Hosts Ruby Pommer and Jason Martin talk about the current state of decline that our species is experiencing. Subjects range from credit card debt and the carbon footprint of interest to polar ice caps melting.
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Truth is Simple Environment: Tidal Power Researched: Orca Update Positive: Capybara Foster Mom References: https://www.energy.ox.ac.uk/news_items/could-the-uks-tides-help-wean-us-off-fossil-fuels/ https://abcnews.go.com/International/pod-killer-whales-attacks-sinks-50-foot-yacht/story?id=110226518 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/world/africa/orcas-sink-yacht-gibraltar.html https://www.businessinsider.com/orca-attacks-polish-yacht-sinking-it-morocco-killer-whales-2023-11 https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/killer-whales-dramatic-behavior-2023-rcna128353 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_orca_attacks#:~:text=Over%20250%20boats%20have%20been,into%202022%2C%20with%20207%20interactions. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/25/orcas-boats-rammings-scientists-open-letter-aoe https://www.newsweek.com/killer-whale-attack-boats-scientists-spain-1535219 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/cheesecake-the-capybara-fosters-puppies https://www.thedodo.com/capybara-best-friends-animals-2326399131.html https://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/cheesecake-the-capybara-is-the-worlds-best-puppy-foster-mom/
Be Skeptikal Dammit: - Republican Spread Lies About Easter Eggs, Biden and the National Day of Trans Visibility - Misinformation & Conspiracy Theories; a type of infection on public life Researched: Matriarchal Societies Today Positive: Narwhal Adopted by Belugas; Will We See a Narluga in the Future? References: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/adopted-lone-narwhal-traveling-among-belugas-may-produce-narluga-calves-180979695/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/narwhal-adopted-by-pod-of-belugas-in-canada-could-produce-narluga/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid-19-conspiracy-theories-1.5672766 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01728-z The Friendly Atheist Podcast https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4568187-egg-board-white-house-easter-trump-conservative-attacks/ https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/30/easter-transgender-day-of-visibility-culture-war-00149841 https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/when-easter#:~:text=The%20simple%20standard%20definition%20of,Easter%20is%20the%20next%20Sunday. https://www.unearthwomen.com/5-matriarchal-societies-where-women-are-in-charge/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/women-matriarchal-society-improved-health-patriarchy/ https://gap.hks.harvard.edu/gender-differences-competition-evidence-matrilineal-and-patriarchal-society https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/angela-saini-patriarchy-matriarchy-gender-equality
Be Skeptikal Dammit: - GMO Label Scam - Organic Label Scam Researched: Fred Phelps & The Westboro Baptist Church Positive: Oral Antibiotic Advancing Cystic Fibrosis Treatment References: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/09/20/going-green-means-big-bucks-corporations-these-campaigns-scams-column/2310830001/#:~:text=Don't%20buy%20the%20non%2DGMO%20scare%20campaign&text=Food%20companies%20are%20rushing%20to,GMOs%20has%20largely%20been%20successful. https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensavage/2016/06/11/the-non-gmo-food-label-is-a-lie/?sh=7830a7844b70 https://saifood.ca/food-scam/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/11/15/the-great-organic-food-fraud https://reason.com/2023/02/04/the-usda-cant-stop-organic-food-fraud/ https://modernfarmer.com/2020/01/the-inside-story-of-one-of-the-biggest-organic-farm-scams-in-history/ https://modernfarmer.com/2023/10/can-you-trust-organic-label/ https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/westboro-baptist-church https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/fred-phelps-founder-westboro-baptist-church-dies https://www.npr.org/2019/10/09/768665099/granddaughter-of-westboro-baptist-church-founder-chronicles-leaving-in-unfollow https://observer.com/2019/04/megan-phelps-roper-westboro-baptist-church-activist-profile/ https://time.com/32564/fred-phelps-westboro-baptist-obituary/ https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/phelps-family-westboro-baptist-church-fred-death-louis-theroux-documentary-surviving-americas-most-hated-313174 https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/landmark-clinical-trial-shows-effectiveness-of-oral-antibiotics-in-treating-cystic-fibrosis/25770 https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-breakthrough-therapy-cystic-fibrosis
Be Reasonable: - Poem: They Said They Wouldn't - Who is really shoving their beliefs down people's throats? - It's Unreasonable to Take Transgender Healthcare Away - Republicans are unreasonable, & women have to pay attention Positive: CRISPR Removes AIDES virus from cells References: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68609297 https://www.news18.com/world/scientists-make-breakthrough-use-crispr-to-eliminate-hiv-from-infected-cells-8822026.html https://www.catie.ca/treatment update-232/gene-therapy-crispr-starts-to-move-forward-against-hiv
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Germ Theory Denial Wildlife: Sponges & All the Medicines They Provide Researched: The Patriarchy & Christianity Positive: Breakthrough Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer References: germ theory denial https://theconversation.com/germ-theory-denialism-is-alive-and-well-and-taking-the-nuance-out-of-scientific-debate-163408 https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Germ_theory_denialism https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/deep-dive-into-stupid-meet-the-growing-group-that-rejects-germ-theory/ https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/darwin/evolution-today/what-is-a-theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory pancreatic cancer treatment https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/mrna-vaccine-treat-pancreatic-cancer https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pancreatic-cancer-vaccine-shows-promise-in-small-initial-trial/ patriarchy https://www.learnwhr.org/wp-content/uploads/D-Facio-What-is-Patriarchy.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/22/the-age-of-patriarchy-how-an-unfashionable-idea-became-a-rallying-cry-for-feminism-today https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230525-how-did-patriarchy-actually-begin https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/sep/analysis-how-did-patriarchy-start-and-will-evolution-get-rid-it https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23831740-400-the-origins-of-sexism-how-men-came-to-rule-12000-years-ago/ sponges https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7087563/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4930278/ https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/sea-sponge-hiv-medicine https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/23921394/deep-sea-mining-sea-sponges-medicine-drugs
