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The Friday Five for May 30, 2025: Field Notes for This Week Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts Mozilla Pocket Alternatives YouTube Adds Top Podcasts Chart How to Avoid Using Elderspeak   Field Notes: “AHIP Medicare + Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Online Course.” Ahipmedicaretraining.Com, AHIP, www.ahipmedicaretraining.com/page/login. Accessed 28 May 2025. “NABIP Medicare Advantage Certification.” NABIP.Org, NABIP, www.nabiptraining.org/nabip/medicare. Accessed 28 May 2025. Register for Ritter Insurance Marketing Summits: https://summits.ritterim.com/   Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts: Wawro, Alex. “9 MacBook Keyboard Shortcuts You Need to Know First.” Tomsguide.Com, Tom's Guide, 20 Apr. 2025, www.tomsguide.com/computing/macos/9-macbook-keyboard-shortcuts-you-need-to-know-first. Kasiya, Chifundo. “12 Windows Key Shortcuts I Use Every Day.” Howtogeek.Com, How-To Geek, 23 Feb. 2025, www.howtogeek.com/windows-key-shortcuts-i-use-every-day/. Brookes, Tim. “13 Mac Keyboard Shortcuts I Couldn't Live Without.” Howtogeek.Com, How-To Geek, 10 Apr. 2025, www.howtogeek.com/mac-keyboard-shortcuts-i-couldnt-live-without/. “Mac Split Screen: How to Chop Your Screen in Half for Multitasking.” Cnet.Com, CNET, 3 Feb. 2025, www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/mac-split-screen-how-to-chop-your-screen-in-half-for-multitasking/. Aamoth, Doug. “These 10 Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcuts Will Boost Your Productivity.” Fastcompany.Com, Fast Company, 27 May 2025, www.fastcompany.com/91337250/best-windows-11-keyboard-shortcuts. Fisher, Tim. “Windows Keyboard Shortcuts to Know in 2025.” Lifewire.Com, Lifewire, 14 Jan. 2025, www.lifewire.com/best-windows-keyboard-shortcuts-6503973.   Mozilla Pocket Alternatives: Reddy, Ramesh. “6 Best Pocket Alternatives to Save and Read Articles Later [2025].” Techpp.Com, TechPP, 24 May 2025, techpp.com/2025/05/24/best-pocket-alternatives/. Manuel, Beatrice. “Best Read-It-Later Apps in 2025: Top Ways to Save Web Pages & Content.” Edited by Samuel Chapman and Eugenie Tiu, Cloudwards.Net, Cloudwards, 16 May 2025, www.cloudwards.net/best-read-it-later-apps/. Instapaper: https://instapaper.com/ Matter: https://hq.getmatter.com/ Blake, Alex. “Mozilla Is Shutting down Pocket – Here Are the 3 Best Bookmarking Alternatives.” TechRadar, techradar.com, 23 May 2025, www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/mozilla-is-shutting-down-pocket-here-are-the-3-best-bookmarking-alternatives. Delima, David. “Mozilla's Pocket Shuts down in July: Try These Four Pocket Alternatives.” Gadgets360.Com, Gadgets 360, 24 May 2025, www.gadgets360.com/apps/features/mozilla-pocket-shutdown-alternatives-bookmarks-app-8497286. Krasnoff, Barbara. “Pocket Alternatives for Bookmarking Your Content.” Theverge.Com, The Verge, 23 May 2025, www.theverge.com/22927750/bookmarks-pocket-firefox-instapaper-raindrop. Raindrop.io: https://raindrop.io/ Mehta, Ivan, and Sarah Perez. “Read-It-Later App Pocket Is Shutting down - Here Are the Best Alternatives.” Techcrunch.Com, TechCrunch, 27 May 2025, techcrunch.com/2025/05/27/read-it-later-app-pocket-is-shutting-down-here-are-the-best-alternatives/. Peckham, James. “Read-It-Later Pocket App Will Shut down on July 8.” Pcmag.Com, PCMAG, 23 May 2025, www.pcmag.com/news/pocket-shut-down-the-read-it-later-app-will-close-on-july-8. Pot, Justin. “The 4 Best Read It Later Apps.” Zapier.Com, Zapier, 15 Aug. 2024, zapier.com/blog/best-bookmaking-read-it-later-app/.   YouTube Adds Top Podcasts Chart: “Apple Podcast Charts.” Podcasts.Apple.Com, Apple, podcasts.apple.com/us/charts. Accessed 28 May 2025. “Spotify Podcast Charts.” Podcastcharts.Byspotify.Com, Spotify, podcastcharts.byspotify.com/. Accessed 28 May 2025. “YouTube Podcast Charts.” Charts.Youtube.Com, YouTube, charts.youtube.com/podcasts. Accessed 28 May 2025.   How to Avoid Using Elderspeak: Senior Speak: Talking to Medicare Clients Age 65 & Older: https://ritterim.com/blog/senior-speak-talking-to-medicare-clients-age-65-and-older/ Shaw, Clarissa A., et al. “The Iowa Coding Scheme for Elderspeak: Development and Validation.” Academic.Oup.Com, Oxford Academic, 4 Mar. 2025, academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article/65/6/gnaf093/8051882. Span, Paula. “Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak.” Nytimes.Com, The New York Times, 3 May 2025, www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/health/elderly-treatment-aides.html.   Rueppel Recommends: Ridgely, Charlie. “Everything Coming to Netflix, Disney+, Max & Other Streaming Services in June 2025.” ComicBook.Com, Comic Book, 26 May 2025, comicbook.com/movies/news/new-streaming-movies-tv-june-2025-netflix-disney-hbo-services/.   Resources: 4 Ancillary Cross-Sales to Show Clients You Care: https://lnk.to/asg670 Apps for Comparing Healthcare & Prescriptions: https://lnk.to/ASGA85 Community Engagement & ACA Marketing Suggestions for Agents: https://lnk.to/ASG665 Reassuring Your Clients During Difficult Times: https://lnk.to/asg671 Takeaways on Social Media Marketing in 2025: https://lnk.to/asgf20250523   Follow Us on Social! 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Oxford Academic publishes an analysis of an infamous subreddit's moral dilemmas, TikTok releases a 10pm bedtime meditation, and Netflix's adaptation of “Forever” unpacks teens' desire for romantic intimacy while still needing the support that parents provide. Song of the Week: “What I Want (feat. Tate McRae)” by Morgan Wallen-0:30 To read the lyrics, click here. Mob Morality - 19:40 Inhale (Tik), Exhale (Tok) - 39:23 Not Quite Forever - 50:28 Check our new Youtube video - "Why Did Teens Cry When TikTok Was Banned?" Other Trending Topics: -12:22 TikTok's “AI Sway Dance” Fortnite's AI Darth Vader swearing Apple agreed to pay out $95 million President Trump made posting “revenge porn” a federal crime “Italian Brainrot” continued to trend For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.                

Oxford Academic publishes an analysis of an infamous subreddit's moral dilemmas, TikTok releases a 10pm bedtime meditation, and Netflix's adaptation of “Forever” unpacks teens' desire for romantic intimacy while still needing the support that parents provide. Song of the Week: “What I Want (feat. Tate McRae)” by Morgan Wallen To read the lyrics click here. Check our new Youtube video - "Why Did Teens Cry When TikTok Was Banned?" Other Trending Topics: TikTok's “AI Sway Dance” Fortnite's AI Darth Vader swearing Apple agreed to pay out $95 million President Trump made posting “revenge porn” a federal crime “Italian Brainrot” continued to trend For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.

Want to transform your Lent? Use the spiritual practices of recovery explained by Sister Tina Alfieri – hermit, therapist, and addiction specialist on Trending with Timmerie. (3:30) Steps to overcome addictive habits this Lent. (22:45) A new national database study shows mental health crisis worse after gender transition. (46:40) Resources mentioned : Bloom for Catholic Women https://www.bloomforcatholicwomen.com/ More episodes with Sister Tina https://relevantradio.com/?cat=23210&s=Sister+Tina+Alfieri Gamer’s Thrombosis: How Playing Too Long Could be Deadly: Gamer's Thrombosis: How Playing Too Long Could Be Deadly | Live Science The Journal of Sexual Medicine featured on Oxford Academic: national database study shows mental health crisis worse after gender transition https://academic.oup.com/jsm/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf026/8042063?login=false Episode on what to do for Lent with Fr. Nathan Cromly: https://omny.fm/shows/trending-with-timmerie-catholic-principles-applied/biblical-roots-of-lent

In this episode on Companion (2025), I theorize about what new f@*%ed up attachment style could evolve out of our attempts to attach to AI companion bots. Lord save us.Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:Join Illuminative Tarot for Working With Trauma to learn creative ways to work with tarot as a supportive partner in the healing process. Presale pricing currently available.Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy (Ontario), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services, but individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint.Erotic Transference and Countertransference Clinical practice in psychotherapy, Edited By David MannHow 'Companion' Turned Sophie Thatcher Into the "Perfect Girlfriend" by Sadie Bell‘Companion' Director Drew Hancock Reveals the Script Change That Reinvented His Sci-Fi Horror Movie [Interview] by Meagan NavarroNguyen, C. Thi, Games: Agency As Art (New York, 2020; online edn, Oxford Academic, 23 Apr. 2020)Attachment by John Bowlby

