Chocolate Mouthfeel, Teaching Moms, Daylight Saving

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Today you’ll learn about the history of the ever controversial daylight saving time, how a mother’s level of education impacts children, and how researchers built a 3D tongue to study how chocolate melts.

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Chocolate Mouthfeel

“Why chocolate feels so good - it is all down to lubrication.” University of Leeds. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230113112804.htm
“A Summary of Current Research on US Chocolate Consumption & Innovation.” by Shoshi Parks. 2022.
- https://www.thechocolateprofessor.com/blog/chocolate-consumption-united-states

Teaching Moms

“How moms are taking the lead in shaping children's education.” Lancaster University. 2023.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230308112110.htm
“Gender, education expansion and intergenerational educational mobility around the world.” by Yang Hu & Yue Qian. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01545-5.epdf?sharing_token=OjP8krTjStklYFZZ_dKkwNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0OPIKdDe-cMGuXUnESmAhA-HjxanIimcRwDbKcjOZyo0jD-beC6-kKzHSwx5sFfCPUXp6BzSK155NyEmAnp0uehaPT_YpYZngBBRbZtSaWJPMb3UGHSrlxao2Qd9o-Rn9M%3D
“Mother’s Education and Children’s Outcomes: How Dual-Generation Programs Offer Increased Opportunities for America’s Families.” by Donald J. Hernandez & Jeffrey S. Napierala. 2014.
- https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED558149.pdf

Daylight Saving

“Why daylight saving time exists - at least for now.” by Maya Wei-Haas & Amy McKeever. 2023.
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/daylight-saving-time
“Measurable health effects associated with the daylight saving time shift.” by Hanxin Zhang, et al. 2020.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302868/
“Daylight Saving Time.” Website. N.d.
- https://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:09.0	Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff.
0:11.0	I'm Nate.
0:12.0	And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time
0:14.4	welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. If you're a loyal
0:18.9	listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about the history of the ever controversial daylight saving time,
0:24.4	how a mother's level of education impacts children,
0:27.6	and how researchers built a 3D tongue to study how chocolate melts.
0:32.3	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:35.0	An interdisciplinary research team has released a study that could lead to better chocolate.
0:41.0	Okay, what's wrong with chocolate? I mean I would file that under things that do not need to be fixed.
0:48.0	I thought you might say that, but what if I told you that there could be a chocolate that was just as good as regular chocolate, but was healthier with far less fat?
0:57.0	Sure, all right, I'm skeptical, but I'm listening.
1:00.0	The study is called Insights into the Multiscale Lubrication Mechanism of Edible Phase Change Materials.
1:07.0	Wow, that is a mouthful.
1:09.0	I'm sorry, did you say lubrication?
1:11.0	Right?
1:12.0	Researchers looked at the changes to chocolate when it goes
1:15.4	from a chocolate lover's hand to their mouth. You mean they did a whole study to
1:19.5	learn that it melts in your mouth and not in your hand? Not just the fact that it melts, but how it
1:24.3	melts. And it turns out that makes a huge difference. Can I get a little technical?
1:28.8	I mean if it leads to Guilfree chocolate, be my guest. So chocolate starts out as a solid but turns into a smooth emulsion when it's eaten.
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