Curiosity Weekly

Today you’ll learn about the relationship between the micro bacteria in our gut and chronic fatigue syndrome, the physical benefits of positive thinking, and how a new discovery reveals that wine has been around for way longer than we initially thought.  

Chronic Fatigue  

• “Studies find that microbiome changes may be a signature for ME/CFS” by NIH Press Release
  • https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/studies-find-microbiome-changes-may-be-signature-mecfs
• “Microbiome Disturbances Reported as Signature of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis’ by Columbia University
  • https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/microbiome-disturbances-reported-signature-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-myalgic-encephalomyelitis

Positive Thinking 

• “If you are happy and you know it… you may live longer” By David R. Topor
  • https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/if-you-are-happy-and-you-know-it-you-may-live-longer-2019101618020#:~:text=Plenty%20of%20research%20suggests%20optimistic,death%20from%20cancer%20and%20infection.
• “Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review” by Julianne Holt-Lunstad
  • https://www.researchgate.net/publication/45407031_Social_Relationships_and_Mortality_Risk_A_Meta-analytic_Review
• “Optimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic cohorts of men and women” by Lewina O Lee et al.
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31451635/
• “Optimists live longer, study finds. Here's how to boost positive thinking” by A. Pawlowski
  • https://www.today.com/health/how-live-longer-study-links-optimism-longevity-t161337
• “Positive attitudes and negative expectations in lonely individuals” by Gabriele Bellucci
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-75712-3
• “Julianne Holt-Lunstad probes loneliness, social connections” By Selby Frame
  • https://www.apa.org/members/content/holt-lunstad-loneliness-social-connections

Ancient Wine 

• “It’s in the DNA: Israeli grapes are the mother of all European wines” by Melanie Lidman
  • https://www.timesofisrael.com/its-in-the-dna-israeli-grapes-are-the-mother-of-all-european-wines/
• “Dual domestications and origin of traits in grapevine evolution” by YANG DONG et al.
  • https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add8655
• “Whole-genome resequencing of 472 Vitis accessions for grapevine diversity and demographic history analyses” by Zhenchang Liang et al.
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09135-8

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Today you’ll learn about a new process that could turn plastic waste and CO2 into lipstick, how cold and flu season isn’t different, you are, and a way to turn the forest into farmland without cutting down trees. 

Plastic Waste Fuel  

• “Could waste plastic become a useful fuel source?” by Katherine Latham. 2023. 
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64703976
• “Our planet is choking on plastic.” n.a. N.d.
  • https://www.unep.org/interactives/beat-plastic-pollution/

Colds Got Worse? 

• “Colds Haven’t Changed. So Why Do They Suddenly Feel So Bad?” by Katherine J. Wu. 2023. 
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/02/common-cold-virus-symptoms-immunity/673193/
• “The National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System.” CDC. 2023. 
  • https://www.cdc.gov/surveillance/nrevss/index.html
• “BIOFORE Syndromic Trends.” n.a. 2023. 
  • https://syndromictrends.com/

Trees and Mushrooms  

• “Growing mushrooms alongside trees could feed millions and mitigate effects of climate change, research finds.” n.a. 2023. 
  • https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2023/march-2023-news/growing-mushrooms-alongside-trees-could-feed-millions-and-mitigate-effects-of-climate-change-research-finds/
• “Edible fungi crops through mycoforestry, potential for carbon negative food production and mitigation of food and forestry conflicts.” by Paul W. Thomas & Alistair S. Jump. 2023. 
  • https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2220079120
• “Edible mycorrhizal fungi of the world: What is their role in forest sustainability, food security, biocultural conservation and climate change?” by Jesus Perez-Moreno, et al. 2021. 
  • https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ppp3.10199#:~:text=Edible%20mycorrhizal%20fungi%3A%20This%20name,different%20cultures%20around%20the%20world.

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Today you’ll learn about how dogs in Ukraine have survived nuclear fallout, how Venutian volcanoes can teach us about the planet’s climate, and how mushrooms maintain a colder temperature than their surroundings. 

