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  • Mini: Airplane Boarding

    Mini: Airplane Boarding
    2025/05/05
    Airlines have tried various methods to herd people onto a plane efficiently. Governing a lot of moving people is tricky. Which methods work to get people boarded? Did you know there is no standard way to do this? We'll break down the issues with boarding.

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    Links and References:
    • https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/by_the_numbers
    • https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/there-are-quicker-ways-to-board-a-plane-so-why-dont-airlines-use-them/


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    20 分
  • Teaching Literacy pt 2

    Teaching Literacy pt 2
    2025/04/30
    Last episode we spent a lot of time discussing some history about text-based communication in general, so we barely touched on the concepts you would need to get started teaching reading. This episode, we describe most of the remaining phonetic rules to teach reading in the bizare code that is the English language.

    Recommendations:
    • Abraham: Sinners (https://slate.com/culture/2025/04/sinners-movie-michael-b-jordan-horror-how-scary.html)
    • Shane: Spaceships over Glasgow by Stuart Braithwaite (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60891783-spaceships-over-glasgow)

    Holidays (4/30/2025)
    • Bugs Bunny Day
    • Day of the Child
    • Denim Day
    • Hairstyle Appreciation Day
    • Honesty Day
    • International Guide Dog Day
    • International Jazz Day
    • National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
    • National Animal Advocacy Day
    • National Bubble Tea Day
    • National Mr. Potato Head Day
    • National Oatmeal Cookies Day
    • National Raisin Day
    • National Sarcoidosis Day
    • National Therapy Animal Day
    • Spank Out Day
    • Stop Food Waste Day
    • Go Diaper Free Week
    • National Auctioneers Week
    • National Green Week
    • National Scoop the Poop Week
    • National Youth Violence Prevention Week


    Links and Reference:
    1. https://www.mheducation.com/prek-12/resources/science-of-literacy.html#:~:text=Let's%20start%20thinking%20in%20terms,readers%2C%20writers%2C%20and%20thinkers.
    2. https://www.thereadingleague.org/what-is-the-science-of-reading/#:~:text=The%20science%20of%20reading%20is%20a%20vast%2C%20interdisciplinary%20body%20of,School%20Psychology
    https://www.reallygreatreading.com/blog/scarboroughs-reading-rope?srsltid=AfmBOopp-Hyjo_pG4GWpfCGsXJJgUgy2ca7hHNWZn8coyLQYFY3hytah

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    56 分
  • Mini: Middle Names

    Mini: Middle Names
    2025/04/28
    How many names do you have? In America, it is very common to have three names, with the second name, called the "middle name," being a way to honor family, or just sound cool. We explain the history and uses of middle names. Listen in and support us if you can: www.patreon.com/wwdwwdpodcast

    Links and Reference:
    1. https://blog.myheritage.com/2024/10/exploring-the-diverse-origins-of-middle-names-from-tradition-to-trend/
    2. https://www.plansponsor.com/trivial-pursuits-middle-names-first-used/
    3. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/why-no-middle-names.htm


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    17 分
  • Teaching Literacy pt 1

    Teaching Literacy pt 1
    2025/04/23
    We are giving away the secret sauce. This is how to teach reading in Enlighs and how to do it efficiently. It's the rare trifecta of quick, cheap, and good. This first discussion needs to first carefully explain what reading is so that it is clear how teaching it works. Come back for part two to hear the builk of the sequence of curriculum.

    Recommendations
    • Metal Lords: https://www.netflix.com/title/81207588
    • Shane: Bon Iver - SABLE,fABLE (https://open.spotify.com/album/3L3UjpXtom6T0Plt1j6l1T?si=8mIX_zWwTia7NCex2xq67g)

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    Holidays (4/23/2025):
    • Administrative Professional’s Day
    • Canada Book Day
    • English Language Day
    • Impossible Astronaut Day
    • International Pixel-stained Technopeasant Day
    • Lover’s Day
    • Movie Theatre Day
    • National Cherry Cheesecake Day
    • National Lost Dog Awareness Day
    • National Picnic Day
    • Slay a Dragon Day
    • Take a Chance Day
    • Spanish Language Day
    • Talk Like Shakespeare Day
    • American Quilters Society Week
    • Chemists Celebrate Earth Day
    • Every Kid Healthy Week
    • International Mariachi Week
    • National Karaoke Week
    • Holocaust Remembrance Week


    Links and References:
    1. https://www.mheducation.com/prek-12/resources/science-of-literacy.html#:~:text=Let's%20start%20thinking%20in%20terms,readers%2C%20writers%2C%20and%20thinkers.
    2. https://www.thereadingleague.org/what-is-the-science-of-reading/#:~:text=The%20science%20of%20reading%20is%20a%20vast%2C%20interdisciplinary%20body%20of,School%20Psychology
    3. https://www.reallygreatreading.com/blog/scarboroughs-reading-rope?srsltid=AfmBOopp-Hyjo_pG4GWpfCGsXJJgUgy2ca7hHNWZn8coyLQYFY3hytah


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    56 分
  • Mini: Release the Hostage

    Mini: Release the Hostage
    2025/04/21
    The idea of holding someone hostage had to start somewhere. Actually, it started much more peacefully than what it evolved into. This episode is an exploration of the history of a word by reviewing Norse mythology. It is a blast, if we do say so ourselves. You're welcome.

