SoT 302: A Sad Albino Parrot
Channel: Science on Top
Date: 2018-07-09

SoT 302: A Sad Albino Parrot
http://scienceontop.com/302

The WHO calls "gaming disorder" a mental health condition - so what is it, how serious is it, and what can we do about it?
Satellites have found the coldest place on Earth and it could kill you!
Can parasites control animals they haven't physically infected? Probably not, but tapeworms infecting stickleback fish can indirectly influence other, noninfected fish.
A drawing of an Australasian cockatoo in a 13th century Vatican manuscript could spark a rethink about trade routes between Europe and Australia in medieval times.
The Australian National Skeptics Convention will be held October 13-15 in Sydney. Get your ticket today!

Dr Brad McKay is a General Practitioner, a writer and TV personality.

This episode contains traces of Fox Business Network's Stuart Varney talking with Dr. Marc Siegel about gaming disorder.

http://scienceontop.com/302

Chapters:
00:01:55 WHO Calls "Gaming Disorder" Mental Health Condition https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20180620/who-recognizes-gaming-disorder-as-a-condition
00:14:08 "It's Almost Like Another Planet" - Coldest Temperature On Earth Recorded In Antarctica https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/06/28/its-almost-like-another-planet-coldest-temperature-on-earth-recorded-in-antarctica/
00:18:20 Parasites Can Mind-Control Animals Without Infecting Them https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/06/what-tapeworms-really-want/563189/
00:28:24 Images of cockatoo on 13th-century Vatican manuscript inspire trade route rethink https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/26/images-of-cockatoo-on-13-century-vatican-manuscript-inspire-trade-route-rethink
00:36:23 Australian National Skeptics Convention https://convention.skeptics.com.au/
00:40:13 Science on Top https://scienceontop.com/