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Why do farmers grow crops outside in fields when we can stack them vertically? The idea of vertical farming was first proposed in 1999. It was seen as a way to save space, reduce air miles and transform old and abandoned buildings, like warehouses. In 2021, Fortune Business Insights valued the global vertical farming market at 3.47 billion dollars. Now, however, this industry is under threat, partly due to rising energy costs.当我们可以垂直堆放农作物时，为什么农民要在外面的田地里种庄稼？垂直农业的想法于 1999 年首次提出。它被视为一种节省空间、减少飞行里程和改造旧的和废弃的建筑物（如仓库）的方法。 2021年，Fortune Business Insights对全球垂直农业市场的估值为34.7亿美元。然而，现在这个行业正面临威胁，部分原因是能源成本上升。According to the magazine Science Focus, vertical farming gives ten times the yield of conventional outdoor farming. However, in order for crops to grow using this method, plants are placed in a controlled environment, grown not under the Sun, but under LED lights and watered with recycled water pumped on a closed-loop system.据《科学焦点》杂志报道，垂直农业的产量是传统户外农业的十倍。然而，为了使用这种方法种植作物，植物被放置在受控环境中，不是在阳光下生长，而是在 LED 灯下生长，并用在闭环系统中泵送的循环水浇灌。Unfortunately, energy prices have risen across the globe. Therefore, this reliance on electricity has meant the last few years have not been easy for the industry. Cindy van Rijswick, from the Dutch research firm RaboResearch, has estimated that operational costs for a vertical farm are around 15% higher now compared to 18 months ago. Infarm, Europe's largest vertical farming company, made around 500 employees redundant back in November 2022 because they needed to downsize. They blamed higher operating costs due to energy increases as one reason for the layoffs.不幸的是，全球能源价格都在上涨。因此，这种对电力的依赖意味着过去几年对该行业来说并不容易。荷兰研究公司 RaboResearch 的 Cindy van Rijswick 估计，与 18 个月前相比，垂直农场的运营成本现在高出约 15%。早在 2022 年 11 月，欧洲最大的垂直农业公司 Infarm 就裁员了约 500 名员工，因为他们需要缩减规模。他们将裁员的原因之一归咎于能源增加导致的运营成本增加。Another issue related to the cost-of-living crisis and affecting vertical farming is the type of produce grown. This includes herbs such as basil, as well as salad leaves and leafy greens. Compared to traditionally farmed ingredients, like onions and carrots, these products are more expensive so could be less in demand as consumers watch their spending more.So, it seems a future with food grown under LED lights is looking less and less bright.与生活成本危机相关并影响垂直农业的另一个问题是种植的农产品类型。这包括罗勒等香草，以及沙拉叶和绿叶蔬菜。与传统种植的食材（如洋葱和胡萝卜）相比，这些产品价格更高，因此随着消费者更加注意自己的支出，需求可能会减少。因此，在 LED 灯下种植食物的未来似乎越来越不光明。词汇表crop 作物，庄稼field 田地stack 叠放，摞起来vertical farming 垂直农业air mile （食物）里程warehouse 仓库yield 产量controlled environment 受控的环境LED light 发光二极管（LED）灯pump 用泵输送closed-loop 闭环的reliance 依赖operational cost 运营成本make redundant 裁员downsize （公司或组织）减员layoff （因工作岗位不足的）解雇cost-of-living crisis 生活成本危机produce 农产品basil 罗勒salad leaves 拌沙拉常用的菜叶leafy greens 绿叶蔬菜farmed 耕种的，种植的

Claudia discusses wonder with Jules Howard, author of the book Wonderdog. Using his book a backdrop, they discuss how dogs have influenced (and been influenced) by science. Topics include everything from evolution, to love and responsibility. Ultimately they marvel at how much there is we still don't know about the creatures we share the world with.  Date Recorded: 31 March 2023.  Jules Howard is a UK-based zoological correspondent, science writer and broadcaster who writes for the Guardian, BBC Wildlife and Science Focus. His latest book ‘Wonderdog The Science of Dogs and Their Unique Friendship With Humans' came out in November 2022. He has appeared regularly on TV and radio shows, including Good Morning Britain, BBC Newsround, BBC Breakfast and BBC Radio 4. Find out more about Jules on his website or connect with him on Twitter. Claudia (Towne) Hirtenfelder is the founder and host of The Animal Turn. She is a PhD Candidate in Geography and Planning at Queen's University and is currently undertaking her own research project looking at the geographical and historical relationships between animals (specifically cows) and cities. She was awarded the AASA Award for Popular Communication for her work on the podcast. Contact Claudia via email (info@theanimalturnpodcast.com) or follow her on Twitter (@ClaudiaFTowne). Featured: ‘Wonderdog The Science of Dogs and Their Unique Friendship With Humans' by Jules Howard.Sex on Earth: A Celebration of Animal Reproduction by Jules Howard Death on Earth: Adventures in Evolution and Mortality by Jules HowardInside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexander Horowitz.Genetics and the Social Behaviour of the Dog by John Paul Scott and John L. Fuller. This episode was edited by Christiaan Menz and produced by the host Claudia Towne Hirtenfelder Support the showThe Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Towne Hirtenfelder. The podcast is part of iROAR, an Animals Podcasting Network and can also be found on A.P.P.L.E, Twitter, and Instagram. You can find all seasons, episodes, reading lists and bonus content on our website.

When you were at school, were you ever told to stop daydreaming and concentrate? It was easy for your mind to wander if you weren't interested in what you were learning or if you had better things to think about. Staying focused can still be a challenge in adult life, but understanding how to do it, and knowing what is distracting you, can help.当你在学校的时候，你有没有被告知要停止做白日梦并集中注意力？如果您对正在学习的内容不感兴趣，或者如果您有更好的事情要考虑，您的思绪很容易走神。保持专注仍然是成人生活中的一个挑战，但了解如何做到这一点，并知道是什么让你分心，会有所帮助。Scientists have looked at what makes us procrastinate and found a number of ways to help us stay in the zone. One of the most obvious things is eliminating noise. Research by Science Focus magazine found silence is best for concentration, or a gentle background hum and coffee shop noise is great! It also found turning off notifications on your phone, or switching it off altogether, removes a major distraction and helps us focus on the task at hand.科学家们研究了导致我们拖延的原因，并找到了多种方法来帮助我们保持拖延状态。最明显的事情之一是消除噪音。 Science Focus 杂志的研究发现安静最适合集中注意力，或者柔和的背景嗡嗡声和咖啡店的噪音很棒！它还发现关闭手机上的通知，或完全关闭它，可以消除主要的干扰并帮助我们专注于手头的任务。Another possible cure for a short attention span is brain training. Psychologists and neuroscientists are increasingly interested in our ability to knuckle down and have looked at what we can change inside our head to make us concentrate. An article for BBC Future by Caroline Williams says that “Attention Researcher Nilli Lavie of University College London has found that making a task more visually demanding… takes up more processing power and leaves the brain nothing left to process distractions.” So, keeping your mind busy might be the answer.注意力持续时间短的另一种可能的治疗方法是大脑训练。心理学家和神经科学家对我们屈服的能力越来越感兴趣，并研究了我们可以通过改变大脑内部的什么来让我们集中注意力。卡罗琳·威廉姆斯 (Caroline Williams) 为 BBC Future 撰写的一篇文章称，“伦敦大学学院的注意力研究员尼莉·拉维 (Nilli Lavie) 发现，让一项任务对视觉要求更高……会占用更多的处理能力，让大脑没有任何东西可以处理分心。”因此，保持头脑忙碌可能就是答案。There are more practical tips to keeping your mind focused. These include making a list or timetable of the tasks you have to do, finding a workspace where you're not tempted to do other things, or chewing some gum! It's possible the movement in your mouth occupies parts of the brain that might otherwise get distracted.还有更多实用技巧可以帮助您保持注意力集中。这些包括列出您必须完成的任务的清单或时间表，找到一个您不想做其他事情的工作空间，或者嚼点口香糖！嘴里的运动可能会占用大脑的一部分，否则这些区域可能会分心。But according to Science Focus magazine, distraction isn't all bad. “If we were always so focused that we never got distracted, we'd miss potential changes, such as threats, in our environment. Distraction is vital for survival.”↳但据《科学焦点》杂志报道，分心并不全是坏事。 “如果我们总是如此专注以至于从不分心，我们就会错过环境中的潜在变化，例如威胁。分心对生存至关重要。”词汇表daydream 做白日梦mind to wander 走神，心不在焉focused 专注的distract 干扰，使分心procrastinate 拖延in the zone 状态极佳，在状态silence 安静，无声task at hand 手头的任务short attention span 注意力持续时间短，注意力不集中brain training 大脑训练neuroscientist 神经科学家knuckle down 开始努力工作或学习visually demanding 视觉上费力的，需要劳神看的processing power 处理能力threat 威胁

