Fiction Readers, Bird Flu Transmission, Beluga Heads
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2024
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Today, you’ll learn about how reading fiction could make you smarter, the first ever likely transmission of bird flu from a cow to a human, and how a beluga whale communicates with its squishy head.
Fiction Readers
- “People who read a lot of fiction tend to have better cognitive skills, study finds.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
- “Cognitive effects and correlates of reading fiction: Two preregistered multilevel meta-analyses.” by Lena Wimmer, et al. 2024.
Bird Flu Transmission
- “Texas dairy farm worker’s case may be first where bird flu virus spread from mammal to human, scientists say.” by Helen Branswell. 2024.
- “Bird Flu Detections Reporting in Backyard and Commercial Birds.” CDC. 2024.
- “Avian Influenza.” World Organization For Animal Health. 2023.
- “Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in a Dairy Farm Worker.” by Timothy M. Uyeki, M.D., M.P.H., et al. 2024.
Beluga Heads
- “Belugas may communicate by warping a blob of forehead fat.” by Elizabeth Anne Brown. 2024.
- “Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) create facial displays during social interactions by changing the shape of their melons.” by Justin T. Richard, et al. 2024.
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| 0:46.0 | My name is Callie, and if you're a loyal listener, welcome back. |
| 0:49.0 | Today you'll learn about how reading fiction could make you smarter. |
| 0:52.0 | The first ever likely transmission of bird |
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