Curiosity Weekly

Today you’ll learn about how foreign accent syndrome works, how an AI algorithm can create a physical copy of a mental picture, and how invasive marsh grass is taking over China’s coastline.Foreign Accent Syndrome “Scientists reveal why American man with prostate cancer developed ‘uncontrolled’ Irish accent” by Vishwam Shankaranhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/american-man-irish-brogue-prostate-cancer-b2292537.html?utm_source=reddit.com“Foreign accent syndrome as a heralding manifestation of transformation to small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer” by Amanda Broderick et al.https://casereports.bmj.com/content/16/1/e251655“After Surgery: Discomforts and Complications” by Johns Hopkins Medicinehttps://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/after-surgery-discomforts-and-complications“A Man’s Prostate Cancer Gave Him An 'Uncontrollable' Irish Accent” by Ed Carahttps://gizmodo.com/prostate-cancer-caused-irish-accent-medical-case-1850088239“A man in the US got prostate cancer. It made him start speaking with an Irish accent.” by Catherine Schuster-Brucehttps://www.insider.com/man-us-prostate-cancer-irish-accent-2023-2AI Reads Minds  “AI re-creates what people see by reading their brain scans” by Kamal Nahashttps://www.science.org/content/article/ai-re-creates-what-people-see-reading-their-brain-scans“High-resolution image reconstruction with latent diffusion models from human brain activity” by Yu Takagi and Shinji Nishimotohttps://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.18.517004v2Alien Marsh“China battles alien marsh grass at unprecedented scale” by Erik Stokstadhttps://www.science.org/content/article/china-battles-alien-marsh-grass-unprecedented-scale“Spartina invasive management - a review of the evidence” by Sam Reynolds et al.https://osf.io/vpswn“China aims to contain proliferation of invasive plant by 2025” by Xinhuahttps://english.news.cn/20230216/322678d5264347dda95d17f928263b5a/c.htmlFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/foreign-accent-syndrome-ai-reads-minds-alien-marsh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today you’ll learn about how men with physically strenuous jobs have higher testosterone levels and, ahem, sperm counts, about how a researcher studying whales figured out an ancient mystery, and how providing women with more opportunities actually increases men’s life expectancy. Men At Work“Physically Demanding Work Tied to Male Fertility.” By Miles Martin. 2023.https://hms.harvard.edu/news/physically-demanding-work-tied-male-fertility“Secular trends in semen parameters among men attending a fertility center between 2000 and 2017: Identifying potential predictors.” By Minguez-Alarcon, et al. 2018.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30389382/“Why more men are suffering from infertility than ever before.” By Susannah Cahalan. 2021.https://nypost.com/2021/02/20/why-more-men-are-suffering-from-infertility-than-ever-before/“Occupational factors and markers of testicular function among men attending a fertility center.” By Minguez-Alarcon, et al. 2023.https://academic.oup.com/humrep/advance-article/doi/10.1093/humrep/dead027/7034534?utm_source=authortollfreelink&utm_campaign=humrep&utm_medium=email&guestAccessKey=87e840cd-75fb-4975-8010-b2705f827fbb&login=falseWhale Interrupted “Ancient texts shed new light on mysterious whale behaviour that ‘captured imagination’.” By Donna Lu. 2023.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/01/ancient-texts-power-new-light-shed-on-mysterious-whale-behaviour-that-captured-imagination“Parallels for cetacean trap feeding and tread-water feeding in the historical record across two millennia.” By McCarthy, Sebo, & Firth. 2023https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.13009Gender Equality “Greater Gender Equality Helps Both Women and Men Live Longer.” George Institute for Global Health. 2023.https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/981404“Gender equality related to gender differences in life expectancy across the globe gender equality and life expectancy.” By Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes, et al. 2023.https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001214“Greater gender equality helps both women and men live longer.” ScienceDaily. 2023.https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230306143509.htmFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/men-at-work-whale-interrupted-gender-equality Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today you’ll learn about whether or not birth order affects how rebellious you are, how researchers are working to turn a human brain into a machine, and what Zimbabwe is doing to try and solve their energy crisis. Birth Order   “New study disputes the birth order theory that later-born are “born to rebel”” by Laura Stalochhttps://www.psypost.org/2023/02/new-study-disputes-the-birth-order-theory-that-later-born-are-born-to-rebel-68636“Birth order, personality, and tattoos: A pre-registered empirical test of the ‘born to rebel’ hypothesis” by Gareth Richards et al.