Today you’ll learn about a new patch that uses ultrasonic waves to deliver medicine through the skin, research that debunks the myth of the ‘fast learner’, and evidence that a megaflood ended an environmental crisis in the Mediterranean more than five million years ago.
Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/medicine-patch-fast-learner-myth-mediterranean-mega-flood
Medicine Patch
- “Wearable Patch Can Painlessly Deliver Drugs Through the Skin.” by Anne Trafton. 2023.
- “A Conformable Ultrasound Patch for Cavitation-Enhanced Transdermal Cosmeceutical Delivery.” by Chia-Chen Yu, et al. 2023.
- “Applications of Synthetically Produced Materials in Clinical Medicine.” by Maleka P. Hashmi, et al. 2018.
- “Ultrasonics.” by Richard E. Berg. n.d.
Fast Learner Myth
- “The Myth of the Fast Learner.” by Caroline Sheedy. 2023.
- “An astonishing regularity in student learning rate.” by Kenneth R. Koedinger. 2023.
Mediterranean Mega Flood
- “First direct proof of mega-flood in Mediterranean Sea region.” n.a. 2023.
- “A terminal Messinian flooding of the Mediterranean evidenced by contouritic deposits on Sicily.” by Gijs van Dijk, et al. 2023.
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