Today you’ll learn about whether or not birth order affects how rebellious you are, how researchers are working to turn a human brain into a machine, and what Zimbabwe is doing to try and solve their energy crisis. Birth Order “New study disputes the birth order theory that later-born are “born to rebel”” by Laura Stalochhttps://www.psypost.org/2023/02/new-study-disputes-the-birth-order-theory-that-later-born-are-born-to-rebel-68636“Birth order, personality, and tattoos: A pre-registered empirical test of the ‘born to rebel’ hypothesis” by Gareth Richards et al.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886922005487“Rebelling Against Born to Rebel” by Frederic Townsend (PAYWALL, first page free)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1061736197900096“Steppenwolf’s Jerry Edmonton: The Man With The ‘Born To Be Wild’ Beat” by Paul Sextonhttps://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/jerry-edmonton-steppenwolf-drummer/“Mars Bonfire” by AllMusichttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/mars-bonfire-mn0000793570Braincell Computers “Scientists unveil plan to create biocomputers powered by human brain cells” by FRONTIERShttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/980084“Organoid intelligence (OI): the new frontier in biocomputing and intelligence-in-a-dish” by Lena Smirnova et al.https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/science/articles/10.3389/fsci.2023.1017235“What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ” by Clare Wilsonhttps://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533962-300-what-lab-grown-mini-brains-are-revealing-about-this-mysterious-organ/Zimbabwe Hydro“In Zimbabwe, drought is driving a hydropower crisis—and a search for alternatives” BY ANDREW MAMBONDIYANIhttps://www.science.org/content/article/zimbabwe-drought-driving-hydropower-crisis-and-search-alternatives“A Grid for all Seasons: Enhancing the Integration of Variable Solar and Wind Power in Electricity Systems Across Africa” by Sebastian Sterlhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40518-021-00192-6“Hydropower plans in eastern and southern Africa increase risk of concurrent climate-related electricity supply disruption” by Declan Conway, Carole Dalin, Willem A. Landman & Timothy J. Osbornhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-017-0037-4“Potential for Battery Energy Storage System in Zimbabwe” by Njovana G. Allen et al.https://www.jree.ir/article_155040.html“Biomass explained” by EIAhttps://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/biomass/landfill-gas-and-biogas.phFollow 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.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/birth-order-braincell-computers-zimbabwe-hydro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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