How Cancer Evolves in the Body (w/ Dr. Kat Arney)
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 964 Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2020
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Learn about the impressive memories of goldfish. Plus, hear from Dr. Kat Arney about why an evolutionary perspective may be the key to fighting cancer.
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Goldfish Have Great Memories, Thank You Very Much by Anna Todd
- Brown, C. (2001). Familiarity with the test environment improves escape responses in the crimson spotted rainbowfish, Melanotaenia duboulayi. Animal Cognition, 4(2), 109–113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100710100105
- Gee, P., Stephenson, D., & Wright, D. E. (1994). TEMPORAL DISCRIMINATION LEARNING OF OPERANT FEEDING IN GOLDFISH (CARASSIUS AURATUS). Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 62(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1994.62-1
- Yap, S. (2011). Unbelievable Goldfish Plays Fetch [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kuXdYx87s4
Additional resources from Dr. Kat Arney:
- Pick up "Rebel Cell: Cancer, Evolution, and the New Science of Life's Oldest Betrayal" on Amazon: https://amazon.com
- Rebel Cell's website: https://www.rebelcellbook.com/
- Kat Arney's website: https://katarney.com/
- Kat Arney's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kat_Arney
- Genetics Unzipped podcast: https://geneticsunzipped.com/
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from |
| 0:05.0 | Curiosity.com. I'm Ashley Hamer. |
| 0:07.4 | And I'm Natalia Reagan. Today you'll learn about the impressive memories of goldfish. |
| 0:11.7 | You'll also hear from Dr. Kat Arnie about why a new evolutionary perspective of cancer |
| 0:16.6 | may be the key to effectively fighting it. |
| 0:19.8 | Let's satisfy some curiosity. Goldfish! |
| 0:24.0 | Not just for snacks. |
| 0:25.0 | If you ever said a forgetful person had the memory of a goldfish, |
| 0:28.0 | listen up. |
| 0:30.0 | Mounting evidence suggests that goldfish actually have a pretty good memory. |
| 0:33.0 | Seriously, forget that three second memory myth you've heard. |
| 0:37.0 | Studies on fish similar to goldfish have shown that they can remember things for a year or more. |
| 0:42.0 | So if you owe a goldfish some money, you better pay up. |
| 0:45.0 | Or you might be sleeping with the fishes. |
| 0:48.0 | For one study, behavioral ecologist, Column Brown, |
| 0:51.0 | taught some rainbowfish to escape an artificial trol net with a hole in it. |
| 0:54.8 | When the fish were tested again a year later, they remembered exactly where the escape route was. |
| 1:00.8 | I'm impressed. |
| 1:02.3 | And when it comes to Goldfish specifically, no long-term |
| 1:05.6 | studies have tested their memories over the years, but there is evidence that |
| 1:09.8 | they can remember things for a month or more. In fact, they can even be trained and they'll |
| 1:15.5 | remember those tricks for months. For example, in one study, researchers |
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