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Today we discuss the science behind a wandering mind, the ins and outs of songs composed by humpback whales, and how an innovative new robotic capsule might help our digestive systems absorb drugs that aren\u2019t as effective to take orally.\xa0

A Wandering Mind\xa0\xa0\xa0

• \u201cThe science of a wandering mind\u201d By Tim Vernimmen
  • https://knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2022/science-wandering-mind
• \u201cHow Self-Generated Thought Shapes Mood\u2014The Relation between Mind-Wandering and Mood Depends on the Socio-Temporal Content of Thoughts\u201d by Florence J. M. Ruby, Jonathan Smallwood, Haakon Engen, and Tania Singer
  • https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0077554

Song of the Humpback

• \u201cHumpback Whales Pass Their Songs Across Oceans\u201d by Carl Zimmer
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/science/humpback-whale-songs-cultural-evolution.html
• \u201cHumpback Whales Almost 9,000 Miles Apart Have Been Caught Singing The Same Song\u201d by Carly Casella
  • https://www.sciencealert.com/humpback-whales-almost-9000-miles-apart-have-been-caught-singing-the-same-song

Robocap

• \u201cRoboCap \u2013 The Robotic Capsule Designed to Improve Drug Delivery in the Gut\u201d by Sarah Whelan
  • https://www.technologynetworks.com/drug-discovery/news/robocap-the-robotic-capsule-designed-to-improve-drug-delivery-in-the-gut-366073
• \u201cRoboCap: Robotic mucus-clearing capsule for enhanced drug delivery in the gastrointestinal tract\u201d by SHRIYA S. SRINIVASAN et al.
  • https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abp9066
• \u201cTiny robotic pill RoboCap delivers drugs to guts and could end injections like insulin\u201d by Nergis Firtina
  • https://interestingengineering.com/health/tiny-robotic-pill-robocap-drugs-guts
• \u201cHuman Insulin Injection\u201d by MedLine Plus
  • https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682611.html

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