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Let's find out where the universe started! And we'll look at how a satellite picking up interference accidentally found evidence for where the universe started. We also find out why you can have a COVID vaccination on the same day as another vaccination but not the day after...
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/universe-scale-topic/big-bang-expansion-topic/v/cosmic-background-radiation (https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/universe-scale-topic/big-bang-expansion-topic/v/cosmic-background-radiation)
https://www.space.com/18090-alpha-centauri-nearest-star-system.html (https://www.space.com/18090-alpha-centauri-nearest-star-system.html)
https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/contents/vaccine-preventable-diseases/covid-19#coadministration-with-other-vaccines
7 Jun 2024
#018 Ocean Level in 100 Years. Plus What Chemical Gives 'Runners High' if It's Not Endorphins?
NASA reckons Antarctica is losing around 150 billion tons of ice per year, increasing the average sea level. Does the ocean have an "average" level? Does the sea rise more in some places than others? We also hear Callum's runners high and Vegemite stories and some other tangents.
As always send your questions (and Vegemite soup recipes) to @peer.revue on Instagram
5 Jun 2024
#017 Why Do Christians Live Longer?
It's a fact that religious people live longer, but why? And what other groups live longer for the same reasons?
Plus we talk about turning dead people into chatbots, testing your biological age, how vaccines are actually the GOAT.
https://www.sciencealert.com/deadbots-could-be-the-future-of-advertising-ethicisits-warn-and-were-not-ready
30 May 2024
#016 Is Blue Light Really Bad for Your Sleep? Plus Biodiversity is Kinda Based
There was a hypothesis a few years ago that blue light might be responsible for keeping us up late. While there is evidence that wearing orange glasses increases our melatonin, there's no evidence that they help us go to sleep earlier or improve our sleep quality.
So, if it's not blue light what is it? Let's find out.
We'll also break biodiversity down into three important aspects and talk a little about Bell Burnell finding pulsars!
You are welcome to ask questions in the little text box and find Peer Revue socials and get in touch.
https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(14)00324-3/fulltext
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271223089_Adolescents_who_perceive_fewer_consequences_of_risk-taking_choose_to_switch_off_games_later_at_night (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271223089_Adolescents_who_perceive_fewer_consequences_of_risk-taking_choose_to_switch_off_games_later_at_night)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329668451_How_Internal_and_External_Cues_for_Bedtime_Affect_Sleep_and_Adaptive_Functioning_in_Adolescents (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329668451_How_Internal_and_External_Cues_for_Bedtime_Affect_Sleep_and_Adaptive_Functioning_in_Adolescents)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcal.12841#jcal12841-bib-0056
24 May 2024
#015 Two Layers of Rock that Are the Same All Over the World
The deeper underground we go the further back in time we see. What do the fine white layer of rock and the black rock layer found underneath it that we talk about in this episode have in common? I don't want to spoil it.
22 May 2024
#014 How to Become a Plant Person
What makes someone interested in plants? How can you cultivate a fascination in plants? Why does it matter? You will find out by listening to this week's episode of Peer Revue which was recorded live at the Australian National University's Woroni radio station.
15 May 2024
#013 The Next Pandemic...
This week we are looking at the CSIRO's Strengthening Australia's Pandemic Preparedness report. Pandemics can kill hundreds of millions indiscriminately and are one of the biggest threats to humankind so it might be an idea to do something about them.
9 May 2024
#012 Simple Underwear Design Turns Off Sperm. Plus Bees Are Smarter in Groups
Males might not need a contraceptive pill after decades of research on contraceptive underwear. I also talk about Ozempic, how bone size and animal size aren't necessarily related and how bees can teach other bees.
Check out the original paper:
Roger Mieusset and Louis Bujan, 1994, The potential of mild testicular heating as a safe, effective and reversible contraceptive method for men
Bumblebees socially learn behaviour too complex to innovate alone https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07126-4
3 May 2024
#011 The Death Episode
Why can't a cell live forever? If a cell can't live forever, how can a whole jellyfish? That's right there's an immortal jellyfish.
