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Learn about how scientists just measured the quickest event ever recorded; how tiny remoras (suckerfish) stay stuck to fast-moving whales; and why being too busy could be killing your creativity. Scientists have just measured the shortest amount of time, ever. by Cameron Duke Grundmann, S., Trabert, D., Fehre, K., Strenger, N., Pier, A., Kaiser, L., Kircher, M., Weller, M., Eckart, S., Schmidt, L. P. H., Trinter, F., Jahnke, T., Schöffler, M. S., & Dörner, R. (2020). Zeptosecond birth time delay in molecular photoionization. Science, 370(6514), 339–341. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb9318 Mann, A. (2020, July 13). The universe’s clock might have bigger ticks than we imagine. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/what-are-smallest-ticks-of-time.html Pappas, S. (2020, October 17). Meet the zeptosecond, the shortest unit of time ever measured. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/zeptosecond-shortest-time-unit-measured.html How do little remoras stay stuck to fast-moving whales? Physics! by Steffie Drucker Whale-surfing remoras ride cushion of water to stay in touch with their steeds. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/tcob-wrr102220.php ‌Remora | fish | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/animal/remora ‌Boundary Layer Separation and Pressure Drag – Aerospace Engineering Blog. (2016, October 15). Aerospace Engineering Blog. https://aerospaceengineeringblog.com/boundary-layer-separation-and-pressure-drag/ r/explainlikeimfive - ELI5: How do bugs manage to stay stuck to car windows whilst travelling at high speed? Are the suckers super strong? (2011). Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/579sqf/eli5_how_do_bugs_manage_to_stay_stuck_to_car/ Flammang, B. E., Marras, S., Anderson, E. J., Lehmkuhl, O., Mukherjee, A., Cade, D. E., Beckert, M., Nadler, J. H., Houzeaux, G., Vázquez, M., Amplo, H. E., Calambokidis, J., Friedlaender, A. S., Goldbogen, J. A. (2020). Remoras pick where they stick on blue whales. J, Exp. Biol. 223, jeb226654. https://jeb.biologists.org/content/223/20/jeb226654 Being Too Busy May Be Killing Your Creativity by Anna Todd A Genius Finds Inspiration in the Music of Another (Published 2006). (2020). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/31/science/a-genius-finds-inspiration-in-the-music-of-another.html ‌The Science of Mind Wandering: Empirically Navigating the Stream of Consciousness. (2019). Annual Reviews. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-psych-010814-015331 ‌Baird, B., Smallwood, J., Mrazek, M. D., Kam, J. W. Y., Franklin, M. S., & Schooler, J. W. (2012). Inspired by Distraction. Psychological Science, 23(10), 1117–1122.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797612446024 Lee, C. S., Therriault, D. J., & Linderholm, T. (2012). On the Cognitive Benefits of Cultural Experience: Exploring the Relationship between Studying Abroad and Creative Thinking. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 26(5), 768–778. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.2857 Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. --- Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day! Official website: https://curiositydaily.com You can find our award-winning daily science podcast on: Spotify — https://open.spotify.com/show/1xdxNOWLjKcZq1UWkuBL79 Apple Podcasts — https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-curiosity-podcast/id1262100467 Google Podcasts — https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvYWFlYTRlNjktYWY1MS00OTVlLWFmYzktYTk3NjAxNDY5MjJiL2Q0YWEzOWYzLTAwMjItNGJiNS05ZTQwLWFiNTAwMTgzOTg3My9iYzhkZDY3Mi04NDEwLTQ4MzMtYTBhOS1hYjUwMDE4Mzk4ODEvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M= RSS — https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/playlists/podcast.rss Plus, Amazon Echo users: add Curiosity Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing. Just tap Enable to satisfy your curiosity every day! https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Originally posted to https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/whats-the-shortest-amount-of-time-ever-recorded on January 06, 2021.

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Learn about how scientists just measured the quickest event ever recorded; how tiny remoras (suckerfish) stay stuck to fast-moving whales; and why being too busy could be killing your creativity. https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b/d4aa39f3-0022-4bb5-9e40-ab5001839873/50e9e250-f796-4284-8f1d-ac8d016cb31d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=bc8dd672-8410-4833-a0a9-ab5001839881 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/whats-the-shortest-amount-of-time-ever-recorded/embed

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Learn about how babies' random choices become their preferences, why modern agriculture requires “migratory beekeeping” —  basically, taking honeybees on road trips, and four of the world’s weirdest weather phenomena.

