Genetic Vegetarianism, Roman Sarcophagus, Homework
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Warner Bros. Discovery
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🗓️ 24 November 2023
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Today, you’ll learn about a possible genetic link to vegetarianism, the discovery of a very important ancient woman, and the truth about homework.
Genetic Vegetarianism
- “Going vegetarian? The dietary choice may be influenced by your genes.” by Emily Cooke. 2023.
- “Genetics of vegetarianism: A genome-wide association study.” by Nabeel R. Yaseen, et al. 2023.
- “Large-scale GWAS of food liking reveals genetic determinants and genetic correlations with distinct neurophysiological traits.” by Sebastian May-Wilson, et al. 2022.
- “Shifting Attitudes Towards Meat Consumption: Understanding Vegetarian Statistics.” by Talitha Van Niekerk. 2023.
Roman Sarcophagus
- “‘Exceptional’ 1,800-year-old sarcophagus unearthed in France held woman of ‘special status’.” by Sascha Pare. 2023.
- “Elite Roman man buried with sword may have been ‘restrained’ in death.” by Kristina Killgrove. 2023.
- “The Roman Empire: Rulers, expansion and fall.” by Owen Jarus. 2022.
Homework
- “Is Homework Good for Kids?” by Cara Goodwin, Ph.D. 2023.
- “Homework and Family Stress: With Consideration of Parents’ Self Confidence, Education Level, and Cultural Background.” by Robert M. Pressman, et al. 2015.
- “Does Homework Improve Academic Achievement? A Synthesis of Research, 1987 - 2003.” by Harris Cooper, et al. 2006.
- “Physical activity and sedentary behaviors (screen time and homework) among overweight or obese adolescents: a cross-sectional observational study in Yazd, Iran.” by Ali Mohammad Hadianfard, et al. 2021.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery. |
| 0:08.0 | Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff. I'm Nate. |
| 0:11.0 | And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time, welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about a possible genetic link to vegetarianism, the discovery of a very important ancient woman, |
| 0:25.8 | and the truth about homework. |
| 0:28.4 | Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:31.6 | You know how to tell if someone is a vegetarian? |
| 0:35.0 | Are you going to say that they will just tell you all about it |
| 0:38.0 | because I'm pretty sure you reasonably told that |
| 0:43.4 | the joke on an episode about the keto diet. |
| 0:43.4 | Look, it's a solid joke. |
| 0:45.0 | Uh-huh, yeah, it's very funny. |
| 0:46.9 | Okay, fine. |
| 0:48.0 | And of course, I'm only kidding. |
| 0:50.6 | And it turns out that by some counts, as much as 22% of the world population |
| 0:55.8 | maintains a vegetarian diet. |
| 0:57.6 | Okay, I'm going to be totally honest here. I am basically a carnivore myself |
| 1:01.9 | but one of my closest friends is actually a vegetarian, and it's really interesting to see her make her choices when it comes to like restaurants we can go to and stuff. |
| 1:09.0 | Well, she is not alone. |
| 1:11.0 | 20% of the global population means well over a billion people and while that |
| 1:15.6 | percentage changes depending on which country you're studying the fact is there are |
| 1:19.8 | a lot more vegetarians than some people think and a new study is teasing out a |
| 1:23.6 | pretty cool reason why that might be. K wait so vegetarianism is a choice |
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