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23 AUG 2020 · The Californian heatwave is deeply concerning. It’s the latest in a series of unprecedented ‘warming’ events, with no resolution in sight. Â
Artwork: Xavier Coiffic (Unsplash: @xaviercoiffic)Â
References:Â
https://www.space.com/44-venus-second-planet-from-the-sun-brightest-planet-in-solar-system.htmlÂ
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53788018Â
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_ValleyÂ
https://www.space.com/40304-venus-clouds-alien-life-search.html
16 AUG 2020 · Could the secret to problem solving be walking? Many great minds have been fervent walkers. But is it as simple as taking a stroll?
Episode Artwork: Erik Mclean (Unsplash: @introspectivedsgn)
References:
https://www.parentingscience.com/when-do-babies-start-walking.html#:~:text=Most%20babies%20start%20walking%20independently,timeline%20that%20all%20babies%20follow.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipedalism#:~:text=Bipedalism%20is%20a%20form%20of,pes%20for%20%22foot%22).
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/how-think-about-exercise/201501/charles-darwins-daily-walks
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170612-what-you-can-learn-from-einsteins-quirky-habits
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/steve-jobs-swore-by-walking-meetings-heres-science-of-why-theyre-awesome-how-to-do-them-right.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/23/why-ceos-at-google-facebook-and-linkedin-love-walking-meetings.html
https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/a-walk-in-the-woods-with-mark-zuckerberg/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178106000199
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-edge-peak-performance-psychology/201703/the-transient-hypofrontality-edge#:~:text=Transient%20hypofrontality%2C%20then%2C%20means%20that,with%20the%20term%20transient%20hypofrontality.
https://www.thescienceofpsychotherapy.com/prefrontal-cortex/
https://brainworldmagazine.com/walking-is-brain-exercise/#:~:text=Aerobic%20exercise%20in%20particular%20improves,especially%20good%20for%20the%20brain.
9 AUG 2020 · Farming helped humans transition from hunting to gathering. Now it seems we’re helping wild animals do the same. Not farming - gathering. They hunt less or not at all, instead depending on humans for their meals. https://bit.ly/mtephag #huntergatherer #farming #urbanjungle #urbanwildlife #food #animal #ecofriendly #earth #habitat #loveanimals
26 JUL 2020 · Something strange happened at Westall High School in 1966. It came to be called the Westall ‘UFO’ Incident. The Australian government has never discussed it, but newly released US DOD footage may bring us closer to the truth. https://bit.ly/mtepvaw
Episode Artwork: Miriam Espacio (Unsplash @miriamespacio)
Producer: Nial Fernandes (Instagram @mtepodcast)
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series_episodes
https://youtu.be/sPHVvg-dXOs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlaa76rBWHo
https://www.redbull.com/au-en/alien-encounters-australia
https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/audio-reveals-creepy-details-of-australian-ufo-mystery/news-story/471c724255b0388ee4e930a4d35028e7
https://theconversation.com/the-us-military-has-officially-published-three-ufo-videos-why-doesnt-anybody-seem-to-care-137498
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/us/pentagon-ufo-videos.html
12 JUL 2020 · Fallen Giants - Death on the delta.
Hundreds of elephants are dying in Botswana. There are no signs of external trauma or poisoning, leaving experts baffled.
