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• Ekman Transport and Phytoplankton Bloom

  In this episode Fergus discusses some of the factors that may have lead to a phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Cornwall, UK.Email: [email protected]: @thecuriositymonkey

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• The Coconut Picking Monkeys of Thailand

  In this episode, Holly and Fergus discuss the use of primates for labour.Email: [email protected]: @thecuriositymonkeyhttps://www.peta.org.uk/features/thai-coconut-schools-monkey/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159121002021#:~:text=Pig%2Dtailed%20macaques%20are%20used,Southeast%20Asia%20to%20harvest%20coconuts.https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.49.1258.146.b https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5597818/

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• A New Era of Climate Change Denial

  In this episode, we explore how climate change denial narratives have evolved from outright rejecting climate change to adopting more nuanced forms of denial. Sources and further reading: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/temperatures-rising-nasa-confirms-2024-warmest-year-on-record/#:~:text=The%20new%20record%20comes%20after,said%20NASA%20Administrator%20Bill%20Nelson.,  https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-confirms-2024-warmest-year-record-about-155degc-above-pre-industrial-level https://earth.org/2024-hottest-year-on-record-marks-decade-of-deadly-heat/   https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/worriesaboutclimatechangegreatbritain/septembertooctober2022   https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf   https://counterhate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CCDH-The-New-Climate-Denial_FINAL.pdf   https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=18.24,61.86,580   https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms8537   https://www.desmog.com/2024/06/12/mapped-tory-network-climate-denial-fossil-fuel-funding/   https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/why-is-cheap-renewable-electricity-so-expensive/   https://www.desmog.com/2024/06/04/nigel-farage-reform-uk-party-2-3-million-fossil-fuel-interests-climate-deniers-polluters-since-2019-election/   https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07219-0 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ayub-Ulusow/publication/381963848_Climate_change_causes_economic_impact_and_mitigation/links/668659770a25e27fbc242512/Climate-change-causes-economic-impact-and-mitigation.pdf   https://grid.iamkate.com/

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• Oceanic Plastics and The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

  In this episode we discuss oceanic plastics, how they get into oceans and their effect on the environment. Stay Curious! Follow us on Instagram @thecuriositymonkey Reading: https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution (How much plastic per year) https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.abg5433 (Plastic pollution and ecosystems) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22939-w (GPGP is growing) https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(20)31552-8 (Pollution (plastic) and marine life) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9205308/ (Microplastics and animal health) https://web.archive.org/web/20190819024029/http://swfsc.noaa.gov/publications/TM/SWFSC/NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-154_P247.PDF (History)

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• Fascinating Lifeforms

  In this episode, Fergus and Liam each showcase a living organism with fascinating and unique traits. Instagram: @thecuriositymonkey Email: [email protected]

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