Be Skeptikal Dammit: New Americanized Version of Bible Environment: First Space Junk Fine Issued in US Wildlife: Snails Munching on Snail Mail Banks Making Immoral Investments Positive: Amazing New Treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia Show Notes: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Conservapedia:The_Conservative_Bible_Project https://www.conservapedia.com/Conservative_Bible_Project https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67191069 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fda-approves-first-crispr-gene-editing-treatment-for-sickle-cell-disease/ https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/columbia-impact-first-new-crispr-therapy-approved-sickle-cell https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/02/fcc-space-debris-fine-dish-network-satellite#:~:text=The%20US%20Federal%20Communications%20Commission,for%20more%20than%20two%20decades. https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/us-government-issues-1st-ever-space-junk-fine-charging-satellite-tv-company-whopping-dollar150k https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqq71y6399eo
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Republican Lies About the Border Wildlife: Giraffes & Their Amazing Tongues Researched: The Moon Ilusion Positive: Amazing Breakthrough in Organ Transplantation Show Notes: https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4691 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ted-cruz-border-wall-photo-b2401500.html https://www.newsweek.com/no-theres-no-border-crisis-republicans-are-perpetuating-another-big-lie-opinion-1579671 https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_tilt https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/axial-tilt-obliquity.html https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/axis/ https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Axial_tilt https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Milankovitch/milankovitch_2.php https://www.weather.gov/lmk/seasons#:~:text=The%20earth's%20spin%20axis%20is,away%2C%20winter%20can%20be%20expected. https://earthsky.org/moon-phases/understandingmoonphases/#:~:text=As%20seen%20from%20the%20north,we%20see%20in%20our%20sky. https://theconversation.com/why-does-the-moon-look-close-some-nights-and-far-away-on-other-nights-184028#:~:text=People%20mainly%20notice%20the%20Moon,it%20with%20other%2C%20familiar%20things. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/ https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/animals/mammals/why-giraffes-have-purple-tongues/ https://www.smorescience.com/what-color-is-a-giraffes-tongue/ https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/human-liver-repaired-using-cells-grown-in-a-laboratory-for-the-first-time/27016#:~:text=Researchers%20have%20been%20able%20to,human%20livers%20to%20repair%20them. https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lab-grown-mini-bile-ducts-used-to-repair-human-livers-in-regenerative-medicine-first
Be Skeptikal Dammit: see researched segment Environment: newly discovered way to break down major class of forevrer chemicals Wildlife: some updates on the mass elephant deaths of 2020 Researched: the alternative reality that is Conservapedia Positive: vollunteers shovelling snow for those who can't Show Notes: new tech for breaking down 'forever chemicals' https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-find-a-new-technique-for-breaking-down-forever-chemicals-180980623/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cheap-new-method-breaks-down-forever-chemicals/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/scientists-are-figuring-out-how-to-destroy-forever-chemicals/ bacterium may have caused mystery elephant deaths https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67197251 https://www.nature.com/articles/d44148-023-00307-9 https://www.livescience.com/animals/deadly-bacteria-may-be-the-culprit-behind-mysterious-elephant-die-off conservapedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservapedia https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Conservapedia https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/mar/02/wikipedia.news https://www.conservapedia.com/Main_Page snow shovelling volunteers https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/whitehorse-residents-paying-it-forward-shoveling-snow-for-those-who-cant-1.7071470#:~:text=A%20group%20of%20Whitehorse%20residents,three%20years%20ago%20from%20India.
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Most Used Climate Myths & the Arguments Against Them Environment: Climate Friendly Flying Wildlife: Sandbox Tree Positive: 14 Year Old Invents Skin Cancer Soap Show Notes: common climate myths https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-myths-what-science-really-says/ Sandbox Tree https://www.britannica.com/plant/sandbox-tree https://www.upworthy.com/dynamite-tree-explosive-fruit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hura_crepitans climate friendly flying https://www.vox.com/climate/23922939/airline-united-climate-change-sustainable-fuel-emissions-offset-saf https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/12/15/aviation-climate-biden-tax-credits/ skin cancer soap https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/10/27/1209048618/q-a-this-scientist-developed-a-soap-that-could-help-fight-skin-cancer-hes-14 https://www.sciencealert.com/us-teen-wins-top-prize-for-inventing-a-soap-to-fight-skin-cancer https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/25/heman-bekele-skin-cancer-soap/
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Spotting Misinformation Environment: Synthetic Sponges to Soak up Microplastics Wildlife: Right Whale Numbers May be Levelling Off Positive: Incredible New Blood Cancer Treatment Being Offered to Those For Whom Other Treatments Have Failed Show Notes: Spotting Misinformation https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-spot-abortion-misinformation/ https://www.acog.org/advocacy/abortion-is-essential/come-prepared/combating-abortion-myths-tool-kit synthetic sponges soak up microplatics https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-have-created-synthetic-sponges-that-soak-up-microplastics-180983017/ https://greencitizen.com/news/synthetic-sponges-show-promise-in-microplastic-removal-efforts/ blood cancer treatment https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/news/first-patient-has-new-cutting-edge-therapy-for-cancer-patients/#:~:text=Stephen%20Milton%2C%2029%2C%20became%20the,within%20the%20John%20Radcliffe%20Hospital. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4n4yp49p78o https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23877641.first-oxford-patient-receives-new-cancer-treatment/ https://www.cancerresearch.org/blog/march-2017/milton-w whale numbers may be stabilizing https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/north-atlantic-right-whale-numbers-may-be-stabilizing-at-last-180983134/#:~:text=Scientists%20counted%20about%20356%20North,dropped%20by%20roughly%2025%20percent. https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2022-06-07/endangered-whale-numbers-may-be-stabilizing-after-some-bad-years-but-their-future-remains-uncertain https://sevenseasmedia.org/north-atlantic-right-whale-population-stabilizes-but-human-induced-threats-remain-critical-scientists-warn/ graveyards https://www.quora.com/Are-cemeteries-a-waste-of-valuable-land-area https://ggwash.org/view/70300/burial-culture-and-the-issues-with-using-so-much-space-for-cemeteries https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/deal-with-the-dead https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/jan/21/death-in-the-city-what-happens-cemeteries-full-cost-dying https://perfectmemorials.com/guides/running-out-of-cemetery-space https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31837964 https://www.killermovies.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-315138-cemetaries-graveyards-waste-of-space.html https://miltonfieldsgeorgia.com/conventional-burial-harms-environment/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35985390/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653522025188 https://www.businessinsider.com/burying-dead-bodies-environment-funeral-conservation-2015-10 https://www.alternativesjournal.ca/community/culture/a-greener-way-to-go/ https://www.quora.com/What-percentage-of-earths-surface-is-covered-up-by-cemeteries-the-cemetery-to-livable-land-ratio
