Vaccine Menstrual Length, Lonely in a Crowd, Aussie ‘Roos
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Today, you’ll learn about a study linking the Covid vaccine to slightly longer menstrual cycles. How being social could actually hurt people who are lonely, and why you won’t find any kangaroos outside of Australia.
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Vaccine Menstrual Length
- “Study Confirms Link Between COVID-19 Vaccination and Temporary Increase in Menstrual Cycle Length.” n.a. 2022.
Lonely in a Crowd
- “How To Deal With Loneliness: New Study Suggests That Social Contact May Not Be the Answer.” by Douglas Heingartner. 2023.
Aussie ‘Roos
- “Here's Why You Won't Find Kangaroos Outside of Australia.” by n.a. 2023.
- “Paleoenvironments Shaped the Exchange of Terrestrial Vertebrates Across Wallace’s Line.” by A. Skeels, et al. 2023.
- “Australian Slang.” n.a. 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 by helping you to grow your mind. |
| 0:18.4 | If you're loyal listener, welcome back. Today, you'll learn about a study linking the |
| 0:22.2 | COVID vaccine to slightly longer menstrual |
| 0:25.2 | cycles, how being social could actually hurt people who are lonely, and why you won't find |
| 0:31.1 | any kangaroos outside of Australia. |
| 0:33.8 | Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:37.3 | A recent study has confirmed that women who received a COVID-19 vaccination |
| 0:41.9 | experience longer menstrual cycles. |
| 0:44.5 | Great, okay, got any good news? |
| 0:46.8 | I know, I know. |
| 0:48.8 | Do you know? |
| 0:49.8 | Okay, that's fair, I don't really know, but I will say that the study itself was actually pretty cool, |
| 0:56.0 | and the results are actually less scary than they sound. |
| 0:59.0 | But let's start with the study. |
| 1:01.0 | Earlier research of women in the United States |
| 1:03.2 | suggested the link between the vaccine and longer cycles. |
| 1:06.8 | But for anyone who's ever listened to curiosity daily |
| 1:10.0 | before, you know. |
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