Magic Addiction Fix, Parkinson’s Detection, Wind Turbines
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 935 Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Today we talk about how psilocybin from magic mushrooms can help those struggling with alcohol addiction, a new device that can detect Parkinson’s disease from breathing patterns, and how we can recycle wind turbines.
Magic Addiction Fix
- “Psychedelic ‘Magic Mushroom’ Ingredient Could Help Treat Alcohol Addiction” by Margaret Osborne
- “Psilocybin shows promise for treating alcohol addiction, new study finds” by Oliva Goldhill
Parkinson’s Detection
- “Artificial intelligence model can detect Parkinson's from breathing patterns, researchers show” by ScienceDaily
- “Artificial intelligence-enabled detection and assessment of Parkinson’s disease using nocturnal breathing signals” by Yuzhe Yang, Yuan Yuan, Guo Zhang, Hao Wang, Ying-Cong Chen, Yingcheng Liu, Christopher G. Tarolli, Daniel Crepeau, Jan Bukartyk, Mithri R. Junna, Aleksandar Videnovic, Terry D. Ellis, Melissa C. Lipford, Ray Dorsey & Dina Katabi
Wind Turbines
- “Recycled Wind Turbine Blades Can Make Gummy Bears, Diapers Combining Glass Fibers with Plant-Derived Polymer” by Marie Morales
- “Recycled Wind Turbines Could Be Made into Plexiglass, Diapers or Gummy Bears” by Sophie Bushwick
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery. |
| 0:08.0 | Time flies when you learn in 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 |
| 0:13.9 | welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. |
| 0:17.4 | If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about how |
| 0:20.6 | silocybin from Magic Mush mushrooms can help those struggling with |
| 0:23.5 | alcohol addiction, a new device that can detect Parkinson's disease from breathing patterns |
| 0:28.7 | and how we can recycle wind turbines. Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:34.7 | So we've had a few stories about Silasibin, the psychedelic compound founded many mushrooms |
| 0:38.8 | recently. |
| 0:39.8 | You mean magic mushrooms? |
| 0:40.8 | Do we have another story? |
| 0:42.4 | All the others seem to be about this |
| 0:43.4 | compound being pretty effective for helping with mental disorders, right? That's right. |
| 0:47.3 | And I have another similarly encouraging story about Salasibin helping with |
| 0:51.1 | another medical issue except this time it's alcoholism. |
| 0:54.4 | A new study found that participants who both took Silla Siamon and engaged in talk therapy had |
| 0:58.7 | an astounding 83% decline in heavy drinking. |
| 1:02.0 | Oh wow, that's pretty great. |
| 1:04.0 | I'm not a drinker myself, but I know it can be really difficult to quit for those who struggle |
| 1:08.0 | with alcohol dependency. |
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