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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Pandemic Brain, Magnetic Migration, Short Pregnancies
Description: Today we discuss how the pandemic has caused physical changes in the brains of teenagers, how geomagnetic disturbances can cause bird migration to go haywire, and why pregnancies in the US are a week and a half shorter on average than they are elsewhere. Pandemic BrainâBrain scans suggest the pandemic prematurely aged teensâ brainsâ by Freda Kreierhttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/covid-pandemic-prematurely-aged-teens-brainsâEffects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Brain Maturation in Adolescents: Implications for Analyzing Longitudinal Dataâ by Ian H. Gotlib et al.https://www.bpsgos.org/article/S2667-1743(22)00142-2/fulltextâWhy Do Some B...