
steinliland
Curiosity Daily Podcast: Food for Climate Change, New Water Planet, Stormchasers
We delve into which foods that research shows will become more popular as we adjust to climate change, the discovery of a new planet covered in water, and the effects of Arctic storms on ice levels.
October 13, 2022
Food for Climate Change
- “These six foods may become more popular as the planet warms” by Anna Gibbs
- “What Is Cassava? Health Benefits and How to Prepare It” by Healthline
New Water Planet
- “An extrasolar world covered in water?” By University of Montreal
- “Newly discovered exoplanet may be a ‘Super Earth’ covered in water” by Laura Baisas
Stormchasers
- “Arctic storm chasers brave giant cyclones to understand how they chew up sea ice” by Eric Hand
- “Climate scientists chase Arctic storms” by Victoria Gill
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
Next Up
Extreme Weather: Climate Change is Fueling Storms, Heat Waves, and Flooding
Extreme weather is one of the most striking ways that people experience climate change. Greenhouse gases emitted by industry and other human activities trap heat in the atmosphere, causing climatic extremes including heat waves, droughts, storms and flooding. In 2020, extreme weather events caused damage in excess of $100 billion.
Curiosity Daily: Super X-Ray, Seeing Future Weather, Vitamin D-ementia
Discover a new x-ray giving us incredible sight into ourselves, the future of weather prediction, and a surprising potential link between dementia and vitamin D.
Revised Climate Normals from NOAA Revealed
Facing the unusual: NOAA’s latest climate report warns of “longer-term warming,” something all humans should be concerned about.
Curiosity Daily: Octopus Culture, Schizophrenia Origins, Killing Cancer
Learn about octopi forming communities, clues to the origins of schizophrenia, and a new compound giving researchers hope for fighting tough to treat cancers.
Curiosity Daily: Neanderthal Roommates, Sea Dragons, Hidden Egyptian
Hear about a new archeological site that suggests humans arrived in Europe 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, what a giant fossil could teach us about the fearsome sea dragon, and a massive archeological find in Egypt!
The Amazon’s Future, Sugar Rush Retcon, A Study on Studies
Today, you’ll learn about the state of the Amazon rainforest, the truth behind the mythical sugar rush, and how studies involving MRI scans may have been too small to produce significant results, but researchers may have found a solution.
Shark Week: The Podcast – Dr. Riley Elliott on his Passion for Remarkable Mako Sharks in New Zealand
Luke Tipple speaks to Riley Elliott aka “The Shark Man”, scientist & star of Discovery’s Shark Week Special Clash of Killers: Great Whites vs. Makos.
Curiosity Daily Podcast: Sex! And COVID, The Biggest Comet Ever, Wave of the Future
Today, you’ll learn about the surprising sexual implications of the COVID pandemic, if the biggest comet ever discovered is going to end the world and how the natural power built into the ocean could, one day, power a bunch of stuff on land.
Shark Week: The Podcast – Kinga Philipps on Massive Tiger Sharks in French Polynesia
Luke Tipple is joined by shark conservationist and star of Discovery’s Shark Week Special Sharks in Paradise, Kinga Philipps, to discuss massive tiger sharks in French Polynesia.
Shark Week: The Podcast – Madison Stewart Discusses Helping Shark Fishermen Transition into Tourism
Luke Tipple is joined by Madison Stewart aka “Shark Girl”, filmmaker, shark conservationist and founder of Project Hiu.