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The Wonder Weekly October 12, 2020 The Published by the Peter Underwood Centre October 12, 2020 Follow us on Facebook The ships Solve the without word a crew: changer: Page 2 www.facebook.com/ Page 2 UnderwoodCentre/ ZOOPHOBIAS Solve the tangled web of animal phobias Ailurophobia Musophobia Ophidiophobia Arachnophobia Cynophobia Redback spiders prey mainly on insects, but also catch small lizards and occasionally snakes in their sticky webs. Share projects inspired by The Wonder Weekly with us. Email: [email protected] Picture: iStock/ Wrennie ARE there animals that frighten know with a certain amount of people who suffer from it and is relating to animals. Broadly Your challenge is to match the you? caution. often the result of a bad these are called zoophobias, but phobias to the animal or class of In many instances it is a good But some people have a fear of experience. there are also individual phobia animals they relate to (e.g. arachnophobia is the fear of idea to be careful. all dogs, are frightened when You are probably aware that names for the fear of spiders, arachnids, such as spiders and dogs are around and try to avoid there are many different phobias. snakes, sharks and so on. For example, you might be scorpions). perfectly comfortable around them at all times. For example, you might have How many do you think you Children’s University Tasmania could name? your family’s pet dog. This fear of dogs is called heard of acrophobia, which is a members can earn stamps in However, even though most cynophobia. fear of heights. On page 2 of today’s edition of their passports for this challenge dogs are not dangerous, it is While it might seem strange to But you might not be aware of The Wonder Weekly we have at the discretion of their school wise to approach a dog you don’t dog lovers, it is very real for the the many types of phobias provided a list of phobias. coordinators. “Education perhaps more than anything else is a passport to a better life.” - Peter Underwood AC October 12, 2020 The Wonder Weekly P2 The phobia challenge How many zoophobias do you know? Help Professor Finn find the answers to the phobias listed below. Perhaps see how many you can work out from THE FUTURE: An artist’s your own knowledge. impression of the MV Yara Birkeland. Some are mentioned in the Picture: © Yara International ASA article on page one. But feel free to head online or to your local library to do some research. A dictionary might be another Ships without a good source. 1. Ailurophobia Fear of: 2. Arachnophobia Fear of: captain or crew 3. Batrachophobia Fear of: YOU will have heard of self-driving cars, Read the full interview with Dr Emad operating through remote control or 4. Chiroptophobia but what about self-driving ships? here: artificial intelligence or even machine Fear of: Dr Reza Emad, a researcher at the www.utas.edu.au/news/2020/8/6/1036- leaning (the operating system on a ship Australian Maritime College at the self-driving-ships-to-see-us-into-2050/ would use computer algorithms to make 5. Cynophobia Autonomous cargo ships are already decisions and determine actions by itself). University of Tasmania, believes future Fear of: ships will have very few or even no crew being developed. There are many rules and regulations on board. The MV Yara Birkeland was set to be controlling shipping that will need to change to allow self-driving ships. “In the next 10 years we may even have launched this year, but those plans have remotely controlled or even fully been put on hold for the moment. But supporters say the benefits will autonomous small commercial ships in This ship has been designed to operate include improvements in safety, energy near coastal areas with absolutely no on a sea route between ports in southern efficiency and impact on the environment. crew on board,” Dr Emad said. Norway, and has been described as the A large percentage of maritime accidents “These ships will be remotely controlled world’s first autonomous and fully-electric are cased by human error, and without from shore stations by upskilled seafarers container ship. crew on board, lighter, more energy and autonomous systems technicians.” It is amazing to think about ships efficient ships can be built. Beachgoers 6. Entomophobia Fear of: have a key 7. Helminthophobia role to play Fear of: IT’S shorebird nesting season 8. Hippophobia Artwork: Artwork: in Tasmania, and you can help Fear of: keep the eggs safe. 9. Melissophobia The Tasmania Parks and www.johnpollyfarmer.com.au/ Wildlife Service recommends Fear of: 10. Musophobia Fear of: 11. Myrmecophobia Fear of: 12. Ophidiophobia Fear of: keeping dogs on a leash at the 13. Ornithophobia beach, walking on the wet sand Fear of: and staying well clear of nests. Watch out for locals such as 14. Ostraconophobia masked lapwings (pictured) as Fear of: well as international visitors such as eastern curlews, 15. Ranidaphobia Caspian terns and little terns. Fear of: .
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