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Startup of the Year Podcast#0133 - Briana Warner of Atlantic Sea Farms Discusses Sustainable Aquaculture and Scaling Socially Responsible BusinessesOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, our host, entrepreneur, and investor, Frank Gruber (https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankgruber), is joined by Briana Warner. Briana Warner is the CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms, a company dedicated to cultivating sustainable seaweed farming along the coast of Maine. Under her leadership, the company has become a pioneer in producing kelp-based products that benefit local communities, improve ocean health, and offer a sustainable alternative to traditional agriculture. Briana’s work exemplifies a commitment to environmental stewardship, economic empowerment, and innovative entrepreneurship. B...2024-12-2357 min
Bold NamesMeet the CEO Bringing Seaweed to Your Grocery StoreSeaweed has lots of practical applications. We use it as fertilizer, incorporate it into face creams and packaging as a plastic alternative, and we eat it. Very little of the seaweed used worldwide is grown in the U.S., which some proponents and regulators are looking to change because seaweed has been shown to have some positive effects on ecosystems. Maine-based Atlantic Sea Farms is one company looking to increase the amount of seaweed grown in U.S. waters. WSJ’s Alex Ossola speaks with Atlantic Sea Farms CEO Briana Warner about how her company is making that happen, an...2024-08-3014 min
Agrarian FuturesFarming Kelp to Preserve Coastal Communities with Briana WarnerThis week we were delighted to be joined by Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms, a regenerative seaweed farming company based in Biddeford, Maine.Briana walks us through the wondrous potential of kelp to help secure the economic future of fishermen along the coast of Maine, protect our oceans, decarbonize our supply chains, and introduce a nutritious and affordable food source into the broader American diet.Her work explores many of our favorite themes on this show - climate change adaptability, rural revitalization, the brass tacks of launching a business in the regenerative food...2024-07-2646 min
Somewhat Frank#0061 - Living Skin on Robots, Extraterrestrials Living Among Us, Kelp Farming, Robotaxis, and MoreOn this episode of the Somewhat Frank Podcast, Frank Gruber (X and IG: @FrankGruber), John Guidos (IG: @jgoodtimes83), Jen Consalvo (X: @noreaster,) and Simon Kahan (IG: @simonkahan) discuss the following topics: This Smiling Robot Face Made Of Living Skin is an Absolute Nightmare Fuel - Researchers have been exploring the attachment of actual living skin to robots, moving beyond traditional artificial surfaces. A Seaweed Crop Finds a Spot in Maine Waters - Atlantic Sea Farms CEO Briana Warner talks about the new moves to cultivate seaweed in the U.S., from oc...2024-07-1837 min
Warner S-Pacific PodcastWarner S-Pacific Podcast Episode #39 (Briana Munoz)Today on the show, Jaymin Bernhardt sat down with Knights pitcher, Briana Munoz who has had a hot start to the season batting .300 in 30 at-bats and has a .990 OPS.
2024-06-1214 min
Friday Power LunchPrimary Power Hour- Virginia Democratic Congressional Candidates (5-24-2024)The May 24, 2024 Friday Power Lunch was our always popular “Hot Minute” candidate power hour. We were joined by almost all of the Virginia Democratic Congressional Candidates running in the June 18 primary. We heard from the candidates in 3 groups. GROUP 1 - Candidates in CD1, 2, 5, 6, & 9 CD1 Herb Jones CD1 Leslie Mehta CD2 Jake Denton CD2 Missy Cotter Smasal CD5 Gloria Witt CD6 Ken Mitchell CD9 Karen Baker GROUP 2 - Candidates in CD7 Andrea Bailey Elizabeth Guzman Margaret Franklin Briana Sewell GROUP 3 - Candidates in CD10 Jennifer Boysko Eileen Filler Corn Marion Devoe Dan He...2024-05-2554 min
Podcast ComicversoComicverso 386: Doctor Who, Dead Boy Detectives y The Sacrificers
Fecha de Grabación: Jueves 16 de mayo de 2024.
Algunas noticias y temas comentados:
Falleció el legendario productor y director de cine Roger Corman
Murió también Don Perlin, cocreador de Moon Knight y Bloodshot
La serie de Nightwing de Chuck Dixon con Scott McDaniel y otros
Recordamos la serie animada Batman Beyond (Batman of the Future)
Artistas de cómics que hacen swipes o calcas de otros artistas
Además: Tex (Bonelli Editore), The Autumnlands (Busiek y Dewey), Breach (Harras y Mart...2024-05-2200 min
The Answers Are Out There PodcastLobstermen are Becoming America’s Newest Farmers with Briana Warner: Atlantic Sea Farms.Briana Warner became a food systems entrepreneur when she identified a risky yet exciting opportunity: the Maine lobster fishing fleet worked only seasonally. The rest of the year boats were largely idle, and local economies felt the pinch. Enter the sea-grown kelp business. Briana realized a new additive industry could produce a triple win. It would bolster local economic vitality, produce an ecological advantage for the sea, and create ultra healthy food for customers. Now Briana’s company, Atlantic Sea Farms, is the largest line-grown kelp company in the U.S. and her team's success is reverberating locally and na...2024-04-0945 min
The Legislature TodayState Lawmakers Talk Election Fraud, Integrity
On this episode of The Legislature Today, 90 bills to-date have been introduced this year between the Senate and the House about election laws.
We’ve heard a lot since the 2020 general election about potential voter fraud, although numerous courts have ruled there was no election fraud that would have changed the outcome of that election. Secretary of State Mac Warner has also said there was also no major election fraud in West Virginia. He has prosecuted a handful of people for election violations in the last few years.
Briana Heaney spoke with Del. Josh Holstein, R...2024-02-0600 min
MESTIZAJEMestizaje 35-2023 dcvPrograma “Mestizaje” Edición 35-2023 Duración : 120 minutos (World music- folk-traditional-etc)
Program “Mestizaje” Edition day 35-2023 Time : 120 minutes (World music- folk-traditional-etc
MESTIZAJE 35 EDICION DE 2023 DCV
1-Aljibe- Enea (Acústico)-Luna de Enero-2018-Aljibe Música
2-Almalé-Hixa Mía-Los Guisados de la Berenjena- 2021-Microscopi
3-Amancio Prada-Cavalo Morto-Cavalo Morto-2022-Amancio Prada Música
4-Ana Alcaide-Baila donde el Mar (Live)-2023-Ana Alcaide
5-Azarbe-15 años de Folk-Acuarela de mi tierra-2015-Azarbe Música
6-Blanca Altable- Las formas del agua-Niño del Invierno-2023
7-Caamaño & Ameixeiras- Quitar o aire-A pequena morte-2023-Microscopi
8-Carlos Nuñez-Celtic Sea-Mare Brittanicum March (Brittany Ferries)-2023-Carlos Nuñez Música
9-Casap...2023-12-151h 58
The Story ExchangeA Seaweed Startup in Maine's Chilly Waters2023-11-0710 min
Blue SkyAtlantic Sea Farms CEO Briana Warner Describes Her Company’s Leadership Role in Kelp Farming and How This Environmentally-Friendly and Nutritious Food Is the Shaping the Future of AquacultureToday’s Blue Sky guest tells her story from the coast of Maine, but the work she’s doing was inspired by her upbringing in Pennsylvania and has ramifications for the future of coastal communities around the world. Briana Warner is the CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms and has dedicated her life to doing well by doing good. She is passionate about her adopted home state of Maine and working with partner farmers to help create a more resilient and thriving coast. She and her team have forged a new path for seaweed aquaculture in the US by wo...2023-09-1344 min
Brand Alchemist PodcastThe Alchemy of Atlantic Sea FarmsBriana Warner is the CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms, which creates innovative products from sustainably-farmed sea greens. In 2022, the brand received the Fast Company Brands That Matter award. As CEO, Briana has forged a path for seaweed aquaculture by working with fishermen to grow and create national demand for kelp as a climate change adaptation strategy. She has received various awards, including the Eating Well Food Hero and SFA Business Leadership awards. Before Atlantic Sea Farms, Briana served several tours as a diplomat in the US Foreign Service and created the first economic development programming suite at the Island...2023-06-2245 min
ReGen Brands Podcast#29 - Briana Warner @ Atlantic Sea Farms - Is Kelp The World's Most Regenerative Food?On this episode, we have Bri Warner who is the CEO @ Atlantic Sea Farms
Atlantic Sea Farms is supporting regenerative agriculture with its various regenerative seaweed products grown using regenerative aquaculture practices.
