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Why Soft Drinks Taste Different Out of Cans, Why Housecats Are Dangerous for Wildlife, and 100 Minor Planets Discovered Beyond Neptune Apr 29, 2020

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Learn about why housecats are deadlier for local wildlife than wild predators; why soft drinks taste better from a can than they do from a plastic bottle (especially when it comes to Cody and his Mountain Dew habits); and how astronomers just found 100 new minor planets beyond Neptune.

Housecats have up to 10x larger effect on local wildlife than wild predators by Grant Currin

Keeping cats indoors could blunt adverse effects to wildlife. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/ncsu-kci030920.php
Kays, R., Dunn, R. R., Parsons, A. W., Mcdonald, B., Perkins, T., Powers, S. A., Shell, L., McDonald, J. L., Cole, H., Kikillus, H., Woods, L., Tindle, H., & Roetman, P. (2020). The small home ranges and large local ecological impacts of pet cats. Animal Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12563
Craft, T., Greenspan, S., and Klein, A. (2012) “Cats: Indoors or Outdoors?” University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk491/files/inline-files/Cats-Indoors_or_Outdoors.pdf

Why do soft drinks taste better from a can than they do from a bottle? by Grant Currin

Palmer, B. (2009, July 23). Why does the carbonation taste different in bottles and cans of soda? Slate Magazine; Slate. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/07/why-does-the-carbonation-taste-different-in-bottles-and-cans-of-soda.html
Cantor, D. (2009, July 31). Why Does Coke From a Glass Bottle Taste Different? Popular Science; Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-07/why-does-coke-glass-bottle-plastic-bottle-and-aluminum-can-taste-different/
Snyder, C. (2018, March 30). Why soda tastes different in a can or bottle - Business Insider. Business Insider; Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/why-soda-tastes-different-can-glass-bottle-flavor-carbonation-container-2018-3
LICCIARDELLO, F., CORIOLANI, C., & MURATORE, G. (2018). Improvement of CO2 retention of PET bottles for carbonated soft drinks. Unimore.It, Special issue, 115–117. https://doi.org/MIUR-ALTRI-IRIS

Astronomers discover 100 new minor planets beyond Neptune by Grant Currin

Rocheleau, J. (2011, June 8). Planet Facts. http://planetfacts.org/trans-neptunian-object/
Researchers find new minor planets beyond Neptune. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uop-rfn031120.php
Bernardinelli, P. H., Bernstein, G. M., Sako, M., Liu, T., Saunders, W. R., Khain, T., Lin, H. W., Gerdes, D. W., Brout, D., Adams, F. C., Belyakov, M., Somasundaram, A. I., Sharma, L., Locke, J., Franson, K., Becker, J. C., Napier, K., Markwardt, L., Annis, J., … Zhang, Y. (2020). Trans-Neptunian Objects Found in the First Four Years of the Dark Energy Survey. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 247(1), 32. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ab6bd8

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The Battle of Brains vs Brawn in Aging, Perils of Ultra-Processed Food, and Bats Surviving White-Nose Syndrome Apr 28, 2020

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Learn about how ultra-processed food took over your shopping cart; which you lose first, brain or brawn; and how bats are showing resistance to a once deadly white-nose syndrome epidemic.

The perils of ultra-processed food by Kelsey Donk

Monteiro, C. A., Cannon, G., Moubarac, J.-C., Levy, R. B., Louzada, M. L. C., & Jaime, P. C. (2017). The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the trouble with ultra-processing. Public Health Nutrition, 21(1), 5–17. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980017000234
Fiolet, T., Srour, B., Sellem, L., Kesse-Guyot, E., Allès, B., Méjean, C., Deschasaux, M., Fassier, P., Latino-Martel, P., Beslay, M., Hercberg, S., Lavalette, C., Monteiro, C. A., Julia, C., & Touvier, M. (2018). Consumption of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk: results from NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort. BMJ, k322. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k322
Hall, K. D., Ayuketah, A., Brychta, R., Cai, H., Cassimatis, T., Chen, K. Y., Chung, S. T., Costa, E., Courville, A., Darcey, V., Fletcher, L. A., Forde, C. G., Gharib, A. M., Guo, J., Howard, R., Joseph, P. V., McGehee, S., Ouwerkerk, R., Raisinger, K., … Zhou, M. (2019). Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake. Cell Metabolism, 30(1), 67-77.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2019.05.008
Wilson, B. (2020, February 13). How ultra-processed food took over your shopping basket. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/feb/13/how-ultra-processed-food-took-over-your-shopping-basket-brazil-carlos-monteiro

