Living Through Extinction

Skeptic:  State of California suing Catholic hospital for refusing to care for a woman dying from a miscarriage

Environment:  Wildfire Tornadoes

Wildlife:  73% Decline in Wildlife in 50 Years

Positive:  Colorado protecting patients by forcing ALL hospitals to be public about what they will not do

References: 

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/california-sues-catholic-hospital?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=23igpb&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/01/california-catholic-hospital-abortion-lawsuit   https://www.ncronline.org/news/catholic-hospital-offered-bucket-towels-woman-it-denied-abortion-california-ag-said   https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-draconian-hospital-policies-deny-emergency-abortion-care   https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-worlds-first-wildfire-tornado-blazed-a-path-of-destruction-through-australia-180982309/#:~:text=The%20Canberra%20fire%20tornado%20of,harbinger%20of%2021st%2Dcentury%20fire.   https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/canberra-bushfires   https://esa.act.gov.au/cbr-be-emergency-ready/bushfires/fire-tornado-video   https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-14/fire-inquiry-hears-of-rare-and-extreme-fire-tornado/100457180   https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2024/october/wildlife-populations-have-plummeted-by-73-percent-in-half-century.html#:~:text=Key%20findings,most%20reported%20threat%20to%20wildlife   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/10/wildlife-numbers-plummet-73-percent-over-past-half-century-report-finds   https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/colorado-will-now-make-catholic-hospitals   https://news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories/study-most-catholic-hospitals-dont-advertise-religious-restrictions   https://www.ksut.org/health-science/2023-05-03/colorado-hospitals-must-disclose-when-they-wont-provide-reproductive-care-or-lgbtq-services

Skeptic:  See Wayback Machine Under Researched

Environment:  Making Great Use of Banana Agriculture Waste

Wildlife:  Mysterious Whalefalls by California

Researched:  The Internet Archive

Positive:  Banning Conversion Therapy in Kentucky

References:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-make-stunning-breakthrough-turning-banana-peels-into-textiles-and-renewable-fuels/#

phttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-have-so-many-whale-remains-been-found-on-the-ocean-floor-near-los-angeles-180984694/#:~:text=The%20basins'%20deep%20troughs%20plunge,proceed%20very%20slowly%2C%20Smith%20says

  https://californiacurated.com/2024/07/17/whale-falls-a-deep-sea-spectacle-off-the-california-coast/   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sill#:~:text=%3A%20a%20tabular%20body%20of%20igneous,foliation%20planes%20of%20metamorphic%20rocks   https://help.archive.org/help/wayback-machine-general-information/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine   https://libguides.lakeheadu.ca/c.php?g=734257&p=5282154   https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/Wayback-Machine   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/internet_Archive   https://archive.org/   https://archive.org/details/etree   https://archive.org/details/internetarcade   http://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games   https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/kentucky-gov-andy-beshear-courageously?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=23igpb&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email   https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/09/18/kentucky-conversion-therapy-lgbtq-legal-battle/

Skeptic:  The Conservative Case That Says Trump Lost

Environment:  Heat Domes

Researched:  Algae Based Proteins

Positive:  School District Safe From Losing Counselors to Chaplains...for now

 

References:

https://lostnotstolen.org   https://reason.com/volokh/2022/07/15/conservative-legal-luminaries-release-report-entitled-lost-not-stolen-the-conservative-case-that-trump-lost-and-biden-won-the-2020-presidential-election/   https://law.stanford.edu/stanford-lawyer/articles/lost-not-stolen/  

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/18/what-are-heat-domes-the-phenomenon-driving-record-us-temperatures#:~:text=The%20pressure%20pushes%20air%20down,temperatures%2C%20adding%20to%20a%20heatwave.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/intense-heat-dome-will-bring-record-breaking-temperatures-to-the-east/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/best-food-forward-are-algae-the-future-of-sustainable-nutrition

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666833522000454

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9892066/

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/breaking-after-satanists-and-humanists?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=24v1p5&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

 

Skeptic:  Scammers Target The Easily Fooled; MAGA Cultists

Environment:  Finally!  Recyclable PCBs

Plant Life:  Mysteries of the Giant Trees Dying Worldwide

Positive:  Michigan's Renewable Energy Progress

 

References:

https://www.wired.com/story/maga-crypto-scammers-donald-trump/

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/06/18/trump-2024-campaign-fund-fraud-warning-as-crypto-scammers-strike/

 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-are-giant-ancient-tropical-trees-dying-180984812/#:~:text=Research%20suggests%20human%2Ddriven%20climate,warming%20as%20a%20likely%20cause.

  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/grand-old-trees-are-dying-leaving-forests-younger-shorter     https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/these-circuit-boards-turn-into-jelly-so-that-you-can-recycle-them-again-and-again/   https://www.extremetech.com/science/this-sustainable-circuit-board-decomposes-to-jelly-for-easy-recycling

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/