So Cultured Podcast

So Cultured Podcast

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  • 8. Are chemtrails real? + my lab mate offered me DR*GS?!

     ✈️ We’re BACK with the FINAL episode of… DEBUNKED - this series we are debunking (maybe) the most iconic conspiracy theories with SCIENCE. This week we are diving into one of the more recent conspiracy theories… are CHEMTRAILS real? Well we investigate the aerosol bioweapons, weather manipulation, the physics of contrails, and whether the government are actually using planes to release chemicals into the atmosphere!


    CHECK OUT XITE: https://xiteyourmind.co.uk/ AD


    😳 We also have some brand new laboraTEAAAA to share with you guys this season, and you guys have sent us some crazy stories to cover. This week, a listener has written in to tell us all about a postdoc who has done some wild stuff in the lab… we’re talking selling prescription drugs and almost k*lling undergrads… Listen in to find out what we think!


    🗒️Have your own LaboraTEA to share? Click our 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform or email us at [email protected]


    🩷Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like and subscribe! and If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating :)


    you can always find us on youtube, apple podcasts, amazon music, spotify + more!


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    0:00 intro

    6:23 are chemtrails real?

    44.45 my labmate offered me dr*gs?

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    𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

    💌 Reach out to us at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠.

    📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soculturedpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⌨️ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soculturedpodcast


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    59 min
  • 7. Did dinosaurs actually exist? + he stole GOLD from my professor


    ⏰ omgosh.. we are on the penultimate episode of debunked.. we cannot believe it. This week we are talking all about DINOSAURS and the mysterious ASTEROID that apparently wiped them all out… is it a myth or real life? Well, lets talk all things fossils, iridium + evolution to figure this mystery out!


    😳 for this weeks gosss, a listener witnessed a peer stealing GOLD from their professor mid lecture.. tune into find out what they did…


    🗒️Have your own LaboraTEA to share? Click our 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... or email us at [email protected]

    🩷Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like and subscribe! and If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating :)


    you can always find us on apple podcasts, amazon music, spotify + more!


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    0:00 intro

    3:53 did dinosaurs ever ACTUALLY exist?

    43:32 why i LEFT my lab...

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    𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

    💌 Reach out to us at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠.

    📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/agenomicsphd/

    ⌨️ TikTok: ⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@soculturedpodcast


    #science #sciencepodcasts #sciencepodcast #dinosaurs #conspiracytheory #scicomm

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    55 min
  • 6. Microchips in vaccines + my lab runs a pyramid scheme... | DEBUNKED Episode 6

     💉 We’re BACK with the 6th episode of… DEBUNKED - this series we are debunking (maybe) the most iconic conspiracy theories with SCIENCE. This week we are diving into one of the more recent conspiracy theories… are there MICROCHIPS IN VACCINES? Well we investigate the current vaccine technology, why 5G is relevant, and  whether this would TRULY be possible!


    CHECK OUT AUDEMIC: https://audemic.io/?utm_source=liinks... and you can use code ' SOCULTURED20' for 20% off! AD


    😳 We also have some brand new laboraTEAAAA to share with you guys this season, and you guys have sent us some crazy stories to cover. This week, a listener has written in to tell us all about a laboratory that is running a pyramid scheme and is trying to recruit her to the clause. Should they sell themselves and start selling wellness products, or stick to their decision of avoiding at all costs… and whyyy is there an pyramid scheme in a lab anyway? Listen in to find out what we think!


    🗒️Have your own LaboraTEA to share? Click our 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform or email us at [email protected]


    🩷Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like and subscribe! and If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating :)


    you can always find us on youtube, apple podcasts, amazon music, spotify + more!


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    0:00 intro

    5:17 microchips in vaccines?

    39:26 my lab runs a pyramid scheme…

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    𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

    💌 Reach out to us at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠.

    📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soculturedpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⌨️ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soculturedpodcast

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    50 min
  • 5. Is time travel possible + why i LEFT my lab... | DEBUNKED Episode 5
    ⏰ IT'S episode 5 of DEBUNKED and today we're diving into the question 'IS TIME TRAVEL POSSIBLE'? from wormholes, to the international space station to a 'real life' time traveller spotted in Kiev, Ukraine? we're unpacking it all today and talking about the SCIENCE behind time travel.


    CHECK OUT AUDEMIC: https://audemic.io/?utm_source=liinks... and you can use code ' SOCULTURED20' for 20% off!


    😳 for this weeks laboraTEA, we hear from a listeners whos colleague sh*t talked her to the ENTIRE DEPARTMENT before she even got a chance to know anyone. let's dive in!


