Social Media Fatigue, Brainwave Tuning, Self-Cooling Tent
Curiosity Daily
English - March 02, 2023 08:00 - 17 minutes - 15.7 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 we discuss what causes a sense of social media fatigue, how scientists are tuning into our brainwaves to make us learn new tasks faster, and how a researcher invented a self-cooling tent that only needs sunshine and water to work.
Social Media Fatigue
“Too much overload and concerns: Antecedents of social media fatigue and the mediating role of emotional exhaustion” by Nan Sheng et al.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S074756322200320X“New research sheds light on the underlying psychological mechanisms linked to social media fatigue” by Emily Manishttps://www.psypost.org/2023/02/new-research-sheds-light-on-the-underlying-psychological-mechanisms-linked-to-social-media-fatigue-67670Brainwave Tuning
“Tuning into brainwave rhythms speeds up learning in adults” by Fred Lewseyhttps://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/brainwavelearning“Learning at your brain’s rhythm: individualized entrainment boosts learning for perceptual decisions” by Elizabeth Michael et al.https://academic.oup.com/cercor/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cercor/bhac426/6814397?login=falseSelf-Cooling Tent
“A Self-Cooling Tent that Runs on Just Water and Sunshine” by Mac Murrayhttps://today.uconn.edu/2023/01/a-self-cooling-tent-that-runs-on-just-water-and-sunshine/“Tent with a solar-powered cooling system and antimicrobial properties” researched by Alei Ahmadi Kasanihttps://uconn.flintbox.com/technologies/adf221a3-8ce8-471e-8707-18e35656301b“Evaluation of titanium alloy as heat absorber for solar-based water treatment system” by Nattadon Pannucharoenwong et al.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721005473“UConn researcher invents a self-cooling tent to fight rising temperatures for campers, disaster victims” by Amy Covalhttps://www.ctinsider.com/living/article/uconn-researcher-self-cooling-tent-17741837.php“Water-cooled tent would drop camping temperatures by up to 20 °F” By C.C. Weisshttps://newatlas.com/outdoors/water-cooled-camping-tent/Follow 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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