Just like adults, babies' random choices become their preferences by Kelsey Donk

Babies’ random choices become their preferences. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/jhu-brc100120.php 

Silver, A. M., Stahl, A. E., Loiotile, R., Smith-Flores, A. S., & Feigenson, L. (2020). When Not Choosing Leads to Not Liking: Choice-Induced Preference in Infancy. Psychological Science, 095679762095449. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620954491 

Why modern agriculture relies on driving honeybees around the country by Ashley Hamer

Ferris Jabr. (2013). The Mind-Boggling Math of Migratory Beekeeping. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/migratory-beekeeping-mind-boggling-math/

Rosner, H. (2013). Return of the Natives. Scientific American, 309(3), 70–75. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0913-70 

4 of the world's weirdest weather phenomena by Reuben Westmaas

Wikipedia Contributors. (2020, October 26). Blood rain. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_rain

‌McKie, R., & Gentleman, A. (2006, March 5). Red rain could prove that aliens have landed. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/mar/05/spaceexploration.theobserver

‌Gangappa, R., & Hogg, S. I. (2013). DNA unmasked in the red rain cells of Kerala. Microbiology, 159(Pt_1), 107–111. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.062711-0

‌Lluvia de Peces (Rain of Fish). (2010, June 28). Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lluvia-de-peces-the-rain-of-fish

‌Giant “Bugnado” Swarms In America’s Heartland. (2011, August 20). NPR.Org. https://www.npr.org/2011/08/20/139815838/giant-bugnado-swarms-in-americas-heartland

‌Andrea Thompson,Climate Central. (2014, August 11). How Do Dust Devils Form? Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-dust-devils-form/

‌Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search. (2010). Google.Com. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19940820&id=bZtiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8HcNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3943,6442421

‌Strange & Unexplained Things in Science: Star Jelly. (2015, April 27). Futurism; Futurism. https://futurism.com/strange-unexplained-things-science-star-jelly

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Learn why spacesuits are white, and how to avoid drama by breaking the Karpman Drama Triangle. Then, test your podcast knowledge with this month’s Curiosity Challenge trivia game.

Why are spacesuits white? By Cameron Duke

Harry Jones. (2009, July 12). Spacesuit heat rejection loads on the moon and Mars, W. ResearchGate; ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Spacesuit-heat-rejection-loads-on-the-moon-and-Mars-W_tbl3_288944210

LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER: Temperature Variation on the Moon North Pole Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature. (n.d.). https://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/lithos/LROlitho7temperaturevariation27May2014.pdf

Massina, C., Klaus, D., & Sheth, R. (2014). Evaluation of Heat Transfer Strategies to Incorporate a Full Suit Flexible Radiator for Thermal Control in Space Suits. https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2346/59691/ICES-2014-89.pdf

Why are EVA suits white? (2020). Nasa.Gov. https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/eva/white.html

‌Cool Spacesuits NASA SUMMER OF INNOVATION. (n.d.). https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/544886main_LS5_Cool-Space-Suits_C1.pdf 

To Avoid Drama, You Need to Break the Karpman Drama Triangle by Mae Rice

How to Ditch the Drama in Your Relationships. (2018). Greater Good. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_ditch_the_drama_in_your_relationships 

‌Karpman, S. (1968). Fairy tales and script drama analysis. Transactional analysis bulletin, 7(26), 39-43. https://www.karpmandramatriangle.com/pdf/DramaTriangle.pdf 

The Official Site of the Karpman Drama Triangle. (2014). Karpmandramatriangle.Com. https://www.karpmandramatriangle.com/index.html 

Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia with Collin:

https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-the-mantis-shrimp-can-punch-so-hard-without-damage/  

https://www.curiositydaily.com/earths-atmosphere-may-be-rusting-the-moon/  

https://www.curiositydaily.com/3-mythological-creatures-that-were-inspired-by-real-fossils

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Learn about how slow blinking at a cat can help you make friends with it, how temptation bundling can help you reinforce good habits, and why Moravec’s Paradox says the easy stuff is hardest for artificial intelligence.

