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Việt Nam là một trong những nước chịu ảnh hưởng nặng nề do các hoạt động lừa đảo trực tuyến, lên đến hơn 390 ngàn tỷ đồng. Nhiều trung tâm lừa đảo chủ yếu nằm ở Miến Điện và Cam Bốt đã bị triệt phá, tuy nhiên hoạt động của các nhóm tội phạm này ngày càng liều lĩnh, "sẵn sàng bắt cóc người" để cưỡng bức họ làm việc lừa đảo, cũng như trang bị những công nghệ tinh vi hơn.  Trong bối cảnh các nước Thái Lan và Miến Điện tăng cường truy quét các trung tâm lừa đảo trực tuyến, hôm 27/02 vừa qua, phát ngôn viên của bộ Ngoại Giao Việt Nam xác nhận “có công dân Việt nam trong số 7000 người nước ngoài vừa được giải cứu khỏi các hang ổ lừa đảo công nghệ ở Myawaddy, phía đông nam Miến Điện.Cụ thể, lực lượng biên phòng Karen (BGF), được Bangkok Post trích dẫn, đã gửi danh sách của 7241 người đến từ 28 quốc gia, đến Lực lượng đặc nhiệm Ratchamanu của Thái Lan để xử lý hồi hương những người này. Trong số đó, người Trung Quốc chiếm số đông nhất, hơn 4000 người, và người Việt Nam chiếm số đông thứ hai, 572 người. Bộ Ngoại Giao Việt Nam cho biết đang phối hợp với các cơ quan sở tại để thực hiện các biện pháp bảo hộ công dân cần thiết.Không chỉ tại Miến Điện, nhiều trung tâm lừa đảo cũng đã mọc lên ở Cam Bốt, đặc biệt là ở khu vực biên giới, được cho là do các tổ chức tội phạm người Trung Quốc cầm đầu. Hôm 03/03, Thái Lan cho biết sẽ nghiên cứu xây tường ở một số khu vực biên giới với Cam Bốt trên tổng 817 km đường biên giới chung, để ngăn tình trạng vượt biên trái phép, trong bối cảnh nhiều nỗ lực phá bỏ mạng lưới các trung tâm lừa đảo bất hợp pháp đang gia tăng.Hành trình lừa đảo : Từ nạn nhân thành kẻ lừa đảoAnh X, xin ẩn danh, từng làm việc tại một trung tâm lừa đảo trực tuyến vào năm 2021. Hiện đã trở về Việt Nam, anh chia sẻ với RFI Tiếng Việt về trải nghiệm bị dẫn dụ bởi các tổ chức lừa đảo như thế nào. “ Lúc đó tôi lên Facebook và thấy bài đăng tuyển với mức lương 40 đến 50 triệu một tháng, sang Cam Bốt làm, chỉ để bấm máy tính không thôi. Lúc đó tôi bảo là không có tiền đi lại, thì họ bảo lên bắt xe vào nam, họ sẽ trả tiền hết cho mình, từ A đến Z cả tiền ăn uống”.Cùng với một nhóm người Việt khác, đều trả lời tin tuyển dụng này, anh X đã qua cửa khẩu Mộc Bài, sang Cam Bốt và làm việc “lừa đảo”, lừa người Việt. Vừa sang được hơn chục ngày, anh đã bị “bán” cho một công ty khác vì họ cần người. Những trung tâm lừa đảo được anh mô tả là bảo vệ nghiêm ngặt, kiểm soát người ra vào. Một tháng sau, khi muốn rời khỏi chỗ làm thì anh đã được tổ chức đó yêu cầu người nhà trả tiền chuộc 55 triệu, thì mới được trở về Việt Nam.Thế nhưng vài tháng sau, anh lại được một người bạn khác dụ dỗ, cùng đi sang Miến Điện, “kiếm 27 triệu một tháng”, “làm vài năm rồi về xây nhà mua xe”. Lần này, tin tưởng người bạn mình, anh tự bay sang Yangoon, đến khu vực biên giới giữa Trung Quốc và Miến Điện ở phía bắc, và tự giao mình cho tổ chức lừa đảo.Cách hoạt động và công việc ở trung tâm lừa đảo công nghệ cả ở Cam Bốt và Miến Điện là giống nhau, theo nhận xét của anh X.“Họ giao cho tôi một bảng nhiệm vụ, cho mình 3 4 tài khoản Facebook ảo, câu dẫn những người khác, lừa những khách hàng Việt Nam, lừa họ nạp tiền vào những app (ứng dụng) lừa đảo. Họ đưa những kịch bản đã thành công lừa, và bắt phải học thuộc những kịch bản như vậy, để trả lời câu hỏi. Họ lấy kịch bản ví dụ về một Viều kiều Mỹ, đang làm bác sĩ bên đó và họ lừa được 1 triệu đô, và rất tự hào, cho tôi học. Họ lừa người ta nạp tiền vào các sàn lừa đảo, lãi có thể 1 ngày 100 ngàn đô là 10 %, 1 triệu thì có thể 20% một ngày.”Ranh giới giữa nạn nhân và kẻ phạm tộiTheo chuyên gia về an ninh mạng Ngô Minh Hiếu « những tổ chức lừa đảo xảy ra gọi là vượt tầm kiểm soát như hiện nay, một phần là vì trong giai đoạn mà đại dịch Covid xảy ra, nhu cầu để kiếm việc làm nhiều, mà mọi người không đi ra ngoài được, và phải lên trên mạng phải lên sử dụng điện thoại phải đi kiếm việc làm. Các đối tượng lừa đảo mới tìm cách dẫn dụ những người này đi sang những cái nước khác, như Cam Bốt, Lào, Miến Điện, Thái Lan, họ giam những người này để buộc họ thực hiện các hành vi lừa đảo trực tuyến. Chưa kể là một số thành phần là phạm tội nói chung là muốn kiếm tiền bất hợp pháp, thì họ cũng sẵn sàng qua đó. Do đó, có 2 loại người khác nhau, một là người đó là hoàn toàn là nạn nhân thật sự bị dẫn dụ và bị sang, bị ép để mà thực hiện các hành vi lừa đảo 2 là cái người đó là một người xấu hoàn toàn. Và bây giờ thì cái lượng người đó nó lại càng nhiều hơn là cái người bị lừa sang. »Kể từ năm 2022, sau vụ người Việt vượt tháo chạy khỏi casino ở Cam Bốt, vượt sông về Việt Nam gây chấn động dư luận, nhiều thông tin tuyên truyền về những rủi ro liên quan đến việc nhẹ lương cao được đưa ra. Do vậy, theo ông Ngô Minh Hiếu, các đối tượng tội phạm ngày càng liều lĩnh hơn, sẵn sàng bắt cóc người, đặc biệt tại những vùng sâu vùng sa đưa ra qua đó, chưa kể nhiều video về các hành vi tra tấn ở các trung tâm lừa đảo được loan tải trên mạng xã hội.Trước khi được lực lượng vũ trang ở khu vực này giải cứu và đưa hồi hương về Việt Nam, giữa năm 2022, trong vài tháng làm việc, anh X cho biết đã lừa được khoảng 20 triệu. Tuy nhiên, con số này không làm hài lòng những người quản lý, và anh bị bắt đi dọn vệ sinh trong hơn một năm. Không giống như ở Miến Điện, có thể nhờ người nhà gửi tiền chuộc vệ, tại đây, nếu ai không làm được việc này, thì bị giao nhiệm vụ khác. Anh X cũng nhớ lại những cảnh bạo lực tra tấn đã chứng kiến trong khoảng thời gian này.« Những người bị phản kháng thì có người (ở trong phòng tôi), bị đánh đập trong vòng 7 8 ngày, lúc về là máu bắn đầy giầy giép, anh ấy bảo là bị nhốt, bị đánh, chỉ được ăn một bữa hai bữa. Tôi cũng từng bị đánh vài trận, tím hết mông lột hết da, bị đánh bằng dây điện, chỉ vì mình cãi, không nghe lời, không thèm làm theo chỉ thị. Cả tháng họ bảo mình lừa ba bốn người mà mình không lừa được ai nó cũng đánh. »Deepfake : Công cụ hữu hiệu của các hacker Chị Nam là một trong những người bị lừa mất tài khoản Facebook. Chị cho biết một người đã giả danh bạn của mình để yêu cầu gửi mã xác thực từ Facebook, và chiếm đoạt tài khoản của chị. “Hacker đã gọi điện cho tôi bằng video, thời gian gọi chỉ từ 3 đến 5 giây rồi tự động tắt, dùng deepfake khiến tôi tin tưởng là bạn mình và gửi mã code cho bạn đó”.Chị cho biết đối tượng lừa đảo dùng để đi “vay tiền” những người khác, và một người bạn của chị đã gửi vào số tài khoản của hacker đó 3000 euro.Các nhóm lừa đảo này, được cho là hoạt động chủ yếu ở Cam Bốt hay Miến Điện, một số được cho là bị cưỡng bức lao động, làm sao có thể nắm rõ những công nghệ tiên tiến không phải ai cũng tiếp cận được ? Chuyên gia về an ninh mạng, Ngô Minh Hiếu cho hay : « Sau khi điều tra, chúng tôi phát hiện ra những công cụ được phát triển bằng tội phạm mạng, cung cấp những công cụ công nghệ cho các trung tâm lừa đảo ở trong khu vực, bán lại với giá rẻ chỉ vài ngàn đô. Chưa kể là có một số dịch vụ chỉ tốn 25 đến 30 đôla là có thể sử dụng được dịch vụ giả mạo hình ảnh ».Trường hợp mà chị Nam gặp phải là một trong 3 hành vi lừa đảo phổ biến nhất tại Việt Nam, gồm chiếm đoạt tài khoản mạng xã hội, làm giả thương hiệu và các loại lừa đảo khác, theo báo cáo từ nhà nghiên cứu về tội phạm học Lương Thanh Hải, đăng trên tạp chí MDPI.Ngoài ra, theo tổ chức Chống lừa đảo, còn có các loại hình khác như lừa đảo tình cảm ở Việt Nam cũng khá phổ biến, sau đó là lừa đảo mã độc, giả mạo công an, bưu chính, điện lực. Tiếp đến là lừa đảo làm cộng tác viên, lương cao, đánh vào những người đang thất nghiệp, sinh viên, những người nhàn rỗi, không có việc làm, lên mạng bị dẫn dụ. Một lừa đảo khác là tống tiền nhắm vào đối tượng trẻ, những người trung niên, và sử dụng công nghệ deepfake.Dự án Chống Lừa Đảo (Chongluadao Project) là một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận, ghi nhận hơn 60 000 báo cáo liên quan đến lừa đảo trực tuyến, trong sáu tháng đầu năm 2024. Tổ chức này đã cho phép mọi người báo cáo các hình thức lừa đảo trên trang mạng của mình, đồng thời phát triển ra công cụ nhằm phát hiện, xác minh xem liệu một trang mạng có phải là lừa đảo hay không. Dự án cũng phát triển ra một mô hình AI chatbot, nhằm xác minh trong vòng chưa đến 30 giây một trang web hay một cơ sở dữ liệu nào đó, liệu có an toàn hay không."Việt Nam chuyển đổi số quá nhanh", bỏ qua giai đoạn "an toàn thông tinTrả lời RFI Tiếng Việt, đồng sáng lập tổ chức này, ông Ngô Minh Hiếu, từng là một cựu hacker, cho rằng “mạng xã hội như Facebook, Tiktok là một trong những bước đệm để các tổ chức lừa đảo tìm kiếm nạn nhân” và các nền tảng này do các tập đoàn lớn tổ chức, nhưng lại không có nguồn lực để kiểm soát hết các thông tin.Tuỳ theo đối tượng mà các tổ chức lừa đảo có các kịch bản khác nhau. Theo Ngô Minh Hiếu : “Một trong những vấn đề là do Việt Nam chuyển đổi số quá nhanh và đặc biệt là những cái người lớn tuổi đấy. Họ không có thời gian để mà kịp cập nhật, kịp hiểu thêm về công nghệ biết đằng sau công nghệ đó là gì, sử dụng sao cho an toàn hoặc là sử dụng sao cho đúng. Vấn đề là Việt Nam đã bỏ đi một cái giai đoạn rất là quan trọng, đó là nâng cao nhận thức cũng như là cung cấp cái kiến thức căn bản về công nghệ thông tin về an toàn thông tin cho tất cả người dân trước khi họ biết cách sử dụng công nghệ, đặc biệt là những cái nền tảng online. Nhưng tôi cho rằng ai cũng có thể sẽ là nạn nhân, không quan trọng  tuổi tác. Các bạn trẻ thì sẽ bị lừa theo những cái kịch bản như là lừa đảo, hay dẫn dụ sẻ những cái thông tin, hình ảnh nhạy cảm. Và cũng có rất là nhiều bạn nghĩ rằng sẽ không bao giờ bị lừa.”Ngoài ra, một vấn đề nữa ở Việt Nam đó là các nạn nhân thường không báo cáo, khiến các cơ quan chức năng gặp khó khăn trong việc phát hiện, ngăn ngừa và đối phó với các hành vi lừa đảo. Ông Ngô Minh Hiếu cho biết : « Nhiều nạn nhân cho rằng mất tiền thì thôi, cơ quan chức năng đôi khi bắt được đối tượng lừa đảo cũng không giúp họ lấy lại được tiền, nên cũng chả thèm báo cáo. Hoặc số tiền bị lừa quá nhỏ, đôi khi cũng bị họ cho qua. »Báo cáo từ Liên minh chống lừa đảo toàn cầu (GASA) Việt Nam là quốc gia chịu thiệt hại lớn thứ hai toàn cầu, do các hoạt động lừa đảo gây ra vào năm 2023, lên đến 391,8 ngàn tỷ đồng, chiếm 3,6 % GDP, tiếp theo là Brazil, Thái Lan.

Understand how to incorporate pre visit sedation protocols with your cat or dog friendly approach This podcast complements the pre-visit medication protocols that we have on Zero Pain Philosophy Learn how to interpret some of the behaviours that anxious dogs are showing in the hospital and how our interactions with those pets are 90% of the solution Review the pre-visit and hospital sedation protocols created by Dr Matt Gurney & Dr Sarah Heath first, as you listen to this podcast Find the sedation protocols at www.zeropainphilosophy.com. Please note access is limited to veterinary professionals and we are unable to answer advice queries from pet owners. Please contact your vet.  For information on behavioural medicine support from Behaviour Referrals Veterinary Practice please visit https://behaviouralreferrals.co.uk/ References Mills, Daniel S et al. “Pain and Problem Behavior in Cats and Dogs.” Animals : an open access journal from MDPI vol. 10,2 318. 18 Feb. 2020, doi:10.3390/ani10020318 Tooley, Carrie, and Sarah E Heath. “Emotional Arousal Impacts Physical Health in Dogs: A Review of Factors Influencing Arousal, with Exemplary Case and Framework.” Animals : an open access journal from MDPI vol. 13,3 465. 28 Jan. 2023, doi:10.3390/ani13030465

 Hvordan kan roboter hjelpe oss i hverdagen – og hva betyr det at de er universelt utformet? Vi har tatt praten med professor Zada Pajalic som jobber som visedekan ved fakultetet vårt, der hun tar oss med inn i en fascinerende verden av sosiale roboter og teknologiske hjelpemidler.Gjennom en engasjerende samtale får vi høre om alt fra roboter som kan hjelpe eldre med måltider, til hvordan teknologi kan støtte barn med autisme i deres hverdag. Episoden utforsker også etiske dilemmaer, lovgivning og viktigheten av å designe teknologi som fungerer for alle – uansett alder, funksjonsevne eller behov. Med konkrete eksempler og personlige refleksjoner gir Zada et unikt innblikk i et felt som stadig er i rask utvikling.Dette er episoden for deg som er nysgjerrig på hvordan teknologi kan gjøre hverdagen bedre – og hva som ligger bak utviklingen av morgendagens sosiale roboter!Vil du lese mer om dette? Her er lenker til aktuelle forskningsressurser:Saplacan, Schulz, Tørresen, & Pajalic. (2023). Health Professionals' Views on the Use of Social Robots with Vulnerable Users: A Scenario-Based Qualitative Study Using Story Dialogue Method. IEEE conference proceedings.Pajalic, Z., de Sousa, D. A., Strøm, B. S., Lausund, H., Breievne, G., Kisa, S., Saplacan, D., Larsen, M. H., Jøranson, N., & McGinnis, R. S. (2023). Welfare technology interventions among older people living at home-A systematic review of RCT studies. PLOS Digital Health, 2(1), e0000184. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000184Report on User Activities in UD-Robots Project – Are Social Robots Universally Designed? https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3054584 Saplacan, Herstad, Tørresen, & Pajalic. (2020). A Framework on Division of Work Tasks between Humans and Robots in the Home. MDPI. https://hdl.handle.net/10642/8944 

Applying the "influencer" concept to the study of religion, Gurus, Priestesses, Saints, Mediums and Yoginis: Holy Women as Influencers in Hindu Culture (MDPI, 2024) explores the varieties of strategies that holy women use for gaining and expressing power in diverse roles. It examines different concepts of holiness and leadership for men and women, the role of charisma, and the arenas of activity and accomplishment for holy women in India and abroad. By relating a new idea-that of the 'influencer'-to the study of women and religious authority, the Issue contributes fresh and refined analyses and explanatory models toward a greater understanding of women's evolving relationship to the Hindu tradition.  This book is available open-access here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Applying the "influencer" concept to the study of religion, Gurus, Priestesses, Saints, Mediums and Yoginis: Holy Women as Influencers in Hindu Culture (MDPI, 2024) explores the varieties of strategies that holy women use for gaining and expressing power in diverse roles. It examines different concepts of holiness and leadership for men and women, the role of charisma, and the arenas of activity and accomplishment for holy women in India and abroad. By relating a new idea-that of the 'influencer'-to the study of women and religious authority, the Issue contributes fresh and refined analyses and explanatory models toward a greater understanding of women's evolving relationship to the Hindu tradition.  This book is available open-access here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

