Pain of Uncertainty, Nearsightedness, Doctors Join Forces
Curiosity Daily
English - August 31, 2023 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 869 ratingsEducation Science Astronomy news business interview comedy health science culture entrepreneurship politics leadership Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today, you’ll learn about the pain people will endure to avoid uncertainty, a possible link between nearsightedness and education, and a social media app that is helping improve the accuracy of doctors’ diagnosis decisions.
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Pain of Uncertainty
“Humans will trade pain for useless information.” by Phie Jacobs. 2023.https://www.science.org/content/article/humans-will-trade-pain-useless-informatin“Monkeys are curious about counterfactual outcomes.” by Maya Zhe Wang and Benjamin Hayden. 2019.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332082380_Monkeys_are_curious_about_counterfactual_outcomesNearsightedness
“The Causal Effect of Education on Myopia: Evidence That More Exposure to Schooling, Rather Than Increased Age, Causes the Onset of Myopia.” by Xiaohu Ding, et al. 2023.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10132316/“Myopia: A close look at efforts to turn back a growing problem.” NIH. 2017, ‘https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/myopia-close-look-efforts-turn-back-growing-problemDoctors Join Forces
“Experimental evidence for structured information-sharing networks reducing medical errors.” by Damon Centola, et al. 2023.https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2108290120“One way to reduce medical errors? Connect doctors with other doctors.” University of Pennsylvania. 2023.https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/996099Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
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