In this episode, we learn about the deep fishermen livelihood and economic development vision driving the company, we get educated on what makes growing seagrass regenerative, and we discuss with Bri how we can scale vertically integrated, regenerative, and women-run businesses like Atlantic Sea Farms and others.
Episode Highlights:
🤯 The endless ways we can eat and use seaweed
💥...2023-04-281h 21
Speaking BroadlySaving an Industry Before Disaster Happens: Briana WarnerSeeing people adversely affected by not planning for more resilient futures, both in the face of climate change and in the face of inevitable economic change, has shaped Briana Warner's entire career. From working with the US Foreign Service as an undergrad to now running Atlantic Sea Farms, Bri has sought out solutions today that will make for a better tomorrow. Right now she's throwing all of her energy into growing kelp with the lobstermen on the coast of Maine. "It is the best food you could possibly eat for people and planet, and I don't think that's hyperbole. T...2023-03-0649 min
Add Passion and StirSeaweed Will Save Us: Briana Warner and Debbie GagnonCould kelp be the new corn? In this Add Passion and Stir episode, Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms, and Debbie Gagnon, President and Co-owner of Red's Eats (Wiscasett, ME), discuss the importance of seaweed to the future of our food system. “There are choices that we can be making about our everyday eating habits that can make the planet actually better,” says Warner, who built the biggest kelp company in the US. Gagnon is excited to be an early adopter of this healthy and sustainable product. “I wanted to try [the kelp burger] becaus...2023-02-2240 min
Why I‘ll Never Make ItA Look Back at 2022Happy birthday and thank you for joining me as Why I’ll Never Make It turns 5 years old today! It was on December 28, 2017 that this theater podcast began from very humble beginnings and has slowly gained attention and even some accolades in the past five years of talking with actors and creative professionals.There’s a certain kind of magic in the art of theatre, as the Tony award-winning actor Brian Stokes Mitchell once said, ”It has the power to transform an audience, an individual, or en masse, to transform them and give them an epiphanic experience that c...2022-12-2833 min
Women in North American AquacultureBriana Warner: Taking the lead in economic developmentWhile lobster farming is creating a mono-cultural economy in coastal Maine, Briana Warner and Atlantic Sea Farms offers opportunities for lobster farmers to expand their off-season business into growing sustainable kelp. In this episode, we talk to Briana about how she sees her role as chief executive officer of the largest kelp farming company in the state and the impact of being a female leader in the industry.2022-03-1146 min
Curiosity WeeklyGlow-in-the-Dark Cities, Feeling Holes, Max Volume on EarthLearn about glow-in-the-dark cities; why holes feel larger with a tongue than a finger; and the maximum volume on Earth.Maybe we can save the planet by making our cities glow in the dark by Briana BrownellKleiner, K. (2021, November). Will glow-in-the-dark materials someday light our cities? Knowable Magazine | Annual Reviews. https://knowablemagazine.org/article/technology/2021/will-glow-in-the-dark-materials-someday-light-our-citiesLong Persistent Luminescence: A Road Map Toward Promising Future Developments in Energy and Environmental Science. (2021). Annual Review of Materials Research. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-matsci-091520-011838Why holes feel larger with your tongue than with your finger by...2022-03-0218 minCuriosity WeeklyThe Medicinal Power of Plants, World Record Internet SpeedLearn 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 wor...2022-02-2416 minCuriosity WeeklyTool Use and Language in the Brain, Why Black Holes Get BiggerLearn 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 C...2022-02-1712 minCuriosity WeeklyTalking to Whales, Pedestrian Patterns, Women’s CompetitivenessLearn how AI may learn to talk to whales; why pedestrians don’t follow the shortest route; and competitiveness in women.Researchers are using AI to understand whale clicks — and talk back to them by Briana Brownell Hakai Magazine. (2021). Are We on the Verge of Chatting with Whales? | Hakai Magazine. Hakai Magazine; Hakai Magazine. https://hakaimagazine.com/features/are-we-on-the-verge-of-chatting-with-whales/Scientists Are Working on an AI to Let Us Talk to Whales. (2021, October 27). Futurism; Futurism. https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-ai-whale-languagePROJECT CETI. (2020). https://www.projectceti.org/Welch, C. (2021, April 19). Animals; National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/sci...2022-02-0214 minCuriosity WeeklyBombing Volcanoes, Gold from Neutron Stars, Mind WanderingLearn why the US military bombed a volcano; where heavy elements in the universe come from; and why your mind wanders. Why the U.S. Government Bombed Mauna Loa in 1935 by Cameron Duke1935 Eruption of Mauna Loa - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (U.S. National Park Service). (2016). Nps.gov. https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/nature/mauna-loa-1935.htmMartín, L. (2021, October 27). La Palma volcano “should be bombed” to divert lava flow. AS.com; AS En. https://en.as.com/en/2021/10/27/latest_news/1635330566_122546.htmlRobin George Andrews. (2021, October 27). Science; National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/why-the...2022-01-2613 min
Curiosity WeeklyDavid Copperfield’s Magic on the Moon, Fish and Whale Tails, a Giant Magnetic TunnelLearn about where to find David Copperfield’s secrets; a magnetic tunnel surrounding the Earth; and marine mammal tails.
More from David Copperfield:
Pick up "David Copperfield's History of Magic": https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/David-Copperfields-History-of-Magic/David-Copperfield/9781982112912
Website: https://www.davidcopperfield.com/
Follow @D_Copperfield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/D_Copperfield
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidcopperfield
Earth may be surrounded by a giant magnetic tunnel by Briana Brownell
Starr, M. (2021). Wild New Paper Claims Earth May Be Surrounded by a Giant Magnetic Tunnel. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-may-be-surrounded-by-a-giant-magnetic-tunnel
Dunlap Astronomer discovers we may be surrounded by tunnel-like structure...2022-01-0614 minCuriosity WeeklyWhy You Get Carsick, Climate-Saving Whales, Jupiter’s RingsLearn about how saving the whales could help combat climate change; Jupiter’s rings; and why reading makes you carsick. Plus: a major announcement about the future of Curiosity Daily.
