Early on Benefits a Father's Mental Health by Kelsey Donk
- Greater father involvement in infant parenting is beneficial for paternal mental health. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/f-gfi091720.php
- Bamishigbin, O. N., Wilson, D. K., Abshire, D. A., Mejia-Lancheros, C., & Dunkel Schetter, C. (2020). Father Involvement in Infant Parenting in an Ethnically Diverse Community Sample: Predicting Paternal Depressive Symptoms. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.578688
You Can Control Your Dreams with Science by Ashley Hamer
- Saunders, D. T., Roe, C. A., Smith, G., & Clegg, H. (2016). Lucid dreaming incidence: A quality effects meta-analysis of 50 years of research. Consciousness and Cognition, 43, 197–215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2016.06.002
- Aspy, D. J., Delfabbro, P., Proeve, M., & Mohr, P. (2017). Reality testing and the mnemonic induction of lucid dreams: Findings from the national Australian lucid dream induction study. Dreaming, 27(3), 206–231. https://doi.org/10.1037/drm0000059
- Want to control your dreams? Here’s how you can. (2017). Adelaide.Edu.Au. https://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news95682.html
When did we start using asterisks for corrections? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Aya from South Africa)
- Petronzio, M. (2012, October 25). A Brief History of Instant Messaging. Mashable. https://mashable.com/2012/10/25/instant-messaging-history/
- History of Information. (2010). Historyofinformation.Com. https://www.historyofinformation.com/image.php?id=5702
- Alt , B. (2000, October 23). ASCII Text and Emphasis. Emailuniverse.Com. https://emailuniverse.com/ezine-tips/?id=197
- Johns, K. (1996). Netiquette Smilies & Shorthand. Kassj.Com. http://www.kassj.com/netiquette/smilies.html
- Zimmer, B. (2013). Language Log » The cyberpragmatics of bounding asterisks. Upenn.Edu. https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4466
- What the Duck?? (2020, August 21). Department of Linguistics. https://www.colorado.edu/linguistics/2020/08/21/what-duck
- Collister, L. B. (2011). *-repair in Online Discourse. Journal of Pragmatics, 43(3), 918–921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2010.09.025
Previous interviews with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch:
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/is-internet-language-bad-w-gretchen-mcculloch-and-how-to-remember-more-dreams/
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/online-boomer-speak-w-gretchen-mcculloch-and-is-money-cant-buy-happiness-true/
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/international-internet-languages-w-gretchen-mcculloch-chances-of-rain-and-mars-in-spain/
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/emoji-around-the-world-w-gretchen-mcculloch-and-plants-may-have-a-sense-of-sight/
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Learn about a simple brain-training task that may reduce motion sickness, what parasites found in medieval human remains can tell us about eradicating them today, and the two main reasons why everything takes longer than you think it will.
A Simple Brain-Training Task May Reduce Motion Sickness by Kelsey Donk
- You can train your brain to reduce motion sickness. (2020). Warwick.Ac.Uk. https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/you_can_train
- Smyth, J., Jennings, P., Bennett, P., & Birrell, S. (2021). A novel method for reducing motion sickness susceptibility through training visuospatial ability – A two-part study. Applied Ergonomics, 90, 103264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103264
Parasitic Worms Found in Medieval Human Remains May Hold the Secret for Eradicating Them Today by Cameron Duke
- Flammer, P. G., Ryan, H., Preston, S. G., Warren, S., Přichystalová, R., Weiss, R., Palmowski, V., Boschert, S., Fellgiebel, K., Jasch-Boley, I., Kairies, M.-S., Rümmele, E., Rieger, D., Schmid, B., Reeves, B., Nicholson, R., Loe, L., Guy, C., Waldron, T., … Smith, A. L. (2020). Epidemiological insights from a large-scale investigation of intestinal helminths in Medieval Europe. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(8), e0008600. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008600
- Parasitic worms found in medieval human remains hold secret for eradicating them today. (2020, September). Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/parasitic-worms-found-medieval-human-remains-hold-secret-eradicating-them-today
- Intestinal worms. (2016). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/intestinal_worms/more/en/
The 2 Main Reasons Why Everything Takes Longer Than You Think It Will by Anna Todd
- Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-everything-takes-longer-than-you-think-storm-p/
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Learn about how 5G may impair weather forecasts, and how the first confirmed exoplanet was discovered a lot more recently than you may realize. Plus, science writer John Tierney is back to explore how negativity bias affects our relationships.
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Additional resources from science writer John Tierney:
- Pick up "The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It" on Amazon
- John Tierney on Twitter
- John Tierney on the New York Times
5G May Impair Weather Forecasts by Grant Currin
- 5G wireless may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/ru-5wm092320.php
- Yousefvand, M., Wu, Chung-Tse Michael, Wang, R.-Q., Brodie, J., & Mandayam, N. (2020). Modeling the Impact of 5G Leakage on Weather Prediction. ArXiv.Org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.13498
- Curiosity Daily episode that featured a 5G explainer: https://www.curiositydaily.com/difference-between-5g-and-4g-networks-w-trace-dominguez-and-self-repairing-batteries/
We Didn't Officially Confirm the Existence of Exoplanets Until 1992 by Joanie Faletto
- Wall, M. (2017, January 9). Exoplanet Anniversary: 1st Alien Worlds Confirmed 25 Years Ago Today. Space.Com; Space. https://www.space.com/35253-exoplanet-discovery-anniversary-25-years.html
- Wolszczan, A., & Frail, D. A. (1992). A planetary system around the millisecond pulsar PSR1257 + 12. Nature, 355(6356), 145–147. https://doi.org/10.1038/355145a0
- NASA Exoplanet Archive. (2020). Caltech.Edu. https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/
- James Webb Space Telescope. (2019). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/webb/main/index.html
- NASA Telescope Reveals Record-Breaking Exoplanet Discovery. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-telescope-reveals-largest-batch-of-earth-size-habitable-zone-planets-around
- NEW Grid | The Arecibo Observatory. (2020). Naic.Edu. http://www.naic.edu/
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Learn about two new neuroscience studies that show why birds are so dang smart. Then science writer John Tierney will talk negativity bias and how you can use it to your own benefit.
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Two new bird-brain studies show why birds are so smart by Grant Currin
- Ackerman, J. (2016). The Genius of Birds. United States: Penguin Publishing Group.
- Tracing cerebral cortex evolution. (2018). Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; www.MPG.de. https://www.mpg.de/12027342/molecular-atlas-reptile-brain
- Suzana Herculano-Houzel. (2020). Birds do have a brain cortex—and think. Science, 369(6511), 1567–1568. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abe0536
- Stacho, M., Herold, C., Rook, N., Hermann Wagner, Axer, M., Katrin Amunts, & Onur Güntürkün. (2020). A cortex-like canonical circuit in the avian forebrain. Science, 369(6511). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc5534
- Nieder, A., Lysann Wagener, & Rinnert, P. (2020). A neural correlate of sensory consciousness in a corvid bird. Science, 369(6511), 1626–1629. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb1447
Additional resources from science writer John Tierney:
- Pick up "The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It" on Amazon
- John Tierney on Twitter
- John Tierney on the New York Times
Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Ashley Hamer and Natalia Reagan (filling in for Cody Gough). You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY
Learn about whether it’s better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond, a mysterious, ancient city called Cahokia that’s, weirdly, just outside St. Louis, and how AI might be able to catch heart disease with a selfie.
Is It Better to Be a Big Fish in a Small Pond or a Small Fish in a Big Pond? By Kelsey Donk
- Even When You’re A Member Of An Elite Group, It Can Be Demoralising To Rank Lower Than Your Peers. (2020, September 24). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/09/24/even-when-youre-a-member-of-an-elite-group-it-can-be-demoralising-to-rank-lower-than-your-peers/#more-40380
- Zell, E., & Lesick, T. L. (2020). Taking Social Comparison to the Extremes: The Huge-Fish-Tiny-Pond Effect in Self-Evaluations. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 194855062095653. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550620956535
Cahokia Was the Mysterious, Massive Ancient City in ... St. Louis? By Reuben Westmaas
- Newitz, A. (2016, December 13). Finding North America’s lost medieval city. Ars Technica; Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/12/theres-a-1000-year-old-lost-city-beneath-the-st-louis-suburbs/
- Mound 38 – Monks Mound – Cahokia Mounds. (2015, October 23). Cahokiamounds.Org. https://cahokiamounds.org/mound/mound-38-monks-mound/
- Woodhenge - Cahokia Mounds, Illinois. (2020). Scienceviews.Com. https://scienceviews.com/indian/woodhenge.html
AI Might Be Able to Catch Heart Disease with a Selfie by Kelsey Donk
- “Selfies” could be used to detect heart disease. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/esoc-cb082120.php
- Christoffersen, M., Frikke-Schmidt, R., Schnohr, P., Jensen, G. B., Nordestgaard, B. G., & Tybjærg-Hansen, A. (2014). Visible Age-Related Signs and Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease in the General Population. Circulation, 129(9), 990–998. https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.113.001696
- Lin, S., Li, Z., Fu, B., Chen, S., Li, X., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Lv, B., Xu, B., Song, X., Zhang, Y.-J., Cheng, X., Huang, W., Pu, J., Zhang, Q., Xia, Y., Du, B., Ji, X., & Zheng, Z. (2020). Feasibility of using deep learning to detect coronary artery disease based on facial photo. European Heart Journal. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa640
- Schnohr, P., Lange, P., Nyboe, J., Appleyard, M., & Jensen, G. (1995). Gray hair, baldness, and wrinkles in relation to myocardial infarction: The Copenhagen City Heart Study. American Heart Journal, 130(5), 1003–1010. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-8703(95)90201-5
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Learn about a new theory for the uncanny valley effect and the Door to Hell, a giant fiery pit that’s been burning since 1971. We’ll also answer a listener question about how drug and alcohol tolerance works.
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There's a New Theory for the Uncanny Valley Effect by Steffie Drucker
- Experiments reveal why human-like robots elicit uncanny feelings. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/ehs-erw091020.php
- Wang, S., Cheong, Y. F., Dilks, D. D., & Rochat, P. (2020). The Uncanny Valley Phenomenon and the Temporal Dynamics of Face Animacy Perception. Perception, 030100662095261. https://doi.org/10.1177/0301006620952611
- Caballar, R. D. (2019, Nov. 6). What Is the Uncanny Valley? IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/what-is-the-uncanny-valley
- Guizzo, E. (2013, Nov. 13). Experts Plunge Into the Uncanny Valley, Celebrate Masahiro Mori. IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/the-uncanny-valley-revisited-a-tribute-to-masahiro-mori
The Door to Hell Is a Giant Fiery Pit That's Been Burning Since 1971 by Joanie Faletto
- Geiling, N. (2014, May 20). This Hellish Desert Pit Has Been On Fire for More Than 40 Years. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/giant-hole-ground-has-been-fire-more-40-years-180951247/
- Upton, J. (2013, July 31). $100 million worth of natural gas goes up in flames every month in North Dakota. Grist; Grist. https://grist.org/news/100-million-worth-of-natural-gas-goes-up-in-flames-every-month-in-north-dakota/
- Things to Do in Darvaza. (2020). Tripadvisor.Com. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g2049541-Activities-Darvaza_Ahal_Province.html
How does drug/alcohol tolerance work? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Danielle)
- Mechanisms of tolerance and tachyphylaxis | Deranged Physiology. (2018). Derangedphysiology.Com. https://derangedphysiology.com/main/cicm-primary-exam/required-reading/variability-drug-response/Chapter%20221/mechanisms-tolerance-and-tachyphylaxis
- Nichols, D. E. (2016). Psychedelics. Pharmacological Reviews, 68(2), 264–355. https://doi.org/10.1124/pr.115.011478
- Dumas, E. O., & Pollack, G. M. (2008). Opioid Tolerance Development: A Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Perspective. The AAPS Journal, 10(4). https://doi.org/10.1208/s12248-008-9056-1
- Lapham, S. (2010). The Limits of Tolerance: Convicted Alcohol-Impaired Drivers Share Experiences Driving Under the Influence. The Permanente Journal, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.7812/tpp/09-145
- Bauman, J. (2014, October 16). Drug Tolerance - Bradford Health Services - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center. Bradford Health Services - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center. https://bradfordhealth.com/drug-tolerance/
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Learn how deliberate practice makes perfect, what the New England Vampire Panic is, and how baby tortoises are attracted to faces from birth.
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Practice Won't Make Perfect, But Deliberate Practice Might by Ashley Hamer
- Scott Barry Kaufman. (2014, July 15). Practice Alone Does Not Make Perfect, Studies Find. Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/practice-alone-does-not-make-perfect-studies-find/
- The Making of an Expert. (2007, July). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2007/07/the-making-of-an-expert
- Anders Ericsson, K. (2016, April 10). Malcolm Gladwell got us wrong: Our research was key to the 10,000-hour rule, but here’s what got oversimplified. Salon; Salon.com. https://www.salon.com/2016/04/10/malcolm_gladwell_got_us_wrong_our_research_was_key_to_the_10000_hour_rule_but_heres_what_got_oversimplified/
- Anderson, J. (2017, March 2). How to make your kid good at anything, according to Anders Ericsson, an expert on peak performance and originator of the 10,000-hour rule. Quartz; Quartz. https://qz.com/915646/how-to-make-your-kid-good-at-anything-according-to-anders-ericsson-an-expert-on-peak-performance-and-originator-of-the-10000-hour-rule/
After the Salem Witch Trials, There Was the New England Vampire Panic by Reuben Westmaas
- Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/exercising-for-different-body-types-new-england-va/
Baby tortoises are attracted to faces from birth, which means faces have been important for a long time by Grant Currin
- Tortoise hatchlings are attracted to faces from birth. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/qmuo-tha091120.php
- Versace, E., Damini, S., & Stancher, G. (2020). Early preference for face-like stimuli in solitary species as revealed by tortoise hatchlings. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 202011453. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2011453117
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Learn why Einstein worried that science can’t explain “the now,” how high-impact exercise is actually good for your bones, and why in Haiti, zombies are more than fiction.
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Einstein Worried That Science Can't Explain "The Now" by Ashley Hamer
- Carnap, R., & Schilpp, P. A. (1963). The Philosophy of Rudolf Carnap. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. http://fitelson.org/confirmation/carnap_schilpp_volume.pdf
- Mermin, N. D. (2014). Physics: QBism puts the scientist back into science. Nature, 507(7493), 421–423. https://doi.org/10.1038/507421a
- Now — And The Physics Of Time. (2016, September 27). NPR.Org. https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/09/27/495608371/now-and-the-physics-of-time
High-Impact Exercise Is Actually Good for Your Bones by Ashley Hamer
- Russo, C. R. (2009). The effects of exercise on bone. Basic concepts and implications for the prevention of fractures. Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism : The Official Journal of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism, and Skeletal Diseases, 6(3), 223–228. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2811354/
- Fuchs, R. K., Bauer, J. J., & Snow, C. M. (2001). Jumping Improves Hip and Lumbar Spine Bone Mass in Prepubescent Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 16(1), 148–156. https://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.2001.16.1.148
- Deere, K., Sayers, A., Rittweger, J., & Tobias, J. H. (2012). Habitual levels of high, but not moderate or low, impact activity are positively related to hip BMD and geometry: Results from a population‐based study of adolescents. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 27(9), 1887–1895. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.1631
- Ireland, A., Maden-Wilkinson, T., Mcphee, J., Cooke, K., Narici, M., Degens, H., & Rittweger, J. (2013). Upper Limb Muscle–Bone Asymmetries and Bone Adaptation in Elite Youth Tennis Players. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 45(9), 1749–1758. https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e31828f882f
- Nikander, R., Sievänen, H., Heinonen, A., & Kannus, P. (2004). Femoral Neck Structure in Adult Female Athletes Subjected to Different Loading Modalities. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 20(3), 520–528. https://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.041119
- How to keep your bones healthy. (2019). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/bone-health/art-20045060
- Fractures due to osteoporosis threaten seniors’ independence | International Osteoporosis Foundation. (2017). Iofbonehealth.Org. https://www.iofbonehealth.org/news/fractures-due-osteoporosis-threaten-seniors%E2%80%99-independence
- Tucker, L. A., Strong, J. E., LeCheminant, J. D., & Bailey, B. W. (2015). Effect of Two Jumping Programs on Hip Bone Mineral Density in Premenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Health Promotion, 29(3), 158–164. https://doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.130430-quan-200
- Koli, J., Multanen, J., Kujala, U. M., Häkkinen, A., Nieminen, M. T., Kautiainen, H., Lammentausta, E., Jämsä, T., Ahola, R., Selänne, H., Kiviranta, I., & Heinonen, A. (2015). Effects of Exercise on Patellar Cartilage in Women with Mild Knee Osteoarthritis. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 47(9), 1767–1774. https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000000629
- Reynolds, G. (2016, March 15). Why High-Impact Exercise Is Good for Your Bones. Well. https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/07/why-high-impact-exercise-is-good-for-your-bones/?partner=rss&emc=rss
In Haiti, Zombies Are More Than Fiction by Cameron Duke
- Del Guercio, G. (2017, October 31). From the Archives: The Secrets of Haiti’s Living Dead. Harvard Magazine. https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2017/10/are-zombies-real
- Pufferfish | National Geographic. (2010, March 12). Nationalgeographic.Com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/group/pufferfish/
- Lago, J., Rodríguez, L., Blanco, L., Vieites, J., & Cabado, A. (2015). Tetrodotoxin, an Extremely Potent Marine Neurotoxin: Distribution, Toxicity, Origin and Therapeutical Uses. Marine Drugs, 13(10), 6384–6406. https://doi.org/10.3390/md13106384
- Littlewood, R., & Douyon, C. (1997). Clinical findings in three cases of zombification. The Lancet, 350(9084), 1094–1096. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(97)04449-8
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Learn about how bacteria in your gut can produce electricity. Then, performer and lecturer Thom Britton will tell us about the origins of seances and how Hollywood gets them wrong.
Some Bacteria in Your Gut Produce Electricity by Cameron Duke
- Specktor, B. (2020, September 18). Scientists find “secret molecule” that allows bacteria to exhale electricity. Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/electron-breathing-geobacter-microbes.html
- Chabert, N., Amin Ali, O., & Achouak, W. (2015). All ecosystems potentially host electrogenic bacteria. Bioelectrochemistry, 106, 88–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2015.07.004
- Light, S. H., Su, L., Rivera-Lugo, R., Cornejo, J. A., Louie, A., Iavarone, A. T., Ajo-Franklin, C. M., & Portnoy, D. A. (2018). A flavin-based extracellular electron transfer mechanism in diverse Gram-positive bacteria. Nature, 562(7725), 140–144. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0498-z
- Sanders, R. (2018, September 12). Gut bacteria’s shocking secret: They produce electricity. Berkeley News. https://news.berkeley.edu/2018/09/12/gut-bacterias-shocking-secret-they-produce-electricity/
- Yasemin Saplakoglu. (2018, September 13). The Bacteria in Your Gut Produce Electricity. Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/63569-gut-bacteria-produces-electricity.html
More resources from performer Thom Britton:
- The Seance: https://www.weplaywiththedead.com/
- Thom Britton's website: https://freakshowtell.com/thombritton
- Thom's one-man show, FreakShow & Tell: https://freakshowtell.com/
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Learn how calling loved ones builds stronger social connections than texting does, why the return of wolves improved life for every animal in Yellowstone, and how body snatchers of the 19th century contributed to modern medicine.
Call, Don't Text, for a Stronger Social Connection by Kelsey Donk
- Kumar, A., & Epley, N. (2020). It’s surprisingly nice to hear you: Misunderstanding the impact of communication media can lead to suboptimal choices of how to connect with others. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000962
- Texas McCombs. (2020, September 10). When We Fear an Awkward Phone Call, We Often Turn to Text. Medium; Big Ideas. https://medium.com/texas-mccombs/when-we-fear-an-awkward-phone-call-we-often-turn-to-text-62ac6eec93e5
- Phone Calls Create Stronger Bonds Than Text-Based Communications. (2020, September 11). UT News. https://news.utexas.edu/2020/09/11/phone-calls-create-stronger-bonds-than-text-based-communications/
The Return of Wolves Improved Life for Every Animal in Yellowstone by Reuben Westmaas
- Tobin, K. (2015, September 4). Did wolves help restore trees to Yellowstone? PBS NewsHour. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/wolves-greenthumbs-yellowstone
- Peglar, T. (2020, June 30). 1995 Reintroduction of Wolves in Yellowstone. My Yellowstone Park. https://www.yellowstonepark.com/park/yellowstone-wolves-reintroduction
- Travsky, A. (2014, February 19). Wolves Bring Aspen Back. My Yellowstone Park. https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/wolves-bring-yellowstone-back
- Farquhar, B. (2020, June 30). Wolf Reintroduction Changes Ecosystem. My Yellowstone Park. https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/wolf-reintroduction-changes-ecosystem
Why 19th-Century Body Snatchers Were an Essential Part of Medical Science by Steffie Drucker
- Body Snatching Around The World | History Detectives | PBS. (2014). Pbs.Org. https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/body-snatching-around-the-world/
- The Era of the Body Snatchers. (2014, October 16). Mentalfloss.Com. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/59550/era-body-snatchers
- Body snatching | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/body-snatching#ref1179705
- Burke and Hare, grave robbers and murderers. (2017). Historic UK. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Burke-Hare-infamous-murderers-graverobbers/
- Ghazanfar, H., Rashid, S., Hussain, A., Ghazanfar, M., Ghazanfar, A., & Javaid, A. (2018). Cadaveric Dissection a Thing of the Past? The Insight of Consultants, Fellows, and Residents. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2418
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Learn about whether parasites can turn us into zombies, why awkward silences are so awkward, and why bubbles form in boiling water.
Could parasites turn us into zombies? By Cameron Duke
- Ahmed, I. (2019, November). The science of zombies: Will the undead rise? Phys.Org; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2019-11-science-zombies-undead.html
- Blum, J., Schmid, C., & Burri, C. (2006). Clinical aspects of 2541 patients with second stage human African trypanosomiasis. Acta Tropica, 97(1), 55–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2005.08.001
- Flegr, J. (2007). Effects of Toxoplasma on Human Behavior. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 33(3), 757–760. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbl074
- McAuliffe, K. (2012, February 6). How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/03/how-your-cat-is-making-you-crazy/308873/
- Pappas, S. (2011, October 20). Unrelenting Sex Drive May Signal Deadly Rabies. Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/16627-sex-drive-rabies-infection.html
- Thomas, B. (2015, October 29). Meet the Parasites That Control Human Brains. Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/meet-the-parasites-that-control-human-brains
The Science of Awkward Silences by Anna Todd
- Koudenburg, N., Postmes, T., & Gordijn, E. H. (2011). Disrupting the flow: How brief silences in group conversations affect social needs. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47(2), 512–515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2010.12.006
- Koudenburg, N., Postmes, T., & Gordijn, E. H. (2013). Resounding Silences. Social Psychology Quarterly, 76(3), 224–241. https://doi.org/10.1177/0190272513496794
Why do bubbles form in boiling water? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Abu)
- UCSB Science Line. (2020). Ucsb.Edu. http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=3197
- Why Does Water Bubble When It Boils? (2019, November 2). Wonderopolis.Org. https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-does-water-bubble-when-it-boils
- Helmenstine, A.M. (2019). Know the Chemical Composition of Bubbles in Boiling Water. ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/what-are-the-bubbles-in-boiling-water-4109061
- Breslyn, W. (2016). Boiling, Atmospheric Pressure, and Vapor Pressure . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag4lLUXKuSM
- FAQ: Boiling and altitude/pressure. (2020). IAPWS.org. http://www.iapws.org/faq1/boil.html
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Learn about how eclipses on Mars can tell scientists more about the planet’s interior, why we behave irrationally when our freedom is threatened, and how an ‘80s video game was at the center of a conspiracy theory.
The Martian Moon Phobos Creates a Yearly Solar Eclipse — and Its Effects Could Tell Us More About the Planet by Grant Currin
- Surprise on Mars. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/ez-som090420.php
- Stähler, S. C., R. Widmer‐Schnidrig, J.‐R. Scholz, M. van Driel, A. Mittelholz, K. Hurst, Johnson, C. L., Lemmon, M. T., Lorenz, R. D., P. Lognonné, Müller, N. T., L. Pou, A. Spiga, D. Banfield, S. Ceylan, C. Charalambous, Clinton, J., D. Giardini, F. Nimmo, … Banerdt, W. B. (2020). Geophysical observations of Phobos transits by InSight. Geophysical Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089099
- InSight’s Landing Site: Elysium Planitia. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/pia22232/insight-s-landing-site-elysium-planitia
Reactance Is Why You Act Irrationally When Your Freedom Is Threatened by Cody Gough
- Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/odds-of-dying-national-safety-council-ken-kolosh-r/
Was This 1980s Arcade Game Really at the Centre of a Government Conspiracy? by Reuben Westmaas
- Matulef, J. (2015, May 22). Polybius: The story behind the world’s most mysterious arcade cabinet. Eurogamer.Net; Eurogamer.net. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-05-22-polybius-the-story-behind-the-worlds-most-mysterious-arcade-cabinet
- Streckert, J. (2020, February 24). Storied & Scandalous Portland, Oregon: A History of Gambling, Vice, Wits, and Wagers. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. https://books.google.com/books?id=GkHCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA171&lpg=PA171&dq=1980s+portland+gambling+busts+arcade&source=bl&ots=dAu5xBVV3C&sig=ACfU3U2BzLOI9ozFgH89pxv9RAz6I8YYyQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi3nZn7-ZPsAhVlIjQIHargA1U4ChDoATACegQICBAC#v=onepage&q=1980s%20portland%20gambling%20busts%20arcade&f=false
- Tummy Derails Asteroids Champ. (1981, November 29). AP News. Eugene Register-Guard. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19811129&id=arRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6688,7639998&hl=en
- Zarrelli, N. (2016, April 28). The Urban Legend of the Government’s Mind-Controlling Arcade Game. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-urban-legend-of-the-governments-mindcontrolling-arcade-game
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Learn about how being a “Viking” was actually a career choice, not an ethnicity, why it’s easy to plant false memories, and how the pandemic has made birdsong more complex.
"Viking" was a job description, not heredity by Grant Currin
- Helmets. (2020). National Museum of Denmark. https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/weapons/helmets/
- Curry, A. (2020, September 16). ‘Viking’ was a job description, not a matter of heredity, massive ancient DNA study shows. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/viking-was-job-description-not-matter-heredity-massive-ancient-dna-study-shows
- Margaryan, A., Lawson, D. J., Sikora, M., Racimo, F., Rasmussen, S., Moltke, I., Cassidy, L. M., Jørsboe, E., Ingason, A., Pedersen, M. W., Korneliussen, T., Wilhelmson, H., Buś, M. M., de Barros Damgaard, P., Martiniano, R., Renaud, G., Bhérer, C., Moreno-Mayar, J. V., Fotakis, A. K., … Willerslev, E. (2020). Population genomics of the Viking world. Nature, 585(7825), 390–396. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2688-8
It's Surprisingly Easy to Plant False Memories by Ashley Hamer
- Scientists and Practitioners Don’t See Eye to Eye on Repressed Memory. (2013). Association for Psychological Science - APS. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/scientists-and-practitioners-dont-see-eye-to-eye-on-repressed-memory.html#.WRJKslMrKi4
- And the Memory Wars Wage On. (2014, March 5). Nationalgeographic.Com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2014/03/05/and-the-memory-wars-wage-on/
- Loftus, E. F. (2020). Elizabeth F. Loftus | Elizabeth F. Loftus. Uci.Edu. https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/eloftus/
- Creating False Memories. (2020). Washington.Edu. https://staff.washington.edu/eloftus/Articles/sciam.htm
The Pandemic Has Made Birdsong More Complex by Steffie Drucker
- Simon, M. (2020, September 24). How the Pandemic Transformed This Songbird’s Call. Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-pandemic-transformed-this-songbirds-call/
- In San Francisco bay area, shutdown reduced anthropogenic noise, which changed birdsong quality. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/aaft-isf092120.php
- Stokstad, E. (2020, September 24). When COVID-19 silenced cities, birdsong recaptured its former glory. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/when-covid-19-silenced-cities-birdsong-recaptured-its-former-glory
- Derryberry, E. P., Phillips, J. N., Derryberry, G. E., Blum, M. J., & Luther, D. (2020). Singing in a silent spring: Birds respond to a half-century soundscape reversion during the COVID-19 shutdown. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd5777
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Learn about why predators don’t hunt their prey into extinction, then discover the history of crossword puzzles from author Adrienne Raphel!
Why Don’t Predators Hunt Their Prey Into Extinction? By Cameron Duke
- Dickman, C., Nimmo, D., Ritchie, E., & Doherty, T. (2019, May 14). Invasive predators are eating the world’s animals to extinction – and the worst is close to home. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/invasive-predators-are-eating-the-worlds-animals-to-extinction-and-the-worst-is-close-to-home-64741
- Krohne, D. T. (2018). Ecology : evolution, application, integration. Oxford University Press.
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PREDATOR-PREY DYNAMICS. (2019). Utk.Edu. http://www.tiem.utk.edu/~gross/bioed/bealsmodules/predator-prey.html
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The Red Queen | The American Naturalist. (2020). The American Naturalist. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/283213?journalCode=an
Additional resources from Adrienne Raphel:
- Pick up "Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and The Puzzling People Who Can’t Live Without Them" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kOjdCv
- Adrienne Raphel's website: https://www.adrienneraphel.com/
- Adrienne Raphel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrienneraphel
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Learn about what it would be like to travel through a wormhole, how the pumpkin became North America’s Halloween mascot, and how social isolation can fuel conspiracy theories.
What Would It Be Like to Ride Through a Wormhole? By Ashley Hamer
- Lindley, D. (2005). The Birth of Wormholes. Physics, 15. https://physics.aps.org/story/v15/st11
- Nola Taylor Redd. (2017, October 21). What Is Wormhole Theory? Space.Com. https://www.space.com/20881-wormholes.html
- Ceurstemont, S. (2012, March 13). What a trip through a wormhole would look like. New Scientist TV. https://web.archive.org/web/20120415112903/http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2012/03/what-a-trip-through-a-wormhole-would-look-like.html
- What does a journey through a wormhole actually look like? (2014, November 13). Physicscentral.Com. http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2014/11/what-does-journey-through-wormhole.html
How Did Pumpkins Become Halloween’s Go-to Decoration? By Kelsey Donk
- History.com Editors. (2019, October 25). How Jack O’Lanterns Originated in Irish Myth. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins
- Butler, S. (2013, October 25). The Halloween Pumpkin: An American History. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/news/the-halloween-pumpkin-an-american-history
- Why Do We Carve Pumpkins at Halloween? | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/story/why-do-we-carve-pumpkins-at-halloween
Social Isolation Could Breed Conspiracy Theorists by Anna Todd
- Graeupner, D., & Coman, A. (2017). The dark side of meaning-making: How social exclusion leads to superstitious thinking. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 69, 218–222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2016.10.003
- Hutson, M. (2017). A Conspiracy of Loneliness. Scientific American Mind, 28(3), 15–15. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamericanmind0517-15b
- Social Exclusion Leads to Conspiratorial Thinking, Study Finds | Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. (2017). Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. https://spia.princeton.edu/news/social-exclusion-leads-conspiratorial-thinking-study-finds
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Learn about why officials in Idaho once dropped beavers from parachutes, how your romantic partner might be influencing your goals (and vice versa), and test your podcast knowledge with this month’s Curiosity Challenge trivia game.
Romantic Partners Influence Each Other's Goals by Kelsey Donk
- Romantic partners influence each other’s goals. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/uob-rpi090820.php
- Nikitin, J., Wünsche, J., L. Bühler, J., Weidmann, R., Burriss, R. P., & Grob, A. (2020). Interdependence of Approach and Avoidance Goals in Romantic Couples Over Days and Months. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa149
Why Idaho Officials Dropped Beavers from Parachutes by Steffie Drucker
- Wright, S. (2015). Parachuting Beavers Into Idaho’s Wilderness? Yes, It Really Happened. @KBSX915. https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/parachuting-beavers-idahos-wilderness-yes-it-really-happened#stream/0
- Zorthian, J. (2015, October 23). The True History Behind Idaho’s Parachuting Beavers. Time; Time. https://time.com/4084997/parachuting-beavers-history/
- Wagner, L. (2015, October 22). WATCH: Long-Lost Parachuting Beaver Footage From 1950. NPR.Org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/22/450958213/watch-long-lost-parachuting-beaver-footage-from-1950
- Crew, B. (2015, January 29). Why 76 Beavers Were Forced to Skydive into the Idaho Wilderness in 1948. Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/why-76-beavers-were-forced-to-skydive-into-the-idaho-wilderness-in-1948/
- VIDEO: https://youtu.be/APLz2bTprMA
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia with Melissa:
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/the-rando-who-translated-gilgamesh-why-horses-lost-their-toes-and-a-sperm-swimming-discovery/
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/a-harmful-mutation-evolved-for-good-why-astronauts-are-using-old-sailing-tech-in-space-and-codys-message/
- https://www.curiositydaily.com/two-types-of-empathy-why-razors-dull-and-can-you-learn-perfect-pitch/
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Learn about the disturbing original plots of five beloved fairy tales, how the HALT method can help control your impulses, and why our ability to drink milk evolved way faster than we thought!
Here Are the Disturbing and Gory Origins of 5 Beloved Fairy Tales by Stephanie Bucklin
- Grimm 021: Cinderella. (2011). Pitt.Edu. https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm021.html
- Snow White. (2014). Vcu.Edu. https://germanstories.vcu.edu/grimm/schneeeng.html
- Beauty and the Beast. (2011). Pitt.Edu. http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/beauty.html
- Hans Christian Andersen : The Snow Queen. (2019). Andersen.Sdu.Dk. https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheSnowQueen_e.html
- Hans Christian Andersen: The Little Mermaid. (2020). Gilead.Org.Il. http://hca.gilead.org.il/li_merma.html
Learn the “HALT” Method to Control Your Impulses by Annie Hartman
- Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/space-elevator-science-halt-impulse-control-method/
Our ability to drink milk evolved way faster than we thought by Cameron Duke
- An Evolutionary Whodunit: How Did Humans Develop Lactose Tolerance? (2012, December 28). NPR.Org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/12/27/168144785/an-evolutionary-whodunit-how-did-humans-develop-lactose-tolerance
- Burger, J., Link, V., Blöcher, J., Schulz, A., Sell, C., Pochon, Z., Diekmann, Y., Žegarac, A., Hofmanová, Z., Winkelbach, L., Reyna-Blanco, C. S., Bieker, V., Orschiedt, J., Brinker, U., Scheu, A., Leuenberger, C., Bertino, T. S., Bollongino, R., Lidke, G., … Wegmann, D. (2020). Low Prevalence of Lactase Persistence in Bronze Age Europe Indicates Ongoing Strong Selection over the Last 3,000 Years. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.033
- Stony Brook University. (2020, September 3). Genetic Analysis of Bones From a Bronze Age Battle Reveal Lactose Tolerance Quickly Spread Throughout Europe. Scitechdaily.Com. https://scitechdaily.com/genetic-analysis-of-bones-from-a-bronze-age-battle-reveal-lactose-tolerance-quickly-spread-throughout-europe/
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Learn how superstitions can actually reduce anxiety, why rebooting can often fix computer problems, and why the first full dinosaur skeleton ever found is finally being studied 160 years later.
How Superstitions Can Actually Reduce Anxiety by Reuben Westmaas
- Brooks, A. W., Schroeder, J., Risen, J. L., Gino, F., Galinsky, A. D., Norton, M. I., & Schweitzer, M. E. (2016). Don’t stop believing: Rituals improve performance by decreasing anxiety. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 137, 71–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2016.07.004
- Oksman, O. (2016, July 25). The psychology of luck: how superstition can help you win. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jul/25/psychology-donald-trump-win-luck-superstition
Why Does Rebooting Fix Computer Problems? By Sonja Hodgen
- Miles, R. (2016, September 14). Explained: why a reboot is the go-to computer fix. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/explained-why-a-reboot-is-the-go-to-computer-fix-65261
- 1&1 IONOS Inc. (2020, March 25). What is a bootloader? IONOS Digitalguide; 1&1 IONOS Inc. https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/server/configuration/what-is-a-bootloader/
- Operating System Definition | What is an Operating System? (2019). Webopedia.Com. https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/operating_system.html
- Rouse, M. (2017). flash memory card. SearchStorage; TechTarget. https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/memory-card?_ga=2.8198770.1576329453.1600860503-1257166889.1600860503
The First Complete Dinosaur Skeleton Ever Found has Finally Been Studied After 160 Years by Grant Currin
- Scelidosaurus: ready for its closeup at last. (2020, August 26). University of Cambridge. https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/scelidosaurus
- Norman, D. B. (2020). Scelidosaurus harrisonii (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Early Jurassic of Dorset, England: biology and phylogenetic relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa061
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Learn about the likelihood that we all live in a computer simulation. Then, author Thomas Kostigen explains how geoengineering might help cool the planet and save the world.
Two physicists calculated the likelihood that we live in a computer simulation by Grant Currin
- The Physics arXiv Blog. (2020, August 28). This Equation Calculates the Chances We Live in a Computer Simulation. Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/this-equation-calculates-the-chances-we-live-in-a-computer-simulation
- Bibeau-Delisle, A., & Brassard, G. (2020). Probability and consequences of living inside a computer simulation. ArXiv.Org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.09275
Additional resources from Thomas Kostigen, New York Times-bestselling author and journalist:
- Pick up "Hacking Planet Earth: How Geoengineering Can Help Us Reimagine the Future" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZNRCt8
- See all of Thomas Kostigen's books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2FGZvtE
- Thomas Kostigen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kostigen
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Learn why the concept of zero is newer than you might think, how you can worry more productively, and why the Earth’s atmosphere might be rusting the moon.
The Concept of Zero Is Newer Than You'd Expect by Reuben Westmaas
- Matson, J. (2009, August 21). The Origin of Zero. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/history-of-zero/
- What is the origin of zero? How did we indicate nothingness before zero? (2007, January 16). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-origin-of-zer/
- Szalay, J. (2017, September 18). Who Invented Zero? Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/27853-who-invented-zero.html
- Devlin, H. (2017, September 13). Much ado about nothing: ancient Indian text contains earliest zero symbol. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/sep/14/much-ado-about-nothing-ancient-indian-text-contains-earliest-zero-symbol
- Brahmagupta: Mathematician and Astronomer. (2020, February 20). The Story of Mathematics - A History of Mathematical Thought from Ancient Times to the Modern Day. https://www.storyofmathematics.com/indian_brahmagupta.html
How to Worry More Productively by Kelsy Donk
- Ro, C. (2020). The surprising upsides of worrying. Bbc.Com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200824-why-worrying-isnt-as-bad-as-you-think
- Anisa Purbasari Horton. (2018, March 20). How I Learned To Worry Productively. Fast Company; Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/40543707/how-i-learned-to-worry-productively
- Skwarecki, B. (2017, March 20). How to Worry Productively. Vitals; Vitals. https://vitals.lifehacker.com/how-to-worry-productively-1793456809
- What is Productive Worry? (2012). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anxiety-files/200805/what-is-productive-worry
Earth's Atmosphere May be Rusting the Moon by Grant Currin
- Has Earth’s oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/uoha-heo083120.php
- Li, S., Lucey, P. G., Fraeman, A. A., Poppe, A. R., Sun, V. Z., Hurley, D. M., & Schultz, P. H. (2020). Widespread hematite at high latitudes of the Moon. Science Advances, 6(36), eaba1940. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba1940
- Kramer, M. (2020, September 8). Researchers find rust on the Moon. Axios; Axios. https://www.axios.com/moon-rust-4a473774-6aa4-4b25-994c-7ba3f032d307.html
- NASA - The Moon and the Magnetotail. (2020). Nasa.Gov. https://www.nasa.gov/topics/moonmars/features/magnetotail_080416.html
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Learn about how patient O became patient zero, what it takes for a species to evolve twice, and how pesky fruit flies keep getting into your garbage.
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It's "Patient O," Not "Patient Zero" by Ashley Hamer
- Researchers Clear “Patient Zero” From AIDS Origin Story. (2016, October 26). NPR.Org. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/10/26/498876985/mystery-solved-how-hiv-came-to-the-u-s
- Worobey, M., Watts, T. D., McKay, R. A., Suchard, M. A., Granade, T., Teuwen, D. E., Koblin, B. A., Heneine, W., Lemey, P., & Jaffe, H. W. (2016). 1970s and ‘Patient 0’ HIV-1 genomes illuminate early HIV/AIDS history in North America. Nature, 539(7627), 98–101. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature19827
With Iterative Evolution, a Species Can Evolve TWICE by Cameron Duke
- Brigit Katz. (2019, May 13). How Evolution Brought a Flightless Bird Back From Extinction. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-evolution-brought-flightless-bird-back-extinction-180972166/
- Mancini, M. (2019, May 31). Iterative Evolution: Did the Aldabra Rail Evolve Twice? HowStuffWorks. https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/evolution/iterative-evolution.htm
- Hume, J. P., & Martill, D. (2019). Repeated evolution of flightlessness in Dryolimnas rails (Aves: Rallidae) after extinction and recolonization on Aldabra. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 186(3), 666–672. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz018
How do fruitflies keep getting into my house? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Julien)
- Binns, C. (2012, November 18). Where Do Fruit Flies Come From? Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/32251-where-do-fruit-flies-come-from.html
- Drosophila melanogaster. (2020). Animal Diversity Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Drosophila_melanogaster/
- Fruit Flies | Entomology. (2017). Uky.Edu. https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef621
- van Breugel, F., & Dickinson, M. H. (2014). Plume-Tracking Behavior of Flying Drosophila Emerges from a Set of Distinct Sensory-Motor Reflexes. Current Biology, 24(3), 274–286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.12.023
- Markow, T. A. (2015). The secret lives of Drosophila flies. ELife, 4. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.06793
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Learn about how cold the last ice age was, why your body’s stress response can actually be healthy for you, and how to stop a jack-a-lantern from spoiling.
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Researchers Know How Cold the Last Ice Age Was by Grant Currin
- How cold was the ice age? Researchers now know. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/uoa-hcw082120.php
- Tierney, J.E., Zhu, J., King, J. et al. (2020). Glacial cooling and climate sensitivity revisited. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2617-x
Pandemic Stress Study Shows That a Stress Response Can be Healthy by Kelsey Donk
- People with Lower Biological Response to Standard Stress Task Showed More PTSD Symptoms After COVID-19 Crisis Began. (2020, August 30). Media and Public Relations | Baylor University. https://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php
- Ginty, A. T., Young, D. A., Tyra, A. T., Hurley, P. E., Brindle, R. C., & Williams, S. E. (2020). Heart rate reactivity to acute psychological stress predicts higher levels of PTSD symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychosomatic Medicine, Publish Ahead of Print. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000848
How to stop a jack-o-lantern from spoiling by Ashley Hamer
- Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/arthur-conan-doyle-harry-houdini-friendship-how-to/
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Learn about why cancer is stranger than we think and how scientists have “teleported” the behavior of real fish into robot fish.
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Scientists "teleported" the real-time behavior of a real fish onto a robot fish by Grant Currin
- Zebrafish Help Unlock Clues to Human Disease. (2018). Hopkinsmedicine.Org. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/research/advancements-in-research/fundamentals/in-depth/zebrafish-help-unlock-clues-to-human-disease
- Zebrafish Behavior: Opportunities and Challenges. (2019). Annual Reviews. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-neuro-071714-033857
- Beam me up: Researchers use “behavioral teleporting” to study social interactions. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/ntso-bmu082420.php
- Karakaya, M., Macrì, S., & Porfiri, M. (2020). Behavioral Teleporting of Individual Ethograms onto Inanimate Robots: Experiments on Social Interactions in Live Zebrafish. IScience, 23(8), 101418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2020.101418
Additional resources from Kat Arney:
- Pick up "Rebel Cell: Cancer, Evolution, and the New Science of Life's Oldest Betrayal" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/32zrPqg
- Rebel Cell's website: https://www.rebelcellbook.com/
- Kat Arney's website: https://katarney.com/
- Kat Arney's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kat_Arney
- Genetics Unzipped podcast: https://geneticsunzipped.com/
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Learn about the impressive memories of goldfish. Plus, hear from Dr. Kat Arney about why an evolutionary perspective may be the key to fighting cancer.
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Goldfish Have Great Memories, Thank You Very Much by Anna Todd
- Brown, C. (2001). Familiarity with the test environment improves escape responses in the crimson spotted rainbowfish, Melanotaenia duboulayi. Animal Cognition, 4(2), 109–113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100710100105
- Gee, P., Stephenson, D., & Wright, D. E. (1994). TEMPORAL DISCRIMINATION LEARNING OF OPERANT FEEDING IN GOLDFISH (CARASSIUS AURATUS). Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 62(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1994.62-1
- Yap, S. (2011). Unbelievable Goldfish Plays Fetch . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kuXdYx87s4
Additional resources from Dr. Kat Arney:
- Pick up "Rebel Cell: Cancer, Evolution, and the New Science of Life's Oldest Betrayal" on Amazon: https://amazon.com
- Rebel Cell's website: https://www.rebelcellbook.com/
- Kat Arney's website: https://katarney.com/
- Kat Arney's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kat_Arney
- Genetics Unzipped podcast: https://geneticsunzipped.com/
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Learn about three mythological creatures that were inspired by real fossils, how people prefer to root for winning individuals over teams, and how scientists have created interactive paper.
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Three Mythological Creatures That Were Actually Inspired by Real Fossils by Reuben Westmaas
- Pappas, S. (2017, July 18). Cyclops and Dragon Tongues: How Real Fossils Inspired Giant Myths. Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/59837-how-real-fossils-inspired-giant-myths.html
- Greek Giants | AMNH. (2020). American Museum of Natural History. https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/land/greek-giants
- Yaserda, J. (2016). The pocket-sized pachyderms of Sicily. Earth Archives. http://www.eartharchives.org/articles/the-pocket-sized-pachyderms-of-sicily/
- Mammoth Paleontology | The Mammoth. (2015). Umass.Edu. https://blogs.umass.edu/holtb/2017/12/06/mammoth-paleontology/
- The skeletons of Cyclops and Lestrigons: misinterpretation of Quaternary vertebrates as remains of the mythological giants. (2019). Historical Biology. https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2017.1342640
People love seeing individuals hit winning streaks, but not teams by Kelsey Donk
- People love winning streaks by individuals -- teams, not so much. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/osu-plw083020.php
- Walker, J., & Gilovich, T. (2020). The streaking star effect: Why people want superior performance by individuals to continue more than identical performance by groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000256
A new printing process can turn paper into a machine interface by Steffie Drucker
- Your paper notebook could become your next tablet. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/pu-ypn083120.php
- Nalewicki, J. (2020, September 4). With a Simple Piece of Paper, Engineers Create Self-Powered, Wireless Keyboard. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/your-next-digital-tablet-could-be-made-paper-180975727/
- Song, V. (2020, September). Engineers Have Figured Out How to Make Interactive Paper. Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/engineers-have-figured-out-how-to-make-interactive-pape-1844918464
- Paper keypad demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0iCxjicJIQ&feature=youtu.be
- Paper music player demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9E6vXYtIw0&feature=youtu.be
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Learn about how your schedule might be hurting your health, why the mantis shrimp is able to punch so hard without hurting itself, and who invented the aluminum can.
Your Schedule Might be Hurting Your Health — Here's What to Do About It by Reuben Westmaas
- Your schedule could be killing you. (2017). Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/your-schedule-could-be-killing-you/
- Johnston, J. (2017, June 16). Why your work schedule is bad for your health. Quartz; Quartz. https://qz.com/1006048/waking-up-early-for-work-could-quite-literally-be-killing-you/
- Hamblin, J. (2016, October 20). The Health Effects of Night Shifts. The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/10/night-shifts-the-worst/504800/
- Walton, A. G. (2019, January 26). Just One Night Of Sleep Loss Can Affect Body And Mind, Studies Find. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2019/01/26/new-insights-on-how-sleep-deprivation-affects-body-and-mind/#65c9e6078be1
The Mantis Shrimp Can Punch at 50 MPH Without Damage, and Now We Know Why by Grant Currin
- Mechanics of Movement: Mantis Shrimp | The Patek Lab. (2013). Duke.Edu. https://pateklab.biology.duke.edu/mechanics-movement-mantis-shrimp
- UCI materials scientists study a sea creature that packs a powerful punch. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/uoc--um081420.php
- Huang, W., Shishehbor, M., Guarín-Zapata, N., Kirchhofer, N. D., Li, J., Cruz, L., Wang, T., Bhowmick, S., Stauffer, D., Manimunda, P., Bozhilov, K. N., Caldwell, R., Zavattieri, P., & Kisailus, D. (2020). A natural impact-resistant bicontinuous composite nanoparticle coating. Nature Materials. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-0768-7
- Bowler, J. (2020). Mantis Shrimp Have The Ocean’s Fastest Punch. Now We Know How Their Claws Survive. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-how-mantis-shrimp-can-punch-so-hard-without-damaging-their-claw
Who invented the aluminum can? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Melissa)
- Maxwell, D. (1993). Beer Cans: A Guide for the Archaeologist. Historical Archaeology, 27(1), 95-113. Retrieved September 9, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/25616219
- Aluminum Cans | The Aluminum Association. (2017). Aluminum.Org. https://www.aluminum.org/product-markets/aluminum-cans
- Venton, D. (2011, January 24). Jan. 24, 1935: First Canned Beer Sold. WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2011/01/0124first-us-canned-beer/
- Narvaez, A. A. (1989, October 28). E. C. Fraze, 76; Devised Pull Tab. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/28/obituaries/e-c-fraze-76-devised-pull-tab.html
- Vanderbilt, T. (2012, September 24). The Brilliant Redesign of the Soda Can Tab. Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/human-interest/2012/09/can-tabs-how-aluminum-pop-tabs-were-redesigned-to-make-drinking-soda-safer-and-the-world-a-cleaner-place.html
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Learn about what your muscles go through when they get pulled, whether trees have heartbeats, and the real science behind the recovering alcoholics’ mantra “one day at a time.”
What Happens When You Pull a Muscle? by Ashley Hamer
- Pietrangelo, A. (2019). Muscle Strains. Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/strains#treatment4
- Lee, S. (2016, February 17). What to Do When You Pull a Muscle From Working Out. Vitals; Vitals. https://vitals.lifehacker.com/what-to-do-when-you-pull-a-muscle-from-working-out-1759172514
Trees May Have a “Heartbeat” by Reuben Westmaas
- Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/tree-heartbeats-morse-code-silurian-hypothesis-anc/
Neuroscience backs up the recovering alcoholic's mantra "one day at a time" by Steffie Drucker
- Why “one day at a time” works for recovering alcoholics. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/yu-wd082720.php
- Blaine, S. K., Wemm, S., Fogelman, N., Lacadie, C., Seo, D., Scheinost, D., & Sinha, R. (2020). Association of Prefrontal-Striatal Functional Pathology With Alcohol Abstinence Days at Treatment Initiation and Heavy Drinking After Treatment Initiation. American Journal of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19070703
- Alcohol Facts and Statistics. (2019, April 25). National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/alcohol-facts-and-statistics
- Alcohol Abuse Differ From Alcoholism. (2019, October 30). Swift River Rehab Center. https://www.swiftriver.com/blog/alcohol-abuse-vs-alcoholism/
- One day at a Time in Recovery -. (2019, April 5). Alcoholrehab.Com. https://alcoholrehab.com/addiction-recovery/one-day-at-a-time-in-recovery/
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Cody Cassidy is back to talk about how soap was invented. You’ll also learn about a bias that makes people believe poor people have thicker skin, and how good anxiety can help you get things done.
Good Anxiety Can Help You Get Things Done by Reuben Westmaas
- Must We Suffer to Succeed? | Journal of Individual Differences | Vol 38, No 2. (2017). Journal of Individual Differences. https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/abs/10.1027/1614-0001/a000228
- Dolan, E. W. (2017, July 8). People can use anxiety to motivate themselves, study finds. PsyPost; PsyPost. https://www.psypost.org/2017/07/people-can-use-anxiety-motivate-study-finds-49274
Society Perceives the Poor to Have a "Thick Skin" Compared to Others by Kelsey Donk
- Society perceives the poor as less affected by distress than those with more means. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/puww-spt081720.php
- Cheek, N. N., & Shafir, E. (2020). The thick skin bias in judgments about people in poverty. Behavioural Public Policy, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1017/bpp.2020.33
Additional resources from author Cody Cassidy:
- Pick up “Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
- Cody Cassidy’s articles on Wired: https://www.wired.com/author/cody-cassidy/
- Cody Cassidy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CodyCassidy
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Learn about why we remember things in the opposite order as we see them and how spiders use atmospheric electricity to balloon through the air. You’ll also learn who actually ate the first oyster from author Cody Cassidy.
You Remember in the Opposite Order as You See by Reuben Westmaas
- Human brain recalls visual features in reverse order than it detects them: Study challenges traditional hierarchy of brain decoding; offers insight into how the brain makes perceptual judgements. (2017). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171009154946.htm
- Ding, S., Cueva, C. J., Tsodyks, M., & Qian, N. (2017). Visual perception as retrospective Bayesian decoding from high-to low-level features. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1706906114
- Mohs, R. (2007, May 8). How Human Memory Works. HowStuffWorks. https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/human-memory1.htm
Ballooning spiders surf on electric fields by Cameron Duke
- Kuchment, A. (2012). How Spiders “Balloon.” Scientific American, 307(1), 28–28. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0712-28b
- Martin Lister. (2020). Ypsyork.Org. https://www.ypsyork.org/resources/yorkshire-scientists-and-innovators/dr-martin-lister/
- Palermo, E. (2015, May 15). Cloudy with a Chance of Arachnids? “Spider Rain” Explained. Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/50856-spider-rain-explained.html
- Morley, E. L., & Robert, D. (2018). Electric Fields Elicit Ballooning in Spiders. Current Biology, 28(14), 2324-2330.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.05.057
- Spiders go ballooning on electric fields. (2018, July 5). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2018-07-spiders-ballooning-electric-fields.html
- Science Magazine. (2018). Watch a ‘ballooning’ spider take flight . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrS0igctMi0
- Yong, E. (2018, July 5). Spiders Use Earth’s Electric Field to Fly Hundreds of Miles. The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/the-electric-flight-of-spiders/564437/
Additional resources from author Cody Cassidy:
- Pick up “Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
- Cody Cassidy’s articles on Wired: https://www.wired.com/author/cody-cassidy/
- Cody Cassidy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CodyCassidy
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Learn how swapping bodies with our pals can alter the way we view ourselves, why California’s redwoods have been able to survive relentless wildfires, and the real reason there are colorful bumps on the sidewalk. (If this episode sounds familiar, congratulations! You got the episode that escaped a week ago. Oops! This one is cleaned up and ready for prime-time.)
A study had friends "swap bodies" and it totally changed their sense of self by Grant Currin
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Nield, D. (2020). “Swapping Bodies” With a Friend Swaps Your Beliefs, Strange Experiment Reveals. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-study-shows-swapping-bodies-with-a-friend-also-swaps-your-beliefs
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Cosmos. (2020, August 27). A body swap could mess with your mind. Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/body-and-mind/a-body-swap-could-mess-with-your-mind/
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Tacikowski, P., Weijs, M. L., & Ehrsson, H. H. (2020). Perception of Our Own Body Influences Self-Concept and Self-Incoherence Impairs Episodic Memory. IScience, 101429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2020.101429
How did California's giant redwoods survive the raging wildfires? By Cameron Duke
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Choi, C. Q. (2020, August 21). Will California’s giant redwoods survive the raging wildfires? Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/will-california-redwoods-survive-wildfires.html
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Guardian staff reporter. (2020, August 25). ‘The forest is not gone’: California’s ancient redwoods survive wildfires. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/25/redwoods-california-fires-trees-survival
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How Trees Survive and Thrive After A Fire - National Forest Foundation. (2015). Nationalforests.Org. https://www.nationalforests.org/our-forests/your-national-forests-magazine/how-trees-survive-and-thrive-after-a-fire
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Luna, T. (2008). Vegetative propagation of coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens(Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.). Native Plants Journal, 9(1), 25–28. https://doi.org/10.2979/npj.2008.9.1.25
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The redwoods of Coast and Sierra. (2020). Nps.Gov. https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/shirley/sec6.htm
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Thompson, A. (2020, August 26). Can redwoods Survive the Devastating California Wildfires? Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-redwoods-survive-the-devastating-california-wildfires/
Those Bumps On The Sidewalk Are There For A Good Reason by Anna Todd
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DfT, I. M. (2003). Guidance on the Use of Tactile Paving Surfaces. Department for Transport, London, UK. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-the-use-of-tactile-paving-surfaces
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How Seiichi Miyake and Tactile Paving Changed the World for Visually Impaired People. (2019, March 18). Mentalfloss.Com. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/577187/seiichi-miyake-and-tactile-paving-google-doodle
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Scott, T. (2017). The Little-Known Patterns on British Streets . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdPymLgfXSY
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Scientists renamed human genes because of Microsoft Excel by Grant Currin
- Vincent, J. (2020, August 6). Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates. The Verge; The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21355674/human-genes-rename-microsoft-excel-misreading-dates
- Ziemann, M., Eren, Y., & El-Osta, A. (2016). Gene name errors are widespread in the scientific literature. Genome Biology, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-016-1044-7
- Bruford, E. A., Braschi, B., Denny, P., Jones, T. E. M., Seal, R. L., & Tweedie, S. (2020). Guidelines for human gene nomenclature. Nature Genetics, 52(8), 754–758. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-020-0669-3
A new study finds that the person you choose isn't as important as the relationship you build by Kelsey Donk
- Betuel, E. (2020, July 27). Landmark study on 11,196 couples pinpoints what dating apps get so wrong. Inverse; Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/dating-study-predicts-happy-relationships
- Joel, S., Eastwick, P. W., Allison, C. J., Arriaga, X. B., Baker, Z. G., Bar-Kalifa, E., Bergeron, S., Birnbaum, G. E., Brock, R. L., Brumbaugh, C. C., Carmichael, C. L., Chen, S., Clarke, J., Cobb, R. J., Coolsen, M. K., Davis, J., de Jong, D. C., Debrot, A., DeHaas, E. C., … Wolf, S. (2020). Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(32), 19061–19071. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1917036117
Why don't we sneeze or burp in our sleep? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Natalie)
- Shieh, M. (2017). Is it possible to sneeze while you are sleeping? Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/sneeze-sleep/
- Villazon, L. (2019). Can you sneeze in your sleep? BBC Science Focus Magazine; BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/can-you-sneeze-in-your-sleep/
- Do people sneeze in their sleep without waking up? (2008, July 31). Mentalfloss.Com. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/19227/do-people-sneeze-their-sleep-without-waking
- Repasky, D. (2019, January 3). Swallowing Air with CPAP (Aerophagia): Causes and Solutions | CPAP.com Blog. CPAP.Com Blog. https://www.cpap.com/blog/swallowing-air-with-cpap-aerophagia/
- Karamanolis, G., Triantafyllou, K., Tsiamoulos, Z., Polymeros, D., Kalli, T., Misailidis, N., Liakakos, T., & Ladas, S. D. (2009). Effect of Sleep on Excessive Belching. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 1. https://doi.org/10.1097/mcg.0b013e3181bd885e
- Bredenoord, A. J. (2013). Management of Belching, Hiccups, and Aerophagia. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 11(1), 6–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2012.09.006
- Imran Khawaja, Spurling, B. C., & Shantanu Singh. (2020, July 19). REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. Nih.Gov; StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534239/
- Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. (2020). Nih.Gov. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/patient-caregiver-education/understanding-sleep#2
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Learn how the mathematical mistake of exponential growth bias makes people underestimate the spread of COVID-19, how crocodiles have survived since the dinosaurs, and how puns activate both sides of the brain.
"Exponential growth bias" can make people underestimate COVID-19 by Steffie Drucker
- Robson, D. (2020). Exponential growth bias: The numerical error behind Covid-19. BBC.Com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200812-exponential-growth-bias-the-numerical-error-behind-covid-19
- Shlomo Benartzi. (2019, June 17). If You Don’t Save Enough, Perhaps You Have ‘Exponential Growth Bias.’ WSJ; The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-you-dont-save-enough-perhaps-you-have-exponential-growth-bias-11560737101
- Dispatch 1: Numbers | Radiolab | WNYC Studios. (2020). WNYC Studios. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/dispatch-numbers
- Lammers, J., Crusius, J., & Gast, A. (2020). Correcting misperceptions of exponential coronavirus growth increases support for social distancing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(28), 16264–16266. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2006048117
- Banerjee, R., Bhattacharya, J., & Majumdar, P. (2020). Exponential-growth prediction bias and compliance with safety measures in the times of COVID-19. ArXiv.Org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.01273
Crocodiles Are Prehistoric Monsters Who Survived The Dinosaur's Extinction by Reuben Westmaas
- Pappas, S. (2017, July 5). Super Croc with T. Rex Teeth May Have Chowed Down on Dinosaurs. Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/59697-super-croc-with-t-rex-teeth-ate-dinosaurs.html
- Osborne, H. (2017, July 4). Ancient Giant “Ghost” Crocodile With T-Rex-Sized Teeth Discovered in Madagascar. Newsweek; Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-giant-crocodie-t-rex-teeth-madagascar-631590
- Nova. (1998, April 28). The Extraordinary Lives of Crocs. Pbs.Org; Nova. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/extraordinary-lives-of-crocs/
“Getting” Puns Means Both Sides of Your Brain Are Working Together by Reuben Westmaas
- Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/nasa-cryosleep-chambers-your-brain-on-puns-why-red/
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Learn about how wildfires are powerful enough to create their own storms, how the invention of bags influenced human evolution, and how announcers with low voices can make products larger.
Wildfires can create their own storms by Cameron Duke
- Specktor, B. (2017, December 12). What Are Pyrocumulus Clouds? California Fires Spawn Eerie Formations. Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/61167-what-are-pyrocumulus-clouds.html
- Cunningham, P., & Reeder, M. J. (2009). Severe convective storms initiated by intense wildfires: Numerical simulations of pyro-convection and pyro-tornadogenesis. Geophysical Research Letters, 36(12). https://doi.org/10.1029/2009gl039262
- What Makes a Firenado? (2020, August 23). Sierra Club. https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/what-makes-firenado#:~:text=During%20the%20Carr%20Fire%20in
- WMO. (2017). Flammagenitus | International Cloud Atlas. International Cloud Atlas. https://cloudatlas.wmo.int/en/flammagenitus.html
- NASA - Fire-Breathing Storm Systems. (2010). Nasa.Gov. https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/pyrocb.html
How bags enabled human evolution by Cameron Duke
- Bell, B. (2017, June 4). Who killed Oetzi the Iceman? BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40104139
- Hardy, B. L., Moncel, M.-H., Kerfant, C., Lebon, M., Bellot-Gurlet, L., & Mélard, N. (2020). Direct evidence of Neanderthal fibre technology and its cognitive and behavioral implications. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61839-w
- Langley, M. C., & Suddendorf, T. (2020). Mobile containers in human cognitive evolution studies: Understudied and underrepresented. Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.21857
- Langley, M., & Suddendorf, T. (2020, August 12). Got your bag? The critical place of mobile containers in human evolution. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/got-your-bag-the-critical-place-of-mobile-containers-in-human-evolution-142712
Deep Voices And Low Pitches Make Products Seem Larger by Stephanie Bucklin
- Lowe, M. L., & Haws, K. L. (2017). Sounds Big: The Effects of Acoustic Pitch on Product Perceptions. Journal of Marketing Research, 54(2), 331–346. https://doi.org/10.1509/jmr.14.0300
- When It Comes to Size, Sound Matters in Ads. (2017). Gatech.Edu. http://www.news.gatech.edu/2017/04/13/when-it-comes-size-sound-matters-ads
- Wehner, M. (2017, April 15). Arby’s Voice: How Deep Voices Affect Your Mind. BGR; BGR. https://bgr.com/2017/04/14/arbys-voice-advertising-research/
- N. Gutierrez. (2017, April 17). What Sounds Have To Do With Making Products, Foods Appear Larger In Commercial Ads. Science Times. http://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/12579/20170417/what-sounds-making-products-foods-appear-larger-commercial-ads.htm
- Mondloch, C. J., & Maurer, D. (2004). Do small white balls squeak? Pitch-object correspondences in young children. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 4(2), 133–136. https://doi.org/10.3758/cabn.4.2.133
- Morton, E..S. (19 77). On the Occurrence and Significance of Motivation-Structural Rules in Some Bird and Mammal Sounds. The American Naturalist. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/283219
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Learn about how rats might not have been all to blame for the bubonic plagues and why we’re more prone to mindlessly eat while we multitask.
When It Comes to the Black Death, the Rats May Have Been Framed by Ashley Hamer
- History.com Editors. (2010, September 17). Black Death. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/black-death
- Gill, V. (2018, January 15). Black Death “spread by humans not rats.” BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42690577
- Dean, K. R., Krauer, F., Walløe, L., Lingjærde, O. C., Bramanti, B., Stenseth, N. C., & Schmid, B. V. (2018). Human ectoparasites and the spread of plague in Europe during the Second Pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(6), 1304–1309. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1715640115
Multitasking might make you keep snacking even when you're full by Kelsey Donk
- Ford, A. (2020) TV-watching snackers beware: you won’t notice you’re full if your attention is elsewhere. University of Sussex. https://www.sussex.ac.uk/news/research?id=52535
- Morris, J., Vi, C. T., Obrist, M., Forster, S., & Yeomans, M. R. (2020). Ingested but not perceived: Response to satiety cues disrupted by perceptual load. Appetite, 104813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104813
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Learn about whether animals can predict earthquakes, why younger folks experience déjà vu more often, and how software that helped us reach the moon was literally woven by hand.
Can Animals Really Sense an Earthquake Coming? A New Study Says Yes by Grant Currin
- Pratik Pawar. (2020, July 22). Animals Sense Earthquakes Before They Happen. Can They Help Us Predict Disasters? Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/animals-sense-earthquakes-before-they-happen-can-they-help-us-predict
- Averett, N. (2020, July 31). Do Animals Really Anticipate Earthquakes? Sensors Hint They Do. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-animals-really-anticipate-earthquakes-sensors-hint-they-do/
- The sixth sense of animals. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/m-tss070320.php
- Wikelski, M., Mueller, U., Scocco, P., Catorci, A., Desinov, L. V., Belyaev, M. Y., Keim, D., Pohlmeier, W., Fechteler, G., & Martin Mai, P. (2020). Potential short‐term earthquake forecasting by farm animal monitoring. Ethology. https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.13078
Why Do Young People Experience More Déjà Vu? By Ashley Hamer
- Focal Onset Aware Seizures (simple partial seizures). (2017). Epilepsy Foundation. https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/types-seizures/focal-onset-aware-seizures-aka-simple-partial-seizures
- Brown, A. S. (2003). A review of the deja vu experience. Psychological bulletin, 129(3), 394. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.129.3.394
- Teale, J. C. (2015, March 3). What is Déjà Vu? Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/frontiers-for-young-minds/what-is-d-233-j-224-vu/
The Apollo Missions Used Guidance Software That Was Literally Woven by Hand by Ashley Hamer
- Brock, D.C. (September 2017). Software as Hardware: Apollo’s Rope Memory. IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/space-age/software-as-hardware-apollos-rope-memory
- John R. Garman Oral History. (2010). Nasa.Gov. https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/oral_histories/GarmanJR/GarmanJR_3-27-01.htm
- McMillan, R. (2015, October 13). Her Code Got Humans on the Moon—And Invented Software Itself. WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2015/10/margaret-hamilton-nasa-apollo/
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Learn about how children led their own research project into what they really think of adults, how painting eyes on cow butts could help solve a wildlife conservation problem, and whether it’s a good idea to rinse out your recycling.
Children led a research project into what they really think of adults by Kelsey Donk
- Maynard, E., & Barton, S. (2020, August 7). Children reveal what they really think of adults – in their own research paper. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/children-reveal-what-they-really-think-of-adults-in-their-own-research-paper-144025
- Because ‘grown-ups don’t always get it right’: Allyship with children in research – from research question to authorship. (2020). Qualitative Research in Psychology. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14780887.2020.1794086?journalCode=uqrp20
Painting eyes on cow butts may help solve a key wildlife conservation problem by Cameron Duke
- Radford, C., Jordan, N. R., & Rogers, T. (2020, August 7). Lions are less likely to attack cattle with eyes painted on their backsides. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/lions-are-less-likely-to-attack-cattle-with-eyes-painted-on-their-backsides-142488
- Radford, C., McNutt, J. W., Rogers, T., Maslen, B., & Jordan, N. (2020). Artificial eyespots on cattle reduce predation by large carnivores. Communications Biology, 3(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01156-0
Is it wasteful to rinse out recycling? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Lydia)
- Douglas, N. (2018, June 12). How to Rinse Your Recyclables Without Wasting Water. Lifehacker. https://lifehacker.com/how-to-rinse-your-recyclables-without-wasting-water-1826764672
- Nina Shen Rastogi. (2009, February 3). Is it worth it to wash out your recyclables? Slate Magazine. https://slate.com/technology/2009/02/is-it-worth-it-to-wash-out-your-recyclables.html
- Should you rinse your recyclables? | Recycle Coach. (2019, September 16). Recycle Coach. https://recyclecoach.com/residents/blog/should-you-rinse-your-recyclables/
- Thornton, T. (2017, May 28). Why you’re almost certainly wasting time rinsing your recycling. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-youre-almost-certainly-wasting-time-rinsing-your-recycling-78189
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Learn about how a phenomenon called the third-person effect makes us think we’re too smart for advertising to work on us, why scientists used violinists to study how humans sync in a complex network, and why you can relieve pain by holding hands!
The Third-Person Effect Is Why We All Think We’re Too Smart for Ad Campaigns by Anna Todd
- Davison, W. P. (1983). The Third-Person Effect in Communication. Public Opinion Quarterly, 47(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1086/268763
- Third-Person Effect and Pandemic Flu: The Role of Severity, Self-Efficacy Method Mentions, and Message Source. (2016). Journal of Health Communication. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10810730.2016.1245801?journalCode=uhcm20
- The Influence of Presumed Fake News Influence: Examining Public Support for Corporate Corrective Response, Media Literacy Interventions, and Governmental Regulation. (2020). Mass Communication and Society. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15205436.2020.1750656?journalCode=hmcs20
- McLeod, D. M., Eveland, W. P., & Nathanson, A. I. (1997). Support for Censorship of Violent and Misogynic Rap Lyrics. Communication Research, 24(2), 153–174. https://doi.org/10.1177/009365097024002003
Scientists used violinists to study how humans sync in a complex network by Grant Currin
- Elad Shniderman. (2020, August 25). Sync Variations. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/394199689
- What violin synchronization can teach us about better networking in complex times. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/sbu-wvs081120.php
- Shahal, S., Wurzberg, A., Sibony, I., Duadi, H., Shniderman, E., Weymouth, D., Davidson, N., & Fridman, M. (2020). Synchronization of complex human networks. Nature Communications, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17540-7
- Researchers Study Violinists To Learn How Humans Act in Synchrony. (2020, August 11). Inside Science. https://www.insidescience.org/news/researchers-study-violinists-learn-how-humans-act-synchrony
For an All-Natural Painkiller, Try Holding Your Partner’s Hand by Mae Rice
- Original episode: https://curiositydaily.com/asmr-video-health-benefits-moonquake-science-holdi/
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Learn about how that dark sense of humor can mean a higher IQ, the origin of the word “orange,” and how the arctic produces “zombie fires.”
A Dark Sense of Humor May Mean You Have a High IQ by Joanie Faletto
- Willinger, U., Hergovich, A., Schmoeger, M., Deckert, M., Stoettner, S., Bunda, I., Witting, A., Seidler, M., Moser, R., Kacena, S., Jaeckle, D., Loader, B., Mueller, C., & Auff, E. (2017). Cognitive and emotional demands of black humour processing: the role of intelligence, aggressiveness and mood. Cognitive Processing, 18(2), 159–167. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-016-0789-y
- Berman, R. (2017, March 10). You Can Stop Apologizing for Your Sick Sense of Humor. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/robby-berman/you-can-stop-apologizing-for-your-dark-sense-of-humor
Which "Orange" Came First: the Color or the Fruit? By Reuben Westmaas
- Which came first - orange the colour or orange the fruit? | Independent. (2020). The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/which-came-first-orange-colour-or-orange-fruit-a6879541.html
- Guardian Staff. (2010, March 30). Notes and queries: Which came first, orange the colour or orange the fruit? When Blur were better than Oasis. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/mar/31/origin-of-the-orange
- Which Came First: Orange the Color or Orange the Fruit? (2012, February 8). Mentalfloss.Com. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29942/which-came-first-orange-color-or-orange-fruit
- Which came first - orange the colour or orange the fruit? Do the two concepts share the same word in all languages? | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk. (2011). Theguardian.Com. https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-4756,00.html
Arctic wildfires can turn into "zombie fires" by Steffie Drucker
- ‘Zombie fires’ are erupting in Alaska and likely Siberia, signaling severe Arctic fire season may lie ahead. (2020, May 28). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/05/28/zombie-fires-burning-arctic-siberia/
- Cormier, Z. (2019). Why the Arctic is smouldering. Bbc.Com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190822-why-is-the-arctic-on-fire
- Tundra Topography and Soil. (2001). Alaska’s Tundra and Wildlife - Alaska Wildlife Curriculum Teacher’s Guide. Alaska Department of Fish and Game. http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static-sf/statewide/aquatic_ed/AWC%20ACTIVITIES/TUNDRA%20&%20WILDLIFE/BACKGROUND%20INFORMATION/Tundra%20II_Topography%20and%20Soil%20Facts.pdf
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Learn whether smiling can actually make you feel happier and why it took John Harrison, a working-class clockmaker, to figure out longitude.
It Took a Working-Class Clockmaker to Figure Out Longitude by Ashley Hamer
- Dr Helen Klus. (2017, October 26). Latitude and Longitude. The Star Garden. http://www.thestargarden.co.uk/Longitude.html
- Longitude found - the story of Harrison’s Clocks. (2015, October 7). Royal Museums Greenwich. https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/longitude-found-john-harrison
- Roberts, A. (2014, May 17). A true sea shanty: the story behind the Longitude prize. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/may/18/true-sea-shanty-story-behind-longitude-prize-john-harrison
Can smiling really make you happier? By Grant Currin
- O’Grady, C. (2019, September 5). Can Smiling Really Make You Happier? FiveThirtyEight; FiveThirtyEight. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-smiling-really-make-you-happier/
- Woodell, A. (2020). Leaning into the replication crisis: Why you should consider conducting replication research. Https://Www.APA.org. https://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/psn/2020/03/replication-crisis
- Strack, F., Martin, L. L., & Stepper, S. (1988). Inhibiting and facilitating conditions of the human smile: A nonobtrusive test of the facial feedback hypothesis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54(5), 768–777. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.54.5.768
- Wagenmakers, E.-J., Beek, T., Dijkhoff, L., Gronau, Q. F., Acosta, A., Adams, R. B., Albohn, D. N., Allard, E. S., Benning, S. D., Blouin-Hudon, E.-M., Bulnes, L. C., Caldwell, T. L., Calin-Jageman, R. J., Capaldi, C. A., Carfagno, N. S., Chasten, K. T., Cleeremans, A., Connell, L., DeCicco, J. M., … Zwaan, R. A. (2016). Registered Replication Report. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 11(6), 917–928. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691616674458
- Coles, N. A., March, D. S., Marmolejo-Ramos, F., Arinze, N. C., Ndukaihe, I. L. G., Özdoğru, A. A., … Liuzza, M. (2019, February 4). A Multi-Lab Test of the Facial Feedback Hypothesis by The Many Smiles Collaboration. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/cvpuw
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Learn about how there are two types of empathy — and why we need both, why sturdy steel razors dull, and whether it’s possible to learn perfect pitch.
There are two types of empathy, and we need both by Kelsey Donk
- Empathy Definition | What Is Empathy. (2020). Greater Good Magazine. UC Berkeley. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/empathy/definition
- Hot to Help. (2020). Greater Good Magazine. UC Berkeley. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/hot_to_help
- The Psychology of Emotional and Cognitive Empathy | Lesley University. (2020). Lesley.Edu. https://lesley.edu/article/the-psychology-of-emotional-and-cognitive-empathy
- Clarke, J. (2020). Cognitive vs. Emotional Empathy. Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/cognitive-and-emotional-empathy-4582389
If steel is stronger than hair, why do razors dull? By Grant Currin
- Carne, N. (2020, August 6). Hair v razor. Why hair wins. Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/materials/hair-v-razor-why-hair-wins/
- Roscioli, G., Taheri-Mousavi, S. M., & Tasan, C. C. (2020). How hair deforms steel. Science, 369(6504), 689–694. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba9490
Can You Learn Perfect Pitch? By Ashley Hamer
- Levitin, D. J., & Rogers, S. E. (2005). Absolute pitch: perception, coding, and controversies. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 9(1), 26–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2004.11.007
- Van Hedger, S. C., Heald, S. L. M., Koch, R., & Nusbaum, H. C. (2015). Auditory working memory predicts individual differences in absolute pitch learning. Cognition, 140, 95–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2015.03.012
- Brady, P. T. (1970). Fixed‐Scale Mechanism of Absolute Pitch. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 48(4B), 883–887. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.1912227
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Learn about why everyone claims they’re awful at remembering names; how “hobo code” helped itinerant workers communicate in the 1900s; and whether you probably see yourself as more attractive than you really are.
We all think our memories are above average, except for remembering names by Steffi Drucker
- Finally, One Area Where We Don’t Think We’re Better Than Others: Remembering Names. (2020, August 5). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/08/05/finally-one-area-where-we-dont-think-were-better-than-others-remembering-names/
- Hargis, M. B., Whatley, M. C., & Castel, A. D. (2020). Remembering proper names as a potential exception to the better-than-average effect in younger and older adults. Psychology and Aging, 35(4), 497–507. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000472
If You Rode the Rails in the 1930s, Hobo Code is How You'd Know Where to Go by Reuben Westmaas
- Delana. (2010, June 3). Hoboglyphs: Secret Transient Symbols & Modern Nomad Codes. WebUrbanist. https://weburbanist.com/2010/06/03/hoboglyphs-secret-transient-symbols-modern-nomad-codes/
- Britt Hobo Days. (2020). Britt-Hobo-Days. https://www.britthobodays.com/
Does your brain perceive you as five times more attractive? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from T.J.)
- Epley, N., & Whitchurch, E. (2008). Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Enhancement in Self-Recognition. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(9), 1159–1170. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167208318601
- Gordon, P. C., & Holyoak, K. J. (1983). Implicit learning and generalization of the "mere exposure" effect. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 45(3), 492–500. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.45.3.492
- Swami, V., Inamdar, S., Stieger, S., Nader, I. W., Pietschnig, J., Tran, U. S., & Voracek, M. (2012). A dark side of positive illusions? Associations between the love-is-blind bias and the experience of jealousy. Personality and Individual Differences, 53(6), 796–800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2012.06.004
- Neyret, S., Bellido Rivas, A. I., Navarro, X., & Slater, M. (2020). Which Body Would You Like to Have? The Impact of Embodied Perspective on Body Perception and Body Evaluation in Immersive Virtual Reality. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2020.00031
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Learn about how a mutation that evolved to protect us against malaria actually makes us more prone to other diseases; and why astronauts are using old sailing technology (sextants) to navigate through space. Plus: a special update from Cody!
A mutation that makes us prone to autoimmune diseases evolved to protect us from malaria by Cameron Duke
- Khan, N., de Manuel, M., Peyregne, S., Do, R., Prufer, K., Marques-Bonet, T., Varki, N., Gagneux, P., & Varki, A. (2020). Multiple Genomic Events Altering Hominin SIGLEC Biology and Innate Immunity Predated the Common Ancestor of Humans and Archaic Hominins. Genome Biology and Evolution, 12(7), 1040–1050. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaa125
- McRae, M. (n.d.). Humans Might Be So Sickly Because We Evolved to Avoid a Single Devastating Disease. ScienceAlert. Retrieved August 13, 2020, from https://www.sciencealert.com/we-evolved-a-way-to-beat-a-deadly-infection-but-it-made-us-vulnerable-to-other-diseases
- Varki, A. (2008). Sialic acids in human health and disease. Trends in Molecular Medicine, 14(8), 351–360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2008.06.002
Astronauts Are Using Old Sailing Technology in Space by Elizabeth Howell
- Holt, G. N., Wood, B. Sextant Navigation on the International Space Station: A Human Space Exploration Demo. (February 2019). NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS). NASA.gov. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20190001296
- International Space Station Cupola Observational Module. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/cupola.html
- Apollo 13 Accident. (2016). Nasa.gov. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/ap13acc.html
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Learn about how the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest texts in the world, was first translated not by a scientist, but by an engraver’s apprentice named George Smith; how horses lost their toes; and why sperm swim differently than scientists previously thought.
Some Random Guy Stumbled Upon and Translated a Legendary Ancient Text by Reuben Westmaas
- Damrosch, D. (2007, May). Epic Hero. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/epic-hero-153362976/
- Rym Ghazal. (2011, April 13). World’s oldest writing not poetry but a shopping receipt. The National. https://www.thenational.ae/uae/world-s-oldest-writing-not-poetry-but-a-shopping-receipt-1.568456
Here’s Why Horses Lost Their Toes by Ashley Hamer
- Hyracotherium. (2011). www.prehistoric-wildlife.com. http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/h/hyracotherium.html
- Biewener, A. A. (1998). Muscle-tendon stresses and elastic energy storage during locomotion in the horse. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 120(1), 73–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0305-0491(98)00024-8
- About Chestnuts and Ergots On Horses. (2013). CowboyWay.com. http://www.cowboyway.com/What/WhatAreChestnuts.htm
We were wrong about the way sperm swim by Cameron Duke
- Gadêlha, H., Hernández-Herrera, P., Montoya, F., Darszon, A., & Corkidi, G. (2020). Human sperm uses asymmetric and anisotropic flagellar controls to regulate swimming symmetry and cell steering. Science Advances, 6(31), eaba5168. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba5168
- Wilson, C. (n.d.). Sperm have a weird way of swimming and we only noticed after 300 years. New Scientist. Retrieved August 13, 2020, from https://www.newscientist.com/article/2250415-sperm-have-a-weird-way-of-swimming-and-we-only-noticed-after-300-years/
- Spinning otter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1bl_V_nMxQ
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Learn why fragrance-free is NOT the same as unscented, and how a cow named Cosmo was genetically edited so he’ll have more male offspring.
There's a big difference between "unscented" and "fragrance free" by Kelsey Donk
- Schwarcz, J. (2017, July 21). What is the difference between “Unscented” and “Fragrance-free” products? Office for Science and Society. McGill University. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/quirky-science-you-asked/what-difference-between-unscented-and-fragrance-free-products
- US EPA,OCSPP. (2014, January 17). Safer Choice Criteria for Fragrances | US EPA. US EPA. https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/safer-choice-criteria-fragrances
- Senger, E. (2011). Scent-free policies generally unjustified. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 183(6), E315–E316. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-3800
- Consumer Misconceptions of Fragrance-free Products. (2018, July 20). Perfumer & Flavorist. https://www.perfumerflavorist.com/fragrance/research/The-Misconceptions-of-Fragrance-free-Consumers--488726951.html
- Steinemann, A. (2017). Health and societal effects from exposure to fragranced consumer products. Preventive Medicine Reports, 5, 45–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.11.011
Cow's genome was edited to make him produce more male offspring by Grant Currin
- Owen, J.R., Hennig, S.L., McNabb, B.R., Mansour, T.A., Lin, J.L., Young, A.E., Murray, J.D., Ross, P.J., & Van Eenennaam, A.L. Production of a Gene Knock-In Bull Calf by Embryo-Mediated Genome Editing. Poster presented at the 2020 ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Virtual Annual Meeting and Trade Show. 2020 July 19-23; Virtual. https://ucdavis.app.box.com/s/cpipr5wwnrdr69k7s46l81kbtmzycfg7/file/694452573988
- FAO - News Article: Key facts and findings. (2020). FAO.org. http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/197623/icode/
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Learn about why short-term pleasures are important for your well-being; a Thorne-Żytkow Object, which is what astronomers call a star within a star; and how science identified the culprit for your smelly armpits: Staphylococcus hominis.
Short-term pleasures contribute to well-being just as much as self-control by Kelsey Donk
- Hedonism leads to happiness. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/uoz-hlt072720.php
- Bernecker, K., & Becker, D. (2020). Beyond Self-Control: Mechanisms of Hedonic Goal Pursuit and Its Relevance for Well-Being. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 014616722094199. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167220941998
A Thorne-Żytkow Object Is a Star Within a Star by Ashley Hamer
- Levesque, E. M., Massey, P., Żytkow, A. N., & Morrell, N. (2014). Discovery of a Thorne–Żytkow object candidate in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 443(1), L94–L98. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slu080
- University of Colorado, & Observatory, L. (2014, June 9). The objects are hybrids of red supergiant and neutron stars that superficially resemble normal red supergiants. Astronomy.Com. https://astronomy.com/news/2014/06/astronomers-discover-first-thorne-zytkow-object-a-bizarre-type-of-hybrid-star
- Charley, S. (2012, January 13). How to Make an Element. Pbs.org; Nova. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/make-an-element/
- Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Magnetars - Introduction. (2017). Nasa.gov. https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/neutron_stars1.html
Scientists have identified the enzyme responsible for smelly armpits by Grant Currin
- Life in the pits: Scientists identify the key enzyme behind BO. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/uoy-lit072420.php
- Sample, I. (2020, July 27). Know sweat: scientists solve mystery behind body odour. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jul/27/know-sweat-scientists-solve-mystery-behind-body-odour
- Rudden, M., Herman, R., Rose, M., Bawdon, D., Cox, D. S., Dodson, E., Holden, M. T. G., Wilkinson, A. J., James, A. G., & Thomas, G. H. (2020). The molecular basis of thioalcohol production in human body odour. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68860-z
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Learn why pregnancy cravings might be more cultural than biological; and why raindrops don’t damage delicate insect wings. Then, play along at home and test your podcast knowledge with this month’s Curiosity Challenge trivia game.
Pregnancy cravings are more cultural than biological by Grant Currin
- Orloff, N. C., Flammer, A., Hartnett, J., Liquorman, S., Samelson, R., & Hormes, J. M. (2016). Food cravings in pregnancy: Preliminary evidence for a role in excess gestational weight gain. Appetite, 105, 259–265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.04.040
- Greenwood, V. (2020). The surprising reason why pregnant women get cravings. BBC.com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200715-the-surprising-reason-why-pregnant-women-get-cravings
- Orloff, N. C., & Hormes, J. M. (2014). Pickles and ice cream! Food cravings in pregnancy: hypotheses, preliminary evidence, and directions for future research. Frontiers in Psychology, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01076
Study shows why speeding raindrops don't damage delicate insect wings by Grant Currin
- Armor on butterfly wings protects against heavy rain | Cornell Chronicle. (2020). Cornell Chronicle. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/06/armor-butterfly-wings-protects-against-heavy-rain
- Kim, S., Wu, Z., Esmaili, E., Dombroskie, J. J., & Jung, S. (2020). How a raindrop gets shattered on biological surfaces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(25), 13901–13907. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2002924117
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia with Tom
- You Have Tiny Rocks in Your Ears, How Artists’ Personas Influence Your Music Choices, and Chemotherapy Began as a Chemical Weapon https://curiositydaily.com/you-have-tiny-rocks-in-your-ears-how-artists-personas-influence-your-music-choices-and-chemotherapy-began-as-a-chemical-weapon/
- Parents’ Brains Sync When They’re Together, the Genius Math Behind Credit Card Numbers, and July’s Curiosity Challenge Trivia https://curiositydaily.com/parents-brains-sync-when-theyre-together-the-genius-math-behind-credit-card-numbers-and-julys-curiosity-challenge-trivia/
- Sharks Aren’t Just Apex Predators (w/ Forrest Galante), How Cats Affect Online Dating, and When Giant Prehistoric Sea Scorpions Ruled the Seas https://curiositydaily.com/sharks-arent-just-apex-predators-w-forrest-galante-how-cats-affect-online-dating-and-when-giant-prehistoric-sea-scorpions-ruled-the-seas/
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Author Bill Sullivan discusses the surprising ways your genes can influence aggressive and violent tendencies. Then, learn about how it’s possible that anglerfish can fuse to their mates; and box breathing, a Navy SEAL technique for reducing stress and staying calm.
Additional resources from Bill Sullivan:
- Pick up “Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Bill Sullivan’s official website https://authorbillsullivan.com/
- Follow @wjsullivan on Twitter https://twitter.com/wjsullivan
- Indiana University School of Medicine bio https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/13502/sullivan-william
How do anglerfish fuse to their mates without immune rejection? by Cameron Duke
- Immune functions traded in for reproductive success. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/mpio-ift072920.php
- Swann, J. B., Holland, S. J., Petersen, M., Pietsch, T. W., & Boehm, T. (2020). The immunogenetics of sexual parasitism. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz9445
- Wu, K. J. (2020, July 30). How the Ultimate Live-in Boyfriend Evolved His Way Around Rejection. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/science/anglerfish-immune-rejection.html
Box Breathing Is the Navy SEAL Technique for Reducing Stress and Staying Calm by Joanie Faletto
- Stinson, A. (2018, June). What is box breathing? Medicalnewstoday.com; Medical News Today. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321805
- Harvard Health Publishing. (2020, July 6). Relaxation techniques: Breath control helps quell errant stress response. Harvard Health. https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/relaxation-techniques-breath-control-helps-quell-errant-stress-response
- Finn, M. (2020, May 9). How to Reduce Stress Like a Navy SEAL. Gear Patrol; Gear Patrol. https://www.gearpatrol.com/fitness/health-wellness/a325714/box-breathing-navy-seals/
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Learn about how frequent daydreaming may be killing your mood, why ancient Greek temples were purposely built on fault lines; and the invisible forces that make you do the things you do, with author Bill Sullivan.
You Daydream Surprisingly Often, and It's Not Helping by Rachel Bertsche
- Bradt, S. (2010, November 11). Wandering mind not a happy mind. Harvard Gazette; Harvard Gazette. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/11/wandering-mind-not-a-happy-mind/
- Daydreaming Is a Downer. (2010, November 11). Daydreaming Is a Downer. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2010/11/daydreaming-downer
- Killingsworth, M. A., & Gilbert, D. T. (2010). A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind. Science, 330(6006), 932–932. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1192439
Ancient Greek Temples Were Purposely Built Over Fault Lines by Reuben Westmaas
- Dyer, J. (2017, September 19). Did Ancient Greeks Deliberately Build Temples on Earthquake Faults? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/60447-ancient-greeks-built-temples-earthquake-faults.html
- Earthquake faults may have played key role in shaping the culture of ancient Greece. (2017, September 12). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2017-09-earthquake-faults-key-role-culture.html
- Kolasa-Sikiaridi, K. (2016, July 26). From Delphi to Google: Ancient Oracle to Modern Day Search Engines | GreekReporter.com. Greekreporter.com. https://greece.greekreporter.com/2016/07/26/from-delphi-to-google-ancient-oracle-to-modern-day-search-engines/
- Delphic Oracle’s Lips May Have Been Loosened by Gas Vapors. (2001, August 13). Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2001/08/greece-delphi-oracle-gas-vapors-science/
Additional resources from Bill Sullivan, author and Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology at Indiana University School of Medicine:
- Pick up “Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Bill Sullivan’s official website https://authorbillsullivan.com/
- Follow @wjsullivan on Twitter https://twitter.com/wjsullivan
- Indiana University School of Medicine bio https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/13502/sullivan-william
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Learn about how people under stress can find a “new normal” surprisingly quickly, and why the Mercury 13 should have been the first women in space.
Even under stress, our sense of normalcy bounces back surprisingly quickly by Kelsey Donk
- Sense of normalcy bounces back fast: New study. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/uom-son072920.php
- Anicich, E. M., Foulk, T. A., Osborne, M. R., Gale, J., & Schaerer, M. Getting Back to the “New Normal”: Autonomy Restoration during a Global Pandemic. https://www.newswise.com/pdf_docs/159604834166888_COVID-19%20Stress%20and%20Autonomy%20JAP%20-%20ACCEPTED%20VERSION.pdf
The Mercury 13 Should Have Been the First Women in Space by Reuben Westmaas
- Looking Back: The Mercury 7. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_157.html
- Kat Eschner. (2017, June 16). Meet the Rogue Women Astronauts of the 1960s Who Never Flew. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-american-women-who-trained-space-1960s-180963704/
- Potenza, A. (2018, May 29). We fact-checked Mercury 13, Netflix’s doc about NASA’s first women astronaut trainees. The Verge; The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/29/17393698/netflix-documentary-mercury-13-women-space-astronauts-margaret-weitekamp-interview
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Learn about how blind people can describe what animals look like, how “Ring Around the Rosie” probably doesn’t reference the Plague, and why scientists used Cladosporium sphaerospermum, a radiosynthetic species of fungus, to build a radiation shield.