How bored are you? Having nothing to do, or doing the same task again and again, can certainly be demotivating. And if boredom persists, you can lose your lust for life, and it can even affect your mental health. But does being bored have to be boring?你有多无聊？无事可做，或者一次又一次地做同样的事情，肯定会让人失去动力。如果无聊持续存在，您可能会失去对生活的渴望，甚至会影响您的心理健康。但是无聊就一定是无聊的吗？A lack of stimulation can lead to boredom – this is when we start to yawn and our mind wanders. It can happen at home or at school, but it's at work where some experts think being chronically bored can have damaging consequences. This situation has been termed ‘boreout' and is the opposite of ‘burnout'. Writing for BBC Worklife, Bryan Lufkin says this happens “when we are bored by our work to the point that we feel it is totally meaningless. Our job seems pointless, our tasks devoid of value.” It can be caused by working in a demoralising physical environment or feeling under-challenged. Studies show depression from boreout can affect workers outside the office and lead to physical ailments from insomnia to headaches. But Bryan adds that “being able to identify it in us, is critical for tackling it.”缺乏刺激会导致无聊——这就是我们开始打哈欠和走神的时候。它可能发生在家里或学校，但一些专家认为长期无聊会在工作中产生破坏性后果。这种情况被称为“boreout”，与“burnout”相反。 Bryan Lufkin 为 BBC Worklife 撰文说，“当我们对工作感到厌倦，以至于我们觉得它完全没有意义时，就会发生这种情况。我们的工作似乎毫无意义，我们的任务毫无价值。”这可能是由于在令人沮丧的物理环境中工作或感觉挑战不足造成的。研究表明，无聊导致的抑郁会影响办公室外的员工，并导致从失眠到头痛的身体疾病。但布莱恩补充说，“能够在我们身上识别它，对于解决它至关重要。”When it becomes mind-numbing and extreme, some people joke about ‘dying of boredom'. According to Luis Villazon, writing for the Science Focus website, boredom is just a state of mind which won't kill you, though it can depress the immune system in some people. He says “The greatest risk from boredom stems from the things you do to combat it. People who are easily bored are more likely to engage in dangerous sports [...]”, for example. But some experts say boredom is a natural thing and it should be seen in a more positive light. If we see it as an opportunity, it could ignite our creativity. And if our boredom is at work, it could force us to engage with mentors, career counsellors or even our bosses. And Lotta Harju from EM Lyon Business School told the BBC, “boreout can mark a transition into something else: a different career entirely, or a different role in the organisation. If people only take its cue.”当它变得麻木和极端时，有人开玩笑说“无聊死了”。根据 Luis Villazon 为 Science Focus 网站撰稿的说法，无聊只是一种不会杀死你的精神状态，尽管它会抑制某些人的免疫系统。他说：“无聊带来的最大风险来自于你为对抗它所做的事情。例如，容易感到无聊的人更有可能从事危险的运动 [...]”。但一些专家表示，无聊是一种自然现象，应该从更积极的角度来看待它。如果我们将其视为一个机会，它可以激发我们的创造力。如果我们的无聊在工作中起作用，它可能会迫使我们与导师、职业顾问甚至我们的老板打交道。 EM 里昂商学院的 Lotta Harju 告诉 BBC，“boreout 可以标志着向其他事物的转变：完全不同的职业，或者组织中的不同角色。如果人们只接受它的提示。”词汇表bored （感觉）无聊的demotivating 失去积极性，令人泄气boredom 厌烦，无聊lust for life 对生活的热爱boring 乏味的，无聊的stimulation 刺激，激励yawn 打哈欠wander 走神chronically 长期地，慢性地boreout 闷得发慌，极度无聊burnout 劳累过度meaningless 无意义的，没有价值的pointless 不值得做的，白搭的demoralising 令人丧气的under-challenged 缺乏挑战性insomnia 失眠mind-numbing 非常枯燥乏味的dying of boredom “无聊得要死”state of mind 心境，心态immune system 免疫系统transition 过渡，转变

How is your memory? Remembering things is an important function of our brain – if we can't recall how to do something, we can't survive. If you think about it, there is so much we have to remember – from where we left our car keys to how we walk. Maybe it's no surprise that sometimes we are forgetful.你的记忆力如何？记住事情是我们大脑的一项重要功能——如果我们不记得如何做某事，我们就无法生存。如果你仔细想想，我们必须记住的东西太多了——从我们把车钥匙放在哪里，到我们走路的方式。也许我们有时健忘也就不足为奇了。Memory allows the brain to store and retrieve information when required. Our short-term memory can hold a small amount of information for a short time, while our long-term memory can hold an unlimited amount of information for a long time. Our memory is amazing, but why do we still forget things?记忆允许大脑在需要时存储和检索信息。我们的短期记忆可以在短时间内保存少量信息，而我们的长期记忆可以长时间保存无限量的信息。我们的记忆力是惊人的，但为什么我们还是会忘记事情呢？It's possible we don't always store information in our memory effectively, maybe because we are in a rush or we consider it irrelevant at the time. When we do store information, we often make connections with other things, which helps us recall it later. If you don't have these connections, then it can be easier to forget. Writing for the BBC's Science Focus magazine, Luis Villazon says “It is also possible that memories decay over time. As they have not been revisited, their biological ‘trace' becomes weak.” It's true that if you don't perform a task for a long period of time, it can be difficult to recall how to do it. This could be because, just like in a computer, our memory is full, or that our short-term memory is easier to access.有可能我们并不总是有效地将信息存储在我们的记忆中，可能是因为我们很匆忙，或者我们当时认为它无关紧要。当我们确实存储信息时，我们经常与其他事物建立联系，这有助于我们以后回忆它。如果您没有这些联系，则可能更容易忘记。为 BBC 的 Science Focus 杂志撰稿的 Luis Villazon 说：“记忆也有可能随着时间的推移而衰退。由于它们没有被重新访问，它们的生物‘痕迹'变得微弱。”确实，如果您长时间不执行某项任务，则可能很难回忆起如何执行该任务。这可能是因为，就像在计算机中一样，我们的记忆已满，或者我们的短期记忆更容易访问。But sometimes even our short-term memory can let us down. Have you ever gone into a room to fetch something only to forget what you wanted when you got there? This is called ‘The Doorway Effect'. Writing for the BBC Future website, psychologist Tom Stafford explains that this “occurs because we change both the physical and mental environments, moving to a different room and thinking about different things.” Put simply, we are metaphorically trying to spin too many plates at the same time.、但有时即使是我们的短期记忆也会让我们失望。你有没有进过一个房间去取东西，到了那里却忘记了你想要什么？这被称为“门口效应”。心理学家汤姆斯塔福德为 BBC Future 网站撰文解释说，“这是因为我们改变了身体和心理环境，搬到不同的房间并思考不同的事情。”简而言之，我们隐喻地试图同时旋转太多的盘子。So, if you have a mind like a sieve, it could be because you have too much on your mind. But we do need to keep our memory sharp by continually using it, especially as beyond our 50s our brains tend to shrink in volume and our memory begins to decline. That's when we're at more risk of getting Alzheimer's disease.所以，如果你的头脑像筛子一样，那可能是因为你的想法太多了。但是我们确实需要通过不断地使用它来保持我们的记忆力，特别是在我们 50 多岁之后，我们的大脑往往会缩小体积并且我们的记忆力开始下降。那时我们患阿尔茨海默病的风险更大。However, as Luis Villazon says, “Forgetting is not always a bad thing! It would waste cognitive resources if we remembered every detail of the world around us.” That's something worth remembering!然而，正如 Luis Villazon 所说，“忘记并不总是一件坏事！如果我们记住周围世界的每一个细节，就会浪费认知资源。”这是值得记住的事情！词汇表recall 回想起forgetful 健忘的store 储存retrieve 找回short-term 短期的long-term 长期的effectively 有效地irrelevant 无关紧要的decay 减弱，衰退revisit 重新回想The Doorway Effect “门口效应”（指瞬间忘事的现象）physical 物质的mental 精神的，心理的spin too many plates 兼顾太多事情a mind like a sieve “记忆像滤网”，容易忘事，健忘on your mind 脑子里想着sharp 敏锐的，机敏的Alzheimer's disease 阿尔茨海默病cognitive resources 认知资源

Uganda is experiencing its first outbreak in a decade of the deadly Ebola disease caused by Sudan virus, health authorities announced in September. More than 40 cases and at least 29 deaths have been reported, including four health workers. Nine of these deaths are from confirmed cases. While there are vaccines against the more common Zaire strain, there are no licensed vaccines or therapeutics for Sudan ebolavirus.In this episode of Africa Science Focus, we find out more about the current outbreak in Uganda from the World Health Organizations's Patrick Otim. Dimie Ogoina, president of the Nigerian Infectious Diseases Society, tells us what the continent must do to curb the spread of the virus and prevent future outbreaks.This piece was produced by SciDev.Net's Sub-Saharan Africa English desk.Do you have any comments, questions or feedback about our podcast episodes? Let us know at podcast@scidev.net

Simone Jo Moore's fresh take on how to look at work more healthily and efficiently is definitely worth a look. In this episode, she shares some ideas about Flow Science and explains how to be "in the zone" without overstaying our welcome. Self-defined as a "framework mixologist," Simone Jo Moore is a renowned author and coauthor guiding organizations and individuals in adopting a "Humanising IT" perspective. Among her books, you can find "VeriSM Unwrapped and Applied" and "ITIL 4 High-velocity IT." She's been in HDI's Top 25 Industry Thought Leaders for the last five years and is a WomenTech & DevOps Institute Ambassador.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 1, 2022 is: debunk • dee-BUNK • verb To debunk something, such as a story, theory, or idea, is to show or expose the falseness of it. // The article thoroughly debunks the notion that life exists on Mars. See the entry > Examples: "The idea that dogs spend every waking moment trying to usurp their human masters and become 'the alpha' in the house ... [was] first introduced by a wolf ecologist in the mid-20th Century, [and] was later debunked after ecologists realised that the original observations of dominance behaviours were based on captive wolves (unrelated to one another) kept in a zoo enclosure." — Jules Howard, Science Focus, 19 May 2022 Did you know? To debunk something is to take the bunk out of it—that bunk being “nonsense.” (Bunk is short for the synonymous bunkum, which has political origins.) Debunk has been in use since at least the 1920s, and it contrasts with synonyms like disprove and rebut by suggesting that something is not merely untrue but is also a sham—a trick meant to deceive. One can simply disprove a myth, but if it is debunked, the implication is that the myth was a grossly exaggerated or foolish claim.

