Curiosity Weekly

Today, you’ll learn about an interesting way pills made from poop could help millions of people with allergies, how researchers edited the contents of a pair of donor lungs to better match the recipient, and how pain can affect a baby’s development and what parents can do about it.Peanut allergies are being treated in an…interesting new way. "Fecal transplant pills helped some peanut allergy sufferers in a small trial” byhttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/fecal-transplant-pills-peanut-allergy-clinical-trial-poop-bacteria“Good early results with fecal microbiota therapy for peanut-allergic patients” by Bethany Tripp / Boston Children’s Hospitalhttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/944014“Fecal matter pills used to treat peanut allergies in Boston study” by Heather Hegedushttps://www.boston25news.com/news/fecal-matter-pills-used-to-treat-peanut-allergies-in-boston-study/875577919/“Fecal Microbiota Transplant: We Know Its History, but Can We Predict Its Future?” by Todd H. Baron, MD (Mayo Clinic Proceedings)https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(13)00481-3/fulltextPeanut allergy facts - NIHhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10200001/Lungs can now be edited for a better organ donor match. "Researchers Want to Create 'Universal Donor' Lungs” by Sara Harrisonhttps://www.wired.com/story/researchers-want-to-create-universal-donor-lungs/“Creating 'universal' transplant organs: New study moves us one step closer.” by Nicoletta Lanesehttps://www.livescience.com/universal-blood-type-transplant-lungs-study"Scientists Say They've Found a Way to Create Universal Donor Lungs" by Ed Carahttps://gizmodo.com/universal-donor-lungs-research-1848548951“Researchers Investigate How to Make Donated Organs Compatible With Any Blood Type” by Meagan Drillingerhttps://www.healthline.com/health-news/researchers-investigate-how-to-make-donated-organs-compatible-with-any-blood-type“In medical first, kidneys from gene-edited pig implanted into brain-dead patient” by Elizabeth Chuckhttps://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/kidneys-gene-edited-pig-implanted-brain-dead-patient-rcna12928Pain isn’t just physically bad for babies - it can stunt their development. Here’s how doctors are treating it. "Doctors learned how to save premature infants’ lives. They forgot about pain." by Brian Resnickhttps://www.vox.com/science-and-health/22949159/nicu-babies-pain-treatments-podcast-unexplainable“Skin-to-skin contact with a parent may reduce newborn babies’ brain response to pain” by Jason Goodyerhttps://www.sciencefocus.com/news/skin-to-skin-contact-with-a-parent-may-reduce-newborn-babies-brain-response-to-pain/"What parents need to know about pain in newborns" by Claire McCarthy, MDhttps://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-parents-need-to-know-about-pain-in-newborns-201601269076“Miracle baby finally leaves NICU after 460 days” by Harper Robinsonhttps://fox8.com/news/miracle-baby-finally-leaves-nicu-after-460-days/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/re-release-a-pill-made-from-poop-universal-organs-soothing-baby-pain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today you’ll learn about how using a face in marketing makes people more likely to align themselves with social causes, how scientists in China have developed a pair of glasses that use ultrasound technology to measure our eyes blinking, and how cats can distinguish between speech directed at them and other humans. The Power of the Face “The Power of Putting a Human Face on Social Causes” by Association for Psychological Sciencehttps://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/please-feed-me-the-power-of-putting-a-human-face-on-social-causes.html“Helping Fellow Beings: Anthropomorphized Social Causes and the Role of Anticipatory Guilt” by Hee-Kyung Ahn, Hae Joo Kim, and Pankaj Aggarwal (PAYWALLED)https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797613496823“Reasons Why Putting a Human Face in Your Marketing Campaign Is an Essential Strategy” by Alan Draperhttps://www.business2community.com/marketing/reasons-why-putting-a-human-face-in-your-marketing-campaign-is-an-essential-strategy-02104065Ultrasound Glasses “New Technology Detects Eye Blinking With Ultrasound” by Melisha Yashinskihttps://sciworthy.com/new-technology-detects-eye-blinking-with-ultrasound/“MEMS ultrasonic transducers for safe, low-power and portable eye-blinking monitoring” by Sheng Sun, Jianyuan Wang, Menglun Zhang, Yuan Ning, Dong Ma, Yi Yuan, Pengfei Niu, Zhicong Rong, Zhuochen Wang & Wei Panghttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41378-022-00396-wListening Cat “Cat got your tongue: Cats distinguish between speech directed at them and humans” by SPRINGER NATUREhttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/968597“Cats can tell when speech is directed at them” By Andrei Ionescuhttps://www.earth.com/news/cats-can-tell-when-speech-is-directed-at-them/“Discrimination of cat-directed speech from human-directed speech in a population of indoor companion cats (Felis catus)” by Charlotte de Mouzon et al. (PAYWALL)https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-022-01674-wFollow 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/the-power-of-the-face-ultrasound-glasses-listening-cat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today you’ll learn about how time flies as we age, how scientists are learning more and more about the microbiome within a human body, and the potential for a new phone app that can predict when you might die.Time Flies “Why Does 'Time Fly' As We Get Older?” by Christopher Dwyerhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thoughts-thinking/202209/why-does-time-fly-we-get-older“Why time flies so fast as