Ring Around the Rosie probably doesn't reference the plague by Kelsey Donk
- Mikkelson, D. (2000, November 17). Is ‘Ring Around the Rosie’ About the Black Plague? Snopes. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ring-around-rosie/
- Opie, I. A. and Opie, P. (1985). The Singing Game. Oxford University Press. https://archive.org/details/ibald00iona/page/221/mode/2up
Blind People Can Describe What Animals Look Like — But How? by Sonja Hodgen
- Tantibanchachai, C. (2019). Flamingoes, Elephants and Sharks: How Do Blind Adults Learn About Animal Appearance? News from The Johns Hopkins University. Jhu.Edu; Johns Hopkins University. https://releases.jhu.edu/2019/05/21/flamingoes-elephants-and-sharks-how-do-blind-adults-learn-about-animal-appearance/
- Kim, J. S., Elli, G. V., & Bedny, M. (2019). Knowledge of animal appearance among sighted and blind adults. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1900952116
We might be able to use fungus as a radiation shield by Cameron Duke
- Ryan, J. (2020, July 26). Self-replicating Chernobyl mold could protect the ISS from space radiation. CNET. https://www.cnet.com/news/self-replicating-chernobyl-mold-could-protect-the-iss-from-space-radiation/
- Shunk, G. K., Gomez, X. R., & Averesch, N. J. H. (2020). A Self-Replicating Radiation-Shield for Human Deep-Space Exploration: Radiotrophic Fungi can Attenuate Ionizing Radiation aboard the International Space Station. BioRxiv. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.16.205534
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Learn about the "shower-curtain effect," the mystery of why your shower curtain will randomly cling to you; whether masks affect our emotional development; and why humans perk up their ears.
No One Knows Why the Shower Curtain Will Randomly Cling to You by Joanie Faletto
- Why Does the Shower Curtain Move Toward the Water? (2001, July 11). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-the-shower-curta/
- Inglis-Arkell, E. (2014, June 3). The Enduring Mystery of Why Your Shower Curtain Attacks You. io9. https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-enduring-mystery-of-why-your-shower-curtain-attacks-1585050901
Do masks affect our emotional development? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Nate)
- Valente, D., Theurel, A., & Gentaz, E. (2017). The role of visual experience in the production of emotional facial expressions by blind people: a review. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 25(2), 483–497. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-017-1338-0
- Martins, A. T., Faísca, L., Vieira, H., & Gonçalves, G. (2019). Emotional Recognition and Empathy both in Deaf and Blind Adults. The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 24(2), 119–127. https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/eny046
- Wiseman, R. (1995). The megalab truth test. Nature, 373(6513), 391–391. https://doi.org/10.1038/373391a0
- Kraus, M. W. (2017). Voice-only communication enhances empathic accuracy. American Psychologist, 72(7), 644–654. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000147
- Kret, M. E., & de Gelder, B. (2012). Islamic Headdress Influences How Emotion is Recognized from the Eyes. Frontiers in Psychology, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00110
- Mai, X., Ge, Y., Tao, L., Tang, H., Liu, C., & Luo, Y.-J. (2011). Eyes Are Windows to the Chinese Soul: Evidence from the Detection of Real and Fake Smiles. PLoS ONE, 6(5), e19903. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019903
Humans perk up their ears, too by Kelsey Donk
- Our animal inheritance: Humans perk up their ears, too, when they hear interesting sounds. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/su-oai070720.php
- Strauss, D. J., Corona-Strauss, F. I., Schroeer, A., Philipp Flotho, Hannemann, R., & Hackley, S. A. (2020, July 3). Vestigial auriculomotor activity indicates the direction of auditory attention in humans. ELife; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. https://elifesciences.org/articles/54536
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Learn about what to do when your pet is scared; and why the theory of endosymbiosis says you have microbes inside your cells. Then, stick around to meet Natalia Reagan: an anthropologist, primatologist, and comedian who will be filling Cody’s shoes while he’s on paternity leave.
What to do when your pet is scared by Cameron Duke
- Waite, M. (2020, July 28). You Can’t Reinforce Fear (So Go Ahead and Comfort Your Scared Pet) [Prerecorded presentation]. 2020 Animal Behavior Society Conference Virtual Public Day. https://www.animalbehaviorsociety.org/2020-virtual/program-public.php
- Waite, M. (2020, August 3). [Interview by C. Duke].
Endosymbiont Theory - you have microbes inside your cells by Cameron Duke
- Baum, D. A., & Baum, B. (2014). An inside-out origin for the eukaryotic cell. BMC Biology, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-014-0076-2
- Gray, M. W. (2017). Lynn Margulis and the endosymbiont hypothesis: 50 years later. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 28(10), 1285–1287. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e16-07-0509
- Martin, W. F., Garg, S., & Zimorski, V. (2015). Endosymbiotic theories for eukaryote origin. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 370(1678), 20140330. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2014.0330
- Amoeba Sisters. (2018). Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells (Updated) . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxujitlv8wc
- Amoeba Sisters. (2017). Endosymbiotic Theory . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGnS-Xk0ZqU&vl=en
Learn more about Natalia Reagan
- Follow @natalia13reagan on Twitter https://twitter.com/natalia13reagan
- Official website https://nataliareagan.com/
- Natalia Reagan on Curosity Daily: “if we evolved from monkeys, then why are there still monkeys?” https://curiositydaily.com/why-there-are-monkeys-if-we-evolved-from-them-nata/
- Natalia Reagan on Curiosity Daily: “do redheads experience pain differently?” https://curiositydaily.com/fantasy-stock-league-redhead-pain-tolerance-with-n/
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Learn about how mapmakers catch copycats with paper towns and trap streets; why people on their deathbed can probably hear their loved ones pay their last respects; and that time some woodpeckers shut down NASA’s plan to launch the space shuttle Discovery.
Paper Towns and Trap Streets Are How Mapmakers Catch Copycats by Reuben Westmaas
- Goblu and Beatosu, Ohio. (2017). Weird Universe. http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/goblu_and_beatosu_ohio
- Jacobs, F. (2014, February 12). Agloe: How a Completely Made Up New York Town Became Real. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/643-agloe-the-paper-town-stronger-than-fiction
- NESTER’S MAP & GUIDE CORP | 796 F.Supp. 729 (1992) | upp72911403 | Leagle.com. (1992, June 30). Leagle. https://www.leagle.com/decision/19921525796fsupp72911403
Dying loved ones can probably hear you give your last respects by Grant Currin
- UBC research shows hearing persists at end of life. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/uobc-urs070720.php
- Blundon, E. G., Gallagher, R. E., & Ward, L. M. (2020). Electrophysiological evidence of preserved hearing at the end of life. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67234-9
That Time Some Woodpeckers Shut Down A NASA Space Shuttle Launch by Joanie Faletto
- Lovesick Woodpeckers Poke Hole in a Shuttle’s Schedule. (1995, June 2). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/03/us/lovesick-woodpeckers-poke-hole-in-a-shuttle-s-schedule.html
- NASA - STS-70. (2010). Nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-70.html
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Physician James Hamblin, staff writer for The Atlantic, explains what would happen if you stopped showering — and other fun facts from the emerging science of the skin microbiome. Plus: are some trees really immortal?
Are some trees immortal? A new study says no by Grant Currin
- Despite debate, even the world’s oldest trees are not immortal. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/cp-dde072020.php
- Giaimo, C. (2020, July 27). Can Trees Live Forever? New Kindling for an Immortal Debate. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/science/trees-immortality.html
- Wang, L., Cui, J., Jin, B., Zhao, J., Xu, H., Lu, Z., Li, W., Li, X., Li, L., Liang, E., Rao, X., Wang, S., Fu, C., Cao, F., Dixon, R. A., & Lin, J. (2020). Multifeature analyses of vascular cambial cells reveal longevity mechanisms in old Ginkgo biloba trees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(4), 2201–2210. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1916548117
- Munné-Bosch, S. (2020). Long-Lived Trees Are Not Immortal. Trends in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2020.06.006
Additional resources from James Hamblin: board-certified preventive medicine physician, staff writer at The Atlantic, and lecturer in public health policy at Yale University
- Pick up “Clean: The New Science of Skin” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Follow @JamesHamblin on Twitter https://twitter.com/jameshamblin
- Hamblin, J. (2016, June 9). What Happens When You Quit Showering? The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/06/i-stopped-showering-and-life-continued/486314/
- Hamblin, J. (2020, June 22). Is It Possible to Shower Too Much? The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/07/hygiene-is-overrated/612235/
- James Hamblin’s articles for The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/author/james-hamblin/
- Official website http://www.jameshamblin.com/info
- Yale bio https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/james_hamblin/
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Learn about how you can slash your exercise time with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) — and the science that backs it up; how “collective narcissism” can make groups toxic; and how dolphins make friends strategically.
HIIT Is the Science-Backed Workout That Can Slash Your Exercise Time by Ashley Hamer
- Burgomaster, K. A., Howarth, K. R., Phillips, S. M., Rakobowchuk, M., MacDonald, M. J., McGee, S. L., & Gibala, M. J. (2008). Similar metabolic adaptations during exercise after low volume sprint interval and traditional endurance training in humans. The Journal of Physiology, 586(1), 151–160. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2007.142109
- Gillen, J. B., Martin, B. J., MacInnis, M. J., Skelly, L. E., Tarnopolsky, M. A., & Gibala, M. J. (2016). Twelve Weeks of Sprint Interval Training Improves Indices of Cardiometabolic Health Similar to Traditional Endurance Training despite a Five-Fold Lower Exercise Volume and Time Commitment. PLOS ONE, 11(4), e0154075. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154075
- Reynolds, G. (2016, May 2). 1 Minute of All-Out Exercise May Have Benefits of 45 Minutes of Moderate Exertion. Well. New York Times. https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/04/27/1-minute-of-all-out-exercise-may-equal-45-minutes-of-moderate-exertion/?_r=1
- Stoppani, J. (2016, July 23). The Ultimate 8-Week HIIT For Fat-Burning Program. Bodybuilding.com. https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/ultimate-8-week-hiit-for-fat-burning-program.html
"Collective narcissism" makes members of groups and nations toxic — but you can fight it by Kelsey Donk
- Jarrett, C. (2017). How ‘collective narcissism’ is directing world politics. Bbc.Com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170303-how-collective-narcissism-is-directing-world-politics
- Shukla, A. (2020, July 21). Collective Narcissism: Proud Groups & Nationalism make us toxic. Cognition Today. https://cognitiontoday.com/2020/07/collective-narcissism-nationalism-toxic-groups/
- Agnieszka Golec de Zavala. (2017, January 25). Welcome to the age of collective narcissism. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/welcome-to-the-age-of-collective-narcissism-71196
- de Zavala, A. G., Cichocka, A., Eidelson, R., & Jayawickreme, N. (2009). Collective narcissism and its social consequences. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97(6), 1074–1096. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016904
- Frankfurt School: The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception. (2020). Marxists.org. https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/adorno/1944/culture-industry.htm
Dolphins make friends strategically by Steffie Drucker
- Young dolphins pick their friends wisely. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/du-ydp072320.php
- Dolphin Courtship: Brutal, Cunning and Complex. (1992, February 17). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/18/science/dolphin-courtship-brutal-cunning-and-complex.html
- Galezo, A. A., Foroughirad, V., Krzyszczyk, E., Frère, C. H., & Mann, J. (2020). Juvenile social dynamics reflect adult reproductive strategies in bottlenose dolphins. Behavioral Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/araa068
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Learn about why it’s harder to clean grease off of plastic than glass; how zoos use their own version of dating apps for breeding programs; and why science says you don’t have to be married to be happy.
Why is it harder to clean grease off of plastic than glass? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Lili)
- Saig, A. (2012, May 17). Why does soap easily remove fats from metalware and glassware but not from plastic? Davidson Institute of Science Education; Weizmann Institute of Science. https://davidson.weizmann.ac.il/en/online/askexpert/chemistry/why-does-soap-easily-remove-fats-metalware-and-glassware-not-plastic-tom
- Lipids. (2020). Dcccd.edu. https://dlc.dcccd.edu/biology1-3/lipids
- Clean My Space. (2013). Cleaning Plastic Containers: How to Clean Plastic Food Storage Items Fast & Easy (Clean My Space) . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQKei50JCNQ
Zoos Use Their Own Versions of Dating Apps for Breeding Programs by Reuben Westmaas
- Wright, R. (2018, February 12). There’s a Matchmaking Site for Gorillas, Too. The New Yorker; The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/theres-a-dating-site-for-gorillas-too
- Stahl, L. (2018, May 13). Matchmaking for zoo animals. Cbsnews.com. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/matchmaking-for-zoo-animals/
You don't have to be married to be happy by Kelsey Donk
- When it comes to happiness, what’s love got to do with it? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/msu-wic072320.php
- Loved and lost or never loved at all? Lifelong marital histories and their links with subjective well-being. (2020). The Journal of Positive Psychology. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17439760.2020.1791946?journalCode=rpos20
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Learn about why people prefer round numbers over precise ones, thanks to a principle behavioral economists call attribute framing; and whether there really are wasps inside figs.
People prefer round numbers even when the precise number is better news by Kelsey Donk
- Consumers Prefer Round Numbers Even When the Specific Number Is Better News. (2016). Rpi.edu. https://news.rpi.edu/content/2020/07/06/consumers-prefer-round-numbers-even-when-specific-number-better-news
- Jain, G., Gaeth, G. J., Nayakankuppam, D., & Levin, I. P. (2020). Revisiting attribute framing: The impact of number roundedness on framing. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 161, 109–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.04.006
Are there really wasps inside figs? by Cameron Duke
- Cook, J. M., & West, S. A. (2005). Figs and fig wasps. Current Biology, 15(24), R978–R980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2005.11.057
- Futuyma, D. J., & Kirkpatrick, M. (2018). Evolution. Sinauer Associates.
- Herre, E. A. (1996). An Overview of Studies on a Community of Panamanian Figs. Journal of Biogeography, 23(4), 593–607. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2845802?seq=1
- Jordan, A. (2014, November 11). How mutualisms evolve in a world of selfish genes. Phys.Org; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2014-11-mutualisms-evolve-world-selfish-genes.html
- Vartan, S. (2016). Are There Really Dead Wasps in Your Figs? Treehugger. https://www.treehugger.com/are-there-really-wasps-your-figs-4868822
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Learn what environmental cardiology has taught us about how we should live, with help from Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar. Then, you’ll learn about the world’s first 3D-printed nuclear reactor core; and why spaghetti always breaks in three.
Environmental cardiology resources from Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar:
- HealthDay. (2020). California’s Wildfires May Have Fueled Cardiac Arrests. US News & World Report; U.S. News & World Report. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-04-15/californias-wildfires-may-have-fueled-cardiac-arrests
- University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute https://enviromeinstitute.com/
- Follow @UofLEnvirome on Twitter https://twitter.com/UofLEnvirome
- Pick up “Environmental Cardiology: Pollution and Heart Disease (Issues in Toxicology)” by Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Ambitious Louisville study seeks to understand impact of trees on our health. (2019, December 12). PBS NewsHour; PBS NewsHour. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ambitious-louisville-study-seeks-to-understand-impact-of-trees-on-our-health
- Wood, J. (2019, November 21). Re-greening: can Louisville plant its way out of a heat emergency? The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/nov/21/re-greening-can-louisville-plant-its-way-out-of-a-heat-emergency
- Aruni Bhatnagar on Google Scholar https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=riRJqrYAAAAJ&hl=en
- University of Louisville faculty bio https://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/medicine/divisions/environmental-medicine/faculty/bhatnagar-aruni
3D printing a nuclear reactor core could revolutionize energy, and scientists just figured out how to do it by Grant Currin
- Oberhaus, D. (2020, May 15). Coming Soon: A Nuclear Reactor—With a 3D-Printed Core. Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/coming-soon-a-nuclear-reactor-with-a-3d-printed-core/
- Emmet Smith. (2020, June 22). Researchers pioneer revolutionary keg-sized nuclear reactor with a 3D printed core. Mashable; Mashable. https://mashable.com/video/oak-ridge-3d-print-nuclear-core/
- 3D-printed nuclear reactor promises faster, more economical path to nuclear energy | ORNL. (2020, May 11). Ornl.gov. https://www.ornl.gov/news/3d-printed-nuclear-reactor-promises-faster-more-economical-path-nuclear-energy
- Nuclear Reactors | Nuclear Power Plant | Nuclear Reactor Technology - World Nuclear Association. (2020). World-Nuclear.org. https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-power-reactors/nuclear-power-reactors.aspx
Here's Why Spaghetti Always Breaks in Three by Trevor English
- Audoly, B., & Neukirch, S. (2005). Fragmentation of Rods by Cascading Cracks: Why Spaghetti Does Not Break in Half. Physical Review Letters, 95(9). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.95.095505
- Colm Gorey. (2018, August 14). A spaghetti mystery you might not have noticed is finally solved. Silicon Republic; Silicon Republic. https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/spaghetti-mystery-finally-solved
- Heisser, Ronald H., et al. "Controlling fracture cascades through twisting and quenching." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115.35 (2018): 8665-8670. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1802831115
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Environmental cardiology researcher Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar explains why experts are looking at our environment to improve our health. Then, learn how Polynesians and Native Americans connected across more than 2,000 miles of ocean — all the way back in the 12th century.
Environmental cardiology resources from Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar:
- University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute https://enviromeinstitute.com/
- Follow @UofLEnvirome on Twitter https://twitter.com/UofLEnvirome
- Pick up “Environmental Cardiology: Pollution and Heart Disease (Issues in Toxicology)” by Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar on Amazon https://amazon.com
- HealthDay. (2020). California’s Wildfires May Have Fueled Cardiac Arrests. US News & World Report; U.S. News & World Report. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-04-15/californias-wildfires-may-have-fueled-cardiac-arrests
- Ambitious Louisville study seeks to understand impact of trees on our health. (2019, December 12). PBS NewsHour; PBS NewsHour. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ambitious-louisville-study-seeks-to-understand-impact-of-trees-on-our-health
- Wood, J. (2019, November 21). Re-greening: can Louisville plant its way out of a heat emergency? The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/nov/21/re-greening-can-louisville-plant-its-way-out-of-a-heat-emergency
- Aruni Bhatnagar on Google Scholar https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=riRJqrYAAAAJ&hl=en
- University of Louisville faculty bio https://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/medicine/divisions/environmental-medicine/faculty/bhatnagar-aruni
DNA suggests that Polynesians interbred with distant Native Americans 800 years ago by Grant Currin
- Some Polynesians Carry DNA of Ancient Native Americans, New Study Finds. (2020, July 8). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/science/polynesian-ancestry.html?smid=tw-share
- Asia. (2016, October 3). ‘Game-changing’ study suggests first Polynesians voyaged all the way from East Asia. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/10/game-changing-study-suggests-first-polynesians-voyaged-all-way-east-asia
- Ioannidis, A. G., Blanco-Portillo, J., Sandoval, K., Hagelberg, E., Miquel-Poblete, J. F., Moreno-Mayar, J. V., Rodríguez-Rodríguez, J. E., Quinto-Cortés, C. D., Auckland, K., Parks, T., Robson, K., Hill, A. V. S., Avila-Arcos, M. C., Sockell, A., Homburger, J. R., Wojcik, G. L., Barnes, K. C., Herrera, L., Berríos, S., … Moreno-Estrada, A. (2020). Native American gene flow into Polynesia predating Easter Island settlement. Nature, 583(7817), 572–577. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2487-2
- Wright, C. (2020, July 22). Re-framing and Refusing the Enduring Colonial Fascination with Polynesian Origins. Duke University Press News; Duke University Press News. https://dukeupress.wordpress.com/2020/07/22/re-framing-and-refusing-the-enduring-colonial-fascination-with-polynesian-origins/
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Learn about why you have false memories of doing daily tasks; how we know that dogs might be able to sense Earth’s magnetic field via magnetoreception; and the science behind why there’s no up or down in space.
Science confirms we create false memories of doing daily tasks by Steffie Drucker
- Paper: Mundane behavioral decisions, actions can be “misremembered” as done. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/uoia-pmb071720.php
- Albarracin, D., Sunderrajan, A., McCulloch, K. C., & Jones, C. (2020). Mistaking an Intention for a Behavior: The Case of Enacting Behavioral Decisions Versus Simply Intending to Enact Them. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 014616722092920. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167220929203
Dogs might be able to sense Earth’s magnetic field by Cameron Duke
- Benediktová, K., Adámková, J., Svoboda, J., Painter, M. S., Bartoš, L., Nováková, P., Vynikalová, L., Hart, V., Phillips, J., & Burda, H. (2020). Magnetic alignment enhances homing efficiency of hunting dogs. ELife, 9, e55080. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.55080
- Frankel, R. (2014, May 18). Dogs at War: Three-Legged Dog Delivers Crucial Message in WWI. Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/5/140516-dogs-war-canines-soldiers-troops-army-military/
- Hart, V., Nováková, P., Malkemper, E. P., Begall, S., Hanzal, V., Ježek, M., Kušta, T., Němcová, V., Adámková, J., Benediktová, K., Červený, J., & Burda, H. (2013). Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth’s magnetic field. Frontiers in Zoology, 10(1), 80. https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-10-80
- Yirka, B. (2020, July 20). Dogs may use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-07-dogs-earth-magnetic-field.html
In Outer Space, There Is No Up or Down by Joanie Faletto
- Saadeh, D., Feeney, S. M., Pontzen, A., Peiris, H. V., & McEwen, J. D. (2016). How Isotropic is the Universe? Physical Review Letters, 117(13). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.117.131302
- in. (2016, September 7). It’s official: You’re lost in a directionless universe. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/09/it-s-official-you-re-lost-directionless-universe
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To wrap up our Shark Week coverage, learn about why the US military tried to develop "Shark Chaser" shark repellent during World War II. Then, learn about the leading theories explaining why moths are drawn to lights; and the difference between mummies and fossils.
Get even more from Shark Week 2020 on Discovery’s Daily Bite Podcast: https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-daily-bite-podcast
During WWII, the US military tried to develop shark repellant by Cameron Duke
- Foley, K. E. (2018, July 27). Shark Week 2018: The US Navy developed a “shark repellant” during WWII. Quartz. https://qz.com/1341175/the-us-navy-developed-a-shark-repellant-during-wwii/
- Julia Child and the OSS Recipe for Shark Repellent — Central Intelligence Agency. (2015). Cia.gov. https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2015-featured-story-archive/shark-repellent.html
- Delano Samuels, & Orwig, J. (2016, July). Here’s what the US Navy learned about shark attacks during World War II - Business Insider. Business Insider; Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/the-us-navy-developed-a-shark-repellent-2016-6
- Roach, M. (2017). Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War. Oneworld.
- American Chemical Society. (2020, January 13). The US Government Issued Sailors and Soldiers Shark Repellent That Didn’t Work – Here’s Why [Video]. SciTechDaily. https://scitechdaily.com/us-government-issued-sailors-and-soldiers-shark-repellent-that-didnt-work-heres-why-video/
- Spaceflight and Surviving Shark Attacks. (2018, July 24). National Air and Space Museum. https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/spaceflight-and-surviving-shark-attacks
We still don't know why moths are drawn to lights by Grant Currin
- Wolchover, N. (2011, March 25). Why Are Moths Drawn to Artificial Lights? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/33156-moths-drawn-artificial-lights.html
- Lees, D., & Zilli, A. (2019, November). Why Are Moths Are Attracted To Light? Science Friday; Science Friday. https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/why-moths-are-attracted-to-light/
- Callahan, P. S. (1977). Moth and candle: the candle flame as a sexual mimic of the coded infrared wavelengths from a moth sex scent (pheromone). Applied Optics, 16(12), 3089. https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.16.003089
- Norm MacDonald’s moth joke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUjIM-GFWhk
What's the difference between a mummy and a fossil? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Luke)
- Clark, L. (1998, January 20). Mummies 101. PBS.org; NOVA. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/mummies-101/
- Asher, C. (2015, February 12). How long does fossilisation take? Curious Meerkat. http://www.curiousmeerkat.co.uk/debunking/how-long-fossilisation-take/
- Keylses, S. (2018, October 23). Do Mummies Decompose? Science Connected Magazine. https://magazine.scienceconnected.org/2018/10/do-mummies-decompose/
- Leveille, D. (2015, May 11). As Chile’s climate changes, the world’s oldest mummies are turning moldy. The World from PRX. https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-05-11/chiles-climate-changes-worlds-oldest-mummies-are-turning-moldy
- Moyer, A. E., Zheng, W., & Schweitzer, M. H. (2016). Keratin Durability Has Implications for the Fossil Record: Results from a 10 Year Feather Degradation Experiment. PLOS ONE, 11(7), e0157699. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157699
- Lamb, R. (2010, August 25). How can soft tissue exist in dinosaur fossils? HowStuffWorks. https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/soft-tissue-dinosaur.htm
- Wilson, T. V. (2007, December 19). How Fossils Work. HowStuffWorks. https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/fossil2.htm
- Greshko, M. (2017, May 11). This Is the Best Dinosaur Fossil of Its Kind Ever Found. Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/06/dinosaur-nodosaur-fossil-discovery/
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Forrest Galante, host of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet, helps us celebrate Shark Week by explaining how we search for — and find! — lost species in the open ocean. Then, you’ll learn about the two types of nostalgia (reflective nostalgia and restorative nostalgia) and how they can influence your well-being.
Get even more from Shark Week 2020 on Discovery’s Daily Bite Podcast: https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-daily-bite-podcast
More from Animal Planet’s “Extinct or Alive” and host Forrest Galante:
- Extinct or Alive official website — https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/extinct-or-alive/
- Animal Planet Go — https://www.animalplanet.com/watch/animal-planet
- Forrest Galante official website — https://www.forrestgalante.com/about
- Follow @animalplanet on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/animalplanet/
- Follow @forrest.galante on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/forrest.galante/
- Follow @AnimalPlanet on Twitter — https://twitter.com/AnimalPlanet
- Follow @ForrestGalante on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ForrestGalante
There are 2 different types of nostalgia by Ashley Hamer
- Boym, S. (2008). The Future of Nostalgia. United States: Basic Books. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Future_of_Nostalgia/gHKm95EweOwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=restorative
- The Two Faces of Nostalgia. (2016). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/time-travelling-apollo/201606/the-two-faces-nostalgia
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Forrest Galante, host of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet, helps us celebrate Shark Week by explaining why sharks are so important to their ecosystems. You’ll also learn about giant prehistoric sea scorpions called Eurypterids who used to rule the sea and how cats affect online dating.
More from Animal Planet’s “Extinct or Alive” and host Forrest Galante:
- Extinct or Alive official website — https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/extinct-or-alive/
- Animal Planet Go — https://www.animalplanet.com/watch/animal-planet
- Forrest Galante official website — https://www.forrestgalante.com/about
- Follow @animalplanet on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/animalplanet/
- Follow @forrest.galante on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/forrest.galante/
- Follow @AnimalPlanet on Twitter — https://twitter.com/AnimalPlanet
- Follow @ForrestGalante on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ForrestGalante
Giant sea scorpions were the underwater titans of prehistoric Australia by Cameron Duke
- Bicknell, R. D. C., Smith, P. M., & Poschmann, M. (2020). Re-evaluating evidence of Australian eurypterids. Gondwana Research, 86, 164–181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2020.06.002
- Christopher, R. D., & Smith, P. M. (n.d.). Giant sea scorpions were the underwater titans of prehistoric Australia. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-07-giant-sea-scorpions-underwater-titans.html
- PBS Eons. (2019). When Giant Scorpions Swarmed the Seas . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sQXTXbuLYo
Women harshly judge men who pose with cats on their dating profiles by Kelsey Donk
- Cat People, Beware — Posing With Your Pet Could Make You Appear Less Dateable. (2020, July 9). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/07/09/cat-people-beware-posing-with-your-pet-could-make-you-appear-less-dateable/
- Kogan, L., & Volsche, S. (2020). Not the Cat’s Meow? The Impact of Posing with Cats on Female Perceptions of Male Dateability. Animals, 10(6), 1007. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10061007
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Learn about whether sharks can really smell a drop of blood from a mile away; how some sharks give birth from two uteruses (and why that’s not even the weirdest part); and the complicated way interstellar travel can mess with language.
Can sharks really smell a drop of blood from a mile away? by Grant Currin
- Shark Smell Myth Found Fishy. (2013, July 10). Inside Science. https://www.insidescience.org/news/shark-smell-myth-found-fishy
- Meredith, T. L., & Kajiura, S. M. (2010). Olfactory morphology and physiology of elasmobranchs. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213(20), 3449–3456. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.045849
- Villazon, L. (2019). How do sharks smell blood underwater? BBC Science Focus Magazine; BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/how-do-sharks-smell-blood-underwater/
Some sharks give live birth from two uteruses -- and that's not the weirdest part by Grant Currin
- Shark Smell Myth Found Fishy. (2013, July 10). Inside Science. https://www.insidescience.org/news/shark-smell-myth-found-fishy
- Meredith, T. L., & Kajiura, S. M. (2010). Olfactory morphology and physiology of elasmobranchs. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213(20), 3449–3456. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.045849
- Villazon, L. (2019). How do sharks smell blood underwater? BBC Science Focus Magazine; BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/how-do-sharks-smell-blood-underwater/
The unintelligible languages of interstellar travel by Cameron Duke
- Lost in Space or Translation? (2020, June 30). The University of Kansas. http://news.ku.edu/2020/06/30/without-care-lost-space-could-mean-lost-translation
- McKenzie, A., & Punske, J. (2020). Language Development During Interstellar Travel. Acta Futura, 12, 123–132. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3747353
- Williams, M. (2020, July 8). Languages Will Change Significantly on Interstellar Flights. Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/146889/languages-will-change-significantly-on-interstellar-flights/
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To celebrate Shark Week, learn about why people are afraid of sharks; how scientists discovered four new species of “walking” sharks (also called epaulette sharks); and how enhanced rock weathering might help us fight climate change with rocks.
People are afraid of sharks for 3 psychological reasons by Kelsey Donk
- Ipsos editor. (2015, July 7). Sharks: Half (51%) of Americans are Absolutely Terrified of Them and Many (38%) Scared to Swim in the Ocean Because of Them... Ipsos; www.ipsos.com. https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/sharks-half-51-americans-are-absolutely-terrified-them-and-many-38-scared-swim-ocean-because-them
- Ropeik, D. (2015, July 6). Shark Attack: The Risk Is Tiny, but the Coverage, and Fear, Are High -- Why? HuffPost; HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/shark-attack-the-risk-is_b_7736266
- Why are we afraid of sharks? There’s a scientific explanation. (2019, June 27). Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/01/sharks-attack-fear-science-psychology-spd/
- Hettermann, K. (2017, July 25). Are You Afraid of Sharks? Don’t Be. Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/are-you-afraid-of-sharks-dont-be/
- Eveleth, R. (2013, August 6). How to Survive the Shark Attack That Is Never Going to Happen To You. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-to-survive-the-shark-attack-that-is-never-going-to-happen-to-you-24121725/?no-ist
Four new species of "walking" sharks were discovered this year by Grant Currin
- Walking sharks discovered in the tropics. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/uoq-wsd012020.php
- Dudgeon, C. L., Corrigan, S., Yang, L., Allen, G. R., Erdmann, M. V., Fahmi, Sugeha, H. Y., White, W. T., & Naylor, G. J. P. (2020). Walking, swimming or hitching a ride? Phylogenetics and biogeography of the walking shark genus Hemiscyllium. Marine and Freshwater Research. https://doi.org/10.1071/mf19163
- These sharks have evolved to walk on land—and they did it quickly. (2020, January 23). Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/01/walking-sharks-new-species-evolving-fast/
- Andrew, S. (2020, January 23). See walking shark discovered near Australia. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/world/walking-sharks-recently-evolved-scn-trnd/index.html
We may be able to fight climate change with rocks by Cameron Duke
- Beerling, D. J., Kantzas, E. P., Lomas, M. R., Wade, P., Eufrasio, R. M., Renforth, P., Sarkar, B., Andrews, M. G., James, R. H., Pearce, C. R., Mercure, J.-F., Pollitt, H., Holden, P. B., Edwards, N. R., Khanna, M., Koh, L., Quegan, S., Pidgeon, N. F., Janssens, I. A., … Banwart, S. A. (2020). Potential for large-scale CO 2 removal via enhanced rock weathering with croplands. Nature, 583(7815), 242–248. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2448-9
- Layton, L. (2020, July 8). Spreading rock dust on the ground could pull carbon from the air, researchers say. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2020/07/08/spreading-rock-dust-ground-could-pull-carbon-air-researchers-say/
- Sheffield, U. of. (2020, July 11). Shockingly Simple: How Farmland Could Absorb an Extra 2 Billion Tonnes of CO2 From the Atmosphere Each Year. SciTechDaily. https://scitechdaily.com/shockingly-simple-how-farmland-could-absorb-an-extra-2-billion-tonnes-of-co2-from-the-atmosphere-each-year/
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Learn about the Luhn algorithm (the genius math behind credit card numbers) and how parents’ brains synchronize when they’re together. Then, play along at home and test your podcast knowledge with this month’s Curiosity Challenge trivia game.
The genius math behind credit card numbers by Cameron Duke
- Berry, N. (2014, January 8). How Credit Card Numbers Work. Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/how-credit-card-numbers-work-1493331190
- Concerning Reality. (2018). The Secret Algorithm in Your Credit Card Number . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr9s5NjsVAo
- Juber Moulvi Abdul. (2018, April 24). Mathematics behind Credit/Debit card numbering. Medium. https://medium.com/@ma.juber/mathematics-behind-credit-debit-card-numbering-340bf68d27d2
Parents' brains sync when they're together by Steffie Drucker
- Presence of spouse alters how parents’ brains react to children stimuli, finds NTU Singapore study. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/ntu-pos051220.php
- Azhari, A., Lim, M., Bizzego, A., Gabrieli, G., Bornstein, M. H., & Esposito, G. (2020). Physical presence of spouse enhances brain-to-brain synchrony in co-parenting couples. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63596-2
- Vuchinich, S., Emery, R. E., & Cassidy, J. (1988). Family Members as Third Parties in Dyadic Family Conflict: Strategies, Alliances, and Outcomes. Child Development, 59(5), 1293–1302. JSTOR. https://doi.org/10.2307/1130492
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia with Kyann
- Saturated Fat Could Kill Your Focus, Animals Have Regional Accents, and Rings Around Mars https://curiositydaily.com/saturated-fat-could-kill-your-focus-animals-have-regional-accents-and-rings-around-mars/
- The First Prescription Video Game, Solving the Mystery of Short-Term Memory, and Hummingbirds’ Extraordinary Vision https://curiositydaily.com/the-first-prescription-video-game-solving-the-mystery-of-short-term-memory-and-hummingbirds-extraordinary-vision/
- You Navigate with Your Nose, Busting 5 Summer Myths, and Using Horseshoe Crabs’ Blue Blood to Develop New Medicine https://curiositydaily.com/you-navigate-with-your-nose-busting-5-summer-myths-and-using-horseshoe-crabs-blue-blood-to-develop-new-medicine/
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Learn the surprising reason why religious people tend to have more children; why sea turtles are actually pretty clumsy navigators; and where astronomers found the center of our solar system (spoiler alert: it’s not the center of our sun).
Evolution explains why religious people have more children by Kelsey Donk
- New research examines links between religion and parental support from non-family members. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/uoo-nre070120.php
- Church attendance and alloparenting: an analysis of fertility, social support and child development among English mothers | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. (2020). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2019.0428
- About the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. (2019). Bristol.ac.uk. http://www.bristol.ac.uk/alspac/about/
Sea turtles are surprisingly clumsy migrators by Kelsey Donk
- Sea turtles’ impressive navigation feats rely on surprisingly crude “map.” (2020). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200716111631.htm
- Hays, G. C., Cerritelli, G., Esteban, N., Rattray, A., & Luschi, P. (2020). Open Ocean Reorientation and Challenges of Island Finding by Sea Turtles during Long-Distance Migration. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.086
- True Navigation: Sensory Bases of Gradient Maps. (2020). Tufts.edu. https://pigeon.psy.tufts.edu/asc/Phillips/Default_Old_08_21.htm
Astronomers have located the center of the solar system and it's not the center of the sun by Grant Currin
- Starr, M. (2020). Astronomers Have Located The Centre of The Solar System to Within 100 Metres. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-have-located-the-centre-of-the-solar-system-to-within-100-metres
- To find giant black holes, start with Jupiter. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/vu-tfg062920.php
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Learn about how culture plays a role in feeling sick; that time scientists measured all the light in the known universe; and what Jurassic Park got wrong about the Dilophosaurus, that venomous dinosaur with the frilly collar.
Culture plays a role in feeling sick by Kelsey Donk
- Researchers study role culture plays in feeling sick. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uota-rsr022720.php
- Shattuck, E. C., Perrotte, J. K., Daniels, C. L., Xu, X., & Sunil, T. S. (2020). The Contribution of Sociocultural Factors in Shaping Self-Reported Sickness Behavior. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00004
Scientists Measured All the Light Ever Produced in the Universe by Ashley Hamer
- The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. (2020). Nasa.gov. https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- A gamma-ray determination of the Universe’s star formation history. (2018). Science, 362(6418), 1031–1034. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat8123
- Clemson scientists measure all of the starlight ever produced by the observable universe. (2018). Newsstand | Clemson University News and Stories, South Carolina. https://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/clemson-scientists-measure-all-of-the-starlight-ever-produced-by-the-observable-universe/
- The Extragalactic Background Light. (2020). Cta-Observatory.org. https://portal.cta-observatory.org/Pages/The-Extragalactic-Background-Light.aspx
- Koren, M. (2018, November 30). How Scientists Measured All the Starlight in the Universe. The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/11/starlight-universe-blazar-galaxy/576934/
Remember the venomous dino with the frilly collar from Jurassic Park? Here's what it was really like by Grant Currin
- Stan Winston School of Character Arts. (2020). Stanwinstonschool.com. https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/blog/jurassic-park-dilophosaurus-dinosaur-puppet
- Famous “Jurassic Park” dinosaur is less lizard, more bird. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/uota-fp070720.php
- Marsh, A. D., & Rowe, T. B. (2020). A comprehensive anatomical and phylogenetic evaluation of Dilophosaurus wetherilli (Dinosauria, Theropoda) with descriptions of new specimens from the Kayenta Formation of northern Arizona. Journal of Paleontology, 94(S78), 1–103. https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2020.14
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Learn about why you have tiny rocks in your ears; why the self-congruity effect of music says you may prefer music by artists who have a similar personality to you; and how chemotherapy began as a chemical weapon.
There are tiny rocks in your ears that help you detect motion by Cameron Duke
- Inner Ear “Rock Slides” Lead To Vertigo. (n.d.). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2009/04/27/103463398/inner-ear-rock-slides-lead-to-vertigo
- Widmaier, E. P., Vander, A. J., Raff, H., & Strang, K. T. (2019). Vander’s human physiology : the mechanisms of body function. Mcgraw-Hill Education.
- Purves, D., Augustine, G. J., Fitzpatrick, D., Katz, L. C., Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, McNamara, J. O., & S Mark Williams. (2014). The Otolith Organs: The Utricle and Sacculus. Nih.Gov; Sinauer Associates. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10792/
- Human ear - Inner ear | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/ear/Inner-ear#ref65037
You may prefer music by musicians who have a similar personality to you by Kelsey Donk
- Fans love musicians’ personalities as much as their music. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/bu-flm070120.php
- Greenberg, D. M., Matz, S. C., Schwartz, H. A., & Fricke, K. R. (2020). The self-congruity effect of music. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000293
- Joseph, Barclay, A. C., & Bockorny, K. M. (2014). Self-Congruity: A Determinant of Brand Personality. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Self-Congruity%3A-A-Determinant-of-Brand-Personality-Klipfel-Barclay/02b9cbd55f0fef7fd688c35a801a338bca1a6ee2
Chemotherapy began as a chemical weapon by Cameron Duke
- Evolution of Cancer Treatments: Chemotherapy | American Cancer Society. (2014). Cancer.org. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-basics/history-of-cancer/cancer-treatment-chemo.html
- Frunzi, J. (February 2007). From Weapon to Wonder Drug. The Hospitalist. https://www.the-hospitalist.org/hospitalist/article/123282/weapon-wonder-drug
- Goldacre, R. J., Loveless, A., & Ross, W. C. J. (1949). Mode of Production of Chromosome Abnormalities by the Nitrogen Mustards The Possible Role of Cross-Linking. Nature, 163(4148), 667–669. https://doi.org/10.1038/163667a0
- Hazell, S. (2014). Mustard gas – from the Great War to frontline chemotherapy. Cancer Research UK - Science Blog. https://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2014/08/27/mustard-gas-from-the-great-war-to-frontline-chemotherapy/
- Immunotherapy for Cancer. (2019, September 24). National Cancer Institute; Cancer.gov. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/types/immunotherapy
- Krumbhaar, E. B., & Krumbhaar, H. D. (1919). The Blood and Bone Marrow in Yelloe Cross Gas (Mustard Gas) Poisoning. The Journal of Medical Research, 40(3), 497–508.3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2104437/
- Mukherjee, S. (2011). The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer. Fourth Estate.
- Smith, J. (2016, January 14). The Grim and Marvelous Story of Chemotherapy. Proto Magazine. http://protomag.com/articles/the-grim-and-marvelous-story-of-chemotherapy
- Smith, S. L. (2017). War! What is it good for? Mustard gas medicine. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 189(8), E321–E322. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.161032
- Wilke, C. (2019, April). From Chemical Weapon to Chemotherapy, 1917–1946. The Scientist Magazine. https://www.the-scientist.com/foundations/from-chemical-weapon-to-chemotherapy--19171946-65655
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Learn about why some words are more memorable than others; how hair growth works; and how fish end up in landlocked lakes.
Brain study reveals why some words are more memorable than others by Kelsey Donk
- NIH study finds out why some words may be more memorable than others. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/nion-nsf062620.php
- Xie, W., Bainbridge, W. A., Inati, S. K., Baker, C. I., & Zaghloul, K. A. (2020). Memorability of words in arbitrary verbal associations modulates memory retrieval in the anterior temporal lobe. Nature Human Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-0901-2
Hair growth, explained by Steffie Drucker
- Hair Loss: The Science of Hair. (2010, March 1). WebMD. https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/science-hair#1
- Venton, D. (2015, April 21). The Big Question: Why Does Hair Grow in Some Places But Not Others? WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2015/04/hair-only-in-some-places/
- Feltman, R. (2016, July 19). Dear Science: Why does the hair on my head grow longer than the hair on my body? The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/07/19/dear-science-why-does-the-hair-on-my-head-grow-longer-than-the-hair-on-my-body/?arc404=true
- Curiosity. (2018). How Does Hair Growth Work? . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBhmxVeJZ-I
- SciShow. (2015). How Does Hair Know When to Stop Growing? . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf6BnOLb5xs
- Martin, R. D. (2016) Beauty and the Beard. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-we-do-it/201802/beauty-and-the-beard
Fish eggs migrate to landlocked lakes via bird poop by Grant Currin
- Koumoundouros, T. (2020). We May Finally Know The Extreme Route Fish Take Through Air to Colonise New Lakes. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/squishy-fish-eggs-can-survive-harrowing-journeys-through-duck-guts
- Lovas-Kiss, Á., Vincze, O., Löki, V., Pallér-Kapusi, F., Halasi-Kovács, B., Kovács, G., Green, A. J., & Lukács, B. A. (2020). Experimental evidence of dispersal of invasive cyprinid eggs inside migratory waterfowl. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(27), 15397–15399. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004805117
- Silva, G. G., Weber, V., Green, A. J., Hoffmann, P., Silva, V. S., Volcan, M. V., Lanés, L. E. K., Stenert, C., Reichard, M., & Maltchik, L. (2019). Killifish eggs can disperse via gut passage through waterfowl. Ecology, 100(11). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2774
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Dispersal of fish eggs by water birds – just a myth? (2018). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180219103258.htm
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[Curiosity Daily Episode] Remembering Words on the Tip of Your Tongue, Parkways vs. Driveways, and A Flapping Spacecraft to Explore Venus https://curiositydaily.com/remembering-words-on-the-tip-of-your-tongue-parkways-vs-driveways-and-a-flapping-spacecraft-to-explore-venus/
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Learn about why more advertising means less happiness; how to calculate your maximum heart rate; and how parents and kids can help language researchers during the pandemic, with help from an app called KidTalk.
The more ads we see, the less happy we are by Kelsey Donk
- Advertising Makes Us Unhappy. (2019, December 31). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2020/01/advertising-makes-us-unhappy
- Advertising as a major source of human dissatisfaction | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal. (2019). Voxeu.org. https://voxeu.org/article/advertising-major-source-human-dissatisfaction
- Michel, C., Sovinsky, M., Proto, E., & Oswald, A. J. (2019). Advertising as a Major Source of Human Dissatisfaction: Cross-National Evidence on One Million Europeans. The Economics of Happiness, 217–239. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15835-4_10
Max heart rate? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Julien)
- All About Heart Rate (Pulse). (2015). www.Heart.org. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/the-facts-about-high-blood-pressure/all-about-heart-rate-pulse
- Quer, G., Gouda, P., Galarnyk, M., Topol, E. J., & Steinhubl, S. R. (2020). Inter- and intraindividual variability in daily resting heart rate and its associations with age, sex, sleep, BMI, and time of year: Retrospective, longitudinal cohort study of 92,457 adults. PLOS ONE, 15(2), e0227709. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227709
- Can you sing while you work out? (2019). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/exercise-intensity/art-20046887
- “Maximum” Heart Rate Theory Is Challenged. (2001, April 23). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/24/health/maximum-heart-rate-theory-is-challenged.html
KidTalk lets parents create audio scrapbooks while helping language research by Steffie Drucker
- Home | KidTalk. (2020). KidTalk. https://www.kidtalkscrapbook.org/
- Kidtalkscrapbook. (2020, June 30). Say What? - Kidtalkscrapbook. Medium. https://medium.com/@kidtalkscrapbook/say-what-7dceb4761c01
- Follow Emily Calandrelli @thespacegal on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@thespacegal?lang=en
- Follow @TheSpaceGal on Twitter https://twitter.com/thespacegal
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Stanford behavior scientist Dr. BJ Fogg, author of “Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything,” explains why the best new habits are tiny ones. Then, learn why human infants are late bloomers compared to other baby animals.
More from Dr. BJ Fogg, Stanford behavior scientist:
- Pick up “Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Official website https://www.bjfogg.com/
- Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University https://habits.stanford.edu/
- Follow @bjfogg on Twitter https://twitter.com/bjfogg
- Hear us discuss the Fogg Method on a previous episode of Curiosity Daily: https://curiositydaily.com/is-bee-venom-therapy-safe-plus-teeth-cleaning-history-and-how-to-change-bad-habits/
Babies are all born prematurely - Compared to Other Baby Animals, Human Infants Are Late Bloomers by Ashley Hamer
- Dunsworth, H. M., Warrener, A. G., Deacon, T., Ellison, P. T., & Pontzer, H. (2012). Metabolic hypothesis for human altriciality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(38), 15212–15216. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1205282109
- Warrener, A. G., Lewton, K. L., Pontzer, H., & Lieberman, D. E. (2015). A Wider Pelvis Does Not Increase Locomotor Cost in Humans, with Implications for the Evolution of Childbirth. PLOS ONE, 10(3), e0118903. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118903
- Pappas, S. (2012, August 27). Why Pregnancy Really Lasts 9 Months. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/22715-pregnancy-length-baby-size.html
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Stanford behavior scientist Dr. BJ Fogg explains new research into how you can pick new habits you’ll actually stick with. Then, you’ll learn about the best time of day to exercise.
More from Dr. BJ Fogg, Stanford behavior scientist:
- Pick up “Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Official website https://www.bjfogg.com/
- Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University https://habits.stanford.edu/
- Follow @bjfogg on Twitter https://twitter.com/bjfogg
- Hear us discuss the Fogg Method on a previous episode of Curiosity Daily: https://curiositydaily.com/is-bee-venom-therapy-safe-plus-teeth-cleaning-history-and-how-to-change-bad-habits/
When's the Best Time of Day to Exercise? by Ashley Hamer
- Borreli, L. (2015, September 10). This Is The Best Time To Work Out, Based On Your Fitness Goals. Medical Daily. https://www.medicaldaily.com/time-day-and-fitness-goals-why-working-out-morning-best-stress-not-muscle-size-351936
- Van Proeyen, K., Szlufcik, K., Nielens, H., Pelgrim, K., Deldicque, L., Hesselink, M., Van Veldhoven, P. P., & Hespel, P. (2010). Training in the fasted state improves glucose tolerance during fat-rich diet. The Journal of Physiology, 588(21), 4289–4302. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2010.196493
- Schoenfeld, B. J., Aragon, A. A., Wilborn, C. D., Krieger, J. W., & Sonmez, G. T. (2014). Body composition changes associated with fasted versus non-fasted aerobic exercise. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-014-0054-7
- Myllymäki, T., Kyröläinen, H., Savolainen, K., Hokka, L., Jakonen, R., Juuti, T., Martinmäki, K., Kaartinen, J., Kinnunen, M.-L., & Rusko, H. (2011). Effects of vigorous late-night exercise on sleep quality and cardiac autonomic activity. Journal of Sleep Research, 20(1pt2), 146–153. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2869.2010.00874.x
- Morgan, C. (2020, April 11). When’s the Best Time to Work Out? Greatist; Greatist. https://greatist.com/fitness/whats-best-time-work-out
- Hayes, L. D., Bickerstaff, G. F., & Baker, J. S. (2010). Interactions of cortisol, testosterone, and resistance training: influence of circadian rhythms. Chronobiology International, 27(4), 675–705. https://doi.org/10.3109/07420521003778773
- Fries, E., Dettenborn, L., & Kirschbaum, C. (2009). The cortisol awakening response (CAR): Facts and future directions. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 72(1), 67–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.03.014
- Lericollais, R., Gauthier, A., Bessot, N., Sesboüé, B., & Davenne, D. (2009). Time-of-day effects on fatigue during a sustained anaerobic test in well-trained cyclists. Chronobiology International, 26(8), 1622–1635. https://doi.org/10.3109/07420520903534492
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Learn about how scientists and animals are benefitting from the “anthropause” during the coronavirus pandemic; why sweat from stress smells worse than regular sweat; and whether men really “see less mess” than women.
We're in the "anthropause," a unique opportunity to study wildlife by Steffie Drucker
- McGreevy, N. (2020, July). Scientists Propose a New Name for Nature in the Time of COVID-19: The “Anthropause.” Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-have-name-nature-time-covid-19-anthropause-180975224/
- Simon, M. (2020, June 29). The Anthropause: How the Pandemic Gives Scientists a New Way to Study Wildlife. Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/the-anthropause-a-new-way-to-study-wildlife/
- Rutz, C., Loretto, M.-C., Bates, A. E., Davidson, S. C., Duarte, C. M., Jetz, W., Johnson, M., Kato, A., Kays, R., Mueller, T., Primack, R. B., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Tucker, M. A., Wikelski, M., & Cagnacci, F. (2020). COVID-19 lockdown allows researchers to quantify the effects of human activity on wildlife. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1237-z
- Goldfarb, B. (2020, July 6). There Really Was Less Roadkill This Spring. The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/07/pandemic-roadkill/613852/
Why stress sweat smells worse than regular sweat by Andrea Michelson
- Santos-Longhurst, A. (2019, February 26). Stress Sweat Is Real, Here’s How to Manage It. Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/stress-sweat
- Hrustic, A. (2017, April 4). Why Your Sweat Smells So Bad When You’re Stressed. Men’s Health; Men’s Health. https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19544884/why-stress-sweat-smells-so-bad/
- Hu, Y., Converse, C., Lyons, M. C., & Hsu, W. H. (2018). Neural control of sweat secretion: a review. British Journal of Dermatology, 178(6), 1246–1256. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.15808
- Fox-Skelly, J. (2015). The smelliest animals in the world. BBC.com. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150610-why-its-good-to-smell-bad
Some Say Men Just Don't See Mess, So Researchers Put It to the Test by author
- Ruppanner, L., Sabino Kornrich, & Thebaud, S. (2019, July 2). Men do see the mess – they just aren’t judged for it the way women are. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/men-do-see-the-mess-they-just-arent-judged-for-it-the-way-women-are-118728
- Thébaud, S., Kornrich, S., & Ruppanner, L. (2019). Good Housekeeping, Great Expectations: Gender and Housework Norms. Sociological Methods & Research, 004912411985239. https://doi.org/10.1177/0049124119852395
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Learn about how humans literally use their noses to navigate; why the blue blood of horseshoe crabs is essential for developing drugs like a COVID-19 vaccine; and the truth behind 5 myths about summer dangers.
Humans use their noses to navigate, and both nostrils are important by Grant Currin
- Humans navigate with stereo olfaction. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/caos-hnw062420.php
- Wu, Y., Chen, K., Ye, Y., Zhang, T., & Zhou, W. (2020). Humans navigate with stereo olfaction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004642117
- Video used in the experiment: http://movie-usa.glencoesoftware.com/video/10.1073/pnas.2004642117/video-1
Why the blue blood of horseshoe crabs is essential for drug development by Cameron Duke
- Fox, A. (2020, June 8). The Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine Runs on Horseshoe Crab Blood. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/race-coronavirus-vaccine-runs-horseshoe-crab-blood-180975048/
- Krisfalusi-Gannon, J., Ali, W., Dellinger, K., Robertson, L., Brady, T. E., Goddard, M. K. M., Tinker-Kulberg, R., Kepley, C. L., & Dellinger, A. L. (2018). The Role of Horseshoe Crabs in the Biomedical Industry and Recent Trends Impacting Species Sustainability. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00185
- Frank, J., & Tang, A. (2018, September 12). Why horseshoe crab blood is so expensive - Business Insider. Business Insider; Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/why-horseshoe-crab-blood-expensive-2018-8
- Zhang, S. (2018, May 9). The Last Days of the Blue-Blood Harvest. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/05/blood-in-the-water/559229/
5 Myths About Summer Dangers by Ashley Hamer
- The Claim: Mayonnaise Can Increase Risk of Food Poisoning. (2008, June 30). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/health/01real.html?_r=0
- Sting, B. (2020). 3 Steps to Take Immediately After a Bee Sting - Merck Manuals Consumer Version. Merck Manuals Consumer Version. https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/news/editorial/2018/05/15/14/05/bee-stings
- 10 Ways to Lower the Cancer Risk of Grilling. (2019, June 27). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/well/eat/10-ways-to-lower-the-cancer-risk-of-grilling.html
- Confused by SPF? Take a Number. (2009, May 13). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/fashion/14SKIN.html?pagewanted=all
- Rodriguez, S. D., Chung, H.-N., Gonzales, K. K., Vulcan, J., Li, Y., Ahumada, J. A., Romero, H. M., De La Torre, M., Shu, F., & Hansen, I. A. (2017). Efficacy of Some Wearable Devices Compared with Spray-On Insect Repellents for the Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Insect Science, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iew117
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Learn how researchers test drugs for deadly diseases like COVID-19 (without exposing participants); how Fannie Farmer transformed cooking from folk art into science; and how the Shepard scale audio illusion makes it sound like a tone is rising forever.
Safety in drug trials by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Habib)
- Q/A: How clinical trials test vaccines - News Story | VCU Health. (2020). Vcuhealth.org. https://www.vcuhealth.org/news-center/news-story?news=1654
- Office of the Commissioner. (2019). Step 3: Clinical Research. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/patients/drug-development-process/step-3-clinical-research
- Researchers Debate Infecting People on Purpose to Test Coronavirus Vaccines. (2020, July 1). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/health/coronavirus-vaccine-trials.html
- Cohen, J. (2020, March 31). Speed coronavirus vaccine testing by deliberately infecting volunteers? Not so fast, some scientists warn. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/speed-coronavirus-vaccine-testing-deliberately-infecting-volunteers-not-so-fast-some
- Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker. (2020, June 10). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html
How Fannie Farmer transformed cooking from folk art into science by Cameron Duke
- Lewis, J. J. (2017). About Fannie Farmer, Cookbook Author and Domestic Scientist. ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/fannie-farmer-biography-3528712
- Davis, S. (1984, November 25). Through the Years With The Cookbook of the Ages. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/food/1984/11/25/through-the-years-with-the-cookbook-of-the-ages/b3fc92c1-88f6-4fc1-be36-7a1b14450a58/
- History.com Editors. (2009, November 24). Fannie Farmer opens cooking school. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fannie-farmer-opens-cooking-school
- Fannie Farmer Biography. (2020). Notablebiographies.com. https://www.notablebiographies.com/Du-Fi/Farmer-Fannie.html
- Engel, K. (2015, April 19). Fannie Farmer, the mother of level measurements | Amazing Women In History. https://amazingwomeninhistory.com/fannie-farmer/
- Fannie Merritt Farmer | American editor | Britannica. (2019). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fannie-Merritt-Farmer
- Moskin, J. (2018, June 13). Overlooked No More: Fannie Farmer, Modern Cookery’s Pioneer. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/obituaries/fannie-farmer-overlooked.html
The Shepard scale is an audio illusion that sounds like a tone is rising forever by Ashley Hamer
- Roger N. Shepard | American psychologist and cognitive scientist | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roger-N-Shepard
- Shepard, R. N. (1964). Circularity in Judgments of Relative Pitch. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 36(12), 2346–2353. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.1919362
- What is the Shepard’s Tone? – Do you hear what I hear? (2016, July 6). Vassar.edu. https://pages.vassar.edu/seeingvoices/2016/07/06/what-is-the-shepards-tone/
- BBC One - Bang Goes the Theory, Series 4, Episode 6, The Shepard Tone audio illusion. (2011, April 17). BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gfdg1
- Vox. (2017). The sound illusion that makes Dunkirk so intense . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVWTQcZbLgY
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Learn about why you might feel stronger after just one workout; why the Earth’s core doesn’t melt, even though it’s so hot; and prosopagnosia, the surprising neurological condition of face blindness.
Feeling stronger after one workout? It's not your muscles, it's your nervous system by Grant Currin
- Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning. (2016). United Kingdom: Human Kinetics. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Essentials_of_Strength_Training_and_Cond/bfuXCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%3E16%20workouts
- How We Get Stronger. (2020, July 1). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/well/move/how-we-get-stronger.html
- Glover, I. S., & Baker, S. N. (2020). Cortical, corticospinal and reticulospinal contributions to strength training. The Journal of Neuroscience, JN-RM-1923-19. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1923-19.2020
- Why strength depends on more than muscle: Neural adaptations could account for differing strength gains despite similar muscle mass. (2017). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170710091652.htm
- Jenkins, N. D. M., Miramonti, A. A., Hill, E. C., Smith, C. M., Cochrane-Snyman, K. C., Housh, T. J., & Cramer, J. T. (2017). Greater Neural Adaptations following High- vs. Low-Load Resistance Training. Frontiers in Physiology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00331
If The Earth's Core Is So Hot, Why Doesn't It Melt? by Ashley Hamer
- New theory explains how Earth’s inner core remains solid despite extreme heat | KTH. (2017). KTH. https://www.kth.se/en/aktuellt/nyheter/new-theory-explains-how-earth-s-inner-core-remains-solid-despite-extreme-heat-1.705398
- Hexagonal Close Packing. (2020). Wolfram.com; Wolfram Research, Inc. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/HexagonalClosePacking.html
- Belonoshko, A. B., Lukinov, T., Fu, J., Zhao, J., Davis, S., & Simak, S. I. (2017). Stabilization of body-centred cubic iron under inner-core conditions. Nature Geoscience, 10(4), 312–316. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2892
What do you do when you can’t recognize faces? by Cameron Duke
- Bate, S. (2019, December 26). New Promise for Those Who Suffer from Face Blindness. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-promise-for-those-who-suffer-from-face-blindness/
- Damasio, A. R., Damasio, H., & Van Hoesen, G. W. (1982). Prosopagnosia: Anatomic basis and behavioral mechanisms. Neurology, 32(4), 331–331. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.32.4.331
- Dingfelder, S. (2019, August 21). My life with face blindness: I spent decades unable to recognize people. Then I learned why. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/08/21/feature/my-life-with-face-blindness/
- Kennerknecht, I., Grueter, T., Welling, B., Wentzek, S., Horst, J., Edwards, S., & Grueter, M. (2006). First report of prevalence of non-syndromic hereditary prosopagnosia (HPA). American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 140A(15), 1617–1622. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.31343
- Psychology Experiments: Cambridge Face Memory Test. (2020). BBK.ac.uk. http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psychology/psychologyexperiments/experiments/facememorytest/startup.php?r=8&p=0&d=1&dn=0&g=0&m=68f7d848edeaebd6cc29371b806b3017
- Sacks, O. (2010, August 23). Face-Blind. The New Yorker; The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/08/30/face-blind
- Samuelson, K. (2017, July 14). Why You Can’t Recognize Other People’s Faces. Time. https://time.com/4838661/prosopagnosia-face-blindness/
- Understanding Prosopagnosia - Faceblind. (2015). Faceblind.org. https://www.faceblind.org/research/
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Learn about why children develop racial prejudice unless their parents teach them otherwise; why archaeologists studying Stonehenge may have found the largest prehistoric structure in all of Europe; and why cats have vertical pupils.
Children will develop racial prejudice unless their parents teach them otherwise by Kelsey Donk
- What white parents get wrong about raising antiracist kids — and how to get it right. (2020, June 25). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/06/25/what-white-parents-get-wrong-about-raising-antiracist-kids-how-get-it-right/
- Kelly, D. J., Quinn, P. C., Slater, A. M., Lee, K., Gibson, A., Smith, M., Ge, L., & Pascalis, O. (2005). Three-month-olds, but not newborns, prefer own-race faces. Developmental Science, 8(6), F31–F36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2005.0434a.x
- Katz, P. A. (2003). Racists or Tolerant Multiculturalists? How Do They Begin? American Psychologist, 58(11), 897–909. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.58.11.897b
Archaeologists discover a huge ring of deep pits near Stonehenge by Grant Currin
- University of Bradford. (2020, June 22). “Astonishing discovery” near Stonehenge led by University of Bradford archaeologists offers new insight into Neolithic ancestors. https://www.bradford.ac.uk/news/archive/2020/astonishing-discovery-near-stonehenge-led-by-university-of-bradford-archaeologists-offers-new-insight-into-neolithic-ancestors.php
- Machemer, T. (2020, June 24). Archaeologists Discover Enormous Ring of Ancient Pits Near Stonehenge. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ring-neolithic-pits-discovered-stonehenge-landscape-180975164/
- Neolithic Site Near Stonehenge Yields an ‘Astonishing Discovery.’ (2020, June 22). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/world/europe/stonehenge-trenches-durrington-walls.html
- Immense Neolithic Ring Discovered Near Stonehenge. (2020, June 23). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2020/06/23/881970286/immense-neolithic-ring-discovered-near-stonehenge
Why does my cat have vertical pupils? by Cameron Duke
- Pappas, S. (2015, August 7). Why Cats Have Vertical Pupils. Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/51787-why-cats-have-vertical-pupils.html
- Banks, M. S., Sprague, W. W., Schmoll, J., Parnell, J. A. Q., & Love, G. D. (2015). Why do animal eyes have pupils of different shapes? Science Advances, 1(7), e1500391. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1500391
- Ghose, T. (2013, October 16). Feline Vision: How Cats See the World. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/40459-what-do-cats-see.html
- Ghose, T. (2013, October 16). Images: See the World from a Cat’s Eyes. Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/40460-images-cat-versus-human-vision.html
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Learn about why lockdown has made us need nature more than ever; why plants are green; and how microbes and parasites might actually make us healthier.
Why lockdown has made us need exposure to nature more than ever by Kelsey Donk
- ‘Nature Deficit Disorder’ Is Really a Thing. (2020, June 23). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/parenting/nature-health-benefits-coronavirus-outdoors.html
- Robbins, J. (2020). Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health. Yale E360. https://e360.yale.edu/features/ecopsychology-how-immersion-in-nature-benefits-your-health
- Louv, R. (2019). What is Nature-Deficit Disorder? - Richard Louv. Richardlouv.com. https://doi.org/http://richardlouv.com/blog/what-is-nature-deficit-disorder
- Pieters, H. C., Ayala, L., Schneider, A., Wicks, N., Levine-Dickman, A., & Clinton, S. (2019). Gardening on a psychiatric inpatient unit: Cultivating recovery. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 33(1), 57–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2018.10.001
- Weinstein, N., Balmford, A., DeHaan, C. R., Gladwell, V., Bradbury, R. B., & Amano, T. (2015). Seeing Community for the Trees: The Links among Contact with Natural Environments, Community Cohesion, and Crime. BioScience, 65(12), 1141–1153. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biv151
- Louv, R. (2020, March 16). 10 Nature Activities to Help Get Your Family Through the Coronavirus Pandemic. Children & Nature Network. https://www.childrenandnature.org/2020/03/16/10-nature-activities-to-help-get-your-family-through-the-pandemic/
This is why plants are green by Cameron Duke
- Cowern, D. (2017). Why aren’t plants black? . In Physicsgirl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BRP4wcSCM0
- MinuteEarth. (2013). Why Are Leaves Green? Part 1 . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAQYpra4aUs
- UCSB Science Line. (2004). Scienceline.Ucsb.edu. http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=500
- What Color Do YOU Think the Sun Is? (2020). Stanford.edu. http://solar-center.stanford.edu/SID/activities/GreenSun.html
- Cooper, K. (2018, October 16). Was life on the early Earth purple? Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2018-10-life-early-earth-purple.html
- Why are plants green? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/uoc--wap061820.php
How microbes and parasites might actually make us healthier by Cameron Duke
- The Editors. (2010). Reconstituting the depleted biome to prevent immune disorders | The Evolution and Medicine Review. Evmedreview.com. https://evmedreview.com/reconstituting-the-depleted-biome-to-prevent-immune-disorders/
- EVOLUTIONARY THINKING IN MEDICINE : from research to policy and practice. (2018). Springer.
- Parker, W. (2014). The “hygiene hypothesis” for allergic disease is a misnomer. BMJ, 349(aug26 2), g5267–g5267. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g5267
- Parker, W. (2016, January 13). If being too clean makes us sick, why isn’t getting dirty the solution? The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/if-being-too-clean-makes-us-sick-why-isnt-getting-dirty-the-solution-50572
- Tanasescu, R., Tench, C. R., Constantinescu, C. S., Telford, G., Singh, S., Frakich, N., Onion, D., Auer, D. P., Gran, B., Evangelou, N., Falah, Y., Ranshaw, C., Cantacessi, C., Jenkins, T. P., & Pritchard, D. I. (2020). Hookworm Treatment for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis. JAMA Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.1118
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Learn about whether adult neurogenesis can help humans grow new brain cells; the super cool way dolphins learn how to use tools; and how keeping good “zeitgeber hygiene” by sticking to a regular routine can keep you happy and healthy.
Can you grow new brain cells as an adult? by Grant Currin
- Yong, E. (2018, March 7). Study: Does Adult Neurogenesis Exist in Humans? The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/03/do-adult-brains-make-new-neurons-a-contentious-new-study-says-no/555026/
- Sorrells, S. F., Paredes, M. F., Cebrian-Silla, A., Sandoval, K., Qi, D., Kelley, K. W., James, D., Mayer, S., Chang, J., Auguste, K. I., Chang, E. F., Gutierrez, A. J., Kriegstein, A. R., Mathern, G. W., Oldham, M. C., Huang, E. J., Garcia-Verdugo, J. M., Yang, Z., & Alvarez-Buylla, A. (2018). Human hippocampal neurogenesis drops sharply in children to undetectable levels in adults. Nature, 555(7696), 377–381. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25975
- Spalding, K. L., Bergmann, O., Alkass, K., Bernard, S., Salehpour, M., Huttner, H. B., Boström, E., Westerlund, I., Vial, C., Buchholz, B. A., Possnert, G., Mash, D. C., Druid, H., & Frisén, J. (2013). Dynamics of Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Adult Humans. Cell, 153(6), 1219–1227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2013.05.002
- Mo Costandi. (2012, February 23). Does your brain produce new cells? The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2012/feb/23/brain-new-cells-adult-neurogenesis
- Dickinson, K. (2020, June 26). Adult-made neurons mature longer, have unique functions. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/adult-neurons-unique
- Cole, J. D., Espinueva, D., Seib, D. R., Ash, A. M., Cooke, M. B., Cahill, S. P., O’Leary, T., Kwan, S. S., & Snyder, J. S. (2020). Adult-born hippocampal neurons undergo extended development and are morphologically distinct from neonatally-born neurons Prolonged development of adult-born neurons. The Journal of Neuroscience, JN-RM-1665-19. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1665-19.2020
- Shohayeb, B., Diab, M., Ahmed, M., & Ng, D. C. H. (2018). Factors that influence adult neurogenesis as potential therapy. Translational Neurodegeneration, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40035-018-0109-9
Dolphins use tools — and they learn how from other dolphins by Cameron Duke
- Starr, M. (2020). Dolphins Are So Smart They’re Learning Tool-Use From Their Friends. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/clever-dolphins-can-pick-up-fishing-tricks-from-their-friends
- Dolphins learn unusual hunting behavior from their friends. (2020, June 25). Dolphins learn unusual hunting behavior from their friends. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/dolphins-learn-unusual-hunting-behavior-their-friends
- Shelling out for dinner: Dolphins learn foraging skills from peers. (2020, June 25). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-06-shelling-dinner-dolphins-foraging-skills.html
- Wild, S., Hoppitt, W. J. E., Allen, S. J., & Krützen, M. (2020). Integrating Genetic, Environmental, and Social Networks to Reveal Transmission Pathways of a Dolphin Foraging Innovation. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.069
To stay happy and healthy, maintain your routines -- aka "zeitgeber hygiene" by Kelsey Donk
- Migala, J. (2020, June 22). Quarantine Health Tip: Form a Routine | Elemental. Medium; Elemental. https://elemental.medium.com/a-rigid-routine-is-key-to-a-healthy-life-bcb0ba3c912a
- Quante, M., Mariani, S., Weng, J., Marinac, C. R., Kaplan, E. R., Rueschman, M., Mitchell, J. A., James, P., Hipp, J. A., Cespedes Feliciano, E. M., Wang, R., & Redline, S. (2018). Zeitgebers and their association with rest-activity patterns. Chronobiology International, 36(2), 203–213. https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2018.1527347
- SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and physical distancing: risk for circadian rhythm dysregulation, advice to alleviate it, and natural experiment research opportunities. (2020). Chronobiology International. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07420528.2020.1772811
- Coronavirus Disruption Project finds differences in behavior and views between men and women during the pandemic - Center for the Digital Future. (2020, May 21). Center for the Digital Future. https://www.digitalcenter.org/coronavirus-men-and-women/
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Learn about how spies can use light bulbs to eavesdrop on conversations; why atoms remind us of our solar system; and how you predictably lower your standards when waiting for the best option.
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Spies can eavesdrop on conversations by measuring changes in light output from a lightbulb by Grant Currin
- Greenberg, A. (2020, June 12). Spies Can Eavesdrop by Watching a Light Bulb’s Vibrations. Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/lamphone-light-bulb-vibration-spying/
- Lamphone. (2020). Ben Nassi. https://www.nassiben.com/lamphone
Why do atoms and the solar system look alike? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Mohana)
- Dutch, S. (2005, updated 2020). What Do Atoms Really “Look Like?” Stevedutch.net. https://stevedutch.net/petrology/whatatomslooklike.htm
- PBS Space Time. (2016). Why is the Earth Round and the Milky Way Flat? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj6Kc1mvsdo&t=643s
When waiting for the best option, you lower your standards in a predictable way by Kelsey Donk
- Decide now or wait for something better? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/uoz-dno061820.php
- Baumann, C., Singmann, H., Gershman, S. J., & Helversen, B. von. (2020). A linear threshold model for optimal stopping behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(23), 12750–12755. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2002312117
- Secretary Problem (A Optimal Stopping Problem) - GeeksforGeeks. (2017, October 20). GeeksforGeeks. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/secretary-problem-optimal-stopping-problem/
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Learn about whether chocolate actually causes acne breakouts; how to get around Miller’s law, which describes the limits of your short-term memory; and why one of the first gallbladder surgeries happened on a kitchen table.
Does chocolate actually cause breakouts? by Andrea Michelson
- Kitchens, S. (2012, June 5). Does Chocolate Cause Acne? A Top Dermatologist Gives Us The Real Answer. HuffPost; HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/does-chocolate-cause-acne_n_1566076
- Palmer, A. (2020). Should You Avoid Eating Chocolate If It Causes Acne? Verywell Health. https://www.verywellhealth.com/does-chocolate-cause-acne-15519
- Mahmood SN; Bowe WP. (2014). Diet and Acne Update: Carbohydrates Emerge as the Main Culprit. Journal of Drugs in Dermatology : JDD, 13(4). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24719062/
- Coates, H. (2020, February 26). The Confusing Truth About Dairy – And How It Really Affects Your Skin. British Vogue. https://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/article/is-dairy-bad-for-your-skin
Your Short-Term Memory Can Only Hold 7 Items (But You Can Use This Trick) by Ashley Hamer
- Classics in the History of Psychology -- Miller (1956). (2020). Yorku.ca. http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Miller/
- The Link & Story Methods: Remembering a Simple List. (2017). Mindtools.com. https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTIM_01.htm
One of the first gallbladder surgeries happened on a kitchen table by Cameron Duke
- About Halsted. (2011). Halstedthedocumentary.Org. http://halstedthedocumentary.org/halsted.php
- Bryson, B. (2020). The body : a guide for occupants. Doubleday.
- Imber, M.D., G. (2011). Genius On The Edge: The Bizarre Double Life Of Dr. William Stewart Halsted. Kaplan.
- Tholey, D. (2020). Jaundice in Adults. Merck Manuals Consumer Version; Merck Manuals. https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/liver-and-gallbladder-disorders/manifestations-of-liver-disease/jaundice-in-adults
- Rankin, J. S. (2006). William Stewart Halsted. Annals of Surgery, 243(3), 418–425. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.sla.0000201546.94163.00
- William Stewart Halsted. (2019). NNDB.com. https://www.nndb.com/people/121/000161635/
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Learn about the first physical evidence that shows how our brains store short-term memory; EndeavorRx, the first ever prescription video game; and why hummingbirds can see colors that you can’t.
Scientists may have found how short term memory is physically stored by Andrea Michelson
- Possible physical trace of short-term memory found. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/iosa-ppt052920.php
- Vandael, D., Borges-Merjane, C., Zhang, X., & Jonas, P. (2020). Short-Term Plasticity at Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Synapses Is Induced by Natural Activity Patterns and Associated with Vesicle Pool Engram Formation. Neuron. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2020.05.013
- The synapse (article) | Human biology | Khan Academy. (2020). Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/human-biology/neuron-nervous-system/a/the-synapse
The first prescription video game ever was just approved by the FDA by Grant Currin
- Hollister, S. (2020, June 15). The FDA just approved the first prescription video game — it’s for kids with ADHD. The Verge; The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/15/21292267/fda-adhd-video-game-prescription-endeavor-rx-akl-t01-project-evo
- Office of the Commissioner. (2020). FDA Permits Marketing of First Game-Based Digital Therapeutic to Improve Attention Function in Children with ADHD. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-permits-marketing-first-game-based-digital-therapeutic-improve-attention-function-children-adhd
- Kollins, S. H., DeLoss, D. J., Cañadas, E., Lutz, J., Findling, R. L., Keefe, R. S. E., Epstein, J. N., Cutler, A. J., & Faraone, S. V. (2020). A novel digital intervention for actively reducing severity of paediatric ADHD (STARS-ADHD): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Digital Health, 2(4), e168–e178. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2589-7500(20)30017-0
- Klein, H. (2020, June 16). FDA Approves First-Ever Prescription Video Game. Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/technology/2020/06/endeavorrx-fda-prescription-video-game-adhd.html
- Akili Announces FDA Clearance of EndeavorRxTM for Children with ADHD, the First Prescription Treatment Delivered Through a Video Game. (2020, June 15). Businesswire.com. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200615005739/en/Akili-Announces-FDA-Clearance-EndeavorRxTM-Children-ADHD
Hummingbirds can see even more colors than we thought by Grant Currin
- Spectacular bird’s-eye view? Hummingbirds see diverse colors humans can only imagine. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/pu-sbv061120.php
- Stoddard, M. C., Eyster, H. N., Hogan, B. G., Morris, D. H., Soucy, E. R., & Inouye, D. W. (2020). Wild hummingbirds discriminate nonspectral colors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(26), 15112–15122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1919377117
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Learn about why “everyday sadism” might help explain trolling and bullying; why our quality of sleep is worse during lockdown (and how to fix it); and a breakthrough random number generation algorithm that could help researchers analyze complex systems. Plus: Cody nerds out about Games Done Quick and video game speed runs!
Blame "everyday sadism" for trolling, bullying, and violent crime by Kelsey Donk
- Foulkes, L. (2020) Ever taken pleasure in another’s pain? That’s ‘everyday sadism’ | Psyche Ideas. https://psyche.co/ideas/ever-taken-pleasure-in-anothers-pain-thats-everyday-sadism
- Tran, U. S., Bertl, B., Kossmeier, M., Pietschnig, J., Stieger, S., & Voracek, M. (2018). “I’ll teach you differences”: Taxometric analysis of the Dark Triad, trait sadism, and the Dark Core of personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 126, 19–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.01.015
- Buckels, E. E., Jones, D. N., & Paulhus, D. L. (2013). Behavioral Confirmation of Everyday Sadism. Psychological Science, 24(11), 2201–2209. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613490749
- van Geel, M., Goemans, A., Toprak, F., & Vedder, P. (2017). Which personality traits are related to traditional bullying and cyberbullying? A study with the Big Five, Dark Triad and sadism. Personality and Individual Differences, 106, 231–235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.10.063
Our sleep during lockdown is more regular, but lower quality (and there's a fix) by Kelsey Donk
- Our sleep during lockdown: Longer and more regular, but worse. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/uob-osd061220.php
- Blume C, Schmidt MH, Cajochen C. (2020). Effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on human sleep and rest-activity rhythms. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.021
New MIT algorithm can simulate a roll of loaded dice — and that could help analyze complex systems by Grant Currin
- Nadis, S. (2020, May 28). Algorithm quickly simulates a roll of loaded dice. MIT News. http://news.mit.edu/2020/algorithm-simulates-roll-loaded-dice-0528
- Saad, Feras A, Freer, C. E., Rinard, M. C., & Mansinghka, Vikash K. (2020). The Fast Loaded Dice Roller: A Near-Optimal Exact Sampler for Discrete Probability Distributions. ArXiv.org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.03830
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Learn about how saturated fat can make it harder for you to focus; why it matters that animals have regional accents; and why Mars used to have rings.
A single meal high in saturated fat could make it harder to focus by Kelsey Donk
- Our ability to focus may falter after eating one meal high in saturated fat. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/osu-oat051220.php
- Madison, A. A., Belury, M. A., Andridge, R., Shrout, M. R., Renna, M. E., Malarkey, W. B., Bailey, M. T., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2020). Afternoon distraction: a high-saturated-fat meal and endotoxemia impact postmeal attention in a randomized crossover trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 111(6), 1150–1158. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa085
Many Animals Have Regional Accents by Samantha Suarez
- Whales With Caribbean Accents and Other Animal Dialects. (2016, February 27). Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/02/160227-animals-communication-sperm-whales-dialects-science/
- Geib, C. (2017, June 20). How Animals Develop Regional Accents. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/animal-accents-dialects
- Geggel, L. (2014, October 10). Killer Whales Learn How to Speak Dolphin. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/48231-killer-whales-talk-like-dolphins.html
- Kat Chow. (2013, December 30). Make It So: Sir Patrick Stewart Moos In Udder Accents. NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/30/258393176/make-it-so-sir-patrick-stewart-moos-in-udder-accents
Four of the eight planets have rings. Mars used to be the fifth. by Cameron Duke
- Ćuk, M., Minton, D. A., Pouplin, J. L. L., & Wishard, C. (2020). Evidence for a Past Martian Ring from the Orbital Inclination of Deimos. ArXiv:2006.00645 [Astro-Ph]. https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.00645
- Hesselbrock, A. J., & Minton, D. A. (2017). An ongoing satellite–ring cycle of Mars and the origins of Phobos and Deimos. Nature Geoscience, 10(4), 266–269. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2916
- Williams, M. (2016, June 24). Which Planets Have Rings? Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/77109/which-planets-have-rings
- Martian Moon’s Orbit Hints at an Ancient Ring of Mars | SETI Institute. (2020). Seti.org. https://www.seti.org/press-release/martian-moons-orbit-hints-ancient-ring-mars
- Illustration Comparing Apparent Sizes of Moons. (2013). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/pia17351.html#.XueL8mpKgl4
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Learn about how the meaning maintenance model explains the way our brains make sense of the nonsensical; and how the black hole information paradox may be explained by black holes acting like holograms. Plus: June’s Curiosity Challenge trivia segment!
How do we make sense of the nonsensical? Meet the "meaning maintenance model" by Kelsey Donk
- Robson, D. (May 2020). A touch of absurdity can help to wrap your mind around reality. Psyche Ideas. https://psyche.co/ideas/a-touch-of-absurdity-can-help-to-wrap-your-mind-around-reality
- Meaning Maintenance Model - IResearchNet. (2016, January 13). Psychology. http://psychology.iresearchnet.com/social-psychology/social-cognition/meaning-maintenance-model/
- Heine, S. J., Proulx, T., & Vohs, K. D. (2006). The Meaning Maintenance Model: On the Coherence of Social Motivations. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 10(2), 88–110. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327957pspr1002_1
Black holes might work like holograms by Grant Currin
- Black holes? They are like a hologram. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/sisd-bht060320.php
- Ouellette, J. (2020, June 4). Nature’s cosmic hard drive? Black holes could store information like holograms. Ars Technica; Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/natures-cosmic-hard-drive-black-holes-could-store-information-like-holograms/
- Pando, L. A. (2020). A Microscopic Account of Black Hole Entropy. Physics, 13. https://physics.aps.org/articles/v13/80
- Benini, F., & Milan, P. (2020). Black Holes in 4D N=4 Super-Yang-Mills Field Theory. Physical Review X, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevx.10.021037
- Referenced episode: https://curiositydaily.com/what-is-the-grand-unified-field-theory-w-dr-adam-becker-should-you-wad-or-fold-toilet-paper-and-why-you-judge-your-own-hoarding-differently/
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Daily trivia segment with Julian in Los Angeles
- Fighting Coronavirus with Llamas, Why Rain Stops Rocket Launches, and Listener Questions About Cold Things https://curiositydaily.com/fighting-coronavirus-with-llamas-why-rain-stops-rocket-launches-and-listener-questions-about-cold-things/
- Hope in the Fight Against Climate Change (w/ Katharine Hayhoe) and Overcoming Bedtime Procrastination https://curiositydaily.com/hope-in-the-fight-against-climate-change-w-katharine-hayhoe-and-overcoming-bedtime-procrastination/
- Why Rainy Days Make You Sleepy, A Fix for AI’s Energy Appetite, and Solving Geology’s Mystery of the “Great Unconformity” https://curiositydaily.com/why-rainy-days-make-you-sleepy-a-fix-for-ais-energy-appetite-and-solving-geologys-mystery-of-the-great-unconformity/
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Learn about how archaeologists used ground-penetrating radar to map an entire Roman city underground without digging; the gross but cutting-edge science of creating human hair in a lab; and why you see way less color than you probably think.
Archaeologists mapped an entire Roman city underground WITHOUT DIGGING (Falerii Novi) by Grant Currin
- Entire Roman city revealed without any digging. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/uoc-erc060320.php
- Verdonck, L., Launaro, A., Vermeulen, F., & Millett, M. (2020). Ground-penetrating radar survey at Falerii Novi: a new approach to the study of Roman cities. Antiquity, 94(375), 705–723. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2020.82
We can create human hair in the lab by Grant Currin
- Hairy, lab-grown human skin cell model could advance hair loss research. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/ohs-hlh060320.php
- Lab-made skin grows its own hair. (2020). Nature Podcast. https://play.acast.com/s/nature/bda63f64-1f71-4c08-9ac2-85fb80d576b9
- Lee, J., Rabbani, C. C., Gao, H., Steinhart, M. R., Woodruff, B. M., Pflum, Z. E., Kim, A., Heller, S., Liu, Y., Shipchandler, T. Z., & Koehler, K. R. (2020). Hair-bearing human skin generated entirely from pluripotent stem cells. Nature, 582(7812), 399–404. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2352-3
You see way less color than you think by Grant Currin
- Our visual world of color is largely incorrect, study finds. (2020). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200608163440.htm
- Neuroskeptic. (2020, May 30). How Much Color Do We Really See? Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/how-much-color-do-we-really-see
- Cohen, M. A., & Rubenstein, J. (2020). How much color do we see in the blink of an eye? Cognition, 200, 104268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2020.104268
- Cohen, M. A., Botch, T. L., Robertson, C.E. (June 2020). The limits of color awareness during active, real-world vision. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (24) 13821-13827. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1922294117
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Learn about how scientists analyzed fast radio bursts to find the “missing matter” in the universe; why “discretion elimination” is more effective than implicit bias training; and how the femme fatale firefly lures mates to their doom.
Scientists have found the 'missing matter' in the universe by Grant Currin
- Half the universe’s ordinary matter was missing — and may have been found. (2020, May 27). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/universe-missing-matter-found-fast-radio-bursts
- Macquart, J.-P., Prochaska, J. X., McQuinn, M., Bannister, K. W., Bhandari, S., Day, C. K., Deller, A. T., Ekers, R. D., James, C. W., Marnoch, L., Osłowski, S., Phillips, C., Ryder, S. D., Scott, D. R., Shannon, R. M., & Tejos, N. (2020). A census of baryons in the Universe from localized fast radio bursts. Nature, 581(7809), 391–395. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2300-2
"Discretion elimination" is better than training for correcting implicit bias by Steffie Drucker
- Understanding Implicit Bias. (2017). Osu.edu. http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/research/understanding-implicit-bias/
- Curbing implicit bias: what works and what doesn’t. (2020, June). Knowable Magazine | Annual Reviews. https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2020/how-to-curb-implicit-bias
- Why Diversity Training Isn’t Enough. (2020, January 7). The New Republic. https://newrepublic.com/article/156032/diversity-training-isnt-enough-pamela-newkirk-robin-diangelo-books-reviews?fbclid=IwAR1-G0hqTr9qupfHunCQOvKW2Vl4UWg1Y8R0scmVSOZTnJcNFX05jqzWPj4
- Goldin, C., & Rouse, C. (2000). Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of “Blind” Auditions on Female Musicians. American Economic Review, 90(4), 715–741. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.90.4.715
- Robertson, C., Shima Baughman, & Sunita Sah. (2016, October 13). One step toward making criminal justice less biased. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/one-step-toward-making-criminal-justice-less-biased-65022
The femme fatale firefly lures males to their doom by Cameron Duke
- How and why do fireflies light up? (2005, September 5). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-and-why-do-fireflies/
- Cheyenne McKinley,Sarah Lower. (2019, May 16). 11 Cool Things You Never Knew about Fireflies. Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/11-cool-things-you-never-knew-about-fireflies/
- So ... Sometimes Fireflies Eat Other Fireflies | KQED. (2018, February 27). KQED. https://www.kqed.org/science/1919946/so-sometimes-fireflies-eat-other-fireflies
- EarthSky. (2015). Why do fireflies light up? | EarthSky.org. https://earthsky.org/earth/bugs-firefly-light
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Dr. Lloyd Minor, Dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine, explains how wearables and AI analytics are changing medicine. But first, you’ll learn about the strange things that happen in your brain after a breakup.
Here's what happens in your brain after a breakup by Kelsey Donk
- Lee, C. (2020). Why is it so hard to forgive an ex? Bbc.com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200608-why-is-it-so-hard-to-forgive-an-ex
- Fisher, H. (2004) Dumped! New Scientist. http://www.helenfisher.com/downloads/articles/03dumped.pdf
- Reward, Addiction, and Emotion Regulation Systems Associated With Rejection in Love | Journal of Neurophysiology. (2010). Journal of Neurophysiology. https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jn.00784.2009
Additional resources from Dr. Lloyd Minor:
- Pick up “Discovering Precision Health: Predict, Prevent, and Cure to Advance Health and Well-Being” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Apple Heart Study https://med.stanford.edu/appleheartstudy.html
- Apple Heart Study: Assessment of Wristwatch-Based Photoplethysmography to Identify Cardiac Arrhythmias - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov. (2017). Clinicaltrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03335800
- Stanford profile https://profiles.stanford.edu/lloyd-minor
- Stanford University School of Medicine bio http://med.stanford.edu/school/leadership/dean.html
- Follow @lloydbminor on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lloydbminor/
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Learn about whether summer will help or hurt the coronavirus pandemic; why so many Mars missions like Mars 2020 are launching this summer; and how you might inspire yourself to exercise more by copying your friends.
Will summer help or hurt the COVID-19 pandemic? by Andrea Michelson
- Heat and humidity battle sunshine for influence over the spread of COVID-19, research. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/mu-hah060920.php
- Paez, A., Lopez, F. A., Menezes, T., Cavalcanti, R., & Pitta, M. G. da R. (2020). A Spatio‐Temporal Analysis of the Environmental Correlates of COVID‐19 Incidence in Spain. Geographical Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1111/gean.12241
Why so many Mars missions are launching this summer by Cameron Duke
- Jones, A. (2020). Here’s Where and How We Think China Will Land on Mars. IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/robotic-exploration/where-how-china-mars-mission-news
- Emirates Mars Mission (Hope). (2020). Nasa.gov. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=EMM-HOPE
- July 2019, M. W. 25. (n.d.). 4 Mars Missions Are One Year Away from Launching to the Red Planet in July 2020. Space.Com. Retrieved June 17, 2020, from https://www.space.com/4-mars-missions-one-year-from-july-2020-launch.html
- Let’s Go to Mars! Calculating Launch Windows Activity | NASA/JPL Edu. (2019, November 19). NASA/JPL Edu. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/lets-go-to-mars-calculating-launch-windows/
- NASA - Aiming for an Open Window. (2011). Nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/launchwindows.html
- What is a “launch window”? (2013). Esa.int. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/What_is_a_launch_window
Copying your friends' workout strategies may help you exercise more by Steffie Drucker
- Struggling To Stick To A Workout Routine? Copying Your Friends Might Help. (2020, June 11). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/06/11/struggling-to-stick-to-a-workout-routine-copying-your-friends-might-help/
- Copy-Paste Prompts: A New Nudge to Promote Goal Achievement | Journal of the Association for Consumer Research: Ahead of Print. (2020). Journal of the Association for Consumer Research. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/708880
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Learn about the right and wrong way to approach an argument; evidence that dogs really do want to rescue you; and how blind people dream.
Don't argue to win, argue to learn by Kelsey Donk
- Fisher, M., Knobe, J., Strickland, B., & Keil, F. C. (2016). The Influence of Social Interaction on Intuitions of Objectivity and Subjectivity. Cognitive Science, 41(4), 1119–1134. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12380
- Are Toxic Political Conversations Changing How We Feel about Objective Truth? (2018). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-toxic-political-conversations-changing-how-we-feel-about-objective-truth/
- You’re wrong because I’m right: Why arguing to win is a losing strategy for all — the behaviorist. (2020, January 23). The Behaviorist. https://www.behaviorist.biz/oh-behave-a-blog/argue-to-learn
Dogs really do want to rescue you, it's science by Kelsey Donk
- Yes, your dog wants to rescue you. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/asu-yyd052820.php
- Van Bourg, J., Patterson, J. E., & Wynne, C. D. L. (2020). Pet dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) release their trapped and distressed owners: Individual variation and evidence of emotional contagion. PLOS ONE, 15(4), e0231742. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231742
Do blind people have dreams? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Aakash)
- Meaidi, A., Jennum, P., Ptito, M., & Kupers, R. (2014). The sensory construction of dreams and nightmare frequency in congenitally blind and late blind individuals. Sleep Medicine, 15(5), 586–595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2013.12.008
- Zadra A., Domhoff W.G. (2016). Dream content: Quantitative findings. In: Kryger M. Roth N., & Dement, W.C. (Eds.), Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 6th Edition. https://antoniozadra.com/sites/default/files/biblio/zadra_dream_content_ch_50_main.pdf
- The Tommy Edison Experience Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCld5SlwHrXgAYRE83WJOPCw
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Learn about what Neanderthal genes might be doing in your DNA; Guido d’Arezzo, the 11th-century Benedictine monk who invented “Do, Re, Mi” notation, or solfège; and how photosynthesis killed off 99 percent of life on Earth during the the Great Oxygenation Event.
How Neanderthal genes might be influencing your skin, mood, and immune system by Andrea Michelson
- Genetic data on half a million Brits reveal ongoing evolution and Neanderthal legacy. (2019, January 3). Genetic data on half a million Brits reveal ongoing evolution and Neanderthal legacy. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/genetic-data-half-million-brits-reveal-ongoing-evolution-and-neanderthal-legacy
- Modern humans inherited viral defenses from Neanderthals. (2018, October 4). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2018-10-modern-humans-inherited-viral-defenses.html
- Akst, J. (2019, September). Neanderthal DNA in Modern Human Genomes Is Not Silent. The Scientist Magazine. https://www.the-scientist.com/features/neanderthal-dna-in-modern-human-genomes-is-not-silent-66299
- Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. (2010, March). Homo neanderthalensis. The Smithsonian Institution’s Human Origins Program. https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-neanderthalensis
"Do, Re, Mi" Notation Was Invented by One Man 1,000 Years Ago by Reuben Westmaas
- Guido d’Arezzo | Italian musician | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Guido-dArezzo-Italian-musician
- Liturgical Year : Activities : Hymn: Ut queant laxis (text). (2011). Catholicculture.org. https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/activities/view.cfm?id=1128
- Reisenweaver, A.J. (2012). Guido of Arezzo and His Influence on Music Learning. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Guido-of-Arezzo-and-His-Influence-on-Music-Learning-Reisenweaver/bf534cc325162c9503f586bbd8d744ee5e7b37e4
- Magill, F. N., Aves, A. (1998). Dictionary of World Biography: The Middle Ages. https://books.google.com/books?id=CurSh3Sh_KMC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
The time that photosynthesis killed off 99% of life on Earth by Cameron Duke
- Kendall, B. (2013, March 18). Earth’s oxygen revolution. Wat on Earth. https://uwaterloo.ca/wat-on-earth/news/earths-oxygen-revolution
- Great Oxidation Event: More oxygen through multicellularity. (2013). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130117084856.htm
- Marshall, M. (2009). Timeline: The evolution of life. New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17453-timeline-the-evolution-of-life/
- Plait, P. (2014, July 28). When a Species Poisons an Entire Planet. Slate Magazine. https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/the-great-oxygenation-event-the-earths-first-mass-extinction.html
- Tarlach, G. (2018, July 19). The Five Mass Extinctions That Have Swept Our Planet. Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/mass-extinctions
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Learn about how qualified immunity prevents police misconduct from being punished; why we’re due for “wandering star” Gliese 710 to visit our solar system soon; and what studying prairie voles can teach us about successful long-lasting relationships.
