Romantic Traits, Heart & Gut, Canine Play

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4.6 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Today, you’ll learn about the traits most people value in romantic partners, a new link between a particular gut bacteria and cardiovascular health, and why dogs might make your kids healthier.

Romantic Traits

“Intelligence and kindness are the most valued traits in romantic partners, study finds.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.
“What Do Different People Look for in a Partner? Effects of Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Mating Strategies on Partner Preferences.” by Joao Francisco Goes Braga Takayanagi, et al. 2024.

Heart & Gut

“Scientists link certain gut bacteria to lower heart disease risk.” by Allessandra DiCorato. 2024.
“7 Crazy Facts About The Microbiome And Gut Bacteria.” by Ross Carver-Carter. N.d.
“Gut microbiome and metabolome profiling in Framingham heart study reveals cholesterol-metabolizing bacteria.” by Chenhao Li, et al. 2024.
“Cholesterol Metabolism by Uncultured Human Gut Bacteria Influences Host Cholesterol Level.” by Douglas J. Kenny, et al. 2020.
“About the Framingham Heart Study.” n.a. N.d.

Canine Play

“The Serious Side of Kid And Canine Play.” UMass Amherst. 2024.
“America’s Pandemic, Physical Inactivity.” PHIT America. 2023.
“Physical Activity: Children.” CDC. 2023.
“The KID Study (Kids Interacting With Dogs): Piloting a Novel Approach for Measuring Dog-Facilitated Youth Physical Activity.” by Colleen J. Chase, et al. 2024.

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0:00.0	The famous five are away on a splendid weekend adventure.
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0:24.5	Adventures start here.
0:26.0	Selected routes turn supply.
0:27.6	Saving in comparison to an anytime return fare. Welcome to Curiosity Daily from Discovery, the best place to get smarter in just a few minutes. My name is Nate. And I'm
0:43.7	Cali. We're so excited to have you here with us today at Curiosity and if you're
0:47.5	a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about the traits people
0:50.9	most value in romantic partners, a new link between a particular
0:55.5	gut bacteria and cardiovascular health, and why dogs might make your kids healthier.
1:01.3	Ooh, this is going to be fun.
1:04.0	Researchers in Brazil have released a study that examines the
1:06.3	traits people value the most when they are hunting for
1:08.8	potential romantic partners.
1:10.3	And in a world that is obsessed with beauty and status and social media likes and full of influencers and unrealistic expectations, the results are, I don't know, kind of sweet.
1:19.0	Okay, I always like starting the show out on a high note.
1:22.0	Yeah, me too. So lots of studies have been done on mate selection, right? And they tend to focus on traits like kindness, empathy, social status, attractiveness.
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