Slow blinking at a cat can help you make friends with it by Steffie Drucker

Feline friendly? How to build rap-paw with your cat - new psychology study. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/uos-ffh100720.php 

Rigby, S., & Science, P. (2020, October 8). Want to make friends with a cat? Blink slowly, say scientists. BBC Science Focus Magazine; BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/want-to-make-friends-with-a-cat-blink-slowly-say-scientists/ 

Humphrey, T., Proops, L., Forman, J., Spooner, R., & McComb, K. (2020). The role of cat eye narrowing movements in cat–human communication. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73426-0 

Reinforce Good Habits With Temptation Bundling by Ashley Hamer

Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/where-online-lingo-comes-from-how-to-reinforce-goo/

Moravec's Paradox Is Why the Easy Stuff Is Hardest for Artificial Intelligence by Ashley Hamer

Russell, S. J. and Norvig, P. (1995). Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach. Prentice Hall. https://web.archive.org/web/20170831090316/https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bef0/731f247a1d01c9e0ff52f2412007c143899d.pdf 

Mandelbaum, R. F. (2018, April 25). AI Is Getting Pretty Good at Studying Distant Galaxies. Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/ai-is-getting-pretty-good-at-studying-distant-galaxies-1825513242 

‌Cascone, S. (2017, July 11). AI-Generated Art Now Looks More Convincingly Human Than Work at Art Basel, Study Says. Artnet News; artnet News. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rutgers-artificial-intelligence-art-1019066 

‌There are two kinds of AI, and the difference is important. (2017). Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/narrow-and-general-ai/ 

Moravec, H. (1988) Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence. Harvard University Press.  https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mind_Children/56mb7XuSx3QC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover 

Rubinov, M. (2015). Neural networks in the future of neuroscience research. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 16(12), 767–767. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn4042 

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Learn about how AI could help predict which drugs won’t agree with women, and why Point Nemo is considered planet Earth’s spacecraft graveyard. But first, Ologies podcast host Alie Ward is back to tell us about her favorite ologie.

Resources from Ologies host Alie Ward:

Ologies Podcast: https://www.alieward.com/ologies 

Alie Ward's website: https://www.alieward.com/ 

Alie Ward on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alieward 

Alie Ward on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alieward/ 

AI could help predict which drugs won't agree with women (since studies haven't) by Cameron Duke

Chandak, P., & Tatonetti, N. P. (2020). Using Machine Learning to Identify Adverse Drug Effects Posing Increased Risk to Women. Patterns, 1(7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2020.100108

Drugs aren’t typically tested on women. AI could correct that bias. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/cp-dat093020.php 

Llamas, M. (2015, September 24). How the FDA Let Women Down. Drugwatch.Com; DrugWatch. https://www.drugwatch.com/featured/fda-let-women-down/

Whitley, H. P., & Lindsey, W. (2009). Sex-Based Differences in Drug Activity. American Family Physician, 80(11), 1254–1258. https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/1201/p1254.html

Point Nemo is Planet Earth's Spacecraft Graveyard by Reuben Westmaas

Dr. David Whitehouse. (2017, October 20). The place spacecraft go to die. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41683839 

‌NASA wrestles with what to do with International Space Station after 2024 – Spaceflight Now. (2020). Spaceflightnow.Com. https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/20/nasa-wrestles-with-what-to-do-with-international-space-station-after-2024/ 

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Learn about why birds are the only surviving dinosaurs. Then, we’ll talk to Alie Ward of the Ologies podcast about why we should all ask smart people stupid questions.

Why are birds the only surviving dinosaurs? By Grant Currin

Hendry, L. (2018, June 15). Why are birds the only surviving dinosaurs? The Natural History Museum London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/why-are-birds-the-only-surviving-dinosaurs.html

Black, R. (2020, September 15). Why Birds Survived, and Dinosaurs Went Extinct, After an Asteroid Hit Earth. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-birds-survived-and-dinosaurs-went-extinct-after-asteroid-hit-earth-180975801/ 

Pickrell, J. ‌(2018, May 24). How Did Dino-Era Birds Survive the Asteroid “Apocalypse”? National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/05/dinosaurs-asteroid-birds-forests-fires-paleontology-science/ 

Balter, M. (2014, May 6). How Birds Survived the Dinosaur Apocalypse. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/05/how-birds-survived-dinosaur-apocalypse 

Resources from Ologies host Alie Ward:

Ologies Podcast: https://www.alieward.com/ologies 

Alie Ward's website: https://www.alieward.com/ 

Alie Ward on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alieward 

Alie Ward on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alieward/ 

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Learn about why remote workers need a "virtual commute," what happened when scientists tried growing prehistoric-sized insects, and how the solar system has not one, but two alignment planes.

