Curiosity Weekly

Today we have an extra special episode where we talk to Dan Schachner about this year’s Puppy Bowl, then we’ll learn about the truths and myths of spontaneous human combustion, and how cancer rates in the US have gone down by 33% since the ‘90s! 

The Puppy Bowl

Human Candles 

• “Strange reports have claimed humans spontaneously burst into flames, but science can explain how bodies sometimes act like a candle wick” by Paola Rosa-Aquino
  • https://www.businessinsider.com/is-spontaneous-human-combustion-real-or-myth-scientific-evidence
• “Man died from spontaneous human combustion, inquest finds” by Brian McDonald
  • https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/man-died-from-spontaneous-human-combustion-inquest-finds-26774631.html
• “Spontaneous Human Combustion in the Light of the 21st Century” by Virve Koljonen, MD, PhD and Nicolas Kluger, MD (PAYWALL)
  • https://academic.oup.com/jbcr/article-abstract/33/3/e102/4588696?login=false

Cancer Rate Down   

• “US cancer death rate drops by 30% since 1991” by BBC
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64255719
• “US cancer death rate falls 33% since 1991, partly due to advances in treatment, early detection and less smoking, report says” By Jacqueline Howard
  • https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/health/us-cancer-deaths-decline-wellness/index.html
• “U.S. Cancer Death Rate Has Fallen 33% Since 1991, Here’s Why” by John Loeppky
  • https://www.healthline.com/health-news/u-s-cancer-death-rate-has-fallen-33-since-1991-heres-why
• “US cancer deaths drop 33% since 1991, new report says” by J Oliver Conroy
  • https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/14/us-cancer-deaths-drop-third-since-1991-new-report-says
• “Cancer statistics, 2023” by Rebecca L. Siegel MPH et al.
  • https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3322/caac.21763

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Today we discuss recent updates to powering the world through nuclear fusion, why ankle sprains are so common, and how we perceive musicians to be more attractive than those who don’t play an instrument.

Net Energy Gain 

• “US scientists reach long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough, source says” By Ella Nilsen and René Marsh
  • https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/12/politics/nuclear-fusion-energy-us-scientists-climate/index.html
• “U.S. to reveal scientific milestone on fusion energy” By Timothy Gardner
  • https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-announce-scientific-breakthrough-fusion-energy-sources-2022-12-12/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C%20Dec%2012%20(Reuters),knowledge%20of%20the%20matter%20said.
• “WHEN WILL FOSSIL FUELS RUN OUT?” by MET
  • https://group.met.com/en/mind-the-fyouture/mindthefyouture/when-will-fossil-fuels-run-out#:~:text=Conclusion%3A%20how%20long%20will%20fossil,our%20reserves%20can%20speed%20up.

Weak Ankles 

• “The Science Behind Why You Sprain Your Ankle So Often, And What You Can Do About It” by Gordon Waddington
  • https://www.sciencealert.com/the-science-behind-why-you-sprain-your-ankle-so-often-and-what-you-can-do-about-it
• “Lateral Ankle Sprain and Subsequent Ankle Sprain Risk: A Systematic Review” by Erik A. Wikstrom et al.
  • https://meridian.allenpress.com/jat/article/56/6/578/466668/Lateral-Ankle-Sprain-and-Subsequent-Ankle-Sprain
• “INJURY RISK IS ALTERED BY PREVIOUS INJURY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND PRESENTATION OF CAUSATIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACTORS” by Jessica Fulton et al.
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4196323/
• “Epidemiology of Ankle Sprains and Chronic Ankle Instability” by Mackenzie M. Herzog, PhD, MP et al.
  • https://meridian.allenpress.com/jat/article/54/6/603/420863/Epidemiology-of-Ankle-Sprains-and-Chronic-Ankle

Hot Musicians 

• “Musicians are more desirable dates to both men and women, supporting Darwin’s sexual selection hypothesis” by Vladimir Hedrih
  • https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/musicians-are-more-desirable-dates-to-both-men-and-women-supporting-darwins-sexual-selection-hypothesis-64835
• “Darwin’s sexual selection hypothesis revisited: Musicality increases sexual attraction in both sexes” by Manuela M. Marin and Ines Rathgeber
  • https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.971988/full

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Today you’ll learn about the recent eruption of the world’s biggest active volcano, how researchers have created wifi-emitting windows, and how we might be able to use evaporating ocean water as a new freshwater source. 

