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What are the most EXTREME lifeforms on Earth, and how are they surprisingly important to study? And what is the long yet recent history of astrology, and why do we reach for it? Things we Talk About: [The">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh1kFGn-txU">The]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKyrXju\_zqw">Sea]( https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Female-Astrologer.jpg">Paper]( https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Rationale-of-Astrology-768x302.jpg">Paper]( https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sciece-of-Astrology-768x268.jpg">Paper]( https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Scorpio-Pimms-Horoscope.jpg">Paper]( https://maximumfun.org/join/">Support]( https://discord.gg/EZBvwBZkXv">Join]( https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/extremophile.html">NOAA:]( https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4187170/">Life:]( https://www.nature.com/articles/35059215">Nature:]( https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2405808/">PMC:]( https://thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-features/eating-gamma-radiation-for-breakfast">The]( https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12666711\_Intraspecific\_Variation\_in\_Gamma-Radiation\_Resistance\_and\_Genomic\_Structure\_in\_the\_Filamentous\_Fungus\_Alternaria\_alternata\_A\_Case\_Study\_of\_Strains\_Inhabiting\_Chernobyl\_Reactor\_No\_4">Research]( https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/cc/d4cc03114h">Chemical]( https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11595344/">Life:]( https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0734975005000030">Biotechnology]( https://www.science.org/content/article/conan-bacterium">Science:]( https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3063356/">Microbiology]( https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/bf00261032">Polar]( https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9672680/">Extremophiles:]( https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11433292/">Life:]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermus\_aquaticus">Wiki:]( https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4148896/">Frontiers]( https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3093466/">PNAS:]( https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6476344/">Frontiers]( https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41745-023-00382-9">Journal]( https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/uploads/filer\_public/e2/c1/e2c16051-f07e-4ce9-a6ea-9b85a9d5d0af/all\_cardfiles2020.pdf">NASA:]( https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.02050/full">Frontiers]( https://www.newscientist.com/article/2252786-radiation-resistant-bacteria-could-survive-journey-from-earth-to-mars/">New]( https://www.academia.edu/6356603/The\_Solar\_Eclipse\_Omen\_Texts\_from\_en%C5%ABma\_anu\_enlil">2013]( https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/history-of-horoscopes">National]( https://mymodernmet.com/history-of-astrology/">My]( https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2022/07/19/astrology-through-our-newspapers/">British]( https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/756911af-2b4d-4826-80c4-e600d4491521">BBC:]( http://academia.edu/49600969/The\_man\_behind\_the\_horoscope\_column\_R\_H\_Naylor">2020]( https://www.academia.edu/3712257/A\_History\_of\_Astrology\_Part\_I\_Origins\_to\_the\_Romans">2005]( https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/11/how-astrology-paved-way-predictive-analytics">The]( https://www.bbcearth.com/news/is-astrology-backed-by-science">BBC:]( https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886921007686">2022:]( https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/is-there-any-science-in-astrology">BBC:]( https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-astrology-real-heres-what-science-says/">Scientific]( https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/pseudoscience/how-astrology-escaped-pull-science">McGill]( https://www.bbc.co.uk/worklife/article/20210205-why-astrology-is-so-popular-now">BBC:](<a href=) The Anxieties and Apps Fuelling the Astrology Boom