Episode 203: Hot Bullsh*t Summer

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn, Lauren, and Laura discuss some summer-themed nonsense and Gem entertains the panel with an obscure patent that may just fix policing.

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Reflexology Sandals: Reflexology Research Doesn’t Put Its Best Foot Forward (McGill University) | Reflexology: panacea or placebo? (The Conversation) | Revisiting reflexology: Concept, evidence, current practice, and practitioner training (PMC) | Is There Science to Support Reflexology? (Massage Magazine) | Foot Reflexology Chart: How to Properly Massage Your Feet (Well and Good) | Foot and Ankle Anatomy (Foot Pain Explored) | Willow Springs man staged farm accident, paid someone to cut off his feet (Springfield News-Leader)

US Patent #1749090: US1749090A: Apparatus for obtaining criminal confessions and photographically recording them (Google Patents) | These are the Dates I Choose to Remember (Discourse Blog) | Would You Confess Your Criminal Misdeeds to This Skeleton? (Atlas Obscura) | Episode 98: Crime & Punishment (LUEE) | Episode 99: Forensic Science (LUEE) | Episode 159: Policing in Canada (LUEE)

Aloe Vera: Acemannan, an Extracted Polysaccharide from Aloe vera: A
Literature Review (NPC) | No evidence of aloe vera found in the aloe vera at Wal-Mart, CVS, Target (Chicago Tribune) | The efficacy of Aloe vera cream in the treatment of first, second and third degree burns in mice (ScienceDirect) | Efficacy of aloe vera cream in prevention and treatment of sunburn and suntan (PubMed) | Aloe Vera for Sunburns: Does It Help? (Cleveland Clinic) | The efficacy of aloe vera used for burn wound healing: a systematic review (PubMed) | The truth about applying after-sun on sunburnt skin, according to the experts (The Independent) | Aloe Vera Is a Lie (The Ringer) | Aloe Vera: A Short Review (PMC)

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