Was 46BC truly the Last Year of Confusion? In today's episode, Justin gives Jack a quick history of the Gregorian calendar, and explains what the humble calendar can tell us about our place among the stars. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna, Gadigal and Wurundjeri Country, never ceded. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We also pay respect to other First Nation peoples. ABOUT US: Mates in Space is a podcast about how we're going to get to space without taking all of Earth's bulls**t up with us! Each week, your hosts Jack and Justin will tell a different space story, in preparation for Australia's exciting new future among the stars. It's a bit nerdy, a bit sciency, and a lot of fun. Mates in Space is brought to you by Ampel Audio, Jack Eaton and Justin McArthur. For more info, check out our website at http://matesin.space SOCIAL LINKS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matesinspace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matesinspace Twitter: https://twitter.com/MatesInSpace TikTok, for some reason: https://www.tiktok.com/@matesinspace SOURCES: - US Navy Astronomical Applications Department (2022) ‘Introduction to calendars': https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/calendars- Wikipedia (2022) ‘Roman calendar': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_calendar- Wikipedia (2022) ‘Julian calendar': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_calendar- Wikipedia (2022) ‘Gregorian calendar': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar- Wikipedia (2022) ‘Date of Easter': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_of_Easter- Wikipedia (2022) ‘Lunisolar calendar': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar- Science Focus (2022) ‘What time is it on the Moon?': https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/what-time-is-it-on-the-moon/- Science Focus (2022) ‘What time zone do they use on the International Space Station?': https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/what-time-zone-do-they-use-on-the-international-space-station/- Astronaut Abby (2013) ‘What Time is it on the International Space Station?': https://www.astronautabby.com/the-international-space-station-time- Fair Work (2022) ‘List of 2022 public holidays': https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/public-holidays/2022-public-holidays- Bloomberg (2014) ‘The Death and Life of the 13-Month Calendar': https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-12-11/the-death-and-life-of-the-13-month-calendar ALT TITLE: Time After TimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Blinkin, US to counter China's threat to World Order (AP) → China's first carrier drone is “Marine Species” using AI (SCMP) → China admits military exercise around Taiwan as a 'solemn warning' to US (DailyMail)  → '140k soldiers' Leaked Audio Clip Reveals China's Plan To Invade Taiwan (IB Times)    INTRO (M-W-F) B&G Update, V4V/Exec./Asso./Support   FLIPPY The Algorithm Queen Ai-Da paints Queen Elizabeth II for Platinum Jubilee (DailyMail) [Party Pitch/Ravel/CCClips/text alerts]   FOOD/CRISPR Genetically Edited Frankenfoods coming to UK shelves NEXT YEAR! (DailyMail) → CRISPR: Experimental gene editing targets cholesterol-causing genes to clear arteries (GLP) → Note on arteries: World's smallest robot medic can crawl in arteries (Science Focus)   METAVERSE/CRISPR First “Living NFTs,” use CRISPR algos for emergent traits of Kymera (PRNewswire) → Sortium Blockchain Studio  Vitalik Buterin proposes Soul bound tokens for Web3 Identity (Fortune)   AI World Builders put happy face on Superintelligent AI (IEEE) [TREASURE/SPEAKPIPE/BYE YOUTUBE]   GUN CONTROL/MIND CONTROL Tweet: Ben Shapiro tweet supporting more police, top response on false arrest claims → Clip: House Rep. Tony Gonzalez claims shooter arrested 4 years ago *4 years ago, arrests, plot mass shooting in Uvalde scheduled for 4/20/2022 (My SA) → Tweet: Claim, Texas DPS, Texas Rangers say 2 arrested in 2018 not related CDC data shows death cross, gun death higher than motor vehicles for children (AXIOS) [TALENT]   ANTARCTICA Antibiotic resistant bacteria discovered on Antarctica (Jerusalem Post) … reminder of algos in Antarctica → New Algorithms pinpoints meteorite-rich Antarctica (EOS, March '22)  → ECHO Algorithms to monitor Penguins in Antarctica (CNET) → Alien Invasion in Antarctica, just the beginning, Algos identify threats (CNET) [TIME/OUTRO]   EPISODE 490 WAS PRODUCED BY… Executive Producers Hanna G**   Supply Drop Belkis R, Jonathan F, Sir JC Knight of the Technosquatch   Producers Lady Knight Little Wing, Marti K, Christian N, Jackie U, MORV, Tristan S, Sir JC Knight of the Technosquatch, Darrin S, James M, LX Protocol V2, Sir Casey the Shield Knight, Sir Scott Knight of Truth, Veronica D, Gail M, Sir James Knight and Servant of the Lion of Judah   AUDIO PRODUCTION (Jingles, Iso, Music): Jonathan F   ART PRODUCTION (Drawing, Painting, Graphics): Dame Allie of the Skillet Nation, Sir Dove Knight of Rusbeltia   CONTENT PRODUCTION (Microfiction etc.): Runksmash: Basil checks his phone after planting suggestions into Klaus' mind during the trance dance, he is taken aback when he sees 33 missed calls from his mom. He frantically checks his voicemail to hear, “Honey, the animals got in and are going crazy!”   MLC: Machine Gun Flippy was added to many vehicles that Russia had. It was a turning point for them. Russia had started to push Ukraine into corner. Ukraine was begging for the U.S. or N.A.T.O. to intervene. Country after country stayed silent about it. Then that is when Old Man B spoke up and said, “Cornpop was a bad dude. So is Putin. We will send drones to help turn the tides of this, this, you know the thing.” Putin gave the U.S. one final warning not to interfere any further than they have. Both leaders kept threatening back and forth, until…Ukraine's sky filled with American drones. Putin pushed the red button without saying another word.   CLIP PRODUCER Emsworth, FaeLivrin, Epsilon   Timestamps: Mondays: Jackie U Wednesdays: Jade Bouncerson Fridays: Christine C   ADDITIONAL STORIES: …more Uvalde: Uvalde gunman walked through apparently unlocked door, DPS says (HPM)  Uvalde shooter was not confronted by police before entering school, Texas official (KESQ 3)  Police waited to enter Texas school as shooter went on killing spree: witness (NY Post)  Police: Texas gunman was inside the school for over an hour (abc News)  Distressing videos show parents begging cops to stop Texas school shooting (NY Post)  Desperate parents tried to storm Texas school, police waited outside (Telegraph UK)  Mother trying to save children at Uvalde was handcuffed by federal marshals (Post Millennial)  WATCH: Texas Police Confirmed Cops Went In for Their Own Kids, Shooting (Mediaite)  ‘More could have been done': Texas police under scrutiny over response to shooting (theGuardian)  As timeline emerges, police criticized for response to school massacre (WaPo) (Archive)  Anger as police admit hour delay stopping gunman and school was unlocked (Independent UK)  Students mobilize, protest in 34 states (USA Today) …more Polyticks Biden: Allowed to use higher numbers than republicans on Climate affects (ABC) Explosive report, Boris Johnson embraces binge drinking allegations (Indy UK) …more News Woman who was killed in Salem Witch Trials exonerated nearly 330 years later (AP/NPR) 1369 vampires gather, break world record (Indy UK) Crocodiles losing teeth due to lead (Indy UK) Russia is now exposed to a historic debt default: Here's what happens next (CNBC)  US preparing to approve advanced long-range rocket system for Ukraine (CNN)  Patent filed for Transgenic chickens whose hatch will not reproduce (Children's Health Defense) …more Flippy Amazon's newest robot helper is here...and expensive (Mashable)  World's smallest robot medic can crawl in arteries (Science Focus)

According to the Science Focus, numerous studies have shown that long-term partners tend to look alike.据《科学焦点》杂志（Science Focus），有大量研究表明，长期伴侣往往看上去很像。But is that because they look alike in the first place? Or because they became more similar looking over time? Or is it because of shared diets, lifestyles, mannerisms or some other factor?但这是否是由于他们一开始就长得像？还是因为随着时间推移，他们变得越来越像（more similar-looking）？亦或是因为共同的饮食（shared diets）、生活方式（lifestyles）、言谈举止（mannerisms）或其他一些因素？A team of researchers from Stanford University in the US put together a database of pictures of 517 couples, taken soon after getting married and then decades later. 为了找到答案，美国斯坦福大学的一个研究团队收集了517对夫妇的照片数据，这些照片分别是在他们婚后不久和几十年后拍摄的。Using advanced facial recognition software and human judges, they showed that although long-term couples do tend to look alike, they don't become more alike over time. In other words, this study supports the claim that we tend to choose partners who look like us.通过使用先进的人脸识别软件和人工评判手段，团队发现，虽然长期伴侣往往看上去确实很像，但他们并不会随着时间推移变得越来越像。也就是说，这项研究支持了这一说法：即我们倾向于选择与我们长得像的伴侣。This brings facial appearance in line with other traits – such as interests, personality, intelligence, attitudes, values and wellbeing – which show initial similarity but do not converge over time.经过研究发现，面部相貌与如兴趣、个性、智力、态度、价值观和幸福感在内的其他特征情况一致，它们起初会表现出相似性，但并不会随着时间推移而趋同。But while we may not become more alike in appearance, our skin microbiome will certainly look more alike over the years.不过，尽管我们在外表上可能不会变得越来越像，但多年后我们的皮肤微生物群肯定会更像。In a study carried out a few years ago, which was published in the journal mSystems, scientists decided to analyse the skin microbiomes of cohabiting couples and they found that living together significantly influences the microbial communities on each other's skin.在几年前进行的一项研究中，科学家决定分析同居伴侣的皮肤微生物群。他们发现共同生活会大大影响彼此皮肤上的微生物群。The impact of living together on their microbial community was so strong that computer algorithms could identify cohabiting couples with 86 per cent accuracy based on their skin microbiomes alone.研究人员发现，共同生活对微生物群落的影响是十分巨大的，以至于计算机算法能够仅靠皮肤微生物群就确定同居伴侣，且准确性达到86%。The area of the body where cohabiting couples were the most alike, microbe-wise, was the feet. This is not altogether surprising as many of us will pad around our homes barefooted.该研究还指出，同居伴侣身体上微生物群最相似的部位是脚。这是因为很多人会光着脚在家里走来走去。The results of this research have sparked extensive discussion. Some netizens said: "It turns out that we like another self." And other said: "The so-called ' husband-wife looks' is that the running-in of life has made the husband and wife more and more tacit."这一研究结果引发广泛讨论，有网友留言表示：“原来我们喜欢的是另一个自己”，也有网友表示，“所谓的‘夫妻相'是生活的磨合让夫妻俩默契程度越来越高”。

