{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/673b627c107f423a051d0944?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Static Electricity, Stroke Headband, Exploding Craters","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about the cause of static electricity, how a new headband could help you stop a stroke before it happens, and why the ground in Siberia is exploding.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Static Electricity&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“We Finally Know What Creates Static Electricity, After Thousands of Years.” <a href=\"https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-what-creates-static-electricity-after-thousands-of-years\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Michelle Starr. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Why petting your cat leads to static electricity.” <a href=\"https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/september/why-petting-your-cat-leads-to-static-electricity/?fj=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Northwestern. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Stroke Headband&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Laser headband non-invasively IDs stroke risk in real time.” <a href=\"https://newatlas.com/stroke/laser-portable-stroke-risk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Bronwyn Thompson. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Correlating stroke risk with non-invasive cerebrovascular perfusion dynamics using a portable speckle contrast optical spectroscopy laser device.” <a href=\"https://opg.optica.org/boe/fulltext.cfm?uri=boe-15-10-6083&amp;id=560941\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Yu Xi Huang, et al. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Exploding Craters&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Chemists Finally Unravel the Mystery of Siberia’s Explosive Craters.” <a href=\"https://gizmodo.com/geologists-finally-unravel-the-mystery-of-siberias-explosive-craters-2000504596\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Adam Kovac. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Everything Is Extremely Normal and Totally Fine.” <a href=\"https://gizmodo.com/everything-is-extremely-normal-and-totally-fine-1844909673\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Brian Kahn. 2020.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Osmosis Drives Explosions and Methane Release in Siberian Permafrost.” <a href=\"https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL108987\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Ana M. O. Morgado, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“The Mystery of Siberia’s Exploding Craters, Explained.” <a href=\"https://youtu.be/mbqf_rRVLHQ?si=9DIbUsjMK3V-5hkP\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube, Distilled. 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"}