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Episode 164: Food Aid

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Laura leads the panel in a discussion of food aid, both foreign and domestic, and the ways in which the global pandemic has influenced the delivery of services.

Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society.

International Aid: Food Aid for the Hungry? (Global Policy Forum) | Understanding food assistance (Global Affairs Canada) | Aid (Wikipedia) | When Food Isn’t the Answer to Hunger (NYT Opinionator Blog) | How Can Food Aid be More Effective? (United Nations University) | In An Email, Hillary Clinton Once Wrote: ‘Plumpy’Nut?’ Plumpy What? (NPR) | Malnutrition (WHO) | Food for Peace (Wikipedia) | U.S. International Food Assistance
Report (USDA)

Food Banks: How food banks in Canada work, and why they’re necessary (Local Love) | A Snapshot of Food Banks in Canada and the COVID-19 Crisis: Key Findings (Food Banks Canada) | Food banks call for inclusion in emergency planning, pointing to spike in demand due to COVID-19 (The Globe and Mail) | ‘The worst is yet to come’, report warns as Ontario food banks see rise in first-time users (Global News) | Toronto food banks see big increase in demand amid COVID-19 pandemic (CBC News) | Food banks provide low nutritional value: study (CBC News) | Hunger Count 2019 (Food Banks Canada) | One in seven Canadians experiencing food insecurity during the pandemic: report (CTV News) | Hey Canada, Why Don’t You Have Food Stamps?

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Episode 129: The Olympics

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn, Lauren, and Laura discuss some of the myths and scandals surrounding the Olympic Games.

Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that delves into issues of science, critical thinking, and secular humanism.

Links: North Korea at the Olympics (Wikipedia) | Olympics and their economic impact: Updated research roundup (Journalist's Resource) | Costs and benefits of hosting the Olympics (Economics Help) | The Economics of Hosting the Olympic Games (Council on Foreign Relations) | Cultural Impacts of Hosting the Olympics (Aperian Global) | List of bids for the Summer Olympics (Wikipedia) | The Life and Murder of Stella Walsh, Intersex Olympic Champion (Longreads.com) | A Brief History of Sexism in TV Coverage of the Olympics (The Atlantic) | Caster Semenya (Wikipedia) | Pierre de Coubertin (Wikipedia) | First modern Olympics is held – Apr 06, 1896 (HISTORY.com) | Larry Nassar sentenced to 175 years in prison (Daily Mail Online) | Former U.S. gymnastics doctor sentenced 40 to 175 years in sex assault case (CBC) | Russian Olympic official says doping whistleblower should be executed (The Guardian) | Russia Is Barred From Winter Olympics. Russia Is Sending 169 Athletes to Winter Olympics. (The New York Times) | Ross Rebagliati (Wikipedia) | List of stripped Olympic medals (Wikipedia) | Doping in Russia (Wikipedia) | Russia ban decision was ‘a balance,’ says IOC chief Bach (Reuters) | Russia banned from Winter Olympics over state-sponsored doping (The Guardian) | How Bryan Fogel Documented Russia’s Olympic Doping Scandal (Vulture) | Gymnastics scandal: 8 times Larry Nassar could have been stopped (NBC News) | What Is The 2016 Olympic Beach Volleyball Dress Code? Here’s How The Rules Have Changed (Bustle) | 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal (Wikipedia) | The day scandal sliced Olympic ice (TheSpec.com) | U.S. Figure Skating denies French report of collusion between U.S. and Russian judges (Yahoo!) | Figure Skating Dances Around Questionable Judging (The Washington Post) | Olympic Judging: Fair or Biased? (Minitab ) | How ski jumping gets Olympic judging right (The Washington Post) | Finding Flaws in Figure Skating (Seed Magazine) | Skating insiders question Sochi judging (USA Today) | Russian Charged with Olympic Figure Skating Fix (CBC) | Controversial decisions lead to suspension of boxing judges (LA Times) | Judging scandal still haunts Korean Yang (Reuters)

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Episode 126: Trans Fats, the Pay Gap, Passwords, Physiospect

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Lauren, Laura, and Ashlyn take listener requests! The panel discusses trans fats, the gender pay gap, password security, and an exciting form of health pseudoscience called the physiospect.

Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that delves into issues of science, critical thinking, and secular humanism.

