Yes, it's Mithmas, not Mythmas! Support the show on Patreon Facebook Twitter Aron Ra on Patheos Aron Ra on Youtube Article: Dogs are smarter than cats Reference: Gerhard Roth, Ursula Dicke, Evolution of the brain and intelligence, In Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Volume 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 250-257, ISSN 1364-6613, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2005.03.005. Reference: Vitale Shreve, K.R. & Udell, What's inside your cat's head? A review of cat (Felis silvestris catus) cognition research past, present and future, M.A.R. Anim Cogn (2015) 18: 1195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-015-0897-6 Hold The Onion Cancer fighting Okra Reference: Monte, L.G., Santi-Gadelha, T., Reis, L.B. et al. Biotechnol Lett (2014) 36: 461, Lectin of Abelmoschus esculentus (okra) promotes selective antitumor effects in human breast cancer cells,. Car additive enhances fuel economy Video: "water powered" car Article: Donald Trump kills dumping regulations Autocorrect nightmare: Typo in Bill C-45 legalizes cannibalism instead of cannabis Sperm Bank's "Perfect Donor" Is Mentally Ill...And He Fathered 36 Kids Article: Judge Clears Sperm Bank Fraud Case for Trial Christmas Stories Wikipedia: Islamic view of Jesus' death Sura 61:6: "And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One. Yet when he hath come unto them with clear proofs, they say: This is mere magic." Web Page: Why is Christmas Day on the 25th December? http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/justinmartyr-dialoguetrypho.html

Support the show on Patreon iFriends show iFriends show patreon Corrections: Head Transplant: While the adhesive used in the head transplant procedure is novel, the procedure was a "dress rehearsal" for a live transplant. Head Transplant: Robert J. White conducted the first successful monkey head transplant in 1970. The monkey was paralysed and lived for 9 days. Japenese Human Meat: The original April Fool's article was in English. A Spanish Spoof site later modified the story on July 12 to appear more like the story currently in circulation (see Snopes) Dogs and Cats: The number of neurons are in the millions, not in the thousands, as stated in the podcast. Stories First human head transplant Article: The Worlds First Human Head Transplant Has Been Successfully Carried Out Reference: HEAVEN in the Making: Between the Rock (the Academe) and a Hard Case (a Head Transplant) Article: World's first human head transplant successfully performed on a corpse, scientists say Article: DOCTOR READY TO PERFORM FIRST HUMAN HEAD TRANSPLANT Article: No, there hasn't been a human 'head transplant', and there may never be Cat creature found in Malaysia Video Laira Manuco (Facebook) Baby Creatures Etsy Store Swearing is a sign of more intelligence Article: Swearing Is Actually a Sign of More Intelligence - Not Less - Say Scientists Reference: Taboo word fluency and knowledge of slurs and general pejoratives: deconstructing the poverty-of-vocabulary myth El Al Missile Defense System Article: FAA Reportedly Refuses Israeli Plans To Install Anti-Missile Defense Memo: FAA Background Information Regarding U.S. Civil Aviation in the Territory and Airspace of Kenya Report: Homeland Security: Protecting Airliners fro Terrorist Missiles Article: Europe objects to El Al's anti-missile shield Memo: Bill Requiring Missile Defense Protections For Airbus A380 Aircraft Introduced In Congress Article: Guardian system protects commercial flights from terrorist missile threats Article: Why Lasers Won't Protect Airliners From Missiles Article: Launch Counter: U.S. Army Considers Quantum Cascade Lasers to Protect its Aircraft [Video] Northrop Grumman Guardian Sale Brochure Apple Seeds Cure Cancer Apple Seeds and Cancer: THIS is What the Government Has Been Hiding From Us for Years! The Bunk Episode 7 Note, containing other relevant links Article: How the CIA's Fake Vaccination Campaign Endangers Us All Document: A letter from the Whitehouse confirming that the CIA has ceased using vaccination campaigns as a front for spying Japanese selling human meat They open the first Restaurant of Human Meat in the World Snopes: Did Tokyo Open the First Human Meat Restaurant? Opiates are hallucinogens Video (Opiates are not hallucinogens. I don't often say this, but just take my word for it) Vaccine study Anti-vaxxer group upset that they paid for a study and it still said vaccines don't cause autism. Article: Administration of thimerosal-containing vaccines to infant rhesus macaques does not result in autism-like behavior or neuropathology Fact Sheet (CDC): Thimerosal in Vaccines Fact Sheet (CDC): List of vaccine ingredients Post Moretem Butt Plug Mortician supply store (online) Blog from a mortician Dogs are smarter than cats Article: Scientists Have Found Proof That Dogs Really Are Smarter Than Cats Reference: Dogs Have the Most Neurons, Though Not the Largest Brain: Trade-Off between Body Mass and Number of Neurons in the Cerebral Cortex of Large Carnivoran Species How Intelligent Are Cats? (Messy Beast, very well referenced article) Article: Are Dogs More Intelligent than Cats?

