This Week in Irrational Exuberance! - This Week in Science (TWIS) Podcast - Episode 620
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 24/05/2017

How did beauty come to pass? We'll be talking with Dr. Richard Prum about the idea of mate selection in this episode.

Episode 620 - This Week in Irrational Exuberance! - This week on TWIS (@TWIScience):  hosts Dr. Kiki (@drkiki), Justin Jackson (@jacksonfly) and Blair Bazdarich (@blairsmenagerie) with the latest news, plus an interview with Dr. Richard Prum on his book, "The Evolution Of Beauty."

Dr. Kiki, Blair, & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories:

(0:00) - Recording Start
(0:29) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki.
(0:53) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(2:12) - Opening Theme Music.
(2:48) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines.

(3:14) - TWIS will be at the Young Innovator's Fair in Philadelphia, PA, June 10 - 11, 2017, broadcasting LIVE both days. Info & Tickets at: http://younginnovatorsfair.com

(4:45) - What has Science done for ME, lately? Dr. Kiki — TWIS Minion Joanna Gobbell & her Biology degree & reaching out to parents as a teacher through the Internet. Send your "What has Science done for ME, lately?" stories to: kirsten@thisweekinscience.com

(6:12) - Interview with Dr. Richard Prum of Yale, author of "The Evolution of Beauty.” 
•  http://prumlab.yale.edu/
•  https://goo.gl/GxW4nD - Dr. Prum's TEDxYale Talk
•  https://goo.gl/XCxzDi - "The Evolution Of Beauty" book @ Powell's

[Ed. Note - YouTube does not give us enough space to for all of a guest interview & all the science-y goodness news & links. Please find the complete interview w/ time code sections detailed here — https://goo.gl/1XQNu4]

(35:17) - Interview wrap up w/ Dr. Kiki

(38:39) - And we're at the break!
(39:13) - Half-Time Theme Music.

(40:25) - TWIS LIVE! @ Young Innovators, June 10 -11 - http://younginnovatorsfair.com

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(44:21) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe).

(44:43) - And we're back from the break!

(44:47) - Researchers Propose New Type Of Planetary Object, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/pdmfut
(48:58) -  Healthy offspring from freeze-dried mouse spermatozoa held on the International Space Station for 9 months, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/n8dvxs
(54:01) - Traces of some of South America’s earliest people found under ancient dirt pyramid, Justin - https://goo.gl/LGWuHg

(1:01:08) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(1:01:29) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme.
(1:01:49) -  Cockatoos keep their tools safe, Blair - https://goo.gl/Xe2lrX
(1:09:43) - UT study shows snakes, thought to be solitary eaters, coordinate hunts, Blair - https://goo.gl/IM5UQl
(1:16:33) - Neuromechanics of flamingos' amazing feats of balance, Blair - https://goo.gl/HOuLRP

(1:22:58) - Whales only recently evolved into giants when changing ice, oceans concentrated prey, Justin - https://goo.gl/3BJ08L
(1:29:32) -  These scientists made 2,879 tiny clay caterpillars and hid them all over the world, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/zIn9Fd
see also — Higher predation risk for insect prey at low latitudes and elevations - https://goo.gl/eseNzJ
(1:36:45) - Researchers find computer code that Volkswagen used to cheat emissions tests, Justin - https://goo.gl/tSFIzy

Quick Science Bytes! —

(1:44:07) - Ebola Treatment Breakthrough: Researchers Discover First Human Antibodies That Work Against All Ebolaviruses, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/S19Mzm
see also - Antibodies from a Human Survivor Define Sites of Vulnerability for Broad Protection against Ebolaviruses - https://goo.gl/Mrq1AS
(1:47:58) -  A single mutation may explain why Zika exploded in the Americas, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/ao87Uv
(1:51:05) - Tabby’s star is dimming again, and astronomers are excited, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/vBtuHI
(1:52:18) - Using seaweed to kill invasive ants, Justin - https://goo.gl/8TB7FX

(1:55:07) - Wrap up
(1:55:14) - Thank you’s to patreon sponsors - credit crawl/scroll
(1:56:56) - Next Week — Interview with Bill Schutt,, author of the book, "Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History."
•  http://billschutt.com
•  https://goo.gl/MxADmN - "Cannibalism" book @ Powell's

(1:58:14) - End Theme (featuring Dr. Kiki dancing with “The Evolution Of Beauty” book)

And that's all, folks! Except, we still have...

(2:02:47) - The After-Show!

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