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Today, you\u2019ll learn about why our brains are getting bigger and why that\u2019s a good thing, how the sweet songs of the reef could help save it, and an AI device that gives a voice to the voiceless.  

Bigger Brains  

• \u201cHuman brains are getting larger. That may be good news for dementia risk.\u201d UC David Health. 2024.  
• \u201cTrends in Intracranial and Cerebral Volumes of Framingham Heart Study Participants Born 1930 to 1970.\u201d by Charles DeCarli, MD, et al. 2024.  
• \u201cFramingham Heart Study.\u201d Framingham Heart Study. N.d.  
• \u201cStudy examines factors behind decline in dementia incidence.\u201d NIH. 2016.  

Reef Songs 

• \u201cSounds appealing - reef recordings entice coral larvae to start building.\u201d by Ben Coxworth. 2024.  
• \u201cLife Below Water.\u201d UN. n.d.  
• \u201cStatus of Coral Reefs.\u201d Reef Resilience Network. N.d.  
• \u201cSoundscape enrichment increases larval settlement rates for the brooding coral Porites astreoides.\u201d by Nadege Aoki, et al. 2024.  

AI Speech 

• \u201cSpeaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device.\u201d by Christine Wei-li Lee. 2024.  
• \u201cSpeaking without vocal folds using a machine-learning-assisted wearable sensing-actuation system.\u201d by Ziyuan Che, et al. 2024.  

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