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  • The Challenger Tragedy claimed the lives of 7 people, but maybe it shouldn't really be described as an accident...

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    https://www.britannica.com/event/Challenger-disaster
    https://www.nasa.gov/challenger-sts-51l-accident/
    https://www.space.com/18084-space-shuttle-challenger.html
    https://www.nasa.gov/history/35-years-ago-remembering-challenger-and-her-crew/
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/challenger-explodes
    https://digital.nls.uk/1980s/science-technology/challenger-disaster/
    https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jan/29/us-space-shuttle-challenger-explodes-after-take-off-1986
    https://www.history.com/news/how-the-challenger-disaster-changed-nasa
    https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/harperkids/space-shuttle-challenger-explosion
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelperegrine/2021/01/24/the-lasting-leadership-lessons-from-the-challenger-disaster/
    https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/ajp.156.10.1536
    https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/28/464744781/30-years-after-disaster-challenger-engineer-still-blames-himself
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/16/challenger-disaster-american-netflix-space-shuttle
    https://digital.nls.uk/1980s/science-technology/challenger-disaster/
    https://www.history.com/news/how-the-challenger-disaster-changed-nasa
    https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jan/29/us-space-shuttle-challenger-explodes-after-take-off-1986
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/challenger-explodes
    https://www.nasa.gov/history/35-years-ago-remembering-challenger-and-her-crew/
    https://www.space.com/18084-space-shuttle-challenger.html
    https://www.space.com/18084-space-shuttle-challenger.html
    https://www.britannica.com/event/Challenger-disaster
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/16/challenger-disaster-american-netflix-space-shuttle
    https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/ajp.156.10.1536
    https://www.history.com/news/big-bird-challenger-disaster-nasa-sesame-street

  • Does UBI help people? Will it destroy the concept of work ethic? Is it even enough to fix Capitalism's problems? Let's see what science has to say about free money...

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    References and Further Reading
    References & Further Reading
    Universal Basic Income
    https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2018/12/what-is-universal-basic-income-basics
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8378560/
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047272723000634

    UBI Trials
    https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map
    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/04/universal-basic-income-of-1600-pounds-a-month-to-be-trialled-in-england
    https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/questions-mayor/find-an-answer/universal-basic-income-trial-findings
    https://www.givedirectly.org/2023-ubi-results/

    UBI & Health
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953621007061
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047272723000634
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34319878/
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34319890/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7208547/
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33789535/

    UBI & Wealth
    https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2022/research/basic-income-could-cut-poverty/
    https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/nov/16/ai-is-coming-for-our-jobs-could-universal-basic-income-be-the-solution

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  • Trouble reading this? You might need glasses, or... you could be dyslexic - which, thanks to our patrons, is exactly what we're talking about this week!

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    References and Further Reading
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis/
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/symptoms/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557668/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2967798/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6430506/
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30458541/
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320507873_Dyslexia_and_Specific_Learning_Disorders_New_International_Diagnostic_Criteria
    https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/specific-learning-disorder/what-is-specific-learning-disorder
    https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/dyslexia/how-is-dyslexia-diagnosed

  • Whether you're a smarty pants or not, you should listen to this episode; it's guaranteed to make you smarter. Probably...

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    References and Further Readinghttps://www.britannica.com/science/IQhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6927908/https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121219133334.htmhttps://www.science.org/content/article/what-does-iq-really-measurehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3341646/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/10/harvard-psychologist-types-of-intelligence-where-do-you-score-highest-in.htmlhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rational-and-irrational-thought-the-thinking-that-iq-tests-miss/https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/do-iq-tests-actually-measure-intelligencehttps://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/question455.htmhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7709590/

  • Dragons' Den promoted a purported "cure" to ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but are these Ear Seeds pseduoscience or a super-cure?

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    References and Further Reading
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/nomanazish/2022/11/26/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ear-seeding/?sh=12302f8452af
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56482374
    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/24/doctors-complain-to-bbc-over-dragons-den-contestants-claim-to-have-cured-me
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68097756
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532287/
    https://www.britannica.com/science/acupuncture
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/acupuncture/
    https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/acupuncture-what-you-need-to-know
    https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj-2021-067475
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557676/
    https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q204.full

  • We just can't shake the 5th Sci Guy, NoahFinnce, so it's pretty fitting that he's joining us to talk about Attachment Theory!