Which do we lose first: brain or brawn? by Kelsey Donk

Brain or muscles, what do we lose first? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/udg-bom032420.php
Cheval, B., Orsholits, D., Sieber, S., Courvoisier, D., Cullati, S., & Boisgontier, M. P. (2020). Relationship between decline in cognitive resources and physical activity. Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000857

We have the first genetic evidence that some bats are resistant to white-nose syndrome by Grant Currin

First genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a devastating fungal disease. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uom-fge021820.php
Auteri, G. G., & Knowles, L. L. (2020). Decimated little brown bats show potential for adaptive change. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59797-4
White-Nose Syndrome. (2020). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/static-page/what-is-white-nose-syndrome

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Using Lava Lamps to Generate Randomness (w/ Matt Parker), How Ritalin Makes You Focus, and What Bacteria Beneath the Sea Floor Means for Life on Mars Apr 27, 2020

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Learn about how drugs like Ritalin and Adderall actually make you “focus,” how tech companies are using lava lamps to make computers more secure, and why new life discovered at the bottom of the ocean opens up new possibilities for finding life on Mars.

Scientists figured out how Ritalin actually makes you focus by Grant Currin

Ritalin and similar medications cause brain to focus on benefits of work, not costs. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/bu-ras031820.php
Westbrook, A., van den Bosch, R., Määttä, J. I., Hofmans, L., Papadopetraki, D., Cools, R., & Frank, M. J. (2020). Dopamine promotes cognitive effort by biasing the benefits versus costs of cognitive work. Science, 367(6484), 1362–1366. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz5891

Additional resources from Matt Parker, stand-up mathematician:

Pick up “Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World” on Amazon https://amazon.com
Matt Parker’s official website http://standupmaths.com/
Subscribe to Matt Parker’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/standupmaths
Follow @standupmaths on Twitter https://twitter.com/standupmaths
Liebow-Feeser, J. (2017, November 6). LavaRand in Production: The Nitty-Gritty Technical Details. The Cloudflare Blog; The Cloudflare Blog. https://blog.cloudflare.com/lavarand-in-production-the-nitty-gritty-technical-details/
Scott, T. (2020). The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cUUfMeOijg
US5732138A - Method for seeding a pseudo-random number generator with a cryptographic hash of a digitization of a chaotic system - Google Patents. (1996, January 29). Google.com. https://patents.google.com/patent/US5732138

Researchers discover bacteria living in rock beneath the sea floor (which is good news for life on Mars) by Cameron Duke

Discovery of life in solid rock deep beneath sea may inspire new search for life on Mars. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/uot-dol033020.php
Suzuki, Y., Yamashita, S., Kouduka, M., Ao, Y., Mukai, H., Mitsunobu, S., Kagi, H., D’Hondt, S., Inagaki, F., Morono, Y., Hoshino, T., Tomioka, N., & Ito, M. (2020). Deep microbial proliferation at the basalt interface in 33.5–104 million-year-old oceanic crust. Communications Biology, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-0860-1

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Quarantine Survival Tips (w/ Dr. Renée Lertzman and “Deadliest Catch” Captains Sig & Keith) and Why We Have Birthmarks Apr 24, 2020

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Learn about fun (but practical) tips for surviving a quarantine from psychologist Renée Lertzman and “Deadliest Catch” Captains Sig Hansen and Keith Colburn. Plus: learn about why we have birthmarks.

