Curiosity Weekly

Dr. Lawrence Purpura explains monoclonal antibodies and the different types of treatments that could help us fight the coronavirus. Plus: learn about the Oddo-Harkins rule and why the universe seems to hate odd numbers.

Why the Universe Seems to Hate Odd Numbers by Cameron Duke

• Inglis-Arkell, E. (2013a, January 24). One physical phenomenon that orders our entire universe. Io9; io9. https://io9.gizmodo.com/one-physical-phenomenon-that-orders-our-entire-universe-5978221
• Inglis-Arkell, E. (2013b, October 17). The Oddo-Harkins Rule shows the universe hates the odd. Io9; io9. https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-oddo-harkins-rule-shows-the-universe-hates-the-odd-1446581327
• Prantzos, N., & Ekström, S. (2011). Stellar Nucleosynthesis. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, 1584–1592. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11274-4_1084
• The evolution of the elements and the stability of complex atoms. I. a new periodic system which shows a relation between the abundance of the elements and the structure of the nuclei of atoms. (2019). Acs.org. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja02250a002

Additional resources from Dr. Lawrence Purpura:

• Lawrence Purpura's publications on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Lawrence-Purpura-2115048786
• Interview with Dr. Purpura about his upcoming appearance on NYT's "The Weekly": https://icap.columbia.edu/profile-icap-fellow-lawrence-purpura-to-feature-in-nyt-documentary-on-hulu-and-fx/
• Columbia University's Division of Infectious Diseases: https://www.infectiousdiseases.cumc.columbia.edu/

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Learn about how curiosity gives your memory a boost; what happened when researchers put feathered hats on birds to see if other birds found them sexy; and how we trick bacteria into making insulin for us.

How Curiosity Gives Your Memory A Boost by Cody Gough

• Gruber, M. J., Gelman, B. D., & Ranganath, C. (2014). States of Curiosity Modulate Hippocampus-Dependent Learning via the Dopaminergic Circuit. Neuron, 84(2), 486–496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2014.08.060
• How curiosity changes the brain to enhance learning. (2014, October 2). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-10/cp-hcc092514.php
• Saville, E. (2014, October 2). Curiosity changes the brain to boost memory and learning. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/curiosity-changes-the-brain-to-boost-memory-and-learning-32296
• Bushak, L. (2014, October 2). How Curiosity Enhances The Brain And Stimulates The Reward System To Improve Learning And Memory. Medical Daily. https://www.medicaldaily.com/how-curiosity-enhances-brain-and-stimulates-reward-system-improve-learning-and-memory-306121

Researchers Once Put Feathered Hats on Birds to See if Other Birds Found Them Sexy by Cameron Duke

• Basolo, A. L. (1990). Female Preference Predates the Evolution of the Sword in Swordtail Fish. Science, 250(4982), 808–810. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.250.4982.808
• Burley, N. T., & Don Ricardo Korski. (1999). “A Taste for the Beautiful”: Latent Aesthetic Mate Preferences for White Crests in Two Species of... ResearchGate; University of Chicago Press. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23276464_A_Taste_for_the_Beautiful_Latent_Aesthetic_Mate_Preferences_for_White_Crests_in_Two_Species_of_Australian_Grassfinches
• Picture of birds in hats: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Artificial-white-crest-worn-by-male-long-tailed-finch-left-and-male-zebra-finch_fig2_23276464

