Chimpanzee Learning, Breast Cancer Gel, Singing Brain Repair

Today, you’ll learn about how when chimpanzees can’t figure out how to do something they get their friends to teach them, a potential breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer, and how singing repairs the brain after a stroke.&nbsp;&nbsp;Chimpanzee Learning&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>“Chimpanzees use social information to acquire a skill they fail to innovate.” <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01836-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Edwin J. C. van Leeuwen, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Like Humans, Bumblebees and Chimpanzees Can Pass on Their Skills to Form ‘Cumulative Culture’.” <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/bumblebees-chimpanzees-learning-skills-cumulative-culture.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Breast Cancer Gel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>“Scientists make potential breast cancer breakthrough after preserving tissue in gel.” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/20/scientists-make-potential-breast-cancer-breakthrough-preserve-issues-in-gel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Matthew Weaver. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Breast cancer statistics.” <a href="https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/statistics-by-cancer-type/breast-cancer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cancer Research UK. n.d.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Singing Brain Repair&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>“Singing repairs the language network of the brain after a cerebrovascular accident.” <a href="https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/brain/singing-repairs-language-network-brain-after-cerebrovascular-accident" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Helsinki. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Vocal music boosts the recovery of language functions after stroke.” <a href="https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/healthier-world/vocal-music-boosts-recovery-language-functions-after-stroke-0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Helsinki. 2021.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with<a href="https://twitter.com/producercody" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/calbits/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Calli</a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</a> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.&nbsp; <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.