Parents’ Brains Sync When They’re Together, the Genius Math Behind Credit Card Numbers, and July’s Curiosity Challenge Trivia

Learn about the Luhn algorithm (the genius math behind credit card numbers) and how parents’ brains synchronize when they’re together. Then, play along at home and test your podcast knowledge with this month’s Curiosity Challenge trivia game.The genius math behind credit card numbers by Cameron DukeBerry, N. (2014, January 8). How Credit Card Numbers Work. Gizmodo; Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/how-credit-card-numbers-work-1493331190Concerning Reality. (2018). The Secret Algorithm in Your Credit Card Number [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr9s5NjsVAoJuber Moulvi Abdul. (2018, April 24). Mathematics behind Credit/Debit card numbering. Medium. https://medium.com/@ma.juber/mathematics-behind-credit-debit-card-numbering-340bf68d27d2Parents' brains sync when they're together by Steffie DruckerPresence of spouse alters how parents’ brains react to children stimuli, finds NTU Singapore study. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/ntu-pos051220.phpAzhari, A., Lim, M., Bizzego, A., Gabrieli, G., Bornstein, M. H., & Esposito, G. (2020). Physical presence of spouse enhances brain-to-brain synchrony in co-parenting couples. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63596-2Vuchinich, S., Emery, R. E., & Cassidy, J. (1988). Family Members as Third Parties in Dyadic Family Conflict: Strategies, Alliances, and Outcomes. Child Development, 59(5), 1293–1302. JSTOR. https://doi.org/10.2307/1130492Episodes referenced in Curiosity Challenge Trivia with KyannSaturated Fat Could Kill Your Focus, Animals Have Regional Accents, and Rings Around Mars https://curiositydaily.com/saturated-fat-could-kill-your-focus-animals-have-regional-accents-and-rings-around-mars/The First Prescription Video Game, Solving the Mystery of Short-Term Memory, and Hummingbirds’ Extraordinary Vision https://curiositydaily.com/the-first-prescription-video-game-solving-the-mystery-of-short-term-memory-and-hummingbirds-extraordinary-vision/You Navigate with Your Nose, Busting 5 Summer Myths, and Using Horseshoe Crabs’ Blue Blood to Develop New Medicine https://curiositydaily.com/you-navigate-with-your-nose-busting-5-summer-myths-and-using-horseshoe-crabs-blue-blood-to-develop-new-medicine/Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/parents-brains-sync-when-theyre-together-the-genius-math-behind-credit-card-numbers-and-julys-curiosity-challenge-trivia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.