Living Through Extinction

Skeptic:  Election Deniers & Those Who Plan to Overthrown are Full Speed Ahead

Environment:  Climate Change Could Make Fungi More Dangerous

Wildlife:  Magpies Use Anti-Bird Spikes to Build Nests

Positive:  6 Types of Depression and Anxiety

 

References:

https://www.wired.com/story/election-deniers-efforts-disenfranchise-voters/

https://www.science.org/content/article/climate-change-could-make-fungi-more-dangerous#:~:text=Higher%20temperatures%20may%20trigger%20mutations%20that%20cause%20more%20aggressive%20growth%20or%20drug%20resistance&text=Scientists%20have%20long%20worried%20Earth's,evidence%20to%20support%20that%20idea   https://phys.org/news/2024-06-scientists-evidence-climate-fungi-dangerous.html   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11139277/   https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/birds-europe-anti-bird-spike-nests/   https://www.sciencealert.com/birds-seen-using-anti-bird-spikes-to-protect-their-nests-from-well-other-birds   https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/06/depression-biotypes.html

Skeptic:  The Clever Hans and Ideomotor Effects

Environment:  Micro Plastics in Penises

Wildlife:  Sea Lions Helping Science

Article:  The Secret to Better Sex? Have it With Yourself

Positive:  Getting Rid of Genetic Blindnes in Dogs

 

References:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Clever-Hans

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3921203/

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clever_Hans#:~:text=It%20is%20used%20in%20psychology,animals'%20intelligence%20or%20human%20intelligence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideomotor_phenomenon#:~:text=The%20ideomotor%20phenomenon%20is%20a,in%20hypnosis%20and%20psychological%20research.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858027/

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Ideomotor_effect

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/microplastic-found-in-penis-infertility-sperm-count-erectile-dysfunction#:~:text=Now%2C%20new%20research%20published%20in,25%2C000th%20of%20an%20inch).

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/06/27/microplastics-penis-study/74222430007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/19/microplastic-discovery-in-penises-raises-erectile-dysfunction-questions

https://www.deccanherald.com/environment/wildlife/move-over-robots-sea-lions-with-cameras-can-map-the-ocean-floor-3142111#:~:text=Scientists%20usually%20map%20parts%20of,can%20be%20challenging%20and%20expensive.&text=Scientists%20use%20Sea%20Lions%20With%20Cameras%20Can%20Map%20the%20Ocean%20Floor.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02546-8

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/07/australia-sea-lions-cameras-ocean-floor

https://www.vox.com/even-better/23854229/better-sex-masturbation-benefits-solo-pleasure

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-genetic-test-will-eliminate-a-form-of-inherited-blindness-in-dogs#:~:text=Cambridge%20scientists%20have%20identified%20the,future%20generations%20of%20the%20breed   https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/scientists-uncover-genetic-mutation-causing-blindness-in-dogs-and-find-way-to-eradicate-it/  

 

Environment:  Zombie Fires

Plant Life:  The Deadly Angels' Trumpet Flower

Researched:  Facilitated Communication

Positive:  Basset Hound Saves Dozens of Other Animals

Show Notes:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/zombie-fires-canada-wildfires-1.7207765   https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240528-why-canada-is-riddled-with-wildfires-that-burn-year-round   https://ontarionature.org/zombie-fires-blog/   https://www.wired.com/story/zombie-fires-arctic-causes/   https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/what-are-zombie-fires   https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/angels-trumpet-poisoning   https://www.discovery.com/nature/Angels-Trumpet-Plant   https://poisonousplants.cvmbs.colostate.edu/plant/119   https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/facilitated-communication-is-still-pseudoscience/   https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4831   https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/rom-houben-not-communicating-through-facilitated-communication/   https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/facilitated-communication-the-fad-that-will-not-die/   https://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/what-is-facilitated-communication   https://thegoodnewshub.com/animals/abandoned-dog-hero-saves-38others/

Environment:  Floating Windfarms and Local Concerns

Wildlife:  Volcano Snails

Researched:  Why do Republicans Suddenly Hate Social Emotional Learning?

Postive:  A New Way to Target Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

 

References:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-67211336

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/volcano-snail/   https://www.iflscience.com/volcano-snail-the-armored-snail-from-the-bottom-of-the-ocean-73792   https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Chrysomallon_squamiferum/   https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/49874/20240424/volcano-snail-gastropod-iron-metal-shell.htm   https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23584837/social-emotional-learning-conservative-culture-war-in-schools   https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/09/social-emotional-learning-under-fire   https://www.thecut.com/2022/04/conservative-backlash-social-emotional-learning.html   https://time.com/6170755/social-emotional-learning-schools-conservative-backlash/

https://news.mit.edu/2024/protein-study-could-help-researchers-develop-new-antibiotics-0610#:~:text=Researchers%20created%20a%20water%2Dsoluble,screens%20to%20identify%20new%20antibiotics.

Skeptic:  The 82%

Wildlife:  Bad News About the Spiders You Carefully Placed Outside

Researched:  The "He Gets Us" Campaign

Positive:  Just something cool:  We Can't Feel Wet

 

Show Notes

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/how-do-we-know-when-something-is-wet   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141001133416.htm#:~:text=that%20feel%20wet.-,Though%20it%20seems%20simple%2C%20feeling%20that%20something%20is%20wet%20is,we%20have%20learned%20are%20wet.   https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-100000000-he-gets-us-ad-campaign https://www.vox.com/culture/24073780/he-gets-us-super-bowl-ad-foot-washing-controversy https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/11/us/he-gets-us-super-bowl-commercials-cec/index.html https://www.treehugger.com/facts-about-misunderstood-house-spider-4868827   https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/516235/will-a-spider-survive-if-you-put-it-outside   https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/arachnology-and-entomology/spider-myths/myth-house-spiders-belong

Skeptic:  Taxpayer funded hospitals in Canada get to deny Canadians their rights.

