What's in Your Head, Zombie? - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS)
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2023-10-12

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(0:00) - Recording Start
(1:27) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(1:55) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! by Justin
(3:35) - Opening Theme Music
(4:10) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings with Dr. Kiki & Justin — Blair is still off for a while being a new parent with new baby & hubby Brian!

(8:10) - Quick Science Bytes! —

(8:18) -  NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Carbon, Water, Dr. Kiki
(15:52) - Groundbreaking achievement as bionic hand merges with user’s nervous and skeletal systems, remaining functional after years of daily use, Justin
See also — Bionic hand with neural control and feedback for use in daily life YouTube video.
(26:29) - Flipped coins found not to be as fair as thought, Dr. Kiki
(33:54) - Beer faces unbitter future due to climate change: study, Justin
(42:46) - Using Different Flours for Sourdough Fosters Different Bacteria – and Flavors, Dr. Kiki

(50:06) - And... we're at the Break!

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...More minions, please!

(51:22) - And we're back from the Break!

(51:28) - Not quite Blair's Animal Corner... but Dr. Kiki's Bird Corner!  🦜
(51:34) - Space weather disrupts nocturnal bird migration, study finds, Dr. Kiki
(58:42) - Peregrine falcons set off false alarms to make prey easier to catch, study finds, Dr. Kiki

More Science News —

(1:07:50) - Female common frogs fake death to get rid of males, Justin
(1:12:58) - CDC study on depression and mortality finds wealth, smoking, and exercise reduce risk of death, Justin
(1:27:01) - How Odors Warp Our Color Perception, Dr. Kiki

(1:37:49) - Show Wrap-up + volunteer thank you's..

(1:39:43) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors

(1:43:11) - End Theme

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

(1:44:30) - The After Show! - A message from Blair from new Motherhood with Baby! She _is_ working on Art for the 2024 Calendar. Justin might have three Art pieces for the calendar. And Blair might make a brief appearance — soon! The TWIS hosts need to confab about schedules. And much, much more …