Mauna Loa Eruption 

• “Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano is erupting. Here’s what you need to know” by Carolyn Gramling
  • https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hawaii-mauna-loa-volcano-erupting-what-you-need-to-know
• “Mauna Loa Eruption Webpage” By Mauna Loa
  • https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna-loa/mauna-loa-eruption-webpage
• “Historic Keeling Curve Observation Interrupted by Volcanic Eruption” by Rob Monroe
  • https://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/2022/11/29/historic-keeling-curve-observation-interrupted-by-volcanic-eruption/
• “Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano is erupting for the first time since 1984” By James Dinneen and Madeleine Cuff
  • https://www.newscientist.com/article/2348871-hawaiis-mauna-loa-volcano-is-erupting-for-the-first-time-since-1984/
• “HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE” by U.S. Geological Survey
  • https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna-loa/volcano-updates#:~:text=Mauna%20Loa%20is%20no%20longer%20erupting.

Wifi Windows 

• “Your windows may soon produce wireless Internet connections powered by sunlight” by Camille Bello
  • https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/12/07/your-windows-may-soon-produce-wireless-internet-connections-powered-by-sunlight
• "Smart" Electricity Generating Windows Are On Their Way” by Cecille de Jesus
  • https://futurism.com/smart-electricity-generating-windows-are-on-their-way
• “Electricity-Generating Windows Of Future? Scientists Design Low-Cost Transparent Solar Cells” by Anjali Thakur
  • https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/electricity-generating-windows-of-future-scientists-design-low-cost-transparent-solar-cells-3497478
• “This company wants to turn your windows into solar panels” By Rishi Iyengar
  • https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/tech/solar-windows-ubiquitous-energy-california/index.html

Catching Vapor 

• “Researchers propose new structures to harvest untapped source of freshwater” by Peter Barnes
  • https://www.shutterbulky.com/harvesting-untapped-source-of-freshwater/
• “Increasing freshwater supply to sustainably address global water security at scale” by Afeefa Rahman, Praveen Kumar & Francina Dominguez
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-24314-2
• “Water Vapor and Climate Change” by ACS
  • https://www.acs.org/climatescience/climatesciencenarratives/its-water-vapor-not-the-co2.html

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Today we discuss how new technology is making faster and more efficient rockets, a new bandage that might be able to heal wounds faster than the body, and how we’ve seen some new connections between the brain and the gut through a study of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. 

Helicon Thruster 

• “Can plasma instability in fact be the savior for magnetic nozzle plasma thrusters” by Staff Writers
  • https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Can_plasma_instability_in_fact_be_the_savior_for_magnetic_nozzle_plasma_thrusters_999.html
• “Wave-driven electron inward transport in a magnetic nozzle” by Kazunori Takahashi, Christine Charles & Rod W. Boswell
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-24202-9
• “PLASMA PROPULSION DISCOVERY COULD HERALD A ‘NEW ERA OF SPACE EXPLORATION’” by MICAH HANKS
  • https://thedebrief.org/plasma-propulsion-discovery-could-herald-a-new-era-of-space-exploration/
• “How Plasma Rockets Work” By Meisa Salaita
  • https://science.howstuffworks.com/plasma-rockets.htm#:~:text=Plasma%20rockets%20accelerate%20gradually%20and,rocket%20%5Bsource%3A%20Verhovek%5D.
• “New Plasma Thruster Concept Could Make Space Missions 10x Faster” by Rupendra Brahambhatt
  • https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/physicist-designed-a-plasma-thruster-that-could-make-space-travel-10-times-faster

Smart Bandage 

• “Wireless smart bandage provides new insights on healing chronic wounds” by Andrew Myers
  • https://cheme.stanford.edu/wireless-smart-bandage-provides-new-insights-healing-chronic-wounds
• “Wireless, closed-loop, smart bandage with integrated sensors and stimulators for advanced wound care and accelerated healing” by Yuanwen Jiang et al.
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-022-01528-3

Stress IBS

• “Repeated Psychological Stress is Linked with Irritable Bowel Syndrome-like Symptoms” by Tokyo University of Science
  • https://www.tus.ac.jp/en/mediarelations/archive/20221107_8752.html
• “Repeated psychological stress, chronic vicarious social defeat stress, evokes irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms in mice” by Toshinori Yoshioka et al.
  • https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2022.993132/full

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Today you’ll learn about how grapes have the potential to reduce the risk of skin cancer, how dogs’ behaviors are hardwired into their genes, and how underwater seaweed forests might be able to combat climate change. 

