Feb. 19, 2024
Rats Taking Selfies, Brain Cancer Blood Test, Record-Breaking Handstand Push Ups, and More
Rats Taking Selfies: A Social Media Experiment Breakthrough in Brain Cancer Diagnosis Inspiring Story of a Blind Long-Distance Runner Record-Breaking Handstand Push Ups A Funny and Slightly Naughty Story
Rats Taking Selfies: A Social Media Experiment
Breakthrough in Brain Cancer Diagnosis
Inspiring Story of a Blind Long-Distance Runner
Record-Breaking Handstand Push Ups
A Funny and Slightly Naughty Story
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Calaroga Shark media. Apparently rats like
taking selfies. I am chunning Mack with
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five good news stories. An artist
named Augustin bought two rats as pets,
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as one does, and you know
when if you've got a pet rat.
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He built them in elaborate cage,
and using a mechanism that gave the road
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and sugar whenever they pressed a button, he trained them to take selfies.
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The project is a commentary on the
notions of pleasure, reward, and the
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00:00:32.439 --> 00:00:37.679
addictive behaviors induced by social media.
Augustin says the images offered a playful way
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to explore topics like reduced attention spans
and the impact of social media algorithms.
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After taking selfies for a few days, the rats were sent to his mom's
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house to live out the rest of
their days. I'm sure mom was thrilled.
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Why didn't you just keep the rats? Dude? What are you doing?
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The rats probably have more followers than
I have. Anyway. Good news
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A brain cancer blood test there's a
segue. Scientists have developed a simple blood
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test that could offer early diagnosis for
brain tumors in the future. It isolates
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tumor cells that have broken free from
the tumor and are circulating in the blood.
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The cells are then stained it can
be identified under a microscope. The
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Imperial Collegist doctor Nellafir said is that
a non invasive, inexpensive method for the
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early detection of brain tumors is critical
for improvements in patient care. Nice job
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by a long distance runner who raised
thirty eight thousand dollars by running the length
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of Japan. Gary has racked up
thousands of miles running in races around the
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world. Oh yeah, Gary's blind. About fifteen years ago, the Hong
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Kong resident lost complete vision in both
his eyes. He was depressed, but
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he found that long distance running gave
him confidence in the boost that he needed.
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He became the first blind person who
finished the sixty two mile Antarctic Ice
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Marathon. Wow. He recently organized
and poleted the forty Day Dark Run twenty
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twenty three in Japan, where he
ran from the south of Japan all the
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way to the north. He raised
thirty eight thousand dollars from Make a Wish
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00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:02.879
Hong Kong. He told CNN,
A lot of people may say, Wow,
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you're r in the span of Japan. You're so impressive. I'm actually
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not the most impressive of these children. I wanted to show them that we
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all have our obstacles, but we
must face them head on and with bravery.
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When they're faced with theirs, many
of them suffer from worst difficulties.
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They could see it's possible to overcome. A Georgian athlete performed sixty one handstand
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push ups that broke the Guinness World
Record. Sandro is a strength and conditioning
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00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:29.280
coach. He broke the record of
fifty two consecutive handstand push ups, which
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00:02:29.360 --> 00:02:32.400
was sent by Victor back in twenty
nineteen. Sandro told the Guinness Book,
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00:02:32.439 --> 00:02:37.719
for me, the handstand is the
epitome of athliticism and high neuromuscular control.
38
00:02:38.039 --> 00:02:40.120
I like handstand push ups conceptually.
By their very nature. You have to
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00:02:40.120 --> 00:02:44.479
control all segments of your body in
every single movement in order to not lose
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00:02:44.520 --> 00:02:47.159
balance. He said. He trained
for three years to take on the record,
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00:02:47.439 --> 00:02:51.759
and during the final year he would
practice six days a week. He
42
00:02:51.840 --> 00:02:55.080
is now attempting the world record for
most handstand push ups in one minute and
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the most handstand push ups in three
minutes. In this next one isn't really
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00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:04.639
good news, but it made me
smile and one of the goals of this
45
00:03:04.879 --> 00:03:08.639
podcast is to make you smile this
one is it such naughty? Just a
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00:03:08.759 --> 00:03:13.199
little naughty. So if naughty freaks
out, or maybe the little ones are
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00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:15.039
listening with you, I'll see you
next time. Okay, for the rest
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of you, it's not that naughty. A woman posted a picture she was
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in her bathroom. She was showing
off her cap and sunglasses. You know,
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00:03:23.039 --> 00:03:24.960
in the bathroom is a mirror.
