Birth Order, Braincell Computers, Zimbabwe Hydro

Today you’ll learn about whether or not birth order affects how rebellious you are, how researchers are working to turn a human brain into a machine, and what Zimbabwe is doing to try and solve their energy crisis. Birth Order “New study disputes the birth order theory that later-born are “born to rebel”” by Laura Staloch https://www.psypost.org/2023/02/new-study-disputes-the-birth-order-theory-that-later-born-are-born-to-rebel-68636 “Birth order, personality, and tattoos: A pre-registered empirical test of the ‘born to rebel’ hypothesis” by Gareth Richards et al. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886922005487 “Rebelling Against Born to Rebel” by Frederic Townsend (PAYWALL, first page free) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1061736197900096 “Steppenwolf’s Jerry Edmonton: The Man With The ‘Born To Be Wild’ Beat” by Paul Sexton https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/jerry-edmonton-steppenwolf-drummer/ “Mars Bonfire” by AllMusic https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mars-bonfire-mn0000793570 Braincell Computers “Scientists unveil plan to create biocomputers powered by human brain cells” by FRONTIERS https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/980084 “Organoid intelligence (OI): the new frontier in biocomputing and intelligence-in-a-dish” by Lena Smirnova et al. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/science/articles/10.3389/fsci.2023.1017235 “What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ” by Clare Wilson https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533962-300-what-lab-grown-mini-brains-are-revealing-about-this-mysterious-organ/ Zimbabwe Hydro “In Zimbabwe, drought is driving a hydropower crisis—and a search for alternatives” BY ANDREW MAMBONDIYANI https://www.science.org/content/article/zimbabwe-drought-driving-hydropower-crisis-and-search-alternatives “A Grid for all Seasons: Enhancing the Integration of Variable Solar and Wind Power in Electricity Systems Across Africa” by Sebastian Sterl https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40518-021-00192-6 “Hydropower plans in eastern and southern Africa increase risk of concurrent climate-related electricity supply disruption” by Declan Conway, Carole Dalin, Willem A. Landman & Timothy J. Osborn https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-017-0037-4 “Potential for Battery Energy Storage System in Zimbabwe” by Njovana G. Allen et al. https://www.jree.ir/article_155040.html “Biomass explained” by EIA https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/biomass/landfill-gas-and-biogas.ph 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. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/birth-order-braincell-computers-zimbabwe-hydro