Separate work from home with a "virtual commute" by author Kelsey Donk

MacLellan, L. (2020, October). Create boundaries when working from home with commute rituals. Quartz at Work; Quartz. https://qz.com/work/1909901/how-to-design-virtual-commute-rituals-that-energize-you/

Deighton, K. (2020, September 29). Microsoft Thinks You’ve Been Missing Your Commute in Lockdown. WSJ; The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-thinks-youve-been-missing-your-commute-in-lockdown-11601373601

Scientists Tried Growing Prehistoric-Sized Insects, and Here's What Happened by author Reuben Westmaas

Meganeura - Encyclopedia of Life. (2020). Eol.Org. https://eol.org/pages/10511703

Largest Land-Dwelling “Bug” of All Time. (2011, January 15). Largest Land-Dwelling “Bug” of All Time. National Geographic Society Newsroom. https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2011/01/15/largest-land-dwelling-bug-of-all-time/

Keim, B. (2010, September 29). How Plants May Have Made Large Predators Possible. WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2010/09/oxygen-and-evolution/

Mosher, D. (2010, November 2). High Oxygen Levels Spawn Monster Dragonflies. WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2010/11/huge-dragonflies-oxygen/

The Solar System Has Two Alignment Planes by Grant Currin

Second alignment plane of solar system discovered. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/nion-sap092920.php

‌Higuchi, A. (2020). Anisotropy of Long-period Comets Explained by Their Formation Process. The Astronomical Journal, 160(3), 134. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/aba94d

‌Starr, M. (2020). Radical Discovery Suggests The Solar System Has Two Planes of Orbital Alignment. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/it-looks-like-the-solar-system-has-two-planes-of-orbital-alignment

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Learn how fathers benefit from being involved with their newborn babies, what you can do to control your dreams with science, and why the asterisk is used for corrections.

Being Involved with the Baby Early on Benefits a Father's Mental Health by Kelsey Donk

Greater father involvement in infant parenting is beneficial for paternal mental health. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/f-gfi091720.php 

Bamishigbin, O. N., Wilson, D. K., Abshire, D. A., Mejia-Lancheros, C., & Dunkel Schetter, C. (2020). Father Involvement in Infant Parenting in an Ethnically Diverse Community Sample: Predicting Paternal Depressive Symptoms. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.578688 

You Can Control Your Dreams with Science by Ashley Hamer

Saunders, D. T., Roe, C. A., Smith, G., & Clegg, H. (2016). Lucid dreaming incidence: A quality effects meta-analysis of 50 years of research. Consciousness and Cognition, 43, 197–215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2016.06.002 

‌Aspy, D. J., Delfabbro, P., Proeve, M., & Mohr, P. (2017). Reality testing and the mnemonic induction of lucid dreams: Findings from the national Australian lucid dream induction study. Dreaming, 27(3), 206–231. https://doi.org/10.1037/drm0000059

Want to control your dreams? Here’s how you can. (2017). Adelaide.Edu.Au. https://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news95682.html

When did we start using asterisks for corrections? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Aya from South Africa)

Petronzio, M. (2012, October 25). A Brief History of Instant Messaging. Mashable. https://mashable.com/2012/10/25/instant-messaging-history/ 

History of Information. (2010). Historyofinformation.Com. https://www.historyofinformation.com/image.php?id=5702 

Alt‌, B. (2000, October 23). ASCII Text and Emphasis. Emailuniverse.Com. https://emailuniverse.com/ezine-tips/?id=197 

‌Johns, K. (1996). Netiquette Smilies & Shorthand. Kassj.Com. http://www.kassj.com/netiquette/smilies.html

Zimmer, B. (2013). Language Log » The cyberpragmatics of bounding asterisks. Upenn.Edu. https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4466 

‌What the Duck?? (2020, August 21). Department of Linguistics. https://www.colorado.edu/linguistics/2020/08/21/what-duck 

Collister, L. B. (2011). *-repair in Online Discourse. Journal of Pragmatics, 43(3), 918–921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2010.09.025 

Previous interviews with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch: 

https://www.curiositydaily.com/is-internet-language-bad-w-gretchen-mcculloch-and-how-to-remember-more-dreams/

https://www.curiositydaily.com/online-boomer-speak-w-gretchen-mcculloch-and-is-money-cant-buy-happiness-true/

https://www.curiositydaily.com/international-internet-languages-w-gretchen-mcculloch-chances-of-rain-and-mars-in-spain/

https://www.curiositydaily.com/emoji-around-the-world-w-gretchen-mcculloch-and-plants-may-have-a-sense-of-sight/ 

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Learn about a simple brain-training task that may reduce motion sickness, what parasites found in medieval human remains can tell us about eradicating them today, and the two main reasons why everything takes longer than you think it will.