Be Skeptikal Dammit: The Book Banning Klanned Karenhood Environment: Crushing Volcanic Rock for Crop Lands Researched: The Rapture & Rapture Anxiety Positive: Smart Knife 'Smells' Cancer Show Notes: Moms for Liberty and Storm & Fury https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/11/a-mom-is-outraged-that-moms-for-liberty-used-her-daughter-in-a-harebrained-scheme-to-ban-a-book/#:~:text=Moms%20for%20Liberty%20went%20after,one%20character%20almost%20has%20sex. https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-moms-for-liberty-member-demands-criminal-investigation-over-fantasy-novel-18181127 https://weartv.com/news/local/santa-rosa-county-mother-accuses-moms-for-liberty-of-exploiting-daughter-to-push-agenda https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/07/moms-for-liberty-cops-teen-ya-novel/ Adding Crushed Rock to Farmland https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/10/adding-crushed-rock-farmland-pulls-carbon-out-air#:~:text=Adding%20crushed%20volcanic%20rock%20to,an%20extreme%20drought%20in%20California. https://phys.org/news/2023-10-adding-farmland-carbon-air-field.html https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/02/spreading-crushed-rock-on-farms-could-improve-soil-and-lower-co%E2%82%82/ https://modernfarmer.com/2023/09/enhanced-rock-weathering/ https://www.earth.com/news/farming-crushed-rocks-carbon/ https://e360.yale.edu/digest/enhanced-rock-weathering-climate-change Bird Flu Reaches Antarctic for First Time https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/24/catastrophic-penguins-and-seals-at-risk-as-bird-flu-reaches-antarctic-aoe https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399252-bird-flu-has-reached-antarctica-and-could-have-a-devastating-effect/ Gene Edited Chickens Made to Resist Bird Flu https://www.wired.com/story/these-gene-edited-chickens-were-made-to-resist-bird-flu/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41476-3 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/gene-editing-chicken-resistant-bird-flu Wild Birds Gain Immunity to Avian Flu https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/20/wild-birds-gain-immunity-to-avian-flu-in-encouraging-sign-amid-deadly-outbreak https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5204166/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170630085734.htm Rapture Anxiety https://www.vox.com/2017/12/12/16763230/raptureanxiety-calls-out-evangelicals-obsession-with-the-end-times-roy-moore-evangelical-jerusalem https://christianswhocursesometimes.com/how-left-behind-gave-a-whole-generation-rapture-anxiety/ https://www.gcrr.org/post/rapture-anxiety https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/27/us/rapture-anxiety-evangelical-exvangelical-christianity-cec/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2023/04/21/rapture-anxiety-is-thing/ https://www.sdmorrison.org/10-reasons-the-rapture-should-be-left-behind/ https://medium.com/backyard-theology/rapture-anxiety-the-real-life-effects-of-end-times-fear-7e9460b35cb1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapture#:~:text=The%20Rapture%20is%20an%20eschatological,the%20Lord%20in%20the%20air.%22 https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/05/rapture-fear-evangelical-americans-church-miller.html Knife That Smells Tumors https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/242553/new-research-uses-iknife-give-immediate/#:~:text=New%20research%20uses%20the%20iKnife%20to%20give%20an%20immediate%20diagnosis%20for%20womb%20cancer,-by%20Benjie%20Coleman&text=New%20research%20led%20by%20Imperial,diagnose%20womb%20cancer%20within%20minutes. https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cancer-tissue-sniffed-out-with-smart-surgical-knife-1.1362806 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/03/knife-that-smells-tumours-can-detect-womb-cancer-within-seconds-iknife
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Counterfeit Drug Puts Australians in Hospital Environment: Plastics in the Ocean Help Make Pathogens More Virulent Main and Positive: I Made it to 100! Show Notes: Fake weight loss drug https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67217729 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/06/tga-investigates-influencers-after-diabetes-drug-ozempic-promoted-as-weight-loss-treatment https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-husbands-plea-after-wife-dies-trying-to-lose-weight-for-daughters-wedding-213812998.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAB3zLoNcLsTo-lHQBSVhI6fRBebNJng5GCvnTcUt_XObO8ayImGMS4lC4R7dd5TxJp9-Im-QKHUuFEszQJBVSX8EYHPnTbKgR7WurYXjs5cMR8cBTotOu_F8btjFbiEp73HwDfExFwz1TkxicUdCZcZpYaHqH0q52RduiDwYYT9l micro plastic exposure makes microbes more virulent https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/microplastic-exposure-makes-microbes-more-virulent-180982436/#:~:text=The%20scientists%20aren't%20exactly,in%20resistance%20to%20all%20antimicrobials. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9963316/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749123005602 synthetic sponges soak up microplatics https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-have-created-synthetic-sponges-that-soak-up-microplastics-180983017/ https://greencitizen.com/news/synthetic-sponges-show-promise-in-microplastic-removal-efforts/ https://www.fastcompany.com/90744494/microplastics-are-everywhere-these-sponges-could-help-capture-them THAT'S IT. REST WILL BE SHARING; STATS, FAVES, ETC.
Be Skeptikal Dammit: History of They/Them as a singular Environment: The Dying Amazon & Ancient Carvings Revealed Wildlife: Where did the snow crabs go & a mass die off of pink river dolphins Positive: One injection and kids born deaf can hear Show Notes: https://www.scu.edu/media/offices/provost/writing-center/resources/Tips-Singular-Pronoun-They.pdf https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/singular-they-history https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/25/677177 https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/april-2020/singular-they-nonbinary-language-in-the-historical-community https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/singular-nonbinary-they https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2020/11/16/singular-they-teaching-a-changing-language/ https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/10/25/amazon-drought-exposes-ancient-rock-carvings https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/severe-drought-in-the-amazon-reveals-ancient-face-carvings-180983143/ https://phys.org/news/2023-10-drought-brazil-amazon-reveals-ancient.html https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/severe-drought-reveals-more-than-100-rock-carvings-in-amazonian-tributary-that-may-be-up-to-2000-years-old https://www.realclearhistory.com/2023/10/26/amazon_drought_exposes_ancient_rock_carvings_988650.html https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/23904829/amazon-rainforest-deforestation-tipping-point https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/deforestation-brazils-amazon-has-reached-record-high-whats-being-done https://www.sciencenews.org/article/10-billion-snow-crabs-disappeared-alaska https://phys.org/news/2023-10-billion-crabs-starved-death-bering.html https://www.livescience.com/billions-snow-crabs-vanish-from-bering-sea https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/alaska-snow-crab https://e360.yale.edu/features/snow-crabs-alaska-bering-sea-climate-change https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-10-billion-snow-crabs-disappeared-off-the-coast-of-alaska-180983112/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399388-pink-river-dolphins-are-dying-from-extreme-heat-in-the-amazon/#:~:text=Even%20more%20concerningly%2C%20153%20dolphins,%2Doff%2C%20say%20local%20researchers. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/at-least-125-river-dolphins-have-died-amid-drought-and-heat-in-brazilian-amazon-180983036/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brazil-dead-dolphins-drought-1.6984851 https://a-z-animals.com/blog/dolphins-are-dying-in-the-amazon-and-this-is-why/ https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/amazon-river-dolphins-die-amid-record-high-water-temperatures/ https://www.science.org/content/article/gene-therapy-restores-hearing-children-rare-form-deafness https://www.wired.com/story/new-trials-aim-to-restore-hearing-in-deaf-children-with-gene-therapy/ https://hsci.harvard.edu/news/gene-therapy-restores-hearing-deaf-mice-down-whisper https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article/new-trials-aim-to-restore-hearing-in-deaf-children https://www.news-medical.net/news/20211215/First-of-its-kind-gene-therapy-technique-reverses-severe-hearing-loss-in-mice.aspx
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Don't Eat Borax Environment: Making Hydrogen from Sea Water Researched: Project 2025's Mandate for Leadership part 3 Show Notes: https://www.eco-business.com/news/scientists-develop-technology-to-produce-green-hydrogen-from-seawater/#:~:text=Green%20hydrogen%20is%20produced%20from,a%20device%20called%20an%20electrolyser. https://www.science.org/content/article/splitting-seawater-provide-endless-source-green-hydrogen https://nypost.com/2023/07/20/dexperts-blast-tiktok-trend-as-dangerous/ https://www.healthline.com/health-news/drinking-borax-can-be-deadly-people-are-doing-it-on-tiktok-anyway#What-to-do-if-someone-drinks-borax https://www.health.com/ingesting-borax-trend-not-safe-7565551 https://www.project2025.org/ Mandate For Leadership New York Times The Hill Freethought Radio: Aug.24/23 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/abortion/risks/#:~:text=needing%20another%20procedure%20to%20remove,1%20out%20of%201%2C000%20women https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/15/project-2025-policy-manifesto-lgbtq-rights https://www.wpr.org/project-2025-conservative-think-tanks-plan-republican-presidency https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/project-2025-the-republican-blueprint-to-wage-war-on-the-environment/ https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/project-2025
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Salt Lamps Environment: Wildlife: Platypus Researched: Project 2025 & The Mandate for Leadership; a Conservative fascist manifesto Positive: 2nd Isolated Asgard Cell Show Notes: https://www.healthline.com/health/himalayan-salt-lamps#purification https://www.realsimple.com/health/mind-mood/what-do-salt-lamps-do https://www.iqair.com/us/newsroom/himalayan-salt-lamp-debunked https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/platypuses-were-fake/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/primitive-asgard-cells-show-life-on-the-brink-of-complexity-20230411/#:~:text=As%20researchers%20race%20to%20cultivate,forerunners%20of%20all%20complex%20life. https://www.project2025.org/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/15/project-2025-policy-manifesto-lgbtq-rights The Mandate for Leadership New York Times The Hill Freethought Radio: Aug.24/23 https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/15/health/abortion-pill-safety-dg/index.html https://www.wpr.org/project-2025-conservative-think-tanks-plan-republican-presidency https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/project-2025-the-republican-blueprint-to-wage-war-on-the-environment/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/abortion/risks/#:~:text=needing%20another%20procedure%20to%20remove,1%20out%20of%201%2C000%20women https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/project-2025 Platypus https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/platypus
Be Skeptikal Dammit: The Republican Proposed Budget and how Republican voters have no idea what they are really voting for Environment: Massive Landslide Stops Just Short of Swiss Village Wildlife: Leaf Cutter Bees Researched: Project 2025 & The Mandate for Leadership; a Conservative fascist manifesto Positive: Medical Microbots Will Make Certain Treatments Much Less Invasive Show Notes: https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/leafcutter-bee.html https://www.natureserve.org/sites/default/files/web_-_leafcutter_bee_report_brochure.pdf https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/evacuated-village-spared-as-enormous-rock-masses-fall-in-brienz/48595332 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65926381 https://www.project2025.org/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/15/project-2025-policy-manifesto-lgbtq-rights https://www.wpr.org/project-2025-conservative-think-tanks-plan-republican-presidency https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/abortion/risks/#:~:text=needing%20another%20procedure%20to%20remove,1%20out%20of%201%2C000%20women https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/project-2025-the-republican-blueprint-to-wage-war-on-the-environment/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/15/health/abortion-pill-safety-dg/index.html Mandate for Leadership New York Times The Hill Freethought Radio: Aug.24/23 https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/project-2025 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230524181939.htm
Be Skeptikal Dammit: The Damage From Sound of Freedom to Actual Anti-Trafficking Organizations Environment: The Dangers of Our Slowing Ocean Currents Researched: How the American Nazis of 1939 Were the Same as the Republicans We See Today Positive: Iclendic Townsfolk Tossing Pufflings Show Notes: 60 Minutes: 11/27/2022 https://www.newsweek.com/mira-sorvino-horrified-sound-freedom-funders-arrest-1817699 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/sound-of-freedom-child-trafficking-experts-1234786352/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66169916 https://insidethemagic.net/2023/08/anti-trafficking-film-funder-found-engaged-in-child-trafficking-sound-of-freedom-jnw1/ https://screenrant.com/sound-of-freedom-movie-child-trafficking-fact-check/ https://www.reddit.com/r/socialism/comments/15eormh/thoughts_on_the_sound_of_freedom_and_child_abuse/?rdt=62546 https://anightatthegarden.com/ https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/revisiting-the-american-nazi-supporters-of-a-night-at-the-garden https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/revisiting-the-american-nazi-supporters-of-a-night-at-the-garden https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/02/20/695941323/when-nazis-took-manhattan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Hare https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-a-mega-ocean-current-about-to-shut-down/ https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/huge-atlantic-ocean-current-slowing-down-if-it-collapses-la-ni%C3%B1a-could-become-norm https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/amoc-atlantic-ocean-conveyer-belt-climate-change https://longreads.com/2023/03/07/an-icelandic-town-goes-all-out-to-save-baby-puffins/#:~:text=There%20is%20an%20island%20in,in%20this%20time%2Dhonored%20ritual. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/icelandic-town-goes-all-out-save-baby-puffins-180981518/ https://www.npr.org/2022/09/26/1124759293/puffling-season-iceland
