Asteroid Blast, Power Wash Positivity, Picky Eaters
Curiosity Weekly · Warner Bros. Discovery
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Show Notes
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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