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Today, you’ll learn about a revolutionary new system that can turn saltwater into drinking water with the help of the sun, how your brain chooses what memories to keep, and a super-Earth with a really dark side.
Solar Drinking Water
“Solar-powered technology converts saltwater into drinking water emission-free.” King’s College London. 2024. “Flexible batch electrodialysis for low-cost solar-powered brackish water desalination.” by Wei He, et al. 2024. “Valuing Water.” United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 2021.Forgetting Memories
“How the brain chooses which memories are important enough to save and which to let fade away.” by Linda Carroll. 2024. “Relax! It’ll boost your memory, study shows.” by Kate Kelland. 2010. “Normal and Abnormal Sharp Wave Ripples in the Hippocampal-Entohinal Cortex System: Implications for Memory Consolidation, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.” by Zhi-Hang Zhen, et al. 2021.Super-Earth
“This super-Earth is the first planet confirmed to have a permanent dark side.” by Joseph Howlett. 2024. “LHS 3844 b.” NASA Exoplanet Catalog. N.d. “Tidal Locking.” NASA. 2024.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Today, you’ll learn about a massive discovery of new species from the depths of the ocean, why you shouldn’t buy your brand new driver their own car, and a possible breakthrough in microchip data collection from animals.
New Marine Species
“Scientists Discover 100 New Marine Species in New Zealand.” by Rebecca Carballo. 2024. “Expedition to Uncover Secrets of New Zealand’s Unexplored Bounty Trough.” Ocean Census. 2024. “Our Mission: Enhancing Ocean Life Discovery Worldwide.” Ocean Census. 2024. “This metal marvel collects time capsules of life from the abyss.” Marine Biodiversity Hub. 2017.Teen Drivers
“‘Don’t buy your kids a car’: young drivers with own cars in more crashes.” by Lachlan Gilbert. 2024. “Young drivers’ early access to their own car and crash risk into early adulthood: Findings from DRIVE study.” by Huei-Yang Chen, et al. 2024. “Teen Drivers.” Injury Facts. 2024. “Young Drivers.” NHTSA. 2022. “Teen Driver Statistics.” Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute. 2024.Animal Microchips
“Injectable Microchip Tracks Animal Health.” by Julianne Pepitone. 2024. “Microchips Result In Higher Rate Of Return Of Shelter Animals To Owners.” by Linda Lord. 2009. “A Subcutaneously Injectable Implant for Multimodal Physiological Monitoring in Animals.” by Parvez Ahmmed, et al. 2024.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Today, you’ll learn about the potential positive power of gossip, how climate change is making zooplankton in Lake Erie confused, and a surprising connection between new school buses and student performance in school.
Gossip
“Can’t Stand Gossip? Let’s Talk, New Research Suggests.” by Emily C. Nunez. 2024. “Explaining the evolution of gossip.” by Xinyue Pan, et al. 2024. “Who Gossips and How in Everyday Life?” by Megan L. Robbins, et al. 2019.Zooplankton
“In Lake Erie, climate change scrambles zooplankton seasonal presence.” by Tatyana Woodall. 2024. “Zooplankton Facts.” n.a. 2024. “Biotic and thermal drivers alter zooplankton phenology in western Lake Erie.” by Jenna Bailey & James M. Hood. 2024.School Bus Science
“Could riding older school buses hinder student performance?” University of Michigan. 2024. “EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Program Offers $500 Million in Funding.” n.a. 2023. “School Bus Rebate Program and Student Educational Performance Test Scores.” by Meredith Pedde, PhD, et al. 2024.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.
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Today, you’ll learn about the science of getting in the groove, a newly discovered burial ground for elite medieval horses, and more evidence that coffee could help you fight off cancer.
Grooving to Music
“Neural dynamics of predictive timing and motor engagement in music listening.” by Arnaud Zalta, et al. 2024. “Two Concepts of Groove: Musical Nuances, Rhythm, and Genre.” by Evan Malone. 2022. “An expanded role for the dorsal auditory pathway in sensorimotor control and integration.” by Josef P Rauschecker. 2011.Horse Burial
“Tudor era horse cemetery in Westminster revealed as likely resting place of elite imported animals.” by Andrew Merrington. 2024. “Horse cemetery in Westminster revealed as likely resting place for elite imported animals.” n.a. 2024.Coffee & Cancer
“Coffee drinkers have much lower risk of bowel cancer recurrence, study finds.” by Denis Campbell. 2024. “Sixty seconds on…Coffee and cancer.” by Nigel Hawkes. 2016. “Coffee consumption is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer recurrence and all-cause mortality.” by Abisola M. Oyelere, et al. 2024. “Colorectal Cancer: Facts & Figures 2020-2022.” American Cancer Society. 2020.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Today, you’ll learn about the pros and mostly cons of using ChatGPT in the classroom, how wild animals responded to the sudden peace and quiet of Covid, and a new contact lens that can help heal eye wounds.
