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Learn about how plants could help us solve the superbug crisis; and how engineers set a world record for internet speed.More from leading medical ethnobotanist Dr. Cassandra Quave:Pick up “The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines” by Dr. Cassandra Leah Quave: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612171/the-plant-hunter-by-cassandra-leah-quave/Quave Research Group: https://etnobotanica.us/Follow @QuaveEthnobot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/QuaveEthnobotDr. Cassandra Quave’s website: https://cassandraquave.com/Japanese engineers achieved a world record internet speed of 319 terabits per second by Briana BrownellHouser, K. (2021, November 13). Japan breaks world record for fastest internet speed. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/the-present/japan-internet-speed/Demonstration of World Record: 319 Tb/s Transmission over 3,001 km with 4-core fiber. (2021, July 12). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/555556 ‌Demonstration of World Record: 319 Tb/s Transmission over 3,001 km with 4-core optical fiber | 2021 | NICT - National Institute of Information and Communications Technology. (2021). NICT - National Institute of Information and Communications Technology. https://www.nict.go.jp/en/press/2021/07/12-1.htmlTackling online video speeds and download thresholds. (2022). Giveo.com. https://giveo.com/Learn more about host Cody Gough on Giveo and at https://academicpodcasts.com. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about the butterfly effect; why language mistakes called “eggcorns” still make sense; and tips for crying at work.The stories in this episode originally aired August 8, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/the-butterfly-effect-is-why-we-can-t-predict-weath   Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer — 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill Nye explains why science isn’t just a body of knowledge — it’s a process. Plus: frogs with noise-canceling lungs and why your stomach growls when you’re hungry.Additional resources from Bill Nye:Official website https://billnye.com/Bill Nye’s podcast, Science Rules! https://www.askbillnye.com/Pick up “Bill Nye's Great Big World of Science” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3u8iKQi“Everything All at Once: How to Think Like a Science Guy, Solve Any Problem, and Make a Better World” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3whsk5jFollow @BillNye on Twitter https://twitter.com/BillNyeThis frog has noise-canceling lungs by Cameron DukeLee, N., Christensen-Dalsgaard, J., White, L. A., Schrode, K. M., & Bee, M. A. (2021). Lung Mediated Auditory Contrast Enhancement Improves the Signal-to-Noise Ratio for Communication in Frogs. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.048This frog has lungs that act like noise-canceling headphones. (2021). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210304145430.htmWhy your stomach growls when you're hungry by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Safin in Lisbon, Portugal)Why does your stomach growl when you are hungry? (2002, January 21). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-your-stomach-gro/‌What Makes Your Stomach Growl? (2020, February 12). Wonderopolis.org. https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-makes-your-stomach-growlFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer — 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn how tool use and language work in the brain; and why black holes get bigger due to the expansion of the universe.Tool use and language ability go hand in hand by Grant CurrinUsing mechanical tools improves our language skills. (2021, November 11). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/934004Thibault, S., Py, R., Gervasi, A. M., Salemme, R., Koun, E., Lövden, M., Boulenger, V., Roy, A. C., & Brozzoli, C. (2021). Tool use and language share syntactic processes and neural patterns in the basal ganglia. Science, 374(6569). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abe0874Know Your Brain: Basal Ganglia. (2014). Neuroscientifically Challenged. https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/what-are-basal-gangliaBlack holes get bigger from the expansion of the universe itself by Briana Brownell New study proposes expansion of the universe directly impacts black hole growth. (2021, November 3). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/933693‌Croker, K. S., Zevin, M., Farrah, D., Nishimura, K. A., & Tarlé, G. (2021). Cosmologically Coupled Compact Objects: A Single-parameter Model for LIGO–Virgo Mass and Redshift Distributions. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 921(2), L22. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac2fadFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer — 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about back pain from space; how cats track their owners; and what davemaoite tells us about Earth’s lower mantle.Space travel causes back pain, and doctors need to find a fix by Cameron DukeBack pain common among astronauts offers treatment insights for the earth-bound. (2021, October 21). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/932251Penchev, R., Scheuring, R. A., Soto, A. T., Miletich, D. M., Kerstman, E., & Cohen, S. P. (2021). Back Pain in Outer Space. Anesthesiology, 135(3), 384–395. https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000003812Cats track their owners with mental maps by Cameron DukeTakagi, S., Chijiiwa, H., Arahori, M., Saito, A., Fujita, K., & Kuroshima, H. (2021). Socio-spatial cognition in cats: Mentally mapping owner’s location from voice. PLOS ONE, 16(11), e0257611. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257611Weisberger, M. (2021, November 11). You can’t hide from your cat, so don’t even try. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/cats-track-ownersTaboo Science Podcast - The podcast that answers the questions you’re not allowed to ask. (2020). Tabooscience.show. https://www.tabooscience.show/Scientists found a once-theoretical mineral inside a diamond that tells us more about the Earth's lower mantle by Grant Currin A mineral found in a diamond’s flaws contains the source of some of Earth’s heat. (2021, November 11). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mineral-diamond-davemaoite-earth-mantle-heatKoumoundouros, T. (2021). Elusive Crystal Predicted Decades Ago Found Trapped in a Diamond From The Deep Earth. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/a-diamond-caught-and-preserved-the-deepest-rare-earth-mineral-science-has-ever-examinedPiesing, M. (2019). The deepest hole we have ever dug. Bbc.com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190503-the-deepest-hole-we-have-ever-dugTschauner, O., Huang, S., Yang, S., Humayun, M., Liu, W., Gilbert Corder, S. N., Bechtel, H. A., Tischler, J., & Rossman, G. R. (2021). Discovery of davemaoite, CaSiO 3 -perovskite, as a mineral from the lower mantle. Science, 374(6569), 891–894. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abl8568Learn more about host Cody Gough on Giveo and at https://academicpodcasts.com. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why opposites don’t really attract; the “propinquity effect”; and when and why we started using last names.Opposites Don’t Attract by Kelsey DonkJohnson, M. D. (2018, February 12). No, opposites do not attract. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/no-opposites-do-not-attract-88839Montoya, R. M., & Horton, R. S. (2012). A meta-analytic investigation of the processes underlying the similarity-attraction effect. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 30(1), 64–94. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407512452989PDF: http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a682/269a59590349bc369e637d64ea2cae683b51.pdfWe Like What’s Physically Close to Us by Mae RiceNew evidence for the “propinquity effect” – mere physical closeness increases our liking of desirable people and things. (2018, August). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/08/01/new-evidence-for-the-propinquity-effect-mere-physical-closeness-increases-our-liking-of-desirable-people-and-things/Shin, J., Suh, E. M., Li, N. P., Eo, K., Chong, S. C., & Tsai, M.-H. (2018). Darling, Get Closer to Me: Spatial Proximity Amplifies Interpersonal Liking. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45(2), 300–309. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167218784903The History of Last Names by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Gregory)Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps. (2012). Forebears.Io. https://forebears.io/surnamesSurnames & The Norman Conquest | Heritage Family History. (2016, September 3). Heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk. https://www.heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk/blog/2016/09/surnames-the-norman-conquest/SCMP. (2016, November 17). South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2046955/complex-origins-chinese-names-demystifiedThe Memi De-Shalit Database of Jewish Family Names at Beit Hatfutsot. (2020). Beit Hatfutsot. https://www.bh.org.il/databases/family-names/jewish-family-names-introduction/Muraskin, B. (2014, January 8). Jewish Surnames Explained. Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/01/ashkenazi-names-the-etymology-of-the-most-common-jewish-surnames.htmlFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer — 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Courtney Campbell explains how to treat your puppy’s anxiety. Plus: why “back burner” relationships are unhealthy. More from The Happy Puppy on DOGTV and Dr. Courtney Campbell:The Happy Puppy on DOGTV: https://watch.dogtv.com/happy-puppyUse code PUPPIES22 to score a free month at https://www.dogtv.com/  Follow @dogtv on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dogtv/Dr. Courtney Campbell’s website: https://www.drcourtneydvm.com/Follow @drcourtneydvm on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcourtneydvm/Mark your calendar for PUPPY BOWL XVIII on Sunday, February 13 at 2 PM ET on Animal Planet and streaming on discovery+Puppy Bowl XVIII: https://www.discovery.com/shows/puppy-bowl/seeReady, Set, Pup! Introducing Puppy Bowl XVIII: https://www.discovery.com/shows/puppy-bowl/see/puppy-bowl-announcementStart your 7-day free trial of discovery+ at https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Back burner relationships are bad for you by Steffie DruckerJohnson, S. (2021, November 24). Back-burner communication with your ex is likely to end poorly. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/back-burner-communication-with-ex/  Banas, J. A., Dibble, J. L., Bessarabova, E., & Drouin, M. (2021). Simmering on the Back Burner or Playing with Fire? Examining the Consequences of Back-Burner Digital Communication Among Ex-Partners. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24(7), 473–479. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0717Why Keeping an Ex on the Back Burner Could Be a Bad Idea. (2021). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/consequences-digital-communication/202111/why-keeping-ex-the-back-burner-could-be-bad-ideaFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer — 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why you want things just because others do too; a way to reduce wrongful convictions; and Fermilab’s ferret."Mimetic desires" are things you want because others want them — here's how to spot them by Steffie DruckerReese, H. (2021, November 8). Mimetic desire: How to avoid chasing things you don’t truly want. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/mimetic-desire-luke-burgis/Caprino, K. (2021, June 4). How To Identify Your True Desires And Stop Imitating Everyone Else’s. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2021/06/04/how-to-identify-your-true-desires-and-stop-imitating-everyone-elses/?sh=15125424699e‌Girard, Rene | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (2015). Utm.edu. https://iep.utm.edu/girard/‌Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire by Luke Burgis - Summary & Quotes. (2021). Matthewvere.com. https://www.matthewvere.com/notes/wanting-the-power-of-mimetic-desire#toc-thick-desiresMimetic Theory | What It Is. (2019). Mimetic Theory. https://mimetictheory.com/what-it-is-2/  To reduce wrongful convictions, test a witness's memory only once by Grant CurrinOne and done: Researchers urge testing eyewitness memory only once. (2021, November 3). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/933794Wixted, J. T., Wells, G. L., Loftus, E. F., & Garrett, B. L. (2021). Test a Witness’s Memory of a Suspect Only Once. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 22(1_suppl), 1S18S. https://doi.org/10.1177/15291006211026259Kimball, S. (2021, January 28). US Supreme Court turns down Texas death row case concerning police hypnosis. Jurist.org; - JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. https://www.jurist.org/news/2021/01/us-supreme-court-turns-down-texas-death-row-case-concerning-police-hypnosis/In the 1970s, one of Fermilab’s particle accelerator techs was a ferret named Felicia by Cameron DukeFelicia helps out. (2016, October 5). News. https://news.fnal.gov/2016/10/felicia-helps-out/Pinkowski, J. (2019, April 2). Why Physicists Tried to Put a Ferret in a Particle Accelerator. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/felicia-ferret-particle-accelerator-fermilabSearcy, M. (Fall 2014). A fuzzy concept. The University of Chicago Magazine. https://mag.uchicago.edu/science-medicine/fuzzy-conceptSpichak, S. (2021, July 13). The Ferret Who Ran Inside the Fermi Particle Accelerator. Medium; History of Yesterday. https://historyofyesterday.com/the-ferret-who-ran-inside-the-fermi-particle-accelerator-fec5b3136b0bFollow host Cody Gough on Giveo and at https://academicpodcasts.com. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why your romantic relationships are similar; the oldest material on Earth; and cuttlefish with 3-D glasses.Why Your Next Relationship Will Probably Be Like Your Last by Kelsey DonkChanging partners doesn’t change relationship dynamics, study shows. (2019). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-08/uoa-cpd082719.phpJohnson, M. D., & Neyer, F. J. (2019). (Eventual) stability and change across partnerships. Journal of Family Psychology, 33(6), 711–721. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000523Scientist Discovered the Oldest Material on Earth by Grant CurrinWMAP- Life and Death of Stars. (2010). Nasa.Gov. https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/rel_stars.htmlMeteorite contains the oldest material on Earth: 7-billion-year-old stardust. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/fm-mct010820.phpThis ancient stardust is the oldest ever to be examined in a lab. (2020, January 13). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-meteorite-stardust-oldest-ever-examined-lab7 billion-year-old stardust is the oldest stuff on Earth. (2020, January 13). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/01/13/seven-billion-year-old-stardust-is-oldest-stuff-earth/Heck, P. R., Greer, J., Kööp, L., Trappitsch, R., Gyngard, F., Busemann, H., Maden, C., Ávila, J. N., Davis, A. M., & Wieler, R. (2020). Lifetimes of interstellar dust from cosmic ray exposure ages of presolar silicon carbide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(4), 1884–1889. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1904573117Why Scientists Put Cuttlefish in 3-D Glasses by Grant CurrinYes, This Cuttlefish Is Wearing 3-D Glasses. (2020, January 8). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/science/3d-glasses-cuttlefish.htmlCuttlefish use depth perception similar to vertebrate vision when hunting prey. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/aaft-cud010620.phpFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer — 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about a race against a wheel of cheese; your personality throughout the day; and effects of extensive eye contact.The stories in this episode originally aired July 6, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/you-re-a-different-person-in-the-morning-eye-contaEvery Year, People in this English Town Risk Life and Limb to Chase a Wheel of Cheese by Annie HartmanGloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2021 on Coopers Hill in Gloucester. (2021). SoGlos. https://www.soglos.com/sport-outdoor/27837/Gloucestershire-Cheese-RollingPhillips, J. (2020, May 25). Secret sunrise Cheese Rolling ceremony keeps tradition alive. GloucestershireLive. https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/secret-sunrise-cheese-rolling-ceremony-4162049Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer — 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.