A short preview for Episode 8 of The Bunk, with Jake Farr-Wharton

Subscribe on Patreon Please check out these fine podcasts The Scathing Atheist God Awful Movies The Skepticrat Citation Needed Cancer runs away from garlic (The original is now gone, but this one has the same caption, but the audio has been removed) Washington State University Neuroscience for Kids Children and Brain Development: What We Know About How Children Learn (University of Maine) Ileana L. Hanganu-Opatz, Between molecules and experience: Role of early patterns of coordinated activity for the development of cortical maps and sensory abilities, In Brain Research Reviews, Volume 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 160-176, ISSN 0165-0173, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresrev.2010.03.005. Man treated for cyanide poisoning from apricot kernels says, 'Selling them like nuts is nuts' Wikipedia article on amygdalin Other case studies Fatal poisoning of an 11 month old who's father had been taking "Laetrile" as a cancer treatment Near fatal poisoning of a 4 year old cancer patient who had been receiving "Laetrile" as a cancer treatment Multiple poisonings and fatalities of children in Gaza who had consumed sweets made with apricot kernels Acute cyanide poisoning of a woman who had consumed apricot kernels purchased at a health food store Herbal supplements fail DNA test in New York investigation of store brands Herbal supplements industry lashes out at fraud claims Example of a scare campaign trying to "warn" people of cyanide on cyanocobalamin (which is not an issue by any means) Main Story Wikipedia article on Spirulina (the egg tasting green goo) Oliviabudgen.com Tylertolman.com Olivia responds to criticism (video) Wikipedia article on Neways The Mucusless diet (Olivia Budgen) The rationale (and fallacy) behind the mucusless diet There is only one disease (Olivia Budgen) Why you should not kill you candida (Olivia Budgens, video) What is the symbiotic relationship between E. coli and humans? Symbiotic relationship between Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans synergizes virulence of plaque biofilms in vivo. Wikipedia article on insulin Fact sheet on chemotherapy Olivia Budgen fasting (video) References C Lee & V D Longo, Fasting vs dietary restriction in cellular protection and cancer treatment: from model organisms to patients, Oncogene (2011) 30, 3305–3316 (28 July 2011) doi:10.1038/onc.2011.91 Valter D. Longo, Mark P. Mattson, Fasting: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications, In Cell Metabolism, Volume 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 181-192, ISSN 1550-4131, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2013.12.008. Valter D. Longo, Satchidananda Panda, Fasting, Circadian Rhythms, and Time-Restricted Feeding in Healthy Lifespan, In Cell Metabolism, Volume 23, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1048-1059, ISSN 1550-4131, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2016.06.001. N. J. Grey, S. Goldring, and D. M. Kipnis, The effect of fasting, diet, and actinomycin D on insulin secretion in the rat, J Clin Invest. 1970 May; 49(5): 881–889, doi: 10.1172/JCI106307 K Morita, M Ogata, and T Hasegawa, Chlorophyll derived from Chlorella inhibits dioxin absorption from the gastrointestinal tract and accelerates dioxin excretion in rats, Environ Health Perspect. 2001 Mar; 109(3): 289–294. Falsetta ML1, Klein MI, Colonne PM, Scott-Anne K, Gregoire S, Pai CH, Gonzalez-Begne M, Watson G, Krysan DJ, Bowen WH, Koo H., Symbiotic relationship between Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans synergizes virulence of plaque biofilms in vivo., Infect Immun. 2014 May;82(5):1968-81. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00087-14. Epub 2014 Feb 24. Skyler B. Johnson, Henry S. Park, Cary P. Gross, James B. Yu; Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival, JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Volume 110, Issue 1, 1 January 2018, djx145, https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djx145

