Today, you’ll learn about how nuclear weapons might one day actually save the Earth, the video game that lets you power wash your bad mood away, and a study that suggests being a picky eater might be genetic.

Asteroid Blast

• “Nuclear blast could save Earth from large asteroid, scientists say.” by Ian Sample. 2024.
• “Simulation of asteroid deflection with a megajoule-class X-ray pulse.” by Nathan W. Moore, et al. 2024.

Power Wash Positivity

• “It’s official: You can virtually power wash your way to a better mood.” by Abhimanyu Ghoshal. 2024.
• “Affective Uplift During Video Game Play: A Naturalistic Case Study.” by Matti Vuorre, et al. 2024.

Picky Eaters

• “Being A Picky Eater Could Be Genetic: Study.” by Anuradha Varanasi. 2024.
• “Nature and nurture in fussy eating from toddlerhood to early adolescence: findings from the Gemini twin cohort.” by Zeynep Nas, et al. 2024.

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