Qualified immunity is why police misconduct is rarely punished by Kelsey Donk
- Malley v. Briggs, 475 U.S. 335 (1986). Justia Law. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/475/335/#tab-opinion-1956513
- Stoughton, S. W., Noble, J. J., & Alpert, G. P. (2020, June 3). How to Actually Fix America’s Police. The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/how-actually-fix-americas-police/612520/
- Ali, A.H., Clark, E. (2019). Qualified Immunity: Explained. The Appeal. https://theappeal.org/qualified-immunity-explained/
- Sibilla, N. (2020, June 10). New Bill Would Abolish Qualified Immunity, Make It Easier To Sue Cops Who Violate Civil Rights. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicksibilla/2020/06/03/new-bill-would-abolish-qualified-immunity-make-it-easier-to-sue-cops-who-violate-civil-rights/#7aa4d6fa6fbc
- Millhiser, I. (2020, June 16). The Supreme Court quietly handed down fantastic news for violent cops. Vox. https://www.vox.com/2020/6/16/21292102/supreme-court-qualified-immunity-police-violence-clarence-thomas
Wandering stars "visit" our solar system every so often, and we're due for another by Grant Currin
- Berski, F., & Dybczyński, P. A. (2016). Gliese 710 will pass the Sun even closer. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 595, L10. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629835
- Betz, E. (2020, May 21). Wandering Stars Pass Near Our Solar System Surprisingly Often. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/wandering-stars-pass-near-our-solar-system-surprisingly-often
- Mamajek, E. E., Barenfeld, S. A., Ivanov, V. D., Kniazev, A. Y., Väisänen, P., Beletsky, Y., & Boffin, H. M. J. (2015). THE CLOSEST KNOWN FLYBY OF A STAR TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM. The Astrophysical Journal, 800(1), L17. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/800/1/l17
- Bennett, J. (2018, March 26). How a Passing Star 70,000 Years Ago Changed the Solar System. Popular Mechanics; Popular Mechanics. https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a19574767/passing-star-nudged-solar-system-70000-years-ago-may-have-sent-comets-flying-in/
Prairie vole study suggests longing is a key ingredient in long-lasting relationships by Grant Currin
- Are our brains hard-wired for longing? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/uoca-aob051120.php
- Scribner, J. L., Vance, E. A., Protter, D. S. W., Sheeran, W. M., Saslow, E., Cameron, R. T., Klein, E. M., Jimenez, J. C., Kheirbek, M. A., & Donaldson, Z. R. (2020). A neuronal signature for monogamous reunion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(20), 11076–11084. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1917287117
- Tucker, A. (2014, January 22). What Can Rodents Tell Us About Why Humans Love? Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-can-rodents-tell-us-about-why-humans-love-180949441/
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Learn about how bumblebees bite plants to make them bloom early; why loving your job too much could lead to unethical behavior; and how Jupiter’s largest moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto each built themselves up from a single grain of dust.
When pollen is scarce, bumblebees bite plants to force them to flower by Cameron Duke
- Daley, J. (2020, May 21). Bumblebees Bite Plants to Force Them to Flower (Seriously). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bumblebees-bite-plants-to-force-them-to-flower-seriously/
- Miller-Rushing, A. J., Høye, T. T., Inouye, D. W., & Post, E. (2010). The effects of phenological mismatches on demography. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 365(1555), 3177–3186. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0148
- Pashalidou, F. G., Lambert, H., Peybernes, T., Mescher, M. C., & De Moraes, C. M. (2020). Bumble bees damage plant leaves and accelerate flower production when pollen is scarce. Science, 368(6493), 881–884. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay0496
- When plant pollen scarce, bumblebees biting leaves causes flowers to bloom early. (n.d.). EurekAlert! Retrieved May 27, 2020, from https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/aaft-wpp051820.php
Loving your job too much might lead to unethical behavior by Kelsey Donk
- The dark side of job engagement. (2019, July 9). The Behaviorist. https://www.behaviorist.biz/oh-behave-a-blog/job-engagement
- When Does Work Engagement Lead to Harmful Outcomes? (2019, June 8). Ioatwork.com. https://www.ioatwork.com/does-work-engagement-lead-to-harmful-outcomes/
- Wang, L., Law, K. S., Zhang, M. J., Li, Y. N., & Liang, Y. (2019). It’s mine! Psychological ownership of one’s job explains positive and negative workplace outcomes of job engagement. Journal of Applied Psychology, 104(2), 229–246. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000337
Jupiter's largest moons each built themselves up from a single grain of dust by Grant Currin
- Naone, E. (2020, May 18). Jupiter’s Largest Moons Might Have Formed From Dust. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/astronomers-re-create-the-formation-of-jupiters-galilean-moons
- In Depth | Jupiter Moons – NASA Solar System Exploration. (2019, December 19). NASA Solar System Exploration. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/in-depth/
- Batygin, K., & Morbidelli, A. (2020). Formation of Giant Planet Satellites. The Astrophysical Journal, 894(2), 143. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab8937
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Learn why periodical cicadas come out every 13 or 17 years; why people with high cognitive abilities tend to choke under pressure; and how DNA analysis could solve the mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Why periodical cicadas come out every 13 or 17 years by Cameron Duke
- Bradford, A. (2017, February 9). Facts About Cicadas. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/57814-cicada-facts.html
- McKeever, A. (2020, June 3). Millions of cicadas are emerging in the U.S. right now. Here’s why. National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/06/millions-cicadas-emerging-now-united-states/
- Salisbury, D. (2011, May 19). What scientists know about cicadas. Vanderbilt University; Vanderbilt University. https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2011/05/19/cicadas-environmental-role/
- What’s that noise? The 17-year cicadas are back. (2020). Vt.edu. https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/05/CALS-periodical_cicada_2020.html
- What’s the difference between the 13-year and 17-year cicada? (1998, July 6). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whats-the-difference-betw/
- Williams, K. S., & Simon, C. (1995). The Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution of Periodical Cicadas. Annual Review of Entomology, 40(1), 269–295. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.en.40.010195.001413
People with high cognitive ability tend to choke under pressure by Kelsey Donk
- High IQ (but not low IQ) people do better with a ‘do-your-best’ mentality — the behaviorist. (2019, March 4). the behaviorist. The Behaviorist. https://www.behaviorist.biz/oh-behave-a-blog/goal-setting-and-iq
- Howe, M. (2019). General mental ability and goal type as antecedents of recurrent adaptive task performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 104(6), 796–813. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000379
- Beilock, S. L., & Carr, T. H. (2005). When High-Powered People Fail. Psychological Science, 16(2), 101–105. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0956-7976.2005.00789.x
The mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls might be solved with DNA analysis by Grant Currin
- Anava, S., Neuhof, M., Gingold, H., Sagy, O., Munters, A., Svensson, E. M., Afshinnekoo, E., Danko, D., Foox, J., Shor, P., Riestra, B., Huchon, D., Mason, C. E., Mizrahi, N., Jakobsson, M., & Rechavi, O. (2020). Illuminating Genetic Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.046
- Fox, A. (2020, June 5). Ancient DNA Helps Unlock Dead Sea Scroll Puzzle. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-dna-helps-unlock-dead-sea-scroll-puzzle-180975041/
- Piecing together the Dead Sea Scrolls with DNA evidence. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/cp-ptt052820.php
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Learn about how radar technology came from a failed attempt to build a death ray; how self-regulation helps you handle intrusive thoughts; and why self-determination theory might explain why the video game Animal Crossing: New Horizons is so incredibly popular.
How failing to build a “death ray” led to the invention of radar by Cameron Duke
- 2.009 Product Engineering Processes: Archimedes. (2019). Mit.edu. https://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/experiments/deathray/10_ArchimedesResult.html
- Archaeology and Ground Penetrating Radar. (2019). US Radar. https://usradar.com/gpr-ground-penetrating-radar-applications/archaeology/
- Dvorsky, G. (2012, August 20). How Britain’s Failed Attempt to Develop a “Death Ray” Changed the Course of World War II. io9. https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-britains-failed-attempt-to-develop-a-death-ray-chan-5936231
- Christensen, B. (2005, October 24). Radar as Death Ray? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/435-radar-death-ray.html
- Archimedes Death Ray | MythBusters. (2020). Discovery. https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/full-episodes/archimedes-death-ray
- Clark, J. (2008, September 29). What was Archimedes’ death ray? HowStuffWorks. https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/archimedes-death-ray.htm
Intrusive thoughts by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Guillermo in Miami)
- Schmitz, T. W., Correia, M. M., Ferreira, C. S., Prescot, A. P., & Anderson, M. C. (2017). Hippocampal GABA enables inhibitory control over unwanted thoughts. Nature Communications, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00956-z
- Baumeister, R. F., & Vohs, K. D. (2007). Self-Regulation, Ego Depletion, and Motivation. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1(1), 115–128. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9004.2007.00001.x
- DeWall, N. (2014). Self-control: Teaching students about their greatest inner strength. American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/ptn/2014/12/self-control
- Impulsivity. (2009, September 15). Goodtherapy.org. https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/impulse-control-disorders
Self-determination theory may be why everyone is enjoying Animal Crossing so much by Steffie Drucker
- Dr. Pete Etchells. (2020, May 29). Why are so many people playing Animal Crossing? BBC Science Focus Magazine; BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/why-are-so-many-people-playing-animal-crossing/
- Cherry, K. (2013, September 20). Self-Determination Theory and Motivation. Verywell Mind; Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-self-determination-theory-2795387
- Theory – selfdeterminationtheory.org. (2020). Selfdeterminationtheory.org. https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/theory/
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Renowned cognitive neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene explains how you can learn new things by tapping into the four pillars of learning. But first, you’ll learn about how we get seedless fruit.
How do we get seedless fruit? by Cameron Duke
- How Do Farmers Make Seedless Fruit? (2015). . In YouTube.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewtlsEb4Vgk
- How do seedless fruits arise and how are they propagated? (n.d.). Scientific American. Retrieved May 29, 2020, from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-seedless-fruits-ar/
- Seedless Fruit. (n.d.). ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 29, 2020, from https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/parthenocarpy.htm
- Dunn, Rob. (2017, March 14). Humans Made the Banana Perfect—But Soon, It’ll Be Gone. WIRED; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2017/03/humans-made-banana-perfect-soon-itll-gone/
Additional resources from Stanislas Dehaene:
- Pick up “How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine...for Now” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- uniad. (2016). LAB. UNICOG - Cognitive Neuroimaging Lab. http://www.unicog.org/
- Collège de France faculty bio https://www.college-de-france.fr/site/en-stanislas-dehaene/presentation.htm
- Follow @StanDehaene on Twitter https://twitter.com/StanDehaene
- Stanislas Dehaene on Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2Dd5uoIAAAAJ&hl=en
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Learn about why air curtains blast you with air when you walk into certain stores; microbes that survive in the desert by dissolving rocks with acid; and the latest research into how we learn, with help from renowned cognitive neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene.
That blast of air when you walk into a business has a name: an air curtain by Grant Currin
- Ashish. (2018, March 21). Air Curtain Door At Entrance: Why There Is A Blast Of Air At Mall’s Entrance? Science ABC. https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/why-is-there-a-blast-of-coldhot-air-at-the-entrances-of-shopping-malls.html
- Air Curtains 101 | What is an Air Curtain? | Berner. (2020, May 28). Berner. https://berner.com/air-curtains-101/
- L. Wang, Investigation of the Impact of Building Entrance Air Curtain on
- Whole Building Energy Use, Air Movement and Control Association, 2013,
- p. 57. https://www.amca.org/assets/resources/public/userfiles/file/Energy%20Initiative%20Web%20Pages/Air%20Curtain%20Study(1).pdf
Scientists discover microbes that survive in the desert by dissolving rocks with acid by Grant Currin
- Levy, M. G. (2020, May 8). Extreme microbes survive the desert by dissolving rocks with acid. Massive Science. https://massivesci.com/articles/microbes-desert-extremophiles-atacama-rocks-gypsum-mars/
- ARADS Project Designs Tools for Finding Signs of Life. (2018). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/ames/arads
- Huang, W., Ertekin, E., Wang, T., Cruz, L., Dailey, M., DiRuggiero, J., & Kisailus, D. (2020). Mechanism of water extraction from gypsum rock by desert colonizing microorganisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(20), 10681–10687. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2001613117
- Govert Schilling. (2015, July 22). An Astronomer’s Paradise, Chile May Be the Best Place on Earth to Enjoy a Starry Sky. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/star-trekking-chile-astronomy-180955798/
Additional resources from Stanislas Dehaene:
- Pick up “How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine...for Now” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- uniad. (2016). LAB. UNICOG - Cognitive Neuroimaging Lab. http://www.unicog.org/
- Collège de France faculty bio https://www.college-de-france.fr/site/en-stanislas-dehaene/presentation.htm
- Follow @StanDehaene on Twitter https://twitter.com/StanDehaene
- Stanislas Dehaene on Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2Dd5uoIAAAAJ&hl=en
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Learn about why you can blame redlining for US cities being so segregated; why Earth’s magnetic north pole is drifting every year; and how virtual therapy can be just as effective as in-person therapy.
Redlining is the totally legal reason why US cities are so segregated by Steffie Drucker
- NPR. (2020). Why Cities Are Still So Segregated | Let’s Talk | NPR . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5FBJyqfoLM
- The Root. (2020). How Redlining Shaped Black America As We Know It | Unpack That . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o-yD0wGxAc
- New Deal | Definition, Programs, Summary, & Facts | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/New-Deal
- FDR and Housing Legislation - FDR Presidential Library & Museum. (2012). Fdrlibrary.org. https://www.fdrlibrary.org/housing
- National Housing Act Definition | Bankrate.com. (2020, May 12). Bankrate. https://www.bankrate.com/glossary/n/national-housing-act/
- Mitchell, B. (2018, March 20). HOLC “redlining” maps: The persistent structure of segregation and economic inequality » NCRC. NCRC. https://ncrc.org/holc/
- Alix, L. (2019, December 16). Wells Fargo, Philadelphia reach settlement in redlining lawsuit. American Banker; American Banker. https://www.americanbanker.com/news/wells-fargo-philadelphia-reach-settlement-in-redlining-lawsuit
- Perry, A. M., & Harshbarger, D. (2019, October 14). America’s formerly redlined neighborhoods have changed, and so must solutions to rectify them. Brookings; Brookings. https://www.brookings.edu/research/americas-formerly-redlines-areas-changed-so-must-solutions/
Earth's magnetic north pole is drifting every year by Cameron Duke
- Livermore, P. W., Finlay, C. C., & Bayliff, M. (2020). Recent north magnetic pole acceleration towards Siberia caused by flux lobe elongation. Nature Geoscience, 13(5), 387–391. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-020-0570-9
- McRae, M. (2020). Earth’s Magnetic North Is Moving From Canada to Russia, And We May Finally Know Why. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/russia-is-stealing-magnetic-north-from-canada-and-this-could-be-what-s-behind-it
- Mohr, K. (2020). Geodynamo | Earth. NASA.gov. https://earth.gsfc.nasa.gov/geo/research/geodynamo
- Glatzmaier, G. (1996). The Geodynamo. UCSC.edu. https://websites.pmc.ucsc.edu/~glatz/geodynamo.html
- Toomey, E. (2019, August 7). Earth’s Magnetic Field Could Take Longer to Flip Than Previously Thought. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/earths-magnetic-field-could-take-longer-flip-previously-thought-180972843/
- What Will Happen When Earth’s North And South Pole Flip? (2018). . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6Ggs7nUjxA
Virtual therapy can be just as effective as in-person therapy by Andrea Michelson
- Effects of internet CBT for health anxiety on par with face-to-face treatment. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/ki-eoi051220.php
- Axelsson, E., Andersson, E., Ljótsson, B., Björkander, D., Hedman-Lagerlöf, M., & Hedman-Lagerlöf, E. (2020). Effect of Internet vs Face-to-Face Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Health Anxiety. JAMA Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.0940
- What you need to know before choosing online therapy. (2015). American Psychological Association. APA.org. https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/online-therapy
- Suzannah Weiss. (2018, June 7). How to Know if You’d Do Better With Online Therapy Versus In-Person. Vice; vice. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vbqp48/is-in-person-therapy-better-than-online-therapy
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Learn about how lockdown is changing our perception of time; how the most devastating meteor on record may have never even landed; and why it’s a big deal that elephants can catch contagious yawning from humans.
Why lockdown is changing our perception of time by Kelsey Donk
- Rocheleau, J. (2020, May 27). A Monday Is a Tuesday Is a Sunday as COVID-19 Disrupts Internal Clocks. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-monday-is-a-tuesday-is-a-sunday-as-covid-19-disrupts-internal-clocks/
- Hammond, C. (2020). Why time seems to be going faster while we are in lockdown. Bbc.Com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200520-why-lockdown-life-feels-like-its-going-faster
Maybe the most devastating meteor on record never even landed by Cameron Duke
- Atkinson, N. (2009, June 24). 1908 Tunguska Event Caused by Comet, New Research Reveals. Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/33367/1908-tunguska-event-caused-by-comet-new-research-says/
- Khrennikov, D. E., Titov, A. K., Ershov, A. E., Pariev, V. I., & Karpov, S. V. (2020). On the possibility of through passage of asteroid bodies across the Earth’s atmosphere. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 493(1), 1344–1351. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa329
- Kvasnytsya, V., Wirth, R., Dobrzhinetskaya, L., Matzel, J., Jacobsen, B., Hutcheon, I., Tappero, R., & Kovalyukh, M. (2013). New evidence of meteoritic origin of the Tunguska cosmic body. Planetary and Space Science, 84, 131–140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2013.05.003
- March 2011, C. Q. C.-L. S. C. 12. (n.d.). Top 10 Greatest Explosions Ever. Livescience.Com. Retrieved May 21, 2020, from https://www.livescience.com/13201-top-10-greatest-explosions-chernobyl-supernova.html
- New Paper Has a Wild Explanation For The Most Explosive “Meteor Impact” on Record. (2020, May 2020). Sciencealert.com. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-a-new-theory-about-the-colossal-tunguska-event-explosion/amp
- Tunguska Event | 100 Wonders | Atlas Obscura. (2015). . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7PX51IeMbU
Elephants can catch contagious yawning from humans by Cameron Duke
- Baenninger, R. (1997). On yawning and its functions. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 4(2), 198–207. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03209394
- Ferro, S. (2015, June 29). Elephants Observed Yawning for the First Time. Mentalfloss.com. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/65628/elephants-observed-yawning-first-time
- Rossman, Z. T., Hart, B. L., Greco, B. J., Young, D., Padfield, C., Weidner, L., Gates, J., & Hart, L. A. (2017). When Yawning Occurs in Elephants. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2017.00022
- Rossman, Z. T., Padfield, C., Young, D., Hart, B. L., & Hart, L. A. (2020). Contagious Yawning in African Elephants (Loxodonta africana): Responses to Other Elephants and Familiar Humans. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00252
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Learn about Juneteenth, the oldest celebration of the end of slavery in the US; how switching up your routine can make you happier; and the grammar behind why Americans don’t say “maths” and do say “LEGOs.”
Juneteenth, the oldest celebration of the end of slavery by Ashley Hamer
- Juneteenth World Wide Celebration (2020). Juneteenth.com. https://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm
- What Is Juneteenth? (2013, January 16). The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/
- Criss, D. (2019, June 19). Source: National Juneteenth Observance Foundation. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/19/us/juneteenth-state-holidays-trnd/index.html
New and diverse experiences are linked to greater happiness (so switch it up!) by Kelsey Donk
- New and diverse experiences linked to enhanced happiness, new study shows. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/nyu-nad051520.php
- Heller, A. S., Shi, T. C., Ezie, C. E. C., Reneau, T. R., Baez, L. M., Gibbons, C. J., & Hartley, C. A. (2020). Association between real-world experiential diversity and positive affect relates to hippocampal–striatal functional connectivity. Nature Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-020-0636-4
Why did America take the s off of maths (and put it on LEGOs) by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Randy)
- Waldman, K. (2014, December 8). Why Do Brits Say Maths and Americans Say Math? Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/12/math-versus-maths-how-americans-and-brits-deploy-the-collective-noun.html
- Murphy, L. (2010). Math(s). Separated by a Common Language. https://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2007/03/maths.html
- Murphy, L. (2006) Count/mass nouns: potato, egg, tax, sport, Lego. Separated by a Common Language. https://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2006/07/countmass-nouns-potato-egg-tax-sport.html
- How to Make Product Names Plural. (2016, May 5). Quick and Dirty Tips. https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/how-to-make-product-names-plural
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Learn about why peanut butter gets gum out of hair; why world-renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe is so passionate about climate justice; and how gaslighting makes you question your sanity — along with some tips on how to protect yourself.
Why does peanut butter get gum out of hair? by Andrea Michelson
- UCSB Science Line. (2020). Ucsb.edu. http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2036
- Polar Protic? Polar Aprotic? Nonpolar? All About Solvents. (2012, April 27). Master Organic Chemistry. https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2012/04/27/polar-protic-polar-aprotic-nonpolar-all-about-solvents/
- What Happens to Nonpolar Molecules in Water? (2018). Sciencing. https://sciencing.com/happens-nonpolar-molecules-water-8633386.html
- How Does Peanut Butter Remove Gum From Hair? (2017). LEAFtv. https://www.leaf.tv/articles/how-does-peanut-butter-remove-gum-from-hair/
Additional resources from Katharine Hayhoe:
- Katharine Hayhoe: The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it. (2020). Ted.com. https://www.ted.com/talks/katharine_hayhoe_the_most_important_thing_you_can_do_to_fight_climate_change_talk_about_it
- Official website http://www.katharinehayhoe.com/wp2016/
- Follow @KHayhoe on Twitter https://twitter.com/KHayhoe
- Pick up “A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- New Climate Voices – Fighting climate change one voice at a time. (2020). Newclimatevoices.org. http://www.newclimatevoices.org/
- Global Warming and Climate Change skepticism examined. (2020). Skeptical Science. https://skepticalscience.com/
How Gaslighting Makes You Question Your Sanity by Ashley Hamer
- Gaslight (1944). (2010). Filmsite.org. https://www.filmsite.org/gasl.html
- What is Gaslighting? | The National Domestic Violence Hotline. (2014, May 29). The National Domestic Violence Hotline. https://www.thehotline.org/2014/05/29/what-is-gaslighting/
- 11 Warning Signs of Gaslighting. (2017). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201701/11-warning-signs-gaslighting
- Are Gaslighters Aware of What They Do? (2017). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201701/are-gaslighters-aware-what-they-do
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Learn about whether “fat-burning foods” are a real thing; why we probably can’t tell male and female dinosaurs apart; and how you can do great things by seeing yourself as part of something greater.
Are "fat-burning foods" a real thing? Scientists performed a critical review to find out by Andrea Michelson
- Bo, S., Fadda, M., Fedele, D., Pellegrini, M., Ghigo, E., & Pellegrini, N. (2020). A Critical Review on the Role of Food and Nutrition in the Energy Balance. Nutrients, 12(4), 1161. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041161
We probably can't tell male and female dinos apart by Grant Currin
- Can we really tell male and female dinosaurs apart? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/qmuo-cwr051120.php
- Hone D, Mallon JC, Hennessey P, Witmer LM. 2020. Ontogeny of a sexually selected structure in an extant archosaur Gavialis gangeticus (Pseudosuchia: Crocodylia) with implications for sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs. PeerJ 8:e9134 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9134
- Gharial. (2016, May 5). Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/g/gharial/
- National Geographic Society. (2011, April 29). Paleontology. National Geographic Society. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/paleontology/
To Do Great Things, See Yourself as Part of Something Greater by Reuben Westmaas
- Lamothe, C. (2017, July 12). Peak Performance: The cognitive trick that elite athletes use to achieve seemingly impossible goals. Quartz; Quartz. https://qz.com/1026992/the-cognitive-trick-that-elite-athletes-use-to-achieve-seemingly-impossible-goals/
- Fliegel, J. (2015, September 4). 6 Ways to Motivate Individuals to Become a Winning Team - Jordan Fliegel. Jordan Fliegel. https://jordanfliegel.com/blog/6-ways-to-motivate-individuals-to-become-a-winning-team/
- Crafting a Job: Revisioning Employees as Active Crafters of Their Work | Academy of Management Review. (2019). Academy of Management Review. https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amr.2001.4378011
- Pick up “Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success” on Amazon https://amazon.com
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Learn about the modern benefits we’re getting from new archaeological discoveries, from researchers Mary Prendergast and Elizabeth Sawchuk. Then, you’ll learn about how people can hear body language in your voice.
Additional resources from Mary Prendergast and Elizabeth Sawchuk:
- Sawchuk, E., & Prendergast, M. (2019, December 23). Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/archaeological-discoveries-are-happening-faster-than-ever-before-helping-refine-the-human-story-128743
- Lipson, M., Ribot, I., Mallick, S., Rohland, N., Olalde, I., Adamski, N., Broomandkhoshbacht, N., Lawson, A. M., López, S., Oppenheimer, J., Stewardson, K., Asombang, R. N., Bocherens, H., Bradman, N., Culleton, B. J., Cornelissen, E., Crevecoeur, I., de Maret, P., Fomine, F. L. M., … Reich, D. (2020). Ancient West African foragers in the context of African population history. Nature, 577(7792), 665–670. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-1929-1
- Follow @prendydigs on Twitter https://twitter.com/prendydigs
- Mary Prendergast. (2019). Slu.edu. https://www.slu.edu/madrid/academics/faculty/mary-prendergast.php
- Springer Verlag. (2020, February 15). Elizabeth SAWCHUK | Doctor of Philosophy | University of Alberta, Edmonton | UAlberta | Department of Anthropology. ResearchGate; ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elizabeth_Sawchuk
People can hear body language in your voice by Grant Currin
- Body language can also be heard. (2013). Donders Institute. https://www.ru.nl/donders/news/news/@1270328/body-language-can-also-heard/
- Pouw, W., Paxton, A., Harrison, S. J., & Dixon, J. A. (2020). Acoustic information about upper limb movement in voicing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(21), 11364–11367. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004163117
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Learn about why flipping a coin might be your best bet when making major life decisions; why otters juggle rocks; and how you respond differently to 2 types of injustice.
An economist had people make big life decisions on a coin flip, and they ended up happier by Steffie Drucker
- Study finds people are more satisfied after quitting the status quo. (2020, May 18). Oxford University Press; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-05-people-status-quo.html
- Levitt, S. D. (2020). Heads or Tails: The Impact of a Coin Toss on Major Life Decisions and Subsequent Happiness. The Review of Economic Studies. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdaa016
- Gilovich, T., & Medvec, V. H. (1994). The temporal pattern to the experience of regret. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(3), 357–365. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.67.3.357
We finally found out why otters juggle rocks by Kelsey Donk
- Otters juggle stones when hungry, research shows. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/uoe-ojs050520.php
- The drivers and functions of rock juggling in otters | Royal Society Open Science. (2020). Royal Society Open Science. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.200141#d1e1439
- Ashley’s viral tweet: https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer/status/1131584661883359232?lang=en
There are 2 Types of Injustice and You Respond Differently to Each of Them by Ashley Hamer
- van Prooijen, J.-W. (2009). Retributive versus compensatory justice: Observers’ preference for punishing in response to criminal offenses. European Journal of Social Psychology, n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.611
- Galak, J., & Chow, R. M. (2019). Compensate a little, but punish a lot: Asymmetric routes to restoring justice. PLOS ONE, 14(1), e0210676. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210676
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Learn about why people protest and riot, according to social psychology; and how scientists stimulated the brains of blind people to make them “see” shapes. Then, test your knowledge with this month’s edition of the Curiosity Challenge.
Why social psychology says people protest and riot by Kelsey Donk
- Klandermans, B. (2013). Demand and Supply of Protest. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470674871.wbespm063
- Fisher, N. (2020, May 29). Psychological Research Explains Why People Protest. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicolefisher/2020/05/29/the-psychology-of-protests-reveals-why-americans-are-ready-for-action/
- Stott, C., & Radburn, M. (2019, November 15). The psychology of riots – and why it’s never just mindless violence. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/the-psychology-of-riots-and-why-its-never-just-mindless-violence-125676
- Rainie, L., & Perrin, A. (2019, July 22). Key findings about Americans’ declining trust in government and each other. Pew Research Center; Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/22/key-findings-about-americans-declining-trust-in-government-and-each-other/
Scientists made blind and sighted people "see" shapes by stimulating the visual cortex by Cameron Duke
- Beauchamp, M. S., Oswalt, D., Sun, P., Foster, B. L., Magnotti, J. F., Niketeghad, S., Pouratian, N., Bosking, W. H., & Yoshor, D. (2020). Dynamic Stimulation of Visual Cortex Produces Form Vision in Sighted and Blind Humans. Cell, 181(4), 774-783.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.033
- Brindley, G. S., & Lewin, W. S. (1968). The sensations produced by electrical stimulation of the visual cortex. The Journal of Physiology, 196(2), 479–493. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1968.sp008519
- Retinotopic Mapping. (n.d.). Fourier.Eng.Hmc.Edu. Retrieved May 15, 2020, from http://fourier.eng.hmc.edu/e180/lectures/v1/node3.html
- Roelfsema, P. R. (2020). Writing to the Mind’s Eye of the Blind. Cell, 181(4), 758–759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.03.014
- Dynamic stimulation of the visual cortex allows blind and sighted people to “see” shapes. (2020). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200514115828.htm
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Daily trivia segment with Michelle in Raleigh
- Using Urine to Build a Moon Base, Musicians and Audiences Sync Brain Activity, and Why “Size Matters” for Narwhal Tusks https://curiositydaily.com/using-urine-to-build-a-moon-base-musicians-and-audiences-sync-brain-activity-and-why-size-matters-for-narwhal-tusks/
- Marijuana Categories Aren’t Based in Science, Scientists Staged Bronze-Age Swordfights, and How Clean Are Your Clothes, Really? https://curiositydaily.com/marijuana-categories-arent-based-in-science-scientists-staged-bronze-age-swordfights-and-how-clean-are-your-clothes-really/
- “Rub Some Dirt on It” to Heal Wounds, Funny Memes Can Save Endangered Species, and Space Changes the Shape of Astronauts’ Hearts https://curiositydaily.com/rub-some-dirt-on-it-to-heal-wounds-funny-memes-can-save-endangered-species-and-space-changes-the-shape-of-astronauts-hearts/
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Renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe explains why climate change isn’t as “doom and gloom” as you might think, and gives tips for how to talk about it to inspire action. Plus: learn about how to overcome “bedtime procrastination.”
"Bedtime procrastination" may come down to beliefs about willpower by Kelsey Donk
- Bernecker, K., & Job, V. (2019). Too exhausted to go to bed: Implicit theories about willpower and stress predict bedtime procrastination. British Journal of Psychology, 111(1), 126–147. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12382
- Reynolds, E. (2020, February 19). Why Some People Find It Harder To Drag Themselves To Bed At Night. Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/02/19/why-some-people-find-it-harder-to-drag-themselves-to-bed-at-night/
Additional resources from Katharine Hayhoe:
- Pick up John Cook’s “Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change: How to Understand and Respond to Climate Science Deniers” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Katharine Hayhoe: The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it. (2020). Ted.com. https://www.ted.com/talks/katharine_hayhoe_the_most_important_thing_you_can_do_to_fight_climate_change_talk_about_it
- Official website http://www.katharinehayhoe.com/wp2016/
- Follow @KHayhoe on Twitter https://twitter.com/KHayhoe
- Pick up “A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030 - The Official Microsoft Blog. (2020, January 16). The Official Microsoft Blog. https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/01/16/microsoft-will-be-carbon-negative-by-2030/
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (2020). Walmart Corporate - US. https://corporate.walmart.com/global-responsibility/sustainability/sustainability-in-our-operations/reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions
- Environment - Our Approach. (2019). Apple. https://www.apple.com/environment/our-approach/
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Learn about why rainy days make you sleepy; why the “Great Unconformity” is one of the biggest mysteries in geology; and the problematic amount of energy it takes to power AI — along with a potential solution. Plus: how do you pronounce "Colorado," anyway?
Why do rainy days make you sleepy? by Kelsey Donk
- Katherine Ellen Foley. (2016, May 29). Why does rain seem to make you sleepy? Quartz; Quartz. https://qz.com/672755/why-does-rain-seem-to-make-you-sleepy/
- Kaye, K. (2009, July 11). Feel sleepy? Here’s why stormy weather makes you want to snooze. Sun-Sentinel.com. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2009-07-11-0907100282-story.html
- Verlo Corporate. (2018, May 2). Verlo Mattress. https://verlo.com/blog/why-does-rain-make-me-sleepy/
- Castro, J. (2013, July 29). What Is Pink Noise? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/38464-what-is-pink-noise.html
The "Great Unconformity" is one of the biggest mysteries in geology by Grant Currin
- Researchers dig into case of geologic amnesia. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/uoca-rdi042220.php
- The Great Unconformity. (2020). The UCSB Current. https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2020/019892/great-unconformity
- Flowers, R. M., Macdonald, F. A., Siddoway, C. S., & Havranek, R. (2020). Diachronous development of Great Unconformities before Neoproterozoic Snowball Earth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(19), 10172–10180. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1913131117
AI requires an enormous amount of energy, but we might have a fix by Grant Currin
- Artificial intelligence is energy-hungry -- new hardware could curb its appetite. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/pu-aii050520.php
- Zhang, H.-T., Park, T. J., Zaluzhnyy, I. A., Wang, Q., Wadekar, S. N., Manna, S., Andrawis, R., Sprau, P. O., Sun, Y., Zhang, Z., Huang, C., Zhou, H., Zhang, Z., Narayanan, B., Srinivasan, G., Hua, N., Nazaretski, E., Huang, X., Yan, H., … Ramanathan, S. (2020). Perovskite neural trees. Nature Communications, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16105-y
- Knight, W. (2020, January 21). AI Can Do Great Things—if It Doesn’t Burn the Planet. Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/ai-great-things-burn-planet/
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Researchers Elizabeth Sawchuk and Mary Prendergast will talk about the lessons we’ve learned from amazing new discoveries of extinct human species. Plus: learn about how dogs can be moody teenagers, too.
Dogs can be annoying teenagers, too by Steffie Drucker
- Adolescence is ruff for dogs too. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/nu-air051220.php
- Teenage dogs? Evidence for adolescent-phase conflict behaviour and an association between attachment to humans and pubertal timing in the domestic dog | Biology Letters. (2020). Biology Letters. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0097
Additional resources from Elizabeth Sawchuk and Mary Prendergast:
- Sawchuk, E., & Prendergast, M. (2019, December 23). Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/archaeological-discoveries-are-happening-faster-than-ever-before-helping-refine-the-human-story-128743
- Lipson, M., Ribot, I., Mallick, S., Rohland, N., Olalde, I., Adamski, N., Broomandkhoshbacht, N., Lawson, A. M., López, S., Oppenheimer, J., Stewardson, K., Asombang, R. N., Bocherens, H., Bradman, N., Culleton, B. J., Cornelissen, E., Crevecoeur, I., de Maret, P., Fomine, F. L. M., … Reich, D. (2020). Ancient West African foragers in the context of African population history. Nature, 577(7792), 665–670. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-1929-1
- Follow @prendydigs on Twitter https://twitter.com/prendydigs
- Mary Prendergast. (2019). Slu.edu. https://www.slu.edu/madrid/academics/faculty/mary-prendergast.php
- Springer Verlag. (2020, February 15). Elizabeth SAWCHUK | Doctor of Philosophy | University of Alberta, Edmonton | UAlberta | Department of Anthropology. ResearchGate; ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elizabeth_Sawchuk
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Learn about how our sun is different from similar stars; how deep sleep literally cleans your brain; and the psychology behind why some psychopaths are serial killers, while others are CEOs.
Our sun is less active than other stars just like it, and scientists aren't sure why by Grant Currin
- Reinhold, T., Shapiro, A. I., Solanki, S. K., Montet, B. T., Krivova, N. A., Cameron, R. H., & Amazo-Gómez, E. M. (2020). The Sun is less active than other solar-like stars. Science, 368(6490), 518–521. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay3821
- Santos, Â. R. G., & Mathur, S. (2020). What future awaits the Sun? Science, 368(6490), 466–467. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb9208
- Passant Rabie. (2020, April 30). The Sun’s midlife crisis could be making it stand out in the universe. Inverse; Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/science/why-is-the-sun-different
- Space Weather | Ready.gov. (2020). Ready.Gov. https://www.ready.gov/space-weather
Deep sleep flushes toxins from your brain, and that seems to have genetic differences by Grant Currin
- Wright, B. L. C., Lai, J. T. F., & Sinclair, A. J. (2012). Cerebrospinal fluid and lumbar puncture: a practical review. Journal of Neurology, 259(8), 1530–1545. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6413-x
- Harrison, S. (2019, October 31). Scientists Now Know How Sleep Cleans Toxins From the Brain. Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-now-know-how-sleep-cleans-toxins-from-the-brain/
- Fultz, N. E., Bonmassar, G., Setsompop, K., Stickgold, R. A., Rosen, B. R., Polimeni, J. R., & Lewis, L. D. (2019). Coupled electrophysiological, hemodynamic, and cerebrospinal fluid oscillations in human sleep. Science, 366(6465), 628–631. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax5440
Why are some psychopaths serial killers and others CEOs? by Kelsey Donk
- Dodgson, L. (2018, May 20). The 10 professions with the most psychopaths - Business Insider. Business Insider; Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/professions-with-the-most-psychopaths-2018-5
- Not all psychopaths are violent; a new study may explain why some are “successful” instead. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/vcu-nap051220.php
- Lasko, E., & Chester, D. (2020, April 24). What Makes a ‘Successful’ Psychopath? Longitudinal Trajectories of Offenders’ Antisocial Behavior and Impulse Control as a Function of Psychopathy. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/rjg3q
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Learn about why NASA doesn’t launch rockets in the rain (which is why there was a delay launching the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley); why llamas are so promising for protecting humans against viruses like COVID-19; and why things get cold — when they’re wet, when you’re chewing mint gum, and when you blow air through narrowed lips.
Why NASA doesn’t launch rockets in the rain by Cameron Duke
- Analysis of Apollo 12 Lightning Incident. (1970, February). Spaceflight.Nasa.Gov. https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/outreach/SignificantIncidents/assets/analysis-of-apollo-12-lightning-incident.pdf
- Apollo 12 Launch - CSM Onboard Audio. (2012). . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31qt9jgtMMI
- Apollo 12 Launch (Lightning Strike) - Onboard Voice Recorder. (2015). . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivtpIGrMZpw
- Bartels, M. (2020, May 30). NASA and SpaceX eye weather for historic Demo-2 astronaut launch Saturday. Space.Com. https://www.space.com/spacex-demo-2-astronaut-launch-weather-concerns.html
- Basics of Space Flight: Rocket Propellants. (2019). Braeunig.Us. http://www.braeunig.us/space/propel.htm
- NASA - Lightning and Launches. (2020). Nasa.Gov. https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/9-12/features/F_Lightning_and_Launches_9_12.html
- Gohd, C. (2019, November 14). 50 Years Ago: NASA’s Apollo 12 Was Struck By Lightning Right After Launch ... Twice! (Video). Space.Com; Space. https://www.space.com/apollo-12-lightning-strike-twice-launch-video.html
- Thorbecke, C. (2020, May 27). NASA’s SpaceX launch scrubbed due to weather, next chance on Saturday. ABC News; ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/live-updates-nasa-spacex-launch-astronauts-iss/story?id=70902209
- Shira Teitel, A. (2017). What Happened on Board when Apollo 12 was Struck by Lightning . In The Vintage Space. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i6yD2c2Jho
Why llamas are so promising for human virus protection by Cameron Duke
- Leslie, M. (2018, May 10). Mini-antibodies discovered in sharks and camels could lead to drugs for cancer and other diseases. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/mini-antibodies-discovered-sharks-and-camels-could-lead-drugs-cancer-and-other-diseases#
- Brulliard, K. and Johnson, C.Y. (2020, May 6). The urgent quest for a coronavirus treatment involves door-to-door blood collection and a llama named Winter. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/05/06/urgent-quest-coronavirus-treatment-involves-door-to-door-blood-collection-llama-named-winter/
- Dr. Francis Collins. (2018, November 13). Looking to Llamas for New Ways to Fight the Flu. NIH Director’s Blog. https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2018/11/13/looking-to-llamas-for-new-ways-to-fight-the-flu/
- Hamers-Casterman, C., Atarhouch, T., Muyldermans, S., Robinson, G., Hammers, C., Songa, E. B., Bendahman, N., & Hammers, R. (1993). Naturally occurring antibodies devoid of light chains. Nature, 363(6428), 446–448. https://doi.org/10.1038/363446a0
- Wrapp, Daniel, et al. (2020). Structural Basis for Potent Neutralization of Betacoronaviruses by Single-Domain Camelid Antibodies. Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.031
- Zimmer, C. (2018, November 1). How to Turbocharge Flu Protection (Llamas Required). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/science/flu-vaccinations.html
Three questions about cold by Ashley Hamer (Listener questions from Joshua, Brescia, and Likith)
- Bautista, D. M., Siemens, J., Glazer, J. M., Tsuruda, P. R., Basbaum, A. I., Stucky, C. L., Jordt, S.-E., & Julius, D. (2007). The menthol receptor TRPM8 is the principal detector of environmental cold. Nature, 448(7150), 204–208. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05910
- Lecklitner, I. (2016, November 9). Why Does My Mouth Freeze When I Drink Water After Chewing... Dollar Shave Club Original Content; Dollar Shave Club Original Content. https://www.dollarshaveclub.com/content/story/why-does-my-mouth-freeze-when-i-drink-water-after-chewing-gum
- WIRED Staff. (2010, September 22). Why Does Spicy Food Taste Hot? WIRED; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2010/09/why-does-spicy-food-taste-hot/
- Chicago Tribune. (2011, August 9). Ask Tom why: Why does wet skin feel cold? Chicagotribune.com. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2011-08-09-ct-wea-0809-asktom-20110809-story.html
- Heat of Vaporization. (2013, October 2). Chemistry LibreTexts. https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Thermodynamics/Energies_and_Potentials/Enthalpy/Heat_of_Vaporization
- Fluid or Air Entrainment. (2020). Lanecc.Edu. https://media.lanecc.edu/users/driscolln/RT112/Air_Flow_Fluidics/Air_Flow_Fluidics7.html
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Renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe explains how we know that climate change is caused by humans. Then, learn about why there’s no such thing as “common sense.”
Links to donate:
- Discovery’s Social Good Initiative RISE: Reducing Inequality and Supporting Empowerment https://www.discovery.com/dnews/help-reduce-inequality---support-empowerment
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6857/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=15780
- Equal Justice Initiative https://support.eji.org/give/153413/#!/donation/checkout
- Emma Bowen Foundation https://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/donate
- The Bail Project https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project
- National Police Accountability Project https://www.nlg-npap.org/donate/
- Vera Institute of Justice https://www.vera.org/donate
Additional resources from Katharine Hayhoe:
- Official website http://www.katharinehayhoe.com/wp2016/
- Follow @KHayhoe on Twitter https://twitter.com/KHayhoe
- Pick up “A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions” on Amazon https://amazon.com
"Common sense" isn't a real thing by Kelsey Donk
- There’s No Such Thing as Common Sense. (2020). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/too-many-goals/202005/theres-no-such-thing-common-sense
- Ellerton, P. (2016, February 2). We can’t trust common sense but we can trust science. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/we-cant-trust-common-sense-but-we-can-trust-science-53042
- vanDellen, M. R., Isherwood, J. C., & Delose, J. E. (2016). How do people define moderation? Appetite, 101, 156–162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.03.010
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Learn about the surprising way Japanese honeybees defend themselves against "murder hornets" (actual name: Asian giant hornets); how “atmospheric tidal waves” make Venus’s atmosphere rotate faster than the actual planet; and the wide spectrum of how people mentally visualize images, including aphantasia and hyperphantasia.
Japanese honeybees defend against 'murder hornets' by forming bee balls by Cameron Duke
- Main, D. (2020, May 4). “Murder hornets” have arrived in the U.S.—here’s what you should know. NationalGeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/05/asian-giant-hornets-arrive-united-states/
- Papachristoforou, A., Rortais, A., Zafeiridou, G., Theophilidis, G., Garnery, L., Thrasyvoulou, A., & Arnold, G. (2007). Smothered to death: Hornets asphyxiated by honeybees. Current Biology, 17(18), R795–R796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.07.033
- Sugahara, M., Nishimura, Y., & Sakamoto, F. (2012). Differences in Heat Sensitivity between Japanese Honeybees and Hornets Under High Carbon Dioxide and Humidity Conditions Inside Bee Balls. Zoological Science, 29(1), 30–36. https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.29.30
- Sugahara, M., & Sakamoto, F. (2009). Heat and carbon dioxide generated by honeybees jointly act to kill hornets. Naturwissenschaften, 96(9), 1133–1136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-009-0575-0
Venus's atmosphere rotates 60 times faster than the planet because of "atmospheric tidal waves" by Grant Currin
- Takeshi Horinouchi, Yoshi-Yuki Hayashi, Shigeto Watanabe, Manabu Yamada, Atsushi Yamazaki, Toru Kouyama, Makoto Taguchi, Tetsuya Fukuhara, Masahiro Takagi, Kazunori Ogohara, Shin-ya Murakami, Peralta, J., Limaye, S. S., Takeshi Imamura, Masato Nakamura, Sato, T. M., & Takehiko Satoh. (2020). How waves and turbulence maintain the super-rotation of Venus’ atmosphere. Science, 368(6489), 405–409. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz4439
- Atmospheric tidal waves maintain Venus’ super-rotation. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/hu-at042320.php
- Carne, N. (2020, April 26). Super-rotation and Venus’ atmosphere. Cosmosmagazine.Com; Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/super-rotation-and-venus-atmosphere
- Passant Rabie. (2020, April 23). Why does Venus’ atmosphere spin much faster than the planet? Inverse; Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/science/why-does-venus-atmosphere-spin-much-faster-than-the-planet
- https://newatlas.com/author/david-szondy. (2020, April 24). “Tidal waves” power super-fast rotation of Venus’ atmosphere. New Atlas. https://newatlas.com/space/tidal-waves-power-super-fast-rotation-atmosphere-venus/
- Basilevsky, A. T., & Head, J. W. (2003). The surface of Venus. Reports on Progress in Physics, 66(10), 1699–1734. https://doi.org/10.1088/0034-4885/66/10/r04
The two extremes of the "mind's eye": aphantasia and hyperphantasia by Kelsey Donk
- Zeman, A., Dewar, M., & Della Sala, S. (2015). Lives without imagery – Congenital aphantasia. Cortex, 73, 378–380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2015.05.019
- Aphantasia clears the way for a scientific career path. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/uoe-act043020.php
- Zeman, A., Milton, F., Della Sala, S., Dewar, M., Frayling, T., Gaddum, J., Hattersley, A., Heuerman-Williamson, B., Jones, K., MacKisack, M., & Winlove, C. (2020). Phantasia–The psychological significance of lifelong visual imagery vivdness extremes. Cortex. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2020.04.003
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Researchers Elizabeth Sawchuk and Mary Prendergast discuss the surprising discoveries archaeologists are making thanks to new technology. Plus: learn how eye-tracking software can tell you more about you than you think.
Eye-tracking software can tell more about you than you think by Grant Currin
- Kröger, J. L., Lutz, O. H.-M., & Müller, F. (2020). What Does Your Gaze Reveal About You? On the Privacy Implications of Eye Tracking. Privacy and Identity Management. Data for Better Living: AI and Privacy, 226–241. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42504-3_15
- The Privacy-Invading Potential of Eye Tracking Technology. (2013). American Civil Liberties Union. https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/privacy-invading-potential-eye-tracking-technology
- Avi Bar-Zeev. (2019, May 28). The Eyes Are the Prize: Eye-Tracking Technology Is Advertising’s Holy Grail. Vice; vice. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bj9ygv/the-eyes-are-the-prize-eye-tracking-technology-is-advertisings-holy-grail
Additional resources from Elizabeth Sawchuk and Mary Prendergast:
- Sawchuk, E., & Prendergast, M. (2019, December 23). Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/archaeological-discoveries-are-happening-faster-than-ever-before-helping-refine-the-human-story-128743
- Lipson, M., Ribot, I., Mallick, S., Rohland, N., Olalde, I., Adamski, N., Broomandkhoshbacht, N., Lawson, A. M., López, S., Oppenheimer, J., Stewardson, K., Asombang, R. N., Bocherens, H., Bradman, N., Culleton, B. J., Cornelissen, E., Crevecoeur, I., de Maret, P., Fomine, F. L. M., … Reich, D. (2020). Ancient West African foragers in the context of African population history. Nature, 577(7792), 665–670. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-1929-1
- Follow @prendydigs on Twitter https://twitter.com/prendydigs
- Mary Prendergast. (2019). Slu.edu. https://www.slu.edu/madrid/academics/faculty/mary-prendergast.php
- Springer Verlag. (2020, February 15). Elizabeth SAWCHUK | Doctor of Philosophy | University of Alberta, Edmonton | UAlberta | Department of Anthropology. ResearchGate; ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elizabeth_Sawchuk
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Learn about how your ancestors’ work habits might be influencing your own; the first evidence of an underwater dinosaur; and how an aquarium successfully reproduced coral in captivity for the first time.
Societies with a history of hard farming labor tend to work more hours today by Kelsey Donk
- Arduous farm labor in the past means longer working hours today. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/oupu-afl041420.php
- Fouka, V., & Schläpfer, A. (2020). Agricultural Returns to Labour and the Origins of Work ethics*. The Economic Journal. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaa029
- Luzer, D. (2013, September 4). Study: The Protestant Work Ethic Is Real. Pacific Standard. https://psmag.com/economics/protestant-worth-ethic-real-65544
- Spenkuch, J. L. (2017). Religion and work: Micro evidence from contemporary Germany. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 135, 193–214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.01.011
- Glaeser, E. L., Alesina, A., & Sacerdote, B. (2012). Work and Leisure in the U.S. and Europe: Why So Different. Harvard.Edu. https://scholar.harvard.edu/glaeser/publications/work-and-lesiure-us-and-europe-why-so-different
Scientists have discovered the first unambiguous evidence of a water-dwelling dinosaur by Grant Currin
- New fossils rewrite the story of dinosaur evolution and ecology - and change the appearance of Spinosaurus. (2020, April 29). National Geographic Society Newsroom. https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2020/04/29/new-fossils-rewrite-the-story-of-dinosaur-evolution-and-ecology-and-change-the-appearance-of-spinosaurus/
- Ibrahim, N., Maganuco, S., Dal Sasso, C., Fabbri, M., Auditore, M., Bindellini, G., Martill, D. M., Zouhri, S., Mattarelli, D. A., Unwin, D. M., Wiemann, J., Bonadonna, D., Amane, A., Jakubczak, J., Joger, U., Lauder, G. V., & Pierce, S. E. (2020). Tail-propelled aquatic locomotion in a theropod dinosaur. Nature, 581(7806), 67–70. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2190-3
An aquarium successfully reproduced coral in captivity for the first time by Grant Currin
- Alaa Elassar, CNN. (2020, April 22). How scientists could save coral from brink of extinction. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/22/us/florida-aquarium-first-reproduce-ridhed-cactus-coral-trnd/index.html
- The Florida Aquarium Becomes First Organization in History to Induce Spawning of Atlantic Coral; A New Hope to Save Florida’s Reefs. (2019). Flaquarium.org. https://www.flaquarium.org/pressroom/posts/the-florida-aquarium-becomes-first-organization-in-history-to-induce-spawning-of-atlantic-coral-a-ne
- US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2020). What Are Corals? Corals Tutorial. NOAA.gov. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_corals/coral01_intro.html
- Getting Coral To Reproduce. (2019, August 25). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2019/08/25/754122930/getting-coral-to-reproduce
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Learn about why selfish people have false memories of being generous; why we can’t do brain transplants; and why you used to be able to buy life insurance from airport vending machines.
Selfish people actually have false memories of being generous by Kelsey Donk
- Memory misfires help selfish maintain their self-image. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/yu-mmh042820.php
- Carlson, R. W., Maréchal, M. A., Oud, B., Fehr, E., & Crockett, M. J. (2020). Motivated misremembering of selfish decisions. Nature Communications, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15602-4
Listener Question: Why can’t we do brain transplants? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Zoe)
- Behind Hand and Arm Transplants. (2020). https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/behind-hand-and-arm-transplants
- Lewis, T. (2015, March 6). Why Head Transplants Won’t Happen Anytime Soon. Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/50074-head-transplants-wont-happen.html
- The Infographics Show. (2020). Why Can’t We Transplant Brains? . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ohCQRJGbV8
- Burnett, D. (2017, November 17). No, there hasn’t been a human “head transplant”, and there may never be. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2017/nov/17/no-there-hasnt-been-a-human-head-transplant-and-may-never-be-sergio-canavero
- Brain transplants - are they possible? (2017, July 17). Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute. https://neuroscience.stanford.edu/news/brain-transplants-are-they-possible
You used to be able to buy life insurance policies in airport vending machines by Steffie Drucker
- Gregorie, J. (2015, May 27). A look back: Whatever happened to airport insurance vending machines? Insurancebusinessmag.Com; Insurance Business America. https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/a-look-back-whatever-happened-to-airport-insurance-vending-machines-22593.aspx
- Bacani, L. (2016, July 20). Is this the return of airport life insurance vending machines? Insurancebusinessmag.Com; Insurance Business America. https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/is-this-the-return-of-airport-life-insurance-vending-machines-35066.aspx
- Leckey, A. (1995, January 26). HIGH-FLYING CONTROVERSY. Chicagotribune.Com. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-01-26-9501260221-story.html
- BOVSUN, M. (2013, May 5). Justice Story: Son plants bomb in mom’s suitcase, killing her and 43 others during flight. Nydailynews.Com; New York Daily News. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/justice-story-son-bomb-mom-luggage-kills-44-flight-article-1.1335372
- Belleville, & SchlueterNews-Democrat, R. (2018, March 26). Answer Man: Bomb started death spiral for flight insurance. Bnd; Belleville News-Democrat. https://www.bnd.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/answer-man/article20042934.html
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Learn about whether it’s a good idea to rub dirt on your wounds; how funny memes can help save endangered species like the proboscis monkey; and how space travel changes the shape of astronauts’ hearts.
When it comes to wounds, science says "rub some dirt on it" might be good advice by Cameron Duke
- Dillow, C. (2013, May 23). Got A Wound? Science Says Rub Some Dirt In It. Popular Science; Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-05/antibacterial-clays-can-kill-antibiotic-resistant-e-coli-and-mrsa/
- Juang, L. J., Mazinani, N., Novakowski, S. K., Prowse, E. N. P., Haulena, M., Gailani, D., Lavkulich, L. M., & Kastrup, C. J. (2020). Coagulation factor XII contributes to hemostasis when activated by soil in wounds. Blood Advances, 4(8), 1737–1745. https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000425
- Otto, C. C., & Haydel, S. E. (2013). Exchangeable Ions Are Responsible for the In Vitro Antibacterial Properties of Natural Clay Mixtures. PLoS ONE, 8(5), e64068. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064068
- Soil in wounds can help stem deadly bleeding. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/uobc-siw042420.php
Funny memes can help people care about unpopular and unappealing species by Kelsey Donk
- The new Noah’s Ark: beautiful and useful species only. Part 1. Biodiversity conservation issues and priorities. (2011). Biodiversity. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14888386.2011.642663
- Lenda, M., Skórka, P., Mazur, B., Sutherland, W., Tryjanowski, P., Moroń, D., Meijaard, E., Possingham, H. P., & Wilson, K. A. (2020). Effects of amusing memes on concern for unappealing species. Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13523
- Proboscis Monkey | National Geographic. (2010, November 9). Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/p/proboscis-monkey/
- Proboscis monkey meme mentioned: Typowy Polak: Janusz Nosacz - Posts. (2018). Facebook.com. https://www.facebook.com/TypowyPolakJanuszNosacz/posts/1658533764253793/
Space Travel Changes The Shape of Astronauts' Hearts by Haley Otman
- Study Finds Astronauts’ Hearts Become More Spherical in Space - American College of Cardiology. (2014). American College of Cardiology. https://www.acc.org/about-acc/press-releases/2014/03/29/09/09/may-hearts-in-space
- May, C., Borowski, A., Martin, D., Popovic, Z., Negishi, K., Hussan, J. R., Gladding, P., Hunter, P., Iskovitz, I., Kassemi, M., Bungo, M., Levine, B., & Thomas, J. (2014). Affect of Microgravity on Cardiac Shape: Comparison of Pre- and In-Flight Data to Mathematical Modeling. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 63(12), A1096. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(14)61096-2
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Learn about how archaeologists are solving a prehistoric poop problem; what leads people to be “cultural omnivores”; and an easy trick for telling stars and planets apart when you’re stargazing.
What can we learn from prehistoric poop? by Cameron Duke
- Borry, M., Cordova, B., Perri, A., Wibowo, M., Prasad Honap, T., Ko, J., Yu, J., Britton, K., Girdland-Flink, L., Power, R. C., Stuijts, I., Salazar-García, D. C., Hofman, C., Hagan, R., Samdapawindé Kagoné, T., Meda, N., Carabin, H., Jacobson, D., Reinhard, K., … Warinner, C. (2020). CoproID predicts the source of coprolites and paleofeces using microbiome composition and host DNA content. PeerJ, 8, e9001. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9001
- Fossilized Feces Tell Tale of Earliest Americans. (2008, April 3). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89355318
- Shillito, L.-M., Blong, J. C., Green, E. J., & Van Asperen, E. (2020). The what, how and why of archaeological coprolite analysis. Earth-Science Reviews, 103196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103196
- The origin of feces: CoproID reliably predicts sources of ancient poop. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/mpif-too041420.php
Research uncovers what leads people to be "cultural omnivores" — and it's not nice by Kelsey Donk
- Pop Concert, Opera — Or Both? What Drives People To Become “Cultural Omnivores.” (2020, April 23). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/04/23/pop-concert-opera-or-both-what-drives-people-to-become-cultural-omnivores/
- Shin, H., & Youn, N. (2020). How insecure narcissists become cultural omnivores: Consuming highbrow culture for status seeking and lowbrow culture for integrity signaling. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000303
There's an Easy Trick to Telling Stars and Planets Apart in the Sky by Cody Gough
- Byrd, D. (2015). Why do stars twinkle, but planets don’t? | EarthSky.org. Earthsky.Org. https://earthsky.org/space/why-dont-planets-twinkle-as-stars-do
- Ashwin. (2015, July 17). Why Do Stars Twinkle, But The Sun Doesn’t? Science ABC. https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/universe/why-do-stars-twinkle-but-the-sun-planets-doesnt.html
- Astronaut James Reilly Describes Seeing Stars in Space (2014). SpaceFlight Insider - Official Page YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaUCMzgidvs
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Learn about breakthrough research into what our brains do while we sleep; how plants fight back when they hear they’re being eaten; and why the Y2K bug is actually what a well-handled crisis looks like afterward.
This is the first direct evidence that our brains replay waking experiences while we sleep by Cameron Duke
- Eichenlaub, J.-B., Jarosiewicz, B., Saab, J., Franco, B., Kelemen, J., Halgren, E., Hochberg, L. R., & Cash, S. S. (2020). Replay of Learned Neural Firing Sequences during Rest in Human Motor Cortex. Cell Reports, 31(5), 107581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107581
- Evidence that human brains replay our waking experiences while we sleep. (2020). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200505121711.htm
- Memory Consolidation - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (2012). Sciencedirect.com. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/memory-consolidation
Plants Can Hear When They're Being Eaten — and They Fight Back by Ashley Hamer
- The Arabidopsis Information Resource - About Arabidopsis. (2010). Arabidopsis.org. https://www.arabidopsis.org/portals/education/aboutarabidopsis.jsp
- Pollan, M. (2013, December 15). The Intelligent Plant. The New Yorker; The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/23/the-intelligent-plant
- Appel, H. M., & Cocroft, R. B. (2014). Plants respond to leaf vibrations caused by insect herbivore chewing. Oecologia, 175(4), 1257–1266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-014-2995-6
The Y2K bug is what a well-handled crisis looks like afterward by Kelsey Donk
- Uenuma, F. (2019, December 30). 20 Years Later, the Y2K Bug Seems Like a Joke—Because Those Behind the Scenes Took It Seriously. Time; Time. https://time.com/5752129/y2k-bug-history/
- Farhad Manjoo. (2009, November 11). Was Y2K a Waste? Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/technology/2009/11/was-y2k-a-waste.html
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Learn about why it might actually be pretty easy to drink an elephant under the table; how carrier pigeons like Cher Ami helped win the world wars; and why night owls may have worse emotion regulation than morning people.
Apparently, elephants get drunk and they're total lightweights by Cameron Duke
- Burke, J. (2010, December 3). Elephants on drunken rampage kill three people. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/03/elephants-drunken-rampage-india
- Elephants Drunk in the Wild? Scientists Put the Myth to Rest. (2005, December 21). Animals. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2005/12/news-elephants-drunk-wild-myth/
- Goldman, J. G. (2014). Do animals like drugs and alcohol? BBC.com; BBC Future. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140528-do-animals-take-drugs
- Janiak, M. C., Pinto, S. L., Duytschaever, G., Carrigan, M. A., & Melin, A. D. (2020). Genetic evidence of widespread variation in ethanol metabolism among mammals: revisiting the ‘myth’’ of natural intoxication.’ Biology Letters, 16(4), 20200070. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0070
- No, a bunch of elephants didn’t get drunk and fall asleep in a tea garden. (2020, March 20). The Daily Dot. https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/drunk-elephant-viral-story-debunked/
- Siegel, R. K., & Brodie, M. (1984). Alcohol self-administration by elephants. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 22(1), 49–52. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03333758
- Yirka, B. (2020, April 29). Study suggests elephants may get drunk naturally after all. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-04-elephants-drunk-naturally.html
Carrier pigeons helped win the world wars by Steffie Drucker
- Shapiro, M. D., & Domyan, E. T. (2013). Domestic pigeons. Current Biology, 23(8), R302–R303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.01.063
- Guilford, T. (2014, April 23). Explainer: how do homing pigeons navigate? The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/explainer-how-do-homing-pigeons-navigate-25633
- Dash, M. (2012, April 17). Closing the Pigeon Gap. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/closing-the-pigeon-gap-68103438/
- Unsung heroes of World War I: the carrier pigeons. (2018, January 8). Pieces of History. https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2018/01/08/unsung-heroes-of-world-war-i-the-carrier-pigeons/
- Maksel, R. (2018, August 29). When War Gets Weird. Air & Space Magazine; Air & Space Magazine. https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/when-war-gets-weird-180970156/
- Pigeons in bras go to war. (2013, September 4). National Museum of American History. https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/09/pigeons-in-bras-go-to-war.html
- Wings of Valor - The Lost Battalion in the Argonne Forest. (2014). Accessed via Archive.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705234207/http://www.homeofheroes.com:80/wings/part1/3_lostbattalion.html
Night owls may have worse emotion regulation than morning larks by Grant Currin
- Night Owls May Use Poorer Emotion Regulation Strategies Than Early Birds. (2020, April 16). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/04/16/night-owls-may-use-poorer-emotion-regulation-strategies-than-early-birds/
- Antúnez, J. M. (2020). Circadian typology is related to emotion regulation, metacognitive beliefs and assertiveness in healthy adults. PLOS ONE, 15(3), e0230169. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230169
- Resnick, B. (2016, March 18). If you’re just not a morning person, science says you may never be. Vox; Vox. https://www.vox.com/2016/3/18/11255942/morning-people-evening-chronotypes-sleeping
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Learn about why the marijuana classifications of indica and sativa aren’t based in science; how clean your washing machine really gets your clothes; and why researchers staged sword fights to learn about the Bronze Age.
Indica and sativa marijuana classifications aren't based in science by Andrea Michelson
- Naftulin, J. (2020, April 20). There is no difference between the effects of indica and sativa marijuana strains, scientists say - Insider. Insider; Insider. https://www.insider.com/why-theres-no-difference-between-indica-and-sativa-marijuana-strains-2020-4
- Lhooq, M. (2020, April 20). How to Get Into Weed While You’re Self-Isolating. Vice; vice. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/939p75/beginners-guide-to-weed-self-isolation-pandemic
- Erkelens, J. L., & Hazekamp, A. (2014). That which we call Indica, by any other name would smell as sweet. Cannabinoids 2014; 9 (1): 9-15. https://bedrocan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014-that-which-we-call-indica-by-any-other-name-hazekamp-erkelens.pdf
- Hillig, K. W. (2005). Genetic evidence for speciation in Cannabis (Cannabaceae). Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 52(2), 161–180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-003-4452-y
How clean are clothes from the washing machine? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Kathleen)
- Schirber, M. (2018). Rinsing is Key to Removing Stains. Physics, 11. https://physics.aps.org/articles/v11/28#c1
- Casanova, L. M., Jeon, S., Rutala, W. A., Weber, D. J., & Sobsey, M. D. (2010). Effects of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity on Coronavirus Survival on Surfaces. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76(9), 2712–2717. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02291-09
- Curley, C. (2019, October 6). Your Washing Machine Can Be a Home for Bacteria — What You Should Know. Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/are-bacteria-hiding-in-your-washing-machine
- CDC. (2020, February 11). Cleaning And Disinfecting Your Home. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/disinfecting-your-home.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fprepare%2Fdisinfecting-your-home.html
- Truini, J. (2016, November 29). How To Clean Your Washing Machine. Popular Mechanics; Popular Mechanics. https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/interior-projects/how-to/a23624/how-to-clean-washing-machine/
Researchers staged sword fights to learn how fighters used their Bronze Age swords by Kelsey Donk
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Sword-wielding scientists show how ancient fighting techniques spread across Bronze Age Europe. (2020, April 17). Sword-wielding scientists show how ancient fighting techniques spread across Bronze Age Europe. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/sword-wielding-scientists-show-how-ancient-fighting-techniques-spread-across-bronze-age
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Fox, A. (2020, April 21). Scientists Stage Sword Fights to Study Bronze Age Warfare. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/en-garde-scientists-stage-sword-fights-study-bronze-age-warfare-180974705/
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Hermann, R., Dolfini, A., Crellin, R. J., Wang, Q., & Uckelmann, M. (2020). Bronze Age Swordsmanship: New Insights from Experiments and Wear Analysis. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-020-09451-0
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Learn about why people tune out facts and trust their guts in medical emergencies; a Victorian-era version of credit cards; and how scientists are trying to add an eighth row to the periodic table of elements.
People tune out facts and trust their guts in medical emergencies by Kelsey Donk
- UTA study: In crisis, people trust feelings over facts. (2020). The University of Texas at Arlington. https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2020/04/01/confidence-study
- Freling, T. H., Yang, Z., Saini, R., Itani, O. S., & Rashad Abualsamh, R. (2020). When poignant stories outweigh cold hard facts: A meta-analysis of the anecdotal bias. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 160, 51–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.01.006
Instead of credit cards, Victorian shoppers had credit coins by Steffie Drucker
- Olaechea, D. (2014, February 13). Who Issued the First Credit Card? - NerdWallet. NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/credit-cards/issued-first-credit-card/
- MacDonald, J. (2017, July 11). The history of credit cards. CreditCards.Com; CreditCards.com. https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/history-of-credit-cards.php
- Frellick, M. (2011, June 14). The rise and fall of the credit card magnetic stripe. CreditCards.Com; CreditCards.com. https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/history-credit-card-magnetic-stripe-1273.php
- Diners Club - Company history of Diners Club. (2020). Dinersclubus.Com. https://www.dinersclubus.com/home/about/dinersclub/story
- Sienna Kossman. (2017, August 29). 8 FAQs about EMV credit cards. CreditCards.Com; CreditCards.com. https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/emv-faq-chip-cards-answers-1264.php#1
Scientists are trying to add the eighth row to the periodic table by Cameron Duke
- Charley, S. (2012, January 13). How to Make an Element. Pbs.org; Nova. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/make-an-element/
- Moskowitz, C. (2014, May 7). Superheavy Element 117 Points to Fabled “Island of Stability” on Periodic Table. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/superheavy-element-117-island-of-stability/
- Synthesizing new superheavy elements to open up the eighth period of the periodic table. (2020, April 24). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-04-superheavy-elements-eighth-period-periodic.html
- Tanaka, T., Morita, K., Morimoto, K., Kaji, D., Haba, H., Boll, R. A., Brewer, N. T., Van Cleve, S., Dean, D. J., Ishizawa, S., Ito, Y., Komori, Y., Nishio, K., Niwase, T., Rasco, B. C., Roberto, J. B., Rykaczewski, K. P., Sakai, H., Stracener, D. W., & Hagino, K. (2020). Study of Quasielastic Barrier Distributions as a Step towards the Synthesis of Superheavy Elements with Hot Fusion Reactions. Physical Review Letters, 124(5). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.124.052502
- Kelley, L. (2018, November 8). What Is the Island of Stability? Owlcation. https://owlcation.com/stem/What-is-the-Island-of-Stability
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Learn about how studying World of Warcraft helped researchers learn how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic; how scientists described mouse facial expressions for the first time; and how social rejection can fuel creativity.
Scientists studied a "pandemic" in World of Warcraft to learn how to fight a real virus by Grant Currin
- Fenlon, W. (2020, March 13). The researchers who once studied WoW’s Corrupted Blood plague are now fighting the coronavirus. Pcgamer; PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/the-researchers-who-once-studied-wows-corrupted-blood-plague-are-now-fighting-the-coronavirus/
- World of Warcraft experienced a pandemic in 2005. That experience may help coronavirus researchers. (2020, April 9). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/04/09/world-warcraft-experienced-pandemic-2005-that-experience-may-help-coronavirus-researchers/
- Lofgren, E. T., & Fefferman, N. H. (2007). The untapped potential of virtual game worlds to shed light on real world epidemics. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 7(9), 625–629. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(07)70212-8
Scientists have described mouse facial expressions for the first time by Steffie Drucker
- The facial expressions of mice. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/m-tfe033120.php
- Dolensek, N., Gehrlach, D. A., Klein, A. S., & Gogolla, N. (2020). Facial expressions of emotion states and their neuronal correlates in mice. Science, 368(6486), 89–94. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz9468
In some people, social rejection can fuel creativity by Kelsey Donk
- Khazan, O. (2020, March 16). Are Weird People More Creative? The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/04/the-perks-of-being-a-weirdo/606778/
- Kim, S. H., Vincent, L. C., & Goncalo, J. A. (2013). Outside advantage: Can social rejection fuel creative thought? Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 142(3), 605–611. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029728
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Learn about why natural selection favors superstitions; why the way our noses smell is way more complicated than we thought; and where scientists think 'Oumuamua, the first interstellar object, came from.
How natural selection favors superstitions by Cameron Duke
- Foster, K. R., & Kokko, H. (2008). The evolution of superstitious and superstition-like behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 276(1654), 31–37. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.0981
- Hájek, A. (2018). Pascal’s Wager (E. N. Zalta (Ed.)). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy; Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/index.htmlpascal-wager/index.html
- Johnson, D. D. P., Blumstein, D. T., Fowler, J. H., & Haselton, M. G. (2013). The evolution of error: error management, cognitive constraints, and adaptive decision-making biases. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 28(8), 474–481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2013.05.014
The way our noses smell is way more complicated than we thought by Cameron Duke
- Making sense of scents: 3-D videos reveal how the nose detects odor combinations. (2020, April 9). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-04-scents-d-videos-reveal-nose.html
- Xu, L., Li, W., Voleti, V., Zou, D.-J., Hillman, E. M. C., & Firestein, S. (2020). Widespread receptor-driven modulation in peripheral olfactory coding. Science, 368(6487). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz5390
- Chess, A., Simon, I., Cedar, H., & Axel, R. (1994). Allelic inactivation regulates olfactory receptor gene expression. Cell, 78(5), 823–834. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0092-8674(94)90562-2
- Morrison, J. (2014). Human nose can detect 1 trillion odours. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2014.14904
- The Scent of a Molecule. (2017, November 17). Science History Institute. https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/the-scent-of-a-molecule
We might finally know the origin of the first known interstellar object 'Oumuamua by Grant Currin
- Origin of the first known interstellar object ’Oumuamua. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/caos-oot041220.php
- In Depth | Oumuamua – NASA Solar System Exploration. (2019, December 19). NASA Solar System Exploration. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/comets/oumuamua/in-depth
- Davis, N. (2020, April 13). Interstellar object ‘Oumuamua believed to be ‘active asteroid.’ The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/apr/13/interstellar-object-oumuamua-believed-to-be-active-asteroid
- PSRD: Active Asteroids. (2019). Hawaii.edu. http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/May19/active-asteroids.html
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Learn about what makes fruit mealy; a new therapy technique for parents that could reduce their kids’ anxiety; and what scientists learned when they tried to build a second Earth, in the notorious story of “Biosphere 2.”
What makes fruit mealy? by Andrea Michelson
- SciShow. (2020). What Makes Fruit Mealy? . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TckZ4WK5N6U
- Christensen, E. (2009, September 16). Food Science: What Makes Apples Mealy. Kitchn; Apartment Therapy, LLC. https://www.thekitchn.com/food-science-what-makes-apples-95708
- Mealy Fruit Chemistry — Renegade Kitchen. (2015, July 10). Renegade Kitchen. Renegade Kitchen. http://www.renegadekitchen.com/blog/mealy-fruit-chemistry
- Builder, M. (2017, June 20). How to Store Nectarines and Peaches So They Don’t Get Mealy. Extra Crispy. https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/how-to-store-nectarines-and-peaches-so-they-dont-get-mealy
- Paniagua, C., Posé, S., Morris, V. J., Kirby, A. R., Quesada, M. A., & Mercado, J. A. (2014). Fruit softening and pectin disassembly: an overview of nanostructural pectin modifications assessed by atomic force microscopy. Annals of Botany, 114(6), 1375–1383. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcu149
- Brummell, D. A. (2004). Cell wall metabolism during the development of chilling injury in cold-stored peach fruit: association of mealiness with arrested disassembly of cell wall pectins. Journal of Experimental Botany, 55(405), 2041–2052. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erh228
- Nara, K., Kato, Y., & Motomura, Y. (2001). Involvement of terminal-arabinose and -galactose pectic compounds in mealiness of apple fruit during storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 22(2), 141–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0925-5214(00)00193-9
Giving parents therapy can help kids just as much as giving the kids therapy by Steffie Drucker
- New treatment for childhood anxiety works by changing parent behavior. (2020). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402110133.htm
- New way to combat childhood anxiety: treat the parents. (2019, March 12). YaleNews. https://news.yale.edu/2019/03/12/new-way-combat-childhood-anxiety-treat-parents
- CDC. (2020, April 3). Anxiety and depression in children: Get the facts. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/features/anxiety-depression-children.html
- Lebowitz, E. R., Marin, C., Martino, A., Shimshoni, Y., & Silverman, W. K. (2020). Parent-Based Treatment as Efficacious as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(3), 362–372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2019.02.014
- Love, S. (2020, April 16). Giving Parents Therapy Can Help Their Anxious Children. Vice; vice. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4agzvm/giving-parents-therapy-can-help-their-anxious-children
What scientists learned when they tried to build a second Earth by Cameron Duke
- Climate Change: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide | NOAA Climate.gov. (2000). Climate.Gov. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide
- Keim, B. (2009, April 20). Biosphere 2 Not Such a Bust. Wired. https://www.wired.com/2009/04/biospheresci/
- Jordan Fisher Smith. (2010, December 20). Life Under the Bubble. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/life-under-the-bubble
- Nelson, M. (2018, August). Lessons from Biosphere 2. The Scientist Magazine®; The Scientist Magazine. https://www.the-scientist.com/reading-frames/lessons-from-biosphere-2-64464
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Learn about whether you should wad or fold toilet paper, according to science; why your brain evolved to hoard supplies but shame others for doing the same; and the purpose of grand unified field theory, with help from astrophysicist Adam Becker.
Whether to wad or fold toilet paper, according to science by Andrea Michelson
- Myers, Q. (2019, March 12). Should You Fold or Wad Toilet Paper? A Physicist Settles the Debate for Good. MEL Magazine. https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/fold-or-wad-toilet-paper-physics
Your brain evolved to hoard supplies and shame others for doing the same by Stephanie Preston for The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/your-brain-evolved-to-hoard-supplies-and-shame-others-for-doing-the-same-134634
More from Dr. Adam Becker:
- Pick up “What Is Real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Official website http://freelanceastrophysicist.com/
- Follow @FreelanceAstro on Twitter https://twitter.com/FreelanceAstro
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Learn about where your emotions come from and how you can hack them, with help from psychology researcher and neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett. Plus: learn why tarantula venom could be an alternative to opioids.
Maybe tarantula venom could be an alternative to opioids by Cameron Duke
- Agwa, A. J., Tran, P., Mueller, A., Tran, H. N. T., Deuis, J. R., Israel, M. R., McMahon, K. L., Craik, D. J., Vetter, I., & Schroeder, C. I. (2020). Manipulation of a spider peptide toxin alters its affinity for lipid bilayers and potency and selectivity for voltage-gated sodium channel subtype 1.7. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 295(15), 5067–5080. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.ra119.012281
- Spider venom key to pain relief without side-effects. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/uoq-svk041320.php
- Viviane Richter. (2016, February 29). The tarantula’s bite that could stop pain. Cosmosmagazine.com; Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/tarantulas-bite-could-stop-pain
- Understanding the Epidemic. (2019). CDC.gov; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html
Additional resources from Lisa Feldman Barrett:
- Watch our full, uncut interview with Lisa Feldman Barrett from the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting (#AAASmtg) on YouTube https://youtu.be/MY0ZqmBzd4g
- Pick up “How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Official website https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/
- You aren’t at the mercy of your emotions (TED Talk) https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_feldman_barrett_you_aren_t_at_the_mercy_of_your_emotions_your_brain_creates_them
- Follow @LFeldmanBarrett on Twitter https://twitter.com/LFeldmanBarrett
- Other publications by Lisa Feldman Barrett https://amazon.com
- Citation for test anxiety study: Jamieson, J. P., Peters, B. J., Greenwood, E. J., & Altose, A. J. (2016). Reappraising Stress Arousal Improves Performance and Reduces Evaluation Anxiety in Classroom Exam Situations. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 7(6), 579–587. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550616644656
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Learn about the impact of maladaptive daydreaming, then learn about whether dogs can recognize our faces in photographs. Then, author Maryn McKenna will explain how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way the world eats.
People with 'maladaptive daydreaming' spend up to 4 hours a day lost in their imaginations by Kelsey Donk
- People with “Maladaptive Daydreaming” spend an average of four hours a day lost in their imagination. (2018, June 25). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/06/25/people-with-maladaptive-daydreaming-spend-an-average-of-four-hours-a-day-lost-in-their-imagination/
- Soffer-Dudek, N., & Somer, E. (2018). Trapped in a Daydream: Daily Elevations in Maladaptive Daydreaming Are Associated With Daily Psychopathological Symptoms. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00194
- Pietkiewicz, I. J., Nęcki, S., Bańbura, A., & Tomalski, R. (2018). Maladaptive daydreaming as a new form of behavioral addiction. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7(3), 838–843. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.95
Dogs can recognize our faces in photographs by Grant Currin
- Eatherington, C. J., Mongillo, P., Lõoke, M., & Marinelli, L. (2020). Dogs (Canis familiaris) recognise our faces in photographs: implications for existing and future research. Animal Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-020-01382-3
Additional resources from acclaimed journalist Maryn McKenna:
- Watch our full, uncut interview with Maryn McKenna from the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting (#AAASmtg) on YouTube https://youtu.be/2QO7DkiN4e8
- Pick up “Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Official website https://marynmckenna.com/
- Follow @marynmck on Twitter https://twitter.com/marynmck
- TED Talk: What do we do when antibiotics don’t work any more? [VIDEO] https://www.ted.com/talks/maryn_mckenna_what_do_we_do_when_antibiotics_don_t_work_any_more
- Other publications by Maryn McKenna https://amazon.com
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Learn about a surprising tip for de-cluttering your house; 3 extinct relatives of humans that lived in the same place and time; and why the possibility that the universe might not be expanding at the same rate everywhere is a huge deal.
What's The First Step for De-Cluttering Your House? by Reuben Westmas
- The Ohio State University. (2017, June 26). Scientists Find Clever Way to Help You De-Clutter Your Home; The Ohio State University. https://news.osu.edu/scientists-find-clever-way-to-help-you-de-clutter-your-home/
- Taking Photos of Experiences Boosts Visual Memory, Impairs Auditory Memory. (2017). Association for Psychological Science - APS. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/taking-photos-of-experiences-boosts-visual-memory-impairs-auditory-memory.html#.WVKmQBPyufW
Three different hominins lived in the same place and time by Grant Currin
- In South Africa, three hominins, including earliest Homo erectus, lived during same period. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/aaft-isa033020.php
- Herries, A. I. R., Martin, J. M., Leece, A. B., Adams, J. W., Boschian, G., Joannes-Boyau, R., Edwards, T. R., Mallett, T., Massey, J., Murszewski, A., Neubauer, S., Pickering, R., Strait, D. S., Armstrong, B. J., Baker, S., Caruana, M. V., Denham, T., Hellstrom, J., Moggi-Cecchi, J., … Menter, C. (2020). Contemporaneity of Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and early Homo erectus in South Africa. Science, 368(6486), eaaw7293. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw7293
The universe might not be expanding at the same rate everywhere by Grant Currin
- Doubts about basic assumption for the universe. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/uob-dab040820.php
- Migkas, K., Schellenberger, G., Reiprich, T. H., Pacaud, F., Ramos-Ceja, M. E., & Lovisari, L. (2020). Probing cosmic isotropy with a new X-ray galaxy cluster sample through the LX–T scaling relation. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 636, A15. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936602
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Learn about how a psychologist named B.F. Skinner proved that pigeons can be superstitious; the science of histamines and why allergy medications make us sleepy; and the 5 ages of the universe, including the Stelliferous Era we’re in right now.
Pigeons Can Be Superstitious — And a Psychologist Once Proved It by Ashley Hamer
- Superstitious behavior | Comparative Cognition Laboratory | Psychological and Brain Sciences. (2020). Uiowa.edu. https://psychology.uiowa.edu/comparative-cognition-laboratory/glossary/superstitious-behavior
- Classics in the History of Psychology -- Skinner (1948). (2020). Yorku.ca. http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Skinner/Pigeon/
- Inglis-Arkell, E. (2011, January 31). How pigeons get to be superstitious. io9. https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-pigeons-get-to-be-superstitious-5746904
Why do allergy medications make us sleepy? by Cameron Duke
- Basophils - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (2013). Sciencedirect.com. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/basophils
- Castro, J. (2013, December 16). Why Do Antihistamines Make You Drowsy? Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/41999-antihistamines-drowsy-benadryl-allergies.html
- Diez-Garcia, A., & Garzon, M. (2017). [Regulation of the phases of the sleep-wakefulness cycle with histamine]. Revista De Neurologia, 64(6), 267–277. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28272728
- Jutel, M., Blaser, K., & Akdis, C. A. (2006). The role of histamine in regulation of immune responses. Chemical Immunology and Allergy, 91, 174–187. https://doi.org/10.1159/000090280
- Thakkar, M. M. (2011). Histamine in the regulation of wakefulness. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 15(1), 65–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2010.06.004
- Regenerative Medicine Partnership in Education. (2020). Duq.edu. http://sepa.duq.edu/regmed/immune/histamine.html
There are 5 ages of the universe, and we're in the Stelliferous Era by Grant Currin
- Physics offers glimpse into the universe’s dark era. (1997, January 13). University of Michigan News. https://news.umich.edu/physics-offers-glimpse-into-the-universe-s-dark-era/
- Adler, D. (2020, March 24). The Degenerate Era: When the universe stops making stars. Astronomy.com. https://astronomy.com/news/2020/03/the-degenerate-era-when-the-universe-stops-making-stars
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Learn what researchers found when they tried to build the perfect profanity, then learn how playing an online game called Stall Catchers can help scientists speed up Alzheimer’s research. Then, test your knowledge with Curiosity Challenge trivia questions.
A new study tried to build the perfect swear word by Kelsey Donk
- Neuroskeptic. (2020, March 31). Building the Perfect Profanity. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/building-the-perfect-profanity
- Reilly, J., Kelly, A., Zuckerman, B. M., Twigg, P. P., Wells, M., Jobson, K. R., & Flurie, M. (2020). Building the perfect curse word: A psycholinguistic investigation of the form and meaning of taboo words. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 27(1), 139–148. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-019-01685-8
Thousands of volunteers are speeding up Alzheimer's research by playing an online game by Steffie Drucker
- Join a global game that’s trying to cure Alzheimer’s. (2019). Stall Catchers. https://stallcatchers.com/
- Cavalier, D. (2020, April 9). How Thousands of People are Helping Find a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/how-thousands-of-people-are-helping-find-a-treatment-for-alzheimers-disease
- Alzheimer’s Statistics. (2019). Alzheimers.net. https://www.alzheimers.net/resources/alzheimers-statistics/
- Brain blood flow finding gives hope for Alzheimer’s therapy | Cornell Chronicle. (2019). Cornell Chronicle. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/02/brain-blood-flow-finding-gives-hope-alzheimers-therapy
Curiosity Challenge episodes:
- Why Stress Makes You Eat Differently, Humpback Whales Hunt with Bubble Nets, and the Surprising Genetic Reason Females Outlive Males https://curiositydaily.com/why-stress-makes-you-eat-differently-humpback-whales-hunt-with-bubble-nets-and-the-surprising-genetic-reason-females-outlive-males/
- Astronauts Grew Lettuce in Space, Why Smelling a Dirty Shirt Can Help You Sleep, and Early Animals That Acted Like an Ancient Internet https://curiositydaily.com/astronauts-grew-lettuce-in-space-why-smelling-a-dirty-shirt-can-help-you-sleep-and-early-animals-that-acted-like-an-ancient-internet/
- Using Lava Lamps to Generate Randomness (w/ Matt Parker), How Ritalin Makes You Focus, and What Bacteria Beneath the Sea Floor Means for Life on Mars https://curiositydaily.com/using-lava-lamps-to-generate-randomness-w-matt-parker-how-ritalin-makes-you-focus-and-what-bacteria-beneath-the-sea-floor-means-for-life-on-mars/
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Learn about why people can’t help but “shoot the messenger;” how neurons in your gut influence neurons in your brain thanks to the gut-brain axis; and why we still use the QWERTY keyboard, along with information on Dvorak and Colemak layouts.
People can't help but "shoot the messenger" by Kelsey Donk
- We Really Do Shoot the Messengers of Bad News, Research Suggests. (2019, April 16). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2019/04/research-confirms-when-receiving-bad-news-we-shoot-the-messenger
- John, L. K., Blunden, H., & Liu, H. (2019). Shooting the messenger. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 148(4), 644–666. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000586
Neurons in your gut influence neurons in your brain by Andrea Michelson
- Gut communicates with the entire brain through cross-talking neurons. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/uoic-gcw040220.php
- Parker, C. G., Dailey, M. J., Phillips, H., & Davis, E. A. (2020). Central sensory-motor crosstalk in the neural gut-brain axis. Autonomic Neuroscience, 225, 102656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2020.102656
- The Brain-Gut Connection. (2020). https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-brain-gut-connection
- Mittal, R., Debs, L. H., Patel, A. P., Nguyen, D., Patel, K., O’Connor, G., Grati, M., Mittal, J., Yan, D., Eshraghi, A. A., Deo, S. K., Daunert, S., & Liu, X. Z. (2017). Neurotransmitters: The Critical Modulators Regulating Gut-Brain Axis. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 232(9), 2359–2372. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.25518
- Hadhazy, A. (2010, February 12). Think Twice: How the Gut’s “Second Brain” Influences Mood and Well-Being. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gut-second-brain/
Here's Why We Still Use the QWERTY Keyboard by Trevor English
- Liebowitz, S. J., & Margolis, S. (1996, June). Typing Errors. Reason.com; Reason. https://reason.com/1996/06/01/typing-errors/
- Yasuoka, K., & Yasuoka, M. (2011). On the Prehistory of QWERTY. ZINBUN, 42, 161–174. https://doi.org/0084-5515
- Hoffman, C. (2014, May 18). Alternative Keyboard Layouts Explained: Should You Switch to Dvorak or Colemak? How-To Geek; How-To Geek. https://www.howtogeek.com/189270/alternative-keyboard-layouts-explained-dvorak-colemak-and-whether-you-should-care/
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Learn about how astronauts may build the first moon base with help from their own urine; how musicians and audiences synchronize their brain activity; and more than you ever thought you wanted to know about narwhal tusks.
Astronauts may use their own urine to help build the first moon base by Cameron Duke
- Astronaut urine to build moon bases. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/f-sf-aut032720.php
- How to build a Moon base. (2018). Nature.com. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07107-4
- Pilehvar, S., Arnhof, M., Pamies, R., Valentini, L., & Kjøniksen, A.-L. (2020). Utilization of urea as an accessible superplasticizer on the moon for lunar geopolymer mixtures. Journal of Cleaner Production, 247, 119177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119177
- What is Artemis? (2019). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/what-is-artemis
Musicians and their audiences sync their brain activity by Grant Currin
- Young, E. (2020, March 23). Musicians and Their Audiences Show Synchronised Patterns of Brain Activity. Research Digest; British Psychological Society. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/03/23/musicians-and-their-audiences-show-synchronised-patterns-of-brain-activity/
- Hou, Y., Song, B., Hu, Y., Pan, Y., & Hu, Y. (2020). The averaged inter-brain coherence between the audience and a violinist predicts the popularity of violin performance. NeuroImage, 211, 116655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116655
- Taylor, J.M. (2016, July 25). Mirror Neurons After a Quarter Century: New light, new cracks. Science in the News. Harvard University. http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2016/mirror-neurons-quarter-century-new-light-new-cracks/
Why do male narwhals have tusks? Because the ladies love 'em by Grant Currin
- For narwhals, the “unicorn of the seas,” size matters for sexual selection. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/asu-fnt031220.php
- The longer the better: evidence that narwhal tusks are sexually selected | Biology Letters. (2020). Biology Letters. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0950
- Narwhal Tusk Research -- Anatomy and Morphology of the Tusk. (2012). Narwhal.org. https://www.narwhal.org/anatomy.html
- Sexual Selection | Learn Science at Scitable. (2010). Nature.com. https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/sexual-selection-13255240/
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Learn about the Battle of Puebla, the real reason why we celebrate Cinco de Mayo; how placebos of psychedelics can have psychedelic effects; and how early career choices may influence your personality.
What You Think You Know About Cinco De Mayo Is Wrong by Reuben Westmaas
- History.com Editors. (2010, March 3). Outnumbered Mexican army defeats French at Battle of Puebla. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cinco-de-mayo
- Battle of Puebla | Mexican-French history [1862] | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Puebla
Placebos of psychedelics can have psychedelic effects by Grant Currin
- The placebo effect and psychedelic drugs: tripping on nothing? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/mu-tpe033020.php
- Olson, J. A., Suissa-Rocheleau, L., Lifshitz, M., Raz, A., & Veissière, S. P. L. (2020). Tripping on nothing: placebo psychedelics and contextual factors. Psychopharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-020-05464-5
Early career choices appear to influence personality by Kelsey Donk
- Study: Early career choices appear to influence personality. (2018). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/uoia-sec121018.php
- Golle, J., Rose, N., Göllner, R., Spengler, M., Stoll, G., Hübner, N., Rieger, S., Trautwein, U., Lüdtke, O., Roberts, B. W., & Nagengast, B. (2018). School or Work? The Choice May Change Your Personality. Psychological Science, 30(1), 32–42. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797618806298
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Learn why coffee tastes bad when you reheat it; and how researchers found the ancestor of most living animals. Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker will also explain why the word “null” causes so many problems for computer programmers.
