The Effect of Alcohol on Social Anxiety

Today you’ll learn about how video calls can add to social anxiety, how new technology is able to discover the secrets of the Denali Fault, and what goes into designing a new spacesuit for astronauts! 

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/zoom-doom-denali-fault-modern-moon-suit

Zoom Doom

• “Alcohol and Zoom: A Recipe for Depression?” by Renee Engeln PhD. 2023.
  • https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beauty-sick/202303/alcohol-and-zoom-a-recipe-for-depression
• “Where to Look? Alcohol, Affect, and Gaze Behavior During a Virtual Social Interaction.” by Talia Ariss, et al. 2022.
  • https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21677026221096449
• “Self-focused attention and negative affect: a meta-analysis.” by Nilly Mor & Jennifer Winquist. 2002.
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12081086/

Denali Fault

• “Researchers uncover secrets of how Alaska’s Denali Fault formed.” N.A. 2023.
  • https://beta.nsf.gov/news/researchers-uncover-secrets-how-alaskas-denali
• “Collaborative Research: Understanding lithospheric structure and deformation in Alaska via integration of seismic imaging and geodynamic modeling.” By Karen M. Fischer, et al. 2022.
  • https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1829401&HistoricalAwards=false
• “Denali’s Fault.” N.A. 2003.
  • https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/denali

Modern Moon Suit

• “NASA unveils new spacesuit specially tailored for lunar wear.” By Steve Gorman. 2023.
  • https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/nasa-unveils-new-spacesuit-specially-tailored-lunar-wear-2023-03-15/
• “Why did we stop going to the Moon?” n.a. N.d.
  • https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/why-did-we-stop-going-moon

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