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Chernobyl Dogs  

• “Why Scientists Are Studying the Stray Dogs Living at Chernobyl” by Will Sullivan
  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-study-the-genetics-of-dogs-living-near-chernobyl-disaster-site-180981748/
• “There’s Something Odd About the Dogs Living at Chernobyl” by Katherine J. Wu
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/03/chernobyl-dog-radiation-exposure-genome-research/673273/
• “The dogs of Chernobyl: Demographic insights into populations inhabiting the nuclear exclusion zone” by GABRIELLA J. SPATOLA et al.
  • https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade2537
• “Can the dogs of Chernobyl teach us new tricks on survival?” By LAURA UNGAR
  • https://apnews.com/article/dogs-chernobyl-nuclear-accident-genetics-f36bfae17b541bd6c3fba2b4abc0b0c6

Venus Volcanoes 

• “Volcanic activity on Venus spotted in radar images, scientists say” by Ari Daniel
  • https://www.npr.org/2023/03/17/1164053464/volcanic-activity-on-venus-spotted-in-radar-images-scientists-say
• “Magellan spacecraft images reveal volcanic activity on Venus” By Ashley Strickland
  • https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/15/world/venus-volcanic-activity-scn/index.html
• “How are volcanoes and earthquakes interrelated?” by Australian Museum
  • https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/how-are-volcanoes-and-earthquakes-interrelated/
• “Plate Tectonics” by National Geographic
  • https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/plate-tectonics/
• “Earthquakes” by American Museum of Natural History
  • https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/earth/power-of-plate-tectonics/earthquakes

Cold Mushrooms 

• “This Is Why You See Those Colored Balls Hanging on Power Lines” by Chloë Nannestad
  • https://www.rd.com/article/what-are-the-balls-on-power-lines/
• “What Are Those Balls That Hang on Power Lines?” by Shulie Tornel
  • https://energized.edison.com/stories/what-are-those-balls-that-hang-on-power-lines
• “What are the Colored Aerial Marker Balls on Power Lines For?” by Electrical Technology
  • https://www.electricaltechnology.org/2019/05/colored-aerial-marker-balls-on-power-lines.html
• “Marker balls for overhead lines” By RAEL F. AMOS
  • https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/02/09/Marker-balls-for-overhead-lines/2851413614800/
• “The Reason Behind Those Brightly Colored Balls Along Power Lines” By Ellen Gutoskey
  • https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/598043/colored-balls-power-lines-reason

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Today you’ll learn about greenwashing, how Formula 1 is amping up their sustainability efforts, and how loneliness is scientifically proven to be bad for your health. 

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/greenwashing-f1-sustainability-unhealthy-loneliness

Greenwashing  

• “The World Is Finally Cracking Down on ‘Greenwashing’” by Emma Marris
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/03/greenwashing-refuses-to-die/673241/
• “An overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate change” by Walter Leal Filho et al.
  • https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.973102/full
• “Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2023” by Thomas Day et al.
  • https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CorporateClimateResponsibilityMonitor2023.pdf
• “ARE COMPANIES DEVELOPING CREDIBLE CLIMATE TRANSITION PLANS?” by CDP
  • https://cdn.cdp.net/cdp-production/cms/reports/documents/000/006/785/original/Climate_transition_plan_report_2022_%2810%29.pdf?1676456406#:~:text=In%202022%2C%2018%2C600%2B%20organizations%20disclosed,C%2Daligned%20climate%20transition%20plan.
• “Climate change: How to be more eco-friendly in everyday life” by Imran Rahman-Jones
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-47990742
• “What Is Greenwashing? How It Works, Examples, and Statistics” By ADAM HAYES
  • https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greenwashing.asp
• “CARBON CLEAN 200™: INVESTING IN A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE” by As You Sow
  • https://www.asyousow.org/report-page/2023-clean200-investing-in-a-clean-energy-future

F1 Sustainability  

• “How the Formula races plan to power their cars with more sustainable fuel” by Jack Izzo
  • https://www.popsci.com/technology/formula-one-series-fuel-changes/
• “Formula 1 announces plan to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030” by Formula 1
  • https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-announces-plan-to-be-net-zero-carbon-by-2030.5IaX2AZHyy7jqxl6wra6CZ.html?clickref=1100lwDjaF4J&dclid=CjkKEQjwlPWgBhDvobzoy6P6xfwBEiQAK8TB_9Y4Qz3_SOKyxwmIz-bHdCg4IEdxLSf-w8zdhZnLDWXw_wcB
• “WHY F2/F3’S NEW SUSTAINABLE FUEL IS ‘MORE EXTREME’ THAN F1’S” by Edd Straw
  • https://the-race.com/formula-1/why-f2-f3s-new-sustainable-fuel-is-more-extreme-than-f1s/

Unhealthy Loneliness   

• “How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain” by Marta Zaraska
  • https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-loneliness-reshapes-the-brain-20230228/
• “Brain Changes in Response to Long Antarctic Expeditions” by New England Journal of Medicine
  • https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc1904905
• “UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3)” description by Stanford
  • https://sparqtools.org/mobility-measure/ucla-loneliness-scale-version-3/

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Today you’ll learn about why social media could help us solve the global climate crisis, a possible cure for sickle cell disease that uses gene therapy, and a Hansel and Gretel-style system that could find places on other planets where humans could take shelter. 