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    Links:
    1. https://norse-mythology.org/tales/the-aesir-vanir-war/#:~:text=The%20Aesir%20fought%20by%20the,cheated%20in%20the%20hostage%20exchange.
    2. https://www.etymonline.com/word/hostage
    3. https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/hostage#:~:text=Definitions%20of%20hostage,captive%2C%20prisoner
    4. https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3244331/how-word-hostage-used-mean-something-quite-different-its-modern-definition-israel-gaza-war-rumbles


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    14 分
  • Journalism vs. the World

    Journalism vs. the World
    2025/04/16
    Special guest, journalist Ben Miller, joins us to talk about journalism compared to other forms of "news" and the importance of journalism to a functioning democracy. What do we do to combat the slew of misinformation propogated by real and false "journalists?" Ben has some ideas. Listen in and share your thoughts with us.

    Recommendations
    • A Complete Unknown (https://www.searchlightpictures.com/a-complete-unknown)
    • Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (https://stephenking.com/works/novel/doctor-sleep.html)
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    1 時間 6 分
  • Mini: Stress Balls

    Mini: Stress Balls
    2025/04/14
    Everyone knows these squishly, novelty door prizes. Stress balls are touted as being able to help reduce your stress via the mechanical action of squeezing. Do they work to this end? Maybe! We'll explain in this brief, Monday mini.

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    Links:
    1. Yüksel & Güneş (2024). The Effect of Stress Ball on Anxiety and Pain Levels in Angiography: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Cardiovascular Therapeutics. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1155/2024/5049092
    2. https://www.paperstone.co.uk/News/articles/stress_ball#:~:text=In%201988%20Carswell%20patented%20the,the%20palm%20of%20the%20hand.
    3. Srivarsan, R. and Sridevi, G. and Preetha, S. (2021) An Evaluation on Use of Stress Ball Exercise on Stress Management among Student Population – A Cross Section Study. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33 (47B). pp. 506-514. ISSN 2456-9119
    4. https://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/80293
    5. Kasar, Erzincanli, & Akbas (2020). The effect of a stress ball on stress, vital signs and patient comfort in hemodialysis patients: A randomized controlled trial. Complimentary Therapies in Clinical Practice.
    6. Nurdina, G., Anggraini, D. ., Herdiman, & Hilda Novyanda. (2022). Effect of Stress Ball on Stress and Anxiety in Hemodialysis Patients . Jurnal Keperawatan Komprehensif (Comprehensive Nursing Journal), 8(Special Edition). Retrieved from https://journal.stikep-ppnijabar.ac.id/index.php/jkk/article/view/385
    7. https://www.healthline.com/health/stress/do-stress-balls-work#effectiveness
    8. https://www.calm.com/blog/stress-balls
    9. https://www.brownmed.com/uncategorized/do-stress-balls-really-work/
    Ozen, N., Berse, S., & Tosun, B. (2023). Effects of using a stress ball on anxiety and depression in patients undergoing hemodialysis: A prospective, balanced, single-blind, crossover study. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis, 27(4), 411–418. https://doi.org/10.1111/hdi.13102

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    15 分
  • The Benefits of Massage

    The Benefits of Massage
    2025/04/09
    A lot is made of the potential benefits of massage. Unfortunately, the camp has established firm roots to a lot of other pseudoscience. There seems to be legitimate benefits to getting massage, even beyond the fact that they make us feel good. Let's do the good science to see how we can leverage massage to help the people who would benefit from it the most. And booooo pseudoscience.RecommendationsAbraham: My Old Ass (https://www.mgm.com/movies/my-old-ass)Shane: Whiplash (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582802/) Holidays (04/09/25):Appomattox DayChinese Almond Cookie DayDay of the Finnish LanguageInternational ASRM DayInternational Day of PinkJenkins Ear DayJumbo DayName Yourself DayNational Cherish an Antique DayNational Chicken Little Awareness DayNational Dive Bar DayNational Former Prisoner of War Recognition DayNational Gin and Tonic DayNational Unicorn DayWinston Churchill DayBat Appreciation WeekBe Kind to Spiders WeekExplore Your Career Options WeekInternational Trombone WeekNational Bake WeekNational Dental Hygienist WeekNational Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness WeekNational Robotics WeekLinks and References:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lifespan-perspectives/202201/massage-therapy-mental-healthhttps://www.nuhs.edu/4-mental-benefits-of-massage-therapy/https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/massage-for-depression-anxiety-and-stresshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6715325/https://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug02/massagehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Qais-Gasibat/publication/318929943_Determining_the_Benefits_of_Massage_Mechanisms_A_Review_of_Literature/links/59862ea5aca27266ad9f7178/Determining-the-Benefits-of-Massage-Mechanisms-A-Review-of-Literature.pdf?_sg%5B0%5D=started_experiment_milestone&origin=journalDetailhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1836955315000582https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2011.0643https://www.painscience.com/articles/massage-therapy-side-effects.phphttps://www.grandeprairiephysiotherapy.com/what-are-the-cons-and-pros-of-massage-therapyhttps://www.benimassage.com/risks-of-massage/https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/deep-tissue-massage-benefitshttps://massageluxe.com/franchise_blog/spa-owner-salary/#:~:text=Recent%20research%20indicates%20massage%20therapy%20is%20an,industry%20projections%20that%20were%20set%20in%202005. https://www.concorde.edu/blog/rich-history-massage-therapy https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-increase-oxytocin#massage Rapaport, M. H., Schettler, P. J., Larson, E. R., Carroll, D., Sharenko, M., Nettles, J., & Kinkead, B. (2018). Massage Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders. Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing), 16(1), 24–31. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20170043Müller-Oerlinghausen, B., & Eggart, M. (2020). Touch Research-Quo Vadis? A Plea for High-Quality Clinical Trials. Brain sciences, 11(1), 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010025Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.
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    1 時間 4 分