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Why do monkeys have tails, but chimpanzees and humans don't?

These big changes in evolution can be hard to pin down, but scientists say they've identified a specific genetic change which removed tails in the entire ape family tree. 

Guest: Dr Jonathan Webb, ABC Science Editor

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Hello, my friends! Today we are talking about the amazing action/adventure/thriller, "Congo," by Michael Crichton. I've been on a Crichton kick for the last little while as you know and this book is no different.

As a little interesting aside, you can watch this podcast episode on YouTube by clicking on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpDKrIA-PBk

Check it out if you're interested!

Thanks for listening. Enjoy the show!

Tom

In a swift return to the realm of love, sex and relationships, this episode shows how Japanese women seem to find big black things nearly irresistible under the right circumstances. 
A recent study on women in relationships shows a glaring problem that's been hiding in plain sight, and I've got some insights on that too. 

From there, it's a question of whether love has been monetized before today, why men don't do foreplay, and whether post-nut clarity is a bad thing...

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We’re baaaack! Season 7 behbeh. On this episode, the life, death, and aftermath of pop culture's beloved Harambe. Get ready to get deep into the crime scene for this western lowland gorilla. And since this is a show about extinction we’ll also talk about how gorillas are going extinct in the wild, but also how some are doing alright, actually. Let’s do this!

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Diane and Sean discuss Rupert Wyatt's, Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Episode music is, "Casear's Home" by Patrick Doyle from the OST.

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Happy Halloween! For this year's spooky special - we're heading over to the US for the most legendary cryptid of all time - Bigfoot! How did this monster get its nickname? Why is this monster an American icon? Find out this week!

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On this day in 1954, the King of the Monsters made his big screen debut when the original “Godzilla” premiered in Nagoya, Japan. 

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On today's show, we're off to the zoo! To meet a baby gorilla and his zealous zookeeper. We'll hear about a special surgery giving an Auslan speaker back their voice. Then we're headed underwater, to hear the ways that crocodiles communicate. Before learning about some new schools being named from some of Australia's oldest languages.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.What is the baby gorilla's name?
2. 2.What did Tracy say it felt like when she couldn't sign properly?
3. 3.How are they going to record the crocodiles?
4. 4.Which state is introducing the new school names?
5. 5.How old did Catherina turn?

Bonus Tricky Question

What is the name of the disease that makes Tracy's hands sore and stiff?

Answers

1. 1.Kaius
2. 2.Like losing her voice
3. 3.Hydrophones (underwater microphones), and they'll film them too
4. 4.Victoria
5. 5.111

Bonus Tricky Answer

Rheumatoid Arthritis

This show has been over one year in the making! A vow renewal, old friends, and an anniversary gift from Artem which left Nikki in shock.  

Nikki & Brie are live from Gila River Resorts & Casinos - Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Arizona, doing what they do best: putting on a live show!

Nikki & Brie kick things off with The Gorilla from The Phoenix Suns, who might not be much for words, but he brings immense energy to the stage. Then, The Garcia Twins get the crowd involved as bad first dates are the topic for Opening Up with some astonishing stories from the crowd. Brie also had an awkward moment with Buddy, leaving her with more questions than answers.

Then Nikki & Brie bring Artem out to talk about one year of wedded bliss and what the future holds, and in a plot twist that nobody saw coming, Nikki didn't write anything down for the vow renewal; this time, she went straight from the heart.

Then Artem reveals the big surprise that he and Gleb have been working on for months, leaving Nikki & and the crowd wanting more. You'll definitely want to check out The Nikki & Brie Show's IG and YT channels for the visuals because words will never do it justice.

As things cool down a little bit after the big surprise, Nikki, Brie, Artem, and Gleb take questions from the crowd about favorite sisters, favorite dance partners, and then there's a bouquet toss like any classy vow renewal. Also, Brie takes the mic to put a new twist on her matron of honor speech with a new tradition: Toast & Roast.

The Nikki & Brie Newlywed Game definitely has a little turbulence when some questions and answers are lost in translation, and luckily, Gleb is on hand to translate; even when love is the universal language, there can be some misinterpretation.

