Smart Contacts, Stoned Dolphins, Birdsongs vs Traffic
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We discuss how scientists have developed a cancer-detecting contact lens, the behaviors of inebriated dolphins, and how listening to birds singing can help our mental health!
Smart Contacts
- “Scientists Create Smart Contact Lenses That Diagnose Cancer” by Ophthalmology Breaking News
- https://ophthalmologybreakingnews.com/scientists-create-smart-contact-lenses-that-diagnose-cancer
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202206620?af=R
Stoned Dolphins
- “Dolphins 'Deliberately Get High' on Puffer Fish Nerve Toxins By Carefully Chewing and Passing Them Around” by Adam Withnall
- https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/dolphin-facts-puffer-fish-high-b1847115.html
- https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/dolphins-getting-high-fish-toxin-or-just-load-puff-n3691
Birdsongs vs Traffic
- “Birdsongs alleviate anxiety and paranoia in healthy participants” by E. Stobbe, J. Sundermann, L. Ascone & S. Kühn
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20841-0
- https://neurosciencenews.com/birdsong-mental-health-21639/
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