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This week on IdioFacto we are joined by our first guest Dr. Sam Laucirica. Matt takes us through Microwaves and Levi and Dr. Sam discuss dietary supplements.   Show notes for Microwaves   ARPANSA Microwaves Article: https://www.arpansa.gov.au/understanding-radiation/radiation-sources/more-radiation-sources/microwave-ovens Engineer Guy (Bill Hammack) video: https://youtu.be/kp33ZprO0Ck Steve Mould CD in Microwave: https://youtu.be/7a_YKVf5Wls (I highly recommend you subscribe to this channel, Steve Mould is one of the best science communicators going around)   Show notes for Supplements   Cochrane Review: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012345.pub3/full?highlightAbstract=pufa%7Cwithdrawn%7Ccardiovascular Multivitamins for CVD prevention and treatment https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109718345601?via%3Dihub Royal jelly https://www.vitacost.com/royal-jelly-5 Casimir Funk https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6002  

In episode 8 of IdioFacto Levi guides you through the world of GPS and Matt taste tests Kombucha in search of the truth.   Show notes for GPS   GPS Clock Rollover https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/06/gps-rollover-is-today-heres-why-devices-might-get-wacky/ GPS explanation video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU_pY2sTwTA   Show notes for Kombucha   Dr Axe article: https://draxe.com/7-reasons-drink-kombucha-everyday/ Kombucha: a systematic review of clinical evidence https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK69654/ Healthline article: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/8-benefits-of-kombucha-tea#section7 Coffee, Decaf Coffee and Tea Diabetes article: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/773949 Bacteria in Kombucha article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24290641 Probiotics systematic review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23981066 Cochrane Review 2009 (Cancer): https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD005004.pub2/full?highlightAbstract=withdrawn%7Ctea%7Cgree

This week Matt walks us through the biological classification system and Levi discusses Astrology   Show notes for BIOLOGICAL KINGDOMS   ‘A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms’ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4418965/pdf/pone.0119248.pdf   ‘Sponges: Oldest Creatures in the Sea?’ https://youtu.be/ykKd8jsCREQ   ‘Finding The Coelocanth’ https://youtu.be/4jl_txxYQEA   Lungfish - ‘Underground Survivalist Fish’ https://youtu.be/vGj3XJjPIuU   Most of the information from this podcast can be obtained from any good, fairly recent University-level Introductory Biology textbook. I used my copy of Campbell, Reece & Meyers’ “Biology”, which I would highly recommend as an excellent biology reference or primer.   Show notes for ASTROLOGY   Mya Benway ALL about astrology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNb0t_taN60   Elsevier Personality and personal differences - Astrology on introvert vs extrovert - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0191886994902437   A scientific Inquiry int

In episode 6 of IdioFacto Levi dives deep into Submarines and Matt gets to the point with an acupuncture discussion.   Show notes for Submarines   Ships Inertial Navigation System - https://timeandnavigation.si.edu/satellite-navigation/reliable-global-navigation/first-satellite-navigation-system/navigating-a-submarine Excellent Explanatory Submarine Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdy0gBVWAzE&t=582s Parts of a submarine - https://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-submarine5.htm Nuclear Subs - https://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-submarine3.htm Diesel electric subs - https://www.pmbdefence.com.au/batteries/history-of-diesel-electric-submarines   Show notes for Acupuncture   Science-Based Medicine Overview - https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/reference/acupuncture/ Cochrane Library Metareview article - https://www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-3924(08)00452-1/pdf Osteoarthritis of the Knee Meta-analysis - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17577006 Chemotherapy Induced Nausea article - https://w

This week Matt discusses Space Elevators and Levi covers Essential Oils Links for SPACE ELEVATORS American Journal of Physics article: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d402/ba5f97884b7398ae2a1ff79136f9c1a03993.pdf British Interplanetary Society article: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999JBIS...52..175L NASA article (archived): https://web.archive.org/web/20080919070924/https://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast07sep_1.htm Upward Bound: Space Elevators - Isaac Arthur: https://youtu.be/dc8_AuzeYKE Space Elevator - Science Fiction or the Future of Mankind (Kurzgesagt): https://youtu.be/qPQQwqGWktE Links for ESSENTIAL OILS Lavender Oil and Sleep https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1876382012010700 Essential Oils as antibacterials https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168160504001680 Aromatherapy for dementia  - https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003150.pub2/full?highlightAbstract=withdrawn%7Coil%7Cessenti%7Cessential Cochrane Review  - Herbal medicine ht