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    References and Further Reading
    https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-health-development/attachment-early-years
    http://labs.psychology.illinois.edu/~rcfraley/attachment.htm
    https://www.britannica.com/science/attachment-theory/Individual-difference-features-of-attachment-theory
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4085672/
    https://www.simplypsychology.org/mary-ainsworth.html
    https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft28248-000
    https://www.simplypsychology.org/disorganized-attachment.html

  • What does science say about capitalism? Harry (@thechampagne_socialist) joins as we chat about what science has to say about capitalism, whether it works, and how it affects your brain...

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    References and Further Reading
    Capitalism
    The Origin of Capitalism, Ellen Meiksins Wood
    https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/Series/Back-to-Basics/Capitalism
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/07/18/magazine/herman-daly-interview.html

    UBI
    https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/questions-mayor/find-an-answer/universal-basic-income-trial-findings
    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/04/universal-basic-income-of-1600-pounds-a-month-to-be-trialled-in-england
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33789535/

    Papers on Capitalism
    https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/politics-policy/political-ideals-systems/capitalism/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10315660/
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21332490/
    https://scienceandsociety.columbia.edu/events/science-and-capitalism-entangled-histories

    Peer Review & Open Access
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/06/03/is-thirst-profit-harming-scientific-research/
    https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/281970/CUsersInfodeskDownloadssmw_148_w14600.pdf

    Capitalism & Climate
    https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/climate-talks/capitalism-environmentalism

  • Let's start this year with a bang, and talk about all the times nearly everything on the planet died (and how humans might be making it happen again...)

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    References and Further Reading
    Mass Extinctions
    https://www.britannica.com/science/mass-extinction-event
    https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/teaching-resources/life-science/early-life-earth-animal-origins
    https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-mass-extinction-and-are-we-facing-a-sixth-one.html
    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mass-extinction
    https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/what-is-the-sixth-mass-extinction-and-what-can-we-do-about-it
    https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-ancient-fossils/extinction/mass-extinction
    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/03/2/l_032_04.html
    https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1400253
    https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1206664432/21-species-extinct-fish-wildlife-birds

    Anthropocene
    https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-the-anthropocene.html
    https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/anthropocene/
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/64987187
    https://phys.org/news/2023-03-scientists-disturbing-remote-island-plastic.html
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8016130/

  • The wonderful Leena Norms joins us to chat about the ever present unease with the end of the world as we know it. What a fun way to start the year...

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    References & Further Reading
    Climate Anxiety
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8499625/
    https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-to-cope-with-eco-anxiety.html
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33389625/
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34895496/
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32623280/
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0887618520300773?via%3Dihub
    https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00278-3/fulltext

    Climate Change
    https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temperature
    https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
    https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health
    https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/key-findings
    https://climate-change.data.gov.uk/

  • It's Veganuary again, so what better time to look into the science of veganism? Strap in and join us as we look into how large scale farming affects our planet, and whether veganism is actually worth it...

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    References & Further Reading
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7256495/
    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/13/meat-greenhouses-gases-food-production-study
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-021-00358-x.epdf?sharing_token=TOTcNgshHIcyVRBXC2L7VNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0P5hJzOufiwVEu0osAOLG2L7YmizCBD0QPnXzpZvdgVd21n-7QUfEf8uD-CKplQ9ExzxDMLCmm-q527Wp8JIzM_Egm9B2aZIBUMO-vI9_80d1Y0jEMYHXFqa8GpUwxXkeJwiYfoJl3arDj3njdrwz0pFQy2ZBalLcHviN0deS-DDXb3y_kJq1iZeS-CsxtN7yuxBC9fRzqyhzJLSyI00OevCcEvsCxhkNq-h9wUvXHlxVobprBnmL-wp0SH1lJnMqEeOsI0cMfczKOCmfTUh86L&tracking_referrer=www.theguardian.com
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w
    https://theconversation.com/vegan-diet-has-just-30-of-the-environmental-impact-of-a-high-meat-diet-major-study-finds-210152
    https://www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/research/networks/EPIC
    https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-11-11-sustainable-eating-cheaper-and-healthier-oxford-study
    https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00251-5/fulltext
    https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/vegan-diet-better-environment
    https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/winter-2015/articles/soy-the-biggest-food-crop-we-never-talk-about
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531721000191?via%3Dihub
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26853923/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073751/

  • Feel like you've seen this all before? That's because we're recapping the best bits from the last year of Sci Guys!

