{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/67094d57011dc7d6445977f4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Risky Play, Mold in Space, Brain Cravings","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about how climbing on monkey bars and other risky play could be a gift from our ancestors, the dangers of mold in space, and new evidence on how cravings take root in our brains.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Risky Play&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Risky Play Exercises an Ancestral Need to Push Limits.” <a href=\"https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/09/risky-play-exercises-ancestral-need-push-limits\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Morgan Kelly. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Commemorating the monkey bars, catalyst of debate at the intersection of human evolutionary biology and public health.” <a href=\"https://academic.oup.com/emph/article/12/1/143/7735986\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Luke D. Fannin, et al. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mold in Space&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Keeping mold out of future space stations.” <a href=\"https://news.osu.edu/keeping-mold-out-of-future-space-stations/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Tatyana Woodall. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Predicting how varying moisture conditions impact the microbiome of dust collected from the International Space Station.” <a href=\"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-024-01864-3#article-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Nicholas Nastasi, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Brain Cravings&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“‘Sticky’ brain activity is linked to stronger feelings of craving.” <a href=\"https://news.yale.edu/2024/09/06/sticky-brain-activity-linked-stronger-feelings-craving\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Mallory Locklear. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Network state dynamics underpin basal craving in a transdiagnostic population.” <a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-024-02708-0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Jean Ye, 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"}