Small Talk, Crab Battery, Ancient Dragons
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About this episode
Today we discuss how only four minutes of small talk with a stranger can help you predict their personality traits, an exciting biodegradable battery option on the horizon, and a new discovery into the origins of dragons!
Small Talk
- “Four Minutes of Small Talk Can Reveal Key Personality Traits” by Sascha Pare
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/aug/31/four-minutes-of-small-talk-can-reveal-key-personality-traits-study-says
- https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/dsgroi/theoryofmind.pdf
Crab Battery
- “Crab and Lobster Shells Could Be Used To Make Renewable Batteries” by Sofia Quaglia
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/sep/01/crab-lobster-shells-could-used-make-renewable-batteries
- https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(22)00414-3
Ancient Dragons
- “Ancient 'dragons' were Earth’s first gliding reptiles” By Jennifer Nalewicki
- https://www.livescience.com/ancient-gliding-reptile-dragon-trees
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2022.2108713?utm_medium=email&utm_source=EmailStudio&utm_campaign=Tree+canopy+changes+facilitated+the+evolution+of+the+first-ever+gliding+reptile%2C+new+study+suggests_4423303&cookieSet=1
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