Brainstem Dial, Centipedes & Kidneys, AI Ghosts

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about an accidental discovery of a dial in the brainstem that controls the body’s inflammation level, how centipedes might offer a treatment for kidney disease, and the problem with bringing back our deceased loved ones using AI.

Brainstem Dial

“Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system.” by Giorgia Guglielmi. 2024.
“Your brain could be controlling how sick you get - and how you recover.” by Diana Kwon. 2023.
“Tissues, not blood, are where immune cells function.” by Donna L. Farber. 2021.

Centipedes & Kidneys

“Centipedes used in traditional Chinese medicine offer leads for kidney treatment.” ACS. 2024.
“Giant Redheaded Centipede.” Missouri Department of Conservation. 2024.
“Structurally Diverse Alkaloids with Anti-Renal-Fibrosis Activity from the Centipede Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans.” by Bin-Yuan Hu, et al. 2024.

AI Ghosts

“Call for safeguards to prevent unwanted ‘hauntings’ by AI chatbots of dead loved ones.” University of Cambridge. 2024.
“Griefbots, Deadbots, Postmortem Avatars: on Responsible Applications of Generative AI in the Digital Afterlife Industry.” by Tomasz Hollanek & Katarzyna Nowaczyk-Basinska. 2024.
“Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence.” LCFI. 2024.

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0:44.0	Welcome back to newcomers and longtime listeners alike.
0:47.2	My name is Callie.
0:48.2	Today, you'll learn about an accidental discovery of a dial in the brainstem that controls the body's inflammation level, how
0:54.4	centipedes might offer a treatment for kidney disease, and the problem with
0:58.3	bringing back our deceased loved ones using AI. Let's learn some stuff.
1:02.4	Usually when our bodies are using AI. Let's learn some stuff.
1:03.0	Usually when our bodies are under attack by a foreign invader, our immune systems kick into
1:07.8	gear. It floods the invader with cells and compounds that kind of set the invader on fire with inflammation.
1:14.0	Sure, sure, it's why we get fevers or have scratchy throats, right?
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