{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f/fc1de262-0837-4fca-ad22-6f7cb913c318?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"08 August 2019: A mindset for success, and mercury in fish","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/61b9f40a77010000158181d4.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>This week, a mindset to improve school performance, and the complex story of how mercury accumulates in fish.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>00:46 Growth Mindset</strong></p><p>How a one hour course could improve academic achievement.&nbsp;</p><p><em>Research article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1466-y\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Yeager et al.</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>11:47 Research Highlights</strong></p><p>An extinct giant parrot, and hacking Manhattan’s traffic.&nbsp;</p><p><em>Research&nbsp;Highlight:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02377-y\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Polly wants many crackers: fossils reveal first known giant parrot</em></a>;&nbsp;<em>Research Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.100.012316\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Vivek et al.</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>13:42 Toxic Tuna</strong></p><p>Methylmercury levels in fish may increase due to climate change and overfishing, despite declines in emissions.&nbsp;</p><p><em>Research Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1468-9\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Schartup et al.</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>19:15 News Chat</strong></p><p>India’s proposed protections for fossils, and trust of scientists in the United States.&nbsp;</p><p><em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02361-6\" target=\"_blank\"><em>India’s geologists champion law to protect fossil treasures</em></a>;&nbsp;<em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02389-8\" target=\"_blank\"><em>US trust in scientists is now on par with the military</em></a></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}