You may have heard of the "love hormone," or oxytocin. But you may not know that scientists have relied on cuddly rodents like the prairie vole to help us understand how this protein works in our brains.
Voles are stocky, mouse-like little mammals that range over most of North America. One species in particular, the prairie vole, is known for its fidelity: Prairie voles pair-bond and mate for life.
And so, for years, scientists have known that oxytocin is important in facilitating the feeling of love in both humans and voles. However, a new study suggests love can prevail even without the "love hormone" – at least among prairie voles.
On today's episode, NPR's science correspondent Jon Hamilton tells Short Wave co-host Emily Kwong how prairie voles, once again, are helping us understand and appreciate something as abstract as love.
Struck by cupid's arrow and wondering what's love got to do, go to do with it? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. You can follow Short Wave on Twitter @NPRShortWave.
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The Stack Overflow Podcast - You don’t have to build a browser in JavaScript anymore
We talk about how Next is bringing image components, server components, and in-house analytics via split bee—and bundling them all together with Turbopack, powered by Rust, our Developer Survey most loved language of 2022.
Guillermo Rauch is the CEO and cofounder of Vercel and cocreator of Next.js, an open-source React framework that helps developers build fast, lightweight web applications. The most recent version is Next.js 13. You can find Guillermo on LinkedIn.
We previously talked with Guillermo about the security risks of laziness, how Next.js mixes static site and SPA functions, and the front-end trends that get him excited.
Kelsey Hightower is the Principal Developer Advocate at Google Cloud. Find him on Twitter or GitHub, or read about his very personal history with Kubernetes.
Kelsey has also distinguished himself on our podcast before.
Kyle Mitofsky is a Senior Software Engineer at Stack Overflow. Find him on Twitter or GitHub.
NPR's Book of the Day - ‘The Ransomware Hunting Team’ tracks the rise of cybercrime and the fight to solve it
Here & Now's Scott Tong describes ransomware as "a high-tech version of kidnapping." It's when a computer or tech system is hacked and money is demanded in order to get it back. In their new book, The Ransomware Hunting Team, ProPublica journalists Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden chronicle how ransomware has grown from individual attacks to large-scale operations against major corporations, universities and hospitals. But as they vividly explain to Tong, there's also a band of coding vigilantes who are helping ransomware victims regain access ... without paying up.
Read Me a Poem - “The Dacca Gauzes” by Agha Shahid Ali
Amanda Holmes reads Agha Shahid Ali’s poem “The Dacca Gauzes.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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It Could Happen Here - On the Ground at Stop Cop City, Part 2: Remembering Tortuguita
Friends, loved ones, and comrades of Tortuguita share memories and stories of them. The Friday after the police killing, a vigil for Tort is held at Weelaunee People's Park.
https://stopcop.city/memories-of-tort/
Music by the Narcissist Cookbook and Propaganda.
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We discuss the increasingly bizarre obsession around “objects” being shot down in the sky, as well as the insane circumstance around the toxic event in Ohio (and we will have more on that later this week). Then, our annual review of the Super Bowl broadcast & advertising spectacle. Finally, we answer your Valentine’s day call-in questions!
And, a note from Felix:
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The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling - Trailer
The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling premieres Tuesday, February 21, 2023.
You're Wrong About - Napster with Niko Stratis
This week, a tale of two Shawns/Seans, their impossible dream, and the file sharing service that lived fast, died young, and helped create the internet as we know it. Plus, Metallica.
Here's where to find Niko:
Website
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Resources cited in the show introduction:
The Racial Roots Behind the Term "Nappy" on NPR's Code Switch
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/08/09/412886884/the-racial-roots-behind-the-term-nappy
The Complex History and Politicization of Black Hair in America, presented by Danielle Harvey
https://kisaradio.org/podcast-feature-the-complex-history-and-politicization-of-black-hair-in-america-presented-by-danielle-harvey/
Coiled by Leanne Aile
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/coiled/id1585408648
"The Other N-Word" by Shalwah Evans
https://www.essence.com/feature/is-nappy-negative-or-black-hair-empowerment/
"How Natural Black Hair at Work Became a Civil Rights Issue" by Chanté Griffin
https://daily.jstor.org/how-natural-black-hair-at-work-became-a-civil-rights-issue/
"The Natural Hair Movement" by Kamina Wilkerson
https://radar.auctr.edu/islandora/object/continuum:0001.008
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The Gist - America Lost The Reading Wars
Emily Hanford, host of one of 2022's best podcasts, Sold A Story, is here to discuss her deep reporting and well-told (if disturbing) documentation about how the way we’ve taught kids to read in this country is all wrong … and we haven’t done anything about it for decades. Plus, an orgy of celebrity becomes white noise in Super Bowl commercials. And so many weird floating objects, so few answers beyond those supplied by F-22 Raptors.
Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: After Super Bowl Ad, DigiDaigaku NFTs’ Price Rises; Bakkt to Discontinue Consumer App
The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, Feb. 13, 2023.
"The Hash" panel weighs in as the price of DigiDagaku's non-fungible token (NFT) is rising on the secondary market after the project’s expensive commercial aired during the Super Bowl last night; bankrupt Genesis Global Holdco unveiled the final details of a proposed plan to sell itself and Genesis Global Trading to help parent Digital Currency Group pay off some of the firm's creditors. Plus, Digital asset platform Bakkt will discontinue its two-year-old consumer-facing app as its focus shifts toward business-to-business tech services.
Disclaimer: DCG is also the parent company of CoinDesk.
See also:
DigiDaigaku NFTs' Price Rises After $6.5M Super Bowl Ad
Genesis Unveils Proposed Sale Plan With DCG, Bankruptcy Creditors
Digital Asset Platform Bakkt to Discontinue Consumer App After Two Years
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