Curiosity Weekly

Learn about how you can discover history by going low-tech, from explorers Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah, hosts of “Unexplained and Unexplored” on Science Channel. Then, learn about how nuclear explosions work in space.

Learn more about Unexplained and Unexplored:

• UNEXPLAINED AND UNEXPLORED First Look | Discovery — https://www.discovery.com/exploration/unexplained-and-unexplored-first-look-pictures
• UNEXPLAINED AND UNEXPLORED: Investigating the Legend of California's Gold Laden Ghost Ship | Discovery — https://www.discovery.com/exploration/investigating-the-legend-of-california-s-gold-laden-ghost-ship
• Like Science Channel on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/ScienceChannel/
• Follow @ScienceChannel on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/sciencechannel/
• Follow @ScienceChannel on Facebook — https://twitter.com/ScienceChannel
• Follow @Justin_Fornal on Twitter — https://twitter.com/Justin_Fornal
• Follow @EmilianoRuprah on Twitter — https://twitter.com/EmilianoRuprah

Additional sources:

• Nuclear Weapon Effects in Space | NASA — https://history.nasa.gov/conghand/nuclear.htm
• The Unexpected Effects of Nukes in Space | SciShow Space — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRhStl7SQnM
• 9 JULY 1962 'STARFISH PRIME', OUTER SPACE | CTBTO — https://www.ctbto.org/specials/testing-times/9-july-1962starfish-prime-outer-space

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/you-can-discover-history-by-going-low-tech-w-justin-fornal-and-emiliano-ruprah-plus-nuclear-explosions-in-space

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Learn about why feet smell bad; how NASA knows where to dig on its next mission to find evidence of life on Mars; and why you associate cold temperatures with luxury.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

• To Find Evidence of Life on Mars, NASA's Next Mission Knows Where to Dig — https://curiosity.im/2D7ad7H
• To Make Products Seem More Luxurious, Retailers Literally Put Them on Ice — https://curiosity.im/34bfas7

Additional sources:

• Bacteria, Beneficial: Brevibacterium linens, Brevibacterium aurantiacum and Other Smear Microorganisms | Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences, 2011 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780081005965006326?via%3Dihub
• How to Get Rid of Foot Odor | HowStuffWorks — https://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/men/sweating-odor/how-to-get-rid-of-foot-odor1.htm
• Curious Kids: Why do feet stink by the end of the day? | The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-why-do-feet-stink-by-the-end-of-the-day-125037

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Learn about an effective way to correct misinformation; why dinosaur fossils throw their necks back in a “death” pose; and an artificial leaf that turns atmospheric carbon dioxide into fuel.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

• Why Dino Fossils Throw Their Necks Back in a 'Death Pose' — https://curiosity.im/2D3wsvd
• An 'Artificial Leaf' Turns Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide into Fuel — https://curiosity.im/37sMLji

Additional sources:

• The truth about misinformation: Research study reveals how to alter memories to protect consumers | EurekAlert! — https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/sfcp-tta110319.php
• How Stories in Memory Perpetuate the Continued Influence of False Information | Journal of Consumer Psychology — https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jcpy.1135?referrer_access_token=5y2ktrmAmkCeSmRC_xyQQk4keas67K9QMdWULTWMo8NgWo9DXkFeSa2F0boNG72j8VFq4-FUk9LTiG_FVXvAVWgGE1u7yvvDLV4mXXQJLXMgCswk_ClgJMKsClDpX7V1yJ6ofHuWvMZEgr7GLGmK2A%3D%3D

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/an-effective-way-to-correct-misinformation-an-artificial-leaf-that-turns-co2-into-fuel-and-the-dino-fossil-death-pose

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Learn about why eye contact can make you more honest. Then, you’ll learn about RenalTech, the first AI-based diagnostic tool in veterinary medicine, and how it could enable early prediction of chronic kidney disease to save cats’ lives, from special guest Kay O’Donnell.

Resources from Kay O’Donnell, Vice President of the WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute:

Press release

• [Press Release] New AI-driven diagnostic tool can predict chronic kidney disease in cats two years before traditional diagnosis | WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute — https://www.waltham.com/news-events/biomarkers/new-ai-driven-diagnostic-tool-can-predict-chronic-kidney-disease-in-cats-two-years-before-traditional-diagnosis/5860/
• [Published Study] Predicting early risk of chronic kidney disease in cats using routine clinical laboratory tests and machine learning | Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, September 2019 — https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvim.15623
• RenalTech: New Diagnostic Tool Can Predict CKD in Cats Two Years Before Onset | Today’s Veterinary Practice — https://todaysveterinarypractice.com/renaltech-new-diagnostic-tool-can-predict-ckd-in-cats-two-years-before-onset/
• Predicting Disease: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence for Pet Care | Clinician’s Brief — https://www.cliniciansbrief.com/article/predicting-disease-promise-artificial-intelligence-pet-care
• Antech signals 'new era of innovation' with first AI-powered veterinary diagnostic | AnimalPharm — https://animalpharm.agribusinessintelligence.informa.com/AP016298/Antech-signals-new-era-of-innovation-with-first-AIpowered-veterinary-diagnostic

