Leap Year, Tailored Microgreens, Teenage Advice

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about the reason and the history of leap year, how scientists could tailor microgreens to your own personal dietary needs, and a lesson in getting teens to listen to your advice.

Leap Year

“Why do we have leap years? And how did they come about?” by Harry Baker. 2024.
“Which years are leap years?” Royal Museums Greenwich. N.d.

Tailored Microgreens

“Microgreens made to order: Italian scientists have tailored iodine and potassium content of radishes, peas, rocket and chard.” EurekAlert! 2024.
“Soilless cultivation systems to produce tailored microgreens for specific nutritional needs.” by Massimiliano D’Imperio, et al. 2023.
“Why You Should Eat Microgreens.” Cleveland Clinic. 2023.

Teenage Advice

“Got advice? Here’s how to get teens to listen.” by J.D. Warren. 2024.
“Relations Between Daily Activities and Adolescent Mood: The Role of Autonomy.” by Sally M. Weinstein & Robin Mermelstein. 2008.

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:08.6	Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff.
0:10.6	I'm Nate.
0:11.6	And I'm Callie. If you're dropping it for the first time, welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. If you're a loyal listener, welcome back.
0:19.0	Today you'll learn about the reason and the history of leap year, how scientists could tailor micro-brains to
0:25.0	your own personal dietary needs, and a lesson in getting teens to listen to your
0:29.4	advice. Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:33.0	Just in case you forgot to look at your calendar, today is Leep Day.
0:37.0	Oh, yeah, one of my best friends turns eight today.
0:40.0	Okay, I'm going to assume that one of your besties is not in fact eight years old, but rather was born on February 29th and has only gotten to celebrate on that day once every four years.
0:49.5	You assume correctly. You know, if you think about it it leap year is kind of wild like every four
0:53.3	years we just add a day to the calendar and that's not even getting into leap
0:57.7	seconds. Okay it can be really confusing but did you ever wonder why we did that?
1:02.3	Something to do with Earth's trip around the sun, right?
1:07.0	Oh, you got it.
1:08.0	But the history of Leapier and Leap Day
1:10.0	and even those Leap seconds you mentioned
1:12.0	is even more incredible and confusing than you might imagine.
1:14.8	Right. I guess I never thought about like the history of Leep here.
1:18.8	Like the calendar we're born with just sort of feels like it's a natural part of the planet at this point.
1:24.5	Yeah and the calendar is just as much an invention as a car or a pocket watch.
1:29.2	The problem any calendar tries to solve is how do you measure a year and that's not 525,600 minutes.
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