For 30 years, male sperm counts have been declining all around the world, particularly in Western countries. It's been demonstrated over and over again by scientific studies.  Indeed, research published by Oxford Academic in the Human Reproduction Update journal in 2017 looked at nearly 200 studies on the matter. It found that sperm counts in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand had plummeted by 59% from 1973 to 2011. What are the reasons behind this? What can men do to be aware of their fertility? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions ! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Do we have a treatment for Monkeypox at last? Who are digital nomads, the new generation of remote workers? Who is FN Meka, the world's first AI rapper? A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 14/9/2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode you discover how to use simple, effective affirmations to reduce anxiety and stress.You also discover how to easily integrate 5 positive affirmations into your daily activity for sustained short and long term benefits.---Suggested affirmations:"I release worry and embrance the peace within me.""I know I can handle whatever comes my way.""I am not my anxiety.""I choose to be calm in the face of uncertainity.""This feeling, this emotion, this situation is temporary. I will get through it. This too shall pass."---Resources:"Self-Affirmation Improves Problem-Solving under Stress". PubMed. National Library of Schience. Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3641050/"Self-affirmation activates brain systems associated with self-related processing and reward and is reinforced by future orientation". PubMed. National Library of Science. Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4814782/"Neural mechanisms of self-affirmation's stress buffering effects". Oxford Academic. Link: https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/15/10/1086/5815969"The Science Of Affirmations: The Brain's Response To Positive Thinking". MentalHealth.com. Link: https://www.mentalhealth.com/tools/science-of-affirmations"Benefits of Self-Affirmation". Carnegie Mellon University. Link: https://www.cmu.edu/homepage/health/2013/summer/benefits-of-self-affirmation.shtml---Host:Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com---Technical information:Recorded with Hindenburg Pro. Edits with Twisted Wave, Amadeus Pro, Hush, and Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: Earthworks Ethos.---Key words:stress, anxiety, meditation, calm, relaxation, stress response, relaxation response, 

In this episode you discover how to use simple, effective affirmations to reduce anxiety and stress.---Suggested affirmations:"I release worry and embrance the peace within me.""I know I can handle whatever comes my way.""I am not my anxiety.""I choose to be calm in the face of uncertainity.""This feeling, this emotion, this situation is temporary. I will get through it. This too shall pass."---Resources:"Self-Affirmation Improves Problem-Solving under Stress". PubMed. National Library of Schience. Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3641050/"Self-affirmation activates brain systems associated with self-related processing and reward and is reinforced by future orientation". PubMed. National Library of Science. Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4814782/"Neural mechanisms of self-affirmation's stress buffering effects". Oxford Academic. Link: https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/15/10/1086/5815969"The Science Of Affirmations: The Brain's Response To Positive Thinking". MentalHealth.com. Link: https://www.mentalhealth.com/tools/science-of-affirmations"Benefits of Self-Affirmation". Carnegie Mellon University. Link: https://www.cmu.edu/homepage/health/2013/summer/benefits-of-self-affirmation.shtml---Host:Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com---Technical information:Recorded with Hindenburg Pro. Edits with Twisted Wave, Amadeus Pro, Hush, and Levelator. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: Earthworks Ethos.---Key words:stress, anxiety, meditation, calm, relaxation, stress response, relaxation response, 

An episode that breaks the mold!Here's what's to come in this episode: * We kick off this episode by discussing Courtney Love and her candid acknowledgment of her autism in a 1994 Rolling Stone interview. While she's open about her experiences, some of her language is problematic—for instance, referring to non-speaking autism as "introverted."* However, we delve into how many of the judgments and perceptions surrounding Courtney Love may be rooted in ableism, influenced by her autism diagnosis.* We explore the inherent connection between musical subcultures and autism, highlighting how these spaces can become a refuge for those who feel ostracized elsewhere.* Next, we dive into the powerful intersection between punk ethos and neurodivergence, unpacking how these two worlds resonate deeply with shared values and traits. Punk celebrates nonconformity, rejecting the rigid societal expectations and hierarchies that often marginalize neurodivergent individuals. It embraces the idea that standing up for what you believe in—no matter how unconventional—is a strength, not a flaw.* This ethos aligns with the autistic experience of navigating a world that frequently misunderstands or undervalues difference. Punk fosters a sense of belonging by creating a community for misfits—a safe haven for those who've been excluded or overlooked in more traditional spaces. In this way, punk and neurodivergence together challenge norms, celebrate authenticity, and amplify the voices of those too often silenced.* Realizing you are neurodivergent doesn't erase your punk identity—it deepens it. Subculture isn't just about aligning with a particular music scene or fashion; it's a gateway to discovering and embracing your most authentic self.* We also discuss how loud music, often a hallmark of punk, can be soothing and sensory-stimulating for many of us on the autism spectrum.* Punk and punk-era band names are often defined by connotations of violence, aggression, sex, fetishism, turmoil, and eruption, with many even referencing disability. This rebellious language reflects the feelings of being "othered"—a sensation that resonates deeply with the autistic experience. Just as punk challenges societal norms and embraces marginalization, the association with disability within punk culture highlights how both the neurodivergent community and the subculture at large confront rejection, discrimination, and the struggle to be understood.* Punk intertwines with the refusal to be seen through the neurotypical lens, rejecting the pressure to conform to societal expectations. It's about resisting the influence of outside forces and voices that seek to define who you are, instead embracing self-expression and authenticity on your own terms.* We also discuss how body modifications, like tattoos and piercings, play into this idea of reclaiming autonomy and defying societal norms. For many in the punk and neurodivergent communities, these mods serve as a powerful way to express individuality, resist outside judgment, and celebrate personal identity on their own terms.* We discuss how autism is often framed through neurotypical-centric lenses, such as infantilization, pity, and the "superhero" trope, which limit our agency and self-expression. Punk, however, challenges these narratives by reclaiming our power and refusing to let society define or diminish us.* Punk embraces an anti-aesthetic that celebrates imperfections, rejecting the need for polished or conventional beauty standards. This ties directly to autism, as both challenge societal expectations of "perfection" and instead embrace authenticity, quirks, and individuality.* The culture of punk is, at its core, authenticity without apology—and that's exactly what autistic people desire: spaces and cultures where they can be their true selves without the need to mask or conform.“When I talk about being introverted, I was diagnosed autistic. At an early age, I would not speak. Then I simply bloomed. My first visit to a psychiatrist was when I was like three. Observational therapy, TM for Tots, you name it, I've been there.” - Courtney Love (the one and only!!)“You [an autistic person] can't just go into a space and say, ‘yes, I am perfectly at home here.'” No, you have to change it to fit your needs. And that's fairly punk, because punk doesn't show up and say, ‘yes, this is acceptable.' No, we are going to rage against the machine.” - Matt“Yes, we want you, you misfit toys, to fit in perfectly here. You are a part of our merry band of autistics and you are perfect just the way you are.” - Angela“Yes, punk is saying we are different and that's enough, like we are enough and this f*****g sucks at the same time. It's not saying, like, ‘fix me', necessarily. It's saying, ‘this is my identity.'” - Angela Did you notice the connection between punk, subculture, and the autistic experience? In today's episode, we explore how punk's defiance and authenticity reflect the autistic spirit. Thanks for tuning in! Share your thoughts on the conversation in the comments, and use #AutisticCultureCatch to connect with fellow listeners on social media. Which parts of the punk ethos resonated most with you?Resources:Rolling Stone article where Courtney comes out - https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/courtney-love-life-without-kurt-81520/Interview with Courtney where she talks about her diagnosis Autisticasfxxk - Raise your middle finger to neuronormativity!

Can you ever really know what's going on inside the mind of another creature? In some cases, like other humans, or dogs and cats, we might be able to guess with a bit of confidence. But what about octopuses? Or insects? What about AI systems — will they ever be able to feel anything? And if they do feel anything, what are our ethical obligations toward them? In today's episode, Vox staff writer Oshan Jarow brings those questions to philosopher of science Jonathan Birch. Birch is the principal investigator on the Foundations of Animal Sentience Project at the London School of Economics, and author of the recently released book, The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI. Birch also convinced the UK government to consider lobsters, octopuses, and crabs sentient and therefore deserving of legal protection. This unique perspective earned Jonathan a place on Vox's Future Perfect 50 list, an annual celebration of the people working to make the future a better place. The list — published last month — includes writers, scientists, thinkers, and activists who are reshaping our world for the better. In this conversation, Oshan and Jonathan explore everything we know— and don't know — about sentience, and how to make ethical decisions about creatures who may possess it. Guest host: Oshan Jarow Guest: Jonathan Birch, Author of The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI. Available for free on the Oxford Academic platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we read and discussed Eley and Blackbourn's indispensable discussion of the Sonderweg, or special path, of German history. It is often said that Germany's path to the Holocaust begins with the failure of the bourgeois revolution to take hold. This book posits a top-down Bonapartist "revolution" led by Otto von Bismarck which thoroughly bourgeoisified German society from the top to the bottom.Blackbourn, David, and Geoff Eley, The Peculiarities of German History: Bourgeois Society and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Germany (Oxford, 1984; Oxford Academic, 3 Oct. 2011)Send us a textSupport the show

We discuss Prof Yuen Yuen Ang's article on the clash of the US and China as that of two gilded ages rather than clash of civilizations.  We then talk about the polls just a few days before the US presidential election and how the election is still too close to call. Recommended reading list: https://www.noemamag.com/the-clash-of-two-gilded-ages/ Luebbert, Gregory M, Liberalism, Fascism, or Social Democracy: Social Classes and the Political Origins of Regimes in Interwar Europe (New York, NY, 1991; online edn, Oxford Academic, 31 Oct. 2023), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195066104.001.0001, accessed 3 Nov. 2024. Rogowski, Ronald. 1999. Commerce and Coalitions. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203518588-26/commerce-coalitions-trade-affects-domestic-political-alignments-ronald-rogowski  

Discover the world of the Ogham script, an ancient form of writing developed by the Celts in Ireland during the early centuries CE. Characterized by linear strokes carved into stone and wood, Ogham is one of Ireland's earliest known alphabets. In this video, we explore its historical origins, cultural significance, and modern interpretations within Paganism. We'll tackle: * The scholarly debate on Ogham's origins and its development. * The significance of Ogham inscriptions found across Ireland and the British Isles. * The role of the Book of Ballymote in preserving Ogham knowledge. * The modern neo-pagan practice of Ogham divination and its tree associations. CONNECT & SUPPORT

