Hibernating Bears and Blood Clots

Today you’ll learn how to detect lies, how bears can help scientists prevent blood clots, and how the moon might have been created in just a few hours. 

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/lying-signals-hibernation-blood-clots-moon-creation

Lying Signals  

• “LieLab: the devil is in the details.” University of Amsterdam. 2023.
  • https://www.uva.nl/en/content/news/press-releases/2023/03/lielab-the-devil-is-in-the-details.html?cb&cb&cb&cb&cb
• “Top 10 Signs That Someone Is Lying.” by Rachel Drummond. N.d.
  • https://www.forensicscolleges.com/blog/resources/10-signs-someone-is-lying
• “The Use The Best Heuristic facilitates deception detection.jpg.” Graphic. 2023.
  • https://figshare.com/articles/poster/The_Use_The_Best_Heuristic_facilitates_deception_detection_jpg/22128818

Hibernation Blood Clots    

• “Hibernating bears don’t get blood clots. Now scientists know why.” by Ole Frobert. 2023.
  • https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hibernating-bears-blood-clots

Moon Creation  

• “Collision May Have Formed the Moon in Mere Hours, Simulations Reveal.” by Frank Tavares. 2022.
  • https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/lunar-origins-simulations
• “New Supercomputer Simulation Sheds Light on Moon’s Origin.” YouTube. 2023.
  • https://youtu.be/kRlhlCWplqk

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