Saving the whales could help us capture more than a billion tons of CO2 every year by Briana Brownell
Nature’s Solution to Climate Change – IMF F&D. (2019). Imf.org. https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2019/12/natures-solution-to-climate-change-chami.htm
Blue Carbon in the Sanctuaries - Greater Farallones Association. (2021, October 4). Greater Farallones Association. https://farallones.org/climate/blue-carbon/
The Great whales: All 13 species explained. (2020, February 12). Whale Watch Cabo Tours. http://whalewat...2021-12-1514 minCuriosity WeeklyMedical Value of Mystical Experiences and the Neutron’s LifetimeLearn about why scientists study “mystical experiences” in psychedelics; and precisely measuring a neutron’s lifetime.
Mystical experiences might be key to the power of psychedelic therapy -- but they're really hard to study by Grant Currin
Natan Ponieman. (2021, October 12). How Science Is Making Sense Of The Mystical Experience In Psychedelic Medicine. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/natanponieman/2021/10/01/how-is-science-making-sense-of-the-mystical-experience-in-psychedelic-medicine/?sh=6e0166623b7b
Natan Ponieman. (2021, October 12). Is Mysticism Becoming A Problem For Psychedelic Medicine? Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/natanponieman/2021/10/12/is-mysticism-becoming-a-problem-for-psychedelic-medicine/?sh=6c502c6448a4
Wighton, K. (2016, April 11). The brain on LSD revealed: first scans show how the drug affe...2021-12-0711 minCuriosity WeeklyHeat Through Your Head, Red Blood Cell Immunity, Venus OceansLearn about whether you lose more heat through your head; red blood cells in immunity; and Venus’ non-existent oceans.
You Don’t Lose The Most Heat Through Your Head by Ashley Hamer
Noreen. (2011, June). You Don’t Lose Heat Faster Through Your Head than Other Parts of Your Body. Today I Found Out. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/06/you-dont-lose-heat-faster-through-your-head-than-other-parts-of-your-body/
Sample, I. (2008, December 18). Scientists debunk the myth that you lose most heat through your head. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/dec/17/medicalresearch-humanbehaviour
Red blood cells might play a big role in immunity by Cameron Duke
Lam, L. K. M...2021-12-0611 minCuriosity WeeklyMars’ Jezero Crater Was a Lake and AR to Cure Fear of SpidersLearn what the Perseverance Rover taught us about Mars’ Jezero Crater; and new exposure therapy using augmented reality.
The Perseverance Rover confirms that Mars's Jezero Crater used to be a huge lake by Briana Brownell
Rover images confirm Jezero crater is an ancient Martian lake. (2021, October 7). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/930684
Jezero Crater - Perseverance Landing Site. (2020). Nasa.gov. https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/science/landing-site/
Koren, M. (2021, October 7). The Atlantic. The Atlantic; theatlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/10/mars-perseverance-rover-jezero-crater/620332/
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Shining Clouds on Mars. (2019). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-curiosity-rover-captures-shining-clouds-on-mars
Augmented R...2021-12-0211 minCuriosity WeeklyHostile Holiday Shopping, Why Cats Love Boxes, Beethoven’s 10thLearn about psychological ownership; why cats love boxes; and how researchers—and AI—finished Beethoven’s 10th symphony.
"Psychological ownership" is why holiday shopping can get so hostile by Steffie Drucker
Kirk, C. P. (2018, November 20). Why do Black Friday shoppers throw punches over bargains? A marketing expert explains “psychological ownership.” The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-do-black-friday-shoppers-throw-punches-over-bargains-a-marketing-expert-explains-psychological-ownership-106673
Campbell Pickford, H., Joy, G., & Roll, K. (2016). Psychological Ownership: Effects and Applications. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2893092
Kirk, C. P., Peck, J., & Swain, S. D. (2018). Property lines in the mind: Consumers’ psychological ownership and their territorial responses. Journal of Consumer Research, 45(1), 148–168. https://doi.org/10.1093...2021-11-2616 minCuriosity WeeklyLeft Digit Bias w/ Dr. Bapu Jena and Bird-Catching NeanderthalsLearn about how “left digit bias” affects your decisions and why researchers caught birds in caves with their bare hands.
More from Dr. Bapu Jena:
Listen to Freakonomics, M.D.: https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-md/
What Do Grocery Store Prices and Heart Surgery Have in Common? (Freakonomics, M.D. Ep. 4) - Freakonomics. (2021, August 27). Freakonomics. https://freakonomics.com/podcast/fmd-left-digit-bias/
Follow @AnupamBJena on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnupamBJena
Follow @DrBapuPod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBapuPod
Harvard faculty page: https://hcp.hms.harvard.edu/people/anupam-b-jena
Researchers studied Neanderthal hunting by catching thousands of birds w/ their bare hands by Briana Brownell
Scientists...2021-11-1814 min
deepredradioMalignantJames Wan liefert 90er Horror-Kost und kassiert dafür Schläge. Warum es ungerechtfertigt ist, erfahrt ihr von Tobe.
Heimkino: 23.12.2021 (Warner Bros | Universal Pictures)
Malignant
Genre: Horror, Krimi, Mystery
Land: USA 2021
Laufzeit: ca. 118 min.
FSK: 16
Regie: James Wan
Drehbuch: James Wan, Ingrid Bisu, Akela Cooper
Kamera: Michael Burgess
Musik: Joseph Bishara
Produzenten: Michael Clear, James Wan, Ingrid Bisu, Chit Chau, Jennifer Conroy, Qing Li, Yedong Mu, Peter Wong, …
Mit Maddie Hasson, George Young, Annabelle Wallis, Michole Briana White, Jean Louisa Kelly, Susanna Thompson, Jake Abel, Jacqueline McKenzie, …
2021-11-1605 minCuriosity WeeklyCircumtriple Planets, Deep Convos with Strangers, Thomassons in ArchitectureLearn about a planet orbiting three stars at once; useless architectural relics; and deep conversations with strangers.
We found a planet orbiting three stars at once by Briana Brownell
This May Be the First Planet Found Orbiting 3 Stars at Once. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/28/science/triple-sun-planet.html
Siegel, E. (2021, September 30). Planet found orbiting three stars all at once. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/planet-orbiting-3-stars/
Scientists may have found the first known planet to orbit three stars. (2021). Science.org. https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-may-have-found-first-known-planet-orbit-three-stars
Smallwood, J. L., Nealon, R., Chen, C., Martin, R...2021-11-1512 minCuriosity WeeklyChanging Someone’s Identity, Mushballs on Uranus and Neptune, Curiosity ChallengeLearn about how someone can change their identity (and their mind); and “mushballs” on Uranus and Neptune. Plus: trivia!
