Medicine Patch, Fast Learner Myth, Mediterranean Mega Flood

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Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Today you’ll learn about a new patch that uses ultrasonic waves to deliver medicine through the skin, research that debunks the myth of the ‘fast learner’, and evidence that a megaflood ended an environmental crisis in the Mediterranean more than five million years ago.

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Medicine Patch

“Wearable Patch Can Painlessly Deliver Drugs Through the Skin.” by Anne Trafton. 2023.
- https://news.mit.edu/2023/wearable-patch-can-painlessly-deliver-drugs-through-skin-0419
“A Conformable Ultrasound Patch for Cavitation-Enhanced Transdermal Cosmeceutical Delivery.” by Chia-Chen Yu, et al. 2023.
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202300066
“Applications of Synthetically Produced Materials in Clinical Medicine.” by Maleka P. Hashmi, et al. 2018.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/transdermal
“Ultrasonics.” by Richard E. Berg. n.d.
- https://www.britannica.com/science/ultrasonics

Fast Learner Myth

“The Myth of the Fast Learner.” by Caroline Sheedy. 2023.
- https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2023/march/the-myth-of-the-fast-learner
“An astonishing regularity in student learning rate.” by Kenneth R. Koedinger. 2023.
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2221311120

Mediterranean Mega Flood

“First direct proof of mega-flood in Mediterranean Sea region.” n.a. 2023.
- https://www.uu.nl/en/news/first-direct-proof-of-mega-flood-in-mediterranean-sea-region
“A terminal Messinian flooding of the Mediterranean evidenced by contouritic deposits on Sicily.” by Gijs van Dijk, et al. 2023.
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sed.13074

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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 welcome to
0:14.8	curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. If you're
0:18.6	a loyal listener welcome back. Today you'll learn about a new patch that uses
0:22.4	ultrasonic waves to deliver medicine through the skin,
0:25.0	research that debunks the myth of the Fast Lear,
0:29.0	and about evidence that a mega-flood ended an environmental crisis in the the Mediterranean more than 5 million years ago.
0:36.0	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:39.3	Researchers have developed a new way to deliver drugs into the skin using ultrasonic waves.
0:45.0	K, like sound waves? Are they blasting EDM at their patients?
0:49.0	Not quite, although that would not be a study I'd sign up for these are ultrasonic which means we can't hear them and they are delivered through a little patch that sticks to the patient's skin
0:59.0	Okay, but aren't there other patches out there that deliver medicine like the nicotine patch?
1:04.0	Absolutely. Transdermal patches have been around for decades and they can deliver medicines through the skin over a long period of time,
1:11.0	which is great for some conditions.
1:13.0	Like if you're trying to quit smoking.
1:15.0	Yeah, a trickle of nicotine into your system has been shown to reduce cravings.
1:19.0	That's what makes those patches great.
1:21.0	The drugs they carry are delivered slowly and in a controlled way, but there's a problem.
1:25.6	Thick skin.
1:26.6	Mmm, gross. Don't be too quick to judge because we all have thick skin, Or should I say the outer layer of our skin is
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