DISCOVERY: Tree Bark Absorbs Methane from the Atmosphere, ChatGPT is NOT Ready to Play Doctor & TDIH: A Patent for an Escalator is Issued in the US.

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Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

News, Science, Tech News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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On today’s episode, Scientists in the UK discover tree bark actively removes methane from the atmosphere, making trees more important than ever in the battle against climate change. Plus, ChatGPT won’t be replacing your human doctor anytime soon. And on This Day in History; an escalator patent is granted to George A. Wheeler. We'll bring the early history of the device so many now rely on regularly. Trees reveal climate surprise – bark removes methane from the atmosphere Global atmospheric methane uptake by upland tree woody surfaces ChatGPT Basically Sucks at Diagnosing Patients (gizmodo.com) Evaluation of ChatGPT as a diagnostic tool for medical learners and clinicians | PLOS ONE ChatGPT Will Soon Have a New Voice (gizmodo.com) Overcoming the “Her” hurdle, ChatGPT gets its advanced Voice Mode - PhoneArena TDIH: The History of the Escalator (David A. Cooper) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.5	Welcome to another edition of Cool Stuff Ride Home.
0:51.4	I'm Marcus Papp.
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0:55.5	Always known to be an important piece in combating climate change, were recently shown to be
1:00.4	even more vital to that process as their bark helps remove methane from the atmosphere.
1:06.6	Plus, chat GPT won't be replacing your human doctor anytime soon.
1:12.3	And on this day in history, an escalator patent is granted in the US, so we'll bring you,
1:17.6	naturally, the history of the device that many of us ride on daily.
1:21.5	Let's come up on cool stuff.
1:23.7	Well, for a story out of the University of Birmingham in the UK and the corresponding study published in the journal Nature,
1:31.7	tree bark, of all things, plays an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere.
1:38.0	Now, while trees have long been known to benefit climate by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere,
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