Viagra, Inclusive AI, Mind-Body Connection in Dogs

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🗓️ 21 June 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Today you’ll learn about why younger men have started taking Viagra, how Meta is trying to get rid of bias in AI, and about a dog named Hacho with some mysterious behavioral issues.

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Viagra

“In Conversation: How Viagra became a new ‘tool’ for young men.” by Yasemin Nicola Sakay. 2022.
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/in-conversation-how-viagra-became-a-new-tool-for-young-men#3-men-on-their-experiences-with-Viagra
“The shocking reasons why thousands of young men are resorting to Viagra: With increasing numbers of the under-30s affected by impotence, experts warn that relying on the little blue pills may be masking serious health dangers.” by Lois Rogers. 2020.
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8783089/The-shocking-reasons-thousands-young-men-resorting-Viagra.html

Inclusive AI

“Meta attempts a new, more ‘inclusive’ AI training dataset.” by Andrew Paul. 2023.
- https://www.popsci.com/technology/meta-ai-casual-conversations-v2/
“Introducing Casual Conversations v2: A more inclusive dataset to measure fairness.” Meta. 2023.
- https://ai.facebook.com/blog/casual-conversations-v2-dataset-measure-fairness/
“There’s More to AI Bias Than Biased Data, NIST Report Highlights.” n.a. 2022.
- https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/03/theres-more-ai-bias-biased-data-nist-report-highlights
“What is Artificial Intelligence?” by Alyssa Schroer. 2023.
- https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence

Mind-Body Connection in Dogs

“The Body-Mind Connection in Dogs.” by Wedny Lyons Sunshine, MA. 2023.
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/tender-paws/202303/the-body-mind-connection-in-dogs
“Behavioural disorder in a dog with congenital agenesis of the vomeronasal organ and the septum pellucidum.” by Susan Muniz-de Miguel, et al. 2023.
- https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vrc2.571

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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. I'm Nate.
0:12.0	And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for
0:13.7	the first time, welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to
0:17.0	grow your mind. If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn
0:20.6	about why younger men have started taking Viagra, how Meta is trying to get
0:25.4	rid of bias in AI, and about a dog named Hachoe with some mysterious behavioral issues.
0:32.0	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:35.1	Let me describe a scene for you.
0:38.1	Two clawfoot bathtubs sit on a hill overlooking the ocean as the sun sets. Inside each tub sits an elderly member of a couple.
0:47.0	Okay, no, stop right there. Is this a Viagra commercial?
0:50.0	Close, it's a C. Alice commercial, but it is the same idea. An older couple doing something romantic, background music, soft V-O listing off side effects.
0:58.6	Where did they get those bath-ups? That's kind of what I've always wanted to know.
1:02.0	Yeah, your guess is as good as mine on that one.
1:04.0	But as ubiquitous as these commercials are,
1:07.0	lately there's been a new trend in the use of drugs
1:10.0	intended to treat erectile dysfunction in older men.
1:12.0	The trend is younger men. Younger men are getting
1:15.2	erectile dysfunction. Sort of, but it's complicated. Wait, if you don't have ED, are you even allowed to take Viagra?
1:23.3	Well, yes, if you have a prescription from a doctor, it's absolutely fine.
1:27.3	And there are actually a lot of reasons younger men have taken to these medications,
1:31.5	but it's helpful to understand what exactly these drugs do.
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