It's a good place to take a
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selfie of sorts. She threw the
post up on Instagram. It was up
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00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:34.879
there for half an hour. She
found out the double reflection that caught her
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00:03:34.879 --> 00:03:38.759
boyfriend Harry, wiping himself on the
toilet. It got hundreds of thousands of
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00:03:39.240 --> 00:03:44.479
likes. It was only up for
thirty seven minutes. Some viewers were questioning
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00:03:44.759 --> 00:03:47.159
her boyfriend's wiping technique. One asked, why is he standing up? What
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00:03:47.280 --> 00:03:51.560
kind of person does that? Another
a different point of view and said,
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00:03:51.599 --> 00:03:54.919
stand up, wiper. Respect.
My favorite part of this story. The
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00:03:54.960 --> 00:03:59.319
woman her first name, Shannon,
her last name. You're not gonna believe
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00:03:59.319 --> 00:04:02.639
me, You're gonna think a picking
this up her last name, but that
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00:04:02.759 --> 00:04:05.919
your five could do story search.
If you join the program, tell somebody
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00:04:05.919 --> 00:04:09.400
about it. They might like it
too, Have an awesome day,
1
00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:13.480
Calaroga Shark media. Apparently rats like
taking selfies. I am chunning Mack with
2
00:00:13.560 --> 00:00:18.600
five good news stories. An artist
named Augustin bought two rats as pets,
3
00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:21.559
as one does, and you know
when if you've got a pet rat.
4
00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:25.440
He built them in elaborate cage,
and using a mechanism that gave the road
5
00:00:25.480 --> 00:00:29.160
and sugar whenever they pressed a button, he trained them to take selfies.
6
00:00:29.600 --> 00:00:32.439
The project is a commentary on the
notions of pleasure, reward, and the
7
00:00:32.439 --> 00:00:37.679
addictive behaviors induced by social media.
Augustin says the images offered a playful way
8
00:00:37.679 --> 00:00:41.560
to explore topics like reduced attention spans
and the impact of social media algorithms.
9
00:00:41.920 --> 00:00:45.600
After taking selfies for a few days, the rats were sent to his mom's
10
00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:50.159
house to live out the rest of
their days. I'm sure mom was thrilled.
11
00:00:50.200 --> 00:00:52.320
Why didn't you just keep the rats? Dude? What are you doing?
12
00:00:52.759 --> 00:00:56.280
The rats probably have more followers than
I have. Anyway. Good news
13
00:00:56.359 --> 00:01:00.719
A brain cancer blood test there's a
segue. Scientists have developed a simple blood
14
00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:04.959
test that could offer early diagnosis for
brain tumors in the future. It isolates
15
00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:08.159
tumor cells that have broken free from
the tumor and are circulating in the blood.
16
00:01:08.239 --> 00:01:11.879
The cells are then stained it can
be identified under a microscope. The
17
00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:17.799
Imperial Collegist doctor Nellafir said is that
a non invasive, inexpensive method for the
18
00:01:17.799 --> 00:01:22.560
early detection of brain tumors is critical
for improvements in patient care. Nice job
19
00:01:22.680 --> 00:01:26.280
by a long distance runner who raised
thirty eight thousand dollars by running the length
20
00:01:26.319 --> 00:01:30.560
of Japan. Gary has racked up
thousands of miles running in races around the
21
00:01:30.599 --> 00:01:34.760
world. Oh yeah, Gary's blind. About fifteen years ago, the Hong
22
00:01:34.840 --> 00:01:38.280
Kong resident lost complete vision in both
his eyes. He was depressed, but
23
00:01:38.319 --> 00:01:42.480
he found that long distance running gave
him confidence in the boost that he needed.
