MTE Podcast

Heatwave California

The Californian heatwave is deeply concerning. It’s the latest in a series of unprecedented ‘warming’ events, with no resolution in sight. Artwork: Xavier Coiffic (Unsplash: @xaviercoiffic) References: https://www.space.com/44-venus-second-planet-from-the-sun-brightest-planet-in-solar-system.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53788018 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley https://www.space.com/40304-venus-clouds-alien-life-search.html

Transient Hypofrontality

Could the secret to problem solving be walking? Many great minds have been fervent walkers. But is it as simple as taking a stroll? Episode Artwork: Erik Mclean (Unsplash: @introspectivedsgn) References: https://www.parentingscience.com/when-do-babies-start-walking.html#:~:text=Most%20babies%20start%20walking%20independently,timeline%20that%20all%20babies%20follow. [https://www.parentingscience.com/when-do-babies-start-walking.html#:~:text=Most%20babies%20start%20walking%20independently,timeline%20that%20all%20babies%20follow.] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipedalism#:~:text=Bipedalism%20is%20a%20form%20of,pes%20for%20%22foot%22). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipedalism#:~:text=Bipedalism%20is%20a%20form%20of,pes%20for%20%22foot%22).] https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/how-think-about-exercise/201501/charles-darwins-daily-walks [https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/how-think-about-exercise/201501/charles-darwins-daily-walks] https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170612-what-you-can-learn-from-einsteins-quirky-habits [https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170612-what-you-can-learn-from-einsteins-quirky-habits] https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/steve-jobs-swore-by-walking-meetings-heres-science-of-why-theyre-awesome-how-to-do-them-right.html [https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/steve-jobs-swore-by-walking-meetings-heres-science-of-why-theyre-awesome-how-to-do-them-right.html] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/23/why-ceos-at-google-facebook-and-linkedin-love-walking-meetings.html [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/23/why-ceos-at-google-facebook-and-linkedin-love-walking-meetings.html] https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/a-walk-in-the-woods-with-mark-zuckerberg/ [https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/a-walk-in-the-woods-with-mark-zuckerberg/] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178106000199 [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178106000199] https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-edge-peak-performance-psychology/201703/the-transient-hypofrontality-edge#:~:text=Transient%20hypofrontality%2C%20then%2C%20means%20that,with%20the%20term%20transient%20hypofrontality. [https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-edge-peak-performance-psychology/201703/the-transient-hypofrontality-edge#:~:text=Transient%20hypofrontality%2C%20then%2C%20means%20that,with%20the%20term%20transient%20hypofrontality.] https://www.thescienceofpsychotherapy.com/prefrontal-cortex/ [https://www.thescienceofpsychotherapy.com/prefrontal-cortex/] https://brainworldmagazine.com/walking-is-brain-exercise/#:~:text=Aerobic%20exercise%20in%20particular%20improves,especially%20good%20for%20the%20brain. [https://brainworldmagazine.com/walking-is-brain-exercise/#:~:text=Aerobic%20exercise%20in%20particular%20improves,especially%20good%20for%20the%20brain.]

Hunter & Gatherer

Farming helped humans transition from hunting to gathering. Now it seems we’re helping wild animals do the same. Not farming - gathering. They hunt less or not at all, instead depending on humans for their meals. https://bit.ly/mtephag #huntergatherer #farming #urbanjungle #urbanwildlife #food #animal #ecofriendly #earth #habitat #loveanimals

Number Stations

Radio listeners have heard number stations for years - voices repeating ambiguous lists of numbers. Some believe these are cryptic messages. If so, who is the intended recipient? #numberstations #spystations #hamradio #amateurradio #spooks #shortwaveradio #secretsquirrelstuff #secret #secrets #coldwar Episode Artwork: Jamie Street (Unsplash @jamie452) Producer: Nial Fernandes (Instagram @mtepodcast) References: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/singaporean-national-pleads-guilty-acting-united-states-illegal-agent-chinese-intelligence https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/24/asia/singapore-us-chinese-intelligence-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.onlinecitizenasia.com/2020/07/29/singaporean-spy-for-chinese-intelligence-has-his-phd-enrollment-at-nus-terminated/ https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3094701/singapore-reputation-concerns-after-jun-wei-yeo-admits-being https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_spy_cases_in_the_United_States https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/ex-spy-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-for-selling-secrets-to-china/2019/05/17/41f53cc2-78b6-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/18/ex-cia-officer-kevin-mallory-sentenced-to-20-years-for-spying-for-china https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53534941 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imitation_Game http://www.teachinghistory100.org/objects/about_the_object/enigma_cipher_machine https://www.accessnow.org/back-in-the-dark-ethiopia-shuts-down-internet-once-again/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53298845 https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-death-toll-doubles-from-unrest-over-singers-murder/a-54059817 https://warontherocks.com/2018/05/explaining-the-mystery-of-numbers-stations/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6sE_kfNuKU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-time_pad https://www.spymuseum.org/exhibition-experiences/about-the-collection/collection-highlights/one-time-pad-silk/

Visitors at Westall

Something strange happened at Westall High School in 1966. It came to be called the Westall ‘UFO’ Incident. The Australian government has never discussed it, but newly released US DOD footage may bring us closer to the truth. https://bit.ly/mtepvaw Episode Artwork: Miriam Espacio (Unsplash @miriamespacio) Producer: Nial Fernandes (Instagram @mtepodcast) References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series_episodes https://youtu.be/sPHVvg-dXOs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlaa76rBWHo https://www.redbull.com/au-en/alien-encounters-australia https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/audio-reveals-creepy-details-of-australian-ufo-mystery/news-story/471c724255b0388ee4e930a4d35028e7 https://theconversation.com/the-us-military-has-officially-published-three-ufo-videos-why-doesnt-anybody-seem-to-care-137498 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/us/pentagon-ufo-videos.html