Re-release: Fabric with Ears, Dreaming of E.T., Fast Evolution

Today, you’ll learn about how researchers at MIT created an incredible new type of fabric that can save thousands of lives, how sleep scientists are explaining alien abductions, and how evolution is being sped up by human beings, causing ripple effects all over the place.Fabric with Ears This fabric can hear your heartbeat by Carolyn Wilkehttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/fabric-hear-heartbeat-fiber-vibration-voltage-sound-materialA fabric that “hears” your heart's sounds by Jennifer Chuhttps://news.mit.edu/2022/fabric-acoustic-microphone-0316Researchers Create a Fabric That Can ‘Hear’ Your Heartbeat by Margaret Osbornehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-create-a-fabric-that-can-hear-your-heartbeat-180979753/Hear and There: Sounds from Everywhere! by Daniel Henning, Edin Sabic, and Michael C. Houthttps://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2018.00063Heart Disease Facts by The CDChttps://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htmElectrical and Electromagnetic Fundamentals by Joseph J. Carrhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/static-electricitySmart Fibers Could Turn Army Uniforms Into Wearable Computers by Kyle Mizokamihttps://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a36732071/army-uniform-fibers-create-wearable-computers/Dreaming of E.T.'Alien abduction' stories may come from lucid dreaming, study hints by Mindy Weisbergerhttps://www.livescience.com/lucid-dreaming-ufo-alien-abductions.htmlCOULD SUSPECTED ALIEN ABDUCTIONS JUST BE … LUCID DREAMING? by Elizabeth Raynehttps://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/could-suspected-alien-abductions-be-lucid-dreamingHow Betty and Barney Hill's Alien Abduction Story Defined the Genre by Linda Lacinahttps://www.history.com/news/first-alien-abduction-account-barney-betty-hillIs it normal to believe you have been abducted by aliens? by Dr. Ema Sullivan-Bissetthttps://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/perspective/abducted-by-aliens.aspxSleep paralysis and folklore by Ann M. Coxhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5167075/Sleep Paralysis in Brazilian Folklore and Other Cultures: A Brief Review by José F. R. de Sá and Sérgio A. Mota-Rolimhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5013036/Fast EvolutionA New Database Reveals How Much Humans Are Messing With Evolution by Amit Katwalahttps://www.wired.com/story/database-humans-messing-with-evolution/Uncovering the underlying patterns in contemporary evolution by McGill University Newsroomhttps://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/uncovering-underlying-patterns-contemporary-evolution-336562Pollution Facts & Types of Pollution by Alina Bradfordhttps://www.livescience.com/22728-pollution-facts.htmlFollow 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/re-release-fabric-with-ears-dreaming-of-et-fast-evolution Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.