The Curiosity Monkey

The Curiosity Monkey

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The Curiosity Monkey episodes

  • Electric Vehicle Fires

    Electric vehicle adoption has surged significantly in the past decade. These vehicles are equipped with large batteries capable of storing substantial amounts of energy. While some individuals worry about the potential fire risk, is this concern justified?


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    Further Reading:

    A Review of Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Suppression
    https://doi.org/10.3390/en13195117

    A Review of Battery Fires in Electric Vehicles
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-019-00944-3

    36 min
  • The Immortal Jellyfish

    In this episode, Fergus discusses the Jellyfish that can live forever (Theoretically!). As well as this, the Turritopsis dohrnii lifecycle holds some exciting science that could help the advancement of medicine.

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    22 min
  • Animals of the Past

    Fergus and Liam each pick one interesting animal from the past to discuss on this episode of the podcast.

    *Note the audio quality in this episode is poorer than usual due to a microphone malfunction


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    21 min
  • Can Money Buy Happiness?

    Fergus debates the age old question 'Can money buy happiness?'.

    Please share your ideas and feedback via the question box labeled 'Can Money Buy Happiness?'.

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    Bibliography:

    Easterlin, R.A.

    1973, Does Money Buy Happiness?, National Affairs, inc, New York.

     Aknin, L.B. et al. (2015) Time,

    money, and happiness, Current Opinion in
    Psychology.

    Danna, K. et al. (2006) To

    your happiness? extra hours of labor supply and worker well-being.

    Jebb, A.T., Tay, L., Diener, E. et al. Happiness,

    income satiation and turning points around the world. Nat Hum Behav 2, 33–38 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-017-0277-0

    https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9209/#:~:text=In%202021%2F22%2C%202.1%20million,three%2Dday%20emergency%20food%20parcels.

    18 min

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