The digital inequalities are considerable and directly linked to social inequalities: less money, less equipment, less time, less training. How is political activism developed in this context? With what consequences? Jen Schradie has been studying these questions for over 10 years by combining quantitative, qualitative and computational studies. By sharing her conclusions with us, she also tells us about the impacts of artificial intelligence on research and teaching activities. Next year, she will give a course at Sciences Po on the use of Gen AI in research.Jen Schradie is an Assistant Professor, researcher at the Centre for Research on Social InequalitieS (CRIS). Additional Resources:Schradie, Jen, and Liam Bekirsky, 'The Digital Production Gap in the Algorithmic Era', in Deana A. Rohlinger, and Sarah Sobieraj (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Digital Media Sociology (2022; online edn, Oxford Academic, 8 Oct. 2020)Schradie, Jen, "Context, class, and community: a methodological framework for studying labor organizing and digital unionizing", Information, Communication & Society, vol. 24, 2021, n° 5, p 700-716Schradie, Jen - "The Great Equalizer Reproduces Inequality: How the Digital Divide Is a Class Power Divide", Political Power and Social Theory, vol. 37, 2020, Rethinking Class and Social Difference, p. 81-101Recorded on 3 May 2024Conversations with Sergei GURIEV  is a podcast by Sciences Po. Hélène NAUDET supervised the production of this series, with the help of Jade SOULLARD, Sciences Po Master student. Sciences Po' studio produced and mixed it.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Who is Georges Gurdjieff? What is the Fourth Way? Explore with me the teachings of Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff, a mystic, philosopher, and spiritual teacher. His unique approach challenges conventional spirituality and guides followers toward profound personal transformation. What to Expect in This Video: * Introduction to Georges Gurdjieff: Discover the life of Gurdjieff and the formative experiences that led him to develop the Fourth Way. * The Fourth Way Explained: Learn how the Fourth Way differs from traditional spiritual paths by integrating spiritual growth with ordinary life. * Gurdjieff's Cosmology: Unravel the complex ideas about the universe's structure, including the Ray of Creation and the Law of Three. * Key Practices and Concepts: Gurdjieff's practices like self-remembering, the Movements, his views on the mechanical nature of 'sleep,' and the vital role of intentional suffering and conscious labor in personal transformation. * Literary Contributions: Gurdjieff's key writings, including "Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson" and "Meetings with Remarkable Men," which shape our understanding of his teachings. * Discussion and Legacy: Reflect on how Gurdjieff's methods are perceived today and their impact on modern spiritual practices. CONNECT & SUPPORT

Two Oxford Christians discuss the growing trends of globalisation on what was formally the Oxford Conservatives podcast. In this discussion we talk about a wide variety of issues, including the dangers of globalisation, how this impacts culture, morality, and also what are its strengths and how we can approach this timely issue.Support the show--------------------------If you would want to support the channel and what I am doing, please follow me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/christianityforall Where else to find Josh Yen: Philosophy YT: https://bit.ly/philforallEducation: https://bit.ly/joshyenBuisness: https://bit.ly/logoseduMy Website: https://joshuajwyen.com/

It's a News and Research Episode this week    There has been a lot of AI news and AI research that's related to education since our last Rapid Rundown, so we've had to be honest and drop 'rapid' from the title! Despite talking fast, this episode still clocked in just over 40 minutes, and we really can't out what to do - should we talk less, cover less news and research, or just stop worrying about time, and focus instead on making sure we bring you the key things every episode?     News More than half of UK undergraduates say they use AI to help with essays https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/01/more-than-half-uk-undergraduates-ai-essays-artificial-intelligence This was from a Higher Education Policy Institute of 1,000 students, where they found 53% are using AI to generate assignment material. 1 in 4 are using things like ChatGPT and Bard to suggest topics 1 in 8 are using it to create content And 1 in 20 admit to copying and pasting unedited AI-generated text straight into their assignments Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer' https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/04/asia/deepfake-cfo-scam-hong-kong-intl-hnk/index.html An HK-based employee of a multinational firm wired out $25M after attending a video call where all employees were deepfaked, including the CFO. He first got an email which was suspicious but then was reassured on the video call with his “coworkers.”   NSW Department of Education Launch NSW EduChat https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/12/the-ai-chat-app-being-trialled-in-nsw-schools-which-makes-students-work-for-the-answers NSW are rolling out a trial to 16 public schools of a chatbot built on Open AI technology, but without giving students and staff unfettered access to ChatGPT. Unlike ChatGPT, the app has been designed to only respond to questions that relate to schooling and education, via content-filtering and topic restriction. It does not reveal full answers or write essays, instead aiming to encourage critical thinking via guided questions that prompt the student to respond – much like a teacher.   The Productivity Commission has thoughts on AI and Education https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/making-the-most-of-the-ai-opportunity The PC released a set of research papers about "Making the most of the AI opportunity", looking at Productivity, Regulation and Data Access. They do talk about education in two key ways: "Recent improvements in generative AI are expected to present opportunities for innovation in publicly provided services such as healthcare, education, disability and aged care, which not only account for a significant part of the Australian economy but also traditionally exhibit very low productivity growth" "A challenge for tertiary education institutions will be to keep up to date with technological developments and industry needs. As noted previously by the Commission,  short courses and unaccredited training are often preferred by businesses for developing digital and data skills as they can be more relevant and up to date, as well as more flexible"   Yes, AI-Assisted Inventions can be inventions News from the US, that may set a precedent for the rest of the world. Patents can be granted for AI-assisted inventions - including prompts, as long as there's significant contribution from the human named on the patent https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2024-02623/guidance-inventorship-guidance-on-ai-assisted-inventions   Not news, but Ray mentioned his Very British Chat bot. Sadly, you need the paid version of ChatGPT to access it as it's one of the public GPTs, but if you have that you'll find it here: Very British Chat   Sora was announced https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-16/ai-video-generator-sora-from-openai-latest-tech-launch/103475830 Although it was the same day that Google announced Gemini 1.5, we led with Sora here - just like the rest of the world's media did!  On the podcast, we didn't do it justice with words, so instead here's four threads on X that are worth your time to readwatch to understand what it can do: Taking a video, and changing the style/environment: https://x.com/minchoi/status/1758831659833602434?s=20 Some phenomenally realistic videos: https://x.com/AngryTomtweets/status/1759171749738840215?s=20 (remember, despite how 'real' these videos appear, none of these places exist outside of the mind of Sora!) Bling Zoo: https://x.com/billpeeb/status/1758223674832728242?s=20 This cooking grandmother does not exist: https://x.com/sama/status/1758219575882301608?s=20 (A little bit like her mixing spoon, that appears to exist only for mixing and then doesn't)   Google's Gemini 1.5 is here…almost https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/google-gemini-advanced-tasting-notes       Research Papers   Google's Gemini 1.5 can translate languages it doesn't know https://storage.googleapis.com/deepmind-media/gemini/gemini_v1_5_report.pdf Google also published a 58 page report on what their researchers had found with it, and we found the section on translation fascinating. Sidenote: There's an interesting Oxford Academic research project report from last year that was translating cuneiform tablets from Akkadian into English, which didn't use Large Language Models, but set the thinking going on this aspect of using LLMs   Understanding the Role of Large Language Models in Personalizing and Scaffolding Strategies to Combat Academic Procrastination arXiv:2312.13581   Challenges and Opportunities of Moderating Usage of Large Language Models in Education arXiv:2312.14969   ChatEd: A Chatbot Leveraging ChatGPT for an Enhanced Learning Experience in Higher Education arXiv:2401.00052    AI Content Self-Detection for Transformer-based Large Language Models arXiv:2312.17289   Evaluating the Performance of Large Language Models for Spanish Language in Undergraduate Admissions Exams arXiv:2312.16845   Taking the Next Step with Generative Artificial Intelligence: The Transformative Role of Multimodal Large Language Models in Science Education arXiv:2401.00832   Empirical Study of Large Language Models as Automated Essay Scoring Tools in English Composition - Taking TOEFL Independent Writing Task for Example arXiv:2401.03401   Using Large Language Models to Assess Tutors' Performance in Reacting to Students Making Math Errors arXiv:2401.03238   Future-proofing Education: A Prototype for Simulating Oral Examinations Using Large Language Models arXiv:2401.06160   How Teachers Can Use Large Language Models and Bloom's Taxonomy to Create Educational Quizzes arXiv:2401.05914   How does generative artificial intelligence impact student creativity? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2713374523000316   Large Language Models As MOOCs Graders arXiv:2402.03776    Can generative AI and ChatGPT outperform humans on cognitive-demanding problem-solving tasks in science? arXiv:2401.15081   

Check out this rerun of an earlier episode – now fully transcribed! Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/JNVnksLo3I4 Support Gav & Em here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod Hey listeners! Happy Friday or whichever day it is with you. This week Gav and Em will answer your questions on learning and teaching English. From how often you should study, to where you can find some good resources, they've got you covered. Get your pens ready because this week you might like to make some notes. References: ELT Journal from Oxford Academic, https://academic.oup.com/eltj Useful online resources from International House, https://www.ihteachenglish.com/resource/11-useful-online-resources-elt-teachers Teacher podcasts, ELT Chile: https://www.eltinchile.com/ ⁠The TEFLology Podcast⁠: https://teflology-podcast.com/  How many hours does it take to learn a level in English? https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/faq/how-long-to-learn-english/ https://anchor.fm/everything-efl Learning English podcasts and Youtube, Speak English with Tiffani: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLGVRO_9qDc8VDGGMTcUiQ Wanda's #saywhat Podcast, https://www.buzzsprout.com/1010788 Zdenek's English Podcast: https://zdeneksenglishpodcast.podbean.com/ English Journey Podcast: ⁠https://linktr.ee/englishjourney⁠ Books from Oxford University Press on English for Specific Purposes, https://elt.oup.com/cat/subjects/business_and_english/english_specific/?cc=cz&selLanguage=cs Pronunciation of specific words, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQwDYYZ44evRH0_64Q5Vag Bic pens, https://www.bicworld.com/en/our-products/stationery Collins A-Z: https://collins.co.uk/pages/a-z

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ Experimente für den perfekten Bauchplatscher +++ Vögel sollen nicht mehr nach Menschen benannt werden +++ Affen überleben mit Niere vom Schwein +++**********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:Slamming forces during water entry of a simple harmonic oscillator, Cambridge University Press, 6.11. 2023American Ornithological Society Will Change the English Names of Bird Species Named After People, American Ornithological Society, 1.11. 2013Design and testing of a humanized porcine donor for xenotransplantation, Nature, 11.10. 2023Predictive coding and stochastic resonance as fundamental principles of auditory phantom perception, Oxford Academic, 28.7. 2023Moderate coffee or tea consumption decreased the risk of cognitive disorders: an updated dose–response meta-analysis, Oxford Academic, 31.07.2023DNA sequencing, microbial indicators, and the discovery of buried kimberlites, communications earth & environment, 21.10.2023**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.