Episode Artwork: Michael Wilcox (Unsplash @mvwilcox)
Producer: Nial Fernandes (Instagram @mtepodcast)
References:
https://www.thedodo.com/5-traits-that-prove-elephants-are-gentle-giants-1096132903.html
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/a-stomp-a-roar-an-elephantquake/
https://thinkglobalschool.org/gentle-giant/
https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/animals/general-animals/elephant-facts/
https://www.seeker.com/videos/animals/do-elephants-really-never-forget-heres-how-their-brains-are-different-from-ours
https://qz.com/1501318/the-mirror-test-for-animals-reflects-the-limits-of-human-cognition/#:~:text=When%20you%20look%20in%20the,whether%20animals%20possess%20self%2Dawareness.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/how-many-types-of-elephants-are-there.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48374880
https://theconversation.com/hundreds-of-elephants-are-mysteriously-dying-in-botswana-a-conservationist-explains-what-we-know-142004
https://twitter.com/BWGovernment/status/1278655613468323842
https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/the-rise-of-zoonotic-diseases-823106.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/11/151124-zimbabwe-elephants-cyanide-poaching-hwange-national-park-africa/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/01/hundreds-elephants-die-mysteriously-botswana-prompting-fears
https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Neurotoxicity.aspx
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/science/elephants-dead-botswana.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/10390634/Poachers-kill-300-Zimbabwe-elephants-with-cyanide.html
28 JUN 2020 · The Rohingya are not safe in their Myanmar home. They face discrimination in the form of torture and murder. Left with no other option, they are fleeing to other countries. But few nations are prepared to accept them.Â
The little boat - A story of sorrow
Artwork: Unsplash - Thierry Meier (@thierrymeier)
Producer: Nial Fernandes (@mtepodcast)
Music: Audiio
References:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43014858
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41566561
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/traffickers-payments-rohingya-stranded-sea-months-200616042728437.html
https://www.nrc.no/news/2018/august/coxs-bazar-the-worlds-largest-refugee-settlement/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42699602
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irQhr9DOfbg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC-ErT81wLc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI7lRmD0NmQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QIP5n15c9I
https://news.un.org/en/story/2017/09/564622-un-human-rights-chief-points-textbook-example-ethnic-cleansing-myanmar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX9Z9gk3Wtc
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/08/rohingya-muslims-170831065142812.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_people#Arrival_of_Islam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_refugees_in_Bangladesh#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20UN%20Refugee,Rohingya%20refugees%20now%20in%20Bangladesh.
14 JUN 2020 · The Fourth Estate - The pulse of a Democracy.
Artwork: Unsplash - Nijwam Swargiary (@pixel_talkies)
Production: Nial Fernandes (@mtepodcast)
Music: Musicbed Licensed
References:
https://australianpolitics.com/topics/media/the-fourth-estate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIClA57jWmQ
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-05/abc-raided-by-australian-federal-police-afghan-files-stories/11181162
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_0sUSt250Y&t=1931s
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir-press/police-in-indian-administered-kashmir-target-journalists-for-alleged-fake-news-idUSKBN2222R6
https://www.firstpost.com/india/in-bareilly-jail-i-was-the-guardian-of-all-kashmiris-says-journalist-qazi-shibli-after-9-months-of-detention-under-psa-8310161.html
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/explained-the-jammu-kashmir-public-safety-act/article29438694.ece
https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/farooq-abdullah-booked-under-psa-know-what-is-public-safety-act-1568696075-1
7 JUN 2020 · Accountability for Officials - No one is above the law.
Artwork: Unsplash - Mike Von (@thevoncomplex)
Production: Nial Fernandes (@mtepodcast)
Music: Musicbed Licensed
References:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-52784290
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-03/nsw-police-officer-in-indigenous-arrest-video-family-speaks/12316226
https://www.usnews.com/opinion/civil-wars/articles/2017-09-07/how-to-hold-police-accountable-to-the-public
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGXEB25WdyQ&feature=emb_title
31 MAY 2020 · Hong Kong - The story so far.
Artwork: Unsplash - Joseph Chan (@yulokchan)
Production: Nial Fernandes (@mtepodcast)
Music: Musicbed Licensed
References:Â
https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-07-03/its-carpe-diem-time-china-what-might-mean-world
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/china-s-security-law-in-hong-kong-explained-36709
https://www.basiclaw23.gov.hk/english/download/reporte.pdf
24 MAY 2020 · Set your mind free.
Artwork: Unsplash - Andre Benz (@trapnation)
Production: Nial Fernandes (@mtepodcast)
Music: Musicbed Licensed
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