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Environment: Zombie Fires Plant Life: The Deadly Angels' Trumpet Flower Researched: Facilitated Communication Positive: Basset Hound Saves Dozens of Other Animals Show Notes: https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/zombie-fires-canada-wildfires-1.7207765 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240528-why-canada-is-riddled-with-wildfires-that-burn-year-round h…
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Environment: Floating Windfarms and Local Concerns Wildlife: Volcano Snails Researched: Why do Republicans Suddenly Hate Social Emotional Learning? Postive: A New Way to Target Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria References: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-67211336 https://a-z-animals.com/animals/volcano-snail/ https://www.iflscience.com/volc…
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Skeptic: The 82% Wildlife: Bad News About the Spiders You Carefully Placed Outside Researched: The "He Gets Us" Campaign Positive: Just something cool: We Can't Feel Wet Show Notes https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/how-do-we-know-when-something-is-wet https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141001133416.htm#:~:text=that%20feel%20wet…
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Skeptic: Taxpayer funded hospitals in Canada get to deny Canadians their rights. Wildlife: Sunbeam Butterfly Researched: Why does the sun hurt my face so much? Positive: Stopping Parkinson's with the tetanus vaccine Show Notes: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/canadian-family-sues-after-catholic https://www.vice.com/en/article/gvzebx/mother-teresa…
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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/2023/1…
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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…
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109 Fred Phelps & The Westboro Baptist Church
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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…
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108 The Christian Right's Unreasonable Attacks on LGBT People & Women
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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/…
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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://r…
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106 Americanized Bible, Space Junk Fine, Snails, Banks, Sickle Cell Treatment
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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/Co…
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Be Skeptikal Dammit: Republican Lies About the Border Wildlife: Giraffes & Their Amazing Tongues Researched: The Moon Ilusion Positive: Amazing Breakthrough in Organ Transplantation Show Notes: https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4691 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ted-cruz-border-wall-photo…
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Be Skeptikal Dammit: see researched segment Environment: newly discovered way to break down major class of forevrer chemicals Wildlife: some updates on the mass elephant deaths of 2020 Researched: the alternative reality that is Conservapedia Positive: vollunteers shovelling snow for those who can't Show Notes: new tech for breaking down 'forever c…
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103 Climate Myths, Climate Friendly Flying, Sandbox Trees, Skin Cancer Soap
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Be Skeptikal Dammit: Most Used Climate Myths & the Arguments Against Them Environment: Climate Friendly Flying Wildlife: Sandbox Tree Positive: 14 Year Old Invents Skin Cancer Soap Show Notes: common climate myths https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-myths-what-science-really-says/ Sandbox Tree https://www.britannica.com/plant/sandbox-tree h…
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102 Graveyards/Cemeteries; do we need to change our burial practices?
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Be Skeptikal Dammit: Spotting Misinformation Environment: Synthetic Sponges to Soak up Microplastics Wildlife: Right Whale Numbers May be Levelling Off Positive: Incredible New Blood Cancer Treatment Being Offered to Those For Whom Other Treatments Have Failed Show Notes: Spotting Misinformation https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-spot-abortion-misi…
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101 The Rapture & the damage done from its teachings
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Be Skeptikal Dammit: The Book Banning Klanned Karenhood Environment: Crushing Volcanic Rock for Crop Lands Researched: The Rapture & Rapture Anxiety Positive: Smart Knife 'Smells' Cancer Show Notes: Moms for Liberty and Storm & Fury https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/11/a-mom-is-outraged-that-moms-for-liberty-used-her-daughter-in-a-harebrained-scheme…
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100 100th Episode Celebration and some other shit
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Be Skeptikal Dammit: Counterfeit Drug Puts Australians in Hospital Environment: Plastics in the Ocean Help Make Pathogens More Virulent Main and Positive: I Made it to 100! Show Notes: Fake weight loss drug https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67217729 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/06/tga-investigates-influencers-after-diabet…