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886922005487“Rebelling Against Born to Rebel” by Frederic Townsend (PAYWALL, first page free)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1061736197900096“Steppenwolf’s Jerry Edmonton: The Man With The ‘Born To Be Wild’ Beat” by Paul Sextonhttps://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/jerry-edmonton-steppenwolf-drummer/“Mars Bonfire” by AllMusichttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/mars-bonfire-mn0000793570Braincell Computers “Scientists unveil plan to create biocomputers powered by human brain cells” by FRONTIERShttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/980084“Organoid intelligence (OI): the new frontier in biocomputing and intelligence-in-a-dish” by Lena Smirnova et al.https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/science/articles/10.3389/fsci.2023.1017235“What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ” by Clare Wilsonhttps://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533962-300-what-lab-grown-mini-brains-are-revealing-about-this-mysterious-organ/Zimbabwe Hydro“In Zimbabwe, drought is driving a hydropower crisis—and a search for alternatives” BY ANDREW MAMBONDIYANIhttps://www.science.org/content/article/zimbabwe-drought-driving-hydropower-crisis-and-search-alternatives“A Grid for all Seasons: Enhancing the Integration of Variable Solar and Wind Power in Electricity Systems Across Africa” by Sebastian Sterlhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40518-021-00192-6“Hydropower plans in eastern and southern Africa increase risk of concurrent climate-related electricity supply disruption” by Declan Conway, Carole Dalin, Willem A. Landman & Timothy J. Osbornhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-017-0037-4“Potential for Battery Energy Storage System in Zimbabwe” by Njovana G. Allen et al.https://www.jree.ir/article_155040.html“Biomass explained” by EIAhttps://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/biomass/landfill-gas-and-biogas.phFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/birth-order-braincell-computers-zimbabwe-hydro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today you’ll learn about neighborhood 3D-printed by a robot, a 4,500 year-old secret chamber recently discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza, and about research that shows a genetic link between blood sugar and migraines. 3D-Printed Community “The World’s Largest 3D-Printed Neighborhood Is Here” by Todd Woody, 2023.https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-3d-printed-houses-austin-texas/?cmpid=BBD030323_GREENDAILY&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=230303&utm_campaign=greendaily&sref=5p3yLRks“The Genesis Collection.” iconbuild.com, N.D. (no date).https://www.iconbuild.com/homes/genesis-collection-at-wolf-ranch“Is the Revolution of 3D-Printed Building Getting Closer?” by Thessa Lageman, 2019.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-11/3d-printed-architecture-more-evolution-than-revolution?sref=aiiNijqZ“Construction Has an Immense Environmental Impact - and the Industry Must Change.” by Rayna Skiver, 2022.https://www.greenmatters.com/community/how-does-construction-affect-the-environment“Sustainable Management of Construction and Demolition Materials,” EPA Website. N.D.https://www.epa.gov/smm/sustainable-management-construction-and-demolition-materials“U.S. construction industry - statistics & facts.” Statista Website. N.D.https://www.statista.com/topics/974/construction/#topicOverview“What has caused the global housing crisis - and how can we fix it?” by Victoria Masterson, 2022.https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/06/how-to-fix-global-housing-crisis/Secret Chamber in Giza  “Scientists have mapped a secret hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza | Ars Technica. Jennifer Ouellette. 2023https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/scientists-have-mapped-a-secret-hidden-corridor-in-great-pyramid-of-giza/“#ScanPyramids - First conclusive findings with muography on Khufu Pyramid.” Press Release from Scan Pyramids Mission. 2016.http://www.hip.institute/press/HIP_INSTITUTE_CP9_EN.pdfItaly’s famous dome is cracking, and cosmic rays could help save it.” Jennifer Ouellette. 2018.https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/cosmic-rays-could-help-unlock-the-secrets-of-brunelleschis-dome/“Muon Tomography.” Wikipedia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon_tomography#:~:text=Muon%20tomography%20or%20muography%20is,Coulomb%20scattering%20of%20the%20muons.“Hidden Corridor in Egypt’s Great Pyramid mapped with cosmic rays.” Chris Stokel-Walker. 2023.https://www.newscientist.com/article/2362300-hidden-corridor-in-egypts-great-pyramid-mapped-with-cosmic-rays/“These are the world’s tallest structures throughout history.” Iman Ghosh. 