36: Side Trail Compilation 32, 33, & 35 - Ingenious Rationalization, Flying Primate Theory, In The News

This episode is a compilation of Side Trails 32 (Bridgewater Triangle), 33 (Batsquatch), and 35 (Megalania).

SIDE TRAIL 32

In the Bridgewater side trail MLT explores the deep shamanic patterns being unearthed in the swamps of Massachusetts, as well as in the Cartoon Network. Is this ingenious rationalization, aprophenia, or are we just "hepped up on goofballs"?

References:

Ingenious Rationalization:

Pinker, S. (2018). Enlightenment now: the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress. Penguin, p359

SIDE TRAIL 33

Following the Batsquatch episode, we follow-up on flying primates and giant bats. Then we get deeper into the volcano angle with discussions on Cherufe the Volcano God and the real-life possibility of Sharknados. It just keeps getting weirder around here!

References:

Flying Primate Hypothesis Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_primate_hypothesis#:~:text=In%20evolutionary%20biology%2C%20the%20flying,by%20J.D.%20Smith%20in%201980

National Park Service’s myth buster section @ nps.gov: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bats/myth-busters.htm#:~:text=Answer%3A%20MYTH.,long%2Dlived%20for%20their%20size

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines Chiropetra: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chiropteran#:~:text=%22Chiroptera%22%20is%20the%20name%20of,covered%20by%20a%20cutaneous%20membrane.

Wikipedia on Pteropus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteropus

Harpeth Hills Flying Monkeys: (https://www.harpethhillsmarathon.com/Monkeys.html#:~:text=The%20Harpeth%20Hills%20Flying%20Monkeys%2C%20classified%20as%20an%20endangered%20species,owls%2C%20hawks%20or%20flying%20piglets.)

Wikipedia on Cherufe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherufe

Sharks in Volcanic Craters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woYHAiFLhL0

SIDE TRAIL 35

MOZ takes a tour of a variety of recent headlines in this "In The News" side trail.

References:

• Earth’s largest ape went extinct 100,000 years earlier than once thought (sciencenews.org)

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/largest-ape-extinct-earlier-than-thought

• A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China. Scientists say they now know why and when it disappeared (msn.com)  https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/a-king-kong-like-ape-once-roamed-southern-china-scientists-say-they-now-know-why-and-when-it-disappeared/ar-AA1mLyRa?ocid=msedgntp&pc=WSEDSE&cvid=18396b2a93554276bd670d0efc27f719&ei=32

• Reindeer multitask by chewing cud and sleeping at the same time (sciencenews.org)

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/reindeer-sleep-eat-chew-arctic

• Top secret UFO meeting in Congress to reveal 'classified' details of illegal crash retrieval program - and US intelligence insider tells DailyMail.com what they believe will really happen behind closed doors | Daily Mail Online  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12931743/Top-secret-UFO-hearing-Congress-classified-illegal-crash-retrieval-program-intelligence-insider.html

• Scores Killed In Angola Anti-sorcery Rituals | Barron's (barrons.com)

https://www.barrons.com/news/scores-killed-in-angola-anti-sorcery-rituals-e0425718