Episodes

  • Episode #64 - The Oldest Profession
    May 9 2022

    Show Notes and Links:

    1 in 5 people in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted infection (CDC)

    The Estimated Direct Lifetime Medical Costs of Sexually Transmitted Infections Acquired (NIH)

    The effects of the national HPV vaccination programme in England, UK (Lancet)

    Money, Sex and Happiness (NBER)

    Would you think about doing sex for money? Structure and agency in deciding to sell sex in Canada (SAGE)

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Episode #63 - Protecting Sunshine
    Mar 28 2022

    Show Notes and Links:

    A short history of daylight saving time

    History of Daylight Saving Time (DST)

    Why Do We Change the Clocks, Anyway? (New York Times)

    Losing Sleep Over Daylight Saving Time May Increase Workplace Injuries

    Here’s why daylight saving time hurts workers’ productivity (CNBC)

    Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem. (NIH)

    How daylight saving time can make you less productive, less ethical and more prone to injury at work (CBC)

    Five economic effects of daylight saving time (Quartz)

    Daylight Saving Time – Top 3 Pros and Cons (ProCon)

    Measurable health effects associated with the daylight saving time shift (NIH)

    Daylight Saving Time Transitions: Impact on Total Mortality (NIH)

    The pros and cons of switching to permanent Daylight Saving Time (Global News)

    U.S. Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent (Reuters)

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    50 mins
  • Episode #62 - Parental Guidance and Baby Cages
    Mar 14 2022

    Show Notes and Links:

    Early Hollywood and the Hays Code

    This Film Is Not Yet Rated (Wikipedia)

    Movie Ratings Turn 50: How the MPAA Changed the Film Industry Forever

    Film content information in Ontario

    Beyond Today’s Video Game Rating Systems

    The effectiveness of a parental guide for prevention of problematic video gaming in children (NIH)

    Parental Guidance: A Content Analysis of MPAA Motion Picture Rating Justifications 1993–2005

    7 ways being a parent is different around the world (Business Insider)

    The Intriguing History of 1930s Baby Cages

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Episode #61 - Domesticated Murder Machines
    Jan 31 2022

    Show Notes and Links:

    Did you bring home a pandemic pet? (Globe and Mail)

    When Did People Start Keeping Pets? (Smithsonian)

    The Evolution of Pet Ownership (Pedigree)

    A New Origin Story for Dogs (The Atlantic)

    Why do we love pets? An expert explains. (The Washington Post)

    Long before they conquered the Internet, cats took over the world (The Washington Post)

    Understanding Relations between People and their Pets

    From tigers to axolotls: Why people keep exotic pets in Russia

    10 Famous Weird Pets in History (Flavorwire)

    The Myth of "Mind-Altering Parasite" Toxoplasma Gondii? (Discover)

    Can a cat parasite control your mind? (Live Science)

    Covid-Sniffing Dogs Are Accurate but Face Hurdles for Widespread Use (The New York Times)

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode #60 - Barbados Ditches the Queen
    Jan 10 2022

    Show Notes and Links:

    Don’t Look Up (Netflix)

    History of Barbados

    Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state (BBC)

    What is a Commonwealth? (Government of Canada)

    Barbados just cut its ties with the Queen. Should Canada follow suit? (CBC)

    Majority of Canadians want to ditch the British monarchy. How feasible is it? (Global News)

    Commonwealth: Seven things you might not know (BBC)

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    58 mins
  • Episode #59 - 2021 Year End Review
    Dec 27 2021
    Show Notes and Links:2021 United States Capitol attack (Wikipedia)FBI Capitol Attack Wanted List (FBI)Harry and Meghan detail royal struggles (CBS)Georgia bans giving water to voters in line under sweeping restrictions (Reuters)Trial of Derek Chauvin (Wikipedia)The road to the 2021 Census (Canadian Government)Canadiens eliminate Maple Leafs in Game 7 (NHL)London, Ontario truck attack (CTV)Canadian Indian residential school gravesites (Wikipedia)A look back at the 2021 B.C. wildfire season (CBC)Did Richard Branson really make it to space? (CBC)Every London, Ont., athletes’ performance at the Tokyo Olympics (Global News)Tom Daley Is Knitting His Way Through The Tokyo Olympics (NPR)Afghanistan: Joe Biden defends US pull-out as Taliban claim victory (BBC)U.S. Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion curbs intact but allows suit (Reuters)2021 Canadian federal election (Wikipedia)The two Michaels are back home from China (Global News)Why the metaverse is more than Mark Zuckerberg’s dream (The Verge)November 2021 Pacific Northwest floods (Wikipedia)After two failed attempts, Canada bans conversion therapy (NPR)Mustangs win 2021 Vanier Cup (Western News)What caused the deadly power outages in Texas and how Canada's grid compares (CBC)Texas Senator Ted Cruz flew to Cancun, Mexico, amid weather crisis (BBC)DO NOT Retweet this photo of Ted Cruz (Twitter)Double Asteroid Redirection Test (NASA)
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Episode #58 - Climate Change Downer
    Dec 6 2021

    Show Notes and Links:

    Climate change (Wikipedia)

    Germany Rejected Nuclear Power—and Deadly Emissions Spiked (Wired)

    If They Are So Alarmed By Climate Change, Why Are They So Opposed To Solving It? (Forbes)

    The four types of climate denier, and why you should ignore them all (The Guardian)

    In Iceland, CO2 sucked from the air is turned to rock (Tech Xplore)

    Nitrogen fixation (Britannica)

    Brazil's deforestation is exploding—and 2020 will be worse (Science)

    Making real a biotechnology dream: nitrogen-fixing cereal crops (MIT)

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Episode #57 - Catching Killers
    Nov 22 2021

    Show Notes and Links:

    DNA profiling (Wikipedia)

    DNA profiling dissertation (PDF)

    Joseph James DeAngelo - Golden State Killer (Wikipedia)

    After Arrest Of Suspected Golden State Killer, Details Of His Life Emerge (NPR)

    London, Ont., was world's 'serial killer capital' (CBC News)

    DNA solves 1984 murder of Christine Jessop (Global News)

    Septic Tank Sam (Wikipedia)

    Gattaca (Wikipedia)

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    1 hr and 14 mins