Why do we have birthmarks? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Taha)

Germ layer | biology | Britannica. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/germ-layer
Birthmarks. (2020). Medlineplus.Gov; National Library of Medicine. https://medlineplus.gov/birthmarks.html
Neural Crest - Melanocyte Development - Embryology. (2020). Unsw.Edu.Au. https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Neural_Crest_-_Melanocyte_Development
Cichorek, M., Wachulska, M., Stasiewicz, A., & Tymińska, A. (2013). Skin melanocytes: biology and development. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology, 1, 30–41. https://doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2013.33376
Genetics Home Reference. (2017). Are moles determined by genetics? Genetics Home Reference. https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/traits/moles
Family Health Team. (2018, May 3). Melanoma: When Should You Worry About a Mole? Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic; Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/melanoma-when-should-you-worry-about-a-mole/

Learn more about Deadliest Catch, Tuesdays at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery

Official website https://www.discovery.com/shows/deadliest-catch
Watch Deadliest Catch https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/deadliest-catch
Follow @DeadliestCatch on Twitter https://twitter.com/DeadliestCatch
Follow Keith Colburn on Twitter https://twitter.com/crabwizard

Additional resources from Dr. Renée Lertzman

TED Talk: How to turn climate anxiety into action https://www.ted.com/talks/renee_lertzman_how_to_turn_climate_anxiety_into_action
Official website https://reneelertzman.com/
Follow @reneelertzman on Twitter https://twitter.com/reneelertzman/
Window of Tolerance https://www.nicabm.com/trauma-how-to-help-your-clients-understand-their-window-of-tolerance/
Purchase “Environmental Melancholia: Psychoanalytic dimensions of engagement (Psychoanalytic Explorations)” on Amazon https://amazon.com

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Anniversary Episode! Supersonic Packing Tape, Chronological vs. Biological Age, Why Mirrors Are Next to Elevators, and Anti-Asteroid Spacecraft Apr 23, 2020

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Learn about how screeching tape travels at supersonic speeds when you peel it; how Americans are aging more slowly than ever; how the HAMMER spacecraft could save our planet from killer asteroids; and why there are mirrors next to elevators.

How screeching tape travels at supersonic speeds by Cameron Duke

Yuen Yiu. (2019, February 27). The Supersonic Physics Behind Screechy Peeling Tape. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-supersonic-physics-behind-screechy-peeling-tape
Garisto, D. (2019). Focus: Microscopic Theory for Peeling Tape. Physics, 12. https://physics.aps.org/articles/v12/16
De Zotti, V., Rapina, K., Cortet, P.-P., Vanel, L., & Santucci, S. (2019). Bending to Kinetic Energy Transfer in Adhesive Peel Front Microinstability. Physical Review Letters, 122(6). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.122.068005

The first ever episode of Curiosity Daily: https://curiositydaily.com/0423-daily/

Americans Are Aging More Slowly Than Ever by Reuben Westmaas

Levine, M. E., & Crimmins, E. M. (2018). Is 60 the New 50? Examining Changes in Biological Age Over the Past Two Decades. Demography, 55(2), 387–402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-017-0644-5
Basaraba, S. (2012, November 28). How Lifestyle and Habits Affect Biological Aging. Verywell Health; Verywell Health. https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-biological-age-2223375
Find Out Your Real Age - Sharecare. (2019). Sharecare. https://www.sharecare.com/static/realage
Michael Roizen, MD | Cleveland Clinic. (2018). Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/6161-michael-roizen
Survey Content Brochure. (1999). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/survey_content_99_16.pdf
Older Americans are experiencing ‘delayed aging’ — and better health. (2018, March 15). USC News. https://news.usc.edu/138495/older-americans-experiencing-delayed-aging-better-health/

The HAMMER Spacecraft Could Save the World from Killer Asteroids by Elizabeth Howell

OSIRIS-REx. (2016). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex
Barbee, B. W., Syal, M. B., Dearborn, D., Gisler, G., Greenaugh, K., Howley, K. M., Leung, R., Lyzhoft, J., Miller, P. L., Nuth, J. A., Plesko, C., Seery, B. D., Wasem, J., Weaver, R. P., & Zebenay, M. (2018). Options and uncertainties in planetary defense: Mission planning and vehicle design for flexible response. Acta Astronautica, 143, 37–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2017.10.021
Scientists design conceptual asteroid deflector and evaluate it against massive potential threat | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (2018). Llnl.gov. https://www.llnl.gov/news/scientists-design-conceptual-asteroid-deflector-and-evaluate-it-against-massive-potential
Planetary Defense Coordination Office. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/overview
Planetary Defense Frequently Asked Questions. (2011). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/faq
JPL Small-Body Database Browser. (2020). Nasa.gov. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi

There Are Mirrors Next to Elevators for a Specific Reason by Joanie Faletto

Opinion | Why Waiting Is Torture. (2012, August 18). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/opinion/sunday/why-waiting-in-line-is-torture.html
Wald, C. (2015, March 5). Why Your Brain Hates Slowpokes. Nautilus. http://nautil.us/issue/22/slow/why-your-brain-hates-slowpokes

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Dealing with Uncertainty During the Coronavirus Pandemic (w/ Dr. Renée Lertzman) and One Dog Year Doesn’t Equal Seven Human Years Apr 22, 2020

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Dr. Renée Lertzman will help you understand uncertainty and how to work through the feelings you might be feeling thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. You’ll also learn why one dog year doesn’t equal seven human years.

One Dog Year Doesn't Equal Seven Human Years by Ashley Hamer

The Seven-Year Glitch. (2008, August 29). WSJ; The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121997338176882143
Crockett, Z. (2010). The Mythology of Dog Years. Priceonomics. https://priceonomics.com/the-mythology-of-dog-years/
Stuart, A. (2010, March 17). How to Figure Out Your Dog’s Age. WebMD; WebMD. https://pets.webmd.com/dogs/how-to-calculate-your-dogs-age

Additional resources from Dr. Renée Lertzman

TED Talk: How to turn climate anxiety into action https://www.ted.com/talks/renee_lertzman_how_to_turn_climate_anxiety_into_action
Official website https://reneelertzman.com/
Follow @reneelertzman on Twitter https://twitter.com/reneelertzman/
Window of Tolerance https://www.nicabm.com/trauma-how-to-help-your-clients-understand-their-window-of-tolerance/
Purchase “Environmental Melancholia: Psychoanalytic dimensions of engagement (Psychoanalytic Explorations)” on Amazon https://amazon.com

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Fishing Science (w/ “Deadliest Catch” Captains Sig & Keith) and the Psychology of Sour Grapes Apr 21, 2020

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Captains Keith Colburn and Sig Hansen from the award-winning documentary series “Deadliest Catch” share some surprising science lessons from the fishing world. Plus: learn about the psychology behind “sour grapes.”

When people can't get something they want, they decide it's not worthy of desire by Kelsey Donk

Sjåstad, H., Baumeister, R. F., & Ent, M. (2020). Greener grass or sour grapes? How people value future goals after initial failure. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 88, 103965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2020.103965

Learn more about Deadliest Catch, Tuesdays at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery

Official website https://www.discovery.com/shows/deadliest-catch
Watch Deadliest Catch https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/deadliest-catch
Follow @DeadliestCatch on Twitter https://twitter.com/DeadliestCatch
Follow Keith Colburn on Twitter https://twitter.com/crabwizard

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Stealing Money with Salami Slicing Attacks (w/ Matt Parker), You Don’t Know the Back of Your Hand, and Tylenol Eases Social Exclusion Apr 20, 2020

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Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker explains real-life “salami slicing” attacks like the one in the movie Office Space. You’ll also learn about how Tylenol can help ease the pain of social rejection; and why you probably don’t know the back of your hand very well at all.

Tylenol and forgiveness may ease the pain of social exclusion by Grant Currin

Hamer, A. Tylenol May Actually Ease Your Heartache. (2017). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/tylenol-may-actually-ease-your-heartache-curiosity
DeWall, C. N., MacDonald, G., Webster, G. D., Masten, C. L., Baumeister, R. F., Powell, C., Combs, D., Schurtz, D. R., Stillman, T. F., Tice, D. M., & Eisenberger, N. I. (2010). Acetaminophen Reduces Social Pain. Psychological Science, 21(7), 931–937. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797610374741
A prescription for the pain of rejection: Acetaminophen and forgiveness - UCLA Health - Los Angeles, CA. (2017). UCLAHealth.org. https://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=1397&action=detail&ref=4327&fr=true
Slavich, G. M., Shields, G. S., Deal, B. D., Gregory, A., & Toussaint, L. L. (2019). Alleviating Social Pain: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Forgiveness and Acetaminophen. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53(12), 1045–1054. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaz015
Harvard Health Publishing. (2018, October 23). Acetaminophen safety: Be cautious but not afraid. Harvard Health. https://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/acetaminophen-safety-be-cautious-but-not-afraid