More from Lee McIntyre:
Pick up "How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason": https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Science-Denier-Conversations/dp/0262046105
Website: https://leemcintyrebooks.com/
Follow @leemcintyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/leecmcintyre
More on Jim Bridenstine changing his mind about climate change:
Pomeroy, R. (2018, June 12). Trump’s NASA Chief Changed His Mind on Climate Change. Space.com; Space. https://www.space.com/40857-trumps-nasa-chief-changed-his-mind-on-climate-change-he-is-a-scientific-hero.html
"Mushballs" may solve a mystery about the atmosphere...2021-11-1215 minCuriosity WeeklyHow to Talk to a Science Denier and Raining Sulfur in SodomLearn about how to talk to someone who denies a scientific reality; and “raining sulfur” in the Biblical city of Sodom.
More from author Lee McIntyre:
Pick up "How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason": https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Science-Denier-Conversations/dp/0262046105
Website: https://leemcintyrebooks.com/
Follow @leemcintyre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/leecmcintyre
Scientists think an impact event explains "raining sulfur" in the biblical city of Sodom by Briana Brownell
Smithsonian Magazine, & Gershon, L. (2021, September 22). Ancient City’s Destruction by Exploding Space Rock May Have Inspired Biblical Story of Sodom. Smi...2021-11-1117 minCuriosity WeeklyFinding Dark Energy, Coelacanth Revival, Words of PersuasionLearn about how we may have found dark energy; a prehistoric coelacanth return; and a trick for getting what you want.
A dark-matter hunting experiment may have just found dark energy by Briana Brownell
Schultz, I. (2021, September 17). Dark Energy Could Be Responsible for Mysterious Experiment Signals, Researchers Say. Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/dark-energy-could-be-responsible-for-mysterious-experim-1847691132
Rincon, P. (2020, June 17). Dark matter hunt yields unexplained signal. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53085260
The time a prehistoric fish came back from the dead by Cameron Duke
Coelacanth. (2018, December 20). Smithsonian Ocean. https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/fish/coelacanth
Coelacanths | National Geographic. (2015). Anima...2021-11-1011 minCuriosity WeeklySmallest Flying Tech, Myers-Briggs Myth, Brazil Nut EffectLearn about the smallest flying structure ever made; Myers-Briggs’ big problem; and why the biggest nuts end up on top.
Flying microstructure the size of a grain of sand is the smallest humans have ever made by Briana Brownell
Neuman, S. (2021, September 23). Flying Microchips The Size Of A Sand Grain Could Be Used For Population Surveillance. NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/23/1040035430/flying-microchip-sand-grain-northwestern-winged
Winged microchip is smallest-ever human-made flying structure. (2021). Northwestern.edu. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/september/microflier-winged-microchip-is-smallest-ever-human-made-flying-structure/
Kim, B. H., Li, K., Kim, J.-T., Park, Y., Jang, H., Wang, X., Xie, Z., Won, S. M., Yoon, H.-J., Le...2021-11-0812 minCuriosity WeeklyLeeches in Medicine, Potty Training Cows, the Math of EggsLearn about the medical history of using leeches; potty training cows to help the environment; and the math behind eggs.
More from zoologist Bill Schutt:
Pick up "Pump: A Natural History of the Heart" https://www.workman.com/products/pump
Website: https://billschutt.com/
Follow @BillSchuttBooks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillSchuttBooks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillSchutt1/
Potty training cows can help the environment by Steffie Drucker
BORENSTEIN, S. (2021, September 13). No bull: Scientists potty train cows to use “MooLoo.” ABC News; ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/bull-scientists-potty-train-cows-mooloo-79991165
Dirksen, N., Langbein, J., Schrader, L., Puppe, B., Elliffe, D., Siebert...2021-10-2815 minCuriosity WeeklyEarly Warning Birds, Ancient Fairy Tales, Breaks vs. SprainsLearn about how birds could help us predict natural disasters; fairy tales’ old origins; and how breaks and sprains heal.
Kivi Kuaka: how birds could be the key to an early warning system for natural disasters by Briana Brownell
Hakai Magazine. (2021). Can Birds Help Us Avoid Natural Disasters? | Hakai Magazine. Hakai Magazine; Hakai Magazine. https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/can-birds-help-us-avoid-natural-disasters/
The project - Kivi Kuaka. (2021, May 3). Kivi Kuaka. https://kivikuaka.fr/theproject/?lang=en
Your Favorite Fairy Tales Are Way Older Than You Think by Ashley Hamer
Folk tales are older than you think - Durham University. (2021). Dur.ac.uk. https...2021-10-2513 minCuriosity WeeklyMuscles Remember Training and a Black Hole Made a Star ExplodeLearn how quickly previously trained muscles bounce back after inactivity; and how a black hole made a star explode.
Previously trained muscles bounce back after inactivity by Grant Currin
Seaborne, R. A., Strauss, J., Cocks, M., Shepherd, S., O’Brien, T. D., van Someren, K. A., Bell, P. G., Murgatroyd, C., Morton, J. P., Stewart, C. E., & Sharples, A. P. (2018). Human Skeletal Muscle Possesses an Epigenetic Memory of Hypertrophy. Scientific Reports, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20287-3
Prior training can accelerate muscle growth even after extended idleness. (2021, August 18). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/925769
Wen, Y., Dungan, C. M., Mobl...2021-10-1210 minCuriosity WeeklySchool Should Start Later, Daydreaming Perks, Hycean PlanetsLearn about why high school starts too early; why daydreaming might be a good sign; and finding life on Hycean planets.
High school starts too early in all but 3 US states — but things are changing by Steffie Drucker
Roy, S. (2014, August 26). AAP Recommends Delaying School Start Times to Combat Teen Sleep... Sleep Review. https://www.sleepreviewmag.com/sleep-health/demographics/age/aap-recommends-delaying-school-start-times-combat-teen-sleep-deprivation/
CDC. (2020, May 29). Schools Start Too Early. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/features/schools-start-too-early.html
National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS). (2017). Ed.gov; National Center for Education Statistics. https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps/tables...2021-10-1113 min
Entrepreneurs for ImpactThe Biggest Kelp Company in the USA — Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea FarmsLed by Briana Warner, Atlantic Sea Farms is dedicated to making a powerful and positive impact on the health of our customers and oceans by creating craveable and innovative products made from sustainably farmed sea greens, all while expanding opportunities for Maine's fishing communities.
More about Atlantic Sea Farms:
"Good food should do good. At Atlantic Sea Farms, our kelp is never dyed and grown in the clean, cold waters of Maine. Use our kelp in place of any other green vegetable for a delicious umami kick and a boost of B12, calcium, and iodine...2021-10-0744 minCuriosity WeeklyPills Can Detect Radiation, Metabolism Myth, Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the BedLearn about how our metabolism changes; waking up on the wrong side of the bed; and painkillers as radiation dosimeters.