we get older” BY ABIGAIL SAWYERhttps://www.biotechniques.com/cell-and-tissue-biology/why-time-flies-as-we-get-older/Human Microbiome“Scientists Have Made A Human Microbiome From Scratch” by Carl Zimmerhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/06/science/human-microbiome-bacteria.html“Design, construction, and in vivo augmentation of a complex gut microbiome” by Alice G. Cheng et al.https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)00990-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867422009904%3Fshowall%3DtrueSmartphone Death Predictor  “Your smartphone could be used to estimate your risk of dying” by Grace Wadehttps://www.newscientist.com/article/2343342-your-smartphone-could-be-used-to-estimate-your-risk-of-dying/“Smartphones could be used to predict a person's risk of dying, study finds” by Cathal Ryanhttps://www.buzz.ie/lifestyle/health/study-predict-mortality-rates-smartphone-28316953“Population analysis of mortality risk: Predictive models from passive monitors using motion sensors for 100,000 UK Biobank participants” by Haowen Zhou, Ruoqing Zhu, Anita Ung, and Bruce Schatzhttps://journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pdig.0000045Follow 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/time-flies-human-microbiome-smartphone-death-predictor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we discuss how the body can physically feel emotions, how axolotls can regenerate their brains, and how pigs can play peacemakers during pig-on-pig fights. Body Map“Where Are Emotions Felt In The Body?” by Juliana Ukiomogbehttps://greatist.com/connect/emotional-body-maps-infographic#infographic“Bodily maps of emotions” by Lauri Nummenmaa, Enrico Glerean, Riitta Hari, and Jari K. Hietanenhttps://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1321664111Brain 2.0 “Axolotl Weirdos Can Regrow Their Brains, A New Map Reveals Their Regeneration Secret” by Ashley Maynardhttps://www.livescience.com/axolotls-can-regenerate-their-brains“Adult axolotls can regenerate original neuronal diversity in response to brain injury” by Ryoji Amamoto, Violeta Gisselle Lopez Huerta, Emi Takahashi, Guangping Dai, Aaron K Grant, Zhanyan Fu, and Paola Arlottahttps://elifesciences.org/articles/13998Pig Bystanders “Pig bystanders are pretty good at resolving anxiety and conflict in the pen” by Laura Baisashttps://www.popsci.com/environment/pig-aggression-intervention/“Bystander Effect” by Psychology Today Staffhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/bystander-effect“Pigs mediate barnyard fights with a light touch of the snout, study says” By Leo Sandshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2022/11/10/pigs-study-conflict-fight/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/body-map-brain-20-pig-bystanders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we explore how astronauts’ blood mutates when coming back from space, how our screens are aging us, and the potential extinction event of the snow crab. Astronaut Blood  “Astronauts' blood shows signs of DNA mutations due to spaceflight” by Elizabeth Howellhttps://www.space.com/astronaut-spaceflight-cancer-dna-mutations-study“Researchers Find Spaceflight May Be Associated With DNA Mutations and Increased Risk of Developing Heart Disease and Cancer” by Mount Sinaihttps://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2022/fesearchers-find-spaceflight-may-be-associated-with-dna-mutations-and-increased-risk-of-developing-heart-disease-and-cancerScreen Wrinkles “Your phone screen could be making you age quicker” by Alex Hugheshttps://www.sciencefocus.com/news/your-phone-screen-could-be-making-you-age-quicker/“Too much blue light can accelerate aging ... at least for flies” by Sarah Sloathttps://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/much-blue-light-can-accelerate-aging-least-flies-rcna44707Save the Snow Crab “What made billions of snow crabs disappear from the Bering Sea?” By Joanna Thompsonhttps://www.livescience.com/billions-snow-crabs-vanish-from-bering-sea“Valuable crab populations are in a ‘very scary’ decline in warming Bering Sea” by Hal Berntonhttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/valuable-crab-populations-crash-in-a-warming-bering-sea/“Determination of Overfishing or an Overfished Condition: A Notice” by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationhttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/10/2022-02857/determination-of-overfishing-or-an-overfished-conditionFollow 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/astronaut-blood-screen-wrinkles-save-the-snow-crab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today you’ll learn about how kids’ well-being can affect adult heart health, what our ears can tell us about the cosmos, and how playing music meant for oysters can help them adapt to climate change. Happy Healthy Kids “Protecting Children’s Psychological Well-being Could Help Strengthen Their Hearts as Adults” by Boehm, J. K.https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/observer/obsonline/2022-sept-childhood-psychological-health-adult-hearts.html“Psychological Well-Being in Childhood and Cardiometabolic Risk in Middle Adulthood: Findings From the 1958 British Birth Cohort” by Julia K. Boehmhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976221075608Hearing Data “Scientists are turning data into sound to listen to the whispers of the universe (and more)” by Jeffrey Cookehttps://www.space.com/astronomy-sonification-turn-data-to-music“Sonification and Sound Design for Astronomy Research, Education and Public Engagement” by A. Zanellahttps://arxiv.org/abs/2206.13536Oystersong “Playing sea soundscapes can summon thousands of baby oysters – and help regrow oyster reefs” by Dominic