Curiosity Daily is a finalist in the 2020 Discover Pods Awards, and we need your vote to win! Please vote for Curiosity Daily for Best Technology & Science Podcast via the link below. It's free and only takes a minute. Thanks so much! https://awards.discoverpods.com/vote/

A Simple Brain-Training Task May Reduce Motion Sickness by Kelsey Donk

You can train your brain to reduce motion sickness. (2020). Warwick.Ac.Uk. https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/you_can_train 

Smyth, J., Jennings, P., Bennett, P., & Birrell, S. (2021). A novel method for reducing motion sickness susceptibility through training visuospatial ability – A two-part study. Applied Ergonomics, 90, 103264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103264 

Parasitic Worms Found in Medieval Human Remains May Hold the Secret for Eradicating Them Today by Cameron Duke

Flammer, P. G., Ryan, H., Preston, S. G., Warren, S., Přichystalová, R., Weiss, R., Palmowski, V., Boschert, S., Fellgiebel, K., Jasch-Boley, I., Kairies, M.-S., Rümmele, E., Rieger, D., Schmid, B., Reeves, B., Nicholson, R., Loe, L., Guy, C., Waldron, T., … Smith, A. L. (2020). Epidemiological insights from a large-scale investigation of intestinal helminths in Medieval Europe. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(8), e0008600. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008600

Parasitic worms found in medieval human remains hold secret for eradicating them today. (2020, September). Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/parasitic-worms-found-medieval-human-remains-hold-secret-eradicating-them-today

Intestinal worms. (2016). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/intestinal_worms/more/en/

The 2 Main Reasons Why Everything Takes Longer Than You Think It Will by Anna Todd

Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-everything-takes-longer-than-you-think-storm-p/

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A Brain-Training Task to Reduce Motion Sickness (Podcast) Learn about a simple brain-training task that may reduce motion sickness, what parasites found in medieval human remains can tell us about eradicating them today, and the two main reasons why everything takes longer than you think it will. Curiosity Daily is a finalist in the 2020 Discover Pods Awards, and we need your vote to win! Please vote for Curiosity Daily for Best Technology & Science Podcast via the link below. It's free and only takes a minute. Thanks so much! https://ift.tt/2HDBBzY A Simple Brain-Training Task May Reduce Motion Sickness by Kelsey Donk You can train your brain to reduce motion sickness. (2020). Warwick.Ac.Uk. https://ift.tt/32gAOfI Smyth, J., Jennings, P., Bennett, P., & Birrell, S. (2021). A novel method for reducing motion sickness susceptibility through training visuospatial ability – A two-part study. Applied Ergonomics, 90, 103264. https://ift.tt/32fayCo Parasitic Worms Found in Medieval Human Remains May Hold the Secret for Eradicating Them Today by Cameron Duke Flammer, P. G., Ryan, H., Preston, S. G., Warren, S., Přichystalová, R., Weiss, R., Palmowski, V., Boschert, S., Fellgiebel, K., Jasch-Boley, I., Kairies, M.-S., Rümmele, E., Rieger, D., Schmid, B., Reeves, B., Nicholson, R., Loe, L., Guy, C., Waldron, T., … Smith, A. L. (2020). Epidemiological insights from a large-scale investigation of intestinal helminths in Medieval Europe. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(8), e0008600. https://ift.tt/3kZR4c5 Parasitic worms found in medieval human remains hold secret for eradicating them today. (2020, September). Science | AAAS. https://ift.tt/3lyw9hf Intestinal worms. (2016). World Health Organization. https://ift.tt/38e7Ssk The 2 Main Reasons Why Everything Takes Longer Than You Think It Will by Anna Todd Original episode: https://ift.tt/2GsH3VU Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Ashley Hamer and Natalia Reagan (filling in for Cody Gough). You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://ift.tt/32VQXbo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. --- Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day! Official website: https://ift.tt/2YVKS9r You can find our award-winning daily science podcast on: Spotify — https://ift.tt/2D2HKmj Apple Podcasts — https://ift.tt/2hpJXdU Google Podcasts — https://ift.tt/39u7sgl RSS — https://ift.tt/3hG0Puc Plus, Amazon Echo users: add Curiosity Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing. Just tap Enable to satisfy your curiosity every day! https://ift.tt/32VQXbo Originally posted to https://ift.tt/3oSkefI on November 05, 2020.

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Learn about how 5G may impair weather forecasts, and how the first confirmed exoplanet was discovered a lot more recently than you may realize. Plus, science writer John Tierney is back to explore how negativity bias affects our relationships. 

