Today you’ll learn about how a bolt of lightning created a brand new, never before seen material, how researchers can tell how stressed you are by listening to you type on your keyboard, and a new study that suggests elephants are more like humans than we ever thought. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/lightning-material-typing-stress-domesticated-elephantsLightning Material “USF geoscientist discovers new phosphorus material after New Port Richey lightning strike.” by Cassidy Delamarter. 2023.https://www.usf.edu/news/2023/usf-geoscientist-discovers-new-phosphorus-material-after-new-port-richey-lightning-strike.aspx“Routes to reduction of phosphate by high-energy events.” by Luca Bindi, et al. 2023.https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00736-2“Lightning.” National Geographic. N.d.https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/lightning?loggedin=true&rnd=1681824031573Typing Stress “Detecting stress in the office from how people type and click.” by Christoph Elhardt. 2023.https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/04/detecting-stress-in-the-office-from-how-people-type-and-click.html“Workplace Stress.” OSHA. N.D.https://www.osha.gov/workplace-stressDomesticated Elephants “Elephants may be domesticating themselves.” by Virginia Morell. 2023.https://www.science.org/content/article/elephants-may-be-domesticating-themselves“Elephants as an animal model for self-domestication.” by Limor Raviv, et al. 2023.https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2208607120“You Asked: How are pets different from wild animals?” by Katherine J. Wu. 2018.https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2018/asked-pets-different-wild-animals/Follow 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.