McAfeehttps://theconversation.com/playing-sea-soundscapes-can-summon-thousands-of-baby-oysters-and-help-regrow-oyster-reefs-188006“Soundscape enrichment enhances recruitment and habitat building on new oyster reef restorations” by Dominic McAfee, Brittany R. Williams, Lachlan McLeod, Andreas Reuter, Zak Wheaton, and Sean D. Connellhttps://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.14307“Oyster Reefs at Risk and Recommendations for Conservation, Restoration, and Management” by Michael W. Beck et al.https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/61/2/107/242615Follow 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/happy-healthy-kids-hearing-data-oystersong Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we discuss the benefits of taking breaks during work, how milk led to death, and a new configuration of lights that might lead to a massive decrease in the amount of motorcycle accidents that happen at night. Healthy Breaks “Microbreaks may help to prevent workplace burnout” by Neil McKimhttps://www.sciencefocus.com/news/microbreaks-may-help-to-prevent-workplace-burnout/“Microbreaks can increase your well-being, but only if you do these types of activities, experts say” by Megan Marpleshttps://www.cnn.com/2022/08/31/health/microbreaks-benefits-report-wellness/index.htmlDiarrhea Gene “Famine and disease may have driven ancient Europeans’ lactose tolerance” by Bruce Bowerhttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/lactose-tolerance-milk-famine-disease-ancient-europe“Famine and disease drove the evolution of lactose tolerance in Europe” by University of Bristolhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220727110700.htmMotorcycle Light “New motorcycle lighting design could save lives” by Rice Universityhttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/968338#.Y090EEpxNdQ.reddit“Effect of motorcycle lighting configurations on drivers’ perceptions of closing during nighttime driving” by Bradley W. Weaver et al.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369847822001942Follow 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/healthy-breaks-diarrhea-gene-motorcycle-light Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we explore how technology is making us lonely, how a new pair of glasses may be expanding your idea of a computer screen, and how hitting the snooze button too many times could ruin your sleep hygiene. Techno-Lonely  “Cultivate Deeper Connections Using the Science of Friendship” BY Ryan Jenkinshttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-case-connection/202209/cultivate-deeper-connections-using-the-science-friendship“Teens around the world are lonelier than a decade ago. The reason may be smartphones” by Tara Bahrampourhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/teens-loneliness-smart-phones/2021/07/20/cde8c866-e84e-11eb-8950-d73b3e93ff7f_story.htmlTV Glasses  “Lenovo’s New Glasses Project A Computer Display Inches From Your Eyes” by Daniel Gyllhemhttps://vigourtimes.com/lenovos-new-glasses-project-a-computer-display-inches-from-your-eyes/“The Lenovo Glasses T1 are a monitor you wear on your face” by Joseph Foleyhttps://www.creativebloq.com/news/lenovo-glasses-t1“Lenovo Glasses T1 unveiled: Take a private big screen experience anywhere” by Darragh Murphyhttps://www.laptopmag.com/news/lenovo-glasses-T1-wearable-displaySnooze Button“Hitting the snooze button? You’re far from alone, study shows” by UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAMEhttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/968205“Snoozing: an examination of a common method of waking” by Stephen M Mattingly et al.https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/45/10/zsac184/6661272?login=falseFollow 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/techno-lonely-tv-glasses-snooze-button Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let’s talk about a recent study that shows children are more likely to be honest with their emotions when talking to a robot, a revolutionary new way to make single-use coffee pods from seaweed, and, trigger warning, how deep brain stimulation might help those suffering from eating disorders. Mental Health Robot “Children more candid about mental health when talking to robot, study finds” by Hannah Devlinhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/01/children-mental-health-talking-robot-study-cambridge“Robots may be better at spotting mental wellbeing issues in children than traditional methods” by Luke Hursthttps://www.euronews.com/next/2022/09/01/robots-may-be-better-at-spotting-mental-wellbeing-issues-in-children-than-traditional-methSeaweed Coffee “‘Revolutionary’ seaweed coffee balls could save thousands of tons of plastic waste” by Samuel Webbhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/revolutionary-seaweed-coffee-balls-could-103117132.html?guccounter=1“Coffee Machine Ditches Plastic Pods, Uses Compressed ‘Coffee Balls’ Instead” by Adrianna Ninehttps://www.extremetech.com/electronics/339468-coffee-machine-ditches-plastic-pods-uses-compressed-coffee-balls-insteadBrain Stimulation for ED“Effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation in Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa and Obesity: A Systematic Review” by Timothy I Hsu et al.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36191890/“Deep brain stimulation” by Mayo Clinichttps://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/deep-brain-stimulation/about/pac-20384562Follow 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/mental-health-robot-seaweed-coffee-brain-stimulation-for-ed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Researchers discuss the importance of staying connected for mental health, plans to use 3D printing and AI to build a dam, and the limitations of the English language in cognitive science.