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Smart Drugs, Frozen Organ Transplant, Curly Hair Cool

16 Aug 2023

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Today, you’ll learn about a new study that shows drugs like Ritalin aren’t so smart after all, how frozen rat kidneys could lead to a medical revolution, and a new study that shows how people with curly hair are extra cool. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/smart-drugs-frozen-organ-transplant-curly-hair-coolSmart Drugs  “'Smart Drugs' Make You Worse at Solving Complex Problems, New Study Finds.” by Elizabeth Bowman, et al. 2023.https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.add4165“People who use ‘smart drugs’ worse at complex tasks, study finds.” by Melissa Davey. 2023.https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/15/people-who-use-smart-drugs-worse-at-complex-tasks-study-findsFrozen Organ Transplant “Scientists Successfully Unfroze Rat Organs and Transplanted Them - a 'Historic' Step that Could Someday Transform Transplant Medicine.” by Marion Renault. 2023.https://www.statnews.com/2023/06/21/cryogenic-organ-preservation-transplants/“Organ Donation Statistics.” HRSA. 2023.https://www.organdonor.gov/learn/organ-donation-statistics“Vitrification.” Wikipedia. N.d.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VitrificationCurly Hair Cool “Life Before Air Conditioning: Curly Hair Kept Early Humans Cool.” by Francisco Tutella. 2023.https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/life-air-conditioning-curly-hair-kept-early-humans-cool/“Human scalp hair as a thermoregulatory adaptation.” by Tina Lasisi, et al. 2023.https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301760120Follow 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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