Understanding Antarctic Ice - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 721
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2019-05-15

Why are we studying ice in Antarctica? Find out on the This Week in Science news Podcast (TWIS) with hosts Dr. Kiki, Blair Bazdarich and Justin Jackson, and our special interview guest, Dr. Christina Hulbe!

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

(0:00) - Recording Start 
(0:35) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki
(1:00) - Discla... WHOOPS!
(1:18) - THE REAL Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(3:08) - Opening Theme Music
(3:42) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines.

(5:18) - Interview w/ Dr. Christina Hulbe

Dr. Hulbe is a geophysicist who studies how and why polar ice sheets change over time. She is Professor and Dean of Surveying at the University of Otago in New Zealand, and the programme lead for an investigation into the Vulnerability of the Ross Ice Shelf in West Antarctica to the influences of a warming world.  

See - University of Otago, New Zealand Page on Dr. Christan Hulbe - http://bit.ly/dr-christina-hulbe 

(6:26) - Antarctica is a far off place few get to visit, but it's been the focus of your study. When did you first travel to Antarctica and why? Dr. Kiki

[Ed. Note — YouTube does not give us enough room for the whole interview, find all those notes, here — http://bit.ly/twis-dr-christina-hulbe-interview.]

(50:41) - And you have an Instagram channel, so what is your Instagram channel where people can follow you and your Antarctic Ross Shelf Adventures? Dr. Kiki

See also - The Ross Ice Shelf Programme Instagram - http://bit.ly/ross-ice-shelf-programme-instagram

(52:06) - And you'll be heading out there again for this next summer field season? Dr. Kiki
(52:30) - Thank you's and Interview Wrap up. Dr. Kiki

(53:14) - And we're at the break!
(53:22) - Half-Time Theme Music - "Our 1st Assumptions Were Correct" by Jake Mann from his album, "Daytime Ghost." https://apple.co/2G3ERxV

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(56:54) - Interstitial Music

(57:29) - And we're back from the break!

(57:36) - What has Science done for ME, lately?
TWIS Minion Ben Bignell shares how a harrowing medical emergency with his fiance showed him how the many different things science has given us helped her situation and gave her treatment options.
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(1:01:00) - Apollo-era moonquakes reveal that the moon may be tectonically active, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/moon-quaking
(1:06:08) - China’s lunar rover may have found minerals from the moon’s mantle - http://bit.ly/china-rover-moon-mantle
(1:09:59) - Good genes: Researchers break down DNA of world’s largest mammals to discover how whales defy the cancer odds, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/cancer-beating-whales 
(1:17:28) - Neanderthals and modern humans diverged at least 800,000 years ago, Justin -  http://bit.ly/neanderthal-divergence
(1:22:56) - Chewing gums reveal the oldest Scandinavian human DNA, Justin - http://bit.ly/old-scandanavian-gum

(1:28:29) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(1:28:49) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(1:29:11) - Having an STI could benefit male animals, Blair - http://bit.ly/male-animal-stis 
(1:36:35) - Study: Treats might mask animal intelligence, Blair - http://bit.ly/smarts-vs-treats

Quick Science Bytes! — 

(1:46:56) - A new AI acquired humanlike ‘number sense’ on its own, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/ai-number-sense 
(1:48:27) - Plastic leachates impair growth and oxygen production in Prochlorococcus, the ocean’s most abundant photosynthetic bacteria, Dr. Kiki - https://go.nature.com/2Ebw3rD
(1:50:09) - Faster walkers more likely to live longer, Justin - http://bit.ly/fast-walkers 
(1:53:35) - Catapulting spider winds up web to launch itself at prey: study, Blair - http://bit.ly/catapult-spider

(1:55:36) - Show wrap up 

(1:56:25) - Thank you’s to our generous Patreon sponsors.

(1:59:27) - End Theme

(2:02:58) - The After Show! - We'll be in Santa Fe, NM on June 15th, Interplanetary Festival on June 15th — https://interplanetaryfest.org/, get your tickets and book your travel NOW! Blair is working on tne newsletter. Next interview - June 5th Matthew Stanley, on his book, Einstein & Relativity & WWI  - the state of science vs. nationalism in WWI ... and much, much more...