{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/662fabddfdc68b001210078c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bigger Brains, Reef Songs, AI Speech","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about why our brains are getting bigger and why that’s a good thing, how the sweet songs of the reef could help save it, and an AI device that gives a voice to the voiceless.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bigger Brains&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Human brains are getting larger. That may be good news for dementia risk.” <a href=\"https://health.ucdavis.edu/welcome/news/headlines/human-brains-are-getting-larger-that-may-be-good-news-for-dementia-risk/2024/03\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UC David Health. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Trends in Intracranial and Cerebral Volumes of Framingham Heart Study Participants Born 1930 to 1970.” <a href=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2816798\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Charles DeCarli, MD, et al. 2024</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Framingham Heart Study.” <a href=\"https://www.framinghamheartstudy.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Framingham Heart Study. N.d.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Study examines factors behind decline in dementia incidence.”<a href=\"https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/study-examines-factors-behind-decline-dementia-incidence\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> NIH. 2016.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Reef Songs&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Sounds appealing - reef recordings entice coral larvae to start building.”<a href=\"https://newatlas.com/environment/reef-recordings-coral-larvae/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> by Ben Coxworth. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Life Below Water.” <a href=\"https://www.unep.org/interactives/status-world-coral-reefs/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UN. n.d.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Status of Coral Reefs.” <a href=\"https://reefresilience.org/stressors/reefs-are-at-risk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reef Resilience Network. N.d.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Soundscape enrichment increases larval settlement rates for the brooding coral <em>Porites astreoides</em>.” <a href=\"https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231514\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Nadege Aoki, et al. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>AI Speech&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device.” <a href=\"https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/speaking-without-vocal-cords-ucla-engineering-wearable-tech\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Christine Wei-li Lee. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Speaking without vocal folds using a machine-learning-assisted wearable sensing-actuation system.” <a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45915-7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Ziyuan Che, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&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"}