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  • Chanel Williams joins us as we chat about the strange scientist who swore you could make a mini-man, using only a pumpkin and some jizz... No, really. Recorded live in London, at Jamboree.

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    References & Further Reading
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7256495/
    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/13/meat-greenhouses-gases-food-production-study
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-021-00358-x.epdf?sharing_token=TOTcNgshHIcyVRBXC2L7VNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0P5hJzOufiwVEu0osAOLG2L7YmizCBD0QPnXzpZvdgVd21n-7QUfEf8uD-CKplQ9ExzxDMLCmm-q527Wp8JIzM_Egm9B2aZIBUMO-vI9_80d1Y0jEMYHXFqa8GpUwxXkeJwiYfoJl3arDj3njdrwz0pFQy2ZBalLcHviN0deS-DDXb3y_kJq1iZeS-CsxtN7yuxBC9fRzqyhzJLSyI00OevCcEvsCxhkNq-h9wUvXHlxVobprBnmL-wp0SH1lJnMqEeOsI0cMfczKOCmfTUh86L&tracking_referrer=www.theguardian.com
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w
    https://theconversation.com/vegan-diet-has-just-30-of-the-environmental-impact-of-a-high-meat-diet-major-study-finds-210152
    https://www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/research/networks/EPIC
    https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-11-11-sustainable-eating-cheaper-and-healthier-oxford-study
    https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00251-5/fulltext
    https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/vegan-diet-better-environment
    https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/winter-2015/articles/soy-the-biggest-food-crop-we-never-talk-about
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531721000191?via%3Dihub
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26853923/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073751/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073751/
    https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism
    https://www.statista.com/topics/7297/veganism-in-the-united-kingdom/#topicOverview

  • Our patrons demanded we talk about the sicence of Sensory Processing Disorder, and that's exactly what we're doing this week!

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    References & Further Reading
    https://archive.org/details/sensoryintegrati00ayre/page/n11/mode/2up
    https://childmind.org/article/the-debate-over-sensory-processing/
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285591455_DSM-5_Application_for_Sensory_Processing_Disorder_Appendix_A_part_1
    https://eput.nhs.uk/media/b2sdvcsb/sensory-processing-disorder-information-leaflet-for-parents.pdf
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149116/
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877117320300648?via%3Dihub
    https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/signs-of-sensory-processing-disorder/
    https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/signs-of-sensory-processing-disorder/

  • The rates of substance abuse are far higher amongst those with ADHD, so this week ADHD Love's Rox joins us to talk about addiction, sobriety, and ADHD!

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    References & Further Reading
    Addiction
    https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/addiction-science/drugs-brain-behavior-science-of-addiction
    https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/recreational-drugs-alcohol-and-addiction/drug-and-alcohol-addiction-useful-contacts/
    https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/addiction-support/addiction-what-is-it/

    ADHD
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/
    https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/index.html
    https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data.html
    https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html
    https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/background-information/prevalence/#:~:text=In%20the%20UK%2C%20the%20prevalence,and%20in%20people%20with%20disabilities.



    ADHD & Addiction
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4414493/
    https://chadd.org/about-adhd/co-occuring-conditions/
    https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-psychiatric-treatment/article/adhd-with-comorbid-substance-use-disorder-review-of-treatment/C0B6C471528932F7402424742F0AA463
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4403287/
    https://www.additudemag.com/addictive-behaviors-adhd/
    https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/substance-use-and-mental-health#:~:text=Occurring%20Mental%20Disorders-,Overview,most%20severe%20form%20of%20SUD.
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871620303343

    ADHD Medication
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4147667/
    https://childmind.org/article/adhd-meds-lead-addiction/

    ADHD Children
    https://www.additudemag.com/children-with-adhd-avoid-failure-punishment/

  • We can't quite remember what we talked about in this episode, so I guess you'll have to get stuck in and find out for yourself...