Applying the "influencer" concept to the study of religion, Gurus, Priestesses, Saints, Mediums and Yoginis: Holy Women as Influencers in Hindu Culture (MDPI, 2024) explores the varieties of strategies that holy women use for gaining and expressing power in diverse roles. It examines different concepts of holiness and leadership for men and women, the role of charisma, and the arenas of activity and accomplishment for holy women in India and abroad. By relating a new idea-that of the 'influencer'-to the study of women and religious authority, the Issue contributes fresh and refined analyses and explanatory models toward a greater understanding of women's evolving relationship to the Hindu tradition.  This book is available open-access here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Applying the "influencer" concept to the study of religion, Gurus, Priestesses, Saints, Mediums and Yoginis: Holy Women as Influencers in Hindu Culture (MDPI, 2024) explores the varieties of strategies that holy women use for gaining and expressing power in diverse roles. It examines different concepts of holiness and leadership for men and women, the role of charisma, and the arenas of activity and accomplishment for holy women in India and abroad. By relating a new idea-that of the 'influencer'-to the study of women and religious authority, the Issue contributes fresh and refined analyses and explanatory models toward a greater understanding of women's evolving relationship to the Hindu tradition.  This book is available open-access here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Applying the "influencer" concept to the study of religion, Gurus, Priestesses, Saints, Mediums and Yoginis: Holy Women as Influencers in Hindu Culture (MDPI, 2024) explores the varieties of strategies that holy women use for gaining and expressing power in diverse roles. It examines different concepts of holiness and leadership for men and women, the role of charisma, and the arenas of activity and accomplishment for holy women in India and abroad. By relating a new idea-that of the 'influencer'-to the study of women and religious authority, the Issue contributes fresh and refined analyses and explanatory models toward a greater understanding of women's evolving relationship to the Hindu tradition.  This book is available open-access here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/indian-religions

Applying the "influencer" concept to the study of religion, Gurus, Priestesses, Saints, Mediums and Yoginis: Holy Women as Influencers in Hindu Culture (MDPI, 2024) explores the varieties of strategies that holy women use for gaining and expressing power in diverse roles. It examines different concepts of holiness and leadership for men and women, the role of charisma, and the arenas of activity and accomplishment for holy women in India and abroad. By relating a new idea-that of the 'influencer'-to the study of women and religious authority, the Issue contributes fresh and refined analyses and explanatory models toward a greater understanding of women's evolving relationship to the Hindu tradition.  This book is available open-access here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

For much of history, the word 'epidemic' applied to infectious diseases. Large numbers of cases of disease caused by organisms such as bacteria and viruses that spread through water, air, or other means, sometimes transmitted from person to person, or back and forth between people and animals. Then came epidemics of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease - diseases occurring in very large numbers and created not by infectious agents, but by drivers in our day to day lives, such as a bad food environment. A new paper was just published in the PLOS global health literature that I found fascinating. It focuses on another use of the concept of epidemics: market driven epidemics. Let's find out what these are and find out a little bit more about their implications for our health and wellbeing. Our guests today are two of the authors of that paper. Dr. Jonathan Quick is a physician and expert on global health and epidemics. He is an adjunct professor at Duke University's Global Health Institute. Eszter Rimanyi joins us as well. She works on chronic disease and addiction epidemiology at Duke university. Interview Summary Access the PLOS article “Dynamics of combatting market-driven epidemics: Insights from U.S. reduction of cigarette, sugar, and prescription opioid consumption.” So, Jono, let's start with you. Tell us what you mean by market driven epidemics. The pattern is familiar to people. There is a product that that humans like and the business community says we can make a lot of money on this unmet need. And so they do that and they start selling a lot of it. And then people start noticing that this thing that the humans like is killing some of them. And so, the scientists do the public health. And then the business community says these scientists are going to kill the golden goose. They buy up other scientists and try to defend themselves. And then it goes on and on before we really bend the epidemic curves. This pattern of consumer products that have harmful effects, those products are major contributors to the root causes of at least a million deaths a year in the US, and over 20 million deaths worldwide. So, to try to look at this from an epidemic point of view, we first established a case definition. Our definition of market driven epidemic is a significant increase in death, disability and other harmful effects on humans and human health and wellbeing. It's arising from a consumer product whose use has been accelerated by aggressive marketing. Whose harmful effects have been denied or otherwise minimized by producers. And for which effective mitigation is possible but actively opposed by producers. So, we looked at the natural history of this, and we found five phases through which these epidemics pass. There's market development, either inventing a new product, developing a product like prescription opioids, or transforming an existing product like tobacco. Phase two is evidence of harm. First, there's suspicion, astute clinicians, whistleblowers, and then eventually proof of harm. Phase three is corporate resistance. Companies deny harm, seek to discredit accusers, commission counter science, manufacture doubt, mount legal challenges. All the while deaths and social upheaval and economic costs are mounting. And finally, our next phase four is mitigation. We get some regulatory efforts going, and there's a tipping point for the consumption and resulting deaths. And then finally, phase five of this is market adaptation. In a response to decreasing or threatened consumption, companies and consumers typically seek alternatives. Adaptations can be positive or negative. Some are healthier, some are equally or more harmful. Thanks very much for that description. It really helps explain what the concept is all about. You chose three areas of focus. You could have chosen others, but you chose cigarettes, sugar, and prescription opioid use. Why those in particular? We wanted to identify differences in these market driven epidemics in a few product categories. We wanted to look at distinctly different consumer experiences so we could see what worked and what didn't in terms of bending the epidemic curve. We picked nicotine delivery, food, and prescription medicine. And to choose within those categories we established five inclusion criteria. So, number one, the product had to have proven adverse health effects. Number two, there needed to be well documented histories of product development, marketing, mitigation efforts, and so forth. Number three, the product needed to meet the overall case definition. That is, companies knew they were doing harm, continued to do harm, and fought that harm. Number four, there needed to be long term data available for product consumption and associated impact. And number five, most important, we chose products for which mitigation efforts had already resulted in significant sustained reduction in product consumption. Based on these three criteria, cigarettes, sugar, and prescription opioids came out as the ones that we studied. Thanks. I really appreciate that description. And when we get to the punchline in a minute, it's going to be interesting to see whether the behavior of the industry in this natural history that you talked about is similar, given that the substances are so different. We'll get to that in a minute. So Eszter, I'd like to turn to you. What kind of information did you pull together to write this paper? I think I looked at over a thousand different documents. But there were two clear types that I interrogated to pull together all of our background data. The first category was publicly available data, so that could have been a clinical study, epidemiological study, advertisement by the company, CDC or other government reports, mortality data, etc. But then there was also a distinct different type of data that we really looked at and that was really useful for putting together these pictures of the natural history, which was internal documents. In some cases, these could have been leaked by an internal employee, which was the case with the so called 'brown documents' with tobacco. But it also came from sometimes court hearings or as a result of lawsuits that the companies had to release internal data. It was really interesting to compile together the different sides, of the outside look from CDC reports, and then the insider scoop from Purdue Pharma. So, it's a very well rounded, interesting way to find all this data. I admire your effort. It's a big job to do a normal scientific review where you might have 50 papers and you were looking at things that were much harder to obtain and a vast number of things that are really quite different in character. Boy, congratulations for just reading all those things. Tell us what you found. Gosh, so even though there's so many distinct differences between a lot of these epidemics, what we actually found was that there was a lot of narrative similarities. And because of that, we could really create this holistic, but also really well-fitting idea of market driven epidemics. A lot of the corporate strategies were either mirrored, imitated, or in some cases quite literally lifted over because of overlapping ownership between the companies. One of the things that we really wanted to hammer into our article was that producers not only created their product, but they also manufactured doubt. Which means that they created, on purpose, public hesitancy around their product even when they internally knew that it was harmful to health. They wanted the public to be on the fence about what the health impact of their product was. There was a lot of different ways that they achieved that goal. Sometimes it was through showing propaganda films in high schools. Which I still can't believe that happened and then that was legal. But also in different ways, like co-opting science, paying scientists to publish articles in their favor. I know a really famous example of this that has now been public is that two Harvard researchers in cardiovascular disease published saying that sugar was not harmful to health. So, there's a lot of different ways that they achieved it, but the goals overall were very similar by all the companies. You know, you mentioned overlapping ownership. And so, you might have been referring specifically to the ownership of the food companies by the tobacco companies. Correct. Because it happened a while ago, that's not something that was well known. But there's a fascinating history there about how the tobacco industry used its technology to maximize addiction and used that to develop food products and to change the DNA of the food companies in ways that still exist today, even though that ownership ended many years ago. I'm really glad you pointed that out. Yeah, exactly. I think there's this shared idea that there's a turning point for companies. Where they know internally that their product is causing harm. And what really tips them over into becoming market driven epidemics is not actually coming out and saying that there's an issue with their product or not improving it. But you know really digging that information into the dirt and saying no we're going to protect our product and keep giving this out to the public despite the harms. You know, maybe we can come back to this, but the fact that you're finding similarities between these areas suggests that there are contingencies that act on corporate executives that are similar no matter what they're selling. And that's helpful to know because in the future, you can predict what these companies will be doing because there are many more similarities than differences. Jono let me ask you this. You've talked about this appalling period of time between when there are known health consequences of use of some of these things and the time when meaningful action occurs to curb their consumption and to rein in the behavior of the companies. How long is this gap, and what explains it? Kelly, this is one of the most fascinating things about this study. And it really highlights the importance of taking an epidemiologic approach. This is a behavioral epidemic, not a viral one. But it has so many characteristics. One of the key points is that is how important time is. And we see that in any epidemic curve when things start going exponential. If we take cigarettes, okay, the harms of cigarettes had long been suspected. But the first credible scientific publication was by a US physician, Isaac Adler, in a 400-page 1912 book where he first associated cigarettes with cancers. Fast forward over 40 years to British scientists Doll and Hill, and they did the epidemiology which definitively and convincingly links cigarette cancer with smoking deaths. So that gap was incredible and so that's one of the first examples. Once those articles were published, others followed the initial one. It took about a decade until the 1964 Surgeon General's report on smoking and health. And that was quickly followed by a series of federal actions. So, 1964, '63, '64 was the tipping point. Five decades after the initial suspicion. For sugar, the journey from suspicion to compelling evidence was more complex. There was a big debate between researchers, clinicians, scientific journalists, that began in the '50s. A diabetologist from Britain John Yudkin, argued in the 1957 Lancet piece, it's sugar that's equal or larger than fats. An American physiologist, Enzo Keyes, says au contraire. He said it on the cover of Time Magazine. From 1950 to 2000, there was this debate back and forth. Finally, sugar consumption in the US peaked in '99 when a sugar wary group of researchers, journalists, and advocacy groups began becoming really vocal. And that was the tipping point. The actual compelling science, it came a few years after the preponderance of folks engaged said, no, it's sugar. You got to do something. And finally, with prescription opioids: 1997, rural doctors Art Van Zee and another fellow, alerted Purdue Pharma, the producer of OxyContin, about rising overdoses. A year later, there was a publication that said the sustained release version of OxyContin, which was a hydrocodone that was sustained release, that they first tried it with morphine, and they had evidence from there that the sustained release drugs were a problem. And again, it was over a decade later that mounting prescription opioid deaths in the US convinced CDC to declare an epidemic of [00:14:00] opioid prescribing. This gap, if you look at it, to summarize, for cigarettes, the journey from credible suspicion of harm to consumption tipping point, five decades. Sugar, four decades. Prescription opioids, fourteen years. But the key thing is that the power of collective action, because today, only one in eight Americans smoke, and it was nearly 50 percent at the peak. The US consumption of sugar, which increased by 30 pounds between the year 1950 and the year 2000, when all this debate was going on. We picked up an extra 30 pounds of sugar consumption per person per year, but within two decades, that was cut back. We gave back 15 pounds of that. And now prescription opioids have gone back to a medically defendable level, having risen to 8 to 10 times that in the peak of the prescription opioid epidemic. Hearing you talk about that, it's nice that there's sometimes light at the end of the tunnel. But boy, it's a long tunnel. And that you can count the, the number of deaths during that tunnel period of time in the millions. It's just unspeakable how much damage, preventable damage gets caused. Now, and I'd like to, when I come back to wind up this podcast, I'd like to ask each of you, what do you think might be done to help narrow that or shrink that time gap and to prevent these long delays and to help address these corporate determinants of health. But before I get there, Eszter, you know, I'd like to follow up on the conversation we had earlier. You know where it's clear that sugar and tobacco and opioids are all quite different substances, but the companies, the natural history of these things looks quite similar. And you mentioned in particular the industry attempt to plant doubt. To create doubt in the minds of people about the stories they were hearing of the dangers of these things, whether they were true or not. And were there other things that the industry was doing during that time that you noticed might have similarities across these areas? Oh my gosh, so many. I have to go through all the examples in my head and make sure that I have a very crisp message out of all of them One of the ones that is interestingly being employed today in a very different epidemic with firearms and guns, is this idea of whose choice is the consumer product in its use. And today there's a lot of ideas that were initially created by tobacco, and then used by food, that are currently being used by gun lobbyists talking about individual freedoms. So with some of the previous market driven epidemics, like tobacco and prescription opioids, it's a way easier argument to make that the individual at some level does not choose to use the product. Maybe in the beginning, the first couple uses were their individual choice, but then there's on purpose, a really strong withdrawal response in the body and socially. The individual kind of had to continue using the product. But some of those ideas are being used today with firearms. The idea that somebody has the liberty to use this product or to purchase this product, which undoubtedly causes harm. You know, it's probably not really good for public health if this argument exists. And, in the cases with firearms, which I think is a little bit ironic and sad, a lot of the people that buy guns for their own self-defense actually experience those guns turned around and used on them, usually by the perpetrators of aggression. These ideas of individual freedoms usually backfire to the people that are consuming the products. It's interesting to me that a lot of these ideas were initially created for very different products, but are being used in the current day. So interesting to hear you say that because here we have yet another area where there are similarities with the firearms. And the companion argument to that idea that it's your personal liberty to use these things is the argument that there's overreach by government, big brother, things like that. When government wants to, you know. Yeah. It's so interesting. So one point on that. The market economy was never meant to be a free for all. Because the reality is that the market economy has brought billions of people out of poverty and saved more lives than most health interventions. But the problem is, as I said, it wasn't meant to be a free for all. And it depends on having good consumer information and when companies are distorting it, they're basically taking away the informed choice, which is critical. The other part of it is, when they are purposely engineering their products for maximal addictiveness, which is done with clicks and social media, and was done purposefully with the nicotine content in cigarettes, then you don't have a real informed choice. The freedom of choice. You've had your brain pleasure center hijacked by, by purposely addictive products. Right, and you didn't mention food, but there's another example of substances that are created to hijack the reward pathway in the brain. Absolutely. I'd like to ask each of you, what in the heck can we do about this? I mean, you've pointed out a massive problem. Where the number of lives that are sacrificed because of corporate behavior, just enormous numbers. What can we do about it? Jono, I will start with you. And, you know, you've written this very highly regarded book called The End of Epidemics. And you've talked about things like bending epidemic curves and accelerating shifts. But tell us more. What do you think can be done in the case of these market driven epidemics like we're talking about? Well, I think it's important to realize that both kinds of epidemics, viral and behavioral, are communicable. Both involve a lot of rumor, blame, uncertainty. And as we've talked about both cause deaths in the thousands or millions. And we haven't talked so much about the significant social disruption, and the cost. Trillions of dollars in economic losses and additional health burdens. So let me focus on four kinds of key actors because when it comes down to it, it's groups that that really start acting against these things. The first is the research community and its funders. You won't be surprised given the time it takes to get the evidence because what's clear is without clear evidence of product associated harm, we're not going to move the political agendas. We're not going to get public support for epidemic curves. So, we have really good researchers working in these areas. They need to guard against groupthink. That's what happened with our salt sugar 50 years of chaos discussion. And conflict of interest because companies do try to undermine the database. The second is the funders of research, foundations and all, and national health services need to have an early warning system and an annual research roadmap in this area. I think Eszter will probably talk about the importance of public health leaders, because she's looked a lot at that. Another community though is the different civil society groups that are active. Because there's Mothers Against Drunk Driving, there's the Sandy Hook group on gun shooting, and there are a variety of interest groups. But what we realize is that there are lots of different strategies for how you move decision makers and all. So, more information sharing from those groups, civil society groups and all across. And finally, companies. It's actually in their interest to be more forthcoming earlier on. With tobacco, with prescription opioids, and now with baby powder, with talc, what we're seeing is companies at risk of bankruptcy paying billions of dollars. And if their CEOs aren't looking at that, then their board needs to be. Can I ask you a quick question about that? When the chickens come home to roost, and those bad things befall a company, you know, really seriously damaging lawsuits, or the possibility that perhaps sometime the executives will go to jail for corporate malfeasance. You know, the behavior that caused all the millions of deaths occurred 15 CEOs before them. So, if you're a CEO and you know you have a certain shelf life as CEO, you want to maximize profit during that time. And by the time anything happens negatively to the company, you're on vacation, you're retired, or you're gone. So how do you deal with that? Here's the thing, it's having criminal and civil liability that can go back to the individuals involved. From a different sector, an example. The German executive who was head of Volkswagen over a decade ago when they cheated on their environmental issues. He's been criminally charged today, a decade later. And I think that sort of personal accountability, it'll be hard to get, but that's the kind of thing that will make CEOs and their boards, if their boards also become responsible for hiding information in a way that it resulted in deaths. I think that, unfortunately, that kind of hammer, although it's going to be hard to get, that's probably what's needed. Okay, that makes good sense to me, and I'm glad I asked you that question. And I appreciate the answer. Eszter, anything you'd like to add to what Jono said about what could be done. Yes. One of the amazing things about market driven epidemics was when we were creating the paper, we created a table of all the different types of actors that could have very successful mitigation. And that table actually ended up being cut from the paper because it was so long that the editor said that it might distract from the rest of the paper. But that's actually a very positive message because there are so many actors that can have positive change, I'm going to highlight a couple of them because I think there's a few things here that are fairly good core messages that we can take away. One of the ones is the need for a trusted public health authoritative voice. I think nowadays there's a lot of commotion over how much we trust the government. And how much we trust, for example, the head of the CDC and the types of data they're talking about in terms of public health. But in the past, when we had a very trusted public health voice, that was really crucial in getting consumers to change their behavior. For example, in the 1964 Surgeon General's report, seemingly overnight changed people's behavior. Before then, smoking was a common, everyday social event. And after that, people started viewing it as a deadly, bad habit that some people had. And that type of change was really hard to get in the modern day. When we were talking about public health crises that were viral. So, I think one of the things that we really need to get again in the modern day is this trust between the people and public health voices so that when we have such good forthcoming information those statements actually mean something. So much so that the consumers change their behavior. Another thing is with us individuals who maybe aren't part of public health, we actually play a pretty big role in how much other people consume these different products. I remember when I was researching cigarettes in particular and the intersection with social media. I think if somebody under 18 saw a peer smoking and posted that to Instagram, that doubled their likelihood of trying out smoking for the first time. You have to be really careful with how you show yourself in the presence of others, and online too with a new digital age. Because you might tip the scale in somebody trying out a product for the first time. Which then if it has a very strong withdrawal effect, you know that person might have to might feel that they have to continue using that product to avoid withdrawal. I think as an individual, you can be more mindful about if you have a certain product use that you don't want others to also pick up, to maybe not do it or not show it as much so that other people aren't interested in doing that. Okay, the last really positive message I have is that I think as my generation gets into higher positions of power, even within corporations, I think Gen Z and Gen Alpha and other young people have the sense of responsibility for others and for the planet. And I think if there was a young person in power in a corporation and saw that oh no this product that we've had is now there's evidence that's harmful. I think there would be more accountability and more of a want to do something that's good for the planet and for people. I'm hopeful that, maybe 50, 60 years ago, if people were more in favor of kind of brushing things under the rug, then maybe the young generation won't be as into those ideas. And we'll actually want to be accountable and do what's right. BIOS Jonathan D. Quick, MD, MPH (“Jono”) is adjunct Professor of Global Health at the Duke Global Health Institute, where he teaches global health policy, serves on foundation grant advisory boards, and mentors students. Dr. Quick's current research and writing focuses on market-driven epidemics, from tobacco to opioids to social media.  He is also Affiliated Faculty in Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Quick is the author of The End of Epidemics: The Looming Threat to Humanity and How to Stop It  (Australian, Italian, Korean, South Asia, U.K. and U.S. 2018/2020/2021 editions), creator of MDS-3: Managing Access to Medicines and Health Technologies and an author of  The Financial Times Guide to Executive Health, Preventive Stress Management in Organizations, as well as more than 100 other books, chapters, and articles in leading medical journals.  Eszter Rimanyi is a chronic disease epidemiologist working with Dr. Jonathan D. Quick at the Duke Global Health Institute. Her research interest centers around Market-Driven Epidemics, including tobacco, sugar, opioids, and breastmilk substitute/infant formula. She is currently working on applying the market-driven epidemics approach to new epidemics, such as social media and firearms. Rimanyi has authored scientific papers in journals such as PloS Global Public Health and MDPI.

