Nasal Vaccine, Dino Killer Volcano, Pied Tamarins
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 1 December 2023
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Today, you’ll learn about a possible breakthrough in the fight against Strep A, a new theory on the demise of dinos, and how pied tamarins communicate in a noisy city.
Nasal Vaccine
- “Vaccine via the nasal passage could be the new line of defence against Strep A.” SceinceDaily. 2023.
- “Vaccine via the nasal passage could be the new line of defence against Strep A.” Griffith University. 2023.
Dino Killer Volcano
- “New computer analysis hints volcanism killed the dinosaurs, not an asteroid.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2023.
- “A Bayesian inversion for emissions and export productivity across the end-Cretaceous boundary.” by Alexander A. Cox & C. Brenhin Keller. 2023.
- “Dueling dates for a huge eruption reignite the debate over dinosaurs’ death.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2019.
- “Volcanic gas bursts probably didn’t kill off the dinosaurs.” by Carolyn Gramglin. 2020.
Pied Tamarins
- “In noisy environs, pied tamarins are using smell more often to communicate.” by Meghie Rodrigues. 2023.
- “Tamarins.” New England Primate Conservancy. 2022.
- “Do pied tamarins increase scent-marking in response to urban noise?” by Tainara V. Sobroza. 2023.
- “Pied Tamarin.” by Gordo, M. 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. |
| 0:17.1 | If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about a possible breakthrough |
| 0:21.3 | in the fight against Strep A, a new theory on the demise of |
| 0:25.4 | the dinosaurs, and help hide Tamarins communicate in a noisy city. |
| 0:29.3 | Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:32.3 | By some counts, Group A streptococcal Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:33.2 | By some counts, Group A Streptococcus hits about 700 million people a year and kills more than |
| 0:38.2 | 500,000 people. |
| 0:40.4 | That's the bacteria that causes strep throat, right? |
| 0:42.6 | Yeah, it's also known as strep A for short, |
| 0:45.2 | and it's pretty nasty as anyone who's had strep throat can attest. |
| 0:48.8 | But the thing is, strep throat is just the tip of the iceberg |
| 0:51.4 | and is pretty mild compared to the other stuff |
| 0:53.5 | this little bacteria does to the human body. It can trigger cellulitis and blood |
| 0:57.4 | infections, toxic shock syndrome, and it can even lead to necrotizing facieitis, |
| 1:01.8 | which is also known as flesh-eating disease. |
| 1:04.5 | Okay, as if just strep throat isn't bad enough. |
| 1:07.4 | Basically, and repeated infections can lead to a whole bunch of other problems like |
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