The History of Daylight Saving Time

Today you’ll learn about the history of the ever controversial daylight saving time, how a mother’s level of education impacts children, and how researchers built a 3D tongue to study how chocolate melts.

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/chocolate-mouthfeel-teaching-moms-daylight-saving

Chocolate Mouthfeel 

• “Why chocolate feels so good - it is all down to lubrication.” University of Leeds. 2023.
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230113112804.htm
• “A Summary of Current Research on US Chocolate Consumption & Innovation.” by Shoshi Parks. 2022.
  • https://www.thechocolateprofessor.com/blog/chocolate-consumption-united-states

Teaching Moms

• “How moms are taking the lead in shaping children's education.” Lancaster University. 2023.
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230308112110.htm
• “Gender, education expansion and intergenerational educational mobility around the world.” by Yang Hu & Yue Qian. 2023.
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01545-5.epdf?sharing_token=OjP8krTjStklYFZZ_dKkwNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0OPIKdDe-cMGuXUnESmAhA-HjxanIimcRwDbKcjOZyo0jD-beC6-kKzHSwx5sFfCPUXp6BzSK155NyEmAnp0uehaPT_YpYZngBBRbZtSaWJPMb3UGHSrlxao2Qd9o-Rn9M%3D
• “Mother’s Education and Children’s Outcomes: How Dual-Generation Programs Offer Increased Opportunities for America’s Families.” by Donald J. Hernandez & Jeffrey S. Napierala. 2014.
  • https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED558149.pdf

Daylight Saving 

• “Why daylight saving time exists - at least for now.” by Maya Wei-Haas & Amy McKeever. 2023.
  • https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/daylight-saving-time
• “Measurable health effects associated with the daylight saving time shift.” by Hanxin Zhang, et al. 2020.
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302868/
• “Daylight Saving Time.” Website. N.d.
  • https://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html

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