    🗒️Have your own LaboraTEA to share? Click our 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... or email us at [email protected]


    🩷Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like and subscribe! and If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating :)


    you can always find us on youtube, apple podcasts, amazon music, spotify + more!


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    0:00 intro

    3:38 is time travel possible?

    40:10 why i LEFT my lab...

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    𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

    💌 Reach out to us at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠.

    📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠  / ⁠⁠⁠⁠  


    ⌨️ TikTok: ⁠⁠  / soculturedpodcast  

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    49 min
  • 4. Is the earth flat? + my supervisor plays God | DEBUNKED Episode 4

    🌍 We’re BACK with the fourth episode of… DEBUNKED - this series we are debunking (maybe) the most iconic conspiracy theories with SCIENCE. This week we are diving into one of the more wildddd conspiracy theories… IS THE EARTH FLAT? Well, we investigate the history and “science” behind why the earth might be flat… featuring a scientist named Samuel Rowbotham! 🔬


    😳 We also have some brand new laboraTEAAAA to share with you guys this season, and you guys have sent us some crazy stories to cover. This week, a listener has written in to tell us all about a supervisor who plays God and runs a lab that is essentially an EXCLUSIVE club.. dodgy publication practices and first dibs on lab equipment… should she try and become a member of this club or run?


    🗒️Have your own LaboraTEA to share? Click our 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform or email us at [email protected]


    🩷Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like and subscribe! and If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating :)


    you can always find us on youtube, apple podcasts, amazon music, spotify + more!


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    0:00 intro

    2:06 is the earth flat?

    37:15 my supervisor plays God

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    𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

    💌 Reach out to us at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠.

    📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soculturedpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⌨️ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soculturedpodcast


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    50 min
  • 3. Are we living in a simulation? + clubbing with your professor? | DEBUNKED Episode 3

    🚀 WELCOME BACK, CULTURED ONES! This week we’re diving into E3 of DEBUNKED and this one’s a mind bender. Today, we’re asking: Are we living in a simulation?


    🧠 from glitchy déjà vu to evidence quantum electrons acting SUS, we’re exploring the scientific evidence behind the Simulation Hypothesis. Could reality as we know it be a sophisticated computer program? We’re breaking down theories from quantum physics, computer science, and philosophy. 


    💻 This episode was especially tough to research (physics girly, Liv is not 😅), so shoutout to our sponsor Jenni AI for helping us get started with the research for todays ep. If you’ve ever wanted a writing assistant with no strings attached, check them out here: https://jenni.ai/ And use code SCP20 for 20% off!


    😳 we’re also diving into our new LABORATEA segment ‘QUESTION OF THE WEEK’, professors pulling moonies? Dancing to S&M on the dance floor with your professor and sleeping under your office desks?! YEH… we packed a lot into this weeks laboraTEA. 


    🗒️Have your own LaboraTEA to share? Click our 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... or email us at [email protected]


    🩷Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like and follow! and If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating :)


    you can also find us on youtube, apple podcasts, amazon music, spotify + more!



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    0:00 intro

    5:19 are we living in a simulation?

    48:15 clubbing with your professor...

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    𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

    💌 Reach out to us at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠.

    📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soculturedpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⌨️ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soculturedpodcast

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    1 hr 5 min
  • 2. Covid was a lab leak? + my uni friend is obsessed with me | DEBUNKED Episode 2

    🦠 We’re BACK with the second episode of… DEBUNKED - this series we are debunking (maybe) the most iconic conspiracy theories with SCIENCE. This week we are diving into one of the most requested conspiracy theories… WAS SARS-CoV-2 LEAKED FROM A LAB? Well we investigate the wuhan virology institute and their activities leading up to the pandemic, virus engineering, and dodgy initial health reports…🔬


    CHECK OUT AUDEMIC: https://audemic.io/?utm_source=liinks... and you can use code ' SOCULTURED20' for 20% off!


    😳 We also have some brand new laboraTEAAAA to share with you guys this season, and you guys have sent us some crazy stories to cover. This week, a listener has written in to tell us all about a clingy friend who wants to do EVERYTHING together… especially uni work, to the point that it’s becoming detrimental to her own learning… what can she do? Listen in to find out what we suggest!


    🗒️Have your own LaboraTEA to share? Click our 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform or email us at [email protected]


    🩷Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like and subscribe! and If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating :)


    you can always find us on youtube, apple podcasts, amazon music, spotify + more!


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    0:00 intro

    4:02 was covid leaked from a lab?

    48:03 my uni friend is obsessed with me

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    𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

    💌 Reach out to us at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠.

    📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soculturedpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⌨️ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soculturedpodcast


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    1 hr
  • 1. The moon landing was fake? + a lab romance is ruining my life... | DEBUNKED Episode 1

    🚀 WELCOME BACK! This is the FIRST episode of SERIES 5 , DEBUNKED - this series we are debunking (maybe) the most iconic conspiracy theories with SCIENCE. First up, we are tackling the theory that the MOON LANDING WAS A HOAX. We dive into the photograph anomalies, the hidden clues left in horror films and talk all about the van allen radiation belts🔬


    CHECK OUT AUDEMIC: https://audemic.io/?utm_source=liinks... and you can use code ' SOCULTURED20' for 20% off!


    SEASON 5 GIVEAWAY WINNER is @millie.2.5.7 ! Please DM us on instagram or tiktok where we will arrange delivery of the giveaway prize 🩷 thank you so much to everyone who entered! another one coming your way soon x


    😳 We also have some brand new laboraTEAAAA to share with you guys this season, and you guys have sent us some crazy stories to cover. today, we're talking all about a secret (not so secret) lab romance that is RUINING a listeners PhD experience, stay tuned!


    🗒️Have your own LaboraTEA to share? Click our 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform or email us at [email protected]


    🩷Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like and subscribe! and If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating :)


    you can also find us on youtube, apple podcasts, amazon music, spotify + more!


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    0:00 intro

    9:25 was the moon landing faked?

    41:22 A LAB ROMANCE IS RUINING MY LIFE

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    𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

    💌 Reach out to us at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠.

    📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soculturedpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⌨️ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soculturedpodcast

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    55 min
  • 8. ORIGINS OF THE INTERNET + monkeys escaped from the lab...AGAIN?

    🛜 WHAT? IT'S THE LAST EPISODE OF season four 'ORIGINS' and today we are talking all about the INTERNET 🌐..


    ❓How the hell did the internet start? WHO started it? We're covering the history of the internet from start to finish! We also talk about how playboy helped with JPEG & Google's new Sycamore x CHIP!


    😳And for our last listener story of the season, we read an email from a listener all about how MONKEYS keep escaping from a south carolina lab... that bloody caretaker.. 🤣


    🗒️We are looking for more LABORATEA for season 5, so if you have a story to share then please use our 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform


    📅We will be back in Early March for season 5.. stay tuned with us on instagram for updates and a season theme reveal! - see you then and thank you so much for joining us for our first season on youtube, lots of love xo


    🩷Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like and subscribe! and if you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating :)


    you can also find us on spotify, apple podcasts, amazon music + more!


    Links if you want to learn more:

    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1666-5

    https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_02.phtml

    https://www.facebook.com/codelikeagirlau/videos/losing-lena/985614161797010/

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/ARPANET

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    0:00 intro

    2:30 origins of consciousness

    34:00 monkeys escaped from the lab... AGAIN?!


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    𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

    💌 Reach out to us at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠.

    📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soculturedpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⌨️ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soculturedpodcast

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    48 min
  • 7. ORIGINS OF CONSCIOUSNESS + my 'friend' stole my research idea!!

    🧠 welcome the penultimate episode of season 4 of the @SoCulturedPodcast ! This season is all about discovering science through the lens of history, and in today’s episode we are delving into the origins of Consciousness!

     

    ❓What is consciousness? How did it evolve? Are animals conscious? Why haven’t we evolved to think logically like computers? Is AI conscious? Could we be living in a simulation? We’re exploring it all today! 🕶️

     

    😳We are also bringing you a listener story telling us all about a ‘friend’ who stole her entire research idea for her third year project! How did this happen? What would we do? We discuss it all!

     

    🗒️Have your own LaboraTEA to share for next season? Click our 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform

     

    🩷Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like and follow! and if you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating :)

     

    you can find us on youtube, spotify, apple podcasts, amazon music + more!

     

    Links if you want to learn more:

    https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/05/24/during-general-anaesthesia-1-in-10-people-may-be-conscious-follo.html

    https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness/#:~:text=Questions%20about%20the%20nature%20of,1984%2C%201988%2C%201995).

    http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-157470

    https://www.academia.edu/37069229/Minimal_Selfhood_and_the_Origins_of_Consciousness

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6u0VBqNBQ8

     

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    0:00 intro

    4:24 origins of consciousness

    34:00 my ‘friend’ stole my research idea!!

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    𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

    💌 Reach out to us at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠.

    📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soculturedpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⌨️ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soculturedpodcast

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    45 min

About So Cultured Podcast

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Welcome to "SO CULTURED" the podcast where science, tech, and a dash of sass collide! Join your hosts Liv, and Taz on a journey through the latest in the world of science and technology. Each week, we…

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