ChatGPT in School
“Is it harmful or helpful? Examining the causes and consequences of generative AI usage among university students.” by Muhammad Abbas, et al. 2024. “Uses and Misuses of ChatGPT by Academic Community: An Overview and Guidelines.” by Muhammad Abbas. 2023.Quiet Covid
“Hundreds of photos show animal behaviour during COVID-19 lockdowns.” by Andrew Kurjata. 2024. “Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape.” by A. Cole Burton, et al. 2024. “Scientists say new epoch marked by human impact - the Anthropocene - began in 1950s.” Associate Press. 2023. “When COVID rules kept humans home, wildlife roamed more freely, international study shows.” by Wallis Snowdon. 2023.Healing Contact Lens
“Fabrication and Characterization of an Enzyme-Triggered, Therapeutic-Releasing Hydrogel Bandage Contact Lens Material.” by Susmita Bose, et al. 2024. “Corneal Injury.” NIH. 2023.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.
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Today, you’ll learn about why our brains are getting bigger and why that’s a good thing, how the sweet songs of the reef could help save it, and an AI device that gives a voice to the voiceless.
Bigger Brains
“Human brains are getting larger. That may be good news for dementia risk.” UC David Health. 2024. “Trends in Intracranial and Cerebral Volumes of Framingham Heart Study Participants Born 1930 to 1970.” by Charles DeCarli, MD, et al. 2024. “Framingham Heart Study.” Framingham Heart Study. N.d. “Study examines factors behind decline in dementia incidence.” NIH. 2016.Reef Songs
“Sounds appealing - reef recordings entice coral larvae to start building.” by Ben Coxworth. 2024. “Life Below Water.” UN. n.d. “Status of Coral Reefs.” Reef Resilience Network. N.d. “Soundscape enrichment increases larval settlement rates for the brooding coral Porites astreoides.” by Nadege Aoki, et al. 2024.AI Speech
“Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device.” by Christine Wei-li Lee. 2024. “Speaking without vocal folds using a machine-learning-assisted wearable sensing-actuation system.” by Ziyuan Che, et al. 2024.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.
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Today, you’ll learn about a nasal spray that could one day let those with sleep apnea toss out their CPAP machines, house paint that kills mosquitos, and the incredible giant redwoods… of England.
Sleep Spray
“A novel TASK channel antagonist nasal spray reduces sleep apnea severity in physiological responders: a randomized, blinded, trial.” by Amal M. Osman, et al. 2024. “Obstructive Sleep Apnea.” by Rob Newsom & Dr. Abhinav Singh. 2024.Insecticide Paint
“Insecticide paint controls mosquito population up to 1 year, experiment shows.” by Stephanie Soucheray, MA. 2024. “Mosquito-Borne Human Viral Diseases: Why Aedes aegypti?” by Jeffrey R. Powell. 2018. “Insecticide paints: a new community strategy for controlling dengue and zika mosquito vectors in Cabo Verde.” by Lara Ferrero Gomez, et al. 2024. “Special insecticide paint may help curb zika and dengue fever outbreaks.” EurekAlert! 2024.UK Redwoods
“Hidden giants: how the UK’s 500,000 redwoods put California in the shade.” by James Tapper. 2024. “11 FActs About Coast Redwoods, the Tallest Trees in the World.” by Melissa Breyer. 2020. “California: visitors to world’s tallest tree face $5,000 fine and possible jail time.” Associated Press. 2022.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Today, you’ll learn about an effort to create palm oil without burning down millions of acres of forest, the surprising way polyglots’ brains approach their own native language, and new research on how the powerful psychedelic drug ayahuasca extinguishes fear.
Palm-Less Oil
“They Want to Make Palm Oil in a Lab. Without Palm Trees.” by Dionne Searcey. 2024. “Things To Know About Palm Oil.” WWF. n.d.Polyglot Brain
“For people who speak many languages, there’s something special about their native tongue.” by Anne Trafton. 2024. “Functional characterization of the language network of polyglots and hyperpolyglots with precision fMRI.” by Saima Malik-Moraleda, et al. 2024.Ayahuasca & Fear
“Ayahuasca accelerates fear extinction via its effect on serotonin receptors.” by Eric. W. Dolan. 2024. “Ayahuasca-enhanced extinction of fear behaviour: Role of infralimbic cortex 5-HT2a and 5-HT1a receptors.” by Isabel Werle, et al. 2024. “The Therapeutic Potentials of Ayahuasca: Possible Effects against Various Diseases of Civilization.” by Ede Frecska, et al. 2016.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.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new study shedding light on what species are most vulnerable to extinction from climate change, why species of living fossils take their time evolving, and a new theory about how the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs also impacted birds.
