Living Through Extinction Ruby P

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

Be Skeptikal Dammit:  Germ Theory Denial
Wildlife:  Sponges & All the Medicines They Provide
Researched:  The Patriarchy & Christianity
Positive:  Breakthrough Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer
References:
germ theory denial
 
https://theconversation.com/germ-theory-denialism-is-alive-and-well-and-taking-the-nuance-out-of-scientific-debate-163408
 
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Germ_theory_denialism
 
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/deep-dive-into-stupid-meet-the-growing-group-that-rejects-germ-theory/
 https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/darwin/evolution-today/what-is-a-theory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory
pancreatic cancer treatment
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/mrna-vaccine-treat-pancreatic-cancer
 
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pancreatic-cancer-vaccine-shows-promise-in-small-initial-trial/
 
patriarchy
https://www.learnwhr.org/wp-content/uploads/D-Facio-What-is-Patriarchy.pdf
 
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/22/the-age-of-patriarchy-how-an-unfashionable-idea-became-a-rallying-cry-for-feminism-today
 
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230525-how-did-patriarchy-actually-begin
 
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/sep/analysis-how-did-patriarchy-start-and-will-evolution-get-rid-it
 
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23831740-400-the-origins-of-sexism-how-men-came-to-rule-12000-years-ago/
 
sponges
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7087563/
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4930278/
 
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/sea-sponge-hiv-medicine
 
https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/23921394/deep-sea-mining-sea-sponges-medicine-drugs

Be Skeptikal Dammit:  New Americanized Version of Bible
Environment:  First Space Junk Fine Issued in US
Wildlife:  
Snails Munching on Snail Mail
Banks Making Immoral Investments
Positive:  Amazing New Treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia
Show Notes:
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Conservapedia:The_Conservative_Bible_Project
 
https://www.conservapedia.com/Conservative_Bible_Project
 
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67191069
 
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fda-approves-first-crispr-gene-editing-treatment-for-sickle-cell-disease/
 
https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/columbia-impact-first-new-crispr-therapy-approved-sickle-cell
 
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/02/fcc-space-debris-fine-dish-network-satellite#:~:text=The%20US%20Federal%20Communications%20Commission,for%20more%20than%20two%20decades.
 
https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/us-government-issues-1st-ever-space-junk-fine-charging-satellite-tv-company-whopping-dollar150k
 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqq71y6399eo