Why does coffee taste bad when you reheat it? by Andrea Michelson
- Shields, J. (2017, April 14). Can Science Explain Why Microwaved Coffee Tastes So Terrible? HowStuffWorks. https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/food-science/why-microwaved-coffee-tastes-bad.htm
- Underwood, K. (2018, May 23). This is the best way to reheat coffee. Death Wish Coffee Company. https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/blogs/news/best-way-to-reheat-coffee
- Gaterman, L. (2015, September 11). This is the Best Way to Reheat Coffee. The Daily Meal. https://www.thedailymeal.com/drink/best-way-reheat-coffee
We just found the ancestor of most living animals by Cameron Duke
- Ancestor of all animals identified in Australian fossils. (2020, March 23). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-03-ancestor-animals-australian-fossils.html
- Balter, M. (2015, March 9). Oldest known sponge pushes back date for key split in animal evolution. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/03/oldest-known-sponge-pushes-back-date-key-split-animal-evolution
- Evans, S. D., Hughes, I. V., Gehling, J. G., & Droser, M. L. (2020). Discovery of the oldest bilaterian from the Ediacaran of South Australia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2001045117
- Jellyfish and Comb Jellies. (2019, March 22). Smithsonian Ocean. https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/jellyfish-and-comb-jellies
- Werner, E. (2012). The Origin, Evolution and Development of Bilateral Symmetry in Multicellular Organisms. ArXiv:1207.3289 [Cs, q-Bio]. https://arxiv.org/abs/1207.3289
Additional resources from Matt Parker, stand-up mathematician:
- Pick up “Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Matt Parker’s official website http://standupmaths.com/
- Subscribe to Matt Parker’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/standupmaths
- Follow @standupmaths on Twitter https://twitter.com/standupmaths
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The award-winning Curiosity Daily podcast from Curiosity.com will help you get smarter about the world around you — every day. In less than 10 minutes, you’ll get a unique mix of research-based life hacks, the latest science and technology news, and more. Discovery’s Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer will help you learn about your mind and body, outer space and the depths of the sea, and how history shaped the world into what it is today.
Learn about a bias in your brain that makes you ignore security warnings; why people who fall in love feel like they’ve known each other for years; and a crew of prehistoric monkeys that crossed the Atlantic Ocean on rafts.
You ignore more than just your browser security warnings because of "warning fatigue" by Grant Currin
- Waugh, R. (2013, July 15). “Warning fatigue” means browser users ignore up to 70% of security alerts | WeLiveSecurity. WeLiveSecurity. https://www.welivesecurity.com/2013/07/15/warning-fatigue-means-browser-users-ignore-up-to-70-of-security-alerts/
- Ancker, J. S., Edwards, A., Nosal, S., Hauser, D., Mauer, E., & Kaushal, R. (2017). Effects of workload, work complexity, and repeated alerts on alert fatigue in a clinical decision support system. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-017-0430-8
- Mackie, B. (2014). Warning fatigue : Insights from the Australian Bushfire Context. Canterbury.ac.nz. https://doi.org/http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9029
Why do people in love feel like they've known each other for years? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Jonathan)
- Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., & Griffin, D. W. (1996). The self-fulfilling nature of positive illusions in romantic relationships: Love is not blind, but prescient. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71(6), 1155–1180. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.71.6.1155
- Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., & Griffin, D. W. (1996). The benefits of positive illusions: Idealization and the construction of satisfaction in close relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70(1), 79–98. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.70.1.79
- Parkinson, C., Kleinbaum, A. M., & Wheatley, T. (2018). Similar neural responses predict friendship. Nature Communications, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02722-7
- Why You Click with Certain People. (2018). Greater Good. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_you_click_with_certain_people
Crew of prehistoric monkeys rafted across the Atlantic to South America by Grant Currin
- Ancient teeth from Peru hint now-extinct monkeys crossed Atlantic from Africa. (2020). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200409141528.htm
- Isabelle Catherine Winder, & Shaw, V. (2020, April 9). Monkey teeth fossils hint several extinct species crossed the Atlantic. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/monkey-teeth-fossils-hint-several-extinct-species-crossed-the-atlantic-135961
- Seiffert, E. R., Tejedor, M. F., Fleagle, J. G., Novo, N. M., Cornejo, F. M., Bond, M., de Vries, D., & Campbell, K. E. (2020). A parapithecid stem anthropoid of African origin in the Paleogene of South America. Science, 368(6487), 194–197. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba1135
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Learn about why people are less likely to verify their sources on social media; and why it’s a huge deal that researchers found an intermediate-mass black hole. We’ll also debunk five myths about the coronavirus.
Jumbling of sources on social media makes you less likely to verify their validity by Kelsey Donk
- The Ohio State University. (2020, March 30). How social media makes it difficult to identify real news. How Social Media Makes It Difficult to Identify Real News; The Ohio State University. https://news.osu.edu/how-social-media-makes-it-difficult-to-identify-real-news/
- Pearson, G. (2020). Sources on social media: Information context collapse and volume of content as predictors of source blindness. New Media & Society, 146144482091050. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444820910505
Hubble found a black hole "missing link" by Grant Currin
- Hubble finds best evidence for elusive mid-size black hole. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/eic-hfb033120.php
- Lin, D., Strader, J., Romanowsky, A. J., Irwin, J. A., Godet, O., Barret, D., Webb, N. A., Homan, J., & Remillard, R. A. (2020). Multiwavelength Follow-up of the Hyperluminous Intermediate-mass Black Hole Candidate 3XMM J215022.4−055108. The Astrophysical Journal, 892(2), L25. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab745b
5 myths about the coronavirus by Kelsey Donk
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters. (2018). WHO.int. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters
- White, T. (2020, March 23). Coronavirus misperceptions widespread in early weeks, according to Stanford study - Scope. Scope. http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2020/03/23/coronavirus-misperceptions-widespread-in-early-weeks-according-to-stanford-study/
- No, the coronavirus wasn’t made in a lab. A genetic analysis shows it’s from nature. (2020, March 26). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-covid-19-not-human-made-lab-genetic-analysis-nature
- Landon, E. (2020, April 14). COVID-19: What we know so far about the 2019 novel coronavirus. Uchicagomedicine.Org; UChicago Medicine. https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/prevention-and-screening-articles/wuhan-coronavirus
- Coronavirus Vaccine Development: Scientific Challenges and Timelines with Dr. Julia Schaletzky (COVID-19 Bonus Episode) – Curiosity Daily. (2020, March 29). Curiosity Daily. https://curiositydaily.com/coronavirus-vaccine-development-scientific-challenges-and-timelines-with-dr-julia-schaletzky-covid-19-bonus-episode/
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Learn about why housecats are deadlier for local wildlife than wild predators; why soft drinks taste better from a can than they do from a plastic bottle (especially when it comes to Cody and his Mountain Dew habits); and how astronomers just found 100 new minor planets beyond Neptune.
Housecats have up to 10x larger effect on local wildlife than wild predators by Grant Currin
- Keeping cats indoors could blunt adverse effects to wildlife. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/ncsu-kci030920.php
- Kays, R., Dunn, R. R., Parsons, A. W., Mcdonald, B., Perkins, T., Powers, S. A., Shell, L., McDonald, J. L., Cole, H., Kikillus, H., Woods, L., Tindle, H., & Roetman, P. (2020). The small home ranges and large local ecological impacts of pet cats. Animal Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12563
- Craft, T., Greenspan, S., and Klein, A. (2012) “Cats: Indoors or Outdoors?” University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
- https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk491/files/inline-files/Cats-Indoors_or_Outdoors.pdf
Why do soft drinks taste better from a can than they do from a bottle? by Grant Currin
- Palmer, B. (2009, July 23). Why does the carbonation taste different in bottles and cans of soda? Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/07/why-does-the-carbonation-taste-different-in-bottles-and-cans-of-soda.html
- Cantor, D. (2009, July 31). Why Does Coke From a Glass Bottle Taste Different? Popular Science; Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-07/why-does-coke-glass-bottle-plastic-bottle-and-aluminum-can-taste-different/
- Snyder, C. (2018, March 30). Why soda tastes different in a can or bottle - Business Insider. Business Insider; Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/why-soda-tastes-different-can-glass-bottle-flavor-carbonation-container-2018-3
- LICCIARDELLO, F., CORIOLANI, C., & MURATORE, G. (2018). Improvement of CO2 retention of PET bottles for carbonated soft drinks. Unimore.It, Special issue, 115–117. https://doi.org/MIUR-ALTRI-IRIS
Astronomers discover 100 new minor planets beyond Neptune by Grant Currin
- Rocheleau, J. (2011, June 8). Planet Facts. http://planetfacts.org/trans-neptunian-object/
- Researchers find new minor planets beyond Neptune. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uop-rfn031120.php
- Bernardinelli, P. H., Bernstein, G. M., Sako, M., Liu, T., Saunders, W. R., Khain, T., Lin, H. W., Gerdes, D. W., Brout, D., Adams, F. C., Belyakov, M., Somasundaram, A. I., Sharma, L., Locke, J., Franson, K., Becker, J. C., Napier, K., Markwardt, L., Annis, J., … Zhang, Y. (2020). Trans-Neptunian Objects Found in the First Four Years of the Dark Energy Survey. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 247(1), 32. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ab6bd8
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Learn about how ultra-processed food took over your shopping cart; which you lose first, brain or brawn; and how bats are showing resistance to a once deadly white-nose syndrome epidemic.
The perils of ultra-processed food by Kelsey Donk
- Monteiro, C. A., Cannon, G., Moubarac, J.-C., Levy, R. B., Louzada, M. L. C., & Jaime, P. C. (2017). The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the trouble with ultra-processing. Public Health Nutrition, 21(1), 5–17. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980017000234
- Fiolet, T., Srour, B., Sellem, L., Kesse-Guyot, E., Allès, B., Méjean, C., Deschasaux, M., Fassier, P., Latino-Martel, P., Beslay, M., Hercberg, S., Lavalette, C., Monteiro, C. A., Julia, C., & Touvier, M. (2018). Consumption of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk: results from NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort. BMJ, k322. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k322
- Hall, K. D., Ayuketah, A., Brychta, R., Cai, H., Cassimatis, T., Chen, K. Y., Chung, S. T., Costa, E., Courville, A., Darcey, V., Fletcher, L. A., Forde, C. G., Gharib, A. M., Guo, J., Howard, R., Joseph, P. V., McGehee, S., Ouwerkerk, R., Raisinger, K., … Zhou, M. (2019). Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake. Cell Metabolism, 30(1), 67-77.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2019.05.008
- Wilson, B. (2020, February 13). How ultra-processed food took over your shopping basket. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/feb/13/how-ultra-processed-food-took-over-your-shopping-basket-brazil-carlos-monteiro
Which do we lose first: brain or brawn? by Kelsey Donk
- Brain or muscles, what do we lose first? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/udg-bom032420.php
- Cheval, B., Orsholits, D., Sieber, S., Courvoisier, D., Cullati, S., & Boisgontier, M. P. (2020). Relationship between decline in cognitive resources and physical activity. Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000857
We have the first genetic evidence that some bats are resistant to white-nose syndrome by Grant Currin
- First genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a devastating fungal disease. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uom-fge021820.php
- Auteri, G. G., & Knowles, L. L. (2020). Decimated little brown bats show potential for adaptive change. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59797-4
- White-Nose Syndrome. (2020). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/static-page/what-is-white-nose-syndrome
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Learn about how drugs like Ritalin and Adderall actually make you “focus,” how tech companies are using lava lamps to make computers more secure, and why new life discovered at the bottom of the ocean opens up new possibilities for finding life on Mars.
Scientists figured out how Ritalin actually makes you focus by Grant Currin
- Ritalin and similar medications cause brain to focus on benefits of work, not costs. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/bu-ras031820.php
- Westbrook, A., van den Bosch, R., Määttä, J. I., Hofmans, L., Papadopetraki, D., Cools, R., & Frank, M. J. (2020). Dopamine promotes cognitive effort by biasing the benefits versus costs of cognitive work. Science, 367(6484), 1362–1366. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz5891
Additional resources from Matt Parker, stand-up mathematician:
- Pick up “Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Matt Parker’s official website http://standupmaths.com/
- Subscribe to Matt Parker’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/standupmaths
- Follow @standupmaths on Twitter https://twitter.com/standupmaths
- Liebow-Feeser, J. (2017, November 6). LavaRand in Production: The Nitty-Gritty Technical Details. The Cloudflare Blog; The Cloudflare Blog. https://blog.cloudflare.com/lavarand-in-production-the-nitty-gritty-technical-details/
- Scott, T. (2020). The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cUUfMeOijg
- US5732138A - Method for seeding a pseudo-random number generator with a cryptographic hash of a digitization of a chaotic system - Google Patents. (1996, January 29). Google.com. https://patents.google.com/patent/US5732138
Researchers discover bacteria living in rock beneath the sea floor (which is good news for life on Mars) by Cameron Duke
- Discovery of life in solid rock deep beneath sea may inspire new search for life on Mars. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/uot-dol033020.php
- Suzuki, Y., Yamashita, S., Kouduka, M., Ao, Y., Mukai, H., Mitsunobu, S., Kagi, H., D’Hondt, S., Inagaki, F., Morono, Y., Hoshino, T., Tomioka, N., & Ito, M. (2020). Deep microbial proliferation at the basalt interface in 33.5–104 million-year-old oceanic crust. Communications Biology, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-0860-1
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Learn about fun (but practical) tips for surviving a quarantine from psychologist Renée Lertzman and “Deadliest Catch” Captains Sig Hansen and Keith Colburn. Plus: learn about why we have birthmarks.
Why do we have birthmarks? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Taha)
- Germ layer | biology | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/germ-layer
- Birthmarks. (2020). Medlineplus.Gov; National Library of Medicine. https://medlineplus.gov/birthmarks.html
- Neural Crest - Melanocyte Development - Embryology. (2020). Unsw.Edu.Au. https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Neural_Crest_-_Melanocyte_Development
- Cichorek, M., Wachulska, M., Stasiewicz, A., & Tymińska, A. (2013). Skin melanocytes: biology and development. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology, 1, 30–41. https://doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2013.33376
- Genetics Home Reference. (2017). Are moles determined by genetics? Genetics Home Reference. https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/traits/moles
- Family Health Team. (2018, May 3). Melanoma: When Should You Worry About a Mole? Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic; Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/melanoma-when-should-you-worry-about-a-mole/
Learn more about Deadliest Catch, Tuesdays at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery
- Official website https://www.discovery.com/shows/deadliest-catch
- Watch Deadliest Catch https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/deadliest-catch
- Follow @DeadliestCatch on Twitter https://twitter.com/DeadliestCatch
- Follow Keith Colburn on Twitter https://twitter.com/crabwizard
Additional resources from Dr. Renée Lertzman
- TED Talk: How to turn climate anxiety into action https://www.ted.com/talks/renee_lertzman_how_to_turn_climate_anxiety_into_action
- Official website https://reneelertzman.com/
- Follow @reneelertzman on Twitter https://twitter.com/reneelertzman/
- Window of Tolerance https://www.nicabm.com/trauma-how-to-help-your-clients-understand-their-window-of-tolerance/
- Purchase “Environmental Melancholia: Psychoanalytic dimensions of engagement (Psychoanalytic Explorations)” on Amazon https://amazon.com
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Learn about how screeching tape travels at supersonic speeds when you peel it; how Americans are aging more slowly than ever; how the HAMMER spacecraft could save our planet from killer asteroids; and why there are mirrors next to elevators.
How screeching tape travels at supersonic speeds by Cameron Duke
- Yuen Yiu. (2019, February 27). The Supersonic Physics Behind Screechy Peeling Tape. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-supersonic-physics-behind-screechy-peeling-tape
- Garisto, D. (2019). Focus: Microscopic Theory for Peeling Tape. Physics, 12. https://physics.aps.org/articles/v12/16
- De Zotti, V., Rapina, K., Cortet, P.-P., Vanel, L., & Santucci, S. (2019). Bending to Kinetic Energy Transfer in Adhesive Peel Front Microinstability. Physical Review Letters, 122(6). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.122.068005
The first ever episode of Curiosity Daily: https://curiositydaily.com/0423-daily/
Americans Are Aging More Slowly Than Ever by Reuben Westmaas
- Levine, M. E., & Crimmins, E. M. (2018). Is 60 the New 50? Examining Changes in Biological Age Over the Past Two Decades. Demography, 55(2), 387–402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-017-0644-5
- Basaraba, S. (2012, November 28). How Lifestyle and Habits Affect Biological Aging. Verywell Health; Verywell Health. https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-biological-age-2223375
- Find Out Your Real Age - Sharecare. (2019). Sharecare. https://www.sharecare.com/static/realage
- Michael Roizen, MD | Cleveland Clinic. (2018). Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/6161-michael-roizen
- Survey Content Brochure. (1999). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/survey_content_99_16.pdf
- Older Americans are experiencing ‘delayed aging’ — and better health. (2018, March 15). USC News. https://news.usc.edu/138495/older-americans-experiencing-delayed-aging-better-health/
The HAMMER Spacecraft Could Save the World from Killer Asteroids by Elizabeth Howell
- OSIRIS-REx. (2016). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex
- Barbee, B. W., Syal, M. B., Dearborn, D., Gisler, G., Greenaugh, K., Howley, K. M., Leung, R., Lyzhoft, J., Miller, P. L., Nuth, J. A., Plesko, C., Seery, B. D., Wasem, J., Weaver, R. P., & Zebenay, M. (2018). Options and uncertainties in planetary defense: Mission planning and vehicle design for flexible response. Acta Astronautica, 143, 37–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2017.10.021
- Scientists design conceptual asteroid deflector and evaluate it against massive potential threat | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (2018). Llnl.gov. https://www.llnl.gov/news/scientists-design-conceptual-asteroid-deflector-and-evaluate-it-against-massive-potential
- Planetary Defense Coordination Office. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/overview
- Planetary Defense Frequently Asked Questions. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/faq
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser. (2020). Nasa.gov. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi
There Are Mirrors Next to Elevators for a Specific Reason by Joanie Faletto
- Opinion | Why Waiting Is Torture. (2012, August 18). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/opinion/sunday/why-waiting-in-line-is-torture.html
- Wald, C. (2015, March 5). Why Your Brain Hates Slowpokes. Nautilus. http://nautil.us/issue/22/slow/why-your-brain-hates-slowpokes
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Dr. Renée Lertzman will help you understand uncertainty and how to work through the feelings you might be feeling thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. You’ll also learn why one dog year doesn’t equal seven human years.
One Dog Year Doesn't Equal Seven Human Years by Ashley Hamer
- The Seven-Year Glitch. (2008, August 29). WSJ; The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121997338176882143
- Crockett, Z. (2010). The Mythology of Dog Years. Priceonomics. https://priceonomics.com/the-mythology-of-dog-years/
- Stuart, A. (2010, March 17). How to Figure Out Your Dog’s Age. WebMD; WebMD. https://pets.webmd.com/dogs/how-to-calculate-your-dogs-age
Additional resources from Dr. Renée Lertzman
- TED Talk: How to turn climate anxiety into action https://www.ted.com/talks/renee_lertzman_how_to_turn_climate_anxiety_into_action
- Official website https://reneelertzman.com/
- Follow @reneelertzman on Twitter https://twitter.com/reneelertzman/
- Window of Tolerance https://www.nicabm.com/trauma-how-to-help-your-clients-understand-their-window-of-tolerance/
- Purchase “Environmental Melancholia: Psychoanalytic dimensions of engagement (Psychoanalytic Explorations)” on Amazon https://amazon.com
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Captains Keith Colburn and Sig Hansen from the award-winning documentary series “Deadliest Catch” share some surprising science lessons from the fishing world. Plus: learn about the psychology behind “sour grapes.”
When people can't get something they want, they decide it's not worthy of desire by Kelsey Donk
- Sjåstad, H., Baumeister, R. F., & Ent, M. (2020). Greener grass or sour grapes? How people value future goals after initial failure. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 88, 103965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2020.103965
Learn more about Deadliest Catch, Tuesdays at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery
- Official website https://www.discovery.com/shows/deadliest-catch
- Watch Deadliest Catch https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/deadliest-catch
- Follow @DeadliestCatch on Twitter https://twitter.com/DeadliestCatch
- Follow Keith Colburn on Twitter https://twitter.com/crabwizard
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Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker explains real-life “salami slicing” attacks like the one in the movie Office Space. You’ll also learn about how Tylenol can help ease the pain of social rejection; and why you probably don’t know the back of your hand very well at all.
Tylenol and forgiveness may ease the pain of social exclusion by Grant Currin
- Hamer, A. Tylenol May Actually Ease Your Heartache. (2017). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/tylenol-may-actually-ease-your-heartache-curiosity
- DeWall, C. N., MacDonald, G., Webster, G. D., Masten, C. L., Baumeister, R. F., Powell, C., Combs, D., Schurtz, D. R., Stillman, T. F., Tice, D. M., & Eisenberger, N. I. (2010). Acetaminophen Reduces Social Pain. Psychological Science, 21(7), 931–937. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797610374741
- A prescription for the pain of rejection: Acetaminophen and forgiveness - UCLA Health - Los Angeles, CA. (2017). UCLAHealth.org. https://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=1397&action=detail&ref=4327&fr=true
- Slavich, G. M., Shields, G. S., Deal, B. D., Gregory, A., & Toussaint, L. L. (2019). Alleviating Social Pain: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Forgiveness and Acetaminophen. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53(12), 1045–1054. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaz015
- Harvard Health Publishing. (2018, October 23). Acetaminophen safety: Be cautious but not afraid. Harvard Health. https://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/acetaminophen-safety-be-cautious-but-not-afraid
Additional resources from Matt Parker
- Pick up “Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Matt Parker’s official website http://standupmaths.com/
- Subscribe to Matt Parker’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/standupmaths
- Follow @standupmaths on Twitter https://twitter.com/standupmaths
How well do you know the back of your hand? Probably not very well at all by Cameron Duke
- D’Amour, S., & Harris, L. R. (2020). The perceived size of the implicit representation of the dorsum and palm of the hand. PLOS ONE, 15(3), e0230624. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230624
- How well do you know the back of your hand, really? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/yu-hw032320.php
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Learn about how scientists are predicting viral content by measuring people’s brain activity; how Tuvan throat singers are able to produce two notes at once; and how effective facemasks are in preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
How our brains forecast what goes viral online by Kelsey Donk
- Stanford researchers find our brains are powerful – but secretive – forecasters of video virality. (2020, March 9). Stanford.Edu. https://news.stanford.edu/press/view/32654
- Tong, L. C., Acikalin, M. Y., Genevsky, A., Shiv, B., & Knutson, B. (2020). Brain activity forecasts video engagement in an internet attention market. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(12), 6936–6941. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1905178117
How does Tuvan Throat singing work? by Cameron Duke
- Bergevin, C., Chandan Narayan, Williams, J., Mhatre, N., Jennifer KE Steeves, Joshua GW Bernstein, & Story, B. (2020, February 12). Overtone focusing in biphonic tuvan throat singing. ELife; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. https://elifesciences.org/articles/5047
- P. Cosi and G. Tisato. (2003) On the magic of overtone singing. Voce, Parlato. Studi in onore di Franco Ferrero, 83-100 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Piero_Cosi/publication/228780318_ON_THE_MAGIC_OF_OVERTONE_SINGING/links/09e4150a363d7236ff000000/ON-THE-MAGIC-OF-OVERTONE-SINGING.pdf
- Renaud, J. (2020, March 10). Researchers solve mystery of Tuvan throat singing. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-03-mystery-tuvan-throat.html
- UNESCO. (2020). The Mongolian traditional art of Khöömei . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV8EJOvvPvY
- A tangentially related video of a Mongolian folk metal band (Just for fun): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1UhoGJ2PwA
How effective are masks for preventing Coronavirus by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Likhit)
- WHO | What can I do? (2015). WHO.int. https://doi.org//entity/csr/disease/swineflu/frequently_asked_questions/what/en/index.html
- Interim Guidance for the Use of Masks to Control Seasonal Influenza Virus Transmission. (2020). https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol/maskguidance.htm
- Advice on the use of masks in the community, during home care and in healthcare settings in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. (2018). WHO.int. https://www.who.int/publications-detail/advice-on-the-use-of-masks-in-the-community-during-home-care-and-in-healthcare-settings-in-the-context-of-the-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)-outbreak
- Romney, M. G. (2001). Surgical face masks in the operating theatre: re-examining the evidence. Journal of Hospital Infection, 47(4), 251–256. https://doi.org/10.1053/jhin.2000.0912
- Davies, A., Thompson, K.-A., Giri, K., Kafatos, G., Walker, J., & Bennett, A. (2013). Testing the Efficacy of Homemade Masks: Would They Protect in an Influenza Pandemic? Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 7(4), 413–418. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2013.43
- CDC. (2020, February 11). Use Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow Spread. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html
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Learn about why you eat differently when you’re stressed; how humpback whales use “bubble nets” to catch fish; and the surprising genetic reason why females outlive males.
Why do we eat differently when stressed? by Steffie Drucker
- How to Manage Stress Eating (or Not Eating). (2020, March 25). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/well/how-to-manage-stress-eating-or-not-eating.html
- Harvard Health Publishing. (2018, July 18). Why stress causes people to overeat. Harvard Health; Harvard Health. https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/why-stress-causes-people-to-overeat
- Adam, T. C., & Epel, E. S. (2007). Stress, eating and the reward system. Physiology & Behavior, 91(4), 449–458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.04.011
- Rutledge, T., & Linden, W. (1998). Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 21(3), 221–240. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1018784015771
- Exercise and stress: Get moving to manage stress. (2018). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/exercise-and-stress/art-20044469
Humpback whales use 'bubble nets' to catch fish by Cameron Duke
- How humpback whales catch prey with bubble nets. (n.d.). ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 26, 2020, from https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110624083516.htm
- Humpback whales use their flippers and bubble “nets” to catch fish. (2019, October 15). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/humpback-whales-bubble-nets
- Kosma, M. M., Werth, A. J., Szabo, A. R., & Straley, J. M. (2019). Pectoral herding: an innovative tactic for humpback whale foraging. Royal Society Open Science, 6(10), 191104. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.191104
- Trifonovitch, K. (n.d.). Whale bubble-net feeding documented by UH researchers through groundbreaking video | University of Hawaiʻi System News. Retrieved March 26, 2020, from https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2019/10/13/whale-bubble-net-feeding-video/
The surprising genetic reason females outlive males by Cameron Duke
- Inherited Colour Vision Deficiency - Colour Blind Awareness. (2019). Colour Blind Awareness. http://www.colourblindawareness.org/colour-blindness/inherited-colour-vision-deficiency/
- Why do men — and other male animals — tend to die younger? It’s all in the Y chromosome. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uons-wdm030320.php
- Xirocostas, Z. A., Everingham, S. E., & Moles, A. T. (2020). The sex with the reduced sex chromosome dies earlier: a comparison across the tree of life. Biology Letters, 16(3), 20190867. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0867
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Learn about the perception-adoption model, which says that most parents don’t pass their political ideology to their kids; how researchers found the source of peanut allergies in the human gut; and Olbers’ Paradox, which asks why the night sky is so dark if stars are so bright.
Most parents don't successfully transmit their political ideology to their kids by Kelsey Donk
- Dolan, E. W. (2020, March 8). Most parents do not successfully transmit their political values to their children, study finds. PsyPost; PsyPost. https://www.psypost.org/2020/03/most-parents-do-not-successfully-transmit-their-political-values-to-their-children-study-finds-56032
- Hatemi, P. K., & Ojeda, C. (2020). The Role of Child Perception and Motivation in Political Socialization. British Journal of Political Science, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123419000516
- Ojeda, C., & Hatemi, P. K. (2015). Accounting for the Child in the Transmission of Party Identification. American Sociological Review, 80(6), 1150–1174. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122415606101
Researchers find source of peanut allergies in the human gut by Grant Currin
- Severe peanut allergy may be a “gut reaction.” (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/aaft-spa030220.php
- Pattillo, A. (2020, March 5). The source of peanut allergies has been found in a surprising place. Inverse; Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/what-causes-a-severe-peanut-allergy-study-points-to-the-gut
- Wesemann, D. R., & Nagler, C. R. (2020). Origins of peanut allergy-causing antibodies. Science, 367(6482), 1072–1073. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba8974
- Hoh, R. A., Joshi, S. A., Lee, J.-Y., Martin, B. A., Varma, S., Kwok, S., Nielsen, S. C. A., Nejad, P., Haraguchi, E., Dixit, P. S., Shutthanandan, S. V., Roskin, K. M., Zhang, W., Tupa, D., Bunning, B. J., Manohar, M., Tibshirani, R., Fernandez-Becker, N. Q., Kambham, N., … Boyd, S. D. (2020). Origins and clonal convergence of gastrointestinal IgE+ B cells in human peanut allergy. Science Immunology, 5(45), eaay4209. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciimmunol.aay4209
Olbers' Paradox Asks Why the Night Sky Isn't Blazing With Light by Trevor English
- Olbers’ Paradox. (2020). Ucr.edu. http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/GR/olbers.html
- The Olbers’ Paradox: Why is the Night Sky Dark? (2013, November 15). Futurism; Futurism. https://futurism.com/the-olbers-paradox-why-is-the-night-sky-dark
- J.D. Knight. (2016). Nebulae - Celestial Objects on Sea and Sky. Seasky.org. http://www.seasky.org/celestial-objects/nebulae.html
- How many stars are there in the Universe? (2020). Esa.Int. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Herschel/How_many_stars_are_there_in_the_Universe
- The Expanding Universe. (2020). Sdss.org. http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/astro/universe/universe.asp
- Lii, P. (2020). The Universe Adventure - The Solution to Olber’s Paradox. Universeadventure.org. https://universeadventure.org/big_bang/popups/conseq-dtrh-olbersbigbang.htm
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Learn about why signaling your status makes it harder to make new friends; the evolutionary reason why humans have so much back pain; and how pretending to understand babies can make them smarter.
Signaling your status makes it harder to make new friends by Steffie Drucker
- Forget the bling: High status-signaling deters new friendships. (2018, August). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/sfpa-ftb081518.php
- Garcia, S. M., Weaver, K., & Chen, P. (2018). The Status Signals Paradox. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10(5), 690–696. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550618783712
- Pinsker, J. (2018, September 27). The Misconceptions People Have About Luxury Purchases. The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/09/buying-luxury-goods-value/571525/
Why do humans have so much back pain? Thank evolution by Grant Currin
- Human Evolution: Gain Came With Pain. (2013, February 16). Human Evolution: Gain Came With Pain. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/02/human-evolution-gain-came-pain#
- Your back pain may be due to evolution and spine shape. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/sfu-ybp030420.php
- Plomp, K. A., Viðarsdóttir, U. S., Weston, D. A., Dobney, K., & Collard, M. (2015). The ancestral shape hypothesis: an evolutionary explanation for the occurrence of intervertebral disc herniation in humans. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0336-y
- Plomp, K. A., Dobney, K., Weston, D. A., Strand Viðarsdóttir, U., & Collard, M. (2019). 3D shape analyses of extant primate and fossil hominin vertebrae support the ancestral shape hypothesis for intervertebral disc herniation. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1550-9
- Plomp, K. A., Dobney, K., & Collard, M. (2020). Spondylolysis and spinal adaptations for bipedalism. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, 2020(1), 35–44. https://doi.org/10.1093/emph/eoaa003
- Spondylolysis. (2020). https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/spondylolysis
Keep Pretending To Understand Babies—It Makes Them Smarter by Anna Todd
https://curiosity.com/topics/keep-pretending-to-understand-babiesit-makes-them-smarter-curiosity
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Learn about when you’re most likely to feel hangry (and how to avoid it); what scientists can learn from watching the human brain jiggle; and how resonant frequencies helped a fitness class shake an entire skyscraper — with help from stand-up mathematician Matt Parker.
Scientists Determined When Hanger Is Most Likely to Strike by Annie Hartman
https://curiosity.com/topics/scientists-determined-when-hanger-is-most-likely-to-strike-curiosity
What can scientists learn from watching the human brain jiggle? by Cameron Duke
- Diameter of a Human Hair - The Physics Factbook. (n.d.). Hypertextbook.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020, from https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/BrianLey.shtml
- hippocampus | Definition, Location, Function, & Facts | Britannica. (2019). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/hippocampus
- Mosher, C. P., Wei, Y., Kamiński, J., Nandi, A., Mamelak, A. N., Anastassiou, C. A., & Rutishauser, U. (2020). Cellular Classes in the Human Brain Revealed In Vivo by Heartbeat-Related Modulation of the Extracellular Action Potential Waveform. Cell Reports, 30(10), 3536–3551.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.02.027
- Scientists categorize neurons by the way the brain jiggles during a heartbeat. (n.d.). Medicalxpress.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020, from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-scientists-categorize-neurons-brain-jiggles.html
Additional resources from Matt Parker:
- Pick up “Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Matt Parker’s official website http://standupmaths.com/
- Subscribe to Matt Parker’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/standupmaths
- Follow @standupmaths on Twitter https://twitter.com/standupmaths
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Learn about why bats are the source of so many deadly virus outbreaks; and the surprisingly strong influence older siblings can have on their brothers and sisters — just in time for Siblings Day. Then, test your knowledge from this podcast with a Curiosity Challenge trivia game.
Why bats are the source of so many deadly virus outbreaks by Andrea Michelson
- Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly? (2020, February 11). University of California. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/coronavirus-outbreak-raises-question-why-are-bat-viruses-so-deadly
- Brook, C. E., Boots, M., Chandran, K., Dobson, A. P., Drosten, C., Graham, A. L., Grenfell, B. T., Müller, M. A., Ng, M., Wang, L.-F., & van Leeuwen, A. (2020). Accelerated viral dynamics in bat cell lines, with implications for zoonotic emergence. ELife, 9. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.48401
- Xie, J., Li, Y., Shen, X., Goh, G., Zhu, Y., Cui, J., Wang, L.-F., Shi, Z.-L., & Zhou, P. (2018). Dampened STING-Dependent Interferon Activation in Bats. Cell Host & Microbe, 23(3), 297-301.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2018.01.006
- How Do Bats Live With So Many Viruses? (2020, January 28). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/science/bats-coronavirus-Wuhan.html
Older Siblings Might Be More Influential to a Child Than Parents by Anna Todd
https://curiosity.com/topics/siblings-shape-our-close-relationships-curiosity
Hear the answers to today’s trivia questions in these episodes of Curiosity Daily:
- Memory’s Role in Social Anxiety, The First Synthetic Self-Replicating Genome, and Penguins Can Call Underwater https://curiositydaily.com/memorys-role-in-social-anxiety-the-first-synthetic-self-replicating-genome-and-penguins-can-call-underwater/
- Speed Listening’s Effects on Emotion, Surprising Differences Between White and Brown Rice, and Pi Almost Legally Changed to 3.2 https://curiositydaily.com/speed-listenings-effects-on-emotion-surprising-differences-between-white-and-brown-rice-and-pi-almost-legally-changed-to-3-2/
- Dr. Amesh Adalja Explains Social Distancing for COVID-19, Birds Won’t Spread Fake News, and Using Auroras to Find Exoplanets https://curiositydaily.com/dr-amesh-adalja-explains-social-distancing-for-covid-19-birds-wont-spread-fake-news-and-using-auroras-to-find-exoplanets/
Pick up “Wanderers: A Novel” by Chuck Wendig on Amazon: https://amazon.com
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Learn about how to cope with “anticipatory grief” you’re probably feeling during the coronavirus pandemic; the controversy around Oculudentavis khaungraae, which may be the smallest dinosaur ever discovered; and how researchers discovered that music and speech are encoded in separate brain hemispheres.
When you mourn something before you've lost it, that's anticipatory grief by Kelsey Donk
- That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief. (2020, March 23). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief
- Types of Grief and Loss - NHPCO. (2019). NHPCO. https://www.nhpco.org/patients-and-caregivers/grief-and-loss/the-grief-experience/types-of-grief-and-loss/
- Eldridge, L. (2013, January 14). How Anticipatory Grief Differs From Grief After Death. Verywell Health; Verywell Health. https://www.verywellhealth.com/understanding-anticipatory-grief-and-symptoms-2248855
Scientists claim to have discovered the smallest known dinosaur of the Mesosoic by Cameron Duke
- March 2020, L. G.-A. E. 11. (n.d.). Trapped in amber, this could be the smallest dinosaur ever found. Livescience.Com. Retrieved March 27, 2020, from https://www.livescience.com/smallest-dinosaur-of-mesozoic.html
- Xing, L., O’Connor, J. K., Schmitz, L., Chiappe, L. M., McKellar, R. C., Yi, Q., & Li, G. (2020).
- Hummingbird-sized dinosaur from the Cretaceous period of Myanmar. Nature, 579(7798), 245–249. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2068-4
- Wang, W.; Zhiheng, L.; Hu, Y.; Wang, M.; Hongyu, Y.; Lu, J. (2020). "The "smallest dinosaur in history" in amber may be the largest mix-up in history" (in Chinese). Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology. http://ivpp.cas.cn/kxcb/kpdt/202003/t20200313_5514594.html
- Smallest-ever fossil dinosaur found trapped in amber. (2020, March 11). Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/03/smallest-ever-fossil-dinosaur-found-trapped-in-amber/
Scientists found how music and speech are encoded in separate brain hemispheres by Andrea Michelson
- Using a cappella to explain speech and music specialization. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/mu-ua022420.php
- Spectro Temporal Modulations Experiment. (2020). Mcgill.Ca. https://www.zlab.mcgill.ca/spectro_temporal_modulations/
- Albouy, P., Benjamin, L., Morillon, B., & Zatorre, R. J. (2020). Distinct sensitivity to spectrotemporal modulation supports brain asymmetry for speech and melody. Science, 367(6481), 1043–1047. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz3468
- Shmerling, R. H. (2017, August 25). Right brain/left brain, right? - Harvard Health Blog. Harvard Health Blog. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/right-brainleft-brain-right-2017082512222
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Beth Pratt, leader of the Save LA Cougars campaign, explains how wildlife crossings work and the unique engineering behind the Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing. Plus: learn how doing one creative thing every day can boost your happiness.
Additional resources from Beth Pratt, California Regional Executive Director for the National Wildlife Federation and leader of the #SaveLACougars Campaign:
- The #SaveLACougars campaign and the Liberty Canyon wildlife crossing https://savelacougars.org/
- P-22 - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service). (2016). NPS.gov. https://www.nps.gov/samo/learn/nature/p-22.htm
- The Secret Life of L.A.’s Wildlife in Pictures | Los Angeles Magazine — https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/cougar-town-the-secret-lives-of-l-a-s-mountain-lions/
- Beth Pratt’s website http://www.bethpratt.com/
- Follow @BethPratt on Twitter https://twitter.com/bethpratt
Do One Creative Thing Every Day to Increase Your Overall Happiness by Rachel Bertsche Levine
https://curiosity.com/topics/want-to-be-happier-do-one-creative-thing-a-day-curiosity
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Beth Pratt, leader of the Save LA Cougars campaign, tells the story of mountain lion P-22 and how he inspired a campaign to build the world’s largest wildlife crossing. Plus: learn about the health benefits of the helper’s high you get when you volunteer.
Ever Experienced A "Helper's High"? There's A Reason For That by Anna Todd
https://curiosity.com/topics/ever-experienced-a-helpers-high-theres-a-reason-for-that-curiosity
GiveDirectly: COVID-19 response https://www.givedirectly.org/covid-19/
Additional resources from Beth Pratt, California Regional Executive Director for the National Wildlife Federation and leader of the #SaveLACougars Campaign:
- The #SaveLACougars campaign and the Liberty Canyon wildlife crossing https://savelacougars.org/
- P-22 - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service). (2016). NPS.gov. https://www.nps.gov/samo/learn/nature/p-22.htm
- The Secret Life of L.A.’s Wildlife in Pictures | Los Angeles Magazine — https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/cougar-town-the-secret-lives-of-l-a-s-mountain-lions/
- Beth Pratt’s website http://www.bethpratt.com/
- Follow @BethPratt on Twitter https://twitter.com/bethpratt
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Learn about why things taste bad after you brush your teeth; a new discovery about how fast the Earth formed that may mean good things about life in the universe; and why women may experience more pain than men.
Why does toothpaste make food taste bad? by Andrea Michelson
- Schultz, C. (2014, October 13). The Science of Why Toothpaste Makes Food Taste Funny. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/science-why-toothpaste-makes-food-taste-funny-180953001/
- Carter, C. (2019). Why does toothpaste make everything taste horrible? BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-does-toothpaste-make-everything-taste-horrible/
- Berthold, Emma. (2018, July 31). How do our tastebuds work? Australian Academy of Science. https://www.science.org.au/curious/people-medicine/how-do-our-tastebuds-work
- Munger, S. D. (2015, July 7). That neat and tidy map of tastes on the tongue you learned in school is all wrong. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/that-neat-and-tidy-map-of-tastes-on-the-tongue-you-learned-in-school-is-all-wrong-44217
- Biggart, A. (2019, March 30). The 3 Best SLS-Free Toothpastes. Bustle. https://www.bustle.com/p/the-3-best-sls-free-toothpastes-16977453
The Earth formed much faster than previously thought by Kelsey Donk
- The Earth formed much faster than previously thought. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uoct-tef022020.php
- Schiller, M., Bizzarro, M., & Siebert, J. (2020). Iron isotope evidence for very rapid accretion and differentiation of the proto-Earth. Science Advances, 6(7), eaay7604. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay7604
Scientists have identified a hormone that makes women experience more pain than men by Andrea Michelson
- UArizona study identifies hormone that causes women to experience more pain than men. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uoah-usi030420.php
- Chen, Y., Moutal, A., Navratilova, E., Kopruszinski, C., Yue, X., Ikegami, M., Chow, M., Kanazawa, I., Bellampalli, S. S., Xie, J., Patwardhan, A., Rice, K., Fields, H., Akopian, A., Neugebauer, V., Dodick, D., Khanna, R., & Porreca, F. (2020). The prolactin receptor long isoform regulates nociceptor sensitization and opioid-induced hyperalgesia selectively in females. Science Translational Medicine, 12(529), eaay7550. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aay7550
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Learn about the shocking prevalence of torture scenes in movies; why durian, the world’s smelliest fruit, smells so bad; and where mold comes from.
Torture is prevalent and effective in movies (but not in real life) by Kelsey Donk
- Torture Prevalent, Effective in Popular Movies, Study Finds – University of Alabama News | The University of Alabama. (2020). Ua.Edu. https://www.ua.edu/news/2020/01/torture-prevalent-effective-in-popular-movies-study-finds/
- Delehanty, C., & Kearns, E. (2019). Wait, There’s Torture in Zootopia?: Examining the Prevalence of Torture in Popular Movies. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3342908
Scientists discovered why durian is the world's smelliest fruit by Kelsey Donk
- A Love Letter to a Smelly Fruit. (2013, December 3). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/travel/a-love-letter-to-a-smelly-fruit.html
- Discovering what makes durian stink. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/lfla-dwm022820.php
- Identification of an Important Odorant Precursor in Durian: First Evidence of Ethionine in Plants. (2019). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b07065
- Maninang, J. S., Lizada, M. C. C., & Gemma, H. (2009). Inhibition of aldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme by Durian (Durio zibethinus Murray) fruit extract. Food Chemistry, 117(2), 352–355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.03.106
- Ethanethiol - American Chemical Society. (2020). American Chemical Society. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/e/ethanethiol.html
Where does mold come from? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Tim)
- USDA FSIS. (2013). Molds on Food: Are They Dangerous? https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/a87cdc2c-6ddd-49f0-bd1f-393086742e68/Molds_on_Food.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
- Stradley, L. (2016, April 5). Food Molds – Are Molds Dangerous. What’s Cooking America. https://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/Mold.htm
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. (2019). BAM Chapter 18. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/food/laboratory-methods-food/bam-yeasts-molds-and-mycotoxins
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Learn about how your lover’s clothing could improve your sleep; how astronauts grew vegetables in space for the first time; and ancient animals that were connected by a crude version of the internet.
Smelling your lover’s shirt could improve your sleep by Kelsey Donk
- 3 Reasons to Give Your Valentine a Smelly, Unwashed T-Shirt. (2020). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/202002/3-reasons-give-your-valentine-smelly-unwashed-t-shirt
- Smelling your lover’s shirt could improve your sleep. (2020, February 13). UBC News. https://news.ubc.ca/2020/02/13/smelling-your-lovers-shirt-could-improve-your-sleep/
- Reed, D. L., & Sacco, W. P. (2016). Measuring Sleep Efficiency: What Should the Denominator Be? Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM : Official Publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 12(2), 263–266. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.5498
We grew lettuce in space! by Grant Currin
- Space lettuce. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/f-sl022720.php
- Khodadad, C. L. M., Hummerick, M. E., Spencer, L. E., Dixit, A. R., Richards, J. T., Romeyn, M. W., Smith, T. M., Wheeler, R. M., & Massa, G. D. (2020). Microbiological and Nutritional Analysis of Lettuce Crops Grown on the International Space Station. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00199
- What do astronauts eat in space? (2019, April 28). Royal Museums Greenwich. https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/space-stargazing/space-exploration/what-do-astronauts-eat-in-space
Half-billion-year-old fern-like animals acted like an ancient internet by Cameron Duke
- Half billion-year-old “social network” observed in early animals. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uoc-hb030320.php
- Quaglia, S. (2020, March 5). Half-billion-year-old, fern-like animals may be the first social network. Inverse; Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/science/ancient-fern-animals-may-be-first-social-network
- Liu, A. G., & Dunn, F. S. (2020). Filamentous Connections between Ediacaran Fronds. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.052
- Taylor, J. W., Hann-Soden, C., Branco, S., Sylvain, I., & Ellison, C. E. (2015). Clonal reproduction in fungi. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(29), 8901–8908. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1503159112
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Learn about why hundreds of ducks are employees at a wine vineyard; a musical invention that was the Spotify of the Victorian era; and a delicious mathematical principle known as the ham sandwich theorem.
Hundreds of Ducks Are Employees at a Vineyard by Joanie Falettohttps://curiosity.com/topics/hundreds-of-ducks-are-employees-at-a-vineyard-curiosity
The Telharmonium was the Victorian version of Spotify by Steffie Drucker
- McClure’s magazine v.27 1906 May-Oct. (2017). HathiTrust. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027895930&view=1up&seq=297
- Morton, E. (2015, November 24). The Telharmonium Was the Spotify of 1906. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-telharmonium-was-the-spotify-of-1906
- Stubbs, D. (2018, November 16). The World’s First Synthesizer Was a 200-Ton Behemoth. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/worlds-first-synthesizer-was-200-ton-behemoth-180970828/
- Weidenaar, R. (1995). Magic Music from the Telharmonium. Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=Gr2kq-598-YC&lpg=PP1&dq=telharmonium&pg=PA71#v=snippet&q=helmholtz&f=false
- Davidson, R. (2014). 9XM Talking: The Early History of WHA Radio. Wisconsin Public Radio. http://www.portalwisconsin.org/archives/9xm.cfm#:~:text=
The Ham Sandwich Theorem Is a Delicious and Puzzling Mathematical Principle by Ashley Hamer
https://curiosity.com/topics/the-ham-sandwich-theorem-is-a-delicious-and-puzzling-mathematical-principle-curiosity
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Learn about the invisible harms of thirdhand smoke; massive viruses that blur the line between the living and non-living; and why whales get lost during solar storms.
Moviegoers contaminate nonsmoking movie theater with 'thirdhand' cigarette smoke by Kelsey Donk
- Moviegoers contaminate nonsmoking movie theater with “thirdhand” cigarette smoke. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/aaft-mcn030220.php
- Thirdhand smoke wafting off moviegoers hurts air quality in theaters. (2020, March 5). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/thirdhand-smoke-fumes-air-quality-movie-theaters
- Sheu, R., Stönner, C., Ditto, J. C., Klüpfel, T., Williams, J., & Gentner, D. R. (2020). Human transport of thirdhand tobacco smoke: A prominent source of hazardous air pollutants into indoor nonsmoking environments. Science Advances, 6(10), eaay4109. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay4109
Massive viruses that blur the line between living and non-living by Cameron Duke
- Al-Shayeb, B., Sachdeva, R., Chen, L.-X., Ward, F., Munk, P., Devoto, A., Castelle, C. J., Olm, M. R., Bouma-Gregson, K., Amano, Y., He, C., Méheust, R., Brooks, B., Thomas, A., Lavy, A., Matheus-Carnevali, P., Sun, C., Goltsman, D. S. A., Borton, M. A., … Banfield, J. F. (2020). Clades of huge phages from across Earth’s ecosystems. Nature, 578(7795), 425–431. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2007-4
- Huge bacteria-eating viruses close gap between life and non-life: Large bacteriophages carry bacterial genes, including CRISPR and ribosomal proteins. (2020, February 12). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200212131458.htm
Solar storms blind whales because they mess with magnetoreception by Cameron Duke
- Solar storms may leave gray whales “blind” and stranded. (2020). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200224111356.htm
- Granger, J., Walkowicz, L., Fitak, R., & Johnsen, S. (2020). Gray whales strand more often on days with increased levels of atmospheric radio-frequency noise. Current Biology, 30(4), R155–R156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.028
- Johnsen, S., & Lohmann, K. J. (2008). Magnetoreception in animals. Physics Today, 61(3), 29–35. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2897947
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Learn about how your romantic attachment style affects your finances; the surprising reason why some amphibians glow; and why laughter might really be the best medicine.
How Your Romantic Style Affects Your Finances by Kelsey Donk
- How your romantic attachment style affects your finances, well-being. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uoa-hyr022520.php
- Li, X., Curran, M. A., LeBaron, A. B., Serido, J., & Shim, S. (2020). Romantic Attachment Orientations, Financial Behaviors, and Life Outcomes Among Young Adults: A Mediating Analysis of a College Cohort. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-020-09664-1
- Dung Minh Mao, Danes, S. M., Serido, J., & Soyeon Shim. (2017). Financial Influences Impacting Young Adults’ Relationship Satisfaction: Personal Management Quality, Perceived Partner Behavior, and Perceived Financial Mutuality. New Prairie Press. https://newprairiepress.org/jft/vol8/iss2/3/
Why Some Amphibians Glow by Cameron Duke
- Glowing frogs and salamanders may be surprisingly common. (2020, February 27). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/glowing-frogs-salamanders-may-be-surprisingly-common
- Lamb, J. Y., & Davis, M. P. (2020). Salamanders and other amphibians are aglow with biofluorescence. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59528-9
- First fluorescent frogs might see each others’ glow | Science News. (2017, April 3). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/first-fluorescent-frogs-might-see-each-others-glow
Laughter Might Really Be The Best Medicine by Ashley Hamer
- Laughter Might Really Be The Best Medicine. (2014). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/how-does-laughter-work
- Social laughter is correlated with an elevated pain threshold | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. (2011). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2011.1373
- Humor, laughter, learning, and health! A brief review | Advances in Physiology Education. (2010). Advances in Physiology Education. https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/advan.00030.2017
- Effect and Path Analysis of Laughter Therapy on Serotonin, Depression and Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women. (2015). Koreamed.Org. https://synapse.koreamed.org/DOIx.php?id=10.4040/jkan.2015.45.2.221&vmode=PUBREADER
- Heart and Vascular Team. (2016, August 15). 3 Ways That Laughter Can Give You a Healthier Heart. Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic; Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/3-ways-laughter-can-give-healthier-heart-2/
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Dr. Julia Schaletzky explains what it takes to develop vaccines for viruses like COVID-19. Dr. Schaletzky is the Executive Director of the Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases, the Drug Discovery Center, and the Immunotherapy and Vaccine Research Institute at UC Berkeley.
In this special coronavirus coverage from Curiosity Daily, Dr. Schaletzky discusses:
- What science needs to be done in order to make a new vaccine a reality?
- Why can’t we grow a live virus vaccine for COVID-19?
- What are the challenges associated with animal testing?
- How long does it take to complete clinical trials and why are they so important?
- What are the differences between ebola vaccine development and coronavirus vaccine development?
- Why do we update vaccines for the seasonal flu, and will we have to update a COVID-19 vaccine after it’s been developed?
- What zoonotic viruses have we identified besides COVID-19 and how can we protect humans from them in the future?
- What is it about a bat’s immune system that increases risk of virus transmission to humans?
- How long should it take to create a vaccine, and will it happen before we’ve developed herd immunity?
- What’s the difference between a live virus vaccine, a recombinant vaccine, and an mRNA vaccine, and which might be most effective against coronavirus?
- How long does it take to be sure a vaccine is safe for humans?
- Why can’t everyone in the US get a serological test to see if they’ve already had COVID-19?
- What can the coronavirus pandemic teach us about policies and funding that impacts scientific research in the future?
Additional resources from Dr. Julia Schaletzky, Executive Director of the Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases at University of California, Berkeley:
- Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases (CEND) http://cend.globalhealth.berkeley.edu/
- CEND COVID-19 Outbreak Watch http://cend.globalhealth.berkeley.edu/coronavirus-outbreak-watch/
- Immunotherapy and Vaccine Research Institute (IVRI) https://ivri.berkeley.edu/
- Department of Molecular & Cell Biology (MCB) faculty bio for Julia Schaletzky, PhD https://haas.berkeley.edu/biology-business/academics/faculty/
- Follow @CENDUCBerkeley on Twitter https://twitter.com/CENDUCBerkeley
- Follow
- Dr. Schaletzky’s CEND profile http://cend.globalhealth.berkeley.edu/julia-schaletzky-phd/
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Dr. Julia Schaletzky explains why the U.S. is having a hard time testing everyone for the coronavirus. Plus: learn about how ketamine can help with depression and anxiety; and how an anonymous Anime fan on 4chan helped solve a 25-year-old math puzzle.
Additional resources from Dr. Julia Schaletzky, Executive Director of the Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases at University of California, Berkeley:
- Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases (CEND) http://cend.globalhealth.berkeley.edu/
- CEND COVID-19 Outbreak Watch http://cend.globalhealth.berkeley.edu/coronavirus-outbreak-watch/
- Immunotherapy and Vaccine Research Institute (IVRI) https://ivri.berkeley.edu/
- Department of Molecular & Cell Biology (MCB) faculty bio for Julia Schaletzky, PhD https://haas.berkeley.edu/biology-business/academics/faculty/
- Follow @CENDUCBerkeley on Twitter https://twitter.com/CENDUCBerkeley
- Follow
- Dr. Schaletzky’s CEND profile http://cend.globalhealth.berkeley.edu/julia-schaletzky-phd/
How can ketamine treat anxiety? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Brock in Utah)
- Chen, J. (2019, March 21). How New Ketamine Drug Helps with Depression. Yale Medicine; YaleMedicine.org. https://www.yalemedicine.org/stories/ketamine-depression/
- Meisner, R. C. (2019, May 22). Ketamine for major depression: New tool, new questions - Harvard Health Blog. Harvard Health Blog. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/ketamine-for-major-depression-new-tool-new-questions-2019052216673
- U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (2017). Ketamine. In Drugs of Abuse: A DEA Resource Guide. (pp. 68.) https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/sites/getsmartaboutdrugs.com/files/publications/DoA_2017Ed_Updated_6.16.17.pdf#page=68
- Gao, M., Rejaei, D., & Liu, H. (2016). Ketamine use in current clinical practice. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 37(7), 865–872. https://doi.org/10.1038/aps.2016.5
- Ketamine vs. Esketamine for Depression. (2019). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/two-takes-depression/201904/ketamine-vs-esketamine-depression
- Office of the Commissioner. (2019). Understanding Unapproved Use of Approved Drugs “Off Label.” U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/patients/learn-about-expanded-access-and-other-treatment-options/understanding-unapproved-use-approved-drugs-label
- Makin, S. (2019, April 12). Behind the Buzz: How Ketamine Changes the Depressed Patient’s Brain. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/behind-the-buzz-how-ketamine-changes-the-depressed-patients-brain/
An anonymous 4chan post helped solve a 25-year-old math puzzle by Grant Currin
- Sci-Fi Writer Greg Egan and Anonymous Math Whiz Advance Permutation Problem | Quanta Magazine. (2018). Quanta Magazine. https://www.quantamagazine.org/sci-fi-writer-greg-egan-and-anonymous-math-whiz-advance-permutation-problem-20181105/
- Superpermutations — Greg Egan. (2018). Gregegan.Net. http://www.gregegan.net/SCIENCE/Superpermutations/Superpermutations.html
- Anonymous 4chan Poster, Houston, R., Pantone, J., Vatter, V. (2018). A lower bound on the length of the shortest superpattern. Posted online. https://oeis.org/A180632/a180632.pdf
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Learn about how we make vaccines to fight viruses like the coronavirus, with help from Julia Schaletzky, Executive Director of the Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases at UC Berkeley. You’ll also learn about the weird history behind why we call steak “beef” and not “cow.”
Additional resources from Dr. Julia Schaletzky, Executive Director of the Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases at University of California, Berkeley:
- Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases (CEND) http://cend.globalhealth.berkeley.edu/
- CEND COVID-19 Outbreak Watch http://cend.globalhealth.berkeley.edu/coronavirus-outbreak-watch/
- Immunotherapy and Vaccine Research Institute (IVRI) https://ivri.berkeley.edu/
- Department of Molecular & Cell Biology (MCB) faculty bio for Julia Schaletzky, PhD https://haas.berkeley.edu/biology-business/academics/faculty/
- Follow @CENDUCBerkeley on Twitter https://twitter.com/CENDUCBerkeley
- Follow
- Dr. Schaletzky’s CEND profile http://cend.globalhealth.berkeley.edu/julia-schaletzky-phd/
The Norman Conquest Is Why Steak Is "Beef" and Not "Cow" by Ashley Hamer
https://curiosity.com/topics/the-norman-conquest-is-why-steak-is-beef-and-not-cow-curiosity
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Learn about new research into how social anxiety works in the brain; how scientists developed the first synthetic self-replicating genome; and the adorable sounds penguins make underwater.
It's harder for people with social anxiety to remember encounters that ended positively by Kelsey Donk
- Dolan, E. W. (2020, February 13). Social anxiety is linked to impaired memory for positive social events. PsyPost; PsyPost. https://www.psypost.org/2020/02/social-anxiety-is-linked-to-impaired-memory-for-positive-social-events-55685
- Social anxiety is associated with impaired memory for imagined social events with positive outcomes. (2019). Cognition and Emotion. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02699931.2019.1675596
Scientists just created the first synthetic self-replicating genome by Cameron Duke
- Ball, P. (2006). Smallest genome clocks in at 182 genes. Nature, news061009–10. https://www.nature.com/articles/news061009-10
- El Karoui, M., Hoyos-Flight, M., & Fletcher, L. (2019). Future Trends in Synthetic Biology—A Report. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00175
- Gao, Q. Q., & McNally, E. M. (2015). The Dystrophin Complex: Structure, Function, and Implications for Therapy. Comprehensive Physiology, 1223–1239. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cphy.c140048
Libicher, K., Hornberger, R., Heymann, M., & Mutschler, H. (2020). In vitro self-replication and multicistronic expression of large synthetic genomes. Nature Communications, 11(1), 1–8. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-14694-2 - Reproductive genome from the laboratory. (2020, February 17). Www.Mpg.De. https://www.mpg.de/14473280/reproductive-genome-from-the-lab
Penguins can call underwater by Steffie Drucker
- Hakai Magazine. (2020). Penguins Call Underwater | Hakai Magazine. Hakai Magazine; Hakai Magazine. https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/penguins-call-underwater/
- Thiebault, A., Charrier, I., Aubin, T., Green, D. B., & Pistorius, P. A. (2019). First evidence of underwater vocalisations in hunting penguins. PeerJ, 7, e8240. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8240
- Aubin, T., Jouventin, P., & Hildebrand, C. (2000). Penguins use the two–voice system to recognize each other. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 267(1448), 1081–1087. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2000.1112
- Emperor Penguin | National Geographic. (2011, June 10). Nationalgeographic.Com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/e/emperor-penguin/
Fun videos from Chicago’s Museum Campus:
- Penguins explore the Shedd Aquarium https://twitter.com/shedd_aquarium/status/1239661654629023747
- Chicago Tribune coverage https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-ent-shedd-penguins-field-trip-20200315-bpo4v5cwwnggzjp5ghccme3ray-story.html
- Adler Planetarium’s response https://twitter.com/AdlerPlanet/status/1240658129525919747
- Field Museum’s response https://twitter.com/FieldMuseum/status/1240286876415799296
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Learn about a medical mystery involving blindness and schizophrenia; a new bacteria scientists developed to help protect honeybees; and the surprising strength of helmets used in World War I.
No person who was born blind has ever been diagnosed with schizophrenia by Andrea Michelson
- Love, S. (2020, February 11). People Born Blind Are Mysteriously Protected From Schizophrenia. Vice; vice. https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/939qbz/people-born-blind-are-mysteriously-protected-from-schizophrenia
- Morgan, V. A., Clark, M., Crewe, J., Valuri, G., Mackey, D. A., Badcock, J. C., & Jablensky, A. (2018). Congenital blindness is protective for schizophrenia and other psychotic illness. A whole-population study. Schizophrenia Research, 202, 414–416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2018.06.061
- Silverstein, S. M., Wang, Y., & Keane, B. P. (2013). Cognitive and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms by Which Congenital or Early Blindness May Confer a Protective Effect Against Schizophrenia. Frontiers in Psychology, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00624
- Steve Silverstein’s chart tracking skills associated with blindness and schizophrenia: https://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/40106/fpsyg-03-00624-r2/image_m/fpsyg-03-00624-t001.jpg
- Prediction of adult-onset schizophrenia from childhood home movies of the patients | American Journal of Psychiatry. (2020). American Journal of Psychiatry. https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/ajp.147.8.1052?journalCode=ajp&
- Pollak, T. A., & Corlett, P. R. (2019). Blindness, Psychosis, and the Visual Construction of the World. Schizophrenia Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbz098
Scientists have engineered bacteria to protect honeybees from colony collapse by Grant Currin
- Bacteria Engineered to Protect Bees from Pests and Pathogens - UT News. (2020, January 30). UT News. https://news.utexas.edu/2020/01/30/bacteria-engineered-to-protect-bees-from-pests-and-pathogens/
- Leonard, S. P., Powell, J. E., Perutka, J., Geng, P., Heckmann, L. C., Horak, R. D., Davies, B. W., Ellington, A. D., Barrick, J. E., & Moran, N. A. (2020). Engineered symbionts activate honey bee immunity and limit pathogens. Science, 367(6477), 573–576. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax9039
- Ramsey, S. D., Ochoa, R., Bauchan, G., Gulbronson, C., Mowery, J. D., Cohen, A., Lim, D., Joklik, J., Cicero, J. M., Ellis, J. D., Hawthorne, D., & vanEngelsdorp, D. (2019). Varroa destructor feeds primarily on honey bee fat body tissue and not hemolymph. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(5), 1792–1801. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1818371116
- US EPA,OCSPP. (2013, August 29). Colony Collapse Disorder | US EPA. US EPA. https://www.epa.gov/pollinator-protection/colony-collapse-disorder
WWI helmets protected against shock waves as well as modern ones by Steffie Drucker
- WWI helmets protect against shock waves just as well as modern designs. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/du-whp021420.php
- Op ‘t Eynde, J., Yu, A. W., Eckersley, C. P., & Bass, C. R. (2020). Primary blast wave protection in combat helmet design: A historical comparison between present day and World War I. PLOS ONE, 15(2), e0228802. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228802
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Learn about the first animal scientists have ever discovered that doesn’t breathe oxygen; how we might be able to hijack the brain’s immune system to improve memory; and the biggest explosion in the history of the universe.
Scientists discover first animal that doesn't breathe oxygen by Cameron Duke
- Specktor, B. (2020, February 24). Scientists discover first known animal that doesn’t breathe. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/first-non-breathing-animal.html
- Yahalomi, D., Atkinson, S. D., Neuhof, M., Chang, E. S., Philippe, H., Cartwright, P., Bartholomew, J. L., & Huchon, D. (2020). A cnidarian parasite of salmon (Myxozoa: Henneguya) lacks a mitochondrial genome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201909907. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1909907117
We might be able to hijack the brain's immune system to improve memory by Grant Currin
- Weaver II, E., Doyle, H. (2019, August 8). Cells of the Brain. Dana Foundation. https://www.dana.org/article/cells-of-the-brain/#:~:text=
- How the brain’s immune system could be harnessed to improve memory. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/ru-htb021020.php
- De Luca, S. N., Soch, A., Sominsky, L., Nguyen, T.-X., Bosakhar, A., & Spencer, S. J. (2020). Glial remodeling enhances short-term memory performance in Wistar rats. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-020-1729-4
Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the universe by Grant Currin
- Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the universe. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/icfr-adb022720.php
- Giacintucci, S., Markevitch, M., Johnston-Hollitt, M., Wik, D. R., Wang, Q. H. S., & Clarke, T. E. (2020). Discovery of a Giant Radio Fossil in the Ophiuchus Galaxy Cluster. The Astrophysical Journal, 891(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab6a9d
- This Black Hole Blew a Hole in the Cosmos. (2020, March 6). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/science/black-hole-cosmos-astrophysics.html
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Learn about how to choose the best music for your workout playlist; why learning more about a new disease like coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) won’t comfort you; and how to clean your phone.
For the best workout playlist, go for deep bass and fast tempos by Mae Rice
- Tunes for training: High-tempo music may make exercise easier and more beneficial. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/f-tft012920.php
- MacMillan, A. (2014, August 19). What Type of Music Should I Listen To Before and During a Workout? Outside Online; Outside Magazine. https://www.outsideonline.com/1785571/what-type-music-should-i-listen-and-during-workout
- Hsu, D. Y., Huang, L., Nordgren, L. F., Rucker, D. D., & Galinsky, A. D. (2014). The Music of Power. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6(1), 75–83. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550614542345
- Patania, V. M., Padulo, J., Iuliano, E., Ardigò, L. P., Čular, D., Miletić, A., & De Giorgio, A. (2020). The Psychophysiological Effects of Different Tempo Music on Endurance Versus High-Intensity Performances. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00074
More info about a disease won’t comfort you by Steffie Drucker
- Knowing more about a virus threat may not satisfy you. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/osu-kma030920.php
- Hubner, A. Y., & Hovick, S. R. (2020). Understanding Risk Information Seeking and Processing during an Infectious Disease Outbreak: The Case of Zika Virus. Risk Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13456
- World Health Organization: WHO. (2018, July 20). Zika virus. Who.Int; World Health Organization: WHO. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/zika-virus
- Keaten, J. (2016, February). WHO declares global emergency over Zika virus spread. AP News; Associated Press. https://apnews.com/af581b94ff5542ffa24cd45bed28e404
- Robinson, B. (2020, March 13). The Psychology Of Uncertainty: How To Cope With COVID-19 Anxiety. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2020/03/12/the-psychology-of-uncertainty-how-to-cope-with-covid-19-anxiety/#569310f6394a
- Markman, A. (2016, August 22). A Guide To Uncertainty For People Who Hate Not Knowing. Fast Company; Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/3062984/a-guide-to-uncertainty-for-people-who-hate-not-knowing
How to clean your phone by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Linda)
- Meadow, J. F., Altrichter, A. E., & Green, J. L. (2014). Mobile phones carry the personal microbiome of their owners. PeerJ, 2, e447. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.447
- This Is How to Clean Your Smartphone Without Destroying It. (2018). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/this-is-how-to-clean-your-smartphone-without-destroying-it-curiosity
- Kiedrowski, L. M., Perisetti, A., Loock, M. H., Khaitsa, M. L., & Guerrero, D. M. (2013). Disinfection of iPad to reduce contamination with Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. American Journal of Infection Control, 41(11), 1136–1137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.030
- Apple. (2020, March 9). How to clean your Apple products. Apple Support. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204172?mod=article_inline
- Clean your Pixel phone’s back & sides - Pixel Phone Help. (2020). Google.Com. https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7533987?hl=en
- Gallegos, C., McDuffee, V., Hong-Engelhard, C., & Boeck, C. (2018). Hold the phone. Nursing, 48(10), 68–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.nurse.0000541405.87543.65
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Learn about why a rising robot workforce may make humans less prejudiced towards other people; how studying a salamander that can regrow lost limbs could help us figure out how to help humans heal faster; and hormonal changes that happen in dads-to-be.
A rising robot workforce may make humans less prejudiced by Kelsey Donk
- Conrad, J. (2020). Opinion: Robot co-workers could reduce prejudice among humans. Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-01-01/robots-workers-racial-prejudice-psychology
- Jackson, J. C., Castelo, N., & Gray, K. (2020). Could a rising robot workforce make humans less prejudiced? American Psychologist. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-00794-001
Can knowing how salamanders regrow their limbs help humans do the same? by Andrea Michelson
- Regeneration: The amphibian’s opus. (2020, January). Knowable Magazine | Annual Reviews. https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2020/axolotl-limb-regeneration
- Elizabeth Preston, Quanta Magazine. (2018, July 7). Salamander’s Genome Guards Secrets of Limb Regrowth. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/salamander-rsquo-s-genome-guards-secrets-of-limb-regrowth/
- Currie, J. D., Kawaguchi, A., Traspas, R. M., Schuez, M., Chara, O., & Tanaka, E. M. (2016). Live Imaging of Axolotl Digit Regeneration Reveals Spatiotemporal Choreography of Diverse Connective Tissue Progenitor Pools. Developmental Cell, 39(4), 411–423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2016.10.013
- Smith, J. J., Timoshevskaya, N., Timoshevskiy, V. A., Keinath, M. C., Hardy, D., & Voss, S. R. (2019). A chromosome-scale assembly of the axolotl genome. Genome Research, 29(2), 317–324. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.241901.118
- Nowoshilow, S., Schloissnig, S., Fei, J.-F., Dahl, A., Pang, A. W. C., Pippel, M., Winkler, S., Hastie, A. R., Young, G., Roscito, J. G., Falcon, F., Knapp, D., Powell, S., Cruz, A., Cao, H., Habermann, B., Hiller, M., Tanaka, E. M., & Myers, E. W. (2018). The axolotl genome and the evolution of key tissue formation regulators. Nature, 554(7690), 50–55. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25458
- Gerber, T., Murawala, P., Knapp, D., Masselink, W., Schuez, M., Hermann, S., Gac-Santel, M., Nowoshilow, S., Kageyama, J., Khattak, S., Currie, J. D., Camp, J. G., Tanaka, E. M., & Treutlein, B. (2018). Single-cell analysis uncovers convergence of cell identities during axolotl limb regeneration. Science, 362(6413), eaaq0681. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaq0681
Dads-to-Be Experience Hormonal Changes, Too by Ashley Hamer
- Hamer, A. Dads-to-Be Experience Hormonal Changes, Too. (2017). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/dads-to-be-experience-hormonal-changes-too-curiosity
- Edelstein, R. S., Chopik, W. J., Saxbe, D. E., Wardecker, B. M., Moors, A. C., & LaBelle, O. P. (2016). Prospective and dyadic associations between expectant parents’ prenatal hormone changes and postpartum parenting outcomes. Developmental Psychobiology, 59(1), 77–90. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.21469
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Author David Owen discusses what happens once you’ve lost your hearing — and how much technology can actually help. Then, learn about the psychology behind our reactions to a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Additional resources from David Owen:
- Pick up “Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Part 1 of our interview (why it’s never too early to protect your hearing) https://curiositydaily.com/its-never-too-early-to-protect-your-hearing-w-david-owen-and-why-you-should-work-in-90-minute-spurts/
- Part 2 of our interview (protecting yourself from hearing loss) https://curiositydaily.com/protecting-yourself-from-hearing-loss-w-david-owen-and-why-woolly-mammoths-went-extinct/
- Additional publications by David Owen https://amazon.com
- Official website https://www.davidowen.net/
- Articles by David Owen in The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/david-owen
"Adjustment reaction" and how to cope when first learning about a crisis by Kelsey Donk
- Sandman, P. (2020). Adjustment Reactions: The Teachable Moment in Crisis Communication (Peter Sandman column). PSandman.com. http://www.psandman.com/col/teachable.htm
- Nieman Guide to Covering Pandemic Flu | Crisis Communication | How Do People React in a Pandemic? (2010). Harvard.edu. https://nieman.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/pod-assets/microsites/NiemanGuideToCoveringPandemicFlu/CrisisCommunication/HowDoPeopleReactInAPandemic.aspx.html#panic
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Epidemiologist Amesh Adalja answers frequently asked questions about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in this special bonus episode. Dr. Adalja is a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security, and will help you understand what we know and what we don’t know as of this week.
In this episode, Dr. Amesh Amalja answers these frequently asked questions about COVID-19:
- What do we know for sure in terms of transmissibility, symptoms, severity of symptoms, mortality rate, incubation period — or is our understanding about everything evolving?
- What do we know about risk factors for specific comorbidities?
- Why comparisons to the seasonal flu are fair to make?
- If the virus isn’t as risky to children, then why are we closing schools?
- What is going to be accomplished by discouraging or limiting large groups of people getting together?
- Are you at a higher risk for more severe symptoms if you have had exposures to multiple different people who are carrying the virus?
- Why don’t we just expose young and healthy people to the virus to build up immunity?
- How much safer are we if everyone practices hand hygiene and social distancing?
- Any other coronavirus myths worth discussing?
- How long will it take for us to see the full impact of the pandemic and how will we reassess the extent of the damage in the future?
- Will this virus die off in the summer?
- What are the best medical sources to follow for coronavirus updates?
Additional resources recommended by Dr. Amesh Adalja, an expert in emergency medicine and infectious diseases such as coronavirus disease 2019:
- Official website http://www.trackingzebra.com/
- Follow @AmeshAA on Twitter https://twitter.com/AmeshAA
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 information https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
- STAT https://www.statnews.com/
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Dr. Amesh Adalja, Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security, explains how today’s unprecedented closures can help save lives from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Plus: learn how birds avoid spreading fake news and how astronomers are using auroras to find distant exoplanets.
Birds alter the spread of information based on its trustworthiness by Kelsey Donk
- University of Montana researchers study how birds retweet news. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/tuom-uom021420.php
- Carlson, N. V., Greene, E., & Templeton, C. N. (2020). Nuthatches vary their alarm calls based upon the source of the eavesdropped signals. Nature Communications, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14414-w
Astronomers are finding distant exoplanets by looking for auroras in their home stars by Grant Currin
- Vedantham, H. K., Callingham, J. R., Shimwell, T. W., Tasse, C., Pope, B. J. S., Bedell, M., Snellen, I., Best, P., Hardcastle, M. J., Haverkorn, M., Mechev, A., O’Sullivan, S. P., Röttgering, H. J. A., & White, G. J. (2020). Coherent radio emission from a quiescent red dwarf indicative of star–planet interaction. Nature Astronomy. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-1011-9
- New Exoplanet Search Strategy Claims First Discovery | Quanta Magazine. (2020). Quanta Magazine. https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-exoplanet-search-strategy-claims-first-discovery-20200218/
Additional resources recommended by Dr. Amesh Adalja:
- Official website http://www.trackingzebra.com/
- Follow @AmeshAA on Twitter https://twitter.com/AmeshAA
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 information https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
- STAT https://www.statnews.com/
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Learn about how to use focused attention to ease the memory of a traumatic event; why extreme temperatures mess with your batteries, and what you can do about it; and how researchers used machine learning to discover a powerful antibiotic for the first time.
Researchers ease the memory of traumatic events by having patients focus on neutral details by Kelsey Donk
- Focus on context diminishes memory of negative events, researchers report. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uoia-foc020520.php
- Dolcos, F., Katsumi, Y., Bogdan, P. C., Shen, C., Jun, S., Buetti, S., Lleras, A., Bost, K. F., Weymar, M., & Dolcos, S. (2020). The impact of focused attention on subsequent emotional recollection: A functional MRI investigation. Neuropsychologia, 138, 107338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107338
- Iordan, A. D., Dolcos, S., & Dolcos, F. (2018). Brain Activity and Network Interactions in the Impact of Internal Emotional Distraction. Cerebral Cortex, 29(6), 2607–2623. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhy129
Why Extreme Temperatures Mess With Your Batteries by Ashley Hamer: https://curiosity.com/topics/heres-why-extreme-temperatures-drain-your-batteries-curiosity
A powerful antibiotic was discovered using machine learning for the first time by Grant Currin
- E&T editorial staff. (2020, February 21). New antibiotic discovered using machine learning algorithm. Theiet.Org. https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/02/new-antibiotic-discovered-using-machine-learning-algorithm/
- Sample, I. (2020, February 20). Powerful antibiotic discovered using machine learning for first time. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/20/antibiotic-that-kills-drug-resistant-bacteria-discovered-through-ai
- Stokes, J. M., Yang, K., Swanson, K., Jin, W., Cubillos-Ruiz, A., Donghia, N. M., MacNair, C. R., French, S., Carfrae, L. A., Bloom-Ackerman, Z., Tran, V. M., Chiappino-Pepe, A., Badran, A. H., Andrews, I. W., Chory, E. J., Church, G. M., Brown, E. D., Jaakkola, T. S., Barzilay, R., & Collins, J. J. (2020). A Deep Learning Approach to Antibiotic Discovery. Cell, 180(4), 688-702.e13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.01.021
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Learn about how speed listening to podcasts (or "podfasting") affects our emotions; the health differences between white and brown rice; and the time pi was once almost legally changed to 3.2.
Speed listening’s effects on emotion by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from S.P.)
- Rousseau, S. (2020, January 24). I Tried Listening to Podcasts at 3x and Broke My Brain. Medium; OneZero. https://onezero.medium.com/i-tried-listening-to-podcasts-at-3x-and-broke-my-brain-d8823edecb7c
- Liebenthal, E., Silbersweig, D. A., & Stern, E. (2016). The Language, Tone and Prosody of Emotions: Neural Substrates and Dynamics of Spoken-Word Emotion Perception. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2016.00506
- Murray, I. R., & Arnott, J. L. (1993). Toward the simulation of emotion in synthetic speech: A review of the literature on human vocal emotion. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 93(2), 1097–1108. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.405558
- Philippou-Hubner, D., Vlasenko, B., Bock, R., & Wendemuth, A. (2012). The Performance of the Speaking Rate Parameter in Emotion Recognition from Speech. 2012 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo. https://doi.org/10.1109/icme.2012.183
- Kraxenberger, M., Menninghaus, W., Roth, A., & Scharinger, M. (2018). Prosody-Based Sound-Emotion Associations in Poetry. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01284
The health differences between white and brown rice are dead even by Steffie Drucker
- Whelan, C. (2017, May 25). Brown Rice vs. White Rice: Which Is Better for You? Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/brown-rice-vs-white-rice
- Allan, P. (2020, February 19). Is Brown Rice Really That Much Healthier Than White Rice? Lifehacker. https://lifehacker.com/is-brown-rice-really-that-much-healthier-than-white-ric-1820044994
- Parletta, N. (2018, December 5). Rice is a major source of arsenic exposure. Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/rice-is-a-major-source-of-arsenic-exposure
Pi Was Once Almost Legally Changed to 3.2 by Ashley Hamer: https://curiosity.com/topics/happy-pi-day-how-pi-was-almost-legally-changed-to-32-curiosity
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Learn about whether binaural beats are worth the hype; how Australian dingos evolved from domesticated animals; and how to navigate some unexpected consequences of talking about historical injustices.
Are binaural beats worth the hype? by Andrea Michelson
- Binaural beats synchronize brain activity, don’t affect mood. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/sfn-bbs021120.php
- Smith, L. (2019, September 30). What are binaural beats, and how do they work? Medicalnewstoday.Com; Medical News Today. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320019
- Perez, H. D. O., Dumas, G., & Lehmann, A. (2020). Binaural beats through the auditory pathway: from brainstem to connectivity patterns. Eneuro, ENEURO.0232-19.2020. https://doi.org/10.1523/eneuro.0232-19.2020
- López-Caballero, F., & Escera, C. (2017). Binaural Beat: A Failure to Enhance EEG Power and Emotional Arousal. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00557
- Garcia-Argibay, M., Santed, M. A., & Reales, J. M. (2017). Binaural auditory beats affect long-term memory. Psychological Research, 83(6), 1124–1136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-017-0959-2
Dingos descended from domesticated dogs by Cameron Duke
- Handwerk, B. (2018, August 15). How Accurate Is Alpha's Theory of Dog Domestication? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-wolves-really-became-dogs-180970014/
- Smith, B. (2015). The Dingo Debate: Origins, Behaviour and Conservation. Csiro Publishing. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=j6omCgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=Smith,+B.+(2015).+dingo+debate+-+origins,+behaviour+and+conservation.+Csiro+Publishing.&ots=3_mq6lMji_&sig=mZZsGU__kGJWWujADYBBwmemUA4#v=onepage&q=land%20bridge&f=false
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology (2020, February 11). They were once domestic pets, then natural selection made dingoes wild. https://phys.org/news/2020-02-domestic-pets-natural-dingoes-wild.html
- Zhang, S.-J., Wang, G.-D., Ma, P., Zhang, L.-L., Yin, T.-T., Liu, Y.-H., … Zhang, Y.-P. (2020). Genomic regions under selection in the feralization of the dingoes. Nature Communications, 11(1). doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-14515-6
- Arendt, M., Cairns, K. M., Ballard, J. W. O., Savolainen, P., & Axelsson, E. (2016). Diet adaptation in dog reflects spread of prehistoric agriculture. Heredity, 117(5), 301–306. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2016.48
Bringing up historical injustices makes majority groups defensive, but there's a way around it by Kelsey Donk
- Bringing Up Past Injustices Make Majority Groups Defensive. (2020, February 5). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2020/02/research-bringing-up-past-injustices-make-majority-groups-defensive
- Social identity theory | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/social-identity-theory
- Hideg, I., & Wilson, A. E. (2020). History backfires: Reminders of past injustices against women undermine support for workplace policies promoting women. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 156, 176–189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2019.10.001
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Learn about some of the most common causes for hearing loss and how you can protect your ears from them, from author David Owen. You’ll also learn about how woolly mammoth DNA has given us new insight into what made them go extinct.
Additional resources from David Owen:
- Part 1 of our interview https://curiositydaily.com/its-never-too-early-to-protect-your-hearing-w-david-owen-and-why-you-should-work-in-90-minute-spurts/
- Pick up “Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Additional publications by David Owen https://amazon.com
- Official website https://www.davidowen.net/
- Articles by David Owen in The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/david-owen
Mammoth DNA gives clues as to what wiped them out by Grant Currin
- Study resurrects mammoth DNA to explore the cause of their extinction. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/oupu-srm020720.php
- Fry, E., Kim, S. K., Chigurapti, S., Mika, K. M., Ratan, A., Dammermann, A., Mitchell, B. J., Miller, W., & Lynch, V. J. (2020). Functional architecture of deleterious genetic variants in the genome of a Wrangel Island mammoth. Genome Biology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evz279
- Timeline of the human condition. (2016). Southampton.ac.uk. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/~cpd/history.html
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Learn about why plastic bag fees have such a big influence on your behavior; how bumblebees are able to fly around while carrying up to 80 percent of their own body weight; and the neuroscience behind why yoga reduces depression.
How plastic bag and coffee cup surcharges go beyond money to influence your decisions by Kelsey Donk
- Environment, U. (2018). Legal limits on single-use plastics and microplastics. UNEP - UN Environment Programme. https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/report/legal-limits-single-use-plastics-and-microplastics
- Research: Why We’re Incentivized by Discounts and Surcharges. (2020, February 13). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2020/02/research-why-were-incentivized-by-discounts-and-surcharges
- Lieberman, A., Duke, K. E., & Amir, O. (2019). How incentive framing can harness the power of social norms. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 151, 118–131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2018.12.001
Bumblebees are more efficient the heavier they are by Grant Currin
- Bumblebees carry heavy loads in economy mode. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uoc--bch020420.php
- Combes, S. A., Gagliardi, S. F., Switzer, C. M., & Dillon, M. E. (2020). Kinematic flexibility allows bumblebees to increase energetic efficiency when carrying heavy loads. Science Advances, 6(6), eaay3115. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay3115
Why does yoga reduce depression? Researchers say GABA might be the link by Grant Currin
- Cramer, H., Anheyer, D., Lauche, R., & Dobos, G. (2017). A systematic review of yoga for major depressive disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 213, 70–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.02.006
- Researchers identify link between decreased depressive symptoms, yoga and the neurotransmitter GABA. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/buso-ril020320.php
- Streeter, C. C., Gerbarg, P. L., Brown, R. P., Scott, T. M., Nielsen, G. H., Owen, L., Sakai, O., Sneider, J. T., Nyer, M. B., & Silveri, M. M. (2020). Thalamic Gamma Aminobutyric Acid Level Changes in Major Depressive Disorder After a 12-Week Iyengar Yoga and Coherent Breathing Intervention. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0234
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Learn about why pop songs are getting sadder; a mysterious radio signal coming from outer space every 16 days; and why it pays to be yourself when you’re in a high-stakes situation.
Pop songs are getting sadder by Kelsey Donk
- Acerbi, A. (2020, February 4). Why are pop songs getting sadder than they used to be? Aeon; Aeon. https://aeon.co/ideas/why-are-pop-songs-getting-sadder-than-they-used-to-be
- Brand, C. O., Acerbi, A., & Mesoudi, A. (2019). Cultural evolution of emotional expression in 50 years of song lyrics. Evolutionary Human Sciences, 1. https://doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2019.11
- Musical trends and predictability of success in contemporary songs in and out of the top charts | Royal Society Open Science. (2018). Royal Society Open Science. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.171274#d3e1446
A newly detected fast radio burst appears to be repeating in a 16-day cycle by Grant Currin
- Starr, M. (2020). Powerful Radio Signal From Deep Space Appears to Be Repeating in a 16-Day Cycle. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/periodicity-has-been-detected-in-a-repeating-fast-radio-burst
- FRB Collaboration, Amiri, M., C, A. B., M, B. K., Bhardwaj, M., J, B. P., Brar, C., Chawla, P., Chen, T., F, C. J., Cubranic, D., Deng, M., T, D. N., Dobbs, M., Q, D. F., Fandino, M., Fonseca, E., M, G. B., Giri, U., … V, Z. A. (2020). Periodic activity from a fast radio burst source. ArXiv.org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.10275
- High Energy Astrophysics Picture Of the Week. (2016). NASA.gov. https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/objects/heapow/archive/transients/frbgrb_swift.html
It pays to be yourself in job interviews by Kelsey Donk
- It Pays to Be Yourself. (2020, February 13). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2020/02/research-it-pays-to-be-yourself
- Gino, F., Sezer, O., & Huang, L. (2020). To be or not to be your authentic self? Catering to others’ preferences hinders performance. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.01.003
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Learn about Starlink’s unintended consequences for astronomy from astrophysicist Vivienne Baldassare, NASA Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University. Then, learn why toilet paper is white.
If you think the night sky should be included in assessments of the environmental impact of government projects, you can get involved in the Council on Environmental Quality’s Proposal to Update its NEPA Implementing Regulations. Comments should be submitted on or before March 10, 2020.
Read the document and submit comments here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=CEQ-2019-0003-0001
Tips on how to submit effective comments: https://www.regulations.gov/docs/Tips_For_Submitting_Effective_Comments.pdf
More information:
- CEQ’s Proposal to Update its NEPA Implementing Regulations | Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Modernization https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/nepa-modernization/
- NASA: In 2018, there were ~20,000 objects in orbit, ~4,500 of which are spacecraft https://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/quarterly-news/pdfs/odqnv22i1.pdf
- Website of Vivienne Baldassare, NASA Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University: http://viviennebaldassare.com/
- Vivienne Baldassare | Department of Astronomy. (2017). Yale.edu. https://astronomy.yale.edu/people/vivienne-baldassare
- Follow @vbaldassare on Twitter https://twitter.com/vbaldassare
Why toilet paper is white by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Gerald)
- Technologies for reducing dioxin in the manufacture of bleached wood pulp. (1989). Google Books. https://books.google.com/books/about/Technologies_for_reducing_dioxin_in_the.html?id=iBhRA3mNiJEC
- Tissue. (2020). American Forest & Paper Association | afandpa.org. https://www.afandpa.org/our-products/tissue
- Chemical composition of wood (Date unknown). Mendel University in Brno | Mendelu.cz. https://is.mendelu.cz/eknihovna/opory/zobraz_cast.pl?cast=19242
- The Nature of Lignin. (1991, November). Conservation-us.org. https://cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/abbey/ap/ap04/ap04-4/ap04-402.html
- Understanding the effect of machine technology and cellulosic fibers on tissue properties – A Review :: BioResources. (2018). @bioresjournal. https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/understanding-the-effect-of-machine-technology-and-cellulosic-fibers-on-tissue-properties-a-review/
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Learn about a research-backed way to achieve better self control by asking for help from others; how Ambystoma salamanders “steal” DNA from other species via kleptogenesis; and how your brain can process visual information as sound.
For better self control, ask for support from others by Kelsey Donk
- Juan Pablo Bermúdez. (2020, January 15). Self-Reliance Isn’t a Superpower, It’s a Vice. Medium; Elemental. https://elemental.medium.com/self-reliance-isnt-a-superpower-it-s-a-vice-976508e18774
- Duckworth, A. L., Milkman, K. L., & Laibson, D. (2018). Beyond Willpower: Strategies for Reducing Failures of Self-Control. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 19(3), 102–129. https://doi.org/10.1177/1529100618821893
Kleptogenesis is evolution's weirdest breeding technique by Cameron Duke
- Feltman, R. (2017, June 14). How a female-only line of salamanders “steals” genes from unsuspecting males. Popular Science; Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/female-salamander-kleptogenesis/
- Unisexual salamanders (genus Ambystoma) present a new reproductive mode for eukaryotes - Genome. (2020). Genome. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/G06-152#.Xk2rBpNKhhE
- Bi, K., & Bogart, J. P. (2006). Identification of intergenomic recombinations in unisexual salamanders of the genus Ambystoma by genomic in situ hybridization (GISH). Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 112(3–4), 307–312. https://doi.org/10.1159/000089885
- Parthenogenesis - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (2019). Sciencedirect.Com. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/parthenogenesis
- Ambystoma barbouri (Streamside Salamander). (2017). Animal Diversity Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ambystoma_barbouri/
Lip reading without sound lights up your auditory cortex, and scientists now know why by Grant Currin
- Hearing through lip-reading. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/sfn-htl010220.php
- What is Magnetoencephalography (MEG)? | Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences (I-LABS). (2012). Washington.edu. http://ilabs.washington.edu/what-magnetoencephalography-meg
- Bourguignon, M., Baart, M., Kapnoula, E. C., & Molinaro, N. (2019). Lip-Reading Enables the Brain to Synthesize Auditory Features of Unknown Silent Speech. The Journal of Neuroscience, 40(5), 1053–1065. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1101-19.2019
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Author David Owen discusses how hearing works and why it’s important to protect even when you’re young. Plus: learn how to be more productive by tapping into your “ultradian rhythms.”
For Better Productivity, Work in 90-Minute Spurts by Ashley Hamer: https://curiosity.com/topics/for-better-productivity-work-in-90-minute-spurts-curiosity
Additional resources from David Owen:
- Pick up “Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Additional publications by David Owen https://amazon.com
- Official website https://www.davidowen.net/
- Articles by David Owen in The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/david-owen
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Learn about how certain fonts can send political messages; why the “first instinct fallacy” says you shouldn’t always go with your first instinct; and why DNA and RNA are just two of millions of possible genetic molecules.
Fonts can send political messages by Kelsey Donk
- Fonts in campaign communications have liberal or conservative leanings. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/vt-fic012420.php
- What’s in a Font?: Ideological Perceptions of Typography. (2019). Communication Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10510974.2019.1692884
The "first instinct fallacy" says your gut response isn't always right by Steffie Drucker
- Harford, T. (2019, May 10). Our first instinct is far too often wrong. Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/32e4b22e-7197-11e9-bbfb-5c68069fbd15
- Couchman, J. J. (2015, September 3). Should you rely on first instincts when answering a multiple choice exam? The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/should-you-rely-on-first-instincts-when-answering-a-multiple-choice-exam-43313
- Kruger, J., Wirtz, D., & Miller, D. T. (2005). Counterfactual thinking and the first instinct fallacy. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88(5), 725–735. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.88.5.725
- Couchman, J. J., Miller, N. E., Zmuda, S. J., Feather, K., & Schwartzmeyer, T. (2015). The instinct fallacy: the metacognition of answering and revising during college exams. Metacognition and Learning, 11(2), 171–185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-015-9140-8
DNA and RNA are only two of millions of possible genetic molecules by Grant Currin
- DNA is only one among millions of possible genetic molecules. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/tiot-dio103119.php
- Mandelbaum, R. F. (2019, November 12). DNA Could Be One of a Million Possible Genetic Molecules. Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/dna-could-be-one-of-a-million-possible-genetic-molecule-1839807587
- Cleaves, H. J., Butch, C., Burger, P. B., Goodwin, J., & Meringer, M. (2019). One Among Millions: The Chemical Space of Nucleic Acid-Like Molecules. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 59(10), 4266–4277. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00632
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Learn about how little the average commute time has changed throughout human history; what researchers learned from the largest-ever study of cancer genomes; and why procrastination is about managing emotions, not time.
The Marchetti Constant by Kelsey Donk
- English, J. (2019, August 29). The History of Cities Is About How We Get to Work. CityLab; CityLab. https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2019/08/commute-time-city-size-transportation-urban-planning-history/597055/
- Marchetti, C. (2011). Anthropological Invariants in Travel Behavior. Iiasa.Ac.At. http://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/4071/
Scientists have released the largest-ever study of cancer genomes by Grant Currin
- Gallagher, J. (2020, February 5). Landmark study to transform cancer treatment. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51391151
- Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes. (2020). Nature.com. https://doi.org/10.1038/d42859-020-00001-y
- Massive cancer genome study reveals how DNA errors drive tumor growth. (2020, February 5). Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/massive-cancer-genome-study-reveals-how-dna-errors-drive-tumor-growth
- Genetics Home Reference. (2020). What is a genome? Genetics Home Reference. https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/hgp/genome
Procrastination is about managing emotions, not time by Kelsey Donk
- Jarrett, C. (2020). Why procrastination is about managing emotions, not time. BBC.com. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200121-why-procrastination-is-about-managing-emotions-not-time
- Tice, D. M., Bratslavsky, E., & Baumeister, R. F. (2001). Emotional distress regulation takes precedence over impulse control: if you feel bad, do it! Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80(1), 53–67. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11195891
- Sirois, F. M. (2015). Is procrastination a vulnerability factor for hypertension and cardiovascular disease? Testing an extension of the procrastination–health model. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 38(3), 578–589. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-015-9629-2
- Kashdan, T. B., & Rottenberg, J. (2010). Psychological flexibility as a fundamental aspect of health. Clinical Psychology Review, 30(7), 865–878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2010.03.001
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Learn about how quitting smoking may reawaken healthy cells; how researchers figured out how to tell the age of crime scene fingerprints to help investigators; and why you sometimes yawn while exercising or singing.
