How Astronauts Clean Their Underwear
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Learn why narcissism may come from insecurity, how lobster became a delicacy, and how astronauts clean their underwear.
Narcissism may be driven by insecurity, not an oversized sense of self by Kelsey Donk
- Narcissism driven by insecurity, not grandiose sense of self. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/nyu-ndb032521.php
- Kowalchyk, M., Palmieri, H., Conte, E., & Wallisch, P. (2021). Narcissism through the lens of performative self-elevation. Personality and Individual Differences, 177, 110780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110780
- Pietrangelo, A. (2020, December 11). How to Treat Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/therapy-for-narcissism
How lobster became a delicacy by Steffie Drucker
- History.com Staff. (2011, June 15). A Taste of Lobster History. HISTORY; HISTORY. https://www.history.com/news/a-taste-of-lobster-history
- Luzer, D. (2013, June 7). How Lobster Got Fancy. Pacific Standard; Pacific Standard. https://psmag.com/economics/how-lobster-got-fancy-59440
- The American Lobster: History of Lobster Fishing & Processing. (2021). Parl.ns.ca. http://www.parl.ns.ca/lobster/history.htm
- Vibrio - NYC Health. (2021). Nyc.gov. https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/vibrio-parahaemolyticus.page
- NOAA Fisheries. (2021). Fun Facts about Luscious Lobsters. NOAA. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/outreach-and-education/fun-facts-about-luscious-lobsters
LISTENER Q: How do astronauts clean their underwear? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Michelle in San Fernando, California)
- NASA - Astronauts’ Dirty Laundry. (2021). Nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/livinginspace/Astronaut_Laundry.html
- European Space Agency, ESA. (2009). How do you wash your clothes in space? [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JfqdBJDNZc
- Tyler Wells Lynch. (2014, July 17). How Do Astronauts Clean Their Dirty Clothes? Reviewed; Reviewed.com. https://www.reviewed.com/laundry/features/how-do-astronauts-clean-their-dirty-clothes
- Amy Shira Teitel. (2019, March 18). A brief history of menstruating in space. Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/brief-history-menstruating-in-space/
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from |
| 0:04.8 | Curiosity.com. I'm Cody Goff. And I'm Ashley Hamer. Today you learn about how |
| 0:09.1 | narcissism may be driven by insecurity and the strange history of how lobster became a delicacy. |
| 0:15.9 | We'll also answer a listener question about how astronauts clean their underwear. |
| 0:20.3 | Let's satisfy some curiosity. If narcissists have an inflated sense of their own |
| 0:26.0 | awesomeness, then why do they so often behave in ways that make people like them less? |
| 0:32.0 | That's a question that has puzzled scientists for a long time. |
| 0:35.3 | But now a new study from New York University could help shed some light. |
| 0:39.7 | It suggests that narcissists may not have an inflated sense of themselves. |
| 0:45.0 | Instead, they might just be covering for their insecurity. |
| 0:49.3 | To get to the bottom of narcissism, the researchers recruited 300 participants to answer some questions about themselves. |
| 0:56.0 | The questions were organized around a new scale the researchers designed to measure how much |
| 1:00.4 | of someone's self-image is driven by insecurity. |
| 1:04.0 | They called the measure Flex, shorthand for the |
| 1:06.7 | Performative Self-Elevation Index. |
| 1:09.7 | Don't think too long about it. |
| 1:11.7 | Anyway, Flex is made up of four characteristics. Social |
| 1:15.4 | desirability, the need for social validation, self-elevation, and social |
| 1:20.2 | dominance. A person who's high in all four flex categories would agree with statements like |
| 1:25.4 | I'm likely to show off if I get the chance. It matters that I am seen at |
| 1:29.8 | important events. I have exquisite taste and I like knowing more than other people. |
| 1:35.0 | As you might be able to imagine people high in the flex categories also tended to be high in narcissism. |
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