Let's call this the Science Solstice! - This Week in Science (TWIS) Podcast - Episode 676
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 20/06/2018

Let's call this the Science Solstice! - Watch Episode 676 of the This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS), with hosts Dr. Kiki, Blair Bazdarich, & Justin Jackson now! 

View more videos like this: https://goo.gl/4luU1EWatch live here or check out our feed over at http://twis.org/live - we have a chatroom! Join us!

Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/ThisWeekinScience

Listen to the full episode in audio or check out the show notes at our website: http://www.twis.org ! 

Follow us on Twitter! @TWIScience

Subscribe to us on YouTube! http://youtube.com/ThisWeekinScience

--------------------------------

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

(0:00) - Recording Start
(0:23) - Show Start, Intro - Blair
(0:50) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(3:08) - Opening Theme Music.
(3:42) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines.

(5:48) - Giant lasers pass new milestone towards fusion energy, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/giant-lasers-fusion 
(10:29) - Study could help humans colonise Mars and hunt for alien life, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/colonize-mars 
(20:49) - Venus’ thick atmosphere speeds up the planet’s spin, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/venus-spin 
(25:25) - Gut microbes may contribute to depression and anxiety in obesity, Justin - http://bit.ly/gut-microbe-depression 
(29:00) - Mayo Clinic discovery is first step toward new bacteria-based constipation treatment, Justin - http://bit.ly/bacteria-constipation 
(29:49) - Spacefood for cows, Justin - http://bit.ly/cow-spacefood 

(38:56) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(39:09) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme.
(39:31) - Flying spiders sense meteorological conditions, use nanoscale fibers to float on the wind, Blair - http://bit.ly/flying-spiders-weather 
(45:02) - Bees get stressed at work too (and it might be causing colony collapse), Blair - http://bit.ly/bee-stress  

(54:01) - And we're at the break!
(54:14) - Half-Time Theme Music  - "Our 1st Assumptions Were Correct" by Jake Mann from his album, "Daytime Ghost." https://apple.co/2G3ERxV

(54:35) - This is where you can find out about our Zazzle store (http://www.zazzle.com/thisweekinscience) and supporting us through Paypal (http://bit.ly/twis-paypal) and Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinsci... Tell more folks about TWIS (http://twis.org). And please leave great reviews for the podcast on iTunes (http://apple.co/2bJGvtB). More minions, please!

(59:38) - Interstitial Music

(1:00:00) - Back from the break!

(1:00:06) - What has Science done for ME, lately?
TWIS Minion David Eckard shares of his struggles throughout his life with hearing loss and how the technology behind hearing aids has enhanced his life.
Send your Science stories to: kirsten@thisweekinscience.com or message us on Facebook - facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience.

(1:08:56) - FSU researchers find religious involvement deters recreational and medical marijuana use, Justin - http://bit.ly/religion-vs-marijuana 
(1:15:10) - FSU study finds religious involvement does little to prevent opioid abuse, Justin - http://bit.ly/opioids-and-religion 
(1:18:50) - Scientists use caffeine to control genes—and treat diabetic mice with coffee, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/diabetic-mice-coffee 
See also - Could coffee replace insulin injections for diabetics? - http://bit.ly/coffee-and-insulin 
(1:25:57) - Often overlooked glial cell is key to learning and memory, Justin - http://bit.ly/glial-cell-learning 
(1:29:58) - Constructing new tissue shapes with light, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/shapes-by-light  
(1:32:12) - T. Rex couldn't stick out its tongue, new research shows, Justin - http://bit.ly/trex-tongue 
(1:35:06) - The most important study of the Mediterranean diet has been retracted, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/mediterranean-diet-retracted 
(1:38:52) - BPA can induce multigenerational effects on ability to communicate, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/bpa-communication 

Quick Science Bytes! — 

(1:41:20) - Non-antibiotic antimicrobial triclosan induces multiple antibiotic resistance through genetic mutation, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/triclosan-antibiotic-resistance 
(1:44:27) - European eels are swimming in cocaine and other illegal drugs, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/eels-cocaine 
(1:48:30) - Mammals going nocturnal to avoid humans, Blair - http://bit.ly/mammals-go-nocturnal 
(1:51:31) - People recall information better through virtual reality, says new study, Blair - http://bit.ly/vr-learning 

(1:56:01) - Show wrap up.

(1:56:52) - Thank you’s to Patreon sponsors

(2:00:23) - End Theme

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

(2:03:53) - The After Show -So many microbes! Dr. Kiki is a microbe girl. Thunder & Lightning in Portland, sizzling hot where Blair will be! Dr. Kiki tells of her family trip hiking in Lava Tubes with translucent worms. Requests for the TWIS Music soundtrack. And much, much more...