By the Roots Nicole Berry

Nicole and Corinne share some of their formative memories and speculate about the lasting effects such experiences can have, both obvious and subtle.

KEY WORDS: memories memory formative youth childhood family dynamics embarrassment embarrassing traumatic trauma training behavior observations socializing sociology

Credits:
Host - Nicole Berry
Co-Host - Corinne Meadors
Music by - Mim Paquin
Images by - Wayhome Studio via Adobe Stock and Bessi via Pixabay

A discussion of gender bias in the study and diagnosis of autism and why diagnoses for girls and women remain elusive.

ADVISORY: Topics of suicide, abuse, rape and anorexia occur in this episode. They are not gone into in detail, but do arise.

KEY WORDS: autism spectrum diagnosis diagnoses aspergers gender bias discrimination science disorder women medical neuroscience school learning sociology society culture feminism

Credits:
Host - Nicole Berry
Co-Host - Corinne Meadors
Music by - Mim Paquin
Images by - Johnstocker via Adobe Stock and Bessi via Pixabay

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/RESOURCES:

"The Autism Dilemma for Women Diagnosis" by the Organization for Autism Research, October 2018
https://researchautism.org/the-autism-dilemma-for-women-diagnosis/

"The costs of camouflaging autism" by Francine Russo, February 2018
https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/costs-camouflaging-autism/

"Thousands of autistic girls and women 'going undiagnosed' due to gender bias" by Hannah Devlin, September 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/14/thousands-of-autistic-girls-and-women-going-undiagnosed-due-to-gender-bias

"Study on ‘extreme male brain’ theory of autism draws critics" by NIDHI SUBBARAMAN, August 2014
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/study-on-extreme-male-brain-theory-of-autism-draws-critics/

"Clinical evaluation of autistic symptoms in women with anorexia nervosa" in Molecular Autism, contributors Heather Westwood, William Mandy & Kate Tchanturia, March 2017
https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-017-0128-x

"The Mounting Crisis in Women’s Heart Health" by Columbia Heart Surgery
https://columbiasurgery.org/news/mounting-crisis-women-s-heart-health

"The Lost Girls" by Apoorva Mandavilli, October 2015
https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/the-lost-girls/

Do you remember "negative" experiences better than happy ones? You're no "Negative Nelly"! It may just be human nature to recall experiences that way. Memory is still a bit of a mystery, despite modern scientific exploration. Let's delve into the phenomena of making and retrieving memories.

Key Words: mandela effect memory experience education learning science psychology repression fear forget misremember misnomer brain neurology mind nervous system human behavior manipulation society culture imagination emotion perception filter multiverse theoretical theory reality phenomena phenomenon recall retrieval human nature nurture recollection

Credits:
Host - Nicole Berry
Co-Host - Corinne Meadors
Music by - Mim Paquin
Images by - Pixel-Shot via Adobe Stock and Bessi via Pixabay

Additional Information/resources:

"What is the Mandela effect?" via Medical News Today

"Negative Emotion Enhances Memory Accuracy: Behavioral and Neuroimaging Evidence" by
Elizabeth A. Kensinger via Sage Journals

"Retrieval of Emotional Memories" by Tony W. Buchanan via US National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health

"Collective False Memories: What's Behind the 'Mandela Effect'?" by Caitlin Aamodt via Discover Magazine

SAND is a natural resource that's in top(soil) demand, second only to water! Sand: how do we get it? What's it used for? And how does the global appetite for it change the shape of the world?

Key Words: sand world news scarcity resources natural ecosystem ecosystems endangered species construction concrete corrupt exploitation justice capitalism waterways rivers riverbank sedimentation ocean marine aquatic water natural scarcity demand supply

Credits:
Host - Nicole Berry
Co-Host - Corinne Meadors
Music by - Mim Paquin
Images by - Parilov via Adobe Stock and Bessi via Pixabay

SPECIAL NOTE: After recording this episode, we discovered more information about the increasing scarcity of sand. Knowledge is always on-the-move, and we're chasing it! We invite you to, too. Here are some resources regarding the topic of SAND MINING:

"The Hidden Environmental Toll of Mining the World’s Sand" published in February of 2019 by the Yale School of Environment, written by Fred Pearce
https://e360.yale.edu/features/the-hidden-environmental-toll-of-mining-the-worlds-sand

"Impacts of Sand Mining on Ecosystem Structure, Process & Biodiversity in Rivers" published in July of 2018 by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), written by Lois Koehnken

"Is Cambodia Dredging its Rivers to Death?" published in May of 2010 for Time Magazine, written by Christopher Shay
http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1989047,00.html

"Inside the Deadly World of India’s Sand Mining Mafia" published in June of 2019 by National Geographic, written by Paul Salopek
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/inside-india-sand-mining-mafia

"Why the World is Running Out of Sand" published in November of 2019 by BBC, written by Vince Beiser
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191108-why-the-world-is-running-out-of-sand

A conversation regarding acting and artistic temperaments segues to the topic of SMELLS. Also in this episode: a bit about the origin of the podcast and its name.

CAUTIONS: Contains spoilers regarding The X-Files TV series.

Key Words: smell odor odour scent stink actor acting art artistry sensitive sensitivity sensitivities formaldehyde fun silly humor humour funny comedy clothing learning exploration life consciousness

Credits:
Host - Nicole Berry
Co-Host - Corinne Meadors
Music by - Mim Paquin
Images by - Wayhome Studio via Adobe Stock and Bessi via Pixabay

Nicole and Corinne talk about the phenomenon of CABIN FEVER and similar ailments From the mountain to the prairie and the arctic to the California coast,

Trigger warning: the topics of suicide and rape come up in this episode

Key words: paranoia mental illness emotions feelings thinking thoughtful investigative interconnective solitude solitary isolation isolated alone loneliness desperation restlessness anxiety anxiousness anxious depression distress fear fears panic stress phobia suicide unhappiness sadness happiness psychosis phenomena phenomenon indigenous inuit society community culture women feminism human rights colonialism colonialist american dream westward expansion american history weather severe exposure amnesia rape madness insanity kayak angst prairie plains cabin fever piblokto early settlers investigative investigate unknown learning social sociology sociological psychology psychological anthropology anthropological science physiology marooned stranded abandoned stuck helpless solitary outlying desolate bleak friendless


Credits:
Host - Nicole Berry
Co-Host - Corinne Meadors
Music by - Mim Paquin
Images by - Ivan Kmit via Adobe Stock and Bessi via Pixabay