Healthy Tongue, Slippery Surface, Curious for Answers

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about an ancient diagnostic tool getting an AI upgrade, the world’s slipperiest surface, and some insight into the minds of everyone who loves this show!

Healthy Tongue

“Eyes may be the window to your soul, but the tongue mirrors your health.” University of South Australia. 2023.
“Ancient tongue diagnosis for the 21st century dental hygienist.” by Kathryn Gilliam. 2023.
“Analysis of Tongue Color-Associated Features among Patients with PCR-Confirmed COVID-19 Infection in Ukraine.” by Liudmyla Horzov. 2021.

Slippery Surface

“Droplet slipperiness despite surface heterogeneity at molecular scale.” by Sakari Lepikko, et al. 2023.
“Slippery Science: Crafting the World’s Most Water-Repellent Surface.” by Aalto University. 2023.

Curious for Answers

“Curiosity evolves as information unfolds.” by Abigail Hsiung, et al. 2023.
“Unraveling Curiosity: Why We Savor the Suspense and Shun Spoilers.” Neuroscience.com. 2023.

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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 learn in 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
0:14.1	welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.
0:17.6	If you're loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about an ancient
0:21.3	diagnostic tool that's getting an AI upgrade, the world's
0:25.4	slipperiest surface, and some insights into the minds of everyone who loves this show.
0:31.6	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:35.0	One of the worst parts about getting sick, other than, you know, just being sick of course,
0:40.0	is all of the tests and diagnostics and observations you have to go through to figure out exactly what's wrong.
0:45.7	Oof, yeah, no, you can tell me about it.
0:48.2	I'm not a big fan of needles, if we're being honest.
0:52.0	Mm-hmm, but I will take a blood draw any day over one of those awful like throat swabs.
0:57.0	Ooh, and what about the old COVID test where they stuck the swabs so far up?
1:00.0	It like felt like it was touching your brain through your nose.
1:03.0	Yeah, I don't even want to think about it.
1:06.0	And those are all pretty common diagnostic tests.
1:08.0	Think about the bigger ones, you know, the MRIs and biopsies,
1:12.0	get scans and jabs and stuff with spinal fluids.
1:17.0	Okay, yeah, no, I get it. That's, yep, getting diagnostic tests isn't great.
1:22.0	Well, what if there's a way doctors could diagnose some conditions
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