Additional sources:

• Eye contact reduces lying | ScienceDaily — https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181109122629.htm
• Study PDF — https://trepo.tuni.fi/bitstream/10024/105228/1/Eye%20Contact%20Reduces%20Lying_2018.pdf

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Learn about how to hack your sleep to help solve your problems; why the holes in violins are shaped the way they are; and why static shock is worse in the winter.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

• Science Says 'Sleeping on It' Really Can Help You Solve a Problem — https://curiosity.im/37uWrd0
• Why Are the Holes in Violins Shaped That Way? — https://curiosity.im/2KLtz6u
• Here's Why Static Shock Is Worse in Winter — https://curiosity.im/2qF2Txv

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/evolution-of-the-violin-hole-why-static-shock-is-worse-in-winter-and-how-sleeping-on-it-solves-problems

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Learn why you wake up hungry after overeating. Then, Travel Channel’s “Lost Secrets” host and historian Justin Jampol discusses what state gifts and other artifacts can tell us about the past. You’ll also learn why birds have hollow bones — and it’s not to make them lighter. Plus: hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss a story about why birds have hollow bones — and it’s not to make them lighter.

Additional resources from historian and “Lost Secrets” host Justin Jampol:

• “Lost Secrets” official website — https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/lost-secrets
• Like Travel Channel on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/TravelChannel/
• Follow @TravelChannel on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/travelchannel/
• Follow @TravelChannel on Twitter — https://twitter.com/travelchannel
• Follow Justin Jampol on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justinjampol/
• The Wende Museum official website — https://www.wendemuseum.org/

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Learn about why you get sleepy after you eat, and how to prevent that inevitable food coma; an easy way to avoid raising materialistic kids; and current efforts to save the world by creating a circular economy, with 3M Chief Sustainability Officer Gayle Schueller.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

• Food Coma? Here's Why You Get Sleepy After You Eat
• There's an Easy Way to Avoid Raising Materialistic Kids

Additional resources from 3M:

• 3M Sustainability — https://3m.com/sustainability
• Follow @3M on Twitter — https://twitter.com/3m
• Manufacturing giant 3M commits to 100% renewable power for global operations | RE100 — http://there100.org/news/14285888
• Six new members join the CE100 network | Ellen MacArthur Foundation — https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/news/six-new-members-join-the-ce100-network-1
• 3M and Clean Air Asia Act on Climate Change with New Air Pollution Initiative — https://news.3m.com/press-release/company-english/3m-and-clean-air-asia-act-climate-change-new-air-pollution-initiative
• Reinventing warmth with recycled plastic — https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/sustainability-us/stories/full-story/~reinventing-warmth-with-recycled-plastic/?storyid=9b569514-1e4a-4891-87be-36477aeee013

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Learn about why you don’t have to sacrifice pleasure to maintain self-control; why modern scientists still use old-timey weather balloons; and how to overcome the phenomenon of overclaiming, which is the feeling that you’re the one doing all the work.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

• You Don't Have to Sacrifice Pleasure to Maintain Self-Control, According to Researchers — https://curiosity.im/32NCMle
• Why Do Modern Scientists Still Use Old-Timey Weather Balloons? — https://curiosity.im/2pluMdl
• Overclaiming Is Why You Think You're the One Doing All the Work — https://curiosity.im/2CLptqH

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Learn about a new study that busts the myth of the self-centered only child; why feeding birds in the park may be more destructive than you think; and why the canonical perspective makes everyone draw a coffee cup the same way.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

• A New Study Busts the Myth of the Self-Centered Only Child — https://curiosity.im/2NQMVt1
• Why Everyone Draws a Coffee Cup the Same Way — https://curiosity.im/2Xj0RyZ

Additional sources:

• Thoughts About Bread And Angel Wing Deformities | Corvid Isle — https://corvid-isle.co.uk/thoughts-bread-angel-wing-wild-birds
• Why Feeding White Bread to Wild Birds is Killing Them | One Green Planet — https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/feeding-white-bread-to-wild-birds-is-killing-them/

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Learn about how scientists predict whether an asteroid will hit our planet. Then, learn about at least one reason to get excited about math, from popular mathematics writer and Cornell University Professor Steven Strogatz.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how scientists predict whether an asteroid will hit Earth: https://curiosity.im/32UduSd

Additional resources from Steven Strogatz:

• “Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
• Additional publications — https://amazon.com
• Steven Strogatz official website — http://www.stevenstrogatz.com/
• Cornell University profile — https://math.cornell.edu/steven-strogatz
• Google Scholar profile — https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FxyRWlcAAAAJ
• Follow @stevenstrogatz on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stevenstrogatz

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