Vaccine Menstrual Length, Lonely in a Crowd, Aussie ‘Roos

Curiosity Weekly

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4.6 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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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.
- https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/study-confirms-link-between-covid-19-vaccination-temporary-increase-menstrual-cycle-length

Lonely in a Crowd

“How To Deal With Loneliness: New Study Suggests That Social Contact May Not Be the Answer.” by Douglas Heingartner. 2023.
- https://www.psychnewsdaily.com/how-to-deal-with-loneliness-social-contact/

Aussie ‘Roos

“Here's Why You Won't Find Kangaroos Outside of Australia.” by n.a. 2023.
- https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/heres-why-you-wont-find-kangaroos-outside-of-australia
“Paleoenvironments Shaped the Exchange of Terrestrial Vertebrates Across Wallace’s Line.” by A. Skeels, et al. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf7122
“Australian Slang.” n.a. N.d.
- https://www.australianexplorer.com/slang/places.htm

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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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