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99 Evolving Language, Dying Amazon, Warming Oceans, Real Hearing for Kids Born Deaf
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Be Skeptikal Dammit: History of They/Them as a singular Environment: The Dying Amazon & Ancient Carvings Revealed Wildlife: Where did the snow crabs go & a mass die off of pink river dolphins Positive: One injection and kids born deaf can hear Show Notes: https://www.scu.edu/media/offices/provost/writing-center/resources/Tips-Singular-Pronoun-They.…
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98 Project 2025's Mandate for Leadership part 3
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Be Skeptikal Dammit: Don't Eat Borax Environment: Making Hydrogen from Sea Water Researched: Project 2025's Mandate for Leadership part 3 Show Notes: https://www.eco-business.com/news/scientists-develop-technology-to-produce-green-hydrogen-from-seawater/#:~:text=Green%20hydrogen%20is%20produced%20from,a%20device%20called%20an%20electrolyser. https:…
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97 Project 2025 & The Mandate for Leadership; a Republican fascist manifesto part two
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Be Skeptikal Dammit: Salt Lamps Environment: Wildlife: Platypus Researched: Project 2025 & The Mandate for Leadership; a Conservative fascist manifesto Positive: 2nd Isolated Asgard Cell Show Notes: https://www.healthline.com/health/himalayan-salt-lamps#purification https://www.realsimple.com/health/mind-mood/what-do-salt-lamps-do https://www.iqair…
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96 Project 2025 & The Mandate for Leadership; a Conservative Fascist Manifesto
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Be Skeptikal Dammit: The Republican Proposed Budget and how Republican voters have no idea what they are really voting for Environment: Massive Landslide Stops Just Short of Swiss Village Wildlife: Leaf Cutter Bees Researched: Project 2025 & The Mandate for Leadership; a Conservative fascist manifesto Positive: Medical Microbots Will Make Certain T…
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Be Skeptikal Dammit: The Damage From Sound of Freedom to Actual Anti-Trafficking Organizations Environment: The Dangers of Our Slowing Ocean Currents Researched: How the American Nazis of 1939 Were the Same as the Republicans We See Today Positive: Iclendic Townsfolk Tossing Pufflings Show Notes: 60 Minutes: 11/27/2022 https://www.newsweek.com/mira…
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NO! Transness is NOT new! Marsha 'Pay it No Mind' Johnson Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/marsha-p-johnson https://wams.nyhistory.org/growth-and-turmoil/growing-tensions/marsha-p-johnson/ https://www.si.edu/stories/marsha-johnson-sylvia-rivera-and-history-pride-…
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93 Abortion Is Healthcare & Women Are Losing Their Reproductive Futures
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Be Skeptical Dammit: The Numbers Are In & It's NOT Drag Queens Harming Children Researched: Abortion Is Healthcare & Women Are Losing Their Reproductive Futures Positive: Penis Lore Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.vice.com/en/article/mbqjap/witches-allegedly-stole-penises-and-kept-them-as-pets-in-the-middle-age…
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Be Skeptical Dammit: Sex Talk With Sue Johanson Environment: Eco-friendly Sex Play Wildlife/Researched: Gay Behaviour in the Animal Kingdom Penises: 3 Penis Studies Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/07/health/sue-johanson-dead.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/sue-johanson-obit-1.6892…
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91 Backing Up My Accusations of Deflection & Hypocrisy
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Be Skeptical Dammit: When People Are Wrong, But Cannot Admit It, They Lie Environment: AI Pipe Bots to Fix and Prevent Water Leaks Wildlife: Hacking Photosynthesis Researched: Backing Up My Accusations of Deflection & Hypocrisy Positive: It's Not Winter Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.zmescience.com/science/new…
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90 Retracting Studies, Using Microbes, Australian Fish & Bee Vaccines
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Be Skeptical Dammit: Retracting One's Work Environment: Using Microbes to Recycle More Efficiently Wildlife: Number of Critically Endangered Fish Species Doubles in Australia Positive: Vaccine for Honey Bee Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/future-recycling-may-be-microbes-180979645/…
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89 Tech For Early Alzheimer's Detection & Treatment
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Be Skeptical Dammit: The Fox Sisters and the Beginning of the Spiritualism Movement Environment: Rise of Banned Chemicals in Atmosphere Wildlife: Rare Strain of Toxoplasmosis Gondii & Sea Otters Researched: Tech for Early Alzheimer's Detection & Treatment Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.scientificamerican.com/a…
