Today we discuss how nicknames for young boys can help them socialize better, how archaeologists in Poland have unearthed the grave of a woman people feared might return from the dead, and a new study that disproves Freud’s theory that more successful people are unhealthier than less successful people.   

Boyhood Nickname   

• “Why You Should Ask Men About Their Boyhood Nicknames” By Jett Stone  
• “Why Men Need to Prioritize, and Celebrate, Their Friendships” by Jett Stone  

Vampire Grave   

• “Archaeologists unearth remains of 17th-century female “vampire” in Poland” by Jennifer Oullette  
• “Ancient human bloodsucker? Skeleton of female 'vampire' unearthed in Europe during dig” by Natalie Neysa Alund  

Wrecked by Success   

• “New psychology research rebuts Sigmund Freud’s “wrecked by success” hypothesis” by Vladimir Hedrih  
• “Wrecked by Success? Not to Worry” by Harrison J. Kell et al.  

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Today, you’ll learn about how your next scrape might be healed using algae, what ancient Mayans can teach us about water conservation, and the skincare routines… of humpback whales 

Healing Algae 

• “Plasma tech transforms blue-green algae into wound-healing wonder.” by Paul McClure. 2023.  
• “Health Benefits of Blue-Green Algae: Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.” by Chai Siah Ku, et al. 2013.  
• “Transforming Spirulina maxima Biomass into Ultrathin Bioactive Coatings Using an Atmospheric Plasma Jet: A New Approach to Healing of Infected Wounds.” by Tuyet Pham, et al. 2023.  

Mayan Reservoirs 

• Ancient Maya reservoirs, constructed wetlands, and future water needs.” by Lisa J. Lucero. 2023.  
• “Who were the Maya? Decoding the ancient civilization’s secrets.” by Erin Blakemore. 2022.  

Humpback Skincare 

• “What’s at Play: Humpback Whale Interaction with Seaweed Is a Global Phenomenon.” by Jan-Olaf Meynecke & Hilla Kela. 2023.  
• “Kelping is a ‘global phenomenon’ sweeping the world of humpback whales, scientists say.” by Sascha Pare. 2023.  
• “Humpback whales: Facts about the singers of the sea.” by Patrick Pester. 2023.  

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Today, you’ll learn about how our sense of smell can change how we see colors, the pickiness of bees, and research that shows how listening to this show will increase your sense of well-being. 

Smells and Colors  

• “Our sense of smell changes the colors we see, show scientists.” by Mischa Dijkstra. 2023.  
• “Let’s obliterate the myth that humans have a bad sense of smell.” by Brian Resnick. 2017.  
• “Odors modulate color appearance.” by Ryan J. Ward, et al. 2023.  

Bee Preferences 

• “Honeybees are more selective in their choices for nutrition than previously thought.” by Helena Wirta. 2023.  
• “Honeybees’ foraging choices for nectar and pollen revealed by DNA metabarcoding.” by Matti Leponiemi, et al. 2023.  
• “Are honey bees, wild bees still in trouble?” by Diana Yates. 2023.  

Science and Well-Being 

• “Awe-inspiring science can have a positive effect on mental wellbeing, new research finds.” University of Warwick. 2023.  
• “Spirituality of Science: Implications for Meaning, Well-Being, and Learning.” by Jesse L. Preston, et al. 2023.  

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Today, you’ll learn about a breakthrough in transplanting organs from one species to another, a study on the lightning-quick perception of soccer goalies, and the importance of clean snow in the battle against climate change.  

Monkey Pig Kidney Transplant 

• “Monkey survives for two years after gene-edited pig-kidney transplant.” by Max Kozlov. 2023.  
• “Monkey survives for two years with pig kidney in ‘extraordinary milestone’.” by Ian Sample & Anna Bawden. 2023.  
• “Organ Donation Statistics.” HRSA. 2023.  

