Zoos Have Their Own Dating Apps, Why Grease Is Hard to Clean Off Plastic, and You Don’t Have to Be Married to Be Happy
Learn about why it’s harder to clean grease off of plastic than glass; how zoos use their own version of dating apps for breeding programs; and why science says you don’t have to be married to be happy.
Why is it harder to clean grease off of plastic than glass? by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Lili)
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- Lipids. (2020). Dcccd.edu. https://dlc.dcccd.edu/biology1-3/lipids
- Clean My Space. (2013). Cleaning Plastic Containers: How to Clean Plastic Food Storage Items Fast & Easy (Clean My Space) [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQKei50JCNQ
Zoos Use Their Own Versions of Dating Apps for Breeding Programs by Reuben Westmaas
- Wright, R. (2018, February 12). There’s a Matchmaking Site for Gorillas, Too. The New Yorker; The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/theres-a-dating-site-for-gorillas-too
- Stahl, L. (2018, May 13). Matchmaking for zoo animals. Cbsnews.com. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/matchmaking-for-zoo-animals/
You don't have to be married to be happy by Kelsey Donk
- When it comes to happiness, what’s love got to do with it? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/msu-wic072320.php
- Loved and lost or never loved at all? Lifelong marital histories and their links with subjective well-being. (2020). The Journal of Positive Psychology. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17439760.2020.1791946?journalCode=rpos20
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