SkeptiCamp Talks: SkeptiCamp Winnipeg 2017

Pysiospect: Skeptophilia: Quantum frequency box | Physiospect diagnostics & therapy bioresonance unit

Trans Fats: Minister Petitpas Taylor announces Government of Canada ban on partially hydrogenated oils (Government of Canada) | Prohibiting the Use of Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs) in Foods (Dietitians of Canada) | Prohibiting the Use of Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs) in Foods (Government of Canada Notice of Modification) | Trans fat (Wikipedia) | Fat and Why it Matters (Indiana University) | Ruminant trans fatty acids and coronary heart disease—cause for concern? (International Journal of Epidemiology)

Password Security: Changes in Password Best Practices (Schneier on Security) | Digital Identity Guidelines: Authentication and Lifecycle Management (NIST) | Best practices for passwords updated after original author regrets his advice (The Verge)

Gender Pay Gap: Earnings (Bureau of Labor Statistics) | Gender wage gap data (OECD) | The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap (AAUW) | Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students (PNAS) | The Actual Science of James Damore’s Google Memo (Wired) | Why Men Don’t Believe the Data on Gender Bias in Science (Wired)

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Episode 51: Climate Change, Part 2

Episode 51: Climate Change, Part 2

In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Greg Christensen, Richelle McCullough, and Donna Harris discuss the science (and politics) of global climate change.

Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a program promoting secular humanism and scientific skepticism presented by the Winnipeg Skeptics and the Humanists, Atheists & Agnostics of Manitoba.

Links: Greenland Ice Sheet May Melt Completely | Hurricane Formation (Principle Layers of the Atmosphere, Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, North Atlantic Oscillation) | The Year Without a Summer | Solar (Sunspot) Cycle | Global Warming & Climage Change Myths from Skeptical Science

Correction: Greg mentioned that the Year Without a Summer (1816) was precipitated by the eruption of Krakatoa; this “volcanic winter” is actually attributed to a succession of volcanic events culminating in the eruption of Mount Tambora, which began in 1815.

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Episode 50: Climate Change, Part 1

Episode 50: Climate Change, Part 1

In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Greg Christensen, Richelle McCullough, and Donna Harris discuss the science (and politics) of global climate change.

Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a program promoting secular humanism and scientific skepticism presented by the Winnipeg Skeptics and the Humanists, Atheists & Agnostics of Manitoba.

Links: Correlation and Causation (Wikipedia, Internet Explorer Market Share Linked to Murder Rates, Ridiculous Infographics) | Milankovitch Cycles (Wikipedia, Khan Academy) | Bob Carter (Wikipedia, Skeptical Science, Telegraph Article) | Greenland Ice Sheet May Melt Completely | Hurricane Formation (Principle Layers of the Atmosphere, Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, North Atlantic Oscillation) | Global Warming & Climage Change Myths from Skeptical Science

Correction: In this episode, Donna mentioned that Tracie Harris would be speaking at February’s HAAM meeting. Tracie will in fact be speaking on 12 March 2013.

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Episode 26: “Thrive”

Episode 26: “Thrive”

In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem Newman, Gary Barbon, and Mark Forkheim discuss the online conspiracy film “Thrive” with Robert Shindler, Richelle McCullough, and Greg Christensen.

This episode was recorded over Google+, so the audio quality is occasionally inconsistent. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, Greg, Richelle, and Robert had to drop out of the show early, but Mark, Gary, and Gem soldiered on!

Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a program promoting secular humanism and scientific skepticism presented by the Winnipeg Skeptics and the Humanists, Atheists & Agnostics of Manitoba.

News Items: Bad Science Watch | Students at Quebec School Have Adverse Reaction to Hypnotist Act | Hypnosis (Wikipedia, The Skeptic’s Dictionary) | Obese Father Loses Custody of His Children | Do Atheists Have a Sexual Harassment Problem? | Freethought Blogs Roundtable (Harassment at Conferences, Why Talk About Social Justice?) | SkeptiCamp Winnipeg | Winnipeg Skeptics Anti-Harassment Policy | New NSA Docs Contradict 9/11 Claims (Salon, National Security Archive) | Prometheus: It Sucked

Addressing Some of Thrive’s Claims: Thrive | Entropy and Life | Graphical (Linear) Projection | The Flower of Life | Skeptoid on UFOs | SkeptiCamp Winnipeg: Perpetual Motion and Free Energy | The Hutchison “Effect” | The Death of Eugene Mallove (Suspects Arrested, Schaffer Enters Guilty Plea) | Interviewees Repudiate Thrive (Interviewees Distance Themselves from the Film, John Robbins Speaks Out Against Thrive) | Thrive Debunked (Index, Ancient Astronauts, Crop Circles, “False Flag” Attacks, Global Domination)

What Are You Reading? Hitch-22 | Against Intellectual Monopoly | Hegemony or Survival | Fundamentals of Computational Neuroscience | Going Solo | Singlism | Dying of the Light | John Dies at the End | Redshirts | I Am Legend | Why Are You Atheists So Angry? | Before Watchmen

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