Quitting smoking doesn’t just slow lung damage, but can also reawaken undamaged cells by Grant Currin
- Gallagher, J. (2020, January 29). Lungs “magically” heal damage from smoking. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51279355
- Pfeifer, G. P. (2020, January 29). Smoke signals in the DNA of normal lung cells. Nature, 578(7794), 224–226. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00165-7
- Yoshida, K., Gowers, K. H. C., Lee-Six, H., Chandrasekharan, D. P., Coorens, T., Maughan, E. F., Beal, K., Menzies, A., Millar, F. R., Anderson, E., Clarke, S. E., Pennycuick, A., Thakrar, R. M., Butler, C. R., Kakiuchi, N., Hirano, T., Hynds, R. E., Stratton, M. R., Martincorena, I., … Campbell, P. J. (2020, January 29). Tobacco smoking and somatic mutations in human bronchial epithelium. Nature, 578(7794), 266–272. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-1961-1
It's been impossible to tell the age of crime scene fingerprints — until now by Grant Currin
- Determining Fingerprint Age with Mass Spectrometry Imaging via Ozonolysis of Triacylglycerols. (2020, January 3). Analytical Chemistry. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04765
- Residues in fingerprints hold clues to their age. (2020, January 22). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/acs-rif012220.php
Why we yawn during exercise by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Kate in Pennsylvania)
- Provine, R. R., Tate, B. C., & Geldmacher, L. L. (1987). Yawning: No effect of 3–5% CO2, 100% O2, and exercise. Behavioral and Neural Biology, 48(3), 382–393. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0163-1047(87)90944-7
- Massen, J. J. M., Dusch, K., Eldakar, O. T., & Gallup, A. C. (2014). A thermal window for yawning in humans: Yawning as a brain cooling mechanism. Physiology & Behavior, 130, 145–148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.03.032
- The science of the exercise yawn. (2017). Furthermore from Equinox. https://furthermore.equinox.com/articles/2017/09/yawning
- McKinney, James C. The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults. (2005). Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=znaCDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=singing+yawn&ots=DKpXxdwhGJ&sig=IjgkdxkqyENjWLoXJTDaYB94G30#v=onepage&q=yawn&f=false
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Learn about why sometimes people lie to seem more honest; how researchers finally figured out how to explain the Cheerios effect; and what we learned about evolution from studying Northern paper wasps, which can recognize each other’s faces.
Sometimes, People Lie to Seem Honest by Kelsey Donk
- People may lie to appear honest. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/apa-pml012820.php
- Meera Senthilingam, CNN. (2020, January 30). People lie to seem more honest, study finds. CNN. https://us.cnn.com/2020/01/30/health/lying-to-seem-honest-reputation-wellness/index.html
- Choshen-Hillel, S., Shaw, A., & Caruso, E. M. (2020). Lying to appear honest. Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 10.1037/xge0000737. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000737
Researchers Finally Explain the "Cheerios Effect" by Andrea Michelson
- Researchers directly measure “Cheerios effect” forces for the first time. (2019, December 19). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/bu-rdm121919.php
- Crash Chemistry Academy. (2018, January 5). surface tension - what is it, how does it form, what properties does it impart . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMzqiAuOSz0
- It’s Okay To Be Smart. (2017, October 25). The Cheerios Effect . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbKAwk-OG_w
Wasps Can Recognize Each Others' Faces by Cameron Duke
- Staff, S. X. (2020, January 27). “Profound” evolution: Wasps learn to recognize faces. Phys.org; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-01-profound-evolution-wasps.html
- Miller, S. E., Legan, A. W., Henshaw, M. T., Ostevik, K. L., Samuk, K., Uy, F. M. K., & Sheehan, M. J. (2020, February 11). Evolutionary dynamics of recent selection on cognitive abilities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(6), 3045–3052. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1918592117
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Learn about why a predicted increase in phytoplankton is good news for our environment; how researchers can detect evidence of climate change from just one day of global weather conditions; and how Pablo Escobar's hippos became an invasive species in Colombia.
Oceanographers Predict an Increase in Phytoplankton by Andrea Michelson
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. (2018). Phytoplankton - A Simple Guide | WHOI. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/ocean-topics/ocean-life/phytoplankton/
- UCI News Staff. (2020, January 27). Contradicting prevalent view, UCI oceanographers predict increase in phytoplankton. UCI News. https://news.uci.edu/2020/01/27/contradicting-prevalent-view-uci-oceanographers-predict-increase-in-phytoplankton/
- Flombaum, P., Wang, W.-L., Primeau, F. W., & Martiny, A. C. (2020). Global picophytoplankton niche partitioning predicts overall positive response to ocean warming. Nature Geoscience, 13(2), 116–120. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0524-2
The Signal of Human-Caused Climate Change Has Emerged in Everyday Weather by Grant Currin
- Sippel, S., Meinshausen, N., Fischer, E. M., Székely, E., & Knutti, R. (2020). Climate change now detectable from any single day of weather at global scale. Nature Climate Change, 10(1), 35–41. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0666-7
- Freedman, A. (2020, January 2). The signal of human-caused climate change has emerged in everyday weather, study finds. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/01/02/signal-human-caused-climate-change-has-emerged-every-day-weather-study-finds/
- Climate signals detected in global weather. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/ez-csd122319.php
- Climate Change: Global Temperature | NOAA Climate.gov. (2020). Climate.Gov. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temperature
Pablo Escobar's Hippos Have Become an Invasive Species in Colombia by Grant Currin
- Drug Lord’s Hippos Make Their Mark on Foreign Ecosystem. (2020). UCSD.edu. https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/feature/drug-lords-hippos-make-their-mark-on-foreign-ecosystem
- Alison DeNisco Rayome. (2020, January 29). Pablo Escobar’s hippos have become an invasive species in Colombia. CNET. https://www.cnet.com/news/pablo-escobars-hippos-have-become-an-invasive-species-in-colombia/
- Shurin, J. B., Aranguren Riaño, N., Duque Negro, D., Lopez, D. E., Jones, N. T., Laverde‐R, O., Neu, A., & Pedroza Ramos, A. (2020). Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest invasive animal. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2991
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Learn about the legacy of the trailblazing NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson; how scientists recently built xenobots, the world’s first living robots; and why zinc probably isn’t as good for colds as you think.
Katherine Johnson Is the Human 'Computer' Who Helped Us Go to Space by Ashley Hamer
- Hamer, A. Katherine Johnson Is the Human “Computer” Who Helped Us Go to Space. (2016, December 13). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/katherine-johnson-is-the-human-computer-who-helped-us-go-to-space-curiosity/
Xenobots: the World’s First Assembled Organisms by Cameron Duke
- Team Builds the First Living Robots. (2020, January 13). Uvm.edu. https://www.uvm.edu/uvmnews/news/team-builds-first-living-robots
- Simon, M. (2020, January 13). Meet Xenobot, an Eerie New Kind of Programmable Organism. Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/xenobot/
- Kriegman, S., Blackiston, D., Levin, M., & Bongard, J. (2020, January 28). A scalable pipeline for designing reconfigurable organisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(4), 1853–1859. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910837117
Zinc Probably Isn't as Good for Colds as You Think by Grant Currin
- Can zinc zap a cold? (2017). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/common-cold/expert-answers/zinc-for-colds/faq-20057769
- Zinc lozenges did not shorten the duration of colds. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/uoh-zld012820.php
- Hemilä, H., Haukka, J., Alho, M., Vahtera, J., & Kivimäki, M. (2020). Zinc acetate lozenges for the treatment of the common cold: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 10(1), e031662. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031662
- Stark, L. (2009, June 16). Zicam Zinc Nasal Sprays May Damage Sense of Smell, FDA Says. ABC News; ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/ColdandFluNews/story?id=7853178&page=1
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Learn about whether the exercise trend of “muscle confusion” really works; how structural colors give animals their vibrant hues; and why the way you dance is just as unique as your fingerprint.
The Myth of Muscle Confusion by Kelsey Donk
- Hutchinson, A. (2020, January 23). How to Make Your Strength Routine Evidence-Based. Outside Online; Outside Magazine. https://www.outsideonline.com/2408204/strength-training-research-2020
- How ‘Muscle Confusion’ Might Help Your Workouts. (2020, January 8). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/well/move/muscle-confusion-exercise-workouts-fitness.html
- Baz-Valle, E., Schoenfeld, B. J., Torres-Unda, J., Santos-Concejero, J., & Balsalobre-Fernández, C. (2019, December 27). The effects of exercise variation in muscle thickness, maximal strength and motivation in resistance trained men. PLOS ONE, 14(12), e0226989. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226989
How Animals Get Color Without Pigment by Grant Currin
- Color from Structure. (2013, January 31). The Scientist Magazine®; The Scientist Magazine. https://www.the-scientist.com/cover-story/color-from-structure-39860
- Hummingbirds’ rainbow colors come from pancake-shaped structures in their feathers. (2020, January 10). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200110110909.htm
- Rae Ellen Bichell. (2014, November 12). How Animals Hacked The Rainbow And Got Stumped On Blue. NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/11/12/347736896/how-animals-hacked-the-rainbow-and-got-stumped-on-blue
- Sun, J., Bharat Bhushan, & Tong, J. (2013, May 10). Structural coloration in nature. ResearchGate; RSC Advances. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255772388_Structural_coloration_in_nature
Your Dance Style Is as Unique as Your Fingerprint by Steffie Drucker
- The way you dance is unique, and computers can tell it’s you. (2020, January 17). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200117104740.htm
- Dance to your own drum: Identification of musical genre and individual dancer from motion capture using machine learning. (2020, January 13). Journal of New Music Research. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09298215.2020.1711778
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Learn about whether people think in words or in pictures; why brussels sprouts really are tastier than they used to be; and why buying luxury items might make you feel like an impostor.
Whether People Think in Words or Pictures by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Alicia)
- (2020). Twitter. https://twitter.com/KylePlantEmoji/status/1221713792913965061
- Heavey, C. L., & Hurlburt, R. T. (2008). The phenomena of inner experience. Consciousness and Cognition, 17(3), 798–810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2007.12.006
- Pristine Inner Experience. (2020). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pristine-inner-experience
- Amit, E., Hoeflin, C., Hamzah, N., & Fedorenko, E. (2017). An asymmetrical relationship between verbal and visual thinking: Converging evidence from behavior and fMRI. NeuroImage, 152, 619–627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.03.029
Why Brussels Sprouts Taste Better Now by Steffie Drucker
- From Culinary Dud To Stud: How Dutch Plant Breeders Built Our Brussels Sprouts Boom. (2019, October 30). NPR.Org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/30/773457637/from-culinary-dud-to-stud-how-dutch-plant-breeders-built-our-brussels-sprouts-bo
- Beck, A. (2019, November 7). It’s Not Your Imagination, Brussels Sprouts Really Do Taste Better Now. Better Homes & Gardens; Better Homes & Gardens. https://www.bhg.com/news/brussels-sprouts-less-bitter/
- Pearson, H. (2006, September 18). Distaste for sprouts in the genes. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/news060918-1
- Perman, A. (2011, November 1). The “brussels sprouts” gene: TAS2R38 | Anna Perman’s Genetic Spaghetti. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2011/nov/01/brussel-sprout-gene
- Neuroscience for Kids - Bitter Taste Gene. (2003, July 15). Washington.edu. http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/bitter.html
- Masur, L. (2019, December 26). The Top 10 Food Trends of the Entire Decade. Kitchn; Apartment Therapy, LLC. https://www.thekitchn.com/decade-food-trends-2010-2019-22973978
Luxury Buying Makes People Feel Fake by Kelsey Donk
- Luxury consumption can fuel “impostor syndrome” among some buyers. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/bc-lcc122019.php
- Wong, K. (2020, January 30). Why Your Designer Bag Is Making You Feel Worse. The Financial Diet. https://thefinancialdiet.com/luxury-consumer-imposter-syndrome/
- Goor, D., Ordabayeva, N., Keinan, A., & Crener, S. (2019). The Impostor Syndrome from Luxury Consumption. Journal of Consumer Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucz044
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Hugo Fruehaf, one of the inventors of GPS, discusses the dark origins of GPS and how far we’ve come since. Plus: learn why quiet wakefulness makes it okay to take a nap without actually falling asleep.
Benefits of Napping Without Actually Falling Asleep by Kelsey Donk
- Shortsleeve, C. (2019, December 27). Can’t Sleep? Try ‘Quiet Wakefulness’ Instead. Medium; Elemental. https://elemental.medium.com/cant-sleep-try-quiet-wakefulness-instead-2b106e5b8e3c
- Is Resting as Beneficial as Sleeping | Sleep.org. (2014). Sleep.org; https://www.sleep.org/articles/resting-vs-sleeping/
- Hofer-Tinguely, G., Achermann, P., Landolt, H.-P., Regel, S. J., Rétey, J. V., Dürr, R., Borbély, A. A., & Gottselig, J. M. (2005). Sleep inertia: performance changes after sleep, rest and active waking. Brain Research. Cognitive Brain Research, 22(3), 323–331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogbrainres.2004.09.013
Additional resources from Hugo Fruehauf:
- The Global Positioning System. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/the-global-positioning-system
- Elizabeth, Q. (2020). The QEPrize Judges introduce GPS . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CH_fmO-QO8&feature=youtu.be
- Hugo Fruehauf. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/hugo-fruehauf
- Cozzens, T. (2019, December 3). GPS pioneers honored with Queen’s award at Buckingham Palace - GPS World. GPS World. https://www.gpsworld.com/gps-pioneers-honored-with-queens-award-at-buckingham-palace/
- Hugo Fruehauf Official Website http://hugofruehauf.com/
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Learn about why “beauty sleep” has real benefits for your skin; how plants learn the chemical language of pests to use for self-defense; and a new algorithm that’s fighting deepfakes by looking at heart rates.
How Beauty Sleep Boosts Beauty by Mae Rice
- Kerri-Ann Jennings, MS, RD. (2016, September 9). Collagen - What Is It and What Is It Good For? Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/collagen
- Beauty sleep could be real, say body clock biologists. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/uom-bsc011520.php
- Chang, J., Garva, R., Pickard, A., Yeung, C.-Y. C., Mallikarjun, V., Swift, J., Holmes, D. F., Calverley, B., Lu, Y., Adamson, A., Raymond-Hayling, H., Jensen, O., Shearer, T., Meng, Q. J., & Kadler, K. E. (2020). Circadian control of the secretory pathway maintains collagen homeostasis. Nature Cell Biology, 22(1), 74–86. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-019-0441-z
Plants Talk to Worms for Self-Defense by Grant Currin
- Plants speak ‘roundworm’ for self-defense, study shows | Cornell Chronicle. (2020). Cornell Chronicle. http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/01/plants-speak-roundworm-self-defense-study-shows
- Manohar, M., Tenjo-Castano, F., Chen, S., Zhang, Y. K., Kumari, A., Williamson, V. M., Wang, X., Klessig, D. F., & Schroeder, F. C. (2020). Plant metabolism of nematode pheromones mediates plant-nematode interactions. Nature Communications, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14104-2
Fighting Deepfakes with Heart Rate by Grant Currin
- New research uses physiological cues to distinguish computer-generated faces from human ones. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/ssfo-nru012120.php
- Bonomi, M., & Boato, G. (2020). Digital human face detection in video sequences via a physiological signal analysis. Journal of Electronic Imaging, 29(01), 1. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jei.29.1.013009
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Learn about research-based advice for staying happy in your later years, from neuroscientist and author Daniel Levitin. Then, you’ll learn about how a faraway star helped researchers figure out when the Milky Way was formed.
Additional resources from Daniel Levitin:
- Pick up “Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives” on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Other publications by Daniel Levitin on Amazon https://amazon.com
- Official website https://www.daniellevitin.com/
- Follow @danlevitin on Twitter https://twitter.com/danlevitin
A Massive Collision Helped Us Judge the Milky Way’s Age by Grant Currin
- Dating a galaxy crash. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/m-dag011520.php
- Collision helped make the Milky Way -- and now we know when. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/yu-chm011320.php
- staff, S. X. (2017, July 27). Milky Way’s origins are not what they seem. Phys.Org; Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2017-07-milky.html
- Smith, V. V., Tsuji, T., Hinkle, K. H., Cunha, K., Blum, R. D., Valenti, J. A., Ridgway, S. T., Joyce, R. R., & Bernath, P. (2003). High-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of the Brown Dwarf Indi Ba. The Astrophysical Journal, 599(2), L107–L110. https://doi.org/10.1086/381248
- Chaplin, W. J., Serenelli, A. M., Miglio, A., Morel, T., Mackereth, J. T., Vincenzo, F., Kjeldsen, H., Basu, S., Ball, W. H., Stokholm, A., Verma, K., Mosumgaard, J. R., Silva Aguirre, V., Mazumdar, A., Ranadive, P., Antia, H. M., Lebreton, Y., Ong, J., Appourchaux, T., … Yıldız, M. (2020). Age dating of an early Milky Way merger via asteroseismology of the naked-eye star ν Indi. Nature Astronomy. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-019-0975-9
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Learn about why bosses should let employees surf the web at work; how researchers made it possible for you to hear a mummy’s voice after 3,000 years; and why cold weather makes us crave social contact.
Employees Should Surf the Web at Work by Kelsey Donk
- Andel, S. (2020, January 17). Why bosses should let employees surf the web at work. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-bosses-should-let-employees-surf-the-web-at-work-128444
- Andel, S. A., Kessler, S. R., Pindek, S., Kleinman, G., & Spector, P. E. (2019). Is cyberloafing more complex than we originally thought? Cyberloafing as a coping response to workplace aggression exposure. Computers in Human Behavior, 101, 124–130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.07.013
Hear a 3,000-Year-Old Mummy’s Voice by Cameron Duke
- Davis, N. (2020, January 23). Talk like an Egyptian: mummy’s voice heard 3,000 years after death. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/23/talk-like-an-egyptian-mummys-voice-heard-3000-years-after-death
- Howard, D. M., Schofield, J., Fletcher, J., Baxter, K., Iball, G. R., & Buckley, S. A. (2020). Synthesis of a Vocal Sound from the 3,000 year old Mummy, Nesyamun ‘True of Voice.’ Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56316-y
- The re-created sound of Nesyamun. (2020). SoundCloud. https://soundcloud.com/user-408688451/the-re-created-sound-of-nesyamun
Being Cold Makes Us Crave Social Contact by Steffie Drucker
- Cold Days Can Make Us Long For Social Contact — But Warming Up Our Bodies Eliminates This Desire. (2020, January 27). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/01/27/cold-days-can-make-us-long-for-social-contact-but-warming-up-our-bodies-eliminates-this-desire/
- Fay, A. J., & Maner, J. K. (2019). Interactive effects of tactile warmth and ambient temperature on the search for social affiliation. Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000407
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Learn about why opposites don’t really attract; the “propinquity effect” and how physical distance affects the way we feel about other people; and the history of when and why we started using last names.
Opposites Don’t Attract by Kelsey Donk
- Johnson, M. D. (2018, February 12). No, opposites do not attract. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/no-opposites-do-not-attract-88839
- Montoya, R. M., & Horton, R. S. (2012). A meta-analytic investigation of the processes underlying the similarity-attraction effect. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 30(1), 64–94. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407512452989
We Like What’s Physically Close to Us by Mae Rice
- New evidence for the “propinquity effect” – mere physical closeness increases our liking of desirable people and things. (2018, August). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/08/01/new-evidence-for-the-propinquity-effect-mere-physical-closeness-increases-our-liking-of-desirable-people-and-things/
- Shin, J., Suh, E. M., Li, N. P., Eo, K., Chong, S. C., & Tsai, M.-H. (2018). Darling, Get Closer to Me: Spatial Proximity Amplifies Interpersonal Liking. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45(2), 300–309. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167218784903
The History of Last Names by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Gregory)
- Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps. (2012). Forebears.Io. https://forebears.io/surnames
- Surnames & The Norman Conquest | Heritage Family History. (2016, September 3). Heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk. https://www.heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk/blog/2016/09/surnames-the-norman-conquest/
- SCMP. (2016, November 17). South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2046955/complex-origins-chinese-names-demystified
- The Memi De-Shalit Database of Jewish Family Names at Beit Hatfutsot. (2020). Beit Hatfutsot. https://www.bh.org.il/databases/family-names/jewish-family-names-introduction/
- Muraskin, B. (2014, January 8). Jewish Surnames Explained. Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/01/ashkenazi-names-the-etymology-of-the-most-common-jewish-surnames.html
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Learn how atomic clocks and how GPS clocks work, with help from the engineer who made GPS clocks possible: Hugo Fruehauf. But first, you’ll learn about how Harvard researchers finally figured out why stress can turn your hair gray.
Why Stress Turns Hair Gray by Grant Currin
- Zhang, B., Ma, S., Rachmin, I., He, M., Baral, P., Choi, S., Gonçalves, W. A., Shwartz, Y., Fast, E. M., Su, Y., Zon, L. I., Regev, A., Buenrostro, J. D., Cunha, T. M., Chiu, I. M., Fisher, D. E., & Hsu, Y.-C. (2020). Hyperactivation of sympathetic nerves drives depletion of melanocyte stem cells. Nature, 577(7792), 676–681. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-1935-3
- Clark, S. A., & Deppmann, C. D. (2020). How the stress of fight or flight turns hair white. Nature, 577(7792), 623–624. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-03949-8
Additional resources from Hugo Fruehauf:
- The Global Positioning System. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/the-global-positioning-system
- Elizabeth, Q. (2020). The QEPrize Judges introduce GPS . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CH_fmO-QO8&feature=youtu.be
- Hugo Fruehauf. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/hugo-fruehauf
- Cozzens, T. (2019, December 3). GPS pioneers honored with Queen’s award at Buckingham Palace - GPS World. GPS World. https://www.gpsworld.com/gps-pioneers-honored-with-queens-award-at-buckingham-palace/
- Hugo Fruehauf Official Website http://hugofruehauf.com/
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Learn about why students with higher emotional intelligence do better in school; how scientists solved an 80-year mystery of how atoms split; and an adorable discovery that changes what we know about the canine brain. Spoiler: it involves wolf puppies.
The Academic Benefits of Emotional Intelligence by Kelsey Donk
- Students do better in school when they can understand, manage emotions. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/apa-sdb121019.php
- Pattillo, A. (2019, December 12). This underrated type of intelligence could predict academic success. Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/article/61671-emotional-intelligence-is-key-factor-for-success
- Maccann, C., Jiang, Y., Brown, L., Double, K., Bucich, M., & Minbashian, A. (2007). Emotional Intelligence Predicts Academic Performance: A Meta-Analysis. https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/bul-bul0000219.pdf
Atoms Split in Uneven Shapes by Grant Currin
- Dooley, P. (2019, December 9). Things go pear-shaped when you split the atom. Cosmosmagazine.Com; Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/physics/things-go-pear-shaped-when-you-split-the-atom
- Scamps, G., & Simenel, C. (2018). Impact of pear-shaped fission fragments on mass-asymmetric fission in actinides. Nature, 564(7736), 382–385. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0780-0
- CrashCourse. (2020). Nuclear Chemistry Part 2 - Fusion and Fission: Crash Course Chemistry #39 . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU6y1XIADdg
- University of Tsukuba. (2018, December 20). Why does nuclear fission produce pear-shaped nuclei? Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2018-12-nuclear-fission-pear-shaped-nuclei.html
Wolf Puppies Can Play Fetch by Steffie Drucker
- Scientists unexpectedly witness wolf puppies play fetch. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/cp-suw010920.php
- Yong, E. (2016, June 2). The Origin of Dogs: When, Where, and How Many Times Were They Domesticated? The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/06/the-origin-of-dogs/484976/
- Hansen Wheat, C., & Temrin, H. (2020). Intrinsic Ball Retrieving in Wolf Puppies Suggests Standing Ancestral Variation for Human-Directed Play Behavior. IScience, 100811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2019.100811
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Learn about why successful people should reveal their failures; the extreme story of the death of planet WASP-12b; and why tulips used to cost more than houses during a period known as “tulip mania.”
A Reason to Reveal Your Failures by Kelsey Donk
- HBS Working Knowledge. (2018, December 11). Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2018/12/11/why-managers-should-reveal-their-failures/#695e82c362e2
- Envy Can Be Good for You. (2019). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/envy-can-be-good-for-you-curiosity
- Brooks, A. W., Huang, K., Abi-Esber, N., Buell, R. W., Huang, L., & Hall, B. (2019). Mitigating malicious envy: Why successful individuals should reveal their failures. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 148(4), 667–687. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000538
The Death of Planet WASP-12b by Grant Currin
- Planet WASP-12b is on a death spiral, say Princeton scientists. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/pu-pwi010820.php
- The Planet WASP-12b Is Hot As Hades And Dark As Night. (2017). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/the-planet-wasp-12b-is-hot-as-hades-and-dark-as-night-curiosity
- Hubble Captures Blistering Pitch-Black Planet. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/hubble-captures-blistering-pitch-black-planet
Tulips Cost More Than Houses During Dutch "Tulip Mania" by Cody Gough
https://curiosity.com/topics/tulips-cost-more-than-houses-during-dutch-tulip-mania-curiosity
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Learn about how doctors on Earth diagnosed and treated an astronaut’s medical problem in space for the first time; a new study that explains why whales are so big, but not bigger; and a Stanford technique for getting better at picking creative ideas.
The First Medical Diagnosis and Treatment in Space from Earth by Mae Rice
- First reported occurrence and treatment of spaceflight medical risk 200+ miles above Earth. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/lsuh-1ro010220.php
- The Human Body in Space. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/hrp/bodyinspace
- Venous Thrombosis during Spaceflight | NEJM. (2020). New England Journal of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc1905875
- How Long Does it Take to Get to Mars? (2013, May 9). Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/14841/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-to-mars/
- Rivard, A. B., & Bracken Burns. (2018, December 6). Anatomy, Head and Neck, Internal Jugular Vein. Nih.Gov; StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513258/
Why Whales Are So Big (But Not Bigger) by Steffie Drucker
- Learn, J. (2019, December 16). New Research Reveals Why Whales Evolved to be so Big. Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/new-research-reveals-why-whales-evolved-to-be-so-big-isns
- Goldbogen, J. A., Cade, D. E., Wisniewska, D. M., Potvin, J., Segre, P. S., Savoca, M. S., Hazen, E. L., Czapanskiy, M. F., Kahane-Rapport, S. R., DeRuiter, S. L., Gero, S., Tønnesen, P., Gough, W. T., Hanson, M. B., Holt, M. M., Jensen, F. H., Simon, M., Stimpert, A. K., Arranz, P., … Pyenson, N. D. (2019). Why whales are big but not bigger: Physiological drivers and ecological limits in the age of ocean giants. Science, 366(6471), 1367–1372. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax9044
- Whale Classification of Whales Baleen Whales Toothed Whales. (2020). Whaleroute.Com. https://www.whaleroute.com/class/index.htm
- Black, R. (2014, April 22). Whales vs. Dinosaurs: What’s the Biggest Animal of All Time? Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/technology/2014/04/whales-or-dinosaurs-what-are-the-biggest-heaviest-longest-animals-ever.html
- Blue whales can eat half a million calories in a single mouthful. (2010, December 9). Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2010/12/09/blue-whales-can-eat-half-a-million-calories-in-a-single-mouthful/
- Learn, J. (2019, December 16). New Research Reveals Why Whales Evolved to be so Big. Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/new-research-reveals-why-whales-evolved-to-be-so-big-isns
- Williams, T. M. (2019). The biology of big. Science, 366(6471), 1316–1317. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba1128
Stanford Technique for Picking Creative Ideas by Steffie Drucker
- Stanford. (2019, December 13). How you can get better at picking creative ideas. Futurity. https://www.futurity.org/creativity-creative-ideas-2232732/
- Berg, J. M. (2019). When silver is gold: Forecasting the potential creativity of initial ideas. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 154, 96–117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2019.08.004
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Learn about how scientists measure the contagiousness and deadliness of diseases like coronavirus; the history of acedia, an emotion that is similar to (but distinct from) depression; and why it helps to do a “potty dance” when you really have to go to the bathroom.
Measuring the Deadliness of Viruses (Like Coronavirus) by Ashley Hamer
- McCandless, D. (2018, October). The MicrobeScope – Infectious Diseases in Context — Information is Beautiful. https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/the-microbescope-infectious-diseases-in-context/
- Vanessa Bates Ramirez. (2014, October 28). What Is R0?: Gauging Contagious Infections. Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/r-nought-reproduction-number
- Vogel, Gretchen (2014, September 8). How deadly is Ebola? Statistical challenges may be inflating survival rate. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/09/how-deadly-ebola-statistical-challenges-may-be-inflating-survival-rate
- How Bad Will the Coronavirus Outbreak Get? Here Are 6 Key Factors. (2020, January 31). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/asia/china-coronavirus-contain.html
Depression’s Cousin “Acedia” by Mae Rice
- You Might Not Actually Be Struggling With Depression | HeartSupport https://blog.heartsupport.com/you-might-not-actually-be-struggling-with-depression-8ce57ab41f66
- Before Sloth Meant Laziness, It Was the Spiritual Sin of Acedia | Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/desert-fathers-sins-acedia-sloth
- Do You Have Any of These 3 Signs of Acedia? | National Catholic Register http://www.ncregister.com/blog/dlittle/do-you-have-any-of-these-3-signs-of-acedia
- Kathleen Norris battles ‘the demon of acedia’ | Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-kathleen-norris21-2008sep21-story.html
- Depression And Acedia: The Mood And The Spirit | PsyWeb http://www.psyweb.com/articles/depression/depression-and-acedia-the-mood-and-the-spirit/
- A Need For Spiritual Connection | Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/spiritual-wisdom-secular-times/201608/need-spiritual-connection
Why We Do the Potty Dance by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Stewart C.)
- Ashish. (2015, December 29). Why Do We “Dance” When We Really Need to Urinate? » Science ABC. https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/why-do-we-dance-when-we-really-need-to-urinate.html
- Displacement activity | animal behaviour | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/displacement-activity
- Farricelli, A. (2013, May 3). Understanding Dog Displacement Behaviors. PetHelpful; PetHelpful. https://pethelpful.com/dogs/Understanding-Dog-Dispacement-Behavior
- UConn Today. (2016, November 30). Mind Over Bladder: The Brain-Organ Connection. UConn Today. https://today.uconn.edu/2016/11/mind-bladder-research-explores-brain-organ-connection
- Angle, S. (2016, April 21). Why Do You Have to Pee the Closer You Get to a Bathroom? Shape. https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/why-do-you-have-pee-closer-you-get-bathroom
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Hugo Fruehauf, one of the inventors of GPS and a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, tells the surprising story of how GPS was invented. Plus: learn about how planning cheat days could make your next goal easier to achieve.
Planning Cheat Days to Achieve Your Goals by Mae Rice
- Planned "Cheat Days" Can Help You Achieve Your Goals, According To New Study | Bustle https://www.bustle.com/articles/155981-planned-cheat-days-can-help-you-achieve-your-goals-according-to-new-study
- How To Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions, According To Psychology | Research Digest https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/01/13/how-to-achieve-your-new-years-resolutions-according-to-psychology/
- How cheating can help you reach your goals | BBC https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20180216-yes-cheat-a-tiny-bit-on-those-goals
- Coelho do Vale, R., Pieters, R. and Zeelenberg, M. (2016), The benefits of behaving badly on occasion: Successful regulation by planned hedonic deviations. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 26: 17-28. doi:10.1016/j.jcps.2015.05.001 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jcps.2015.05.001
- Why 80 Percent of New Year's Resolutions Fail | U.S. News https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/2015-12-29/why-80-percent-of-new-years-resolutions-fail
Additional resources from Hugo Fruehauf:
- The Global Positioning System. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/the-global-positioning-system
- Elizabeth, Q. (2020). The QEPrize Judges introduce GPS . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CH_fmO-QO8&feature=youtu.be
- Hugo Fruehauf. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/hugo-fruehauf
- Cozzens, T. (2019, December 3). GPS pioneers honored with Queen’s award at Buckingham Palace - GPS World. GPS World. https://www.gpsworld.com/gps-pioneers-honored-with-queens-award-at-buckingham-palace/
- Hugo Fruehauf Official Website http://hugofruehauf.com/
- Space weather effects on Satellite Communications :: Space Weather Center. (2020). Rra.Go.Kr. https://spaceweather.rra.go.kr/effect/english/03_07
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Learn about why criminal profiling doesn’t seem to work in real life; planets with oceans of molten rock that basically eat the sky; and superhuman red blood cells that could be used to deliver life-saving drugs.
Criminal Profiling Probably Doesn’t Work by Kelsey Donk
- MacMillan, T. (2017, October 20). Can Criminal Profilers Really Get Inside the Head of a Killer? Vulture; Vulture. https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/mindhunter-criminal-profiling-really-work-like-this.html
- Matthews, D. (2018, November 12). Criminal Minds, Mindhunter: criminal profiling doesn’t work. Vox; Vox. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/11/12/18044688/criminal-profilers-mindhunter-hannibal-criminal-minds
- Gladwell, M. (2007, November 4). Dangerous Minds. The New Yorker; The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/11/12/dangerous-minds
- Snook, B., Cullen, R. M., Bennell, C., Taylor, P. J., & Gendreau, P. (2008). The Criminal Profiling Illusion. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 35(10), 1257–1276. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854808321528
- Snook, B., Eastwood, J., Gendreau, P., Goggin, C., & Cullen, R. M. (2007). Taking Stock of Criminal Profiling. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34(4), 437–453. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854806296925
Some Exoplanets’ Magma Oceans Eat Their Skies by Grant Currin
- Mission overview. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/overview/index.html
- Lerner-Chicago, L. (2019, December 27). Exoplanets with magma oceans may “eat” their own skies - Futurity. Futurity. https://www.futurity.org/exoplanets-magma-oceans-2241842/
- Kite, E. S., Bruce Fegley Jr., Schaefer, L., & Ford, E. B. (2019). Superabundance of Exoplanet Sub-Neptunes Explained by Fugacity Crisis. The Astrophysical Journal, 887(2), L33. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab59d9 / https://arxiv.org/pdf/1912.02701.pdf
Superhuman Red Blood Cells for Drug Delivery by Cameron Duke
- Special delivery: McMaster physicists design ‘super-human’ red blood cells to deliver drugs to specific targets within the body. (2020). Mcmaster.Ca. https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/special-delivery-mcmaster-physicists-design-super-human-red-blood-cells-to-deliver-drugs-to-specific-targets-within-the-body/
- Himbert, S., Blacker, M. J., Kihm, A., Pauli, Q., Khondker, A., Yang, K., Sinjari, S., Johnson, M., Juhasz, J., Wagner, C., Stöver, H. D. H., & Rheinstädter, M. C. (2020). Hybrid Erythrocyte Liposomes: Functionalized Red Blood Cell Membranes for Molecule Encapsulation. Advanced Biosystems, 1900185. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.201900185
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Learn about the 13 categories of emotions that music makes you feel; how scientists solved the mystery of two strangely small tyrannosaurus rex fossils; and surprising things that happen to a pregnant person’s body.
Research Suggests That Music Evokes 13 Key Emotions by Kelsey Donk
- Anwar, Y. (2020, January 6). Ooh là là! Music evokes at least 13 emotions. Scientists have mapped them. Berkeley News. https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/01/06/music-evokes-13-emotions/
- Noonan, D. (2020, January 6). Is a Sad Song Sad for Everyone? Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-a-sad-song-sad-for-everyone/
- Cowen, A. S., Fang, X., Sauter, D., & Keltner, D. (2020). What music makes us feel: At least 13 dimensions organize subjective experiences associated with music across different cultures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(4), 1924–1934. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910704117
Two Tiny T-Rexes Turned Out to Be Teenagers by Mae Rice
- Secrets behind T. rex’s bone crushing bites: T. rex could crush with 8,000 pound bite forces. (2017). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170517090520.htm
- Researchers learn more about teen-age T.Rex. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/osuc-rlm122019.php
- Woodward, H. N., Tremaine, K., Williams, S. A., Zanno, L. E., Horner, J. R., & Myhrvold, N. (2020). Growing up Tyrannosaurus rex: Osteohistology refutes the pygmy “Nanotyrannus” and supports ontogenetic niche partitioning in juvenile Tyrannosaurus. Science Advances, 6(1), eaax6250. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax6250
Surprising Things Pregnancy Does to the Body by Kelsey Donk
- Nierenberg, C. (2015, May 19). Body Changes During Pregnancy. Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/50877-regnancy-body-changes.html
- Catriona Harvey-Jenner. (2017, April 12). 10 weird things you didn’t realise happen to your body during pregnancy. Cosmopolitan; Cosmopolitan. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a9266776/weird-things-happen-to-body-during-pregnancy/
- Cari Wira Dineen. (2016, May 4). Crazy Ways Your Body Changes During Pregnancy. Parents; Parents. https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-body/changing/crazy-ways-your-body-changes-during-pregnancy/
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Learn about why your next relationship will probably be like your last one; what scientists learned by studying the oldest material on Earth; and what researchers learned when they had cuttlefish wear 3-D glasses.
Why Your Next Relationship Will Probably Be Like Your Last by Kelsey Donk
- Changing partners doesn’t change relationship dynamics, study shows. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-08/uoa-cpd082719.php
- Johnson, M. D., & Neyer, F. J. (2019). (Eventual) stability and change across partnerships. Journal of Family Psychology, 33(6), 711–721. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000523
Scientist Discovered the Oldest Material on Earth by Grant Currin
- WMAP- Life and Death of Stars. (2010). Nasa.Gov. https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/rel_stars.html
- Meteorite contains the oldest material on Earth: 7-billion-year-old stardust. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/fm-mct010820.php
- This ancient stardust is the oldest ever to be examined in a lab. (2020, January 13). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-meteorite-stardust-oldest-ever-examined-lab
- 7 billion-year-old stardust is the oldest stuff on Earth. (2020, January 13). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/01/13/seven-billion-year-old-stardust-is-oldest-stuff-earth/
- Heck, P. R., Greer, J., Kööp, L., Trappitsch, R., Gyngard, F., Busemann, H., Maden, C., Ávila, J. N., Davis, A. M., & Wieler, R. (2020). Lifetimes of interstellar dust from cosmic ray exposure ages of presolar silicon carbide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(4), 1884–1889. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1904573117
Why Scientists Put Cuttlefish in 3-D Glasses by Grant Currin
- Yes, This Cuttlefish Is Wearing 3-D Glasses. (2020, January 8). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/science/3d-glasses-cuttlefish.html
- Cuttlefish use depth perception similar to vertebrate vision when hunting prey. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/aaft-cud010620.php
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Learn about why deadhead logs so rare and valuable, people actually risk their lives looking for them, from author and TV host Kevin O’Connor. Then, we’ll answer a listener question about why you feel tired after you take a long trip.
Additional resources from This Old House host Kevin O’Connor:
- From This Old House, Clearstory is a podcast that sheds light on the surprising stories behind our homes — https://www.thisoldhouse.com/clearstory
- More about This Old House — https://www.thisoldhouse.com/
- Follow @KevinOConnorTOH on Twitter — https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorTOH
- Follow @ThisOldHouse on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ThisOldHouse
- This Old House on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse
Why Traveling Makes You Tired by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Samuel in London)
- University of Tsukuba. "Why do we fall asleep when bored?." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 29 September 2017. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170929093400.htm
- Snooze mobiles: how vibrations in cars make drivers sleepy | RMIT University https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2018/jul/vibrations-cars-drivers-sleepy
- Lawrence E. Armstrong, Matthew S. Ganio, Douglas J. Casa, Elaine C. Lee, Brendon P. McDermott, Jennifer F. Klau, Liliana Jimenez, Laurent Le Bellego, Emmanuel Chevillotte, Harris R. Lieberman, Mild Dehydration Affects Mood in Healthy Young Women, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 142, Issue 2, February 2012, Pages 382–388, https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.111.142000
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Learn about common mistakes people make in the shower. Then, learn about the history and science of the two-by-four from author Kevin O’Connor, host of the home renovation television series This Old House.
5 Common Mistakes People Make In The Shower by Anna Todd
http://www.curiosity.com/topics/5-common-mistakes-people-make-in-the-shower-curiosity
Additional resources from This Old House host Kevin O’Connor:
- From This Old House, Clearstory is a podcast that sheds light on the surprising stories behind our homes — https://www.thisoldhouse.com/clearstory
- More about This Old House — https://www.thisoldhouse.com/
- Follow @KevinOConnorTOH on Twitter — https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorTOH
- Follow @ThisOldHouse on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ThisOldHouse
- This Old House on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse
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Learn about why an overheard phone conversation is so distracting; how big or small a black hole can get; and why you should definitely tell your anesthesiologist if you smoke marijuana.
Why an Overheard Phone Conversation Is so Incredibly Distracting by Anna Todd
https://curiosity.com/topics/why-an-overheard-phone-conversation-is-so-incredibly-distracting-curiosity
How Big (or Small) Can a Black Hole Get? by Matthew Francis
https://curiosity.com/topics/how-big-or-small-can-a-black-hole-get-curiosity
Why You Should Definitely Tell Your Anesthesiologist If You Smoke Marijuana by Ashley Hamer
https://curiosity.com/topics/why-you-should-definitely-tell-your-anesthesiologist-if-you-smoke-marijuana-curiosity
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Learn about why we actually learn better from success than failure; why ravens are so smart, they’re making us re-think the way brains work; and why reaching a temperature of absolute zero is absolutely impossible.
You Learn Better from Success than Failure by Kelsey Donk
- Do We Really Learn From Our Mistakes? | Association for Psychological Science — https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/minds-business/do-we-really-learn-from-our-mistakes.html
- Eskreis-Winkler, L., & Fishbach, A. (2019). Not Learning From Failure—the Greatest Failure of All. Psychological Science, 30(12), 1733–1744. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797619881133
Ravens Can Plan Ahead Just As Well As Apes Can by Ashley Hamer
https://curiosity.com/topics/ravens-can-plan-ahead-just-as-well-as-apes-can-curiosity
It's Finally Settled: Absolute Zero Is Impossible by Joanie Faletto
https://curiosity.com/topics/its-finally-settled-absolute-zero-is-impossible-curiosity
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Learn about a trick for conquering sadness by thinking of it as a person; how Neanderthals may have releived their pain with a familiar drug; and the surprising science of how cows each use a unique “voice” to talk to each other.
Think of Sadness as a Person by Kelsey Donk
- How can you conquer ordinary, everyday sadness? Think of it as a person | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/dec/08/how-can-you-conquer-ordinary-everyday-sadness-think-of-it-as-a-person
- Chen, F., Chen, R.P. and Yang, L. (2020), When Sadness Comes Alive, Will It Be Less Painful? The Effects of Anthropomorphic Thinking on Sadness Regulation and Consumption. J Consum Psychol. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jcpy.1137
Neanderthals Treated Pain With A Form Of Aspirin by Ashley Hamer https://curiosity.com/topics/neanderthals-treated-pain-with-a-form-of-aspirin-curiosity
Cow Voices by Kelsey Donk
- Stand out from the herd: How cows commoonicate through their lives | EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uos-sof121719.php
- Green, A., Clark, C., Favaro, L. et al. Vocal individuality of Holstein-Friesian cattle is maintained across putatively positive and negative farming contexts. Sci Rep 9, 18468 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54968-4
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Learn about how AI and Twitter could help you find the perfect job, and how the world is actually a greener place than it was 20 years ago. We’ll also answer a listener question about why we use the color “blue” to say we’re sad.
Job-Matching with Your Tweets by Kelsey Donk
Sources:
- Robot career advisor: AI may soon be able to analyse your tweets to match you to a job | The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/robot-career-advisor-ai-may-soon-be-able-to-analyse-your-tweets-to-match-you-to-a-job-128777
- The Vocation Map (interactive) | Marian-Andrei Rizoiu — http://www.rizoiu.eu/documents/research/resources/Vocation_Map_Interactive.html
- Social media-predicted personality traits and values can help match people to their ideal jobs | PNAS December 26, 2019 116 (52) 26459-26464; first published December 16, 2019 — https://www.pnas.org/content/116/52/26459
Earth Is Greener Than Before by Kelsey Donk
Sources:
- Human Activity in China and India Dominates the Greening of Earth, NASA Study Shows | NASA — https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/human-activity-in-china-and-india-dominates-the-greening-of-earth-nasa-study-shows
- China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management | Chen, C., Park, T., Wang, X. et al. China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management. Nat Sustain 2, 122–129 (2019) doi:10.1038/s41893-019-0220-7 — https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0220-7
Story 3 by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Becky and Britni)
Sources:
- Chaucer and the Country of the Stars: Poetic Uses of Astrological Imagery — https://curiosity.im/2NOyLIB
- blue (adj.1) | Online Etymology Dictionary — https://www.etymonline.com/word/blue?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_13636
- Drunk and dirty | BBC — http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/yoursay/lost_for_words/german/drunk_and_dirty.shtml
- Philip, Gill. (2006). Connotative Meaning in English and Italian Colour-Word Metaphors. Metaphorik. 10. — https://www.researchgate.net/publication/44707159_Connotative_Meaning_in_English_and_Italian_Colour-Word_Metaphors
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Learn about how most of the world’s lying comes from a small group of people; an invisible dye that stores vaccine history in the skin; and how language shows us that the ways we feel emotions are not universal.
Most Lying Is Done by a Few People by Steffie Drucker
Sources:
- Men think they're better liars | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uop-mtt122019.php
- Lie prevalence, lie characteristics and strategies of self-reported good liars | PLOS — https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0225566
Storing Vaccine History with Invisible Dye by Mae Rice
Sources:
- Storing medical information below the skin's surface | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/miot-smi121619.php
- Medical history that’s skin deep | Cosmos — https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/medical-history-that-s-skin-deep
- Biocompatible near-infrared quantum dots delivered to the skin by microneedle patches record vaccination | Science Translational Medicine Vol. 11, Issue 523, eaay7162 — https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/11/523/eaay7162
Emotion Words Vary Across Cultures by Kelsey Donk
Sources:
- Words to express emotion vary greatly in their meanings across languages | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/aaft-wte121619.php
- Mapping words reveals emotional diversity | Science, 20 Dec 2019: Vol. 366, Issue 6472, pp. 1444-1445 — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6472/1444
- Emotion semantics show both cultural variation and universal structure | Science, 20 Dec 2019: Vol. 366, Issue 6472, pp. 1517-1522 — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/366/6472/1517.full.pdf
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Learn about how being a patron of the arts could help you live longer; an upcoming supernova we may be able to see with the naked eye; and the superhuman speed of bird vision.
Live Longer by Appreciating Art by Kelsey Donk
Sources:
- Engaging with the arts linked to longer life | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/b-ewt121619.php
- The art of life and death: 14 year follow-up analyses of associations between arts engagement and mortality in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing | BMJ 2019;367:l6377 — https://www.bmj.com/content/367/bmj.l6377
Betelgeuse Might Go Supernova by Steffie Drucker
Sources:
- Just a Fainting Spell? Or Is Betelgeuse About to Blow? | The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/science/astronomy-supernova-betelgeuse.html
- Might there soon be a supernova near Earth? | The Economist — https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/01/09/might-there-soon-be-a-supernova-near-earth
- The Last Supernova: 400-Year-Old Explosion Imaged | Space.com — https://www.space.com/412-supernova-400-year-explosion-imaged.html
The Freaky-Fast Vision of Birds of Prey by Kelsey Donk
Sources:
- Falcons see prey at speed of Formula 1 car | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/lu-fsp122019.php
- Flicker fusion threshold | Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flicker_fusion_threshold
- How fast can raptors see? | Journal of Experimental Biology — https://jeb.biologists.org/content/early/2019/12/06/jeb.209031
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Learn about how the 1987 Montreal Protocol inadvertently slowed global warming; where you can find giant Sequoias, the biggest lifeforms on the planet; and some pro tips from the Harvard Business Review on how to avoid distractions at work.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how giant sequoias are the biggest lifeforms on the planet: https://curiosity.com/topics/giant-sequoias-are-the-biggest-lifeforms-on-the-planet-curiosity
Additional sources:
- How saving the ozone layer in 1987 slowed global warming | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uons-hst120519.php
- Reduction in surface climate change achieved by the 1987 Montreal Protocol | Environmental Research Letters — https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab4874
- 10 Quick Tips for Avoiding Distractions at Work | Harvard Business Review — https://hbr.org/2019/12/10-quick-tips-for-avoiding-distractions-at-work
- Have Dovico Timesheet Bring Me to the Last View I Was In | Dovico — http://www.dovico.com/article_time_management_facts_figures.aspx
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Learn about why paying it forward has very real effects; musical animals that could help us understand how speech evolved in humans; and newly announced names for exoplanets that were crowdsourced from people just like you.
Sources:
- Small acts of kindness at work benefit the giver, the receiver and the whole organisation | The British Psychological Society — https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/07/04/small-acts-of-kindness-at-work-benefit-the-giver-the-receiver-and-the-whole-organisation/
- Everyday prosociality in the workplace: The reinforcing benefits of giving, getting, and glimpsing. | APA PsycNET — https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-24716-001
- Wild gorillas compose happy songs that they hum during meals | New Scientist — https://www.newscientist.com/article/2078781-wild-gorillas-compose-happy-songs-that-they-hum-during-meals/
- Food-Associated Calling in Gorillas (Gorilla g. gorilla) in the Wild | PLOS ONE — https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0144197
- 100 000s of People from 112 Countries Select Names for Exoplanet Systems In Celebration of IAU’s 100th Anniversary | International Astronomical Union — https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1912/
- Approved names | IAU100 — http://www.nameexoworlds.iau.org/final-results
- Dillingham woman chosen to name star and exoplanet | Anchorage Daily News — https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/science/2019/12/18/woman-from-dillingham-names-intergalactic-star-and-planet-after-alaska-rivers/
- Proposers | IAU100 — http://www.nameexoworlds.iau.org/proposers
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Learn about cat and dog “zoomies” and why pets sprint around the house; how to avoid the abstinence violation effect that makes you give up after a mistake; and why vision is surprisingly important for babies in the womb.
Sources:
- Viral Snow-Loving Pup Illustrates the Science of Dog "Zoomies" | Inverse — https://www.inverse.com/article/38913-dog-zoomies-science
- What Actually Are the Zoomies? | MEL — https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/what-actually-are-the-zoomies
- Forget Zombies. The Notification Apocalypse Is Here | Inc. — https://www.inc.com/magazine/201805/thomas-goetz/manipulation-gamification-scarcity.html?cid=hmside1
- Abstinence Violation Effect (AVE) | Encyclopedia.com — https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/abstinence-violation-effect-ave
- Why Falling Off the Wagon Isn't Fatal | TIME — http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1868965,00.html
- Babies in the womb may see more than we thought | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/uoc--bit112219.php
- Gap Junction Coupling Shapes the Encoding of Light in the Developing Retina | Current Biology — https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(19)31365-X?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS096098221931365X%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
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Learn about why your taste buds aren’t the only part of your body that help you enjoy the flavor of food. Then, learn about the two major forces that determine what a group of people can accomplish, with physicist and entrepreneur Safi Bahcall.
Additional resources from Safi Bahcall:
- Pick up “Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow @SafiBahcall on Twitter — https://twitter.com/safibahcall
- Official Website — https://www.bahcall.com/
- Subscribe to the New Books Network to hear our full interview with Safi Bahcall — https://newbooksnetwork.com/
The Taste Receptors Beyond Your Tongue by Grant Currin
Sources:
- Taste receptors in the gastrointestinal system | Flavour — https://flavourjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2044-7248-4-14
- Your Gut Has Taste Receptors | ScienceDaily — https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070820175426.htm
- Gut feelings | Knowable Magazine — https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/health-disease/2018/gut-feelings
- T1R3 and gustducin in gut sense sugars to regulate expression of Na+-glucose cotransporter 1 | PNAS — https://www.pnas.org/content/104/38/15075
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Learn about how your weak passwords can get approved even when they shouldn’t; why Saturn’s rings might not be as old as we thought; and how much time you should spend with someone to know if you really enjoy their company.
Sources:
- The Top 100 Worst Passwords of 2019 | SplashData — https://www.teamsid.com/100-50-worst-passwords-2019/
- 'Inconsistent and misleading' password meters could increase risk of cyber attacks | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uop-am121819.php
- 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report | Verizon — https://enterprise.verizon.com/resources/reports/dbir/
- Password meters: inaccurate advice offered inconsistently? | Computer Fraud & Security, Volume 2019, Issue 11, November 2019 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1361372319301162?via%3Dihub
- Ancestor of Humans Lived With Dinosaurs | Seeker — https://www.seeker.com/ancestor-of-humans-lived-with-dinosaurs-1768223125.html
- Are Saturn’s Rings Really as Young as the Dinosaurs? | Quanta Magazine — https://www.quantamagazine.org/are-saturns-rings-really-as-young-as-the-dinosaurs-20191121/
- The origin of Saturn's rings and moons | Science — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/364/6445/1028
- Measurement and implications of Saturn’s gravity field and ring mass | Science — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/364/6445/eaat2965
- The 3-Encounter Rule | The Art of Manliness — https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/the-3-encounter-rule/
- Relational mate value: Consensus and uniqueness in romantic evaluations. | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology — https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-08116-001
- Relational Mate Value: Consensus and Uniqueness in Romantic Evaluations | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (PDF) — https://static1.squarespace.com/static/504114b1e4b0b97fe5a520af/t/536558a7e4b00d4ffa0c60a0/1399150759190/EastwickHunt2014JPSP.pdf
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Learn about why we’ll probably never be able to teleport; how to set “approach goals” so you’re more likely to achieve your dreams; and how dogs can help improve kids’ reading skills.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why we'll (probably) never be able to teleport: https://curiosity.com/topics/why-well-probably-never-be-able-to-teleport-curiosity
Additional sources:
- Goal-Setting Secrets | Positive Psychology News — https://positivepsychologynews.com/news/bridget-grenville-cleave/2012013120696
- How to Overcome Your Fear of Failure | Harvard Business Review — https://hbr.org/2018/12/how-to-overcome-your-fear-of-failure
- Approach and Avoidance Social Motives and Goals | University of California, Los Angeles — http://www.coachingtowardhappiness.com/pdf/ApproachAndAvoidanceSocialMotives.pdf
- New research demonstrates dogs promote page turning | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uobc-usd112719.php
- Turning the Page for Spot: The Potential of Therapy Dogs to Support Reading Motivation Among Young Children | Anthrozoös: A multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals, Volume 32, 2019 - Issue 5 — https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08927936.2019.1645511
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Learn about why we blurt things out at inappropriate times; what would happen if Earth stopped turning; and what those little black dots are around your windshield.
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:
- Why We Blurt Things Out, According to Research — https://curiosity.com/topics/why-we-blurt-things-out-according-to-research-curiosity
- What If Earth Stopped Turning? — https://curiosity.com/topics/what-if-earth-stopped-turning-curiosity
Additional sources:
- Here's What Those Little Dots Are On The Edges Of Your Car Windows | Jalopnik — https://jalopnik.com/heres-what-those-little-dots-are-on-the-edges-of-your-c-1791075995
- The Purpose of the Frit (Black Band) and Spots on Windshield | DeDona Tint & Sound — https://www.dedona.com/the-purpose-of-the-frit-black-band-and-spots-on-windshield/
- What is That Black Band Around Your Windshield? | Taylor Auto Glass — https://www.taylorautoglass.com/black-dots-windshield/
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Learn about why music really is universal to humans; what studying “split-brain” patients taught scientists about the brain; and when in human history society decided that women should shave their bodies.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how studying “split-brain” patients taught scientists strange things about the brain: https://curiosity.com/topics/studying-split-brain-patients-taught-scientists-strange-things-about-the-brain-curiosity
Additional sources:
- Universal features of music around the world | ScienceDaily — https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191122113300.htm
- Universality and diversity in human song | Science — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6468/eaax0868
- The world in a song | Science — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6468/944
- Caucasian Female Body Hair and American Culture | Journal of American Culture — https://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/brundage13/files/2013/09/Caucasian-Female-Body-Hair-and-American-Culture.pdf
- The History of Female Hair Removal | Women’s Museum of California — https://womensmuseum.wordpress.com/2017/11/22/the-history-of-female-hair-removal/
- Why women are growing out their body hair and what razor companies are doing about it | USA Today — https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2019/09/07/women-body-hair-why-more-women-shaving-less-beauty-trend/2195286001/
- A Nick In Time: How Shaving Evolved Over 100,000 Years Of History | Gizmodo — https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/03/a-nick-in-time-how-shaving-evolved-over-100000-years-of-history/
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Learn about the surprising Medieval history of almond milk. Then, learn how some basic physics principles can help us understand why good teams kill great ideas, with physicist and entrepreneur Safi Bahcall.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how almond milk was a gourmet luxury in the Middle Ages: https://curiosity.com/topics/almond-milk-was-a-gourmet-luxury-in-the-middle-ages-curiosity
Additional resources from Safi Bahcall:
- Pick up “Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow @SafiBahcall on Twitter — https://twitter.com/safibahcall
- Official Website — https://www.bahcall.com/
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Learn about why you’re happier before achieving a goal than you are after; why horsepower probably doesn’t mean what you think it means; and how to keep your skin safe from the potentially harmful bacteria in your makeup bag.
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:
- Here's Why You're Happier Before Achieving a Goal Than You Are After — https://curiosity.com/topics/heres-why-youre-happier-before-achieving-a-goal-than-you-are-after-curiosity
- Horsepower Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means — https://curiosity.com/topics/horsepower-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-it-means-curiosity
Additional sources:
- Revealed: The deadly superbugs lurking in more than 9 in 10 make-up bags | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/au-rtd120219.php
- Microbiological study of used cosmetic products: highlighting possible impact on consumer health | Society for Applied Microbiology — https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jam.14479
- What You Really Need to Know About Makeup Expiration Dates | Byrdie — https://www.byrdie.com/makeup-expiration-dates-mascara-foundation-lipstick
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Learn about why most peoples’ favorite color is blue. Then, you’ll learn why the mystery of how how cats always land on their feet puzzled scientists for centuries, with help from author Greg Gbur.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about the psychological reason why most people’s favorite color is blue: https://curiosity.com/topics/the-psychological-reason-why-most-peoples-favorite-color-is-blue-curiosity
Additional resources from Greg Gbur:
- Pick up “Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow Greg Gbur on Twitter — https://twitter.com/drskyskull
- Greg Gbur’s website — https://skullsinthestars.com/
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Learn about how to avoid committing “financial infidelity;” how scientists are fighting the effects of climate change by playing sounds underwater; and the science between weird winter weather phenomena, including “sea smoke” and thundersnow.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about weird winter weather phenomena: https://curiosity.com/topics/4-weird-winter-weather-phenomena-explained-curiosity
- Love, lies and money: Study introduces, defines and measures financial infidelity | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uond-lla120319.php
- Love, Lies, and Money: Financial Infidelity in Romantic Relationships | Journal of Consumer Research — https://academic.oup.com/jcr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jcr/ucz052/5610529
- Sounds of the past give new hope for coral reef restoration | University of Exeter — http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_768084_en.html
- One Way to Lure Fish Back to Damaged Reefs? Play the Sounds of Living Coral | Smithsonian Magazine — https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/loudspeakers-lure-communities-fish-back-degraded-coral-reefs-180973685/
- Acoustic enrichment can enhance fish community development on degraded coral reef habitat | Nature Communications — https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13186-2
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Learn about why it’s okay to only exercise on weekends; the real difference between brown and white eggs; and, how you can use a little psychology to enjoy the latest Star Wars movie more.
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:
- What's the Real Difference Between Brown Eggs and White Eggs? — https://curiosity.com/topics/whats-the-real-difference-between-brown-eggs-and-white-eggs-curiosity/
- Yes, It's OK if You Only Exercise on Weekends — https://curiosity.com/topics/yes-its-ok-if-you-only-exercise-on-weekends-curiosity
Additional sources:
- Seeing the new Star Wars? Be careful what you wish for | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/osu-stn122419.php
- The Cost of Clairvoyance: Enjoyment and Appreciation of a Popular Movie as a Function of Affective Forecasting Errors | Hogrefe — https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/pdf/10.1027/1864-1105/a000268
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Entrepreneur, physicist, and author Safi Bahcall explains “loonshots” and how Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocketry, can help us understand where good ideas come from. Plus: learn about why illness puts your brain in a fog, and new research that found a place on Earth where there’s no life.
Additional resources from Safi Bahcall:
- Pick up “Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow @SafiBahcall on Twitter — https://twitter.com/safibahcall
- Official Website — https://www.bahcall.com/
Other sources:
- Link between inflammation and mental sluggishness shown in new study | University of Birmingham via EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/uob-lbi111519.php
- Selective effects of acute low-grade inflammation on human visual attention | NeuroImage — https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1053811919306895
- What is an extremophile? | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/extremophile.html
- Extremophiles and Extreme Environments | National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4187170/
- The Father of Modern Spaceflight Was Originally Mocked By The New York Times | Curiosity.com — https://curiosity.com/topics/the-father-of-modern-spaceflight-was-originally-mocked-by-the-new-york-times-curiosity/
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Learn about how “implementation intentions” could strengthen your New Year’s resolution and help you achieve long-term goals; whether apple cider vinegar is really a health tonic; and why Australia’s Wolfe Creek Crater could force us to rethink how we judge a planet’s age.
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:
- Strengthen Your New Year's Resolution with Implementation Intentions — https://curiosity.im/2RUThKp
- An Australian Crater Could Force Us to Rethink How We Judge a Planet's Age — https://curiosity.im/38Lh2uu
Other sources:
- Is apple cider vinegar good for you? A doctor weighs in | The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/is-apple-cider-vinegar-good-for-you-a-doctor-weighs-in-102947
- Debunking the health benefits of apple cider vinegar | The University of Chicago Medicine — https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/health-and-wellness-articles/2018/august/debunking-the-health-benefits-of-apple-cider-vinegar
- Apple cider vinegar diet: Does it really work? | Harvard Health Blog — https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/apple-cider-vinegar-diet-does-it-really-work-2018042513703
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Learn about common misconceptions around learning that even educators believe; why sensory-specific satiety makes you feel like you always have more room for dessert; and how science writer Carl Zimmer responded when we asked him “what is life?”
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:
- Even Educators Believe Common Myths About Learning — https://curiosity.im/2tFh7MR
- Here's the Scientific Reason You Always Have Room for Dessert — https://curiosity.im/2tDeMCa
More from Carl Zimmer:
- Carl Zimmer’s website — https://carlzimmer.com/
- “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity” — https://amazon.com
- “Matter,” Zimmer’s weekly science column for The New York Times — http://www.nytimes.com/column/matter
- “What Is Life,” a podcast series of live conversations between writer Carl Zimmer and eight leading thinkers on the question of what it means to be alive — https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/what-is-life/id1451004288?mt=2
- Follow @CarlZimmer on Twitter — https://twitter.com/carlzimmer
- Additional publications from Carl Zimmer — https://amazon.com
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Learn what it means when you have something “in your genes” with help from award-winning author Carl Zimmer; whether cockroaches really can survive a nuclear apocalypse; and how to change behaviors using a subtle suggestion.
Carl Zimmer, award-winning author and columnist for The New York Times, explains how our growing knowledge of genetics could change the way we understand ourselves.
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:
- Could Cockroaches Really Survive a Nuclear Apocalypse? — https://curiosity.im/2tGXOmo
- A Subtle Suggestion May Be More Powerful Than Direct Instruction — https://curiosity.im/2tF0Szd
More from Carl Zimmer:
- Carl Zimmer’s website — https://carlzimmer.com/
- “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity” — https://amazon.com
- “Matter,” Zimmer’s weekly science column for The New York Times — http://www.nytimes.com/column/matter
- “What Is Life,” a podcast series of live conversations between writer Carl Zimmer and eight leading thinkers on the question of what it means to be alive — https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/what-is-life/id1451004288?mt=2
- Follow @CarlZimmer on Twitter — https://twitter.com/carlzimmer
- Additional publications from Carl Zimmer — https://amazon.com
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Learn about the surprising physics involved in hitting a baseball; a productivity hack to stop procrastination; and how viruses and medicines know where to go in your body.
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:
- What It Takes to Hit a Baseball Makes Baseball Players Look Like Superheroes — https://curiosity.im/2xCsNC2
- The Pomodoro Technique Is the Productivity Hack Designed to Halt Procrastination — https://curiosity.im/2xzFa1P
Additional resources discussed:
- How do medicines know where in the body to start working? — MIT School of Engineering — https://engineering.mit.edu/engage/ask-an-engineer/how-do-medicines-know-where-in-the-body-to-start-working/
- How does gene therapy work? | U.S. National Library of Medicine — https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/therapy/procedures
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Learn about a new material that blocks sound while letting in light and air; how chimpanzees performed when scientists taught them how to play rock, paper, scissors; and how to be more creative by scheduling when you switch between tasks.
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:
- Scientists Created a Material That Blocks Sound While Letting in Light and Air — https://curiosity.im/2HXqLCN
- Scientists Taught Chimps to Play Rock, Paper, Scissors — https://curiosity.im/2HTOFPL
- To Be More Creative, Regularly Switch Between Tasks — https://curiosity.im/2HYH7eu
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Learn about ploonets, which are moons that leave their planets; the unbelievable true story of D.D. Palmer, the first chiropractor; and why humans kiss.
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:
- Moons That Leave Their Planets Are Called Ploonets — https://curiosity.im/30CoK5f
- The Unbelievable True Story of the First Chiropractor — https://curiosity.im/2jCN33b
Additional resources discussed:
- Ask Smithsonian: Why Do We Kiss? | Smithsonian.com — https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ask-smithsonian-why-do-we-kiss-180958059/
- Is the Romantic–Sexual Kiss a Near Human Universal? | American Anthropologist — https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/aman.12286
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Learn about how a 4-year-old can help you unblock your creativity; how we figured out what color dinosaurs were; and why you should never hit the snooze button.
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:
- One Unusual Way to Unblock Your Creativity: Borrow a 4-Year-Old — https://curiosity.im/2LsTIs3
- How Do We Know What Color Dinosaurs Were? — https://curiosity.im/2XrvQLO
- Whatever You Do, Don't Hit the Snooze Button — https://curiosity.im/2Xl133r
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Learn about why the Earth’s atmosphere extends beyond the moon; whether you should listen to music while you work; and whether your muffled hearing after a concert means you damaged your ears.
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:
- The Earth's Atmosphere Extends Beyond the Moon — https://curiosity.im/2SYTttN
- Should You Listen to Music While You Work? — https://curiosity.im/2twBYln
- Does Muffled Hearing After a Concert Mean You Damaged Your Ears? — https://curiosity.im/2GXNm1t
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Entrepreneur, physicist, and author Safi Bahcall shares a simple trick for staying motivated in the face of adversity. You’ll also learn about why things sound louder in the morning and the science of the winter solstice.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com about the science of the winter solstice: https://curiosity.im/35jNGRv
Additional resources from Safi Bahcall:
- Pick up “Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow @SafiBahcall on Twitter — https://twitter.com/safibahcall
- Official Website — https://www.bahcall.com/
Additional sources:
- Q & A: Why are sounds louder at night? Does light affect sound? | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Physics — https://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=23198&t=why-are-sounds-louder-at-night-does-light-affect-sound
- Here's Why Sound Carries Farther on Cold Days | Curiosity — https://curiosity.com/topics/heres-why-sound-carries-farther-on-cold-days-curiosity/
- Adaptation: Why your brain loves to tune out | BBC Future — https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20120508-why-your-brain-loves-to-tune-out
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Learn about why shaming people online often backfires; what caused GRB 190114C, the most energetic explosion ever observed; and how brushing your teeth can protect your heart.
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:
- Shaming People Online Often Backfires, According to a Study — https://curiosity.im/2PiQTLP
- Astronomers Found the Most Energetic Explosion Ever — https://curiosity.im/2PiR2Pn
Additional sources:
- Brush your teeth to protect the heart | European Society of Cardiology — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/esoc-byt112619.php
- The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants, and It Wants You to Brush Your Teeth | Gizmodo — https://gizmodo.com/the-heart-wants-what-the-heart-wants-and-it-wants-you-1840147705
- Will taking care of my teeth help prevent heart disease? | Mayo Clinic — https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/expert-answers/heart-disease-prevention/faq-20057986
- Poor Oral Health and Blood Pressure Control Among US Hypertensive Adults | Hypertension — https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.11528
- Improved oral hygiene care is associated with decreased risk of occurrence for atrial fibrillation and heart failure: A nationwide population-based cohort study | European Journal of Preventive Cardiology — https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2047487319886018
- Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: Does the Evidence Support an Independent Association? | Circulation — https://ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.0b013e31825719f3
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“Man Vs Bear” host Casey Anderson explains why it’s important to put grizzly bears on TV. Then, you’ll learn about the real reason why people choose gifts — and it’s not to satisfy the giftees.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how most people pick gifts to wow rather than to satisfy: https://curiosity.im/2YLp9mh
More about Man Vs. Bear:
- Man Vs. Bear on Discovery — https://www.discovery.com/shows/man-vs-bear
- Get to know Bart, Honey Bump, and Tank, the grizzly athletes of Man Vs. Bear [VIDEO] — https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/man-vs-bear/full-episodes/bart-honey-bump-and-tank
- More about Casey Anderson on Discovery — https://www.discovery.com/profiles/casey-anderson
- Casey Anderson’s official website — http://caseyanderson.tv/
- Follow @Grizanderson on Twitter — https://twitter.com/Grizanderson
- Follow @grizzlyguy on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/grizzlyguy/
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“Man Vs Bear” host Casey Anderson explains why grizzly bears are such fascinating animals, and the clever tricks they and other animals use to survive. You’ll also learn about “mast years” when trees sync their seed production.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about “mast years,” times when trees sync their seed production: https://curiosity.im/2sYiGs2
More about Man Vs. Bear:
- Man Vs. Bear on Discovery — https://www.discovery.com/shows/man-vs-bear
- Get to know Bart, Honey Bump, and Tank, the grizzly athletes of Man Vs. Bear [VIDEO] — https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/man-vs-bear/full-episodes/bart-honey-bump-and-tank
- More about Casey Anderson on Discovery — https://www.discovery.com/profiles/casey-anderson
- Casey Anderson’s official website — http://caseyanderson.tv/
- Follow @Grizanderson on Twitter — https://twitter.com/Grizanderson
- Follow @grizzlyguy on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/grizzlyguy/
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Learn about whether you should avoid fever reducing drugs; why some dinosaurs replaced their teeth as much as sharks do; and how the smelling disorder “phantosmia” can make you hallucinate with smell.
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:
- If Fever Helps Fight Infection, Should I Avoid Fever-Reducing Drugs? | The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/well/live/fever-infection-drugs-tylenol-acetaminophen-ibuprofen-advil-aspirin.html
- The Case for Letting Fevers Run Their Course | The Daily Beast — https://www.thedailybeast.com/let-it-burn-why-you-should-let-fevers-run-their-course
- Commonly found fossils | Journal of Thoriacic Disease — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703655/
- Commonly found fossils | National Trust — https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/commonly-found-fossils
- 10 Rough Facts About Majungasaurus | Mental Floss — https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66566/10-rough-facts-about-majungasaurus
- Researchers determine dinosaur replaced teeth as fast as sharks } Phys.org — https://phys.org/news/2019-11-dinosaur-teeth-fast-sharks.html
- Plant-eating dinosaurs replaced teeth often, carried spares | Phys.org — https://phys.org/news/2013-07-plant-eating-dinosaurs-teeth.html
- Evolution of high tooth replacement rates in theropod dinosaurs | PLOS — https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0224734
- Phantom smells may be a sign of trouble } NBC News — https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/phantom-smells-may-be-sign-trouble-n890271
- What to know about phantom smells (phantosmia) | Medical News Today — https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322698.php
- What is phantosmia? | Healthline — https://www.healthline.com/health/phantosmia#common-causes
- Phantosmia: What causes olfactory hallucinations? | Mayo Clinic — https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/temporal-lobe-seizure/expert-answers/phantosmia/faq-20058131
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Learn about why we drive on parkways and park on driveways; a flapping spacecraft that’s being designed to explore Venus; and why recalling a word on the tip of your tongue ensures that you’ll forget it next time.
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:
- A Flapping Spacecraft Is Being Designed to Explore Venus — https://curiosity.im/35zy24i
- Recalling a Word on the Tip of Your Tongue Helps Ensure You'll Forget It Next Time — https://curiosity.im/2sotZtp
Additional sources:
- park (n.) | Online Etymology Dictionary — https://www.etymonline.com/word/park?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_7220
- driveway (n.) | Online Etymology Dictionary — https://www.etymonline.com/word/driveway#etymonline_v_31894
- Why Do We Park on a Driveway and Drive on a Parkway? | Alternatives Journal — https://www.alternativesjournal.ca/community/blogs/food-and-culture/why-do-we-park-driveway-and-drive-parkway
- An etymology of “parking” | West North — https://westnorth.com/2012/10/12/an-etymology-of-parking/
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Learn about why you don’t need to “warm up” your car, even when it’s freezing; fossils proving that Antarctica used to be covered in forests; and research that shows why buying less is better than buying green.
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:
- You Don't Need to Warm Up Your Car, Regardless of the Weather — https://curiosity.im/2pW1emV
- Antarctica Was Once Covered in Forests — And We Have the Fossils to Prove It — https://curiosity.im/2QD05LU
- Research Shows Why Buying Less Is Better Than Buying Green — https://curiosity.im/2rRkQck
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Lauren Black, Distinguished Scientist in the Scientific advisory services at Charles River Labs, shares the story of how doctors came up with a customized drug to treat one specific patient with Batten disease. Plus: learn about how you really can tell if someone’s sick just by looking at them.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how you really can tell someone’s sick just by looking at them: https://curiosity.im/2D6XTo8
Additional sources:
- Drug Regulation in the Era of Individualized Therapies | The New England Journal of Medicine — https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe1911295
- Patient-Customized Oligonucleotide Therapy for a Rare Genetic Disease | The New England Journal of Medicine — https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1813279
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Learn about how replacing salt with MSG can actually help you cut back on sodium; the Hawking index, a mathematical measure of when people give up on books; and why giving too much advice might mean that you crave power.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about the Hawking Index, a mathematical measure of when people give up on books: https://curiosity.im/33dFRLB
Additional sources:
- Study finds glutamates such as MSG can help reduce Americans' sodium intake | EurekaAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/epr-sfg110719.php
- Current Sodium Intakes in the United States and the Modeled Effects of Glutamate Incorporation into Select Savory Products | MDPI — https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/11/2691
- After-Dinner Headache? MSG Is Probably Not To Blame. | Curiosity.com — https://curiosity.com/topics/after-dinner-headache-msg-is-probably-not-to-blame-curiosity
- Why Power Seekers Give Advice | INSEAD Knolwedge — https://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-organisations/why-power-seekers-give-advice-9626
- Advice giving: A subtle pathway to power | Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University — https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6779&context=lkcsb_research
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Learn about why you should close the lid before you flush the toilet; the “planfulness” personality trait that makes you more likely to exercise; and how men and women have different attitudes toward their exes.
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:
- Researchers Determined the Personality Trait That Makes You More Likely to Exercise — https://curiosity.im/2XBOUVt
- Men and Women Have Different Attitudes Toward Their Exes — https://curiosity.im/2D9RfNO
Additional sources:
- Here's why you should always close the toilet lid when you flush | Today — https://www.today.com/home/it-necessary-close-toilet-lid-when-you-flush-t143776
- Please, for the Love of God, Close the Toilet Lid When You Flush | Good Housekeeping — https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/a22777060/close-the-toilet-seat/
- Lifting the lid on toilet plume aerosol: A literature review with suggestions for future research | National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4692156/
- Potential for aerosolization of Clostridium difficile after flushing toilets: the role of toilet lids in reducing environmental contamination risk. | NCBI — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22137761
- Probable Transmission of Norovirus on an Airplane | JAMA Network — https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/200725
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Learn about how you can discover history by going low-tech, from explorers Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah, hosts of “Unexplained and Unexplored” on Science Channel. Then, learn about how nuclear explosions work in space.
Learn more about Unexplained and Unexplored:
- UNEXPLAINED AND UNEXPLORED First Look | Discovery — https://www.discovery.com/exploration/unexplained-and-unexplored-first-look-pictures
- UNEXPLAINED AND UNEXPLORED: Investigating the Legend of California's Gold Laden Ghost Ship | Discovery — https://www.discovery.com/exploration/investigating-the-legend-of-california-s-gold-laden-ghost-ship
- Like Science Channel on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/ScienceChannel/
- Follow @ScienceChannel on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/sciencechannel/
- Follow @ScienceChannel on Facebook — https://twitter.com/ScienceChannel
- Follow @Justin_Fornal on Twitter — https://twitter.com/Justin_Fornal
- Follow @EmilianoRuprah on Twitter — https://twitter.com/EmilianoRuprah
Additional sources:
- Nuclear Weapon Effects in Space | NASA — https://history.nasa.gov/conghand/nuclear.htm
- The Unexpected Effects of Nukes in Space | SciShow Space — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRhStl7SQnM
- 9 JULY 1962 'STARFISH PRIME', OUTER SPACE | CTBTO — https://www.ctbto.org/specials/testing-times/9-july-1962starfish-prime-outer-space
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Learn about why feet smell bad; how NASA knows where to dig on its next mission to find evidence of life on Mars; and why you associate cold temperatures with luxury.
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:
- To Find Evidence of Life on Mars, NASA's Next Mission Knows Where to Dig — https://curiosity.im/2D7ad7H
- To Make Products Seem More Luxurious, Retailers Literally Put Them on Ice — https://curiosity.im/34bfas7
Additional sources:
- Bacteria, Beneficial: Brevibacterium linens, Brevibacterium aurantiacum and Other Smear Microorganisms | Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences, 2011 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780081005965006326?via%3Dihub
- How to Get Rid of Foot Odor | HowStuffWorks — https://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/men/sweating-odor/how-to-get-rid-of-foot-odor1.htm
- Curious Kids: Why do feet stink by the end of the day? | The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-why-do-feet-stink-by-the-end-of-the-day-125037
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Learn about an effective way to correct misinformation; why dinosaur fossils throw their necks back in a “death” pose; and an artificial leaf that turns atmospheric carbon dioxide into fuel.
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:
- Why Dino Fossils Throw Their Necks Back in a 'Death Pose' — https://curiosity.im/2D3wsvd
- An 'Artificial Leaf' Turns Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide into Fuel — https://curiosity.im/37sMLji
Additional sources:
- The truth about misinformation: Research study reveals how to alter memories to protect consumers | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/sfcp-tta110319.php
- How Stories in Memory Perpetuate the Continued Influence of False Information | Journal of Consumer Psychology — https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jcpy.1135?referrer_access_token=5y2ktrmAmkCeSmRC_xyQQk4keas67K9QMdWULTWMo8NgWo9DXkFeSa2F0boNG72j8VFq4-FUk9LTiG_FVXvAVWgGE1u7yvvDLV4mXXQJLXMgCswk_ClgJMKsClDpX7V1yJ6ofHuWvMZEgr7GLGmK2A%3D%3D
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Learn about why eye contact can make you more honest. Then, you’ll learn about RenalTech, the first AI-based diagnostic tool in veterinary medicine, and how it could enable early prediction of chronic kidney disease to save cats’ lives, from special guest Kay O’Donnell.
Resources from Kay O’Donnell, Vice President of the WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute:
Press release
- [Press Release] New AI-driven diagnostic tool can predict chronic kidney disease in cats two years before traditional diagnosis | WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute — https://www.waltham.com/news-events/biomarkers/new-ai-driven-diagnostic-tool-can-predict-chronic-kidney-disease-in-cats-two-years-before-traditional-diagnosis/5860/
- [Published Study] Predicting early risk of chronic kidney disease in cats using routine clinical laboratory tests and machine learning | Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, September 2019 — https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvim.15623
- RenalTech: New Diagnostic Tool Can Predict CKD in Cats Two Years Before Onset | Today’s Veterinary Practice — https://todaysveterinarypractice.com/renaltech-new-diagnostic-tool-can-predict-ckd-in-cats-two-years-before-onset/
- Predicting Disease: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence for Pet Care | Clinician’s Brief — https://www.cliniciansbrief.com/article/predicting-disease-promise-artificial-intelligence-pet-care
- Antech signals 'new era of innovation' with first AI-powered veterinary diagnostic | AnimalPharm — https://animalpharm.agribusinessintelligence.informa.com/AP016298/Antech-signals-new-era-of-innovation-with-first-AIpowered-veterinary-diagnostic
Additional sources:
- Eye contact reduces lying | ScienceDaily — https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181109122629.htm
- Study PDF — https://trepo.tuni.fi/bitstream/10024/105228/1/Eye%20Contact%20Reduces%20Lying_2018.pdf
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Learn about how to hack your sleep to help solve your problems; why the holes in violins are shaped the way they are; and why static shock is worse in the winter.
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:
- Science Says 'Sleeping on It' Really Can Help You Solve a Problem — https://curiosity.im/37uWrd0
- Why Are the Holes in Violins Shaped That Way? — https://curiosity.im/2KLtz6u
- Here's Why Static Shock Is Worse in Winter — https://curiosity.im/2qF2Txv
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Learn why you wake up hungry after overeating. Then, Travel Channel’s “Lost Secrets” host and historian Justin Jampol discusses what state gifts and other artifacts can tell us about the past. You’ll also learn why birds have hollow bones — and it’s not to make them lighter. Plus: hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss a story about why birds have hollow bones — and it’s not to make them lighter.
Additional resources from historian and “Lost Secrets” host Justin Jampol:
- “Lost Secrets” official website — https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/lost-secrets
- Like Travel Channel on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/TravelChannel/
- Follow @TravelChannel on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/travelchannel/
- Follow @TravelChannel on Twitter — https://twitter.com/travelchannel
- Follow Justin Jampol on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justinjampol/
- The Wende Museum official website — https://www.wendemuseum.org/
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Learn about why you get sleepy after you eat, and how to prevent that inevitable food coma; an easy way to avoid raising materialistic kids; and current efforts to save the world by creating a circular economy, with 3M Chief Sustainability Officer Gayle Schueller.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Food Coma? Here's Why You Get Sleepy After You Eat
- There's an Easy Way to Avoid Raising Materialistic Kids
Additional resources from 3M:
- 3M Sustainability — https://3m.com/sustainability
- Follow @3M on Twitter — https://twitter.com/3m
- Manufacturing giant 3M commits to 100% renewable power for global operations | RE100 — http://there100.org/news/14285888
- Six new members join the CE100 network | Ellen MacArthur Foundation — https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/news/six-new-members-join-the-ce100-network-1
- 3M and Clean Air Asia Act on Climate Change with New Air Pollution Initiative — https://news.3m.com/press-release/company-english/3m-and-clean-air-asia-act-climate-change-new-air-pollution-initiative
- Reinventing warmth with recycled plastic — https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/sustainability-us/stories/full-story/~reinventing-warmth-with-recycled-plastic/?storyid=9b569514-1e4a-4891-87be-36477aeee013
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Learn about why you don’t have to sacrifice pleasure to maintain self-control; why modern scientists still use old-timey weather balloons; and how to overcome the phenomenon of overclaiming, which is the feeling that you’re the one doing all the work.
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:
- You Don't Have to Sacrifice Pleasure to Maintain Self-Control, According to Researchers — https://curiosity.im/32NCMle
- Why Do Modern Scientists Still Use Old-Timey Weather Balloons? — https://curiosity.im/2pluMdl
- Overclaiming Is Why You Think You're the One Doing All the Work — https://curiosity.im/2CLptqH
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Learn about a new study that busts the myth of the self-centered only child; why feeding birds in the park may be more destructive than you think; and why the canonical perspective makes everyone draw a coffee cup the same way.
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:
- A New Study Busts the Myth of the Self-Centered Only Child — https://curiosity.im/2NQMVt1
- Why Everyone Draws a Coffee Cup the Same Way — https://curiosity.im/2Xj0RyZ
Additional sources:
- Thoughts About Bread And Angel Wing Deformities | Corvid Isle — https://corvid-isle.co.uk/thoughts-bread-angel-wing-wild-birds
- Why Feeding White Bread to Wild Birds is Killing Them | One Green Planet — https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/feeding-white-bread-to-wild-birds-is-killing-them/
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Learn about how scientists predict whether an asteroid will hit our planet. Then, learn about at least one reason to get excited about math, from popular mathematics writer and Cornell University Professor Steven Strogatz.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how scientists predict whether an asteroid will hit Earth: https://curiosity.im/32UduSd
Additional resources from Steven Strogatz:
- “Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Additional publications — https://amazon.com
- Steven Strogatz official website — http://www.stevenstrogatz.com/
- Cornell University profile — https://math.cornell.edu/steven-strogatz
- Google Scholar profile — https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FxyRWlcAAAAJ
- Follow @stevenstrogatz on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stevenstrogatz
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Learn about how human goals fall into 4 categories; why NASA’s Planetary Protection Independent Review Board (PPRIB) says we don’t need to be so careful about infecting other worlds; and whether cell phone radiation is actually dangerous.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why a NASA panel says we don’t need to be so careful about infecting other worlds: https://curiosity.im/2K3gzJg
Additional sources discussed:
- Psychologists analyze language to categorize human goals | EurekaAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/uow-pal102919.php
- Lexical Derivation of the PINT Taxonomy of Goals: Prominence, Inclusiveness, Negativity Prevention, and Tradition | The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College — https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1092&context=psyfac
- Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for Cellular Telephones | Federal Communications Commission — https://www.fcc.gov/general/specific-absorption-rate-sar-cellular-telephones
- The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation | Forbes — https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/02/02/the-truth-about-cell-phone-radiation/#4a98baa192a3
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Learn about how the average phone typing speed is catching up to the keyboard; how it can drizzle in Antarctica even when it’s cold enough for water to freeze; and, how an ancient supernova could be the reason why humans walk upright.
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:
- The Average Phone Typing Speed Is Catching Up to the Keyboard — https://curiosity.im/34Ny0pf
- A Striking New Study Says an Ancient Supernova Is Why Humans Walk Upright — https://curiosity.im/2QtZhZE
Additional sources:
- Persistent drizzle at sub-zero temps in Antarctica | EurekaAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/ps-pda110519.php
- How do snowflakes form? Get the science behind snow | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — https://www.noaa.gov/stories/how-do-snowflakes-form-science-behind-snow
- Persistent Supercooled Drizzle at Temperatures Below −25 °C Observed at McMurdo Station, Antarctica | American Geophysical Union — https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019JD030882
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Learn about what would happen if you sneezed with your eyes open; why bird poop is two different colors; and, the right and wrong way to think about wealth.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about what would happen if you sneezed with your eyes open: https://curiosity.im/34KjE9a
Additional sources:
- Bird droppings defy expectations | EurekaAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-09/uota-bdd092419.php
- A re-evaluation of the chemical composition of avian urinary excreta | Journal of Ornithology — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10336-019-01692-5
- The real reason why bird droppings damage your car | The Telegraph — https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8495819/The-real-reason-why-bird-droppings-damage-your-car.html
- Why Is Bird Poop White? | Mental Floss — http://mentalfloss.com/article/31262/why-bird-poop-white
- Wealth can lead to more satisfying life if viewed as a sign of success vs. happiness | EurekaAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-09/bu-wcl090319.php
- The Dual Model of Materialism: Success Versus Happiness Materialism on Present and Future Life Satisfaction | Applied Research in Quality of Life — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11482-019-09763-8
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Learn about why you overspend at the grocery store, and how to avoid it; how tattoos may toughen up your immune system; and how adding physical activity to the classroom could help kids learn more effectively.
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:
- Why Most Grocery Shoppers Buy More Than They Mean To — https://curiosity.im/2Ntmiu4
- Tattoos May Toughen Up Your Immune System — https://curiosity.im/32qSti5
- You Can Learn Skills Faster With One 15-Minute Workout — https://curiosity.im/32xSAIA
- What Wind Chill Really Means, Learning Skills Faster with a Workout, and the Hypatia Stone [Podcast] — https://curiositydaily.com/what-wind-chill-really-means-learning-skills-faste/
Additional sources:
- Physical activity in lessons improves students' attainment | EurekaAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/ucl-pai101419.php
- Physically active lessons in schools and their impact on physical activity, educational, health and cognition outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis | British Journal of Sports Medicine — https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2019/10/07/bjsports-2018-100502
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Learn about why if you complain about “kids these days,” your memory may be to blame; whether a full moon really leads to strange behavior; and whether calculus can help us solve the mysteries of quantum mechanics, with special guest Steven Strogatz.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about complaining about “kids these days” might be because of your memory: https://curiosity.im/2NWKbcf
Additional resources from Steven Strogatz:
- “Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Additional publications — https://amazon.com
- Steven Strogatz official website — http://www.stevenstrogatz.com/
- Cornell University profile — https://math.cornell.edu/steven-strogatz
- Google Scholar profile — https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FxyRWlcAAAAJ
- Follow @stevenstrogatz on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stevenstrogatz
Other sources discussed:
- Lunacy and the Full Moon | Scientific American — https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lunacy-and-the-full-moon/
- It's Just a Phase: The Supermoon Won't Drive You Mad | Live Science — https://www.livescience.com/7899-moon-myths-truth-lunar-effects.html
- Does crime increase when the moon is full? | EurekaAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/nyu-dci102919.php
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Explorers Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah from the Science Channel’s “Unexplained and Unexplored” discuss the surprising roles that maps have played throughout history. You’ll also learn about why people fidget.
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Learn more about Unexplained and Unexplored:
- UNEXPLAINED AND UNEXPLORED First Look | Discovery — https://www.discovery.com/exploration/unexplained-and-unexplored-first-look-pictures
- UNEXPLAINED AND UNEXPLORED: Investigating the Legend of California's Gold Laden Ghost Ship | Discovery — https://www.discovery.com/exploration/investigating-the-legend-of-california-s-gold-laden-ghost-ship
- Like Science Channel on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/ScienceChannel/
- Follow @ScienceChannel on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/sciencechannel/
- Follow @ScienceChannel on Facebook — https://twitter.com/ScienceChannel
- Follow @Justin_Fornal on Twitter — https://twitter.com/Justin_Fornal
- Follow @EmilianoRuprah on Twitter — https://twitter.com/EmilianoRuprah
Additional sources:
- The surprising science of fidgeting | The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/the-surprising-science-of-fidgeting-7752
- Single-trial neural dynamics are dominated by richly varied movements | Nature Neuroscience — https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-019-0502-4
- Nonexercise muscle tension and behavioral fidgeting are positively correlated with food availability/palatability and body weight in rats | Physiology & Behavior Volume 79, Issue 2, July 2003 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938403000866
Learn about whether humans have an internal compass; how long a flu virus can last in the environment; and whether creativity and mental illness actually go hand in hand.
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:
- Do Humans Have An Internal Compass? — https://curiosity.im/36NcJha
- Here's How Long a Flu Virus Can Last in the Environment — https://curiosity.im/2Q0Y6B2
- Do Creativity and Mental Illness Go Hand in Hand? — https://curiosity.im/2Q0TV81
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Forrest Galante, host of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet, explains how to become an adventurer, survive extreme conditions, and find extinct animals. Then, you’ll learn about how “cryptomnesia” can make you plagiarize without realizing it.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how cryptomnesia can make you plagiarize without realizing it: https://curiosity.im/32Nmsll
More from Extinct or Alive:
- Extinct or Alive official website — https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/extinct-or-alive/
- Animal Planet Go — https://www.animalplanet.com/watch/animal-planet
- Forrest Galante official website — https://www.forrestgalante.com/about
- Follow @animalplanet on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/animalplanet/
- Follow @forrest.galante on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/forrest.galante/
- Follow @AnimalPlanet on Twitter — https://twitter.com/AnimalPlanet
- Follow @ForrestGalante on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ForrestGalante
Learn about why the amount of light you see affects how cold you feel; what’s inside a kangaroo’s pouch; and, foods that can curb the effects of sleep deprivation.
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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:
- What's Inside a Kangaroo's Pouch? — https://curiosity.im/2WIzlLg
- Healthy Food Can Curb the Effects of Sleep Deprivation — https://curiosity.im/32aDloL
Additional Sources:
- Low Levels Of Daylight Make Cool Temperatures Feel Even More Uncomfortable | The British Psychological Society — https://digest.bps.org.uk/2019/10/23/low-levels-of-daylight-make-cool-temperatures-feel-even-more-uncomfortable/#more-38257
- Daylight affects human thermal perception | Nature — https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-48963-y
Popular mathematics writer and Cornell University Professor Steven Strogatz discusses the difference between calculus and algebra, and what calculus can do that other math can’t. Plus: learn about how distraction can alter your memory, and the science behind the Hindenburg disaster of 1937.
