Curiosity Weekly

Today you’ll learn about how kids’ well-being can affect adult heart health, what our ears can tell us about the cosmos, and how playing music meant for oysters can help them adapt to climate change. Happy Healthy Kids “Protecting Children’s Psychological Well-being Could Help Strengthen Their Hearts as Adults” by Boehm, J. K.https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/observer/obsonline/2022-sept-childhood-psychological-health-adult-hearts.html“Psychological Well-Being in Childhood and Cardiometabolic Risk in Middle Adulthood: Findings From the 1958 British Birth Cohort” by Julia K. Boehmhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976221075608Hearing Data “Scientists are turning data into sound to listen to the whispers of the universe (and more)” by Jeffrey Cookehttps://www.space.com/astronomy-sonification-turn-data-to-music“Sonification and Sound Design for Astronomy Research, Education and Public Engagement” by A. Zanellahttps://arxiv.org/abs/2206.13536Oystersong “Playing sea soundscapes can summon thousands of baby oysters – and help regrow oyster reefs” by Dominic McAfeehttps://theconversation.com/playing-sea-soundscapes-can-summon-thousands-of-baby-oysters-and-help-regrow-oyster-reefs-188006“Soundscape enrichment enhances recruitment and habitat building on new oyster reef restorations” by Dominic McAfee, Brittany R. Williams, Lachlan McLeod, Andreas Reuter, Zak Wheaton, and Sean D. Connellhttps://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.14307“Oyster Reefs at Risk and Recommendations for Conservation, Restoration, and Management” by Michael W. Beck et al.https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/61/2/107/242615Follow 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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/happy-healthy-kids-hearing-data-oystersong Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we discuss the benefits of taking breaks during work, how milk led to death, and a new configuration of lights that might lead to a massive decrease in the amount of motorcycle accidents that happen at night. Healthy Breaks “Microbreaks may help to prevent workplace burnout” by Neil McKimhttps://www.sciencefocus.com/news/microbreaks-may-help-to-prevent-workplace-burnout/“Microbreaks can increase your well-being, but only if you do these types of activities, experts say” by Megan Marpleshttps://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/health/microbreaks-benefits-report-wellness/index.htmlDiarrhea Gene “Famine and disease may have driven ancient Europeans’ lactose tolerance” by Bruce Bowerhttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/lactose-tolerance-milk-famine-disease-ancient-europe“Famine and disease drove the evolution of lactose tolerance in Europe” by University of Bristolhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220727110700.htmMotorcycle Light “New motorcycle lighting design could save lives” by Rice Universityhttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/968338#.Y090EEpxNdQ.reddit“Effect of motorcycle lighting configurations on drivers’ perceptions of closing during nighttime driving” by Bradley W. Weaver et al.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369847822001942Follow 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.Find episode transcripts here:https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/healthy-breaks-diarrhea-gene-motorcycle-light Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we explore how technology is making us lonely, how a new pair of glasses may be expanding your idea of a computer screen, and how hitting the snooze button too many times could ruin your sleep hygiene. Techno-Lonely  “Cultivate Deeper Connections Using the Science of Friendship” BY Ryan Jenkinshttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-case-connection/202209/cultivate-deeper-connections-using-the-science-friendship“Teens around the world are lonelier than a decade ago. The reason may be smartphones” by Tara Bahrampourhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/teens-loneliness-smart-phones/2021/07/20/cde8c866-e84e-11eb-8950-d73b3e93ff7f_story.htmlTV Glasses  “Lenovo’s New Glasses Project A Computer Display Inches From Your Eyes” by Daniel Gyllhemhttps://vigourtimes.com/lenovos-new-glasses-project-a-computer-display-inches-from-your-eyes/“The Lenovo Glasses T1 are a monitor you wear on your face” by Joseph Foleyhttps://www.creativebloq.com/news/lenovo-glasses-t1“Lenovo Glasses T1 unveiled: Take a private big screen experience anywhere” by Darragh Murphyhttps://www.laptopmag.com/news/lenovo-glasses-T1-wearable-displaySnooze Button“Hitting the snooze button? You’re far from alone, study shows” by UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAMEhttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/968205“Snoozing: an examination of a common method of waking” by Stephen M Mattingly et al.https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/45/10/zsac184/6661272?login=falseFollow 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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/techno-lonely-tv-glasses-snooze-button Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let’s talk about a recent study that shows children are more likely to be honest with their emotions when talking to a robot, a revolutionary new way to make single-use coffee pods from seaweed, and, trigger warning, how deep brain stimulation might help those suffering from eating disorders. Mental Health Robot “Children more candid about mental health when talking to robot, study finds” by Hannah Devlinhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/01/children-mental-health-talking-robot-study-cambridge“Robots may be better at spotting mental wellbeing issues in children than traditional methods” by Luke Hursthttps://www.euronews.com/next/2022/09/01/robots-may-be-better-at-spotting-mental-wellbeing-issues-in-children-than-traditional-methSeaweed Coffee “‘Revolutionary’ seaweed coffee balls could save thousands of tons of plastic waste” by Samuel Webbhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/revolutionary-seaweed-coffee-balls-could-103117132.html?guccounter=1“Coffee Machine Ditches Plastic Pods, Uses Compressed ‘Coffee Balls’ Instead” by Adrianna Ninehttps://www.extremetech.com/electronics/339468-coffee-machine-ditches-plastic-pods-uses-compressed-coffee-balls-insteadBrain Stimulation for ED“Effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation in Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa and Obesity: A Systematic Review” by Timothy I Hsu et al.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36191890/“Deep brain stimulation” by Mayo Clinichttps://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/deep-brain-stimulation/about/pac-20384562Follow 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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/mental-health-robot-seaweed-coffee-brain-stimulation-for-ed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Researchers discuss the importance of staying connected for mental health, plans to use 3D printing and AI to build a dam, and the limitations of the English language in cognitive science.