Cancer-Fighting Grapes 

• “Short-Term Grape Consumption Diminishes UV-Induced Skin Erythema” by John M. Pezzuto
  • https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/11/12/2372#B4-antioxidants-11-02372
• “The potential of grape consumption to modulate UV-induced skin erythema” by Dr. Priyom Bose
  • https://www.news-medical.net/news/20221202/The-potential-of-grape-consumption-to-modulate-UV-induced-skin-erythema.aspx
• “How Many Grapes In A Bottle Of Wine” BY ANTHONY ZHANG
  • https://www.vinovest.co/blog/how-many-grapes-in-a-bottle-of-wine

Dog Brain 

• “Dog behavior is a product of their genes: Dog Genome Project Revealed.” by Peter Barnes
  • https://www.shutterbulky.com/dog-behavior/
• “Domestic dog lineages reveal genetic drivers of behavioral diversification” by Emily V. Dutrow et al.
  • https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)01379-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867422013794%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

Sea Forests 

• “The hidden underwater forests that could help tackle the climate crisis” by Lucy Sherriff
  • https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/02/kelp-seaweed-forests-research-climate-crisis
• “Global seaweed productivity” by ALBERT PESSARRODONA et al.
  • https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn2465

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Today we discuss how the rinse cycle in some commercial dishwashers might be negatively affecting your gut, how a groundbreaking new study might have found a solution to PTSD, and how video games have been proven to improve our executive functioning skills. 

Dangerous Dishwashers 

• “Commercial dishwashers destroy protective layer in gut” by University of Zurich
  • https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/973024
• “Industrial dishwashers may harm your gut’s protective inner lining” by Tibi Puiu
  • https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/industrial-dishwashers-may-harm-your-guts-protective-inner-lining/

PTSD Prevention

• “Taking hydrocortisone immediately after a traumatic event may help prevent PTSD” by Vladimir Hedrih
  • https://www.psypost.org/2022/11/taking-hydrocortisone-immediately-after-a-traumatic-event-may-help-prevent-ptsd-64410
• “Accelerated forgetting of a trauma-like event in healthy men and women after a single dose of hydrocortisone” by Vanessa E. Hennessy, Luzia Troebinger, Georges Iskandar, Ravi K. Das & Sunjeev K. Kamboj
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-022-02126-2

Game Brain  

• “For young adults, more time gaming may mean better executive functioning” by Laura Staloch
  • https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/for-young-adults-more-time-gaming-may-mean-better-executive-functioning-64641
• “Videogaming Frequency and Executive Skills in Young Adults” by Sara Peracchia, Giulia D’Aurizio, and Giuseppe Curcio
  • https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/19/12081
• “Young Adults Who Frequently Play Video Games Have Improved Executive Functioning Compared to Casual Gamers, Research Suggests” by Margaret Davis
  • https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/41718/20230105/young-adults-who-frequently-play-video-games-improved-executive-functioning.htm

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Today we explore how a recent meteorite that landed in the UK is giving us clues to the mysteries of the universe, the positive and negative side-effects found in a recent study on ayahuasca, and how some toxic “forever chemicals” were found to be completely eradicated with new technology.

Winchcombe Meteorite
 

• “Pristine meteorite found within hours of hitting Earth” by Eleanor K. Sansom
  • https://astronomy.com/news/2022/11/pristine-meteorite-found-within-hours-of-hitting-earth
• “The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system” by ASHLEY J. KING et al.
  • https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq3925

Aya-What Now?  

• “How Safe Is Ayahuasca? Large-Scale Study Explores” by Molly Campbell
  • https://www.technologynetworks.com/biopharma/news/how-safe-is-ayahuasca-large-scale-study-explores-367665
• “Adverse effects of ayahuasca: Results from the Global Ayahuasca Survey” by José Carlos Bouso et al.
  • https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0000438
• “What Is Ayahuasca? Experience, Benefits, and Side Effects” by Healthline
  • https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ayahuasca

Toxic Cleanup  

• “Pollution cleanup method destroys toxic “forever chemicals”” by David Danelski
  • https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2022/12/12/pollution-cleanup-method-destroys-toxic-forever-chemicals
• “Hydrogen-polarized vacuum ultraviolet photolysis system for enhanced destruction of perfluoroalkyl substances” by Gongde Chen et al.
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666911022000259
• “For Decades, Polluters Knew PFAS Chemicals Were Dangerous But Hid Risks From Public” by Jared Hayes and Scott Faber
  • https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/decades-polluters-knew-pfas-chemicals-were-dangerous-hid-risks-public

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Today you’ll learn about what it means for the planet now that we’ve reached a global population of 8 billion people, how leprosy might be able to repair damaged livers, and some information about an asteroid that’s been dubbed a, “Planet-killer.”