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Social Media  Saves 

• “New study shows social media content opens new frontiers for sustainability science researchers.” by Denise Spranger. 2023.
  • https://news.umich.edu/new-study-shows-social-media-content-opens-new-frontiers-for-sustainability-science-researchers/
• “Social media data for environmental sustainability: A critical review of opportunities, threats, and ethical use.” by Andrew Ghermandi, et al. 2023.
  • https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(23)00088-X

Sickle Cell Cure

• “A Gene Therapy Cure for Sickle Cell Is on the Horizon.” by Emily Mullin. 2023.
  • https://www.wired.com/story/a-gene-therapy-cure-for-sickle-cell-is-on-the-horizon/
• “Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Present New Data on More Patients With Longer Follow-Up Treated With exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) at the 2022 European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress.” Press Release. 2022.
  • http://ir.crisprtx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/vertex-and-crispr-therapeutics-present-new-data-more-patients
• “Biological and Clinical Efficacy of LentiGlobin for Sickle Cell Disease.” by Julie Kanter, M.D., et al. 2022.
  • https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2117175

Breadcrumbs on Mars 

• “A trick inspired by Hansel and Gretel could help rovers explore other worlds.” By Allison Gasparini. 2023.
  • https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2117175
• “A Hansel & Gretel Breadcrumb-Style Dynamically Deployed Communication Network Paradigm using Mesh Topology for Planetary Subsurface Exploration.” by Wolfgang Fink, et al. 2023.
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0273117723001187?via%3Dihub

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Today you’ll learn about how climate change research benefits from studying populations instead of species, how sometimes it’s better not to take any medication for your fever, and how worm saliva might solve the world’s plastic problem. Watch the premiere of The Lazarus Project on Sunday, June 4, at 9:00pm on TNT!

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Hope for Mass Extinction  

“Study: To save nature, focus on populations, not species” by University of Massachusetts Amherst

• https://phys.org/news/2022-12-nature-focus-populations-species.html

“Greater evolutionary divergence of thermal limits within marine than terrestrial species” by Matthew Sasaki et al.

• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01534-y

Mild Fever  

• “Mild fever helps clear infections faster, new study suggests.” by Bev Betkowski. 2023.
  • https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-mild-fever-infections-faster.html
• “Fever integrates antimicrobial defences, inflammation control, and tissue repair in a cold-blooded vertebrate.” by Farah Haddad, et al. 2023.
  • https://elifesciences.org/articles/83644

Wax Worm Saliva 

• “Was Worm Saliva Is the Unlikely Hero of Fighting Plastic Waste.” by Jacquelyne Germain. 2022.
  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wax-worm-saliva-is-the-unlikely-hero-of-fighting-plastic-waste-180980908/
• “Lowly was worm’s saliva may boost fight against plastic pollution.” by Will Dunham. 2022.
  • https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/lowly-wax-worms-saliva-may-boost-fight-against-plastic-pollution-2022-10-04/
• “Microplastics Detected in Human Blood in New Study.” by Margaret Osborne. 2022.
  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/microplastics-detected-in-human-blood-180979826/

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Today you’ll learn about how getting a good night’s sleep is especially important for men when it comes to vaccine efficacy, how grizzly bears have taken to eating a specific kind of moth, and how technology is working to make physical touch a part of the AI experience. 

