Curiosity Weekly

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/pain-of-uncertainty-nearsightedness-doctors-join-forcesPain 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_outcomesNearsightedness“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-problemDoctors 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/996099Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/locked-in-syndrome-anxiety-nostalgia-continental-shiftLocked-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/SptlyNYjtIUAnxiety & Nostalgia “Nostalgia Counteracts Social Anxiety and Enhances Interpersonal Competence.” by Yuwan Dai, et al. 2023https://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-shynessContinental 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/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/healing-metals-sensitive-teeth-sports-supplementsHealing 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/s41586-023-06223-0Sensitive 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.2c01039Sports 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-againFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/time-perception-heart-in-a-box-flying-ticksTime 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/s41593-023-01378-5Heart 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-diseasesFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here:https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/partner-look-alikes-crispr-wood-aggressive-self-controlPartner 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-socialCRISPR 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-crisprAggressive 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#Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/mars-organics-cognitive-flexibility-copper-age-leadershipMars 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-moleculesCognitive 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-xFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/pine-tree-painkiller-cell-spitting-creature-manifestationPine 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.htmCell 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=VnT7pT6zCcAManifestation “‘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/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/smart-drugs-frozen-organ-transplant-curly-hair-coolSmart 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-findsFrozen 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/VitrificationCurly 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.2301760120Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/high-voice-gene-egyptian-art-x-ray-finding-fresh-waterHigh 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.0287647Finding 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-34837461Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/octopus-death-frenzy-wildlife-tracking-fungi-to-the-rescueOctopus 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.htmlWildlife 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%7DAAAAwWljNkrzhAoKcmJhNGYxWmNwZRIQbGswNnQ1a2FlZzJ2ZXQyaBoMRVhXUVJKOURFTUVQIiUxODIzcTgwMDdnLTAwMDAzMmFicXM0N2pjMzlmb240a2prMDVnKhtzaG93VGVtcGxhdGU1TERCMVJFTVU0NEQxMzcwAToMT1RZNkM3MjZBN1EyQg1PVFZDVkEwU1BUSTROUhJ2LYUA8BhkM3hhOTQxZXBaDTk4LjE1LjE0MS4xNDZiA2RtY2iiw8GlBnAKeAQFungi 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.htmlFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/space-swells-brain-cavity-cave-fossils-keeping-coolSpace 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-recoverCave 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/102471990Keeping 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-conundrumFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/vaccine-menstrual-length-lonely-in-a-crowd-aussie-roosVaccine 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-lengthLonely 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.htmFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here:https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/amino-acid-fountain-of-youth-plan-ahead-keto-for-cancerAmino 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-.htmlKeto 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/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/cartilage-regeneration-chatbot-virus-hit-song-predictionCartilage Regeneration “Biodegradable Gel Shows Promise for Cartilage Regeneration.” n.a. 2023.https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/biodegradable-gel-shows-promise-for-cartilage-regeneration-375145Chatbot 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-virusHit 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/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/sharkphones-cave-engravings-diaper-housesShark 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.htmlCave 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.htmlDiaper 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.htmlFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Shark Week continues all week long on Discovery. For the latest, head to SharkWeek.com.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/shark-deterrents-earth-axis-tilt-hair-loss-reversalShark 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-375161Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Shark Week continues all week long on Discovery. For the latest, head to SharkWeek.com.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/shark-eating-eels-lonely-parrots-whales-repair-dnaShark-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-58317Lonely 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/10.1145/3544548.3581166Whales 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-repairFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/catatonic-wake-up-forever-chemicals-crops-with-no-sunCatatonic 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.htmForever Chemicals “You probably have “forever chemicals” in your body. Here’s what that means.” by Benji Joneshttps://www.vox.com/2022/8/25/23318667/pfas-forever-chemicals-safety-drinking-water“PFAS and Your Health” by ATSDRhttps://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/index.html“Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water” by EPAhttps://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 Feltonhttps://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-marsFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/post-paralysis-walking-important-naps-history-of-kissingPost-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-interfaceImportant 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-163785History 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/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/space-hibernation-new-york-is-sinking-baby-talkSpace 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.htmlNew 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-findsFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/stem-cell-meat-antarctica-cavern-and-ants-playing-deadStem 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%20PlutoAnts 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.Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/brain-activity-decoder-no-pain-molecules-and-psych-techBrain 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.htmlNo 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=falsePsychiatry Tech“Tech Platform to Revolutionize Psychiatric Care Developed by CI MED Student and Harvard Team.” by Beth Hart. 2023https://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=AuCa74jFNCIFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate— for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/hallucinations-music-and-invasionsDeath 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-findsMusic 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.221443Lionfish 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-phaseFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/medicine-patch-fast-learner-myth-mediterranean-mega-floodMedicine 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.2221311120Mediterranean 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.13074Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/spider-silk-family-meals-pregnancy-ultrasoundsSpider 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-20355631Family 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/2802987Pregnancy 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.1004192Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/lightning-material-typing-stress-domesticated-elephantsLightning 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=1681824031573Typing 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-stressDomesticated 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/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here:https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/brain-language-ancient-hallucinogens-unreliable-memoryBrain 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/S1053811923001015Ancient 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/s41598-023-31064-2Unreliable 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-studyFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/lying-signals-hibernation-blood-clots-moon-creationLying 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/22128818Hibernation 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-clotsMoon 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/kRlhlCWplqkFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/shark-repellant-brain-internal-compass-sleeping-sealsShark 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-hooksBrain Internal Compass“How the brain's 'internal compass' works” by McGillhttps://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/s41586-023-05813-2Sleeping Seals “Seals snooze during 20-minute ‘sleeping dives’ to avoid predators.” by Jocelyn Solis-Moreira. 2023.https://www.popsci.com/environment/seals-sleep-swimming/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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-4539519fb935484e017861a0c0cec79aOral 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/S0960982223002439Cranberry 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/noise-pollution-quantum-light-pets-food-allergiesNoise Pollution “Lizards at US Army installation are stress eating during flyovers” by Mischa Dijkstrahttps://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 Dutchenhttps://hms.harvard.edu/magazine/viral-world/effects-noise-health“SOUND LIMITERS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW” by Graeme Nashhttps://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 Purduehttps://www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/Training/PPETrain/dblevels.htm“Criteria for Designating Wildlife Species of Special Concern” by Boulder Countyhttps://assets.bouldercounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bccp-designating-wildlife-species-of-special-concern-20131112.pdf“ketones and diabetes” by Diabetes UKhttps://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 Dunnhttps://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. Dunnhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.889117/fullQuantum Light “Scientists Finally Manipulate Quantum Light, Fulfilling Einstein's 107-Year-Old Dream” by Tim Newcombhttps://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 Sydneyhttps://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/03/21/scientists-open-door-to-manipulating-quantum-light-usyd-physics.html“Spontaneous emission” by Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_emission“This Month in Physics History” by APSNewshttps://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200508/history.cfmPets & Food Allergies “Preschoolers with pets have fewer food allergies” by PLOShttps://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 Hurleyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/03/29/dogs-cats-children-food-allergies/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today you’ll learn about why younger men have started taking Viagra, how Meta is trying to get rid of bias in AI, and about a dog named Hacho with some mysterious behavioral issues. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/viagra-inclusive-ai-mind-body-connection-in-dogsViagra“In Conversation: How Viagra became a new ‘tool’ for young men.” by Yasemin Nicola Sakay. 2022.https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/in-conversation-how-viagra-became-a-new-tool-for-young-men#3-men-on-their-experiences-with-Viagra“The shocking reasons why thousands of young men are resorting to Viagra: With increasing numbers of the under-30s affected by impotence, experts warn that relying on the little blue pills may be masking serious health dangers.” by Lois Rogers. 2020.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8783089/The-shocking-reasons-thousands-young-men-resorting-Viagra.htmlInclusive AI “Meta attempts a new, more ‘inclusive’ AI training dataset.” by Andrew Paul. 2023.https://www.popsci.com/technology/meta-ai-casual-conversations-v2/“Introducing Casual Conversations v2: A more inclusive dataset to measure fairness.” Meta. 2023.https://ai.facebook.com/blog/casual-conversations-v2-dataset-measure-fairness/“There’s More to AI Bias Than Biased Data, NIST Report Highlights.” n.a. 2022.https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/03/theres-more-ai-bias-biased-data-nist-report-highlights“What is Artificial Intelligence?” by Alyssa Schroer. 