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Oct 4, 2024 12 min

AC Not Conditioned, False Memories, Cat Grief

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Today, you’ll learn about the new air conditioner that cools without conditioning the air, how understanding our false memories can be a window into our problem solving skills, and a study examining the grieving of cats. AC Not Conditioned “Device provides air conditioning without conditioning air.” by Ellen Phiddian. 2024. “A pure radiant cooling device for ‘air conditioning’ without conditioning air.” by Xinyao Zheng, et al. 2024. “2023 was the warmest year in the modern temperature record.” by NOAA Centers for Environmental Information. 2024. False Memories “False memories revealing mathematical reasoning.” University of Geneva. 2024. “Revealing mental representations of arithmetic word problems through false memories: New insights into semantic congruence.” by H. Gros, et al. 2024. Cat Grief “Cats appear to grieve death of fellow pets - even dogs, study finds.” by Hannah Devlin. 2024. “A Brief History of House Cats.” by David Zax. 2007. “Is companion animal loss cat-astrophic? Responses of domestic cats to the loss of another companion animal.” by Brittany Greene & Jennifer Vonk. 2024. 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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