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/sleep-and-vaccines-moth-eating-bears-feeling-the-metaverse

Sleep and Vaccines 

• “To ensure vaccines work properly, men should get a good night’s sleep” by The Economist
  • https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/03/15/to-ensure-vaccines-work-properly-men-should-get-a-good-nights-sleep
• “A meta-analysis of the associations between insufficient sleep duration and antibody response to Vaccination” by Karine Spiegel et al.
  • https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(23)00156-2.pdf
• “Next-generation vaccines could make a difference in 2023” by Slavea Chankova
  • https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2022/11/18/next-generation-vaccines-could-make-a-difference-in-2023
• “What Are Sleep Deprivation and Deficiency?” by NIH
  • https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep-deprivation#:~:text=Sleep%20deficiency%20is%20linked%20to,adults%2C%20teens%2C%20and%20children.
• “Study finds that sleep disorders affect men and women differently” by AASM
  • https://aasm.org/study-finds-that-sleep-disorders-affect-men-and-women-differently/#:~:text=Results%20show%20that%20women%20are,due%20to%20sleepiness%20or%20tiredness.

Moth-Eating Bears 

• “The odd phenomenon of moth-eating bears—and the dangers they face” by Douglas Main
  • https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/grizzly-bears-climb-mountains-for-this-odd-food-millions-of-moths
• “Relationships between Army Cutworm Moths and Grizzly Bear Conservation” by Hilary L. Robison
  • https://scholarworks.unr.edu/bitstream/handle/11714/4220/Robison_unr_0139D_10331.pdf
• “Grizzly Bear” by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
  • https://www.fws.gov/species/grizzly-bear-ursus-arctos-horribilis
• “What is an army cutworm moth & why do grizzlies eat them?” by ERIK PETERSON
  • https://bearbutter.org/2021/02/12/what-is-an-army-cutworm-moth-why-do-grizzlies-consume-them-2/#:~:text=The%20individual%20gross%20energy%20content,to%2040%2C000%20moths%20per%20day.

Feeling the Metaverse  

• “The touchy-feely world of the metaverse and future gadgets” by The Economist
  • https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/02/01/the-touchy-feely-world-of-the-metaverse-and-future-gadgets
• “Researchers find a way to make VR headsets more realistic” by The Economist
  • https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/02/01/researchers-find-a-way-to-make-vr-headsets-more-realistic
• “pneumatics“ By TechTarget Contributor
  • https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/pneumatics#:~:text=Pneumatics%20

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Today you’ll learn about the history of the ever controversial daylight saving time, how a mother’s level of education impacts children, and how researchers built a 3D tongue to study how chocolate melts.

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/chocolate-mouthfeel-teaching-moms-daylight-saving

Chocolate Mouthfeel 

• “Why chocolate feels so good - it is all down to lubrication.” University of Leeds. 2023.
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230113112804.htm
• “A Summary of Current Research on US Chocolate Consumption & Innovation.” by Shoshi Parks. 2022.
  • https://www.thechocolateprofessor.com/blog/chocolate-consumption-united-states

Teaching Moms

• “How moms are taking the lead in shaping children's education.” Lancaster University. 2023.
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230308112110.htm
• “Gender, education expansion and intergenerational educational mobility around the world.” by Yang Hu & Yue Qian. 2023.
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01545-5.epdf?sharing_token=OjP8krTjStklYFZZ_dKkwNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0OPIKdDe-cMGuXUnESmAhA-HjxanIimcRwDbKcjOZyo0jD-beC6-kKzHSwx5sFfCPUXp6BzSK155NyEmAnp0uehaPT_YpYZngBBRbZtSaWJPMb3UGHSrlxao2Qd9o-Rn9M%3D
• “Mother’s Education and Children’s Outcomes: How Dual-Generation Programs Offer Increased Opportunities for America’s Families.” by Donald J. Hernandez & Jeffrey S. Napierala. 2014.
  • https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED558149.pdf

Daylight Saving 

• “Why daylight saving time exists - at least for now.” by Maya Wei-Haas & Amy McKeever. 2023.
  • https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/daylight-saving-time
• “Measurable health effects associated with the daylight saving time shift.” by Hanxin Zhang, et al. 2020.
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302868/
• “Daylight Saving Time.” Website. N.d.
  • https://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html

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Today you’ll learn about new treatments the wealthy are using to try and stay young forever, the cultural and social evolution of the word please, and how the snap fit mechanism used in things like lego bricks is being updated for even bigger projects. 

