Could air pollution make your memory worse?
Summary
Hosts Emily Kwong and Angela Zhang, joined by Mary Louise Kelly, discuss how air pollution harms semantic memory in Black Americans. They then explore a massive whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean that supports unique deep-sea ecosystems. Finally, they reveal how ancient Arctic ground squirrel droppings preserved DNA from extinct species like woolly mammoths, offering new insights into Ice Age environments.
Topics discussed
Intro: Tiny Desk Tour and episode overview
Sponsors: NetSuite and Edward Jones
Air pollution linked to memory loss in Black Americans
Discovery of massive whale graveyard in Indian Ocean
Ancient squirrel poop reveals Ice Age ecosystem DNA
Outro and production credits
Sponsors: Integrative Therapeutics, Prolon, MacArthur
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