Correction: The HPV vaccine can prevent the cause of 70% of cervical cancers, not 96%. See citations below. Subscribe to Patreon! Mentioned podcasts to listen to Cognitive Dissonance Citation Needed God Awful Movies The Scathing Atheist The Skepticrat Skeptics Guide to the Universe Talk Nerdy The Herd Mentality The Thinking Atheist   Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gets kicked out of India! Original Claim Older version of this article Reuters Article Economic Times of India article SAMA letter to Lancet Clinical trial phases Politifact article on story WHO article on HPV vaccine Safety and Efficacy Data on Vaccines and Immunization to Human Papillomavirus Prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus in carcinoma and intraepithelial neoplasia of the vulva, vagina and anus: A meta-analysis Lauren Thaxton, Alan G. Waxman, Cervical Cancer Prevention Medical Clinics of North America, Volume 99, Issue 3, Pages 469-477

  thebunk.com.au patreon.com/thebunk thebunk.libsyn.com Show Notes Introduction The case of the $13 million comma and why grammarians are rejoicing Psychic Vampire Repellent Psychic Vampire (Wikipedia) 11 Satanic Rules of the Earth (Church of Satan) 9 Satanic Sins (Church of Satan) Satanic Monument for the Oklahoma Courthouse Psychic Vampire Repellent (Goop) Guess Who's Now Selling A "Psychic Vampire Repellent" | IFLScience How to make a gem elixir OSCAR the modular body Facebook post Modular Body website Multidimensional Universe Scientists find "evidence" of a multidimensional universe INSIDE our brain The multi-dimensional universe hiding inside your head (Wired) The Human Brain Can Create Structures in Up to 11 Dimensions (ScienceAlert) Video explaining multidimensional topology Nuking the wind Public To Scientists: Why Can't We Just Nuke These Hurricanes? NOAA FAQ Page on nuking hurricanes. Nuking Hurricanes: The Surprising History of a Really Bad Idea (National Geographic) Proceedings of the second Plowshare symposium. Page 78 for research proposals on the effects of nuclear weapons on hurricanes Waspy Vagina Please don't put these wasp nests in your vagina, no matter what you read (Hellogiggles) Jen Gunter's blog article about Quercus infectoria Wikipedia article Percy's Heart Percy Shelley (Wikipedia) Mary Shelley (Wikipedia) Account of the death and cremation of P B Shelley

Since Lucy was away this week, I decided to do more of a documentary format with the show, looking at the history of Andrew Wakefield's involvement in the genesis of the anti-vaccine movement. This is not supposed to be a rebuttal of the anti-vaccine movement, it is not meant to be a defence of vaccines. I do not go into studies that disprove the claims against vaccines, this is merely a look at the controversy that began the push against vaccines, and how it holds up (or doesn't) against scrutiny, both from the scientific community, or even itself. Show Notes MMR: What they didn't tell you - Brian Deer documentary on Andrew Wakefield The Lancet Scandal - Page one of a three page dossier outlining documentation and sources for Wakefield's activities. Wakefield's Smoking Gun - A brilliant video outlining the problems with Wakefield's 2002 study claiming to have found live measles virus in the guts of children who have received the MMR vaccine. UK Patent GB 2 325 856 A UK Patent GB 2 341 551 A  UK Patent GB 2 347 742 A Wakefield interview for Vaxxed Wakefield "In his own words" Wakefield, A. J., Pittilo, R. M., Sim, R., Cosby, S. L., Stephenson, J. R., Dhillon, A. P. and Pounder, R. E. (1993), Evidence of persistent measles virus infection in Crohn's disease. J. Med. Virol., 39: 345–353. doi:10.1002/jmv.1890390415 Thompson, N., Montgomery, S., Pounder, R. & Wakefield, a. Is measles vaccination a risk factor for inflammatory bowel disease? Lancet 345, 1071–1074 (1995). Dawbarns Newsletter The Independent (Law, Page 25) November 27 1996 Comparison of when the children entered into the lawsuit vs when they were admitted to Royal Free for the study The Wakefield deal with Dawbarns - Audio files from Barr, Horton, and Walker-Smith at the bottom Hugh Fudenberg (Wikipedia) Hugh Fudenberg disciplinary action Wakefield, A. et al. RETRACTED: Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children. Lancet 351, 637–641 (1998). Letter of concern and response to The Lancet regarding Wakefield's involvement in the lawsuit Wakefield's letter to The Lancet in response to the partial retraction of his 1998 article Payments made to various expert witnesses during the class action lawsuit. Wakefield is second from the top. Wakefield, A. J. et al. Enterocolitis in children with developmental disorders. Am J Gastroenterol 95, 2285–2295 (2000). Uhlmann, V. et al. Potential viral pathogenic mechanism for new variant inflammatory bowel disease. J Clin Pathol Mol Pathol 55, 84–90 (2002). Dr Chadwick's results from the MMR study Wakefield's response to allegations he omitted the negative test results from the original study Alternate link to the same statement on a site white is more sympathetic to Wakefield Walker-Smith wins his appeal against his license being revoked Other useful links The changing stories Wakefield on Thimerosol and autism Wakefield with "Seeds of truth" Wakefield with Mercola Wakefield with Mary Holland Wakefield on Infowars

