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Solar Salads, Cursed Caffeine, Webb’s First Photo

Curiosity Weekly
Curiosity Weekly
Episode • May 20, 2022 • 14m

Today, you’ll learn about the benefits of shading rooftop gardens with solar panels, caffeine’s dark secrets, and how the first image from the James Webb telescope promises a great run for Hubble’s successor.

The sun really can feed you.

 

Caffeine: the ultimate chicken or the egg dilemma.

“The invisible addiction: is it time to give up caffeine?” by Michael Pollan

“Caffeine: How much is too much?” by Mayo Clinic Staff

“Caffeine - Uses, Side Effects, And More” from WebMD

“How and When Did Humans Start Consuming Alcohol?” by Sedeer el-Showk

“Coffee and caffeine consumption and depression: A meta-analysis of observational studies” by Longfei Wang, Xiaoli Shen, Yili Wu, and Dongfeng Zhang 

A picture might be worth more than a thousand words.

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