2019.https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/09/tallest-historical-structures#:~:text=The%20Stone%20Age%3A%208000%20%E2%80%94%202570%20BCE&text=Experts%20estimate%20that%20the%20Tower,to%20mark%20the%20summer%20solstice.Migraine Hope “Genetic links between migraine and blood sugar levels confirmed.” Author unlisted. 2023https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=185398“Cross-trait analyses identify shared genetics between migraine, headache, and glycemic traits, and a causal relationship with fasting proinsulin.” Islam, M.R. 2023https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00439-023-02532-6“Migraine.” Amaal Starling, M.D. & Mayo Clinic Staff. N.D.https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/migraine-headache/symptoms-causes/syc-20360201#:~:text=A%20migraine%20is%20a%20headache,sensitivity%20to%20light%20and%20sound.“The Costs of Migraines.” No Listed Author. N.D.https://www.themigrainereliefcenter.com/costs-of-migraines/#:~:text=According%20to%20an%2Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/3d-printed-community-secret-chamber-in-giza-migraine-hope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Yanghttps://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 Caohttps://oa.mg/blog/gerd-may-increase-risk-of-anxiety-and-depression/“Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)” by Mayo Clinichttps://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 Clinichttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17019-gerd-or-acid-reflux-or-heartburn-overviewCrowd Math “Lane nucleation in complex active flows” by KAROL A. BACIK, BOGDAN S. BACIK, AND TIM ROGERShttps://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add8091“Stick to your lane: Hidden order in chaotic crowds” by University of Bathhttps://phys.org/news/2023-03-lane-hidden-chaotic-crowds.html“Mathematicians have discovered the hidden patterns that exist within ‘chaotic’ crowds” by Connie Linhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90860429/mathematics-of-crowds-patterns-theoryInsect Catapult  “Droplet superpropulsion in an energetically constrained insect” by Elio J. Challita, Prateek Sehgal, Rodrigo Krugner & M. Saad Bhamlahttps://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. Choihttps://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 Tamisieahttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sharpshooter-insects-use-superpropulsion-to-catapult-their-pee1/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/gerd-anxiety-crowd-math-insect-catapult Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today you’ll learn about how children raised by same sex couples are just as psychologically healthy as other kids, how face blindness might be way more common than we think, and how paid sick leave is now scientifically proven to benefit both businesses and employees.Same Sex Same Kids  “Children of same-sex couples fare at least as well as in other families - study.” By Nicola Davis. 2023https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/06/children-of-same-sex-couples-fare-at-least-as-well-as-in-other-families-study“Children raised by same-sex parents do as well as their peers, study shows.” by Anne Davies. 2017.https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/oct/23/children-raised-by-same-sex-parents-do-as-well-as-their-peers-study-shows“Family outcome disparities between sexual minority and heterosexual families: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” By Yun Zhang, et al. 2023https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/3/e010556“Kids Raised By Same-Sex Parents Fare Same As - Or Better Than - Kids Of Straight Couples, Research Finds.” By Robert Hart. 2023.https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/03/06/kids-raised-by-same-sex-parents-fare-same-as-or-better-than-kids-of-straight-couples-research-finds/?sh=4fa01ad77738Face Blindness “How Common Is Face Blindness?” by Dennis Nealonhttps://hms.harvard.edu/news/how-common-face-blindness“What is the prevalence of developmental prosopagnosia? An empirical assessment of different diagnostic cutoffs” by Joseph DeGutishttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010945223000138?via%3Dihub“Prosopagnosia (face blindness)” by NHShttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/face-blindness/#:~:text=There's%20no%20treatment%20for%20prosopagnosia,do%20to%20help%20recognise%20people.Paid Sick Leave “NEW STUDY FINDS OFFERING PAID SICK LEAVE IS GOOD FOR U.S. BUSINESS” BY GISELE GALOUSTIANhttps://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/paid-sick-leave-business-study“Is paid sick leave bad for business? A systematic review” by Candice Vander Weerdt, Patricia Stoddard‐Dare, and LeaAnne DeRignehttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajim.23469“What is presenteeism? The price of productivity loss” by Lauren Paynehttps://www.enhesa.com/resources/article/what-is-presenteeism-the-price-of-productivity-loss/#:~:text=The%20cost%20of%20presenteeism%20for%20companies&text=An%20American%20Productivity%20Audit%20estimates,billion%20US%20dollars%20per%20year.