Re-release: Podcast Friends, Drunk Plants, Hot Temper

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Today we discuss the psychological effects of listening to podcasts, how climate change actually makes us more likely to engage in hate speech, and how giving plants alcohol in the form of ethanol can make them resistant to drought.

Podcast Friends

“Listening to podcasts may help satisfy our psychological need for social connection, study finds” by Beth Ellwood
“Why people listen: Motivations and outcomes of podcast listening” by Stephanie J. Tobin

Drunk Plants

“Getting Plants ‘Drunk’ Insulates them Against Drought, According to New Research” by Andy Corbley
“Pretreating soil with ethanol protects plants from drought, study finds” by Khurram Bashir

Hot Temper

“AI-Based Research Reveals That Extreme Temperatures Fuel Online Hate Speech” by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
“Online Hate Speech Increases During Extreme Hot and Cold Weather, Study Shows” by Jeffrey Kluger

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, Nate here. To celebrate the holidays this year, we are re-releasing some of our favorite episodes recorded over the past 12 months.
0:07.0	These are a mix of episodes that we love alongside episodes that spoke the most to you guys, our listeners.
0:12.0	So please enjoy and from us and the whole
0:14.1	curiosity team we wish you a happy holiday season.
0:17.0	Hi you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:26.0	Time flies when you learn super cool stuff. I'm Nate.
0:29.0	And I'm Callie.
0:30.0	If you're dropping it for the first time, welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.
0:36.0	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back.
0:38.0	Today you'll learn about the positive psychological effects of listening to podcasts,
0:42.0	how climate change actually makes us more
0:44.6	likely to engage in hate speech and how giving plants alcohol in the form of
0:49.5	ethanol can make them resistant to drought. Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:55.4	Great news, Callie, we are actually making people's lives better by doing this podcast.
1:01.4	Turns out there is a link between listening to
1:04.4	podcasts and having a greater sense of purpose in your life.
1:08.6	Okay, well I am immediately intrigued and happy because that means that we might be helping people.
1:14.7	What is this link?
1:16.7	It turns out it all boils down to parasocial relationships.
1:20.5	And parasocial relationships are the one-sided relationships a listener has with their favorite artists like musicians or authors movie stars or even yes us humble podcast hosts
1:36.0	Now podcast hosts don't usually know their listeners well, but listeners feel like they know the hosts well. And that feeling of
1:40.8	relatedness helps people feel smarter, funnier, and more focused than people who don't consume podcasts.
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