24
00:01:42.879 --> 00:01:47.640
He became the first blind person who
finished the sixty two mile Antarctic Ice
25
00:01:47.799 --> 00:01:53.959
Marathon. Wow. He recently organized
and poleted the forty Day Dark Run twenty
26
00:01:53.040 --> 00:01:57.159
twenty three in Japan, where he
ran from the south of Japan all the
27
00:01:57.200 --> 00:02:00.840
way to the north. He raised
thirty eight thousand dollars from Make a Wish
28
00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:02.879
Hong Kong. He told CNN,
A lot of people may say, Wow,
29
00:02:02.879 --> 00:02:07.120
you're r in the span of Japan. You're so impressive. I'm actually
30
00:02:07.120 --> 00:02:08.800
not the most impressive of these children. I wanted to show them that we
31
00:02:08.840 --> 00:02:13.000
all have our obstacles, but we
must face them head on and with bravery.
32
00:02:13.039 --> 00:02:15.960
When they're faced with theirs, many
of them suffer from worst difficulties.
33
00:02:15.240 --> 00:02:21.360
They could see it's possible to overcome. A Georgian athlete performed sixty one handstand
34
00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:24.319
push ups that broke the Guinness World
Record. Sandro is a strength and conditioning
35
00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:29.280
coach. He broke the record of
fifty two consecutive handstand push ups, which
36
00:02:29.360 --> 00:02:32.400
was sent by Victor back in twenty
nineteen. Sandro told the Guinness Book,
37
00:02:32.439 --> 00:02:37.719
for me, the handstand is the
epitome of athliticism and high neuromuscular control.
38
00:02:38.039 --> 00:02:40.120
I like handstand push ups conceptually.
By their very nature. You have to
39
00:02:40.120 --> 00:02:44.479
control all segments of your body in
every single movement in order to not lose
40
00:02:44.520 --> 00:02:47.159
balance. He said. He trained
for three years to take on the record,
41
00:02:47.439 --> 00:02:51.759
and during the final year he would
practice six days a week. He
42
00:02:51.840 --> 00:02:55.080
is now attempting the world record for
most handstand push ups in one minute and
43
00:02:55.120 --> 00:03:00.960
the most handstand push ups in three
minutes. In this next one isn't really
44
00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:04.639
good news, but it made me
smile and one of the goals of this
45
00:03:04.879 --> 00:03:08.639
podcast is to make you smile this
one is it such naughty? Just a
46
00:03:08.759 --> 00:03:13.199
little naughty. So if naughty freaks
out, or maybe the little ones are
47
00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:15.039
listening with you, I'll see you
next time. Okay, for the rest
48
00:03:15.039 --> 00:03:20.000
of you, it's not that naughty. A woman posted a picture she was
49
00:03:20.039 --> 00:03:23.039
in her bathroom. She was showing
off her cap and sunglasses. You know,
50
00:03:23.039 --> 00:03:24.960
in the bathroom is a mirror.
It's a good place to take a
51
00:03:24.960 --> 00:03:29.800
selfie of sorts. She threw the
post up on Instagram. It was up
52
00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:34.879
there for half an hour. She
found out the double reflection that caught her
53
00:03:34.879 --> 00:03:38.759
boyfriend Harry, wiping himself on the
toilet. It got hundreds of thousands of
54
00:03:39.240 --> 00:03:44.479
likes. It was only up for
thirty seven minutes. Some viewers were questioning
55
00:03:44.759 --> 00:03:47.159
her boyfriend's wiping technique. One asked, why is he standing up? What
56
00:03:47.280 --> 00:03:51.560
kind of person does that? Another
a different point of view and said,
57
00:03:51.599 --> 00:03:54.919
stand up, wiper. Respect.
My favorite part of this story. The
58
00:03:54.960 --> 00:03:59.319
woman her first name, Shannon,
her last name. You're not gonna believe
59
00:03:59.319 --> 00:04:02.639
me, You're gonna think a picking
this up her last name, but that
60
00:04:02.759 --> 00:04:05.919
your five could do story search.
If you join the program, tell somebody
61
00:04:05.919 --> 00:04:09.400
about it. They might like it
too, Have an awesome day,