Katharine gives Lorien a conversation starter, sure to be the hit of any tailgate parties for the big game this weekend.

Sources:

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy

- https://medicine.iu.edu/expertise/traumatic-brain-injury/what-is-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy#:~:text=Chronic%20Traumatic%20Encephalopathy%2C%20or%20CTE,concussions%20and%20repetitive%20head%20impacts

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_concussion_committee

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennet_Omalu

- https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/sports/cte-bennet-omalu/#:~:text=But%20across%20the%20brain%20science,about%20the%20disease%2C%20according%20to

- https://www.npr.org/2024/09/23/nx-s1-5121019/nfl-players-cte-survey

- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/former-nfl-players-denied-compensation-for-brain-trauma#:~:text=In%20a%20landmark%202015%20settlement,joined%20Amna%20Nawaz%20for%20more.

- https://en.as.com/nfl/what-are-the-most-famous-cte-cases-in-nfl-history-n-3/

- https://www.npr.org/2021/12/14/1064130612/phillip-adams-nfl-player-killed-6-people-cte#:~:text=An%20ex%2DNFL%20player%20who,himself%20had%20CTE%2C%20doctors%20say&text=Tom%20Gannam%2FAP-,Former%20San%20Francisco%2049ers%20cornerback%20Phillip%20Adams%2C%20pictured%20in%20this,this%20year%20before%20killing%20himself.

Lorien takes Katharine on a colorful journey that starts in 12th century England.

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Katharine tells Lorien not to panic. No, really!

Sources:

- https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html

- https://apple.news/ALclU32DPQdi3sPHqzJwLew

- https://apple.news/AGOdB_coeQLO4N1Rh1t9RrA

- https://apple.news/A_Vmb2mUnS7Gd2jPKSG4KyA

- https://apple.news/AWjCbgbaYSFeyJUXVRSPvrA

- https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2025/01/03/hhs-awards-306-million-avian-flu-monitoring-and-preparedness-funding.html

- https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/signs-symptoms/index.html

- https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/362527/bird-flu-100-million-chickens-dead-risk-humans

- https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/avian-timeline/index.html

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avian_influenza#:~:text=Epidemiology-,History,the%20H5%20and%20H7%20subtypes.

- https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/health/california-child-bird-flu/index.html

- https://apple.news/AMccHRIRvShq3Q0tllA31cg

Lorien tells Katharine why we should do our best to keep polio outbreaks in the past.

Sources:

• https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/13/health/kennedy-lawyer-fda-polio-vaccine/index.html
• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/health/aaron-siri-rfk-jr-vaccines.html
• https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/polio/
• https://www.wptv.com/politics/youre-not-going-to-lose-the-polio-vaccine-trump-says-of-rfks-controversial-policies
• https://www.cdc.gov/polio/about/
• https://www.cdc.gov/polio/vaccines/index.html
• https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/27/polio-vaccine-rfk-jr-lawyer-petition-revoke-approval-reaction-from-indian-americans/
• https://www.statnews.com/2022/07/21/n-y-state-detects-polio-case-first-in-the-u-s-since-2013/
• https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/12/17/polio-vaccine-history/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk
• https://www.cedars-sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/p/polio-poliomyelitis.html
• https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/history-of-vaccination/history-of-polio-vaccination
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2205164/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_lung
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Lillard
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Alexander_(polio_survivor)
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/polio-iron-lung-survivors-photos-lives-inside-ventilators-a8070881.html

Don't lick the walls!

Sources:

- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lead-poisoning/symptoms-causes/syc-20354717

- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-a-doctor-discovered-us-walls-were-poisonous

- https://nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/thisleadiskillingus/index.html

- https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/lead-poisoning-historical-perspective.html

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_poisoning

- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lead-poisoning-hemorrhoid-treatment-california-death/

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis

Happy New Year! Before you decide to better yourself, listen to Lorien tell Katharine all the reasons it might kills you.

Sources:

• https://www.driveresearch.com/market-research-company-blog/new-years-resolutions-statistics/
• https://www.statista.com/chart/29019/most-common-new-years-resolutions-us/
• https://www.vice.com/en/article/these-puking-bleeding-clowns-are-a-forgotten-part-of-crossfits-past/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/22/fashion/thursdaystyles/getting-fit-even-if-it-kills-you.html
• https://mobilityfit.com/mythbusters-crossfit-is-dangerous-and-injuries-are-frequent/
• https://www.garagegymreviews.com/is-crossfit-bad-for-you
• https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/lazar-djukic-cause-of-death-crossfit-games-fort-worth-texas/287-bfb4f9a3-b766-4df3-9868-ee74545e4bc0
• https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/rhabdo/about/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/rhabdo/default.html#
• https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/
• https://www.fda.gov/food/chemical-contaminants-pesticides/natural-toxins-food#:~:text=In canned and properly cooked,remove and destroy this toxin.
• https://www.oklahoman.com/story/lifestyle/food/2024/12/16/https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/index.html
• https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/about/index.html
• https://www.axios.com/2024/12/17/food-recalls-2024-increase
• https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/ponzischeme.asp
• https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/ponzischeme.asp
• https://www.verywellmind.com/why-new-years-resolutions-fail-6823972#citation-1
• https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2022-12-29/failed-new-years-resolutions

Katharine tells Lorien about yet another way humanity is making questionable choices when it comes to technology. All hallucinations and bad information comes straight from our own brains.

Sources:

- https://apple.news/AWDIsEbzMTGqPtHZTMsLOiQ

- https://apnews.com/article/chatbot-ai-lawsuit-suicide-teen-artificial-intelligence-9d48adc572100822fdbc3c90d1456bd0

- thejpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-825936

- https://www.yahoo.com/tech/ex-google-ceo-warns-perfect-172312351.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFGtjCxrMizjgfbKxys8lgIZVjEIxMEFINJAZtc9Ydj-YWwe_8KDDZrLlEoS9oufEKC7q3eI7PDQwnQM1orOwvO1TYmuexc5GgZmZqTIzO207ho33bj5GvQ1S5Y4mzOS6Pde53_W41k9GOaoU_EV7cFNHUvb40P3iAEBnRDwpsRW

- https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2024/10/23/mankeeping--how-shrinking-male-social-networks-may-burden-women/