Extinction Risk
“New study reveals insight into which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change.” University of Oxford. 2024. “What is mass extinction and are we facing a sixth one?” by Tammana Begum. 2021. Updated 2023. “Mass extinctions, their causes and consequences: an interview with Douglas H. Erwin and Shuzhong Shen.” by Shucheng Xie. 2023. “Species and climate change.” IUCN. 2021. “Humanity’s Fitting Place on the List of Mass Extinction Events.” by Sam Baker. 2018.Living Fossils
“Study of slowly evolving ‘living fossils’ reveals key genetic insights.” by Mike Cummings. 2024. “A New Discovery Reveals Why Darwin’s ‘Living Fossil’ Keeps Defying Evolution.” by Tim Newcomb. 2024. “Giraffe Evolution.” by Adam Atwood. 2024.Asteroid vs Birds
“An Asteroid Wiped Out Dinosaurs. Did It Help Birds Flourish?” by Carl Zimmer. 2024. “Dust Might Have Snuffed Out the Dinosaurs.” by Miriam Fauzia. 2023. “How Did Birds First Take Off?” by Carl Zimmer. 2023. “Genomes, fossils, and the concurrent rise of modern birds and flowering plants in the Late Cretaceous.” by Shaoyuan Wu, et al. 2024.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Today, you’ll learn about a compelling study on twins and the nature versus nurture debate, how scientists solved a 60-year-old mystery about bees, and why you shouldn’t go last.
Twin Trauma
“One Twin Was Hurt, the Other Was Not. Their Adult Mental Health Diverged.” by Ellen Barry. 2024. “Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Mental Health Outcomes.” by Hilda Bjork Danielsdottir, et al. 2024. “Recognizing the importance of childhood maltreatment as a critical factor in psychiatric diagnoses, treatment, research, prevention, and education.” by Martin H. Teicher, et al. 2022. “Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults.” by Vincent J. Felitti MD, FACP, et al. 1998.Bee Mystery
“A decades-old mystery has been solved with the help of newfound bee species.” by Darren Incorvaia. 2024. “Canopy specialist Hylaeus bees highlight sampling biases and resolve Michener’s mystery.” by James B. Dorey, et al.Sequence Bias
“A new study finds that the later we meet someone in a sequence, the more negatively we describe them.” by Douglas Heingartner. 2024. “Differentiation in social perception: Why later-encountered individuals are described more negatively.” by Alex Koch, et al. 2024.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.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new plan to use waste from beer brewing to clean metal out of our water supply, a study that puts languages like Orc and Klingon to the test, and a discovery about the direction our memories travel in our brains.
Brewer’s Yeast
“The same beer waste that gives us Vegemite could help us recycle metal waste.” n.a. 2024. “Spent brewer’s yeast as a selective biosorbent for metal recovery from polymetallic waste streams.” by Anna Sieber, et al. 2024. “What Is E-Waste Recycling and How Is it Done?” by Tin Lok Wu. 2023.Constructed Languages
“From Star Trek’s Klingon to Tolkien’s Orkish: Unraveling the auditory aesthetics of constructed languages.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024. “Does Orkish Sound Evil? Perception of Fantasy Languages and Their Phonetic and Phonological Characteristics.” by Christine Mooshammer, et al. 2024.Memory Direction
“Brain Waves Travel in One Direction When Memories Are Made and the Opposite When Recalled.” by Grant Currin. 2024. “Theta and Alpha Oscillations Are Traveling Waves in the Human Neocortex.” by Honghui Zhang, et al. 2018. “The direction of theta and alpha travelling waves modulates human memory processing.” by Uma R. Mohan, et al. 2024.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.
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Today, you’ll learn about a medication that can successfully treat frostbite, the study of bloodsplatter in space, and a surprising finding about the supposed benefits of small class sizes.