The metabolism changes much more gradually as we get older than we thought by Grant Currin
Metabolism changes with age, just not when you might think. (2021, August 12). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/925132
Pontzer, H., et. al. (2021). Daily energy expenditure through the human life course. Science, 373(6556), 808–812. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abe5017
Mazhukhina, K. (2021). When does metabolism start to drop? It’s much later than you might think, study shows. The Sacramento Bee; The Sacramento Bee. https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation...2021-10-0614 min
The Terror TalksThe Terror Talks #34 - MalignantOn Episode 34 of The Terror Talks, we are discussing the newest James Wan film, "Malignant" On Thursday, September 10th, 2021, Warner Bros. & New Line Cinemas released their new film, "Malignant" to the public. This new film, adapted by the minds of James Wan, Ingrid Bisu, and Akela Cooper would create a dynamic twist on the thriller/horror genre by creating something not seen in the genre world. Malignant is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan from a screenplay by Akela Cooper, based on an original story by Wan, Ingrid Bisu, and Co...2021-10-0537 minCuriosity Weekly“Mini Brains” That Grew Eyes and How the FDA Saved BabiesLearn about stem cell “mini brains” that grew eyes and how the FDA prevented an epidemic of birth defects in the 1960s.
Scientists grew stem cell 'mini brains' that developed mini-eyes on their own by Cameron Duke
Gabriel, E., Albanna, W., Pasquini, G., Ramani, A., Josipovic, N., Mariappan, A., Schinzel, F., Karch, C. M., Bao, G., Gottardo, M., Suren, A. A., Hescheler, J., Nagel-Wolfrum, K., Persico, V., Rizzoli, S. O., Altmüller, J., Riparbelli, M. G., Callaini, G., Goureau, O., & Papantonis, A. (2021). Human brain organoids assemble functionally integrated bilateral optic vesicles. Cell Stem Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2021.07.010
Starr, M. (20...2021-10-0509 minCuriosity WeeklyCould Science Stop Aging? And the Milky Way’s “Broken Arm”Learn about how research into senescent cells and senolytic drugs could change aging. Plus: the Milky Way’s broken arm.
Additional resources from Andrew Steele:
Pick up "Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385544924
Website: https://andrewsteele.co.uk/
Follow @statto on Twitter https://twitter.com/statto
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrAndrewSteele
The Milky Way has a 3,000-light-year-long "break" in its arm, and we don’t know why by Briana Brownell
Specktor, B. (2021, August 19). Milky Way has a 3,000-light-year-long splinter in its arm, and astronomers don’t know why. L...2021-09-3016 minCuriosity WeeklyFuture You Is a Stranger, Babylonian Trig, Reversed OrgansLearn about why it’s hard to save money for our future; how Babylonians knew the Pythagorean theorem; and situs inversus.
It's hard to save money because we see our future selves as strangers by Steffie Drucker
Johnson, S. (2021, August 10). Brain hacks for saving money. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/how-to-save-money
Qin, P., & Northoff, G. (2011). How is our self related to midline regions and the default-mode network? NeuroImage, 57(3), 1221–1233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.05.028
Did the ancient Babylonians discover the Pythagorean theorem before Pythagoras did? by Briana Brownell
Calabretto, S. (2021, August 13). A new angle on ancient trigonometry. Cosmos Magazi...2021-09-2914 minCuriosity WeeklyYour Second Brain, Jupiter’s Hot Atmosphere, Placebo ButtonsLearn about the “second brain” in your gut; what makes Jupiter’s atmosphere so hot; and why placebo buttons are useful.
The 'second brain' in your gut might have evolved before the brain in your head by Cameron Duke
Nield, D. (2021). The “Second Brain” in Your Gut Might Have Evolved Before The Brain in Your Head. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/we-have-a-brain-like-system-in-our-guts-and-it-may-have-evolved-before-brains-did?utm_source=pocket_mylist
Rao, M., & Gershon, M. D. (2016). The bowel and beyond: the enteric nervous system in neurological disorders. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 13(9), 517–528. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2016.107
Spencer, N. J., Travis, L., Wiklendt, L., Costa, M., Hibberd, T. J., Brook...2021-09-2814 minCuriosity WeeklyPsychosomatic Illnesses and Seeing Behind a Black HoleNeurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan demystifies psychosomatic illnesses. Then, learn how scientists saw behind a black hole.
Additional resources from neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan
Pick up "The Sleeping Beauties And Other Stories of Mystery Illness" here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606597/the-sleeping-beauties-by-suzanne-osullivan/
NHS page: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-consultant/dr-suzanne-osullivan
Follow @Suz_OSullivan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Suz_OSullivan
Scientists saw behind a black hole for the first time by Briana Brownell
Wilkins, D. R., Gallo, L. C., Costantini, E., Brandt, W. N., & Blandford, R. D. (2021). Light bending and X-ray echoes from behind a supermassive black hole. Nature, 595(7869), 657–660. https://doi.org...2021-09-2314 minCuriosity WeeklyTime Crystals, Freeze-Dried Sperm, and Batching TasksLearn about time crystals; why researchers freeze-dried sperm on a postcard; and batching tasks instead of multitasking.
Two research teams say they've created time crystals by Briana Brownell
Eternal Change for No Energy: A Time Crystal Finally Made Real | Quanta Magazine. (2021, July 30). Quanta Magazine. https://www.quantamagazine.org/first-time-crystal-built-using-googles-quantum-computer-20210730/
Mi, X., Ippoliti, M., Quintana, C., Greene, A., Chen, Z., Gross, J., Arute, F., Arya, K., Atalaya, J., Babbush, R., Bardin, J. C., Basso, J., Bengtsson, A., Bilmes, A., Bourassa, A., Brill, L., Broughton, M., Buckley, B. B., Buell, D. A., & Burkett, B. (2021). Observation of Time-Crystalline Eigenstate Order on a Quantum Proc...2021-09-2214 min
Piecing It Together PodcastMalignant (Featuring Josh Stifter)On the 203rd episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Josh Stifter joins me to talk about James Wan's glorious return to horror, Malignant. It's almost the textbook definition of the "blank check" movie as Warner Bros clearly gave him free reign to do anything his crazy heart desires, and man did he do something different. Puzzle pieces include A Nightmare on Elm Street, Evil Dead 2, Demons and Suspiria.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Malignant and the movies we discuss!https://malignant.warnerbros.com/Director – James WanWriter – James Wan & Akela CooperS...2021-09-1753 minCuriosity WeeklyApes Say Hello, Life on Snowball Earth, Learn Twice as FastLearn about non-human animals that say hello and goodbye; life on Snowball Earth; and how to learn skills twice as fast.
Apes use their own form of hello and goodbye, the first time we've seen that in non-human animals by Steffie Drucker
Heesen, R., Bangerter, A., Zuberbühler, K., Iglesias, K., Neumann, C., Pajot, A., Perrenoud, L., Guéry, J.-P., Rossano, F., & Genty, E. (2021). Assessing joint commitment as a process in great apes. IScience, 102872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102872
Like humans, apes communicate to start and end social interactions. (2021, August 11). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/924594
Schultz, I. (2021, August 11). Bonobos...2021-09-1513 min
Decades of Horror | Horror News RadioMALIGNANT (2021) James Wan Ambitiously Swings Between Epic Highs and Disappointing Lows On episode 466 of Horror News Radio: The Grue-Crew review… MALIGNANT (2021, Warner Brothers). Warning: possible spoilers after the initial impressions! Be sure to subscribe to the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel to catch all the HNR episodes. This is HORROR NEWS RADIO, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE podcast. Back with Doc Rotten once again are the scariest, goriest, bloodiest co-hosts on the 'Net. Dave Dreher, the lead news writer at Gruesome Magazine. Award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore. Podcasting Rock Star & International Cosplay Queen, Va...2021-09-1444 minCuriosity WeeklyBackward Letters, Dogs Detect Lies, Neutron Star MountainsLearn about why children write letters backward; how dogs know when you’re lying to them; and mountains on neutron stars.