22 Apr 2024
#010 How Do Blind People See Emojis? Why Aren't People Friendly? What Causes Grey Hair? And Should Scientist Experiment on Animals?
How should you use emojis to include people with low vision? Why is Australia's social cohesion weakening? Should we tie down rats and pull out their fur to figure out if they go grey?
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-1935-3
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/can-stress-really-make-hair-or-fur-turn-gray-2020030619062
https://scanloninstitute.org.au/mapping-social-cohesion-2023
https://livehowyouwant.wordpress.com/2021/03/22/for-what-purposes-if-any-is-painful-experimentation-on-animals-justified/
24 Mar 2024
#009 Why Isn't There a Luna Eclipse Every Month? And Should You Take Cough Syrup?
Why aren't there more solar eclipses? We'll find out.
In 2023 the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has cancelled cough syrups containing Pholcodine because of a link to allergic reactions with general anesthetic. However other safe cough syrups, which have shaky evidence for their effectiveness can still be bought.
23 Mar 2024
#008 The Alcohol Episode
Alcohol, what does it do? It's bad for you, but is it good for you? Can science answer that question?
22 Mar 2024
#007 Where Do Sexual Fantasies Come From?
Tune in to learn about sexual fantasies, the right to a clean and sustainable environment, why the moon looks so big when it's on the horizon, and the new malaria vaccine. Recorded 4/10/2023
17 Mar 2024
#006 Hypothesis Testing and Changes to WHO's International Health Regulations
Article 3 of the IHR starts with:
“The implementation of these Regulations shall be with full respect for the dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons” this is planned to be replaced with:
“The implementation of these Regulations shall be based on the principles of equity, inclusivity, coherence and in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities of the States Parties, taking into consideration their social and economic development.”
Does this mean that human rights will no longer be considered by the WHO? You could make a hypothesis like: "The changes made to the principles of the IHR will mean the WHO will not consider human rights when issuing health advice."
Will your answer be based on what is written or on your perception of the WHO and state responsibility?
Recorded 27 September 2023.
17 Mar 2024
#005 Real Alien Sighting? Plus Why White Skin Evolved and Pigs Playing Video Games
A stellar episode! We find out if aliens would be humanoid and how to get to Mars!
Recorded in September 2023.
13 Mar 2024
#004 Console Yourself With Science, Corals Adapt, Water Shortages and More
Why does pickle juice help cramps? Why is no body doing the research to find this stuff out? There are some cool things that we can consistently observe even if we don't have a theory for why they occur.
Check out the Peer Revue Instagram its available in Mandarin, Swedish and French too @tongchaijianshi, @peer.revue_se and @peer_revue_fr!
3 Mar 2024
#003 What Is in a Fire Extinguisher? + Teaching In Context and Alcoholic Monkeys
An eclectic episode that gives a brief overview of everything that has ever happened. I explain why Lord Kelvin thought the sun was 1000 times younger than it actually is because he thought the sun was burning (spoilers the sun doesn't burn fuel like here on Earth). I talk about Some of the cool things that are happening at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Did you know that soil is home to over half of the world's species? https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2304663120 Recorded in August 2023. Check out more on Instagram @Peer.revue
25 May 2020
#002 In Algorithms We Trust. Part 1
Security, is it worth your freedom? Having studied at Wuhan University, Pauline and I provide a unique perspective on the surveillance state of China. We also touch on how difficult it is to justify a moral panic in regards to Japanese VR porn.
18 May 2020
#001 Vaccines and Control of the Media
Join James Roche, Pauline Ferraz, Nathan Munk and jarrod on Peer Revue (revue, noun: A form of entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied) while we talk about how important it is to be vaccinated and seamless transition to how copyright is a catch 22. We also touch on Elon Musk's Tweets, COVID-19 and Sonic the Hedgehog. James' related blog: https://livehowyouwant.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/power-is-the-control-of-information/?theme_preview=true&iframe=true&frame-nonce=17c096f17d If you want help upholding your copyright go to https://www.dmca.com/ or check out creative commons: https://creativecommons.org.au/
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