Dating App Data, Mass Frog Grave, Cure for Colorblind

Let’s talk about how dating apps stress us out, the discovery of a massive ancient frog grave, and how gene therapy can potentially cure colorblindness. Dating App Data“The agony of partner choice: The effect of excessive partner availability on fear of being single, self-esteem, and partner choice overload” by Marina F. Thomas, Alice Binder, and Jörg Matthes.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563221003009“Science of Dating: How Many Times Should You Swipe on a Dating App?” by Ellen Nguyen.https://medium.com/tinglymind/science-of-dating-how-many-times-should-you-swipe-on-a-dating-app-acb28e6e709aMass Frog Grave“Ancient frogs in mass grave died from too much sex – new research” by Daniel Falkhttps://theconversation.com/ancient-frogs-in-mass-grave-died-from-too-much-sex-new-research-188562“How Frogs Benefited From The Dinosaurs' Extinction” by Merrit Kennedyhttps://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/03/535383841/how-frogs-benefited-from-the-dinosaurs-extinction?t=1661975212547“The skeletal taphonomy of anurans from the Eocene Geiseltal Konservat-Lagerstätte, Germany: insights into the controls on fossil anuran preservation” by Daniel Falk, Oliver Wings, and Maria E. McNamarahttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/spp2.1453Cure for Colorblind“Gene therapy partly restores cone function in two completely colorblind children” by Science Dailyhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220824102951.htm“A demonstration of cone function plasticity after gene therapy in achromatopsia” by Mahtab Farahbakhsh, Elaine J Anderson, Roni O Maimon-Mor, Andy Rider, John A Greenwood, Nashila Hirji, Serena Zaman, Pete R Jones, D Samuel Schwarzkopf, Geraint Rees, Michel Michaelides, and Tessa M Dekkerhttps://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article/doi/10.1093/brain/awac226/6673168?login=falseFollow 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:  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.