GERD Anxiety, Crowd Math, Insect Catapult
Today we discuss the link between gastrointestinal disorders and mental health, how the path you take walking through a crowd can be predicted by mathematics, and how we’ve now witnessed an example of super propulsion in nature for the first time! GERD Anxiety “The causal role of gastroesophageal reflux disease in anxiety disorders and depression: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study” by Youjie Zeng, Si Cao, and Heng Yanghttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1135923/full“Linking the Gut and the Mind: New Evidence Shows GERD May Increase Risk of Anxiety and Depression” by Heng Yang, Youjie Zeng, and Si Caohttps://oa.mg/blog/gerd-may-increase-risk-of-anxiety-and-depression/“Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)” by Mayo Clinichttps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gerd/symptoms-causes/syc-20361940#:~:text=Gastroesophageal%20reflux%20disease%20(GERD)%20occurs,reflux%20from%20time%20to%20time.“GERD (Chronic Acid Reflux)” by Cleveland Clinichttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17019-gerd-or-acid-reflux-or-heartburn-overviewCrowd Math “Lane nucleation in complex active flows” by KAROL A. BACIK, BOGDAN S. BACIK, AND TIM ROGERShttps://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add8091“Stick to your lane: Hidden order in chaotic crowds” by University of Bathhttps://phys.org/news/2023-03-lane-hidden-chaotic-crowds.html“Mathematicians have discovered the hidden patterns that exist within ‘chaotic’ crowds” by Connie Linhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90860429/mathematics-of-crowds-patterns-theoryInsect Catapult “Droplet superpropulsion in an energetically constrained insect” by Elio J. Challita, Prateek Sehgal, Rodrigo Krugner & M. Saad Bhamlahttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36376-5“Insect that flings pee with a butt catapult is 1st known example of 'superpropulsion' in nature” By Charles Q. Choihttps://www.livescience.com/insect-that-flings-pee-with-a-butt-catapult-is-1st-known-example-of-superpropulsion-in-nature“Sharpshooter Insects Use ‘Superpropulsion’ to Catapult Their Pee” by Jack Tamisieahttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sharpshooter-insects-use-superpropulsion-to-catapult-their-pee1/Follow 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/gerd-anxiety-crowd-math-insect-catapult Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.