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102 Graveyards/Cemeteries; do we need to change our burial practices?

Feb 08, 202424 minEp. 102
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Episode description

Be Skeptikal Dammit:  Spotting Misinformation

Environment:  Synthetic Sponges to Soak up Microplastics

Wildlife:  Right Whale Numbers May be Levelling Off

Positive:  Incredible New Blood Cancer Treatment Being Offered to Those For Whom Other Treatments Have Failed

Show Notes:

Spotting Misinformation   https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-spot-abortion-misinformation/   https://www.acog.org/advocacy/abortion-is-essential/come-prepared/combating-abortion-myths-tool-kit   synthetic sponges soak up microplatics   https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-have-created-synthetic-sponges-that-soak-up-microplastics-180983017/   https://greencitizen.com/news/synthetic-sponges-show-promise-in-microplastic-removal-efforts/   blood cancer treatment   https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/news/first-patient-has-new-cutting-edge-therapy-for-cancer-patients/#:~:text=Stephen%20Milton%2C%2029%2C%20became%20the,within%20the%20John%20Radcliffe%20Hospital.   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4n4yp49p78o   https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23877641.first-oxford-patient-receives-new-cancer-treatment/   https://www.cancerresearch.org/blog/march-2017/milton-w   whale numbers may be stabilizing   https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/north-atlantic-right-whale-numbers-may-be-stabilizing-at-last-180983134/#:~:text=Scientists%20counted%20about%20356%20North,dropped%20by%20roughly%2025%20percent.   https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2022-06-07/endangered-whale-numbers-may-be-stabilizing-after-some-bad-years-but-their-future-remains-uncertain   https://sevenseasmedia.org/north-atlantic-right-whale-population-stabilizes-but-human-induced-threats-remain-critical-scientists-warn/   graveyards   https://www.quora.com/Are-cemeteries-a-waste-of-valuable-land-area   https://ggwash.org/view/70300/burial-culture-and-the-issues-with-using-so-much-space-for-cemeteries   https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/deal-with-the-dead   https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/jan/21/death-in-the-city-what-happens-cemeteries-full-cost-dying   https://perfectmemorials.com/guides/running-out-of-cemetery-space   https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31837964   https://www.killermovies.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-315138-cemetaries-graveyards-waste-of-space.html   https://miltonfieldsgeorgia.com/conventional-burial-harms-environment/   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35985390/   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653522025188   https://www.businessinsider.com/burying-dead-bodies-environment-funeral-conservation-2015-10   https://www.alternativesjournal.ca/community/culture/a-greener-way-to-go/   https://www.quora.com/What-percentage-of-earths-surface-is-covered-up-by-cemeteries-the-cemetery-to-livable-land-ratio
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