APES vs. is a project for Research Triangle High School's AP Environmental Science class. It is a tribute to Gimlet Media's "Science vs" podcast. Students picked a topic related to environmental science and read some scientific papers to find out what experts are saying on the topic. All voices you are hearing are those of high school students, they may be playing the part of experts for dramatic effect, but keep in mind they don't have PhDs just yet.
APES vs.
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APES vs. is a project for Research Triangle High School's AP Environmental Science class. It is a tribute to Gimlet Media's "Science vs" podcast. Students picked a topic related to environmental science and read some scientific papers to find out what experts are saying on the topic. All voices you are hearing are those of high school students, they may be playing the part of experts for dramatic effect, but keep in mind they don't have PhDs just yet.
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July 1, 2021
APES vs Saving the Rainforest rev1
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May 28, 2021
APES vs. Bird Endangerment
<p><strong>In this Episode, Julianna Babcock and Caroline Mohler discuss the lesser-known environmental issue of bird endangerment. Why are the populations declining? How does it affect the environment? This podcast was reviewed by Jessie Howington</strong></p> <p><strong>Disclaimer: We are high school students who are making this podcast for a project. We are not actual experts or researchers on the subject.</strong></p> <p><strong>Thaxter, C. B., Buchanan, G. M., Carr, J., Butchart, S. H., Newbold, T., Green, R. E., ... & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. (2017).</strong><strong> Bird and bat species' global vulnerability to collision mortality at wind farms revealed through a trait-based assessment.</strong><strong> Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1862), 20170829.</strong></p> <p><strong>Pearce‐Higgins, J. W., Stephen, L., Langston, R. H., Bainbridge, I. P., & Bullman, R. (2009). </strong><strong>The distribution of breeding birds around upland wind farms.</strong><strong> Journal of Applied ecology, 46(6), 1323-1331.</strong></p> <p><strong>Dauphiné, N. I. C. O., & Cooper, R. J. (2009, October). </strong><strong>Impacts of free-ranging domestic cats (Felis catus) on birds in the United States</strong><strong> (Vol. 205).</strong></p> <p><strong>Loss, S. R. (2013, December 12). </strong><strong>The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States</strong><strong>. Nature Communications. </strong><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2380?error=cookies_not_supported&code=640c40cd-1daf-4fb1-893d-855274574a19#:%7E:text=Free%2Dranging%20domestic%20cats%20have,multiple%20wildlife%20extinctions%20on%20islands.&text=We%20estimate%20that%20free%2Dranging,the%20majority%20of%20this%20mortality"><u><strong>https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2380?error=cookies_not_supported&code=640c40cd-1daf-4fb1-893d-855274574a19#:%7E:text=Free%2Dranging%20domestic%20cats%20have,multiple%20wildlife%20extinctions%20on%20islands.&text=We%20estimate%20that%20free%2Dranging,the%20majority%20of%20this%20mortality</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Marra, P. P., & Santella, C. (2017). </strong><strong>Cat Wars</strong><strong>. Princeton University Press. </strong><a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691167411/cat-wars"><u><strong>https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691167411/cat-wars</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>Strycker, N. (2021, May 3). </strong><strong>To save birds, should we kill off cats?</strong><strong> Animals. </strong><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/essay-to-save-birds-should-we-kill-off-cats"><u><strong>https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/essay-to-save-birds-should-we-kill-off-cats</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>Hallmann, C. A. (2014, July 9). </strong><strong>Pesticides linked to bird declines</strong><strong>. Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature13531?error=cookies_not_supported&code=84a4c853-5af4-4120-bd8c-a3a7129a314a</strong></p> <p><strong>State of The Birds. (2009). </strong><strong>Birds as Environmental Indicators</strong><strong>. Bird Friendly Iowa. https://birdfriendlyiowa.org/Pages/BirdFriendlyIowa.aspx?pg=6#:%7E:text=A%20decline%20in%20bird%20numbers,species%2C%20and%20many%20other%20impacts.&text=Birds%20provide%20insect%20and%20rodent,in%20tangible%20benefits%20to%20people</strong></p>
May 28, 2021
Apes Vs. Proof Of Work
<p>We take a look at what proof of work is and explore some statistics on the energy used in cryptocurrency mining. </p> <p>Written by Beckett Shulman.</p> <p>Sources:</p> <p><strong>Nakamoto, S. (2009). Bitcoin: A peer-to-peer electronic cash system</strong></p> <p><strong>Digiconomist. (2021). Bitcoin Energy Consumption. Retrieved from </strong><a href="https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption"><u><strong>https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>BP Statistical review of world energy (2020) published online at http://ourworldindata.org/ retrieved from ‘</strong><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix"><u><strong>https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix</strong></u></a><strong>’</strong></p> <p><strong>Blandin, A., Dr. Pieters, G., Wu, Y., Eisermann, T., Dek, A., Taylor, S., & Njoki, D. (2020). 3RD GLOBAL CRYPTOASSET BENCHMARKING STUDY. Retrieved from: </strong><a href="https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-ccaf-3rd-global-cryptoasset-benchmarking-study.pdf"><u><strong>https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-ccaf-3rd-global-cryptoasset-benchmarking-study.pdf<br> </strong></u></a></p>
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