Curiosity Daily Podcast: Aggression and Epigenetics (w/ Bill Sullivan), Calm Down with Box Breathing, and How Anglerfish Fuse Without Immune Rejection
Author Bill Sullivan discusses the surprising ways your genes can influence aggressive and violent tendencies. Then, learn about how it’s possible that anglerfish can fuse to their mates; and box breathing, a Navy SEAL technique for reducing stress and staying calm.
September 03, 2020
Episode Show Notes:
Additional resources from Bill Sullivan:
- Pick up “Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are” on Amazon https://amzn.to/34uWSoU
- Bill Sullivan’s official website https://authorbillsullivan.com/
- Follow @wjsullivan on Twitter https://twitter.com/wjsullivan
- Indiana University School of Medicine bio https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/13502/sullivan-william
How do anglerfish fuse to their mates without immune rejection? by Cameron Duke
- Immune functions traded in for reproductive success. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/mpio-ift072920.php
- Swann, J. B., Holland, S. J., Petersen, M., Pietsch, T. W., & Boehm, T. (2020). The immunogenetics of sexual parasitism. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz9445
- Wu, K. J. (2020, July 30). How the Ultimate Live-in Boyfriend Evolved His Way Around Rejection. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/science/anglerfish-immune-rejection.html
Box Breathing Is the Navy SEAL Technique for Reducing Stress and Staying Calm by Joanie Faletto
- Stinson, A. (2018, June). What is box breathing? Medicalnewstoday.com; Medical News Today. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321805
- Harvard Health Publishing. (2020, July 6). Relaxation techniques: Breath control helps quell errant stress response. Harvard Health. https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/relaxation-techniques-breath-control-helps-quell-errant-stress-response
- Finn, M. (2020, May 9). How to Reduce Stress Like a Navy SEAL. Gear Patrol; Gear Patrol. https://www.gearpatrol.com/fitness/health-wellness/a325714/box-breathing-navy-seals/
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