Programmare lo spuntino giusto può fare la differenza per l'energia e il recupero muscolare. Scopri quali alimenti scegliere prima e dopo l'allenamento per massimizzare le prestazioni e favorire la crescita muscolare, rispettando il fabbisogno energetico del corpo. Segui i consigli su come bilanciare carboidrati e proteine per ottenere il massimo dai tuoi allenamenti. Segui Postura Da Paura su Instagram e Facebook per trovare altri consigli e informazioni per vivere una vita più equilibrata e serena. Per noi il movimento è una medicina naturale, visita il sito www.posturadapaura.com per trovare il programma di allenamento più adatto alle tue esigenze. Come promesso ecco le fonti citate durante la puntata: Kerksick, C. M., Arent, S., Schoenfeld, B. J., Stout, J. R., Campbell, B., Wilborn, C. D., Taylor, L., Kalman, D., Smith-Ryan, A. E., Kreider, R. B., Willoughby, D., Arciero, P. J., VanDusseldorp, T. A., Ormsbee, M. J., Wildman, R., Greenwood, M., Ziegenfuss, T. N., Aragon, A. A., & Antonio, J. (2017). International society of sports nutrition position stand: Nutrient timing. In Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (Vol. 14, Issue 1). BioMed Central Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-017-0189-4 Henselmans, M., Bjørnsen, T., Hedderman, R., & Vårvik, F. T. (2022). The Effect of Carbohydrate Intake on Strength and Resistance Training Performance: A Systematic Review. In Nutrients (Vol. 14, Issue 4). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14040856 Rothschild, J. A., Kilding, A. E., & Plews, D. J. (2020). What should i eat before exercise? Pre-exercise nutrition and the response to endurance exercise: Current prospective and future directions. Nutrients, 12(11), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12113473 Schoenfeld, B. J., Aragon, A. A., & Krieger, J. W. (2013). The effect of protein timing on muscle strength and hypertrophy: a meta-analysis. http://www.jissn.com/content/10/1/53 Spriet, L. L. (2014). New insights into the interaction of carbohydrate and fat metabolism during exercise. Sports Medicine, 44(SUPPL.1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0154-1 Thomas, D. T., Erdman, K. A., & Burke, L. M. (2016). Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine: Nutrition and Athletic Performance. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 116(3), 501–528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2015.12.006

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The Soil Matters with Dr. James White Season 2, Episode 40   Today's Guest: Dr. James White - Department of Plant Biology   James F. White is Professor of Plant Biology at Rutgers University in New Jersey where he and students conduct research on ecology of microbes that inhabit plants (endophytes). James White obtained the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Botany and Plant Pathology from Auburn University in Alabama, and the Ph.D. in Botany/Mycology from the University of Texas at Austin. James White is the author of more than 300 articles and book chapters, and author and editor of seven books on the biology of plant microbes, including Biotechnology of Acremonium Endophytes of Grasses (1994), Microbial Endophytes (2000), The Clavicipitalean Fungi (2004), The Fungal Community: Its Organization and Role in the Ecosystem (2005, 2017), Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis (2009), and Seed Endophytes: Biology and Biotechnology (2019) and Microbial Inoculants and Other Microbiome Stimulants for Crops: Mechanisms and Applications (2021; Elsevier, In press). James White is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and Associate Editor for journals Symbiosis, Fungal Ecology, MycoScience, Biology and Scientific Reports, and serves as Chief Editor for the Plant-Microbe Interactions Section of the MDPI journal Microorganisms. James White received the Alexopoulos Research Prize in 1996 (Mycological Society of America), the Distinguished Research Award in 1994 (Auburn University Montgomery), and the Research Excellence Award in 1998 (Rutgers University). James White has presented extensively at international industry and academic conferences focused on regenerative agriculture, plant biostimulants and crop microbiomes.   Your Host:   Leighton Morrison https://www.instagram.com/kingdomaqua... https://www.kingdomaquaponicsllc.com/   Executive Producer Ken Somerville https://www.instagram.com/kensomerville/ https://www.itsallaboutthebiology.ca Contact email itsallaboutthebiology@gmail.com Reach out to Ken for a quick 15 min call: https://calendly.com/kensomerville/connections   Help to support the mission: patreon.com/user?u=104510089   Discount codes available at: https://www.itsallaboutthebiology.ca/discountcodes   #flowers,#plants,#nature,#gardening,#garden,#growing,#koreannaturalfarming,#naturalfarming,#jadam,#naturalfertilizer,#naturalfarminginputs,#permaculture,#regenerative,#foodforest,#biodynamic,#bioactive,#organic,#notill,#knf,#organicgardening,#urbangardening,#containergardening,#homegardening,   Music by The Invisible Gardener (Andy Lopez) https://soundcloud.com/invisiblegardener For Full: Disclaimer

Did you know that 99.6% of Alzheimer's drug trials fail? In this eye-opening episode of the Ultimate Human Podcast, host Gary Brecka sits down with health and science journalist Max Lugavere, to uncover the truth about Alzheimer's research and its implications for brain health. They discuss the shocking revelation of how a fraudulent 2006 paper misled Alzheimer's research for 16 years! Max explains why medications that reduce brain plaques don't necessarily improve cognition, and some may even accelerate brain atrophy. MDPI's article reference: ⁠https://bit.ly/3XPAnos⁠ Connect with Max Lugavere: Get Max Lugavere book, “Genius Foods”: ⁠https://theultimatehuman.com/book-recs⁠ Watch Max's documentary "Little Empty Boxes" here: ⁠https://bit.ly/47Qf8Y9⁠ Listen to Max Lugavere's "The Genius Life" podcast weekly on all your favorite platforms: ⁠https://bit.ly/47MyoWK⁠ For more information on Max Lugavere visit: ⁠https://bit.ly/3XLOGdN⁠ Follow Max Lugavere on YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/4eJc6r7⁠ Follow Max Lugavere on Instagram: ⁠https://bit.ly/3BsEf7y⁠ Follow Max Lugavere on Facebook: ⁠https://bit.ly/3Y4QkZr⁠ Follow Max Lugavere on TikTok: ⁠https://bit.ly/3Y8ov2w⁠ Follow Max Lugavere on X.com: ⁠https://bit.ly/3ZMQgPk⁠ Follow Max Lugavere on LinkedIn: ⁠https://bit.ly/4eGVrEw⁠ 00:00 ​Intro of Show and Guest 02:19 ​Max's Journalism Journey and His Mom's Experience with Lewy Body Dementia 12:05 ​Exposing the Truth on His Documentary “Little Empty Boxes” 18:50 The ​Fraudulent Amyloid Hypothesis 27:17 ​Max's Contribution to Discussing about Prevention 33:49 ​Whole Food Diets and Brain-Boosting Foods 41:32 ​Animal Protein Benefits 51:13 ​Fasting for Brain Health 53:26 ​Perception on Seed Oil  59:08 ​Must-Have Supplements 1:02:29 ​Max's and Gary's Biohacking Practices 1:10:15 ​Takeaways from the Documentary “Little Empty Boxes” 1:15:45 Connect with Max Lugavere 1:16:34 ​Final Question: What does it mean to you to be an “Ultimate Human?” GET WEEKLY TIPS FROM GARY ON HOW TO OPTIMIZE YOUR HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE ROUTINES: ⁠https://bit.ly/4eLDbdU⁠ ORDER THE #1 GENETIC TEST THAT WILL GIVE YOU RESULTS FOR LIFE: ⁠https://bit.ly/3L5k8hl⁠ GET THE SUPPLEMENTS THAT GARY RECOMMENDS: ⁠https://bit.ly/4cMDGm7⁠ SIGN UP FOR 10X HEALTH AFFILIATE PROGRAM: ⁠https://bit.ly/3ROGPd6⁠ EIGHT SLEEP - USE CODE “GARY” TO GET $350 OFF THE POD 4 ULTRA: ⁠https://bit.ly/3WkLd6E⁠ ECHO GO PLUS HYDROGEN WATER BOTTLE: ⁠https://bit.ly/3xG0Pb8⁠ BODY HEALTH - USE CODE “ULTIMATE20” FOR 20% OFF YOUR ORDER: ⁠http://bit.ly/4e5IjsV⁠ KETTLE AND FIRE PREMIUM & 100% GRASS-FED BONE BROTH - USE CODE “ULTIMATEHUMAN” FOR 20% OFF YOUR ORDER: ⁠https://bit.ly/3BaTzW5⁠ Shop now and elevate your everyday essentials with just a click!: ⁠https://theultimatehuman.com/amazon-recs⁠ Watch “The Ultimate Human Podcast with Gary Brecka” every Tuesday and Thursday at 9AM ET on YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/3RPQYX8⁠ Follow The Ultimate Human on Instagram: ⁠https://bit.ly/3VP9JuR⁠ Follow The Ultimate Human on TikTok: ⁠https://bit.ly/3XIusTX⁠ Follow The Ultimate Human on Facebook: ⁠https://bit.ly/3Y5pPDJ⁠ Follow Gary Brecka on Instagram: ⁠https://bit.ly/3RPpnFs⁠ Follow Gary Brecka on TikTok: ⁠https://bit.ly/4coJ8fo⁠ Follow Gary Brecka on Facebook: ⁠https://bit.ly/464VA1H⁠ The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk. The Content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their healthcare professionals for any such conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is dedicated to Mental Health Awareness Month -- May 2024 -- in which we explore some of the keys to achieving wellbeing as a human litigator. Lawyers contemplate suicide at "an exceedingly high rate." Whereas 4.2% of adults have reported contemplating suicide, that figure is 10-12% among lawyers. According to a study published by MDPI, lawyers are prone to mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. "[O]ur findings suggest the profile of a lawyer with the highest risk for suicide is a lonely or socially isolated male with a high level of unmanageable stress, who is overly committed to their work, and may have a history of mental health problems."  Released in 2023, the authors of the study -- Stressed, Lonely, and Overcommitted: Predictors of Lawyer Suicide Risk (Krill, Thomas, Kramer, Degeneffe, and Anker) -- say there is a need for interventions to address these risks,  including  "education, resources, and support for lawyers to better manage their workload, modifying work demands and expectations, and promoting a culture of openness and support within law firms."With that as a backdrop, guest host and legal analytics professional Sara Lord interviews success coach and former litigator Gary Miles about the professional dissatisfaction litigators experience  when the pursuit of fulfillment clashes with high-stress demands -- from burnout to depression to imposter syndrome. Explore practical strategies for managing anxiety and embracing mindfulness, like reframing your thoughts, celebrating even small achievements, identifying trusted colleagues and mentors, the importance of rest, and reaching out for help. Learn some of the wisdom Gary imparts via his counseling services. Feeling emotionally crisp?  “There is always a solution. Always,” Gary says.*******Need Immediate Help? If you are in the U.S. and experiencing thoughts of suicide, call or text the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or IMAlive at 1-800-784-2433. In the UK and Ireland – Call Samaritans UK at 116 123; in Australia – Call Lifeline Australia at 13 11 14; in other countries – Visit IASP or Suicide.org to find a helpline in your country.*******This podcast is the audio companion to the Journal of Emerging Issues in Litigation. The Journal is a collaborative project between HB Litigation Conferences and the vLex Fastcase legal research family, which includes Full Court Press, Law Street Media, and Docket Alarm.If you have comments, ideas, or wish to participate, please drop me a note at Editor@LitigationConferences.com.Tom HagyLitigation Enthusiast andHost of the Emerging Litigation PodcastHome Page

The Soil Matters with Dr. James White Season 2, Episode 17   Today's Guest: Dr. James White - Department of Plant Biology   James F. White is Professor of Plant Biology at Rutgers University in New Jersey where he and students conduct research on ecology of microbes that inhabit plants (endophytes). James White obtained the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Botany and Plant Pathology from Auburn University in Alabama, and the Ph.D. in Botany/Mycology from the University of Texas at Austin. James White is the author of more than 300 articles and book chapters, and author and editor of seven books on the biology of plant microbes, including Biotechnology of Acremonium Endophytes of Grasses (1994), Microbial Endophytes (2000), The Clavicipitalean Fungi (2004), The Fungal Community: Its Organization and Role in the Ecosystem (2005, 2017), Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis (2009), and Seed Endophytes: Biology and Biotechnology (2019) and Microbial Inoculants and Other Microbiome Stimulants for Crops: Mechanisms and Applications (2021; Elsevier, In press). James White is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and Associate Editor for journals Symbiosis, Fungal Ecology, MycoScience, Biology and Scientific Reports, and serves as Chief Editor for the Plant-Microbe Interactions Section of the MDPI journal Microorganisms. James White received the Alexopoulos Research Prize in 1996 (Mycological Society of America), the Distinguished Research Award in 1994 (Auburn University Montgomery), and the Research Excellence Award in 1998 (Rutgers University). James White has presented extensively at international industry and academic conferences focused on regenerative agriculture, plant biostimulants and crop microbiomes.   Your Host:   Leighton Morrison https://www.instagram.com/kingdomaqua... https://www.kingdomaquaponicsllc.com/   Executive Producer Ken Somerville https://www.instagram.com/kensomerville/ https://www.itsallaboutthebiology.ca Contact email itsallaboutthebiology@gmail.com Reach out to Ken for a quick 15 min call: https://calendly.com/kensomerville/connections   Help to support the mission: patreon.com/user?u=104510089   Discount codes available at: https://www.itsallaboutthebiology.ca/discountcodes   #flowers,#plants,#nature,#gardening,#garden,#growing,#koreannaturalfarming,#naturalfarming,#jadam,#naturalfertilizer,#naturalfarminginputs,#permaculture,#regenerative,#foodforest,#biodynamic,#bioactive,#organic,#notill,#knf,#organicgardening,#urbangardening,#containergardening,#homegardening,   Music by The Invisible Gardener (Andy Lopez) https://soundcloud.com/invisiblegardener For Full: Disclaimer

Send us a Text Message.Did you know that dyslexic kids are more likely to have problems with motor skills? We didn't either! Join us as we review three recent scientific papers about dyslexia.Here are the three papers from the show:Decarli, G, et al. “Motor Skills and Capacities in Developmental Dyslexia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” Acta Psychologica, North-Holland, 20 Apr. 2024, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000169182400146X. Stein, John. “Theories about Developmental Dyslexia.” MDPI, Brain Sciences, 26 Jan. 2023, www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/2/208. Yu, Xi, et al. “Patterns of Neural Functional Connectivity in Infants at Familial Risk of Developmental Dyslexia.” JAMA Network Open, U.S. National Library of Medicine, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36301547/. Accessed 10 May 2024.This episode is sponsored by My Phone Number Song. Enter a phone number and get a fully-produced earworm with that number as the lyrics! Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Also check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Episodio 603 de "La Voz del Deporte Antioqueño" de Indeportes Antioquia, emisión del sábado 2 de marzo de 2024. Contenido: 1:   Gerente de Indeportes Antioquia se reunió con el G10, el grupo de EDM del Valle de Aburrá. Eventos Deportivos y Juegos Departamentales algunos de los temas abordados. 2:   Integrantes del G 10 mostraron satisfacción por la reunión entre los Institutos Deportivos del Área Metropolitana e Indeportes Antioquia. 3:   Rosangélica Escobar Arriaga… deportista de atletismo, trabajadora social y madre de una niña. Rosangélica nos habla de su desempeño en esos roles e invita a sus pares a estudiar. 4:   El rionegrero Ferney Cardona Echeverri se desempeña, desde hace pocos días, como nuevo subgerente administrativo y financiero de Indeportes Antioquia. 5:   Seis de abril celebración del Día Mundial de la Actividad Física. Indeportes Antioquia convoca a los municipios a programar diferentes actividades entre el 6 y 12 de abril. 6:   Investigación de fisiólogo de Indeportes Antioquia fue publicada en Sports, revista digital internacional de acceso abierto de MDPI, con sede en Basilea, Suiza.