Children write letters backward because they haven't unlearned the rules of reality by Steffie Drucker
Sigman, M. (2017, August 8). The fascinating reason that children write letters backwards. Ideas.ted.com. https://ideas.ted.com/the-fascinating-reason-that-children-write-letters-backwards/
Vox. (2020). Why kids write letters backward [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1iYSsFqVG4
Why Do Young Children Write Letters Backward? (2016). Wonderopolis.org. https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/Why-Do-Young-Children-Write-Letters-Backward
Dogs know when you are lying to them by Cameron Duke
Riddle, T. (2012, July 2...2021-09-1313 minCuriosity WeeklyEmily Oster on Parenting Decisions, A New Type of SupernovaLearn how parents can get smarter about making big decisions, with author Emily Oster; and electron-capture supernovas.
Additional resources from Emily Oster:
Pick up "The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early Years" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984881755?aff=penguinrandom
Website: https://emilyoster.net/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfEmilyOster
Observation of a new type of supernova sheds light on a famous supernova from 1054 AD by Briana Brownell
Scientists spotted an electron-capture supernova for the first time. (2021, July). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/supernova-electron-capture-space-astronomy-physics
A star in a distant galaxy blew up...2021-09-0915 minCuriosity WeeklyInfinity in a Used Prayer Book and Vampire-Like Sea SlugsLearn about the earliest use of infinity we’ve found; and vampire-like sea slugs that absorb other organisms’ attributes.
The earliest mathematical use of infinity was found in a reused prayer book by Briana Brownell
Reviel Netz. (2021). The Diagrams as Floating Bodies by Reviel Netz of Stanford University. Archimedespalimpsest.org. http://archimedespalimpsest.org/about/scholarship/method-infinity.php
NOVA | Infinite Secrets | Working with Infinity | PBS. (2021). Pbs.org. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archimedes/infinity.html
Lloyd, R. (2009, February 17). Idea of Infinity Stretched Back to Third Century B.C. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/3336-idea-infinity-stretched-century.html
The Archimedes Palimpsest...2021-08-3112 minCuriosity WeeklyTurning the Table on Addictive Apps, Black Hole ReflectionsLearn how to turn the table on addictive apps; and how black holes can make us see multiple versions of the same thing.
Additional resources from David Sumpter:
Pick up "The Ten Equations that Rule the World and How You Can Use Them Too": https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/314/314406/the-ten-equations-that-rule-the-world/9780241404546.html
Faculty page: https://katalog.uu.se/profile/?id=N7-525
Twitter: https://twitter.com/soccermatics?lang=en
New mathematical model shows why black holes can make us see multiple versions of the same thing by Briana Brownell
Danish Student solves how the Universe is reflected near black holes. (2021, July...2021-08-2613 minCuriosity WeeklyPirates Plundered the Metric System, What Marsquakes Teach UsLearn about the time pirates stopped the US from switching to the metric system; and new learnings about Mars’ interior.
The US once tried switching to the metric system, but got stopped by pirates by Steffie Drucker
How Pirates Of The Caribbean Hijacked America’s Metric System. (2017, December 28). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/28/574044232/how-pirates-of-the-caribbean-hijacked-americas-metric-system
Kaplan, S. (2017). Pirates Are to Blame For Why The US Doesn’t Use The Metric System. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/pirates-are-to-blame-for-why-the-us-doesn-t-use-the-metric-system
Esser, M. (2017, September 19). Pirates of the Caribbean (Metric Edition). NIST. https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/pirates-caribbean-metric-edition
Materese, R. (2016, December 23). Busting Myths abo...2021-08-2411 minCuriosity WeeklyRomanesco Fractals, Dolphin Names & Evolution vs. MatingLearn about evolutionary compromises; the fractals of Romanesco cauliflower; and dolphins that learn each other’s names.
Conflict traits: when evolution and mating conflict with each other by Cameron Duke
Experiments show natural selection opposes sexual selection. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoe-esn060721.php
Mulder, M. B., & Rauch, K. L. (2009). Sexual conflict in humans: Variations and solutions. Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, 18(5), 201–214. https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.20226
Okada, K., Katsuki, M., Sharma, M. D., Kiyose, K., Seko, T., Okada, Y., Wilson, A. J., & Hosken, D. J. (2021). Natural selection increases female fitness by reversing the exaggeration of a male...2021-08-2315 minCuriosity WeeklyEaster Island Mythbusting and the Universe’s Expansion RateLearn why Easter Island never had a population collapse; and how scientists are measuring the expansion of our universe.
Easter Island never had a population collapse, as commonly believed by Grant Currin
Resilience, not collapse: What the Easter Island myth gets wrong. (2021, July 13). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/793195
Johnson, S. (2021, July 16). Busting the Easter Island myth: there was no civilization collapse. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/easter-island
DiNapoli, R. J., Crema, E. R., Lipo, C. P., Rieth, T. M., & Hunt, T. L. (2021). Approximate Bayesian Computation of radiocarbon and paleoenvironmental record shows population resilience on Rapa Nui (Easte...2021-08-1911 minCuriosity WeeklyHygiene Hypothesis, Ancient Coronavirus, Black Hole Eats Neutron StarLearn about whether being too clean makes kids sick; an ancient coronavirus epidemic; and a black hole-neutron star merger.
Is being too hygienic making kids sick? These researchers say the public has it all wrong by Grant Currin
Being clean and hygienic need not impair childhood immunity. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/ucl-bca070221.php
Rook, G. A. W., & Bloomfield, S. F. (2021). Microbial exposures that establish immunoregulation are compatible with targeted hygiene. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 148(1), 33–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2021.05.008
Cara, E. (2021, July 6). Being Clean Doesn’t Have to Be Bad for Our Immune System, Scientis...2021-08-1714 minCuriosity WeeklyCognitive Flexibility, Arctic Dinosaurs, Noctilucent CloudsLearn about how cognitive flexibility helps you learn; why dinosaurs may have been warm-blooded; and noctilucent clouds.
A high IQ might mean you're smart, but high "cognitive flexibility" means you can learn by Grant Currin
Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley, & Leong, V. (2021, June 23). IQ tests can’t measure it, but “cognitive flexibility” is key to learning and creativity. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/iq-tests-cant-measure-it-but-cognitive-flexibility-is-key-to-learning-and-creativity-163284
3 Ways to Improve Your Cognitive Flexibility. (2019). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wild-connections/201912/3-ways-improve-your-cognitive-flexibility
Dajani, D. R., & Uddin, L. Q. (2015). Demystifying cognitive flexibility: Implications for clinical and developmental neuroscience. Trends in Neurosciences, 38(9), 571–578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j...2021-08-1613 minCuriosity WeeklyHistory of Talking to Strangers, Dark Matter Between GalaxiesLearn why talking to strangers shouldn’t be scary; and a new map revealing hidden dark matter “bridges” between galaxies.
