Why We Do What We Do

This second conversation gets into the more widely discussed arguments about immigration. Countries that receive legal and illegal immigrants can profit from them. Countries that lose citizens may benefit from their people leaving, but they may also suffer. It's a complicated issue, but there's a fairly clear winner... if you want to be the winner.

Recommendations

• Abraham: Moneyball (https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/moneyball)
• Shane: 1984 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61439040-1984)

Links and References

1. Levitt, P., & Jaworsky, B. N. (2007). Transnational Migration Studies: Past Developments and Future Trends. In Annual Review of Sociology (Vol. 33, Issue 1, pp. 129–156). Annual Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.33.040406.131816
2. https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2020/06/19/blog-weo-chapter4-migration-to-advanced-economies-can-raise-growth
3. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/slideshows/10-countries-that-take-the-most-immigrants?slide=14
4. https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/immigrants-contribute-greatly-to-us-economy-despite-administrations
5. https://www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/north-american-century/benefits-of-immigration-outweigh-costs
6. https://thesciencebehindit.org/how-does-immigration-affect-the-u-s-economy/
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zftZI1M1S2Y&t=78s
8. https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0809/3-ways-immigration-helps-and-hurts-the-economy.aspx#:~:text=Economically%2C%20those%20in%20favor%20of,%2Dborn%20low%2Dskilled%20workers.
9. https://www.fwd.us/news/immigration-facts-the-positive-economic-impact-of-immigration/
10. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR244.html
11. https://www.aclu.org/other/immigrants-and-economy
12. https://www.thebalancemoney.com/how-immigration-impacts-the-economy-4125413
13. https://wol.iza.org/articles/effect-of-emigration-on-home-country-political-institutions/long
14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXqnRMU1fTs
15. https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/colossus.htm

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Transnational immigration is a major talking point and vote-motivating topic among many people around the world. People migrate due to push and pull factors, meaning motivation to go to a country or to leave a country. Doing this "legally" is a complicated, confusing, and arbitrary. In part 1, we mostly tackle the logistics of migrating. In part 2, we will tackle the implications for the departing and the receiving countries. Get ready to get political.

Recommendations

• Abraham: Dinosaur Island: Rawr n’ Write (https://pandasaurusgames.com/products/dinosaur-island-rawr-write)
• Shane: Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/)

Links and references:

1. Levitt, P., & Jaworsky, B. N. (2007). Transnational Migration Studies: Past Developments and Future Trends. In Annual Review of Sociology (Vol. 33, Issue 1, pp. 129–156). Annual Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.33.040406.131816
2. https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2020/06/19/blog-weo-chapter4-migration-to-advanced-economies-can-raise-growth
3. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/slideshows/10-countries-that-take-the-most-immigrants?slide=14
4. https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/immigrants-contribute-greatly-to-us-economy-despite-administrations
5. https://www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/north-american-century/benefits-of-immigration-outweigh-costs
6. https://thesciencebehindit.org/how-does-immigration-affect-the-u-s-economy/
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zftZI1M1S2Y&t=78s
8. https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0809/3-ways-immigration-helps-and-hurts-the-economy.aspx#:~:text=Economically%2C%20those%20in%20favor%20of,%2Dborn%20low%2Dskilled%20workers.
9. https://www.fwd.us/news/immigration-facts-the-positive-economic-impact-of-immigration/
10. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR244.html
11. https://www.aclu.org/other/immigrants-and-economy
12. https://www.thebalancemoney.com/how-immigration-impacts-the-economy-4125413
13. https://wol.iza.org/articles/effect-of-emigration-on-home-country-political-institutions/long
14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXqnRMU1fTs
15. https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/colossus.htm

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We celebrate 5 years as a podcast with some then and now reflections. We review some of the topics we have covered, entertainment we have enjoyed, science achievements, major events, scientists we have lost, and all of the people who have helped us along the way. Unfortunately, Abraham wasn't feeling well during recording and sounded a little inarticulate. A nice fun bow on the podcast for the year. See you in 2023!

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Recommendations

• Abraham: Hell Baby (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2318527/)
• Shane: Chat Pile - God’s Country (https://chatpile.bandcamp.com/album/gods-country)

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You might have thought it was 2021, and for most people out there, it is. But around the world, some cultures still cling to alternative measures of time, mostly based on the solar cycle but numbered or ordered differently based on deeply held traditions and values. These alternative calendars celebrate important milestones, memories, and events that define a given culture, and preserving those traditions means the survival of the group as a whole.

Recommendations

Abraham recommended: the Tushy! (https://hellotushy.com/).

