The Robots Are Coming

Today you’ll learn about the SpaceX Dragon Capsule, which recently landed back on Earth after visiting the ISS, how scientists are trying to build robots with a brain, and how a potential new treatment for cancer is seeing success in Israel. 

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/spacex-crew-returns-robots-with-brains-cancer-treatment

SpaceX Crew Returns 

• SpaceX's Crew-5 mission returns to earth after five months in space
  • https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spacexs-crew-5-mission-safely-returns-to-earth-after-five-months-in-space-184759470.html
• “CST-100 Starliner.” n.a. N.d.
  • https://www.boeing.com/space/starliner/
• “Starship.” SpaceX Website.
  • https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/
• “SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down with Crew-5 astronauts after 157 days in space.” by Josh Dinner. 2023.
  • https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-5-astronauts-splashdown-success
• “Crew Dragon Endurance returns to Earth on Crew-5 mission.” by Justin Davenport. 2023.
  • https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/crew-5-return/

Robots With Brains 

• “Flinders University scientist use biology from insects to build robots with a brain.” by Nathan Jeffay. 2023.
  • https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-13/flinders-university-scientists-use-insect-biology-to-build-robot/102080380
• “Boston Dynamics says AI advances for Spot the robo-dog are coming.” by Sharon Goldman. 2022.
  • https://venturebeat.com/ai/boston-dynamics-says-ai-advances-for-spot-the-robo-dog-are-coming/

Cancer Treatment 

• “Israeli scientists say substance prevents cancer's spread in mice with 90% success.” by Nathan Jeffay. 2023.
  • https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-scientists-say-substance-prevents-cancers-spread-in-mice-with-90-success/
• “A novel Pyk2-derived peptide inhibits invadopodia-mediated breast cancer metastasis.” by Shams Twafra, et al. 2022.
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41388-022-02481-w
• “Metastatic Breast Cancer.” by Oliver Peart. 2017.
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28500107/

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