Catatonic Wake Up, Forever Chemicals, Crops With No Sun

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4.6 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Today, you’ll learn how a catatonic woman’s reawakening could shake up the entire field of psychiatry, plans to stop using forever chemicals, and how scientists plan on growing crops without sunshine.

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Catatonic Wake Up

“A Catatonic Woman Awakened After 20 Years. Her Story May Change Psychiatry.” by Richard Sima. 2023.
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/06/01/schizophrenia-autoimmune-lupus-psychiatry/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjQyNTY5MzQiLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjg1NTkyMDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjg2ODg3OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE2ODU1OTIwMDAsImp0aSI6ImYyMWIyZDEwLTk1ZjEtNDg0OC04MGExLWI3ZTRmNzhiMGYzNiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS93ZWxsbmVzcy8yMDIzLzA2LzAxL3NjaGl6b3BocmVuaWEtYXV0b2ltbXVuZS1sdXB1cy1wc3ljaGlhdHJ5LyJ9.83LQPVKW0IfmqRqj5vgUhWwdqhDw8tuEXqqhJdq1eic
“Lupus.” CDC. 2022.
- https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/lupus.htm

Forever Chemicals

“You probably have “forever chemicals” in your body. Here’s what that means.” by Benji Jones
- https://www.vox.com/2022/8/25/23318667/pfas-forever-chemicals-safety-drinking-water
“PFAS and Your Health” by ATSDR
- https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/index.html
“Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water” by EPA
- https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-proposes-first-ever-national-standard-protect-communities
“Low-temperature mineralization of perfluorocarboxylic acids” by BRITTANY TRANG et al.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm8868?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D87405751245436731003476501941219687288%7CMCORGID%3D242B6472541199F70A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1660658873&_ga=2.228389917.183627334.1660532753-1917198022.1509206891
“New Study Finds PFAS in Bottled Water, as Lawmakers Call for Federal Limits” by Ryan Felton
- https://www.consumerreports.org/health/bottled-water/pfas-in-bottled-water-new-study-finds-a1111233122/

Crops With No Sun

“Let There Be Dark.” by Robert F. Service. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/content/article/crops-grown-without-sunlight-could-help-feed-astronauts-bound-mars

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0:00.0	The famous five are away on a splendid weekend adventure.
0:03.5	Do we have to go home today?
0:05.5	sighed Anne.
0:06.5	I agree said Dick.
0:08.0	Even Timmy looks sad.
0:09.5	Cheer up everyone.
0:11.5	Beams Julian, I booked long weekend tickets we can return anytime on Monday
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0:24.5	Adventures start here.
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0:27.6	Saving in comparison to an anytime return fare. Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with curiosity daily from discovery.
0:41.0	Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff. I'm Nate and I'm
0:44.5	Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time, welcome to Curiosity where we aim to
0:48.0	blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. If you're loyal listener,
0:51.0	welcome back. Today you'll learn how a catatonic woman's reawakening could shake up the entire field of psychiatry,
0:57.1	plans to stop using forever chemicals, and how scientists plan on growing crops without sunshine.
1:03.4	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
1:06.2	After a woman named April Burrell suffered through a trauma when she was 21 years old,
1:11.6	she developed schizophrenia where she was constantly
1:14.4	seeing and hearing things that weren't there. She eventually became completely
1:18.6	frozen within her own body.
1:20.6	Frozen? Like she couldn't move? Well she could move but she couldn't communicate. she couldn't move? Well, she could move, but she couldn't communicate.
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