All The Food is Poison | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Adult Swim Show Notes Anti marriage equality poster Anti-gay poster iron march D. Paul Sullins, "Invisible victims: delayed onset depression among adults with same-sex parents," Depression Research and Treatment, vol. 2016, Article ID 2410392, 8 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/2410392. Frank, Nathaniel. "Comment on "Invisible Victims: Delayed Onset Depression among Adults with Same-Sex Parents"." Depression research and treatment2016 (2016). Kite, M. E., & Bryant-Lees, K. B. (2016). Historical and Contemporary Attitudes Toward Homosexuality. 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L., Mandelbaum, B. R., Gerhardt, M. B., & Rodeo, S. A. (2009). Platelet-Rich Plasma. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 37(11), 2259–2272. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546509349921 Lacci, K. M., & Dardik, A. (2010). Platelet-rich plasma: support for its use in wound healing. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 83(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2003.12.003 Kon, E., Mandelbaum, B., Buda, R., Filardo, G., Delcogliano, M., Timoncini, A., … Marcacci, M. (2011). Platelet-rich plasma intra-articular injection versus hyaluronic acid viscosupplementation as treatments for cartilage pathology: From early degeneration to osteoarthritis. Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 27(11), 1490–1501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2011.05.011 Lee, Y., Li, Z. J., Choi, H. I., Choi, D. K., Sohn, K. C., Im, M., … Lee, J. H. (2012). Autologous platelet-rich plasma: A potential therapeutic tool for promoting hair growth. 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Treatment of traumatic scars using fat grafts mixed with platelet-rich plasma, and resurfacing of skin with the 1540 nm nonablative laser. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 37(1), 55–61. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04199.x Maffulli, N., & Del Buono, A. (2012). Platelet plasma rich products in musculoskeletal medicine: Any evidence? Surgeon, 10(3), 148–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2011.03.004 Kang, J. S., Zheng, Z., Choi, M. J., Lee, S. H., Kim, D. Y., & Cho, S. B. (2014). The effect of CD34+ cell-containing autologous platelet-rich plasma injection on pattern hair loss: A preliminary study. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 28(1), 72–79. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.12062 Yuksel, E. P., Sahin, G., Aydin, F., Senturk, N., & Turanli, A. Y. (2014). Evaluation of effects of platelet-rich plasma on human facial skin. Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy : Official Publication of the European Society for Laser Dermatology, 16(5), 206–8. https://doi.org/10.3109/14764172.2014.949274 Shytikov, D., Balva, O., Debonneuil, E., Glukhovskiy, P., & Pishel, I. (2014). Aged mice repeatedly injected with plasma from young mice: a survival study. BioResearch Open Access, 3(5), 226–32. https://doi.org/10.1089/biores.2014.0043 Rivers, J. K. (2014). Platelet-rich plasma: should we wait for the verdict? Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, 18(3), 147–50. https://doi.org/10.2310/10.2310/7750.2014.EDIT18.3 Gawdat, H. I., Hegazy, R. A., Fawzy, M. M., & Fathy, M. (2014). Autologous platelet rich plasma: Topical versus intradermal after fractional ablative carbon dioxide laser treatment of atrophic acne scars. Dermatologic Surgery, 40(2), 152–161. https://doi.org/10.1111/dsu.12392 Gkini, M. A., Kouskoukis, A. E., Tripsianis, G., Rigopoulos, D., & Kouskoukis, K. (2014). 