Curiosity Daily is a finalist in the 2020 Discover Pods Awards, and we need your vote to win! Please vote for Curiosity Daily for Best Technology & Science Podcast via the link below. It's free and only takes a minute. Thanks so much! https://awards.discoverpods.com/vote/

Additional resources from science writer John Tierney:

Pick up "The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It" on Amazon

John Tierney on Twitter

John Tierney on the New York Times

5G May Impair Weather Forecasts by Grant Currin

5G wireless may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/ru-5wm092320.php 

Yousefvand, M., Wu, Chung-Tse Michael, Wang, R.-Q., Brodie, J., & Mandayam, N. (2020). Modeling the Impact of 5G Leakage on Weather Prediction. ArXiv.Org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.13498 

Curiosity Daily episode that featured a 5G explainer: https://www.curiositydaily.com/difference-between-5g-and-4g-networks-w-trace-dominguez-and-self-repairing-batteries/

We Didn't Officially Confirm the Existence of Exoplanets Until 1992 by Joanie Faletto

Wall, M. (2017, January 9). Exoplanet Anniversary: 1st Alien Worlds Confirmed 25 Years Ago Today. Space.Com; Space. https://www.space.com/35253-exoplanet-discovery-anniversary-25-years.html

Wolszczan, A., & Frail, D. A. (1992). A planetary system around the millisecond pulsar PSR1257 + 12. Nature, 355(6356), 145–147. https://doi.org/10.1038/355145a0 

NASA Exoplanet Archive. (2020). Caltech.Edu. https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/ 

James Webb Space Telescope. (2019). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/webb/main/index.html 

NASA Telescope Reveals Record-Breaking Exoplanet Discovery. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-telescope-reveals-largest-batch-of-earth-size-habitable-zone-planets-around 

NEW Grid | The Arecibo Observatory. (2020). Naic.Edu. http://www.naic.edu/

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5G Might Impair Weather Forecasts (Podcast) Learn about how 5G may impair weather forecasts, and how the first confirmed exoplanet was discovered a lot more recently than you may realize. Plus, science writer John Tierney is back to explore how negativity bias affects our relationships. Curiosity Daily is a finalist in the 2020 Discover Pods Awards, and we need your vote to win! Please vote for Curiosity Daily for Best Technology & Science Podcast via the link below. It's free and only takes a minute. Thanks so much! https://ift.tt/2HDBBzY Additional resources from science writer John Tierney: Pick up "The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It" on Amazon John Tierney on Twitter John Tierney on the New York Times 5G May Impair Weather Forecasts by Grant Currin 5G wireless may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts. (2020). EurekAlert! https://ift.tt/33WhsMY Yousefvand, M., Wu, Chung-Tse Michael, Wang, R.-Q., Brodie, J., & Mandayam, N. (2020). Modeling the Impact of 5G Leakage on Weather Prediction. ArXiv.Org. https://ift.tt/3oTR4wT Curiosity Daily episode that featured a 5G explainer: https://ift.tt/32d1MVw We Didn't Officially Confirm the Existence of Exoplanets Until 1992 by Joanie Faletto Wall, M. (2017, January 9). Exoplanet Anniversary: 1st Alien Worlds Confirmed 25 Years Ago Today. Space.Com; Space. https://ift.tt/3kXSzaK Wolszczan, A., & Frail, D. A. (1992). A planetary system around the millisecond pulsar PSR1257 + 12. Nature, 355(6356), 145–147. https://ift.tt/38bbRGe NASA Exoplanet Archive. (2020). Caltech.Edu. https://ift.tt/2pdduMK James Webb Space Telescope. (2019). NASA. https://ift.tt/1VoP9ut NASA Telescope Reveals Record-Breaking Exoplanet Discovery. (2011). NASA. https://ift.tt/2l8VrD2 NEW Grid | The Arecibo Observatory. (2020). Naic.Edu. http://www.naic.edu/ Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Ashley Hamer and Natalia Reagan (filling in for Cody Gough). You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://ift.tt/32VQXbo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. --- Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day! Official website: https://ift.tt/2YVKS9r You can find our award-winning daily science podcast on: Spotify — https://ift.tt/2D2HKmj Apple Podcasts — https://ift.tt/2hpJXdU Google Podcasts — https://ift.tt/39u7sgl RSS — https://ift.tt/3hG0Puc Plus, Amazon Echo users: add Curiosity Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing. Just tap Enable to satisfy your curiosity every day! https://ift.tt/32VQXbo Originally posted to https://ift.tt/3mT4cRc on November 04, 2020.

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Learn about two new neuroscience studies that show why birds are so dang smart. Then science writer John Tierney will talk negativity bias and how you can use it to your own benefit.

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 Two new bird-brain studies show why birds are so smart by Grant Currin

Ackerman, J. (2016). The Genius of Birds. United States: Penguin Publishing Group.