The guys discuss an article in Science Focus about Social Media is a Dumpster Fire.  What can Social Scientists do with data and experimenation from creating thier own Social Media.  What do the guys think of it?  Along the way we have Rocky Patel 20th Anniversay Natural and some Jefferson's Reserve Single Barrel Select.

Canary Cry News Talk #461 - 03.21.2022 GREAT REGRETZKY  LINKTREE: CanaryCry.Party SHOW NOTES: CanaryCryNewsTalk.com CLIP CHANNEL: CanaryCry.Tube SUPPLY DROP: CanaryCrySupplyDrop.com SUPPORT: CanaryCryRadio.com/Support MEET UPS: CanaryCryMeetUps.com Basil's other podcast: ravel Gonz' YT: Facelikethesun Resurrection App Made by Canary Cry Producer: Truther Dating App   LEAD 3:44 V / 1:14 P UKRAINE/RUSSIA Clip: Zelensky, if negotiations with Putin fails, it's “Word War 3” (CNN) *Zelensky nationalizes TV News, restricts opposition party (The Week/Yahoo)   → Cyberpandemic: Leaked Ransomware shows shadow support for Putin (ArsTechnica/Wired)   ESG: Why Saudi Arabia and China are trying to ditch dollar in new oil deal (Insider) → International Energy Agency 10 point plan to cut oil use (IEA) → The Agenda in the UN International theme of 2017 (UNESCO)   INTRO (M-W-F)  35:56 V / 33:26 P B&G Update V4V/Exec./Asso./Support   FLIPPY 42:25 V / 39:55 P Robotic camera arm “Russia Arm” getting name change, made in Ukraine (Variety)   [Party Pitch/Ravel/CCClips] 52:47 V / 50:17 P   POLYTICKS  55:13 V / 52:43 P 51 Intelligence agents who refuse to apologize over Hunter Biden story (NY Post) → GOP Senator vows inquiry into Hunter Biden, Fauci, after Midterms (DailyMail) → Note: Hunter Biden paid the tax bill, but Federal investigation continues (NY Times)   GREAT RESET 1:09:41 V / 1:07:11 P Great resignation might become Great Regret (Guardian)   [TREASURE/SPEAKPIPE/BYE YOUTUBE] 1:25:09 V / 1:22:39 P   COVID19/WACCINE  1:53:23 V / 1:50:50 P *CDC reports fewer deaths after data correction (Reuters/Yahoo) Biden calls for Reset and stop seeing each other as enemies (DailyMail) Fully inoculated will need 4th dose later this year, deltacron (MarketWatch) → J&J Had better results than thought (CNN*)   [TALENT]  2:13:48 V / 2:11:18 P   ALIENS  2:36:49 V / 2:34:19 P → Russian cosmonauts arrive at ISS (Times UK) UFO experts claim giants green alien spotted on ISS (Daily Star)   ANTARCTICA  2:43:43 V / 2:41:13 P Scientists stunned, unthinkable temperature surge in Antarctica (News AU) → More: Both poles heating up, alarming scientists (Guardian) → Graphic: Who owns what in Antarctica (The Travel)   [TIME/END]  3:05:32 V / 3:03:02 P   ADDITIONAL STORIES: Clip: Young lady knows more about Federal Reserve than most people Criminals using a new kind of kidnapping (Insider) NASA hires priest to prepare humans for alien discovery (Daily Star, 2021) Project Galileo, search for ET technology (Science Focus) 1 million Israeli's to be at Rabbi Kanievsky's funeral (Israel National News) Bioethicists sounding alarm on Chinese gene edited babies (SCMP)  TikTok children privacy lawsuit allows to pursue in UK (TechCrunch) …more Ukraine/Russia Clip: Ukrainian citizens prepare to fight Russians (Global News) The US has killed over 20 million since WW2 (Global Research) → Canadian poll shows pro-jabbers and pro-WW3 are same crowd (Twitter) UN report, 10 million Ukrainians displaced (Axios/Yahoo) …more Polyticks January 6 trials hinge on mystery, where was Pence? (Politico) House passes the CROWN act to end discrimination from natural hair (PopSugar) Biden “cursed presidency” as midterm looms (Guardian) Judicial Watch sues CIA over Clinton campaign lawyer (Judicial Watch) …more Covid Is Tinnitus a Jab side effect? (NBC News) How jab saves lives (VoiceOfAmerica) Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with infection (abc News) Criticizing mandates costs us all (De Moines Register) What will it take for Universal Jabs? (LA Times) …more Flippy Robotic Telekinesis, training robot arms remotely (Tech Xplore) Neural signals detected to control arm, can help robot arms (The Engineer) Geophysical robot on mars about to die (Smithsonian)   PISODE 461 WAS PRODUCED BY…   Executive Producers Juan A**   Producers Jonathan B, Jship, MORV, Puddin22, Sir JC, Knight of the TechnoSquatch, LX PROTOCOL V2, Sir Scott Knight of Truth, Sir Casey the Shield Knight,  Gail M, Veronica D, Sir James Knight and Servant of the lion of Judah, Runksmash, Jackie U, DrWhoDunDat   AUDIO PRODUCTION (Jingles, Iso, Music): Psalm40, Jonathan F   ART PRODUCTION (Drawing, Painting, Graphics): Dame Allie of the Skillet Nation, Sir Dove Knight of Rusbeltia, Lloyd V, MrJAG   CONTENT PRODUCTION (Microfiction etc.): Runksmash: Three mech suits lie dormant in the frozen hanger, their pilots' bones still inside, when suddenly an energy wave pulses, the two warrior suits and the oddly suggestive one begin to fuse. From their speakers a tinny voice crackles “Hi, I'm Clippy. ”   The Sentinel: The initiation begins. Basil stands in the middle of the rink, the Alpha-Bois skate around him in concentric circles flowing opposite directions. Their chant grows louder and louder “Skatin'. Skatin'. Skatin'.” Basil begins to get dizzy; his vision is blurring. From the inner most circle Jonny Kael approaches him. He grabs Basil's boulder shoulders as he squares off in front of him “You were our enemy – we could not stand the light inside you – but now… the light dims, there is only one thing left to do to become an Alpha-Boi. Are you ready?” With head bowed in shame Basil says, “I pledge myself… to your teachings.” Jonny Kael smiles and says “Good… good… a powerful Alpha-Boi you will become. BRING OUT THE SALTINE CRACKERS!”   CLIP PRODUCER Emsworth, FaeLivrin, Epsilon   Timestamps: Mondays: Jackie U Wednesdays: Jade Bouncerson Fridays: Christine C

Hello, Kaiju Lovers! And welcome to season three of The Monster Island Film Vault! We begin 2022 with a brand new series focusing on giant monster films from the U.S.A., “Ameri-kaiju.” To launch this special occasion, Nate is joined by returning guest/YouTuber/author Ryan “The Omni Viewer” Collins (and his kaiju-muppet-thing sidekick, Snazzy, who butts heads with Nate's sidekick, the intrepid producer Jimmy From NASA) to discuss the prototypical kaiju film, The Lost World (1925). You're about to hear one of the most MIFV of MIFV episodes: literary analysis, film appreciation, witty banter, hilarious puns, and wild history. What more could you want? Before the broadcast, Nate meets Dr. Nick Tatopoulos, the leader of H.E.A.T., in the KIJU breakroom (and pronounces the man's name correctly) while fighting with the coffeemaker. Nick talks about his hostile history with the Island's new boss, Cameron Winter—and then the crooked tycoon calls them on Nate's phone! The Omni Viewer's YouTube channel. This episode's prologue, “Dr. Tatopoulos, I Presume,” was written by Nathan Marchand. Guest stars: R. Villers as Nick Tatopoulos Jack “GMan” Hudgens as Cameron Winter Additional music: “Stomp the World” by Jim Latham “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org. Check out Nathan's spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We'd like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! Timestamps: Prologue: 0:00-6:21 Intro: 6:21-16:19 Entertaining Info Dump: 16:19-24:53 Toku Talk: 24:53-1:40:30 Promo: 1:40:30-1:41:56 Toku Topic: 1:41:56-2:13:06 Housekeeping & Outro: 2:13:06-end This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Podcast Social Media: Twitter Facebook Instagram Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 Follow The Henshin Men Podcast on Twitter: @HenshinMenPod Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives       #MonsterIslandFilmVault       #Amerikaiju © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: “Bone Wars.” Wikipedia. Bromberg, Serge. “The Lost World: Secrets of the Restoration,” and other essays in the Flicker Alley blu-ray booklet. Byrd, Kyle. “The Road to Kong: Making the Lost World.” Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island by John LeMay, p. 353-363. Ciccone, Nicholas. Commentary on The Lost World. (Flicker Alley blu-ray). Hunt, Kristen. “The 1925 Dinosaur Movie That Paved the Way for King Kong.” JSTOR Daily. 10 October 2019. “O.C. Marsh and E.D. Cope: A Rivalry.” American Experience. (PBS.org). Strauss, Bob. “The 20-Year Bone Wars That Changed History.” 26 January 2020. Switek, Brian. “The Bone Wars: how a bitter rivalry drove progress in palaeontology.” Science Focus. 22 March 2020. Wiki articles on The Lost World (1925): IMDB Moviepedia Wikipedia