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Show Notes Introduction Sodium/potassium pump (Wikipedia) Recovery from soy sauce overdose Suicide by soy sauce case study 1 Suicide by soy sauce case study 2 Simethicone Ionizing radiation (Wikipedia) UV Radiation (Wikipedia) Avogadro's Number (Wikipedia) Uranium (Wikipedia) The Scientists who pee plutonium Japan prepares for release of tritium from Fukushima plant Reducing Risk at Fukushima Dai-ichi NPS Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (Wikipedia) Fukushima Daini Power Plant (Wikipedia) Onagawa Nuclear Power PLant The Scientific Method What Is Science Estimation of number of academic researchers worldwide Heavy Metals in Chocolate Healthy Holistic Living Story As You Sow Kidney Foundation Website 1. Lee, C. K. & Low, K. S. Determination of Cadmium, Lead, Copper and Arsenic in Raw Cocoa, Semifinished and Finished Chocolate Products. Pertanika 8, 243–248 (1985). 1. Hazard, C. et al. Evidence on Developmental and Reproductive. Environ. Prot. (1996). 1. Oehha. Proposition 65 Maximum Allowable Daily Level (MADL) for Reproductive Toxicity for Cadmium (Oral Route) Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) Reproductive and Cancer Hazard Assessment Section. 12803, 1–5 (2001). 1. OEHHA, (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment). No Significant Risk Levels (NSRLS) for the Proposition 65 Carcinogens Lead and Lead Compounds (Oral). 19 (2001). 1. Dahiya, S., Karpe, R., Hegde, A. G. & Sharma, R. M. Lead, cadmium and nickel in chocolates and candies from suburban areas of Mumbai, India. J. Food Compos. Anal. 18, 517–522 (2005). 1. Rankin, C. W. et al. Lead contamination in cocoa and cocoa products: Isotopic evidence of global contamination. Environ. Health Perspect. 113, 1344–1348 (2005). 1. European Commission. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006. Off. J. Eur. Union L364, 5–24 (2006). 1. Kim, K. C. et al. Levels of heavy metals in candy packages and candies likely to be consumed by small children. Food Res. Int. 41, 411–418 (2008). 1. Duran, A., Tuzen, M. & Soylak, M. Trace metal contents in chewing gums and candies marketed in Turkey. Environ. Monit. Assess. 149, 283–289 (2009). 1. European Food Safety Authority. Scientific Opinion on Lead in Food. EFSA J. 8, 1570 (2010). 1. Manton, W. I. Determination of the provenance of cocoa by soil protolith ages and assessment of anthropogenic lead contamination by Pb/Nd and lead isotope ratios. J. Agric. Food Chem. 58, 713–721 (2010). 1. EU. Reglamento (UE) No 488/2014 de la Comisión de 12 de mayo de 2014 que modifica el Reglamento (CE) no 1881/2006 por lo que respecta al contenido máximo de cadmio en los productos alimenticios. D. Of. la Unión Eur. 75–79 (2014). doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2011.1975. 1. EU. Reglamento (UE) No 488/2014 de la Comisión de 12 de mayo de 2014 que modifica el Reglamento (CE) no 1881/2006 por lo que respecta al contenido máximo de cadmio en los productos alimenticios. D. Of. la Unión Eur. 9, 75–79 (2014). 1. Yanus, R. L. et al. Trace elements in cocoa solids and chocolate: An ICPMS study. Talanta 119, 1–4 (2014). Source: Yanus, R. L. et al. Trace elements in cocoa solids and chocolate: An ICPMS study. Talanta 119, 1–4 (2014). Source: Yanus, R. L. et al. Trace elements in cocoa solids and chocolate: An ICPMS study. Talanta 119, 1–4 (2014). Mariah Carey Mariah Carey records shock cover of Dead Kennedy's 'Nazi Punks F**k Off' in support of ANTIFA David Wolfe on Calcium Video The Confusion technique - Hypnosis Skyler B. Johnson, Henry S. Park, Cary P. Gross, James B. Yu; Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival, JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Volume 110, Issue 1, 1 January 2018, djx145, https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djx145

Episode 1: Radio-Active Show Notes Introduction: The Satanic Bible, Anton LaVey, 1969 Avon Books ISBN 978-0-380-01539-9 Miyazaki, Y. & DeFronzo, R. A. Visceral fat dominant distribution in male type 2 diabetic patients is closely related to hepatic insulin resistance, irrespective of body type. Cardiovasc. Diabetol. 8, 44 (2009). Nuñez, C. et al. Bioimpedance analysis: evaluation of leg-to-leg system based on pressure contact footpad electrodes. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 29, 524—531 (1997). Furukawa, S., Takaya, A., Nakagawa, T., Sakaguchi, I. & Nishi, K. Fatal hypernatremia due to drinking a large quantity of shoyu (Japanese soy sauce). J. Forensic Leg. Med. 18, 91–92 (2011). Fatal salt intake case study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2255221 Carlberg, David J. et al., Survival of Acute Hypernatremia Due to Massive Soy Sauce Ingestion, Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 45 , Issue 2 , 228 - 231 Wikipedia article on Sodium/Potassium pump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%2B/K%2B-ATPase Fukushima Article that drew attention: http://sumof.us/99/182248/facebook/581853 Wikipedia article on Potassium 40: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium-40 Wikipedia article on Becquerels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becquerel Nice (if ugly) article on how radiation affects the body: https://bioethicsarchive.georgetown.edu/achre/final/intro_9_5.html Health Physics Society on the types of radiation: http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/faqs/radiationtypes.html Wikipedia article on radiation burns (including UV radiation): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_burn Diehl, J.F., Safety of irradiated foods, Marcel Dekker, N.Y., 1995 (2. ed.) WHO drinking water radiological limits: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/GDW9rev1and2.pdf Australian Radiation Safety Standards (referenced to American and European standards): https://www.health.qld.gov.au/radiationhealth/legislation Wikipedia article on acute radiation poisioning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_radiation_syndrome Flying risk: http://www.meretrix.com/~harry/flying/notes/safetyvsdriving.html Excellent summary of the Fukushima accident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMaEjEWL6PU Wikipedia article on Tritium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritium Total amount of tritium stored in holding tanks at Fukushima: https://www.nsr.go.jp/data/000145530.pdf Radionuclide analysis of fish stocks at Fukushima: http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/f1/smp/2017/images/fish03_170713-e.pdf Akira Matsumoto, Yu Shigeoka, Hisayuki Arakawa, Naoto Hirakawa, Yoshiaki Morioka, Takuji Mizuno, Biological half-life of radioactive cesium in Japanese rockfish contaminated by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Volume 150, 2015, Pages 68-74 Non-authoritative but good article on the elephant's foot: http://nautil.us/blog/chernobyls-hot-mess-the-elephants-foot-is-still-lethal Radioactive wolves of Chernobyl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLJuQQDPY8Y Bonus: 1. Miyazaki, M. & Hayano, R. Individual external dose monitoring of all citizens of Date City by passive dosimeter 5 to 51 months after the Fukushima NPP accident (series): 1. Comparison of individual dose with ambient dose rate monitored by aircraft surveys. J. Radiol. Prot 37, (2017). Radioluminescent paint: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioluminescence Energy Cannibals Article that drew attention: https://curiousmindmagazine.com/energy-plants-scientists-humans/ Original version: http://preventdisease.com/news/12/112112_People-Can-Draw-Energy-From-Other-People-The-Same-Way-Plants-Do.shtml Vegan Oreo Fidget Spinners: https://www.facebook.com/PopSugarMoms/videos/10154882075443657/ Olga Blifernez-Klassen, Viktor Klassen, Anja Doebbe, Klaudia Kersting, Philipp Grimm, Lutz Wobbe & Olaf Kruse, Cellulose degradation and assimilation by the unicellular phototrophic eukaryote Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Nature Communications 3 Article 1214 Morita, E., Fukuda, S., Nagano, J., Hamajima, N. & Yamamoto, H. Psychological effects of forest environments on healthy adults : Shinrin-yoku ( forest-air bathing , walking ) as a possible method of stress reduction. 54–63 (2007). doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2006.05.024 Dijkstra, K., Pieterse, M. E. & Pruyn, A. Stress-reducing effects of indoor plants in the built healthcare environment : The mediating role of perceived attractiveness. 47, 279–283 (2008). Mitchell, R. & Popham, F. Effect of exposure to natural environment on health inequalities : an observational population study. Lancet 372, 1655–1660 Ulrich, Roger S., et al. "Stress recovery during exposure to natural and urban environments." Journal of environmental psychology 11.3 (1991): 201-230. Bowler, D. E., Buyung-ali, L. M., Knight, T. M. & Pullin, A. S. A systematic review of evidence for the added benefits to health of exposure to natural environments. (2010). Coon, J. T. et al. Does Participating in Physical Activity in Outdoor Natural Environments Have a Greater Effect on Physical and Mental Wellbeing than Physical Activity Indoors ? A Systematic Review. 1761–1772 (2011).