Murdering Murder Hornets, ADHD & Hoarding, Pain Pill Ills

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Learn about how Japanese honey bees protect themselves from murder hornets, how a new link has been discovered between ADHD and hoarding disorder, and how your over the counter pain meds, might actually be making your pain worse!

Honey avoiding murder.

“Key genes enable Japanese honey bees to roast hornets” by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- https://www.pnas.org/post/journal-club/key-genes-enable-japanese-honey-bees-roast-hornets
“Murder Hornets vs. Honeybees: A Swarm of Bees Can Cook Invaders Alive” by Mike Baker
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/us/murder-hornets-asian-giant-hornet-bees.html

Does having ADHD mean you’re more likely to be a hoarder?

“A Curious Link Between Inattention and Hoarding Could Lead to New ADHD Therapies” by Sarah Sloat”
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/adhd-hoarding
“Hoarding: People With ADHD are More Likely to Have Problems - New Research” by Sharon Morein
- https://theconversation.com/hoarding-people-with-adhd-are-more-likely-to-have-problems-new-research-176211

Hold the meds.

“Anti-inflammatory Medications Raise Risk of Chronic Back Pain in Patients” by Joseph Cariz
- https://www.aaas.org/news/anti-inflammatory-medications-raise-risk-chronic-back-pain-patients
“Acute inflammatory response via neutrophil activation protects against the development of chronic pain” by Marc Parisien, Lucas V. Lima, Concetta Dagostino, Nehme El-Hachm, Gillian L. Drury, Audrey V. Grant, Jonathan Huising, Vivek Verma, Carolina B. Meloto, Jaqueline R. Silva, Gabrielle G.S. Dutra, Teodora Markova, Hong Dang, Philippe A. Tessier, Gary D. Slade, Andrea G. Nackley, Nader Ghasemlou, Jeffrey S. Mogil, Massimo Allegri, and Luda Diatchenko.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abj9954

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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 learn 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
0:14.1	welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.
0:18.0	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about how Japanese
0:22.1	honey bees protect themselves from murder hornets,
0:25.0	how a new link has been discovered between ADHD and hoarding disorder,
0:29.0	and how your over-the-counter pain meds might actually be making your pain worse.
0:34.0	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:37.5	Cali, you and I have made a lot of stuff together so I know just how good a teammate you can be.
0:42.1	Aw, Nate, that's really nice.
0:44.0	Well, it's true.
0:45.0	I think you'd make a great Japanese honeybee.
0:48.0	Okay, what are you talking about?
0:50.0	Well, it turns out if you're a bee and you're faced with a Hornet invader, your best bet is going to be teamwork.
0:55.8	Okay, I think I get it.
0:59.1	Researchers have found that Japanese honeybees team up to overheat and kill hornets that enter their hives.
1:05.0	And thanks to new research, we know just how the bees do it.
1:08.2	You'd think that hornets and bees would be friends
1:10.2	considering how similar some people think they are?
1:14.0	It turns out they're not. They're not friends at all.
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