Today, you’ll learn about the new air conditioner that cools without conditioning the air, how understanding our false memories can be a window into our problem solving skills, and a study examining the grieving of cats.

AC Not Conditioned

• “Device provides air conditioning without conditioning air.” by Ellen Phiddian. 2024.
• “A pure radiant cooling device for ‘air conditioning’ without conditioning air.” by Xinyao Zheng, et al. 2024.
• “2023 was the warmest year in the modern temperature record.” by NOAA Centers for Environmental Information. 2024.

False Memories

• “False memories revealing mathematical reasoning.” University of Geneva. 2024.
• “Revealing mental representations of arithmetic word problems through false memories: New insights into semantic congruence.” by H. Gros, et al. 2024.

Cat Grief

• “Cats appear to grieve death of fellow pets - even dogs, study finds.” by Hannah Devlin. 2024.
• “A Brief History of House Cats.” by David Zax. 2007.
• “Is companion animal loss cat-astrophic? Responses of domestic cats to the loss of another companion animal.” by Brittany Greene & Jennifer Vonk. 2024.

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Today, you’ll learn about a new tool that maps out our incredibly complex gut microbiome to tell you if it’s healthy or… not so much, how metalworkers are taking lessons from insects to shape metal at room temperature, and the psychology behind our feelings toward unusually colored animals.

Microbiome Map

• “Mayo researchers develop tool that measures health of a person’s gut microbiome.” by Susan Murphy. 2024.
• “Gut Microbiome Wellness Index 2 enhances health status predictions from gut microbiome taxonomic profiles.” by Daniel Chang, et al. 2024.

Insect Metalwork

• “Room temperature metalworking inspired by insects and crab shells.” by Michael Irving. 2024.
• “Shrimp shells to serve as the basis for new multi-protective coatings.” by David Szondy. 2020.
• “A Biological Approach to Metalworking Based on Chitinous Colloids and Composites.” by Shiwei Ng, et al. 2024.

Animal Colors

• “How color shapes which animals we fear - and which we protect.” by Kara Manke. 2024.
• “Of Rarity and Symbolism: Understanding Human Perceptions of Charismatic Color Morphs.” by Tyus D. Williams, et al. 2024.

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Today, you’ll learn about the mushrooms that are controlling the movements of robots, how horses might be a lot smarter than we thought, and what makes a strongman… strong.

Mushroom Robot

• “Engineers Gave a Mushroom a Robot Body And Let It Run Wild.” by Mike Grace. 2024.
• “Mushrooms as Nature’s Alchemists: Cycles, Connections, Healing, and Vision.” by Dana O’Driscoll. 2023.
• “Fungi May Be Communicating in a Way That Looks Uncannily Like Human Speech.” by David Nield. 2022.
• “‘Cyborg Soil’ Unearths a Complex Web of Hidden Microbial Cities.” by Edith Hammer. 2021.
• “Mushrooms Appear to Have Electrical ‘Conversations’ After It Rains.” by Russell McLendon. 2023.
• “Sensorimotor control of robots mediated by electrophysiological measurements of fungal mycelia.” by Anand Kumar Mishra, et al. 2024.

Horse Smarts

• “Horses can plan ahead and think strategically, scientists find.” by Donna Ferguson. 2024.
• “Horses can plan and strategise, new study shows.” by Jacqueline Howard. 2024.
• “Whoa, No-Go: Evidence consistent with model-based strategy use in horses during an inhibitory task.” by Louise Evans, et al. 2024.

Strongman Muscles

• “Strongman’s muscles reveal the secrets of his super-strength.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
• “11 Things That Weight [sic] Around 1000 lbs (pounds).” by Niklas. 2024.
• “Muscle and tendon morphology of a world strongman and deadlift champion.” by Thomas G. Balshaw, et al. 2024.

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