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Be Skeptical Dammit: Podcast Recommendation; Science Vs Wildlife: Probiotics to Protect Coral Researched: Fascism; Then & Now Positive: Gene Editing for Genetic Lung Disease Show Notes: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fascisms-history-offers-lessons-about-todays-attacks-on-education/ https://truthout.org/articles/us-fascism-is-spreading-…
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87 Bigot Bill, GMO House Plants, Amazing Orcas, High Profile Allies
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Be Skeptical Dammit: Tennessee Bigot Bill Environment: GMO Plants to Clean Indoor Air Wildlife: The Surgical Precision of Orcas Positive: High Profile Allies https://www.npr.org/2023/03/06/1161452175/anti-drag-show-bill-tennessee-trans-rights-minor-care-anti-lgbtq-laws https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/tennessee-governor-signs-first-its-kind-…
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Be Skeptical Dammit: Deflection, Deflection, Deflection Environment: Damages to strucrtures in the Alps Researched: The Shameful bit of Cdn History Known as the LGBT Purge Positive: Wearable Tech to Help With Epilepsy https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-38156985 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lgbtq-purge-in-canada https://lgb…
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85 Religion Where It Doesn't Belong; Part 2
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Using the Bible to Defend Hitting Special Needs Kids Replacing Trained School Counselors with Untrained Clergy Christian Jurors Assume Non-Believers Are Guilty Religion Used to Defend and Commit Atrocities Sharing: Thought I Would Raise My Kids With Belief References: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/07/tennessee-governor-bill…
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Religion in: - Environment - Education - Healthcare - Parenting Sharing: My first questions regarding the religion I was raised in References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Reason https://americanhumanist.org/what-we-do/national-day-of-reason/ https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/christian-lawmaker-cites-bible-to https://www.jmu.e…
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83 How Emotions / Attitudes Physically Affect Us
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Be Skeptical Dammit: Belief in Witchcraft Growing Again Environment & Wildlife: Printing Electronics on Mushrooms Researched: Have Emotions/Attitudes Affect Us Physically Positive: Cranky Uncle App References: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/27/ron-weiser-michigan-witches-assassination/ https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resou…
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Be Skeptical Dammit: Atheist Day Environment & Wildlife: 6 Islands to be Carbon Neutral by 2040 Researched: Maladaptive Day Dreamers Positive: 3D Printed Synthetic Skin References: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23336-maladaptive-daydreaming#:~:text=Maladaptive%20daydreaming%20is%20a%20mental%20health%20issue%20that%20causes%20a,of%…
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Be Skeptical Dammit: Musk Fans, Wake up Environment & Wildlife: Anti-fouling Silicone Paint for Saving Marine Life Wildlife: None this week Researched: Daylight Saving Time Positive: Living 3D Printed Ear Implant References: Skeptics With a K; podcast News.sky.com bbc.com https://e360.yale.edu https://time.com https://www.politico.eu www.reuters.co…
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Be Skeptical Dammit: Fuck Kirk Cameron Environment & Wildlife: Ionocaloric Cooling Wildlife: Fixing the Honeybee's Shortening Lifespan Researched: The Voynich Manuscript Positive: Story; Sleeping In the Wrong House References: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-just-invented-an-entirely-new-way-to-cool-things-that-could-one-…
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79 Memories, Batteries, Palm Oil, Animal Cruelty, Glass Frogs, Best Hand-up Story Ever
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Be Skeptical Dammit: Memory/False Confession Study Environment & Wildlife: - Using Lignin From Trees to Make Battery Parts - Lab Grown Alternative to Palm Oil Wildlife: - Animal Welfare During Sea Travel - How Glass Frogs Become Transparent Positive: Modest Needs Story Websites and other sources will be posted on the social medias, but beginning wi…
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Be Skeptical Dammit: The Deceitful State of Florida Environment & Wildlife: - What is Blue Carbon - The Moon's Affect on Mangrove Forests Researched: California's Drying Lakes Positive: Hope From New Alzheimer's Drug Websites and other sources will be posted on the social medias, but beginning with episode 80 they will be right here.…
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Be Skeptical Dammit: Shame on our Cdn Museum For Human Rights Environment & Wildlife: - Latest 3D Print House Concept Shows Viability - Avian Flu Update Researched: Fertilizing the Ocean to Store CO2 Positive: ID'd Genes May Help Us In Future Droughts Websites and other sources will be posted on the social medias. Soon to be switching for them to a…
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Be Skeptical Dammit: America's Frontline Frauds Environment & Wildlife: - Plastic Islands of Floating Pathogens - Osedax Researched: The Geological Strata Positive: Sea Urchins in Hats Websites and other sources will be posted on the social medias.By Ruby P.