NO! Transness is NOT new! Marsha 'Pay it No Mind' Johnson Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/marsha-p-johnson https://wams.nyhistory.org/growth-and-turmoil/growing-tensions/marsha-p-johnson/ https://www.si.edu/stories/marsha-johnson-sylvia-rivera-and-history-pride-month https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/marsha-p-johnsons-historic-role-in-the-lgbtq-rights-movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_history#:~:text=There%20is%20archaeological%20evidence%20that,of%20great%20antiquity%20in%20North https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-historians-are-documenting-lives-of-transgender-people?loggedin=true&rnd=1692639429147 https://www.hrc.org/resources/seven-things-about-transgender-people-that-you-didnt-know https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/07/26/a-history-lesson-for-trump-transgender-soldiers-served-in-the-civil-war/ https://www.messynessychic.com/2017/08/03/transgender-soldiers-of-the-american-civil-war/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/transgender-rights-bill-gutted-by-transphobic-senate-amendment-1.2975024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Universal_Friend
Be Skeptical Dammit: The Numbers Are In & It's NOT Drag Queens Harming Children Researched: Abortion Is Healthcare & Women Are Losing Their Reproductive Futures Positive: Penis Lore Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.vice.com/en/article/mbqjap/witches-allegedly-stole-penises-and-kept-them-as-pets-in-the-middle-ages https://medium.com/dose/witches-stole-penises-and-kept-them-as-pets-in-the-middle-ages-61d0b8f0e3a https://truththeory.com/in-the-middle-ages-witches-allegedly-stole-penises-to-keep-as-pets/ https://www.drjasonwinters.com/blogs/psychology-of-sexuality/2016/9/28/penis-stealing-witches https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/09/republicans-have-stopped-pretending-abortion/ https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/16/health/abortion-texas-sepsis/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/14/louisiana-woman-skull-less-fetus-new-york-abortion https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/07/16/abortion-miscarriage-ectopic-pregnancy-care/ https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/11/15/1135882310/miscarriage-hemorrhage-abortion-law-ohio https://abcnews.go.com/US/tennessee-woman-gets-emergency-hysterectomy-after-doctors-deny/story?id=99457461 https://www.acog.org/advocacy/facts-are-important/understanding-ectopic-pregnancy#:~:text=An%20ectopic%20pregnancy%20in%20any,emergency%20that%20requires%20urgent%20surgery. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/texas-hospitals-delaying-care-over-violating-abortion-law https://people.com/health/oklahoma-woman-with-non-viable-pregnancy-told-she-had-to-woa/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5227946/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/06/07/about-5-of-young-adults-in-the-u-s-say-their-gender-is-different-from-their-sex-assigned-at-birth/ https://www.zippia.com/pastor-jobs/demographics/ https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/population#:~:text=The%20population%20of%20U.S.%20in,a%200.49%25%20increase%20from%202019. https://www.ibisworld.com/industry-statistics/employment/religious-organizations-united-states/#:~:text=Questions%20Clients%20Ask%20About%20This%20Industry&text=There%20are%201%2C679%2C741%20people%20employed,the%20US%20as%20of%202023. https://www.whoismakingnews.com/
Be Skeptical Dammit: Sex Talk With Sue Johanson Environment: Eco-friendly Sex Play Wildlife/Researched: Gay Behaviour in the Animal Kingdom Penises: 3 Penis Studies Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/07/health/sue-johanson-dead.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/sue-johanson-obit-1.6892524 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/sue-johanson-obituary-1234781598/ http://www.thenaturallovecompany.com https://www.bboutique.co https://sustainablykindliving.com https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X14000804 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/homosexual-animals-debate https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/why-is-same-sex-sexual-behavior-so-common-in-animals/ https://www.news-medical.net/news/2006/10/23/1500-animal-species-practice-homosexuality.aspx https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/06/30/queer-animals-are-everywhere-science-is-finally-catching/ https://phys.org/news/2023-01-bionic-penis-synthetic-tissue-erections.html https://www.newscientist.com/article/2353498-synthetic-tissue-restores-erections-in-pigs-with-penis-injuries/ https://www.freethink.com/health/artificial-penis-tissue#:~:text=Artificial%20penis%20tissue%20developed%20in,painful%20cause%20of%20erectile%20dysfunction. https://www.zmescience.com/science/psychology-science/there-really-is-a-link-between-fast-cars-and-small-penises/#:~:text=They%20then%20rated%20the%20desirability,intriguing%20questions%2C%20the%20researchers%20conclude. https://psyarxiv.com/uy7ph/ https://futurism.com/neoscope/sports-cars-penis-size https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/mens-penises-are-getting-longer-heres-why-this-is-actually-a-problem/#:~:text=The%20problem%3F,health%20crisis%20may%20be%20looming. https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/news/erect-penises-are-getting-bigger https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2023/02/14/is-an-increase-in-penile-length-cause-for-concern/ https://www.healthline.com/health/himalayan-salt-lamps#purification https://www.realsimple.com/health/mind-mood/what-do-salt-lamps-do https://www.iqair.com/us/newsroom/himalayan-salt-lamp-debunked https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07052018/atlantic-ocean-circulation-slowing-climate-change-heat-temperature-rainfall-fish-why-you-should-care/ https://www.wired.co.uk/article/oceans-day-deep-ocean-current-slowdown#:~:text=As%20that%20current%20slows%2C%20it's,them%20up%20to%20the%20surface. https://earth.org/deep-ocean-currents-report/ https://www.radicigroup.com/en/products/fibres-and-nw/bio-yarn#:~:text=Biofeel%C2%AE%20PLA%20is%20a,%2C%20100%25%20biodegradable%20and%20compostable. https://shopkablo.com/blogs/the-reformist/what-is-borosilicate-glass
Be Skeptical Dammit: When People Are Wrong, But Cannot Admit It, They Lie Environment: AI Pipe Bots to Fix and Prevent Water Leaks Wildlife: Hacking Photosynthesis Researched: Backing Up My Accusations of Deflection & Hypocrisy Positive: It's Not Winter Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/over-a-quarter-of-water-is-lost-through-leakage-these-small-ai-pipebots-could-fix-that/#:~:text=The%20power%20of%20AI%20pipebots&text=A%20team%20of%20researchers%20at,for%20leaks%2C%20and%20repair%20them. https://news.mit.edu/2017/robot-finds-leaks-water-pipes-0718 https://phys.org/news/2017-12-robot-underground-leaks.html https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/mini-pipe-robots-could-help-stop-and-prevent-leaky-pipes-to-save-water/ https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/hacking-photosynthesis https://ripe.illinois.edu/news/we-can-grow-60-more-food-hacking-photosynthesis https://scienceline.org/2019/07/hacking-photosynthesis-to-feed-the-future/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/is-hacking-photosynthesis-the-key-to-increasing-crop-yields-180981144/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/28/us/politics/trump-abortion-fact-check.html https://www.businessinsider.com/watch-trump-claims-democrats-support-killing-babies-after-birth-2021-10 https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/20/us/politics/todd-akin-provokes-ire-with-legitimate-rape-comment.