Roman Concrete Magic, Virovore, Placebo Guilt

Today you’ll learn about how ancient Roman concrete can heal itself, the recent discovery of a virovore, and how a new study looks into whether or not we can control feelings of guilt through the placebo effect. Roman Concrete Magic <ul><li>“Scientists may have found magic ingredient behind ancient Rome’s self-healing concrete” by Jacklin Kwan<ul><li><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-may-have-found-magic-ingredient-behind-ancient-romes-self-healing-concrete#:~:text=The%20Romans%20were%20not%20the,majority%20of%20their%20construction%20projects">https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-may-have-found-magic-ingredient-behind-ancient-romes-self-healing-concrete#:~:text=The%20Romans%20were%20not%20the,majority%20of%20their%20construction%20projects</a>.</li></ul></li><li>“Why modern mortar crumbles, but Roman concrete lasts millennia” by ZAHRA AHMAD<ul><li><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/why-modern-mortar-crumbles-roman-concrete-lasts-millennia">https://www.science.org/content/article/why-modern-mortar-crumbles-roman-concrete-lasts-millennia</a></li></ul></li></ul>Virovore <ul><li>“First "virovore" discovered: An organism that eats viruses” By Michael Irving<ul><li><a href="https://newatlas.com/science/first-virovore-eats-viruses/">https://newatlas.com/science/first-virovore-eats-viruses/</a></li></ul></li><li>“The consumption of viruses returns energy to food chains” by John P. DeLong et al.<ul><li><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2215000120">https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2215000120</a></li></ul></li></ul>Placebo Guilt<ul><li>“Placebos reduce feelings of guilt – even when people know they’re taking one” by Jeremy Howick<ul><li><a href="https://theconversation.com/placebos-reduce-feelings-of-guilt-even-when-people-know-theyre-taking-one-197919">https://theconversation.com/placebos-reduce-feelings-of-guilt-even-when-people-know-theyre-taking-one-197919</a></li></ul></li><li>“Deceptive and open-label placebo effects in experimentally induced guilt: a randomized controlled trial in healthy subjects” by Dilan Sezer, Cosima Locher & Jens Gaab<ul><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-25446-1">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-25446-1</a></li></ul></li></ul>Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with<a href="https://twitter.com/producercody"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/calbits/">Calli</a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/">Nate</a> — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to <a href="https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity">https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</a> 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/roman-concrete-magic-virovore-placebo-guilt <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.