Learn about how socializing too much can be bad for your health; rogue planets without a home star; and ancient bâdgirs.

Socializing too much can be bad for your health by Steffie Drucker

• Research Shows Too Much Socializing Can Harm You. (2021). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-new-home/202110/research-shows-too-much-socializing-can-harm-you
• Stavrova, O., & Ren, D. (2020). Is More Always Better? Examining the Nonlinear Association of Social Contact Frequency With Physical Health and Longevity. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 194855062096158. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550620961589

Rogue Planets Wander The Galaxy Without A Star To Call Home by Ashley Hamer

• Drake, N. (2014, March 13). A Guide to Lonely Planets in the Galaxy. Science; National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/a-guide-to-lonely-planets-in-the-galaxy?loggedin=true
• Gough, E. (2021, October). Rogue Planets Could be Habitable - Universe Today. Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/152785/rogue-planets-could-be-habitable/
• Schulze-Makuch, D. (2021, August 24). The Astrobiological Potential of Rogue Planets. Air & Space Magazine; Air & Space Magazine. https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/astrobiological-potential-rogue-planets-180978507/

Ancient Persian "wind catchers" could help us beat the heat better than air conditioning by Grant Currin

• Kimiya Shokoohi. (2021). The ancient Persian way to keep cool. Bbc.com. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210810-the-ancient-persian-way-to-keep-cool
• Carey, T. (2021, September 22). Is ancient technology better than modern air conditioning? Freethink; Freethink Media. https://www.freethink.com/environment/wind-catchers
• Cooling Stadiums at the 2022 FIFA World Cup - Free Running Buildings. (2021, July). Free Running Buildings. https://freerunningbuildings.com/cooling-stadiums-at-the-2022-fifa-world-cup/

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