Interesting Things with JC #493: "Nutrition and the Aging Process" - proper nutrition is an important factor in reversing the aging process and improving the overall health of our bodies. By making healthy eating choices and incorporating a variety of nutrient-rich foods into our diet.

Interesting Things with JC #492: "Telomeres and Aging" - We might be able to control aging through gene therapy in the near future.

Aguado J, d'Adda di Fagagna F, Wolvetang E. Telomere transcription in ageing. Ageing Res Rev. 2020 Sep;62:101115. doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2020.101115. Epub 2020 Jun 18. PMID: 32565330.

Interesting Things with JC #491: "New Caledonia" is a beautiful archipelago located in the South Pacific. It's the ideal place to get a "break from the ads" and enjoy nature.

Interesting Things with JC #490: "Heart Disease and Gray Hair" - An observational study found that the amount of gray hair in adult men is associated with an increased risk of heart disease.

Ref - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehj.2017.07.001

Interesting Things with JC #489: "Fortune Cookies" - the fortune cookie is technically not from China!

Interesting Things with JC #488: "Koalas & Eucalyptus" - Koalas survive on eucalyptus which contains toxins that will poison almost all other living things. Thank you to Rachael Nelson for suggesting today’s topic!

Interesting Things with JC #487: "Belonging" is a distinct and personal experience that stems from a want to connect with others, and a need for positive esteem.

Interesting Things with JC #486: "A Few Fast Facts About Sea Otters" - The fur of the sea otter is the densest of any mammal.

Interesting Things with JC #485: "Rocky and Benihana" - Teppanyaki restaurants originated in Japan in the late 1940s and were brought to the rest of the world by one man's vision.

Ref - https://www.benihana.com/

Interesting Things with JC #484: "An Earth-Like Mars" - Paul Smith of the University of Bristol has laid out the foundation for establishing a thriving, contained ecosystem on Mars.

Ref - Smith, P. (2022). Extraterrestrial nature reserves (ETNRs). International Journal of Astrobiology, 1-39. doi:10.1017/S1473550422000398

Interesting Things with JC #483: "A Story Written by ChatGPT" - ChatGPT is a prototype of an AI chatbot made by OpenAI. It focuses on being easy to use and communicating. The chatbot is built on the GPT-3.5 architecture and uses a huge language model that it learned through reinforcement learning. This story about a woman named Alice and her flying machine was written by ChatGPT on 6 Dec 2022. This is a Royalty Free Educational/Informational recording available for fair use.

Please visit https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ to learn more about this revolutionary breakthrough in AI development.

Interesting Things with JC #482: "Sampson the Shire Horse" was 3,359 pounds (1,524 kg) at the age of four, and is on record as the largest horse in recorded history.

Interesting Things with JC #481: "Louis vs Walcott - December 5th 1947" - American boxer Joe Louis faced Jersey Joe Walcott in New York City to defend his heavyweight crown.

Ref - https://www.thefightcity.com/joe-louis-vs-jersey-joe-walcott-i/

Interesting Things with JC #480: "Stan Munro - Toothpick World" - He combines technical blueprints, satellite imagery, building owners, and drone footage to build authentic toothpick buildings.

Interesting Things with JC #479: "Go See The World" - Explore as much of the planet as possible.

Interesting Things with JC #478: "Dragonfly Fakes Death to Avoid Coitus" - Extreme sexual conflict resolution in a dragonfly to evade male coercion.

Thank you to Rachael Nelson for suggesting today’s topic.

Ref: Khelifa, R. (2017), Faking death to avoid male coercion: extreme sexual conflict resolution in a dragonfly. Ecology, 98: 1724-1726. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1781

Interesting Things with JC #477: "Zurich and the Museum of Nothing" - The No Show Museum in Zurich features galleries filled with empty picture frames and white rooms.

Please visit noshowmuseum.com for more information.

Interesting Things with JC #476: "When 2 Hearts Beat as 1" - When long-term, devoted partners are in close proximity, their heartbeats synchronize.

Ref: Ogolsky, B.G., et al. (2021) Spatial proximity as a behavioral marker of relationship dynamics in older adult couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. doi.org/10.1177/02654075211050073

Interesting Things with JC #475: "2 New Minerals Discovered in Meteorite" - The minerals were discovered within a slice of the ninth-largest meteorite ever discovered, the El Ali meteorite, which crashed in Somalia in 2020.

Ref - https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2022/11/new-minerals-discovered-in-massive-meteorite-may-reveal-clues-to-asteroid-formation.html

Interesting Things with JC #474: "Nanorobotic Antibodies" - Professor Yanay Ofran has developed the first nanorobotic antibodies, tailored to combat cancer, now in human trials.