Albert Gutierrez launched MedPharm in 2017 with visions of building a scientifically focused company to help patients and consumers by providing hard evidence about marijuana's medical benefits. Today, MedPharm has a diverse line of wellness cannabis products, patents, partnerships and a DEA license to cultivate cannabis for research. In this episode of Seed to CEO, Albert talks with MJBiz CEO Chris Walsh about how MedPharm accomplished all this and where the Denver-based company plans to go next. Albert shares: How MedPharm's science focus connects with its cultivation and product development. The steps the company had to take to build facilities that comply with Good Manufacturing and Good Agricultural practices. Why the DEA licenses are so important to the company's strategy. Where the company is focusing its latest research efforts. Who is Albert Gutierrez? An erstwhile software engineer, Albert Gutierrez entered the cannabis industry in 2015 as chief of staff for Denver-based Medicine Men Technologies before breaking off to found MedPharm Holdings in 2017. His goal was to create a cultivation and manufacturing business in Colorado's legal markets that helps fund science and medical research around cannabis.

Albert Gutierrez launched MedPharm in 2017 with visions of building a scientifically focused company to help patients and consumers by providing hard evidence about marijuana's medical benefits. Today, MedPharm has a diverse line of wellness cannabis products, patents, partnerships and a DEA license to cultivate cannabis for research. In this episode of Seed to CEO, Albert talks with MJBiz CEO Chris Walsh about how MedPharm accomplished all this and where the Denver-based company plans to go next. Albert shares: How MedPharm's science focus connects with its cultivation and product development. The steps the company had to take to build facilities that comply with Good Manufacturing and Good Agricultural practices. Why the DEA licenses are so important to the company's strategy. Where the company is focusing its latest research efforts. Who is Albert Gutierrez? An erstwhile software engineer, Albert Gutierrez entered the cannabis industry in 2015 as chief of staff for Denver-based Medicine Men Technologies before breaking off to found MedPharm Holdings in 2017. His goal was to create a cultivation and manufacturing business in Colorado's legal markets that helps fund science and medical research around cannabis.

Co-host Leigh M. Johnson is in the hot seat for this episode's discussion of digital afterlives. If we consider the "digital," information-based self to be distinguishable from the meatspace self, we should ask: how long can the Digital Me live on after my meatspace body dies? Technology already enables us to "re-animate" archives of personal information in many ways, and some futurists believe that we may, someday, be able to upload our consciousnesses to the cloud. Who owns that information? What are they currently allowed (or not allowed) to do with it? What would happen if we insisted that all of our information being "deleted" after we physically die?Whether or not you believe in a Heaven or Hell, all of us need to think more seriously about our digital afterlives. Rick, Charles, and Leigh work through some of that thinking-- and much more-- at the hotel bar!Check out the links below to learn more about thinkers and ideas referenced in this episode: Maggi Saven-Baden and Victoria Mason-Robbie, Eds., Digital Afterlife: Death Matters in a Digital Age (2020)  Rebecca Skloot, The Immoral Life of Henrietta Lacks (2011) origin of the term "meatspace" A visualization of the length of Terms of Service for 14 popular apps Tupac hologram performs with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre at Coachella 2012 "Facebook told to grant grieving mother access to daughter's account" (The Guardian, 2011) Black Mirror episode "Smithereens" (on IMDB, or watch the episode on Netflix) Marshall McLuhan, The Medium is the Message (2001) "Everything You Need to Know About Twitter Direct Messages" (Livewire, 2020) What is data anonymization? "What Really Happens To Your (Big) Data When You Die?" (Forbes, 2017) "What Happens to Your Email and Social Media After You Die?" (MoneyTalks, 2020) "What Happens To Your Medical Data After You Die?" (The Medical Futurist, 2021) What is commodity fetishism? U.S. House of Representatives' antitrust report on Big Tech Judith Butler, "Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory" (1988) What is content curation? "Computerized job interviews: Artificial intelligence algorithm may judge you, determine whether you get hired" (Chicago Tribune, 2021) "Google's Grand Plan to Eradicate Cookies is Crumbling" (Wired, 2021) How to recognize a phone scam "Black women, AI, and overcoming historical patterns of abuse" (VentureBeat, 2021) "Black and Queer AI Groups Say They'll Spurn Google Funding" (Wired, 2021) Nick Bostrom, "Why I Want to be a Posthuman When I Grow Up" (2006) HBO series Years and Years "The race to stop ageing: 10 breakthroughs that will help us grow old healthily" (Science Focus, 2021) Anne Rice, The Vampire Chronicles Check out this episode on the HBS website here.

  This week's episode is all about the history of math. Join the conversation by adding your thoughts in the comments below!  Episode Shout-out to Wikipedia - History of Mathematics, Science Focus, Taneter, and PBS Music Intro/Outro: “Thoughts” by Killah Smilez Music Outro: “Explained” by Killah Smilez Make sure you check out the Killah Smilez song on Amazon Catch the music video by Killah Smilez HERE ----more---- Get our book HERE Want to share the episode? Please share the episode on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok, and Soundcloud   Don't forget to subscribe to WokeNFree on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google Play Do you want to join the show as a guest on an upcoming episode? Contact us HERE Don't forget to submit a scenario to us for SCENARIO TIME!    SCENARIO TIME: How would you respond to these scenarios in SCENARIO TIME? Let's chat HERE!  Have you reviewed our show yet? Pick your platform of choice HERE      Do you want to start a podcast? We are here to HELP! Schedule a FREE strategy session with us HERE This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click on a link and buy something, WokeNFree will earn a small commission from the advertiser at no additional cost to you.

In this, our final patron-suggested episode, we're headed Down Under to discuss some legendary Aussie spooky tales—in particular, the haunting of Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee. GHOST STORIES: Fred Fisher's Ghost. CREEPED OUT: UFOs, alien autopsy auctions, Brood X updates, and mutant magnetism. STRANGER THAN FICTION: Kathryn tells the sordid, sadistic tales from one of Australia's most haunted houses. BUMP IN THE NIGHT: Deep Dive. BONUS: Inner Eeyores and Outer Tiggers, Speech Pathology Corner with Henry Higgins, storm drain ghosts, hot weather air balloons, minimum raise, bark digestion, and 8,000 dolls. Send us your Ghost Story/Bump in the Night, or just say hi: thecreepoverpodcast@gmail.com Send us snail mail: The Creepover Podcast, 1292 High St # 1035, Eugene, OR 97401 Join the Blanket Fort (Patreon): https://www.patreon.com/thecreepoverpodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreepoverpodcast/ Visit our website: https://thecreepover.com/ Artwork by Blake Anderson Theme Music by Luca Francini This Week's Sources: Ghost Stories: Wikipedia entry on Fisher's ghost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher%27s_ghost Creeped Out:  The Cincinnati Cicada Phobia Safe Space: https://www.facebook.com/groups/863651234192230/ “US government report finds no evidence UFOs were alien – but doesn't rule it out” by Victoria Bekiempis via The Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/04/us-government-ufo-report-aliens-navy-pilots “1947 'Alien Autopsy' Film Negative up for Auction as NFT and Bids are Starting at $1 Million” via News 18 https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/1947-alien-autopsy-film-negative-up-for-auction-as-nft-and-bids-are-starting-at-1-million-3798656.html “‘It's six weeks of hell': how cicada-phobes are surviving Brood X” by Elle Hunt via The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/08/cicadas-17-years-brood-x-fear “Hot New Conspiracy Theory: Vaccines Turn You Into a Magnet” by Paola Rosa-Aquino via New York Magazine https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/06/hot-new-conspiracy-theory-vaccines-turns-you-into-a-magnet.html Stranger Than Fiction: Wikipedia entry on Monte Cristo Homestead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Cristo_Homestead “The haunting of the Monte Cristo Homestead” by Sarah Bartlett via Australian Geographic https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2018/09/the-haunting-of-the-monte-cristo-homestead/ “Strange but true: the mystery of the Monte Cristo Homestead and the supernatural science that explains it” by Kathryn Hulick via Science Focus https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/strange-but-true-the-mystery-of-the-monte-cristo-homestead-and-the-supernatural-science-that-explains-it/ “Monte Cristo Homestead, Junee, NSW: A night at Australia's most haunted house” by Rob McFarland via Traveller  https://www.traveller.com.au/monte-cristo-homestead-junee-nsw-a-night-at-australias-most-haunted-house-h1s47v “We tried... Staying a night in 'Australia's most haunted house,' the Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee” by Clare Sibthorpe https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6035138/we-tried-staying-a-night-in-australias-most-haunted-house-the-monte-cristo-homestead-in-junee/ The Believers TV Pilot, Parts 1-3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RotR7QdYfng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59UpHlP4Qb4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_yJ6rF1jzM