Frostbite Treatment
“The U.S. now has a drug for severe frostbite. How does it work?” by Saugat Bolakhe. 2024. “Frostbite.” NIH. 2023. “FDA Approves First Medication to Treat Severe Frostbite.” FDA. 2024.Blood in Space
“Bloodstain pattern dynamics in microgravity: Observations of a pilot study in the next frontier of forensic science.” by Zack Kowalske, et al. 2024. “How Did NASA’S ‘Vomit Comet’ Get Its Name? A Brief History.” GoZeroG. 2023.Small Classes
“Small Class Sizes Not Better for Pupils’ Grades or Resilience, Says Study.” Taylor & Francis. 2024. “Typologies of secondary school student academic resilience in science with classroom and school context predictors.” by Tao Jiang, et al. 2024.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.
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Today, you’ll learn about a skin printer that could lead to scar-free surgeries, the possibility of bringing the wooly mammoth back to life, and how to work at being happy.
Printed Skin
“Scar-free surgery prints living skin (and maybe hair) right into wounds.” by Paul McClure. 2024. “New bioink promotes growth & regeneration of 3D-printed muscle tissue.” by Paul McClure. 2023.Mammoth De-Extinction
“Wooly mammoth de-extinction inches closer after elephant stem cell breakthrough.” by Sascha Pare. 2024. “Scientists Are Reincarnating the Woolly Mammoth to Return in 4 Years.” by Tim Newcomb. 2023. “Why Are Scientists Trying to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth?” by Teresa Ehrlich. 2022.Learning Happiness
“Happiness can be learnt, but we have to work at it - study finds.” University of Bristol. 2024. “Unit information: Science of Happiness.” University of Bristol. Course catalog. “The Science of Well-Being.” Coursera Course. “The Science of Happiness Course.” Greater Good Science Center. N.d. “Managing Happiness.” Harvard. Ongoing.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.
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Today, you’ll learn about a radical idea for installing a curtain around a massive ice sheet, how positive vibrations might help people with social anxiety, and new tech that could remove dangerous forever chemicals from our environment.
Glacier Curtain
“Scientists want to build 62-mile-long curtains around the ‘doomsday glacier’ for a $50 billion Hail Mary to save it.” by Ellyn Lapointe. 2024. “Thwaites Glacier Facts.” International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration. N.d. “How We Came to Know and Fear the Doomsday Glacier.” by Marissa Grunes. 2023.Good Vibrations
“Good vibrations could hold answer to calming social anxiety.” University of Glasgow. 2024. “Brain mechanisms of social anxiety disorder.” by D J Nutt, et al. 1998. “Social Anxiety Disorder.” NIH. n.d.PFAS Water Detox
“Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with new electrocatalysis method.” by Luke Auburn. 2024. “PFAS Explained.” EPA. n.d. “What are PFAS?” ASTDR. 2024.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.
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Today, you’ll learn about a surprising discovery inside the worms of Chernobyl, a way to protect metals at sea inspired by barnacles, and foot-eye coordination.
Chernobyl Worms
“Radiation-proof Chernobyl worms offer answers about cancer.” by Paul McClure. 2024. “Chernobyl Accident 1986.” n.a. 2022. “Environmental radiation exposure at Chornobyl has not systematically affected the genomes or chemical mutagen tolerance phenotypes of local worms.” by Sophia C. Tintori, et al. 2024.Barnacle Proteins
“Barnacle proteins protect metals from corrosion in salt water.” by Prachi Patel. 2024. “How Does Salt Water Rust Metals?” By Claire Gillespie. 2018. “What are barnacles?” NOAA. 2023.Foot-Eye Coordination
“Foot-eye coordination: how our vision changes in rhythm with our walking.” EurekAlert! 2024. “Neuroscience research shows the brain is strobing, not constant.” n.a. 2017.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.
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Today, you’ll learn about the magic of the upcoming solar eclipse, a simple way to reduce the amount of microplastics in your drinking water, and the connection between self-control and the perception of power.
Livestream of the total solar eclipse on Discovery’s YouTube channel on April 8 at 2:15pm ET here!
Eclipse 2024
“What this solar eclipse can teach us about our planet and beyond.” by Kasha Patel. 2024. “Eclipse Soundscapes Project.” 2024. “Globe Observer: Eclipse.” 2024. “Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project Objectives.” 2024.Boiling Microplastics
“Concerned About Microplastics in Your Water? Consider Boiling It First.” by Alexander Beadle. 2024. “Microplastics in freshwaters and drink water: Critical review and assessment of data quality.” by Albert A. Koelmans, et al. 2019. “The Impact of Microplastics on the Gut Microbiome and Health.” Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2023. “Drinking Boiled Tap Water Reduces Human Intake of Nanoplastics and Microplastics.” by Zimin Yu, et al. 2024.Self-Control
“Having Self-Control Leads to Power.” by Jenn Riggle. 2024. “Self-control signals and affords power.” by Wu, S. 2024.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.