“Presenteeism: At Work—But Out of It” by Paul Hemphttps://hbr.org/2004/10/presenteeism-at-work-but-out-of-itFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/same-sex-same-kids-face-blindness-paid-sick-leave Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today you’ll learn about how archaeologists have found evidence of brain surgery from the Bronze era in the Middle East, how 3D-printed hearts are becoming closer to a reality than ever before, and the recent discovery of how a black hole is eating a dust cloud in space. Ancient Brain Surgery“Archaeologists uncover early evidence of brain surgery in Ancient Near East” by Brown Universityhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230222141115.htm“Cranial trephination and infectious disease in the Eastern Mediterranean: The evidence from two elite brothers from Late Bronze Megiddo, Israel” by Rachel Kalisher et al.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0281020“Ancient Legacy of Cranial Surgery” by Mohammad Ghannaee Arani, Esmaeil Fakharian, and Fahimeh Sarbandihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876527/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20French%20physician,mentally%20ill%20people%20(4).“Clues to Bronze Age cranial surgery revealed in ancient bones” by Ari Danielhttps://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/02/22/1158721573/clues-to-bronze-age-cranial-surgery-revealed-in-ancient-bones“Curiosities of medical history: Trepanation” by Maria Cohuthttps://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/3262813D Heart  “Custom, 3D-printed heart replicas look and pump just like the real thing” by Massachusetts Institute of Technologyhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230222141222.htm“Soft robotic patient-specific hydrodynamic model of aortic stenosis and ventricular remodeling” by LUCA ROSALIA et al.https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.ade2184Supermassive Black Hole “A mysterious object is being dragged into the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center” by Holly Oberhttps://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/X7-debris-cloud-near-supermassive-black-hole“The Swansong of the Galactic Center Source X7: An Extreme Example of Tidal Evolution near the Supermassive Black Hole” by Anna Ciurlo et al.https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/acb344“A black hole is destroying this object. Scientists are watching its last days.” by Mark Kaufmanhttps://mashable.com/article/black-hole-destroying-object-milky-way-galaxyFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/ancient-brain-surgery-3d-heart-supermassive-black-hole Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we discuss how infants beat out AI when it comes to common sense, how fruit flies’ use of magnetoreceptors can teach about humans, and what depression has to do with your posture. Infant Common Sense “Commonsense psychology in human infants and machines” by Gala Stojnić et al.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027723000409“Infants Outperform AI in “Commonsense Psychology”” by James Devitthttps://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2023/february/infants-outperform-ai-in--commonsense-psychology-.html“Careers Up Close: Moira R. Dillon on Infants and Children, Humanlike AI, and Commonsense Psychology” by Moira R. Dillonhttps://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/careers-up-close-moira-dillon“AI-powered Bing Chat spills its secrets via prompt injection attack [Updated]” by BENJ EDWARDShttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/ai-powered-bing-chat-spills-its-secrets-via-prompt-injection-attack/Magnetoreception “Animals' 'sixth sense' is more widespread than previously thought” by University of Manchesterhttps://phys.org/news/2023-02-animals-sixth-widespread-previously-thought.html“Essential elements of radical pair magnetosensitivity in Drosophila” by Adam A. Bradlaughhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05735-z“Magnetism in Animals” by Apex Magnetshttps://www.apexmagnets.com/news-how-tos/magnetism-in-animals/#:~:text=Animals%20known%20to%20have%20magnetoreception,conditions%20of%20the%20magnetic%20field.Depression Posture “A New Bodily Approach for Treating Anxiety and Depression” by Vanessa Lancasterhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-a-new-home/202301/a-new-bodily-approach-for-treating-anxiety-and-depression“Motor alterations in depression and anxiety disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis” by Emma Elkjær et al.