Tracing cerebral cortex evolution. (2018). Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; www.MPG.de. https://www.mpg.de/12027342/molecular-atlas-reptile-brain

‌Suzana Herculano-Houzel. (2020). Birds do have a brain cortex—and think. Science, 369(6511), 1567–1568. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abe0536

‌Stacho, M., Herold, C., Rook, N., Hermann Wagner, Axer, M., Katrin Amunts, & Onur Güntürkün. (2020). A cortex-like canonical circuit in the avian forebrain. Science, 369(6511). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc5534

Nieder, A., Lysann Wagener, & Rinnert, P. (2020). A neural correlate of sensory consciousness in a corvid bird. Science, 369(6511), 1626–1629. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb1447

Additional resources from science writer John Tierney:

Pick up "The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It" on Amazon

John Tierney on Twitter

John Tierney on the New York Times

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How to Make the Most of Your Negativity Bias (w/ John Tierney) (Podcast) Learn about two new neuroscience studies that show why birds are so dang smart. Then science writer John Tierney will talk negativity bias and how you can use it to your own benefit. Curiosity Daily is a finalist in the 2020 Discover Pods Awards, and we need your vote to win! Please vote for Curiosity Daily for Best Technology & Science Podcast via the link below. It's free and only takes a minute. Thanks so much! https://ift.tt/2HDBBzY Two new bird-brain studies show why birds are so smart by Grant Currin Ackerman, J. (2016). The Genius of Birds. United States: Penguin Publishing Group. Tracing cerebral cortex evolution. (2018). Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; www.MPG.de. https://ift.tt/2riI7Bb ‌Suzana Herculano-Houzel. (2020). Birds do have a brain cortex—and think. Science, 369(6511), 1567–1568. https://ift.tt/3871Zgw ‌Stacho, M., Herold, C., Rook, N., Hermann Wagner, Axer, M., Katrin Amunts, & Onur Güntürkün. (2020). A cortex-like canonical circuit in the avian forebrain. Science, 369(6511). https://ift.tt/2TMp93o Nieder, A., Lysann Wagener, & Rinnert, P. (2020). A neural correlate of sensory consciousness in a corvid bird. Science, 369(6511), 1626–1629. https://ift.tt/3881uDc Additional resources from science writer John Tierney: Pick up "The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It" on Amazon John Tierney on Twitter John Tierney on the New York Times Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Ashley Hamer and Natalia Reagan (filling in for Cody Gough). You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://ift.tt/32VQXbo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. --- Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day! Official website: https://ift.tt/2YVKS9r You can find our award-winning daily science podcast on: Spotify — https://ift.tt/2D2HKmj Apple Podcasts — https://ift.tt/2hpJXdU Google Podcasts — https://ift.tt/39u7sgl RSS — https://ift.tt/3hG0Puc Plus, Amazon Echo users: add Curiosity Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing. Just tap Enable to satisfy your curiosity every day! https://ift.tt/32VQXbo Originally posted to https://ift.tt/327ZmaO on November 03, 2020.

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Learn about whether it’s better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond, a mysterious, ancient city called Cahokia that’s, weirdly, just outside St. Louis, and how AI might be able to catch heart disease with a selfie.

Curiosity Daily is a finalist in the 2020 Discover Pods Awards, and we need your vote to win! Please vote for Curiosity Daily for Best Technology & Science Podcast via the link below. It's free and only takes a minute. Thanks so much! https://awards.discoverpods.com/vote/

Is It Better to Be a Big Fish in a Small Pond or a Small Fish in a Big Pond? By Kelsey Donk

Even When You’re A Member Of An Elite Group, It Can Be Demoralising To Rank Lower Than Your Peers. (2020, September 24). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/09/24/even-when-youre-a-member-of-an-elite-group-it-can-be-demoralising-to-rank-lower-than-your-peers/#more-40380 

Zell, E., & Lesick, T. L. (2020). Taking Social Comparison to the Extremes: The Huge-Fish-Tiny-Pond Effect in Self-Evaluations. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 194855062095653. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550620956535 

Cahokia Was the Mysterious, Massive Ancient City in ... St. Louis? By Reuben Westmaas

Newitz, A. (2016, December 13). Finding North America’s lost medieval city. Ars Technica; Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/12/theres-a-1000-year-old-lost-city-beneath-the-st-louis-suburbs/ 

Mound 38 – Monks Mound – Cahokia Mounds. (2015, October 23). Cahokiamounds.Org. https://cahokiamounds.org/mound/mound-38-monks-mound/ 

Woodhenge - Cahokia Mounds, Illinois. (2020). Scienceviews.Com. https://scienceviews.com/indian/woodhenge.html 