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Immortality Tech 

• “People are desperately trying to live forever. Here are the biggest anti-aging trends sweeping the nation.” by Lakshmi Varanasi
  • https://finance.yahoo.com/news/people-desperately-trying-live-forever-090000189.html
• “Taking the Plunge: Is Cold Exposure Worthwhile?” by Lisa Fields
  • https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/cold-exposure-therapy.html
• “How can fasting help fight aging?” by Linnea Zielinski
  • https://ro.co/health-guide/fasting-and-aging/?irclickid=SG20AsU8gxyNTy0TnAXIvwzyUkAW13QJMWdhz80&irgwc=1&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=10078&utm_content=1262348&utm_term=businessinsider.com&ro_con=1&ro_ch=pubs&ro_p=impact&ro_n=Skimbit%20Ltd.&ro_c=10078&ro_g=Online%20Tracking%20Link&ro_t=1262348&survey_code=Skimbit%20Ltd.
• “Telomeres, DNA Damage and Ageing: Potential Leads from Ayurvedic Rasayana (Anti-Ageing) Drugs” by Rohit Sharma and Natália Martins
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7465058/
• “Red Light Therapy” by Cleveland Clinic
  • https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22114-red-light-therapy

Please Is Not Polite 

• “How Please Stopped Being Polite” By Walker Mimms
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/03/polite-words-is-please-rude/673397/
• “Oh Please Stop Saying Please” by Choire Sicha
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/business/ghosting-your-job.html
• “7 words you probably didn't know were acronyms” by BBC
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2grMKJ29Ghlw36WXCHGJvKk/7-words-you-probably-didnt-know-were-acronyms

Snap Fit Physics  

• “From LEGOs to Ziploc: The Science of the Snap Fit” by Katharine Gammon
  • https://www.insidescience.org/news/legos-ziploc-science-snap-fit
• “Mechanics of a Snap Fit” by Keisuke Yoshida and Hirofumi Wada
  • https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.194301
• “LEGO ‘snap-fit’ inspires scientific study” by Adam Basch
  • https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-snap-fit-inspires-scientific-study

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Today you’ll learn about how the pandemic has shifted our relationship with time, what a stratospheric aerosol injection entails, and the effects of a certain group of people who are more likely than others to volunteer for psychological research.

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Time Relationship

• “Our Relationship With Time Is Changing—Maybe for the Better” by Lily Rothman
  • https://time.com/6260618/pandemic-relationship-with-time/
• “The Blursday database as a resource to study subjective temporalities during COVID-19” by Maximilien Chaumon et al.
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01419-2?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_campaign=CONR_PF018_ECOM_GL_PHSS_ALWYS_DEEPLINK&utm_content=textlink&utm_term=PID100085446&CJEVENT=d24254efc80e11ed834602590a1cb82a
• “15+ AVERAGE COMMUTE TIME STATISTICS [2023]: HOW LONG IS THE AVERAGE AMERICAN COMMUTE?” By Jack Flynn
  • https://www.zippia.com/advice/average-commute-time-statistics/#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20commute%20time%20to%20and%20from%20work%20is,commute%20both%20ways%20each%20day.
• “HOW IS TIME MEASURED IN AMAZONIAN INDIGENOUS SOCIETIES?” by Gaia Amazonas
  • https://www.gaiaamazonas.org/en/noticias/2020-08-21_how-is-time-measured-in-amazonian-indigenous-societies/

Aerosol Injections 

• “A Controversial Technology Is Creating an Unprecedented Rift Among Climate Scientists” by Alejando de la Garza
  • https://time.com/6264143/geoengineering-climate-scientists-divided/
• “One Atmosphere: An Independent Expert Review on Solar Radiation Modification Research and Deployment” by United Nations Environment Programme
  • https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41903
• “Give research into solar geoengineering a chance” by Nature Editorial
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01243-0?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_campaign=CONR_PF018_ECOM_GL_PHSS_ALWYS_DEEPLINK&utm_content=textlink&utm_term=PID100085446&CJEVENT=59bcb67dc80f11ed834602590a1cb82a
• “What is Stratospheric Aerosol Injection?” by Geoengineering Global
  • https://geoengineering.global/stratospheric-aerosol-injection/

Psych Participants 

• “People with personality disorders are more likely to sign up for psychology studies - here’s why that’s a problem.” by Nigel Holt. 2023.
  • https://theconversation.com/people-with-personality-disorders-are-more-likely-to-sign-up-for-psychology-studies-heres-why-thats-a-problem-201237
• “Self-selection biases in psychological studies: Personality and affective disorders are prevalent among participants.” by Izabela Kazmierczak, et al. 2023.
  • https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0281046
• “Is there a reproducibility crisis in science?” Matt Anticole, TEDEd. 2017.
  • https://youtu.be/FpCrY7x5nEE

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