Approximate Knowledge

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Ep 14 Show Notes

This week on the Approximate Knowledge #podcast we are talking about PROJECT PIGEON. A weapon #technology that was being developed before radar. We also talk about Japanese Temple and Shrine culture and learn some #history as well.

Extra Content:

Conversation with B. F. Skinner (1972)Shrines and Temples of Nikko (UNESCO/NHK)National Treasures of Yamato - Ungyo and Agyo (Todai-ji)Heracles-Greco-Buddhist Art

Sources:PROJECT PIGEON

Pigeon-guided misslesBizarre WWII Plan to Train Pigeons as Guided-Bomb PilotsSkinner's Project Pigeon: One of The First Teaching MachinesThe Pigeon-Guided Missiles and Bat Bombs of World War IIB.F. Skinner's Pigeon-Guided RocketB.F. Skinner (Wikipedia)Project Pigeon (Wikipedia)

Japanese Temple and Shrine Culture

Temple of Shrine - What's the difference?How to visit a Japanese Shrine/TempleNio (Wikipedia)Greco-Buddhism (Wikipedia)Nio Guardians How to Pray in Japanese Shrine or TempleTorii (Wikipedia)Shinto Shrine (Wikipedia)

Audio Sources:PROJECT PIGEON

Conversation with B. F. Skinner (1972)Operant conditioning

Japanese Temple and Shrine Culture

Engakuji Temple in Kita-Kamakura, JapanPraying at a Japanese Shrine

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Ep 13 Show Notes

On the Approximate Knowledge #Podcast we talk about a #disease called Kuru that almost wiped out 11,000 people on the island of Papa New Guinea. We also finish up our discussion on approaching the speed of light and how the Aberration of Light affects how we view the #stars.

Extra Content:

Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery

Carl Sagan: Pale Blue Dot (Audio Book)

Carl Sagan: Pale Blue Dot (Amazon)

Sources:

A Disease Called Kuru

Kuru (Wikipedia)

Fore (Encyclopedia)

When People Ate People, A Strange Disease Emerged (NPR)

Understanding Kuru: the contribution of anthropology and medicine

Kuru: A Journey Back in Time from Papa New Guinea to the Neanderthal's Extinction

Prion Diseases (John Hopkins)

Prion (Wikipedia)

Mad Cow Disease Q & A

Proteopathy (Wikipedia)

Mad Cow – Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Wikipedia)

Does Ecstasy Really Put Holes in Your Brain?

Approaching the Speed of Light

C-ship: The Aberration of Light

Aberration of light (Wikipedia)

Aberration of Light (Wikipedia)

What Would Happen If You Traveled Faster than the Speed of Light?

Gluon (Wikipedia)

Audio Sources:

A Disease Called Kuru

CBSN – Congo struggle to contain and treat Ebola

Approaching the Speed of Light

Doctor Who - Blink

Carl Sagan: Pale Blue Dot

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Ep 12 Show Notes

This week on the Approximate Knowledge Podcast, we are taking a step back from our usual format and we are posting a playlist of down tempo music made by us!

Audio Sources:

National Science Foundation/EHT Press Conference Revealing First Image of Black Hole

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***Update 4/17 - Audio was ported into one channel only so the audio was gain-ey and coming out of one side. The audio has been fixed and there should be no more gain-ey  or balance issues with the audio. Thank you for letting us know!

Ep 11 Show Notes

On the Approximate Knowledge #Podcast we talk about how #time is an illusion. In our other segment we talk about a Sheriff in #Alabama that purchased a $750K home while making less than $100K per year and where those suspicions led.

Extra Content:

Time Dilation Calculator

Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Beach House Sheriff segment

Press Conference with Sheriff Todd Entrekin - March of 2018

Sources:

Time Dilation and Theory of Relativity

E=mc2 explained

Theory of Relativity (Wikipedia)

Theory of Relativity (Encyclopedia)

Time Dilation Verified

Time Dilation from the movie Interstellar

Time Dilation

Beach House Sheriff Todd Entrekin

Sheriff Entrekin pockets $750,000 in extra compensation

Legal troubles for taking federal money

How a Sheriff made $1.5 Million off of prisoners

Sheriff uses official account to pay for political ads.

Alabama Ethics Commission drops case

Donated food is spoiled and still served

Man arrested after giving information on a story

Sheriff Todd Entrekin accused of sex with underage girls

Sheriff Entrekin denies allegations

Todd Entrekin support of Roy Moore

Legislation to stop Sheriffs control of food fund

Beach House for sale

Audio Sources:

Time Dilation and Theory of Relativity

Albert Einstein talking about E=mc2

Beach House Sheriff Todd Entrekin

Press Conference with Sheriff Todd Entrekin - March of 2018

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Ep 10 Show Notes

On Approximate Knowledge we are talking about the history of animal testing with a focus on mice. We also talk about the Doppler Effect and Spectroscopy and how we use it researching space.

Extra Content

Video: Thalidomide

Video: What is a mouse model?