AI Might Be Able to Catch Heart Disease with a Selfie by Kelsey Donk

“Selfies” could be used to detect heart disease. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/esoc-cb082120.php 

Christoffersen, M., Frikke-Schmidt, R., Schnohr, P., Jensen, G. B., Nordestgaard, B. G., & Tybjærg-Hansen, A. (2014). Visible Age-Related Signs and Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease in the General Population. Circulation, 129(9), 990–998. https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.113.001696 

Lin, S., Li, Z., Fu, B., Chen, S., Li, X., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Lv, B., Xu, B., Song, X., Zhang, Y.-J., Cheng, X., Huang, W., Pu, J., Zhang, Q., Xia, Y., Du, B., Ji, X., & Zheng, Z. (2020). Feasibility of using deep learning to detect coronary artery disease based on facial photo. European Heart Journal. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa640 

Schnohr, P., Lange, P., Nyboe, J., Appleyard, M., & Jensen, G. (1995). Gray hair, baldness, and wrinkles in relation to myocardial infarction: The Copenhagen City Heart Study. American Heart Journal, 130(5), 1003–1010. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-8703(95)90201-5 

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Can a Selfie Screen You for Heart Disease? (Podcast) Learn about whether it’s better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond, a mysterious, ancient city called Cahokia that’s, weirdly, just outside St. Louis, and how AI might be able to catch heart disease with a selfie. Curiosity Daily is a finalist in the 2020 Discover Pods Awards, and we need your vote to win! Please vote for Curiosity Daily for Best Technology & Science Podcast via the link below. It's free and only takes a minute. Thanks so much! https://ift.tt/2HDBBzY Is It Better to Be a Big Fish in a Small Pond or a Small Fish in a Big Pond? By Kelsey Donk Even When You’re A Member Of An Elite Group, It Can Be Demoralising To Rank Lower Than Your Peers. (2020, September 24). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://ift.tt/3jKYa33 Zell, E., & Lesick, T. L. (2020). Taking Social Comparison to the Extremes: The Huge-Fish-Tiny-Pond Effect in Self-Evaluations. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 194855062095653. https://ift.tt/389M7tE Cahokia Was the Mysterious, Massive Ancient City in ... St. Louis? By Reuben Westmaas Newitz, A. (2016, December 13). Finding North America’s lost medieval city. Ars Technica; Ars Technica. https://ift.tt/2mEw6VC Mound 38 – Monks Mound – Cahokia Mounds. (2015, October 23). Cahokiamounds.Org. https://ift.tt/384an0C Woodhenge - Cahokia Mounds, Illinois. (2020). Scienceviews.Com. https://ift.tt/3eg4NJo AI Might Be Able to Catch Heart Disease with a Selfie by Kelsey Donk “Selfies” could be used to detect heart disease. (2020). EurekAlert! https://ift.tt/2CNf7ud Christoffersen, M., Frikke-Schmidt, R., Schnohr, P., Jensen, G. B., Nordestgaard, B. G., & Tybjærg-Hansen, A. (2014). Visible Age-Related Signs and Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease in the General Population. Circulation, 129(9), 990–998. https://ift.tt/3jKoOsB Lin, S., Li, Z., Fu, B., Chen, S., Li, X., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Lv, B., Xu, B., Song, X., Zhang, Y.-J., Cheng, X., Huang, W., Pu, J., Zhang, Q., Xia, Y., Du, B., Ji, X., & Zheng, Z. (2020). Feasibility of using deep learning to detect coronary artery disease based on facial photo. European Heart Journal. https://ift.tt/34vQNIw Schnohr, P., Lange, P., Nyboe, J., Appleyard, M., & Jensen, G. (1995). Gray hair, baldness, and wrinkles in relation to myocardial infarction: The Copenhagen City Heart Study. American Heart Journal, 130(5), 1003–1010. https://ift.tt/3mIprF1 Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Ashley Hamer and Natalia Reagan (filling in for Cody Gough). You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://ift.tt/32VQXbo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. --- Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day! Official website: https://ift.tt/2YVKS9r You can find our award-winning daily science podcast on: Spotify — https://ift.tt/2D2HKmj Apple Podcasts — https://ift.tt/2hpJXdU Google Podcasts — https://ift.tt/39u7sgl RSS — https://ift.tt/3hG0Puc Plus, Amazon Echo users: add Curiosity Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing. Just tap Enable to satisfy your curiosity every day! https://ift.tt/32VQXbo Originally posted to https://ift.tt/35T3UCR on November 02, 2020.