Shane recommended: Drug Use for Grown-Ups by Dr. Carl L. Hart (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/534657/drug-use-for-grown-ups-by-dr-carl-l-hart/).

Sources We Used:

https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/d/37041/files/2016/12/Tonietto-and-Malkoc-JMR-2016-2b6lj4e.pdf

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-do-life/201701/choosing-calendar

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034385/current-year-various-calendars/

Šegan-Radonjić, M., & Šegan, S. (2020, April 28). Calendar as a Criterion in the Study of Culture. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/rp5hb

https://www.history.com/news/6-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-gregorian-calendar

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/register-a-national-day/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034385/current-year-various-calendars/

What is steampunk? Why is steampunk? Who is steampunk? This is the future as imagined through the fashion and technology of victorian era zeitgeist, or Japanese, or cowboys, or any number of other takes on retro-futuristic cosplay and motifs. Also, it's national short story day, don't make your bed day, coquito day, ribbon candy day, flashlight day, look on the birght side day, and crossword puzzle day.

Recommendations

• Abraham: Spirited (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10999120/)
• Shane: Andor (https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/andor)

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Drs Megan Miller and Kerri Milyko have long advocated for the autistic community. They join us to help support and follow-up our discussion about Applied Behavior Analysis, specifically about the conversation about antiableism

Santa has an interesting history that's part myth, part fantasy, part comic books, and a lot of fun.

Some people can eat nearly anything (or actually anything) without becoming ill. One man's digestion was so severe that he would eat four times the average person and lose weight. Also, another person could take punishing blows to the abdomen, some people swallow all sorts of foreign objects for entertainment, and of course, competitive eating. Stories of the unique and often sad.

Recommendations

- Abraham: Sesame Seed Bagels
- Shane: Big Fish (Book): http://danielwallace.org/big-fish-book-daniel-wallace/

Links and References
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9DZmoRY0H4
- https://historycollection.com/this-18th-century-man-literally-ate-everything-which-led-to-one-of-the-most-disturbing-medical-cases-in-history/3/
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-do-only-some-people-have-cast-iron-stomachs/
- https://www.wltx.com/article/news/how-competitive-eaters-do-it-and-what-it-does-to-them/101-570676293

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Ketamine is a new and still controversial medical intervention being explored for its utility in mental health treatment. Is there something of substance here or just another false promise? We dig into the current status of Ketamine and speak to the parent of a child who is receiving medicinal Ketamine.

Recommendations
- Abraham: Yoplait dairy-free yogurt (https://www.ouibyyoplait.com/products?gclid=Cj0KCQiAkMGcBhCSARIsAIW6d0AuCnH5w9VA4wd8kA6hkNssQ3sGMeUcIDD1qxwC2XXe7kXAE75AjawaAnHPEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds)
- Shane: Andor (https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/andor)

Links and Resources
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0269881120959644
- https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Ketamine-2020.pdf
- https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_chem_info/ketamine.pdf
- https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-nasal-spray-medication-treatment-resistant-depression-available-only-certified
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2021/10/18/why-ketamine-assisted-therapy-has-gone-mainstream/?sh=22ec80401615

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Below the ribs. Hypochondriasis, now illness anxiety disorder, is the debilitating fear that symptoms or the potential for symptoms will lead to more severe disease. It is different from those who imagine being sick and make themselves sick, and different from those who just want attention or sympathy or to get out of obligations. You might be surprised!

Recommendations:
- Abraham: Maitake Mushrooms (hen of the woods)
- Shane: Carcass - “Heartwork” (https://carcass.bandcamp.com/album/heartwork-full-dynamic-range-edition)

Links and references:
1. https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/cyberchondria.htm?srch_tag=kftvlwfzzppuxmkhynxqr6ida6ri3ddp
2. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/illness-anxiety-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20373782
3. Bound, F. (2006). Hypochondria. In The Lancet (Vol. 367, Issue 9505, p. 105). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(06)67948-8
4. https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/condition/hypochondriasis#:~:text=Hypochondriasis%20may%20occur%20in%20an,one%20of%20these%20other%20disorders.
5. aan de Stegge, B. M., Tak, L. M., Rosmalen, J. G. M., & Oude Voshaar, R. C. (2018). Death anxiety and its association with hypochondriasis and medically unexplained symptoms: A systematic review. In Journal of Psychosomatic Research (Vol. 115, pp. 58–65). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.10.002
6. https://jessielder.com/blog/a-hypochondriac-story
7. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/illness-anxiety-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20373782
8. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/290955-overview

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