     S4 E 10.  In this second episode recorded after the inaugural Beamtree / Health Round Table Organisational Response to Workforce Wellbeing summit #ORW23,  I am delighted to introduce Fiona Fitzgerald Workforce Wellbeing Knowledge Network lead for Beamtree, the service partner for Health Round Table.         Fiona is a registered nurse by background with nearly 30 years of experience in healthcare, including 12 years working in the health informatics space with a focus on delivering IT solutions that improve patient outcomes and healthcare workflows.Fiona is passionate about improving the wellbeing of the healthcare workforce. In 2018 she began to journey to bring the Well-Being Index developed by Mayo Clinic to the Australia and New Zealand healthcare workforce with the support of Health Round Table. She believes that wellbeing is a shared responsibility and through collaboration, curiosity, kindness and leadership the tide of burnout can be turned.  Fiona has been an instrumental driving force behind #ORS23.      In this conversation we visit Fiona's professional and personal journey and mission.  Fiona discusses Australia and New Zealand role out of the Well-being index tool to date  including the successes, challenges and future opportunities for organisations, teams and individuals in healthcare in leading and co-creating a thriving healthcare workforce alongside  high quality, safe patient care.Links/ References/Resources:Fiona Fitzgeraldhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-fitzgerald-5063b653/fiona.fitzgerald@beamtree.com.auBeamtreehttps://beamtree.com.au/our-solutions/workforce-wellbeing/Discussion paper: Recommendations to sustain our humans in healthcareWhite Paper: Addressing Burnout Bringing data-driven solutions, care and hope to the health workforce.Videos: What is Burnout?, Why is burnout important to consider in healthcare?, What are some organisations doing better than others?, Working towards best practice in managing burnoutBook recommendation:Swensen, Stephen, and Tait Shanafelt, Mayo Clinic Strategies To Reduce Burnout: 12 Actions to Create the Ideal Workplace, Mayo Clinic Scientific Press (New York, 2020; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 Mar. 2020), https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190848965.001.0001The Mind Full Medic Podcast with John McMahon The Mind Full Medic Podcast is proudly sponsored by the MBANSW Find out more about their service or donate today at www.mbansw.org.auDisclaimer: The content in this podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care professional. Moreover views expressed here are our own and do not necessarily reflect those of our employers or other official organisations.

Show Notes for Episode 27 of “The 2 View” – Brain abscesses, torsion, and delirium. Brain Abscesses Accorsi EK, Hall M, Hersh AL, Shah SS, Schrag SJ, Cohen AL. Notes from the Field: Update on Pediatric Intracranial Infections - 19 States and the District of Columbia, January 2016-March 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7222a5.htm Brook I. Clinical Case. Brain Abscess Clinical Presentation. Medscape.com. https://reference.medscape.com/article/212946-clinical Goodman B. Doctors watching for more cases after mysterious cluster of brain infections strikes kids in southern Nevada. CNN. CNN Health. https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/28/health/brain-abscess-cluster-nevada/index.html The Center for Medical Education. 23 - Dear Doctor, Skin Closures, and Wound Management. 2 View: Emergency Medicine PAs & NPs. https://2view.fireside.fm/23 What's “ordinary negligence”? //Missed brain abscess//Special offer. Mad Mimi. Medical Malpractice Insights: Learning from Lawsuits. https://madmimi.com/s/3fc5711 Testicular Torsion Lukosiute-Urboniene A, Nekrosius D, Dekeryte I, Kilda A, Malcius D. Clinical risk factors for testicular torsion and a warning against falsely reassuring ultrasound scans: a 10-year single-centre experience. Emerg Med J. BMJ Journals. https://emj.bmj.com/content/40/2/134.info Mellick LB, Watters BC. The Torsed Testicle Traction Technique and 2 Case Reports. Pediatr Emerg Care. https://journals.lww.com/pec-online/Citation/2023/05000/TheTorsedTesticleTractionTechniqueand2_Case.14.aspx Sessions AE, Rabinowitz R, Hulbert WC, Goldstein MM, Mevorach RA. Testicular torsion: direction, degree, duration and disinformation. J Urol. PubMed. NIH: National Library of Medicine. National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12544339/ Ovarian Torsion Long B, Koyfman A, Gottlieb M. Dispelling 5 Ovarian Torsion Myths. ACEP Now. https://www.acepnow.com/article/dispelling-5-ovarian-torsion-myths/ Ovarian Torsion. Acep.org. ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Section. https://www.acep.org/emultrasound/newsroom/sept2020/ovarian-torsion Spinelli C, Piscioneri J, Strambi S. Adnexal Torsion in Adolescents: Update and review of the literature. https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2019/08/adnexal-torsion-in-adolescents Swenson DW, Lourenco AP, Beaudoin FL, Grand DJ, Killelea AG, McGregor AJ. Ovarian torsion: Case-control study comparing the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonography and computed tomography for diagnosis in the emergency department. European Journal of Radiology. ScienceDirect. https://edus.ucsf.edu/sites/edus.ucsf.edu/files/wysiwyg/1-s2.0-S0720048X14000023-main.pdf Delirium ACEP's Position on Hyperactive Delirium. American College of Emergency Physicians. https://www.acep.org/news/acep-newsroom-articles/aceps-position-on-hyperactive-delirium Hatten BW, Bonney C, Dunne RB, et al. ACEP Task Force Report on Hyperactive Delirium with Severe Agitation in Emergency Settings, Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors, June 23, 202. American College of Emergency Physicians. https://www.acep.org/siteassets/new-pdfs/education/acep-task-force-report-on-hyperactive-delirium-final.pdf Hayes BD, O'Brien M. Should Diphenhydramine be included in an Acute Agitation Regimen? AliEM: Academic Life in Emergency Meedicine. https://www.aliem.com/diphenhydramine-acute-agitation-regimen/ Psychiatric Patient. American College of Emergency Physicians. https://www.acep.org/patient-care/clinical-policies/Psychiatric-Patient Reuben. Emergency Department Agitated Patient Treatment Map. Emergency Medicine Updates. https://emupdates.com/danger/ Veraart JKE, Smith-Apeldoorn SY, Bakker IM, et al. Pharmacodynamic Interactions Between Ketamine and Psychiatric Medications Used in the Treatment of Depression: A Systematic Review. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. Oxford Academic. https://academic.oup.com/ijnp/article/24/10/808/6309481?login=false Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs D'Souza RS, Lang M, Eldrige JS. Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. StatPearls Publishing. NIH: National Library of Medicine. National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532299/ Something Sweet Brito C. Bobi, the world's oldest dog, turns 31 years old. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bobi-the-worlds-oldest-dog-turns-31-years-old/ Recurring Sources Center for Medical Education. http://ccme.org The Proceduralist. http://www.theproceduralist.org The Procedural Pause. Emergency Medicine News. Lww.com. https://journals.lww.com/em-news/blog/theproceduralpause/pages/default.aspx The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Thesgem.com. http://www.thesgem.com Trivia Question: Send answers to 2viewcast@gmail.com

Ngomongin fenomona selingkuh dan apakah bisa dibenarkan? referensi: Fisher, Helen E, 'Serial monogamy and clandestine adultery: evolution and consequences of the dual human reproductive strategy', in S. Craig Roberts (ed.), Applied Evolutionary Psychology (Oxford, 2011; online edn, Oxford Academic, 19 Jan. 2012), https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199586073.003.0007, accessed 2 July 2023 Tinggalkan komentar dan berikan pendapatmu: https://open.firstory.me/user/cli1qyu5500vd01wt3bpf0h3q/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

*Trigger Warning: today's episode includes content dealing with upsetting, sensitive and potentially triggering themes including sexual violence, torture, and death.  Sexual Violence in armed conflict is not a new phenomena and this epidemic of sexual violence as “weapon of war” has existed for as long as there has been conflict. Sexual violence during armed conflict as a crime against humanity has been formally recognized through the establishment of the International Criminal Court as well as in international instruments such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women adopted by United Nations General Assembly in 1970. However, as stated in the 2022 Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Report of the UN Secretary-General and shown in the ongoing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, women and children continue to suffer from sexual violence and the Covid-19 pandemic and heightened natural disasters and conflict have elevated risks of sexual exploitation. In recognition of the upcoming International Women's Day, this episode aims to break the silence around sexual violence which is often a peripheral concern in any armed conflict.  In the first segment, Dr. Noëlle Quénivet will talk about the international legal and policy framework regarding sexual violence in armed conflict including its limitations and how the existing system can be improved to appropriately and effectively address conflict-related sexual violence.  The second segment of the episode focuses on the situation in the Ukraine War where, Professor Kim Thuy Seelinger provides some insight into the current efforts to investigate and prosecute cases of sexual violence in the invasion of Ukraine.  Producers: Yunji Hwang - Junior Producer Anukriti Randev - Junior Producer Raagini Singh Panwar - Junior Producer   Further Reading: Noelle Quénivet (first speaker) and Melanie O'Brien. (June 8, 2022). Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Women in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. Weill, Sharon, Kim Thuy Seelinger, and Kerstin Bree Carlson (eds), The President on Trial: Prosecuting Hissène Habré (Oxford, 2020; online edn, Oxford Academic, 18 June 2020), United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG). (29 March 2022). Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Report