Additional resources from Joe Keohane:
Pick up "The Power Of Strangers" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984855770?aff=penguinrandom
Website: https://joekeohane.net/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeKeohane
A new AI-generated map revealed hidden dark matter "bridges" that connect galaxies by Briana Brownell
Pappas, S. (2021, May 28). Dark matter map reveals new filaments connecting galaxies. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/map-local-universe-dark-matter.html
Ratner, P. (2021, May 27). Scientists find dark matter “bridges” that may reveal future of our galaxy. Big...2021-08-1213 minCuriosity WeeklyEarworms Aid Memory, How Auroras Happen, Don’t Give Cats MilkLearn how earworms could be helping your memory; how auroras are created; and what your cat should drink instead of milk.
Maybe that song stuck in your head is helping your long-term memory by Cameron Duke
Karen Michele Nikos-Rose. (2021, June 15). That Song Is Stuck in Your Head, but It’s Helping You to Remember. UC Davis. https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/song-stuck-in-head-helps-remember
Kubit, B. M., & Janata, P. (2021). Spontaneous mental replay of music improves memory for incidentally associated event knowledge. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001050
We have the first experimental evidence for how auroras are created by Bria...2021-08-0913 minCuriosity WeeklyAn Out-of-Body Experience Without Drugs and Earth’s “Pulse”Learn how scientists induced an out-of-body experience in a human without using drugs; and Earth’s geological “pulse.”
Scientists induced an out-of-body experience in mice and a human without using drugs by Grant Currin
Scientists Say A Mind-Bending Rhythm In The Brain Can Act Like Ketamine. (2020, September 16). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/16/913565163/scientists-discover-way-to-induce-altered-state-of-mind-without-drugs
Wells, S. (2020, October 3). Scientists Can Induce Out-Of-Body Experiences Without Drugs. Freethink. https://www.freethink.com/articles/uncovering-the-cause-of-dissociative-states-in-the-mind
Stanford team pinpoints brain circuitry underlying dissociative experiences. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/sm-stp091520.php
Vesuna, S., Kauvar, I. V., Richman, E., Gore, F., Oskotsky...2021-08-0510 minCuriosity WeeklyAnger Looks Guilty, Quantum Microscope, Good News About CancerLearn about anger makes you look guilty; a new quantum microscope; and why the fight against cancer is going very well.
Anger makes you look guilty by Kelsey Donk
Johnson, S. (2021, June). Falsely accused? Stay calm, because anger makes you look guilty. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/signs-of-guilt
DeCelles, Katherine, Gabrielle Adams, Holly S. Howe, and Leslie K. John. "Anger Damns the Innocent." Psychological Science (in press). https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/DecellesEtAl20%20-%20Anger%20Damns%20the%20Innocent_7e5cda61-ed8b-4592-866e-bea68f944a70.pdf
New quantum microscope can reveal biological structures that wo...2021-08-0312 minCuriosity WeeklyBrain Replays Memories at 20x Speed & A Real Maxwell’s DemonLearn how your brain replays the things you’ve practiced at 20 times speed; and an engine that uses information as fuel.
On your practice breaks, your brain replays memories of your practice session at 20x speed by Kelsey Donk
Human brain replays new memories at 20 times the speed during waking rest. (2021). EurekAlert! https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/cp-hbr060321.php
Buch, E. R., Claudino, L., Quentin, R., Bönstrup, M., & Cohen, L. G. (2021). Consolidation of human skill linked to waking hippocampo-neocortical replay. Cell Reports, 35(10), 109193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109193
Scientists built an ultrafast engine that they claim uses information as fuel...2021-07-2710 min
Dragon Sports LiveDragon Sports 7/24/2021Welcome to #Dragonsportslive. Join Briana Marrae and Donte Jamal Payne-Sharkey as we talk #sports and listen to #music. We talking about the #Chicagoteams #NFL #Nba #MLB. Check Us Out on our social media’s at Dragon Jump Productions and B.Rae Media & Marketing also follow and subscribe to our YouTube at www.YouTube.com/donpe1
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Mets Blunder vs. Pittsburgh on Sunday. Luis Rojas to miss two games and fined. Taijuan Walker knock ball out foul but it though chalk line.
Also...2021-07-2259 minCuriosity WeeklyMissions to Venus and How to Extract DNA from StrawberriesLearn about past missions to Venus — and why we’re going back; and how to extract DNA from strawberries in your kitchen.
We're going back to Venus. Here are the missions to look forward to by Briana Brownell
NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study “Lost Habitable” World of Venus. (2018). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-2-missions-to-study-lost-habitable-world-of-venus
ESA selects revolutionary Venus mission EnVision. (2021). Esa.int. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/ESA_selects_revolutionary_Venus_mission_EnVision
Castro, J. (2015, February 3). What Would It Be Like to Live on Venus? Space.com; Space. https://www.space.com/28357-how-to-live-on-venus.html
Goettel, K. A.; Shie...2021-07-2011 min
Curiosity WeeklyGlowing Sharks, Cities’ Unique Microbes, Milky Way MistakeLearn about the record-breaking glowing kitefin shark; cities’ unique microbiomes; and the true origin of the Milky Way.
Dive deeper into all your favorite Shark Week shows with Shark Week’s Daily Bite Podcast hosted by Luke Tipple:
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shark-weeks-daily-bite/id1527053422
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dfzM1ktSB1mSKD5z4Qujm?si=R8rNBksMRS-JrgMs9JIJ5g&dl_branch=1
Learn more: https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-daily-bite-podcast
We just found the largest glowing shark species in the world by Grant Currin
Starr, M. (2021). We Just Found The Largest Luminous Glowing...2021-07-1513 min
Curiosity WeeklyBomb-Detected Whales & What It’s Like to Film Shark WeekLearn how nuclear bomb detectors found a secret population of blue whales. Plus: what it takes to film sharks underwater.
Dive deeper into all your favorite Shark Week shows with Shark Week’s Daily Bite Podcast hosted by Luke Tipple:
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shark-weeks-daily-bite/id1527053422
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dfzM1ktSB1mSKD5z4Qujm?si=R8rNBksMRS-JrgMs9JIJ5g&dl_branch=1
Learn more: https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-daily-bite-podcast
Nuclear bomb detectors found a secret population of blue whales by Briana Brownell
Landow, S. (2021, June 8). New population of blue whale...2021-07-1313 min
Curiosity WeeklyScary Shark Music, Your Brain Predicts the Future, HydrobotLearn about ominous music’s effect on conservation efforts; why our brains constantly predict the future; and “Hydrobot.”
Dive deeper into all your favorite Shark Week shows with Shark Week's Daily Bite Podcast hosted by Luke Tipple:
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shark-weeks-daily-bite/id1527053422
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dfzM1ktSB1mSKD5z4Qujm?si=R8rNBksMRS-JrgMs9JIJ5g&dl_branch=1
Learn more: https://www.discovery.com/shark-week/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-daily-bite-podcast
Ominous background music in shark programming could hinder conservation efforts by Steffie Drucker
Nosal, A. P., Keenan, E. A., Hastings, P. A., & Gneezy, A. (2016...2021-07-1210 minCuriosity WeeklyCould You Adapt to Having an Extra Thumb?Learn about a robotic “third thumb”; how measuring time increases entropy; and how to distinguish friends from foes.