What happens after you die? The book brings together fascinating theological and religious studies perspectives on a controversial yet pervasive idea: reincarnation. An estimated 1 on 5 Americans subscribe to this belief, despite their religious background. Why is this? What are the philosophical, spiritual, pragmatic merits of subscribing to reincarnation? What about the pitfalls? Does believing in reincarnation counter Christian teachings? Is it a uniquely Hindu practice? Join us as we explore these and other questions with Dr. Jeffrey D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College (PA) and editor of the open access peer-reviewed book Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific(MDPI Books, 2019). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What happens after you die? The book brings together fascinating theological and religious studies perspectives on a controversial yet pervasive idea: reincarnation. An estimated 1 on 5 Americans subscribe to this belief, despite their religious background. Why is this? What are the philosophical, spiritual, pragmatic merits of subscribing to reincarnation? What about the pitfalls? Does believing in reincarnation counter Christian teachings? Is it a uniquely Hindu practice? Join us as we explore these and other questions with Dr. Jeffrey D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College (PA) and editor of the open access peer-reviewed book Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific(MDPI Books, 2019). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

What happens after you die? The book brings together fascinating theological and religious studies perspectives on a controversial yet pervasive idea: reincarnation. An estimated 1 on 5 Americans subscribe to this belief, despite their religious background. Why is this? What are the philosophical, spiritual, pragmatic merits of subscribing to reincarnation? What about the pitfalls? Does believing in reincarnation counter Christian teachings? Is it a uniquely Hindu practice? Join us as we explore these and other questions with Dr. Jeffrey D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College (PA) and editor of the open access peer-reviewed book Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific(MDPI Books, 2019). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/christian-studies

Du hast manchmal intensive Angstschübe, die du nicht oder kaum kontrollieren kannst oder du kennst jemanden, der darunter leidet? Wir schauen uns heute die Psychologie hinter Panikattacken an. Dabei klären wir folgende Fragen: Wodurch werden sie ausgelöst, aas macht sie schlimmer und wie kann man sie regulieren? Hilfetelefon: Deutsche Telefonseelsorge Per Telefon 0800 / 111 0 111 , 0800 / 111 0 222 oder 116 123per Mail und Chat unter online.telefonseelsorge.de Wenn du mich und den Podcast unterstützen möchtest, dann bewerte den Podcast gerne und schicke ihn an jemanden weiter, der sich auch dafür interessieren würde.  Jede Woche neue Tipps, Übungen und Hintergrundinformationen aus meiner paartherapeutischen Praxis. Melde dich hier für den Newsletter an.  Du hast Feedback oder Fragen? Dann schreib mir auf Instagram. Du möchtest eine persönliche (Online)Beratung oder Paartherapie mit mir? Dann schreib mir eine Mail an: kontakt@paartherapiebonn.com. Mehr zu mir und meiner Arbeit findest du ⁠hier⁠. Disclaimer: Es handelt sich bei dem Fallbeispiel, um ein fiktives Beispiel und nicht um eine echte Person. Die Inhalte ergeben sich aus verschiedenen Geschichten und KlientInnen, die ich in einem Beispiel zusammengefasst habe.  Quellen Klevebrant, L., & Frick, A. (2022). Effects of caffeine on anxiety and panic attacks in patients with panic disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. General Hospital Psychiatry, 74, 22-31. Hewitt, O. M., Tomlin, A., & Waite, P. (2021). The experience of panic attacks in adolescents: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 26(3), 240-253. Lundin, L. (2020). Online narratives about panic attacks: Interpreted within a psychodynamic framework. Social Work in Mental Health, 18(3), 349-365. Georgieva, I., Lepping, P., Bozev, V., Lickiewicz, J., Pekara, J., Wikman, S., ... & Lantta, T. (2021, June). Prevalence, new incidence, course, and risk factors of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and panic disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic in 11 countries. In Healthcare (Vol. 9, No. 6, p. 664). MDPI. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anouk-algermissen/message

Have you ever heard of "mouth taping"? Wondering if it's the real deal? Does it actually work? As a Body Nerd Show listener, you might remember previous episodes I've done on breathing, including episode 140 with renowned breathing expert Patrick McKeown. Now, as much as I love sharing only what I've personally tried and tested, let's give credit to my husband for this one. His venture into mouth taping gave me a first-hand account of how it can decrease snoring and improve energy throughout the day. So, here's the big question: Does science back this up? Should we all be taping our mouth shut at night? Well, if you've been feeling out of breath, snore like a lumberjack, and feel tired even after multiple cups of coffee - you might want to consider it. Of course, this isn't a one-size-fits-all solution. Talk to your doctor first - but if you're looking for a non-invasive approach to optimize your breathing and overall well-being, mouth taping might just be the thing. You'll learn: The science behind mouth taping Surprising benefits of breathing through your nose An easy breathing exercise to help you decongest your nose in just a few minutes All the links: Hostage Tape - mouth tape brand my husband swears by The Breathing Cure: Develop New Habits for a Healthier, Happier, and Longer Life by Patrick McKeown Behavioral and Psychological Approaches to Breathing Disorders by Beverly H. Timmons, Ronald Ley The impact of mouth-taping in mouth-breathers with mild obstructive sleep apnea: a preliminary study." Healthcare. Vol. 10. No. 9. MDPI, 2022. Role of the nasal airway in regulation of airway resistance during hypercapnia and exercise. Second-Place Resident Award at 1982 Research Forum." Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery: official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 92.3 (1984) Join me for the Movement Mavens Retreat! www.aewellness.com/retreat/ 30 days to more strength + flexibility with the Mobility Mastery Toolkit www.aewellness.com/podcast - Show notes, links and more. Come hang out with me on Instagram @hollaformala : https://instagram.com/hollaformala/ TikTok @ aewellness Bodywork Starter Guide - learn the 6 places you need to roll right now for quick relief, plus the reason why what you've tried so far has only given you a temporary fix. Download the guide for free now at www.aewellness.com/bodywork 818-396-6501 is the Body Nerd Hotline - how do you build consistency and/or where are you getting stuck? Drop me a line and let me know your body nerd hacks - you might just hear your voice on a future episode! Today's episode is brought to you by Mobility Mastery Toolkit. Forget icing and stretching - and get a simple program you can do on your own that actually works. The Toolkit includes 30-days of exercises so you know exactly what to do to improve the mobility of your hips, lower back, feet, neck and shoulders. With video demos and a full-body mobility workout calendar, you're just 15-mins a day from feeling stronger and more flexible. Get $20 off when you use the code MASTERY at www.mobilitytoolkit.co

In Episode 116, Ben chats with Mel Trueblood-Stimpson of Ludar Animal Behavior.  We get into Mel's passion of decolonizing animal welfare while delving in their intersecting identities of being Roma, Indigenous, Jewish, Queer, Neurodivergent, Disabled, and Multilingual.    Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop BACB: 1.5 Learning  IBAO: 1.5 Cultural QABA: 1.5 DEI   Contact: Ludar Animal Behavior https://ludaranimalbehavior.com/   Links: Interview with Dog at Heart Podcast #17 – Colonialism and Animal Welfare with Mel Trueblood-Stimpson https://dogatheart.co.uk/woofworks-17/   International Society for Applied Ethology https://www.applied-ethology.org/   World Roma Congress https://worldromacongress.org/   Articles: Bueno-Guerra N. (2021). Where Is Ethology Heading? An Invitation for Collective Metadisciplinary Discussion. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 11(9), 2520. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11092520   Ethology Journal https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ethology/about    

In this episode, we hear from Michael Broyde, a law professor at Emory Law School, and Berman Projects director at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion. Recently, Professor Broyde has turned his scholarly attention to the potential impacts of artificial intelligence on law and religion. He and the Center's Executive Director Whittney Barth have convened a working group on law, religion, and AI, that includes faculty from institutions around the world. The Center is also involved in two scholarly publishing projects related to law, religion, and AI. One is a symposium issue of the Journal of Law and Religion, published by Cambridge University Press, and the other is a special issue of the journal LAWS, published by MDPI with Michael Broyde and Whittney Barth as co-editors. You can visit the Center's website for more information.In a Work in Progress session at the Center, Professor Broyde shared his most recent work: “AI and Jewish Law: Seeing How ChatGPT 4.0 Looks at a Novel Issue.” During the talk, he explores the translation capabilities of Chat GPT 4.0 from Hebrew to English, how well Chat GPT 4.0 analyzed a novel issue for Jewish Law when prompted with a curated set of sources, and some of the implications of this and future technological developments for Jewish Law as well as for the American federal courts. After his remarks, we will hear from a few audience members as the floor opens for a wider discussion of the implications of this research.

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Anlässlich des Pride-Monats Juni, gibt es auch im kronehit Psychotalk einen Schwerpunkt rund um das Thema Sexualität, LGBTQIA+, Geschlechterdefinitionen sowie deren Vielfalt und dem Umgang miteinander, wenn es um diese Themen geht.Deshalb habe unsere Moderatorin, Meli Tüchler, und unser psychotherapeutischer Experte, Daniel Martos, auch Mag. Dr. Persson Perry Baumgartinger, Experte für Sprache & Kommunikation, Geschlechtervielfalt, Wissenschaft & Kunst, Trans_Inter*Queer:Nonbinary, Kritische Diversity und Diskriminierungskritik, ins Studio eingeladen.Sie sprechen über die Geschlechtervielfalt, die eigene sexuelle Identität und warum Sprache in diesem Zusammenhang so wichtig ist.Inzwischen gibt es zahlreiche Namen und Bezeichnungen, wenn es um Menschen aus der LGBTQIA+ Community geht, aber leider gibt es noch immer große Probleme mit dem Umgang und die Akzeptanz dieser Begriffe.Die drei beantworten viele Fragen von Hörern und telefonieren auch mit Sophie, einer genderfluiden Trans*Person, die sich zukünftig im Bereich der Psychotherapie auch beruflich der Unterstützung von queeren Menschen widmen will.Mag. Dr. Persson Perry Baumgartinger:https://independentscholar.academia.edu/PerssonPerryBaumgartingerhttps://diskursiv.diebin.at/https://instagram.com/trans_arts_cultureSehr zu empfehlende Bücher und Artikel von unserem Experten:Buch: 2019 Die staatliche Regulierung von Trans. Bielefeld, transcript. Buch: 2017 Trans Studies. Historische, begriffliche und aktivistische Aspekte. Wien, Zaglossus, zu beziehen über Edition Assemblage. Artikel: 2021 Transitioning Gender Equality to the Equality of Sexgender Diversity. In Binswanger/Zimmermann (eds): Transitioning to Gender Equality. MDPI 2021.Artikel: 2017 Dispositiv-Reparatur statt Paradigmenwechsel - Über das „Konservieren“ des Zweigeschlechterdispositivs durch die staatliche Regulierung von Trans* in Österreich (In: OBST 91, 2017)Vereine & Beratungsstellen zu Geschlechtervielfalt:ARA - Afro Rainbow Austria https://afrorainbow.at/Chainge Trans Peer Group Vienna https://chaingepeergroup.at/TransXVerein für Transgender Personen https://www.transx.at/ORQOAOriental Queer Organisation Austria https://www.facebook.com/groups/137619472957375/Queer Base – Welcome and Support for LGBTIQ Refugees https://queerbase.at/Verein Nicht-Binär https://venib.at/VIMÖ Verein intergeschlechtlicher Menschen Österreich https://vimoe.at/PIÖ Plattform Intersex Österreich http://www.plattform-intersex.at/Beratungsstelle für Variationen der Geschlechtsmerkmale https://varges.at/Hier sind einige Anlaufstellen, an die du dich jederzeit 24/7 wenden kannst:Rat auf Draht: 147 (0 – 24 Uhr)Telefonseelsorge: 142 (0 – 24 Uhr)Telefonhotline der Schulpsychologie: 0800 211 320 (Mo-Fr: 8-20 Uhr; Sa: 8-12 Uhr)Kontakte in Krisensituationen und Notfällen:Polizei - 133Rettung - 144Psychiatrische Soforthilfe und mobiler Krisendienst für WienBeratung per Mail, Chat oder Telefon 24h Hotline +43 1 31330

The Soil Matters with Dr. James White #jameswhite,#leightonmorrison,#avsingh,#livingsoil,   Today's Guest: Dr. James White - Department of Plant Biology   James F. White is Professor of Plant Biology at Rutgers University in New Jersey where he and students conduct research on ecology of microbes that inhabit plants (endophytes). James White obtained the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Botany and Plant Pathology from Auburn University in Alabama, and the Ph.D. in Botany/Mycology from the University of Texas at Austin. James White is the author of more than 300 articles and book chapters, and author and editor of seven books on the biology of plant microbes, including Biotechnology of Acremonium Endophytes of Grasses (1994), Microbial Endophytes (2000), The Clavicipitalean Fungi (2004), The Fungal Community: Its Organization and Role in the Ecosystem (2005, 2017), Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis (2009), and Seed Endophytes: Biology and Biotechnology (2019) and Microbial Inoculants and Other Microbiome Stimulants for Crops: Mechanisms and Applications (2021; Elsevier, In press). James White is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and Associate Editor for journals Symbiosis, Fungal Ecology, MycoScience, Biology and Scientific Reports, and serves as Chief Editor for the Plant-Microbe Interactions Section of the MDPI journal Microorganisms. James White received the Alexopoulos Research Prize in 1996 (Mycological Society of America), the Distinguished Research Award in 1994 (Auburn University Montgomery), and the Research Excellence Award in 1998 (Rutgers University). James White has presented extensively at international industry and academic conferences focused on regenerative agriculture, plant biostimulants and crop microbiomes.   Your Hosts: Dr. Av Singh, Ph.D., PAg. https://www.linkedin.com/in/av-singh-... https://www.fs-cannabis.com/ https://growupconference.com/ For a full bio visit: https://growupconference.com/speakers...   Leighton Morrison https://www.instagram.com/kingdomaqua... https://www.kingdomaquaponicsllc.com/   Executive Producer Ken Somerville https://www.instagram.com/kensomerville/ https://www.itsallaboutthebiology.ca Contact email itsallaboutthebiologytour@gmail.com Gifts to support the tour: https://www.givesendgo.com/G9AZD Reach out to Ken for a quick 15 min call: https://calendly.com/kensomerville/connections   #flowers,#plants,#nature,#gardening,#garden,#growing,#koreannaturalfarming,#naturalfarming,#jadam,#naturalfertilizer,#naturalfarminginputs,#permaculture,#regenerative,#foodforest,#biodynamic,#bioactive,#organic,#notill,#knf,#organicgardening,#urbangardening,#containergardening,#homegardening,#cannabis,#cannabisgrowing,

A couple weeks ago I had a wonderful conversation with my good friend Harriet Mela, the independent researcher from Austria who has helped push the boundaries of soil science and plant physiological understanding. We focused last time on how plants handle water stress, specifically drought and the management practices that can either help or inhibit their natural adaptation to this stress. Harriet also made it clear that she had a lot more to say on this topic and behind the scenes we talked about how to frame another discussion. In that time I shared a link to research done by Dr James White demonstrating how plants can absorb nitrogen from the atmosphere via enzymes in the stomata of their leaves. Turns out that Harriet is of course in close correspondence with James and she suggested that we invite him to our next session to explore the newest discoveries and experiments that they're both conducting. How could I say no to that! So a quick intro to Dr James White to get us oriented. James is Professor of Plant Biology at Rutgers University in New Jersey where he and students conduct research on ecology of microbes that inhabit plants known as endophytes. James White is the author of more than 270 articles and book chapters, and author and editor of seven books on the biology of plant microbes. He is also an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and Associate Editor for journals Symbiosis, Fungal Ecology, MycoScience, Biology and Scientific Reports, and also serves as Chief Editor for the Plant-Microbe Interactions Section of the MDPI journal Microorganisms and has presented extensively at international industry and academic conferences focused on regenerative agriculture, plant biostimulants and crop microbiomes. So as you can imagine, between James and Harriet, we get into some epic material.  Though this session takes us in many directions, a couple of which I probably can't even pronounce correctly, the overarching theme that we explore is the workings of plants and their symbiotic relationships with other organisms that helps them to adapt and overcome stress in their environments. We start by looking at this topic from the perspective of drought tolerance to wrap up the previous conversation, and then we expand from there. We even get into genetic adaptation, the problems with industrially produced seeds, and by the end uncover a key piece of the puzzle that could help you cut the time it takes to transition to regenerative management of your farm into a fraction. Join the discord discussion channel to answer the weekly questions and learn new skills with the whole community Links: https://www.jefflowenfels.com/books-by-jeff-lownfels/ https://kindharvest.ag/courses/ra-cc-carbon-course/

Episode SummaryErin and Rachel explore the mess of gender and culture in Mulan (1998), Disney's adaptation of an ancient Chinese legend. The plucky heroine promotes the “Girl Power” feminism that has fueled the female protagonists of most Disney Renaissance films, but does so in a way that manages to completely misrepresent Chinese culture and values. Spoiler alert: Chinese audiences did not love this movie. Episode BibliographyAbbott, J. (1998, June 21). FLORIDA ANIMATION STUDIO COMES OF AGE WITH MULAN. The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20181119022905/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1998-06-21-9806190194-story.htmlBancroft, T., & Cook, B. (Directors). (1998). Mulan [Film]. Walt Disney Pictures.Červinka, P. (2015, April 21). The Making of Mulan. YouTube. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zHSJBwhuUkChen, R., Chen, Z., & Yang, Y. (2021). The creation and operation strategy of Disney's Mulan: Cultural appropriation and cultural discount. Sustainability, 13(5), doi: 10.3390/su13052751Davis, A. M. (2007). Good girls and wicked witches: Women in Disney's feature animation. John Libbey & Company.Davis, A. M. (2014). Handsome heroes and vile villains: Men in Disney's feature animation. John Libbey & Company.Dong, L. (2010). Mulan's legend and legacy in China and the United States. Temple University Press. Ebert, R. (1998, June 19). Mulan movie review & film summary (1998). Roger Ebert. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mulan-1998Elise. (2019). Who made the Universal Studios theme music? Quora. Retrieved December 15, 2022, from https://www.quora.com/Who-made-the-Universal-Studios-theme-musicEller, C. (1998, June 12). Bridled Optimism. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 21, 2022, from https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-12-fi-59077-story.htmlEngland, D. E., Descartes, L., & Collier-Meek, M. A. (2011). Gender role portrayal and the Disney princesses. Sex Roles, 64, 555-567. doi: 10.1007/s11199-011-9930-7Failes, I. (2020, September 26). The CG side of the animated 'Mulan'. befores & afters. Retrieved December 16, 2022, from https://beforesandafters.com/2020/09/26/the-cg-side-of-the-animated-mulan/Fleeman, M. (1998, July 12). World Tibet Network News: Hollywood hopes more movies will follow Clinton to China. Canada Tibet Committee. Retrieved November 21, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20110705114829/http://www.tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/archive/old?y=1998&m=7&p=12_2Gleiberman, O. (1998, June 19). Mulan | EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://ew.com/article/1998/06/19/mulan-3/Grady, C. (2020, September 4). The history of Mulan, from a 6th-century ballad to the live-action Disney movie. Vox. https://www.vox.com/culture/21412785/mulan-history-original-chinese-ballad-disneyHaynes, S. (2020, September 4). The controversial origins of the story behind Mulan. TIME. https://time.com/5881064/mulan-real-history/Heritage Learning- Kallispell, MT. (2016, November 2). Fa Mulan. YouTube. Retrieved December 16, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsaE6CgW4UkHoffmann, E. S. (2019). Diversity dissected: Intersectional socialization in Disney's Aladdin, Mulan, and The Princess and the Frog. Leviathan: Interdisciplinary Journal in English, 5, 60-126.King, S. (1998, June 25). Fa, a Long Long Way to Come. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-25-ca-63261-story.htmlKung, J. (2019). Disney's Mulan and unlocking queer Asian-American masculinity. sprinkle: An Undergraduate Journal of Feminist and Queer Studies, 12, 40-49. Kurtenbach, E. (1999, February 8). World Tibet Network News: China Allows Disney Film Screening. Canada Tibet Committee. Retrieved November 21, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20110610074601/http://www.tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/archive/old?y=1999&m=2&p=8_5Kurtti, J. (2020). The Art of Mulan: A Disney Editions Classic. Disney Editions.Labi, N. (1998, June 29). Girl Power. TIME. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20080415124047/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988643-1,00.htmlLabi, N. (2001, June 24). Girl Power. TIME. Retrieved December 16, 2022, from https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,139472,00.htmlLando, J. (1999, March 19). BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Chinese unimpressed with Disney's Mulan. BBC News Home. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/299618.stmLangfitt, F. (1999, May 3). Disney magic fails 'Mulan' in China. Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 21, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20140224180211/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-05-03/features/9905030250_1_disney-s-mulan-sui-dynasty-chineseMartin, S. K. (2013, March 12). Tony Bancroft on 'Mulan': 'I Want to Bring Christian-Based Values to All My Work'. Christian Post. Retrieved November 27, 2022, from https://www.christianpost.com/news/tony-bancroft-on-mulan-i-want-to-bring-christian-based-values-to-all-my-work-90987/Maslin, J. (1998, June 19). FILM REVIEW; A Warrior, She Takes on Huns and Stereotypes (Published 1998). The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/19/movies/film-review-a-warrior-she-takes-on-huns-and-stereotypes.htmlMulan. (n.d.). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 15, 2022, from https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3664086529/weekend/Mulan (1998) - Full Cast & Crew. (n.d.). IMDb. Retrieved December 16, 2022, from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120762/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_wr_smMulan (Jerry Goldsmith). (2007, July 7). Filmtracks. Retrieved November 21, 2022, from https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/mulan.htmlNess, M. (2016, March 31). Girl Power, A Cricket, and a Dragon: Disney's Mulan. Tor.com. Retrieved November 27, 2022, from https://www.tor.com/2016/03/31/girl-power-a-cricket-and-a-dragon-disneys-mulan/Noyer, J. (n.d.). Mulan (1998 film). Wikipedia. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulan_(1998_film)Noyer, J. (2008, August 14). Tony Bancroft balances the yin and the yang in directing Mulan – Animated Views. Animated Views. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from https://animatedviews.com/2008/tony-bancroft-balances-the-yin-and-the-yang-in-directing-mulan/Romano, A. (2017, October 10). McDonald's Szechuan Sauce inspired a Rick and Morty fan meltdown. Vox. Retrieved December 16, 2022, from https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/10/10/16448816/rick-and-morty-szechuan-sauce-backlashSiskel, G. (1998, June 18). MULDER, SCULLY MAKE A GOOD TEAM – Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-06-19-9806190112-story.htmlTuran, K. (1998, June 19). 'Mulan': Formula With a New Flavor. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-19-ca-61328-story.htmlVHS BTS. (2019, March 22). From Legend to Life The Making of Mulan. YouTube. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUMh3si5lxsWang, Z. (2020, July 10). Cultural “Authenticity” as a Conflict-Ridden Hypotext: Mulan (1998), Mulan Joins the Army (1939), and a Millennium-Long Intertextual Metamorphosis. Arts, 9(3), 78. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/arts9030078Wang, Z. (2021, December 6). From Mulan (1998) to Mulan (2020): Disney Conventions, Cross-Cultural Feminist Intervention, and a Compromised Progress. Arts, 11(1), 5. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/arts11010005Ward, A.R. (2002). Mouse morality: The rhetoric of Disney animated film. University of Texas Press.Yin, J. (2011). Popular culture and public imaginary: Disney vs. Chinese stories of Mulan. Javnost – The Public, 18(1), 53-74.  Doi: 10.1080/13183222.2011.11009051 Zhao, X. J. (2020, October 24). Everything culturally right and wrong with Mulan 1998 [Video]. YouTube.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SHC7CnmErM