In the fourth episode of IdioFacto Levi covers Fracking and Matt discusses Chiropractic   Show notes for Fracking   Earthquakes https://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/tag/earthquake/ Fracking Dilution https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12665-013-2672-9 "Annual Review" The Environmental Costs and Benefits of Fracking https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-environ-031113-144051 Fossil fuel emissions https://web.archive.org/web/20090503132200/http://www.naturalgas.org/environment/naturalgas.asp Ted-Ed How does fracking work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tudal_4x4F0 Fracking explained: opportunity or danger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uti2niW2BRA explains benefits, but says we should take the risk seriously Fracking Overview https://www.livescience.com/34464-what-is-fracking.html   Show notes for Chiropractic   Evidence-Based Spine-Care Journal article https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699243/ J R Soc Med article 2007 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1905885/ Pedi

In the third episode of IdioFacto, Matt covers Organ Transplants and Levi discusses Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy   Show notes for organ transplants "Why Is Organ Transplantation Clinically Important?" - Grinyo, J. M. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2013 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3662355/ "A Brief History of Transplantation, Organ Donation and Research", Davidson, B. 2012 https://youtu.be/JqgzXFDaNig Transplant History https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/learn/about-transplantation/history/ Chimeras article, Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/3-human-chimeras-that-already-exist/ "Blood" Journal article http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/118/21/832.abstract?sso-checked=true Donate Life donatelife.gov.au Show notes for Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy IBS hypnotherapy https://gut.bmj.com/content/gutjnl/28/4/423.full.pdf  ASAP science Hypnosis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq9PAguP86o  Cochrane Library quit smoking https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001

This week in IdioFacto, Levi covers the Large Hadron Collider and Matt covers the anti-vaccination movement.   Show notes for the LHC Beyond the Higgs - Whats next for the LHC with Harry Cliff https://youtu.be/edvdzh9Pggg Image of a collision in the LHC https://goo.gl/images/sXXUhL Big Bang Machine documentary https://youtu.be/AdJn82JwhTM   Show notes for anti-vaxxers Guardian "Vaxxed" Review https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/02/vaxxed-film-scientist-interview-vaccines-autism NY Times Article https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/magazine/mag-24Autism-t.html Cochrane Review https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004407.pub3/full Last Week Tonight (John Oliver) Vaccines https://youtu.be/7VG_s2PCH_c Andrew Wakefield Interview Pt.1 https://youtu.be/AL-8fMEq5DA Andrew Wakefield Interview Pt.2 https://youtu.be/m2V6p6riQ8o Stat News "Vaxxed" Review https://www.statnews.com/2016/04/01/vaxxed-autism-movie-review/ David Gorski SBM Article https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/did-a-high-ranking-wh

In this, the inaugural episode of IdioFacto, Matt will discuss helicopters and auto-rotation and Levi will cover Reiki.   Show notes for Helicopters and auto-rotation: Neil Degrasse Tyson thread https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/623117641507557376 "Smarter Every Day" Autorotation video https://youtu.be/BTqu9iMiPIU "Learn Engineering" Helicopter Basics video https://youtu.be/2tdnqZgKa0E ABC news article for Christine https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-29/firefighting-water-bomber-helicopter-crashes-in-gippsland-dam/10757292   Show notes for Reiki: Become a Reiki healer https://naturalhealer.com.au/product/reiki-master-certification-course/ Emily Rosa article https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/01/us/a-child-s-paper-poses-a-medical-challenge.html Randomised clinical trials on Reiki https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01729.x  

The world of science is a fascinating landscape of atomic particles, chemical elements, living, breathing organisms and everything in between. It is the smallest of quarks and the largest of galaxies. It is the whirring, buzzing laboratory of engineering, the hissing, bubbling test tube of chemistry, the molten hot, high pressure environment of geology, and the beating heart of medicine. Science has been both a tool and a measurement of progression since humanity’s conception, but in its complicated domain, sometimes a poser appears with a scientific mask on; it is pseudoscience. Join us as we discuss a scientific concept, discovery or phenomenon, then we’ll take a dive into the complex and misleading world of pseudoscience to sort the factual from the fabricated. Should you use essential oils to treat your medical conditions? Can you land a helicopter that’s lost engine power? What can a particle accelerator be used for? Should you visit a chiropractor next time you get back pain? Can Tarot cards reveal your