Podcast Friends, Drunk Plants, Hot Temper

Today we discuss the psychological effects of listening to podcasts, how climate change actually makes us more likely to engage in hate speech, and how giving plants alcohol in the form of ethanol can make them resistant to drought. Podcast Friends “Listening to podcasts may help satisfy our psychological need for social connection, study finds” by Beth Ellwoodhttps://www.psypost.org/2022/11/listening-to-podcasts-may-help-satisfy-our-psychological-need-for-social-connection-study-finds-64395“Why people listen: Motivations and outcomes of podcast listening” by Stephanie J. Tobinhttps://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0265806Drunk Plants “Getting Plants ‘Drunk’ Insulates them Against Drought, According to New Research” by Andy Corbleyhttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/getting-plants-drunk-insulates-them-against-drought-according-to-new-research/“Pretreating soil with ethanol protects plants from drought, study finds” by Khurram Bashirhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220824225727.htmHot Temper“AI-Based Research Reveals That Extreme Temperatures Fuel Online Hate Speech” by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Researchhttps://neurosciencenews.com/extreme-weather-hate-speech-21374/“Online Hate Speech Increases During Extreme Hot and Cold Weather, Study Shows” by Jeffrey Klugerhttps://time.com/6211832/extreme-weather-twitter-hate-speech/Follow 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/podcast-friends-drunk-plants-hot-temper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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