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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