Hair Loss Clues, Renewable Energy Transition, Citrus History

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about new genetic clues to male hair loss, some helpful news about the future of renewable energy, and some sweet and juicy new research on the origins of citrus.

Hair Loss Clues

“New findings on hair loss in men.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
“Male Pattern Baldness.” reviewed by Dany Paul Baby, MD. 2023.
“Male Androgenetic Alopecia.” by Leila Asfour, et al. 2023.

Renewable Energy Transition

“Plummeting prices for solar power and storage make global climate transition cheaper than expected.” MCC. 2023.
“Orientation for a global coal phase-out.” MCC. 2022.
“New data show a worsening of the climate crisis.” MCC. 2023.

Citrus History

“The first citrus fruits may have come from southern China.” by Erin Garcia de Jesus. 2023.
“Pangenome analysis provides insight into the evolution of the orange subfamily and a key gene for citric acid accumulation in citrus fruits.” by Yue Huang, et al. 2022.
“From lemons to kumquats, roots of citrus variety dug up.” by Tina Hesman Saey. 2015.

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0:00.0	Hi, you are about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:09.0	Time flies when you learn super cool stuff. I'm Nate.
0:12.0	And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time
0:14.0	welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.
0:17.6	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about new genetic clues to male
0:22.4	hair loss, some hopeful news about the future of
0:25.6	renewable energy, and some sweet and juicy new research on the origins of
0:30.0	Citrus. Without further I do, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:34.2	Genetic from the University Hospital of Baughin in Germany have been pulling their hair
0:39.2	out trying to figure out what causes male pattern baldness.
0:43.0	I'll save them the trouble.
0:44.4	Everyone knows that male pattern baldness is caused by hats.
0:47.6	Hmm.
0:48.6	Well, I'm glad to hear from you, Dr. Calli.
0:51.6	While some think environmental factors can play a role in
0:55.7	hair loss, most experts agree that the main driver of hair loss is genetics.
1:00.6	Okay, for real now, I guess my question is, if genetics played the biggest role, then what's left to study?
1:06.1	Like, we know hair falls out because of genes already, right?
1:09.2	Yes, but which genes?
1:11.6	Oh, okay, so that is a real head scratcher.
1:14.0	Sorry. Yeah, and the thing is by some estimates
1:17.7	nearly two-thirds of males experience some level of hair loss or thinning by the
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