3 Mythological Creatures That Were Inspired by Real Fossils

Learn about three mythological creatures that were inspired by real fossils, how people prefer to root for winning individuals over teams, and how scientists have created interactive paper.

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Three Mythological Creatures That Were Actually Inspired by Real Fossils by Reuben Westmaas

• Pappas, S. (2017, July 18). Cyclops and Dragon Tongues: How Real Fossils Inspired Giant Myths. Livescience.Com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/59837-how-real-fossils-inspired-giant-myths.html
• Greek Giants | AMNH. (2020). American Museum of Natural History. https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/land/greek-giants
• Yaserda, J. (2016). The pocket-sized pachyderms of Sicily. Earth Archives. http://www.eartharchives.org/articles/the-pocket-sized-pachyderms-of-sicily/
• Mammoth Paleontology | The Mammoth. (2015). Umass.Edu. https://blogs.umass.edu/holtb/2017/12/06/mammoth-paleontology/
• The skeletons of Cyclops and Lestrigons: misinterpretation of Quaternary vertebrates as remains of the mythological giants. (2019). Historical Biology. https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2017.1342640

People love seeing individuals hit winning streaks, but not teams by Kelsey Donk

• People love winning streaks by individuals -- teams, not so much. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/osu-plw083020.php
• Walker, J., & Gilovich, T. (2020). The streaking star effect: Why people want superior performance by individuals to continue more than identical performance by groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000256

A new printing process can turn paper into a machine interface by Steffie Drucker

• Your paper notebook could become your next tablet. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/pu-ypn083120.php
• Nalewicki, J. (2020, September 4). With a Simple Piece of Paper, Engineers Create Self-Powered, Wireless Keyboard. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/your-next-digital-tablet-could-be-made-paper-180975727/
• Song, V. (2020, September). Engineers Have Figured Out How to Make Interactive Paper. Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/engineers-have-figured-out-how-to-make-interactive-pape-1844918464
• Paper keypad demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0iCxjicJIQ&feature=youtu.be
• Paper music player demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9E6vXYtIw0&feature=youtu.be

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