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This week, we cover the new Covid treatments molnupiravir and paxlovid, and follow up on last week's nuclear power debate. Sponsor Matt for Movember to support Men's Health: https://movember.com/m/13778345?mc=1 Join our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/KaYPXHJhbK Check us out on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/idiofacto VODs and Livestreams available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEiE... Podcast available from https://idiofacto.podbean.com/ or search "IdioFacto" wherever you get your podcasts. Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/idiofacto

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Since we discuss them so often on the show, it's really only logical that Matt should formally (and informally) talk about what constitutes a logical fallacy and why they're important. Levi teaches us the ins and outs of figs and the depressing life of some wasps, while Sam breaks the news that bone broth may not be all it's cracked up to. Logical Fallacies "Book of Bad Arguments" by Ali Almossawi (Also a book) https://bookofbadarguments.com/ "Logically Fallacious" by Bo Bennett (Also a book) https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/ Other Notes "Drinking Bone Broth - Is it Beneficial or Just a Fad?" by Conor Kerley https://nutritionstudies.org/drinking-bone-broth-is-it-beneficial-or-just-a-fad/  

The irony of posting this episode on various forms of social media is not lost on us as Sam takes us through the dangers (or benefits) of using what has become a ubiquitous part of modern life. Levi also gives us a lesson in critical thinking and the perils of not questioning one's hypotheses and Matt has a big ol' rant about the Covid situation in New South Wales.   Social Media Daily social media usage worldwide | Statista   The 2021 Social Media Users Demographics Guide | Khoros   Average Time Spent Daily on Social Media (Latest 2020 Data) - BroadbandSearch   Webster, D., Dunne, L. and Hunter, R., 2020. Association Between Social Networks and Subjective Well-Being in Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Youth & Society, 53(2), pp.175-210.   Brunborg, G. and Burdzovic Andreas, J., 2019. Increase in time spent on social media is associated with modest increase in depression, conduct problems, and episodic heavy drinking. Journal of Adolescence, 74, pp.201-209.   Barry, C., Sidoti, C., Briggs, S., Reiter, S. and Lindsey, R., 2017. Adolescent social media use and mental health from adolescent and parent perspectives. Journal of Adolescence, 61, pp.1-11.   Richards, D., Caldwell, P. and Go, H., 2015. Impact of social media on the health of children and young people. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51(12), pp.1152-1157.   Abi-Jaoude, E., Naylor, K. and Pignatiello, A., 2020. Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 192(6), pp.E136-E141. Other notes "The Most Common Cognitive Bias" by Veritasium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKA4w2O61Xo  

In a slightly delayed, but no less exciting instalment of IdioFacto, Levi takes a deep dive into SCUBA (Super Cool Underwater Bois of Australia) to let us know just how many interesting ways there are to die underwater, while Sam talks through why Ivermectin for COVID-19 is a fancy kind of snake oil. Matt will tell us more about how Santa Claus is politically incorrect and everyone will have a swimmingly good time. Ivermectin "Ivermectin is the new hydroxychloroquine" by Scott Gavura https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/ivermectin-is-the-new-hydroxychloroquine/ "Ivermectin is the new hydroxychloroquine, take 2" by David Gorski https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/ivermectin-is-the-new-hydroxychloroquine-take-2/ "Ivermectin is the new hydroxychloroquine, take 3" by David Gorski https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/ivermectin-is-the-new-hydroxychloroquine-take-3-conspiracy-theories-vs-science/   Other notes "Santa’s ‘Ho Ho Ho’ Changed to ‘Ha Ha Ha’" at Snopes https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/heave-ho-ho-ho/    

After we failed to release an episode last week, it may have been your reflex to assume we were on an indefinite hiatus again. But we managed to massage our schedules enough to make the most of our recording time and here it is!   Reflexology "Reflexology: Panacea or placebo" from The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/reflexology-panacea-or-placebo-10527 "Modern Reflexology: Still as bogus as pre-modern reflexology" from Science-Based Medicine: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/modern-reflexology-still-as-bogus-as-pre-modern-reflexology/ "Revisiting reflexology: Concept, evidence, current practice and practitioner training" from Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4624523/ "Reflexology: an update of a systematic review of randomised clinical trials" from Maturitas: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21111551/ "Reflexology in the management of low back pain: a pilot randomised controlled trial" from Complementary Therapies in Medicine: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18346622/ eJTCM Peer Review Standards: https://www.elsevier.com/__data/promis_misc/ejtcm-peer-review.pdf Other links Wholesome Doctor post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRJJYmKnyt7/?utm_medium=share_sheet "Do Ear Candles Work To Remove Earwax? | Ear Candling Proof!" from Doctor Cliff, AuD: https://youtu.be/CQJt1LWH32k  

Listeners: we're back. Like, actually for real this time. No, like... Really. For true. Sam made us promise. Enjoy this little taster of what's to come this season. Laughs, nonsense and occasionally some science-based ridiculousness.