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/08/20/rep-todd-akin-is-wrong-about-rape-and-pregnancy-but-hes-not-alone/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/27/ted-cruz/do-democrats-support-abortion-until-and-after-birt/ https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-afs:Content:9957832237 https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/featured-topic/covid-19-vaccine-myths-debunked https://www.publichealth.org/public-awareness/understanding-vaccines/vaccine-myths-debunked/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW_Bdf_jGaA https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/most-republicans-declare-trump-s-trial-unconstitutional-here-s-what-n1255704 https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/09/politics/republicans-congress-reaction-trump-fbi-search-warrant/index.html https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/tony-perkins-congress-must-be-courageous-and-impeach-obama/ https://religionnews.com/2019/12/18/on-the-eve-of-impeachment-evangelicals-defend-trump-but-pass-on-debating-the-issues/ https://www.vogue.com/article/my-body-my-choice-the-paradox-of-republican-anti-vaxxers https://www.businessinsider.com/anti-vaxxers-mask-skeptics-invoked-bodily-autonomy-support-overturning-roe-2022-5 https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230525-how-book-banning-escalated-in-the-us https://www.newsweek.com/these-michigan-republicans-voted-against-child-marriage-ban-1808308 https://translegislation.com/
Be Skeptical Dammit: Retracting One's Work Environment: Using Microbes to Recycle More Efficiently Wildlife: Number of Critically Endangered Fish Species Doubles in Australia Positive: Vaccine for Honey Bee Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/future-recycling-may-be-microbes-180979645/#:~:text=There%2C%20a%20group%20led%20by,bonds%20that%20hold%20together%20PET. https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/are-microbes-the-future-of-recycling-its-complicated/?comments=1 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/12/number-of-critically-endangered-fish-species-in-australia-doubles#:~:text=Australia's%20list%20of%20critically%20endangered,on%20the%20brink%20of%20extinction. https://www.ecowatch.com/australia-fish-species-critically-endangered.html https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00058-5 https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/honeybee-vaccine-offers-hope/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-vaccine-honeybees-its-like-magic/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-first-vaccine-for-honeybees-is-here-180981400/ https://www.science.org/content/article/retracting-my-paper-was-painful-it-helped-me-grow-scientist
Be Skeptical Dammit: The Fox Sisters and the Beginning of the Spiritualism Movement Environment: Rise of Banned Chemicals in Atmosphere Wildlife: Rare Strain of Toxoplasmosis Gondii & Sea Otters Researched: Tech for Early Alzheimer's Detection & Treatment Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-mysterious-rise-in-banned-chemicals-is-warming-the-planet/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/30/california-sea-otter-deaths-toxoplasmosis#:~:text=1%20month%20old-,A%20rare%20parasite%20is%20killing%20California%20sea%20otters,cat%20poop%20runoff%20to%20blame%3F&text=Scientist%20Melissa%20Miller%20was%20seeing,least%20four%20of%20the%20animals. https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/sea-otters-killed-unusual-parasite-strain https://www.insightintodiversity.com/higher-education-reacts-to-floridas-dont-say-gay-legislation/ https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/11/04/in-the-joints-of-their-toes/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-fox-sisters-and-the-rap-on-spiritualism-99663697/ https://neurosciencenews.com/alzheimers-biosensor-22299/ https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news-archive/2020/magnetic-brain-waves-to-detect-injury-and-disease https://neurosciencenews.com/alzheimers-biosensor-22299/
Be Skeptical Dammit: Podcast Recommendation; Science Vs Wildlife: Probiotics to Protect Coral Researched: Fascism; Then & Now Positive: Gene Editing for Genetic Lung Disease Show Notes: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fascisms-history-offers-lessons-about-todays-attacks-on-education/ https://truthout.org/articles/us-fascism-is-spreading-under-the-guise-of-patriotic-education/ https://around.uoregon.edu/content/history-fascism-reproductive-rights-offers-lessons-today https://phys.org/news/2023-04-newly-probiotic-caribbean-corals-threatened.html https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/newly-discovered-probiotic-could-protect-caribbean-corals-threatened-deadly https://www.extremetech.com/science/new-inhalable-nanoparticles-perform-gene-editing-inside-the-lungs#:~:text=Science-,New%20Inhalable%20Nanoparticles%20Perform%20Gene%20Editing%20Inside%20the%20Lungs,inhaling%20particles%20through%20a%20nebulizer.&text=Messenger%20RNA%2C%20or%20mRNA%2C%20is,a%20powerful%20disease%2Dfighting%20tool. https://www.insideprecisionmedicine.com/topics/patient-care/therapeutics/respiratory-drugs/new-nanoparticles-carrying-mrna-can-perform-in-lung-gene-editing/ https://www.openculture.com/2021/10/yale-professor-jason-stanley-identifies-10-tactics-of-fascism.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/fascism/Common-characteristics-of-fascist-movements https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news-archive/2020/magnetic-brain-waves-to-detect-injury-and-disease https://neurosciencenews.com/alzheimers-biosensor-22299/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210226103814.htm https://www.israel21c.org/in-first-wearable-device-predicts-epileptic-seizures-one-hour-ahead/ https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51474115 https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200216/New-wearable-device-to-diagnose-Alzheimers-disease.aspx
Be Skeptical Dammit: Tennessee Bigot Bill Environment: GMO Plants to Clean Indoor Air Wildlife: The Surgical Precision of Orcas Positive: High Profile Allies https://www.npr.org/2023/03/06/1161452175/anti-drag-show-bill-tennessee-trans-rights-minor-care-anti-lgbtq-laws https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/tennessee-governor-signs-first-its-kind-bill-restricting-drag-shows-n1303262 https://www.wired.com/story/neoplants-air-purification-pothos-devils-ivy/#:~:text=This%20is%20the%20Neo%20P1,ubiquitous%20and%20easy%2Dgoing%20houseplants. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/genetically-modified-houseplant-cleans-indoor-air https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-killer-whales-rip-out-shark-livers/#:~:text=But%20gruesome%20scenes%20in%20South,of%20their%20kill%20to%20rot. https://a-z-animals.com/blog/discover-how-killer-whales-squeeze-out-great-white-livers-like-toothpaste/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/orcas-great-whites-sharks-livers-south-africa https://people.com/country/kelsea-ballerini-praises-inclusivity-after-2023-cmt-awards-performance-with-drag-queens/ https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pittsburgh-comedian-steve-hofstetter-lgbtq-community/ https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/24/democrat-with-trans-son-gives-speech-against-anti-trans-bill/ https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-03-08/minnesota-governor-protects-rights-to-gender-affirming-care https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/36957/why-do-orcas-eat-only-the-tongue-of-whales-liver-of-sharks-etc#:~:text=Squalene%20is%20important%20to%20synthesis,trend%20among%20killer%20whale%20pods.
