Urban Greening, Power Crystals, Darwin’s Paradox
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2023
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Today, you’ll learn about urban greening, a new sci-fi like crystal that’ll make things move without electricity, and Darwin’s Paradox.
Urban Greening
- “Large positive ecological changes of small urban greening actions.” by Luis Mata, et al. 2023.
- “Small urban greening projects can dramatically increase the number of insect species in cities.” Science Daily. 2023.
- “The collapse of insects.” by Julia Janicki, Gloria Dickie, Simon Scarr, & Jitesh Chowdhury. 2022.
Power Crystals
- “Researchers Develop Arrays of Tiny Crystals That Deliver Efficient Wireless Energy.” CU Boulder. 2023.
- “Researchers develop arrays of tiny crystals that deliver efficient wireless energy.” by Susan Glairon. 2023.
- “How Efficient are Engines: Thermodynamics and Combustion Efficiency.” Rentar Fuel Catalyst. 2018.
Race Car Blinks
- “Vegetarian diet of corals explains age-old mystery dating back to Darwin.” ScienceDaily. 2023.
- “Solving ‘Darwin’s Paradox’: why coral island hotspots exist in an oceanic desert.” The Conversation. 2016.
- “Scientists Solve ‘Darwin’s Paradox’.” National Geographic. 2016.
- “How Do Stony Corals Grow?” NOAA. n.d.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery. |
| 0:09.0 | Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm Nate. |
| 0:12.0 | And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time, |
| 0:14.2 | welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind |
| 0:16.4 | by helping you to grow your mind. |
| 0:18.1 | If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. |
| 0:20.0 | Today you'll learn about Urban Greening, a new sci-fi-like crystal that'll make things |
| 0:25.1 | move without electricity, and Darwin's paradox. |
| 0:29.1 | Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. Did you know that we are in the middle of what some scientists are calling an insect |
| 0:36.4 | apocalypse? |
| 0:37.4 | I've heard that insect populations are on the decline, but I didn't know it was that bad. |
| 0:42.0 | It could be. |
| 0:43.0 | By some estimates as we humans transform the planet, |
| 0:45.0 | we're losing up to 2% of the insect population every year. |
| 0:49.0 | And while some folks might not love the creepy crawleys. |
| 0:53.0 | There is no question that this is a massively bad thing |
| 0:56.2 | for our planet. |
| 0:57.4 | And it's all about the food chain, right? |
| 0:59.2 | Sure. |
| 0:59.6 | Biodiversity is what keeps our whole world thrumming. Think about it this way. Bugs like |
| 1:04.8 | grasshoppers and moths and bees not only help pollinate plants, they also |
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