We Trick Bacteria Into Making Insulin For Us by Cameron Duke

• Gallegos, J. E. (2018, September 14). After a century, insulin is still expensive – could DIYers change that? Medicalxpress.Com; Medical Xpress. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-09-century-insulin-expensive-diyers.html
• Terry, M. (2018). First Recombinant Insulin Marks 36th Year of DNA Technology | BioSpace. BioSpace. https://www.biospace.com/article/first-recombinant-insulin-marks-36th-year-of-dna-technology/
• Gebel, E. (2013). Making Insulin. Diabetes Forecast. http://www.diabetesforecast.org/2013/jul/making-insulin.html
• Johnson, I. (1983). Human insulin from recombinant DNA technology. Science, 219(4585), 632–637. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.6337396
• Recombinant DNA Technology - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (2017). Sciencedirect.com. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/recombinant-dna-technology
• The History of a Wonderful Thing We Call Insulin | ADA. (2019). Diabetes.org. https://www.diabetes.org/blog/history-wonderful-thing-we-call-insulin
• Two tons of pig parts: Making insulin in the 1920s. (2013, November). National Museum of American History. https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/11/two-tons-of-pig-parts-making-insulin-in-the-1920s.html
• Calculating Insulin Dose :: Diabetes Education Online. (2010). UCSF.edu. https://dtc.ucsf.edu/types-of-diabetes/type1/treatment-of-type-1-diabetes/medications-and-therapies/type-1-insulin-therapy/calculating-insulin-dose/

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Learn about why men who sleep more are seen as less masculine and what exactly makes radiation harmful. Then, test your podcast knowledge with this month’s Curiosity Challenge trivia game.

Men who sleep less are seen as more masculine by Kelsey Donk

• Men Who Sleep Less Are Seen As More Masculine: A Stereotype With Potentially Damaging Consequences. (2020, October 29). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/10/29/men-who-sleep-less-are-seen-as-more-masculine-a-stereotype-with-potentially-damaging-consequences/
• Warren, N. B., & Campbell, T. H. (2020). The Sleep-Deprived Masculinity Stereotype. The Association for Consumer Research. https://doi.org/10.1086/711758

What makes radiation harmful? by Cameron Duke

• How Does Radiation Affect Humans? (2019). Georgetown.Edu. https://bioethicsarchive.georgetown.edu/achre/final/intro_9_5.html
• Ionizing Radiation and Humans – The Basics. (2011). @physicscentral. https://www.physicscentral.com/explore/action/radiationandhumans.cfm
• NRC: The Student Corner: What Are The Different Types of Radiation? (2020). Nrc.Gov. https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/students/science-101/what-are-different-types-of-radiation.html

Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia with Diogo:

• https://www.curiositydaily.com/a-brain-training-task-to-reduce-motion-sickness/
• https://www.curiositydaily.com/why-are-spacesuits-white/
• https://www.curiositydaily.com/befriend-cats-with-the-slow-blink/

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Learn about how naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies, the average person is hiding 13 secrets, and people use more jargon when they're insecure about their status.

Naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies by Grant Currin

• Naked mole-rat. (2016, April 25). Smithsonian’s National Zoo. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/naked-mole-rat
• Naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies. (2020, October 20). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/naked-mole-rats-colonies-territory-pups
• Braude, S., Hess, J., & Ingram, C. (2020). Inter‐colony invasion between wild naked mole‐rat colonies. Journal of Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12834

The Average Person Is Hiding 13 Secrets, According to a Study by Anna Todd

• https://www.curiositydaily.com/keeping-secrets-makes-life-harder-emotions-change/

People use more jargon when they're insecure about their status by author Kelsey Donk

• Stillman, J. (2020, October 20). New Research: Jargon Is a Sign of Insecurity, Not Smarts. Inc.com; Inc. https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/language-jargon-hiring.html
• People Use Jargon To Make Up For Their Low Standing In A Group. (2020, November 2). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/11/02/people-use-jargon-to-make-up-for-their-low-standing-in-a-group/
• Brown, Z. C., Anicich, E. M., & Galinsky, A. D. (2020). Compensatory conspicuous communication: Low status increases jargon use. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 161, 274–290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.07.001

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Learn about how a planet-friendly diet also tends to be healthier and why we don’t have battery-powered airplanes. But first, social psychologist and author Devon Price is back to explain how we can all avoid burnout.