Goalie Reflexes 

• “Distinct profiles of multisensory processing between professional goalkeepers and outfield football players.” by Michael Quinn, et al. 2023.  
• “Goalkeepers perceive the world differently, study suggests.” by Linda Geddes. 2023.  

Clean Snow 

• “A cleaner snow future mitigates Northern Hemisphere snowpack loss from warming.” by Dalei Hao, et al. 2023.  
• “Cleaner snow boosts future snowpack predictions.” by Tom Rickey. 2023.  

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Today, you’ll learn about some really counterintuitive findings on OCD and decision making, how albatross might fly on a wave of sound, and a new understanding of the relationship between ice… and fungus. 

OCD Decisions 

• “Brain imaging study reveals peculiarities in uncertainty processing in obsessive-compulsive disorder.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.  
• “Evidence Accumulation and Neural Correlates of Uncertainty in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.” by Yi-Jie Zhao, et al. 2023. 

Albatross Sound Waves  

• “Albatross movement suggests sensitivity to infrasound cues at sea.” by Natasha Gillies. 2023.  
• “Fact Check-Albatrosses can go for years without touching the ground, but they do land on water.” Reuters. 2021.  

Ice & Fungi 

• “Regionally sourced bioaerosols drive high-temperature ice nucleating particles in the arctic.” by Gabriel Pereira Freitas, et al. 2023.  
• “Biological particles play crucial role in Arctic cloud ice formation.” EurekAlert! 2023.  
• “NASA Fieldwork Studies Signs of Climate Change in Arctic, Boreal Regions.” by Sofie Bates. 2022.  

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Today, you’ll learn about an incredible bionic hand, how scientists are watching what we eat… from space, and a new study that looks into how humans feel about AI judging them. 

Bionic Hand  

• “Groundbreaking achievement as bionic hand merges with user’s nervous and skeletal systems, remaining functional after years of daily use.” by Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. 2023.  
• “Phantom Limb Pain.” by Aaron A. Hanyu-Deutmeyer, et al. 2023.  
• “Artificial limbs.” by Linda J Marks & John W Michael. 2001.  

Satellites Watch Crops 

• “Measuring nutrition in crops from space.” European Space Agency. 2023.  
• “E0NUTRI: Earth Observation for estimating and predicting crop nutrients.” ESA. nd.  
• “HyNutri: Sensing “Hidden Hunger” with Sentinel-2 and Hyperspectral.” ESA. 2023.  
• “PRISMA and Sentinel-2 spectral response to the nutrient composition of grains.” by Mariana Belgiu, et al. 2023.  

AI & Our Moral Compass 

• “People believe their moral traits are too distinct for AI to judge, study finds.” by Bianca Setionago. 2023.  
• “Humans feel too special for machines to score their morals.” by Zoe A Purcell & Jean-Francois Bonnefon. 2023. 

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Today, you’ll learn about a brainy new study on chronic pain, how female frogs play dead to avoid having to deal with male frogs, and a possible breakthrough on avian flu that involves editing chickens. 

Brain & Chronic Pain 

• “New study provides evidence for more effective brain-based treatment of chronic back pain.” ScienceDaily. 2023.  
• “New Study Provides Evidence for More Effective Brain-Based Treatment of Chronic Back Pain.” by Julia Milzer. 2023.  
• “Retraining the brain to treat chronic pain.” NIH. 2021.  

Frogs Play Dead  

• “Drop dead! Female mate avoidance in an explosively breeding frog.” by Carolin Dittrich. 2023.  
• “Explosive breeding in tropical anurans: environmental triggers, community composition, and acoustic structure.” by Juan Sebastian Ulloa, et al. 2019.  

Avian Flu Gene Edit 

• “Creating resistance to avian influenza infection through genome editing of the ANP32 gene family.” by Alewo Idoko-Akoh. 2023.  
• “Bird Flu Cost the US $3.3 Billion and Worse Could Be Coming.” by Maryn Mckenna. 2015.  