World Population Reaches 8 Billion 

• “The world population has now reached 8 billion” by Allison Gasparini
  • https://www.sciencenews.org/article/world-population-8-billion-humans-earth
• “Day of 8 Billion” by United Nations
  • https://www.un.org/en/dayof8billion
• “World population hits 8 billion: What does it mean for the planet?” by CGTN
  • https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-11-19/World-population-hits-8-billion-What-does-it-mean-for-the-planet--1f47kiG46qs/index.html#:~:text=On%20November%2015%202022%2C%20the,billion%20people%20in%20around%202080.
• “The World Population Just Hit 8 Billion and Here’s How It Will Continue to Grow” by David Adam
  • https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-world-population-just-hit-8-billion-and-heres-how-it-will-continue-to-grow/

Leprosy 

• “Leprosy: Ancient disease able to regenerate organs” By James Gallagher
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/health-63626239.amp
• “In vivo partial reprogramming by bacteria promotes adult liver organ growth without fibrosis and tumorigenesis” by Samuel Hess et al.
  • https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(22)00379-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2666379122003792%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
• “Leprosy bacteria use 'biological alchemy'” by James Gallagher
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/health-21056644

Planet-Killer 

• “Largest potentially hazardous asteroid detected in 8 years” by National Science Foundation
  • https://beta.nsf.gov/news/largest-potentially-hazardous-asteroid-detected-8
• “A Deep and Wide Twilight Survey for Asteroids Interior to Earth and Venus” by Scott S. Sheppard et al.
  • https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ac8cff

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Today we discuss how a new piece of technology is able to transfer the data of the entire internet in just one second, how eating a lot of tomatoes can improve your gut health, and how scientists are looking into how medicine is processed in the body at different times of day. 

Internet Chip

• “Record-breaking chip can transmit entire internet's traffic per second” By Michael Irving
  • https://newatlas.com/telecommunications/optical-chip-fastest-data-transmission-record-entire-internet-traffic/
• “Petabit-per-second data transmission using a chip-scale microcomb ring resonator source” by A. A. Jørgensen et al.
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-022-01082-z
• “A New Chip Is Capable of Transmitting All of the Internet's Traffic Every Second” by Anthony Wood
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/world-record-data-transfer-internet-chip

Tomato Diet 

• “Tracing tomatoes’ health benefits to gut microbes” by Emily Caldwell
  • https://news.osu.edu/tracing-tomatoes-health-benefits-to-gut-microbes/
• “Short-Term Tomato Consumption Alters the Pig Gut Microbiome toward a More Favorable Profile” by Mallory L. Goggans et al.
  • https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02506-22

Wrong Time Meds 

• “New insights into the harms of taking medicines at the wrong time of day” By Rich Haridy
  • https://newatlas.com/science/circadian-sedative-heart-damage-drug-time-day-dose/
• “Timing matters for medications – your circadian rhythm influences how well treatments work and how much they might harm you” by Tobias Eckle
  • https://theconversation.com/timing-matters-for-medications-your-circadian-rhythm-influences-how-well-treatments-work-and-how-much-they-might-harm-you-194906
• “How circadian disruptions promote tumor growth and timing of cancer drugs may be vital” By Rich Haridy
  • https://newatlas.com/circadian-cancer-tumor-night-shift-chronotherapy/59498/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body
• “Anti-inflammatory drugs slow healing, if taken at wrong time of day” By Rich Haridy
  • https://newatlas.com/medical/anti-inflammatory-drugs-impair-bone-healing-circadian-clock/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body
• “Time-of-day dependent effects of midazolam administration on myocardial injury in non-cardiac surgery” by Meghan Prin et al.
  • https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.982209/full

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Today we discuss the psychological effects of listening to podcasts, how climate change actually makes us more likely to engage in hate speech, and how giving plants alcohol in the form of ethanol can make them resistant to drought. 

Podcast Friends 

• “Listening to podcasts may help satisfy our psychological need for social connection, study finds” by Beth Ellwood
  • https://www.psypost.org/2022/11/listening-to-podcasts-may-help-satisfy-our-psychological-need-for-social-connection-study-finds-64395
• “Why people listen: Motivations and outcomes of podcast listening” by Stephanie J. Tobin
  • https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0265806

Drunk Plants 

• “Getting Plants ‘Drunk’ Insulates them Against Drought, According to New Research” by Andy Corbley
  • https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/getting-plants-drunk-insulates-them-against-drought-according-to-new-research/
• “Pretreating soil with ethanol protects plants from drought, study finds” by Khurram Bashir
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220824225727.htm

Hot Temper

• “AI-Based Research Reveals That Extreme Temperatures Fuel Online Hate Speech” by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
  • https://neurosciencenews.com/extreme-weather-hate-speech-21374/
• “Online Hate Speech Increases During Extreme Hot and Cold Weather, Study Shows” by Jeffrey Kluger
  • https://time.com/6211832/extreme-weather-twitter-hate-speech/

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