How Wild Is Life?
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 03/03/2021

Seriously, life is wild. Especially on World Wildlife Day! What happened in the wild world of science news 'This Week in Science'??? Find out on this latest episode 814 of TWIS... Watch now!

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(0:00) - Recording Start  
(5:10) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(5:35) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(8:11) - Opening Theme Music, Dr. Kiki
(8:45) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. 

(13:34) - Quick Science Bytes! —

(13:38) - Camera traps reveal newly discovered biodiversity relationship between tropical mammals and forest productivity. - Dr. Kiki
(19:27) - Like cheese with your wine? Turns out that dietary fats interact with grape tannins to influence the taste of wine. - Justin
(23:10) - No matter how long an animal "plays dead", it's doing it perfectly. - Blair
(29:09) - Have you ever heard of a 'Space Hurricane'? Neither had anyone else until they detected one above the North Pole. - Dr. Kiki
(36:00) - Prehistoric killing machine exposed - the Anteosaurus is more dangerous and less dinosaur than previously thought. - Justin
(40:15) - Male lyrebirds aren't just great mimics. They are apparently also great liars. - Dr. Kiki

(49:41) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(49:52) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(50:15) - If cuttlefish can pass "the marshmallow test," does that really make them as smart as children? 
(58:08) - Global warming reduces the energy transferred between trophic levels, and poses a threat to food chains.

(1:04:25) - And we're at the break! 

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(1:05:29) - More Science News —

(1:05:55) - People with color blindness might get help from new gold nanocomposite contact lenses. - Justin
(1:10:30) - In what Justin thinks is the dumbest idea ever, economists suggest that climate change 'winners' should pay financial compensation to polluters.
(1:21:10) - We are all ears for a story that concludes Neanderthals might have been able to perceive human speech and produce similar sounds. - Dr. Kiki
(1:30:38) - Casual sex is on the decline for young adults. Why and what does this mean? Dr. Kiki
(1:35:07) - We all get it wrong when it comes to conversations - they never end when we want them to! - Dr. Kiki 

(1:41:21) - Show wrap up

(1:41:53) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors

(1:43:52) - NEXT WEEK! - As part of Women's History Month, An Interview with amazing Volcanologist, "Volcano Jess" Phoenix (https://www.volcanojess.com/, Twitter: @volcanojess) about her new book: "MS. ADVENTURE: My Wild Explorations In Science, Lava, and Life." TUNE IN! 

(1:45:43) - End Theme

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

(1:49:12) - The After Show! — And then, there was one... Next week: Volcano Jess! And under Oregon's Mt. Hood there seems to be a hurricane of earthquakes! OH NOES!!!!! Dr. Kiki shares her line of Perfumes, including, "Eau De Bookstore." Justin rants on the "Curious George" fake science controversy. And much, much more...