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Today, you’ll learn about a potentially risky new idea to geoengineer our way out of extreme heat, bad news for fans of artificially sweetened drinks, and an incredible new discovery about butterflies.
Geoengineering
“Dehydrate the stratosphere to curb global warming? Scientists float new risky strategy.” by Paul Voosen. 2024. “Contributions of Stratospheric Water Vapor to Decadal Changes in the Rate of Global Warming.” by Susan Solomon, et al. 2010. “Considering intentional stratospheric dehydration for climate benefits.” by Joshua P. Schwarz. 2024.Artificial Sweeteners
“Artificially sweetened drinks linked to risk of irregular heartbeat, study finds.” by Erum Salam. 2024. “Sweetened Beverages, GEnetic Susceptibility, and Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Cohort Study.” by Ying Sun, et al. 2024. “Atrial Fibrillation.” CDC. 2022.Butterfly Mimicry
“Butterflies mimic each other’s flight behaviour to avoid predators.” University of York. 2024. “Butterfly Mimicry.” by Karin Kjernsmo. 2021. “Mimicry in viceroy butterflies is dependent on abundance of the model queen butterfly.” by Kathleen L. Prudic, et al. 2019.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.
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Today, you’ll learn about an alarming new killer behavior in orcas, a potential breakthrough for patients with one of the deadliest cancers, and the brain science behind flow.
Shark Hunter
“Orcas Demonstrating They No Longer Need to Hunt in Packs to Take Down the Great White Shark.” Taylor & Francis. 2024. “Further insights into killer whales Orcinus orca preying on white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa.” by A Towner, et al. 2024. “Top 10 Facts About Orcas.” WWF. 2023.Asbestos Cancer Treatment
“Drug offers ‘wonderful’ breakthrough in treatment of asbestos-linked cancer.” by Andrew Gregory. 2024. “Key Statistics About Malignant Mesothelioma.” American Cancer Society. 2019. “Pegargiminase Plus First-Line Chemotherapy in Patients With Nonepithelioid Pleural Mesothelioma.” by Peter W. Szlosarek, MD, PhD. et al. 2024.Creative Flow
“Your brain in the zone: A new neuroimaging study reveals how the brain achieves a creative flow state.” EurekAlert! 2024. “Creative flow as optimized processing: Evidence from brain oscillations during jazz improvisations by expert and non-expert musicians.” by David Rosen, et al. 2024.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.
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Happy 300 episodes to our Curiosity Daily listeners! Today, you’ll learn about a massive database of human genomes that’s uncovering major new genetic discoveries, the scientists building stone age tools from scratch… and then putting them to work, and a treasure trove of deep sea discoveries in an underwater mountain range.
Human Diversity
“Ambitious survey of human diversity yields millions of undiscovered genetic variants.” by Max Kozlov. 2024. “NIH’s All of Us Research Program Releases First Genomic Dataset of Nearly 100,000 Whole Genome Sequences.” NIH. 2022. “About.” NIH. 2021.Ancient Tool Use
“Scientists try out stone age tools to understand how they were used.” EurekAlert! 2024. “Experiments with replicas of Early Upper Paleolithic edge-ground stone axes and adzes provide criteria for identifying tool functions.” by Akira Iwase, et al. 2024.Deep Sea Discoveries
“See the strange new species discovered near Chile - with the help of a deep-diving sea robot.” by Laura Baisas. 2024. “Scientists Confirm Underwater Mountains Harbor Abundant Life Off Chile’s Coast.” Schmidt Ocean Institute. 2024. “How much of the ocean has been explored?” NOAA. n.d.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.
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Today, you’ll learn about how we learn the same information differently from people we like than from those we don’t like, a drug men already take that could have incredible added benefits, and a weed that could feed a hungry world.
Learning From Friends
“The brain is ‘programmed’ for learning from people we like.” Lund University. 2024. “Ingroup sources enhance associative inference.” by Marius Boeltzig. 2023.Hair & Heart
“Common hair loss and prostate drug may also cut heart disease risk in men and mice.” by Lauren Quinn. 2024. “Finasteride delays atherosclerosis progression in mice and is associated with a reduction in plasma cholesterol in men.” by Patrick McQueen, et al. 2024.Feeding Weeds
“Common plant could help reduce food insecurity, researchers find.” by Jeff Mulhollem. 2024. “Food Resilience in the Face of Catastrophic Global Events.” Penn State University. N.d. “What You Need to Know About Food Security and Climate Change.” Worldbank. 2022. “Valorizing staple Native American food plants as a food resilience resource.” by Daniel J. Winstead, et al. 2023.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.
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