{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/66954e3f2437ed05c5c34055?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fiction Readers, Bird Flu Transmission, Beluga Heads","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about how reading fiction could make you smarter, the first ever likely transmission of bird flu from a cow to a human, and how a beluga whale communicates with its squishy head.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Fiction Readers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“People who read a lot of fiction tend to have better cognitive skills, study finds.” <a href=\"https://www.psypost.org/people-who-read-a-lot-of-%ef%ac%81ction-tend-to-have-better-cognitive-skills-study-finds/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Cognitive effects and correlates of reading fiction: Two preregistered multilevel meta-analyses.” <a href=\"https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-72792-001?doi=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Lena Wimmer, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bird Flu Transmission&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Texas dairy farm worker’s case may be first where bird flu virus spread from mammal to human, scientists say.” <a href=\"https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/03/bird-flu-virus-texas-dairy-farm-worker-first-mammal-to-human-spread/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Helen Branswell. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Bird Flu Detections Reporting in Backyard and Commercial Birds.” <a href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/data-map-commercial.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CDC. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Avian Influenza.” <a href=\"https://www.woah.org/en/disease/avian-influenza/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">World Organization For Animal Health. 2023.</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in a Dairy Farm Worker.” <a href=\"https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2405371\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Timothy M. Uyeki, M.D., M.P.H., et al. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Beluga Heads&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Belugas may communicate by warping a blob of forehead fat.” <a href=\"https://www.sciencenews.org/article/belugas-communicate-warping-forehead-fat\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Elizabeth Anne Brown. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Belugas (<em>Delphinapterus leucas</em>) create facial displays during social interactions by changing the shape of their melons.” <a href=\"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-024-01843-z#citeas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Justin T. Richard, 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"}