In this episode we consider how much we are aware of whilst dreaming, and how much we might be able to understand from our dream content, if anything at all!We explore how consciousness and cognition continue whilst asleep. Guest Soraya Kezelmann tells us about the Lockdown Dreams project, which aimed to analyse dream imagery collected over the course of the COVID19 pandemic, and we discuss how much we can interpret about people's lives and emotions from their submitted dreams.We agree that dreaming is an important sleep function and may help us to process emotions from our waking lives, even if we don't remember them when we wake up. https://www.lockdowndreams.com/For more information:https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/apr/23/coronavirus-dreams-what-could-they-mean Science Focus: https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/sleep-in-quarantine-is-the-lockdown-affecting-our-dreams Follow Dr Caroline Horton at DrEAMSLabTwitter: https://twitter.com/sleepandmemorySubscribe to The Sleep Science Pod:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sleep-science-pod/id1550113366 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we chat through the February 2021 issue of the magazine, which is on sale now.Managing editor Alice Lipscombe-Southwell opens the episode by telling us why it's so important artificial intelligence learns how to tell stories.Next up is editor Dan Bennett, who tells us about the world’s first airport for drones and flying cars, which is opening in Coventry, UK.Finally, commissioning editor Jason Goodyer tells about the latest developments in the study of dark matter.Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.Subscribe to the Science Focus Podcast on these services: Acast, iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, OvercastListen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:Hannah Fry: How much of our lives is secretly underpinned by maths?Robert Elliott Smith: Are algorithms inherently biased?Bergur Finnbogason: Project Discovery and its search for exoplanetsRitu Raman: Can you build with biology?Robin Ince: Inside the mind of a comedianFinding the fun in science – Dara Ó Briain See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kellie Gerardi is a commercial spaceflight industry professional, author, fashion designer, and popular science communicator. You can learn more about her and tonight's conversation at: LINKS  Her Official Website  Kellie Gerardi on Twitter Kellie Gerardi on Instagram  Kellie Gerardi on Facebook  Kellie Gerardi on TikTok Kellie's Book "Not Necessarily Rocket Science: A Beginner's Guide to Life in the Space Age"  Kellie's Fashion Line @ Paper Rocket  Project PoSSUM's Official Website Get Bombas Here  "Island" by Jerico  SHOW NOTES & FURTHER READING  "Kellie Gerardi might be the first social media star in space" @ Inverse "A Space Age Ambassador" @ PhysicsWorld   "One of the best space and astronomy books in 2020" @ Science Focus  "Floating mascaras at the ready...." @ Glamour 

Episode 22  This year, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, a new show emerged on Africa's fledgling podcast scene. Tasked with uncovering the voices of scientists in the least-developed countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and sharing stories from their communities, Africa Science Focus has become a must-listen podcast for policymakers, development practitioners, academics and the general public.  Africa Science Focus editor Jackie Opara-Fatoye and SciDev.Net global features and podcasts editor Fiona Broom look back at their favourite episodes and the impact the podcast has had since its launch in August 2020. Do you have any comments, questions or feedback about our podcast episodes? Let us know at podcast@scidev.net

Perfectionism means striving for flawlessness and perfection - accompanied by self-criticism and concern about criticism from others.Many people say that perfectionism is toxic. Yet, many academics are perfectionists - and this was also proven by science. The academic environment may be the perfect breeding ground for perfectionism. However, there are two types of perfectionism: adaptive and maladaptive. So maybe it's not so bad...?The good news is; it is possible to unlearn the perfectionism itself or the parts of it that you don't like. How do you cope with your perfectionism?ReferencesAraújo, Liliana S., José Fernando A. Cruz & Leandro S. Almeida (2017). Achieving scientific excellence: An exploratory study of the role of emotional and motivational factors. High Ability Studies, 28:2, 249-264, https://doi.org/10.1080/13598139.2016.1264293 Blackmore, Susan. Why are some people perfectionists? Science Focus. Retrieved fromhttps://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-are-some-people-perfectionists/ Scheel, Judy (2015). Perfectionism: Inherited or A Psychological Solution? Many people with eating disorders have perfectionistic tendencies - But why? Psychology Today. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when-food-is-family/201504/perfectionism-inherited-or-psychological-solution Thmson, Helen (2019). The misunderstood personality trait that is causing anxiety and stress. New Scientist. Retrieved from https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332430-600-the-misunderstood-personality-trait-that-is-causing-anxiety-and-stress/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Science Focus Podcast, we chat through the December 2020 issue of the magazine, which is on sale now.The issue is all about the search for extraterrestrial life, so managing editor Alice Lipscombe-Southwell starts us off by telling us about the most promising places in our Solar System to search for alien life.Commissioning editor Jason Goodyer tells us about a new drug delivery system that draws inspiration from parasitic hookworms, and then editorial assistant Amy Barrett brings us back around to ET by discussing why we want to believe in aliens.We close the podcast with details of our exciting new competition, judged by comedian and author Dara Ó Briain.Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.Subscribe to the Science Focus Podcast on these services: Acast, iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, OvercastListen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:The Science Focus team: What's inside November's issue?Finding the fun in science – Dara Ó BriainDr Douglas Vakoch: Should we try to contact aliens?Bergur Finnbogason: Project Discovery and its search for exoplanetsRitu Raman: Can you build with biology?Robin Ince: Inside the mind of a comedian See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For this instalment in the Everything you ever wanted to know about... series, we’ve sourced questions from Google, our listeners and the Science Focus team to put to experts and help you understand key ideas in science, in short episodes.This week, we're joined by geneticist Sir Paul Nurse, the Director of the Francis Crick Institute in London and one of the recipients of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which he shared with Leland Hartwell and Timothy Hunt.Paul has recently published a book that helps readers understand biology, called What is Life? (£9.99, David Fickling Books). He shared some of the concepts from the books with us over two quick-fire episodes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For this instalment in the Everything you ever wanted to know about... series, we’ve sourced questions from Google, our listeners and the Science Focus team to put to experts and help you understand key ideas in science, in short episodes.This week, we're joined by geneticist Sir Paul Nurse, the Director of the Francis Crick Institute in London and one of the recipients of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which he shared with Leland Hartwell and Timothy Hunt.Paul has recently published a book that helps readers understand biology, called What is Life? (£9.99, David Fickling Books). He shared some of the concepts from the books with us over two quick-fire episodes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of the Science Focus Podcast we chat through the November 2020 issue of the magazine, which is on sale now.Editor Dan Bennett explains why, this month, we’re focusing on food myths. Scientist and writer Professor Tim Spector penned our cover feature to reveal the fact and the fiction surrounding diet and nutrition, and some of his research may have results that surprise you.Talking about the amazing variety of our ocean’s other-worldly sea slugs is managing editor Alice Lipscombe-Southwell. These small marine animals might sport cute faces and bright colours, but they’re armed with an array of deadly defences too.Commissioning editor Jason Goodyer digs into our piece about algorithms, which asks, what went wrong with the A Level results algorithm? And online assistant Sara Rigby scrutinises the stats around plug-in hybrid cars to find out if they’re as eco-friendly as marketed.Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.Subscribe to the Science Focus Podcast on these services: Acast, iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, OvercastListen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:Matt Parker, Helen Arney and Steve Mould: What links coffee, snowflakes and frogs?Andrew Hunter Murray and Dan Schreiber: Is there really no such thing as a fish?Matt Parker: What happens when maths goes horribly, horribly wrong?Helen Russell: What does it mean to be happy?Robin Ince: What's inside the mind of a comedian?Dara Ó Briain: Can you find the fun in science?Ryan North: How do you invent everything? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

En esté capítulo narremos 3 historias independientes donde en cada uno de ellas repasaremos un suceso que nos creímos como cierto y sin embargo con el paso del tiempo se demostró que era falso. Estas tres historias serán del campo de la astronomía, donde la precisión de las observaciones jugaron un papel vital. Tertulianos: Alba, Luis, Marc y Xavi Fuentes: -”La histórica fascinación por Marte: ese inquietante vecino rojo” - XLSemanal -”El gran lío de los canales marcianos” - Cuaderno de cultura científica -”Vulcano, el planeta fantasma buscado por más de medio siglo que Einstein expulsó del cielo” - BBC -”Vulcano: el planeta que nunca existió” - Muy interesante -”Could there be an unseen planet on the other side of the Sun?” - Science Focus -”Could There Be Another Planet on the Other Side of the Sun?” - Futurism

Episode 1  In our first episode, presenter Selly Amutabi brings you stories about how health services have been coping with disruptions caused by efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. We look into how COVID-19 has affected the prioritisation of resources, such as reproductive health services.  In Tanzania, young women and men feel discouraged from collecting contraception from health facilities because of coronavirus infection fears and social stigma. “It hasn't been easy accessing family planning or any sexual reproductive health services, because of all the panic and all the tension over COVID-19,” Aisha Matiko, from youth advocacy network Restless Development, in Tanzania, tells Africa Science Focus.Reporter Sarah Natoolo visits a cancer treatment centre in Uganda and hears how patients are struggling to access treatment. Patients and doctors have been unable to travel to meet appointments due to lockdowns. Josephine Ogiyo has breast cancer. She and fellow patients have been forced to sleep outside the institute, in the country's capital Kampala. “We are sleeping under the veranda,” she tells Africa Science Focus. “If it is raining we have to stand up. We have nothing, no clothes and no blankets.” “We only have one cancer treatment centre in the whole country,” says Uganda Cancer Society executive director Paul Ebusu. “When the lockdown happened, you can imagine that all the patients across the country were actually stuck, so there has been a lot of distress among patients.”   Subscribe to our weekly Africa Science Podcast: Do you have any comments, questions or feedback about our podcast episodes? Let us know at podcast@scidev.net

