Willpower and New Year's Resolutions

Today, you’ll learn about a bacterial discovery that challenges our understanding of how and when life formed on Earth, the importance difference between self control and willpower, and the truth about whether or not your dog really loves you.  

Origin of Life 

• “Scientists Just Made a 1.75 Billion-Year-Old Discovery About the Origin of Life.” by Mirjam Guesgen. 2024.  
• “The Great Oxygenation Event as a consequence of ecological dynamics modulated by planetary change.” by Jason Olejarz, et al. 2021.  
• “Microbes and minerals may have set off Earth’s oxygenation.” by Jennifer Chu. 2022.  

Self Control vs Willpower 

• “Most people say self-control is the same as willpower. Researchers disagree.” by Sujata Gupta. 2024.  
• “Nearly two in five Americans have a New Year’s Resolution planned for 2021.” Ipsos. 2020.  
• “New Year’s resolution statistics.” finder. 2021.  
• “What’s inside is all that counts? The contours of everyday thinking about self-control.” by Juan Pablo Bermudez, et al. 2023.  

Puppy Love 

• “Does Your Dog Truly Love You? Science Has the Answer.” by Adam Piore. 2023.  
• “Machine learning gives glimpse of how a dog’s brain represents what it sees.” ScienceDaily. 2022.  
• “A glimpse into the dog’s mind: A new study reveals how dogs think of their toys.” by Eotvos Lorand University. 2022.  

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