Today we discuss the link between gastrointestinal disorders and mental health, how the path you take walking through a crowd can be predicted by mathematics, and how we’ve now witnessed an example of super propulsion in nature for the first time!

GERD Anxiety

“The causal role of gastroesophageal reflux disease in anxiety disorders and depression: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study” by Youjie Zeng, Si Cao, and Heng Yang
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1135923/full
“Linking the Gut and the Mind: New Evidence Shows GERD May Increase Risk of Anxiety and Depression” by Heng Yang, Youjie Zeng, and Si Cao
- https://oa.mg/blog/gerd-may-increase-risk-of-anxiety-and-depression/
“Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)” by Mayo Clinic
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gerd/symptoms-causes/syc-20361940#:~:text=Gastroesophageal%20reflux%20disease%20(GERD)%20occurs,reflux%20from%20time%20to%20time.
“GERD (Chronic Acid Reflux)” by Cleveland Clinic
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17019-gerd-or-acid-reflux-or-heartburn-overview

Crowd Math

“Lane nucleation in complex active flows” by KAROL A. BACIK, BOGDAN S. BACIK, AND TIM ROGERS
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add8091
“Stick to your lane: Hidden order in chaotic crowds” by University of Bath
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-lane-hidden-chaotic-crowds.html
“Mathematicians have discovered the hidden patterns that exist within ‘chaotic’ crowds” by Connie Lin
- https://www.fastcompany.com/90860429/mathematics-of-crowds-patterns-theory

Insect Catapult

“Droplet superpropulsion in an energetically constrained insect” by Elio J. Challita, Prateek Sehgal, Rodrigo Krugner & M. Saad Bhamla
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36376-5
“Insect that flings pee with a butt catapult is 1st known example of 'superpropulsion' in nature” By Charles Q. Choi
- https://www.livescience.com/insect-that-flings-pee-with-a-butt-catapult-is-1st-known-example-of-superpropulsion-in-nature
“Sharpshooter Insects Use ‘Superpropulsion’ to Catapult Their Pee” by Jack Tamisiea
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sharpshooter-insects-use-superpropulsion-to-catapult-their-pee1/

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