Death to Skeeters, Swapping Saliva, Messing with Lightspeed

Today, you’ll learn about a brilliant biotechnology that is turning mosquitoes against themselves, how babies use a slimy indicator to figure out who can be trusted and the freaky things that would happen if we messed with the speed of light.Hate mosquitos? These modified mosquitoes do, too. Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes may soon be buzzing in Florida and California. Here's why. by Ryan W. Millerhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/08/genetically-modified-mosquitoes-florida-california/9424548002/2 Billion Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Cleared for Release in California and Florida by Ed Carahttps://gizmodo.com/2-billion-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-cleared-for-r-1848630797California's first lab-grown mosquitoes may take flight—stirring controversy by Lisa M. Kriegerhttps://phys.org/news/2022-03-california-lab-grown-mosquitoes-flightstirring-controversy.htmlMalaria’s Impact Worldwide by The CDChttps://www.cdc.gov/malaria/malaria_worldwide/impact.htmlMosquitoes and Disease by Illinois Department of Public Healthhttp://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pcmosquitoes.htmWant a baby to trust you? Try sharing some spit. Babies may use saliva sharing to figure out relationships by Erin Garcia de Jesúshttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/baby-saliva-spit-sharing-relationships-kiss-foodKids attend to saliva sharing to infer social relationships by Christine Fawcetthttps://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn5157Babies can tell who has close relationships based on one clue: saliva by Anne Traftonhttps://news.mit.edu/2022/babies-relationships-saliva-0120When babies see people swap spit, they know what’s what by Juan Siliezarhttps://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn5157 Let’s keep lightspeed where it’s at. Just trust us here. What would happen if the speed of light was much slower? by Ashley P. Taylorhttps://www.livescience.com/what-if-speed-of-light-slowed-downWhat Is Relativity? by Michael Schirberhttps://www.livescience.com/32216-what-is-relativity.htmlWhat time is it? That depends on how fast you're traveling. by American Museum of Natural Historyhttps://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/einstein/time/time-machines'A Slower Speed of Light' turns the strangeness of near-light speed travel into a game by Janus Kopfsteinhttps://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/11/6/3608218/a-slower-speed-of-lightHow Fast is the Speed of Light by LTP NASAhttps://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/Numbers/Math/Mathematical_Thinking/how_fast_is_the_speed.htm#:~:text=Light%20travels%20at%20a%20constant,7.5%20times%20in%20one%20second.How Fast is the World’s Fastest Human? By Kara Rogershttps://www.britannica.com/story/how-fast-is-the-worlds-fastest-human#:~:text=Speed%20is%20the%20rate%20at,was%2010.44%20meters%20per%20second.The Doppler Effect by the Physics Classroomhttps://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/waves/Lesson-3/The-Doppler-EffectThe Most Extreme Human Spaceflight Records by Mike Wallhttps://www.space.com/11337-human-spaceflight-records-50th-anniversary.htmlFollow 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.