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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:
- A New Study Shows How Distraction Can Alter Your Memory — https://curiosity.im/34pOUtH
- What If The Hindenburg Had Used Helium Instead of Hydrogen? — https://curiosity.im/36ucJCp
Additional resources from Steven Strogatz:
- “Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Additional publications — https://amazon.com
- Steven Strogatz official website — http://www.stevenstrogatz.com/
- Cornell University profile — https://math.cornell.edu/steven-strogatz
- Google Scholar profile — https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FxyRWlcAAAAJ
- Follow @stevenstrogatz on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stevenstrogatz
Learn about the long tradition of blaming games for society’s decline; and, what makes the wind. You’ll also learn about why history is so complicated from historian Justin Jampol, host of “Lost Secrets” on Travel Channel.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how blaming games for society’s decline has been popular for millennia: https://curiosity.im/32cZOBK
Additional resources from “Lost Secrets” host Justin Jampol:
- “Lost Secrets” official website — https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/lost-secrets
- Like Travel Channel on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/TravelChannel/
- Follow @TravelChannel on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/travelchannel/
- Follow @TravelChannel on Twitter — https://twitter.com/travelchannel
- Follow Justin Jampol on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justinjampol/
Check out this live wind map to see exactly where your wind is coming from: https://earth.nullschool.net/
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Learn about why newborn babies’ heads each smell distinct; why lemmings have a reputation for blindly following others; and, 5 illegal drugs that you used to be able to buy as medicine.
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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:
- Newborn Babies' Heads Each Smell Distinct, According to An Amazing New Analysis — https://curiosity.im/34oXn0i
- 5 Illegal Drugs That Were Once Sold as Medicine — https://curiosity.im/2pCiQUN
Additional sources:
- Lemming Suicide Myth | Alaska Department of Fish and Game — https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=56
- Are Lemmings Really Suicidal? The Truth Behind Animal Myths | National Geographic — https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/05/150523-animals-myths-lemmings-science-cats-dogs/
- The truth about Norwegian lemmings | BBC Earth — http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141122-the-truth-about-lemmings
Forrest Galante, host and star of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet, explains what happens when you find an extinct animal. Then, learn about how bacteria don’t compete to survive — they cooperate.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how bacteria don’t compete to survive — they cooperate: https://curiosity.im/2BLCRKU
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More from Extinct or Alive on Animal Planet:
- Extinct or Alive official website — https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/extinct-or-alive/
- Animal Planet Go — https://www.animalplanet.com/watch/animal-planet
- Forrest Galante official website — https://www.forrestgalante.com/about
- Follow @animalplanet on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/animalplanet/
- Follow @forrest.galante on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/forrest.galante/
- Follow @AnimalPlanet on Twitter — https://twitter.com/AnimalPlanet
- Follow @ForrestGalante on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ForrestGalante
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Learn about how smartphones hurt your mental performance even when they’re off; how babies and adults laugh differently; and, a simple change you can make to your laundry routine to cut down on pollution.
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:
- Smartphones Dull Your Mental Performance — Even When They're Off — https://curiosity.im/2MLlvUQ
- Scientists Discovered a Simple Laundry Tweak That Can Cut Down on Ocean Pollution — https://curiosity.im/2Wg5lpu
Additional sources:
- How do babies laugh? Like chimps! | EurekaAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/asoa-hdb110118.php
- How do babies laugh? | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America — https://asa.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1121/1.5068109
- Only when I laugh: the science of laughter | The Guardian — https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2015/jul/06/only-when-i-laugh-science-laughter-sophie-scott-royal-physiological-society
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Learn from popular mathematics writer and Cornell University Professor Steven Strogatz why calculus matters and what exactly calculus is. Plus, learn a surprising reason why you shouldn’t lie to your kids.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why kids who are told lies by their parents are more likely to lie when they grow up: https://curiosity.im/2NeyYUk
Additional resources from Steven Strogatz:
- “Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Additional publications — https://amazon.com
- Steven Strogatz official website — http://www.stevenstrogatz.com/
- Cornell University profile — https://math.cornell.edu/steven-strogatz
- Google Scholar profile — https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FxyRWlcAAAAJ
- Follow @stevenstrogatz on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stevenstrogatz
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Renowned science communicator Alan Alda talks to Curiosity Daily hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer about curiosity inspires him — and how you can let your curiosity guide you, too. Plus, learn how toilets actually work.
Additional resources from Alan Alda:
- Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University — https://www.aldacenter.org/
- Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda — https://www.aldacommunicationtraining.com/podcasts/
- Sign up for Alan’s newsletter on his official website — http://alanalda.com/
- Follow @alanalda on Twitter — https://twitter.com/alanalda
Other resources discussed:
- Octopus Dreaming [VIDEO] | Nature on PBS — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vKCLJZbytU
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Learn about why pretending to be Batman can make kids work harder; how long a decapitated head remains conscious; and, the chemistry behind autumn’s color-changing leaves.
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:
- Kids Work Harder When They're Pretending to Be Batman — https://curiosity.im/2VL7Z6v
- How Long Does a Decapitated Head Remain Conscious? — https://curiosity.im/2VVm7uf
- The Color of Autumn's Changing Leaves Comes Down to Chemistry — https://curiosity.im/2PjLuED
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Learn about what to do when someone gets upset with you, from author Lee Hartley Carter. Then, learn about how tardigrades survive deadly radiation and why the Bermuda Triangle isn’t actually a mystery.
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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:
- We Finally Know How Tardigrades Survive Deadly Radiation — https://curiosity.im/2qL7NsE
- The Bermuda Triangle Isn't Actually a Mystery — https://curiosity.im/32evGqd
Additional resources from Lee Hartley Carter:
- “Persuasion: Convincing Others When Facts Don't Seem to Matter” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow @lh_carter on Twitter — https://twitter.com/lh_carter
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Learn about how some male cuttlefish “cross-dress” to woo the ladies. You’ll also learn how to persuade people in a world where facts don’t seem to matter, with help from author Lee Hartley Carter.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com about how some male cuttlefish “cross-dress” to woo the ladies: https://curiosity.im/2VFMCDL
Additional resources from Lee Hartley Carter:
- “Persuasion: Convincing Others When Facts Don't Seem to Matter” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow @lh_carter on Twitter — https://twitter.com/lh_carter
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Learn about why your urge to nibble on baby feet is totally normal; why there are no animals with three legs; and, the different types of psychotherapy and why they work even when you feel like they don’t.
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:
- Don't Worry, Your Urge to Nibble Baby Feet Is Totally Normal — https://curiosity.im/31t3cru
- Why Are There No Animals with Three Legs? — https://curiosity.im/2MrpENs
- Psychotherapy Works, Even When You Feel Like It Doesn't — https://curiosity.im/2VS7ZSr
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Alan Alda talks to Curiosity Daily hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer about to how to connect better with others, what’s stopping people from believing in science (and how to change their minds), exercises he uses to build empathy, and more.
Additional resources from Alan Alda:
- Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University — https://www.aldacenter.org/
- Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda — https://www.aldacommunicationtraining.com/podcasts/
- Sign up for Alan’s newsletter on his official website — http://alanalda.com/
- Follow @alanalda on Twitter — https://twitter.com/alanalda
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Alan Alda talks to Curiosity Daily hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer about how to be a better communicator by making human connections. Plus, learn about why oceans don’t sink into the Earth.
Additional resources from Alan Alda:
- Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University — https://www.aldacenter.org/
- Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda — https://www.aldacommunicationtraining.com/podcasts/
- Sign up for Alan’s newsletter on his official website — http://alanalda.com/
- Follow @alanalda on Twitter — https://twitter.com/alanalda
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Learn about an easy way to catch someone in a lie; a possible scientific explanation for why your vestibular system may be to blame for out-of-body experiences; and the healthiest way to prepare broccoli, according to science.
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:
- To Catch Someone in a Lie, Science Says Go Low-Tech — https://curiosity.im/2qr2Nt3
- Out-of-Body Experiences May Be Explained by Inner Ear Damage — https://curiosity.im/2Bmxce3
- This Is the Healthiest Way to Prepare Broccoli, According to Science — https://curiosity.im/32qCCAU
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Learn about modern-day gold mining from Rick Ness and Tony Beets, two of the stars of Discovery’s #1 TV show, “Gold Rush.” In that vein, Curiosity Daily hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer explain sluice boxes, resistivity surveys, and other gold mining techniques. They also discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why you stop liking new music as you get older: https://curiosity.im/33G3ixC
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More from Discovery’s #1 show, Gold Rush:
- Gold Rush official website — https://www.discovery.com/shows/gold-rush
- DiscoveryGO — https://go.discovery.com/watch/discovery
- @GoldRushTV on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/GoldRushTV/
- Gold Rush on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/GoldRush/
- Follow @Gold_Rush on Twitter — https://twitter.com/Gold_Rush
- Follow @GoldrushRick on Twitter — https://twitter.com/GoldrushRick
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Learn about why backformation can make you invent new words without realizing it; how animals mourn their dead; and how you can get better sleep by walking more.
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:
- Backformation Can Make You Invent New Words Without Realizing It — https://curiosity.im/2pqsBor
- 3 Animals That Mourn Their Dead — https://curiosity.im/2MeWHnV
- To Get Better Sleep, Try Walking More — https://curiosity.im/2phjpTA
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Learn about the best way to deal with impostor syndrome; whether it’s more important to sit less or exercise more; and why the peak end rules says experiences are all about the ending.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- The Best Way to Deal with Impostor Syndrome, According to a New Study
- Which Is More Important: Sitting Less or Exercising More?
- The Peak End Rule Says Experiences Are All About The Ending
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Learn about the scientific reasons why people either love or hate horror movies; the surprising way life expectancy affects population growth; and, where you can catch the Orionids meteor shower this weekend.
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:
- Here's the Scientific Reason Why Some People Love Horror Movies (and Others Hate Them) — https://curiosity.im/31WAznN
- Improving World Health Will Reduce Overpopulation, Not Make It Worse — https://curiosity.im/2ppd8VC
- How to Watch the Orionids Meteor Shower in 2019 — https://curiosity.im/2lvZ7nx
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Learn about whether conspiracy theories are really on the rise; why there may be tens of thousands of black holes in the center of the Milky Way; and, the 3 versions of teen popularity, according to research.
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:
- The 3 Versions of Teen Popularity, According to Research — https://curiosity.im/2ntYPic
- There May Be Tens of Thousands of Black Holes in the Center of the Milky Way — https://curiosity.im/2llb7Zh
- Are Conspiracy Theories on the Rise? Here's the Truth — https://curiosity.im/2njl6yw
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Learn about how introverts can be happier by tapping into the powers of extroverts; how something can produce Cherenkov radiation by going faster than the speed of light; and, how the language you speak changes your perception of time.
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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:
- Are Introverts Happier When They Pretend to Be Extroverts? — https://curiosity.im/2LSTaLM
- Cherenkov Radiation Is a Sonic Boom for Light, and It's Beautiful — https://curiosity.im/2n1TvC5
- The Language You Speak Changes Your Perception of Time — https://curiosity.im/2mWPPBq
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Learn about why having too many choices stresses us out; how wormholes might cast a visible shadow; and the adorable Wug Test that measures how well children understand the rules of language.
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:
- Having Too Many Choices Stresses Us Out — Here's Why — https://curiosity.im/2lKjb5Y
- Wormholes Might Cast a Visible Shadow — https://curiosity.im/2mVYcx3
- This Adorable Test Measures Children's Grasp of Language Rules — https://curiosity.im/2lxcpjR
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Learn about how people become less narcissistic as they get older; how it’s possible that we can see a single photon with the naked eye; and, new research that says cigarette smokers won’t crave more food if they quit smoking.
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:
- Most People Become Less Narcissistic With Age — Unless They Have These Characteristics — https://curiosity.im/2VpSq4e
- Can You See a Single Photon With Your Naked Eye? — https://curiosity.im/2n1gI7q
- New Research Says Time Away from Cigarettes Doesn't Make Smokers Crave Food — https://curiosity.im/2nds7kA
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Learn about how to choose the right cooking method for different cuts of meat; how to figure out the perfect temperature for your meat; pro tips for searing and tempering; and the best way to capture that juicy flavor, including the science of what’s actually happening to those juices while you’re cooking.
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In this special sponsored episode of Curiosity Daily, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer talk to ButcherBox Head Chef Yankel Polak about the science of cooking meat. Learn more about ButcherBox:
- Meat University by ButcherBox — https://www.butcherboxuniversity.com/home
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Learn about the surprising reasons why the women’s restroom line is always longer; HSAM, the incredibly rare condition of having superhuman memory; and, how bamboo products impact the environment.
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:
- This Is the Surprising Reason the Women's Restroom Line Is Always Longer — https://curiosity.im/2lLiWHS
- HSAM Is the Incredibly Rare Condition of Superhuman Memory — https://curiosity.im/32Nd9kP
Additional resources discussed:
- Dirty Fashion: How pollution in the global textiles supply chain is making viscose toxic | Changing Markets Foundation — http://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CHANGING_MARKETS_DIRTY_FASHION_REPORT_SPREAD_WEB.pdf
- Clean by Design, Apparel Manufacturing and Pollution | NRDC — https://www.nrdc.org/resources/clean-design-apparel-manufacturing-and-pollution
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Learn about how researchers may have figured out a way to cure the common cold; what exactly happened when the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck the Earth; and, why researchers have been putting beatboxers in a real-time MRI machine.
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:
- Curing the Common Cold May Come down to this Simple Scientific Fix — https://curiosity.im/32PxIgz
- Here's What Happened the Day the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Struck Earth — https://curiosity.im/2lJOX2Y
- Watch a Beatboxer Inside a Real-Time MRI Machine — https://curiosity.im/32N4hM7
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Learn from theoretical physicist Sean Carroll why we don’t understand how gravity works — and how we can figure it out. You’ll also learn about enormous balloon-like structures that scientists have discovered in the center of our galaxy.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about enormous balloon-like structures that scientists have discovered in the center of our galaxy: https://curiosity.im/2nfKAwS
Publications and more from Sean Carroll:
- “Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- “The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- “From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow @seanmcarroll on Twitter — https://twitter.com/seanmcarroll
- Sean Carroll’s website — https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/
- Sean Carroll’s Mindscape Podcast — https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/
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Learn how friction causes static electricity. Then, learn from renowned theoretical physicist Sean Carroll why understanding the Many Worlds Theory could be the best way for us to understand the universe.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how friction causes static electricity: https://curiosity.im/32T2CEy
Publications and more from Sean Carroll:
- “Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- “The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- “From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow @seanmcarroll on Twitter — https://twitter.com/seanmcarroll
- Sean Carroll’s website — https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/
- Sean Carroll’s Mindscape Podcast — https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/
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Learn about why there’s no such thing as a sugar rush; why it took more than 40 years to see NASA’s high-resolution images of the Moon; and, how dogs use referential signals to communicate with humans.
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:
- Sorry, Parents: There's No Such Thing as a Sugar Rush — https://curiosity.im/2LAgH4a
- NASA Had High-Res Images of the Moon in the '60s, So Why Couldn't We See Them? — https://curiosity.im/2LAgqya
- Dogs Use 19 Signals to Communicate With You — https://curiosity.im/32QZ7yw
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Learn about how dogs’ personalities are rooted in their DNA; one skill that doesn’t get worse as you get older; and how your sense of smell works.
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:
- Dogs' Personalities Are Rooted in Their DNA — https://curiosity.im/2OfDwvJ
- Scientists Have Identified One Skill that Doesn't Deteriorate with Age — https://curiosity.im/2LwW5tm
Additional resources discussed:
- How does the sense of smell work? | HowStuffWorks — https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/perception/question139.htm
- Human Nose Can Detect a Trillion Smells | Science — https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/03/human-nose-can-detect-trillion-smells
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Learn how to power your house by destroying the fabric of space-time, with help from xkcd creator Randall Munroe. Then, learn about the surprising reasons why hourglass figures are considered attractive; and, the scientific reason why clowns creep us out.
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:
- The Evolutionary Reason Hourglass Figures Are Considered Attractive Isn't What You've Heard — https://curiosity.im/2la3Aw0
- Here's the Scientific Reason Why Clowns Creep Us Out — https://curiosity.im/2LvbBpH
Additional resources from Randall Munroe:
- “How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- xkcd, “A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language" — xkcd.com
- “What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions” — https://amazon.com
- Randall Munroe: Is It Possible To Change The Moon's Colour? [Video] — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avYPeoU0nI8
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Learn about how quickly different languages can transmit information. Then, learn how you can predict the weather by analyzing the pixels of your Facebook photos, with some help from Randall Munroe, creator of the popular geek webcomic xkcd.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how languages all transmit information at the same rate, no matter how fast they’re spoken: https://curiosity.im/2OgvR0j
Additional resources from Randall Munroe:
- “How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- xkcd, “A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language" — xkcd.com
- “What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions” — https://amazon.com
- Randall Munroe: Is It Possible To Change The Moon's Colour? [Video] — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avYPeoU0nI8
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Learn about why you’re bad at choosing good pictures of yourself; how scientists could use gravitational wave detectors to detect dark matter particles; and, a questionnaire to help you figure out how left- or right-handed you are.
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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:
- You're Bad at Choosing Good Pictures of Yourself — But Strangers Aren't — https://curiosity.im/2LvabeR
- Here's How Gravitational Wave Detectors Might Be Able to Detect Dark Matter Particles — https://curiosity.im/2LvvEVe
- Measure Your Right- or Left-Handedness with the Edinburgh Handedness Scale — https://curiosity.im/2LDoq1h
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Learn about the big impact we could have on our planet by cutting work hours; the strange behavior of superbolts of lightning; and, which personalities people associate with the sounds of certain names.
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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:
- Cutting Work Hours Could Have a Big Impact on the Planet — https://curiosity.im/2LvLsav
- Superbolts Have 1,000 Times the Energy of Regular Lightning — https://curiosity.im/2LteaIQ
- People Associate the Sounds of Certain Names with Certain Personalities — https://curiosity.im/2Oe9OXR
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Learn about why political parties may arrive at their positions by pure chance, with some help from opinion cascades; why the Great Oxygenation Event led to a bigger die-off than the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs; and, whether infrared and ultraviolet light show up in rainbows.
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:
- What If Political Parties Arrive at Their Positions by Pure Chance? — https://curiosity.im/32U0blu
- Earth's Biggest Die-Off Happened Long Before the Dinosaurs — https://curiosity.im/2OeeM76
Additional resources discussed:
- An Example of the Herschel Infrared Experiment — http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/classroom_activities/herschel_example.html
- Ritter Discovers Ultraviolet Light — http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/classroom_activities/ritter_bio.html
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Learn tips for using less plastic to help keep our planet clean, from Greenpeace UK’s Head of Oceans, Will McCallum. Then, you’ll learn about whether shapes can be angry, with some help from the spectral centroid.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about whether shapes can be angry: https://curiosity.im/32Yz0Gd
Additional resources from Will McCallum:
- “How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow Will McCallum @artofactivism on Twitter — https://twitter.com/artofactivism
- Penguin Random House bio — https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2189047/will-mccallum
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Learn why puppies really do love your “who’s a good boy?” voice. You’ll also learn about small changes you can make in your daily routine to help us clean up the world’s oceans, with help from special guest Will McCallum.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how puppies really do love your “who’s a good boy?” voice: https://curiosity.im/2ZOHn5c
Additional resources from Will McCallum:
- “How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow Will McCallum @artofactivism on Twitter — https://twitter.com/artofactivism
- Penguin Random House bio — https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2189047/will-mccallum
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Learn about whether hurricanes with female names are deadlier than those with male names; research into why so many different cultures see the same things in constellations; and, animals besides lab rats that are essential to science.
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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:
- Are Hurricanes with Female Names Deadlier than Those with Male Names? — https://curiosity.im/2Ls3I4y
- Why Do So Many Cultures See the Same Things in the Constellations? — https://curiosity.im/2Lt9eUn
- Beyond Lab Rats: These 5 Animals Are Essential to Science — https://curiosity.im/32Fd9Dk
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Learn about a genetic mutation that makes people need less sleep; a lost, sunken continent at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean called Zealandia; and why the word “like” is not just a lazy language filler.
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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:
- There's a Genetic Mutation That Makes People Need Less Sleep — https://curiosity.im/2LwdjHH
- Zealandia Is the Lost, Sunken Continent at the Bottom of the Pacific Ocean — https://curiosity.im/2ZN3iK2
- A Linguist Studied a Reality Show to Break Down the Grammar of "Like" — https://curiosity.im/2Lwdp21
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Learn about how 3D printing could shape the future of fashion, from best-selling author Dana Thomas. You’ll also learn about the difference between THC and CBD when it comes to cannabis; and, why the smartest people in the room are often the quietest.
Additional resources from Dana Thomas:
- “Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Official website — http://www.danathomas.com/
- Follow @DanaThomasParis on Twitter — https://twitter.com/danathomasparis
- Unmade — https://www.unmade.com/
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Learn why inattentional blindness makes you miss what’s right in front of you. Then, learn from author Dana Thomas about the environmental costs of “fast fashion” and what you can do to help.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why you sometimes miss what’s right in front of you: https://curiosity.im/32IFhWe
Additional resources from Dana Thomas:
- “Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Official website — http://www.danathomas.com/
- Follow @DanaThomasParis on Twitter — https://twitter.com/danathomasparis
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Learn about whether taking a bath actually gets you clean; “dark DNA,” the genetic code that should be there, but isn’t; and why married couples used to sleep in twin beds.
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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:
- Do Baths Actually Get You Clean? — https://curiosity.im/2L2LdmX
- Dark DNA Is the Genetic Code That Should Be There, But Isn't — https://curiosity.im/2KZWEf7
- Why Did Married Couples Used to Sleep in Twin Beds? Not for the Reason You Think — https://curiosity.im/2Lv035W
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Learn about why using your phone during a break is a bad idea; why we roll our eyes; and how the material values scale can help you measure your materialism so you can see how much you’re influenced by consumer culture.
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:
- Here's Why Using Your Phone on a Break Is a Bad Idea — https://curiosity.im/2ZGIt2C
- Why Do We Roll Our Eyes? — https://curiosity.im/2ZB890R
- Measure Your Materialism with the Material Values Scale — https://curiosity.im/32uuXRy
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Learn about why it’s okay to put play before work; a surprising reason why pirates may have worn eyepatches; and how life bounced back surprisingly quickly after the asteroid killed the dinosaurs.
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:
- It's OK to Put Play Before Work — Research Says So — https://curiosity.im/34ssI2R
- Pirates Probably Didn't Wear Eyepatches for the Reason You Think — https://curiosity.im/2L1hH0L
- After the Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs, Life Bounced Back Surprisingly Quickly — https://curiosity.im/2L1hI4T
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Learn about why scientists measured how hard babies kick in the womb; the difference in brain scans between people when they were reading a book versus listening to a podcast; and how long humans have thought farts were funny.
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:
- Scientists Have Measured How Hard Babies Kick in the Womb — https://curiosity.im/34wHJRA
- Brain Scans of People Reading and Listening to Podcasts Look the Same — https://curiosity.im/2ZKeFCt
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Learn about your body’s electromagnetic field; why you probably never learned that ancient Greek and Roman statues used to be brightly colored; and the surprising trick to a winning pep talk.
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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:
- You Have an Electromagnetic Field, but It's Not What You Think — https://curiosity.im/2KMXqMl
- Greek and Roman Marble Statues Were Once Brightly Colored — https://curiosity.im/2Zzu9c8
- This Is the Surprising Trick to a Winning Pep Talk — https://curiosity.im/34sFiiU
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Learn about why inflation theory says the Big Bang wasn’t actually the beginning of the universe; why hookah may be worse for you than cigarettes; and why you don’t actually run out of willpower, even if you think you do.
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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:
- The Big Bang Wasn't Actually the Beginning of the Universe — https://curiosity.im/2ZIMuni
- Hookah May Be Worse for You than Cigarettes, Says a New Study — https://curiosity.im/31StlRl
- You Don't Actually Run Out of Willpower, But Here's Why You Think You Do — https://curiosity.im/31N0gH0
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Learn about how some plants may have a sense of sight. Then, learn about how emoji reflect cultural differences around the world, in the final edition of our “Hashtag Tuesdays” mini-series with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how some plants may have a sense of sight: https://curiosity.im/2KMMgHw
Additional resources from Gretchen McCullough:
- “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language” — https://amazon.com
- Follow @GretchenAMcC on Twitter — https://twitter.com/GretchenAMcC
- Official website — https://gretchenmcculloch.com/
- Lingthusiasm, Gretchen’s podcast — https://lingthusiasm.com/
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Learn about why there could be planets even more habitable than Earth; an online class that boosted grades by changing students’ beliefs; and why optimism may lead to better sleep.
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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:
- There Could Be Planets Even More Habitable than Earth — https://curiosity.im/2ZDzgrV
- This Online Class Boosts Grades by Changing Students' Beliefs — https://curiosity.im/31QyMA4
- Optimism May Lead to Better Sleep — https://curiosity.im/2ZrTrck
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Learn about the Johari window, a method to get to know yourself better; why sibling rivalry can actually be a good thing; and why there’s no center of the universe.
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:
- Get to Know Yourself Better With the Johari Window — https://curiosity.im/31XwLT4
- Strong Sibling Relationships Can Counteract Family Conflict — https://curiosity.im/31UAPmM
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Learn about new insights into the Chesapeake Bay impact crater, which was created by America’s largest asteroid impact; why birds sing; and why your bruises change colors while they heal.
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:
- You Can Still See the Destruction from America's Largest Asteroid Impact — https://curiosity.im/2KKF1ji
- Why Do Birds Sing? — https://curiosity.im/31WBWlQ
- Why Do Bruises Change Color? — https://curiosity.im/2ZuFgDn
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Learn about how scientists came up with a thousand questions that stump computers; what happened to the ghost ship Mary Celeste; and why a warm bath can help you sleep better.
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:
- Scientists Came Up with 1,000 Questions That Stump Computers — https://curiosity.im/2ZvMVkL
- What Happened to the Ghost Ship Mary Celeste? — https://curiosity.im/2KMkTxd
- Want Better Sleep? Scientists Confirmed an Obvious but Effective Trick — https://curiosity.im/31RNoPQ
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Learn about how you can go on a simulated mission to Mars (in Spain); and, what the weather forecast really means when it says there’s a chance of rain. You’ll also learn about how people around the world talk differently online, with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch.
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:
- You Can Go on a Simulated Mission to Mars in Spain — https://curiosity.im/323VOnb
- Here's What a Chance of Rain Really Means — https://curiosity.im/2KLZMuS
Additional resources from Gretchen McCullough:
- “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language” — https://amazon.com
- Follow @GretchenAMcC on Twitter — https://twitter.com/GretchenAMcC
- Official website — https://gretchenmcculloch.com/
- Lingthusiasm, Gretchen’s podcast — https://lingthusiasm.com/
Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.
Learn about why social media may not be as bad for mental health as we thought; why the Streisand effect says censoring information will probably backfire; and why tailgating at the light won’t get you through any faster.
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:
- Social Media Might Be Better for Your Mental Health Than We Thought — https://curiosity.im/2KN315C
- The Streisand Effect Says Censoring Information Will Probably Backfire — https://curiosity.im/2KxSR8u
- Here's Why Tailgating at the Light Won't Get You Through Any Faster — https://curiosity.im/2KLgGtC
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Learn about how an algorithm made new scientific discoveries by reading old studies; how your pets can be allergic to you; and, how the psychological theory of symbolic self-completion explains why insecure people brag so much.
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:
- An Algorithm Made New Scientific Discoveries by Reading Old Studies — https://curiosity.im/31QOY4z
- Your Pets Can Be Allergic to You — https://curiosity.im/2KouslL
- This Psychological Theory Explains Why Insecure People Brag So Much — https://curiosity.im/31H6jgm
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Learn about how the Toxo parasite manipulates mice to get into cats; how the trial by fire was a surprisingly accurate test of guilt; and a trick for figuring out how to spend your money that’s easier than budgeting.
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:
- This Parasite Manipulates Mice to Get Into Cats — And Now Scientists Know Why — https://curiosity.im/31XC3h1
- How the Trial by Fire Was a Surprisingly Accurate Test of Guilt — https://curiosity.im/31GuZ8B
- If Budgeting Your Money Is Too Hard, Try This Instead — https://curiosity.im/2KmI3di
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Learn about how dolphins and whales may experience the world as a group; why you go blind thousands of times a day; and why kids are more prone to grudges than gratitude.
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:
- Dolphins and Whales Might Experience the World as a Group — https://curiosity.im/31UId1v
- You Go Blind Thousands of Times a Day Thanks to Saccadic Masking — https://curiosity.im/31K7FqF
- Grudges Come More Easily to Kids Than Gratitude — https://curiosity.im/31Crlwq
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Learn why the phrase “money can’t buy happiness” isn’t always true. Then, learn how different generations write differently online, with some help from internet linguist and author Gretchen McCulloch.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why the saying “money can’t buy happiness” isn’t always true: https://curiosity.im/2KoFAiP
Additional resources from Gretchen McCullough:
- “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language” — https://amazon.com
- Follow @GretchenAMcC on Twitter — https://twitter.com/GretchenAMcC
- Official website — https://gretchenmcculloch.com/
- Lingthusiasm, Gretchen’s podcast — https://lingthusiasm.com/
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Learn about how debate can be good for brainstorms; a little rodent that can teach humans how to love; and the surprising things you can find in libraries, with special guest Alex Lent.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — with some help from librarian Alex Lent — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- For the Best Brainstorms, Think "Yes, But, And..." — https://curiosity.im/31KbBHS
- This Little Rodent Mates for Life. Can It Teach Humans How to Love? — https://curiosity.im/2KlAHH8
More from Alex Lent:
- Follow @AlexLent on Twitter — https://twitter.com/alexlent
- Peabody Institute Library website — https://www.danverslibrary.org/
- Alex Lent’s official website — http://www.alexlent.org/
Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.
Learn about why cougars and coyotes outlived dire wolves and saber-toothed cats; how exactly you can “acquire” a taste; and, whether blowing on hot food really makes it cooler.
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:
- Here's Why Cougars and Coyotes Outlived Dire Wolves and Saber-Toothed Cats — https://curiosity.im/31OmI2h
- How Exactly Do You 'Acquire' a Taste? — https://curiosity.im/2Kq29Ui
Additional resources discussed:
- Why Does Blowing On Your Hot Drink Cool It Down? The Surprising Scientific Answer | Forbes — https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/02/02/why-does-blowing-on-your-hot-drink-cool-it-down-the-surprising-scientific-answer/#4ee29afe130b
- Does Blowing on Hot Food Really Make It Cooler? | ThoughtCo — https://www.thoughtco.com/blowing-on-hot-food-make-it-cooler-603913
- Speed of Sound in Air | Michigan Technological University — http://pages.mtu.edu/~suits/SpeedofSound.html
Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.
Learn about how studying the eye microbiome can improve human health, with help from Dr. Anthony St. Leger; why old-timey penny-farthing bicycles had one giant wheel; and, how to avoid the dangers of dating-app addiction.
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:
- Why Did Old-Timey Bikes Have One Giant Wheel? — https://curiosity.im/31klTOG
- Dating-App Addiction Is a Thing, and Researchers Determined Who's Most at Risk — https://curiosity.im/31GJaKO
Additional resources from Dr. Anthony St. Leger:
- Bacteria live on our eyeballs – and understanding their role could help treat common eye diseases | The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/bacteria-live-on-our-eyeballs-and-understanding-their-role-could-help-treat-common-eye-diseases-116126
- Anthony St. Leger, PhD | University of Pittsburgh Department of Opthalmology — http://ophthalmology.pitt.edu/people/anthony-st-leger-phd
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Learn about what children’s drawings over the years can tell us about society’s views on gender. Plus: Dr. Anthony St. Leger explains why researchers are beginning to study the eye microbiome.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how the way children draw men and women has changed in the last 50 years: https://curiosity.im/31G6SXy
Additional resources from Dr. Anthony St. Leger:
- Bacteria live on our eyeballs – and understanding their role could help treat common eye diseases | The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/bacteria-live-on-our-eyeballs-and-understanding-their-role-could-help-treat-common-eye-diseases-116126
- Anthony St. Leger, PhD | University of Pittsburgh Department of Opthalmology — http://ophthalmology.pitt.edu/people/anthony-st-leger-phd
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Learn about a research-backed way to make dad jokes funnier with canned laughter; how animals use principles of economics in the wild; and how quickly an AI taught itself to solve a Rubik’s cube.
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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:
- Canned Laughter Makes Dad Jokes Funnier — https://curiosity.im/31Gp6s3
- Animals Use Principles of Economics in the Wild — https://curiosity.im/31riihE
- An AI Taught Itself to Solve a Rubik's Cube in 20 Moves — https://curiosity.im/31ri2PI
Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.
Learn about what you can do to remember more of your dreams. You’ll also learn about the difference between internet language and regular language, in the first edition of our “Hashtag Tuesdays” mini-series with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how you can remember more of your dreams: https://curiosity.im/31y2Y37
Additional resources from Gretchen McCullough:
- “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language” — https://amazon.com
- Follow @GretchenAMcC on Twitter — https://twitter.com/GretchenAMcC
- Official website — https://gretchenmcculloch.com/
- Lingthusiasm, Gretchen’s podcast — https://lingthusiasm.com/
Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.
Learn about whether bee venom therapy is safe; how people cleaned their teeth throughout history; and how you can use the Fogg Method to change your bad habits.
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:
- Bee Venom Therapy Is a Real Thing — But Is It Safe? — https://curiosity.im/31v1DtU
- How Did People Clean Their Teeth in the Olden Days? — https://curiosity.im/2SQeXFQ
- The Fogg Method Is the 3-Step Technique for Changing Behavior — https://curiosity.im/2SRwwpa
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Learn the scientific reason why it’s so hard to quietly unwrap candy; the FORD method for keeping conversations flowing; and, how the nutrients in food are calculated.
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:
- Why It's so Hard to Quietly Unwrap Candy in a Theater — https://curiosity.im/2Klx2ZU
- Keep Conversations Flowing With the FORD Method — https://curiosity.im/31y3zBT
Additional resources discussed:
- How Do Food Manufacturers Calculate the Calorie Count of Packaged Foods? | Scientific American — https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-food-manufacturers/
- Food energy - methods of analysis and conversion factors | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations — http://www.fao.org/3/y5022e/y5022e00.htm
- Fat by Gravimetric Test | Medallion Labs — https://www.medallionlabs.com/tests/fat-by-gravimetric/
- How Do Scientists Know Which Vitamins Are Found In Different Foods? | Forbes — https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/05/19/how-do-scientists-know-which-vitamins-are-found-in-different-foods/#5017db6a14c0
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Learn about how we might get rid of mosquitoes in the future, with author Tim Winegard; why the Sargasso Sea has no coastline; and, the story of how Russian surgeon Leonid Rogozov removed his own appendix.
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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:
- There Is One Sea on Earth with No Coastline — https://curiosity.im/2SxCNpH
- This Russian Surgeon Removed His Own Appendix — https://curiosity.im/2YuFfTy
Additional resources from Timothy Winegard:
- Pick up “The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Colorado Mesa University faculty bio — https://www.coloradomesa.edu/directory/social-behavioral-sciences/timothy-winegard.html
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Learn about how scientists stimulated mouse neurons to make them see things that weren’t there; and, why mosquitoes are so dangerous and how they’ve shaped human history, with Dr. Timothy Winegard.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how scientists stimulated mouse neurons to make them see things that weren’t there: https://curiosity.im/2KiCcpB
Additional resources from Timothy Winegard:
- Pick up “The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Colorado Mesa University faculty bio — https://www.coloradomesa.edu/directory/social-behavioral-sciences/timothy-winegard.html
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Learn about why the Big Five personality traits may not be reliable in developing countries; why Brazil's Ilha da Queimada Grande island is full of outrageously venomous snakes; and why wounds in your mouth heal so quickly.
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:
- The Big Five Personality Traits May Not Be Reliable in Developing Countries — https://curiosity.im/2KgKNJm
- Snake Island Is Teeming With Nothing But Outrageously Venomous Snakes — https://curiosity.im/2SvwQtq
- Why Do Mouth Wounds Heal So Quickly? — https://curiosity.im/2SGgpuF
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Learn about why the sun and moon don’t have names; why kitchen sponges are grosser than you think (and what to do about it); and how you can improve your self-control with the right feelings of guilt.
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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:
- Why Don't the Sun and Moon Have Names? — https://curiosity.im/2KifXAb
- Kitchen Sponges Are Even Grosser Than You Think — https://curiosity.im/2SvwKC4
- Feeling Guilty About a Lapse in Self-Control? Here's a Simple Way to Do Better — https://curiosity.im/2SwJEQv
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Learn about why bystanders help would-be victims more often than we thought; how you should think about past failures to avoid future failures; and how crows passed an ancient test from Aesop’s Fables.
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:
- A New Surveillance Footage Study Shows That Bystanders Help More Often Than We Thought — https://curiosity.im/2KiEx3y
- Dwelling on Your Failure Might Help You Succeed — https://curiosity.im/2LARHLg
- Crows Can Pass This Ancient Test from Aesop's Fables — https://curiosity.im/2LAp2Gg
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Learn about the complicated history of the NATO phonetic alphabet; why we eat three meals a day; and how you can use a technique called Functional Imagery Training to achieve your goals faster.
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:
- The Complicated History of the Alfa, Bravo, Charlie Alphabet — https://curiosity.im/2KfUcAF
- A Technique Called FIT Can Help You Achieve Your Goals Faster — https://curiosity.im/2LAhsLF
Additional resources discussed:
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner: Have we always eaten them? | BBC News — https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20243692
- Is there a biological reason to eat three meals a day? | HowStuffWorks — https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/biological-reason-to-eat-three-meals-day.htm
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Learn about how octopus arms literally have minds of their own; and, the benefits of having plants and how to get started, with environmental scientist and author Summer Rayne Oakes.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how octopus arms have minds of their own: https://curiosity.im/31ijdB4
Read more about the benefits of “forest bathing” — https://curiosity.im/2Ko0wXb
Additional resources from Summer Rayne Oakes:
- Pick up “How to Make a Plant Love You: Cultivate Green Space in Your Home and Heart” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Official website — http://www.summerrayne.net/
- Homestead Brooklyn — http://homesteadbrooklyn.com/
- Follow @homesteadbrooklyn on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/homesteadbrooklyn
- Follow @sroakes on Twitter — https://twitter.com/sroakes
- Summer Rayne Oakes on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/summerrayneoakes
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Learn about flyting, the Medieval version of rap battles; the chemistry behind what causes yellow pit stains, and how to prevent them; and why it takes so long to board an airplane.
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:
- Flyting Was the Medieval Version of a Rap Battle — https://curiosity.im/31lf9QI
- Yellow Pit Stains Aren't Solely Caused by Sweat — https://curiosity.im/2LBTQpY
- Why Does Boarding an Airplane Take So Long? (There's a Better Way!) — https://curiosity.im/2LBgRcW
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Learn about how a struck match creates fire; why "the island rule" makes some animals huge and other animals tiny; and how you can melt glass at home, with some help from Netflix reality glassblowing competition “Blown Away” host Nick Uhas.
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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:
- How Does a Struck Match Create Fire? — https://curiosity.im/2Sls55M
- Why Do Islands Make Some Animals Huge and Others Tiny? — https://curiosity.im/2SlrRvs
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Learn about the true history of penicillin; why wireless charging may be bad for your battery; and why the “alpha dog” is a canine myth.
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:
- In the Story of Penicillin, Alexander Fleming Was a Minor Character — https://curiosity.im/2SD8bmX
- Bad News: Wireless Charging May Be Bad for Your Battery — https://curiosity.im/2LspOoE
- The "Alpha Dog" Is a Canine Myth — https://curiosity.im/2LrOCx7
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Learn about how scientists found a way to transfer data through music. Then, learn about the world of possibilities for cell-sized robots, in the final edition of our Microscale Mondays mini-series with Cornell physicists Itai Cohen and Paul McEuen.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how scientists found a way to transfer data through music: https://curiosity.im/2SFglLi
Additional resources from Cornell University:
- Physicists take first step toward cell-sized robots — https://as.cornell.edu/news/physicists-take-first-step-toward-cell-sized-robots
- Graphene Origami [VIDEO] — https://research.cornell.edu/video/graphene-origami
- Nanobots That Can Do Just about Anything — https://research.cornell.edu/news-features/nanobots-can-do-just-about-anything
- Itai Cohen | Department of Physics Cornell Arts & Sciences — https://physics.cornell.edu/itai-cohen
- Paul McEuen | Department of Physics Cornell Arts & Sciences — https://physics.cornell.edu/paul-mceuen
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Learn about a cockatoo that proves humans aren’t the only animals who can dance; mental models like Hanlon’s razor for reducing anxiety and getting along better with others, with some help from authors Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann; and, what would happen if the world went vegan.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about a cockatoo that proves humans aren’t the only animals who can dance: https://curiosity.im/2SD85vB
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
Other resources discussed:
- Veggie-based diets could save 8 million lives by 2050 and cut global warming | University of Oxford — http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2016-03-22-veggie-based-diets-could-save-8-million-lives-2050-and-cut-global-warming#
- What would happen if the world suddenly went vegetarian? | BBC — http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160926-what-would-happen-if-the-world-suddenly-went-vegetarian
- Simulating a meat-free America | Phys.org — https://phys.org/news/2017-11-simulating-meat-free-america.html
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Learn about bioprinting from Zach Weinersmith, creator of “Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.” You’ll also learn about Derinkuyu, an ancient underground city; and, Dr. Neubronner’s miniature pigeon camera that predated drone photography.
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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:
- This Ancient Underground City Was Big Enough to House 20,000 People — https://curiosity.im/2SnS8t9
- Before Drone Photography, There Was Dr. Neubronner's Miniature Pigeon Camera — https://curiosity.im/2LzlK6j
Additional resources from Zach Weinersmith:
- Pick up “Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Geek webcomic “Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal” — https://www.smbc-comics.com/
- Follow @ZachWeiner on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ZachWeiner
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Learn about new research that shows why you might enjoy watching TV more if you put your phone away. Then, learn about space elevators with Zach Weinersmith, creator of the popular geek webcomic “Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.”
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why you should get off your phone while you watch TV: https://curiosity.im/2SG8ZqZ
Additional resources from Zach Weinersmith:
- Pick up “Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Geek webcomic “Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal” — https://www.smbc-comics.com/
- Follow @ZachWeiner on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ZachWeiner
Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.
Learn about the truth behind harmful myths about sharks to help you celebrate Shark Week; the surprising purpose of the spiral on airplane engines; and how you can supercharge your relationships with research that shows you really do have a “type.”
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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:
- 5 Harmful Myths About Sharks — https://curiosity.im/2SD2W6F
- The Spiral on Airplane Engines Serves an Important Purpose — https://curiosity.im/2LsyHyG
- A New Study Suggests You Really Do Have a Type — https://curiosity.im/2JwwJed
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Learn about how the overview effect changes your perspective when you leave Earth; why the Calder Mercury Fountain in Barcelona pumps out pure liquid mercury; and, how researchers came up with a set of core beliefs that measure how you feel about the world.
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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:
- The Overview Effect Describes How Leaving Earth Changes Your Perspective — https://curiosity.im/2jCVb3H
- Look But Don't Touch Barcelona's Mercury-Spewing Fountain — https://curiosity.im/2jCTIdH
- Take the Primals Inventory to Measure Your Beliefs About the World — https://curiosity.im/2SppQyh
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Learn from Cornell University physicists Paul McEuen and Itai Cohen how cell-sized robots actually communicate with each other and move around. You’ll also learn about the “uncanny valley” and how scientists figured out what part of your brain gets creeped out by human-like robots.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how scientists pinpointed the part of your brain that’s creeped out by human-like robots: https://curiosity.im/2SpcbqS
Additional resources from Cornell University:
- Physicists take first step toward cell-sized robots — https://as.cornell.edu/news/physicists-take-first-step-toward-cell-sized-robots
- Graphene Origami [VIDEO] — https://research.cornell.edu/video/graphene-origami
- Nanobots That Can Do Just about Anything — https://research.cornell.edu/news-features/nanobots-can-do-just-about-anything
- Itai Cohen | Department of Physics Cornell Arts & Sciences — https://physics.cornell.edu/itai-cohen
- Paul McEuen | Department of Physics Cornell Arts & Sciences — https://physics.cornell.edu/paul-mceuen
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Learn about ploonets, which are moons that leave their planets; the unbelievable true story of D.D. Palmer, the first chiropractor; and, why humans kiss.
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:
- Moons That Leave Their Planets Are Called Ploonets — https://curiosity.im/30CoK5f
- The Unbelievable True Story of the First Chiropractor — https://curiosity.im/2jCN33b
Additional resources discussed:
- Ask Smithsonian: Why Do We Kiss? | Smithsonian.com — https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ask-smithsonian-why-do-we-kiss-180958059/
- Is the Romantic–Sexual Kiss a Near Human Universal? | American Anthropologist — https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/aman.12286
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Learn about how you’ve probably eaten glass, with Netflix’s “Blown Away” host Nick Uhas. You’ll also learn about how to tap into a positive kind of stress called eustress; and, how your unique screams can identify you.
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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:
- Leave Distress Behind, and Embrace "Eustress" — https://curiosity.im/2xzf5Qk
- Your Unique Screams Can Identify You — https://curiosity.im/2xzf8eY
Additional resources from Nick Uhas:
- Watch “Blown Away” on Netflix — https://netflix.com/blownaway
- Subscribe to Nick Uhas on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/NickUhas
- Follow @NickUhas on Twitter — https://twitter.com/nickuhas/
- Follow @NickUhas on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/nickuhas/
- Nick Uhas’ official website — https://www.nickuhas.com/
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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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Learn about “tin whiskers,” the mysterious reason why your gadgets suddenly stop working; threat simulation theory and how your nightmares might be helping you survive; and why every map is lying to you.
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:
- Tin Whiskers Are the Mysterious Reason Some Gadgets Stop Working — https://curiosity.im/2jFCzQC
- Your Nightmares Might Be Helping You Survive — https://curiosity.im/30vYXvq
- Sorry, but Every Map Is Lying to You — https://curiosity.im/2xAua4j
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Learn about whether “text speak” harms your literacy skills; why the s’mores recipe isn’t as old as you think; and what lead does to the human body.
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:
- Does 'Text Speak' Harm Your Literacy Skills? — https://curiosity.im/2Jv4L2p
- The S'more Recipe Isn't as Old as You Think — https://curiosity.im/2xDnDpu
- This Is What Lead Does to the Human Body — https://curiosity.im/2xxVLD8
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Learn about how researchers are manufacturing robots that are half the width of a human hair, in the second edition of our Microscale Mondays mini-series. You’ll also learn about a science-backed way to stop the hiccups.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about one science-backed way to stop the hiccups: https://curiosity.im/2xAAF75
Additional resources from Cornell University:
- Physicists take first step toward cell-sized robots — https://as.cornell.edu/news/physicists-take-first-step-toward-cell-sized-robots
- Graphene Origami [VIDEO] — https://research.cornell.edu/video/graphene-origami
- Nanobots That Can Do Just about Anything — https://research.cornell.edu/news-features/nanobots-can-do-just-about-anything
- Itai Cohen | Department of Physics Cornell Arts & Sciences — https://physics.cornell.edu/itai-cohen
- Paul McEuen | Department of Physics Cornell Arts & Sciences — https://physics.cornell.edu/paul-mceuen
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Learn about the physics of hitting a baseball; a productivity hack to stop procrastination; and, how viruses and medicines know where to go in your body.
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:
- What It Takes to Hit a Baseball Makes Baseball Players Look Like Superheroes — https://curiosity.im/2xCsNC2
- The Pomodoro Technique Is the Productivity Hack Designed to Halt Procrastination — https://curiosity.im/2xzFa1P
Additional resources discussed:
- How do medicines know where in the body to start working? — MIT School of Engineering — https://engineering.mit.edu/engage/ask-an-engineer/how-do-medicines-know-where-in-the-body-to-start-working/
- How does gene therapy work? | U.S. National Library of Medicine — https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/therapy/procedures
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Learn about a simple way to explain quantum physics, with a special guest, astrophysicisist George Greenstein. You’ll also learn about how to survive falling without a parachute, and how to avoid “speed-dating mistakes” when adopting a dog.
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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:
- How to Survive Falling Without a Parachute — https://curiosity.im/2LH2t1P
- Here's How to Avoid 'Speed-Dating Mistakes' When Adopting a Dog — https://curiosity.im/2LtJGal
More from George Greenstein:
- “Quantum Strangeness: Wrestling with Bell's Theorem and the Ultimate Nature of Reality” — https://amazon.com
- Other publications from George Greenstein on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Website — http://www3.amherst.edu/~gsgreenstein/
- Amherst College bio — https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/gsgreenstein
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Learn about why room temperature is so important for getting a good night’s sleep. Plus, learn about the EPR paradox and a famous debate from the world of quantum physics with a special guest, astrophysicist George Greenstein.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how scientists figured out why room temperature is so important for sleep: https://curiosity.im/2LH1Mpb
More from George Greenstein:
- “Quantum Strangeness: Wrestling with Bell's Theorem and the Ultimate Nature of Reality” — https://amazon.com
- Other publications from George Greenstein on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Website — http://www3.amherst.edu/~gsgreenstein/
- Amherst College bio — https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/gsgreenstein
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Learn about how animals evolved to amputate their limbs in self-defence; how dogs literally have human friendship in their DNA; and English words that don’t exist in other languages.
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:
- Here's Why Some Animals Amputate Their Limbs in Self-Defense — https://curiosity.im/2LqG60o
- Puppy-Dog Eyes Evolved to Pull Your Heartstrings — https://curiosity.im/2LIvuKK
- These English Words Don't Exist in Other Languages — https://curiosity.im/2LnO3DK
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Learn about why a normal temperature isn’t really 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit; why Mars rovers should search for rocks that look like fettuccine; and how often you should replace your toothbrush.
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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:
- A Normal Temperature Isn't Really 98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit — https://curiosity.im/2LJQ7Ge
- A New Study Says Mars Rovers Should Search for Rocks That Look Like Fettuccine — https://curiosity.im/2Lo3T0X
- This Is How Often You Should Replace Your Toothbrush — https://curiosity.im/2LpM4Pk
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Learn about the woman who discovered pulsars and why they matter; and, why learning styles don’t exist. You’ll also learn about cell-sized robots, in the the first edition of our Microscale Mondays mini-series with Cornell physicists Itai Cohen and Paul McEuen.
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:
- Pulsars Are One of Our Best Tools for Understanding the Universe — https://curiosity.im/2LlfptY
- Learning Styles Don't Actually Exist — https://curiosity.im/2KfRgoV
Additional resources from Cornell University:
- Physicists take first step toward cell-sized robots — https://as.cornell.edu/news/physicists-take-first-step-toward-cell-sized-robots
- Graphene Origami [VIDEO] — https://research.cornell.edu/video/graphene-origami
- Nanobots That Can Do Just about Anything — https://research.cornell.edu/news-features/nanobots-can-do-just-about-anything
- Itai Cohen | Department of Physics Cornell Arts & Sciences — https://physics.cornell.edu/itai-cohen
- Paul McEuen | Department of Physics Cornell Arts & Sciences — https://physics.cornell.edu/paul-mceuen
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Learn how researchers found ancient Neanderthal DNA in human chromosomes. Plus, linguist James Kirby will answer a question about how musicians write songs in tonal languages.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how genetecists found Neanderthal DNA in the dark centers of human chromosomes: https://curiosity.im/2xF98kI
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Learn about the dielectrics, metals, and other components from EMD Performance Materials that make your smartphone possible. Plus: the unique challenges of advancing technology on a microscopic level, the future of virtual and augmented reality, and what’s in store for autonomous vehicles.
This episode is sponsored by EMD Performance Materials, a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The final entry in our 5-part series to help you learn about how science and technology are being applied to drive innovation and change the world, this episode features Aldo Orsi (Head of Global Product Management, Semiconductor Solutions) and Mansour Moinpour (Head of Technology Scouting, Semiconductor Solutions).
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Learn about futuristic tethers that could help us stop making a mess in space; how we finally solved a deceptively simple mathematics mystery; and, the surprising science of glass, with special guest Nick Uhas.
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:
- Futuristic Tethers Could Help Satellites De-Orbit When They Die — https://curiosity.im/2XryS2E
- This Map-Coloring Problem Was a Century-Old Mathematics Mystery — https://curiosity.im/2XsnYtx
Additional resources from Nick Uhas:
- Watch “Blown Away” on Netflix — https://netflix.com/blownaway
- Corning Museum of Glass — https://www.cmog.org/
- Subscribe to Nick Uhas on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/NickUhas
- Follow @NickUhas on Twitter — https://twitter.com/nickuhas/
- Follow @NickUhas on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/nickuhas/
- Nick Uhas’ official website — https://www.nickuhas.com/
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Learn about how scientists are using artificial intelligence to translate babies’ cries; test your skills with the City of Lies and Truth logic puzzle; and learn how to avoid falling prey to a common psychological phenomenon called the Barnum effect.
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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:
- Scientists Are Translating Babies' Cries with Artificial Intelligence — https://curiosity.im/2Xq5FFp
- Can You Solve the City of Lies and Truth Logic Puzzle? — https://curiosity.im/2Xq5wSn
- The Barnum Effect Is Why You Think Horoscopes and Fortune Cookies Were Meant Just for You — https://curiosity.im/2XkGBzC
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Learn about how to find what you love doing and excel at it, from author David Epstein. You’ll also learn about why you should always present good news along with bad news.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why it’s best to say “I have good news and bad news” — https://curiosity.im/2XpkiZn
Additional resources from David Epstein:
- Get your copy of “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- “The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance” — https://amazon.com
- Official website — https://www.davidepstein.com/
- Follow @DavidEpstein on Twitter — https://twitter.com/DavidEpstein
- Remember the ‘10,000 Hours’ Rule for Success? Forget About It | The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/books/review/david-epstein-range.html
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Learn about why your eyes get puffy when you cry. You’ll also learn about the benefits of being a generalist instead of a specialist from a special guest: author David Epstein.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why your eyes get puffy when you cry: https://curiosity.im/2Lq2Spq
Additional resources from David Epstein:
- Get your copy of “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- “The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance” — https://amazon.com
- Official website — https://www.davidepstein.com/
- Follow @DavidEpstein on Twitter — https://twitter.com/DavidEpstein
- Remember the ‘10,000 Hours’ Rule for Success? Forget About It | The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/books/review/david-epstein-range.html
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Learn about how a 4-year-old can help you unblock your creativity; how we figured out what color dinosaurs were; and why you should never hit the snooze button.
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:
- One Unusual Way to Unblock Your Creativity: Borrow a 4-Year-Old — https://curiosity.im/2LsTIs3
- How Do We Know What Color Dinosaurs Were? — https://curiosity.im/2XrvQLO
- Whatever You Do, Don't Hit the Snooze Button — https://curiosity.im/2Xl133r
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Learn about how to get your best tan with the least amount of damage; the surprising relationship between short-term and long-term memories; and whether black holes have “edges,” with some help from special guest Ralph Crewe from the podcast Science, News, and Qs.
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:
- For a Healthier Tan, Limit Sunbathing to Every Other Day — https://curiosity.im/2Lp8ShX
- There's a Surprising Relationship Between Short-Term and Long-Term Memories — https://curiosity.im/2XnvdCV
More from Ralph Crewe:
- Science News and Qs (SNaQ), a Carnegie Science Center Podcast — http://snaq.podbean.com/
- Getting Curious with Ashley and Cody of Curiosity on SNaQ — https://snaq.podbean.com/e/getting-curious-with-ashley-and-cody-of-curiosity/
- Learn more about the Carnegie Science Center — http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/
- Follow @CarnegieSciCtr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/carnegiescictr
- Follow @RalphCrewe on Twitter — https://twitter.com/RalphCrewe
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Learn about why your creep radar is probably terrible; the science of spontaneous human combustion; and the one belief that determines employee honesty.
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:
- Your Creep Radar Is Probably Terrible — https://curiosity.im/2XkLxo8
- Does Spontaneous Human Combustion Really Happen? — https://curiosity.im/2MJVUOk
- Employee Honesty Depends on One Belief — https://curiosity.im/2MJosY8
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Learn about the energy limit of the human body; how they make meat-like burgers from plants; and the surprisingly advanced technology behind your favorite fireworks shows.
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:
- Scientists Have Pinpointed the Energy Limit of the Human Body — https://curiosity.im/2Xq9Hh1
- How Do They Make Meat-Like Burgers From Plants? — https://curiosity.im/2MJJN3J
- There's Surprisingly Advanced Technology Behind Your Favorite Fireworks Shows — https://curiosity.im/2MLboSb
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Learn about the weird reason why revolving doors were invented; why people who can admit what they don’t know tend to know more; and why a thought experiment called the trolley problem may be more relevant than ever.
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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:
- This Is the Weird Reason Revolving Doors Were Invented — https://curiosity.im/2XoJAHg
- People Who Can Admit What They Don't Know Tend to Know More — https://curiosity.im/2XsreFh
- The Trolley Problem Is a 50-Year-Old Moral Dilemma — https://curiosity.im/2MJUDH2
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Learn about why it’s good news that muscle memory is real; why a penguin’s waddle has some advantages over the way we humans walk; and new research that shows how individuals can have a bigger impact on slowing climate change than we thought.
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:
- Muscle Memory Is Real, and That's Good News for Everyone — https://curiosity.im/2Xt82ap
- A Penguin's Waddle Is More Efficient Than Your Walk (Who's Laughing Now?) — https://curiosity.im/2MMcTzv
- Individuals Can Have a Bigger Impact on Slowing Climate Change Than We Thought — https://curiosity.im/2RrHUY5
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Learn about why you open your mouth when you apply mascara or put in contacts; how to educate people if you want them to trust GMOs; and why sweat really is not detoxifying.
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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:
- Why Do You Open Your Mouth When Applying Mascara? — https://curiosity.im/2KhEkPB
- Learning the Science of GMO Food Makes People Trust It More — https://curiosity.im/2Klb3Dv
- Sweat Is Not Detoxifying — https://curiosity.im/2XxSQJn
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Learn about how agricultural experts make new types of apples; why the dwarf planet Ceres has a giant ice volcano; and why space matters, with some help from former NASA rocket scientist Kevin J. DeBruin.
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:
- This Is How Ungodly Long It Takes to Breed a New Apple — https://curiosity.im/2MMbGrX
- Tiny Ceres Has a Great Big Ice Volcano — https://curiosity.im/2MHmjMp
Additional resources from Kevin J. DeBruin:
- Without Space We Die” | Kevin DeBruin | TEDxGeorgiaTech — https://youtu.be/ODqGCWsYQNs
- Follow @kevinjdebruin on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/kevinjdebruin/
- Official website — https://kevinjdebruin.com/
- Follow @rocketdebruin on Twitter — https://twitter.com/rocketdebruin
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Learn how new technology is being developed to help the environment and our society as a whole, from liquid crystal windows to OLED displays. It’s all part of a commitment to innovation for improving global health, broadening minds, and developing sustainable solutions.
This episode is sponsored by EMD Performance Materials, a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The fourth of a 5-part series to help you learn about how science and technology are being applied to drive innovation and change the world, this episode features Kai Beckmann (Member of the Executive Board at Merck KGaA), Michele Ricks (Technology Manager for OneDisplay), and Luiz Vieira (President and Managing Director of EMD Performance Materials).
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Learn how a newly detected methane spike on Mars may change our understanding of the red planet; and how you can participate in a new research study on game transfer phenomena, with researcher Angelica Ortiz de Gortari.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about a methane spike we found on Mars: https://curiosity.im/2RyGmf3
Additional Game Transfer Phenomena resources from Angelica Ortiz de Gortari:
- Gamers Needed for Web Experiment on Game Transfer Phenomena (Participate in the Study Here) — https://gametransferphenomena.com/2019/05/gamers-needed-for-web-experiment-on-game-transfer-phenomena-2/
- Game Transfer Phenomena Website — https://gametransferphenomena.com/
- Follow Angelica Ortiz de Gortari on Twitter @cyberpsyke — https://twitter.com/cyberpsyke
- Game Transfer Phenomena and its associated factors: An exploratory empirical online survey study | ScienceDirect — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563215003568
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Learn what Chutes and Ladders can tell us about the way culture can influence art; how to survive the aftermath of a nuclear explosion, according to science; and how being kind to yourself can make you physically healthier.
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:
- Chutes and Ladders Began as a Game to Teach Morality 2,000 Years Ago — https://curiosity.im/2MKZVly
- How to Survive a Nuclear Explosion, According to Science — https://curiosity.im/2K2R78v
- Being Kind to Yourself Has Real Health Benefits — https://curiosity.im/2RhvstX
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Learn about some of the weirdest types of lightning; why nobody’s been able to solve the traveling salesman problem; and why it’s easier to spot a lie on a podcast or radio show than it is in other media.
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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:
- 5 of the Weirdest Types of Lightning — https://curiosity.im/2RibX4m
- Why Fake News Spreads, Positive Lightning, and the Habitable Trinity [Past Curiosity Daily Episode] — https://curiosity.im/2KkZwEg
- The Traveling Salesman Problem Has Been Unsolved for Nearly 200 Years — https://curiosity.im/2JZPuIs
- It's Easier to Spot a Lie on the Radio Than on TV — https://curiosity.im/2JZPvw0
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Learn about whether our ancient ancestors were healthier than we are; why Neptune is sometimes further away from the sun than Pluto; and how to know if you’re an echoist, which is the polar opposite of a narcissist.
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:
- Were Our Ancient Ancestors Healthier Than We Are? — https://curiosity.im/2MxswKZ
- Pluto and Neptune Swap Places Every 248 Years — https://curiosity.im/2K4ToA6
- Are You an Echoist? Take This Quiz to Find Out — https://curiosity.im/2RiaPxK
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Learn about how dogs may have evolved to love humans; how you can spot bad nutrition advice; and how 10-thousand year old chewing gum may change our understanding of ancient society.
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:
- Dogs May Have a Brain Region Dedicated to Human Faces — https://curiosity.im/2K44jKk
- 3 Ways to Spot Bad Nutrition Advice — https://curiosity.im/2K3Biy7
- Scientists Recovered DNA from 10,000-Year-Old Chewing Gum — https://curiosity.im/2I0Q7Os
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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Learn about the Turing machine, an imaginary device that’s the basis for all computers. Plus: what can Godzilla tell us about our collective anxiety? We’ll also discuss a listener question about exoplanets with a special guest, Ralph Crewe from the podcast Science, News, and Qs.
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:
- A Turing Machine Is the Imaginary Device That's the Basis for All Computers — https://curiosity.im/2K3hyKW
- Godzilla Has Grown Like Crazy, and Two Scientists Think They Know Why — https://curiosity.im/2Rhe7RX
More from Ralph Crewe:
- Science News and Qs (SNaQ), a Carnegie Science Center Podcast — http://snaq.podbean.com/
- Getting Curious with Ashley and Cody of Curiosity on SNaQ — https://snaq.podbean.com/e/getting-curious-with-ashley-and-cody-of-curiosity/
- Learn more about the Carnegie Science Center — http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/
- Follow @CarnegieSciCtr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/carnegiescictr
- Follow @RalphCrewe on Twitter — https://twitter.com/RalphCrewe
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Learn about developing cutting-edge technology, from photonic quantum computing to advanced artificial intelligence. Plus: the science behind making driverless cars as safe and reliable as we want them to be.
This episode is sponsored by EMD Performance Materials, a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The third of a 5-part series to help you learn about how science and technology are being applied to drive innovation and change the world, this episode features Owen Lozman, the Head of Performance Materials Venture Fund, M Ventures.
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- Learn more about M Ventures: http://www.m-ventures.com/
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Learn about the optical illusion that makes stars look like UFOs; surprising facts about Fermat’s last theorem, one of math’s greatest mysteries; and why the most common form of prejudice may surprise you.
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:
- The Autokinetic Effect Is an Optical Illusion That Makes Stars Look Like UFOs — https://curiosity.im/2K7iVIK
- Fermat's Last Theorem Was Scribbled in the Margin of a Book — https://curiosity.im/2K1CPVv
- The Most Common Form of Prejudice May Surprise You — https://curiosity.im/2K7hz0C
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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Learn about whether dark mode really is easier on your eyes, according to research. Then, learn about how new antibiotics are being developed with Dr. Matt McCarthy, author of the new book “Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic.”
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about whether dark mode really is easier on your eyes: https://curiosity.im/2Wf2xMI
Additional resources from Dr. Matt McCarthy:
- Pick up “Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Official website — http://www.drmattmccarthy.com/
- Follow @DrMattMcCarthy on Twitter — https://twitter.com/drmattmccarthy
- What Superbug Hunters Know That We Don’t | The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/opinion/hospitals-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-superbugs.html
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Learn why talking to yourself in the third person can help you keep your emotions in check. Then, learn about “superbugs” (and why we need to stop them) with Dr. Matt McCarthy, author of the new book “Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic.”
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about research that suggests talking to yourself in the third person can benefit your mental health: https://curiosity.im/2I2Raxy
Additional resources from Dr. Matt McCarthy:
- Pick up “Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Official website — http://www.drmattmccarthy.com/
- Follow @DrMattMcCarthy on Twitter — https://twitter.com/drmattmccarthy
- What Superbug Hunters Know That We Don’t | The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/opinion/hospitals-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-superbugs.html
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Learn about why it could be hard to communicate with humans of the future; how a potted plant can help you boost your productivity; and why coffee makes you poop.
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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:
- How Can We Communicate with Humans of the Future Without Using Language? — https://curiosity.im/2I2Rbl6
- Boost Your Productivity by Putting a Plant on Your Desk — https://curiosity.im/2JZHR4M
- Why Does Coffee Make You Poop? — https://curiosity.im/2K2ct5N
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Learn about how to feel less excluded and why it’s so important, with special guest Vivian Zayas, Director of the Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University. Plus, learn about a new device that makes sound go one-way.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about a new device that scientists have developed that makes sound go one-way: https://curiosity.im/2K3bTVc
Additional resources from Cornell University:
- Cornell University’s “What Makes Us Human?” podcast series — https://as.cornell.edu/humanities
- Hear Vivian Zayas on the “Love Science” episode of the What Makes Us Human?” podcast — https://as.cornell.edu/news/love-science
- Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University — http://people.psych.cornell.edu/~pac_lab/
- Vivian Zayas’ Cornell University research bio — https://research.cornell.edu/researchers/vivian-zayas
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Learn about how scientists developed a self-repairing battery. Plus: science communicator Trace Dominguez answers a listener question about the difference between 4G and 5G networks.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how scientists have developed a self-repairing battery: https://curiosity.im/2JZD57m
Additional resources from Trace Dominguez:
- How We Got to 5G, Explained — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1mtzyeKUPY
- Subscribe to Uno Dos of Trace on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/TravellinTrace
- Follow @tracedominguez on Twitter — https://twitter.com/tracedominguez
- Trace Dominguez on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/official.tracedominguez
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Learn about the unbelievable level of purity and complexity that goes into producing new technologies. Also, what researchers are working on and how the world will look in the future thanks to their efforts.
This episode is sponsored by EMD Performance Materials, a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The second of a 5-part series to help you learn about how science and technology are being applied to drive innovation and change the world, this episode features guests Anand Nambiar (Global Head of Semiconductor Solutions, Business Unit) and DongKwan Lee (Head of Packaging, Business Field).
Learn more about EMD Performance Materials: https://www.emdgroup.com/en/performance-materials.html
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Learn about an upcoming solar sail launch to test solar propulsion; why the tongue map you learned about in school is all wrong; and new research that says debating politics online may not be a total waste.
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:
- We're Launching a Solar Sail to Test Solar Propulsion — https://curiosity.im/2I5CPR5
- The Tongue Map You Learned in School Is All Wrong — https://curiosity.im/2I7A5CD
- New Research Says Debating Politics Online May Not Be a Total Waste — https://curiosity.im/2Ic1jbs
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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Learn about how the way you talk could change your ability to learn; two of the biggest myths about wine; and why the manchineel tree is the most dangerous tree in the world.
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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:
- All of Your Relationships Are Affected by Your Code-Switching — https://curiosity.im/2I5diaB
- Do You Believe These 5 Wine Myths? — https://curiosity.im/2I681Qc
- You Should Avoid the Poisonous Manchineel, aka the "Tree of Death," at All Costs — https://curiosity.im/2I4NICw
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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Learn about the strangely-named hairy ball theorem that explains why there’s always a storm brewing somewhere; new research into how you can practice more effectively; and why there are safer ways to be eco-friendly than by reusing your disposable water bottle.
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:
- The Hairy Ball Theorem Says There's Always a Storm Brewing Somewhere — https://curiosity.im/2I4UtnN
- The Secret to Effective Practice? Taking Breaks — Even Short Ones — https://curiosity.im/2K4Rwr4
- Don't Reuse That Disposable Water Bottle — There Are Safer Ways to Be Eco-Friendly — https://curiosity.im/2IapFlC
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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Learn about the Goldbach conjecture, a simple math problem that’s never been solved; why researchers studied the cutest age for a puppy; and why extroverted leaders can have too much of a good thing.
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:
- The Goldbach Conjecture Is a Simple Problem That's Never Been Solved — https://curiosity.im/2JV5kUT
- Science Has Determined That This Is the Cutest Age for a Puppy — https://curiosity.im/2YIsNf8
- Extroverted Leaders Can Have Too Much of a Good Thing — https://curiosity.im/2QD1JLE
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Learn about the surprising power behind our need to feel socially connected, with guest Vivian Zayas, Director of the Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University. Plus, learn about how to make your commute a little happier.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about 7 ways to make your commute a little happier: https://curiosity.im/2QE2kwt
Additional resources from Cornell University:
- Cornell University’s “What Makes Us Human?” podcast series — https://as.cornell.edu/humanities
- Hear Vivian Zayas on the “Love Science” episode of the What Makes Us Human?” podcast — https://as.cornell.edu/news/love-science
- Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University — http://people.psych.cornell.edu/~pac_lab/
- Vivian Zayas’ Cornell University research bio — https://research.cornell.edu/researchers/vivian-zayas
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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Learn about the world’s first vending machine that was invented nearly 2,000 years ago; why scratching an itch can make it spread; and, why you probably don’t realize it when your beliefs change.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- The World's First Vending Machine is 2,000 Years Old — https://curiosity.im/2HCKIgk
- When Your Beliefs Change, You Probably Don't Realize It — https://curiosity.im/2HCKCFu
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Learn about EMD Performance Materials; why packaging innovation is a vital component in developing new technologies; and what it takes from a business standpoint to change the way we interact with computers and other devices in our daily lives.
This episode is sponsored by EMD Performance Materials, a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The first of a 5-part series to help you learn about how science and technology are being applied to drive innovation and change the world, this episode features guests Anand Nambiar (Global Head of Semiconductor Solutions, Business Unit) and DongKwan Lee (Head of Packaging, Business Field).
Learn more about EMD Performance Materials: https://www.emdgroup.com/en/performance-materials.html
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Learn about what happened when scientists put antimatter through the double-slit experiment; how a role-playing game could test your personality better than an actual personality test; and why more animals don’t reproduce asexually.
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:
- Scientists Put Antimatter Through the Double-Slit Experiment. Here's What Happened — https://curiosity.im/2Ws6sFs
- This New Personality Test Relies on Your Choices in a Role-Playing Game — https://curiosity.im/2WriDSR
- Why Don't More Animals Reproduce Asexually? — https://curiosity.im/2HGIPzh
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Learn about what happens after your life is "fully optimized" from a special guest: Professor Joseph M. Reagle Jr., author of the new book “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents.” You’ll also learn why white holes could explain some of the universe’s most unexplainable characteristics — at least, if they exist.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why white holes could explain some of the universe’s most unexplainable characteristics: https://curiosity.im/2WvxfAw
Publications and additional resources from Joseph M. Reagle, Jr:
- “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” — https://amazon.com
- “Reading the Comments: Likers, Haters, and Manipulators at the Bottom of the Web” — https://amazon.com
- “Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia” — https://amazon.com
- Official website — https://reagle.org/joseph/
- Follow @jmreagle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/jmreagle
- MIT Press — https://mitpress.mit.edu/contributors/joseph-m-reagle-jr
Get your copy of “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
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Learn about a new phonon laser that uses sound instead of light; a counterintuitive trick to get your kids to eat vegetables; and a cognitive bias that explains why most people think they’re better than other people.
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:
- This New Laser Uses Sound Instead of Light — https://curiosity.im/2JU1dZ1
- This Counterintuitive Trick Can Get Your Kids to Eat Veggies — https://curiosity.im/2HGGPXN
- The Better-Than-Average Effect Says Most People Think They're Better Than Most People — https://curiosity.im/2HI6YWs
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Learn about how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round; why being passionate about your job can backfire; and why you shouldn’t worry if you find a hair in your food.
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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:
- How the Ancient Greeks Knew the Earth Was Round — https://curiosity.im/2HHagcp
- Passion for Your Job Can Backfire, According to a Study — https://curiosity.im/2WBKhg9
- Should You Worry About a Hair in Your Food? — https://curiosity.im/2HOoMzg
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Learn about the factors that determine how other people see you with special guest Vivian Zayas, Director of the Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University. Plus, learn about why it’s possible to ask for too much advice.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how you can, in fact, ask for too much advice: https://curiosity.im/2Houglb
Additional resources from Cornell University:
- Cornell University’s “What Makes Us Human?” podcast series — https://as.cornell.edu/humanities
- Hear Vivian Zayas on the “Love Science” episode of the What Makes Us Human?” podcast — https://as.cornell.edu/news/love-science
- Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University — http://people.psych.cornell.edu/~pac_lab/
- Vivian Zayas’ Cornell University research bio — https://research.cornell.edu/researchers/vivian-zayas
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Learn about how studying ancient cities can help us plan modern cities from author Monica L. Smith, an archaeologist and professor in the department of anthropology at UCLA. Plus, learn what happens to light when you turn off the light switch.
Get your copy of “Cities: The First 6,000 Years” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
Additional resources from Monica L. Smith:
- “Cities: The First 6,000 Years” — https://amazon.com
- UCLA Faculty Profile (Anthropology) — https://anthro.ucla.edu/faculty/monica-l-smith
- UCLA Faculty Profile (Archaeology) — https://ioa.ucla.edu/people/monica-l-smith
- Research from Monica L. Smith — https://ucla.academia.edu/MonicaLSmith
Other resources discussed:
- Light Absorption, Reflection, and Transmission | The Physics Classroom — https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/light/Lesson-2/Light-Absorption,-Reflection,-and-Transmission
- When You Turn Off A Light, Where Does The Light Go? | Forbes — https://www.forbes.com/sites/jillianscudder/2017/02/19/when-you-turn-off-a-light-where-does-the-light-go/#678694f7556c
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Learn about the key ingredients for forging a friendship; why it’s so hard to make decisions with friends; and what it would mean if dark matter doesn’t exist and the law of gravity is wrong.
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:
- These Are the 3 Ingredients for Forging a Friendship — https://curiosity.im/2HouDw0
- This Is Why It's So Hard to Make a Decision with Friends — https://curiosity.im/2YBpt5v
- What If Dark Matter Doesn't Exist and the Law of Gravity Is Wrong? — https://curiosity.im/2Yx2AA2
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Learn about potential drawbacks to life hacking from Professor Joseph M. Reagle Jr., author of the new book “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents.” You’ll also learn why your fingers get pruney when they’re soaked in water.
Get your copy of “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why your fingers get pruney when you take a bath: https://curiosity.im/2YApK91
Publications and additional resources from Joseph M. Reagle, Jr:
- “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” — https://amazon.com
- “Reading the Comments: Likers, Haters, and Manipulators at the Bottom of the Web” — https://amazon.com
- “Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia” — https://amazon.com
- Official website — https://reagle.org/joseph/
- Follow @jmreagle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/jmreagle
- MIT Press — https://mitpress.mit.edu/contributors/joseph-m-reagle-jr
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Learn about how scientists traced some of Earth’s heaviest elements to an ancient star collision; what to do if you’re lying in bed and you can’t sleep; and whether diet soda can help you lose weight.
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:
- Some of Earth’s Gold Came From Two Neutron Stars That Collided Billions of Years Ago — https://curiosity.im/2HlKOdj
- If You Can't Sleep, Get Out of Bed! — https://curiosity.im/2HotWCU
- Will Diet Soda Help You Lose Weight? — https://curiosity.im/2YwbdLf
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Learn about new sustainability rules that could help us cut space debris; why you shouldn’t blow your nose when you have a cold; and why you unconsciously copy other people’s mannerisms.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- These New Space Sustainability Rules Could Help Cut Space Debris — https://curiosity.im/2YyTCCK
- Blowing Your Nose When You Have a Cold Isn't Helping — https://curiosity.im/2YxMdn4
- Here's Why You Unconsciously Copy Other People's Mannerisms — https://curiosity.im/2YvRtYs
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Learn about new research into the implicit attitudes people have in close relationships with others (and more) from Vivian Zayas, Director of the Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University.
Resources from Cornell University:
- Cornell University’s “What Makes Us Human?” podcast series — https://as.cornell.edu/humanities
- Hear Vivian Zayas on the “Love Science” episode of the What Makes Us Human?” podcast — https://as.cornell.edu/news/love-science
- Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University — http://people.psych.cornell.edu/~pac_lab/
- Vivian Zayas’ Cornell University research bio — https://research.cornell.edu/researchers/vivian-zayas
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Learn about the similarities between problems facing ancient and modern cities from author Monica L. Smith, an archaeologist and professor in the department of anthropology at UCLA. You’ll also learn about whether you have a dominant ear.
Get your copy of “Cities: The First 6,000 Years” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
Additional resources from Monica L. Smith:
- “Cities: The First 6,000 Years” — https://amazon.com
- UCLA Faculty Profile (Anthropology) — https://anthro.ucla.edu/faculty/monica-l-smith
- UCLA Faculty Profile (Archaeology) — https://ioa.ucla.edu/people/monica-l-smith
- Research from Monica L. Smith — https://ucla.academia.edu/MonicaLSmith
Other resources discussed:
- Side biases in humans (Homo sapiens): three ecological studies on hemispheric asymmetries | Springer Nature — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-009-0571-4
- Most People Prefer Right Ear for Listening | Live Science — https://www.livescience.com/9679-people-prefer-ear-listening.html
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Learn about the weird science behind why people like the taste of black coffee; how entropy keeps time flowing forward; and how smiling really can make you feel happier.
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:
- Taking Your Coffee Black Might Be Genetic — https://curiosity.im/2Yf0FQK
- Entropy Is Why You Can't Unbreak an Egg. Is It Also Why Time Can't Go Backward? — https://curiosity.im/2GNCYIe
- A New Study Shows Smiling Really Can Make You Feel Happier — https://curiosity.im/2GS9uZy
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Learn about how to tell whether a life hack is worth trying from a special guest: Professor Joseph M. Reagle Jr., author of the new book “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents.” You’ll also learn why there’s no such thing as a “reverse microwave” for cooling.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why there’s no such thing as a “reverse microwave” for cooling: https://curiosity.im/2Hd5uUM
Publications and additional resources from Joseph M. Reagle, Jr:
- “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” — https://amazon.com
- “Reading the Comments: Likers, Haters, and Manipulators at the Bottom of the Web” — https://amazon.com
- “Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia” — https://amazon.com
- Official website — https://reagle.org/joseph/
- Follow @jmreagle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/jmreagle
- MIT Press — https://mitpress.mit.edu/contributors/joseph-m-reagle-jr
Get your copy of “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
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Learn about how watching Spider-Man may reduce arachnophobia; how the biggest volcano eruption in history may have made one of the world’s most classic horror stories possible; and a 100-point plan to organize your day to get more done.
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:
- Watching "Spider-Man" May Reduce Arachnophobia — https://curiosity.im/2YlLTYh
- Mount Tambora's 1815 Eruption Was the Biggest in History — https://curiosity.im/2GSzHHB
- Organize Your Day with the 100-Point Plan to Get More Done — https://curiosity.im/2GQjKS7
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Learn about Mary Anning, the famed female fossil hunter history almost forgot; why sad people seek out sad music; and how you can get your air-dried laundry as soft as your machine-dried laundry.
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:
- Mary Anning Was the Famed Female Fossil Hunter History Almost Forgot — https://curiosity.im/2YiuSyn
- Why Do Sad People Seek Out Sad Music? — https://curiosity.im/2YlbGQw
- Why Is Tumble-Dried Laundry Softer Than Air-Dried Laundry? — https://curiosity.im/2YkTpCS
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Learn about how researchers study how we mentally represent our relationships with special guest Vivian Zayas, Director of the Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University. Plus, learn about a regimen you can follow to help you pursue your passion — despite your day job.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how you can follow your passion despite your day job: https://curiosity.im/2Yh5dWQ
Additional resources from Cornell University:
- Cornell University’s “What Makes Us Human?” podcast series — https://as.cornell.edu/humanities
- Hear Vivian Zayas on the “Love Science” episode of the What Makes Us Human?” podcast — https://as.cornell.edu/news/love-science
- Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University — http://people.psych.cornell.edu/~pac_lab/
- Vivian Zayas’ Cornell University research bio — https://research.cornell.edu/researchers/vivian-zayas
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Learn about what the first cities looked like — and why humans built them — from author Monica L. Smith, an archaeologist and professor in the department of anthropology at UCLA. Then, learn what makes pedestrians run into each other.
Get your copy of “Cities: The First 6,000 Years” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
Additional resources from Monica L. Smith:
- “Cities: The First 6,000 Years” — https://amazon.com
- UCLA Faculty Profile (Anthropology) — https://anthro.ucla.edu/faculty/monica-l-smith
- UCLA Faculty Profile (Archaeology) — https://ioa.ucla.edu/people/monica-l-smith
- Research from Monica L. Smith — https://ucla.academia.edu/MonicaLSmith
Additional resources discussed:
- Patterns of Public Behaviour: Collision Avoidance on a Pedestrian Crossing | Journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies — https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/semi.1974.12.issue-4/semi.1974.12.4.281/semi.1974.12.4.281.xml
- The Experiments for Exploring Dynamic Behaviors in Urban Places Program Authorized to Offer Degree: Department of Architecture | Mouse.class — https://www.academia.edu/6177126/Mouse.class_The_Experiments_for_Exploring_Dynamic_Behaviors_in_Urban_Places_Program_Authorized_to_Offer_Degree_Department_of_Architecture
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Learn about how the color of pills influences how well they’ll work on you; the weird things scientists are learning about a substance that made up the early universe; and the science behind why CEOs make time for hobbies.
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:
- The Color of Pills Influences How Well They'll Work on You — https://curiosity.im/2GA7FBw
- Quark-Gluon Plasma Made Up the Early Universe, and Scientists Can Recreate It — https://curiosity.im/2GzLnQC
- Why Do CEOs Make Time for Hobbies? — https://curiosity.im/2GA7MwW
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Learn about the replication crisis facing researchers in the social and life sciences from a special guest: Professor Joseph M. Reagle Jr., author of the new book “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents.” You’ll also learn why squinting helps you see.
Get your copy of “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
Publications and additional resources from Joseph M. Reagle, Jr.:
- “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” — https://amazon.com
- “Reading the Comments: Likers, Haters, and Manipulators at the Bottom of the Web” — https://amazon.com
- “Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia” — https://amazon.com
- Official website — https://reagle.org/joseph/
- Follow @jmreagle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/jmreagle
- MIT Press — https://mitpress.mit.edu/contributors/joseph-m-reagle-jr
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Learn about how we could use self-replicating machines to explore the universe; when and why your liver shrinks and grows dramatically; and what science says about how much your birth order really matters.
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:
- Could We Use Self-Replicating Machines to Explore the Universe? — https://curiosity.im/2Yg4Pb2
- From Day to Night, Your Liver Grows and Shrinks Dramatically — https://curiosity.im/2GAcoDe
- Does Your Birth Order Really Matter? Science Says Probably Not — https://curiosity.im/2GOZyjw
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Learn about why smells trigger such vivid memories; why an ancient tree is changing our understanding of how trees evolved; and how you can find out if you suffer from impostor syndrome, along with ways to get over it.
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:
- Here's Why Smells Trigger Such Vivid Memories — https://curiosity.im/2JaLYKn
- The World's First Trees Didn't Have Rings — https://curiosity.im/2GApJM3
- Find Out If You Suffer from Impostor Syndrome With This Research-Backed Quiz — https://curiosity.im/2J2hREI
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Learn about why our collective attention span is shrinking; how you can increase your productivity by building “deep work” skills; and why eyeball planets may be our best bet for finding alien life.
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:
- Why Is Our Attention Span Shrinking? — https://curiosity.im/2Gz2XE5
- You Can Build "Deep Work" Skills to Increase Productivity — https://curiosity.im/2GzBu5g
- Eyeball Planets May Be Our Best Bet For Finding Alien Life — https://curiosity.im/2GA3wOj
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Learn about what scientists know about the muon; how poor vision evolved; and why the founder of Mother’s Day Anna Jarvis regretted inventing it.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Meet The Muon, The Electron's Short-Lived Big Brother — https://curiosity.im/2GA4WYO
- The Myopia Boom | Nature — https://curiosity.im/2XVh3Wf
- The Founder of Mother's Day Regretted Inventing It — https://curiosity.im/2GUUNGx
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Learn about where fruit flies come from and what they do from special guest Stephanie Mohr, author of “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery.” You’ll also learn about why your brain makes you extra antisocial when you’re sick, and how entomologist Justin Schmidt created a pain scale from insect stings.
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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:
- Your Brain Makes You Extra Antisocial When You're Sick — https://curiosity.im/2GA2npZ
- This Scientist Created a Pain Scale by Letting Bugs Sting Him — https://curiosity.im/2J3vTG2
Additional resources from Stephanie Mohr:
- “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” — https://amazon.com
- Follow Stephanie Mohr on Twitter @smohrfly — https://twitter.com/smohrfly
- Harvard Medical School bio — https://fgr.hms.harvard.edu/people/stephanie-e-mohr
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Learn about new research that can help us understand and save the bees; the best sleeping position, according to science; and how you can learn learn something better by arguing with yourself.
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:
- Scientists Have Decoded the Univeral Language of Honey Bees — https://curiosity.im/2KUz3OP
- This Is the Best Sleeping Position, According to Science — https://curiosity.im/2Gz54Yx
- Want to Learn Something? Argue With Yourself — https://curiosity.im/2GBgsDv
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Learn about a new discovery about rain on the sun; why flamingos stand on one leg; and why you blink the way you do when you’re watching a movie.
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:
- It Rains on the Sun — https://curiosity.im/2GwjSHm
- The Real Reason Flamingos Stand on One Leg — https://curiosity.im/2GzHYkO
- Moviegoers Blink in Sync for an Eerie Reason — https://curiosity.im/2GzHSts
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Learn about why wireless signals are completely banned from Green Bank, West Virginia; why fish stinks but chicken doesn’t; and how to find out if you have a healthy personality.
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:
- Wireless Signals Are Banned in This Small West Virginia Town — https://curiosity.im/2GvhnFf
- How Come Fish Stinks But Chicken Doesn't? — https://curiosity.im/2GxqJ3B
- Do You Have a "Healthy" Personality? Find Out With This Psychology Scale — https://curiosity.im/2GyLWdy
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Learn why you’re more likely to order junk food after your friends do; why we’re the only human species; and why people literally danced themselves to death during the Medieval Dancing Plague.
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:
- This Concept Explains Why You Order Junk Food After Your Friends Do — https://curiosity.im/2L1M9dk
- Why Are We the Only Human Species? — https://curiosity.im/2GwHtrA
- During the Medieval Dancing Plagues, People Literally Danced Themselves to Death — https://curiosity.im/2GyG0kK
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Learn about how we preserve analog and digital audio (and other media) with special guest Damon Krukowski, who is a musician, writer, and author of the new book “Ways of Hearing.” We’ll also answer a listener question about why quickly rotating objects seem to rotate in the opposite direction.
Get your copy of “Ways of Hearing” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
More from Damon Krukowski:
- “Ways of Hearing” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Damon Krukowski’s website — http://www.dadadrummer.com/
- Pitchfork profile — https://pitchfork.com/staff/damon-krukowski/
- Follow Damon K on Twitter @dada_drummer — https://twitter.com/dada_drummer
- Radiotopia Showcase — https://www.radiotopia.fm/showcase/ways-of-hearing
Additional resources discussed:
- The wagon wheel illusion in movies and reality | PNAS — https://www.pnas.org/content/93/8/3693.short
- Illusory motion reversal is caused by rivalry, not by perceptual snapshots of the visual field | ScienceDirect — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042698904002731
- The Continuous Wagon Wheel Illusion and the ‘When’ Pathway of the Right Parietal Lobe: A Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study | PLOS — https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0002911
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Learn about the incredible discoveries we’ve made from researching fruit flies with special guest Stephanie Mohr, author of “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery.” You’ll also earn about how the South Atlantic Anomaly is messing with our satellites and other space equipment. Plus: health benefits of white wine you may not know about.
Get your copy of “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
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:
- The South Atlantic Anomaly Is the Bermuda Triangle of Space — https://curiosity.im/2GuxenF
- Why Do Reds Get All the Glory? White Wine Has Health Benefits, Too — https://curiosity.im/2GspNgA
Additional resources from Stephanie Mohr:
- “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” — https://amazon.com
- Follow Stephanie Mohr on Twitter @smohrfly — https://twitter.com/smohrfly
- Harvard bio — https://scholar.harvard.edu/smohr
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Learn about why you don’t weigh the same everywhere on Earth; the personality traits shared by people who live past 90; and how researchers figured out how shoelaces come untied.
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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:
- You Don't Weigh the Same Everywhere on Earth — https://curiosity.im/2Gumy8K
- These Are the Personality Traits Shared by People Who Live Past 90 — https://curiosity.im/2GuzFH2
- Scientists Just Discovered How Shoelaces Come Untied, and It's Weirder Than You'd Think — https://curiosity.im/2Gr3t7g
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Learn why you shouldn’t be afraid to ask for an extension when you’re up against a deadline; why we used to use lead in gasoline; and what causes that feeling that time is standing still.
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:
- This New Study Busts a Myth About Deadlines — https://curiosity.im/2GsniuI
- Why Did We Ever Use Lead In Gasoline? — https://curiosity.im/2Gs2t2T (from Sunday)
- What Makes Time Stand Still? — https://curiosity.im/2Gs3zeH
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Learn about why people do things because they’re popular; how “Star Wars”-style holograms are becoming a reality; and, how you can avoid four productivity pitfalls and assess how productive you actually are.
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:
- The Bandwagon Effect Is Why People Do Things Because They're Popular — https://curiosity.im/2Gs9z7f
- "Star Wars"–Style Holograms Are Becoming a Reality — https://curiosity.im/2GrDdd0
- How Productive Are You? This Research-Backed Quiz Can Shed Some Light — https://curiosity.im/2GsSkCP
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Learn about why meteorites probably aren’t hot when they land; why babies hardly ever blink; and why couples have such a hard time breaking up.
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:
- Despite the Fireball, Meteorites Probably Aren't Hot — https://curiosity.im/2Gs6DYe
- Why Do Babies Hardly Ever Blink? — https://curiosity.im/2GuxAL2
- Why Is Breaking Up So Hard? A Study Found a Surprising Reason — https://curiosity.im/2IJJ4fl
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Learn about how digital technology is changing the way we listen to music and other audio from special guest Damon Krukowski, who is a musician, writer, and author of the new book “Ways of Hearing.” We’ll also answer a listener question about whether there’s a limit to how much we can know.
Get your copy of “Ways of Hearing” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
More from Damon Krukowski:
- “Ways of Hearing” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Damon Krukowski’s website — http://www.dadadrummer.com/
- Pitchfork profile — https://pitchfork.com/staff/damon-krukowski/
- Follow Damon K on Twitter @dada_drummer — https://twitter.com/dada_drummer
- Radiotopia Showcase — https://www.radiotopia.fm/showcase/ways-of-hearing
Additional resources discussed:
- What’s the most we can remember? | BBC — http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150401-whats-the-most-we-can-remember
- Memory Capacity of the Brain is 10 Times More than Previously Thought | Salk Institute for Biological Studies — https://www.salk.edu/news-release/memory-capacity-of-brain-is-10-times-more-than-previously-thought/
- What Is the Memory Capacity of the Human Brain? | Scientific American — https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-memory-capacity/
- Your Short-Term Memory Can Only Hold 7 Items (But You Can Use This Trick) | Curiosity.com — https://curiosity.im/2L0IdcI
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Learn about how and why we study fruit flies with some help from Stephanie Mohr, author of the new book “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery.” You’ll also learn why we still make pennies here in the U.S., and why science says your personality completely changes over time.
Get your copy of “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
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:
- The U.S. Penny Costs More Than 1 Cent to Produce — https://curiosity.im/2GoTkYQ
- Science Says You're A Totally Different Person At 14 And 77 — https://curiosity.im/2IloIZD
Additional resources from Stephanie Mohr:
- “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” — https://amazon.com
- Follow Stephanie Mohr on Twitter @smohrfly — https://twitter.com/smohrfly
- Harvard bio — https://scholar.harvard.edu/smohr
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Learn which is healthiest: fresh, canned, or frozen vegetables; how iodized salt accidentally increased the American IQ; and how you can apply to participate in a new NASA-backed study to help scientists learn about the effects of space travel.
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:
- Canned and Frozen Veggies Are More Nutritious Than Fresh Ones — https://curiosity.im/2InV7yF
- How Iodized Salt (Accidentally) Increased the American IQ — https://curiosity.im/2IsdpyH
- This Space-Travel Simulation Study Wants You to Stay in Bed for Science — https://curiosity.im/2IlpKEZ
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Learn about how researchers discovered that your lungs actually make blood; how you can tell the temperature from cricket chirps; and a strategy for maximizing your focus and achieving your goals that comes from billionaire business magnate Warren Buffett.
