Re-release: Roman Concrete Magic, Virovore, Placebo Guilt

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Today you’ll learn about how ancient Roman concrete can heal itself, the recent discovery of a virovore, and how a new study looks into whether or not we can control feelings of guilt through the placebo effect.

Roman Concrete Magic

“Scientists may have found magic ingredient behind ancient Rome’s self-healing concrete” by Jacklin Kwan
“Why modern mortar crumbles, but Roman concrete lasts millennia” by ZAHRA AHMAD

Virovore

“First "virovore" discovered: An organism that eats viruses” By Michael Irving
“The consumption of viruses returns energy to food chains” by John P. DeLong et al.

Placebo Guilt

“Placebos reduce feelings of guilt – even when people know they’re taking one” by Jeremy Howick
“Deceptive and open-label placebo effects in experimentally induced guilt: a randomized controlled trial in healthy subjects” by Dilan Sezer, Cosima Locher & Jens Gaab

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. It's Callie here. Just coming on to wish you and yours a happy holiday season from myself and Nate.
0:05.0	We are re-re-releasing some of our best episodes from this year and this is a personal favorite of mine because I mean honestly who doesn't love to learn about ancient magical concrete
0:14.3	Anyway, we hope you enjoy spending time with your loved ones and we will see you in the new year
0:27.8	Hi You're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery. Time flies when you learn in super cool stuff.
0:29.9	I'm Nate.
0:30.9	And I'm Callie.
0:31.9	If you're dropping in for the first time, welcome to Curiosity where we aim to blow your mind. I'm
0:33.7	Kalli. If you're dropping in for the first time, welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow
0:34.8	your mind by helping you to grow your mind. If you're a loyal listener, welcome
0:38.0	back. Today you'll learn about how ancient Roman concrete can heal itself,
0:46.9	the recent discovery of a Virovore, and how a recent study looks into whether or not we can control feelings of guilt through the placebo effect.
0:52.1	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:55.0	There are several Roman structures that have been around for thousands of years.
0:59.0	Have you ever wondered what makes them so strong, like why they've been able to stick around.
1:03.4	Have you ever thought, maybe they were using magic?
1:07.6	Curiosity Daily, we talk about science, we talk about psychology, and now we talk about magic.
1:15.0	Yeah, sort of for like a second.
1:17.0	All right, it's not magic, but it's got like a sort of magical bit of science to it so that's good right sure so yeah
1:26.8	so concrete has been used for building stuff forever but the Romans their
1:32.1	concrete was different because of the quicklime that they used in building.
1:37.0	Okay, I'm going to stop you right there because we use quicklime today in everything from steelmaking and glass production to this is gross but food
1:46.8	additives and also yeah it's a it's in our own concrete so what is different
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