Parents & Screens, BFFs Smell the Same, Locusts Find Cancer
We discuss how digital media affects parents and caregivers, how friends often have similar body odor, and the cancer-sniffing abilities of locusts.
Curiosity Weekly · Warner Bros. Discovery
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Show Notes
We discuss how digital media affects parents and caregivers, how friends often have similar body odor, and the cancer-sniffing abilities of locusts.
Parents & Screens
- “Using digital media to relax is related to lower-quality parenting” by Media Relations, University of Waterloo
- “Parents attached to digital devices more likely to yell at their kids, are less ‘present’ in their lives” By Chris Melore
BFFs Smell the Same
- “Scent of a friend: Similarities in body odor may contribute to social bonding” by Noah Sobel
Locusts Find Cancer
- “Locusts can 'sniff' out human cancer” by Matt Davenport
- “Locusts Can Smell Cancer, And It Could Give Us A Brilliant New Way to Save Lives” by David Nield
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