Marraskuussa 2020 julkaisin tämän podcastin viidennen ja ylivoimaisesti kuunnelluimman jakson, joka käsitteli sellaista kevyttä hömpötystä kuin QAnon. Monet teistä ovat tuon jakson jälkeen kuumeisesti odottaneet, että syvennyn uudestaan salaliittoteorioiden ihmeelliseen maailman. Noh täällä sitä taas ollaan ja katsotaan minkälaista viestiä tällä kertaa, tulee tietyltä osiolta yleisöstäni. En tässä jaksossa keskity mihinkään tiettyyn salaliittoteoriaan, vaan salaliittoteorioihin ilmiönä. Minä tiedän, että osalle teistä tällainen yleinen ilmiötä käsittelevä jakso voi olla pettymys, koska salaliittoteorioiden mehukkaimmat yksityiskohdat löytyvät luonnollisestikin yksittäisistä salaliittoteorioista. Mutta hei tämän jakson jälkeen meidän ei tarvitse enää käydä näitä yleisiä asioita lävitse ja voidaan keskittyä vaan teorioiden aivoja kutittelevaan ja mahdollisesti syövyttävään sakeuteen. Jälkiviisaana, minun olisi kannattanut tehdä tällainen koko ilmiötä avaava jakso ENNEN kuin käsittelin QAnonia, sillä se olisi ehkä voinut pienentää minua kohtaan tykitetyn raivoavan aivoripulin määrää. #suhtnormaali #Suomipodcast #mysteeripodcast #dokumentti #suhtnormaalipodcast #Viihdepodcast #Opettavainenmuttahauska #Outoudenytimessä Intro musiikkina toimii: Carnival of The Damned by Jonathan Segev is licensed under a Creative Commons License Lähteet: Lewandowsky, S., & Cook, J. (2020). The Conspiracy Theory Handbook. Available at http://sks.to/conspiracy Southwell, Brian G, Emily A Thorson, ja Laura Sheble. 2018. ”The Persistence and Peril of Misinformation”, 4. Bode, Leticia, ja Emily Vraga. 2021. ”The Swiss Cheese Model for Mitigating Online Misinformation”. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 77 (3): 129–33. https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.2021.1912170. Roozenbeek, J., van der Linden, S., Goldberg, B., Rathje, S., & Lewandowsky, S. (ei pvm.). Psychological inoculation improves resilience against misinformation on social media. Science Advances, 8(34), eabo6254. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abo6254 https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/coronavirus-response/fighting-disinformation/identifying-conspiracy-theories_en Joseph E. Uscinski (ed.), Conspiracy Theories and the People Who Believe Them (New York, 2018; online edn, Oxford Academic, 20 Dec. 2018)

A real-life series of deaths of young Hmong men inspired Wes Craven to create Nightmare On Elm Street. We tell this tragic story on this week's Unpleasant Dreams. EM Hilker is our writer and researcher with additional writing by Cassandra Harold. Jim Harold is our Executive Producer. Find the original article by EM Hilker HERE. SOURCES “Brugada Syndrome.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 5 May 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022. “Hmong.” International Institute of Minnesota, 17 January 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2022.  Kruse, Colton. “Dying in Your Dreams: Freddy Krueger Syndrome Is Real.” Ripley's Believe It or Not!, 21 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2022. Madrigal, Alexis C. “The Dark Side of the Placebo Effect: When Intense Belief Kills.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 14 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2022.  McCann, Erin. “Freddy Krueger Is Loosely Based on the Disturbing True Tale of 18 People Inexplicably Dying in Their Sleep.” Ranker, 14 June, 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2022. Morgan, Thaddeus. “How a Terrifying Wave of Unexplained Deaths Led to ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street'.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 30 October 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.  Stromberg, Joseph. “What Is the Nocebo Effect?” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 23 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2022. Sugg, Richard. The Real Vampires: Death, Terror, and the Supernatural. Amberley Publishing, 2019.  Tofield, Andros. “Pedro Brugada MD: The Spanish Cardiologist Who Together with His Brother Josep Brugada, First Described the Brugada Syndrome.” OUP Academic, Oxford University Press, 7 March 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022. Vatta, Matteo, et al. “Genetic and Biophysical Basis of Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome (SUNDS), a Disease Allelic to Brugada Syndrome.” OUP Academic, Oxford Academic, 1 February 2002. Retrieved 27 July 2022.     

Hello, this week I'm talking about the mental cage we have in our minds. It's that thing that stops us from being our best selves, our true selves, from honoring the voice that was once there and was slowly eroded by the programming of toxic relationships, specifically those where coercive control and manipulation are at play. One consistent pattern I've seen with myself and fellow survivors of emotional, financial, mental, or sexual and physical abuse. You finally get out of one of these relationships, and you're like, oh, I'm free!  But you quickly realize you're NOT FREE because this experience built a cage in your mind through years of abuse, manipulation, and coercive control.  In this episode, I share about an interview that lit a fire within me and helped me see this pattern and a way out that can help many of us over the long term.  It's not a quick fix, and it's all about incremental change. Those 1% tweaks in our behavior trigger shifts in how we frame our lives. They're catalysts for more profound change, allowing us to create a new story and identity, breaking through the well-worn programming we may not even be aware of. I'm speaking from the heart here, addressing many challenges in my life right now and doing my best to reframe all of it and move forward each day vs. seeing what didn't get done. We're so hard on ourselves even in a crisis, and it's destructive. But we can turn it around and create a new way of life. Mentioned in this episode Atomic Habits by James Cleary (the book on Amazon) https://amzn.to/3UR5nAZ   Atomic Habits by James Cleary (the book on Audible) https://amzn.to/3FkHfRA   Ed Mylett's interview with James Cleary (on YouTube) https://youtu.be/Kz0pNyS0plk   Read Coercive control: Harms to children | Coercive control in children's and mother's lives | Oxford Academic https://bit.ly/cc-harm   Domestic Violence Hotline in the US 800-799-7233  SMS: Text START to 88788 https://www.thehotline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=domestic_violence      Interested in learning how to leverage podcast guesting for your business, service, or side hustle? Check out the info video! https://youtu.be/LVQ5LgUyI5o   Hop on the early signup list! https://bit.ly/blessedguest Sending lots of Love and peace your way!! Thanks for listening!! Steph xoxo!!    

Who would you cast to play you in the movie of your life? Mostly that's a fun game, but for Carolyn Weber it became a reality. Many people who come to Oxford to study leave changed by the experience. Carolyn Weber tells Julia Golding about her time in the city and how it inspired her to write her book Surprised by Oxford, a nod to CS Lewis' book Surprised by Joy. Carolyn goes on to tell us about the film that has been made of the story in a fortuitous gap in COVID rules and last month received its premiere. Both having studied with small children, Julia and Carolyn end by deciding which fantasy world is best for parents. Visit https://oxfordcentreforfantasy.org for more information.

In this episode, Martin Schmalz joins the Cryptocurrencyteens Podcast to discuss his role as a Professor of Finance and Economics at Oxford and the course material he develops, the Academic Director of Blockchain Strategy Programme, and Co-Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Open Banking Programme. Additionally, Martin shares key points from the book that he co-authored “The Business of Big Data: How to Create Lasting Value in the Age of AI,” and offers insightful advice to his students. Martin Schmalz is Professor of Finance and Economics at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, where he is the Academic Director of Oxford's Blockchain Strategy Programme, and co-director of the Open Banking & AI in Finance Programme. He co-authored “The Business of Big Data: How to Create Lasting Value in the Age of AI”, and was featured as one of the “40 under 40” best business school professors worldwide at the age of 33. He was invited to present to regulators and policy makers across the globe, including the US Department of Justice, The White House Council of Economic Advisers, European Commission, European Parliament, OECD, various central banks, and at universities across America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Excerpt from “The Business of Big Data: How to Create Lasting Value in the Age of AI” on the Amazon website: “If you're a sentient human these days, you've heard people talking of the phenomenal riches promised by the power of big data. Over the past decade or so, the world around us has undergone a staggering transformation, and great things have been promised to anyone able to ride the AI wave. But how exactly do you catch that wave? What does all this mean for you, whether you're an investor choosing among thousands of possible investments, a manager deciding where to allocate your capital, or a student wondering how to ensure there's good work out there for you by the time you graduate?*The Business of Big Data* will show you how to think strategically about the economic impacts of AI, how to complement AI instead of competing against it, how to reap the rewards of the AI revolution, and how to find your place in our brave new data-driven world. Along the way you'll find out how AI is like (and unlike) an ox, why your bank cares how fast you fill in a form, why your car insurer judges you by your email address, and why everything you do is data — from what time you first check your phone in the morning to where you sleep at night.” Learn more: Martin Schmalz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-schmalz-19060a5 Abigail Li (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/cryptocurrencyteens About Cryptocurrencyteens: https://www.cryptocurrencyteens.com/

For 30 years, male sperm counts have been declining all around the world, particularly in Western countries. It's been demonstrated over and over again by scientific studies.  Indeed, research published by Oxford Academic in the Human Reproduction Update journal in 2017 looked at nearly 200 studies on the matter. It found that sperm counts in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand had plummeted by 59% from 1973 to 2011. What are the reasons behind this? What can men do to be aware of their fertility? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions ! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Do we have a treatment for Monkeypox at last? Who are digital nomads, the new generation of remote workers? Who is FN Meka, the world's first AI rapper? A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are many factors that affect our ability to be healthy and we unfortunately do not all have the same access to care. Barriers can be related to cost, discrimination, location, sexual orientation, and gender identity – to name just a few. On today's episode of The Oxford Comment, we complement Oxford Academic's extensive “Health … Continue reading Equity in Health Care – Episode 74 – The Oxford Comment →