Additional resources from Dr. Devon Price:

• Preorder "Laziness Does Not Exist" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/393WHTM
• Dr. Devon Price on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drdevonprice
• Dr. Devon Price on Medium: https://devonprice.medium.com/

A Planet-Friendly Diet Also Tends to Be Healthier by Sonja Hodgson

• Brannon-Tulane, K. (2019, January 24). Climate-friendly diets tend to be good for us - Futurity. Futurity. https://www.futurity.org/climate-friendly-healthier-diets-1964632-2/
• Rose, D., Heller, M.C., Willits-Smith, A.M., Meyer, R.J. (2019 March). Carbon footprint of self-selected US diets: nutritional, demographic, and behavioral correlates. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqy327

Why don’t we have battery-powered airplanes? by Cameron Duke

• Baraniuk, C. (2020). The largest electric plane ever to fly. BBC.Com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200617-the-largest-electric-plane-ever-to-fly
• Dries Verstraete. (2019, September 20). Climate explained: why don’t we have electric aircraft? The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/climate-explained-why-dont-we-have-electric-aircraft-123910
• E&T editorial staff. (2020, January 31). EasyJet partner takes ‘crucial step’ towards electric plane. TheIET.Org. https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/01/easyjet-partner-takes-crucial-step-towards-its-first-electric-plane/
• Rogan, J. Europe’s new aviation vision: is electric the future? (2018, July 3). Venner Shipley. Vennershipley.Co.Uk. https://www.vennershipley.co.uk/resources/publications/2018/07/03/europes-new-aviation-vision-is-electric-the-future
• Hawkins, A. J. (2019, August 14). This company wants to fill the skies with hydrogen-powered planes by 2022. The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/14/20804257/zeroavia-hydrogen-airplane-electric-flight
• How much fuel does an international plane use for a trip? (2000, April). HowStuffWorks. https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/question192.htm
• Lee, D. S., Fahey, D. W., Skowron, A., Allen, M. R., Burkhardt, U., Chen, Q., Doherty, S. J., Freeman, S., Forster, P. M., Fuglestvedt, J., Gettelman, A., De León, R. R., Lim, L. L., Lund, M. T., Millar, R. J., Owen, B., Penner, J. E., Pitari, G., Prather, M. J., … Wilcox, L. J. (2020). The contribution of global aviation to anthropogenic climate forcing for 2000 to 2018. Atmospheric Environment, 117834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117834
• Our failure to kick the flying habit means aviation needs to go green. (2019). New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132111-600-our-failure-to-kick-the-flying-habit-means-aviation-needs-to-go-green/
• Boeing 777 Performance Summary. (2009.) The Boeing Company. [Via Wayback Machine. Web.Archive.Org.] https://web.archive.org/web/20140802021208/http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/commercial/startup/pdf/777_perf.pdf
• Why Did a Delta Plane Dump Jet Fuel Over Los Angeles Schools? (2020, January 15). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/us/delta-dumps-fuel-los-angeles.html
• Adams, E. (2017, May 31). Electric Airplanes Need Better Batteries—Which Should Arrive in 30 Years. WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2017/05/electric-airplanes-2/

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Learn about how we know that an asteroid killed the dinosaurs. We’ll also talk to social psychologist and author Devon Price about how laziness might actually benefit us.

The Epic Tale of the 5th Mass Extinction (Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary) by Natalia Reagan

• Alvarez, L. W., Alvarez, W., Asaro, F., & Michel, H. V. (1980). Extraterrestrial Cause for the Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction. Science, 208(4448), 1095–1108. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.208.4448.1095
• Alvarez, W. (2009). The historical record in the Scaglia limestone at Gubbio: magnetic reversals and the Cretaceous‐Tertiary mass extinction. Sedimentology, 56(1), 137-148.
• https://usm.maine.edu/sites/default/files/The%20Collaborative%20of%20Global%20and%20Big%20History/Alvarez,%20145%20Gubbio%20review%20Sedgy%202009.pdf
• Jaggard, V. (2019) What Killed Dinosaurs: New Ideas About the Wipeout. National Geographic.
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/dinosaur-extinction/
• A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Alvarez finds evidence of dinosaur-killing asteroid. (1998). Pbs.org. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/do80di.html
• What’s the hottest Earth’s ever been? | NOAA Climate.gov. (2020). Climate.Gov. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/whats-hottest-earths-ever-been
• Byrnes, J., & Karlstrom, L. (2018, February 7). More bad news for dinosaurs: Chicxulub meteorite impact triggered global volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/more-bad-news-for-dinosaurs-chicxulub-meteorite-impact-triggered-global-volcanic-eruptions-on-the-ocean-floor-91053
• Black, R. (2019, September 9). What Happened the Day a Giant, Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Hit the Earth. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dinosaur-killing-asteroid-impact-chicxulub-crater-timeline-destruction-180973075/
• Alvarez Theory on Dinosaur Die-Out Upheld: Experts Find Asteroid Guilty of Killing the Dinosaurs. (2010, March 9). News Center. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2010/03/09/alvarez-theory-on-dinosaur/
• The Demise of the Dinosaurs. Vanderbilt.Edu. https://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/physics/astrocourses/ast201/kt_exti

