Lab on a Chip, Trauma Headaches, Mantle Blobs

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about a microchip-sized laboratory, how childhood traumas can lead to a lifetime of headaches, and strange blobs in the Earth’s mantle.

Lab on a Chip

“‘Lab on a chip’ genetic test device can identify viruses within three minutes with highest accuracy.” University of Bath. 2023.
“LoCKAmp: lab-on-PCB technology for <3 minute virus genetic detection.” by Sotirios Papamatthaiou, et al. 2023.
“What’s the difference between a PCR and antigen COVID-19 test?” by Nate Hafer, PhD. 2021.

Trauma Headaches

“Adverse Childhood Experiences and Primary Headache Disorders.” by Claudia Sikorski, et al. 2023.
“The global prevalence of headache: an update, with analysis of the influences of methodological factors on prevalence estimates.” by Lars Jacob Stovner, et al. 2022.

Mantle Blobs

“Strange blobs in Earth’s mantle are relics of a massive collision.” by Anil Oza. 2023.
“Earth’s Hidden Guests: Strange Blobs in Deep Mantle Are the Remains of an Ancient Planet.” by California Institute of Technology. 2023.
“How and When the Earth and Moon Formed.” by Sasha Warren. 2021.

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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
0:13.7	welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.
0:17.0	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about a microchip-sized
0:21.0	laboratory, how childhood traumas can lead to a lifetime of headaches
0:25.9	and strange blobs in the Earth's mantle.
0:28.4	Without further I do, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:31.9	If the COVID pandemic taught us anything, it's that we need to wait at least 15 minutes to get test results.
0:38.1	Yeah, that's not exactly the most important lesson we learned, but it's, I mean mean it is a lesson and what about the
0:44.5	lesson that even after waiting 15 minutes the test could be wrong.
0:47.7	Mm that is definitely something else we learned. Well a team of engineers at the
0:51.5	University of Bath in the UK may have us rethinking those lessons.
0:56.2	They've invented what they call a lab on a chip.
0:59.2	Okay, but is it like a US chip? Like is it a potato chip or is it a UK chip?
1:04.0	Well, this is a micro chip and this little device could revolutionize how we understand
1:10.3	all kinds of diagnostic testing.
1:12.3	I know we're complaining about the current home COVID tests,
1:15.0	but to be honest, they were kind of revolutionary on their own right, right?
1:19.0	Like, I mean, now that I know I can test at home for COVID,
1:22.0	anytime I have a sniffle, I find myself wishing I had a test that could tell me exactly what it is.
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