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Curiosity Daily Podcast: We’re Morbidly Curious About What “Might Have Been”
Learn about counterfactual curiosity; the first entanglement-based quantum network; and Rome’s remarkable Cloaca Maxima.
June 01, 2021
Episode Show Notes:
We're morbidly curious to discover what "might have been," even though it can cause regret by Kelsey Donk
- We Have A Strong Urge To Find Out What Might Have Been — Even When This Leads To Feelings Of Regret. (2021, April 8). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/04/08/we-have-a-strong-urge-to-find-out-what-might-have-been-even-when-this-leads-to-feelings-of-regret/
- FitzGibbon, L., Komiya, A., & Murayama, K. (2021). The lure of counterfactual curiosity: People incur a cost to experience regret. Psychological science, 32(2), 241-255. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797620963615
Researchers have created the first entanglement-based quantum network by Briana Brownell
- Researchers establish the first entanglement-based quantum network. (2021, April 15). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2021-04-entanglement-based-quantum-network.html
- Castelvecchi, D. (2021). Quantum network is step towards ultrasecure internet. Nature, 590(7847), 540–541. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-00420-5
- Malewar, A. (2021, April 16). First entanglement-based quantum network established. Tech Explorist. https://www.techexplorist.com/first-entanglement-based-quantum-network-established/38724/
- Caddy, B. (2021, April 19). Quantum internet: A revolution in knowledge is almost a reality. Inverse; Inverse. https://www.inverse.com/innovation/quantum-internet-is-coming
- Neven, H. (2015, December 8). When can Quantum Annealing win? Google AI Blog. https://ai.googleblog.com/2015/12/when-can-quantum-annealing-win.html
- Dutch researchers establish the first entanglement-based quantum network. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/duot-dre040921.php
- Pompili, M., Hermans, S. L. N., Baier, S., Beukers, H. K. C., Humphreys, P. C., Schouten, R. N., Vermeulen, R. F. L., Tiggelman, M. J., dos Santos Martins, L., Dirkse, B., Wehner, S., & Hanson, R. (2021). Realization of a multinode quantum network of remote solid-state qubits. Science, 372(6539), 259–264. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg1919
One Of Rome’s Oldest Monuments Is One Of The First Sewer Systems In The World by Reuben Westmaas
- Squires, N. (2012, November 14). Ancient Rome sewer tunnels “in danger of collapsing.” The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9677683/Ancient-Rome-sewer-tunnels-in-danger-of-collapsing.html
- Function and Significance. (2021). Cloaca Maxima. https://cloacamaxima.weebly.com/function-and-significance.html
- Rome, Cloaca Maxima - Livius. (2020). Livius.org. https://www.livius.org/articles/place/rome/rome-photos/rome-cloaca-maxima/
- The “Greatest Sewer” of Ancient Rome. (2017, April 11). Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cloaca-maxima
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