This Trait Could Be Key to Lasting Romance
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
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🗓️ 12 February 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Learn about whether reading computer code is the same to your brain as reading another language; and a personality trait that could be key to lasting romance. Then, play along at home as we test your podcast knowledge in this month’s edition of Curiosity Challenge trivia.
Is computer code the same as language to your brain? by Steffie Drucker
- To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/miot-ttb121520.php
- Ivanova, A. A., Shashank Srikant, Yotaro Sueoka, Kean, H. H., Dhamala, R., Una-May O’Reilly, Bers, M. U., & Fedorenko, E. (2020, December 15). Comprehension of computer code relies primarily on domain-general executive brain regions. ELife; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. https://elifesciences.org/articles/58906
This Personality Trait Could Be Key to Lasting Romance by Sonja Hodgen
- Ajrouch, K. J., Webster, N. J., & Antonucci, T. (2019, February 14). This trait could be key to a lasting romance. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/this-trait-could-be-key-to-a-lasting-romance-111722
- Sociodemographic Differences in Humility: The Role of Social Relations. (2018). Research in Human Development. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15427609.2017.1414670?journalCode=hrhd20
- Social Networks and Forgiveness: The Role of Trust and Efficacy. (2018). Research in Human Development. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15427609.2017.1415093?journalCode=hrhd20
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from |
| 0:04.6 | Curiosity.com. I'm Cody Gough. And I'm Ashley Hamer. Today you learn about |
| 0:08.6 | whether reading computer code is the same to your brain as reading another language |
| 0:12.4 | and a personality trait that could be the key. is the same to your brain as reading another language |
| 0:12.8 | and a personality trait that could be the key to lasting romance. |
| 0:16.8 | Then play along at home as we test your podcast knowledge |
| 0:19.7 | in this month's edition of Curiosity Challenge Trivia. |
| 0:23.0 | Let's satisfy and challenge some curiosity. |
| 0:27.1 | Computers and programs need instructions to do what they do. |
| 0:30.9 | And those instructions are written in what we call programming languages. what they each have their own grammar and |
| 0:34.0 | programming languages. They each have their own grammar and syntax like |
| 0:37.8 | spoken languages do, but new research says that to your brain |
| 0:41.6 | learning to code is very different from learning to |
| 0:44.9 | read and write. And let's face it, computer programming is so hot right now. |
| 0:50.4 | The emphasis on STEM in schools has led many to include coding as a regular part of the curriculum. |
| 0:56.9 | We know a lot about the brain processes involved in learning math, music, and reading. |
| 1:02.3 | But despite the fact that many kids grow up with technology |
| 1:05.4 | all around them, we don't know much about how the brain learns to code. Is it more |
| 1:10.8 | like learning a language or more like solving a math problem? |
| 1:14.4 | No one's quite sure. |
| 1:16.3 | So recently, MIT neuroscientists recruited 40 young adults to undergo brain scans while |
| 1:22.0 | looking at snippets of code. |
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