If, like us, you love to read a good science book, (and thanks to this podcast we’ve read a fair few over the years), you’ll probably recognise the feeling of having more questions about its subject at the end of the book than before you even turned page one.It’s because of this that we decided to launch the Science Focus Book Club, where we pick out what we think is an excellent, thought provoking science book and ask your questions to its author.You can sign up for the newsletter to find out which book is coming up next, but to give you a taster, in May, our legion of science book fans read Fast Asleep, by Science Focus columnist and BBC presenter Dr Michael Mosley.In this week’s podcast we’ve selected a few of our favourite Q&As where he explains everything you need to know about sleep; from what it is, why we need it and how to get more of it.Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.Subscribe to the Science Focus Podcast on these services: Acast, iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, OvercastRead the full transcription [this will open in a new window]This podcast was supported by brilliant.org, helping people build quantitative skills in maths, science, and computer science with fun and challenging interactive explorations.Listen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:Dr Guy Leschziner: What is your brain doing while you sleep?Alice Gregory: How to get a good night's sleepBrian Sharpless: Exploding Head SyndromeDean Burnett: The neuroscience of happinessJohn Lennox: Is religion compatible with science?Emma WhispersRed: Why ASMR gives you tingles See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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This episode is a pursuit of a feeling -- a sense of oneness with everyone in the world and everything around you. If this sounds trippy, yes I do discuss psychedelic drugs. I also talk about an odd story from the history of medical ethics, a philosophical thought experiment, and God, the internet, and toilet paper. I don't know if I really accomplish an explanation of this sense of awe at the complex web that is reality, but explaining the feeling was never really the goal I suppose...just feeling it. Special Thanks to Kirk for helping with the music for this one. The one sound effect in the intro was from zapsplat.comSources:Arthur Schopenhauer -- here's a great page all about Schopenhauer's philosophy. The link jumps to number 4 which is the part about The World as Will and Representationhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/schopenhauer/#4 Dharmakaya and emptiness -- here's a link to the wikipedia page for dharmakayahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmak%C4%81ya But here's a link to an article written by one of my favorite authors, Sam Harris and published in Nautilus. The article covers some of the same concepts I touch on in this episode, including some of the spiritual overtones. http://nautil.us/issue/16/nothingness/an-atheists-guide-to-spirituality Cardinals -- they do not live in China https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal/overview Henrietta Lacks -- here's a very informative youtube video by BioGraphicshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU5uCiV0MyQ Swamp Man -- here's a link to the wikipedia page on the Swamp Man though experimenthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swampman And here's one all about Donald Davidson in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophyhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/davidson/ The Science Focus article by James Lloyd I quoted about Sam Kean and Caesar's Last Breathhttps://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/are-we-really-breathing-caesars-last-breath/ Check out this video from space.com of Earth breathing https://www.space.com/38806-nasa-satellites-watch-earth-breathe-video.html

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Here are our recommendations for Week 1 of Corona-19 Isolation, since we have already covered that topic (see last episode). And we begin with:1: How to Argue with a Racist Adam RutherfordAdam Rutherford is a geneticist at the University College London. In his book, How to Argue with a Racist, Adam shows that what we understand as race doesn’t really hold up with the genomic data.Unfortunately the BBC Podcast episodes that Vic listened to are not available anymore (they have disappeared since we taped our episode), so here is Adam talking about the subject on other podcasts:On Fortunately with Fi & Janehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p085wvz3On the Unherd Radio podcast:https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLnNvdW5kY2xvdWQuY29tL3VzZXJzL3NvdW5kY2xvdWQ6dXNlcnM6MzMwNDY4MTg1L3NvdW5kcy5yc3M&episode=dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvNzQ3NzEwMzQ3On the Science Focus podcast:https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYWNhc3QuY29tL3NjaWVuY2UtZm9jdXMtcG9kY2FzdA&episode=MzYxNWVhYWQtNTI3Ny00NjQ3LWFmYTAtODE0MTI2ZWNhYzIw2: Joe Rogan Experience - The Ice Manhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np0jGp6442AWim Hof is a Dutch world record holder, commonly nicknamed the Iceman for his ability to withstand extreme cold. He has broken many records and he is pioneering a new way of breathing, meditating, and helping the body become a more resilient machine. 3: In celebration of International Women's DayThe Intelligence - The Economist’s Daily podcastThe particular episode recommended by Vic is called "Nevertheless, she persisted: the futility of restricting abortion". It's about America’s Supreme Court which is again having to tussle with the question of abortion rights. We also recommend the recent The Daily episode on this topic.The Broad Experiencehttp://www.thebroadexperience.comThe Broad Experience is produced and presented by Ashley Milne-Tyte. Her podcast focuses on women and the workplace. What differentiates her show is its focus on women of different ages from all sorts of different backgrounds, who can speak to the theme of each show. 4: Joe Rogan Experience #1006 - Jordan Peterson & Bret WeinsteinJoe Rogan and his guests Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist, who has gained a bit of notoriety in the media - but you be the judge - and Bret Weinstein, previously a biology professor and an evolutionist, and he is one of our favourite people to listen to on the subject of evolution and biology.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G59zsjM2UI5: The genius that is Hilary Mantelon the Start the Week podcast (2nd of March):https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fwbnand on the Kenyon Review Podcast:https://kenyonreview.org/conversation/kr

 ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. It has to do with certain triggers, usually having to do with sound or sight, giving you "tingles in your brain".  It may seem like a strange reaction to have while hearing unintelligible whispers, someone using a marker on a pad of paper or seeing someone use a makeup brush to caress your "face" (when the face is the camera). But it's very real! Here are links to the article and videos I mention in the podcast: Duncan Geere's article in in Science Focus is here: https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/asmr-more-than-a-feeling/ (https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/asmr-more-than-a-feeling/) This is IKEA's "Oddly IKEA" ASMR Video from two years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLFaj3Z_tWw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLFaj3Z_tWw) Here's Gibi's ASMR video with a couple of her friends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxXnfGD3vUM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxXnfGD3vUM) For those of you that have been following my blog and podcast, you know I'm a gamer.  Gibi even did a video where she interacted (the video was about wood tapping and scratching) with a product from Wyrmwood! (They were a sponsor for this video. And she promoted them perfectly for her audience.) https://youtu.be/nY_o_mloMEs (https://youtu.be/nY_o_mloMEs) And here's Gibi's guest appearance on Rooster Teeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18zv8ruA8rM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18zv8ruA8rM) Would you consider reviewing the Audio Branding Podcast?  If so, here's the Apple Podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/audio-branding/id1489042453 (https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/audio-branding/id1489042453)  And if you like what you hear (and read!) - please do share it with anyone you think might be interested. Thanks so much! 

In this special edition, produced by our friends from the Science Focus podcast, Dr Robert Elliott Smith examines the dark history of algorithms and considers how they affect all of our lives today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we talked with Mike about the current state of science and academia before we delved into his research, and what it means to be a "basic" scientist. Mike tells us about different cognitive responses to different stimulus(in particular seeing how people react to pain). We make sure to stop and explain what certain things are, such as top-down vs bottom-up responses; so that everyone can enjoy the podcast. Mike is a graduate student at McMaster University, and a super passionate scientist. We are looking forward to having him back on in the future, and seeing his career in science continue to blossom. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/get-learnt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/get-learnt/support

In this special edition, produced by our friends from the Science Focus podcast, Jamie Susskind explains how the politics of the future will be shaped by the technology influencing our lives today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special edition, produced by our friends from the Science Focus podcast, criminologist David Wilson applies the latest scientific techniques in the case of the notorious Whitechapel murderer of 1888. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What's so great about the human eye? Can we build something just like it? When would we need to design something better? Sadhan joins the podcast again as we give our engineers' perspectives on these questions and more. Related to this episode: • Curriculum for Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University: http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/biomedical/undergraduate/bachelor-of-science/curriculum.html • Ohm's Law, on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohm%27s_law • Anatomy of the eye, at the National Eye Institute: https://nei.nih.gov/photo/anatomy-of-eye • The occipital lobe of the brain, on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occipital_lobe • Focal length, at Nikon: https://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/a/tips-and-techniques/understanding-focal-length.html • Myopia, at the National Eye Institute: https://nei.nih.gov/health/errors/myopia • Macro lenses in photography, at Techradar: https://www.techradar.com/how-to/what-is-a-macro-lens-magnification-and-minimum-focus-explained • Algorithms for focusing cameras, at Stanford: https://graphics.stanford.edu/courses/cs178/applets/autofocusPD.html • Magic Eye stereogram images: http://www.magiceye.com/ • Hubble Telescope: http://hubblesite.org/ • Biological taxonomies, on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology) • “Uncanny valley: robots so creepy they'll haunt your dreams” on Science Focus: http://www.sciencefocus.com/article/future/uncanny-valley-creepy-robots-will-haunt-your-dreams • “The dawn of social robots” at the American Psychological Association's Monitor on Psychology: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2018/01/cover-social-robots.aspx • Terminator 2: Judgment Day, on Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/terminator_2_judgment_day/ Our closing music is “Yes And” by Steve Combs, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. Support Pios Labs with regular donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs, or send one-time contributions by buying us coffee: https://ko-fi.com/pioslabs. Thanks to our donors and listeners for making the show possible. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com.