Additional resources from Dr. Devon Price:

• Preorder "Laziness Does Not Exist" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/393WHTM
• Dr. Devon Price on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drdevonprice
• Dr. Devon Price on Medium: https://devonprice.medium.com/

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Learn about why adding cold cream to your coffee keeps it hotter longer, why social identity can make people distrust the scientific consensus, and why you need self-compassion for self-improvement.

Why Adding Cold Cream to Your Coffee Keeps it Hotter Longer by Ashley Hamer

• The Physics of Coffee & Cream - Modernist Cuisine. (2012, December 12). Modernist Cuisine. https://modernistcuisine.com/mc/the-physics-of-coffee-cream/
• https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenakedscientists. (2011). What loses heat fastest, a white or black surface? Thenakedscientists.com. https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/what-loses-heat-fastest-white-or-black-surface
• Stefan-Boltzmann Law. (2017). Gsu.Edu. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/stefan.html
• Newton’s Law of Cooling. Math.Ubc.Ca. http://www.ugrad.math.ubc.ca/coursedoc/math100/notes/diffeqs/cool.html

Cultural Cognition Is Why People Don't Trust The Scientific Consensus by Ashley Hamer

• Cultural cognition of scientific consensus. (2011). Journal of Risk Research. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13669877.2010.511246

For self-improvement, you need self-compassion by author Kelsey Donk

• Give Yourself a Break: The Power of Self-Compassion. (2018, September). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2018/09/give-yourself-a-break-the-power-of-self-compassion
• Rawlings, R. (2019, October 21). How Compassion Bolsters Self-Improvement - Mind Cafe - Medium. Medium; Mind Cafe. https://medium.com/mind-cafe/how-compassion-bolsters-self-improvement-57d5db2c69be
• Chwyl, C., Chen, P., & Zaki, J. (2020). Beliefs About Self-Compassion: Implications for Coping and Self-Improvement. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 014616722096530. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167220965303

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Learn about why it’s relaxing to breathe in through your nose and the first woman who’s ever been struck by a meteor. We’ll also answer a listener question about why smacking electronics helps to make them work again.

Why do relaxation exercises have you breathe in through your nose? Two words: nitric oxide by Grant Currin

• Hirschlag, A. (2020, July 14). Breathing Through Your Nose Is Healthier for You | Elemental. Medium; Elemental. https://elemental.medium.com/how-nasal-breathing-keeps-you-healthier-3695bb5c6cd1
• Ignarro, L. J. (2020, June 19). The right way to breathe during the coronavirus pandemic. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/the-right-way-to-breathe-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-140695
• Lundberg, J. O. N., & Weitzberg, E. (1999). Nasal nitric oxide in man. Thorax, 54(10), 947–952. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.54.10.947
• Ritz, T., Trueba, A. F., Vogel, Pia. D., Auchus, R. J., & Rosenfield, D. (2018). Exhaled nitric oxide and vascular endothelial growth factor as predictors of cold symptoms after stress. Biological Psychology, 132, 116–124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.11.006

Only One Woman Has Ever Been Struck by a Meteor by Mae Rice

• Clipping from Enterprise-Journal - Newspapers.com. (2019). Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28689668/enterprise-journal/
• George, A. (2019, November 26). In 1954, an Extraterrestrial Bruiser Shocked This Alabama Woman. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/1954-extraterrestrial-bruiser-shocked-alabama-woman-180973646/
• This Meteorite Hit an Alabama Woman While She Was Napping on Her Couch. (2015). Slate Magazine. http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2015/06/02/the_hodges_meteorite_is_one_of_the_few_space_to_ever_strike_a_human.html?wpisrc=obnetwork
• The True Story of History’s Only Known Meteorite Victim. (2013, February 20). Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/2/130220-russia-meteorite-ann-hodges-science-space-hit/