Today we explore the science behind getting great ideas in the shower, how regular chocolate consumption can slow down cognitive decline, and how a black hole recently burped out the remnants of a star it absorbed four YEARS ago! Shower Ideas  “The Science of Why You Have Great Ideas in The Shower” by Stacey Colinohttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-science-of-why-you-have-great-ideas-in-the-shower/ar-AA10ANav“An improved neuroanatomical model of the default-mode network reconciles previous neuroimaging and neuropathological findings” by Pedro Nascimento Alves, Chris Foulon, Vyacheslav Karolis, Danilo Bzdok, Daniel S. Margulies, Emmanuelle Volle & Michel Thiebaut de Schottenhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-019-0611-3Medicinal Chocolate “Daily Chocolate May Rescue The Brain From Cognitive Decline” by Gary Wenkhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-brain-food/202209/daily-chocolate-may-rescue-the-brain-cognitive-decline“Daily multi-vitamins may improve brain function in older people – US study” by Ian Samplehttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/14/daily-multi-vitamins-may-improve-brain-function-in-older-people-us-studyBlack Holes Burping“‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before:’ Black Hole Spews Out Material Years After Shredding Star” by Harvard Center for Astrophysicshttps://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/weve-never-seen-anything-black-hole-spews-out-material-years-after-shredding-star“Ask Ethan: Are Black Holes Made Of Dark Matter?” by Ethan Siegelhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/09/04/ask-ethan-are-black-holes-made-of-dark-matter/?sh=77bd9483438b“A Mildly Relativistic Outflow Launched Two Years after Disruption in Tidal Disruption Event AT2018hyz” by Y. Cendes et al.https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ac88d0“Black hole is 'burping out' a 'spaghettified' star it devoured years ago” by Robert Leahttps://www.space.com/black-hole-spews-star-devoured-years-ago“Are black holes and dark matter the same?” by University of Miamihttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211220120813.htm#:~:text=Astrophysicists%20suggest%20that%20primordial%20black,dark%20matter%20in%20the%20universe.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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/shower-ideas-medicinal-chocolate-black-holes-burping Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss how scientists have developed a cancer-detecting contact lens, the behaviors of inebriated dolphins, and how listening to birds singing can help our mental health! Smart Contacts “Scientists Create Smart Contact Lenses That Diagnose Cancer” by Ophthalmology Breaking Newshttps://ophthalmologybreakingnews.com/scientists-create-smart-contact-lenses-that-diagnose-cancer“A Microchambers Containing Contact Lens for the Noninvasive Detection of Tear Exosomes” by Shaopei Li, Yangzhi Zhu, Reihaneh Haghniaz, Satoru Kawakita, Shenghan Guan, Jianjun Chen, Zijie Li, Kalpana Mandal, Jamal Bahari, Shilp Shah, Juchen Guo, Heemin Kang, Wujin Sun, Han-Jun Kim, Vadim Jucaud, Mehmet R. Dokmeci, Pete Kollbaum, Chi Hwan Lee, and Ali Khademhosseinihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202206620?af=RStoned Dolphins “Dolphins 'Deliberately Get High' on Puffer Fish Nerve Toxins By Carefully Chewing and Passing Them Around” by Adam Withnallhttps://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/dolphin-facts-puffer-fish-high-b1847115.html“Dolphins Getting High on Fish Toxin? Or Just a Load of Puff?” by NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/dolphins-getting-high-fish-toxin-or-just-load-puff-n3691Birdsongs vs Traffic“Birdsongs alleviate anxiety and paranoia in healthy participants” by E. Stobbe, J. Sundermann, L. Ascone & S. Kühnhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20841-0“Listen! Birdsong Is Good for Mental Health” by Nicole Sillerhttps://neurosciencenews.com/birdsong-mental-health-21639/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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/smart-contacts-stoned-dolphins-birdsongs-vs-traffic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today you’ll learn about the science of cognitive bias, how scientists may have found a way to turn your body into a battery, and how the first 3D-printed school in Europe is about to be built in Ukraine.  