2023.https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligenceMind-Body Connection in Dogs “The Body-Mind Connection in Dogs.” by Wedny Lyons Sunshine, MA. 2023.https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/tender-paws/202303/the-body-mind-connection-in-dogs“Behavioural disorder in a dog with congenital agenesis of the vomeronasal organ and the septum pellucidum.” by Susan Muniz-de Miguel, et al. 2023.https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vrc2.571Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/real-life-flash-stomach-cancer-hole-in-coffee-bagReal 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-marathonStomach Cancer “East Asians more likely to develop stomach cancer because of lower alcohol tolerance, new study says” by Angela Yanghttps://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 Societyhttps://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 Samsonhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/east-asians-more-likely-stomach-205137231.htmlHole in Coffee Bag “Here’s What That Hole in Your Coffee Bag Is For” by Sarah Vincenthttps://www.rd.com/article/why-do-coffee-bags-have-holes/“2022 Coffee Statistics: Consumption, Purchases, and Preferences” by Lark Allenhttps://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 Beckhttps://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 Wojinhttps://www.wojinvalve.com/blog/how-does-a-degassing-valve-work.html“Coffee Degassing; What Does It Mean For Brewers & Roasters?” by Perfect Daily Grindhttps://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 Bosnellhttps://bbcr.ca/en/blogs/news/what-is-that-hole-in-your-coffee-bagFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/psychedelic-brain-health-giant-dinosaur-donkey-family-treePsychedelic Brain Health “Destigmatizing the Medical Use of Psychedelics” by Eugene Rubinhttps://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 Heitzhttps://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 Sistihttps://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 Forresthttps://news3lv.com/news/local/new-bill-seeks-to-decriminalize-shrooms-and-mdma-in-nevada-to-study-health-benefitsGiant Dinosaur “‘Gargantuan’: China fossils reveal 70-tonne dinosaur had 15-metre neck” by Ian Samplehttps://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 Sullivanhttps://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 Guyhttps://schneiderjobs.com/blog/how-long-is-semi-truckDonkey Family Tree “At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree” by Franz Lidzhttps://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.1096008Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/odor-receptors-whale-vocal-fry-body-donationOdor Receptors “How do we smell? First 3D structure of human odour receptor offers clues.” by Miryam Naddaf. 2023https://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=allBody 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/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.htmlFar 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-loveSecrets 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/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Releasehttps://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 Universityhttps://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/microbiome-disturbances-reported-signature-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-myalgic-encephalomyelitisPositive Thinking “If you are happy and you know it… you may live longer” By David R. Toporhttps://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-Lunstadhttps://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. Pawlowskihttps://www.today.com/health/how-live-longer-study-links-optimism-longevity-t161337“Positive attitudes and negative expectations in lonely individuals” by Gabriele Belluccihttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-75712-3“Julianne Holt-Lunstad probes loneliness, social connections” By Selby Framehttps://www.apa.org/members/content/holt-lunstad-loneliness-social-connectionsAncient Wine “It’s in the DNA: Israeli grapes are the mother of all European wines” by Melanie Lidmanhttps://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/s41467-019-09135-8Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

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. Find episode transcripts here:https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/chernobyl-dogs-venus-volcanoes-cold-mushroomsChernobyl Dogs “Why Scientists Are Studying the Stray Dogs Living at Chernobyl” by Will Sullivanhttps://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. Wuhttps://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 UNGARhttps://apnews.com/article/dogs-chernobyl-nuclear-accident-genetics-f36bfae17b541bd6c3fba2b4abc0b0c6Venus Volcanoes “Volcanic activity on Venus spotted in radar images, scientists say” by Ari Danielhttps://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 Stricklandhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/03/15/world/venus-volcanic-activity-scn/index.html“How are volcanoes and earthquakes interrelated?” by Australian Museumhttps://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/how-are-volcanoes-and-earthquakes-interrelated/“Plate Tectonics” by National Geographichttps://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/plate-tectonics/“Earthquakes” by American Museum of Natural Historyhttps://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/earth/power-of-plate-tectonics/earthquakesCold Mushrooms “This Is Why You See Those Colored Balls Hanging on Power Lines” by Chloë Nannestadhttps://www.rd.com/article/what-are-the-balls-on-power-lines/“What Are Those Balls That Hang on Power Lines?” by Shulie Tornelhttps://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 Technologyhttps://www.electricaltechnology.org/2019/05/colored-aerial-marker-balls-on-power-lines.html“Marker balls for overhead lines” By RAEL F. AMOShttps://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 Gutoskeyhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/598043/colored-balls-power-lines-reasonFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/greenwashing-f1-sustainability-unhealthy-lonelinessGreenwashing “The World Is Finally Cracking Down on ‘Greenwashing’” by Emma Marrishttps://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 CDPhttps://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-Joneshttps://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-47990742“What Is Greenwashing? How It Works, Examples, and Statistics” By ADAM HAYEShttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greenwashing.asp“CARBON CLEAN 200™: INVESTING IN A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE” by As You Sowhttps://www.asyousow.org/report-page/2023-clean200-investing-in-a-clean-energy-futureF1 Sustainability “How the Formula races plan to power their cars with more sustainable fuel” by Jack Izzohttps://www.popsci.com/technology/formula-one-series-fuel-changes/“Formula 1 announces plan to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030” by Formula 1https://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 Strawhttps://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 Zaraskahttps://www.quantamagazine.org/how-loneliness-reshapes-the-brain-20230228/“Brain Changes in Response to Long Antarctic Expeditions” by New England Journal of Medicinehttps://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc1904905“UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3)” description by Stanfordhttps://sparqtools.org/mobility-measure/ucla-loneliness-scale-version-3/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/social-media-saves-sickle-cell-cure-breadcrumbs-on-marsSocial 