Be Skeptical Dammit: Deflection, Deflection, Deflection Environment: Damages to strucrtures in the Alps Researched: The Shameful bit of Cdn History Known as the LGBT Purge Positive: Wearable Tech to Help With Epilepsy https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-38156985 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lgbtq-purge-in-canada https://lgbtpurgefund.com https://lgbtpurge.com https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2021/05/statement-by-the-minister-of-national-defence-on-the-lgbt-purge-report.html https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a51268/what-is-pizzagate/ https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/what-grooming-truth-behind-dangerous-bigoted-lie-targeting-lgbtq-community https://www.vox.com/culture/23025505/leftist-groomers-homophobia-satanic-panic-explained https://www.newsweek.com/kansas-republicans-pass-bill-genital-examinations-schoolchildren-students-transgender-1792954 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmvIVlclphs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/11/us-child-labor-laws-violations https://www.epi.org/publication/child-labor-laws-under-attack/ https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/09/cassie-levesque-new-hampshire-child-marriage-524159 https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/free-lunch-doesnt-spoil-schoolchildren.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33052253/#:~:text=Though%20First%20Amendment%20protections%20for,therapeutic%20medical%20care%20from%20children. https://ndaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2-11-2015-Religious-Exemptions-to-Child-Neglect.pdf https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/buildings-crumble-high-in-the-alps-as-permafrost-thaws/#:~:text=For%20high%2Daltitude%20buildings%2C%20the,the%20foundation%20 is%20 on%20sand.%E2%80%9D https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220112105653.htm https://www.wired.com/story/neoplants-air-purification-pothos-devils-ivy/#:~:text=This%20is%20the%20Neo%20P1,ubiquitous%20and%20easy%2Dgoing%20houseplants. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/genetically-modified-houseplant-cleans-indoor-air https://www.washington.edu/news/2018/12/19/new-houseplant-can-clean-air/ https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news-archive/2020/magnetic-brain-waves-to-detect-injury-and-disease https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210226103814.htm https://www.israel21c.org/in-first-wearable-device-predicts-epileptic-seizures-one-hour-ahead/
Using the Bible to Defend Hitting Special Needs Kids Replacing Trained School Counselors with Untrained Clergy Christian Jurors Assume Non-Believers Are Guilty Religion Used to Defend and Commit Atrocities Sharing: Thought I Would Raise My Kids With Belief References: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/07/tennessee-governor-bill-lee-faces-backlash-after-drag-show-gender-care-law/69981208007/ https://twinpeaksrestaurant.com/locations/cool-springs-tn https://www.hooters.com/locations/3173-harding-place?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=gmb-tennessee&utm_content=nashville&utm_term=website-cta https://www.childrensrights.org/news-voices/major-problems-still-plaguing-tennessees-foster-care-system-despite-progress https://www.businessinsider.com/wyoming-republicans-criticize-bill-raising-legal-marriage-age-to-18-2023-2 https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/texas-lawmakers-want-to-replace-trained?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=95153&post_id=112463201&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/religious-jurors-punish-defendants?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=95153&post_id=112682024&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/08/christian-camp-director-told-denounce-transgender-son-lose-job/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/01/pat-robertson-blames-natural-disaster-victims/341489/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/christian-home-destroyed-flood-tony-perkins-natural-disasters-gods-punishment-homosexuality-a7196786.html?amp https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna9600878 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03/15/oklahoma-corporal-punishment-disabled-students/ https://people.com/politics/oklahoma-lawmaker-says-the-bible-endorses-corporal-punishment-of-children/ https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00763I.htm https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2023/04/study-jurors-could-be-biased-against-people-who-dont-swear-to-god https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/08/christian-camp-director-told-denounce-transgender-son-lose-job/ https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2010/january/pat-robertson-haiti-cursed-since-pact-with-devil.html https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/pastor-who-says-god-punishes-gays-with-floods-loses-everything-in-flood https://americanhumanist.org/what-we-do/national-day-of-reason/
Religion in: - Environment - Education - Healthcare - Parenting Sharing: My first questions regarding the religion I was raised in References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Reason https://americanhumanist.org/what-we-do/national-day-of-reason/ https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/christian-lawmaker-cites-bible-to https://www.jmu.edu/dukehallgallery/exhibitions-past-2018-2019/the-613-mitzvot.shtml#:~:text=The%20613%20Mitzvot%20%2D%20JMU https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/7-things-to-know-about-ectopic-pregnancy/2022/05#:~:text=If%20left%20untreated%2C%20an%20ectopic,compared%20to%20many%20developing%20countries.
Be Skeptical Dammit: Belief in Witchcraft Growing Again Environment & Wildlife: Printing Electronics on Mushrooms Researched: Have Emotions/Attitudes Affect Us Physically Positive: Cranky Uncle App References: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/27/ron-weiser-michigan-witches-assassination/ https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/witch-trials-21st-century/ https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-roe-wade-alito-scotus-hale https://crankyuncle.com/ https://www.zmescience.com/future/researchers-print-electronic-circuits-on-mushrooms/ https://futurism.com/the-byte/circuit-board-mushrooms https://futurism.com/the-byte/circuit-board-mushrooms https://familydoctor.org/mindbody-connection-how-your-emotions-affect-your-health/#:~:text=Your%20body%20responds%20to%20the,death%20of%20a%20loved%20one. https://www.news-medical.net/health/How-Do-Your-Emotions-Affect-Your-Physical-Health.aspx https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/how-do-thoughts-and-emotions-affect-health https://psychcentral.com/blog/emotions-are-physical https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1321664111 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10829/ https://fherehab.com/learning/negative-emotions-health https://www.health.qld.gov.au/news-events/news/science-behind-a-broken-heart#:~:text=A%20medically%20broken%20heart&text=Acute%20emotional%20stress%2C%20positive%20or,of%20consciousness%2C%20nausea%20and%20vomiting. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/broken-heart-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20354617 https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2021/12/10805871/physical-pain-heartbreak https://www.canopyhealth.com/how-does-love-affect-our-physical-health/#:~:text=Love%20can%20give%20us%20a,love%20can%20physically%20affect%20us. https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/12/health/your-body-on-love/index.html https://www.medicinenet.com/why_do_people_hate/article.htm https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-candidate-for-california-secretary-of-state-rachel-hamm-claims-she-inspired-witchs-murder