Cognitive Bias “Cognitive Biases and Brain Biology Help Explain Why Facts Don't Change Minds” by Keith M. Bellizzihttps://theconversation.com/cognitive-biases-and-brain-biology-help-explain-why-facts-dont-change-minds-186530“Misinformation and Its Correction: Continued Influence and Successful Debiasing” by  Stephan Lewandowsky, Ullrich K. H. Ecker, Colleen M. Seifert, Norbert Schwarz, and John Cook.https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1529100612451018Body Battery “Scientists Found a Way To Turn Your Body Into a Battery With Your Clothes On” by Drew Turneyhttps://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a40807192/clothes-that-power-electronics/“Stretchable, Breathable, and Stable Lead-Free Perovskite/Polymer Nanofiber Composite for Hybrid Triboelectric and Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting” by Feng Jiang, Xinran Zhou, Jian Lv, Jian Chen, Juntong Chen, Haruethai Kongcharoen, Yihui Zhang, and Pooi See Leehttps://www3.ntu.edu.sg/CorpComms2/Releases/NR2022/NR_220512_energy/energy%20harvesting.pdf3D Printed School “EUROPE’S FIRST 3D PRINTED SCHOOL TO BE BUILT IN WAR-TORN UKRAINE” by PAUL HANAPHYhttps://3dprintingindustry.com/news/europes-first-3d-printed-school-to-be-built-in-war-torn-ukraine-215791/“The first 3D-printed school in a warzone is being printed in Ukraine” by Giulia Carbonarohttps://uk.news.yahoo.com/first-3d-printed-school-world-150512856.html“Ukraine: World’s first 3D-printed school in a warzone, foundation laid” by Baba Tamimhttps://interestingengineering.com/innovation/worlds-first-3d-printed-school-ukraineFollow 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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/cognitive-bias-body-battery-3d-printed-school Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we explore whether there is a potential long-term cure for asthma based on recent studies, how shark intestines are shaped exactly like a Tesla Valve, and what happens when you transplant human brain cells in newborn rats. Asthma Cure “Potential Long-Term Treatment for Asthma Found” by Aston Universityhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220809141233.htm“A Potential Long-Term Asthma Treatment Has Passed Early Trials in Mice” by DAVID NIELDhttps://www.sciencealert.com/a-potential-long-term-asthma-treatment-has-passed-early-trials-in-miceMost Recent Asthma Datahttps://www.cdc.gov/asthma/most_recent_national_asthma_data.htmShark Intestines “Shark Intestines Spiral Like a Valve Invented By Nikola Tesla” by Alex Foxhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sharks-intestines-spiral-valve-invented-nikola-tesla-180978307/“Shark spiral intestines may operate as Tesla valves” by Samantha C. Leigh, Adam P. Summers, Sarah L. Hoffmann and Donovan P. Germanhttps://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2021.1359Human Brain Cells in Rats“Human brain cells transplanted into baby rats’ brains grow and form connections” by Jessica Hamzelouhttps://www.technologyreview.com/2022/10/12/1061204/human-brain-cells-transplanted-baby-rats-brains/“Maturation and circuit integration of transplanted human cortical organoids” by Omer Revah et al.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05277-wFollow 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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/asthma-cure-shark-intestines-human-brain-cells-in-rats Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we discuss how only four minutes of small talk with a stranger can help you predict their personality traits, an exciting biodegradable battery option on the horizon, and a new discovery into the origins of dragons!  Small Talk “Four Minutes of Small Talk Can Reveal Key Personality Traits” by Sascha Parehttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/aug/31/four-minutes-of-small-talk-can-reveal-key-personality-traits-study-says“Small Talk and Theory of Mind in Strategic Decision-Making” by Neha Bose and Daniel Sgroihttps://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/dsgroi/theoryofmind.pdfCrab Battery “Crab and Lobster Shells Could Be Used To Make Renewable Batteries” by Sofia Quagliahttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/sep/01/crab-lobster-shells-could-used-make-renewable-batteries“A sustainable chitosan-zinc electrolyte for high-rate zinc-metal batteries” by Meiling Wu, Ye Zhang, Lin Xu, Chunpeng Yang, Min Hong, Mingjin Cui, Bryson C. Clifford, Shuaiming He, Shuangshuang Jing, Yan Yao, and Liangbing Huhttps://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(22)00414-3Ancient Dragons“Ancient 'dragons' were Earth’s first gliding reptiles” By Jennifer Nalewickihttps://www.livescience.com/ancient-gliding-reptile-dragon-trees“The postcranial skeleton of the gliding reptile Coelurosauravus elivensis Piveteau, 1926 (Diapsida, Weigeltisauridae) from the late Permian Of Madagascar” by Valentin Buffa, Eberhard Frey, J. Sébastien Steyer & Michel Laurinhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2022.2108713?utm_medium=email&utm_source=EmailStudio&utm_campaign=Tree+canopy+changes+facilitated+the+evolution+of+the+first-ever+gliding+reptile%2C+new+study+suggests_4423303&cookieSet=1Follow 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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/small-talk-crab-battery-ancient-dragons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.