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-XSickle 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/NEJMoa2117175Breadcrumbs 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%3DihubFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/hope-for-mass-extinction-mild-fever-wax-worm-salivaHope for Mass Extinction “Study: To save nature, focus on populations, not species” by University of Massachusetts Amhersthttps://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-yMild 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/83644Wax 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/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/sleep-and-vaccines-moth-eating-bears-feeling-the-metaverseSleep and Vaccines “To ensure vaccines work properly, men should get a good night’s sleep” by The Economisthttps://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 Chankovahttps://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 NIHhttps://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 AASMhttps://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 Mainhttps://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. Robisonhttps://scholarworks.unr.edu/bitstream/handle/11714/4220/Robison_unr_0139D_10331.pdf“Grizzly Bear” by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Servicehttps://www.fws.gov/species/grizzly-bear-ursus-arctos-horribilis“What is an army cutworm moth & why do grizzlies eat them?” by ERIK PETERSONhttps://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 Economisthttps://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 Economisthttps://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/02/01/researchers-find-a-way-to-make-vr-headsets-more-realistic“pneumatics“ By TechTarget Contributorhttps://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/pneumatics#:~:text=Pneumatics%20Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/chocolate-mouthfeel-teaching-moms-daylight-savingChocolate 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-statesTeaching 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.pdfDaylight 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.htmlFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/immortality-tech-please-is-not-polite-snap-fit-physicsImmortality Tech “People are desperately trying to live forever. Here are the biggest anti-aging trends sweeping the nation.” by Lakshmi Varanasihttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/people-desperately-trying-live-forever-090000189.html“Taking the Plunge: Is Cold Exposure Worthwhile?” by Lisa Fieldshttps://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/cold-exposure-therapy.html“How can fasting help fight aging?” by Linnea Zielinskihttps://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 Martinshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7465058/“Red Light Therapy” by Cleveland Clinichttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22114-red-light-therapyPlease Is Not Polite “How Please Stopped Being Polite” By Walker Mimmshttps://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/03/polite-words-is-please-rude/673397/“Oh Please Stop Saying Please” by Choire Sichahttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/business/ghosting-your-job.html“7 words you probably didn't know were acronyms” by BBChttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2grMKJ29Ghlw36WXCHGJvKk/7-words-you-probably-didnt-know-were-acronymsSnap Fit Physics “From LEGOs to Ziploc: The Science of the Snap Fit” by Katharine Gammonhttps://www.insidescience.org/news/legos-ziploc-science-snap-fit“Mechanics of a Snap Fit” by Keisuke Yoshida and Hirofumi Wadahttps://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.194301“LEGO ‘snap-fit’ inspires scientific study” by Adam Baschhttps://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-snap-fit-inspires-scientific-studyFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/time-relationship-aerosol-injections-psych-participantsTime Relationship“Our Relationship With Time Is Changing—Maybe for the Better” by Lily Rothmanhttps://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 Flynnhttps://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 Amazonashttps://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 Garzahttps://time.com/6264143/geoengineering-climate-scientists-divided/“One Atmosphere: An Independent Expert Review on Solar Radiation Modification Research and Deployment” by United Nations Environment Programmehttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41903“Give research into solar geoengineering a chance” by Nature Editorialhttps://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 Globalhttps://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/FpCrY7x5nEEFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/double-lung-transplant-blue-whale-behavior-lie-detectorDouble 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-n1233069Cancer 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-n1111706Blue Whale Behavior “Blue whale foraging and reproduction are related to environmental conditions, study shows” by OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYhttps://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 Islandhttps://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 Listhttps://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 Katwalahttps://www.wired.com/story/lie-detector-never-very-good-at-telling-truth/“Lie Detectors Are Junk Science, but We Keep Using Them” by KATRINA GULLIVERhttps://reason.com/2023/03/07/lie-detectors-are-junk-science-but-we-keep-using-them/“What's the Deal with Lie Detectors?” by Michelle Kaminskyhttps://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 EBPSocietyhttps://www.ebpsociety.org/blog/education/444-the-effectiveness-and-future-of-polygraph-testingFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/social-rewards-broken-heart-syndrome-5-min-walksSocial Rewards “Social Relationships Affect How Your Body Responds to Stress” by Jenalee Doomhttps://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_InteractionsBroken Heart Syndrome“Why the heart breaks; Medical Associates expert explains broken heart syndrome” by Pamela Glennonhttps://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 Basarahttps://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 KGANhttps://cbs2iowa.com/sponsored/circle-of-care/a-broken-heart-is-a-real-potentially-fatal-condition-explains-cardiologist5 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/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/notre-dame-fire-hypoxia-gravity-and-ibsNotre-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/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/spacex-crew-returns-robots-with-brains-cancer-treatmentSpaceX Crew Returns SpaceX's Crew-5 mission returns to earth after five months in spacehttps://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/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.