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:
- Lungs Actually Make Blood — https://curiosity.im/2Gr6lB4
- You Can Tell The Temperature From Cricket Chirps, Thanks To Dolbear's Law — https://curiosity.im/2GgNIjj
- To Maximize Your Focus and Achieve Your Goals, Try Warren Buffett's 2-List Strategy — https://curiosity.im/2GgO3T7
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Learn about where NASA’s new planet-hunting telescope is looking for life first; the number of places where people spend most of their time; and, the new “Light Triad” of personality traits.
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:
- NASA Has a New Planet-Hunting Telescope, and It Knows Where to Look for Life First — https://curiosity.im/2GgnDkf
- Most People Spend Their Time in Just 25 Places — https://curiosity.im/2GgLhgF
- Put Your Best Qualities to the Test With the Light Triad Scale — https://curiosity.im/2GerY7t
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Learn about why you should never wash raw chicken; the story behind a place called The Island of the Colorblind; and the forgotten campaign to create a 13-month calendar.
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:
- Why You Should Never Wash Raw Chicken — https://curiosity.im/2Gi7KtP
- Pingelap Atoll Is Known as the Island of the Colorblind — https://curiosity.im/2GcQ6aw
- The Forgotten Campaign to Create a 13-Month Calendar — https://curiosity.im/2GdNoBQ
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Learn about why you’re almost completely made up of empty space; what defines a second of time; and where you can watch the Lyrid meteor shower this Tuesday.
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:
- You're Almost Completely Made Up of Empty Space — https://curiosity.im/2Gq85KQ
- Here's How You Can Watch the Lyrid Meteor Shower in 2019 — https://curiosity.im/2GcOP3e
Additional resources discussed:
- Why is a day divided into 24 hours? (Intermediate) | Astronomy Department at Cornell University — http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/physics/161-our-solar-system/the-earth/day-night-cycle/761-why-is-a-day-divided-into-24-hours-intermediate
- Why are there 24 hours in a day? | ABC Science — http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/11/15/3364432.htm
- Using Particle Physics for Measurement Shows Just How Far Measurement Has Come | Curiosity.com — https://curiosity.im/2GpdZfj
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Learn about how and why we study fruit flies with some help from Stephanie Mohr, author of the new book “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery.” But first, learn why it’s actually a good thing that doctors work such long hours.
Get your copy of “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why it might actually be a good thing that doctors work such long hours: https://curiosity.im/2UvhpVy
Additional resources from Stephanie Mohr:
- “First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery” — https://amazon.com
- Follow Stephanie Mohr on Twitter @smohrfly — https://twitter.com/smohrfly
- Harvard bio — https://scholar.harvard.edu/smohr
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Learn about why icing an injury may not help it heal; the neurons that make old fears return; and how one of Einstein’s greatest regrets turned out to be useful after all.
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:
- Icing an Injury Doesn't Help It Heal — https://curiosity.im/2UrNPjW
- Scientists Discovered the Neurons that Make Old Fears Return — https://curiosity.im/2UyCLBk
- One of Einstein's Greatest Regrets Has Turned Out To Be Useful After All — https://curiosity.im/2GojM4L
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Learn about qubits and quantum entanglement with some help from Chris Bernhardt, author of the new book “Quantum Computing for Everyone.” Plus, learn about how you can make yourself luckier.
Get your copy of “Quantum Computing for Everyone” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how luck is predictable — which means you can make yourself luckier: https://curiosity.im/2UtLF34
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Learn about why earthworms are only good for the planet if they’re in the right place; whether it’s better to read books or listen to them; and the story of Phineas Gage's freak accident from the 1800s that changed brain science forever.
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:
- Earthworms Aren't as Good for the Soil as You Think — https://curiosity.im/2UpoEOX
- Is It Better to Read Books or Listen to Them? — https://curiosity.im/2Usr3rX
- How Phineas Gage's Freak Accident Changed Brain Science Forever — https://curiosity.im/2UrNhuo
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Learn about why a “toned” appearance has nothing to do with muscle tone; how meetings literally impair your mind, and what you can do about it; and, how to be less jealous when your friend excels at your “thing.”
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:
- A "Toned" Appearance Has Nothing to Do With Muscle Tone — https://curiosity.im/2UsuajF
- An Hour in a Conference Room Produces Enough CO2 to Impair Your Mind — https://curiosity.im/2Uzsi96
- Here's Why It Hurts When a Friend Excels at Your "Thing" — https://curiosity.im/2UswS8P
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Learn about the RMS Carpathia, the ship that came to the Titanic’s rescue the night it sank; how to control that feeling when you get butterflies in your stomach; and how numbers are written in different languages.
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:
- One Ship Came to the Titanic's Rescue on the Night It Sank — https://curiosity.im/2K1wlqx
- Why Do You Feel Butterflies in Your Stomach? — https://curiosity.im/2UuS9yS
Additional resources discussed:
- Exploring Universality: Does the World Really Use the Same Numbers? | NumbersAlive! — https://numbersalive.org/exploring-universality-does-the-world-really-use-the-same-numbers/
- Numerals and numeral systems | Encyclopædia Britannica — https://www.britannica.com/science/numeral
- Numeral system | Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeral_system
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Learn about why there’s no patent for the polio vaccine; a hypothesis that says a black hole would incinerate you; and what causes “Alexander’s band,” the dark strip of sky inside a double rainbow.
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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:
- Jonas Salk Didn't Patent His Polio Vaccine — https://curiosity.im/2HWBfm1
- The Black Hole Firewall Hypothesis Says a Black Hole Would Incinerate You on the Spot — https://curiosity.im/2HZG65J
- Alexander's Band Is the Dark Strip of Sky Inside a Double Rainbow — https://curiosity.im/2HWALMM
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Learn about the evolutionary reason why older people wake up early; new research that could explain why hot water can freeze faster than cold water; and the truth behind the recapitulation theory that embryos repeat evolution.
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:
- There's An Evolutionary Reason Older People Get Up Early — https://curiosity.im/2HZ08h2
- Hot Water Can Freeze Faster Than Cold Water, And Nobody Knows Why — https://curiosity.im/2HWEry1
- Recapitulation Is the Debunked Theory That Embryos Repeat Evolution — https://curiosity.im/2HUkW9k
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Learn about qubits and quantum entanglement with some help from Chris Bernhardt, author of the new book “Quantum Computing for Everyone.” Plus, learn about 6 magic words for defusing conflict.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about six words that are the key to defusing conflict: https://curiosity.im/2I491Wi
Get your copy of “Quantum Computing for Everyone” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
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Learn how to make an excuse without ruining your friendships; why we’d all move a lot faster if nobody walked on the escalator; and why you might not really know whether you’re a morning or a night person, along with a questionnaire to help you figure it out.
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:
- Need to Make an Excuse? Don't Say "I Don't Have Time" — https://curiosity.im/2HTQZ9r
- We'd All Move a Lot Faster if Nobody Walked on the Escalator — https://curiosity.im/2HYCAbU
- Are You a Morning or a Night Person? Take This Questionnaire to Find Out — https://curiosity.im/2HZF8X9
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Learn how we could look for advanced civilizations that are using tiny black holes as fuel; how fast you’d have to run on the Moon in order to stay on top of water; and which countries gave us the most world-famous magicians, pirates, and astronauts.
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:
- If Advanced Civilizations Are Using Black Holes as Fuel, Here's How We'd Find Them — https://curiosity.im/2HWNwa1
- Humans Can Run on Top of Water (on the Moon) — https://curiosity.im/2HZNcYi
- Which Countries Give Us the Most World-Famous Magicians, Pirates, and Astronauts? — https://curiosity.im/2u671Vj
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Learn about how the first dinosaur fossil was named before we had a word for dinosaurs; why the “spoiler paradox” says we actually enjoy a story more when we know the ending; and why some colors look brighter than others.
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:
- The First Dinosaur Fossil Was Named Before We Had A Word For Dinosaurs — https://curiosity.im/2HZtwDy
- Knowing the Ending Makes a Story Better, Not Worse, Says the Spoiler Paradox — https://curiosity.im/2HYS67R
Additional resources discussed:
- Theories of Colour Vision | University of Calgary — https://psyc.ucalgary.ca/PACE/VA-Lab/colourperceptionweb/theories.htm
- Rods and Cones | Georgia State University — http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vision/rodcone.html
- Spectral Sensitivity | Hanover College — https://isle.hanover.edu/Ch03Eye/Ch03PurkinjieSim_evt.html
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Learn about a new material that blocks sound while letting in light and air; how chimpanzees performed when scientists taught them how to play rock, paper, scissors; and how to be more creative by scheduling when you switch between tasks.
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:
- Scientists Created a Material That Blocks Sound While Letting in Light and Air — https://curiosity.im/2HXqLCN
- Scientists Taught Chimps to Play Rock, Paper, Scissors — https://curiosity.im/2HTOFPL
- To Be More Creative, Regularly Switch Between Tasks — https://curiosity.im/2HYH7eu
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Learn about the “reminiscence bump” that explains why you pine for your teens and 20s; the “Tetris Effect” that explains why things you focus on appear in your dreams; and the 19th-century doctor you can thank for tree-lined city streets.
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:
- The Reminiscence Bump is Why You Pine for the Days of Your Youth — https://curiosity.im/2I0WTWb
- The Tetris Effect Is When Things You Focus On Appear In Your Dreams — https://curiosity.im/2HWC8Lq
- Like Tree-Lined City Streets? Thank This 19th-Century Doctor — https://curiosity.im/2HZMtGy
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Learn about how social structures can shape how we think and behave from Matthew O. Jackson, the William D. Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University. Also in this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss a simple technique that will instantly make you a better listener, from this story on Curiosity.com: https://curiosity.im/2unmjoN
Pick up Matthew O. Jackson’s book “The Human Network: How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviors” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
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Learn about the risks of being vaccinated with virologist Paul Duprex. Then, learn about how to overcome the backfire effect, a cognitive bias that pits your beliefs against facts.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss why contradictory facts make your beliefs get stronger, based on the following story about the “backfire effect” from Curiosity.com: https://curiosity.im/2uhxfEz
Additional resources from Paul Duprex, director of the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of Pittsburgh and a professor of microbiology and cellular genetics:
- University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research — http://cvr.pitt.edu/
- Paul Duprex on Twitter — https://twitter.com/10queues
- @PittCVR on Twitter — https://twitter.com/PittCVR
- Measles: Why it’s so deadly, and why vaccination is so vital | The Washington Post — https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/measles-why-its-so-deadly-and-why-vaccination-is-so-vital/2019/02/15/a452e5c4-2fd0-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html
- Research from Paul Duprex — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=duprex+wp%5Bauthor%5D
- Pitt Announces New Director of the Center for Vaccine Research — https://www.upmc.com/media/news/duprex-announcement
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Learn from the new host of Curiosity Daily, Chris Jericho, about a simple trick for being more productive; whether alkaline water is actually good for you; and, how to share information online in a way that will not hurt your romantic relationship.
Hear Chris Jericho's other podcast, Talk is Jericho: http://www.westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/talk-is-jericho/
In this podcast, Talk Is Jericho podcast host, rock star, and professional wrestling legend Chris Jericho discusses the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- The 2-Minute Rule Can Help You Beat Procrastination and Get Things Done — https://curiosity.im/2Fgovnh
- Is Alkaline Water Actually Good for You? — https://curiosity.im/2FmQf9I
- Opening Up Online Can Hurt Your Relationship, But There's a Way to Fix It — https://curiosity.im/2uiFIY4
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Learn about whether there’s actually such a thing as internet addiction; and, research-based tips for getting the most out of your next vacation. We’ll also answer a listener question about dust in space, with some help from astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell.
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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:
- Is There Really Such a Thing as Internet Addiction? — https://curiosity.im/2unl3C5
- 6 Science-Backed Tips for Having a Fantastic Vacation — https://curiosity.im/2ugiH8a
More from Jonathan McDowell:
- Jonathan McDowell's Personal Home Page — https://planet4589.org/jcm/jmcdowell.html
- Follow @planet4589 on Twitter — https://twitter.com/planet4589
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In this special sponsored episode of Curiosity Daily, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer talk to Brent Lessard, the founder and lead project manager on rFlight, and Thierry Marin-Martinod, VP Engineering & CTO at TE Connectivity and a subject matter expert who is the liaison with rFlight, to help you learn about the engineering partnership advancing innovation in the sky.
Learn more about TE Connectivity and rFlight:
- TE Connectivity — https://curiosity.im/2Ys94RC
- rFlight — http://www.rflight.org/
- The GoFly Competition Will Put Humans in the Sky — https://curiosity.im/2I2fUHE
- An Award-Winning Hyperloop Company Sets Its Sights on Human Flight — https://curiosity.im/2HQTclT
- Here's Why So Many Breakthroughs Come Out of Big Competitions — https://curiosity.im/2YA1fcS
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Learn about how researchers could tap into a tardigrade superpower to protect medicines and vaccines; the Ithaa Undersea Restaurant in the Maldives where you can dine with the fishes; and whether “breaking the seal” is a real thing when you’re drinking.
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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:
- How Tardigrades Survive Conditions That Would Kill Almost Everything Else — https://curiosity.im/2u2ZKps
- You Can Dine Underwater at the Ithaa Undersea Restaurant in the Maldives — https://curiosity.im/2u20uuT
- Is "Breaking the Seal" a Real Thing? — https://curiosity.im/2u3pBh6
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Learn how the 2019 State of Science Index suggests we talk about science differently, with a special guest: 3M Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate Jayshree Seth. Plus: learn a simple strategy for getting out of a creative rut.
- See the full State of Science Index here: https://3M.com/scienceindex
- Follow Jayshree Seth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jseth2
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss a simple strategy for getting out of a creative rut according to a former Nike engineer, with the following story from Curiosity.com: https://curiosity.im/2u4W6ew
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Learn what the 2019 State of Science Index tells us about the global perception of science with a special guest, 3M Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate Jayshree Seth. Plus: learn how you can name one of Jupiter’s moons.
- See the full State of Science Index here: https://3M.com/scienceindex
- Follow Jayshree Seth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jseth2
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss how you could be the one to name 5 moons of Jupiter, with the following story from Curiosity.com: https://curiosity.im/2u671Vj
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Learn about how to find out what type of loneliness you’re feeling so you can figure out how to deal with it; the psychological reason why you love being part of a crowd; and the four communication styles that can predict the end of a marriage.
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:
- Quiz: What Type of Lonely Are You? — https://curiosity.im/2W5DirG
- This Psychological Concept Explains Why You Love Being Part of a Crowd — https://curiosity.im/2u67Qxn
- These Are the Four Horsemen of Divorce — https://curiosity.im/2W5D3Ni
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Learn how people survive plane crashes; why and how your spleen can multiply into accessory spleens; and why people still use fax machines.
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:
- How Do People Survive Plane Crashes? — https://curiosity.im/2uaGh6t
- Your Spleen Can Multiply Into Accessory Spleens — https://curiosity.im/2u2ODwT
- Why Do People Still Use Fax Machines? — https://curiosity.im/2W83jqm
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the innovative Active Learning Initiative with Cornell University’s Vice Provost for Academic Innovation Julia Thom-Levy, who is also a professor in their department of physics. Further reading:
- Cornell University’s Education Innovation webpage — https://as.cornell.edu/education-innovation
- Research reveals ‘shocking’ weakness of lab courses — http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/01/research-reveals-shocking-weakness-lab-courses
- Professors, students laud active learning physics lab course — http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/12/professors-students-laud-active-learning-physics-lab-course
- VIDEOS: “That Happened Zero Times Before” and “Sage on the Stage’ Is Dying”
Additional resources discussed in this episode:
- What happens when lightning strikes an airplane? | Scientific American — https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-lightni/
- Lightning Strikes: Protection, Inspection, and Repair | Boeing — https://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/articles/2012_q4/4/
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Learn about why people around the world keep their milk at different temperatures; a diet that’s good for your health and for the health of the planet; and, a cognitive bias that might make you think that everyone agrees with you.
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:
- Why Most of the World Buys Their Milk at Room Temperature — https://curiosity.im/2EGslG2
- The Diet That's Good for Your Health and the World's — https://curiosity.im/2u3LQTU
- Think Most People Agree With You? You Might Be Fooling Yourself — https://curiosity.im/2EFDcA0
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Learn about why sniffing is contagious; and, how one biologist solved the mystery of a rare tree that scientifically shouldn’t exist, but does. Plus, virologist Paul Duprex explains how vaccines work in babies and in people with a weakened immune system.
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:
- Sniffing is Contagious, Like Yawning and Laughing — https://curiosity.im/2ECFVu5
- Albino Ghost Trees Shouldn't Exist — But They Do — https://curiosity.im/2EAdmgU
Additional resources from Paul Duprex, director of the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of Pittsburgh and a professor of microbiology and cellular genetics:
- University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research — http://cvr.pitt.edu/
- Paul Duprex on Twitter — https://twitter.com/10queues
- @PittCVR on Twitter — https://twitter.com/PittCVR
- Measles: Why it’s so deadly, and why vaccination is so vital | The Washington Post — https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/measles-why-its-so-deadly-and-why-vaccination-is-so-vital/2019/02/15/a452e5c4-2fd0-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html
- Research from Paul Duprex — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=duprex+wp%5Bauthor%5D
- Pitt Announces New Director of the Center for Vaccine Research — https://www.upmc.com/media/news/duprex-announcement
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Learn about what causes an equinox or a solstice; how a rare condition can give you a foreign accent; and, an 80-year Harvard study that found the greatest predictor of happiness in later life.
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:
- What's the Difference Between an Equinox and a Solstice? — https://curiosity.im/2EEiqk2
- This Rare Condition Can Give You a Foreign Accent — https://curiosity.im/2EGBxKG
- An 80-Year Harvard Study Found the Greatest Predictor of Happiness in Later Life — https://curiosity.im/2EDkqt6
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Learn how important it really is to refuel right after a workout; and, why it’s important to learn about the chemicals in tattoo ink. We’ll also discuss a listener question about egg entropy with a special guest, Ralph Crewe from the podcast Science, News, and Q’s.
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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:
- How Important Is It to Refuel Right After a Workout? — https://curiosity.im/2ELM5I7
- Do You Know What Chemicals Are in Your Tattoo? — https://curiosity.im/2EAZwe0
More from Ralph Crewe:
- Science News and Qs (SNaQ), a Carnegie Science Center Podcast — http://snaq.podbean.com/
- Getting Curious with Ashley and Cody of Curiosity on SNaQ — https://snaq.podbean.com/e/getting-curious-with-ashley-and-cody-of-curiosity/
- Learn more about the Carnegie Science Center — http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/
- Follow @CarnegieSciCtr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/carnegiescictr
- Follow @RalphCrewe on Twitter — https://twitter.com/RalphCrewe
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Learn about the shadowy “red market” of bones, with help from author Brian Switek. You’ll also learn why venting your anger is unhealthy, and what you should do instead; and, why asparagus makes your pee smell weird.
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:
- Is It Better to Vent Your Anger or Keep It Inside? — https://curiosity.im/2EACh3P
- Why Asparagus Makes Your Pee Smell Weird — https://curiosity.im/2EzSg21
August 2020 edit: Brian Switek is now known as Riley Black. Additional resources from Riley Black:
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- “Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Riley Black’s website — http://rileyblack.net/
- Follow Riley on Twitter @Laelaps — https://twitter.com/Laelaps
- Riley’s articles on Smithsonian.com — https://www.smithsonianmag.com/author/riley-black/
- Laelaps blog on Scientific American — https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/
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Learn how quickly you’d age if you could move at the speed of light; how scientists discovered that Neanderthals actually walked upright; and why hangovers seem to get worse with age.
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:
- New Research Says Neanderthals Had Great Posture, Thank You Very Much — https://curiosity.im/2EGaezR
- Why Do Hangovers Seem to Get Worse With Age? — https://curiosity.im/2EEdD22
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Learn about why Earth twinkles from space; why pockets are so rare in women’s clothes; and whether the first life emerged on land or water.
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:
- Earth Twinkles From Space — https://curiosity.im/2EDDdUV
- Why Are Pockets So Rare in Women's Clothes? — https://curiosity.im/2EFkc4r
- Did the First Life Emerge on Land or in Water? — https://curiosity.im/2EFjyUz
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Learn about common misconceptions around learning that even educators believe; the scientific reason why it feels like you always have more room for dessert; and how science writer Carl Zimmer responded when we asked him “what is life?”
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:
- Even Educators Believe Common Myths About Learning — https://curiosity.im/2tFh7MR
- Here's the Scientific Reason You Always Have Room for Dessert — https://curiosity.im/2tDeMCa
More from Carl Zimmer:
- Carl Zimmer’s website — https://carlzimmer.com/
- “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity” — https://amazon.com
- “Matter,” Zimmer’s weekly science column for The New York Times — http://www.nytimes.com/column/matter
- “What Is Life,” a podcast series of live conversations between writer Carl Zimmer and eight leading thinkers on the question of what it means to be alive — https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/what-is-life/id1451004288?mt=2
- Follow @CarlZimmer on Twitter — https://twitter.com/carlzimmer
- Additional publications from Carl Zimmer — https://amazon.com
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Learn about the truth behind common myths about vision; what that “guilty look” on your dog’s face actually means; and the nearly impossible Chinese college entrance exam, the gaokao.
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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:
- 7 Myths About Your Vision, Debunked — https://curiosity.im/2tIioTf
- That Look on Your Dog's Face Isn't Guilt — It's Fear — https://curiosity.im/2tIh6aR
- The Gaokao Is the Nearly Impossible Chinese College Entrance Exam — https://curiosity.im/2tIhxC1
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Learn from virologist Paul Duprex how vaccines in developing countries in places like Africa and southeast Asia actually make you safer, and how modern medicine could some day completely eliminate the measles. Duprex is the director of the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of Pittsburgh and a professor of microbiology and cellular genetics.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer also discuss the following story from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: Repeating a Word Until It Sounds Weird Is Called Semantic Satiation — https://curiosity.im/2tIFJUS
Additional resources from Paul Duprex and the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of Pittsburgh:
- University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research — http://cvr.pitt.edu/
- Paul Duprex on Twitter — https://twitter.com/10queues
- @PittCVR on Twitter — https://twitter.com/PittCVR
- Measles: Why it’s so deadly, and why vaccination is so vital | The Washington Post — https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/measles-why-its-so-deadly-and-why-vaccination-is-so-vital/2019/02/15/a452e5c4-2fd0-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html
- Research from Paul Duprex — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=duprex+wp%5Bauthor%5D
- Pitt Announces New Director of the Center for Vaccine Research — https://www.upmc.com/media/news/duprex-announcement
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Learn about why metals, fruit, and vegetables spark in the microwave, and the 1-3-5 method for arranging your to-do list. Plus, hear a couple lesser-known stories from the 20th-century space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, with some help from a special guest, Dr. David Warmflash.
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:
- Here's Why Fruit and Vegetables Spark in the Microwave — https://curiosity.im/2tJrzCQ
- Arrange Your To-Do List According to the 1-3-5 Method — https://curiosity.im/2tGg5jD
Additional resources from Dr. David Warmflash:
- Pick up “Moon: An Illustrated History: From Ancient Myths to the Colonies of Tomorrow” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow @CosmicEvolution on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CosmicEvolution
- Moon Monday Episode 1: Saros Cycles — https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-podcast/saros-cycles-w-dr-david-warmflash-the-eiffel-tower
- Moon Monday Episode 2: The Eclipse War — https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-podcast/narcissism-lessons-the-war-stopping-eclipse-w-dr-d
- Moon Monday Episode 3: Space Race — https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-podcast/craving-healthy-foods-what-grew-astronomy-w-dr-dav
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Learn about why the US once launched millions of copper needles into space; why bikes don’t fall down when you ride them; and 3 ways big data can predict what you really like to watch or listen to.
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:
- The US Once Launched Millions of Copper Needles Into Space — https://curiosity.im/2tIFdWW
- 3 Ways Big Data Predicts What You Really Like to Watch and Listen To — https://curiosity.im/2tF1dBZ
Additional resources discussed:
- How do bikes balance when we ride them? — https://scienceline.org/2007/11/ask-ashford-balancingbikes/
- How does a bike stay upright? Surprisingly, it’s all in the mind | The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/how-does-a-bike-stay-upright-surprisingly-its-all-in-the-mind-59829
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Learn about what’s really going on when you feel sore after a workout; why we don’t know who designed the Taj Mahal; and the real reason why you have to change your clock for Daylight Saving Time.
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:
- Are Sore Muscles the True Sign of a Good Workout? — https://curiosity.im/2tHVg7z
- Nobody Knows Who Designed The Taj Mahal — https://curiosity.im/2tE26uP
- The Annoying Reason You Have to Change Your Clock for Daylight Saving Time — https://curiosity.im/2tFTZOj
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Learn what it means when you have something “in your genes” with help from award-winning author Carl Zimmer; whether cockroaches really can survive a nuclear apocalypse; and how to change behaviors using a subtle suggestion.
Carl Zimmer, award-winning author and columnist for The New York Times, explains how our growing knowledge of genetics could change the way we understand ourselves.
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:
- Could Cockroaches Really Survive a Nuclear Apocalypse? — https://curiosity.im/2tGXOmo
- A Subtle Suggestion May Be More Powerful Than Direct Instruction — https://curiosity.im/2tF0Szd
More from Carl Zimmer:
- Carl Zimmer’s website — https://carlzimmer.com/
- “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity” — https://amazon.com
- “Matter,” Zimmer’s weekly science column for The New York Times — http://www.nytimes.com/column/matter
- “What Is Life,” a podcast series of live conversations between writer Carl Zimmer and eight leading thinkers on the question of what it means to be alive — https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/what-is-life/id1451004288?mt=2
- Follow @CarlZimmer on Twitter — https://twitter.com/carlzimmer
- Additional publications from Carl Zimmer — https://amazon.com
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Learn about why the Earth’s atmosphere extends beyond the moon; whether you should listen to music while you work; and whether your muffled hearing after a concert means you damaged your ears.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- The Earth's Atmosphere Extends Beyond the Moon — https://curiosity.im/2SYTttN
- Should You Listen to Music While You Work? — https://curiosity.im/2twBYln
- Does Muffled Hearing After a Concert Mean You Damaged Your Ears? — https://curiosity.im/2GXNm1t
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Learn about the difference between natural and artificial ingredients; why Africa is physically splitting into two continents; and why the return trip always feels shorter than the original trip.
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:
- What's the Difference Between Natural and Artificial Ingredients? — https://curiosity.im/2txAmI0
- Africa Is Physically Splitting Into Two Continents — https://curiosity.im/2ttaMEe
- Why Does the Return Trip Always Feel Shorter? — https://curiosity.im/2SYRC8u
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Learn about why starting an exercise routine might give you healthier food cravings; math problems that you could get a million dollars for solving; and the story of what drove the growth of astronomy in the Middle Ages, with some help from Dr. David Warmflash.
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:
- Starting an Exercise Routine Might Give You Healthier Food Cravings — https://curiosity.im/2tA5KG4
- The Millennium Problems Are Seven Math Problems Worth $1 Million Each — https://curiosity.im/2twso1Z
Additional resources from Dr. David Warmflash:
- Pick up “Moon: An Illustrated History: From Ancient Myths to the Colonies of Tomorrow” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow @CosmicEvolution on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CosmicEvolution
- Moon Monday Episode 1: Saros Cycles — https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-podcast/saros-cycles-w-dr-david-warmflash-the-eiffel-tower
- Moon Monday Episode 2: The Eclipse War — https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-podcast/narcissism-lessons-the-war-stopping-eclipse-w-dr-d
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Learn about how many hours it takes to forge a new friendship, along with the health benefits they provide; the most popular jobs for psychopaths; and the limitations of science.
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:
- This Is How Many Hours it Takes to Make a Friend — https://curiosity.im/2tvCiAV
- The Top 10 Jobs for Psychopaths — https://curiosity.com/topics/the-top-10-jobs-for-psychopaths-curiosity
Additional resources discussed:
- Why Do We Sleep? | Inverse — https://www.inverse.com/article/34600-why-do-we-sleep-and-dream
- Scientists are unraveling the mystery of your body’s clock – and soon may be able to reset it | The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/scientists-are-unraveling-the-mystery-of-your-bodys-clock-and-soon-may-be-able-to-reset-it-84022
- Turbulence, the oldest unsolved problem in physics | Ars Technica — https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/turbulence-the-oldest-unsolved-problem-in-physics/
- True Cause of Whip's Crack Uncovered | Scientific American — https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/true-cause-of-whips-crack/
- Scientists Just Discovered How Shoelaces Come Untied, and It's Weirder Than You'd Think | Curiosity.com — https://curiosity.im/2H87PAV
- Scientists Just Figured Out How Washing Machines Clean Your Clothes | Curiosity.com — https://curiosity.im/2Hf5Cn8
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Learn about why getting your wisdom teeth removed might be pointless; Lise Meitner, the forgotten female physicist who helped us figure out nuclear power; and the 4-7-8 breathing technique to help you fall asleep faster.
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:
- Getting Your Wisdom Teeth Removed Is Likely A Waste Of Time — https://curiosity.im/2tvT1Uz
- Lise Meitner Is the forgotten female physicist who deserved a Nobel Prize — https://curiosity.im/2GW1hVP
- The 4-7-8 Breathing Technique Will Help You Get to Sleep Faster — https://curiosity.im/2txnWAc
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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Learn why some scientists are comparing an ancient bacteria to the Fountain of Youth; how temperature might affect how you spend your money; and, a rule you can use to develop new skills in just a few hours a week.
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:
- A Russian Scientist Injected Himself With 3.5-Million-Year-Old Bacteria — https://curiosity.im/2tFWuAl
- When You're Cold, You Make Decisions in the Heat of the Moment — https://curiosity.im/2GXTg2F
- The 5-Hour Rule Is Used by the World's Most Successful People — https://curiosity.im/2twywap
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Learn about how much you can say with simple noises called vocal bursts; why you might keep hearing about the Kepler Space Telescope even though it’s retired; and how you can find out where your house would’ve been on Pangaea.
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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:
- Scientists Have Created an Audio Map of Emotions Using Only Noises — https://curiosity.im/2GXuYWv
- This Is the Kepler Space Telescope's Final Image — https://curiosity.im/2tuLndn
- Find Out Where Your House Would Have Been on Pangaea — https://curiosity.im/2tuw9oH
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Learn about why researchers have broken down the smell of old books; new research that shows why your brain has a kind of Spider-sense; and the Panspermia theory that human life originally came from outer space.
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:
- Researchers Have Broken Down the Smell of Old Books — https://curiosity.im/2V6WlkL
-
Magic Or Medicine: Medieval Mysteries [Curiosity Podcast Episode] — https://curiosity.im/2trTo2y
-
Seeing and Reacting to a Threat Doesn't Happen in the Order You Think — https://curiosity.im/2V7XjO2
- The Panspermia Theory Says Humans Are From Outer Space — https://curiosity.im/2V98Cp9
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Learn about the trait you can borrow from narcissists to boost your professional and academic success; the groundbreaking and potentially life-saving discovery that came from studying tumors that can grow teeth; and the story of how a solar eclipse prediction helped end a war, restore an economy, and build a philosophy school that trained a couple of history’s greatest minds, with some help from Dr. David Warmflash.
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:
- Narcissists May Have One Specific Advantage Over Other People — https://curiosity.im/2tszPY7
- Tumors Can Grow Teeth — https://curiosity.im/2ttO8vf
Additional resources from Dr. David Warmflash:
- Pick up “Moon: An Illustrated History: From Ancient Myths to the Colonies of Tomorrow” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow @CosmicEvolution on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CosmicEvolution
- Moon Monday Episode 1: Saros Cycles — https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-podcast/saros-cycles-w-dr-david-warmflash-the-eiffel-tower
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Learn about how to overcome 4 types of writer’s block; why we wear pants; and the probability of finding extraterrestrial life on Jupiter’s moon Europa, with some help from a special guest from Science News and Qs (also known as SNaQ), a Carnegie Science Center podcast.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and get some help from SNaQ creator and host Ralph Crewe answering a listener question — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- There Are 4 Types of Writer's Block, According to Yale Research — https://curiosity.im/2Do1vlw
- The Fascinating Story Behind Why We Wear Pants — https://curiosity.im/2DmoGMM
More from Ralph Crewe:
- Science News and Qs (SNaQ), a Carnegie Science Center Podcast — http://snaq.podbean.com/
- Getting Curious with Ashley and Cody of Curiosity on SNaQ — https://snaq.podbean.com/e/getting-curious-with-ashley-and-cody-of-curiosity/
- Learn more about the Carnegie Science Center — http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/
- Follow @CarnegieSciCtr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/carnegiescictr
- Follow @RalphCrewe on Twitter — https://twitter.com/RalphCrewe
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Learn about the evolutionary reason why love is blind; the weird history of that pink color in your bathtub; and how to form new habits.
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:
- Love Is Blind for an Evolutionary Reason — https://curiosity.im/2DjkRbh
- That Pink Color in Your Bathtub Is a Soap-Eating Bacteria with a Tainted History — https://curiosity.im/2tr10SP
- A Huge Chunk of Your Day Is Just Mindless Habit — https://curiosity.im/2Dom9BI
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Learn what the way you draw a circle says about you; how to stay warm, according to a physiologist; and a simple trick to keep you from choking under pressure.
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:
- The Way You Draw a Circle Says a Lot About You — https://curiosity.im/2DiWOJu
- A Physiologist Explains How to Stay Warm in Winter — https://curiosity.im/2Dk0JFU
- This Trick Will Keep You from Choking Under Pressure — https://curiosity.im/2DlIArh
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Learn about why engineers designed a robot that can imagine itself; why the Great Compression was the best time to be alive, financially speaking; and the ups and downs of a rare genetic condition that makes you incredibly loving.
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:
- Engineers Created a Robot That Can Imagine Itself — https://curiosity.im/2DgC8BW
- Financially Speaking, the Best Time to Be Alive Was During the Great Compression — https://curiosity.im/2Dj6nIl
- The Rare Genetic Condition That Makes You Incredibly Loving Isn't What It Sounds Like — https://curiosity.im/2DhO5r9
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Learn how you can change your thinking to keep up with today’s fast-paced world, with some help from author Leonard Mlodinow. Plus: learn about the two criteria people use to judge you, and how you can measure your relationship with time.
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:
- According to a Harvard Psychologist, People Judge You Based on Two Criteria — https://curiosity.im/2DhYT8B
- This Psychology Quiz Will Explain Your Relationship With Time — https://curiosity.im/2Dgc2ip
Resources and publications from Leonard Mlodinow:
- Follow @lmlodinow on Twitter — https://twitter.com/lmlodinow
- “Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change” — https://amazon.com
- Elastic by Leonard Mlodinow review via The Guardian — https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/18/elastic-flexible-thinking-leonard-mlodinow
- Leonard’s Wikipedia page — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Mlodinow
- “Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior” — https://amazon.com
- “The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives” — https://amazon.com
- “The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey From Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos” — https://amazon.com
- “The Grand Design” by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow — https://amazon.com
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Learn about a secret apartment in the Eiffel Tower; the official protocol for announcing alien life to the world; and how Saros cycles have changed the way we’ve designed calendars throughout history, with some help from Dr. David Warmflash.
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:
- The Eiffel Tower Has A Secret Apartment — https://curiosity.im/2DniG6n
- If We Find Aliens, This Is the Protocol for Announcing It to the World — https://curiosity.im/2DibnwP
Additional resources from Dr. David Warmflash:
- Pick up “Moon: An Illustrated History: From Ancient Myths to the Colonies of Tomorrow” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow @CosmicEvolution on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CosmicEvolution
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Learn about why envy isn’t always a bad thing; how the Coriolis Effect affects the way things on the Earth rotate; and how RNA knows how to read DNA, with some help from a special guest from Science News and Qs (also known as SNaQ), a Carnegie Science Center podcast.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and get some help from SNaQ creator and host Ralph Crewe answering a listener question — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Envy Can Be Good for You — https://curiosity.im/2DmlK2I
- Do Toilets in the Southern Hemisphere Really Swirl the Opposite Direction? — https://curiosity.im/2DhYz9T
More from Ralph Crewe:
- Science News and Qs (SNaQ), a Carnegie Science Center Podcast — http://snaq.podbean.com/
- Getting Curious with Ashley and Cody of Curiosity on SNaQ — https://snaq.podbean.com/e/getting-curious-with-ashley-and-cody-of-curiosity/
- Learn more about the Carnegie Science Center — http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/
- Follow @CarnegieSciCtr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/carnegiescictr
- Follow @RalphCrewe on Twitter — https://twitter.com/RalphCrewe
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Learn about a breakthrough technology that can translate thought into speech; a Navy SEAL’s method for mental toughness; and why airplane seatbelts are the way that they are.
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:
- Breakthrough New Technology Can Translate Thought Into Speech — https://curiosity.im/2MMn7fo
- The Navy SEAL 40% Rule Can Help You Achieve Mental Toughness — https://curiosity.im/2DSfqBL
- If Cars Have Shoulder Seat Belts, Why Don't Airplanes? — https://curiosity.im/2DPPs1v
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Learn about how you can beat stress with some help from your significant other; the forgotten astronomer behind the Big Bang Theory; and a hundred-year-old productivity secret.
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:
- One Sweet Way to Beat Stress: Think of Your Significant Other — https://curiosity.im/2Dianck
- The Forgotten Astronomer Behind The Big Bang Theory Was Also a Priest — https://curiosity.im/2DPZOi5
- The Ivy Lee Method Is a 100-Year-Old Productivity Secret — https://curiosity.im/2DQdBoQ
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Learn about a quantum theory that says time can flow backward; why the Internet relies on huge undersea cables; and why people eat pufferfish, even though they’re incredibly poisonous.
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- This Quantum Theory Says Time Can Flow Backward — https://curiosity.im/2DOW2VZ
- The Internet Relies on Huge Undersea Cables — And They're Vulnerable — https://curiosity.im/2Di9FvG
- Pufferfish Are Incredibly Poisonous, So Why Do People Eat Them? — https://curiosity.im/2DPWQKv
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Learn about the difference between weather and climate; how astronomers actually use parsecs to measure distances; and some Scandinavian life philosophies that could make you happier.
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:
- What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate? — https://curiosity.im/2MQFjV6
- A Parsec Is a Real Astronomical Unit of Measurement — https://curiosity.im/2DOVcsj
- 5 Scandinavian Life Philosophies That Can Make You Happier — https://curiosity.im/2MOxmQy
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Learn about why you make decisions using less information than you think; why your appendix actually serves a purpose; and the best ways to overcome a challenge, according to science.
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- You Make Decisions on Less Information than You Think — https://curiosity.im/2MNq4wh
- Your Appendix Actually Serves a Purpose — https://curiosity.im/2DQbEZy
- 19 Ways to Get Through a Challenge, According to Science — https://curiosity.im/2DQbUYw
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Learn about why too much sleep may be just as harmful as too little; what light echoes detected by NASA might be able to teach us about how black holes evolve over time; and why you can’t tickle yourself.
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:
- Too Much Sleep May Be Just as Harmful as Too Little — https://curiosity.im/2DPVnDZ
- Light Echoes from a Black Hole Were Detected by an Instrument Aboard the ISS — https://curiosity.im/2MTuvWA
- Can't Tickle Yourself? That Means Your Brain Is Good Working Order — https://curiosity.im/2DRtITc
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Learn why NASA compared a new scientific discovery to a game of “Where’s Waldo?”; why cats stick their butts in your face; and the surprising reason why your throat burns when you take a shot of hard liquor.
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:
- An Undiscovered Galaxy Just Photobombed the Hubble Telescope — https://curiosity.im/2DTNBJm
- Here's Why Your Cat Sticks Its Butt In Your Face — https://curiosity.im/2sZlXE8
- Here's Why Taking a Shot of Tequila Burns Your Throat — https://curiosity.im/2sTJh6p
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Learn why the camera adds 10 pounds (and what you can do about it); why asteroids called Trojans could change what we know about the origins of our solar system; and a technique to help you avoid stress and stay calm.
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- Here's Why the Camera Adds 10 Pounds — https://curiosity.im/2sU6fKL
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Why Is it So Hard to Look Good in Photos? — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT09gf43PoY
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Move Over, Moons — Some Planets Also Have Trojans — https://curiosity.im/2sXgHBa
- The Pre-Mortem Technique Is the Best Way to Avoid Stress and Stay Calm — https://curiosity.im/2sU6s0v
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Learn about why your body doesn’t actually replace itself every 7 years; whether you should worry more about having money or making money; and, why the difference between kill and no-kill animal shelters isn’t as simple as you might think.
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:
- Does Your Body Replace Itself Every 7 Years? — https://curiosity.im/2sTIbaN
- Which Matters More: Having Money or Making Money? — https://curiosity.im/2sWJ5U8
- How the 50/20/30 Rule Can Help You Budget — https://curiosity.im/2MJXVX5
- The Difference Between Kill and No-Kill Animal Shelters Isn't as Simple as You Think — https://curiosity.im/2sTI7I5
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Learn about what starquakes can tell us about our universe; why quitting is underrated; and the truth behind some of the most-Googled scientific misconceptions.
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:
- Starquakes Are Real, and They're Seriously Violent — https://curiosity.im/2sVIMst
- Why Quitting Is Underrated — https://curiosity.im/2t4W5XT
- 10 of the Most-Googled Scientific Misconceptions — https://curiosity.im/2t0jFEN
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Learn about how the mysterious Hypatia stone could change what we know about our solar system; what wind chill actually means; and how you can learn skills faster with a 15-minute workout.
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:
- The Mysterious Hypatia Stone Doesn't Match the Ingredients of Our Solar System — https://curiosity.im/2MBj6KQ
- What Does Wind Chill Even Mean? Not What You Think — https://curiosity.im/2sYSqux
- You Can Learn Skills Faster With One 15-Minute Workout — https://curiosity.im/2MC5rDk
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Learn why tweeting about negative feelings MIGHT make you feel better. Then, learn the specific words you should use to get what you want, with some help from a special guest: happiness expert Stella Grizont.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss how tweeting about negative feelings might make you feel better. Read more here: https://curiosity.im/2MDaJ1k
Additional resources from Stella Grizont:
- The Vision Generator — https://www.workhappinessmethod.com/vision/
- WOOPAAH (Stella Grizont is Founder and CEO) — http://www.woopaah.com/
- @StellaGrizont on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stellagrizont
- The Psychology Of Happiness | Curiosity Podcast Episode w/ Stella Grizont — https://curiosity.im/2sS5wd6
- How to Set the Right Goals (and Actually Achieve Them!) | Curiosity Podcast Episode w/ Stella Grizont — https://curiosity.im/2sRnhZK
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Learn about why you need a healthy VO2max, and how you can get it; a man who had déjà vu for eight years; and the Gish Gallop, a shady debate tactic for winning arguments.
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:
- Why You Need a Healthy VO2max (and How You Can Get It) — https://curiosity.im/2sY2xzO
- The Man Who Had Déjà Vu for Eight Years — https://curiosity.im/2MBhD7i
- The Gish Gallop Is a Shady Debate Tactic for Winning Arguments — https://curiosity.im/2MrhdAk
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Learn how your tongue can tell the difference between a rock and a fossil; why you might be able to travel through some black holes without dying; and how you can do a better job of advocating for yourself, with some help from happiness expert Stella Grizont.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and talk to happiness expert Stella Grizont — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- You Might Be Able to Travel Through Some Black Holes Without Dying — https://curiosity.im/2Mq0cqf
- One Way to Tell the Difference Between a Rock and a Fossil Is to Lick It — https://curiosity.im/2Mw6Ew0
Additional resources from Stella Grizont:
- The Vision Generator — https://www.workhappinessmethod.com/vision/
- WOOPAAH (Stella Grizont is Founder and CEO) — http://www.woopaah.com/
- @StellaGrizont on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stellagrizont
- The Psychology Of Happiness | Curiosity Podcast Episode w/ Stella Grizont — https://curiosity.im/2sS5wd6
- How to Set the Right Goals (and Actually Achieve Them!) | Curiosity Podcast Episode w/ Stella Grizont — https://curiosity.im/2sRnhZK
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Learn about the best time of day to break bad news; how to get over your brain’s habit of loss aversion; and why a coin toss is not as random or fair as it seems.
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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:
- There Is a Right Time of Day to Break Bad News — https://curiosity.im/2Mpxgyq
- Loss Aversion Says That the Pain of Loss Is Stronger Than the Joy of Gain — https://curiosity.im/2Ms6s0F
- A Coin Toss Is Not as Random or Fair as It Seems — https://curiosity.im/2MqYPr5
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Learn about how men and women remember pain differently; how to measure how mindful you are; and a theory about alien life and the laws of physics.
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:
- Men and Women Remember Pain Differently — https://curiosity.im/2MqWYm7
- How Mindful Are You? Measure It with the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale — https://curiosity.im/2MudX74
- Alien Life Might Be so Advanced That It's Indistinguishable From the Laws of Physics — https://curiosity.im/2MujSch
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Learn about nose and throat bacteria that might make you less likely to get the flu; the red juice in your steak dinner, which is actually not blood; and how encryption works, as well as why quantum computing could break it.
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:
- Some Nose and Throat Bacteria Make It Less Likely You'll Get the Flu — https://curiosity.im/2MrnJqO (Republished)
- What's That Red Juice in Your Steak? (Hint: It Isn't Blood) — https://curiosity.im/2MpFw1m
- Quantum Computers Pose a Big Threat to Internet Security — https://curiosity.im/2MpFd6I
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Learn about new research into whether you can change your personality; why historians are stumped over the history of the Ainu, Japan’s indigenous people; and why you jerk awake while you’re falling asleep.
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:
- Can You Change Your Personality? — https://curiosity.im/2Mu9eCk
- The Ainu Are Japan's Indigenous People — https://curiosity.im/2MsSXxz
- Why Do You Jerk Awake Right as You're Falling Asleep? — https://curiosity.im/2MqRvMc
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Learn about why blinking communicates a lot more than you probably thought; why astronomers think Uranus is tipped over; and the story of "The Blood Countess," a female murderer who may have inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
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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:
- Your Blinks Communicate More Than You Think — https://curiosity.im/2swQXeP
- Astronomers May Have Discovered Why Uranus Is Tipped Over — https://curiosity.im/2sy9Fmk
- The Female Murderer Known as "The Blood Countess" May Have Inspired "Dracula" — https://curiosity.im/2swQrgL
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Learn about whether you can improve your self-control; why certain types of birds set fires on purpose; and why you shouldn’t touch your plants.
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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:
- Is Self-Control a Learnable Skill or a Finite Resource? — https://curiosity.im/2suScLn
- Firehawk Raptors Are Predatory Birds That Start Forest Fires on Purpose — https://curiosity.im/2sw0Ito
- Your Plants Probably Hate Being Touched — https://curiosity.im/2szOVKS
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Learn about 4 up-and-coming batteries that could overtake lithium-ion; how microsleep happens without you even knowing it; and what you’re getting wrong about CRISPR gene editing technology, and how to get smart about it — with a little help from Minu Prabhune of Synthego.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — with some help from Synthego’s Meenakshi Prabhune and Kevin Bryant — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- 4 Up-and-Coming Batteries That Could Overtake Lithium-Ion — https://curiosity.im/2sAwbdX
- Microsleep Happens Without You Even Knowing It — https://curiosity.im/2sv7ZK6
More from Synthego:
- CRISPR Cuts, Synthego’s official podcast — https://www.synthego.com/podcast
- “The Bench” Synthego Blog — https://www.synthego.com/blog
- About Synthego — https://www.synthego.com/company
- Follow Synthego on Twitter — https://twitter.com/synthego
- Meenakshi Prabhune on Twitter — https://twitter.com/minu_pr
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Learn about the scientific reason why Australia has bubblegum pink lakes; why immortality is mathematically impossible; and how often you should wash your sheets, towels, and basically everything you own.
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:
- Here's the Real Reason Why Australia Has Bubblegum Pink Lakes — https://curiosity.im/2sGc7Y1
- Sorry, Immortality Is Mathematically Impossible — https://curiosity.im/2sAemf2
- You Should Wash Your Sheets, Towels, and Basically Everything More Often — https://curiosity.im/2swPVPR
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Learn about a modern study that supports a 100-year-old hypothesis about schizophrenia; the weird “Phantom Time Hypothesis” about the history of calendars, along with some actual facts about the Middle Ages; and some tips from a computer scientist for better cyber hygeine and cybersecurity in 2019.
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:
- A Modern Study Supports a 100-Year-Old Hypothesis About Schizophrenia — https://curiosity.im/2Mh9AMy
- According to the Phantom Time Hypothesis, We're Currently in the 18th Century — https://curiosity.im/2MfAIf3
- 6 Tips for Better Cyber Hygiene from a Computer Scientist — https://curiosity.im/2MjhtkY
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Learn about the worst year to be alive, according to at least one medieval historian; why you never hear about heart cancer; and why women prefer hotter showers than men do.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Here's Why You Never Hear About Heart Cancer — https://curiosity.im/2MeZagD
- What Was the Worst Year to Be Alive? — https://curiosity.im/2MfNlqo
- There's a Scientific Reason Women Are Always Colder Than Men | Glamour — https://www.glamour.com/story/theres-a-scientific-reason-women-are-always-colder-than-men
- A Critical Appraisal of 98.6°F, the Upper Limit of the Normal Body Temperature, and Other Legacies of Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich | JAMA Network — https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/400116
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Learn about some of the weirdest types of planets in our galaxy; the right way to tap on a can of soda to keep it from exploding; and whether you can actually taste how strong a drink is.
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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:
- 9 of the Weirdest Types of Planets in Our Galaxy — https://curiosity.im/2M7Is2w
- Does Tapping A Soda Can Keep It From Exploding? — https://curiosity.im/2LMPKZB
- Can You Actually Taste The Strength Of A Drink? — https://curiosity.im/2LNEUm0
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Learn about a surprisingly low-tech fix to the problem of sleep-deprived teens; how you can use the Pareto Principle to help you achieve your goals; and three tips for thinking more creatively.
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:
- Neuroscientists Identify a Surprising Low-Tech Fix to the Problem of Sleep-Deprived Teens — https://curiosity.im/2s7m1BA
- The Pareto Principle Can Save You Time And Help You Achieve Your Goals — https://curiosity.im/2LO54VI
- To Tap Into Your Creativity, Try Diffuse Thinking — https://curiosity.im/2LMO8Px
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Learn about how the Deep Carbon Observatory is transforming the way we understand life deep inside the Earth; how gravitational lensing can make gravity act like a magnifying glass to help astronomers see further away; and what to say to a friend who’s dealing with a crisis.
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:
- A New Discovery Points to a Surprising Amount of Life Deep Inside the Earth — https://curiosity.im/2suKkcG
- Gravitational Lensing Is a Magnifying Glass Made by Gravity — https://curiosity.im/2s6S6JS
- There's No Perfect Thing to Say In a Crisis — https://curiosity.im/2sf3Nyd
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Learn about why you can’t really “boost” your immune system; the benefits of some weird pupils you can find in the animal kingdom; and what Cody and Ashley learned at CES 2019, the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas.
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:
- You Can't Boost Your Immune System, and You Really Don't Want to — https://curiosity.im/2s5lM9V
- 5 Weird Pupils You Can Find in the Animal Kingdom — https://curiosity.im/2LPDDuK
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Learn about why you might be causing your own peer pressure, and how to get over it; a 1927 experiment to prove that pitch is a liquid, and why it’s still going on; and how to get more done by trading your to-do list for “timeboxing.”
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:
- Teens Don't Really Know What the "Cool Kids" Are Doing, According to Research — https://curiosity.im/2s5ixPW
- This 1927 Experiment to Prove Pitch Is a Liquid Is Still Going On — https://curiosity.im/2s3W6uz
- Trade Your To-Do List for "Timeboxing" — https://curiosity.im/2s5IUoR
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Learn about why it’s a good thing when you have to wait in a long line; new research that says an ancient supernova may have triggered a mass extinction on Earth; the delicious origin story of Key lime pie; and how and why we forget pain.
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:
- Why Is This Line So Long? — https://curiosity.im/2LNuYJk
- An Ancient Supernova May Have Triggered a Mass Extinction on Earth — https://curiosity.im/2LWKbb6
- Key Lime Pie Is a Modern Delicacy With Humble Beginnings — https://curiosity.im/2s7bPZO
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Learn about why your brain treats hunger for knowledge like hunger for food; why the unexplored blue holes of Andros in the Bahamas is home to one of the most unique ecosystems on Earth; and folie à deux, a type of mental illness that can be shared and spread between people.
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:
- Your Brain Treats Hunger for Knowledge Like Hunger for Food — https://curiosity.im/2rMu072
- Andros, Bahamas Has More Than 200 "Blue Holes" — And They're Mostly Unexplored — https://curiosity.im/2rMW0r2
- Folie à Deux Is the Psychosis You Share With the One You Love — https://curiosity.im/2rMtXrS
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Learn about the strange history of the word “genome” and other -omes; where you can taste the legendary tonka bean, and why it’s illegal in some places; and new research that says exercising at night won’t mess with your sleep.
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:
- You've Heard of Your Genome — Now Meet Your Other -Omes — https://curiosity.im/2LCVogA
- Neuroprosthetics and the Future of Artificial Touch — https://curiosity.im/2sei8e9 (Curiosity Podcast Episode)
- The Tonka Bean Is Revered For Its Superb Flavor, But It's Illegal And Might Kill You — https://curiosity.im/2rK5QKj
- New Research Says Exercising at Night Won't Mess With Your Sleep — https://curiosity.im/2LQtPAN
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Learn about why your wounds heal faster in the daytime; the Peter Principle, which explains why so much goes wrong; and why there’s one tame population of foxes on Earth, and what they’ve taught us about evolution.
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:
- Here's Why Wounds Heal Faster in the Daytime — https://curiosity.im/2rMVzgo
- The Peter Principle Explains Why So Much Goes Wrong — https://curiosity.im/2rNmw3E
- There Is One Tame Population Of Foxes On Earth, All Thanks To A Russian Geneticist — https://curiosity.im/2rO3cmN
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Learn about a simple trick for making people take you more seriously; what a messy office might say about its owner’s personality, and what you should do about it; and a strange theory about why humans are domesticated.
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:
- Here's the Simple Way to Make People Take You More Seriously — https://curiosity.im/2rMEyTn
- Messy Offices May Signal These Personality Traits to Others — https://curiosity.im/2scGLrI
- Humans May Have Been the First Domesticated Animals — https://curiosity.im/2rL2Ixx
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Learn about macrophages and why your immune system tries to kill you sometimes (and why that might make you look at sickness in a new way); how and why you should teach your kids to apologize; and how to overcome learned helplessness to help you reach your goals.
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:
- Don't Look Now, But Your Immune System Kind of Wants to Kill You — https://curiosity.im/2Lp6SnQ
- Forcing Kids to Say "I'm Sorry" Doesn't Fool Anybody — https://curiosity.im/2LrLzlz
- Learned Helplessness Makes You Give Up In The Face Of Adversity. Good News: It Can Be Fixed. — https://curiosity.im/2LrjCdL
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Learn about why your biases are so strong, you’d choose them over making money; a new theory that “dark fluid” might mean that dark matter and dark energy are the same weird substance; and Oymyakon, one of the coldest places on Earth where people continuously live.
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:
- You'd Choose Your Biases Over Making Money — https://curiosity.im/2LxPldv
- A New Theory Says Dark Energy and Dark Matter Might Be the Same Weird Substance — https://curiosity.im/2Lr1ocf
- Oymyakon Is One of the Coldest Places on Earth, But People Live There — https://curiosity.im/2LsXuQe
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Learn about how you can become an early riser; whether we all see the same colors; and why sound carries farther on cold days.
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:
- How to Become an Early Riser — https://curiosity.im/2EltjZw
- Do You See the Same Colors as Everyone Else? — https://curiosity.im/2LKMkqf
- Here's Why Sound Carries Farther On Cold Days — https://curiosity.im/2EiJh72
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Learn about how working from home actually makes people more productive; how the “triple point” can make a liquid can boil and freeze at the same time; and how you can change your narrative to overcome your next life challenge.
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:
- Working from Home Makes People More Productive — https://curiosity.im/2SrYdTX
- The Triple Point Is When a Liquid Can Boil and Freeze at Once — https://curiosity.im/2EhkuQy
- Facing a Challenge? Here's Why You Should Change Your Narrative — https://curiosity.im/2rZlXn9
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Learn about how your brain can trick you into changing your mind; how to set goals you can achieve to make your life better; and what to do if you’re on a diet and you start to slip up.
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:
- "Choice Blindness" Can Fool You Into Changing Your Mind — https://curiosity.im/2SsBZkH
- Is It Harder to Maintain a Good Habit or Attain a New Goal? — https://curiosity.im/2EewQcl
- If Your Diet Fails, Don't Give Up — https://curiosity.im/2SvpUvo
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Learn why running may actually be good for your knees; how to stretch the right way so you’re less likely to hurt yourself; and some things gym class got wrong when you were a kid.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Running May Actually Be Good for Your Knees
- 3 Things Gym Class Got Wrong
- Plus, learn more about fitness from Get-Fit Guy of Quick and Dirty Tips.
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Learn about microvacations, a trick for actually using your vacation days even when you’re super busy; the science behind why darkness is actually faster than the speed of light; and why sand is one of the most valuable resources in human civilization — and why we’re running out of it — with some help from Vince Beiser, author of “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization.”
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and learn about sand from author Vince Beiser — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- To Stay Sane at Work, Try Taking Microvacations — https://curiosity.im/2MqE5mN
- Darkness Is Faster Than the Speed of Light — https://curiosity.im/2MxkfGF
Pick up Vince Beiser’s book, “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization,” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
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Learn how humans can beat artificial intelligence by tapping into the wisdom of swarms (with some help from Dr. Louis Rosenberg, CEO of Unanimous AI). Plus: learn about what came before the Big Bang, and get a 5-minute hack for beating procrastination.
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:
- What Came Before the Big Bang? — https://curiosity.im/2wnOt4H
- The 5-Minute Hack for Beating Procrastination Used by Instagram's Co-Founder — https://curiosity.im/2MNbSla
Additional resources from Unanimous AI:
- Unanimous AI Website — https://unanimous.ai/
- Swarm AI Outperforms in Stanford Medical Study — https://unanimous.ai/stanford-radiology/
- Unanimous AI achieves 22% more accurate pneumonia diagnoses | VentureBeat — https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/10/unanimous-ai-achieves-22-more-accurate-pneumonia-diagnoses/
- This Startup Correctly Predicted the Oscars, World Series, and Super Bowl. Here's What It's Doing Next | Inc. — https://www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan/unanimous-ai-swarm-intelligence-makes-startlingly-accurate-predictions.html
- Can Swarm Intelligence Solve Humanity's Biggest Problems? | Full-Length Curiosity Podcast Interview (February 2018) — https://curiosity.im/2MvDueB
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Learn about what would happen if you could actually stop time, scientifically speaking; the incredible health and wellness benefits of leaving your phone out of your bedroom; and “The Goblin,” a new world beyond Pluto.
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:
- What Would Happen If You Stopped Time? — https://curiosity.im/2wpWS7s
- Why You Should Leave Your Phone Out of the Bedroom — https://curiosity.im/2UuAOTR
- There's a World Beyond Pluto That Astronomers Just Discovered — https://curiosity.im/2Iz2IIQ
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Test how well you can tell real laughter from fake laughter; learn how scientists used a video game to teach children empathy; and learn what causes eye, hand, and foot dominance.
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:
- Can You Tell Fake Laughter from Real Laughter? — https://curiosity.im/2B4Lek2
- Scientists Used Video Games to Teach Children Empathy — https://curiosity.im/2wOq8oU
Plus, we discuss hand/eye dominance using the following research:
- More than 500,000 years of right-handedness in Europe | Taylor & Francis — https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1357650X.2010.529451
- Left-handedness: Genes and matter of chance | Genetic Literacy Project — https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/08/29/left-handedness-genes-and-a-matter-of-chance/
- Footedness of left- and right-handers | American Journal of Psychology — https://www.jstor.org/stable/1421487?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
- Sighting dominance, handedness, and visual acuity preference: three mutually exclusive modalities? | Opthalmic & Physiological Optics — https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1475-1313.2001.00549.x
- What being right or left-handed says about your brain | Quartz — https://qz.com/659767/what-being-right-or-left-handed-says-about-your-brain/
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Learn why classic diners are shaped like train cars; why multitasking is impossible, and what you should do to be productive instead; and how you can use a simple tip from Mark Twain called the Frog Rule to stop procrastinating on important tasks.
- Classic Diners Are Shaped Like Train Cars for a Very Good Reason
- Multitasking Is Impossible, So Batch Tasks Instead
- The Frog Rule Can Help You Stop Procrastinating on Important Tasks
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Learn about how many friends you can have at one time, according to research; why you might like talking to strangers more than you realize; and the golden record NASA once launched into space.
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:
- Despite Social Media, You Can Only Have 150 Friends at a Time — https://curiosity.im/2DPkND1
- This Study Says You Might Like Talking to Strangers More Than You Realize — https://curiosity.im/2p5iBhh
- NASA Once Launched a Golden Record of Earth's Music Into Space — https://curiosity.im/2N4eSOp
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Learn about why the one thing you probably know about Pavlov and his dogs is wrong; why the House on the Rock is the tourist trap to end all tourist traps; and why researchers think cats love boxes.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- The One Thing You Know About Pavlov and His Dogs Is Wrong
- The House on the Rock Is the Tourist Trap to End All Tourist Traps
- Why Do Cats Love Boxes?
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Learn about why Christmas music sounds like Christmas; the Crocodile Paradox, an unsolvable dilemma that dates back to ancient Greece; what causes the smell of fresh rain; and why the National Science Foundation wants your idea for their next project.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Here's Why Christmas Music Sounds Like Christmas
- The Crocodile Paradox Is an Unsolvable Dilemma That Dates Back to Ancient Greece
- Know that Fresh Rain Smell? Here's What Causes It
- The National Science Foundation Wants Your Idea for Their Next Project
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Learn what scientists say was the most influential film of all time; the special way riding a bike is stored in your memory; and the truth behind mistletoe, a Christmas tradition that’s actually a poisonous parasite.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Scientists Have Determined the Most Influential Film of All Time
- Riding a Bike Is Stored In Your Memory In a Special, Permanent Way
- Mistletoe Is a Poisonous Parasite ... of Love?
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Learn about how to solve a famous logic puzzle called the Candle Problem; Île Sainte-Marie, the only known pirate cemetery in the world; and why scientists are baffled by a narwhal that was adopted by a pod of belugas.
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:
- The Candle Problem From 1945 Is a Logic Puzzle That Requires Creative Thinking — https://curiosity.im/2Ef0BdN
- The World's Only Known Pirate Cemetery Is in Madagascar — https://curiosity.im/2EerVbY
- This Narwhal Was Adopted by a Pod of Belugas — https://curiosity.im/2Ei8sXX
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Learn how to see the Ursids, the last meteor shower of the year; how researchers figured out whether dogs can understand what you tell them; and how long it takes before you believe your own lies.
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:
- How to See the Ursids, the Last Meteor Shower of the Year — https://curiosity.im/2EgU95S
- Can Dogs Really Understand What You Tell Them? — https://curiosity.im/2Sonb6A
- It Doesn't Take Long to Believe Your Own Lies — https://curiosity.im/2EjrLjB
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Learn how your voice changes when you talk to someone attractive; how the cinchona cure for malaria turned into a popular cocktail; and how to figure out whether your work is a job, a career, or a calling.
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:
- Your Voice Changes When You Talk to Someone Attractive — https://curiosity.im/2EekKk6
- Here's How a Malaria Cure Turned Into Your Gin and Tonic — https://curiosity.im/2StDCPb
- Is Your Work a Job, Career, or Calling? — https://curiosity.im/2Eg6XJX
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Learn about CRISPR technology and applications in GMOs; a hallucinogenic plant that’s both beautiful and deadly; and how scientists are working together to understand Fast Radio Bursts, which are one of the universe’s greatest mysteries.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — with some help from Synthego’s Meenakshi Prabhune and Kevin Bryant — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- The Hallucinogenic Angel's Trumpet Plant Is Beautiful and Deadly — https://curiosity.im/2EbynRj
- How scientists are working together to solve one of the universe's mysteries — https://curiosity.im/2EfVhG2
More from Synthego:
- CRISPR Cuts, Synthego’s official podcast — https://www.synthego.com/podcast
- About Synthego — https://www.synthego.com/company
- Follow Synthego on Twitter — https://twitter.com/synthego
- Meenakshi (Minu) Prabhune on Twitter — https://twitter.com/minu_pr
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Learn why fish never quit wiggling; how a donut-shaped planet is technically possible; what researchers have learned from “S.M.,” the woman who can’t feel fear; and why you can touch aluminum foil in a hot oven.
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:
- There's a Good Reason Fish Never Quit Wiggling — https://curiosity.im/2EnkpvA
- Yes, A Donut-Shaped Planet Is Technically Possible — https://curiosity.im/2Eekhym
- "S.M." Is the Woman Who Can't Feel Fear — https://curiosity.im/2EcPRwx
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Learn about 12 science-based tips for better meetings; common dinosaur myths you should stop believing; and what happened when 17-year-old Randy Gardner stayed awake for 11 days, for science.
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:
- 12 Science-Based Tips for Better Meetings — https://curiosity.im/2EaSXB2
- Stop Believing These 6 Dinosaur Myths — https://curiosity.im/2Ebxybb
- This 17-Year-Old Boy Stayed Awake for 11 Days, for Science — https://curiosity.im/2EeOM7f
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Learn about a new discovery into how the pyramids were built; why spouses who are also best friends see the most health and happiness benefits; and why we don’t just make more sand, with some help from a special guest, author Vince Beiser.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and learn about sand from author Vince Beiser — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- We May Finally Know How the Pyramids Were Built — https://curiosity.im/2EdWVsI
- Spouses Who View Each Other as Best Friends Are Much Happier in Life — https://curiosity.im/2EaSi2w
Visit https://amazon.com to pick up Vince Beiser’s book, “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization,” on Amazon. It’s free with your Audible trial, and if you choose to make a purchase using this link, then Curiosity gets a share of the sale!
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Learn why compliments are so embarrassing, and how you can take them better; how you can help astronomers design a new Arecibo Message to send to extraterrestrials; and how you can learn anything in four steps with the Feynman Technique.
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:
- Why Are Compliments So Embarrassing? — https://curiosity.im/2EcrmiV
- A New Arecibo Message to Extraterrestrials Needs Your Suggestions — https://curiosity.im/2EeoTEC
- Learn Anything in Four Steps With the Feynman Technique — https://curiosity.im/2EbxfNz
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Learn when you can catch the Geminid Meteor Shower this month, and why it’s unique; why jet lag is worse when you travel east; and research into how the Earth’s wandering poles may have caused our ice age.
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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:
- Why the Geminid Meteor Shower Is One of the Most Popular There Is — https://curiosity.im/2EcOQ7H
- Here's Why Jet Lag Is Worse When You Travel East — https://curiosity.im/2EdMvJB
- The Ice Age May Have Been Caused by the Earth's Wandering Poles — https://curiosity.im/2EeNIjL
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Learn how fast human lifespans are increasing; why we’ve never seen a black hole; and recent research into the “Jennifer Aniston neuron” that could help you kickstart your memory.
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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:
- Here's Just How Fast Human Lifespans Are Increasing — https://curiosity.im/2EcqGKD
- Why Have We Still Never Seen a Black Hole? — https://curiosity.im/2EhQipk
- You Probably Have a Jennifer Aniston Neuron — https://curiosity.im/2EdMllp
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Learn about one of the only silent places in the United States; why fish aren’t electrocuted during lightning storms; why an equator theme park was built in the wrong place; and why humans are symmetrical.
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:
- There Are Only 12 Silent Places Left in the US. Here's One of Them — https://curiosity.im/2Eg4gIl
- Why Aren't Fish Electrocuted During Lightning Storms? — https://curiosity.im/2EekyS3
- There's an Equator Theme Park in Ecuador, But It's in the Wrong Place — https://curiosity.im/2EdM95F
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Learn how to use the science of vulnerability to gather up the courage to do something risky; how your body burns calories even after you’re done exercising; and a Swedish tradition that could make you more productive.
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:
- Here's Why You Admire Vulnerability in Everyone But Yourself — https://curiosity.im/2Sh9Ug8
- The Afterburn Effect Makes You Burn Calories Even After a Workout Is Over — https://curiosity.im/2SikxiL
- The Swedish Concept of Fika Can Make You More Productive — https://curiosity.im/2Sh9vKE
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Learn why scientists are worried about roommate drama in space and why your most important sense depends on the language you speak. Plus, Adler Planetarium’s Aubrey Henretty and Chris Bresky discuss The Aquarius Project, a teen-driven underwater ROV meteorite hunt led by experts from the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, The Field Museum, and NASA.
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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:
- To Make Space Travel Successful, Scientists Will Have to Solve for Roommate Drama — https://curiosity.im/2Sh8LVS
- Your Most Important Sense Depends on the Language You Speak — https://curiosity.im/2Sl6Yzf
More from The Aquarius Project and Adler Planetarium:
- The Aquarius Project Official Website — https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/education/far-horizons/the-aquarius-project/
- The Aquarius Project Podcast — https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/education/far-horizons/aquarius-project-podcast/
- Listen on SoundCloud — https://soundcloud.com/aquariusproject/
- Listen on Apple Podcasts — https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/aquarius-project-podcast/id1398479980
- Listen on Stitcher — https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/adler-planetarium/aquarius-project-podcast?refid=stpr
- Subscribe to The Aquarius Project Podcast Email Updates — https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/aquarius-project-podcast-email-subscription/
- Adler Teen Programs Email Sign-Up — http://bit.ly/adleremailform
- Adler Planetarium on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/adlerplanetarium
- @AdlerPlanet on Twitter — https://twitter.com/adlerplanet
- @AdlerPlanet on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/adlerplanet/
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Learn about Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle; the weird history of Loveland Castle, a Medieval structure in Ohio; and why you’re not born with emotions — you learn (and can unlearn) them.
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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:
- Who Is Heisenberg, and What's His Uncertainty Principle All About? — https://curiosity.im/2StA3IR
- Loveland Castle Is a Medieval Structure Outside Cincinnati With a Very Weird History — https://curiosity.im/2SijH5B
- You Aren't Born with Emotions — You Learn Them — https://curiosity.im/2Sl9W70
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Learn why the Michelson-Morley Experiment is the most famous failed experiment in history; how to tell if you’re a covert narcissist; and the Monty Hall Problem, which is a probability puzzle that might break your brain.
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:
- The Michelson-Morley Experiment Is the Most Famous Failed Experiment in History — https://curiosity.im/2Sm5tAX
- Take This Quiz to Find Out If You're a Covert Narcissist — https://curiosity.im/2ShRSdJ
- The Monty Hall Problem Is the Probability Puzzle That Enraged 10,000 Readers — https://curiosity.im/2SkjZJc
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Learn about why asteroids can have rings; spiders that actually nurse their young; and Tāne Mahuta, a massive tree that’s been known to bring visitors to tears.
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:
- Asteroids Can Have Rings, Too — https://curiosity.im/2SeUiK6
- Spider Milk? Jumping Spider Mothers Actually Nurse Their Young — https://curiosity.im/2SmDgKj
- The "Lord of the Forest" Is a Massive Tree Known to Bring Visitors to Tears — https://curiosity.im/2SenhxM
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Learn about whether you can actually feel a storm coming in your bones; an 18th-century woman who convinced doctors she was giving birth to rabbits; the 2 main reasons why everything takes longer than you think it will; and why barber shop poles are red, white and blue.
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:
- Can You Really Feel a Storm Coming In Your Bones? — https://curiosity.im/2SeTJjs
- This 18th-Century Woman Convinced Doctors She Was Giving Birth to Rabbits — https://curiosity.im/2SiLu5Q
- The 2 Main Reasons Why Everything Takes Longer Than You Think It Will — https://curiosity.im/2SpD39h
Additional resources discussed:
- Early Practitioners | PBS — http://www.pbs.org/kqed/demonbarber/bloodletting/
- Why are barber poles red, white and blue? | History — https://www.history.com/news/why-are-barber-poles-red-white-and-blue
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Learn how keeping secrets can literally weigh you down; how we knew the Earth rotates before we had space travel thanks to the Foucault pendulum; and how your emotions can alter your perception of time.
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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:
- How Did People Know the Earth Rotates Before Space Travel? — https://curiosity.im/2SbmTQu
- The Average Person Is Hiding 13 Secrets, According to a Study — https://curiosity.im/2DNtIou
- Emotions Can Change How You Perceive Time — https://curiosity.im/2DNpFbK
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Learn about the pros and cons of exercising on an empty stomach. Plus: why sleeping with your ex doesn’t mean you’re getting back together. You’ll also learn how researchers measure and quantify curiosity, with help from special guests Jon Cohen, Chief Research Officer at SurveyMonkey, and Spencer Harrison, an Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD.
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:
- Should You Exercise on an Empty Stomach? — https://curiosity.im/2DNuGki
- Sleeping with Your Ex Doesn't Mean You're Getting Back Together — https://curiosity.im/2DOatLo
- Bosses Don't Encourage Curiosity as Much as They Think They Do — https://curiosity.im/2E41lCu
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Learn about the Moses Illusion, which shows how your brain processes information; why urine is yellow; and how watching horror movies can help reduce anxiety.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Buy ANOMIA on Amazon — https://amazon.com (please support our sponsors!)
- The Moses Illusion Shows How Bad You Are at Fact-Checking
- Why is Pee a Shade of Yellow, No Matter What You Eat or Drink?
- Suffer From Anxiety? There's a Horror Movie for That
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Learn about why your brain jumps to extremes; how to choose the best charitable cause for your next donation; and why dogs really do look like their owners.
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:
- SKILLSHARE: Get two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents at http://skillshare.com/curious
- Your Binary Bias Makes It Hard to See in Shades of Gray — https://curiosity.im/2DNFVcq
- Here's How to Choose the Best Charitable Cause for Your Donation — https://curiosity.im/2DKKfJN
- Dogs Really Do Look Like Their Owners — But It Doesn't Stop There — https://curiosity.im/2DM9wmD
Additional resources discussed:
- GuideStar — https://www.guidestar.org/Home.aspx
- Charity Navigator — https://www.charitynavigator.org/
- CharityWatch — https://www.charitywatch.org/home
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Learn about OSIRIS-REx, NASA’s first asteroid-sampling spacecraft, and why it’s about to make history; the moral dilemmas facing driverless car AI systems; and how many friends you can have at one time, despite what social media tells you.
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:
- NASA's First Asteroid-Sampling Spacecraft Is About to Reach Its Destination. Here's What's Next — https://curiosity.im/2DMy5A6
- Self-Driving Cars Have to Decide Whether Passengers or Pedestrians Are More Important — https://curiosity.im/2DLaHml
- Despite Social Media, You Can Only Have 150 Friends at a Time — https://curiosity.im/2DPkND1
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Learn about why hand dryers are blowing bacteria all over your hands; body parts you probably don’t know you have; what different colors mean around the world; and whether it’s possible to lose your foreign accent.
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:
- Hand Dryers Are Blowing Bacteria All Over Your Hands — https://curiosity.im/2DLabEV
- 5 Body Parts You May Not Know You Have — https://curiosity.im/2DMmsZP
- Colors Mean Wildly Different Things Around the World — https://curiosity.im/2DKb00Z
Additional resources discussed:
- Accents Are Forever | Smithsonian.com
- Retaining an Accent | Psychology Today
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Learn why people value an item more if they put it together themselves; why you might not be as hard to shop for as you think you are; and three types of perfectionism that might be ruining your life.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- To Give a Gift They'll Treasure, Go With "Some Assembly Required"
- Asymmetric Insight Is Why You're Not as Mysterious as You Think You Are
- Three Types of Perfectionism Are Ruining Your Life
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Learn about why rival sports fans experience the same game completely differently, and why there’s a secret room behind Mount Rusmore (and what’s inside it). Plus: take the world’s shortest IQ test.
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:
- Rival Sports Fans Experience the Same Game Completely Differently — https://curiosity.im/2S2CS3c
- There's a Secret Room Behind Mount Rushmore Meant for Future Civilizations — https://curiosity.im/2S0f2Fm
- The World's Shortest IQ Test is Only Three Questions — https://curiosity.im/2S2tqNf
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Learn about how to avoid conflict at family meals, and why high heels were originally meant for men. Plus, get some tips on how to host and be a polite guest from etiquette expert Jihan Murray-Smith — just in time for the holidays!
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Buy ANOMIA on Amazon — https://amazon.com (please support our sponsors!)
- 10 Ways to Avoid Conflict at Family Meals
- Why Politeness and Etiquette Matter
- High Heels Were Originally Meant for Men
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Learn about how the universe’s rate of expansion could change our understand of physics; how the saliva in your body changes to enjoy bitter flavors; and the biggest factors that determine how much you pay for a flight, along with some tips on finding the cheapest airplane tickets.
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:
- The Universe Is Expanding, But How Fast Is Up for Debate — https://curiosity.im/2DK9Xy5
- Learning to Like Bitter Flavors Isn't Just in Your Head — It's in Your Saliva — https://curiosity.im/2DMsgTa
- Tuesday Is No Longer the Best Day to Book a Flight — https://curiosity.im/2DMwDxE
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Learn how ADHD could make you more creative, and how to boost your productivity by scheduling your week with the Arrow Method. Plus, Mike Wall, author of “Out There: A Scientific Guide to Alien Life, Antimatter, and Human Space Travel (For the Cosmically Curious),” explains why we may have already found aliens.
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:
- ADHD Could Make You More Creative — https://curiosity.im/2RV1riC
- Boost Your Productivity by Scheduling Your Week with the Arrow Method — https://curiosity.im/2RRlyyb
More from Mike Wall:
- “Out There: A Scientific Guide to Alien Life, Antimatter, and Human Space Travel (For the Cosmically Curious)” — https://amazon.com
- Mike Wall on Twitter — https://twitter.com/MichaelDWall
- Profile on Space.com — https://www.space.com/41418-about-us.html
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Learn how you experience the quantum world every day whenever you see or touch something; the one thing you should keep in mind if you want to make a great first impression; the next common English word that researchers say is going to go extinct; and how to interpret food expiration dates.
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:
- You Experience the Quantum World Every Time You See, Touch, or Smell — https://curiosity.im/2RViJMn
- To Make a Great First Impression, Keep One Thing in Mind — https://curiosity.im/2RXlbCp
- Food Expiration Dates Mean Almost Nothing — https://curiosity.im/2OKQVbV
- This Common English Word Is the Next One to Go Extinct, According to Research — https://curiosity.im/2ROWGqE
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Learn why watching TV together is good for your relationship; why you don’t hear your own footsteps; and how to schedule your day to be as productive as overachievers like Elon Musk and Bill Gates.
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:
- Watching TV Together Is Good for Your Relationship — https://curiosity.im/2Dfgb8I
- Why Don't You Hear Your Own Footsteps? Neuroscience Has an Answer — https://curiosity.im/2RVdrjZ
- Elon Musk and Bill Gates Schedule Their Days in 5-Minute Chunks — https://curiosity.im/2DclR3v
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Learn about the evolutionary reason why you listen to some songs on repeat; the morning routines of high-income earners; and how you can boost your Wi-Fi signal with aluminum foil.
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:
- There's an Evolutionary Reason Why You Listen to Some Songs on Repeat — https://curiosity.im/2DeCE5P
- The 3 Big Differences Between the Routines of the Rich and Poor — https://curiosity.im/2Df2Ey6
- Aluminum Foil Really Can Boost Wi-Fi Speed. Here's How. — https://curiosity.im/2DfLqAE
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Learn about how many megapixels your eye can see; some of the coolest airport activities you can find during your next layover; and the research-backed WOOP method for working toward and achieving your goals.
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:
- Buy ANOMIA on Amazon — https://amazon.com (please support our sponsors!)
- How Many Megapixels Is the Human Eye? — https://curiosity.im/2DffH2o
- These Airports Have the Weirdest, Coolest Layover Activities — https://curiosity.im/2De0Hlh
- WOOP Is a Research-Backed Method for Working Toward and Achieving Your Goals — https://curiosity.im/2Df2zdM
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Learn about what it looks like when galaxies collide with one another; how to measure how sleepy you are using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale; and how much damage space junk the size of a pencil eraser can do.
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:
- Our Galaxy Is Headed for a Collision, and New Research Shows What It Will Look Like — https://curiosity.im/2RDDhZU
- Measure Your Sleepiness with the Epworth Scale — https://curiosity.im/2Df297c
- Check Out the Damage That Space Junk the Size of a Pencil Eraser Can Do — https://curiosity.im/2DfxRkM
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Learn how to sniff out fake news with help from machine learning from MIT; how you can improve your to-do list with a “don’t-do” list; and how to maximize your creativity with a simple change in your morning routine.
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:
- MIT Is Using Machine Learning to Sniff Out Fake News — https://curiosity.im/2Df0wq6
- Forget the To-Do List, Make a Don't-Do List — https://curiosity.im/2DfxIhe
- For Maximum Creativity, Start Your Day With Morning Pages — https://curiosity.im/2Df1D8X
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Learn why there’s no such thing as “normal” according to Yale researchers; how scientists may have put bacteria in a state of quantum entanglement; why a thing called déjà rêvé might be weirder than déjà vu, and why your sweat might smell like maple syrup.
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:
- You're Not Normal Because Nobody Is, According to Yale Research — https://curiosity.im/2DdoDFF
- Scientists May Have Put Bacteria in a State of Quantum Entanglement — https://curiosity.im/2Dea9VQ
- Déjà Rêvé Is Even Weirder Than Déjà Vu — https://curiosity.im/2DeczDU
Additional resources discussed:
- You Can Smell When Someone's Sick—Here's How | National Geographic
- Why Do I Smell Maple Syrup? 6 Facts About Inherited Disorder Maple Syrup Urine Disease | Medical Daily
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Learn about Benjamin Banneker, an African-American polymath you need to know about; the Seinfeld Strategy for improving your productivity; and how an MIT student wants to contact aliens with a massive laser beam. Plus: professional wrestler Chris Jericho keeps coming up in conversation, thanks to one of the hosts who will remain unnamed.
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:
- Benjamin Banneker Was an African-American Polymath You Need to Know About — https://curiosity.im/2DaC5tJ
- The Seinfeld Strategy Can Help You Be Productive and Prolific — https://curiosity.im/2DaK4Hh
- This MIT Student Wants to Contact Aliens With a Massive Laser Beam — https://curiosity.im/2RDdWPy
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Learn how dandelions taught researchers a new way of flying that was previously unknown to science. Then, learn how a happy marriage can make you physically healthier. You’ll also learn about curiosity in the workplace — and some of the unseen benefits of your own curiosity — from INSEAD Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour Spencer Harrison.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and talk to Spencer Harrison, an Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Watch the Weird Way Dandelion Seeds Float in a Wind Tunnel — https://curiosity.im/2DaJvgD
- 7 Ways a Happy Relationship Makes You Healthier — https://curiosity.im/2D9bmhb
- Bosses Don't Encourage Curiosity as Much as They Think They Do — https://curiosity.im/2JFcRnH
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Learn where you can catch the Taurids and Leonids meteor showers this month; how working out could boost your willpower; and where the world’s billionaires got their fortunes.
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:
- The Taurids and the Leonids Are Nature's Meteor Shower Double-Feature — https://curiosity.im/2DbZr2g
- Working Out Can Boost Your Willpower — https://curiosity.im/2Dc1ELd
- Marie Curie Got Her Education at the Flying University — https://curiosity.im/2Dh31be
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Learn why a Prince Rupert’s drop is both super-fragile and virtually unbreakable; why researchers think newborn babies are a lot smarter than they look; and why Earth’s core is younger than its surface.
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:
- SKILLSHARE: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents — http://skillshare.com/curious
- A Prince Rupert's Drop Is Both Extremely Fragile and Virtually Unbreakable — https://curiosity.im/2DbfwVX
- Newborns Are Way Smarter Than They Appear, According to Science — https://curiosity.im/2D7lTcV
- Thanks to Time Dilation, Earth's Core Is Younger Than Its Surface — https://curiosity.im/2D7ziS0
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Learn about the man who invented the scientific method; the story of America’s first beach; and how many faces the average person can recognize.
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:
- Who Invented the Scientific Method? You've Probably Never Heard of Him — https://curiosity.im/2DaISUj
- America's First Beach Is on the North Carolina Outer Banks — https://curiosity.im/2DbVuL2
- You Can Recognize About 5,000 Faces — https://curiosity.im/2D8UR4N
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Learn about how scientists mapped where people feel emotions in their bodies; how scientists can make things levitate using sound; 3 times Stephen Hawking placed a bet on science; and why your car makes different noises when the windows are open.
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:
- Scientists Have Mapped Where People Feel Emotions in Their Bodies — https://curiosity.im/2D8oJyj
- We Can Make Things Levitate Using Sound — https://curiosity.im/2Da0iQU
- 7 Times People Made Bets on Science — https://curiosity.im/2D8HZeP
“Helmholtz Resonance” and why your slightly opened car windows make those awful thudding noises:
- Why Do Slightly Opened Car Windows Make That Awful Sound? | Jalopnik
- Flute acoustics: an introduction to how a flute works | UNSW
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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/2D5QGXh
- This NIH Project Has Diagnosed Hundreds of People with Previously Undiagnosable Diseases — https://curiosity.im/2D6dq9H
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Matt Simon, author of “Plight of the Living Dead,” discusses real-life zombification in nature. Plus, learn about the most annoying sounds ever, according to research, and why leaders who are too smart are actually less effective.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — plus learn about real-life zombification from “Plight of the Living Dead” author Matt Simon — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Leaders Who Are Too Smart Are Less Effective — https://curiosity.im/2D4hozP
- These Are the Most (and Least) Annoying Sounds Ever, According to a Study — https://curiosity.im/2D7Judq
More from Matt Simon:
- Pick up “Plight of the Living Dead” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Matt’s official website — http://www.mattsimon.net/
- Follow Matt on Twitter — https://twitter.com/mrmattsimon
- Reach Matt’s articles in WIRED — https://www.wired.com/author/matt-simon/
- Check out Matt’s other book, “The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar: Evolution's Most Unbelievable Solutions to Life's Biggest Problems” — https://amazon.com
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In this Halloween episode, learn how scientists were able to get three people to communicate with each other using only the power of their brains, and why toxic mold might make you see ghosts. Plus, hear the story of “Cropsey,” a terrifying boogeyman who turned out to be real.
In this Halloween 2018 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:
- Scientists Linked Three Brains to Form the First Telepathic Brainstorm Session — https://curiosity.im/2D6LlyZ
- Seeing Ghosts May Just Be a Result of Breathing a Toxic Mold — https://curiosity.im/2D7GkpM
- "Cropsey" Was the Terrifying Boogeyman Who Turned Out to Be Real — https://curiosity.im/2D6hdE0
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Learn about the story of a meteorite that crushed a 1980 Chevy Malibu; a few red flags for spotting psychopaths and narcissists; and how you can measure your level of passionate love.
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:
- In 1992, a Meteorite Crushed This Family's Car — https://curiosity.im/2D7LMcu
- 5 Ways to Spot Psychopaths and Narcissists — https://curiosity.im/2D7knHK
- How Passionate Is Your Relationship? This Research-Backed Quiz Will Tell You — https://curiosity.im/2D6GOMT
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Learn why scientists think Saturn’s moon Dione might be habitable; why new research shows that giving advice is better than receiving it; and how to get a deeper sleep and boost your memory by listening to “pink noise.”
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:
- Bright Streaks on This Underdog Moon of Saturn May Mean It's Habitable — https://curiosity.im/2EUJSxI
- When It Comes to Self-Improvement, Giving Advice Is Better Than Getting It — https://curiosity.im/2D5F8TQ
- For Deeper Sleep and a Stronger Memory, Listen to "Pink Noise" — https://curiosity.im/2D3qsol
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Learn about how your body type affects the way you should exercise; the New England Vampire Panic; what our constellations would look like if we saw them from Mars; and the benefits of writing a better, non-vertical list to organize your thoughts.
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:
- Should You Exercise According to Your Body Type? — https://curiosity.im/2D5EnKu
- After the Salem Witch Trials, There Was the New England Vampire Panic — https://curiosity.im/2D5Nv1V
- To Write a Better List, Don't Write It Vertically — https://curiosity.im/2D6lzep
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Learn how much your work suffers when you’re sleep deprived; the scientific reason why some places feel like they’re haunted by ghosts; and how to get the most benefits from being surrounded by nature.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Here's How Much Your Work Suffers When You're Sleep Deprived
- Got a Ghost Problem? It Might Just Be Infrasound
- For the Biggest Benefit From Being in Nature, Get Wild
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Learn about the mysterious 4,000-year-old Phaistos disk; how the necrobiome is helping forensic scientists; and the 7 beliefs of emotionally healthy people.
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:
- The Phaistos Disk is a 4,000-Year-Old Mystery Code — https://curiosity.im/2CKLN5Z
- The Necrobiome Is for the Dead What the Microbiome Is for the Living — https://curiosity.im/2CJlsoN
- The 7 Beliefs of Emotionally Healthy People — https://curiosity.im/2CL4I0n
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Learn where food poisoning comes from (and how to avoid it); why we’re in the Milky Way’s second life.; and whether fruits and vegetables are healthier when they’re fresh or frozen.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and answer a listener question with help from The Nutrition Wonk, a registered dietitian nutritionist — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- We're in the Milky Way's Second Life — https://curiosity.im/2CJwRVt
- Food Poisoning? Don't Blame the Last Thing You Ate — https://curiosity.im/2CNXI2S
More from The Nutrition Wonk:
- Official Website — https://www.thenutritionwonk.com/
- @NutritionWonk on Twitter — https://twitter.com/NutritionWonk
- @NutritionWonk on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/nutritionwonk/
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Learn about several states of matter beyond the three or four you probably already know about; the military-tested Argonne diet designed to prevent jet lag; and the Near-Death Experience Scale.
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:
- SKILLSHARE: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents — http://skillshare.com/curious
- There Are Way More Than Three States of Matter — https://curiosity.im/2CJs0nf
- This Military-Tested Diet Prevents Jet Lag — https://curiosity.im/2CIwBWP
- The Greyson Scale Quantifies Near-Death Experiences — https://curiosity.im/2CJkAAx
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Learn what might happen if mosquitoes disappeared; why music played backward makes you hear hidden messages; and what people can tell about your relationships from your Facebook profile.
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:
- No One Knows What Would Happen If Mosquitoes Disappeared — https://curiosity.im/2CLHkA7
- Here's Why Music Played Backward Makes You Hear Hidden Messages — https://curiosity.im/2CJk8Cl
- People Can Tell a Lot About Your Relationship from Your Facebook Profile — https://curiosity.im/2CJjIvL
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Learn how Spiritualism made Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini fast friends — and how it caused their falling out; how to read food labels in the U.S.; how to keep your jack-o’-lantern from spoiling; and why it’s hard to declare yourself a sovereign nation, even if you buy your own island.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Were BFFs Who Had a Spooky Falling-Out
- Here's How to Read a Food Label
- Follow These 8 Steps to Keep Your Jack-O'-Lantern from Spoiling
- 5 Fascinating Micronations Around the World
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Learn about why the universe may have been teeming with life billions of years ago; why NASA’s Mars 2020 Martian rover mission is going to be a huge milestone; and four personality types people fit into, according to new research.
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:
- Billions of Years Ago, the Universe May Have Been Teeming with Life
- We're Officially Sending a New Martian Rover to Search for Life on the Red Planet
- According to New Research, People Fit into These 4 Personality Types
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Learn about a personality trait called the D Factor that might be behind all the evil in the world; why the Pluto planet debate just won’t go away; and how much time it takes to grow giant, prize-worthy pumpkins.
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:
- The D Factor Might Be the Personality Trait Behind All the Evil in the World
- Here's Why the Pluto Planet Debate Just Won't Die
- Here's How Time-Consuming It Is to Grow Giant, Prize-Worthy Pumpkins
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Learn about why regular bedtimes aren’t just for kids; a toxin in the pong pong seeds of the Cerbera odollam tree that’s been called the perfect murder weapon; and the best word you can say to convince people you’re not a robot.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Regular Bedtimes Aren't Just For Kids
- The Toxin in "The Suicide Tree" Has Been Called the Perfect Murder Weapon
- The Best Word to Convince Other People You're Not a Robot Is ... Very Gross
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Learn how moons can have their own moons called moonmoons; how to tell whether you’re a forgiving person; and why you get sick when the seasons change.
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:
- Moons Can Have Moons and You Can Call Them Moonmoons
- This Quiz Tells You How Forgiving You Are
- Why Do People Get Sick When the Seasons Change?
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Learn about your exposome, the friendly cloud of germs that surrounds you; why bosses don’t encourage curiosity as much as they think they do (and what that’s a bad thing); and the aptly named Tree That Owns Itself in Athens, Georgia.
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:
- Your Exposome Is the Friendly Cloud of Germs That Surrounds You
- Bosses Don't Encourage Curiosity as Much as They Think They Do
- There's a Tree That Owns Itself in Athens, Georgia
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Learn about a massive Twitter analysis that shows where your favorite online lingo came from; how to reinforce good habits with temptation bundling; how gym class when you were a kid might affect your exercise habits today; and why glue doesn’t stick to the bottle.