We talk all things drinking and hangovers (the science behind it of course) as well as solve the mystery of the Bermuda triangle, and get an insight into the stages of clinical trials.

Tune in this week as we learn the ins and outs of diabetes as well as blue light glasses, full moon emergency room admissions, and the appeal to antiquity

What are Jellyfish anyway?? How do they eat and move around? How do they reproduce? Are they animals? Plants? Fungi? Or somewhere in the middle? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in our latest release.   Sam's (Incredibly Comprehensive) show notes for Arthritis   Arthritis and weather Jena, A., Olenski, A., Molitor, D. and Miller, N., 2017. Association between rainfall and diagnoses of joint or back pain: retrospective claims analysis. BMJ, [online] p.j5326. Available at: .   Robert H. Shmerling, M., 2020. Does Weather Affect Arthritis Pain? - Harvard Health Blog. [online] Harvard Health Blog. Available at: [Accessed 16 August 2020].   Savage, E., McCormick, D., McDonald, S., Moore, O., Stevenson, M. and Cairns, A., 2014. Does rheumatoid arthritis disease activity correlate with weather conditions?. Rheumatology International, [online] 35(5), pp.887-890. Available at: .   Steffens, D., Maher, C., Li, Q., Ferreira, M., Pereira, L., Koes, B. and Latimer, J., 2014. Effect of Weather on Back Pain: Results From a Case-Crossover Study. Arthritis Care & Research, [online] 66(12), pp.1867-1872. Available at: .   Timmermans, E., Schaap, L., Herbolsheimer, F., Dennison, E., Maggi, S., Pedersen, N., Castell, M., Denkinger, M., Edwards, M., Limongi, F., Sánchez-Martínez, M., Siviero, P., Queipo, R., Peter, R., van der Pas, S. and Deeg, D., 2015. The Influence of Weather Conditions on Joint Pain in Older People with Osteoarthritis: Results from the European Project on OSteoArthritis. The Journal of Rheumatology, [online] 42(10), pp.1885-1892. Available at: .   Verges, J., Montell, E., Tomas, E., Cumelles, G., Castaneda, G., Marti, N. and Moller, I., 2004. Weather conditions can influence rheumatic diseases. Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, [online] 2005(Issue 4). Available at: [Accessed 16 August 2020].   Living With Arthritis. 2020. Weather And Arthritis Pain - Living With Arthritis. [online] Available at: [Accessed 16 August 2020].       BONUS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGog0Jo26iQ

This week we shine a light on solar power as well as discuss smart device "listening", scientific article retractions, and we get introduced to Willem Johan Kolff   Explanatory Youtube video on solar panels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ8XW9AgUrw Diagram showing solar array make-up - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_panel#/media/File:From_a_solar_cell_to_a_PV_system.svg Scientific article retraction - https://retractionwatch.com/2020/07/23/author-retracts-nature-commentary-over-concerns-about-sections-sponsorship/ Dirty Loops - Rock You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYc5zrXC52k The Thing Explainer - https://xkcd.com/thing-explainer/ The Glass Animals - Dreamland - ............just look it up on spotify?      

Here it is, our season 2 wrap up with our biggest news yet!   As promised, here are the links in the show notes   https://bit.ly/3kgXu75 https://bit.ly/3i6jFe0 https://bit.ly/33nmFyv https://bit.ly/3fm4pIg  

This week Matt walks us through the frequently discussed Placebo effect and Levi debunks detox diets.   PLACEBO EFFECT “Placebo effect studies are susceptible to response bias and to other types of biases”-JCE https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(11)00049-7/fulltext   “Is the Placebo powerless?”-New England JoMed https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200105243442106   “A Comprehensive Review of the Placebo Effect”-Annual Review of Psychology https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev.psych.59.113006.095941   “Placebo interventions for all clinical conditions”-Cochrane Library https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003974.pub3/full?highlightAbstract=placeb%7Cplacebo%7Ceffect   “Howard Fields, MD, PhD, The Placebo Effect Part 1: Defining the Placebo Response” video https://youtu.be/oWPtIR-0Q_A   “Bad Science”-Dr Ben Goldacre https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3272165-bad-science   “Bad Pharma”-Dr Ben Goldacre https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15795155-bad-pharma DETOX DIETS   Detox diets for toxin elimination and weight management: a critical review of the evidence https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jhn.12286   How Does the liver work? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279393/   The Truth about toxins https://www.rush.edu/health-wellness/discover-health/truth-about-toxins   7-day detox; a Naturopath approved plan https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/diet/diets/the-7day-detox-plan/news-story/cfb1850be6010553eba661bb9cbcb938   Do Detox Diets Work? https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/detox-diets-101