Episode SummaryUnlike its eponymous protagonist, Hercules (1997) is more “zero” than “hero.” Erin and Rachel discuss the film's rampant misogyny and obnoxious product placement. Compelling vocal performances and soaring musical numbers–the last of Alan Menken's contributions during the Disney Renaissance–can't rescue this box office disappointment from the River of Death. Much like Achilles, it just doesn't go the distance. Episode BibliographyCallaway, T. (2012, August 1). Susan Egan: Belle, Meg, Glamour and Goop - Part 2. The Mouse Castle. Retrieved October 9, 2022, from http://www.themousecastle.com/2012/08/susan-egan-belle-meg-glamour-and-goop.htmlClements, R., & Musker, J. (Directors). (1997). Hercules  [Film]. Walt Disney Pictures.Crouch, L. (1997, February 13). Disney Promotional Tour A Herculean Undertaking. Sun Sentinel. Retrieved October 11, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063452/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-02-13/news/9702120413_1_hera-movie-animatorDiSessa, K. J. (2020, November 24). The Illusion of Empowerment: A Feminist Analysis of Disney's "Hercules". Inquiries Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2022, from http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1842/the-illusion-of-empowerment-a-feminist-analysis-of-disneys-herculesDiuguid, C. (1997, June 16). Herculean block party. Variety. Retrieved October 13, 2022, from https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/herculean-block-party-1116679409/Dreher, R. (1997, June 22). 'Hercules' Is A Bit Hipper This Time Out. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 11, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130239/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-06-22/entertainment/9706201020_1_hercules-john-musker-scarfeGillespie, S. A. (2012, May 7). John Musker Question Countdown #3 — Howard Ashman. Howard Ashman. Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://www.howardashman.com/blog/john-musker-question-countdown-3/The Great Greek Hero. (1997, November 9). The Sunday Times On The Web - Mirror Magazine. Retrieved October 11, 2022, from https://www.sundaytimes.lk/971109/mirror2.htmlHartl, J. (1997, June 22). Disney's `Hercules' Plays Up The Comic Side Of An Epic Tale -- Missing From The Disney Treatment Of The Hercules Story Will Be Some Darker Details Of His Life, Including His Illegitimate Birth. The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 9, 2022, from https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19970622&slug=2545749Hercules (1997 film). (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved October 9, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_(1997_film)Hill, J. (2001, April 5). Part Four: Who the hell do we get to play Hades? Laughing Place. Retrieved October 9, 2022, from https://www.laughingplace.com/w/leg/?legacyasppage=w/News-PID115030-115034.aspHill, J. (2012, October 19). Disney favorite Susan Egan to perform this Sunday afternoon at LBCC's Music Scholarship Gala Concert. Jim Hill Media. Retrieved October 9, 2022, from https://jimhillmedia.com/disney-favorite-susan-egan-to-perform-this-sunday-afternoon-at-lbccs-music-scholarship-gala-concert/Howe, D. (1997, June 27). Disney's Myth Conception. The Washington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/herculeshowe.htmJohnson, T. (1997, February 5). ‘Hercules' hangs out at the malls. Variety. Retrieved October 11, 2022, from https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/hercules-hangs-out-at-the-malls-1117435863/Kempley, R. (1997, June 27). Disney's 'Hercules': Myth for the Masses. The Washington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/herculeskemp.htmKlady, L. (1997, June 16). Hercules. Variety. Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/hercules-2-1200450181/Maslin, J. (1997, June 13). Oh, Heavens! What a Hero! The New York Times. Retrieved October 13, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/13/movies/oh-heavens-what-a-hero.htmlNess, M. (2016, March 17). I Can Go the Merchandising Route: Disney's Hercules. Tor.com. Retrieved October 16, 2022, from https://www.tor.com/2016/03/17/i-can-go-the-merchandising-route-disneys-hercules/Primo, C. (2018, November 16). Balancing Gender and Power: How Disney's Hercules Fails to Go the Distance. MDPI. Retrieved October 22, 2022, from https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/7/11/240/htmRanieri, N. (2015, May 9). We Don't Know Jack. Ghost archive. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/448057295246344/982460605139341Ranieri, N. (2015, May 23). In Search of Hades. Ghost archive. 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Dr. Willie Soon, an astrophysicist and geoscientist, is a leading authority on the relationship between solar phenomena and global climate. In this 32+ years of singular pursuit, he seeks to understand the Sun-Earth relations in terms of not only meteorology and climate, but also in terms of orbital dynamics of Sun-Earth-other planets interactions, magmatic (volcanoes) and tectonic (earthquakes) activities. His discoveries challenge computer modelers and advocates who consistently underestimate solar influences on cloud formation, ocean currents, and wind that cause climate to change. He has faced and risen above unethical and often libelous attacks on his research and his character, becoming one of the world's most respected and influential voices for climate realism. In 2018, he founded the Center for Environmental Research and Earth Sciences (CERES-science.com) in order to tackle a wider range of issues and topics without fears nor prejudices. Dr. Soon was an astrophysicist at the Solar, Stellar and Planetary Sciences Division of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, from 1991-2022. He served as receiving editor for New Astronomy from 2002-2016, astronomer at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1992-2009. He is also on the editorial board of Geoscience, an MDPI publication since 2020 as well as serving as Review Editor of Frontiers in Earth Science starting 2022. Dr. Soon has also held the role of visiting professors at various institutions including University of Putra, Malaysia, Institute of Earth Environment of Xian, China and State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science at Xiamen University. Since September 2021, Dr. Soon is also affiliated with Hungary's Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science. Dr. Soon earned bachelor's and master's degrees in science and a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California. "The whole point of science is to question accepted dogmas. For that reason, I respect Willie Soon as a good scientist and a courageous citizen.'' — Freeman Dyson in the Boston Globe, November 5, 2013 About Willie Soon: https://www.ceres-science.com/willie-soon 103 of his peer-reviewed papers: https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/~wsoon/ “How much has the Sun influenced Northern Hemisphere temperature trends? An ongoing debate”: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1674-4527/21/6/131 CERES news: https://www.ceres-science.com/news Please help support independent science by donating to CERES-science.com: https://www.ceres-science.com/support-us —— Tom Nelson's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tan123 Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2022/03/about-me-tom-nelson.html Notes for climate skeptics: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2019/06/useful-notes-for-climate-skeptics.html ClimateGate emails: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/p/climategate_05.html

Pfizer mRNA vaccine goes into liver and changes into DNA, Swedish study finds A new Swedish study published in MDPI found that the Pfizer vaccine goes into liver cells and converts to DNA, challenging claims so far that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines do not change or interact with your DNA in any way. It's the first time that researchers have shown in vitro – or inside a petri dish – how an mRNA vaccine is converted into DNA on a human liver cell line, the Epoch Times reported. It's precisely what health experts and fact-checkers said for more than a year could not occur. Dr. Peter McCullough, an internist, cardiologist and epidemiologist who is one of the leading critics of the COVID vaccines, said the findings have “enormous implications of permanent chromosomal change” that could drive a “whole new genre of chronic disease.” Pfizer did not comment on the study's findings, the Epoch Times reported, stating only that its mRNA vaccine does not alter the human genome. This is just my opinion. J Fallon Apple Music J Fallon Spotify J Fallon YouTube The Slippery Slope Apple Podcasts The Slippery Slope YouTube The Slippery Slope Stitcher --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason-fallon/message

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Assessing the Influence of “Take 5” Pre-Task Risk Assessments on Safety” by Jop Havinga, Mohammed Ibrahim Shire,  and our own Andrew Rae.  The paper was just published in “Safety,” - an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal of industrial and human health safety published quarterly online by MDPI. The paper's abstract reads: This paper describes and analyses a particular safety practice, the written pre-task risk assessment commonly referred to as a “Take 5”. The paper draws on data from a trial at a major infrastructure construction project. We conducted interviews and field observations during alternating periods of enforced Take 5 usage, optional Take 5 usage, and banned Take 5 usage. These data, along with evidence from other field studies, were analysed using the method of Functional Interrogation. We found no evidence to support any of the purported mechanisms by which Take 5 might be effective in reducing the risk of workplace accidents. Take 5 does not improve the planning of work, enhance worker heedfulness while conducting work, educate workers about hazards, or assist with organisational awareness and management of hazards. Whilst some workers believe that Take 5 may sometimes be effective, this belief is subject to the “Not for Me” effect, where Take 5 is always believed to be helpful for someone else, at some other time. The adoption and use of Take 5 is most likely to be an adaptive response by individuals and organisations to existing structural pressures. Take 5 provides a social defence, creating an auditable trail of safety work that may reduce anxiety in the present, and deflect blame in the future. Take 5 also serves a signalling function, allowing workers and companies to appear diligent about safety.  Discussion Points:Drew, how are you feeling with just a week of comments and reactions coming in?If people are complaining that the study is not big enough, great! That means people are interestedIntroduction of Jop Havinga, and his top-level framing of the studyWhy do we do the ‘on-off' style of research?We saw no difference in results when cards were mandatory, or optional, or bannedPerplexingly, some cards are filled out before getting to the job, and some after the job is complete, when there is no need for the cardOne way cards may be helpful is simply creating a mindfulness and heedfulness about proceduresThe “Not for Me” effect– people believe the cards may be good for others, but not necessary for selvesResearch criticisms like, “how can you actually tell people are paying attention or not?”The Take 5 cards serve as a protective layer for management and workers looking to avoid blameMain takeaway:  Stop using Take 5s in accident investigations, as they provide no real data, and they may even be detrimental– as in “safety clutter”Send us your suggestions for future episodes, we are actively looking! Quotes:“You always get taken by surprise when people find other ways to criticize [the research.] I think my favorite criticism is people who immediately hit back by trying to attack the integrity of the research.” - Dr. Drew“So this link between behavioral psychology and safety science is sometimes very weak, it's sometimes just a general idea of applying incentives.” - Dr. Drew “When someone says, ‘we introduced Take 5's and we reduced our number of accidents by 50%,' that is nonsense. There is no [one] safety intervention in the world where you could have that level of change and be able to see it.” - Dr. Drew“It's really hard to argue that these Take 5s lead to actual better planning of the work they're conducting.” - Dr. Jop Havinga“What we saw is just a total disconnect – the behavior happens without the Take 5s, the Take 5s happen without the behavior. The two NEVER actually happened at the same time.” - Dr. Drew “Considering that Take 5 cards are very generic, they will rarely contain anything new for somebody.” - Dr. Jop Havinga“Often the people who are furthest removed from the work are most satisfied with Take 5s and most reluctant to get rid of them.” - Dr. Drew  Resources:Link to the PaperThe Safety of Work PodcastThe Safety of Work on LinkedInFeedback@safetyofwork

Essen ist eine Bewältigungsstrategie. Aber was läuft da genau ab und warum hilft essen? Heute sprechen wir über den Mechanismus der hinter emotionsregulierendem Essverhalten steckt. Wir sprechen darüber, warum essen kurzfristig hilft, aber langfristig schadet.  KontaktInstagram: @cornelia_fiechtlAchtsam Essen AkademieWebsite Food Feelings - Das Buch  QuellenHeatherton TF, Baumeister RF. Binge eating as escape from self-awareness. Psychol Bull. 1991 Jul;110(1):86-108. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.110.1.86. PMID: 1891520.Evers C, Marijn Stok F, de Ridder DT. Feeding your feelings: emotion regulation strategies and emotional eating. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2010 Jun;36(6):792-804. doi: 10.1177/0146167210371383. Epub 2010 May 11. PMID: 20460650.Anna Brytek-Matera, 2021. "Negative Affect and Maladaptive Eating Behavior as a Regulation Strategy in Normal-Weight Individuals: A Narrative Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-15, December.Gross, J. J., & John, O. P. (2003). Individual differences in two emotion regulation processes: Implications for affect, relationships, and well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85(2), 348–362. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.85.2.348 Empfohlene PodastfolgenEssanfälle analysieren ist nicht die LösungRebound Effekt oder warum Ablenkung oft so schwer fällt Kortison & Kortisol steigern den Appetit und das ist okayEnthemmtes Essverhalten: Warum es Phasen gibt, in denen wir ungehemmt essen Foto: Patrick Schörg I https://www.theportraiture.at

We catch up with Nick King and Professor Aled Jones from the Global Sustainability Institute to think about some of the consequences of pushing our planet and societies beyond their limits, how the world might look when the dust settles, and whether we can prevent the collapse of our increasingly complex systems. As we discuss their 2020 article in Sustainability, An Analysis of the Potential for Formation of ‘Nodes of Persisting Complexity'. You can find the link here and I really encourage you to read it—it's fascinating, accessible and engaging. While it's easy to jump straight to the end to find the winners and losers from Aled and Nick's research, it's important that we focus on the system behaviours that they discuss and begin to recognise the complexity of our societies and the long-term impacts of this complexity. It might not grab the headlines, but it might just be the difference between a future we can manage and one that we can't.Here are some links to some of the press coverage of their article from around the world: The New York TimesNorway TodayThe GuardianHere's a link to Greta Thunberg's Twitter, who a lot of our Nick, Aled and a lot of our guests talk about on Insight Faster: https://twitter.com/GretaThunbergListen to Insight Faster on Apple or Google Podcasts!To find out more about this subject (or pretty much anything else), or to submit a paper to any of MDPI's journals, head over to the MDPI website: https://www.mdpi.com/ If there's anything in particular you'd like to hear about on the MDPI Podcast, email me at: jasper.clow@mdpi.com Follow us on Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mdpi/mycompany/https://www.facebook.com/MDPIOpenAccessPublishinghttps://twitter.com/MDPIOpenAccess See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today on Insight Faster we're back at the afterparty for the 2021 Global Sustainability Awards. This time it's with Professor John Elkington. Creator of the ‘Triple Bottom Line' and now founder and leader of thinktank sustainability thinktank Volans, Professor Elkington has been leading the sustainability for decades. We'll dive deep into his work with both Volans and the brand new Green Swans Observatory and we'll discuss his new book Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism. This episode made me really excited for the potential for real sustainable business! Here's a few links to what John is doing with, Volans, the Green Swans Observatory and details of his new book: Volans: https://volans.com/The Green Swans Observatory: https://theobservatory.volans.com/John Elkington's Website: https://johnelkington.com/ (definitely worth a look!) To find out more about this subject (or pretty much anything else), or to submit a paper to any of MDPI's journals, head over to the MDPI website: https://www.mdpi.com/ Insight Faster is also now available on Apple and Google Podcasts, follow the links to find it or search Insight Faster! If there's anything in particular you'd like to hear about on the MDPI Podcast, email me at: jasper.clow@mdpi.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tim Podlogar, nutritionist for Bora-Hansgrohe and research fellow at the University of Birmingham, joins Kolie for a conversation. Just a few of the topics covered are what makes Slovenian riders so good, what lab tests are useful and for whom, low-carb rides, and why substrate use is not adaptation. Nutrition topics include fructose, "fat loading," the role of supplements like creatine, bicarbonate, and beta-alanine. Also discussed are things like responsibility for our media's influence, and the pressures, dangers, and nuances of MDPI and scientific publication.

