Asteroid Defense and Gaming Mood Boosts

Today, you’ll learn about how nuclear weapons might one day actually save the Earth, the video game that lets you power wash your bad mood away, and a study that suggests being a picky eater might be genetic.  

Asteroid Blast 

• “Nuclear blast could save Earth from large asteroid, scientists say.” by Ian Sample. 2024.  
• “Simulation of asteroid deflection with a megajoule-class X-ray pulse.” by Nathan W. Moore, et al. 2024.  

Power Wash Positivity 

• “It’s official: You can virtually power wash your way to a better mood.” by Abhimanyu Ghoshal. 2024.  
• “Affective Uplift During Video Game Play: A Naturalistic Case Study.” by Matti Vuorre, et al. 2024.  

Picky Eaters 

• “Being A Picky Eater Could Be Genetic: Study.” by Anuradha Varanasi. 2024.  
• “Nature and nurture in fussy eating from toddlerhood to early adolescence: findings from the Gemini twin cohort.” by Zeynep Nas, et al. 2024.  

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