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:
- This Massive Twitter Analysis Shows Where Your Favorite Online Lingo Came From
- Reinforce Good Habits With Temptation Bundling
- Your Exercise Habits Today Might Depend on Your Opinion of Gym Class as a Kid
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Learn about why the flu shot will not give you the flu; how you can set the right goals to make happiness can last longer; and the hilarious winners of the 2018 Ig Nobel Prizes.
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:
- No, The Flu Shot Can't Give You The Flu. Here's Why You Think It Can
- Happiness Can Last Longer If You Set Broad Goals
- These Are the 10 Hilarious Winners of the 2018 Ig Nobel Prizes
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Learn about why some physicists think time may be slowing down, and how it might eventually stop; new research that says you make a better first impression than you might think; and the true origin story of the Ouija board.
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:
- Some Physicists Think Time May Be Slowing Down — and Will Eventually Stop
- Don't Worry, You Made a Better First Impression Than You Think
- The True Origin Story of the Ouija Board
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Learn about how punctuation and exclamation points are stressing people out; why ice might be stopping us from discovering an alien civilization; and Transnistria: a country that doesn’t exist!
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:
- Exclamation Points Are Out of Control, and It's Stressing People Out
- Where Are All the Aliens? Maybe They're Under the Ice.
- Welcome to Transnistria, the Country That Doesn't Exist
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Learn about the real effects of FOMO, and how you can measure your fear of missing out; the story of Anatoli Bugorski, a Russian scientist who put his head inside a particle accelerator and survived; and the Japanese “Cat Island” of Tashirojima, where there are more cats than people.
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:
- SKILLSHARE: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents
- Measure Your Fear of Missing Out with This Science-Backed Quiz
- Anatoli Bugorski, the Man Who Put His Head Inside a Particle Accelerator — and Survived
- Cats Outnumber People on the Japanese Island of Tashirojima
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Learn about a version of Schrödinger's cat that might break quantum physics; a study hack that makes you think about how you study; and why you’re not as mysterious as you think you are, thanks to a cognitive bias called asymmetric insight.
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:
- Adding a Second Cat to Schrödinger's Cat Experiment Might Break Quantum Physics
- This Study Hack From a Stanford Researcher Gets A's out of B+ Students
- Asymmetric Insight Is Why You're Not as Mysterious as You Think You Are
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Learn how the wrong lighting can make you less productive, and why “nuclear pasta” might be the strongest material in the universe. We’ll also dispel some myths about the worst diet fads in history, and answer a listener question about why there are “innie” and “outie” belly buttons.
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:
- You Should Never Work in a Dimly Lit Room
- "Nuclear Pasta" May Be the Universe's Strongest Material
- You Should Never, Ever Try These 11 Diet Fads From the Past (and Present)
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Learn about a quantum physics quirk that might mean you can change the past; how a bite from a lone star tick could make you allergic to red meat; and a fear researcher’s three-step RIA method you can use to control your fears.
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:
- A Quirk of Quantum Physics Might Mean You Can Change the Past
- The Bite of a Lone Star Tick Can Make You Allergic to Red Meat
- Use the RIA Method to Control Your Fears
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Learn about how astronomers may have just discovered the first moon beyond our solar system; why the “jacuzzi of despair” kills everything that enters it; and why the winner effect says one win leads to even more wins.
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:
- Astronomers May Have Just Discovered the First Moon Beyond Our Solar System
- The Jacuzzi of Despair Is a Deadly Lake Within the Gulf of Mexico
- The Winner Effect Says One Win Leads to Even More
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Learn about a world beyond Pluto nicknamed “The Goblin” that astronomers just discovered; what neuroscience says about whether humans have free will; and “Blue Zones” where people live longer.
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:
- There's a World Beyond Pluto That Astronomers Just Discovered
- Do We Have Free Will? Neuroscience Might Have an Answer
- Blue Zones are Places Where People Live Much Longer Than Average
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Learn about why scientists made a plant that lights up when it’s attacked; the history of what might be the creepiest house in the United States; and a 5-minute trick to help you fall asleep faster. Plus: hear Cody and Ashley react to Curiosity Daily being recognized as the 2018 Best Science & Medicine Podcast in the 13th Annual People’s Choice Podcast Awards!
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:
- Watch Plants Light Up When They're Attacked
- This Is Hands-Down the Creepiest House in the United States
- This 5-Minute Trick Can Help You Fall Asleep Faster
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Learn CASIS’ criteria for getting approval for a science experiment in space; when is the right time to get your flu shot; and the top 10 relationship deal breakers, according to research.
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:
- Before They're Allowed in Space, Science Experiments Need to Meet These 3 Criteria
- When's the Right Time to Get Your Flu Shot?
- Scientists Have Identified the Top 10 Relationship Deal Breakers
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Learn about what we discovered when astronomers watched a star turn directly into a black hole; new science into how much your genes determine your athleticism; why some materials shouldn’t go in the microwave; and one of the strangest places in the country: the House on the Rock.
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:
- Astronomers Once Watched a Star Turn Directly into a Black Hole
- The House on the Rock Is the Tourist Trap to End All Tourist Traps
- Are Some People Just Natural-Born Athletes? Science Has an Answer
Additional resources discussed:
- What Should and Shouldn't I Microwave? | Lifehacker
- Here's Why Fruit and Vegetables Spark in the Microwave
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Renowned science communicator, entrepreneur, and author Hank Green discusses his debut novel, “An Absolutely Remarkable Thing.” In this special episode of Curiosity Daily, he talks about his writing process, how he approached writing a novel from the perspective of a young woman, some of the themes of the book, and what it was like writing a book as a citizen of the Internet. Plus: get the exclusive scoop on what this book has to do with being a pet detective!
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Learn why you should think twice before using Adderall as a study tool; 3 things gym class got wrong; and the healthiest number of cups of coffee to drink per day, according to a huge umbrella review.
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:
- Adderall Doesn't Make Everyone "Smarter"
- 3 Things Gym Class Got Wrong
- This Is the Healthiest Number of Cups of Coffee to Drink Per Day
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Learn a 5-minute hack for beating procrastination from Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom; why spiders are good for your home, and the most humane way to get rid of them; and a primer on a few philosophical disciplines to get you started in the world of philosophy.
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:
- The 5-Minute Hack for Beating Procrastination Used by Instagram's Co-Founder
- Even If You Don't Kill Spiders, You Might Be Doing Them Harm
- Read These 5 Books to Understand Philosophy
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Learn how you can grow a garden in "regolith" Martian soil; how to stop spending too much money on frivolous purchases; and a memory technique you can use to remember pretty much everything.
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:
- This Company Wants You to Grow a Garden in Martian Soil
- To Avoid Overspending, Think of Money as Hours of Your Life
- Use the Memory Palace Technique to Remember Basically Everything
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Learn about the world’s first all-female expedition to the North Pole; where humans rank on the food chain; and why you should take a science-backed quiz to help you measure your meaning in life.
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- SKILLSHARE: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents
- The World's First All-Female Expedition to the North Pole Has Returned
- This Is Where Humans Rank on the Food Chain (Spoiler: We're Not on Top)
- This Science-Backed Quiz Will Measure Your Meaning in Life
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Learn what causes that fresh rain smell; how astronauts can actually see cosmic rays; and a trick you can use to stop procrastinating called the “frog rule.”
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:
- Know that Fresh Rain Smell? Here's What Causes It
- The Frog Rule Can Help You Stop Procrastinating on Important Tasks
- Astronauts Can Actually See Cosmic Rays
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Learn which is more important, sleep or exercise; why you’ve never seen a picture of the whole Milky Way; a trick for falling asleep any time, anywhere, with a military-tested trick; and why your voice sounds different when you hear a recording of yourself.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and learn about the human voice from opera singer Matthan Ring Black — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Sleep vs. Exercise: Which Is More Important?
- Fall Asleep Anytime, Anywhere with This Military-Tested Trick
- You've Never Seen a Picture of the Entire Milky Way
- The Science Of Singing [Curiosity Podcast episode with Matthan Ring Black]
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Learn about the impact of keeping employees available 24/7; a theologian who made plans to go to the moon in the 1600s; and new research into how being hungover can be just as dangerous as being drunk.
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:
- Keeping Employees Available 24/7 Harms Collaboration and Mental Health
- This Theologian Made Plans for a Moon Landing in the 1600s
- Hangovers Can Be Just as Dangerous as Being Drunk
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Learn what personality traits it takes to survive a disaster, and why chickenpox is so much worse for adults. Plus, special guest Natalia Reagan answers the question: if we evolved from monkeys, then why are there still monkeys?
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:
- These Are the 8 Characteristics Shared by People Who Have Survived Disasters
- Why Is Chickenpox So Much Worse for Adults?
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Natalia Reagan is an anthropologist, primatologist, actor, producer, writer, host and comedienne. She is a comedy writer and correspondent on Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk on Nat Geo and is also a StarTalk All-Star podcast host. She was the co-host on Spike TV's show "10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty" where she judged contestants searching for "the world's greatest hide and go seek champion.” Her goal is to meld her passions of science and comedy by educating people about human and animal behavior using humor.
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- StarTalk Bio
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Learn about the first private passenger going to space, thanks to SpaceX; a trick for setting goals that you can actually stick to; and myths about running that we’ll bust so you can run with some peace of mind.
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:
- SpaceX Has Identified the First Private Passenger to Go to Space
- Use Bright-Line Rules to Establish — and Achieve — Your Goals
- 3 Myths You Probably Believe About Running
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Learn about why you probably like talking to strangers more than you think (and why you should do it more often); how to discover your personal strengths; and the words with the most definitions in the English language, according to The Guinness Book of Records.
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:
- This Study Says You Might Like Talking to Strangers More Than You Realize
- To Discover Your Personal Strengths, Take the VIA Character Strengths Test
- These 10 Words Have the Most Definitions in English
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Learn how technology is helping us get smarter when it comes to hurricane predictions. Then, Dr. Louis Rosenberg, CEO of Unanimous AI, explains how doctors were able to outsmart cutting-edge artificial intelligence by using swarm intelligence to combine their expertise.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: Hurricane Prediction Is Getting Smarter Thanks to Technology
Additional resources from Unanimous AI:
- Unanimous AI Website
- Swarm AI Outperforms in Stanford Medical Study
- Unanimous AI achieves 22% more accurate pneumonia diagnoses | VentureBeat
- This Startup Correctly Predicted the Oscars, World Series, and Super Bowl. Here's What It's Doing Next | Inc.
- Can Swarm Intelligence Solve Humanity's Biggest Problems? | Full-Length Curiosity Podcast Interview (February 2018)
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Learn about where the water on Earth might have come from; the surprising history of the pretzel, including the monk who invented it; words you probably didn’t know are named after people; and where “runner’s high” comes from, and whether it’s genetic.
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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:
- How Did Earth Get All This Water?
- Pretzels Got Their Characteristic Shape Thanks to a Catholic Monk
- Bet You Didn't Know These 10 Words Were Named After People
- Alexa Flash Briefing (Please leave us a 5-star review!)
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Learn about Ivan Pavlov’s dogs, and why you might not know them as well as you thought. Then, learn about the three types of perfectionism that are ruining your life. Plus: if the universe is expanding, then what is it expanding into?
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:
- The One Thing You Know About Pavlov and His Dogs Is Wrong
- Three Types of Perfectionism Are Ruining Your Life
- If the Universe Is Expanding, What Is It Expanding Into?
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Learn what makes someone a night owl or a morning person; get a quick primer on on string theory; and discover whether you should pull an all-nighter studying for a test.
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:
- What Makes Someone a Night Owl or a Morning Person?
- String Theory Says We Have at Least 10 Dimensions, but That's Not the Weirdest Thing About It
- Studying for a Test? Here's Why You Shouldn't Pull an All-Nighter
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Learn about a hexagon-shaped hurricane on Saturn; a Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement; and why products are only built to last for a few years.
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:
- Why Does Saturn Have a Hexagon-Shaped Hurricane?
- Kaizen Is the 5-Step Philosophy of Continuous Improvement
- Planned Obsolescence Is Why Some Products Aren't Built to Last
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Learn about some surprising overlaps in time that’ll make you question your history skills; why keeping your bedroom door closed could save your life; and why vacation time is good for a company’s bottom line.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Here's Why Keeping Your Bedroom Door Closed Could Save Your Life
- Vacation Time Isn't Just Good for Workers — It's Good for a Company's Bottom Line
- These Overlaps in Time Will Make You Question Your History Skills
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Learn about how scientists used video games to teach children empathy; a simple word swap that can help you keep your commitments in check; and an institute in New Mexico where all your favorite chiles came from.
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:
- LINKEDIN: Get $50 off your first job post. Terms and conditions apply.
- Scientists Used Video Games to Teach Children Empathy
- This Simple Word Swap Can Help You Keep Your Commitments in Check
- All Your Favorite Chiles Came From This Institute in New Mexico
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Learn about a controversial theory that says our universe is one of many previous universes; why we call computer glitches “bugs”; and the largest study ever showing how much exercise you need to boost your mental health. We’ll also answer the question: is yawning contagious?
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:
- This Controversial Theory Says Our Universe Is Just One of Many Previous Universes
- Why Do We Call Computer Glitches "Bugs"?
- A Huge Study Shows Just How Much Exercise You Need to Boost Your Mental Health
Additional resources discussed:
- How Yawning Keeps Your Brain Cool | Curiosity.com
- Contagious yawning and psychopathy | ScienceDirect
- Do You Yawn When Other People Yawn? Congratulations, You're Probably Not A Psychopath | Curiosity.com
- Contagious Yawning May Not Be Linked to Empathy; Still Largely Unexplained
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Learn what would happen if you could stop time; why speaking multiple dialects of the same language is good for your brain; and why there’s a secret room behind Mount Rushmore.
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:
- There's a Secret Room Behind Mount Rushmore Meant for Future Civilizations
- What Would Happen If You Stopped Time?
- Speaking Multiple Dialects of the Same Language Is Good For Your Brain
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Learn about what we lost in the blaze that destroyed the National Museum of Brazil; the myth that it’s dangerous to go swimming right after you eat; and some of the weirdest laws in U.S. states.
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:
- Brazil's National Museum Went Up in Flames This Weekend. Here's What's Left
- These Are the Strangest Laws in All 50 US States
Students at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro are collecting tourist photos of the National Museum of Brazil to help preserve what was lost. If you’ve been to the museum and you took photos, then you can send your pictures to thg.museo@gmail.com.
Sources for story on swimming after you eat:
- Is it true that it's unsafe for children to swim right after eating? | BabyCenter
- Will swimming less than an hour after eating bring on cramps? | Snopes
- Myth or Fact: Should You Wait to Swim After Eating? | Duke Health
- The Claim: Never Swim After Eating | New York Times
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Learn about the golden records NASA launched into space with their Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes; the 5 most bacteria-ridden spots in your office; and why cats love boxes, according to science.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- NASA Once Launched a Golden Record of Earth's Music Into Space
- The 5 Most Bacteria-Ridden Spots in Your Office
- Why Do Cats Love Boxes?
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Learn how a flat Earth would even work; why multitasking is impossible, and what you should do instead; and the four things that nearly every country on Earth is named after.
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:
- How Would a Flat Earth Even Work?
- Multitasking Is Impossible, So Batch Tasks Instead
- Nearly Every Country on Earth Is Named After 1 of 4 Things
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Learn about why classic diners are shaped like train cars; what came before the Big Bang; and the crocodile paradox, an unsolvable dilemma dating back to ancient Greece.
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:
- Classic Diners Are Shaped Like Train Cars for a Very Good Reason
- What Came Before the Big Bang?
- The Crocodile Paradox Is an Unsolvable Dilemma That Dates Back to Ancient Greece
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Learn about left and right hand and eye dominance, and how they’re related; why running might actually be good for your knees; why Buzz Aldrin claimed 33 dollars in travel expenses for his trip to the moon; and two traits that determine how whether you’re more likely to cheat on your partner.
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:
- Running May Actually Be Good for Your Knees
- Buzz Aldrin Claimed $33.31 in Travel Expenses for His Moon Trip
- Two Traits Determine How Likely You Are to Cheat on Your Partner
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Plus, we discuss hand/eye dominance using the following research:
- More than 500,000 years of right-handedness in Europe | Taylor & Francis
- Left-handedness: Genes and matter of chance | Genetic Literacy Project
- Footedness of left- and right-handers | American Journal of Psychology
- Sighting dominance, handedness, and visual acuity preference: three mutually exclusive modalities? | Opthalmic & Physiological Optics
- What being right or left-handed says about your brain | Quartz
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Learn why late buses cluster in threes, and which one you should choose; how you could get funding from the National Science Foundation for your big idea; and how long you should date someone before getting married, according to research.
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:
- Here's Why Late Buses Cluster in Threes — and Which One You Should Choose
- The National Science Foundation Wants Your Idea for Their Next Project
- How Long Should You Date Someone Before Getting Married?
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Learn how to stay sane at work by taking a microvacation; an easy trick for building the best savings plan; and why sand is one of the most important materials in human civilization — and why we’re running out of it.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and learn about sand from author Vince Beiser — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- To Stay Sane at Work, Try Taking Microvacations
- To Build the Best Savings Plan, Think of the Present Instead of the Future
Pick up Vince Beiser’s book, “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization,” on Amazon. It’s free with your Audible trial, and if you choose to make a purchase using this link, then Curiosity gets a share of the sale!
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Learn about why you get brain freeze, just how advanced neural networks are these days, and a science-backed trick for learning a new language.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Why Do You Get Brain Freeze While Eating Icy Treats?
- Neural Networks Have Advanced Beyond Our Understanding, and That's Kind of Terrifying
- Spaced Repetition Is an Effective, Science-Backed Way to Learn a New Language
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How much of communication really is nonverbal? Why is darkness faster than the speed of light? How can you tell if you’re burned out — and how do you recover?
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:
- Burned Out? This Research-Backed Quiz Could Tell You
- Darkness Is Faster Than the Speed of Light
- Body Language Is Overrated
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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:
- It's Easier to Achieve Your Goals When You Start on a Monday
- There's No Such Thing as Good Bacteria and Bad Bacteria
- Do You Believe the Marilyn Monroe Murder Conspiracy?
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Hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss a story about the darkest town in America (when it’s not hosting Burning Man), then learn about how redheads experience pain differently (with some help from Natalia Reagan), to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes!
Plus: learn about the Fantasy Stock League with special guest Patrick Chism from today’s sponsor, Quicken Loans! Please also feel free to visit Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans to learn more about their all-new RateShield Approval.
Natalia Reagan is an anthropologist, primatologist, actor, producer, writer, host and comedienne. She is a comedy writer and correspondent on Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk on Nat Geo and is also a StarTalk All-Star podcast host. She was the co-host on Spike TV's show "10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty" where she judged contestants searching for "the world's greatest hide and go seek champion.” Her goal is to meld her passions of science and comedy by educating people about human and animal behavior using humor.
More from Natalia Reagan:
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- NEAT Is How Your Body Burns Calories Without Exercise
- A 15-Year-Old Girl Heard Amelia Earhart's Last Transmission
- This Is The Odd Writing Technique Used by David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, and Bob Dylan
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- The 3 Things to Do to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence, According to a Neuroscientist
- You Probably Believe These 5 Myths About Tourette Syndrome
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- Everyday Einstein
- Grammar Girl
- Nutrition Diva
- Get-It-Done Guy
- Get-Fit Guy
- Money Girl
- Mighty Mommy
- Clever Cookstr
- Unknown History
Notes from yesterday’s story about 10th-century Vikings and the Muslim world:
- The Strangely Revealing Debate Over Viking Couture | The Atlantic
- The Rise and Fall of the Viking “Allah” Textile | Hyperallergic
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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:
- Music Lessons Will Improve Your Language Skills
- Thousands of People Have Mysteriously Disappeared in "Alaska's Bermuda Triangle"
Notes from the story about 10th-century Vikings and the Muslim world:
- The Strangely Revealing Debate Over Viking Couture | The Atlantic
- The Rise and Fall of the Viking “Allah” Textile | Hyperallergic
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- SKILLSHARE: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents
- The Stupidly Dangerous Chemical Chlorine Trifluoride Can Make Anything Burst Into Flames on Contact
- Book Towns Are Tiny Cities Made Up Almost Entirely of Bookstores
- There's a Surprising Reason You Shouldn't Take Your Phone Out in Class
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- A New Study Shows the Scary Similarities Between Junk Food and Drugs
- These Are the 5 Keys to Success in Business, According to Billionaire Jeff Bezos
- These 7 Traits Make You Irresistible to Mosquitoes
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- Your Weight Has a "Set Point" That Your Brain Thinks Is Best
- The Most Exclusive Museum in the Galaxy May Be on the Moon
- 5 Life Lessons from Karl Meltzer, the Runner Who Set an Appalachian Trail Speed Record
Additional resources discussed:
- A note on the effect of the full moon on the activity of wild maned wolves, Chrysocyon brachyurus | ScienceDirect
- Why Do Wolves Howl? And Other Top Wolf Questions Answered | Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
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- There May Be a Massive Ocean Beneath the Earth's Surface
- Road Trip Games Have a History Older Than Road Trips
- This Simple Reading Technique Can Boost Your Memory and Learning Speed
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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:
- In the Quantum Suicide Thought Experiment, You Never Die
- To Boost Your Performance at Work, Do Things Other Than Work
- A Recent Study Says Meditation Kills Motivation, but Ariana Huffington Disagrees
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- What's Safer: Artificial Tanner or Sunbathing?
- The Deadly "Palm of Christ" Is Considered the Most Poisonous Plant on Earth
- How Did Steve Jobs Fake the First iPhone?
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- Weird Things Happen to Your Brain When You Binge-Watch a Show
- Biologists Discovered What a Talking Monkey Would Sound Like, and It's Creepy
- Being an Only Child Could Change Your Brain for Life
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- LINKEDIN: Get $50 off your first job post. Terms and conditions apply.
- Take the Close Relationships Questionnaire To Measure Your Attachment Style
- You Can Find Your Life's Purpose With a Japanese Concept Called Ikigai
- Flamingo Beaks Look Weird Because They're Upside Down
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- Please Visit Our Sponsor: Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans
- To Find Out If News About Aliens Is Legit, Use the Rio Scale
- Want to Break a Bad Habit? Focus on the 3 "R's"
- What Makes Your Brain Happy — and Why You Should Do the Opposite [Full Podcast Interview with David DiSalvo]
- Does Almond Milk Deserve to Be Called ‘Milk’? | Lifehacker
- Soon, your soy milk may not be called ‘milk’ | PBS
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- To Be More Productive, Try Managing Your Energy Instead of Your Time
- Your Music Playlist May Reveal if You're a Psychopath or Not
- "Traditional" Family Values Were Invented in the 1950s
- How The Best Marriages Work [Full Podcast with Dr. Eli Finkel]
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- Leonardo da Vinci and Nikola Tesla Allegedly Followed the Uberman Sleep Cycle
- What's the Best Way to Avoid Bed Bugs?
Plus, learn more about antimatter from Quick and Dirty Tips. Then check out their other podcasts:
- Everyday Einstein
- Grammar Girl
- Nutrition Diva
- Get-It-Done Guy
- Get-Fit Guy
- Money Girl
- Mighty Mommy
- Clever Cookstr
- Unknown History
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- The Butterfly Effect Is Why It's Impossible to Predict the Weather
- To dive deeper into chaos theory, check out "Chaos: Making a New Science" by Rob Shapiro and James Gleick: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/321477/chaos-by-james-gleick/
- Here's How Scientists Are Using Machine Learning to Predict the Unpredictable
- "Eggcorns" Are Language Mistakes That Somehow Still Make Sense
- How to Handle It When You Get Emotional at Work, According to Science
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- SKILLSHARE: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents
- This Roman Emperor's Motivational Advice Will Definitely Get You Out of Bed in the Morning
- Your Tongue Isn't One Muscle
- The World's Shortest IQ Test is Only Three Questions
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- There's a Good Chance Your Earliest Memories Are Fake
- A Marketing Company in the 1990s Tried to Put a 1 Km Square Billboard in Space
- Here's What Google Says Makes A Great Boss
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and talk to Dr. Michael Greger, internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts.org — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- To Sharpen Your Mind, Try Taking Some Device-Free Quiet Time
- The Freemasons Are a Real Secret Society that Dates Back to The 1600s
- Earth's Not Alone — The Solar System Could Be Full of Volcanoes
More resources from Dr. Michael Greger:
- NutritionFacts.org
- Michael Greger’s Website
- “How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease” (Free with your Audible trial)
- “The How Not to Die Cookbook: 100+ Recipes to Help Prevent and Reverse Disease”
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- You Can Get to Know Someone Through All Your Senses at Sensory Speed Dating
- People Appreciate Thank You Cards a Lot More Than You Think
- Meet the 2018's New UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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- More Than a Quadrillion Tons of Diamonds Might Be Hiding Deep Underground
- There's a Biological Reason It's Hard to Hit the Gym After a Long Day at Work
- 6 Questions You've Always Had About Air Travel, Answered
There are a ton of fascinating mechanisms at play between the body and the brain, and you can learn about many of them in our interview with Alex Hutchinson on The Curiosity Podcast or in his book "Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance." We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and talk to astrophysicist Katie Mack about black holes — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Performing Meaningless Rituals Can Improve Your Self-Control
- There Are at Least 4 Ways a Black Hole Could Kill You
- What's The Difference Between Ice Cream, Gelato, Frozen Custard, Frozen Yogurt, And Others?
More from Dr. Katherine “Katie” Mack, theoretical astrophysicist and cosmologist:
- Katie Mack's official website
- Research website
- Blog: The Universe, in Theory
- YouTube series "Pint in the Sky"
- "Pint in the Sky" podcast
If you like black holes, you'll love the story of how scientists first detected gravitational waves. That's beautifully told in "Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space" by Janna Levin, a theoretical astrophysicist and award-winning writer. We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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- Epileptic Seizures Can Be Triggered by a Lot More Than Just Lights
- What's the Difference Between a Fact, a Hypothesis, a Theory, and a Law in Science?
- See How David Bowie, Marcel Proust, and Jane Goodall Answered The Proust Questionnaire, a 132-Year-Old Personality Quiz
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- This Medical Breakthrough Might Be a Real-Life Hangover Cure
- People Have Been Seeing Strange Objects in the Sky for Millennia
- You Can Camp Where a Famous Hermit Lived for More Than 30 Years
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories — and discuss injury odds with the National Safety Council’s Ken Kolosh, manager of statistics — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Reactance Is Why You Act Irrationally When Your Freedom Is Threatened
- Paying With a Credit Card Makes You Spend More Money
- These Are the 6 Best Cities for Biking in the US
More from Ken Kolosh:
- Injury Facts: The Source for Injury Stats | National Safety Council
- Odds of Dying | Injury Facts, National Safety Council
- Ken Kolosh Is Figuring Out All the Weird Ways You Might Die | Newsweek
- Journal of Safety Research | ScienceDirect
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- Can You Tell Fake Laughter from Real Laughter?
- 6 Little-Known Signs You Might Be a Perfectionist
- You Can Explore the Outdoors for Science on a Scientific Field Expedition
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- We May Have Detected Liquid Water on Mars. How Wet Is the Red Planet?
- There May Be a Long-Lost Gold Mine In the Arizona Mountains
- You Can Sharpen Your Memory With the Zeigarnik Effect
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- The Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century is Happening in Two Days
- Perceptual Creep Makes It Hard Not To Find What You're Looking For
- This Mental Trick Could Help You Finally Enjoy Running
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- SKILLSHARE: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents
- For an All-Natural Painkiller, Try Holding Your Partner's Hand
- Moonquakes Can Last for Hours, Which Doesn't Bode Well for a Lunar Base
- ASMR Videos May Have Mental and Physical Health Benefits, Research Shows
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- NASA Is Sending a Probe to the Sun. Here's How They Keep It From Melting
- Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed Is Totally Real
- You know what's an important part of waking up on the right side of the bed? Getting some good sleep to begin with. Pick up "Sleep Smarter" by Shawn Stevenson on audiobook and make your nights more restful and successful.
- Despite What You Learned in School, Tongue Rolling Isn't Simple Genetics
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — and talk to theoretical astrophysicist Katie Mack about dark matter — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- How Many Digits of Pi Do We Actually Need?
- Spite Houses Are Buildings Designed to Annoy the Neighbors
- The Grit Scale Measures Your Passion and Perseverance
More from Dr. Katherine “Katie” Mack, theoretical astrophysicist and cosmologist:
- Katie Mack's official website
- Research website
- Blog: The Universe, in Theory
- YouTube series "Pint in the Sky"
- "Pint in the Sky" podcast
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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:
- There's a Scientific Reason Open Offices Are So Quiet, and It's Not Good
- The First Men on the Moon Almost Didn't Make It There
- What Counts as a Fruit and What Counts as a Vegetable? It's Not What You Think
Want to polish up your workplace communication skills? Check out "The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People" by Dr. Paul White and Dr. Gary Chapman, the guy who wrote the wildly popular book "The 5 Love Languages." We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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- This Simple Trick Keeps All Your Favorite Experiences Feeling Fresh and New
- If You Drop a Feather and a Neutron Star in a Vacuum, Which Lands First?
Plus, Kristi in Pennsylvania asks: "Is water itself actually wet?" Here are the sources we discuss in our conversation:
- Is Water Wet? | Debate.org
- Is Water Wet? | UCSB ScienceLine
- Water's surface not all wet: Some water molecules split the difference between gas and liquid | ScienceDaily
- Ingenious: Richard Saykally — The chemist tells us why water is wet | Nautilus [VIDEO]
- Further Reading: Scientists Find That Water Might Exist in a Whole New State | Smithsonian
- Water Has a Quantum State | Curiosity.com
- The Triple Point Is When a Liquid Can Boil and Freeze at Once | Curiosity.com
Small changes add up over time. Learn to keep your happiness replenished and your personal goals in sight in "One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way" by Robert Maurer, Ph.D. We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase through that link, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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- 12 New Moons of Jupiter Have Just Been Discovered
- Here's Why You Should Rethink That Post-Workout Beer
- Can You Correctly Answer Elon Musk's Favorite Job Interview Question?
For more on how to fuel your body for endurance, check out "The New Rules of Marathon and Half-Marathon Nutrition: A Cutting-Edge Plan to Fuel Your Body Beyond the Wall" by Matt Fitzgerald. We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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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:
- This Beer Is Made With a Wine-Spoiling Yeast — And It's Delicious
- Teaching Yourself The History, Chemistry, And Business of Spirits [Full-Length Podcast]
- Scientists Used Hypnosis to Alter People's Memories
- The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire Measures How Well You Deal With Your Emotions
- Emotion Regulation Questionnaire [University of Central Florida]
Want to learn more about how psychology can make you happier? Check out "Foundations of Positive Psychology" on Coursera, taught by professors at the University of Pennsylvania's Positive Psychology Center.
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- LINKEDIN: Get $50 off your first job post. Terms and conditions apply.
- Why Do You Need Goggles to See Underwater?
- Science Says Don't Play Hard to Get
- The Past, Present, And Future Of Dating [Full-Length Podcast Interview with Dr. Eli Finkel]
- Doctors Can't Definitively Diagnose Alzheimer's Until After Death
To learn even more about dating in the modern world, listen to our full-length podcast episode about dating and online relationships with Dr. Eli Finkel, a psychologist and relationship expert. Then master your relationship game with his book, "The All-or-Nothing Marriage: How the Best Marriages Work." It's free with your Audible trial, and if you make a purchase using the link, then Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com — with some help from scientist, computer engineer, and philosophy writer Bernardo Kastrup — to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- This Paper Suggests the Universe Has Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Bernardo Kastrup Profile
- Panpsychism Is the Belief That the Universe Is Conscious of Itself
- Consciousness Is Known as the Hard Problem of Neuroscience
- Your Phone Makes You a Worse Driver Even if You Don't Touch It
- Nearly Everyone Experiences Intrusive Thoughts — Here's How To Handle Them
- Blame The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon For The Things You Notice More Than Others
Need help weaning yourself off of your device? Check out "How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life" by Catherine Price. If you're looking for more ways to effectively treat your mind, then check out "Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: 7 Ways to Freedom from Anxiety, Depression, and Intrusive Thoughts" by Lawrence Wallace. The audiobook is free with a 30-day trial of Audible. If you choose to make a purchase using these links, then Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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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:
- BACKBLAZE: Fully featured 15-day free trial of unlimited cloud backup for your Mac or PC, which you can get for just $5/month
- To Rekindle Your Romance, Science Says Look at Cute Animal Pictures
- Ashley’s cat’s Instagram account @agletistiny
- New Brain Research Shows Why You Should Face Your Fears
- Pluto Was Named by an 11-Year-Old Girl
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If you struggle with phobias or anxiety but aren't quite ready to seek therapy, check out "No Bravery Required: A Clinically Proven Program for Fears, Phobias and Social Anxiety" by licensed marriage and family therapist Richard S. Gallagher. If you choose to make a purchase, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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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:
- What Doing a Lot of Chores Says About Your Personality
- The Weird History of Ketchup You've Never Heard
- A New Study Shows Just How Damaging Helicopter Parenting Can Be
Worried about your own relationship with your kids? Curb the urge to get tangled up with Julie Lythcott-Haims' "How to Raise an Adult," free with your trial membership to Audible. We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase through that link, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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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:
- BACKBLAZE: Fully featured 15-day free trial of unlimited cloud backup for your Mac or PC, which you can get for just $5/month
- Stop Trying to Find Your Passion, Say Stanford Researchers — Do This Instead
- What's a Supermoon, Anyway?
- There Might Be a Universe Inside Every Black Hole
To read more psychology research, check out her 2007 book "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success." For more on the beginnings of the universe, check out Stephen Hawking's classic "A Brief History of Time." The audiobooks are free with a 30-day trial of Audible. We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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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:
- SKILLSHARE: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents
- Inversion Is a Thinking Technique Used By Billionaires
- Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? That's a Heated Debate
- This Nonprofit is Using Old Cell Phones to Save the Rainforest
To read more from the man who popularized the simulation hypothesis, check out "Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies" by Nick Bostrom, which is all about what might happen when the robots surpass us in intelligence. We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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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:
- High Heels Were Originally Meant for Men
- Taikhar Chuluu Is a Mongolian Landmark Featuring 1,500 Years of Graffiti
- The Copy Machine Study Shows That One Word Can Help You Get Your Way
Much more impressive figures strode out of Mongolia than a legendary giant and a pair of unfortunate lovers. Pick up "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World" (free with your Audible trial) and see whose shadow you're standing in. We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase through that link, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Self-Control Isn't Always Good for You
- The Red Baron Was a Real Person Who Absolutely Tore It Up in Battle
- Motivated Reasoning Is Why You Can't Win an Argument Using Facts
- Inside Pseudoscience And Conspiracy Theories [Podcast]
Plus, hear how and why we search for aliens using current methods, straight from special guest Seth Shostak. Seth Shostak is the Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, and the Director of the Institute’s Center for SETI Research. More from Seth Shostak:
- Seth Shostak’s Website
- Seth Shostak on Twitter @SethShostak
- Big Picture Science: The radio show and podcast of the SETI Institute, with Seth Shostak
To learn more about motivated reasoning and how we think, read "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion" by Jonathan Haidt.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Every Year, People in this English Town Risk Life and Limb to Chase a Wheel of Cheese
- You're a Totally Different Person in the Morning, According to this Massive Twitter Study
- You Can Enter an Altered State of Consciousness By Staring Into Someone's Eyes for 10 Minutes
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- For a Planet to Sustain Life, It Needs the Habitable Trinity
- Negative Lightning Is More Common, but Positive Lightning Is Way Worse
- Fake News Spreads Way Faster Than Real News Online
- Confirmation Bias Makes You Ignore What You Don't Agree With
- The Backfire Effect Says When You Hear Contradictory Evidence, Your Beliefs Get Stronger
To learn more about your own biases and how to overcome them, check out "What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite" by David DiSalvo.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Want to Send a Supportive Text? Science Says You Should Play It Cool
- Benjamin Franklin's Daily Schedule for Productivity Was Rigorous
- Dogs Are More Afraid of Fireworks Than Gunshots, Thunderstorms, or Traffic
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- People Who Think Their Beliefs Are Better Than Others' Probably Know the Least
- Days on Earth Are Getting Longer. Here's Why
- The 9-Step Checklist Mr. Rogers Used for Talking to Children
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Why Aren't There Stars in the Moon Landing Photos?
- 6 Things You're Probably Cleaning Too Often
- Impostor Syndrome Affects Men and Women Differently
- 13 Ways to Fight Back Against Impostor Syndrome (via Inc.)
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer talk to Dr. Gwen Pearson, the education and outreach coordinator for Purdue University’s department of entomology, and discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- You're Wired to Talk Louder with Headphones On
- 4 Useless Human Traits That Once Had a Purpose
- How to Cope After a Breakup, According to Science
More from Dr. Gwen Pearson:
- Dr. Gwen Pearson on Twitter @bug_gwen
- Dr. Gwen Pearson’s website
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Laihana Noon Is the Bizarre Time of Year When Shadows Disappear
- The Best Ways to Remove Pesticides From Produce
- How the "Misattribution of Arousal" Can Make You Fall In Love
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- The Coldest Volcano in the World Erupts Black Lava
- There Are 6 Types of Disgust
- A Space Elevator Could Make Space Travel Easier — If It Were Possible
- Learn the "HALT" Method to Control Your Impulses
- Science Confirmed What You Already Knew: Being Hangry Is Real
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Why Hasn't the Mars Opportunity Rover Called Home?
- Mars Rovers Spirit and Oppy on Twitter @MarsRovers
- When It Comes to Sunscreen, the SPF Isn't as Crucial as You Think
- This Dr. Seuss-esque Element Could Turn Carbon Dioxide into Fuel
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- A Literally Immortal Jellyfish Could Teach Scientists How to Live Forever
- This Is the Best Way to Argue with Your Partner, Says a Communication Expert
- Black Holes Might Not Exist, So Here Are 5 Weirder Alternatives
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- NASA Is Working on Cryosleep Chambers for Astronauts
- "Getting" Puns Means Both Sides of Your Brain Are Working Together
- Why Red Delicious Are the Most Popular, Most Terrible Apple
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- We Discover a New Dinosaur Species Every Week
- Having Been In Someone's Shoes Makes You Less Empathetic
- This Is How 18 Months of Marriage Changes You, According to a Study
- Rhnull, the Rarest Blood Type on Earth, Has Been Called the "Golden Blood"
- Why Do Humans Have Different Blood Types? Two Competing Theories (Forbes Article)
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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:
- A 3D-Printed Model of Your Own Brain Could Be Coming Soon
- Hear the Medieval Alarm That Protected the Shogun From Potential Assassins
- This 3-Second Trick Will Keep You From Saying Something You'll Later Regret
Need help boosting your self-reflection skills? Check out Daniel Goleman's book, "Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ." The audiobook is free with a trial of Audible. We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase through that link, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- The Coldest Volcano in the World Erupts Black Lava
- How a Few Lucky Civil War Soldiers Started Glowing and Healed Faster
- "Norman" Is MIT's New Psychopathic AI
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Here's What a 5-Day Break From Facebook Will Do for Your Brain
- If you need more convincing, check out "Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy" by Siva Vaidhyanathan.
- Can You Answer the 10 Questions on the US Government's Science Knowledge Survey?
- The American Accent Is Older Than the British Accent
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Presenting Too Much Evidence Could Make You Lose an Argument
- You Can Thank the Invention of Air Conditioning for the Summer Blockbuster
- Washing Your Hands With Cold Water Is Just as Effective
For more persuasion tips and tricks, check out "Thank You for Arguing, Third Edition: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion" by Jay Heinrichs. And the story of air conditioning isn't all good news: check out "Cool Comfort: America's Romance with Air-Conditioning" by Marsha Ackermann to see how A/C changed the world — and not always for the better.
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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:
- LINKEDIN: Get $50 off your first job post. Terms and conditions apply.
- This Simple Money Trick Could Help You Stop Overspending
- How the Big 5 Make Up Your Personality
- This 10-Minute Personality Test Can Measure You on the 5 Main Personality Traits
- Improving World Health Will Reduce Overpopulation, Not Make It Worse
- Stage 5 of the Demographic Transition Model | Population Education
Want to know more about how your own personality works? Learn from the experts in Mark Leary, Ph.D.'s "Why You Are Who You Are: Investigations into Human Personality" through The Great Courses Plus online learning platform. It's one of the best ways to enrich your mind with classes taught by experts in their field — and one of the only ways you can join an astronomy class taught by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Facial Expressions Don't Express Emotions
- 5 LGBT Scientists That Changed the World
- Can You "Catch Up" on Lost Sleep?
- Reaching your limit when it comes to the bedroom? Take a deep dive under the covers in "The Sleep Solution" by W. Chris Winter M.D. (free with your trial membership to Audible), a book to demystify and defeat insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, and many other sleep-related discomforts.
Plus, a “Sprinkle of Curiosity,” from these sources:
- Want to Read Faster? Stop Saying The Words in Your Head As You Read | Lifehacker
- Inner Speech: Development, Cognitive Functions, Phenomenology, and Neurobiology | American Psychological Association
- The phenomena of inner experience | ScienceDirect
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- You Probably Use Online Reviews Wrong
- These Are the Best Guard Dog Breeds, According to Science
- Why Does It Hurt to Get Water Up Your Nose?
- How Much Of Your Body Is Water? That All Depends.
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:
- THRIVE MARKET: Get an extra 25% off your first order along with a free 30-day trial
- 40% Of Your Life Is on Autopilot
- Want a Healthy Brain? Don't Skip Leg Day, Says a Groundbreaking Study
- The U.S. Government Released a Study on Warp Drive
Want more? Check out "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain" by John J. Ratey. The audiobook is free with a trial of Audible. We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase through that link, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Your Brain Involuntarily Sees Opinions You Agree With as Facts
- The Stroop Effect Is A Window Into Perception
- The Pisonia Tree Lures and Murders Birds for No Good Reason
- The Tooth Fairy Pays a Lot More Than She Used To
For a more adult perspective on dental health over time in the United States, check out "Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America" by health journalist Mary Otto. Curious for more of nature's killers? Check out "Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities."
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Massive Stone Jars in the Highlands of Laos Are Shrouded in Mystery
- Here's Why Time Seems to Go So Fast These Days
- Maybe You Should Be Sleeping Twice a Day Like They Did in Olden Times
Want to learn to live in the present? Check out "10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Habits for Living in the Present Moment" by S.J. Scott and Barrie Davenport. If you're strapped for time, there's always the audiobook, which is free with a trial of Audible. And for more ways to get a more restful night's sleep, check out "The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It" by W. Chris Winter, M.D., dubbed the "sleep whisperer" by Arianna Huffington.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Should You or Shouldn't You Kill Spiders in Your Home?
- Everyday Foods and Drinks with Medical Origins
- How to Motivate Yourself to Exercise When You're Depressed
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- People Around the World Hardly Ever Say "Thank You" and That's Good News
- Science Has Determined That This Is the Cutest Kind of Puppy
- People Who Live in Small or Rural Towns Are the Happiest, According to Research
Sources for “A Sprinkle of Curiosity” here:
- The Ancient and Best Way to Brew Loose-Leaf Tea (The Atlantic)
- Why Do Your Tea Leaves Move To The Middle Of The Cup? (io9)
- The Strange Physics of Tea Leaves Floating Upstream (Nautilus)
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- What's the difference between male and female brains?
- If you're up for a deep dive into this complex subject, it may be worth picking up a copy of Diane F. Halpern's acclaimed academic text "Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities," now in its fourth edition.
- These Are the Words That Make You Say "Um"
- This Vintage Quiz Can Tell You How Much Self Esteem You Have
- Not thrilled with your score? Check out "Self-Esteem: A Proven Program of Cognitive Techniques for Assessing, Improving, and Maintaining Your Self-Esteem" by Matthew McKay, Ph.D.
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- 5 of the Best Workouts to Help You Get Into Exercise, According to Harvard Doctors
- Many Of History's Greatest Minds Always Made Time For Walk Breaks
- Is Social Media Hurting Your Memory?
- This Is Why Grocery Stores Sell Crusty Bread in Paper
Check out the whole Starting to Exercise report for more information on how to get into a healthy workout routine. And if you’re hungry for more food and kitchen learning, then check out Nathan Myhrvold's book "Modernist Cuisine at Home."
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- It's Easier to Predict Other People's Behavior Than Your Own
- Should You Be Using Plastic or Wood Cutting Boards?
- Why You Should Never Wash Raw Chicken
- What Does Water Taste Like? Science Finally Has an Answer
Recognizing how your brain makes mistakes is the best way to avoid making them. "You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself" by David McRaney can help you learn all about those mistakes. Want more kitchen tips? Check out "Kitchen Hacks: How Clever Cooks Get Things Done"from America's Test Kitchen. We handpick reading recommendations we think you may like. If you choose to make a purchase, Curiosity will get a share of the sale.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- SKILLSHARE SPECIAL OFFER: Two months of unlimited access to more than 20 thousand classes for just 99 cents
- The Strange Reasons for Pilot Voice, Newscaster Voice, and Poet Voice
- Why Does Food That Already Doesn't Contain Gluten Say Gluten-Free?
- The FBI's Most Viewed File Is Not About What You'd Expect
For gluten-free dishes that taste like the real deal, check out "The How Can It Be Gluten Free Cookbook: Revolutionary Techniques. Groundbreaking Recipes" by America's Test Kitchen. Want more mysteries? Check out "The Mystery Chronicles: More Real-Life X-Files" by paranormal investigator Joe Nickell.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Living Abroad Is the Best Way to Get to Know Yourself
- Migraines May Be a Side Effect of a Helpful Genetic Adaptation
- Is It Really That Bad to Let Your Dog Sleep in Bed with You?
- For the dog lovers out there, check out Alexandra Horowitz's "Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know."
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- The Hidden Differences Between American and British English
- Crime Shows Might Influence Real Criminal Trials Via the CSI Effect
- For more on how forensics can fail, check out "Inside the Cell: The Dark Side of Forensic DNA" by Erin E. Murphy.
- Swedish Lemon Angels Are the Dessert You Should Never Try to Make
- If you liked learning about Swedish Lemon Angels, then check out more from "Penn and Teller's How to Play with Your Food."
- You Shouldn't Rinse Your Dishes Before Putting Them in the Dishwasher
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Here's How the Average American Household Spends Its Money
- This Is the 1930s Novel that Described Sci-Fi Tropes Decades Before Anyone Else https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525304.Star_Maker
- Some People Are Born With Their Organs Reversed
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Your DNA Could Determine How Easily You're Fooled By Placebos
- What's the Emergency Fund Plan for You?
- For more budgeting guidance, check out "The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness" by Dave Ramsey.
- Our Favorite Ongoing Science Debates
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Why Do People Live Near Active Volcanoes?
- The Difference Between Club Soda, Seltzer, Sparkling, and Tonic Water
- Done Right, Procrastination Could Be Good for You
Additional links:
- SodaStream Source Sparkling Water Maker Starter Kit, Black
- “Wait: The Art and Science of Delay”
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- BACKBLAZE: Fully featured 15-day free trial of unlimited cloud backup for your Mac or PC, which you can get for just $5/month
- Your Biggest Regret Is the the Thing You Didn't Do
- Mount Everest Isn't (Necessarily) the Tallest Mountain in the World
- The Deep Web Is the 99% of the Internet You Can't Google
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- The Way Your Eyes Move Can Predict Your Personality
- This Hilarious English Phrasebook Has Been in Publication Since the 1800s
- "English as She Is Spoke"
- The Mysterious Battery That Has Lasted More Than 175 Years
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- For a Closer Parent-Child Bond, Listen to Music Together
- Noise-Canceling Windows Could Work Even When They're Open
- A Doctor Cracked His Knuckles for 50 Years to See If It Was Harmful
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Trees May Have a "Heartbeat"
- If It Weren't For Samuel Morse's Grief, Long-Distance Communication Might Not Exist
- An Advanced Civilization Could Have Ruled Earth Millions of Years Ago, Says the Silurian Hypothesis
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Why is NASA Going Back to the Moon Before Heading to Mars?
- Julie d'Aubigny Was A Bisexual 17th-Century Operatic Swordfighter
- Local Honey Won't Fix Your Seasonal Allergies
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Reading Daily Can Actually Add a Year to Your Life
- Here's How Scientists Are Using Machine Learning to Predict the Unpredictable
- The Heartwarming Story of Indonesia's Chicken Church
Learn from some of our favorite expert guests about yoga, volcanoes, meditation, and more on this special episode of the Curiosity Podcast. You'll hear from accomplished authors and academics from past episodes, in addition to a special guest you've never heard before on the show. Plus, hear about the past, present, and future of the Curiosity Podcast.
Additional resources discussed:
- Alex Hutchinson's website
- "Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance"
- Champions of Zen: Inside the controversial world of competitive yoga | Racked
- How Tarot Cards Work | HowStuffWorks
- Dr. Lucy Jones' website
- "The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them)"
- Dr. Rick Hanson's website
- "Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness"
Read more about the topics Cody asks Ashley about in the "Lightning Round" Curiosity Challenge:
- You Can Swim In Warm Pools Of This at Starkenberger's Castle
- 20 Percent of All Mammals on Earth
- "Count" Victor Lustig May Have Been The World's Smoothest Con Man
- Are You More Attractive When You're Drunk?
- Where Does The Word "Nerd" Come From?
- You Used To Be Able To Win A Gold Medal For... What?!
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- This Unpleasant Personality Trait May Earn You More Money
- This Is Why You Should Sleep in a Cold Bedroom
- Giant Sloths Once Ruled the Americas
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- This Is One Way Psychopath Brains Are Different, According to a Harvard Study
- Scientists Created a Holographic Brain Device That Can Create False Sensations
- You Won't Believe Why Cities Are Full of Squirrels
Plus, you can read about Frederick Law Olmsted in the book "Devil in the White City" here: https://eriklarsonbooks.com/book/the-devil-in-the-white-city/
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Is the Universe Conscious of Itself?
- These Baroque Portuguese Libraries Employ Bats for a Very Important Purpose
- Coffee Could Help You Tolerate the People You Work With
- Why You Should Leave Your Phone Out of the Bedroom
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- These "Sea Nomads" Have Supersized Spleens for Diving
- Project Blue Book Was the US Government's Official UFO Investigation Project
- J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies
- 10 Ways To Hack Your Cooking with Chemistry
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- True or False? The Daddy Longlegs is Poisonous, But Its Fangs Are Too Small to Bite You
- Advanced Alien Civilizations May Get Their Energy From a Dyson Sphere
- “Star Maker” by Olaf Stapledon
- You'll Have a Better Workout If You Exercise With a Partner
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Kids get grounded for swearing, and bad words are banned from television... but why is that the case if most adults swear anyway? Linguist and cognitive scientist Benjamin K. Bergen says that swearing can be funny, cathartic, and even useful! In this rated-PG episode, he explains how the science of swearing can help us understand how our brains process language, and what the worst words tell us about our culture. And the episode is squeaky clean: no swearing included!
Additional resources from Dr. Benjamin Bergen:
- Benjamin K. Bergen, UC San Diego Department of Cognitive Science
- "What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves"
- "Louder Than Words: The New Science of How the Mind Makes Meaning"
Other studies and resources discussed:
- Swearing, Euphemisms, and Linguistic Relativity | PLOS
- Effect of Manipulated State Aggression on Pain Tolerance | SAGE Journals
- Cursing and gender in a corpus of MySpace pages | Semantic Scholar
- Swearing in English: Bad Language, Purity and Power from 1586 to the Present | Google Books
- Gender, expletive use, and context: Male and female expletive use in structured and unstructured conversation among New Zealand university students | ProQuest
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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- These Are the Differences Between Men and Women Narcissists
- Whatever You Do, Don't Put Coffee Grounds in Your Garden
- This Is How Often You Should Clean Your Keyboard
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter withCody Gough andAshley Hamer — 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.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- This Is How Your Friendships Differ in Your 20s and 30s
- This Secret Airline Flies Nonstop to Area 51 Every Day
- These 4 Words Can Double Your Chances of Getting What You Want
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. 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.
Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Scientists Have Finally Made an Everything-Repellent Coating
- This Is Where Most of the Lost Luggage in the US Ends Up
- Resonant Breathing Can Calm You Down In a Matter of Minutes
Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Could Artificial Intelligence Experience Depression?
- Why You Should Leave Your Phone Out of the Bedroom
- You Don't Get Tetanus From Rust
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Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Caffeine Causes Widespread "Brain Entropy" — and That's Actually a Good Thing
- The World's Busiest Air Route Goes to an Island You've Probably Never Heard of
- This Is How to Clean Your Smartphone Without Destroying It
It's hard to count on a world that's constantly changing. That's why it's vital to grow internal strengths like grit, gratitude, and compassion — at least, according to Dr. Rick Hanson, a Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley and author of "Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness." In this episode, he discusses the key to resilience, and to lasting well-being in a changing world.
Additional resources from Dr. Rick Hanson:
- "Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness"
- Dr. Rick Hanson's website
- The Foundations of Well-Being
- Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley
- "Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence"
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter withCody Gough andAshley Hamer — 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.
Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Are Aliens Secretly Studying Life on Earth from Afar? The Zoo Hypothesis Says Yes
- Listen to a "Lost" Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale Written by an AI
- How Important Is It to Take Your Shoes Off as Soon as You Get in the House?
Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Forget Rovers: NASA's InSight Lander Will Learn About Mars By Sitting Still
- Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?
- You Might Have the Most Common Form of Synesthesia
Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- This Is the Trait That Most Incompetent Bosses Share
- This Guy's Backyard Turned Into a 1,300-Foot-Tall Volcano
- The Brain Boost You Get From Meditation Could Last for Years
Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Scientists Just Figured Out How Laundry Machines Clean Your Clothes
- Bill Gates Believes the World Would Be Better If Millions Read This Book
- "Factfulness" on Amazon (FREE with your Audible trial!)
- Here's the Reason You Judge Others More Harshly Than You Judge Yourself
Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- How to Develop a Better Sense of Direction
- The Pied Piper Isn't Just a Fairy Tale
- Pluto Was Named By An 11-Year-Old Girl
People have relied on scientists for answers to some pretty big questions, and natural disasters are no exception. But when people don't like those answers, how are scientists supposed to communicate with the public? In this episode, seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones discusses the disconnect between disasters, psychology, and science communication, and helps us understand how to handle inconvenient truths in a healthy way.
Additional resources from Dr. Lucy Jones:
- "The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them)"
- Dr. Lucy Jones' website
- Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society
- The Ring of Fire and other earthquake myths
Other resources discussed:
- Number of fatalities caused by natural disasters in the United States from 1900 to 2016, by disaster type
- Tremors and treatments: how developing nations can mitigate the destruction of earthquakes
- How do we know what other planets (and stars, galaxies, etc.) are made of? (Intermediate)
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter withCody Gough andAshley Hamer — 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.
Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Your Mind Wanders Half the Time You're Awake
- Your Dog Really Loves It When You Smile
- Richard Branson's Secret to Productivity and Success Is Simple: Work Out
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Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- We'll Probably Never Meet Aliens While They're Still Alive, According to 2018 Research
- Listen to the Sound of "Singing Sand Dunes"
- Your Roommate Doesn't Know How You're Feeling
Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Is It Safe to Eat Food That Has Freezer Burn?
- Quetzalcoatlus Was a Flying Reptile the Size of a Giraffe
- Scientists Found a Technique That Can Help You Learn Skills Twice as Fast
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter withCody Gough andAshley Hamer — 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.
Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- This Smartwatch Turns Your Whole Arm Into a Touchscreen
- It May Seem Like It'd be Faster to Fly West, But Weirdly, the Opposite Is True
- Arianna Huffington's Bedtime Routine Is A "Sacrosanct Ritual" That Gives Her A Stress-Free Day
Related links:
- "The Sleep Revolution" by Arianna Huffington
Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you learn something new in just a few minutes:
- This Is the Story of the Most Famous Space Image Ever
- Selfies Really Do Make Your Nose Look Big
- Lactic Acid Is Not What Causes Sore Muscles
Videos from Curiosity.com:
- Why Is it So Hard to Look Good in Photos? Facebook Video
- Why Is It So Hard To Start Working Out? Facebook Video
What your brain wants and what your brain needs aren't always the same. In fact, the shortcuts our brains take can lead to biases and distortions that make us our own worst enemy. Science writer David DiSalvo, author of "What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite," discusses our brain's shortcomings and how we can identify and conquer them.
Additional resources from David DiSalvo:
- "What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite"
- "Brain Changer: How Harnessing Your Brain's Power to Adapt Can Change Your Life"
- "The Brain in Your Kitchen: A Collection of Essays on How What We Buy, Eat, and Experience Affects Our Brains"
- David DiSalvo's website
- David DiSalvo on Twitter @Neuronarrative
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Learn about how Americans are aging more slowly than ever; how the HAMMER spacecraft could save our planet from killer asteroids; and why there are mirrors next to elevators.
Americans Are Aging More Slowly Than Ever by Reuben Westmaas
- Levine, M. E., & Crimmins, E. M. (2018). Is 60 the New 50? Examining Changes in Biological Age Over the Past Two Decades. Demography, 55(2), 387–402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-017-0644-5
- Basaraba, S. (2012, November 28). How Lifestyle and Habits Affect Biological Aging. Verywell Health; Verywell Health. https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-biological-age-2223375
- Find Out Your Real Age - Sharecare. (2019). Sharecare. https://www.sharecare.com/static/realage
- Michael Roizen, MD | Cleveland Clinic. (2018). Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/6161-michael-roizen
- Survey Content Brochure. (1999). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/survey_content_99_16.pdf
- Older Americans are experiencing ‘delayed aging’ — and better health. (2018, March 15). USC News. https://news.usc.edu/138495/older-americans-experiencing-delayed-aging-better-health/
The HAMMER Spacecraft Could Save the World from Killer Asteroids by Elizabeth Howell
- OSIRIS-REx. (2016). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex
- Barbee, B. W., Syal, M. B., Dearborn, D., Gisler, G., Greenaugh, K., Howley, K. M., Leung, R., Lyzhoft, J., Miller, P. L., Nuth, J. A., Plesko, C., Seery, B. D., Wasem, J., Weaver, R. P., & Zebenay, M. (2018). Options and uncertainties in planetary defense: Mission planning and vehicle design for flexible response. Acta Astronautica, 143, 37–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2017.10.021
- Scientists design conceptual asteroid deflector and evaluate it against massive potential threat | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (2018). Llnl.gov. https://www.llnl.gov/news/scientists-design-conceptual-asteroid-deflector-and-evaluate-it-against-massive-potential
- Planetary Defense Coordination Office. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/overview
- Planetary Defense Frequently Asked Questions. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/faq
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser. (2020). Nasa.gov. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi
There Are Mirrors Next to Elevators for a Specific Reason by Joanie Faletto
- Opinion | Why Waiting Is Torture. (2012, August 18). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/opinion/sunday/why-waiting-in-line-is-torture.html
- Wald, C. (2015, March 5). Why Your Brain Hates Slowpokes. Nautilus. http://nautil.us/issue/22/slow/why-your-brain-hates-slowpokes
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A lot of science takes place at the zoo. Dr. Rachel Santymire, Director of the Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, discusses the animal research going on both behind the scenes and out in the wild. She also explains what animals can tell us about our environment, including her work with the black-footed ferret recovery project.
Additional resources from the Lincoln Park Zoo:
- Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology
- Amphibious Intervention: Non-invasive Method of Measuring Amphibian Stress Using Only A Cotton Swab (Press Release)
- A novel method for the measurement of glucocorticoids in dermal secretions of amphibians (White Paper)
- Conserving the Black-Footed Ferret
Other studies and resources discussed:
- The effect of a pressure wrap (ThunderShirt®) on heart rate and behavior in canines diagnosed with anxiety disorder | ScienceDirect
- Facts About Ferrets | Live Science
- Chicago Tops Orkin Top 50 Rattiest Cities List for Third Time | Orkin
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What are the limits of the human body, and how can we fully utilize them? Alex Hutchinson, award-winning journalist and author of "Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance," explains why humans are nearly always capable of pushing just a little bit harder — and how you can eke out just a little bit more effort even when you think your body's tank is empty.
Additional resources from Alex Hutchinson:
- AlexHutchinson.net
- Alex Hutchinson on Twitter @sweatscience
- "Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance"
- "Big Ideas: 100 Modern Inventions That Have Transformed Our World (Popular Mechanics)"
Other studies and materials discussed:
- What the Marshmallow Test Really Teaches About Self-Control | The Atlantic
- Gatorade: The Idea That Launched An Industry | University of Florida
- OCL Stroop Test | Open Cognition Lab
- Fatigue of Cognitive Control in the Stroop-Task
Extra credit:
- Blemish: The truth about blackheads | Scientific American
- Everything you need to know about blackheads | Medical News Today
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LeVar Burton has been a storyteller for decades. From his acting roles as Kunta Kinte in "Roots" and Geordi LaForge on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" to his decades of work with "Reading Rainbow," he's been a central figure in some of the most influential media in recent memory. Also a director, producer, and author, Burton has now turned his storytelling skills toward the world of podcasting with "LeVar Burton Reads." On this episode of the Curiosity Podcast, he discusses the power of literature and why books are such a meaningful tool for storytelling.
Resources from LeVar Burton and other related links:
- "LeVar Burton Reads" Podcast
- LeVar Burton Kids
- The Science Of Breathing: How Slowing It Down Can Make Us Calm And Productive | Forbes
- Spontaneous Group Synchronization of Movements and Respiratory Rhythms | NCBI
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Is there a right or wrong way to learn? Dr. Stephen Kosslyn is an expert on the science of learning, with more than 30 years of experience working at elite institutions such as Harvard and Stanford. He also thinks that higher education could learn a lot about how people learn, and that's why he became the Founding Dean and Chief Learning Officer of the Minerva Schools at KGI. On this podcast, Dr. Kosslyn explains how people learn and how his institution is changing the way learning is approached — one student at a time.
Resources from Dr. Stephen Kosslyn:
- Minerva Schools at KGI
- "Building the Intentional University: Minerva and the Future of Higher Education"
- "Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses"
Studies and research discussed:
- Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics | 2014 study
- Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses | Inside Higher Ed
- Tutors See Stereotypes and Gender Bias in SAT. Testers See None of the Above. | New York Times
- New Evidence of Racial Bias on SAT | Inside Higher Ed
- Stereotype Threat and the Intellectual Test Performance of African Americans | Claude M. Steele. Stanford University, 1995
- Stereotype Susceptibility: Identity Salience and Shifts in Quantitative Performance | Margaret Shih, Todd L. Pittinsky, Nalini Ambady, 1999
- Twenty Years of Stereotype Threat Research: A Review of Psychological Mediators | National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine
- "Cognitive Psychology: Mind And Brain"
- "Image and Brain: The Resolution of the Imagery Debate"
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Mining asteroids, traveling on laser beams, and developing self-aware robots: science fiction or science fact? World-renowned physicist and futurist Michio Kaku says that these milestones are not only in humanity's future, but are beginning to occur right now. Dr. Kaku joins the Curiosity Podcast for a fascinating inside look at interstellar travel, artificial intelligence, human immortality, and alien contact.
Additional links from Dr. Michio Kaku:
- Official Website of Dr. Michio Kaku
- Dr. Michio Kaku on Twitter @MichioKaku
- "The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth"
- "Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel"
- "The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind"
Other resources discussed:
- How Elon Musk Names His Inventions | Inverse
- New technology is forcing us to confront the ethics of bringing people back from the dead | Quartz
- Eternime wants you to live forever as a digital ghost | CNET
- Augmented Eternity and Swappable Identities | MIT
- When you have an itch, what is happening under your skin? | HowStuffWorks
- Cody Gough on Twitter @ProducerCody
- Ashley Hamer on Twitter @SmashleyHamer
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Jared Bauer, co-founder and head of content at Wisecrack, believes it's important to explore big ideas and meaningful topics through the lens of pop culture and media. On this episode of the Curiosity Podcast, the man who helped bring you Thug Notes, 8-Bit Philosophy, Earthling Cinema, The Philosophy of Everything, What Went Wrong?, Show Me the Meaning!, and more joins the Curiosity Podcast to discuss how studying the humanities and understanding cinema and television shows (like South Park and Rick and Morty) can enrich your life and make society better.
Additional resources discussed:
- Special Guest Cody Gough from Curiosity.com Discusses Andrew Niccol's Gattaca with the Wisecrack crew (Jared, Austin, and Ryan)! on "Show Me The Meaning!"
- 5 Ways The Incredibles Is Ayn Randian Propaganda | Houston Press
- Why is 10:10 the Default Setting for Clocks and Watches? | Mental Floss
Wisecrack:
- Wisecrack on YouTube
- Wisecrack.co (Official Website)
- Christopher Nolan Video Playlist
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Themes Explained – Wisecrack Quick Take
- Show Me The Meaning! – A Wisecrack Movie Podcast (Explicit)
- Respect Our Authoritah! – A SOUTH PARK Podcast by Wisecrack (Explicit)
- Wisecrack's THE SQUANCH: A Rick & Morty Podcast (Explicit)
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You might think you're not a "math person," but maybe that's because math doesn't mean what you think it means. Mathematical and logical thinking can open up new ways of thinking about everything from social and political issues to art to even gender. And on this episode, Dr. Eugenia Cheng, author and Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, explains how to tap into it.
Additional resources discussed:
- Dr. Eugenia Cheng (Official Website)
- "How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics"
- "Beyond Infinity: An Expedition into the Outer Limits of Mathematics"
- "The Art of Logic in an Illogical World"
- In Defense of Polymaths | Harvard Business Review
- Toni Morrison's tweet about writing books
- Why Don't Figure Skaters Get Dizzy When They Spin? | Scientific American
- The Brutal Neuroscience of Figure Skating: How Spinning Athletes Overcome Dizziness | LiveScience
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Artificial intelligence is all the rage, but using swarm intelligence might be the best way to solve the world's biggest problems. Dr. Louis Rosenberg is the Founder & CEO of Unanimous AI, an artificial intelligence company that amplifies human intelligence by building "hive minds" modeled after biological swarms. Learn how swarm intelligence can combine the brainpower of humans and computers to solve humanity's biggest problems.
Additional resources discussed:
- What is Swarm AI?
- Sports Predictions using Swarm Intelligence
- Business uses of Swarm Intelligence
- New hope for humans in an A.I. world | Louis Rosenberg | TEDxKC
- Waggle Dance Distances as Integrative Indicators of Seasonal Foraging ChallengesIndependence and interdependence in collective decision making: an agent-based model of nest-site choice by honeybee swarms | National Center for Biotechnology Information
- That "Old Book Smell" Is a Mix of Grass and Vanilla | Smithsonian.com
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Achieving goals can be difficult, but that may be because you're setting the wrong goals in the first place. That's why happiness expert and executive coach Stella Grizont returns to the Curiosity Podcast to discuss how to set the right goals and how to overcome the challenges of sticking to them.
Additional resources discussed:
- The Vision Generator (free worksheet from Stella Grizont)
- Dopamine Functions | News-Medical.net
- Dopamine regulates the motivation to act, study shows | ScienceDaily
- Goal Progress and Happiness | Psychology Today
- A CONVERSATION WITH Daniel Kahneman; On Profit, Loss and the Mysteries of the Mind | The New York Times
- Overcoming an Aversion to Loss | The New York Times
- The Psychology of Sunk Cost | Ohio University
- WOOPAAH (Stella Grizont is Founder and CEO)
- @StellaGrizont on Twitter
- The Surprisingly Recent Time Period when Boys Wore Pink, Girls Wore Blue, and Both Wore Dresses | TodayIFoundOut.com
- No Girls Allowed | Polygon
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Humans eat just like every other living creature. Have you ever wondered what drives us to binge eat, or spend too much time at the grocery store? And how does the food we eat impact us emotionally? We talk to Dr. Rachel Herz, author of "Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food," about the surprising science of food in our daily lives.
Dr. Herz is a leading world expert on the psychological science of smell, and has been conducting research on olfaction, sensory perception, emotion, motivated behavior and cognition since 1990. She holds an adjunct appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and sometimes teaches in the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences at Brown University.
Additional resources discussed:
- "Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food"
- Dr. Rachel Herz website (RachelHerz.com)
- Dr. Rachel Herz faculty bio (Brown University)
- Diet beverage drinkers compensate by eating unhealthy food, study finds (Science Daily)
- U.S. News Best Diets: How We Rated 40 Eating Plans (U.S. News & World Report)
- Think organic food is better for you, animals, and the planet? Think again (The Telegraph)
- Does organic farming reduce environmental impacts? – A meta-analysis of European research (ScienceDirect)
- Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier Than Conventional Alternatives?: A Systematic Review (American College of Physicians)
- Conventional and organic foods: A comparison focused on animal products (Cogent)
- Grapefruit And Salt: The Science Behind This Unlikely Power Couple (NPR)
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Language encapsulates every part of a culture, from its history of ideas to the way its speakers perceive reality itself. And according to linguistics expert Arika Okrent, author of "In the Land of Invented Languages," even "made-up" languages like Klingon and Esperanto serve an important purpose. She joins the Curiosity Podcast to discuss the field of linguistics and why we say what we say.
In addition to her first-level certification in Klingon, Arika Okrent's education includes an M.A. in Linguistics from Gallaudet, the world's only university for the deaf, and a joint PhD from the Department of Linguistics and the Department of Psychology's Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Program at the University of Chicago.
Additional resources discussed:
- "In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect Language"
- Arika Okrent's website
- Lingua Francas, Pidgins, and Creoles
- Development and Use of the Klingon Language
- "J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography"
- "The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 6)"
- "The Treason of Isengard: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 7)"
- "The War of the Ring: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Three (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 8)"
- The Klingon Language Institute's annual conference, qep'a'
- The Whorfian time warp: Representing duration through the language hourglass
- The Whites of Our Eyes (New York Times)
- Qapla'
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On this special episode of the Curiosity Podcast, we celebrate the end of our show's first year with a look back at some of the stories you never got to hear. You'll hear stories and lessons from past guests that we didn't get to share the first time around! Plus, hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer let their hair down and give you an inside look at how the show is produced. It's a refreshing (and very entertaining) look back at 2017 and forward towards the future of the Curiosity Podcast!
Among other surprising facts and stories you'll hear, this episode features:
- Bryan Davis, founder and owner of Lost Spirits Distillery, telling a fascinating story about the international alcohol industry (with a hilarious history lesson on the side).
- Dr. Alan Hirsch of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation dropping some knowledge about how your sense of smell is linked to your memory and more.
- Handwriting analyst Dale Roberts swapping stories with Cody about the surprising world of hand modeling.
- Dr. Sam Sternberg, CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing expert, discussing classical music and finding some surprising things in common with both Cody and Ashley.
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Some behind-the-scenes fun that could change the way you think about the Curiosity Podcast.
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Curiosity is pretty important. And in this episode of the Curiosity Podcast, Anna Starkey, creative director of top UK interactive science center We The Curious, explains why she believes curiosity will allow humanity to survive and thrive in the 21st century.
A curious person herself, Anna Starkey's areas of experience include live television production, comedy writing, classical music and live arts events, physics and neuroscience, and children's animation. Hear her discuss different types of curiosity, connections between curiosity, memory, and learning, and how to encourage a culture of curiosity.
Additional resources discussed:
- We The Curious
- Anna Starkey's website
- Follow Anna Starkey on Twitter @annastarkey
- Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk
- Bring on the learning revolution! | Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk
- How to escape education's death valley | Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk
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Wordsmith Lynne Franklin, author of "Getting Others To Do What You Want," explains the psychology of persuasion on this episode of the Curiosity Podcast. As a consultant to executives and teams on persuasive communication, she studies how the brain affects our choices and behavior to help people solve their problems and get what they want.
Additional resources discussed:
- Lynne Franklin Wordsmith
- "Getting Others To Do What You Want"
- All You Need to Know About the "Learning Styles" Myth, in Two Minutes | Wired
- 10 Cognitive Biases That Distort Your Thinking | Verywell
- Calming Your Brain During Conflict | Harvard Business Review
- "Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone"
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On this episode, we explore what you can learn about a person based on handwriting alone. A handwriting analyst for more than 30 years, Dale Roberts of Write Insights analyzed the handwriting of the Curiosity staff and joined us on the podcast to explain his process.
Play along at home while you listen! Write the sentence "I'm truly happy to be here today at the party" in print and in cursive, then follow along during the episode to analyze your handwriting and decide for yourself how accurate it is. Among other things, co-author of "Handwriting Analysis 101" Dale Roberts discusses:
- Why handwriting analysis works and why people are skeptical of its effectiveness.
- The upper, middle, and lower "zones" of handwriting analysis and what they can tell you about a writer's personality.
- How to identify specific personality traits, including but not limited to: the strength of your relationship with your parents; how skeptical, risk-averse, ambitious, or motivated you are; whether a person is stubborn, outspoken, frugal, detail-oriented, or dislikes being in big crowds; and how men and women feel about the opposite sex.
Additional resources discussed:
- Write Insights
- "Handwriting Analysis 101"
- Paper Personality -- Barry Beyerstein
- All About Graphology | Skeptoid Podcast
- Do differences in sex hormones affect handwriting style? Evidence from digit ratio and sex role identity as determinants of the sex of handwriting
- Bad Handwriting: A Gender Thing?
- What Does a Certified Forensic Document Examiner Do?
- Which Presidents Were Left-Handed?
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If you want to be comfortable in any situation, then you just need to know and remember how to behave. Manners and etiquette aren't just for snobs! Etiquette expert Jihan Murray-Smith joins the Curiosity Podcast this week to explain the guidelines behind proper etiquette in any situation. Whether you're at a family dinner, business lunch, or first date, you'll want to listen so you can act with confidence in any social situation.
As founder of the etiquette and public speaking consulting firm Tea & Crumpets, Jihan Murray-Smith has been facilitating workshops on college campuses, high schools, elementary schools for 15 years. To learn more about this topic and many others, check out Curiosity.com, download our 5-star iOS or Android app, and join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, and everywhere else podcasts are found so you don't miss an episode!
Additional resources discussed:
- Tea & Crumpets Chicago: Etiquette, Public Speaking & Job-Readiness
- Renaissance Table Etiquette and the Origins of Manners
- Would you give up your seat for a pregnant woman?
- Put a Fork in It (Slate)
- The Effects of Mere Exposure on Liking for Edible Substances
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Are hackers really a constant threat, or is hacking just another tool for media manipulation and fearmongering? To get definitive answers, the Curiosity Podcast sat down with the deputy chief of research at the Army Cyber Institute at West Point, Dr. Natalie Vanatta. She explains what government and corporate entities are doing to keep the average person safe online – and how people can protect themselves. Plus: learn where the international community draws the line between warfare and cyber-warfare.
A lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and instructor of mathematics at the United States Military Academy, Dr. Vanatta's work at the Army Cyber Institute focuses on bringing private industry, academia, and government agencies together to explore and solve cyber challenges facing the U.S. Army in the next 3 to 10 years.
Additional resources discussed:
- Army Cyber Institute at West Point
- Arizona State University Threatcasting Lab
- Shmoocon 2017 | A Widening Attack Plain - Natalie Vanatta, Brian David Johnson (YouTube)
- United Nations Definition of Aggression
- Defining War in an Ill-Defined World (New York Times)
- DOD needs cyberwarriors so badly it may let skilled recruits skip boot camp (Ars Technica)
- CyberCorps: Scholarship For Service (SFS)
- COACH: Crash Override's Automated Cybersecurity Helper
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CRISPR technology could change the world. Essentially, CRISPR is a technique that allows scientists to make precision edits to any DNA, whether bacterial or human. The potential for this technology is huge: if scientists have the accuracy to replace just a few faulty genes, it might be possible to cure genetic disorders as serious as cystic fibrosis and Huntington's disease and as common as lactose intolerance and color-blindness. Dr. Sam Sternberg, CRISPR expert and protein-RNA biochemist, joins the Curiosity Podcast to explain the science, ethics, and future of this cutting-edge technology.
Samuel H. Sternberg, PhD, will be starting his own research laboratory at Columbia University in early 2018, as an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics. Along with Jennifer Doudna, he is the co-author of A Crack in Creation, a popular science book about the discovery, development, and applications of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology.
Additional resources discussed:
- Samuel H. Sternberg, PhD official website
- "A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution"
- "Gattaca" (1997 film starring Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman)
- 'Three-parent baby' claim raises hopes — and ethical concerns (Nature)
- Genome-editing revolution: My whirlwind year with CRISPR (Jennifer Doudna's article in Nature)
- Useful Mutants, Bred With Radiation (New York Times)
- Sorry Hipsters, That Organic Kale Is a Genetically Modified Food (Smithsonian)
- Gene Editing Makes Cows Without Horns (Popular Science)
- Ben Mezrich's Woolly Mammoth Book Being Adapted Into Movie by Fox
- "Woolly: The True Story of the Quest to Revive One of History's Most Iconic Extinct Creatures"
- How to Extract DNA from a Strawberry (YouTube)
- 23andMe direct-to-consumer genetic testing
- Neutron-Star Collision Reveals Origin of Gold, Astronomers Say (Live Science)
- Astronomers Strike Gravitational Gold In Colliding Neutron Stars (NPR)
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Modern medicine can do extraordinary things – but how? This week, the Curiosity Podcast welcomes Dr. Sliman Bensmaia to explain how scientists are able to develop prosthetic devices that some day may be able to transmit a realistic sense of touch to their owners. An assistant professor in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago, Dr. Bensmaia discusses how lab is working on cutting edge technology, and what's in store for the future of prosthetics.
The Bensmaia Lab studies how the peripheral and central nervous systems represent the world around us. Dr. Bensmaia's research has led to groundbreaking insights about how we perceive objects and textures through the sense of touch, and may one day lead to prosthetic devices that completely restore a realistic sense of touch for amputees and tetraplegic patients.
Additional resources discussed:
- Bensmaia Lab
- Bionic Touch Through a Brain Interface | Sliman Bensmaia | TEDxColumbiaCollegeChicago
- UChicago Discovery Series│'Brain Teasers: Cracking the Mind's Toughest Riddles' with Sliman Bensmaia
- Watch President Obama fist bump a robotic arm powered by a brain chip
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This week, the Curiosity Podcast welcomes the fascinating Bryan Davis to share his story. Davis owns and runs a distillery in Los Angeles, but it's not your typical distillery – he's found a way to change the chemical properties of rum to age it 20 years in just 6 days. And here's where things get interesting: he taught himself the science behind how to do it.
Today's conversation isn't so much about what Bryan does as it is about how he got to where he is today. Listen to this episode to learn about history, organic chemistry, and business skills all wrapped into one captivating tale.
Additional resources discussed:
- Lost Spirits Technology (website)
- Lost Spirits Distillery (website)
- The new spirit of innovation | Bryan Davis | TEDxBermuda
- Time Out Los Angeles | This distillery tour is like a boozy theme park for adults
- The Telegraph | 10 vodkas put to the test
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Comedy comes in many forms, each with its own history and style. And while it may be subjective, there's still some surprising science that makes comedy what it is today. This week on the Curiosity Podcast, we talk to long-time performer and teacher Lilly Allison, an expert with a firm grasp on the history and psychology of comedy. In this episode, she explains and demonstrates comedic devices in front of a live audience at the 2017 Chicago Podcast Festival.
Lilly has been involved with comedy since she was 14 yrs old. She has studied, taught, and performed improv with several organizations, including 3 years of traveling with The Second City National Touring Company. In addition to teaching stand-up and improv comedy classes, she also hosts "A Lill Annoyance Stand Up Show" series at The Annoyance Theatre in Chicago.
Additional resources discussed:
- Lilly Allison's bio
- Benign Violation Theory
- Sumerians cracked world's oldest joke
- "Come On And Slam" Space Jam Subreddit
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Not all music is created equally. You may love the soundtrack of your favorite film, television show, or video game just as much as you enjoy Beethoven's 9th, but you may not know how deliberately the score from your favorite form of entertainment was composed. Elliot Callighan, independent composer and sound designer, joins the Curiosity Podcast to reveal how musicians in the 21st century write for media that didn't even exist when most of history's greatest composers were alive.
Elliot Calligan is a classically trained violinist and pianist, metal guitarist and electronic music enthusiast, a Soundpost Co-Chair for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Overture Council, and an adjunct faculty member in the Film & Game programs at DePaul University. His work has been featured in campaigns for United Airlines, The Chicago Advertising Federation, GMC, The Godrej Group, Chevrolet Motors, The Goodman Theatre as well as many independent films and games.
Additional resources discussed:
- Ramova Music, Elliot's web site
- Native Instruments Komplete 11 Software Suite
- Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2
- Newzoo Global Games Market Report
- MPAA Theatrical Market Statistics 2016 Report
- High Score: How Video Games are Offering New Opportunities to Composers, Producers and Orchestras
- National Endowment for the Arts Research Report #58, January 2015
- Musical chord preference: cultural or universal? Data from a native Amazonian society
- Your culture—not your biology—shapes your musical taste
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Renowned skeptic Dr. Steven Novella, host of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe and author of the NeuroLogica Blog, joins the Curiosity Podcast to explain how to tell the difference between reality and fantasy – and why it's sometimes hard to do so. He brings years of experience as a neuroscientist and researcher to take a look inside the minds of both skeptics and those who believe in pseudoscience and conspiracy theories.
Dr. Novella is an academic neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine. In addition to his work on The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast, he is the president and co-founder of the New England Skeptical Society. His NeuroLogica science blog covers news and issues in neuroscience, but also general science, scientific skepticism, philosophy of science, critical thinking, and the intersection of science with the media and society.
More from Steven Novella:
- The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
- New England Skeptical Society
- NeuroLogica blog
Additional resources discussed:
- "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion"
- The Skeptic Movement
- Why Is There a Skeptical Movement?
- Carl Sagan's Life and Legacy as Scientist, Teacher, and Skeptic
- Science Curiosity and Political Information Processing (Study)
- Bill Nye Had a Fixed View on GMOs. Then Something Happened.
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The institution of marriage in America appears to be struggling. Or is it? Dr. Eli Finkel's most recent research reveals that the best marriages today may in fact be the best marriages the world has ever known. A renowned relationship expert, Dr. Finkel joins the Curiosity Podcast to reveal the structure of successful marriages and explain the context needed to understand how to flourish in any serious long-term relationship.
Dr. Eli Finkel, author of The All-or-Nothing Marriage, is a professor at Northwestern University, where he has appointments in the psychology department and the Kellogg School of Management. He has published more than 130 scientific articles and is a regular contributor to the Op-Ed page of The New York Times.
More from Dr. Eli Finkel:
- Dr. Eli Finkel's website
- "The All-or-Nothing Marriage: How the Best Marriages Work"
- The Marriage Hack: Eli Finkel at TEDxUChicago
- "Self and Relationships: Connecting Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Processes"
Additional resources discussed:
- Money Survey: 78% Still Think Men Should Pay for the First Date
- Who Pays? NerdWallet Study Finds Gender Roles Remain Strong Among Couples
- Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
- "The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap"
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The dating world has radically transformed over the last few decades. Combine advances in technology with radical changes in social roles and a rise in non-traditional relationships and sexual preferences, and you end up with a pretty confusing dating environment. Dr. Eli Finkel joins the Curiosity Podcast to discuss everything from one-night stands to Tinder to pickup artists – and everything in-between.
Dr. Finkel is a social psychology professor who studies interpersonal attraction, marriage, conflict resolution, and more. He is the director of Northwestern University's Relationships and Motivation Lab and has published more than 130 scientific articles – primarily on relationships – as well as being a regular contributor to the Op-Ed page of The New York Times.
More from Dr. Eli Finkel:
- Dr. Eli Finkel's website
- Is Romantic Desire Predictable? Machine Learning Applied to Initial Romantic Attraction (Study)
- Can technology bring us true love? Eli Finkel at TEDxNorthwesternU 2014
- "Self and Relationships: Connecting Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Processes"
- "The All-or-Nothing Marriage: How the Best Marriages Work"
Additional resources discussed:
- Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships
- Four Fallacies of Pop Evolutionary Psychology
- How evolutionary psychology gets evolution wrong
- Ashley Madison Hack: All Fun and Puritanical Games Until Somebody Gets Dead
- "More than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory"
- "Polyamory and Jealousy: A More Than Two Essentials Guide"
- "Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships"
- "The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists"
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Research isn't always conducted in a laboratory. Dr. Brian T. Murphy runs a research program that takes him all around the world collecting aquatic microorganisms, en route to the discovery and development of new antibiotics. On this podcast, Dr. Murphy explains how antibiotics work and the importance of discovering new ones, as well as detailing some of the exotic underwater adventures involved in his line of work.
Ongoing projects in Dr. Murphy's lab merge the identification of small molecules with marine microbiology, molecular biology, genomics, and bioinformatics. To date, his lab has built a collection of over 1,500 aquatic bacteria and are using them to generate small molecule libraries that they screen against bacterial pathogens and cancers. The lab is also innovating the way drug discovery libraries are managed to make them more intuitive and efficient.
Antibiotics research crowdsourcing programs:
- Great Lakes Freshwater Sponge Ecology And Drug-Discovery (Murphy Lab project)
- University of Oklahoma's Citizen Science Soil Collection Program
- Drugs from Dirt (US)
- Swab and Send (UK)
- Small World Initiative
Additional scientific resources discussed:
- Murphy Lab UIC website
- Current Murphy Lab projects
- Feature on Murphy Lab in Toronto Star
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- TB Alliance
- Murphy Lab on Twitter
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The human voice is the oldest musical instrument. But how exactly does it work? Voice training is a lot more complicated than you might think, and in this podcast, opera singer Matthan Ring Black discusses why. A baritone with decades of experience as a performer, Matthan gets into the science behind how the human voice works, with some bonus insights into the worlds of vocal pedagogy and opera.
Matthan has performed in several Chicago premieres, including the world premiere of Gregory Spears’ Jason and the Argonauts with the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Lyric Unlimited. He is also a founding member of Chicago Fringe Opera and is collaborating with composer Ross Crean for the international recording of his new opera, The Great God Pan.
Additional resources discussed:
- Matthan Ring Black's Website
- Doing The Work with Matthan Black (podcast)
- Chicago Fringe Opera
- Ross Crean: The Great God Pan
- Verdi's Rigoletto (DVD)
- The History of Opera audiobook
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Astronomy isn't just about looking up at the sky. The Adler Planetarium's Michelle Nichols delves deep into the lessons that astronomy can teach us about our own world and gives an update on when (and why) we're hoping to finish the "race to Mars." Plus: the surprising relationship many scientists have with religion.
As Director of Public Observing, Michelle leads the Adler Planetarium's various telescope and sky observing efforts, including the 'Scopes in the City telescope outreach program, free nighttime observing in the Doane Observatory via Doane at Dusk, Adler's telescope volunteer program, and much more.
Additional resources discussed:
- The Adler Planetarium website
- So you want to be an astronaut? Here's what it takes (USA Today)
- Eggplant (Solanum melongena) Domestication History and Genealogy
- Origins of the Potato
- Astronomy Lab for Kids: 52 Family-Friendly Activities (Lab Series)
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Have you ever wanted to discover a long-lost magic spell or incantation? Well now is your chance! Experts from the Newberry Library in Chicago discuss how you can read and even help decipher unique medieval manuscripts from the comfort of your own home. They also take a closer look at how understanding magic in the Middle Ages can help us understand our world better.
This week's guests include: Jill Gage, Custodian of the John M. Wing Foundation on the History of Printing and Bibliographer for British Literature and History; Christopher Fletcher, Program Assistant in the Renaissance Center; and Matthew Clarke, Digital Initiatives and Metadata Assistant.
Resources from the Newberry Library:
- Religious Change and Print 1450-1700 project site
- The Transcribing Faith resource
- Blog post covering the technical details of the project
- The Civil War in Letters, a past transcription project
- Newberry resources for classrooms
- Genealogy at the Newberry Library
- Digital exhibitions and research collections on Internet Archive and CARLI
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Why is the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, going to be such a huge deal? Michelle Nichols, educator and astronomer at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, joins us on a special episode of the Curiosity Podcast to explain everything from the science to the community surrounding this astronomical event.
As Director of Public Observing, Michelle leads the Adler Planetarium’s various telescope and sky observing efforts, including the ‘Scopes in the City telescope outreach program, free nighttime observing in the Doane Observatory via Doane at Dusk, Adler’s telescope volunteer program, and much more.
More eclipse resources:
- Your Total Solar Eclipse Instruction Manual
- The 2017 Eclipse at the Adler Planetarium
- Safe Solar Viewing Guidelines
- Main NASA Site For This Eclipse
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Executive coach and happiness expert Stella Grizont explains exactly how happiness works, why it matters, and the steps a person can take to find it. Grizont was one of the first graduate students in the world to receive a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.
From speaking to consulting to coaching, Grizont designs immersive learning experiences for organizations like Google, Johnson & Johnson, and Columbia University. She has also coached more than 1,300 high performers in 17 countries, with a focus on working with executives to achieve greater impact, meaning, and satisfaction at work.
Links we discussed:
- The Vision Generator (free from Stella Grizont)
- David Cooperrider, one of Stella Grizont's former professors
- Barbara Frederickson, leading researcher on positive emotion
- Stella Grizont's TEDx Talk: The play instinct
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The competitive landscape of eSports hasn't only spread to colleges and universities – it's now an activity that can land you a scholarship! Robert Morris University's Executive Director of eSports Kurt Melcher explains why his school was the first to offer a scholarship to League of Legends players, and why other schools are following suit.
Having worked in both traditional athletics and in eSports, Kurt brings a unique point of view on why eSports athletes aren't so different from what a person might think of as a "regular" athlete. Plus: what separates a professional eSports player from other competitive gamers.
Links we discussed:
- 2017 Collegiate eSports Report via The Next Level
- 25 Video Game Violence Studies, Summarized (via Kotaku)
- eSports to be a medal event at 2022 Asian Games
More on Robert Morris University and other eSports:
- Robert Morris University League of Legends Team Page
- University League of Legends College Championship
- North America League of Legends Championship Series
- Europe League of Legends Championship Series
- The International (Dota 2)
- ELEAGUE (professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league)
- ESPN eSports Hub
- Kurt Melcher's TEDx Talk "Gamers: The rising stars of collegiate athletics"
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Mind reading tricks can be unnerving, but they don't have to be as scary as some people think they are. Mentalist Jonathan Pritchard explains how he convinces people he can read minds by using the same psychological techniques employed by sales, marketing, and other business leaders.
Jonathan has appeared on America's Got Talent, entertained United States troops stationed overseas, and performed on main stages in Las Vegas. He discusses his 25 years of experience as a mentalist, what it's taught him about interacting with other people, and how you too can communicate like a mind reader.
Mentalism and psychology links:
- Illusion Chasers blog on Scientific American
- James Randi Educational Foundation
- James Randi on The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge
- "Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions"
- "The War Magician"
More from Jonathan Pritchard:
- "Learn Like A Mind Reader: Strategies for learning anything at the speed of thought"
- "Perfect Recall: Increase your confidence, learn faster, be more productive, and be memorable"
- [ ______ ] Like A Mind Reader (Website)
- Like A Mind Reader on Facebook
- More books from Jonathan
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What gives a collectible item its value? Certified sports memorabilia expert Michael Osacky has been the official appraiser for athletes from the Chicago Bulls, New York Yankees, and other professional teams, and he sheds some light into the world of collecting.
Lots of people own old books, ticket stubs, or baseball cards, but some of those items are valued at tens of thousands of dollars, while others aren't worth a penny. Michael digs into why there's such a discrepancy by getting into what collectors find valuable, along with a little history lesson on the hobby itself.
Michael Osacky, certified sports memorabilia expert, discussed:
- The importance of personal stories and history when curating a collection.
- The history of autographs and why they have value.
- Why collectible memorabilia produced after the 1970s rarely has much monetary value.
- How collectors use look, feel, and even smell to determine the authenticity of an item.
- Why the monetary value of collectible items can vary wildly over time.
- Similarities across different collectible items, like sports, coins, stamps, and other collections.
- How errors or misprints can affect the value of a collectible item.
- The value of a "phantom ticket" for a concert or sporting event that ended up not happening.
- How an athlete or celebrity's infamy can affect the value of associated memorabilia.
- The best way to use the internet to research the potential value of your items, and how many people use eBay for research the wrong way.
- Is an item labeled "collector's edition" worth any value to collectors, or is it just a marketing tactic?
- International interest in sport memorabilia and why they're looking into collectible items as an asset class for their portfolios.
Related links:
- The Forbes Pigment Collection Keeps Art Authentic
- Baseball In The Attic (Website)
- @BaseballAttic on Twitter
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Your sense of smell is like a superpower. Dr. Alan Hirsch of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation explains how you can make the most of it.
Your nose is always working, even when you're asleep. It can affect your mood, your ability to concentrate, and even your sense of time and space. The kicker? A lot of the time, you may not even know you're being affected!
To learn more about smell, we sat down with Dr. Alan Hirsch, a neurologist and psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of smell and taste loss. Dr. Hirsch is Neurological Director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, where he conducts in-depth studies of the chemosensory system and its impact on virtually all aspects of life: behavior, emotions, mood and human interaction, and even learning speed. He has also written numerous books including "Scentsational Weight Loss", "Scentsational Sex", and "What Flavor Is Your Personality?"
Studies discussed:
- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
- Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI)
- Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
- Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS)
Further materials from Dr. Hirsch:
- Smell & Taste Treatment And Research Foundation, Ltd.
- Dr. Hirsch's Amazon Author Page
- "What Flavor is Your Personality? Discover Who You Are by Looking at What You Eat"
- "Scentsational Weight Loss: At Last a New Easy Natural Way To Control Your Appetite"
- "Scentsational Sex: The Secret to Using Aroma for Arousal"
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