LISTENER Q: Why does smacking electronics make them work again? by Ashley Hamer

• Engber, D. (2014). Can You Fix A Machine By Smacking It? Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/article/technology/can-you-fix-machine-smacking-it/
• TV Troubles. (2017). Nasa.Gov. https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a12/a12.tvtrbls.html
• It’s not stupid, if it works - why percussive maintenance is a legit repair method. (2019, March 29). It’s not stupid, if it works - why percussive maintenance is a legit repair method? Technology Org. https://www.technology.org/2019/03/29/its-not-stupid-if-it-works-why-percussive-maintenance-is-a-legit-repair-method/
• Why Does Smacking A Remote Control Sometimes Make It Work Again? (2017, November 14). Science ABC. https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/why-does-smacking-a-remote-control-sometimes-make-it-work-again.html
• https://www.facebook.com/modernsurvivalblog. (2019, September 13). Battery Corrosion | Why They Leak And How To Prevent It. Modern Survival Blog. https://modernsurvivalblog.com/preps/battery-corrosion-why-they-leak-and-how-to-prevent-it/

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Learn about why animals keep evolving into crabs in a principle called “carcinization,” whether water is actually wet, and if there’s any truth behind the old adage "feed a cold, starve a fever."

Animals keep evolving into crabs by Grant Currin

• Delbert, C. (2020, October 19). Animals Keep Evolving Into Crabs, Which Is Somewhat Disturbing. Popular Mechanics; Popular Mechanics. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a34389129/crab-evolution-carcinization/
• Crustaceans. (2015). Mesa.Edu.Au. http://www.mesa.edu.au/crustaceans/crustaceans05a.asp
• PBS Eons. (2020). Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs? [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvfR3XLXPvw
• Keiler, J., Wirkner, C. S., & Richter, S. (2017). One hundred years of carcinization – the evolution of the crab-like habitus in Anomura (Arthropoda: Crustacea). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 121(1), 200–222. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blw031

Is Water Wet? Listener question answered by Ashley Hamer and Cody Gough

• Original episode: https://www.curiositydaily.com/is-water-wet-neutron-star-weight-how-to-keep-exper/

Is There Any Truth Behind the Old Adage "Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever"? by Joanie Faletto

• Fischetti, M. (2014, January 3). Fact or Fiction?: Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-feed-a-cold/
• Wang, A., Huen, S. C., Luan, H. H., Yu, S., Zhang, C., Gallezot, J.-D., Booth, C. J., & Medzhitov, R. (2016). Opposing Effects of Fasting Metabolism on Tissue Tolerance in Bacterial and Viral Inflammation. Cell, 166(6), 1512-1525.e12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.07.026

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Learn about why your dog might be lying about its size and how physicists just achieved room-temperature superconductivity for the first time. But first, food science expert Harold McGee is back to talk about the smells that existed before Earth did.

Additional resources from food science expert and author Harold McGee:

• Pick up "Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World's Smells" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kGFpxT
• Harold McGee's website: https://curiouscook.typepad.com/site/about-harold-mcgee.html
• Harold McGee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Harold_McGee

Your Dog Might Be Lying About Its Size by Reuben Westmaas

• McGuire, B., Olsen, B., Bemis, K. E., & Orantes, D. (2018). Urine marking in male domestic dogs: honest or dishonest? Journal of Zoology, 306(3), 163–170. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12603

Physicists just achieved room-temperature superconductivity for the first time by Grant Currin

• Room-Temperature Superconductivity Achieved for the First Time. (2020). Quanta Magazine. https://www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-discover-first-room-temperature-superconductor-20201014
• Snider, E., Dasenbrock-Gammon, N., McBride, R., Debessai, M., Vindana, H., Vencatasamy, K., Lawler, K. V., Salamat, A., & Dias, R. P. (2020). Room-temperature superconductivity in a carbonaceous sulfur hydride. Nature, 586(7829), 373–377. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2801-z

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