Water Breakthrough, Suppress Stress, Ancient Wood
Curiosity Weekly · Warner Bros. Discovery
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Show Notes
Today, you’ll learn about a new way to turn saltwater into drinking water, research that suggests stuffing your bad feelings deep down might actually be a good thing, and an amazing 500,000 year old discovery in Tanzania.
Water Breakthrough
- “New method for purifying drinking water could be used in disaster zones.” EurekAlert! 2023.
- “Desalination.” by Water Science School. 2019.
- “Tuning and Coupling Irreversible Electroosmotic Water Flow in Ionic Diodes: Methylation of an Intrinsically Microporous Polyamine (PIM-EA-TB).” by Zhongkai Li, et al. 2023.
Suppress Stress
- “Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all.” by Z. Mamat & MC Anderson. 2023.
- “Suppress Negative Thoughts to Improve Mental Health, Study Says.” by Lisa O’Mary. 2023.
Ancient Wood
- “‘Oldest wooden structure’ discovered on border of Zambia and Tanzania.” by Ian Sample. 2023.
- “Evidence for the earliest structural use of wood at least 476,000 years ago.” by L. Barham, et al. 2023.
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