Curiosity Daily Podcast: Sleep Munchies, Ancient Greek Ship Found, Relationship Trick
Learn about why you eat more when you’re tired; a legendary submerged Egyptian city; and a trick for keeping the peace.
September 20, 2021
Episode Show Notes:
Lack Of Sleep Really Does Make You Eat More by Ashley Hamer
- Sleep Munchies: Why It’s Harder To Resist Snacks When We’re Tired. (2016, March 2). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/02/468933610/sleep-munchies-why-its-harder-to-resist-snacks-when-were-tired
- Circadian Surprise: How Our Body Clocks Help Shape Our Waistlines. (2015, March 10). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/10/389596946/circadian-surprise-how-our-body-clocks-help-shape-our-waistlines
- Brief Communication: Sleep Curtailment in Healthy Young Men Is Associated with Decreased Leptin Levels, Elevated Ghrelin Levels, and Increased Hunger and Appetite | Annals of Internal Medicine. (2021). Annals of Internal Medicine. https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/abs/10.7326/0003-4819-141-11-200412070-00008
- Hanlon, E. C., Tasali, E., Leproult, R., Stuhr, K. L., Doncheck, E., de Wit, H., Hillard, C. J., & Van Cauter, E. (2016). Sleep Restriction Enhances the Daily Rhythm of Circulating Levels of Endocannabinoid 2-Arachidonoylglycerol. Sleep, 39(3), 653–664. https://doi.org/10.5665/sleep.5546
- Insufficient Sleep Undermines Dietary Efforts to Reduce Adiposity | Annals of Internal Medicine. (2021). Annals of Internal Medicine. https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/0003-4819-153-7-201010050-00006?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&
We just found an ancient Greek military ship in the legendary SUBMERGED Egyptian city Thônis-Heracleion by Steffie Drucker
- Berman, R. (2021, July 28). Ancient Greek military ship found in legendary, submerged Egyptian city. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/thonis-heracleion
- Sharpe, E. (2016, May 16). British Museum dips its toes into world of underwater archaeology. Theartnewspaper.com; The Art Newspaper. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-museum-dips-its-toes-into-world-of-underwater-archaeology
- Reuters. (2021, August 10). Egypt finds ancient military vessel, Greek graves in sunken city. Reuters; Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/egypt-finds-ancient-military-vessel-greek-graves-sunken-city-2021-07-19/
- In Photos: The sunken city of Thônis-Heracleion in Alexandria reveals new archaeological treasures - Heritage. (2020). Ahram Online; Ahram Online. https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/9/417416/Heritage/In-Photos-The-sunken-city-of-Th%C3%83%C2%B4nisHeracleion-in-A.aspx
Writing about relationship conflicts from a third-person perspective can keep the peace by Steffie Drucker
- Expressive writing reduces relationship conflict and aggression during pandemic. (2021, August 10). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/924973
- Rodriguez, L. M., Stewart, S. H., & Neighbors, C. (2021). Effects of a brief web-based interpersonal conflict cognitive reappraisal expressive-writing intervention on changes in romantic conflict during COVID-19 quarantine. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000173
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