Today, you’ll learn about a new polymer that could battle antibiotic resistant infections, a possible new way to detect life on other planets from afar, and what to expect when you’re expecting to adopt a furry friend.

Powerful Polymer

•“Texas A&M Team Develops Polymers That Can Kill Bacteria.” by Shana K. Hutchins. 2023.

•“The global threat of antibiotic resistance.” ReAct. N.d.

•“Ring-opening metathesis polymerization of N-methylpyridinium-fused norbornenes to access antibacterial main-chain cationic polymers.” by Sarah N. Hancock, et al. 2023.

Exoplanet CO2

•“A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets, MIT study finds.” by Jennifer Chu. 2023.

•“Atmospheric carbon depletion as a tracer of water oceans and biomass on temperate terrestrial exoplanets.” by Amaury H.M.J. Triaud, et al. 2023.

•“How do astronomers find exoplanets?” by Daniela Breitman. 2017.

Adoption Science

•“What To Expect When You Adopt A Shelter Pet, According To Scientists.” by Holly Large. 2023.

•“18 Interesting Pet Adoption Statistics & Facts to Know in 2024.” by Misty Layne. 2024.

•“Do Dogs Cry? Signs Your Beloved Pup Might Be Sad.” by Tom Hale. 2023.

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Today, you’ll learn about why you may want to consider letting yourself daydream, how a sense of humor might protect you from depression and anxiety, and the effects of caffeine on the performance of soccer players.

Daydream Brain

•“What Happens in the Brain While Daydreaming?” by Catherine Caruso. 2023.

•“Is the role of sleep in memory consolidation overrated?” by Mohammad Dastgheib, et al. 2022.

•“Cortical reactivations predict future sensory responses.” by Nghia D. Nguyen, et al. 2023.

•“Why Daydreaming Is Good For Us.” by David B. Feldman Ph.D. 2017.

Power of a Laugh

•“Your type of humor might say something about your risk of depression and anxiety.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2023.

•“Understanding the Association Between Humor and Emotional Distress: The Role of Light and Dark Humor in Predicting Depression, Anxiety, and Stress.” by Alberto Dionigi, et al. 2023.

Caffeine & Soccer

•“Caffeine highs and lows footballers should be aware of.” n.a. 2023.

•“The effects of acute caffeine ingestion on decision-making and pass accuracy in young soccer players: A preliminary randomized controlled trial.” by Negar Jafari, et al. 2023.

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Today, you’ll learn about how babies pick up language before they’re even born, an AI that takes on the busy work for doctors, and new insight into how humans collaborate.

Baby Language

•“Babies’ Brains Are Primed For Their Native Language Before Birth.” by Nyla Husain. 2023.

•“Prenatal experience with language shapes the brain.” by Benedetta Mariani. 2023.

•“The What and When of Universal Perception: A Review of Early Speech Sound Acquisition.” by Katerina Chladkova & Nikola Paillereau. 2020.

AI Medicine

•“Medical AI tool from UF, NVIDIA gets human thumbs-up in first study.” by Jim W. Harper. 2023.

•“AI Training AI: GatorTronGPT at the Forefront of University of Florida’s Medical AI Innovations.” by Mona Flores. 2023.

•“A study of generative large language model for medical research and healthcare.” by Cheng Peng, et al. 2023.

•“Physicians, paperwork, and paying attention to patients.” by Dr. Monique Tello. 2016.

Human Collaboration

•“How we play together.” n.a. 2023.

•“The evolution of human cooperation.” Coren L. Apicella & Joan B. Silk. 2019.

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