The Rise and Fall of the Army Cutworm Moth

Today you’ll learn about how getting a good night’s sleep is especially important for men when it comes to vaccine efficacy, how grizzly bears have taken to eating a specific kind of moth, and how technology is working to make physical touch a part of the AI experience. 

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/sleep-and-vaccines-moth-eating-bears-feeling-the-metaverse

Sleep and Vaccines 

• “To ensure vaccines work properly, men should get a good night’s sleep” by The Economist
  • https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/03/15/to-ensure-vaccines-work-properly-men-should-get-a-good-nights-sleep
• “A meta-analysis of the associations between insufficient sleep duration and antibody response to Vaccination” by Karine Spiegel et al.
  • https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(23)00156-2.pdf
• “Next-generation vaccines could make a difference in 2023” by Slavea Chankova
  • https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2022/11/18/next-generation-vaccines-could-make-a-difference-in-2023
• “What Are Sleep Deprivation and Deficiency?” by NIH
  • https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep-deprivation#:~:text=Sleep%20deficiency%20is%20linked%20to,adults%2C%20teens%2C%20and%20children.
• “Study finds that sleep disorders affect men and women differently” by AASM
  • https://aasm.org/study-finds-that-sleep-disorders-affect-men-and-women-differently/#:~:text=Results%20show%20that%20women%20are,due%20to%20sleepiness%20or%20tiredness.

Moth-Eating Bears 

• “The odd phenomenon of moth-eating bears—and the dangers they face” by Douglas Main
  • https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/grizzly-bears-climb-mountains-for-this-odd-food-millions-of-moths
• “Relationships between Army Cutworm Moths and Grizzly Bear Conservation” by Hilary L. Robison
  • https://scholarworks.unr.edu/bitstream/handle/11714/4220/Robison_unr_0139D_10331.pdf
• “Grizzly Bear” by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
  • https://www.fws.gov/species/grizzly-bear-ursus-arctos-horribilis
• “What is an army cutworm moth & why do grizzlies eat them?” by ERIK PETERSON
  • https://bearbutter.org/2021/02/12/what-is-an-army-cutworm-moth-why-do-grizzlies-consume-them-2/#:~:text=The%20individual%20gross%20energy%20content,to%2040%2C000%20moths%20per%20day.

Feeling the Metaverse  

• “The touchy-feely world of the metaverse and future gadgets” by The Economist
  • https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/02/01/the-touchy-feely-world-of-the-metaverse-and-future-gadgets
• “Researchers find a way to make VR headsets more realistic” by The Economist
  • https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/02/01/researchers-find-a-way-to-make-vr-headsets-more-realistic
• “pneumatics“ By TechTarget Contributor
  • https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/pneumatics#:~:text=Pneumatics%20

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