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Today, you’ll learn about a possible breakthrough in the fight against Strep A, a new theory on the demise of dinos, and how pied tamarins communicate in a noisy city. 

Nasal Vaccine 

• “Vaccine via the nasal passage could be the new line of defence against Strep A.” SceinceDaily. 2023.  
• “Vaccine via the nasal passage could be the new line of defence against Strep A.” Griffith University. 2023.  

Dino Killer Volcano 

• “New computer analysis hints volcanism killed the dinosaurs, not an asteroid.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2023.  
• “A Bayesian inversion for emissions and export productivity across the end-Cretaceous boundary.” by Alexander A. Cox & C. Brenhin Keller. 2023.  
• “Dueling dates for a huge eruption reignite the debate over dinosaurs’ death.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2019.  
• “Volcanic gas bursts probably didn’t kill off the dinosaurs.” by Carolyn Gramglin. 2020.  

Pied Tamarins 

• “In noisy environs, pied tamarins are using smell more often to communicate.” by Meghie Rodrigues. 2023.  
• “Tamarins.” New England Primate Conservancy. 2022.  
• “Do pied tamarins increase scent-marking in response to urban noise?” by Tainara V. Sobroza. 2023.  
• “Pied Tamarin.” by Gordo, M. 2021.  

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Today, you’ll learn about new genetic clues to male hair loss, some helpful news about the future of renewable energy, and some sweet and juicy new research on the origins of citrus.  

Hair Loss Clues  

• “New findings on hair loss in men.” ScienceDaily. 2023.  
• “Male Pattern Baldness.” reviewed by Dany Paul Baby, MD. 2023.  
• “Male Androgenetic Alopecia.” by Leila Asfour, et al. 2023.  

Renewable Energy Transition 

• “Plummeting prices for solar power and storage make global climate transition cheaper than expected.” MCC. 2023.  
• “Orientation for a global coal phase-out.” MCC. 2022.  
• “New data show a worsening of the climate crisis.” MCC. 2023.  

Citrus History 

• “The first citrus fruits may have come from southern China.” by Erin Garcia de Jesus. 2023.  
• “Pangenome analysis provides insight into the evolution of the orange subfamily and a key gene for citric acid accumulation in citrus fruits.” by Yue Huang, et al. 2022.  
• “From lemons to kumquats, roots of citrus variety dug up.” by Tina Hesman Saey. 2015.  

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Today, you’ll learn about new ways to kill antibiotic resistant bacteria, the discovery of the most powerful pulsar we’ve ever seen, and the truth about hippo poop.  

Stopping Superbugs  

• “Dangerous ‘superbugs’ are a growing threat, and antibiotics can’t stop their rise. What can?” by Nicoletta Lanese. 2023.  
• “Retrospective, observational analysis of the first one hundred consecutive cases of personalized bacteriophage therapy of difficult-to-treat infections facilitated by a Belgian consortium.” by Jean-Paul Pirnay, et al. 2023.  
• “Lysin therapy offers new hope for fighting drug-resistant bacteria.” by Vincent A. Fischetti. 2019.  

Powerful Pulsar 

• “Highest-energy pulsar ever seen could indicate new physics.” by Robert Lea. 2023.  
• “Discovery of a radiation component from the Vela pulsar reaching 20 teraelectronvolts.” by F. Aharonian, et al. 2023.  
• “What are pulsars?” by Paul Sutter. 2022.  

Hippo Poop 

• “Hippos might be ferocious fighters, but their big teeth make terrible chewers.” by Jake Buehler. 2023.  
• “Hippos’ constant defecating turns African pools into communal guts.” by Lauren Barnett. 2021.  
• “Chewing, dentition and tooth wear in Hippopotamidae.” by Annika Avedik & Marcus Clauss. 2023.  
• “Hippo eating great animal in the world.” YouTube Video. N.d.  

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