Welcome to Episode 15 of “The 2 View,” the podcast for EM and urgent care nurse practitioners and physician assistants! Show Notes for Episode 15 of “The 2 View” – Guidelines for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain, non-traumatic shoulder pain in the ER, thoughts on recertification, and mushrooms & psychedelics. 2021 AHA/ACC/etc. Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain Chest Pain Choice. care that fits. Published May 19, 2021. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://carethatfits.org/chest-pain-choice/ Grauer K. ECG Blog #292 — Why Did the Patient Die? Blogspot.com. Published March 21, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://ecg-interpretation.blogspot.com/2022/03/ecg-blog-292-why-did-patient-die.html Gulati M, Levy PD, Mukherjee D, et al. 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. Published October 28, 2021. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001029 Non-Traumatic Shoulder Pain in the ER Appropriate Use Criteria Program. CMS.gov. Last Modified December 1, 2021. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Appropriate-Use-Criteria-Program Center For Medicare & Medicaid Implement New Rules for Shoulder Pain Diagnosis. Sonosite.com. Published January 22, 2020. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://www.sonosite.com/blog/center-medicare-medicaid-implement-new-rules-shoulder-pain-diagnosis Elaassar MMN, Emadeldin A, Zidan DZ, Sakr HM, Abdelazim H. Chronic non-traumatic shoulder pain: evaluation with ultrasonography and conventional mr imaging. QJM. Oxford Academic. Published May 19, 2020. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/113/Supplement_1/hcaa068.013/5829209?login=true Mitchell C, Adebajo A, Hay E, Carr A. Shoulder pain: diagnosis and management in primary care. BMJ. National Library of Medicine: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Published November 12, 2005. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1283277/ Parker, et al. Musculoskeletal imaging: Medicare use, costs, and potential for cost substitution. Journal of American College of Radiology. 2008: 182:188. PANRE-LA Option for PA Recertification - What Do We Think about Recertification? Admin M. Home. Aaenp-natl.org. AAENP. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://www.aaenp-natl.org/ American Association of Nurse Practitioners. AANP. American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Published September 4, 2019. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://www.aanp.org/ American Nurses Credentialing Center. ANA. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/ Homepage. PNCB. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://www.pncb.org/ Maintain Certification. NCCPA. Published September 15, 2020. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://www.nccpa.net/maintain-certification/#panre-la-faqs NCCPA Announces Permanent Alternative to PANRE, PANRE-LA. NCCPA. Published December 1, 2021. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://www.nccpa.net/news/panre-la/ Mushrooms and Psychedelics Approach to Altered Mental Status. Default. CDEM. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://www.saem.org/about-saem/academies-interest-groups-affiliates2/cdem/for-students/online-education/m4-curriculum/group-m4-approach-to/approach-to-altered-mental-status Garcia J, Costa VM, Carvalho A, et al. Amanita phalloides poisoning: Mechanisms of toxicity and treatment. Food Chem Toxicol. NIH. Published September 12, 2015. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26375431/ Lowe H, Toyang N, Steele B, et al. The Therapeutic Potential of Psilocybin. Molecules. NIH. Published May 2021. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8156539/ Something Sweet COVID-19 Therapeutics Locator. Arcgis.com. ASPR. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://covid-19-therapeutics-locator-dhhs.hub.arcgis.com/ Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. NIH: COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines. Last Updated March 24, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/overview/prevention-of-sars-cov-2/ Recurring Sources Center for Medical Education. Ccme.org. http://ccme.org The Proceduralist. Theproceduralist.org. http://www.theproceduralist.org The Procedural Pause. Emergency Medicine News. Lww.com. https://journals.lww.com/em-news/blog/theproceduralpause/pages/default.aspx The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Thesgem.com. http://www.thesgem.com Trivia Question: Send answers to 2viewcast@gmail.com Be sure to keep tuning in for more great prizes and fun trivia questions! Once you hear the question, please email us your guesses at 2viewcast@gmail.com and tell us who you want to give a shout-out to. Be sure to listen in and see what we have to share!

Welcome to Episode 14 of “The 2 View,” the podcast for EM and urgent care nurse practitioners and physician assistants! Show Notes for Episode 14 of “The 2 View” – Urticaria, Foreign Bodies, and a Special Interview Urticaria Bernstein JA, Lang DM, Khan DA, et al. The diagnosis and management of acute and chronic urticaria: 2014 update. J Allergy Clin Immunol. Published 2014. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://www.aaaai.org/Aaaai/media/MediaLibrary/PDF%20Documents/Practice%20and%20Parameters/Urticaria-2014.pdf Radecki RP, MS. Does New IV Urticaria Medication Offer Benefits Over Current Treatments? ACEP Now. Published June 15, 2021. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://www.acepnow.com/article/does-new-iv-urticaria-medication-offer-benefits-over-current-treatments/ Safety of use of high dose antihistamines in difficult-to-control chronic urticaria patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. Published May 1, 2015. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(15)00371-0/fulltext Sarti L, Barni S, Giovannini M, Liccioli G, Novembre E, Mori F. Efficacy and tolerability of the updosing of second-generation non-sedating H1 antihistamines in children with chronic spontaneous urticaria. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. Wiley Online Library. Published August 3, 2020. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pai.13325 Schaefer P. Acute and Chronic Urticaria: Evaluation and Treatment. Am Fam Physician. Published June 2017. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0601/p717.html Winters M. Clinical Practice Guideline: Initial Evaluation and Management of Patients Presenting with Acute Urticaria or Angioedema. AAEM - American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Published July 10, 2006. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://www.aaem.org/resources/statements/position/clinical-practice-guideline-initial-evaluation-and-management-of-patients-presenting-with-acute-urticaria-or-angioedema Foreign Bodies & Toxic Shock Syndrome Cone LA, Woodard DR, Byrd RG, Schulz K, Kopp SM, Schlievert PM. A recalcitrant, erythematous, desquamating disorder associated with toxin-producing staphylococci in patients with AIDS. J Infect Dis. NIH. PubMed.gov. Published April 1992. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1552193/ Contou D, Colin G, Travert B, et al. Menstrual Toxic Shock Syndrome: A French Nationwide Multicenter Retrospective Study. Clin Infect Dis. Oxford Academic. Published January 15, 2022. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/74/2/246/6255963 Parsonnet J, Hansmann MA, Delaney ML, et al. Prevalence of Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1-Producing Staphylococcus aureus and the Presence of Antibodies to This Superantigen in Menstruating Women. J Clin Microbiol. NCBI. Published September 2005. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1234102/ Shands KN, Schmid GP, Dan BB, et al. Toxic-Shock Syndrome in Menstruating Women: Association with Tampon Use and Staphylococcus aureus and Clinical Features in 52 cases. N Engl J Med. Published December 18, 1980. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm198012183032502?casa_token=GVNPVVA8uB4AAAAA:LQTf1B8PlxwffYbLmuOeWnteCLdkKtwEydZDKn2lYW-NoNe8953D58cgSMnWVnwbN136BWtd23zr Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome: All You Need to Know. Cdc.gov. Published November 23, 2021. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/groupastrep/diseases-public/streptococcal-toxic-shock-syndrome.html Toxic Shock Syndrome (Other Than Streptococcal) (TSS) 2011 case definition. Cdc.gov. Reviewed April 16, 2021. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://ndc.services.cdc.gov/case-definitions/toxic-shock-syndrome-2011/ Foreign Bodies Continued - Management Coskun A, Erkan N, Yakan S, Yıldirim M, Cengiz F. Management of rectal foreign bodies. World J Emerg Surg. Published March 13, 2013. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://wjes.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1749-7922-8-11 O'Malley G, O'Malley R. Body Packing and Body Stuffing. Merck Manuals Professional Edition. Reviewed/Revised May 2020. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/special-subjects/recreational-drugs-and-intoxicants/body-packing-and-body-stuffing Guest Interview: Kenny Walks Across America Facebook. Facebook.com. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/KennywalksacrossAmerica Kenny Walks Across America. Kenny Walks Across America. Accessed February 11, 2022. http://www.kennywalksacrossamerica.com Recurring Sources Center for Medical Education. Ccme.org. http://ccme.org The Proceduralist. Theproceduralist.org. http://www.theproceduralist.org The Procedural Pause. Emergency Medicine News. Lww.com. https://journals.lww.com/em-news/blog/theproceduralpause/pages/default.aspx The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Thesgem.com. http://www.thesgem.com Trivia Question: Send answers to 2viewcast@gmail.com Be sure to keep tuning in for more great prizes and fun trivia questions! Once you hear the question, please email us your guesses at 2viewcast@gmail.com and tell us who you want to give a shout-out to. Be sure to listen in and see what we have to share!

Dr. Champion discusses the latest data concerning the health benefits of eating Carnivore-style. Dave shares the healthful changes that occur in your body when eating Carnivore. (Apologies of the hollow sound in the audio. We're moving the studio and the sound material was recently removed from the walls.) Dave's books at https://drreality.news Oxford Academic study [...]

