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Learn about how archaeologists are solving a prehistoric poop problem; what leads people to be “cultural omnivores”; and an easy trick for telling stars and planets apart when you’re stargazing.What can we learn from prehistoric poop? by Cameron DukeBorry, M., Cordova, B., Perri, A., Wibowo, M., Prasad Honap, T., Ko, J., Yu, J., Britton, K., Girdland-Flink, L., Power, R. C., Stuijts, I., Salazar-García, D. C., Hofman, C., Hagan, R., Samdapawindé Kagoné, T., Meda, N., Carabin, H., Jacobson, D., Reinhard, K., … Warinner, C. (2020). CoproID predicts the source of coprolites and paleofeces using microbiome composition and host DNA content. PeerJ, 8, e9001. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9001Fossilized Feces Tell Tale of Earliest Americans. (2008, April 3). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89355318Shillito, L.-M., Blong, J. C., Green, E. J., & Van Asperen, E. (2020). The what, how and why of archaeological coprolite analysis. Earth-Science Reviews, 103196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103196The origin of feces: CoproID reliably predicts sources of ancient poop. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/mpif-too041420.phpResearch uncovers what leads people to be "cultural omnivores" — and it's not nice by Kelsey DonkPop Concert, Opera — Or Both? What Drives People To Become “Cultural Omnivores.” (2020, April 23). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/04/23/pop-concert-opera-or-both-what-drives-people-to-become-cultural-omnivores/Shin, H., & Youn, N. (2020). How insecure narcissists become cultural omnivores: Consuming highbrow culture for status seeking and lowbrow culture for integrity signaling. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000303There's an Easy Trick to Telling Stars and Planets Apart in the Sky by Cody GoughByrd, D. (2015). Why do stars twinkle, but planets don’t? | EarthSky.org. Earthsky.Org. https://earthsky.org/space/why-dont-planets-twinkle-as-stars-doAshwin. (2015, July 17). Why Do Stars Twinkle, But The Sun Doesn’t? Science ABC. https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/universe/why-do-stars-twinkle-but-the-sun-planets-doesnt.htmlAstronaut James Reilly Describes Seeing Stars in Space (2014). SpaceFlight Insider - Official Page YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaUCMzgidvsSubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/what-makes-people-cultural-omnivores-archaeologists-prehistoric-poop-problem-and-how-to-tell-stars-and-planets-apart-in-the-sky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about breakthrough research into what our brains do while we sleep; how plants fight back when they hear they’re being eaten; and why the Y2K bug is actually what a well-handled crisis looks like afterward.This is the first direct evidence that our brains replay waking experiences while we sleep by Cameron DukeEichenlaub, J.-B., Jarosiewicz, B., Saab, J., Franco, B., Kelemen, J., Halgren, E., Hochberg, L. R., & Cash, S. S. (2020). Replay of Learned Neural Firing Sequences during Rest in Human Motor Cortex. Cell Reports, 31(5), 107581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107581Evidence that human brains replay our waking experiences while we sleep. (2020). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200505121711.htmMemory Consolidation - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (2012). Sciencedirect.com. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/memory-consolidationPlants Can Hear When They're Being Eaten — and They Fight Back by Ashley HamerThe Arabidopsis Information Resource - About Arabidopsis. (2010). Arabidopsis.org. https://www.arabidopsis.org/portals/education/aboutarabidopsis.jspPollan, M. (2013, December 15). The Intelligent Plant. The New Yorker; The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/23/the-intelligent-plantAppel, H. M., & Cocroft, R. B. (2014). Plants respond to leaf vibrations caused by insect herbivore chewing. Oecologia, 175(4), 1257–1266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-014-2995-6The Y2K bug is what a well-handled crisis looks like afterward by Kelsey DonkUenuma, F. (2019, December 30). 20 Years Later, the Y2K Bug Seems Like a Joke—Because Those Behind the Scenes Took It Seriously. Time; Time. https://time.com/5752129/y2k-bug-history/Farhad Manjoo. (2009, November 11). Was Y2K a Waste? Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/technology/2009/11/was-y2k-a-waste.htmlSubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/y2k-was-actually-a-success-story-sleeping-brains-replay-waking-experience-and-plants-can-hear-when-theyre-being-eaten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why it might actually be pretty easy to drink an elephant under the table; how carrier pigeons like Cher Ami helped win the world wars; and why night owls may have worse emotion regulation than morning people.Apparently, elephants get drunk and they're total lightweights by Cameron DukeBurke, J. (2010, December 3). Elephants on drunken rampage kill three people. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/03/elephants-drunken-rampage-indiaElephants Drunk in the Wild? Scientists Put the Myth to Rest. (2005, December 21). Animals. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2005/12/news-elephants-drunk-wild-myth/Goldman, J. G. (2014). Do animals like drugs and alcohol? BBC.com; BBC Future. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140528-do-animals-take-drugsJaniak, M. C., Pinto, S. L., Duytschaever, G., Carrigan, M. A., & Melin, A. D. (2020). Genetic evidence of widespread variation in ethanol metabolism among mammals: revisiting the ‘myth’’ of natural intoxication.’ Biology Letters, 16(4), 20200070. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0070No, a bunch of elephants didn’t get drunk and fall asleep in a tea garden. (2020, March 20). The Daily Dot. https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/drunk-elephant-viral-story-debunked/Siegel, R. K., & Brodie, M. (1984). Alcohol self-administration by elephants. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 22(1), 49–52. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03333758Yirka, B. (2020, April 29). Study suggests elephants may get drunk naturally after all. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-04-elephants-drunk-naturally.htmlCarrier pigeons helped win the world wars by Steffie DruckerShapiro, M. D., & Domyan, E. T. (2013). Domestic pigeons. Current Biology, 23(8), R302–R303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.01.063Guilford, T. (2014, April 23). Explainer: how do homing pigeons navigate? The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/explainer-how-do-homing-pigeons-navigate-25633Dash, M. (2012, April 17). Closing the Pigeon Gap. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/closing-the-pigeon-gap-68103438/Unsung heroes of World War I: the carrier pigeons. (2018, January 8). Pieces of History. https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2018/01/08/unsung-heroes-of-world-war-i-the-carrier-pigeons/Maksel, R. (2018, August 29). When War Gets Weird. Air & Space Magazine; Air & Space Magazine. https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/when-war-gets-weird-180970156/Pigeons in bras go to war. (2013, September 4). National Museum of American History. https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/09/pigeons-in-bras-go-to-war.htmlWings of Valor - The Lost Battalion in the Argonne Forest. (2014). Accessed via Archive.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705234207/http://www.homeofheroes.com:80/wings/part1/3_lostbattalion.htmlNight owls may have worse emotion regulation than morning larks by Grant CurrinNight Owls May Use Poorer Emotion Regulation Strategies Than Early Birds. (2020, April 16). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/04/16/night-owls-may-use-poorer-emotion-regulation-strategies-than-early-birds/Antúnez, J. M. (2020). Circadian typology is related to emotion regulation, metacognitive beliefs and assertiveness in healthy adults. PLOS ONE, 15(3), e0230169. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230169Resnick, B. (2016, March 18). If you’re just not a morning person, science says you may never be. Vox; Vox. https://www.vox.com/2016/3/18/11255942/morning-people-evening-chronotypes-sleepingSubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/elephants-get-drunk-and-theyre-lightweights-pigeons-helped-win-wars-and-night-owls-may-struggle-to-regulate-their-emotions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why the marijuana classifications of indica and sativa aren’t based in science; how clean your washing machine really gets your clothes; and why researchers staged sword fights to learn about the Bronze Age.Indica and sativa marijuana classifications aren't based in science by Andrea MichelsonNaftulin, J. (2020, April 20). There is no difference between the effects of indica and sativa marijuana strains, scientists say - Insider. Insider; Insider. https://www.insider.com/why-theres-no-difference-between-indica-and-sativa-marijuana-strains-2020-4Lhooq, M. (2020, April 20). How to Get Into Weed While You’re Self-Isolating. Vice; vice. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/939p75/beginners-guide-to-weed-self-isolation-pandemicErkelens, J. L., & Hazekamp, A. (2014). That which we call Indica, by any other name would smell as sweet. Cannabinoids 2014; 9 (1): 9-15. https://bedrocan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014-that-which-we-call-indica-by-any-other-name-hazekamp-erkelens.pdfHillig, K. W. (2005). Genetic evidence for speciation in Cannabis (Cannabaceae). Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 52(2), 161–180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-003-4452-yHow clean are clothes from the washing machine? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Kathleen)Schirber, M. (2018). Rinsing is Key to Removing Stains. Physics, 11. https://physics.aps.org/articles/v11/28#c1Casanova, L. M., Jeon, S., Rutala, W. A., Weber, D. J., & Sobsey, M. D. (2010). Effects of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity on Coronavirus Survival on Surfaces. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76(9), 2712–2717. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02291-09Curley, C. (2019, October 6). Your Washing Machine Can Be a Home for Bacteria — What You Should Know. Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/are-bacteria-hiding-in-your-washing-machineCDC. (2020, February 11). Cleaning And Disinfecting Your Home. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/disinfecting-your-home.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fprepare%2Fdisinfecting-your-home.htmlTruini, J. (2016, November 29). How To Clean Your Washing Machine. Popular Mechanics; Popular Mechanics. https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/interior-projects/how-to/a23624/how-to-clean-washing-machine/Researchers staged sword fights to learn how fighters used their Bronze Age swords by Kelsey Donk Sword-wielding scientists show how ancient fighting techniques spread across Bronze Age Europe. (2020, April 17). Sword-wielding scientists show how ancient fighting techniques spread across Bronze Age Europe. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/sword-wielding-scientists-show-how-ancient-fighting-techniques-spread-across-bronze-ageFox, A. (2020, April 21). Scientists Stage Sword Fights to Study Bronze Age Warfare. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/en-garde-scientists-stage-sword-fights-study-bronze-age-warfare-180974705/Hermann, R., Dolfini, A., Crellin, R. J., Wang, Q., & Uckelmann, M. (2020). Bronze Age Swordsmanship: New Insights from Experiments and Wear Analysis. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-020-09451-0Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/marijuana-categories-arent-based-in-science-scientists-staged-bronze-age-swordfights-and-how-clean-are-your-clothes-really Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why people tune out facts and trust their guts in medical emergencies; a Victorian-era version of credit cards; and how scientists are trying to add an eighth row to the periodic table of elements.People tune out facts and trust their guts in medical emergencies by Kelsey DonkUTA study: In crisis, people trust feelings over facts. (2020). The University of Texas at Arlington. https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2020/04/01/confidence-studyFreling, T. H., Yang, Z., Saini, R., Itani, O. S., & Rashad Abualsamh, R. (2020). When poignant stories outweigh cold hard facts: A meta-analysis of the anecdotal bias. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 160, 51–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.01.006Instead of credit cards, Victorian shoppers had credit coins by Steffie DruckerOlaechea, D. (2014, February 13). Who Issued the First Credit Card? - NerdWallet. NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/credit-cards/issued-first-credit-card/MacDonald, J. (2017, July 11). The history of credit cards. CreditCards.Com; CreditCards.com. https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/history-of-credit-cards.phpFrellick, M. (2011, June 14). The rise and fall of the credit card magnetic stripe. CreditCards.Com; CreditCards.com. https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/history-credit-card-magnetic-stripe-1273.phpDiners Club - Company history of Diners Club. (2020). Dinersclubus.Com. https://www.dinersclubus.com/home/about/dinersclub/storySienna Kossman. (2017, August 29). 8 FAQs about EMV credit cards. CreditCards.Com; CreditCards.com. https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/emv-faq-chip-cards-answers-1264.php#1Scientists are trying to add the eighth row to the periodic table by Cameron DukeCharley, S. (2012, January 13). How to Make an Element. Pbs.org; Nova. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/make-an-element/Moskowitz, C. (2014, May 7). Superheavy Element 117 Points to Fabled “Island of Stability” on Periodic Table. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/superheavy-element-117-island-of-stability/Synthesizing new superheavy elements to open up the eighth period of the periodic table. (2020, April 24). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-04-superheavy-elements-eighth-period-periodic.htmlTanaka, T., Morita, K., Morimoto, K., Kaji, D., Haba, H., Boll, R. A., Brewer, N. T., Van Cleve, S., Dean, D. J., Ishizawa, S., Ito, Y., Komori, Y., Nishio, K., Niwase, T., Rasco, B. C., Roberto, J. B., Rykaczewski, K. P., Sakai, H., Stracener, D. W., & Hagino, K. (2020). Study of Quasielastic Barrier Distributions as a Step towards the Synthesis of Superheavy Elements with Hot Fusion Reactions. Physical Review Letters, 124(5). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.124.052502Kelley, L. (2018, November 8). What Is the Island of Stability? Owlcation. https://owlcation.com/stem/What-is-the-Island-of-StabilitySubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/why-people-ignore-facts-in-medical-emergencies-victorian-era-credit-cards-and-adding-a-new-row-to-the-periodic-table Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about how studying World of Warcraft helped researchers learn how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic; how scientists described mouse facial expressions for the first time; and how social rejection can fuel creativity.Scientists studied a "pandemic" in World of Warcraft to learn how to fight a real virus by Grant CurrinFenlon, W. (2020, March 13). The researchers who once studied WoW’s Corrupted Blood plague are now fighting the coronavirus. Pcgamer; PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/the-researchers-who-once-studied-wows-corrupted-blood-plague-are-now-fighting-the-coronavirus/World of Warcraft experienced a pandemic in 2005. That experience may help coronavirus researchers. (2020, April 9). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/04/09/world-warcraft-experienced-pandemic-2005-that-experience-may-help-coronavirus-researchers/Lofgren, E. T., & Fefferman, N. H. (2007). The untapped potential of virtual game worlds to shed light on real world epidemics. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 7(9), 625–629. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(07)70212-8Scientists have described mouse facial expressions for the first time by Steffie DruckerThe facial expressions of mice. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/m-tfe033120.phpDolensek, N., Gehrlach, D. A., Klein, A. S., & Gogolla, N. (2020). Facial expressions of emotion states and their neuronal correlates in mice. Science, 368(6486), 89–94. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz9468In some people, social rejection can fuel creativity by Kelsey DonkKhazan, O. (2020, March 16). Are Weird People More Creative? The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/04/the-perks-of-being-a-weirdo/606778/Kim, S. H., Vincent, L. C., & Goncalo, J. A. (2013). Outside advantage: Can social rejection fuel creative thought? Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 142(3), 605–611. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029728Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/world-of-warcraft-could-help-fight-covid-19-social-rejection-can-fuel-creativity-and-what-mouse-facial-expressions-teach-us-about-emotion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about why natural selection favors superstitions; why the way our noses smell is way more complicated than we thought; and where scientists think 'Oumuamua, the first interstellar object, came from.How natural selection favors superstitions by Cameron DukeFoster, K. R., & Kokko, H. (2008). The evolution of superstitious and superstition-like behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 276(1654), 31–37. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.0981Hájek, A. (2018). Pascal’s Wager (E. N. Zalta (Ed.)). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy; Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/index.htmlpascal-wager/index.htmlJohnson, D. D. P., Blumstein, D. T., Fowler, J. H., & Haselton, M. G. (2013). The evolution of error: error management, cognitive constraints, and adaptive decision-making biases. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 28(8), 474–481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2013.05.014The way our noses smell is way more complicated than we thought by Cameron DukeMaking sense of scents: 3-D videos reveal how the nose detects odor combinations. (2020, April 9). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-04-scents-d-videos-reveal-nose.htmlXu, L., Li, W., Voleti, V., Zou, D.-J., Hillman, E. M. C., & Firestein, S. (2020). Widespread receptor-driven modulation in peripheral olfactory coding. Science, 368(6487). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz5390Chess, A., Simon, I., Cedar, H., & Axel, R. (1994). Allelic inactivation regulates olfactory receptor gene expression. Cell, 78(5), 823–834. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0092-8674(94)90562-2Morrison, J. (2014). Human nose can detect 1 trillion odours. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2014.14904The Scent of a Molecule. (2017, November 17). Science History Institute. https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/the-scent-of-a-moleculeWe might finally know the origin of the first known interstellar object 'Oumuamua by Grant CurrinOrigin of the first known interstellar object ’Oumuamua. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/caos-oot041220.phpIn Depth | Oumuamua – NASA Solar System Exploration. (2019, December 19). NASA Solar System Exploration. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/comets/oumuamua/in-depthDavis, N. (2020, April 13). Interstellar object ‘Oumuamua believed to be ‘active asteroid.’ The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/apr/13/interstellar-object-oumuamua-believed-to-be-active-asteroidPSRD: Active Asteroids. (2019). Hawaii.edu. http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/May19/active-asteroids.htmlSubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/an-interstellar-objects-origin-revealed-why-superstitions-evolved-and-how-the-sense-of-smell-is-more-complicated-than-we-thought Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about what makes fruit mealy; a new therapy technique for parents that could reduce their kids’ anxiety; and what scientists learned when they tried to build a second Earth, in the notorious story of “Biosphere 2.”What makes fruit mealy? by Andrea MichelsonSciShow. (2020). What Makes Fruit Mealy? [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TckZ4WK5N6UChristensen, E. (2009, September 16). Food Science: What Makes Apples Mealy. Kitchn; Apartment Therapy, LLC. https://www.thekitchn.com/food-science-what-makes-apples-95708Mealy Fruit Chemistry — Renegade Kitchen. (2015, July 10). Renegade Kitchen. Renegade Kitchen. http://www.renegadekitchen.com/blog/mealy-fruit-chemistryBuilder, M. (2017, June 20). How to Store Nectarines and Peaches So They Don’t Get Mealy. Extra Crispy. https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/how-to-store-nectarines-and-peaches-so-they-dont-get-mealyPaniagua, C., Posé, S., Morris, V. J., Kirby, A. R., Quesada, M. A., & Mercado, J. A. (2014). Fruit softening and pectin disassembly: an overview of nanostructural pectin modifications assessed by atomic force microscopy. Annals of Botany, 114(6), 1375–1383. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcu149Brummell, D. A. (2004). Cell wall metabolism during the development of chilling injury in cold-stored peach fruit: association of mealiness with arrested disassembly of cell wall pectins. Journal of Experimental Botany, 55(405), 2041–2052. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erh228Nara, K., Kato, Y., & Motomura, Y. (2001). Involvement of terminal-arabinose and -galactose pectic compounds in mealiness of apple fruit during storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 22(2), 141–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0925-5214(00)00193-9Giving parents therapy can help kids just as much as giving the kids therapy by Steffie DruckerNew treatment for childhood anxiety works by changing parent behavior. (2020). ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402110133.htmNew way to combat childhood anxiety: treat the parents. (2019, March 12). YaleNews. https://news.yale.edu/2019/03/12/new-way-combat-childhood-anxiety-treat-parentsCDC. (2020, April 3). Anxiety and depression in children: Get the facts. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/features/anxiety-depression-children.htmlLebowitz, E. R., Marin, C., Martino, A., Shimshoni, Y., & Silverman, W. K. (2020). Parent-Based Treatment as Efficacious as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(3), 362–372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2019.02.014Love, S. (2020, April 16). Giving Parents Therapy Can Help Their Anxious Children. Vice; vice. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4agzvm/giving-parents-therapy-can-help-their-anxious-childrenWhat scientists learned when they tried to build a second Earth by Cameron DukeClimate Change: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide | NOAA Climate.gov. (2000). Climate.Gov. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-atmospheric-carbon-dioxideKeim, B. (2009, April 20). Biosphere 2 Not Such a Bust. Wired. https://www.wired.com/2009/04/biospheresci/Jordan Fisher Smith. (2010, December 20). Life Under the Bubble. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/life-under-the-bubbleNelson, M. (2018, August). Lessons from Biosphere 2. The Scientist Magazine®; The Scientist Magazine. https://www.the-scientist.com/reading-frames/lessons-from-biosphere-2-64464Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/therapy-for-parents-can-ease-kids-anxiety-what-makes-fruit-mealy-and-lessons-from-the-second-earth-biosphere-2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about whether you should wad or fold toilet paper, according to science; why your brain evolved to hoard supplies but shame others for doing the same; and the purpose of grand unified field theory, with help from astrophysicist Adam Becker.Whether to wad or fold toilet paper, according to science by Andrea MichelsonMyers, Q. (2019, March 12). Should You Fold or Wad Toilet Paper? A Physicist Settles the Debate for Good. MEL Magazine. https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/fold-or-wad-toilet-paper-physicsYour brain evolved to hoard supplies and shame others for doing the same by Stephanie Preston for The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/your-brain-evolved-to-hoard-supplies-and-shame-others-for-doing-the-same-134634More from Dr. Adam Becker:Pick up “What Is Real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics” on Amazon https://amazon.comOfficial website http://freelanceastrophysicist.com/Follow @FreelanceAstro on Twitter https://twitter.com/FreelanceAstroSubscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/what-is-the-grand-unified-field-theory-w-dr-adam-becker-should-you-wad-or-fold-toilet-paper-and-why-you-judge-your-own-hoarding-differently Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about where your emotions come from and how you can hack them, with help from psychology researcher and neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett. Plus: learn why tarantula venom could be an alternative to opioids.Maybe tarantula venom could be an alternative to opioids by Cameron DukeAgwa, A. J., Tran, P., Mueller, A., Tran, H. N. T., Deuis, J. R., Israel, M. R., McMahon, K. L., Craik, D. J., Vetter, I., & Schroeder, C. I. (2020). Manipulation of a spider peptide toxin alters its affinity for lipid bilayers and potency and selectivity for voltage-gated sodium channel subtype 1.7. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 295(15), 5067–5080. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.ra119.012281Spider venom key to pain relief without side-effects. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/uoq-svk041320.phpViviane Richter. (2016, February 29). The tarantula’s bite that could stop pain. Cosmosmagazine.com; Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/tarantulas-bite-could-stop-painUnderstanding the Epidemic. (2019). CDC.gov; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.htmlAdditional resources from Lisa Feldman Barrett:Watch our full, uncut interview with Lisa Feldman Barrett from the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting (#AAASmtg) on YouTube https://youtu.be/MY0ZqmBzd4gPick up “How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain” on Amazon https://amazon.comOfficial website https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/You aren’t at the mercy of your emotions (TED Talk) https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_feldman_barrett_you_aren_t_at_the_mercy_of_your_emotions_your_brain_creates_themFollow @LFeldmanBarrett on Twitter https://twitter.com/LFeldmanBarrettOther publications by Lisa Feldman Barrett https://amazon.comCitation for test anxiety study: Jamieson, J. P., Peters, B. J., Greenwood, E. J., & Altose, A. J. (2016). Reappraising Stress Arousal Improves Performance and Reduces Evaluation Anxiety in Classroom Exam Situations. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 7(6), 579–587. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550616644656Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/where-our-emotions-come-from-and-how-to-hack-them-w-lisa-feldman-barrett-and-tarantula-venom-could-be-an-opioid-alternative Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.