Immortality Tech, Please Is Not Polite, Snap Fit Physics

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Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Today you’ll learn about new treatments the wealthy are using to try and stay young forever, the cultural and social evolution of the word please, and how the snap fit mechanism used in things like lego bricks is being updated for even bigger projects.

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Immortality Tech

“People are desperately trying to live forever. Here are the biggest anti-aging trends sweeping the nation.” by Lakshmi Varanasi
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/people-desperately-trying-live-forever-090000189.html
“Taking the Plunge: Is Cold Exposure Worthwhile?” by Lisa Fields
- https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/cold-exposure-therapy.html
“How can fasting help fight aging?” by Linnea Zielinski
- https://ro.co/health-guide/fasting-and-aging/?irclickid=SG20AsU8gxyNTy0TnAXIvwzyUkAW13QJMWdhz80&irgwc=1&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=10078&utm_content=1262348&utm_term=businessinsider.com&ro_con=1&ro_ch=pubs&ro_p=impact&ro_n=Skimbit%20Ltd.&ro_c=10078&ro_g=Online%20Tracking%20Link&ro_t=1262348&survey_code=Skimbit%20Ltd.
“Telomeres, DNA Damage and Ageing: Potential Leads from Ayurvedic Rasayana (Anti-Ageing) Drugs” by Rohit Sharma and Natália Martins
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7465058/
“Red Light Therapy” by Cleveland Clinic
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22114-red-light-therapy

Please Is Not Polite

“How Please Stopped Being Polite” By Walker Mimms
- https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/03/polite-words-is-please-rude/673397/
“Oh Please Stop Saying Please” by Choire Sicha
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/business/ghosting-your-job.html
“7 words you probably didn't know were acronyms” by BBC
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2grMKJ29Ghlw36WXCHGJvKk/7-words-you-probably-didnt-know-were-acronyms

Snap Fit Physics

“From LEGOs to Ziploc: The Science of the Snap Fit” by Katharine Gammon
- https://www.insidescience.org/news/legos-ziploc-science-snap-fit
“Mechanics of a Snap Fit” by Keisuke Yoshida and Hirofumi Wada
- https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.194301
“LEGO ‘snap-fit’ inspires scientific study” by Adam Basch
- https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-snap-fit-inspires-scientific-study

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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. 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.
0:18.4	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about new treatments, the wealthy are using to try and stay young forever.
0:25.0	The cultural and social evolution of the word please and how the snap fit mechanism used in things like
0:32.3	LEGO bricks is being updated for even bigger projects.
0:36.4	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:39.9	Since the beginning of time, humans have been searching for the fountain of youth.
0:43.2	Turns out we're actually getting closer and there are now so many ways to look young forever.
0:48.3	How many ways to stay young and beautiful could there be?
0:52.0	We got diet, exercise.
0:54.5	Apparently, some treatments made out of young people's blood.
0:57.8	How far can that list go?
0:59.5	Can't get any longer, right?
1:01.4	I mean, you would think so.
1:02.8	And yet I am here today with an article by insider who spoke with experts about the current
1:07.6	trend we see, especially in the wealthy, doing something to stay young forever.
1:13.0	Some of the methods make a lot of sense and could actually make everybody's lives a little better, and others, not so much.
1:20.0	Like what?
1:22.0	Well, let me start by telling you about cold exposure therapy.
1:26.4	It's exactly what it sounds like.
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