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Why Do Wombats Poop Cubes? Curiosity Daily
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Learn about a newly discovered way to cut down on intrusive thoughts; why wombats poop cubes; and why UPS trucks almost never make left turns.
Cut down on intrusive thoughts by getting more sleep by Kelsey Donk
Study reveals role of sleep deprivation in unwanted thoughts. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/uoy-srr102020.phpHarrington, M. O., Ashton, J. E., Sankarasubramanian, S., Anderson, M. C., & Cairney, S. A. (2020). Losing Control: Sleep Deprivation Impairs the Suppression of Unwanted Thoughts. Clinical Psychological Science, 216770262095151. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702620951511Why do wombats poop cubes? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Emmaline)
BBC News. (2018, November 20). Wombat poop: Scientists reveal mystery behind cube-shaped droppings. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46258616Patricia, Y. (2018). How do wombats make cubed poo? Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Volume 63, Number 13. http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DFD18/Session/E19.1Why is wombat poop cube-shaped? (2018, November 19). Animals. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/wombat-poop-cube-why-is-it-square-shaped/How wombats make their unique cube-shaped poop. (2018, December 10). Science News for Students. https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/how-wombats-make-their-unique-cube-shaped-poopUPS Trucks Almost Never Make Left Turns — and Maybe You Shouldn't Either by Joanie Faletto
Kendall, G. (2017, January 20). Why UPS drivers don’t turn left and you probably shouldn’t either. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-ups-drivers-dont-turn-left-and-you-probably-shouldnt-either-71432Jacopo Prisco. (2017, February 16). Why UPS trucks (almost) never turn left. CNN Digital; CNN World. https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/16/world/ups-trucks-no-left-turns/index.htmlSubscribe 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/why-do-wombats-poop-cubes
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Learn about a newly discovered way to cut down on intrusive thoughts; why wombats poop cubes; and why UPS trucks almost never make left turns.
Cut down on intrusive thoughts by getting more sleep by Kelsey Donk
Study reveals role of sleep deprivation in unwanted thoughts. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/uoy-srr102020.phpHarrington, M. O., Ashton, J. E., Sankarasubramanian, S., Anderson, M. C., & Cairney, S. A. (2020). Losing Control: Sleep Deprivation Impairs the Suppression of Unwanted Thoughts. Clinical Psychological Science, 216770262095151. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702620951511Why do wombats poop cubes? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Emmaline)
BBC News. (2018, November 20). Wombat poop: Scientists reveal mystery behind cube-shaped droppings. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46258616Patricia, Y. (2018). How do wombats make cubed poo? Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Volume 63, Number 13. http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DFD18/Session/E19.1Why is wombat poop cube-shaped? (2018, November 19). Animals. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/wombat-poop-cube-why-is-it-square-shaped/How wombats make their unique cube-shaped poop. (2018, December 10). Science News for Students. https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/how-wombats-make-their-unique-cube-shaped-poopUPS Trucks Almost Never Make Left Turns — and Maybe You Shouldn't Either by Joanie Faletto
Kendall, G. (2017, January 20). Why UPS drivers don’t turn left and you probably shouldn’t either. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-ups-drivers-dont-turn-left-and-you-probably-shouldnt-either-71432Jacopo Prisco. (2017, February 16). Why UPS trucks (almost) never turn left. CNN Digital; CNN World. https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/16/world/ups-trucks-no-left-turns/index.htmlSubscribe 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/why-do-wombats-poop-cubes
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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