Be Skeptical Dammit: Atheist Day Environment & Wildlife: 6 Islands to be Carbon Neutral by 2040 Researched: Maladaptive Day Dreamers Positive: 3D Printed Synthetic Skin References: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23336-maladaptive-daydreaming#:~:text=Maladaptive%20daydreaming%20is%20a%20mental%20health%20issue%20that%20causes%20a,of%20childhood%20trauma%20or%20abuse. https://www.sleepfoundation.org/mental-health/maladaptive-daydreaming https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research/measures#:~:text=This%2016%2Ditem%20scale%20is,indicates%20suspected%20clinical%2Dlevel%20MD. https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/maladaptive-daydreaming https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6426361/ https://www.somer.co.il/images/MD/Eng-MDS-16.pdf https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-61479653 https://www.gov.scot/news/carbon-neutral-islands-named/#:~:text=The%20Carbon%20Neutral%20Islands%20project,%2C%20Raasay%2C%20Barra%20and%20Yell. https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/20145692.revealed-six-scottish-islands-become-carbon-neutral-2040/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2358999-cockatoos-understand-when-a-job-requires-a-toolkit/#:~:text=Cockatoos%20can%20understand%20that%20they,to%20achieve%20a%20single%20goal. https://phys.org/news/2023-02-cockatoos-multiple-tools-fish-cashews.html https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230209/New-synthetic-skin-to-study-mosquito-feeding-behavior.aspx#:~:text=This%20is%20not%20the%20stuff,which%20repellants%20are%20most%20effective. https://www.wired.com/story/this-fake-skin-fools-mosquitoes-to-fight-the-diseases-they-spread/
Be Skeptical Dammit: Musk Fans, Wake up Environment & Wildlife: Anti-fouling Silicone Paint for Saving Marine Life Wildlife: None this week Researched: Daylight Saving Time Positive: Living 3D Printed Ear Implant References: Skeptics With a K; podcast News.sky.com bbc.com https://e360.yale.edu https://time.com https://www.politico.eu www.reuters.com https://www.advocate.com/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/eco-friendly-antifouling-silicone-paint-can-save-marine-life-from-metal-poisoning/ https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-4-431-85709-9_24#:~:text=Copper%20is%20toxic%20to%20a,organisms%20on%20the%20vessel%20surface. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/surgeons-transplant-3d-printed-ear-made-from-patients-own-cells-180980196/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/health/ear-transplant-3d-printer.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/us-permanent-dst.html https://www.almanac.com/content/when-daylight-saving-time
Be Skeptical Dammit: Fuck Kirk Cameron Environment & Wildlife: Ionocaloric Cooling Wildlife: Fixing the Honeybee's Shortening Lifespan Researched: The Voynich Manuscript Positive: Story; Sleeping In the Wrong House References: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-just-invented-an-entirely-new-way-to-cool-things-that-could-one-day-replace-our-polluting-fridges/ https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/public-libraries-arent-censoring-kirk-cameron-he-just-wants-attention/ https://onlysky.media/tag/kirk-cameron/ https://www.biotechniques.com/plant-climate-science/honeybee-lifespans-shorter-than-they-used-to-bee/#:~:text=The%20recently%20published%20study%20reported,few%20decades%20by%20US%20beekeepers. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221114095322.htm https://www.science.org/content/article/honey-bee-life-spans-are-half-what-they-were-1970s https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/the-mysterious-voynich-manuscript-has-finally-been-decoded/#:~:text=Since%20its%20discovery%20in%201912,strange%20objects%2C%20and%20zodiac%20symbols. https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/experts-are-extremely-dubious-about-the-voynich-solution/ http://www.voynich.nu/illustr.html#bio https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/voynich-manuscript https://www.britannica.com/topic/Voynich-manuscript
Be Skeptical Dammit: Memory/False Confession Study Environment & Wildlife: - Using Lignin From Trees to Make Battery Parts - Lab Grown Alternative to Palm Oil Wildlife: - Animal Welfare During Sea Travel - How Glass Frogs Become Transparent Positive: Modest Needs Story Websites and other sources will be posted on the social medias, but beginning with episode 80 they will be right here.
Be Skeptical Dammit: The Deceitful State of Florida Environment & Wildlife: - What is Blue Carbon - The Moon's Affect on Mangrove Forests Researched: California's Drying Lakes Positive: Hope From New Alzheimer's Drug Websites and other sources will be posted on the social medias, but beginning with episode 80 they will be right here.
Be Skeptical Dammit: Shame on our Cdn Museum For Human Rights Environment & Wildlife: - Latest 3D Print House Concept Shows Viability - Avian Flu Update Researched: Fertilizing the Ocean to Store CO2 Positive: ID'd Genes May Help Us In Future Droughts Websites and other sources will be posted on the social medias. Soon to be switching for them to all be right here.
Be Skeptical Dammit: America's Frontline Frauds Environment & Wildlife: - Plastic Islands of Floating Pathogens - Osedax Researched: The Geological Strata Positive: Sea Urchins in Hats Websites and other sources will be posted on the social medias.
Be Skeptical Dammit! - Preregistered Trials Wild/Plant Life - Ants in Place of Pesticides Random Researched Topic - Regenerated Agriculture Positive Topic - E-skin Technology The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
Be Skeptical Dammit! - Propagana & Radicalization; opinion Enviroment: Block Island Wild/Plant Life - Ecosystem Found in Sinkhole Researched Topic - Farm-to-Closet Positive Topic -Thoughts From a Secular Humanist (poem) The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - Article: Pseudo-Profound Bullshit Enviroment: 17 Year Old Could Change Future of Electric Vehicles Wild/Plant Life - Avian Flu in Red Foxes & Other Mammals Researched Topic - Biases in Healthcare; LGBTQ+ Based Positive Topic - Small Cancer Trial Results in All Patients in Remission The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - Strong Backbone Award Enviroment - 200,000 Homes in England at Risk by 2050 Researched Topic - EcoTourism Positive Topic - Blood Pressure e-Tattoos The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - Welcome Back to New York Polio Enviroment / Plant Life - Turning Wind Turbine Blades into Gummy Bears? Researched Topic - Veritcal Farming / Veritcal Plant Factories Positive Topic - Death Cafes The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - The Channeller of Carlos Environment - Toilet Paper Tubes Wildlife - Domestic Cats Researched Topic - The Stonewall Uprising Personal Story - The A&W Earthquake The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - Republicans Miss Exception; Blame Hospital Environment - Contaminents in the St. Lawrence River Wildlife / Plant Life - Ceatures of the Dark; Part 2 Researched Topic - Biases in Healthcare; Part 3 - Weight Based Positive Topic - Restoring Hearing After Loss The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
On this episode: Vaginas, Vulvas and Clits; - Parts - Bullshit & Woo - Health and Care - Menstruation - Shaming - Folklore and Myth - Art The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - Everything Detectors Wildlife / Plant Life - Not Tracked Magpies Help Tracked Magpies Researched Topic - Biases in Healthcare; Part 2 - Race Based Positive Topic - Communication Via Brain Waves The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - M-RNA Can't Change DNA Environment - A Superglue From Mistletoe Wildlife / Plant Life - Penguins Playing With Puffer Fish Researched Topic - Biases in Healthcare; Part 1 - Sex Based Positive Topic - VR Treatments for Mental Health The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - Changing the Meaning of Organic Environment - Dead Rivers in Bangladesh Wildlife / Plant Life - Little Blue Penguin Bodies Researched Topic - Insect Protection Positive Topic - Real Life Hero Senator Megan Hunt The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - The Cottingley FairiesEnvironment Environment - Window Tech Advances Researched Topic - Sun Protection Positive Topic - Real Life Hero Megan Hunt The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - America & Guns Environment - Wood Based Foam Wildlife / Plant Life - Wild Pigs in Manitoba Researched Topic - Workplace Happiness Positive Topic - History Comics; The Stonewall Riots The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - Sharity Leaves Thousands of Households in Debt Environment - Ghost Gear Wildlife / Plant Life - Deer to Human Corona Transmission Researched Topic - Gender Identity Positive Topic - When I Knew The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.
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