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This week, your nice hosts get a bit personal as they talk about the research that has gone into their games and the philosophies behind them, as well what exactly a Nice Game is. Also in the episode: Stephen has confusing feelings about MAR10 Day, Mark finds more reasons to reference Star Trek and Martha discusses her previously undisclosed acting talents.Perhaps it is time for the… Millenium of the Peach.We're all excited about the upcoming games described in this Nintendo Direct. Research for Games 0:10:35 Mark LaCroixGame DesignHere are the 30 maps Mark spent a few weeks researching for.How ‘Never Alone' turns cultural heritage into video game history - Matt Kamen, WiredHow Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice deals with psychosis - James Lloyd, Science FocusUniverse SandboxElite DangerousMark mentions this game 30 for 30 episode titled Madden's Game. - 30 for 30, ESPN Gamedev Philosophies 0:45:26 Martha MegarryIRLMisc.The Manifesto Jam has many fascinating statements about approaching game development. Here are the ones we mention on the show:I was trying to make a game but my dog got in the way…Secret languagesMoney-festoRules for not losing myselfManifesto for gentle gamesGames are weird tiny things that teach usNotecard minifestos

This week, your nice hosts get a bit personal as they talk about the research that has gone into their games and the philosophies behind them, as well what exactly a Nice Game is. Also in the episode: Stephen has confusing feelings about MAR10 Day, Mark finds more reasons to reference Star Trek and Martha discusses her previously undisclosed acting talents. Perhaps it is time for the… Millenium of the Peach. We’re all excited about the upcoming games described in this Nintendo Direct. Research for Games 0:10:35 Mark LaCroix Category Game Design Here are the 30 maps Mark spent a few weeks researching for. “How ‘Never Alone’ turns cultural heritage into video game history” - Matt Kamen , Wired “How Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice deals with psychosis” - James Lloyd , Science Focus Universe Sandbox Elite Dangerous Mark mentions this game 30 for 30 episode titled Madden’s Game. Game Dev Philosophies 0:45:26 Martha Megarry Category IRL Misc. The Manifesto Jam has many fascinating statements about approaching game development. Here are the ones we mention on the show: “I was trying to make a game but my dog got in the way…” “Secret languages” “Money-festo” Rules for not losing myself “Manifesto for gentle games” “Games are weird tiny things that teach us” “Notecard minifestos”

Historian and author Max Adams discusses the famed Anglo-Saxon king and considers whether he deserves his stellar reputation. Meanwhile, we team up with our friends from the Science Focus podcast to explore the history of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in the company of the writer and marine biologist Helen Scales See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A quick tour of our solar system Limits of Humanity: The observable universe goes on for light years & we'll only ever see 0.00000000001% of it (Kurzgesagt, Devour) Powers of Ten: The classic video from 1977 that explains the scale of space (YouTube) Riding Light: Travel with a beam of light in real time through our solar system (Vimeo, Alphonse Swinehart) A beautiful planet (IMAX) The Total Perspective Vortex: The machine from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy that makes you feel so insignificant it will crush your soul (Hitchhiker Wiki) We need different types of telescopes to 'see' the different types of waves in the universe: radio, infrared, visible, X-ray, gamma (NASA) Telescope to seek Earthlike planet in Alpha Centauri system (The New York Times) The BoldlyGo Institute: Private space exploration (Boldy Go) Pluto is 7.5 billion km from Earth (Space.com) Live tracking: Where is Halley's comet now? (The Sky Live) Live tracking: Where are the Voyager probes now? (NASA) Voyager 1 is travelling at about 17 km per second (Wikipedia) It's believed that Voyager 1 is either in interstellar space or pretty close to it - that's the furthest we've sent anything (Wikipedia) NASA's 'eyes': Cool website where you can track all sorts of space things (NASA) The Deep Space Network: Live tracking of probes & stuff by telescopes on Earth (NASA) In about 30,000 years, Voyager 1 will have passed through the Oort Cloud & in 40,000 years it will pass within 1.6 light-years of the star Gliese 445 (Wikipedia) What is the Kuiper Belt? A belt of icy bodies beyond Neptune (Cosmos, Swinburne University) What is the Oort Cloud? A hypothesised belt of icy bodies in the far reaches of the solar system (Cosmos, Swinburne University) It would take about 6 months to drive to the Moon at 95 km/hour (Science Focus) Apollo 11 took 3 days, 3 hours & 49 minutes to reach the Moon (Reference.com) What if Apollo 11 failed? President Nixon had a speech ready (Space.com) A moon is any natural satellite orbiting another body - planets, dwarf planets, asteroids & Kuiper Belt objects can all have moons (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Earth's moon's name is the Moon (caps M), it's also sometimes called 'Luna' (Wikipedia) Earth potentially has 18,000 moons, depending on your definition (Space.com) A star is a big exploding ball of gas - the Sun (caps S) is the name of Earth's star (Qualitative Reasoning Group, Northwestern University) When to capitalise the 'E' on Earth (Grammarist) The 'controversial' 2006 definition of a planet states: "a planet is a body that orbits the Sun, is massive enough for its own gravity to make it round & has 'cleared its neighbourhood' of smaller objects around its orbit" (Wikipedia) Pluto was stripped of its planet status in 2006 (New Scientist) Formation & evolution of the solar system (Wikipedia) How are planets formed? (Phys.org) Planets form in zones: The terrestrial (rocky) planets closer to the sun & the jovian (gassy) planets further out (LASP, University of Colorado) Order of the 8 planets in our solar system (Space.com) How was the Earth formed? (Space.com) What is a gravity well? (Qualitative Reasoning Group, Northwestern University) Where did Earth get its water? (Cosmos) Where did Earth's water come from? (livescience) What is the Goldilocks Zone & why does it matter in the search for ET? (ABC, Australia) What is Neptune made of? It's an icy, slushy, gassy planet with a rocky core (Space.com) Basics of orbital mechanics (NASA) What are Kepler's Laws? They describe the motion of planets across the sky (HyperPhysics, Georgia State University) An exoplanet is a planet that orbits a star other than our Sun (Wikipedia) 5 ways to find an exoplanet (NASA) If Planet 9 is out there, it tilts our solar system (The New York Times) What is Jupiter made of? It's very gassy, mostly hydrogen & helium, & we don't know if it has a solid core (Space.com) The Juno probe aims to unlock the secrets of Jupiter - it's currently orbiting & will crash into it in February 2018 (NASA) Juno has had a glitch, but is mostly ok (The New York Times) What is Mercury made of? It's a dense little nugget with a neglible atmosphere (Space.com) What is Venus made of? It's a hot, rocky planet (Space.com) Was Venus the first habitable planet in our solar system? (The Guardian) Venus spins very slowly, in the wrong direction (The New York Times) "Venus's climate is strongly driven by the most powerful greenhouse effect found in the solar system" (European Space Agency) Carbon dioxide absorbs & re-emits infrared radiation (Center for Science Education) Predator's infrared vision (YouTube) What is Mars made of? It's very dusty & rocky, with a thin atmosphere (Space.com) NASA confirms evidence that liquid water flows on today's Mars (NASA) They reckon Mars was warm & wet about 4 billion years ago (NASA) Exploration of Mercury: We've only sent 2 probes, 1 in 1973 & 2004, but there's another set to launch in 2017 called 'BepiColombo' (Wikipedia) List of solar system probes: We've been busy (Wikipedia) How the atmosphere affects our planet (Softpedia) The gas giants (Wikipedia) What is Saturn made of? It's pretty gassy, mostly hydrogen & helium (Space.com) How long do footprints last on the Moon? Potentially as long as the Moon (Space.com) Origin of Jupiter & Saturn: New theories on formation of gas giants (The Daily Galaxy) The case for Saturn being able to float on water (Universe Today) The case against Saturn being able to float on water (Wired) Planets & dwarf planets can have moons, & there are currently 182 identified in our solar system (Wikipedia) Mecury & Venus don't have moons (Windows 2 The Universe) Mars' moons are Phobos & Deimos; Jupiter has 67 moons, including the 4 that Galileo discovered; Saturn has 62; Uranus has 27; Neptune has 14, NB: Some moons are still awaiting official 'moon status' confirmation (NASA) Galileo made his own telescope & discovered 4 of Jupiter's moons in 1610, which got him into trouble with the Catholic Church (BBC) Saturn has some very cool moons, including the beautiful Enceladus with its icy gesyers (Space.com) Our moon is pretty big by moon standards (Windows 2 The Universe) How the Moon formed: Violent cosmic crash theory gets double boost (Space.com) Our solar system gets pretty chilly out past Mars (NASA) What might the sun look like from other planets? (Futurism) NASA's 'Pluto Time' shows how bright it is on dwarf planet (Space.com) Pluto may have clouds (The New York Times) Chemical properties of methane (Wikipedia) Methane is quite common in the outer solar system (University of Oregon) Ceres is a dwarf planet (Wikipedia) Charon is the largest of the 5 known moons of the dwarf planet, Pluto (Wikipedia) Pluto's unusual orbit (Smithsonian) You need a telescope to see Pluto (EarthSky) The hypothetical planet, Vulcan (Wikipedia) Gravity Probe A helped figure out relativity (Wikipedia) Gravity Probe B helped figure out the curvature of space-time near Earth (Wikipedia) Why did we land on a comet? (Mental Floss) Røde microphones Corrections Woops! Lucy did bad maths: Light would travel a little over 1 billion km in 1 hour, not 65 billion km...so not as far as Pluto (Wolfram Alpha) Apparently we may have photographed an exoplanet: This is the first photo of a candidate 1,200 light-years away (Science Alert) More than 1,300 Earth's would fit inside Jupiter (NASA) Cheeky review? (If we may be so bold) It'd be amazing if you gave us a short review...it'll make us easier to find in iTunes: Click here for instructions. You're the best! We owe you a free hug and/or a glass of wine from our cellar Where are you from? Send us a postcard! Strange Attractor, c/ PO Box 9, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia Click to subscribe in iTunes