In Episode 3 of Insight Faster, we welcome Chris Rhodes from the University of Manchester, who is redefining our relationship with computers, composition and music using gestural interfaces for musical composition. In our discussion we'll explore exactly what that means, why it matters, and listen to some of the music he's created during his research. It's technology with wide-ranging and exciting implications, and its potential is only just beginning to be realized. Here's a link to some of Chris' work at the Royal Northern College of Music (35:52 onwards): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3KqZ0z6CjAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBnZu3Ymjxshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3C3CFrtDHUAnd a link to his larger portfolio: http://www.chrisrhodesmusic.co.uk/portfolio.htmlThis is his Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/crhodes1992 Insight Faster is now available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts! Search Insight Faster or follow the links below:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/insight-faster/id1604819778https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzL2luc2lnaHQtZmFzdGVy?pli=1 We're recruiting for Season 2! If there's something you'd like to hear about on the podcast, drop me an email at jasper.clow@mdpi.com To find out more about this subject (or pretty much anything else), or to submit a paper to any of MDPI's journals, head over to the MDPI website: https://www.mdpi.com/ and follow us on social media! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To kick off our World Sustainability Awards afterparty, we've been speaking to Emerging Sustainability Leader Dr Lela Mélon. Executive Director of the Planetary Wellbeing Project at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Dr Mélon has already begun to transform higher education and is setting her sights on business. We'll talk about the Planetary Wellbeing Project, what it's doing, why, as well as touching on some of the people and organisations who are leading the way in sustainability research and governance.Insight Faster is now available on Apple Podcasts! Search Insight Faster or follow the link below:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/insight-faster/id1604819778Here are a load of links to Dr Mélon's wider work!Here are all the relevant links to the recent (In)Corporate Sustainability Conference—Loads to get your teeth into!Volume 1Information and Programme: Vol 1 Day 1.1 Vol 1 Day 1.2 Vol 1 Day 1.3 Vol 1 Day 1.4 Vol 1 Day 2.1 Vol 1 Day 2.2 Vol 1 Day 2.3 Vol 1 Day 2.4 Vol 1 Day 3.1 Vol 1 Day 3.2 Vol 1 Day 3.3 Vol 1 Day 3.4 Volume 2The second edition is still at the editing stage.Information and Programme: Postgraduate Course in Sustainability Transition Management and Climate Emergency Planetary Wellbeing Page: Dr Mélon's Profile: Dr Mélon's LinkedIn Profile: Dr Mélon's most recent book: https://www.routledge.com/Shareholder-Primacy-and-Global-Business-Re-clothing-the-EU-Corporate-Law/Melon/p/book/9780367183981 To find out more about this subject (or pretty much anything else), or to submit a paper to any of MDPI's journals, head over to the MDPI website: https://www.mdpi.com/ If there's anything in particular you'd like to hear about on the MDPI Podcast, email me at: jasper.clow@mdpi.com Follow us on Social Media:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mdpi/mycompany/https://www.facebook.com/MDPIOpenAccessPublishinghttps://twitter.com/MDPIOpenAccess See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Introducing Insight Faster—a podcast by MDPI where we'll be putting the researcher on speaker! We spoke to some of our authors to understand what motivates their research and their experience of conducting it! Join host Jasper Clow as we consider the progress made in the recent years and uncover some worrying future perspectives, but some exciting ones as well!Series 1 is mostly centred around sustainability, including interviews with authors from the Sustainability journal alongside chats with some of the winners of the World Sustainability Awards and Emerging Sustainability Leader Awards. It's a huge topic, and we won't be able to cover all of it, but we've tried to address some of the issues that you might not have heard about, in conversation with academics who are leading the field. Alongside this, we'll also be speaking to a researcher from the University of Manchester who's been using gestural interfaces for musical composition.Tune in this time next week (January 12th) as we get started by talking to Dr Panu Pihkala, a researcher at the University of Helsinki and Finland's leading expert on Eco-Anxiety. We'll be exploring how we all navigate our own relationship with the climate crisis, and I promise it's not all bad news.Insight Faster will be published on the MDPI blog site every 2 weeks and will soon be available on mainstream podcast platforms.If you have any questions or would like to suggest topics for Insight Faster, please email me at jasper.clow@mdpi.comIf you're interested in publishing with MDPI you can find all the info on how to do that at https://www.mdpi.com/.You can also follow us on social media to find out what we're up to:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mdpihttps://www.facebook.com/MDPIOpenAccessPublishinghttps://twitter.com/MDPIOpenAccess See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Insight Faster, a Podcast by MDPI. This is Episode 1—Anxiety and the Ecological Crisis with Dr Panu Pihkala. Sustainability will be the theme of the rest of our lives; it should've been the theme of our lives so far. It affects every single one of us in profoundly different ways. One of the more often inconspicuous and yet equally damaging impacts is the way that it affects everyone's mental health. Anxiety regarding the ecological crisis is natural, it is after all a serious, global problem, but Eco-Anxiety is notoriously difficulty to characterize. We sat down with Dr Panu Pihkala, a leading interdisciplinary researcher on the topic from the University of Helsinki and author of Anxiety and the Ecological Crisis: An Analysis of Eco and Climate Anxiety in MDPI's Sustainability journal. The article has since attracted more than 10,000 full-text reads and more than 30 citations. We'll talk about what Eco-Anxiety is and why it can be both incredibly challenging but also provide opportunities for positive change, whilst touching on the psychology of COVID-19 and how its psychology relates to the psychology of Eco-Anxiety. Dr Pihkala's article Anxiety and the Ecological Crisis AnAnalysis of Eco and Climate Anxiety can be found here: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/19/7836/htm# His more recent article Eco-Anxiety and Environmental Education,also published in Sustainability, can be found here: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/23/10149/htm In 2021, Dr Pihkala also co-authored a paper published in the Lancet on children and youth climate anxiety which Nature described as a “landmark study”. You can find it here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00278-3/fulltext#figures Along with some of the huge amount of media coverage that itreceived here:https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02582-8https://www.vice.com/en/article/88npnp/fifty-six-percent-of-young-people-think-humanity-is-doomed https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/14/young-people-say-climate-anxiety-is-affecting-their-daily-life.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-58549373 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/14/four-in-10-young-people-fear-having-children-due-to-climate-crisisTo find out more about this subject (or pretty much anything else), or to submit a paper to any of MDPI's journals, head over to the MDPI website: https://www.mdpi.com/ If there's anything in particular you'd like to hear about onthe MDPI Podcast, email me at: jasper.clow@mdpi.com Follow us on Social Media:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mdpi/mycompany/https://www.facebook.com/MDPIOpenAccessPublishinghttps://twitter.com/MDPIOpenAccess See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#005-Today we learn how diet, genetics, and epigenetics interact with each other to impact our health and longevity, and how to use this information to design personalized lifestyle interventions from a true expert in the field.Dr. Lucia Aronica received her PhD from the University of Vienna and has research experience from the University of Oxford, University of Southern California, and University Federico II of Naples. She is also Lecturer at the Stanford Prevention and Research Center, Genomics Lead at Metagenics Inc., and editor of the peer-reviewed journal Life by MDPI. Take away points: -We get our genetic information from our ancestors while epigenetic information is from our life experiences-Epigenetic change can occur via three mechanisms: 1- small RNA, 2-histone modification, and 3-DNA Methylation-DNA Methylation is currently the best epigenetic modification for detailed epigenetic analysis-First generation DNA methylation clocks (Horvath et al) were chronological clocks, while second generation clocks (GrimAge, etc) tend to be biological clocks trained on specific conditions/phenotype-Chronological clocks are useful in forensic applications-Chronological age can deviate from biological age reflecting varying risk for outcomes-Athletes showing increased biological age may be related to short term inflammatory genes and cytokines for the adaptive stress response to exercise-In Ketogenic diets can see down regulation of excitatory brain pathways as possible mechanism for effects in epilepsy population-Induced pleuripotent stem cells can be produced by transcription factors that reverse epigenetic age-Biologic DNA methylation clocks are very valuable for lifestyle intervention and longevity researchlaronica@stanford.edu https://draronica.com/https://www.youtube.com/user/81luxarhttps://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/liberal-arts-and-sciences/longing-for-longevity-from-biology-to-biohacking/20211_BIO-07 Gardner CD, Kiazand A, Alhassan S, Kim S, Stafford RS, Balise RR, Kraemer HC, King AC. Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN diets for change in weight and related risk factors among overweight premenopausal women: the A TO Z Weight Loss Study: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2007 Mar 7;297(9):969-77. doi: 10.1001/jama.297.9.969. Erratum in: JAMA. 2007 Jul 11;298(2):178. PMID: 17341711.*** SUBSCRIBE TO ROBERT LUFKIN MD YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE ***https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2w2eKHmcRXuGR8RmTgUv3Q*** CONNECT WITH ROBERT LUFKIN MD ON SOCIAL MEDIA ***Web: https://robertlufkinmd.com/Twitter:https://twitter.com/robertlufkinmd*** SPONSORSHIPS & BRANDS ***We do work with sponsors and brands. If you are interested in working with us and you have a product or service that is of value to the health industry please contact us at: https://robertlufkinmd.com/contact NOTE: This is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen here.Robert Lufkin MD may at any time and at its sole discretion change or replace the information available on this channel.Disclaimer: We are ambassadors or affiliates for many of the brands we reference on the channel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------#longevity  #wellness #antiaging #biologicalage #lifestylemedicine #younger #epigenetics #biohacking  #RobertLufkinMDSupport the show (https://robert-lufkin.mykajabi.com/membership)

A complete breakdown of epigenetics and biological age with Dr. Lucia Aronica, the lecturer at the Stanford Prevention Research Center. Dr. Aronica shares her comprehensive knowledge on genetic testing and the utility of it, and why a lot of those genetics tests out there aren't worth it.Who is Dr. Lucia Aronica? Dr. Lucia Aronica, Ph.D., is Lecturer at the Stanford Prevention and Research Center, Genomics Lead at Metagenics Inc., and editor of the peer-reviewed journal Life by MDPI. Her research investigates how diet, genetics, and epigenetics interact with each other to impact our health and longevity, and how to use this information to design personalized lifestyle interventions.She is an acclaimed speaker and serves as an advisor for companies active in the personal genomics and precision health field. Dr. Aronica received her PhD from the University of Vienna and has research experience from the University of Oxford, University of Southern California, and University Federico II of Naples. She has published research papers in top-ranked peer-reviewed journals such as Cell, Genes and Development, and the EMBO Journal.Highlights[3:20] An overview of epigenetics [5:03] What is methylation?[9:15] Diet influence on epigenetics[18:55] Do people actually benefit from high carb diets?[31:40] Is a genetics test useful? [36:20] The truth behind biological age testsResourcesGood Calories, Bad Calories by Gary TaubesEpigenetics, Second EditionThe Easy Low-Carb CookbookYounger in 8 weeks | Interview with Dr. Kara FitzgeraldHorwath's Biological Age ClockSponsorsB Strong I've been fascinated by blood flow restriction training for a very long time. B Strong made great innovations on this technology. I use it almost every day: high reps, low number of sets, a few exercises. In 20 minutes, I have a fantastic workout that is triggering an anabolic response. If you want to get your B Strong blood flow restriction device, head on over to https://bstrong.training/ and use the code BOOMER, and you're going to get yourself 10% off.KÄÄPÄ Health: KAPPA Health produces some of the best mushrooms on this planet, which can be applied in your supplement regimen every single day. I encourage everyone to try Mai Take, Shitake, Turkeytail, or cordyceps which I mix with cacao every morning to get me fired up fast. The co-founder of KÄÄPÄ Health, Eric Puro came on this show and talked about the medicinal and performance benefits of mushrooms and how these fungi help both improve the health of humans and ecosystems. If you want to give these mushrooms a try, head over to kaapahealth.com and use the code BOOMER for a 10% discount on your order. Continue Your High Performance Journey with Dr. Lucia AronicaWebsite: https://draronica.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrLuciaAronicaTwitter: https://twitter.com/luciaaronicaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drluciaaronica/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luciaaronica/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXFaVKe8JxWyZviKqtiT9lQDisclaimer This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. This is being provided as a self-help tool to help you understand your genetics, biodata and other information to enhance your performance. It is not medical or psychological advice. Virtuosity LLC, or Decoding Superhuman, is not a doctor. Virtuosity LLC is not treating, preventing, healing, or diagnosing disease. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For the full Disclaimer, please go to (Decodingsuperhuman.com/disclaimer). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dass Gesundheitsrisiken gesellschaftlich ungleich verteilt sind, ist lange bekannt. Trotzdem trägt die Pandemiepolitik dem nicht Rechnung. Das Coronavirus trifft arme und bildungsferne Menschen besonders hart, und das nicht nur beim Infektionsrisiko, sondern auch, was den Krankheitsverlauf angeht. In einer Sonderfolge spricht Wissenschaftsredakteurin Korinna Hennig mit dem Medizinsoziologen Nico Dragano über die sozioökonomische Seite der Corona-Krise. Er erklärt, was man aus früheren Pandemien hätte lernen können, welche Rolle Nahverkehr und Arbeitsplätze spielen - und was man anders machen müsste. Die Hintergrundinformationen • Sozioökonomische Ungleichheit und COVID-19 | Robert Koch-Insititut: Eine Übersicht über den internationalen Forschungsstand https://edoc.rki.de/handle/176904/6965 • Risikofaktoren und Covid-19-Tests in Großbritannien | Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Barbara Bodinier, Joshua Elliott, Matthew D Whitaker, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Roel Vermeulen, Michelle Kelly-Irving, Cyrille Delpierre und Paul Elliott: "Risk factors for positive and negative COVID-19 tests: a cautious and in-depth analysis of UK biobank data", erschienen August 2020 bei Oxford Academic https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/49/5/1454/5894660?login=true • Covid-19 Inzidenz und Sterberate in Abhängigkeit von schlechten Wohnverhältnissen in den USA | Khansa Ahmad, Sebhat Erqou, Nishant Shah, Umair Nazir, Alan R. Morrison, Gaurav Choudhary und Wen-Chih Wu: "Association of poor housing conditions with COVID-19 incidence and mortality across US counties", erschienen November 2020 bei PLOS ONE https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0241327 • Mobilität und Nahverkehr in der Corona-Pandemie in New York | Karla Therese L. Sy, Micaela E. Martinez, Benjamin Rader und Laura F. White: "Socioeconomic disparities in subway use and COVID-19 outcomes in New York City", erschienen Mai 2020 auf medRxiv https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.28.20115949v1.full.pdf • Mobilität und Ungleichheit | Serina Chang, Emma Pierson, Pang Wei Koh, Jaline Gerardin, Beth Redbird, David Grusky und Jure Leskovec: "Mobility network models of COVID-19 explain inequities and inform reopening", erschienen November 2020 bei Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2923-3.pdf • Studie aus Israel zum Zugang zu Tests und Infektionsrisiken in der Corona-Pandemie | Khitam Muhsen, Wasef Na'aminh, Yelena Lapidot, Sophy Goren, Yonatan Amir, Saritte Perlman, Manfred S. Green, Gabriel Chodick und Dani Cohen: "A nationwide analysis of population group differences in the COVID-19 epidemic in Israel, February 2020–February 2021", erschienen August 2020 in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe auf ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666776221001071 • Risikofaktoren und Krankheitsverläufe in Schweden | Jonathan Bergman, Marcel Ballin, Anna Nordström und Peter Nordström: "Risk factors for COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalization, and subsequent all-cause mortality in Sweden: a nationwide study", erschienen März 2021 in European Journal of Epidemiology volume bei Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-021-00732-w • Risikofaktoren und Krankheitsverläufe in Großbritannien | Joshua Elliott, Barbara Bodinier, Matthew Whitaker, Cyrille Delpierre, Roel Vermeulen, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Paul Elliott und Marc Chadeau-Hyam: "COVID-19 mortality in the UK Biobank cohort: revisiting and evaluating risk factors", erschienen Februar 2021 im European Journal of Epidemiology bei Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-021-00722-y • Erhöhtes Risiko eines COVID-19-bedingten Krankenhausaufenthaltes für Arbeitslose | Morten Wahrendorf, Christoph J. Rupprecht, Olga Dortmann, Maria Scheider und Nico Dragano: Eine Analyse von Krankenkassendaten von 1,28 Mio. Versicherten in Deutschland, erschienen Januar 2021 im Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz auf Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00103-021-03280-6 • Inzidenz und Sterblichkeit in Abhängigkeit vom sozialen Status in Chile | Gonzalo E. Mena, Pamela P. Martinez, Ayesha S. Mahmud, Pablo A. Marquet, Caroline O. Buckee und Mauricio Santillana: "Socioeconomic status determines COVID-19 incidence and related mortality in Santiago, Chile", erschienen Mai 2021 bei Science https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6545/eabg5298.abstract • Impfungen und Bevölkerungsgruppen - Studie aus Italien | Alexander Domnich, Maura Cambiaggi, Alessandro Vasco, Luca Maraniello, Filippo Ansaldi, Vincenzo Baldo, Paolo Bonanni, Giovanna Elisa Calabrò, Claudio Costantino, Chiara de Waure, Giovanni Gabutti, Vincenzo Restivo, Caterina Rizzo, Francesco Vitale und Riccardo Grassi: "Attitudes and Beliefs on Influenza Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Representative Italian Survey", erschienen November 2020 bei MDPI https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/4/711 • Grippe und Impfung bei 65+ | Jason M Nagata, Isabel Hernández-Ramos, Anand Sivasankara Kurup, Daniel Albrecht, Claudia Vivas-Torrealba und Carlos Franco-Paredes, "Social determinants of health and seasonal influenza vaccination in adults ≥65 years: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative data", erschienen April 2013 bei BMC (Springer Nature) https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-13-388 • Daten aus früheren Pandemien - Hohe Sterberaten bei niedrigem sozialen Status | "Social inequality - a forgotten factor in pandemic influenza preparedness", erschienen Juni 2017 bei Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening Oslo https://tidsskriftet.no/2017/05/global-helse/social-inequality-forgotten-factor-pandemic-influenza-preparedness • Frühere Pandemien - SARS | Grace Wong Bucchianeri: "Is SARS a Poor Man's Disease? Socioeconomic Status and Risk Factors for SARS Transmission", erschienen 2010 in Forum for Health Economics & Policy https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.2202/1558-9544.1209/html • Frühere Pandemien - Blick auf Chicago 1918 | Kyra H. Grantz, Madhura S. Rane, Henrik Salje, Gregory E. Glass, Stephen E. Schachterle, and Derek A. T. Cummings: "Disparities in influenza mortality and transmission related to sociodemographic factors within Chicago in the pandemic of 1918", erschienen November 2016 bei PNAS https://www.pnas.org/content/113/48/13839.short • Ungleichheit und Epidemien als Herausforderung für die globale Sicherheit | Sandra Crouse Quinn und Supriya Kumar: "Health Inequalities and Infectious Disease Epidemics: A Challenge for Global Health Security", erschienen September 2014 im Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science bei Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/bsp.2014.0032

