Phones & Brain Cancer, Fungus Food, Crocs & Toads

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Today, you’ll learn about the massive new study that suggests cell phones don’t cause cancer as some feared, a fluffy orange fungus that could one day turn your food waste into dinner, and how scientists are helping crocodiles refine their tastes.

Phones & Brain Cancer

“Mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer, according to a major review of 28 years of research.” by Sarah Loughran & Ken Karipidis. 2024.
“Brain tumour risk in relation to mobile telephone use: results of the INTERPHONE international case-control study.” International Journal of Epidemiology. 2010.
“Mobile phone use and incidence of brain tumour histological types, grading or anatomical location: a population-based ecological study.” by Ken Karipidis, et al. 2018.

Fungus Food

“A fluffy, orange fungus could transform food waste into tasty dishes.” by Anna Gibbs. 2024.
“Neurospora intermedia from a traditional fermented food enables waste-to-food conversion.” by Vayu Maini Rekdal, et al. 2024.

Crocs & Toads

“Taste aversion training can educate free-ranging crocodiles against toxic invaders.” by Georgia Ward-Fear, et al. 2024.
“Introduction of cane toads.” National Museum of Australia. 2023.

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0:43.5	I am really excited.
0:44.6	I'm Cali.
0:45.5	Today you'll learn about the massive new study that suggests
0:48.6	cell phones don't cause cancer is some feared.
0:51.3	A fluffy orange fungus that could one day turn your food waste
0:54.7	into dinner and how scientists are helping crocodiles refine their tastes.
0:59.7	I'm actually really excited for that last story so let's get into it.
1:03.0	The pace of technological change over the past few decades has felt pretty overwhelming.
1:08.0	And it's not just that like new inventions are constantly coming out.
1:11.0	In fact, by some measures there aren't all that many more new patents each year than usual, but the way we're incorporating new tech into our everyday lives is just breathtaking.
1:21.0	And there's maybe no better example of that than the cell phone.
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