Hungry Plants, Concussion Confusion, An Alzheimer’s Theory

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🗓️ 22 June 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Today, you’ll learn about how carnivorous plants evolved from their more peaceful ancestors, how there’s an apparent difference in the frequency and severity of head injuries between male and female athletes, and about a new theory regarding the cause of Alzheimer’s.

Plants that eat flesh?

“How Carnivorous Plants Evolved” by Stephanie Pain
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-carnivorous-plants-evolved-180979697/
“Adapted to kill: How the pitcher plant traps its prey” by Alun Salt
- https://botany.one/2013/10/adapted-kill-pitcher-plant-traps-prey/

Male and female concussions are not the same.

“Why Sports Concussions are Worse for Women” by Katharine Sanderson
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02089-2
“Sports-Related Concussions in Female Athletes: A Systematic Review” by Neil McGroarty, Symone Brown, and Mary Mulcahey
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7366411/

Hope for Alzheimer's research.

“A New Hypothesis for Alzheimer’s Disease: The Lipid Invasion Model” by Jonathan D’Arcy Rudge
- https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease-reports/adr210299
“Alzheimer’s brain barrier damage theory proposed” By University of Reading
- https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2022/Research-News/Alzheimers-Disease-lipid-invasion-theory
“New hypothesis argues leaky blood-brain barrier triggers Alzheimer's” By Rich Haridy
- https://newatlas.com/science/new-hypothesis-alzheimers-disease-blood-brain-barrier-lipid-invasion/

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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're learning 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
0:14.4	welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. If you're
0:19.3	a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about how carnivorous plants evolved from their
0:24.4	more peaceful ancestors, how there's an apparent difference in the frequency and
0:28.4	severity of head injuries between male and female athletes, and about a new theory regarding the cause of Alzheimer's.
0:34.8	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:38.0	Kali, do you ever wonder what would happen if sheep turned the tables and
0:41.9	started wearing coats made out of our hair?
0:44.0	Nate, I can safely say I have never wondered that.
0:48.0	It's not that crazy. I mean, there are some plants that have human-like tendencies.
0:52.0	Oh yeah, is there a plant Nate out there? there are some plants that have human-like tendencies.
0:52.8	Oh yeah, is there a plant naid out there making plant knives and cooking plant steaks?
0:57.8	Okay, not quite, but of course there are carnivorous plants and it's really kind of
1:02.4	interesting how they evolved from your
1:04.4	typical plant which only eats dirt and the sun I guess. Okay well when you say it that
1:09.8	way photosynthesis sounds a lot cooler. Carnivorous plants have long been an object of
1:14.6	fascination for botanists and the morbidly curious alike and lovers of
1:18.9	Mario Brothers or musical theater no of course but know, before Darwin published a book on carnivorous plants in 1875, most people
1:27.3	refused to believe they were real.
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