Dass Gesundheitsrisiken gesellschaftlich ungleich verteilt sind, ist lange bekannt. Trotzdem trägt die Pandemiepolitik dem nicht Rechnung. Das Coronavirus trifft arme und bildungsferne Menschen besonders hart, und das nicht nur beim Infektionsrisiko, sondern auch, was den Krankheitsverlauf angeht. In einer Sonderfolge spricht Wissenschaftsredakteurin Korinna Hennig mit dem Medizinsoziologen Nico Dragano über die sozioökonomische Seite der Corona-Krise. Er erklärt, was man aus früheren Pandemien hätte lernen können, welche Rolle Nahverkehr und Arbeitsplätze spielen - und was man anders machen müsste. Die Hintergrundinformationen • Sozioökonomische Ungleichheit und COVID-19 | Robert Koch-Insititut: Eine Übersicht über den internationalen Forschungsstand https://edoc.rki.de/handle/176904/6965 • Risikofaktoren und Covid-19-Tests in Großbritannien | Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Barbara Bodinier, Joshua Elliott, Matthew D Whitaker, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Roel Vermeulen, Michelle Kelly-Irving, Cyrille Delpierre und Paul Elliott: "Risk factors for positive and negative COVID-19 tests: a cautious and in-depth analysis of UK biobank data", erschienen August 2020 bei Oxford Academic https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/49/5/1454/5894660?login=true • Covid-19 Inzidenz und Sterberate in Abhängigkeit von schlechten Wohnverhältnissen in den USA | Khansa Ahmad, Sebhat Erqou, Nishant Shah, Umair Nazir, Alan R. Morrison, Gaurav Choudhary und Wen-Chih Wu: "Association of poor housing conditions with COVID-19 incidence and mortality across US counties", erschienen November 2020 bei PLOS ONE https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0241327 • Mobilität und Nahverkehr in der Corona-Pandemie in New York | Karla Therese L. Sy, Micaela E. Martinez, Benjamin Rader und Laura F. White: "Socioeconomic disparities in subway use and COVID-19 outcomes in New York City", erschienen Mai 2020 auf medRxiv https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.28.20115949v1.full.pdf • Mobilität und Ungleichheit | Serina Chang, Emma Pierson, Pang Wei Koh, Jaline Gerardin, Beth Redbird, David Grusky und Jure Leskovec: "Mobility network models of COVID-19 explain inequities and inform reopening", erschienen November 2020 bei Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2923-3.pdf • Studie aus Israel zum Zugang zu Tests und Infektionsrisiken in der Corona-Pandemie | Khitam Muhsen, Wasef Na'aminh, Yelena Lapidot, Sophy Goren, Yonatan Amir, Saritte Perlman, Manfred S. Green, Gabriel Chodick und Dani Cohen: "A nationwide analysis of population group differences in the COVID-19 epidemic in Israel, February 2020–February 2021", erschienen August 2020 in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe auf ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666776221001071 • Risikofaktoren und Krankheitsverläufe in Schweden | Jonathan Bergman, Marcel Ballin, Anna Nordström und Peter Nordström: "Risk factors for COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalization, and subsequent all-cause mortality in Sweden: a nationwide study", erschienen März 2021 in European Journal of Epidemiology volume bei Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-021-00732-w • Risikofaktoren und Krankheitsverläufe in Großbritannien | Joshua Elliott, Barbara Bodinier, Matthew Whitaker, Cyrille Delpierre, Roel Vermeulen, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Paul Elliott und Marc Chadeau-Hyam: "COVID-19 mortality in the UK Biobank cohort: revisiting and evaluating risk factors", erschienen Februar 2021 im European Journal of Epidemiology bei Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-021-00722-y • Erhöhtes Risiko eines COVID-19-bedingten Krankenhausaufenthaltes für Arbeitslose | Morten Wahrendorf, Christoph J. Rupprecht, Olga Dortmann, Maria Scheider und Nico Dragano: Eine Analyse von Krankenkassendaten von 1,28 Mio. Versicherten in Deutschland, erschienen Januar 2021 im Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz auf Springer Nature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00103-021-03280-6 • Inzidenz und Sterblichkeit in Abhängigkeit vom sozialen Status in Chile | Gonzalo E. Mena, Pamela P. Martinez, Ayesha S. Mahmud, Pablo A. Marquet, Caroline O. Buckee und Mauricio Santillana: "Socioeconomic status determines COVID-19 incidence and related mortality in Santiago, Chile", erschienen Mai 2021 bei Science https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6545/eabg5298.abstract • Impfungen und Bevölkerungsgruppen - Studie aus Italien | Alexander Domnich, Maura Cambiaggi, Alessandro Vasco, Luca Maraniello, Filippo Ansaldi, Vincenzo Baldo, Paolo Bonanni, Giovanna Elisa Calabrò, Claudio Costantino, Chiara de Waure, Giovanni Gabutti, Vincenzo Restivo, Caterina Rizzo, Francesco Vitale und Riccardo Grassi: "Attitudes and Beliefs on Influenza Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Representative Italian Survey", erschienen November 2020 bei MDPI https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/4/711 • Grippe und Impfung bei 65+ | Jason M Nagata, Isabel Hernández-Ramos, Anand Sivasankara Kurup, Daniel Albrecht, Claudia Vivas-Torrealba und Carlos Franco-Paredes, "Social determinants of health and seasonal influenza vaccination in adults ≥65 years: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative data", erschienen April 2013 bei BMC (Springer Nature) https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-13-388 • Daten aus früheren Pandemien - Hohe Sterberaten bei niedrigem sozialen Status | "Social inequality - a forgotten factor in pandemic influenza preparedness", erschienen Juni 2017 bei Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening Oslo https://tidsskriftet.no/2017/05/global-helse/social-inequality-forgotten-factor-pandemic-influenza-preparedness • Frühere Pandemien - SARS | Grace Wong Bucchianeri: "Is SARS a Poor Man's Disease? Socioeconomic Status and Risk Factors for SARS Transmission", erschienen 2010 in Forum for Health Economics & Policy https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.2202/1558-9544.1209/html • Frühere Pandemien - Blick auf Chicago 1918 | Kyra H. Grantz, Madhura S. Rane, Henrik Salje, Gregory E. Glass, Stephen E. Schachterle, and Derek A. T. Cummings: "Disparities in influenza mortality and transmission related to sociodemographic factors within Chicago in the pandemic of 1918", erschienen November 2016 bei PNAS https://www.pnas.org/content/113/48/13839.short • Ungleichheit und Epidemien als Herausforderung für die globale Sicherheit | Sandra Crouse Quinn und Supriya Kumar: "Health Inequalities and Infectious Disease Epidemics: A Challenge for Global Health Security", erschienen September 2014 im Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science bei Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/bsp.2014.0032

We talk to Laura, Gopika and Sarah from the Sisters of SAR. In the news we mention INPE, COGs (again!) and Google Earth. Amongst other things. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: COGs and the OGC COGs and Geoserver LiveEO and the US power network The INPE Amazon mission Michael Jones and Google Earth If GDAL breaks, how many EO businesses fail? Sisters of SAR 2021 - the year of SAR? #TrainingTuesdays tweets can be found by typing "#TrainingTuesdays @SistersofSAR" in the Twitter search tab. NISAR mission ICEYE public archive Ladies of Landsat Women in Geospatial+ 500 Women Scientists She Maps GeoNadir A new section of the MDPI journal 'Remote Sensing' called "Discoveries in Remote Sensing" aims at increasing diversity and representation in RS and offers fee waivers for manuscripts from underfunded and underrepresented groups. 

Licht bedeutet für viele Menschen Wohlstand, Produktivität und Sicherheit. Doch zu viel Licht ist auch eine Bedrohung für Tiere und Pflanzen - und auch Menschen können unter Lichtverschmutzung leiden. Denn immer weniger Regionen auf der Welt werden nachts noch richtig dunkel. Lichtverschmutzung ist daher mittlerweile ähnlich bedrohlich für Lebewesen wie die Verschmutzung von Wasser und Luft oder die Verschmutzung durch Chemikalien. Wissenschaftsjournalistin Daniela Remus berichtet im Gespräch mit Maja Bahtijarević, welchen Schaden zu viel Helligkeit anrichten kann, an welchen Orten es überhaupt noch so dunkel wird, dass wir dort die Sterne sehen können, und wie ein Dorf in Norddeutschland gegen zu viel Licht im Ort vorgeht. Die Hintergrundinformationen • SCIENCE | Lichtverschmutzungsatlas 2016 https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/6/e1600377 • Lichtverschmutzungskarte mit fortlaufender Aktualisierung https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=4.00&lat=45.8720&lon=14.5470&layers=B0FFFFFTFFFFFFFFFF • Büro für Technikfolgenabschätzung im Bundestag | Ursachen, Auswirkungen und Ausmaß der Lichtverschutzung https://www.tab-beim-bundestag.de/de/aktuelles/20200722.html • Vereinigung der Sternenfreunde e.V. | Fachgruppe Dark Sky http://www.lichtverschmutzung.de • Leibniz Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei Berlin | Yile Tao, Justyna Wolinska, Franz Hölker and Ramsy Agha: "Light intensity and spectral distribution affect chytrid infection of cyanobacteria via modulation of host fitness", erschienen in "Parasitology." bei Cambridge University Press - 147(2020)11, S. 1206-1215 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/light-intensity-and-spectral-distribution-affect-chytrid-infection-of-cyanobacteria-via-modulation-of-host-fitness/D491C209ABF241D5A5D28DBDBDFE0FA9 • Leibniz Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei Berlin | Andreas Jechow und Franz Hölker: "Evidence That Reduced Air and Road Traffic Decreased Artificial Night-Time Skyglow during COVID-19 Lockdown in Berlin, Germany", erschienen in "Remote Sensing." bei MDPI - 12(2020)12, 3412 https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/20/3412 • Leibniz Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei Berlin | Antje Kerkow, Ralf Wieland, Linus Früh, Franz Hölker, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Doreen Werner, Helge Kampen: "Night matters - why the interdisciplinary field of 'night studies' is needed", erschienen in "Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal" bei MDPI - 3(2020)1, S. 1-6 https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8800/3/1/1 • Leibniz Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei Berlin | Andreas Jechow, Christopher C. M. Kyba und Franz Hölker: "Mapping the brightness and color of urban to rural skyglow with all-sky photometry", erschienen in "Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer"bei ScienceDirect - 250(2020), 106988 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022407319309392?via%3Dihub

Licht bedeutet für viele Menschen Wohlstand, Produktivität und Sicherheit. Doch zu viel Licht ist auch eine Bedrohung für Tiere und Pflanzen - und auch Menschen können unter Lichtverschmutzung leiden. Denn immer weniger Regionen auf der Welt werden nachts noch richtig dunkel. Lichtverschmutzung ist daher mittlerweile ähnlich bedrohlich für Lebewesen wie die Verschmutzung von Wasser und Luft oder die Verschmutzung durch Chemikalien. Wissenschaftsjournalistin Daniela Remus berichtet im Gespräch mit Maja Bahtijarević, welchen Schaden zu viel Helligkeit anrichten kann, an welchen Orten es überhaupt noch so dunkel wird, dass wir dort die Sterne sehen können, und wie ein Dorf in Norddeutschland gegen zu viel Licht im Ort vorgeht. Die Hintergrundinformationen • SCIENCE | Lichtverschmutzungsatlas 2016 https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/6/e1600377 • Lichtverschmutzungskarte mit fortlaufender Aktualisierung https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=4.00&lat=45.8720&lon=14.5470&layers=B0FFFFFTFFFFFFFFFF • Büro für Technikfolgenabschätzung im Bundestag | Ursachen, Auswirkungen und Ausmaß der Lichtverschutzung https://www.tab-beim-bundestag.de/de/aktuelles/20200722.html • Vereinigung der Sternenfreunde e.V. | Fachgruppe Dark Sky http://www.lichtverschmutzung.de • Leibniz Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei Berlin | Yile Tao, Justyna Wolinska, Franz Hölker and Ramsy Agha: "Light intensity and spectral distribution affect chytrid infection of cyanobacteria via modulation of host fitness", erschienen in "Parasitology." bei Cambridge University Press - 147(2020)11, S. 1206-1215 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/light-intensity-and-spectral-distribution-affect-chytrid-infection-of-cyanobacteria-via-modulation-of-host-fitness/D491C209ABF241D5A5D28DBDBDFE0FA9 • Leibniz Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei Berlin | Andreas Jechow und Franz Hölker: "Evidence That Reduced Air and Road Traffic Decreased Artificial Night-Time Skyglow during COVID-19 Lockdown in Berlin, Germany", erschienen in "Remote Sensing." bei MDPI - 12(2020)12, 3412 https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/20/3412 • Leibniz Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei Berlin | Antje Kerkow, Ralf Wieland, Linus Früh, Franz Hölker, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Doreen Werner, Helge Kampen: "Night matters - why the interdisciplinary field of 'night studies' is needed", erschienen in "Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal" bei MDPI - 3(2020)1, S. 1-6 https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8800/3/1/1 • Leibniz Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei Berlin | Andreas Jechow, Christopher C. M. Kyba und Franz Hölker: "Mapping the brightness and color of urban to rural skyglow with all-sky photometry", erschienen in "Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer"bei ScienceDirect - 250(2020), 106988 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022407319309392?via%3Dihub

0. Referensi Disertasi di https://eprints.itb.ac.id/41/ Repositori ITB. Slide presentasi di Repositori ITB. Dwi Sarah 1,2,*Lambok M. Hutasoit 1, Robert M. Delinom 2, Imam A. Sadisun 1 and Taufiq Wirabuana 3, 2018, A Physical Study of the Effect of Groundwater Salinity on the Compressibility of the Semarang-Demak Aquitard, Java Island, Geosciences, MDPI (tautan). Dwi Sarah, Arifan J. Syahbana, R. Fajar Lubis, Asep Mulyono, 2011, Modeling of land subsidence along Tanah Mas - Pelabuhan Section Semarang City using finite element method, Jurnal Riset Geologi dan Pertambangan (tautan). 1. Podcast Tulisan ini merupakan rangkuman dari perbincangan antara saya dan Dwi Sarah seorang peneliti dari Geoteknologi LIPI. Podcast Akademia Terbalik, episode 3 season 2 berjudul Apa kata Dwi Sarah tentang penurunan tanah. Podcastnya sendiri agar panjang (maaf), kurang lebih 40 menit, tetapi semoga bermanfaat agar publik lebih mengetahui proses dan penyebab terjadinya penurunan tanah. Jadi langsung saja klik tombol "mainkan". 2. Rangkuman podcast 2.1 Umum Penurunan tanah bisa karena dua penyebab: 1. faktor natural: kompaksi sedimen alamiah, berumur Kuarter (10K tahun yg lalu). 2. faktor antropogenik: pengambilan air tanah, beban bangunan. 2.2 Kasus Demak Semarang Penelitian ini sendiri telah ditulis sebagai blog pada tahun 2017 (Bagian 1 dan Bagian 2). Metode yang digunakan Dwi Sarah adalah dengan mengukur tekanan pori pada lapisan lempung, menggunakan alat sondir yang dilengkapi dengan sensor alat pengukur tekanan pori. Kedalaman deteksinya sampai 35 m di bawah muka tanah setempat. Tujuannya untuk melihat tekanan pada lapisan lempung apakah di bawah hidrostatik (underpressure), normal hidrostatik, atau melebihi tekanan hidrostatik (overpressure). Hasilnya kemudian dicocokkan dengan hasil uji konsolidasi di lab. Selengkapnya di sini.

Dr. Susan Mitmesser, VP of Science and Technology at Pharmavite, LLC, maker of Nature Made vitamins and supplements discusses a study published in MDPI that showed a significant association between the prevalence of getting less than seven hours of sleep and the inadequate intake of several micronutrients, including calcium, magnesium and vitamin A, C, D, and E.

What happens after you die? The book brings together fascinating theological and religious studies perspectives on a controversial yet pervasive idea: reincarnation. An estimated 1 on 5 Americans subscribe to this belief, despite their religious background. Why is this? What are the philosophical, spiritual, pragmatic merits of subscribing to reincarnation? What about the pitfalls?  Does believing in reincarnation counter Christian teachings? Is it a uniquely Hindu practice? Join us as we explore these and other questions with Dr. Jeffrey D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College (PA) and editor of the open access peer-reviewed book Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific(MDPI Books, 2019). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens after you die? The book brings together fascinating theological and religious studies perspectives on a controversial yet pervasive idea: reincarnation. An estimated 1 on 5 Americans subscribe to this belief, despite their religious background. Why is this? What are the philosophical, spiritual, pragmatic merits of subscribing to reincarnation? What about the pitfalls?  Does believing in reincarnation counter Christian teachings? Is it a uniquely Hindu practice? Join us as we explore these and other questions with Dr. Jeffrey D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College (PA) and editor of the open access peer-reviewed book Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific(MDPI Books, 2019). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens after you die? The book brings together fascinating theological and religious studies perspectives on a controversial yet pervasive idea: reincarnation. An estimated 1 on 5 Americans subscribe to this belief, despite their religious background. Why is this? What are the philosophical, spiritual, pragmatic merits of subscribing to reincarnation? What about the pitfalls?  Does believing in reincarnation counter Christian teachings? Is it a uniquely Hindu practice? Join us as we explore these and other questions with Dr. Jeffrey D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College (PA) and editor of the open access peer-reviewed book Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific(MDPI Books, 2019). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens after you die? The book brings together fascinating theological and religious studies perspectives on a controversial yet pervasive idea: reincarnation. An estimated 1 on 5 Americans subscribe to this belief, despite their religious background. Why is this? What are the philosophical, spiritual, pragmatic merits of subscribing to reincarnation? What about the pitfalls?  Does believing in reincarnation counter Christian teachings? Is it a uniquely Hindu practice? Join us as we explore these and other questions with Dr. Jeffrey D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College (PA) and editor of the open access peer-reviewed book Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific(MDPI Books, 2019). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens after you die? The book brings together fascinating theological and religious studies perspectives on a controversial yet pervasive idea: reincarnation. An estimated 1 on 5 Americans subscribe to this belief, despite their religious background. Why is this? What are the philosophical, spiritual, pragmatic merits of subscribing to reincarnation? What about the pitfalls?  Does believing in reincarnation counter Christian teachings? Is it a uniquely Hindu practice? Join us as we explore these and other questions with Dr. Jeffrey D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College (PA) and editor of the open access peer-reviewed book Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific(MDPI Books, 2019). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grace, Jon, and Jeff talk about recent op-eds in Nature and Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment on the culture of science and ecology in particular. How do we build strong lab culture? How do we think about and do science in the 21st Century? Is the underlying culture of science at risk? Also, Jeff's car was eaten by rats and we talk MDPI journals and how you can publish multiple OA articles for free, if they are well-prepared.