Link: Example of Emission Spectrum

Link: Diagram of how spectroscopy of light works

Sources:

Research on Mice

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_animal_testing

http://www.hsi.org/campaigns/end_animal_testing/qa/about.html

https://www.livescience.com/32860-why-do-medical-researchers-use-mice.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratory_mouse#Mutant_and_transgenic_strains

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_testing_on_rodents

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_mouse

https://animal-testing.procon.org/

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/19/18271645/boeing-737-max-8-investigation-ethiopian-airlines-faa

https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-12-05/why-do-we-do-medical-research-mice-it-all-started-fur-coats

https://www.space.com/20648-animals-in-space-history-infographic.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide#Birth_defect_crisis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ-on-a-chip

Doppler Effect and Spectroscopy

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00159-013-0063-6

http://newworlds.colorado.edu/objectives/uses.htm

https://www.britannica.com/science/spectroscopy

http://loke.as.arizona.edu/~ckulesa/camp/spectroscopy_intro.html

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/radiation-exposure/radiofrequency-radiation.html 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_fate_of_the_universe

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2010/10/07/3012690.htm

https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/emspectrum1.html

https://www.space.com/25732-redshift-blueshift.html

https://curiosity.com/topics/the-doppler-effect-is-what-ambulances-and-galaxies-have-in-common-curiosity/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4OnBYrbCjY

Audio Sources:

Research on Mice

ABC News / Aging Reversed in Mice, Say Scientists

Doppler Effect and Spectroscopy

Ambulance Sound

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Show Notes

On Approximate Knowledge we are talking about the recent SpaceX Dragon Launch and Saturation diving.

Extras:

The most updated news from SpaceX.Pictures of the Crew Dragon shuttle and suit.Documentary from the BBC about Saturation Diving.Mythbusters segment showing rapid decompression.

Sources:

SpaceX Dragon Launch

• SpX-DM1
• Dragon 2
• SpaceX is about to launch a dummy astronaut called Ripley to the ISS
• Everything You Need to Know About Crew Dragon, SpaceX's Newest Human-Carrying Spaceship
• SpaceX Dragon Crew Demo-1 Flight to Space Station: What to Expect
• Current ISS Crew
• SpaceX's Dragon: First Private Spacecraft to Reach Space Station

Saturation Diving

• The Weird, Dangerous, Isolated Life of the Saturation Diver
• Alert Diver | Saturation Diving
• Research Gate
• Diving chamber
• Saturation diving
• Decompression sickness
• Deep diving
• Uncontrolled decompression
• Byford Dolphin
• Norwegian government finally pays out for 1983 Byford Dolphin diver death - cDiver
• r/IAmA - IAmA saturation diver (aquanaut) who has spent 30 days under 778 feet of water. AMA!

Audio sources:

SpaceX Dragon Launch

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZL0tbOZYhE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUwnLFKfuBE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuXPLtJXd14&t=608s

Saturation Diving

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvfJP5xMM_g
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbAxa-_3h6E

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This week on the Approximate Knowledge Podcast we have some talk about Texas Textbooks and the announcement of Japan leaving the IWC and resuming commercial whaling.

Texas seems to have this huge influence on what goes inside of a textbook.

Japan has announced that they will be leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC) on June 30th and will resume commercial whaling in July. This is a rare move for Japan and has taken some time to decide. There were three major events that helped Japan decide whether to withdraw from the IWC.

Source Article for the Segment

Links to the clips used for this show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJzNkarqDEE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIm-HrrD8lE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq-5C7DwKfE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLACvdXacTQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dwHfJE5xgU

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Week of 2/25/2019

The Bering Land Bridge

Did you know that the Bering Land Bridge is a big piece of land?

About 620,000 square miles big. That is about three times bigger than Texas.

The Bering Land Bridge or Beringia was around for about 130,000 years but it was not until those last 12,000 years that the American Glaciers were melted enough for people to pass through.

Over time, Beringia would host a variety of plants, animals, and people. The Ancient Beringian lineage thrived for a short period before being absorbed by other cultures. This culture of people would predate the Clovis culture. Believed to be the oldest prior to Beringia's discovery.

To this day it is a national park for the indigenous peoples of Beringia. Russia and the United States have agreed to treat the area as a joint national park. There is also research being conducted to better understand our past.

This Week in History

The first Mardi Gras was held this week. It seems that this party just couldn't be stopped. Time after time they revive the traditions from the French Carnival. With a tradition spanning generations this long running event's history of resilience may say a lot about this celebration's staying power.

Vaccines were first prescribed this week. Children received the first Polio vaccines. With 15,000 cases per year before vaccinations were introduced, within a decade we saw a huge drop in cases of polio. What effects do we see from countries with different vaccines policies?

America wins Gold in Hockey and The Bee Gees win a Grammy for the first and last award for disco recording.

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Show Notes for week of 2/18/2019 Ep 6

Have you ever read the Dictator's Handbook by Bruce Bueno De Mesquita? This book opens with an amazing story about the City of Bell.

In 2010, a city of roughly 37,000 had some of the highest paid government workers in the country.

Through manipulating the law and the voting population a small constituency was able to squander millions of dollars from the voters in Bell, California.

We may never known if not for the reporting done by Jeff Gotlieb and Ruben Vives

The City of Bell Scandal is just one story from the Southeast Los Angeles County area. You also have the City of Industry and Vernon being embroiled in their own scandals as well.

Season 2 of True Detective is said to be based on the corruption that embroils this area.

Did you know that this week in history we saw contraception come into existence?

Turns out that it took quite a long time for contraception to become as available as it is today.

We also get a rise out of some elevators and pick up some facts about toothpicks.

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