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    https://www.britannica.com/science/amnesia
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5861508/
    https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/29/amnesia-researchers-use-light-to-restore-lost-memories-in-mice
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982222019066
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-our-brains-make-memories-14466850/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4246028/
    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/human-memory
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2649674/
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/memory-loss-amnesia/

  • Extreme reactions to percieved rejection are common feelings amongst people with ADHD, but is the science there to back that up and explain wy it happens? That's what we're looking at in this week's episode Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, voted for by our patrons

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    ADHD
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/symptoms/

    RSD
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24099-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-rsd
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10569543/

    Emotional Dysregulation
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/25065-emotional-dysregulation
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1586/ern.12.109
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37747111/

  • Do you care about the climate? How do you feel about Just Stop Oil? This week we're discussing the facts around climate change & how extreme protests affect public opinion.

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    References & Further Reading
    Just Stop Oil
    https://juststopoil.org/faqs/

    Public Order & Protest Laws
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/655/made

    Environmental Impacts of Fossil Fuels
    https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/causes-effects-climate-change
    https://www.nrdc.org/stories/fossil-fuels-dirty-facts
    https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/oil-and-gas-development

    Protests
    https://theconversation.com/just-stop-oil-do-radical-protests-turn-the-public-away-from-a-cause-heres-the-evidence-192901
    https://theconversation.com/climate-change-radical-activists-benefit-social-movements-history-shows-why-181977
    https://brookes.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=384ad6d2-e8c1-4f38-bb5f-af1e00e54fda
    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2378023120925949
    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230421-earth-day-the-science-of-climate-change-protest
    https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/publications/activists-dilemma-extreme-protest-actions-reduce-popular-support

  • The UK government have promised to ban Conversion "Therapy", and yet they've still neglected to actually get around to it. This week we dig into the facts around this harmful pseudoscience.

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    Conversion Therapy
    https://www.history.com/news/gay-conversion-therapy-origins-19th-century
    https://www.stonewall.org.uk/everything-you-need-know-about-conversion-therapy
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study
    https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/Advocacy/policy_resources/AACAP-conversion-therapy-issue-brief.pdf
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352552521001092
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8189432/
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27474701/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10018052/

    Banning Conversion Therapy
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2023/11/02/lgbtq-celebrities-demand-immediate-conversion-therapy-ban-in-uk/
    https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/06/conversion-therapy-kings-speech-uk-lgbtq/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040471/
    https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/which-countries-have-already-banned-conversion-therapy

  • Do you feel sad in Winter? If so you might have SAD! No, seriously... Seasonal Affective Disorder is a form of depression that follows a seasonal pattern. If you want to know more I guess you'll just have to watch!

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    https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/treatment/
    https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/symptoms/
    https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/seasonal-affective-disorder
    https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/about-sad/
    https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/mental-health/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/
    https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/mental-illnesses-and-mental-health-problems/seasonal-affective-disorder-(sad)
    https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/seasonal-affective-disorder
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/seasonal-affective-disorder/#inheritance
    https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamin-d/#:~:text=It%20is%20a%20fat%2Dsoluble,control%20infections%20and%20reduce%20inflammation.
    https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/melatonin/common-questions-about-melatonin/#:~:text=It%20helps%20control%20your%20sleep,natural%20supply%20of%20the%20hormone.

  • There's some evidence that langauges can impact the way your brain works, but what happens when you know more than one? Thanks to our patrons, that's exactly what we're chatting about this week! Exclusively in English, unfortunately...

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    References & Further Reading
    Language
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/language

    Bilinguals
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4295724/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6168212/#:~:text=Bilinguals%20who%20learn%20two%20languages,referred%20to%20as%20sequential%20bilinguals.
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324728/
    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cogs.12672

    How Language Affects the Brain
    https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/07/being-bilingual-good-for-brain-mental-health
    https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/bilingual-advantage-aging-brain
    https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/the-battle-over-bilingualism/462114/
    https://ilabs.uw.edu/sites/default/files/2017_FerjanRamirez_Kuhl_NAEYC.pdf
    https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2022/04/29/learning-language-changes-your-brain/
    https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2017/language-shapes-how-the-brain-perceives-time/
    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-language-shapes-thought/
    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221103-how-language-warps-the-way-you-perceive-time-and-space