NDN Science Show

In today's episode, we talk about those words that have some sting to them. You know those words... the ones that get us cringing or offended when someone mentions them. Well, we talk about a few of the ones we've explored or experienced over the years. We also talk about how we respond to these words and how their meanings can differ.

Here are some of the main ideas we talk about:

- Indigifact about the Declaration of Independence

- Controversial words and their definitions

- How do we react and respond to these words

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Declaration of Independence

Online Dictionary

Online Etymology Dictionary

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Today's our first official episode of Revolution Science, a series of episodes about the major revolutions that have occurred throughout human history. And it all begins with fire. In this episode, we start by going over the definitions of revolution and evolution. Then we get into describing some of the main theories behind why we think fire is potentially the first revolution for humans.

Here are some of the main ideas we talk about:

- IndigiFacts about the oldest human fossils

- The earliest evidence of fire use by humans

- The different types of evidence

- The "Cooking Hypothesis" and human evolution

- Different uses of fire and its effects on plants

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Links & Resources:

oldest *Homo Sapiens* fossils

oldest *Homo* fossils

Definition of revolution

Definition of evolution

Evidence of fire use: 1, 2, & 3

Control of Fire in the Paleolithic

Human Brain Expansion during Evolution Is Independent of Fire Control and Cooking

The discovery of fire by humans: A long and convoluted process

The nutritive value of cooked camas as consumed by Flathead Indians

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We're back! And to get back in the groove, we decided to do another episode on the topic of Being Indigenous in the Modern World (#BIMW). This is a big topic and we bounce around to different topics a lot, but that's a part of why it's so fun to record these episodes. Enjoy!

Here are some of the main ideas we talk about:

- IndigiFact about How Cats Land on Their Feet

- Updates on why we took a month off

- What makes this topic so broad/wide-reaching

- Sustainable/Renewable/Clean/Green Energy

- Some Ideas to Be Indigenous in the Modern World

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Links & Resources:

How do cats land on their feet? Links: 1, 2, 3, 4

Do toilets spin in the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere? Links: 1, 2

Are cats good mousers? Links: 1, 2, 3

Ecological complexity, fuzzy logic, and holism in indigenous knowledge

Jaden Smith's Water Filter & Food Truck

Zealandia

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Today’s episode is all about being wrong… we caught ourselves making mistakes on three separate episodes. Although being wrong is okay, correcting yourself when you recognize that you're wrong is important. On today's show, we correct ourselves for some mistakes we made in three episodes (#16, #21, and #22), and then we reflect on it.

Here are some of the main ideas we talk about:

- Greg Gianforte DID support recognizing the Little Shell

- Coffee isn't the 60th most-traded commodity

- The Netherlands is not the top consumer of coffee

- Mark Twain's Quote was not originally him

- Workers might not make a dollar a day in Chiapas

- Margarin Misunderstanding

- Coffee Half-life isn't 12 hours

- Hippocrates is older than Jesus

- New York City doesn't have 12 million people

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Links & Resources:

How much coffee gets traded? One and Two

Per Capita Coffee Consumption

Mark Twain Quote

Margarin

Coffee Half-life: One and Two

Hippocrates: One and Two

New York City Population

Women Pharaohs

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Ethnobotany can be looked at in different ways. On one hand, it describes the people-plant relationships that Indigenous cultures have always relied on. And on the other, it can be seen as the discipline within science that studies these relationships, plant biology, and their stories. In this episode, we dive into definitions, and some history, and we even talk about aliens a little bit. We also go over why we think this is an important topic and how we view plant relationships.

Here are some of the main ideas we talk about:

- Definitions of botany and ethnobotany

- Differences between botany and ethnobotany

- The history of ethnobotany

- Our perspectives on plant relations

- Seasonality and Gratitude

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Links & Resources:

Cryptozoology

Merriam-Webster Definitions of Botany and Ethnobotany

Ethnobotany History

Egyptian Ethnobotany Pregnancy Tests

Lavender and Xenoestrogens

Hippocrates, Aldo Leopold, & Native Pragmatism

Camas and Bitterroot

Witness to Injustice Blanket Exercise

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Today’s episode is all about coffee. AKA: the good old morning brew—the life-saving afternoon pick-me-up—and the fabled cup of Joe. But before we get carried away with all that, we get into some stats about coffee. Then we talk about some of the challenges of its production, preparation, transportation, roasting, and selling. This is a cherished drink that's faced a lot of controversy for centuries, having associations with revolutions, addiction, mold toxins, and the all-too-common "coffee jitters". At the end of the show, we talk about Indigenous farmers using coffee as a way to become more food sovereign.

Here's some of what we talked about:

- Coffee Stats and Facts

- History and Revolutions

- Mold toxins (mycotoxins)

- How to avoid mold toxins

- NDN Coffee Sovereignty

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Links & Resources:

Coffee Statistics: Gallup, CreditDonkey, USGS, World Atlas, & USDA

Another Podcast Episode about Coffee

Coffee Documentary

Coffee History Links 1, 2, 3, & 4

Coffee and Revolutions 1 & 2

Processing the bean

Moldy Movie

Mycotoxins Map of World for Mold

91.7 percent of samples contaminated with mold

this study showed above study's mold levels to be above-recommended levels

Mycotoxin-Induced Neurotoxicity

Ochratoxin A and Mutagenesis/Oxidative Stress

Carcinogenic and genotoxic effects of mycotoxins

Coffee Bean Transport—A Global Journey

Cooperation, Fair Trade, and the Development of Organic Coffee Growing in Chiapas

Can agroecological coffee be part of a food sovereignty strategy in Puerto Rico?

Coffee and the Shock Doctrine in Puerto Rico

Coffee Recommendations: 1, 2, 3, & 4

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This is a recording of the live stream we did at SUNY-ESF for a class called Indigenous Issues in the Environment. The topic of this episode is Traditional Ecological Knowledge, also known as TEK. We start off by going over definitions of TEK, then we share our personal experience with it and how this idea has shaped our views as scientists. We also ask the students to define TEK and explore this in different contexts by asking the students questions and sharing some of the principles. Enjoy!

Here are some of the main points we went over:

- Definitions of TEK

- Worldviews and Social Systems

- The Challenge of Defining Words

- Convergence of knowledge systems

- Healing, Restoring and Connecting to Land

- Indigenous Research Agenda

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Links & Resources:

TEK Definition (Berkes 1992)

Worldview Diagram

Worldview Definition (Vidal 2008)

Native Pragmatism

Decolonizing Methodologies

Wisdom Sits in Places

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