People's brains adapted to having a robotic "third thumb" by Steffie Drucker
UCL. (2021, May 19). Robotic “Third Thumb” use can alter brain representation of the hand. UCL News. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/may/robotic-third-thumb-use-can-alter-brain-representation-hand
Kieliba, P., Clode, D., Maimon-Mor, R. O., & Makin, T. R. (2021). Robotic hand augmentation drives changes in neural body representation. Science Robotics, 6(54), eabd7935. https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.abd7935
Video: https://vimeo.com/551468278
Teen turns prosthetic arm into glitter-shooting unicorn horn [VIDEO] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf91U06GII8
...2021-07-0812 minCuriosity WeeklyWeird Dreams Might be a Brain Feature, Not a BugLearn how weird dreams may help us in the real world; how we date dinosaurs; and why a healthy grip means a healthy body.
A theory from AI says our weird dreams help us better perceive the world by Briana Brownell
Our dreams’ weirdness might be why we have them, argues new AI-inspired theory of dreaming. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/cp-odw050621.php
Hoel, E. (2021). The overfitted brain: Dreams evolved to assist generalization. Patterns, 2(5), 100244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2021.100244
Paleontologists know how old dinosaurs were when they died because bones are like tree rings by Cameron Duke
Anonym...2021-07-0611 minCuriosity WeeklyHow Life Expectancy Doubled in Just 150 Years (w/ Author Steven Johnson)Learn how we doubled life expectancy in the last 150 years. Plus: “impossible” quasicrystals formed from nuclear bombs.
Additional resources from Steven Johnson:
Pick up "Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer": https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/594501/extra-life-by-steven-johnson/
Website: https://stevenberlinjohnson.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenbjohnson
The first nuclear detonation created "impossible" quasicrystals shaped like 20-sided dice by Briana Brownell
Castelvecchi, D. (2021). First nuclear detonation created “impossible” quasicrystals. Nature, 593(7860), 487–487. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01332-0
Bindi, L., Kolb, W., Eby, G. N., Asimow, P. D., Wallace, T. C., & Steinhardt, P. J. (2021). Accidental synthesis of a previously unknown quasicrystal in the first ato...2021-06-3013 minCuriosity WeeklyWe Found the Earliest Evidence of Ancient Human ActivityLearn about ancient evidence of humans using fire; Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle; and your memory on social media.
We just found the earliest evidence of humans changing their ecosystems with fire by Grant Currin
Nield, D. (2021). Scientists Find Oldest Evidence of Ancient Human Activity Deep Inside a Desert Cave. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-the-oldest-evidence-of-indoor-human-activity-deep-inside-a-desert-cave
Ratner, P. (2021, May 3). From 1.8 million years ago, earliest evidence of human activity found. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/earliest-evidence-human-activity
Shaar, R., Matmon, A., Horwitz, L. K., Ebert, Y., Chazan, M., Arnold, M., Aumaître, G., Bourlès, D., & Keddadouche, K. (2021). Magnetostratigraphy and cosmog...2021-06-2913 minCuriosity WeeklyBats Map the World By Time, Not DistanceLearn about whether you should fear AI; the science of a good selfie; and how bats map the world by time, not distance.
Additional resources from Michael Wooldridge:
Pick up "A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: What It Is, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going" at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250770745
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wooldridgemike
Oxford faculty page: https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/michael.wooldridge/
Selfies Really Do Make Your Nose Look Big originally aired April 24, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/hubble-telescope-history-selfie-science-and-exerci
Bats map the world by time, not distance by Briana Brown...2021-06-2412 minCuriosity WeeklyWe Found the First Pregnant Mummy Ever DocumentedLearn about a pregnant mummy; the three body problem; and why you should take off your shoes when you enter your house.
A newly discovered pregnant mummy is raising questions about ancient Egyptian beliefs by Grant Currin
Johnson, S. (2021, May 5). First-ever pregnant Egyptian mummy discovered. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/pregnant-mummy
In a First, Researchers Discover a Pregnant Egyptian Mummy. (2021). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/world/europe/egyptian-mummy-pregnant-warsaw.html
Ejsmond, W., Ożarek-Szilke, M., Jaworski, M., & Szilke, S. (2021). A pregnant ancient egyptian mummy from the 1st century BC. Journal of Archaeological Science, 105371. https://doi.org/1...2021-06-2211 min
The Charlie Shrem ShowBreaking into Hollywood and Bitcoin2021 with Courtney WarnerMy guest today is my lovely wife, Courtney Warner. Courtney recently finished filming her first feature length film, Ask Me To Dance, co-starring Tom Malloy, Briana Evigan, Mario Cantone, Joyce DeWitt, and Kurt Angle. Our discussion centers around pursuing your passion and achieving success. We specifically touch on Courtney’s journey to becoming an actor, the commitment and sacrifices she needed to do to achieve her goals, her experience filming a feature length film, and how she landed the role of Amy on Ask Me To Dance. We also go on to talk about our experience at Bitcoin 2021 and th...2021-06-1734 minCuriosity WeeklyWhat Does Your Digital Body Language Say?Learn about “digital body language” guidelines and how scientists brought multiple molecules into the same quantum state.
Additional resources from Erica Dhawan:
Pick up "Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust & Connection No Matter the Distance" from your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250246523
Website: https://ericadhawan.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericadhawan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericadhawan_/
Scientists brought multiple molecules into the same quantum state, which is a big deal by Briana Brownell
UChicago scientists harness molecules into single quantum state. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/uoc-ush042221.php
Ultracold Molecules | JILA - Exploring the Frontie...2021-06-1714 minCuriosity WeeklyPainless Tips to Help the Environment (w/ Paul Greenberg)Learn why there could be stars made of antimatter. Plus: author Paul Greenberg’s tips to reduce your carbon footprint.
There could be stars made of antimatter in our galaxy by Briana Brownell
NASA - JSC Engineering - Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. (2013). Nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/engineering/projects/alpha_magnetic_spectrometer/index.html
may. (2017, April 19). Giant space magnet may have trapped antihelium, raising idea of lingering pools of antimatter in the cosmos. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/giant-space-magnet-may-have-trapped-antihelium-raising-idea-lingering-pools-antimatter
Dr Alfredo Carpineti. (2021, April 29). Where Antimatter Stars Are Located In The Milky Way (If They Actually Exist). IFLScie...2021-06-1512 minCuriosity WeeklyStress During Pregnancy Might Affect the Baby’s SexLearn about how stress during pregnancy can affect a newborn’s sex; skipping stone physics in space; and overspending.
Stress can make a pregnant person twice as likely to have a girl by Grant Currin
Beres, D. (2021, April 13). Stressed-out mothers are twice as likely to give birth to a girl. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/stress-pregnancy
Romero-Gonzalez, B., Puertas-Gonzalez, J. A., Gonzalez-Perez, R., Davila, M., & Peralta-Ramirez, M. I. (2021). Hair cortisol levels in pregnancy as a possible determinant of fetal sex: a longitudinal study. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2040174420001300
Scientists have shed l...2021-06-0813 min