Episode #38

Remembering History: 

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day/january-11/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ryan

Shout out to Tim Farley:

http://www.skepticality.com/

Wakefield sues BMJ: 

http://m.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jan/05/andrew-wakefield-sues-bmj-mmr?cat=society&type=article

Episode 39 - January 11 - Shownotes

Corporate Personhood:

http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/11/18/372361/rep-deutch-introduces-occupied-constitutional-amendment-to-ban-corporate-money-in-politics/?mobile=nc

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CD8QFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alternet.org%2Fstory%2F153185%2F&ei=m1sKT-nLLsnyggf937SmDg&usg=AFQjCNEVGCuLXuoASzhIoypCTa4gH_w1nQ&sig2=bUnMgCD89mbB0UZDyGpdVw

Tax deduction for space burials: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-space-burial-20111209,0,993488.story

Biology of Politics: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239995.php

Assisted Suicide: http://m.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jan/05/assisted-suicide-should-be-legal?cat=society&type=article

Episode 37 - January 4 - Shownotes

Remembering History: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-nixon-refuses-to-hand-over-tapes

Church gets special protection: http://atheism.about.com/b/2011/03/19/indiana-churches-get-special-legal-protections.htm

Nevada Fetal Personhood initiative: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/19/nevada-fetal-personhood_n_1159082.html

More on fracking: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/world/south-african-farmers-see-threat-from-fracking.html?_r=1&ref=science

European Court Stem Cell Decision: http://www.nature.com/news/german-science-organizations-slam-european-court-over-stem-cell-ruling-1.9606

Recorded January 2, 2012 in Des Moines, IA.

Shownotes for Episode 34 - December 14, 2011: Saudi execution, military brain testing, Turkish censorship, female circumcision, fracking in WY

EU ban on stem cell patents

http://m.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2011/dec/12/eu-ban-stem-cell-patents?cat=science&type=article

Immunize Australia program.

http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/

Saudi execution

http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-arabia-executes-woman-convicted-sorcery-132159048.html

Congressman slams military brain testing.

http://www.propublica.org/article/congressman-slams-military-brain-testing-program

Govt. tests AIDS drugs on foster children.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7736157/ns/health-aids/t/government-tested-aids-drugs-foster-kids/?ocid=twitter

Turkish internet censorship

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/12/controversial-turkish-internet-c.html?rss=1

Forced sterilization in NC

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2011/12/10/us/redress-weighed-for-forced-sterilizations-in-north-carolina.xml

Malawi reviews gay ban

http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/09/malawi-homosexuality-ban-review?cat=world&type=article

Obama ties foreign aid to gay rights

http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/06/us-overseas-aid-human-rights?cat=world&type=article

Female circumcision guidelines prevent mutilation?

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/health-official-claims-circumcision-guidelines-prevent-female-mutilation/473299

Fracking in Wyoming

http://www.propublica.org/article/feds-link-water-contamination-to-fracking-for-first-time

http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/wy/pavillion/EPA_ReportOnPavillion_Dec-8-2011.pdf


http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/wy/pavillion/EPA_ReportOnPavillion_Dec-8-2011.pdf

Episode 29 Wiretapping

Kham Ung, Google; Female Genital Mutilation

Introduction(0-:40)

Remembering History Air Commerce Act (:40-2:41)

http://www.faa.gov/about/history/brief_history/

News in Brief

7th Billion Person (2:46-4:41)

http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

I. Government Censorship? Google’s Got Your Back (4:45-13:00)

http://phandroid.com/2011/10/27/government-censorship-googles-got-your-back/

News in Brief

Obama announces student loan relief (13:01-17:32)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45039424/ns/politics-white_house/

That muffin didn't cost taxpayers $16 after all (17:33-18:13)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45082656/ns/politics/

II. Female genital mutilation in Senegal (18:14-21:23)

http://www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/en-fgm-countries-senegal.pdf

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/world/africa/movement-to-end-genital\

-cutting-spreads-in-senegal.html 

Tribute to Kham Ung 1972-2011(24:02-31:40)

Member of the Skeptics Guide to Government Podcast

Quote--”It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of

importance.”~ Thomas Huxley (32:41-31:58)

Capitol Steps (32:00-35:58)

Episode 28 Oct 25 Minority Report

Redistricting; Data Eye in Sky, Future Screening Technology

Introduction

Remembering History 10/25/11 In the year 2137 BC, a solar eclipse

occurred in China
http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/oct25.htm

http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~toh/AstroLesson/jasa9107.txt

News Brief

Correction of Scotland’s Court Case

 http://m.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/12/scotland-asbestos?cat=uk&type=article

Election in Tunisia

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/25/world/africa/tunisia-election-results/

I. Redistricting

http://www.propublica.org/podcast/item/podcast-the-hidden-hands-in-redistricting\
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/07/fec-allows-redistricting_n_568419.html
http://www.campaignfreedom.org/newsroom/detail/fec-advises-dem-redistricting-gro\
up-it-may-raise-unlimited-funds
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/opinion/14fri4.html

http://www.legis.iowa.gov/Resources/Redist/redistricting.aspx

http://archive.fairvote.org/redistricting/reports/remanual/ia.htm

http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/article_42a5731c-\

1a19-11e0-93d1-001cc4c002e0.html

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Redistricting_in_Iowa

II. Government Aims to Build a ‘Data Eye in the Sky

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/science/11predict.html?ref=science

News Brief

Retrial of Bahrain Medics

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/new-civilian-retrial-opens-for\

-bahrain-medics-linked-to-anti-government-unrest/2011/10/23/gIQARI328L_story.html

Cutting Red Tape in Healthcare Can Save Billions

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/751708?src=rss

III. Future Attribute Screening Technology

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8818716/US-crime-pred\
icting-technology-tests-draw-Minority-Report-comparisons.html
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/10/pre-crime-detection/

Quote--Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the

most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.--David Suzuki

Wrap