Thu. 10/20 - How the Black Death Changed Our Genes

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

News, Society & Culture, Science, Tech News

4.6 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

How the Black Death changed the course of human evolution. Plus, the exoplanet with a marshmallow-like atmosphere. And IKEA is testing out autonomous delivery vehicles. Sponsor: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: The Black Death Shaped Human Evolution, And We're Still in Its Shadow (ScienceAlert) The Black Death shaped the evolution of immunity genes, setting the course for how we respond to disease today, researchers find (EurekAlert) Black Death etched a mark on our genetics, warping immune responses, study finds (Ars Technica) How the Black Death changed our immune systems (Science) A Fluffy 'Marshmallow' World Has Been Discovered With Incredibly Low Density (ScienceAlert) 'Marshmallow' world orbiting a cool red dwarf star (Phys.org) We’ve Found A ‘Marshmallow’ Planet That Would Float In A Bathtub, Say Scientists (Forbes) Ikea Is Testing Autonomous Delivery in Texas (Gizmodo) Ikea is trialing driverless truck deliveries in Texas (Engadget) IKEA teams with self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics to test deliveries in Texas (CNBC) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Ready to launch your business? Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs.
0:04.8	Shopify is specially designed to help you start, run and grow your business with easy customizable themes that let you build your brand.
0:12.5	Marketing tools that get your products out there. Integrated shipping solutions that actually save you time.
0:17.5	From startups to scaleups, online, in person and on the go shopify is made for
0:22.9	entrepreneurs like you sign up for your one dollar a month trial at shopify dot com slash setup
0:28.7	it's thursday october 20th 20th, 2022.
0:39.3	I'm Jackson Bird.
0:40.5	Today, how the Black Death changed the course of human evolution.
0:46.3	Plus, the exoplanet with a marshmallow-like atmosphere.
0:50.8	And IKEA is testing out autonomous delivery vehicles.
0:55.8	Here's some cool stuff for your ride home.
1:01.0	It will be years before we understand the full impact COVID has had on our world,
1:07.6	especially when it comes to understanding the enigma of long COVID and what long-term
1:13.4	prospects look like for those experiencing it. A new study published yesterday in the journal Nature
1:18.9	may shed some light on just how much COVID-19 has the potential to affect humans in the long
1:25.5	run and how long it could take us to understand that.
1:29.5	An international team led by anthropologists and geneticists from the University of Chicago
1:33.9	and McMaster University have found that the Black Death in the 14th century left lasting
1:40.1	marks on immune-related genes in humans. Quoting Urique alert, the team focused on a 100-year window before, during, and after the Black Death,
1:51.0	which reached London in the mid-1300s.
1:54.0	It remains the single greatest human mortality event in recorded history,
1:59.0	killing upwards of 50% of the people in what were then some of the most densely populated parts of the world.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.