Why April Fools Day Exists
Learn about what the \u201cfrenemy effect\u201d can teach us about bullying; the surprising ability of marmosets to eavesdrop on each others\u2019 conversations; and why April Fool\u2019s Day may have originated from an out-of-date calendar.
The "frenemy effect" says bullying happens most between friends by Kelsey Donk
- Most Teen Bullying Occurs Among Peers Climbing the Social Ladder. (2021, February 17). UC Davis. https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/most-teen-bullying-occurs-among-peers-climbing-social-ladder
- With Friends Like These: Aggression from Amity and Equivalence | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 126, No 3. (2012). American Journal of Sociology. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/712972#_i8
Marmosets eavesdrop on each other's conversations \u2014 and understand what's said by Steffie Drucker
- Eavesdropping marmosets understood other monkeys\u2019 conversations - and they judged. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/aaft-emu020121.php
- Marmoset monkeys eavesdrop and understand conversations between other marmosets. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uoz-mme020321.php
- Br\xfcgger, R. K., Willems, E. P., & Burkart, J. M. (2021). Do marmosets understand others\u2019 conversations? A thermography approach. Science Advances, 7(6), eabc8790. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abc8790
April Fools' Day May Have Originated From an Out-of-Date Calendar by Reuben Westmaas
- Winick, S. (2016, March 28). April Fools: The Roots of an International Tradition | Folklife Today. Loc.gov. https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2016/03/april-fools/
- Wills, M. (2016). Why New Years Falls on January 1st | JSTOR Daily. JSTOR Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/new-year-january-1st/
- Britanniae, B. (2014, April). Origins of April Fools Day. Latin Language Blog | Language and Culture of the Ancient Latin-Speaking World. https://blogs.transparent.com/latin/origins-of-april-fools-day/
Podcasts referenced in this episode:
- Introduction: https://tim.blog/podcast/
- First story: https://songexploder.net/
- Second story: https://www.alieward.com/ologies
- Third story: http://www.wtfpod.com/
- Recap segment: https://serialpodcast.org/
- Special thanks to the HiHo team for their assistance: https://hiho.link/c/curiosity
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