Notre-Dame Fire, Hypoxia, Gravity and IBS

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Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Today you’ll learn about how new discoveries are being made from the fire that nearly destroyed Notre-Dame, how there’s more hypoxia in our rivers than previously thought, and a new theory as to how gravity might be a cause of IBS.

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Notre-Dame Fire

“The 2019 Notre-Dame Fire Revealed Iron Staples Holding the Cathedral Together.” by Sarah Kuta. 2023.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/notre-dame-is-held-together-with-large-iron-staples-180981824/
“Unraveling the Secrets of the Sarcophagi Found Beneath Notre-Dame Cathedral.” by Sarah Kuta. 2022.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/unraveling-the-secrets-of-the-sarcophagi-found-underneath-notre-dame-180981305/
“Five Things We’ve Learned in the Aftermath of the Notre-Dame Fire.” by Meilan Solly. 2019.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-things-weve-learned-aftermath-notre-dame-fire-180971998/

Hypoxia

“Global study of hypoxia in rivers shows it is more prevalent than previously thought.” n.a. 2023.
- https://beta.nsf.gov/news/global-study-hypoxia-rivers-shows-it-more
“Hypoxia.” NOAA. n.d.
- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/hypoxia/#:~:text=In%20ocean%20and%20freshwater%20environments,to%20the%20bottom%2C%20and%20decompose.

Gravity and IBS

“The Rogue Theory That Gravity Causes IBS.” by Jessica Wapner. 2023.
- https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/03/gravity-cause-disease-irritable-bowel-syndrome-theory/673407/
“Dry Immersion as a Ground-Based Model of Microgravity Physiological Effects.” by Elena Tomilovskaya, et al. 2019.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6446883/pdf/fphys-10-00284.pdf
“Gravity and the Gut: A Hypothesis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.” by Brennan Spiegel. 2022.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9722391/

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with curiosity daily from discovery.
0:08.8	Time flies when you learn in super cool stuff.
0:11.2	I'm Nate.
0:12.2	And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the
0:14.0	first time welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to
0:17.9	grow your mind. If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn
0:21.8	about how new discoveries are being made from the fire
0:24.3	that nearly destroyed Notre Dame, how there's more hypoxia in our rivers than
0:28.8	previously thought, and a new theory as to how gravity might be a cause of IBS.
0:35.0	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:38.0	At 620 on April 15th, 2019,
0:42.0	worshippers and tourists in the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris were
0:45.4	evacuated after an alarm sounded. At first, they thought it was nothing, but soon flames appeared
0:51.6	around the church's fire.
0:53.0	Within an hour and a half, the tower had collapsed.
0:56.0	I remember that. It was devastating to watch.
0:59.0	Absolutely. The fire raged for some 12 hours while the world watched on in horror, but it turns out the damage and the renovations that have followed have led the way to some incredible discoveries that promised to reveal at least some of the secrets of this old
1:14.1	landmark. It's like an archaeological dig. What have they found? A hunchback?
1:19.6	Stables? Stables?
1:24.0	Yeah, massive stables that are giving us a glimpse
1:28.0	into how they manage to build this place.
1:30.0	Before we get into that, let's actually talk about Notre Dame because understanding its history is important to understanding its secrets.
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