Welcome to episode 42 of ATG: The Podcast. For readers of Against the Grain, our guest this week will be familiar from her long-time contributions to the “Copyright Questions and Answers” column. Laura N. “Lolly” Gasaway is the Paul B. Eaton Distinguished Professor of Law Emerita of UNC Chapel Hill. This week, she’s reading her column from the February 2016 issue of Against the Grain, v28 #1. As always, Lolly answers many intriguing questions. Included are questions sent in from an academic librarian, a public librarian, an elementary school teacher and more. But first, a few announcements. When this podcast is aired on Monday, November 6, it will be the start of the Charleston Conference week! We’re looking forward to seeing all of our attendees, presenters, sponsors, and exhibitors there. Please check in upon arrival to receive your name badge and attendee materials. Name badges will be required for entry into conference venues, the reception, and conference shuttles. The registration check-in desk will be located in the upper lobby of the Francis Marion Hotel at 387 King Street. Hours are posted on the conference website at the link provided in the show notes. The 2017 Conference Reception, sponsored by Elsevier, will be held on Wednesday, November 8, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the SC Aquarium. Shuttle transportation will be available from the Francis Marion Hotel to the aquarium. The entire aquarium, plus the Shark Shallows touch tank outside on the deck, will be open for attendees to visit. Delicious Lowcountry specialties, like shrimp and grits, as well as more traditional reception fare will be served and beer, wine and soft drinks will be available at the bar. Live musical entertainment will be provided by The Soulfeathers. Side note – the awesome guy on drums is my brother! We’ll also have a photo booth, sponsored by Duke University Press, to take pictures with fun and goofy props. Conducting a Conference takes a lot of dedication, time, and assistance from a lot of people. It also takes money. The Charleston Conference would like to thank all of our sponsors that made generous contributions: Adam Matthew, American Mathematical Society, Better World Books, Cambridge University Press, Canadian Science Publishing, CHOICE, Clarivate Analytics, Credo Reference, Duke University Press, EBSCO Information Services, Elsevier, Gale, a Cengage Company, HighWire Press, IGI Global, IOP Publishing, MDPI, the OECD, Oxford University Press, ProQuest, Rittenhouse, SAGE Publishing, Springer Nature, the Society for Scholarly Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group, University of Hawaii Press, the Wall Street Journal, and Yewno. Please thank their representatives when you see them! --------------------------- And now, a few updates to the “If Rumors Were Horses” column from Katina Strauch. I hope that you have all heard that Leah Hinds has been appointed Executive Director of the Charleston Conference! Leah is tireless and deserves all the recognition we can give her! Look at all the new initiatives that have begun with ATG and ATG media! Speaking of which there was a free webinar on Wednesday -- Charleston Library Conference Tips and Tricks for Attending. Heather Staines and Leah organized it and many of the Charleston Conference regulars will be on the webinar. Here is a link to it for your use! It will be available on the Conference website as of Thursday November 2. https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/video/webinars See the Charleston Conference November print issue (v.29#5, p.85) of ATG for a picture of the awesome (we used to call him “the nemesis” in earlier ATGs) Chuck Hamaker who has retired from UNC-Charlotte. Chuck is pictured with his Emeritus certificate from UNC-C. What a career Chuck has had. He will be presenting at the Charlotte Initiative Symposium on Monday afternoon. 2017charlestonconference.sched.org/ If you haven’t encountered Carol Apollo you need to! Carol and Leah met when they were neighbors in Gilbert, SC. Carol is a Social Media Manager and Strategist who believes that a good social media campaign has the power to change the world. She has worked mostly with non-profit and volunteer organizations to optimize their Internet presence and engage their audience and has been working with Against the Grain Media for the past 6 months. Carol’s podcast on social media for libraries is available on the ATG newschannel. Carol has moved back up north but she will be in Charleston helping with the podcast at the Conference in the Gaillard Center lobby - recording takeaways and comments from attendees. She will also be helping with the Speed networking during the poster sessions at the Conference http://atgthepodcast.libsyn.com/podcast/atgthepodcast-039-libraries-and-social-media-with-carol-apollo Speaking of the Poster sessions, Tom Gilson has worked diligently with Jesse Lamarre of Morressier Gmbh in Berlin. Thank also to Sven Fund for hooking us up with Morressier and to John Williams who has worked with Tom and Jesse to make the virtual posters a reality. Hope that you all like them! There will be 37 Virtual posters in Charleston this year! jesse.lamarre@morressier.com www.morressier.com Fast Pitch finalists have been selected and we're in the process of coaching. Be sure to come and vote for our favorite at the session on Wed 11/8 at 4:40 PM.  Glenda Alvin is introducing Loretta Parham, one of our keynote speakers at the Conference. Glanda was reminiscing about African American Librarians attending the Conference. Many of them have retired and we are searching for more to take up the mantle! Be sure and meet Aaisha Haykal, manager of archives at the Avery Center for Research in African American History, who is attending this year! We told you in the print November ATG that Franny Lee is now VP of Product Development at Chegg, a publicly-traded company with a learning platform and product lines that include textbook rental, tutoring services, test pre, etc. Tom Gilson had a Penthouse Interview scheduled with Franny during the Charleston Conference but we have just learned that Franny is not able to come to Charleston because of a medical procedure. www.chegg.com/ I was poking around the ATG newschannel and learned that Napoleon was a bibliophile! He traveled with a library of miniature books and was a voracious reader. This was John Riley’s ATG Quirky ATG Quirkies: Napoleon’s Kindle on October 25. I seem to remember that Elisabeth Chapman was a collector of miniature books. Liz is retired but I’ll bet she is still collecting miniature books! Returning to John Riley! He will NOT be in Charleston this year because he is running for political office! Mayor of Northampton! That's the good news. The bad news is that he will have to miss his first Charleston Conference in 32 years! With the election being held on November 7 he just can't break away on time. Speaking of the 37th Charleston Conference! I am looking forward to it! I am not the spring chicken that I once was so I am having trouble getting around! BUT I WANT very much to meet all of you so please come up and interrupt me and let’s talk! Thanks and much love always, Katina Yr Ed.  

Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Buenos días, Buongiorno! This is Mark from the Radio Lingua Network and I'm here to bring you some of the latest news about our language-learning materials. Today sees the launch of unit five of Coffee Break Spanish. In this unit, and indeed in this second 'level' of Coffee Break Spanish we're going to be getting into the language in a much deeper way. This will hopefully allow listeners to create the language more, to say what you want to say, rather than sticking to the phrases of previous lessons. Of course we've been teaching you all along how to change words to 'make the phrase your own', but we're going to be introducing some new concepts in this unit which will put you in control of the language you're learning. Lesson 41 introduces the concept of conjugating verbs. It all sounds a bit complicated, but we'll be taking things nice and easy as usual! You can subscribe to the programme for free at www.coffeebreakspanish.com. Since our last edition of the Radio Lingua News podcast, we've launched Coffee Break French. I was in Paris with our French team and along with my cohost Anna we released the first show from the Eiffel Tower. We also shot some video footage for subsequent lessons in Paris, and did some filming for a new project we'll be telling you about soon. We've been overwhelmed with the reaction to CBF: within a few days the podcast was the #1 UK Education podcast on iTunes - even knocking CBS off the top spot! In just over a week we've had around 50,000 downloads and the feedback is great so far. In a couple of weeks' time we'll be introducing the premium version of the programme, and you can find out more on www.coffeebreakfrench.com. I mentioned in our last news programme that we're reworking the store and the purchasing options for all our podcasts. We're still working on this and some other events over the past two weeks have delayed this a little. We're still hoping to introduce the new version of the store in a couple of weeks, so do make sure you're checking the Radio Lingua site regularly. Our problems of the last couple of weeks have included spam attacks on our CBS forum. We had been using a hosted forum since the early days of CBS, and this was possibly the reason for the problems. We decided this week to relaunch the forum as a generic Radio Lingua forum on our own servers, giving us more control over spam filtering. It also means that there's now somewhere for all our learners, so whether you're listening to CBS, CBF, MDPG, MDPI or any of our future podcasts and languages, there's somewhere for you to go and practise your language skills. Most importantly, the forum is a place where you can share your learning with other learners and help each other out. Unfortunately the new forum setup does mean that users will need to sign up again to the forum. It's a very quick process so please don't let that put you off. We look forward to seeing you over on the forum where you can practise your language skills and join the RL community. To access the forum, visit www.radiolingua.com and click on "Discussion Forum" in the menu. And finally, if anyone is in the London area at the beginning of November we're going to be at the Language Show at Olympia from Friday 2nd until Sunday 4th November. This is the UK's biggest event for language learners and teachers and you can get free tickets from the Language Show website at www.thelanguageshow.co.uk. We'll have a booth at the stand and we'll be showing off some of our new products and services. It would be great to meet some of our listeners, so come along and say "hola", "salut", "hallo" or "ciao" to us at stand 42. There will be more details about exactly what we're going to be showing off at the Language Show in our next news programme! And that's it for this edition of Radio Lingua News. Thanks for listening!

This is Mark from the Radio Lingua Network and I'm here to bring you some of the latest news about our language-learning materials. It's been a while since we released a CBS news podcast, and there's just so much happening just now we thought it was time to add this news podcast to all our feeds to bring you the latest information. This news programme will be added to all our podcast feeds to make sure everyone hears about what's happening, regardless of which language you're learning with us. There's also another reason why we wanted to release the news podcast today, but more about that in just a moment! First up today is the news that Coffee Break Spanish has won a European Award for Languages. The award recognises "creative ways to improve the quality of language teaching, motivate students and make the best of available resources". It's a Europe-wide initiative supported by the European Commission. The UK co-ordinator of the initiative is CILT, the National Centre for Languages. In total 15 initiatives were recognised involving language-learners of all ages. According to the judges, "the success of Coffee Break Spanish across the world shows that podcasting can promote language awareness and competence regardless of geographical location". Kara and I will be at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 20 November to accept the award. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support of Coffee Break Spanish, and we're looking forward to the new season beginning in a few weeks. All the Coffee Break Spanish news can be found at www.coffeebreakspanish.com Final preparations are underway for our launch of Coffee Break French next week. The French team is heading out to Paris this weekend in preparation for the launch. The Coffee Break French feed is already live and you can subscribe to it in iTunes or via the website. Prior to the launch we've been releasing promo shows about Coffee Break French and there will be another one of these later this week explaining what the course will involve. Coffee Break French goes live at 18h00 on Wednesday 26th September when we'll launch with a video introduction from Paris. While in Paris we'll also be working on something else, but at this stage we'll have to keep that top secret! More information in the coming months! We're going to be making some changes with the Coffee Break Spanish premium service. Within the next couple of weeks we're going to be introducing a new way of accessing the premium materials, rather than using the subscription method. Current subscriptions will remain in place, and it will still be possible to sign up for 3 month subscriptions, but the new store which is currently in development will allow listeners to purchase whole units for one-off costs. We'll be able to accept payment by credit card rather than Paypal only, so hopefully this will be good news for many of you. The same system will be used for our other podcasts. Now for a quick roundup of where we are with our podcasts. CBS episode 40 is about to be released and features a discussion about languages and language-learning in Spain. There's even some Catalan thrown in in this week's show. We'll be taking a couple of weeks off with CBS while we launch CBF, but we'll be back with unit 5 in early October. MDPG is about to finish. We're going to be releasing the final materials in this series in the next few days. Our plans are to remove all the content of MDPG and MDPI from the feeds in November and then start the courses again with some updated extra materials. Many listeners have been asking us about higher level Italian and German courses. We'll be introducing a new German course in the winter and we're currently planning more Italian content for early 2008. We'll take this opportunity to mention that we're also developing short courses in other languages including Polish and Norwegian. These will be made available over the coming months and you'll hear more about them in future news podcasts. And finally... if any Scottish educators are heading to the Scottish Learning Festival this week then do come along to the Apple stand where I'm going to be demonstrating podcasting along with Kara. The Scottish Learning Festival is a major event in the educational calendar in the UK welcoming tens of thousands of educationalists from across Europe. Find out more at www.ltscotland.org.uk/slf. You can also subscribe to the SLF Connected Live podcast in iTunes. And that's it for this edition of Radio Lingua News. We'll be back in a couple of weeks after the launch of CBF. In the meantime, thanks for listening.

This is Mark from the Radio Lingua Network and I'm here to bring you some of the latest news about our language-learning materials. It's been a while since we released a CBS news podcast, and there's just so much happening just now we thought it was time to add this news podcast to all our feeds to bring you the latest information. This news programme will be added to all our podcast feeds to make sure everyone hears about what's happening, regardless of which language you're learning with us. There's also another reason why we wanted to release the news podcast today, but more about that in just a moment! First up today is the news that Coffee Break Spanish has won a European Award for Languages. The award recognises "creative ways to improve the quality of language teaching, motivate students and make the best of available resources". It's a Europe-wide initiative supported by the European Commission. The UK co-ordinator of the initiative is CILT, the National Centre for Languages. In total 15 initiatives were recognised involving language-learners of all ages. According to the judges, "the success of Coffee Break Spanish across the world shows that podcasting can promote language awareness and competence regardless of geographical location". Kara and I will be at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 20 November to accept the award. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support of Coffee Break Spanish, and we're looking forward to the new season beginning in a few weeks. All the Coffee Break Spanish news can be found at www.coffeebreakspanish.com Final preparations are underway for our launch of Coffee Break French next week. The French team is heading out to Paris this weekend in preparation for the launch. The Coffee Break French feed is already live and you can subscribe to it in iTunes or via the website. Prior to the launch we've been releasing promo shows about Coffee Break French and there will be another one of these later this week explaining what the course will involve. Coffee Break French goes live at 18h00 on Wednesday 26th September when we'll launch with a video introduction from Paris. While in Paris we'll also be working on something else, but at this stage we'll have to keep that top secret! More information in the coming months! We're going to be making some changes with the Coffee Break Spanish premium service. Within the next couple of weeks we're going to be introducing a new way of accessing the premium materials, rather than using the subscription method. Current subscriptions will remain in place, and it will still be possible to sign up for 3 month subscriptions, but the new store which is currently in development will allow listeners to purchase whole units for one-off costs. We'll be able to accept payment by credit card rather than Paypal only, so hopefully this will be good news for many of you. The same system will be used for our other podcasts. Now for a quick roundup of where we are with our podcasts. CBS episode 40 is about to be released and features a discussion about languages and language-learning in Spain. There's even some Catalan thrown in in this week's show. We'll be taking a couple of weeks off with CBS while we launch CBF, but we'll be back with unit 5 in early October. MDPG is about to finish. We're going to be releasing the final materials in this series in the next few days. Our plans are to remove all the content of MDPG and MDPI from the feeds in November and then start the courses again with some updated extra materials. Many listeners have been asking us about higher level Italian and German courses. We'll be introducing a new German course in the winter and we're currently planning more Italian content for early 2008. We'll take this opportunity to mention that we're also developing short courses in other languages including Polish and Norwegian. These will be made available over the coming months and you'll hear more about them in future news podcasts. And finally... if any Scottish educators are heading to the Scottish Learning Festival this week then do come along to the Apple stand where I'm going to be demonstrating podcasting along with Kara. The Scottish Learning Festival is a major event in the educational calendar in the UK welcoming tens of thousands of educationalists from across Europe. Find out more at www.ltscotland.org.uk/slf. You can also subscribe to the SLF Connected Live podcast in iTunes. And that's it for this edition of Radio Lingua News. We'll be back in a couple of weeks after the launch of CBF. In the meantime, thanks for listening.

This is Mark from the Radio Lingua Network and I'm here to bring you some of the latest news about our language-learning materials. It's been a while since we released a CBS news podcast, and there's just so much happening just now we thought it was time to add this news podcast to all our feeds to bring you the latest information. This news programme will be added to all our podcast feeds to make sure everyone hears about what's happening, regardless of which language you're learning with us. There's also another reason why we wanted to release the news podcast today, but more about that in just a moment! First up today is the news that Coffee Break Spanish has won a European Award for Languages. The award recognises "creative ways to improve the quality of language teaching, motivate students and make the best of available resources". It's a Europe-wide initiative supported by the European Commission. The UK co-ordinator of the initiative is CILT, the National Centre for Languages. In total 15 initiatives were recognised involving language-learners of all ages. According to the judges, "the success of Coffee Break Spanish across the world shows that podcasting can promote language awareness and competence regardless of geographical location". Kara and I will be at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 20 November to accept the award. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support of Coffee Break Spanish, and we're looking forward to the new season beginning in a few weeks. All the Coffee Break Spanish news can be found at www.coffeebreakspanish.com Final preparations are underway for our launch of Coffee Break French next week. The French team is heading out to Paris this weekend in preparation for the launch. The Coffee Break French feed is already live and you can subscribe to it in iTunes or via the website. Prior to the launch we've been releasing promo shows about Coffee Break French and there will be another one of these later this week explaining what the course will involve. Coffee Break French goes live at 18h00 on Wednesday 26th September when we'll launch with a video introduction from Paris. While in Paris we'll also be working on something else, but at this stage we'll have to keep that top secret! More information in the coming months! We're going to be making some changes with the Coffee Break Spanish premium service. Within the next couple of weeks we're going to be introducing a new way of accessing the premium materials, rather than using the subscription method. Current subscriptions will remain in place, and it will still be possible to sign up for 3 month subscriptions, but the new store which is currently in development will allow listeners to purchase whole units for one-off costs. We'll be able to accept payment by credit card rather than Paypal only, so hopefully this will be good news for many of you. The same system will be used for our other podcasts. Now for a quick roundup of where we are with our podcasts. CBS episode 40 is about to be released and features a discussion about languages and language-learning in Spain. There's even some Catalan thrown in in this week's show. We'll be taking a couple of weeks off with CBS while we launch CBF, but we'll be back with unit 5 in early October. MDPG is about to finish. We're going to be releasing the final materials in this series in the next few days. Our plans are to remove all the content of MDPG and MDPI from the feeds in November and then start the courses again with some updated extra materials. Many listeners have been asking us about higher level Italian and German courses. We'll be introducing a new German course in the winter and we're currently planning more Italian content for early 2008. We'll take this opportunity to mention that we're also developing short courses in other languages including Polish and Norwegian. These will be made available over the coming months and you'll hear more about them in future news podcasts. And finally... if any Scottish educators are heading to the Scottish Learning Festival this week then do come along to the Apple stand where I'm going to be demonstrating podcasting along with Kara. The Scottish Learning Festival is a major event in the educational calendar in the UK welcoming tens of thousands of educationalists from across Europe. Find out more at www.ltscotland.org.uk/slf. You can also subscribe to the SLF Connected Live podcast in iTunes. And that's it for this edition of Radio Lingua News. We'll be back in a couple of weeks after the launch of CBF. In the meantime, thanks for listening.