To close out the episode Nikki & Brie welcome Ariane Andrew to the stage, their Total Divas bestie, who takes the mic and motivates the audience to chase their dreams, then she flips the script on Nikki & Brie for a great moment to finish off a fantastic episode that had more twists and turns than one of Artem's Russian soap operas!

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LLM Vicuña, Chatbot Arena, and the race to increase LLM context windows: This episode’s guest Joey Gonzalez talks to Jon Krohn about developing models and platforms that leverage and improve LLMs, as well as the future of AI development and access.

This episode is brought to you by the AWS Insiders Podcast, by Modelbit, for deploying models in seconds, and by Grafbase, the unified data layer. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.

In this episode you will learn:
• Vicuña: How the revolutionary LLM came to be [03:35]
• Chatbot Arena: The leading LLM leaderboard [09:47]
• Trusting LLM results [17:54]
• Gorilla: The open-source ChatGPT plugin alternative [32:13]
• About LMSYS and long context windows [47:48]
• Open- vs closed-source LLMs: Which is better? [1:01:39]
• Aqueduct [1:16:49]
• Founding GraphLab [1:27:02]
• How AI will positively impact society in the coming decades [1:32:31]

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Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! This week in the Shop, Kara tells us about a horrifying flying cryptid...The BatSquatch!

 Have you ever heard of the Bat Squatch? No, it's not the next superhero movie. It's a mysterious and terrifying creature that has been the subject of many chilling encounters. Were going to talk about Brian Canfield's encounter with this beast and delve deeper into the heart of cryptid mysteries. From a truck filled with Douglas Fir trees that almost rolls off a cliff, to strange encounters with winged gorillas and objects in the middle of the road, we're leaving no stone unturned.

We then go full detective mode as we dissect the BatSquatch narrative, debate on its potential identity, and even consider if it might be just a misunderstood creature who list its home

References:

• https://pacsentinel.com/batsquatch/
• https://portlandghosts.com/the-story-of-the-batsquatch-the-terror-that-mount-st-helens-awoke/
• https://1027kord.com/massive-horrific-bat-spotted-in-washington-dubbed-batsquatch/
• https://www.batsquatch.com/batsquatch/encounter.html
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._Helens
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyroclastic_flow
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phreatic_eruption
• https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Batsquatch

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Gadget Recycler-Ape Lover.  This is how Eric Ronay signs off on all his emails.

From his warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, Eric works diligently to not only save gorillas and their habitats, but also to save our precious environment while enacting lasting culture change.

Eric, whose vision is clearly seen through the work that Eco-Cell does, wants to empower people, especially teenagers and young adults, to demand sustainable changes within the technology world.

'What we do is a labour of love - I want to see a different kind of consumption culture.'

In an average cell phone, there are several rare minerals. Coltan, for instance, is a mineral that makes tantalum. Tantalum is what allows cell phones and many other handheld electronics to hold a charge. 80% of the world’s coltan is in the Democratic Republic of Congo which is also home to endangered gorillas. Mining of coltan (and other minerals) disrupts and destroys their habitats.

'Everybody's got these old cell phones, nobody knows what to do with them, they don’t know what’s in them, they don’t know they affect wildlife.'

To mitigate this, Eric started Eco-Cell in 2003. Eco-Cell recycles, reuses, and resells cell phones and other electronics. Since its inception, Eco-Cell has safely recycled nearly one million cell phones and raised close to one million dollars for gorilla conservation.

Eric Ronay is a gorilla champion. He has made it his mission to save gorillas and raise awareness of their dire need for protection and increased conservation efforts. He does this by educating children and teenagers about cell phones and other electronics. He inspires them to contact technology companies and demand “gorilla-safe” technologies.

His hope is that, with his education and partnerships with zoos and aquariums, electronics will be kept longer and longer, diminishing the need for increased mining. Eric wants everyone to realize that they do not have to trade in their phone every year for the newest version. Eric is striving for sustainable technology which will positively impact not only the gorillas, but the planet as well.

Episode description by Maegan Leavendusky - Programs Co-ordinator for GLOBIO

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Nature has a knack for compelling storytelling. Micah unpacks some occurrences where the wilderness was the unstoppable force, the hero, and the villain.

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