Chimpanzee Learning, Breast Cancer Gel, Singing Brain Repair

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about how when chimpanzees can’t figure out how to do something they get their friends to teach them, a potential breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer, and how singing repairs the brain after a stroke.

Chimpanzee Learning

“Chimpanzees use social information to acquire a skill they fail to innovate.” by Edwin J. C. van Leeuwen, et al. 2024.
“Like Humans, Bumblebees and Chimpanzees Can Pass on Their Skills to Form ‘Cumulative Culture’.” by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes. 2024.

Breast Cancer Gel

“Scientists make potential breast cancer breakthrough after preserving tissue in gel.” by Matthew Weaver. 2024.
“Breast cancer statistics.” Cancer Research UK. n.d.

Singing Brain Repair

“Singing repairs the language network of the brain after a cerebrovascular accident.” University of Helsinki. 2024.
“Vocal music boosts the recovery of language functions after stroke.” University of Helsinki. 2021.

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0:00.0	Hi, welcome to the best place to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:09.0	I'm Nate.
0:10.0	And I'm Callie.
0:11.0	If you're dropping in for the first time, welcome to curiosity where we aim to
0:13.6	blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind. If you're a listener, welcome back.
0:17.3	Today you'll learn about how, when chimpanzees can't figure out how to do something, they
0:22.1	get their friends to teach them, a potential
0:24.4	breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer, and how singing repairs the brain after a stroke.
0:29.9	All right, let's get into it.
0:31.9	If you've been listening to this show for a bit, you know that I am a huge fan of chimpanzees.
0:36.7	I've been down a few rabbit holes on Wikipedia and YouTube because they are just so interesting
0:41.0	to learn about.
0:42.1	They are absolutely incredible creatures.
0:44.4	They're not only our closest biological relative,
0:47.0	but they actually have so much in common with us.
0:50.0	Big personalities, big brains, big social structures.
0:53.6	They're endlessly fascinating.
0:55.2	And a new study has found another really amazing connection between humans and chimps.
0:59.6	It turns out chimps are able to teach each other new skills.
1:03.0	Interesting.
1:04.9	What is the alternative there?
1:06.8	Like in other words, how else do you learn a skill except by being taught?
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