{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/668c01fc23ad154828c44d5a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Thresher Shark, Laron Syndrome, Sad Music","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about the incredible dynamics that make the thresher shark so good at threshing, how people with a rare growth disorder might actually have an advantage that leads to longer lifespans, and why people listen to sad music.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thresher Shark&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Fear the Tails, Not the Jaws, of These ‘Weirdo’ Sharks.” <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/science/thresher-sharks-tail.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Kate Golembiewski. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Vertebral morphology in the tail-whipping common thresher shark, <em>Alopias vulpinus.</em>” <a href=\"https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231473\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Jamie L. Knaub, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Laron Syndrome&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“People with Rare Longevity Mutation May Also Be Protected from Cardiovascular Disease.” <a href=\"https://gero.usc.edu/2024/04/26/people-with-rare-longevity-mutation-may-also-be-protected-from-cardiovascular-disease/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Beth Newcomb. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Normal or improved cardiovascular risk factors in IGF-I-deficient adults with growth hormone receptor deficiency.” <a href=\"https://www.cell.com/med/abstract/S2666-6340(24)00134-X?_returnURL=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S266663402400134X?showall%3Dtrue\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Jaime Guevara-Aguirre, et al. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sad Music&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“New insights into the psychological enigma of sad music.” <a href=\"https://www.psypost.org/new-insights-into-the-psychological-enigma-of-sad-music/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Liking music with and without sadness: Testing the direct effect hypothesis of pleasurable negative emotion.” <a href=\"https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0299115\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Emery Schubert. 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"}