{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/6585b09f6584e20016cd491b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Speech Reconstruction, Weighted Blankets, Space Radio Burst","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about how people who have lost the power of speech could get their voices back through AI, the cool truth about the weighted blanket fad, and an 8-billion-year-old blast from outer space.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Speech Reconstruction&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Neural Networks Help Reconstruct Speech From Brain Activity.” <a href=\"https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/neural-networks-help-reconstruct-speech-from-brain-activity-379801\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Technology Networks. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“How Intel Gave Stephen Hawking a Voice.” <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/2015/01/intel-gave-stephen-hawking-voice/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Joao Medeiros. 2015.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Distributed feedforward and feedback cortical processing supports human speech production.” <a href=\"https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2300255120\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Ran Wang, et al. 2023.</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Weighted Blankets&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Weighted blankets improve sleep in children with ADHD, study shows.” <a href=\"https://www.psypost.org/2023/10/weighted-blankets-improve-sleep-in-children-with-adhd-study-shows-214162\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Stacey Coleen Lubag. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“The Problem With This Year’s Most Comfortable Holiday Fad.” <a href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/12/weighted-blanket-history-holiday-gift/578347/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Ashley Fetters. 2018.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“The Origin Of Weighted Blankets - How Did It All Start? A History Lesson.” <a href=\"https://weightedjournal.com/origin-of-weighted-blankets/#:~:text=Soon%2C%20people%20began%20using%20poly,effective%20deep%20touch%20pressure%20stimulation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Larry. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“The efficacy of weighted blankets for sleep in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder—A randomized controlled crossover trial.” <a href=\"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsr.13990\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Maria Lonn, et al. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Space Radio Burst&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“A radio burst traveled 8 billion years to reach Earth. It’s the farthest ever detected.” <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/24/astronomers-radio-burst-earth/71288112007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Eric Lagatta. 2023</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“A luminous fast radio burst that probes the Universe at redshift 1.” <a href=\"https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf2678\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by S.D. Ryder, et al. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Record-breaking fast radio burst offers path to weigh the Universe.”<a href=\"https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1004649\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> EurekAlert! 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with</em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/producercody\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> </em></a><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/calbits/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Calli</em></a><em> and</em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> </em></a><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Nate</em></a><em> — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to </em><a href=\"https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</em></a><em> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.</em>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Discovery"}