Simple Wildlife Solutions, Sunlight’s Sexy Hormones, Trivia
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2021
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Learn about simple solutions for resolving human-wildlife conflict; and how exposure to sunlight can increase romance. Plus: Trivia!
More from “America’s funniest science writer” Mary Roach:
- Pick up "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law" at your local bookstore to learn more about the weird world of human-wildlife conflict: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781324001935
- Mary Roach’s official website: https://maryroach.net/
- Follow @mary_roach on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mary_roach
Exposure to sunlight releases sexy hormones, leading to more romantic passion by Grant Currin
- Exposure to sunlight enhances romantic passion in humans. (2021, August 25). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/926348
- Parikh, R., Sorek, E., Parikh, S., Michael, K., Bikovski, L., Tshori, S., Shefer, G., Mingelgreen, S., Zornitzki, T., Knobler, H., Chodick, G., Mardamshina, M., Boonman, A., Kronfeld-Schor, N., Bar-Joseph, H., Ben-Yosef, D., Amir, H., Pavlovsky, M., Matz, H., & Ben-Dov, T. (2021). Skin exposure to UVB light induces a skin-brain-gonad axis and sexual behavior. Cell Reports, 36(8), 109579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109579
Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia game:
- One purchase leads to more: https://www.curiositydaily.com/diderot-effect-animated-cave-art-running-benefits-your-knees/
- Cells kill bacteria: https://www.curiositydaily.com/mapping-the-ocean-soap-making-cells-crows-comprehend-zero/
- Mountains on neutron stars: https://www.curiositydaily.com/backward-letters-dogs-detect-lies-neutron-star-mountains/
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Curiosity.com. |
| 0:06.5 | I'm Cody Gough. |
| 0:07.5 | And I'm Ashley Hamer. |
| 0:08.5 | Today you learn about simple humane solutions for resolving human wildlife conflict with America's funniest science writer Mary Roach |
| 0:16.7 | and how getting some sun can lead to more romantic passion. |
| 0:20.7 | Then test your podcast knowledge with this month's edition of the Curiosity Challenge trivia game. |
| 0:25.0 | Let's satisfy and challenge some curiosity. |
| 0:30.0 | Yesterday Mary Roach told us about the science of human wildlife conflicts and what it takes to keep people in India safe from elephants. |
| 0:40.0 | Well today we're zooming in on North America to talk about simple solutions to |
| 0:45.4 | everyday wildlife problems. Mary Roach has been called America's Funiest |
| 0:50.1 | Science writer and she's the author of five best-selling non-fiction books |
| 0:54.4 | including her latest fuzz when nature breaks the law and here's what she said |
| 0:59.8 | when we asked if there are any simple solutions out there for human wildlife conflict. |
| 1:04.4 | Here's an example of a smaller solution that just comes from scientists learning a |
| 1:10.5 | little bit more about first of of all, the animal, |
| 1:13.1 | it's sensory system, and what's going on. |
| 1:15.8 | So deer, this is the jaywalking deer chapter, |
| 1:20.6 | deer. |
| 1:21.2 | Animals in general are pretty good at telling when a predator is running towards them, they can really very accurately predict, okay, when do I need to flee? |
| 1:29.4 | When do I need to fly away or run away so this animal doesn't get me. |
| 1:33.5 | So they may wait till the last minute |
| 1:35.2 | because they're eating something tasty, whatever. |
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