Wildlife:  Sunbeam Butterfly

Researched:  Why does the sun hurt my face so much?

Positive:  Stopping Parkinson's with the tetanus vaccine

 

Show Notes:

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/canadian-family-sues-after-catholic   https://www.vice.com/en/article/gvzebx/mother-teresa-was-kind-of-a-heartless-bitch   https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.03.24306800v1.full#   https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433051-parkinsons-disease-could-be-prevented-by-a-recent-tetanus-vaccine/   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13509763/Parkinsons-disease-tetanus-jabs-new-research.html   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4896576/   https://a-z-animals.com/animals/angled-sunbeam-caterpillar/   https://www.healthline.com/health/photic-sneeze-reflex   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK109193/   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7292289/   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7673597/

Be Skeptikal Dammit:  Truth is Simple

Environment:  Tidal Power

Researched:  Orca Update

Positive:  Capybara Foster Mom

References:

https://www.energy.ox.ac.uk/news_items/could-the-uks-tides-help-wean-us-off-fossil-fuels/

  https://abcnews.go.com/International/pod-killer-whales-attacks-sinks-50-foot-yacht/story?id=110226518   https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/world/africa/orcas-sink-yacht-gibraltar.html   https://www.businessinsider.com/orca-attacks-polish-yacht-sinking-it-morocco-killer-whales-2023-11   https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/killer-whales-dramatic-behavior-2023-rcna128353   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_orca_attacks#:~:text=Over%20250%20boats%20have%20been,into%202022%2C%20with%20207%20interactions.   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/25/orcas-boats-rammings-scientists-open-letter-aoe   https://www.newsweek.com/killer-whale-attack-boats-scientists-spain-1535219   https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/cheesecake-the-capybara-fosters-puppies   https://www.thedodo.com/capybara-best-friends-animals-2326399131.html   https://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/cheesecake-the-capybara-is-the-worlds-best-puppy-foster-mom/

Be Skeptikal Dammit:  

      - Republican Spread Lies About Easter Eggs, Biden and the National Day of Trans Visibility

      - Misinformation & Conspiracy Theories; a type of infection on public life

Researched:  Matriarchal Societies Today

Positive:  Narwhal Adopted by Belugas; Will We See a Narluga in the Future?

 

References:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/adopted-lone-narwhal-traveling-among-belugas-may-produce-narluga-calves-180979695/   https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/narwhal-adopted-by-pod-of-belugas-in-canada-could-produce-narluga/   https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid-19-conspiracy-theories-1.5672766     https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01728-z   The Friendly Atheist Podcast   https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4568187-egg-board-white-house-easter-trump-conservative-attacks/   https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/30/easter-transgender-day-of-visibility-culture-war-00149841   https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/when-easter#:~:text=The%20simple%20standard%20definition%20of,Easter%20is%20the%20next%20Sunday.   https://www.unearthwomen.com/5-matriarchal-societies-where-women-are-in-charge/   https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/women-matriarchal-society-improved-health-patriarchy/   https://gap.hks.harvard.edu/gender-differences-competition-evidence-matrilineal-and-patriarchal-society   https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/angela-saini-patriarchy-matriarchy-gender-equality

Be Skeptikal Dammit:  

 - GMO Label Scam

 - Organic Label Scam 

Researched:  Fred Phelps & The Westboro Baptist Church

Positive:  Oral Antibiotic Advancing Cystic Fibrosis Treatment

 

References:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/09/20/going-green-means-big-bucks-corporations-these-campaigns-scams-column/2310830001/#:~:text=Don't%20buy%20the%20non%2DGMO%20scare%20campaign&text=Food%20companies%20are%20rushing%20to,GMOs%20has%20largely%20been%20successful.   https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensavage/2016/06/11/the-non-gmo-food-label-is-a-lie/?sh=7830a7844b70   https://saifood.ca/food-scam/   https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/11/15/the-great-organic-food-fraud   https://reason.com/2023/02/04/the-usda-cant-stop-organic-food-fraud/   https://modernfarmer.com/2020/01/the-inside-story-of-one-of-the-biggest-organic-farm-scams-in-history/   https://modernfarmer.com/2023/10/can-you-trust-organic-label/   https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/westboro-baptist-church   https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/fred-phelps-founder-westboro-baptist-church-dies   https://www.npr.org/2019/10/09/768665099/granddaughter-of-westboro-baptist-church-founder-chronicles-leaving-in-unfollow   https://observer.com/2019/04/megan-phelps-roper-westboro-baptist-church-activist-profile/   https://time.com/32564/fred-phelps-westboro-baptist-obituary/   https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/phelps-family-westboro-baptist-church-fred-death-louis-theroux-documentary-surviving-americas-most-hated-313174   https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/landmark-clinical-trial-shows-effectiveness-of-oral-antibiotics-in-treating-cystic-fibrosis/25770   https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-breakthrough-therapy-cystic-fibrosis

Be Reasonable:

 - Poem:  They Said They Wouldn't

 - Who is really shoving their beliefs down people's throats?

 - It's Unreasonable to Take Transgender Healthcare Away

 - Republicans are unreasonable, & women have to pay attention

Positive:  CRISPR Removes AIDES virus from cells

 

References:

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68609297   https://www.news18.com/world/scientists-make-breakthrough-use-crispr-to-eliminate-hiv-from-infected-cells-8822026.html   https://www.catie.ca/treatment update-232/gene-therapy-crispr-starts-to-move-forward-against-hiv