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36037990/“How can emotions be both cognitive and bodily?” by Michelle Maiesehttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11097-014-9373-z“Evolution and function of multimodal courtship displays” by Clémentine Mitoyen, Cliodhna Quigley, and Leonida Fusanihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eth.12882Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/infant-common-sense-magnetoreception-depression-posture Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today you’ll learn about a robot with the ability to pick up a single drop of water, how scientists have created a computer algorithm that can predict Malaria hotspots, and what naked mole rats have to teach us about human fertility. One Drop Robot “New robot can pick up a single drop of liquid” by Stephen Orneshttps://www.snexplores.org/article/innovation-2023-robot-can-pick-up-drop-of-liquid“On-demand, remote and lossless manipulation of biofluid droplets” by Wei Wang et al. (PAYWALL)https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/mh/d2mh00695b“Novel soft robotic droplet manipulator for hazardous liquid cleanup” by ASHWINI SAKHARKARhttps://www.inceptivemind.com/novel-soft-robotic-droplet-manipulator-hazardous-liquid-cleanup/28367/“Soft Robotics” by Techopediahttps://www.techopedia.com/definition/32895/soft-roboticsMalaria Forecast “WHO Coronavirus Dashboard”https://covid19.who.int/“New analysis could help forecast malaria outbreaks” by Rob Jordanhttps://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-analysis-malaria-outbreaks.html“Climatic, land-use and socio-economic factors can predict malaria dynamics at fine spatial scales relevant to local health actors: Evidence from rural Madagascar” by Julie D. Pourtois et al.https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001607“Estimating the local spatio‐temporal distribution of malaria from routine health information systems in areas of low health care access and reporting” by Elizabeth Hyde et al.https://ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12942-021-00262-4Naked Mole Rat Fertility “Naked mole rats reveal biological secrets of lifelong fertility” by Christa Lesté-Lasserrehttps://www.newscientist.com/article/2360377-naked-mole-rats-reveal-biological-secrets-of-lifelong-fertility/“Postnatal oogenesis leads to an exceptionally large ovarian reserve in naked mole-rats” by Miguel Angel Brieño-Enríquez et al.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36284-8“Germ cell nests in adult ovaries and an unusually large ovarian reserve in the naked mole-rat” by Ned J. Place et al.https://rep.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/rep/161/1/REP-20-0304.xmlFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/one-drop-robot-malaria-forecast-naked-mole-rat-fertility Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Today you’ll learn about how scientists are using AI to talk to animals, the discovery of new, very big, very old candidate galaxies, and how there just may be an extra layer in the earth’s inner core.AI Animal Translator “How Scientists Are Using AI to Talk to Animals” by Sophie Bushwickhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-scientists-are-using-ai-to-talk-to-animals/“Bat Chatter Is More Than a Cry in the Dark” By Christopher Intagliatahttps://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/bat-chatter-is-more-than-a-cry-in-the-dark/“In Honeybee Dance, Direction Is Key” By Kate Wonghttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-honeybee-dance-directi/Big Old Galaxies  “Webb telescope spots super old, massive galaxies that shouldn’t exist” by Daniel Strainhttps://www.colorado.edu/today/2023/02/22/webb-telescope-spots-super-old-massive-galaxies-shouldnt-exist“A population of red candidate massive galaxies ~600 Myr after the Big Bang” by Ivo Labbé et al.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05786-2“New space telescope to peer back at the universe’s first galaxies” by Daniel Strainhttps://www.colorado.edu/today/2021/11/10/new-space-telescope-peer-back-universes-first-galaxies“First Galaxies Born Sooner After Big Bang Than Thought” By Space.com Staff (from 2011; for compare/contrast on old data versus new)https://www.space.com/11386-galaxies-formation-big-bang-hubble-telescope.html“How Did Galaxies Form?” by David J. Eicher (from 2019; same note as above link)https://astronomy.com/magazine/greatest-mysteries/2019/07/5-how-did-galaxies-form“Two Remarkably Luminous Galaxy Candidates at z ≈ 10–12 Revealed by JWST” by Rohan P. Naidu et al.https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ac9b22“Quasars: Brightest Objects in the Universe” By Nola Taylor Tillmanhttps://www.space.com/11386-galaxies-formation-big-bang-hubble-telescope.htmlInner Inner Core“Bouncing seismic waves reveal distinct layer in Earth's inner core” by AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITYhttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/980308“Up-to-fivefold reverberating waves through the Earth’s center and distinctly anisotropic innermost inner core” by Thanh-Son Phạm & Hrvoje Tkalčićhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36074-2“Core” by National Geographichttps://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/core/Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/ai-animal-translator-big-old-galaxies-inner-inner-core Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.