Black Hole Edges (w/ Ralph Crewe), Your Brain’s Backup Plan, and Healthy Tanning Tips
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2019
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Learn about how to get your best tan with the least amount of damage; the surprising relationship between short-term and long-term memories; and whether black holes have “edges,” with some help from special guest Ralph Crewe from the podcast Science, News, and Qs.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- For a Healthier Tan, Limit Sunbathing to Every Other Day — https://curiosity.im/2Lp8ShX
- There's a Surprising Relationship Between Short-Term and Long-Term Memories — https://curiosity.im/2XnvdCV
More from Ralph Crewe:
- Science News and Qs (SNaQ), a Carnegie Science Center Podcast — http://snaq.podbean.com/
- Getting Curious with Ashley and Cody of Curiosity on SNaQ — https://snaq.podbean.com/e/getting-curious-with-ashley-and-cody-of-curiosity/
- Learn more about the Carnegie Science Center — http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/
- Follow @CarnegieSciCtr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/carnegiescictr
- Follow @RalphCrewe on Twitter — https://twitter.com/RalphCrewe
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, we're here from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Cody Gough. |
| 0:06.0 | And I'm Ashley Hamer. |
| 0:07.0 | Today you learn about how to get your best hand with the least amount of damage |
| 0:11.0 | and the surprising relationship between short-term and long-term memories. |
| 0:14.8 | We'll also answer a listener question about whether black holes have edges with special guest |
| 0:19.1 | Ralph crew from the podcast Science News and Qs. |
| 0:22.1 | Let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:24.0 | If you're looking to get a tan this summer, |
| 0:26.0 | then listen up, because with a little bit of science, |
| 0:29.0 | you can get your best tan with the least amount of damage. |
| 0:32.0 | And let me say this straight off the bat. |
| 0:34.0 | A tan is technically a sign of sun damage. |
| 0:37.0 | The dark coloring you get after a day in the sun |
| 0:40.0 | comes from pigment producing cells in your skin called melanocytes that kick into gear as a response to UV radiation exposure. |
| 0:49.0 | The pigment those melanocytes produce is known as melanin, and it acts as a sort of sun umbrella for DNA. |
| 0:56.6 | It absorbs UVB radiation before it can reach the DNA and cause damage. |
| 1:02.0 | More melanin means more pigment in your skin and greater UVB |
| 1:05.7 | protection next time you hit the pool. If you go through this sun damage cycle too often |
| 1:10.8 | though you increase your risk of skin cancer. And yet we do need sunlight |
| 1:16.0 | so your body can synthesize it into Vitamin D. According to a 2017 study 10 to 20 |
| 1:22.0 | minutes of unprotected sun exposure will get you a solid amount of the |
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