Additional resources from Matt Parker

Pick up “Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World” on Amazon https://amazon.com
Matt Parker’s official website http://standupmaths.com/
Subscribe to Matt Parker’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/standupmaths
Follow @standupmaths on Twitter https://twitter.com/standupmaths

How well do you know the back of your hand? Probably not very well at all by Cameron Duke

D’Amour, S., & Harris, L. R. (2020). The perceived size of the implicit representation of the dorsum and palm of the hand. PLOS ONE, 15(3), e0230624. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230624
How well do you know the back of your hand, really? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/yu-hw032320.php

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Do Masks Prevent Coronavirus, How Tuvan Throat Singers Sing Two Notes at Once, and Predicting Viral Content by Measuring Brain Activity Apr 17, 2020

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Learn about how scientists are predicting viral content by measuring people’s brain activity; how Tuvan throat singers are able to produce two notes at once; and how effective facemasks are in preventing the spread of the coronavirus.

How our brains forecast what goes viral online by Kelsey Donk

Stanford researchers find our brains are powerful – but secretive – forecasters of video virality. (2020, March 9). Stanford.Edu. https://news.stanford.edu/press/view/32654
Tong, L. C., Acikalin, M. Y., Genevsky, A., Shiv, B., & Knutson, B. (2020). Brain activity forecasts video engagement in an internet attention market. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(12), 6936–6941. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1905178117

How does Tuvan Throat singing work? by Cameron Duke

Bergevin, C., Chandan Narayan, Williams, J., Mhatre, N., Jennifer KE Steeves, Joshua GW Bernstein, & Story, B. (2020, February 12). Overtone focusing in biphonic tuvan throat singing. ELife; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. https://elifesciences.org/articles/5047
P. Cosi and G. Tisato. (2003) On the magic of overtone singing. Voce, Parlato. Studi in onore di Franco Ferrero, 83-100 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Piero_Cosi/publication/228780318_ON_THE_MAGIC_OF_OVERTONE_SINGING/links/09e4150a363d7236ff000000/ON-THE-MAGIC-OF-OVERTONE-SINGING.pdf
Renaud, J. (2020, March 10). Researchers solve mystery of Tuvan throat singing. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-03-mystery-tuvan-throat.html
UNESCO. (2020). The Mongolian traditional art of Khöömei [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV8EJOvvPvY
A tangentially related video of a Mongolian folk metal band (Just for fun): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1UhoGJ2PwA

How effective are masks for preventing Coronavirus by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Likhit)

WHO | What can I do? (2015). WHO.int. https://doi.org//entity/csr/disease/swineflu/frequently_asked_questions/what/en/index.html
Interim Guidance for the Use of Masks to Control Seasonal Influenza Virus Transmission. (2020). https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol/maskguidance.htm
Advice on the use of masks in the community, during home care and in healthcare settings in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. (2018). WHO.int. https://www.who.int/publications-detail/advice-on-the-use-of-masks-in-the-community-during-home-care-and-in-healthcare-settings-in-the-context-of-the-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)-outbreak
Romney, M. G. (2001). Surgical face masks in the operating theatre: re-examining the evidence. Journal of Hospital Infection, 47(4), 251–256. https://doi.org/10.1053/jhin.2000.0912
Davies, A., Thompson, K.-A., Giri, K., Kafatos, G., Walker, J., & Bennett, A. (2013). Testing the Efficacy of Homemade Masks: Would They Protect in an Influenza Pandemic? Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 7(4), 413–418. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2013.43
CDC. (2020, February 11). Use Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow Spread. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html

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Why Stress Makes You Eat Differently, Humpback Whales Hunt with Bubble Nets, and the Surprising Genetic Reason Females Outlive Males Apr 16, 2020

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Learn about why you eat differently when you’re stressed; how humpback whales use “bubble nets” to catch fish; and the surprising genetic reason why females outlive males.

Why do we eat differently when stressed? by Steffie Drucker

How to Manage Stress Eating (or Not Eating). (2020, March 25). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/well/how-to-manage-stress-eating-or-not-eating.html
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Humpback whales use 'bubble nets' to catch fish by Cameron Duke

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The surprising genetic reason females outlive males by Cameron Duke

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