New study released from Oxford Academic states that Covid did not originate in China on December 31st 2019. That it actually was in America before January most likely in November or possibly even October of 2019. If that is true, where did covid originate?! Samples were taken from blood donors in December of 2019 proved that covid antibodies existed in those blood samples, yet none of the world's governments acknowledge the fact that covid existed in America prior to January. Why is the truth not being told?? What else is being hidden from us?? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lockdown-universe/message

Welcome to Episode 007 (cue the James Bond music please) of “The 2 View,” the podcast for EM and urgent care nurse practitioners and physician assistants! Show Notes for Episode 7 of “The 2 View” A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Birnbaumer, Diane MD. A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Serious Causes of Common Complaints. Advanced Emergency Medicine Boot Camp. September 2019. Las Vegas. Accessed June 29, 2021. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Carpenter CR, Hussain AM, Ward MJ, et al. Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Describing the Diagnostic Accuracy of History, Physical Examination, Imaging, and Lumbar Puncture with an Exploration of Test Thresholds. Acad Emerg Med. PubMed.gov. Published September 6, 2016. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27306497/ Connolly ES Jr, Rabinstein AA, Carhuapoma JR, et al. Guidelines for the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. Published 2012. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/str.0b013e3182587839 Headache. Acep.org. Published June 2019. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://www.acep.org/patient-care/clinical-policies/headache/ Hine, J MD, Marcolini, E MD. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. EM:RAP CorePendium. Emrap.org. Published September 17, 2020. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://www.emrap.org/corependium/chapter/recTI59VW0TPBpesx/Aneurysmal-Subarachnoid-Hemorrhage Kim YW, Neal D, Hoh BL. Cerebral aneurysms in pregnancy and delivery: pregnancy and delivery do not increase the risk of aneurysm rupture. Neurosurgery. PubMed.gov. Published February 2013. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23147786/ Marcolini E, Hine J. Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. West J Emerg Med. NCBI. Published February 28, 2019. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6404699/ Ogilvy, C MD, Rordorf, G MD, Singer, R MD. Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: Clinical manifestations and diagnosis. UpToDate. Uptodate.com. Updated February 25, 2020. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/aneurysmal-subarachnoid-hemorrhage-clinical-manifestations-and-diagnosis?search=subarachnoid%20hemorrhage&source=searchresult&selectedTitle=1~150&usagetype=default&display_rank=1 Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) Rule for Headache Evaluation. Mdcalc.com. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://www.mdcalc.com/ottawa-subarachnoid-hemorrhage-sah-rule-headache-evaluation Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, no LP. EM:RAP. Emrap.org. Published May 2020. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://www.emrap.org/episode/emrap2020may/subarachnoid Gonococcal Arthritis Klausner, J MD, MPH. Disseminated gonococcal infection. UpToDate. Uptodate.com. Updated January 7, 2021. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/disseminated-gonococcal-infection Li R, Hatcher JD. Gonococcal Arthritis. In: StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. Published July 26, 2020. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470439/ Milne, Wm. MD. SGEM#335: Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves…Self-Obtained Vaginal Swabs for STIs. Thesgem.com. Published June 26, 2021. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://www.thesgem.com/2021/06/sgem335-all-by-myselfself-obtained-vaginal-swabs-for-stis/ Ventura, Y MD, Waseem, M MD, MS. Disseminated Gonococcal Infection: Emergency Department Evaluation and Treatment. Emdocs.net. Published May 17, 2021. Accessed June 29, 2021. http://www.emdocs.net/disseminated-gonococcal-infection-emergency-department-evaluation-and-treatment/ Epiglottitis Abdallah C. Acute epiglottitis: Trends, diagnosis and management. Saudi J Anaesth. Published July-September 2012. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3498669/ Ames WA, Ward VM, Tranter RM, Street M. Adult epiglottitis: an under-recognized, life-threatening condition. Br J Anaesth. Oxford Academic. Published November 1, 2000. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://academic.oup.com/bja/article/85/5/795/273886 Dowdy RAE, Cornelius BW. Medical Management of Epiglottitis. Anesth Prog. Published July 6, 2020. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7342809/ Farkas, J. Epiglottitis. Emcrit.org. Published December 18, 2016. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://emcrit.org/ibcc/epiglottitis/ Mayo-Smith M. Fatal respiratory arrest in adult epiglottitis in the intensive care unit. Implications for airway management. Chest. PubMed.gov. Published September 1993. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8365325/ Roberts, J MD, Roberts, M ACNP, PNP. Nasal Endoscopy for Urgent and Complex ED Cases. Lww.com. Published October 28, 2020. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://journals.lww.com/em-news/blog/theproceduralpause/pages/post.aspx?PostID=110 Wolf M, Strauss B, Kronenberg J, Leventon G. Conservative management of adult epiglottitis. Laryngoscope. PubMed.gov. Published February 1990. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2299960/ Wellens Syndrome Wellens Syndrom EKG Sign: See full show notes here: https://bit.ly/3eSyzp0 Cadogan M, Buttner R. Wellens Syndrome. Life in the Fastlane. Litfl.com. Published June 4, 2021. Accessed June 29, 2021. https://litfl.com/wellens-syndrome-ecg-library/ Smith S. Wellens' missed. Then returns with Wellens' with dynamic T-wave inversion. Dr. Smith's ECG Blog. Blogspot.com. Published May 4, 2011. Accessed June 29, 2021. http://hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com/2011/05/wellens-missed-then-returns-with.html?m=1 Wellens Syndrome ECG Recommended Book Resources for the Month Merck. The Merck Manual of Patient Symptoms. (Porter RS, ed.). Merck; 2008. Schaider JJ, Barkin RM, Hayden SR, et al., eds. Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult. 4th ed. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2010. Recurring Sources Center for Medical Education. Ccme.org. http://ccme.org The Proceduralist. Theproceduralist.org. http://www.theproceduralist.org The Procedural Pause. Emergency Medicine News. Lww.com. https://journals.lww.com/em-news/blog/theproceduralpause/pages/default.aspx The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Thesgem.com. http://www.thesgem.com Trivia Question: Send answers to 2viewcast@gmail.com Last month we asked you a trivia question regarding the very first NP program – who was the duo that began the program and what was the first NP specialty program? The correct answer was Dr. Loretta Ford and Dr. Henry Silver. The first NP specialty program was pediatrics. We'll be sending Lindsey Harvey, MSN, FNP-BC to the November Original EM Boot Camp Gratis for providing that answer! We can't wait to see you and all of the other registrants in November in Las Vegas! Be sure to keep tuning in for more great prizes and fun trivia questions! Once you hear the question, please email us your guesses at 2viewcast@gmail.com and tell us who you want to give a shout-out to.

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

Hey listeners! Happy Friday or whichever day it is with you. This week Gav and Em will answer your questions on learning and teaching English. From how often you should study, to where you can find some good resources, they've got you covered. Get your pens ready because this week you might like to make some notes. References: ELT Journal from Oxford Academic, https://academic.oup.com/eltj Useful online resources from International House, https://www.ihteachenglish.com/resource/11-useful-online-resources-elt-teachers Teacher podcasts, ELT Chile: https://www.eltinchile.com/ The TEFLology Podcast: https://teflology-podcast.com/ How many hours does it take to learn a level in English? https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/faq/how-long-to-learn-english/ https://anchor.fm/everything-efl Learning English podcasts and Youtube, Speak English with Tiffani: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLGVRO_9qDc8VDGGMTcUiQ Wanda's #saywhat Podcast, https://www.buzzsprout.com/1010788 Zdenek's English Podcast: https://zdeneksenglishpodcast.podbean.com/ English Journey Podcast: https://linktr.ee/englishjourney Books from Oxford University Press on English for Specific Purposes, https://elt.oup.com/cat/subjects/business_and_english/english_specific/?cc=cz&selLanguage=cs Pronunciation of specific words, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQwDYYZ44evRH0_64Q5Vag Bic pens, https://www.bicworld.com/en/our-products/stationery

This week, for our ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE, Anna and Amber bend their brains around the archaeology of the future and the future of archaeology. What will excavation look like in 100, 1,000, or 5,000 years? What about human evolution? Human culture? Language? We come up with more questions than answers, and have a great time doing it. THANK YOU for getting us to Episode 100! Links Chicken Bones May Be the Legacy of Our Time (Smithsonian) The broiler chicken as a signal of a human reconfigured biosphere (Royal Society Open Science) Changes in the lead isotopic composition of blood, diet and air in Australia over a decade: Globalization and implications for future isotopic studies (Environmental Research) Dietary Heterogeneity among Western Industrialized Countries Reflected in the Stable Isotope Ratios of Human Hair (PLoS One) The Future of Archaeology Is 'Spacejunk' (The Atlantic) The Future of Archeology Is Plastic (Medium) The past, present and future of human evolution (Nature) What May Become of Homo sapiens (Scientific American) Edible Insects and Human Evolution (via Project MUSE) Dougal Dixon - After Man (A Zoology of the Future) 1981 (Monster Brains blog) Man After Man: An Anthropology of the Future (via WorldCat) How Afrofuturism Can Help the World Mend (Wired) The Long Now Foundation What will English language look like in the future? (Oxford Academic on YouTube) What will the English language be like in 100 years? (The Conversation) Esperanto (Encyclopedia Britannica) Incubus (1966) on YouTube Hello (Adele Cover) - Esperanto version (YouTube) Pleistocenese: A Language of 40,000 Years Ago (Justin B. Rye) Futurese: The American Language in 3000 AD (Justin B. Rye) Beyond Biohazard: Why Danger Symbols Can't Last Forever (99% Invisible) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!

This week, for our ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE, Anna and Amber bend their brains around the archaeology of the future and the future of archaeology. What will excavation look like in 100, 1,000, or 5,000 years? What about human evolution? Human culture? Language? We come up with more questions than answers, and have a great time doing it. THANK YOU for getting us to Episode 100! Links Chicken Bones May Be the Legacy of Our Time (Smithsonian) The broiler chicken as a signal of a human reconfigured biosphere (Royal Society Open Science) Changes in the lead isotopic composition of blood, diet and air in Australia over a decade: Globalization and implications for future isotopic studies (Environmental Research) Dietary Heterogeneity among Western Industrialized Countries Reflected in the Stable Isotope Ratios of Human Hair (PLoS One) The Future of Archaeology Is 'Spacejunk' (The Atlantic) The Future of Archeology Is Plastic (Medium) The past, present and future of human evolution (Nature) What May Become of Homo sapiens (Scientific American) Edible Insects and Human Evolution (via Project MUSE) Dougal Dixon - After Man (A Zoology of the Future) 1981 (Monster Brains blog) Man After Man: An Anthropology of the Future (via WorldCat) How Afrofuturism Can Help the World Mend (Wired) The Long Now Foundation What will English language look like in the future? (Oxford Academic on YouTube) What will the English language be like in 100 years? (The Conversation) Esperanto (Encyclopedia Britannica) Incubus (1966) on YouTube Hello (Adele Cover) - Esperanto version (YouTube) Pleistocenese: A Language of 40,000 Years Ago (Justin B. Rye) Futurese: The American Language in 3000 AD (Justin B. Rye) Beyond Biohazard: Why Danger Symbols Can't Last Forever (99% Invisible) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!