This episode is all about sound! Levi runs us through pitch, frequencies, and tones and Matt talks about the benefits (or lack thereof) of Audio Therapy   We promised we would out some links to our favourite songs in the show notes so here they are:   Tool - Pneuma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ClCaPmAA7s   Evanesence - Good Enough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw2Ic_2XdVQ   Karnivool - Deadman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbLEYQo98t0       MUSIC   Various helpful cheat sheets and wiki pages   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signature#Major_scale_structure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_pitch_notation#Table_of_note_frequencies     AUDIO THERAPY   Science-Based Medicine article https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/audio-therapy-for-postoperative-pediatric-pain-randomized-controlled-nonsense/   Pediatric Surgery International article https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00383-014-3649-9   Linguistic Wave Genetics article http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1004.5664&rep=rep1&type=pdf   Regenerating a Dog’s Tooth with Wave Genetics https://medcraveonline.com/JSRT/attempt-to-regenerate-the-dog39s-tooth-using-the-method-of-a-new-direction-in-biology-linguistic-wave-genetics.html   “Correction of the Immune System” Matrix https://wavegenetics.org/en/korrektsiya-immunnoy-sistemyi/   Institute of Linguistic Wave Genetics https://wavegenetics.org/   The great 440Hz conspiracy article https://globalnews.ca/news/4194106/440-hz-conspiracy-music/   Wave Genome RA Shield for Covid-19 http://wavegenome.com/ra_shield.html?fbclid=IwAR2qZ5mvALho1BYahTjW7jP-obrmz6dpW2spPczLrkL6PkYzHF97GNXwD4U   Open Letter from Peter Gariaev http://www.fractal.org/Life-Science-Technology/Peter-Gariaev.htm

What on earth are we talking about this week? That's right, its an earth related episode. Levi discusses plate tectonics while Matt (un)educates us on the archaic beliefs of flat earthers.   PLATE TECTONICS   Mid-Atlantic ridge https://whc.unesco.org/en/activities/504/   Brainpop video on plate tectonics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA2-Vc4PIOY   Kurzgesagt video including info on plate tectonics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGXi_9A__Vc&t=112s   GDA 2020  https://spotlight.unavco.org/how-gps-works/gps-and-tectonics/gps-and-tectonics.html FLAT EARTH Live Science article https://www.livescience.com/24310-flat-earth-belief.html   Uni of Melbourne article https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/why-do-some-people-believe-the-earth-is-flat   Scientific American article https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/yes-flat-earthers-really-do-exist/   Professor Dave Explains video 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDy95_eNPzM   Professor Dave Explains video 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bHqBy92iGM   Today I Found Out video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4l9Y5OHqpk

Do you have TIME to brush your teeth regularly? Are you worried about the fluoride in your toothpaste? How about the fluoride in your drinking water? Wait.....what is time? Is time even real, does anyone know? Maybe time's just a construct of human perception; an illusion created by.....anyway, listen to the episode to find out all the answers these these questions and more.     TIME Physics.org article http://www.physics.org/article-questions.asp?id=77   ‘Time Dilation’ newspaper article  https://www.space.com/33411-astronaut-scott-kelly-relativity-twin-brother-ages.html   Ohio State GPS Explanation http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast162/Unit5/gps.html   Space.com article on Special Relativity https://www.space.com/36273-theory-special-relativity.html   Time Dilation Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuD34tEpRFw ‘Does Time Exist?’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3tbVHlsKhs   WATER FLUORIDATION Story of water fluoridation https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/fluoride/the-story-of-fluoridation Healthcare Triage fluoride video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hml1CL0Idk&t=53s Australian systematic review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18584000 Cochrane Fluoride Toothpaste  https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD002278/full?highlightAbstract=water%7Cfluorid%7Cfluoridation Cochrane Water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries https:// https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010856.pub2/full?highlightAbstract=fluoride%7Cfluorid Book Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride https://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=CMQd6nkX86EC&oi=fnd&pg=PT21&dq=fluoride+health+effects&ots=kwW4zXZ3hB&sig=2edh7tDHg-FbUno0oh9eHrhjCcg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=fluoride%20health%20effects&f=false