ADHD Foraging, Pollution & Pollinators, Big Cats Listen

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Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about how ADHD might have actually helped our ancient ancestors thrive, the way pollution makes it hard for nighttime pollinators to stop and smell the flowers, and a new study that suggests lions, tigers, and other big cats can tell who’s talking to them.

ADHD Foraging

“Attention deficits linked with proclivity to explore while foraging.” by David Barack. 2024.
“What is ADHD?” NIH. n.d.
“Foraging theory upscaled: the behavioural ecology of herbivore movement.” by N. Owen-Smith, et al. 2010.

Pollution & Pollinators

“At night, pollution keeps pollinating insects from smelling the flowers.” by Elizabeth Pennisi. 2024.
“Here’s how insects help keep ecosystems in balance.” WWF. 2023.
“Nitrate radicals and biogenic volatile organic compounds: oxidation, mechanisms, and organic aerosol.” by Nga Lee Ng, et al. 2017.

Big Cats Listen

“Big cats can tell apart known and unknown human voices, study finds.” by Nicola Davis. 2024.
“Lions are the Brainiest of the Big Cats.” by Jason G. Goldman. 2016.
“Catcalls: exotic cats discriminate the voices of familiar caregivers.” by Taylor Crews, et al. 2024.

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:08.6	Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff. I'm Nate.
0:11.6	And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time,
0:13.8	welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.
0:17.6	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about how ADHD
0:22.0	might have actually helped our ancient ancestors thrive.
0:25.1	The way pollution makes it hard for nighttime pollinators to stop and smell the flowers, and a new study
0:30.1	that suggests lions, tigers, and other big cats can tell who's talking to them.
0:35.8	Without further I do, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:39.5	All creatures that move, including humans, forage. That is, we spend lots of our time scouring out for resources like food,
0:48.0	water and, yes, mates.
0:50.0	It's a behavior that has been crucial for survival
0:52.0	and has even influenced the evolution of intelligence.
0:55.6	Right, because if you can outsmart the stuff you're foraging and all the other foragers out there,
1:00.4	then you have an advantage. So all those creatures that were better at
1:03.7	piecing together the clues of where to forage, what to forage for, and when to go on
1:07.2	the hunt ended up being selected. So, I mean something like that. Yeah, exactly
1:11.5	like that. If you're really good at foraging for
1:13.6	resources you tend to have a higher survival rate. If you have a higher survival rate, you
1:17.7	tend to produce more offspring and the cycle goes on and on. And that is what makes
1:21.8	this new study on the possible
1:23.3	evolutionary benefits of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder so fascinating.
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