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Be Skeptical Dammit! - Preregistered Trials Wild/Plant Life - Ants in Place of Pesticides Random Researched Topic - Regenerated Agriculture Positive Topic - E-skin Technology The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.By Ruby P.
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Be Skeptical Dammit! - Propagana & Radicalization; opinion Enviroment: Block Island Wild/Plant Life - Ecosystem Found in Sinkhole Researched Topic - Farm-to-Closet Positive Topic -Thoughts From a Secular Humanist (poem) The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.…
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73 Biases in Healthcare, Part 4; LGBTQ+ Based
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On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - Article: Pseudo-Profound Bullshit Enviroment: 17 Year Old Could Change Future of Electric Vehicles Wild/Plant Life - Avian Flu in Red Foxes & Other Mammals Researched Topic - Biases in Healthcare; LGBTQ+ Based Positive Topic - Small Cancer Trial Results in All Patients in Remission The sources for information…
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On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - Strong Backbone Award Enviroment - 200,000 Homes in England at Risk by 2050 Researched Topic - EcoTourism Positive Topic - Blood Pressure e-Tattoos The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.By Ruby P.
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71 Vertical Farming / Vertical Plant Factories
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On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - Welcome Back to New York Polio Enviroment / Plant Life - Turning Wind Turbine Blades into Gummy Bears? Researched Topic - Veritcal Farming / Veritcal Plant Factories Positive Topic - Death Cafes The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.…
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On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - The Channeller of Carlos Environment - Toilet Paper Tubes Wildlife - Domestic Cats Researched Topic - The Stonewall Uprising Personal Story - The A&W Earthquake The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.By Ruby Pommer
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69 Biases in Healthcare; Part 3 - Weight Based
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On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - Republicans Miss Exception; Blame Hospital Environment - Contaminents in the St. Lawrence River Wildlife / Plant Life - Ceatures of the Dark; Part 2 Researched Topic - Biases in Healthcare; Part 3 - Weight Based Positive Topic - Restoring Hearing After Loss The sources for information shared on this episode w…
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On this episode: Vaginas, Vulvas and Clits; - Parts - Bullshit & Woo - Health and Care - Menstruation - Shaming - Folklore and Myth - Art The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.By Ruby Pommer
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67 Biases in Healthcare; Part 2 - Race Based
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On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - Everything Detectors Wildlife / Plant Life - Not Tracked Magpies Help Tracked Magpies Researched Topic - Biases in Healthcare; Part 2 - Race Based Positive Topic - Communication Via Brain Waves The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social media sites.…
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66 Biases in Healthcare; Part 1 - Sex Based
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On this episode: Be Skeptical Dammit! - M-RNA Can't Change DNA Environment - A Superglue From Mistletoe Wildlife / Plant Life - Penguins Playing With Puffer Fish Researched Topic - Biases in Healthcare; Part 1 - Sex Based Positive Topic - VR Treatments for Mental Health The sources for information shared on this episode will be posted on the social…
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