Curiosity Daily Podcast: Inside the Human Eye (w/ Dr. Anthony St. Leger), Dating-App Addiction, and Old-Timey Bicycles
Learn about how studying the eye microbiome can improve human health, with help from Dr. Anthony St. Leger; why old-timey penny-farthing bicycles had one giant wheel; and, how to avoid the dangers of dating-app addiction.
August 23, 2019
Episode Show Notes:
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- Why Did Old-Timey Bikes Have One Giant Wheel? — https://curiosity.im/31klTOG
- Dating-App Addiction Is a Thing, and Researchers Determined Who's Most at Risk — https://curiosity.im/31GJaKO
Additional resources from Dr. Anthony St. Leger:
- Bacteria live on our eyeballs – and understanding their role could help treat common eye diseases | The Conversation — https://theconversation.com/bacteria-live-on-our-eyeballs-and-understanding-their-role-could-help-treat-common-eye-diseases-116126
- Anthony St. Leger, PhD | University of Pittsburgh Department of Opthalmology — http://ophthalmology.pitt.edu/people/anthony-st-leger-phd
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