Not every battle during World War II was fought on foreign soil. Ancel Keys' experiment, which set out to study the effects of diet and hunger, would end up permanently changing the lives of its volunteers. This week, Ben discusses the Minnesota Experiment and its effects on its test subjects.  Sources:  Duty to Starve, A. American Radioworks. Last accessed March 17, 2020. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/wwii/a1.html Kalm, Leah M and Richard D Semba. They Stared so that Others Be Better Fed: Remembering Ancel Keys and the Minnesota Experiment. Oxford Academic. June 1, 2005. https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/135/6/1347/4663828  

Today's reading is fairly meaty - big, important and theologically rich passages in Genesis 8, Ezra 8, Matthew 8 and Acts 8. However, because the last two episodes of the Bible Reading podcast went long, today's big Bible question is an important one that will be fairly short. Does God care about animals? I suppose a subset to that question - one that we will cover in depth at a later date - is a very common biblical question: Will there be animals in Heaven? Before we dive into that, however, let's read our passage for today - Genesis 8. John Owen was an interesting fellow. A nonconformist pastor, theologian and writer in the 1600s in England, he was also an MP and an Oxford Academic. He was a bright mind and a lover of Jesus and had an interesting take on today's Genesis passage, and how we might apply it to our lives in 2020. As I write this, it looks possible that the U.S. - my home country - might be about to go to war with Iran. Australia is on fire, and other things have people in a very disquieted, alert and heavy state of mind. Owen asks and answers a question about how Christians should live and trust God when going through such dark and difficult times. Listen to his answer: What is our duty with respect to dark and difficult dispensations of God's providence in the world? The fourth and last peculiar duty which I shall mention is, to hide ourselves. And how shall we do that? The storm is coming; get an ark, as Noah did when the flood was coming upon the world: which is stated for a precedent of all judgments in future times. There are two things required to provide an ark,—fear and faith:— (1.) Fear: “By faith Noah, being moved with fear, prepared an ark.” If he had not been moved with the fear of God's judgments, he would never have provided an ark. It is a real complaint; we are not moved enough with the fear of God's judgments. We talk of dreadful things that can befall human nature, and expect them every day; but yet we are not moved with fear. “Yet were they not afraid,” said Jeremiah, “nor tore their garments.” Nor do we do so. Habakkuk, upon the view of God's judgments, was in another frame, chap. 3:16, “When I heard,” saith he, “my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble.” This is the way to find rest in the day of God's judgments.... (2.) FAITH We cannot well provide an ark for ourselves, unless we be guided by faith, as well as moved by fear. “By faith, Noah prepared an ark.” How many things have you heard of that encourage faith;—the name of God, the properties of God, and the accomplishment of the promise of God. By virtue of all those properties, encourage faith in providing an ark. But you will say, “We are yet at a loss what this providing of an ark and hiding of ourselves is. ‘A prudent man foresees the evil, and hides himself.' God calls us to enter into the chamber of providence, and hide ourselves till the indignation be over and done. If we knew what this was, we should apply ourselves unto it. I will tell you what I think in one instance:—give no quiet to your minds, until, by some renewed act of faith, you have a strong and clear impression of the promises of God upon your hearts, and of your interest in them. If it be but one promise, it will prove an ark. If, under all these seasons, moved with fear, acted by faith, we can but get a renewed sense and pledge of our interest in any one promise of God, we have an ark over us that will endure, whatever the storm be. Think of it, and if nothing else occur to you, apply your minds to it, that you may not wander up and down at uncertainties; but endeavor to have a renewed pledge of your interest in some special promise of God, that it belongs unto you, and it will be an ark in every time of trouble that shall befall you. (slightly modernized) John Owen, The Works of John Owen, ed. William H. Goold, vol. 9 (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, n.d.), 397–398. You probably caught the verse that triggered today's Bible question, because it was the first verse we read: "God remembered Noah, as well as all the wildlife and all the livestock that were with him in the ark." (Genesis 8:1) So - God was thinking about Noah AND the wildlife and the livestock in the Ark. There are several indications in Scripture of God's love for animals: 9 Then God asked Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”“Yes, it's right!” he replied. “I'm angry enough to die!”10 So the Lord said, “You cared about the plant, which you did not labor over and did not grow. It appeared in a night and perished in a night. 11 But may I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot distinguish between their right and their left, as well as many animals?” Jonah 4:9-11 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your judgments like the deepest sea. Lord, you preserve people and animals. Psalm 36:6 He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth, 15 wine that makes human hearts glad— making his face shine with oil— and bread that sustains human hearts. Psalm 104:14-15 28 Don't fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Aren't two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's consent. 30 But even the hairs of your head have all been counted. 31 So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Matthew 10:28-31 So - Yes! God cares about animals, and watches over them. God knows when animals die and cultivates the earth to preserve their lives. We might also mention Proverbs 12:10 here as well, "Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel." But - could animals have eternal life? That's a different question entirely - one we will spend quite a bit more time on in a future episode. We do know for sure that there are horses in Heaven, because Jesus is riding on one in Revelation 19. Isaiah 6 also gives us the tantalizing idea that eternity will indeed have animals: The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. Isaiah 6:9-10 More on that later. Thanks for reading! Until tomorrow, Godspeed!

Today's reading is fairly meaty - big, important and theologically rich passages in Genesis 8, Ezra 8, Matthew 8 and Acts 8. However, because the last two episodes of the Bible Reading podcast went long, today's big Bible question is an important one that will be fairly short. Does God care about animals? I suppose a subset to that question - one that we will cover in depth at a later date - is a very common biblical question: Will there be animals in Heaven? Before we dive into that, however, let's read our passage for today - Genesis 8. John Owen was an interesting fellow. A nonconformist pastor, theologian and writer in the 1600s in England, he was also an MP and an Oxford Academic. He was a bright mind and a lover of Jesus and had an interesting take on today's Genesis passage, and how we might apply it to our lives in 2020. As I write this, it looks possible that the U.S. - my home country - might be about to go to war with Iran. Australia is on fire, and other things have people in a very disquieted, alert and heavy state of mind. Owen asks and answers a question about how Christians should live and trust God when going through such dark and difficult times. Listen to his answer: What is our duty with respect to dark and difficult dispensations of God's providence in the world? The fourth and last peculiar duty which I shall mention is, to hide ourselves. And how shall we do that? The storm is coming; get an ark, as Noah did when the flood was coming upon the world: which is stated for a precedent of all judgments in future times. There are two things required to provide an ark,—fear and faith:— (1.) Fear: “By faith Noah, being moved with fear, prepared an ark.” If he had not been moved with the fear of God's judgments, he would never have provided an ark. It is a real complaint; we are not moved enough with the fear of God's judgments. We talk of dreadful things that can befall human nature, and expect them every day; but yet we are not moved with fear. “Yet were they not afraid,” said Jeremiah, “nor tore their garments.” Nor do we do so. Habakkuk, upon the view of God's judgments, was in another frame, chap. 3:16, “When I heard,” saith he, “my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble.” This is the way to find rest in the day of God's judgments.... (2.) FAITH We cannot well provide an ark for ourselves, unless we be guided by faith, as well as moved by fear. “By faith, Noah prepared an ark.” How many things have you heard of that encourage faith;—the name of God, the properties of God, and the accomplishment of the promise of God. By virtue of all those properties, encourage faith in providing an ark. But you will say, “We are yet at a loss what this providing of an ark and hiding of ourselves is. ‘A prudent man foresees the evil, and hides himself.' God calls us to enter into the chamber of providence, and hide ourselves till the indignation be over and done. If we knew what this was, we should apply ourselves unto it. I will tell you what I think in one instance:—give no quiet to your minds, until, by some renewed act of faith, you have a strong and clear impression of the promises of God upon your hearts, and of your interest in them. If it be but one promise, it will prove an ark. If, under all these seasons, moved with fear, acted by faith, we can but get a renewed sense and pledge of our interest in any one promise of God, we have an ark over us that will endure, whatever the storm be. Think of it, and if nothing else occur to you, apply your minds to it, that you may not wander up and down at uncertainties; but endeavor to have a renewed pledge of your interest in some special promise of God, that it belongs unto you, and it will be an ark in every time of trouble that shall befall you. (slightly modernized) John Owen, The Works of John Owen, ed. William H. Goold, vol. 9 (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, n.d.), 397–398. You probably caught the verse that triggered today's Bible question, because it was the first verse we read: "God remembered Noah, as well as all the wildlife and all the livestock that were with him in the ark." (Genesis 8:1) So - God was thinking about Noah AND the wildlife and the livestock in the Ark. There are several indications in Scripture of God's love for animals: 9 Then God asked Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”“Yes, it's right!” he replied. “I'm angry enough to die!”10 So the Lord said, “You cared about the plant, which you did not labor over and did not grow. It appeared in a night and perished in a night. 11 But may I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot distinguish between their right and their left, as well as many animals?” Jonah 4:9-11 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your judgments like the deepest sea. Lord, you preserve people and animals. Psalm 36:6 He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth, 15 wine that makes human hearts glad— making his face shine with oil— and bread that sustains human hearts. Psalm 104:14-15 28 Don't fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Aren't two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's consent. 30 But even the hairs of your head have all been counted. 31 So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Matthew 10:28-31 So - Yes! God cares about animals, and watches over them. God knows when animals die and cultivates the earth to preserve their lives. We might also mention Proverbs 12:10 here as well, "Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel." But - could animals have eternal life? That's a different question entirely - one we will spend quite a bit more time on in a future episode. We do know for sure that there are horses in Heaven, because Jesus is riding on one in Revelation 19. Isaiah 6 also gives us the tantalizing idea that eternity will indeed have animals: The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. Isaiah 6:9-10 More on that later. Thanks for reading! Until tomorrow, Godspeed!