What's going on up there? - This Week in Science (TWIS) - Episode 913
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 15/02/2023

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(0:00) - Recording Start
(1:59) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(2:20) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(4:40) - Opening Theme Music
(5:16) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings with Blair & Justin — Dr. Kiki is feeling a bit ill this week, but hopefully will re-join us next week!

(8:08) - Quick Science Bytes! —

(8:11) - Mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth [in mice 🐁], Justin
(12:43) - Blue Origin makes a big lunar announcement without any fanfare, Blair
(16:32) - Glacial lake outburst floods threaten millions globally, Justin
(28:01) - "Impossible" new ring system discovered at the edge of the solar system, and scientists are baffled, Blair

(35:33) - And we're at the break!

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...More minions, please!

(35:43) - TWIS Covid-19 Update
* Johns Hopkins Covid-19 Tracker - https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html 
* NY Times Coronavirus U.S. Map - https://nyti.ms/3cY0fW0 
* NPR - How are the COVID-19 vaccine and booster campaigns going in your state? - https://n.pr/374S0qy

(35:49) - Scientists discover receptor that blocks COVID-19 infection, Justin

(40:55) - Another break!

(41:05) - Become a TWIS Producer! Please support us through Patreon — https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinscience/. 

(41:25) - And we're back from the break!

(41:25) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(41:34) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(41:57) - Snakes can hear more than you think, Blair 
(47:51) - Sheep who experience the same shared stress event tend to bond over it, Blair
(54:46) - Cockatoos know to bring along multiple tools when they fish for cashews, Blair

(1:02:04) - Another break!

(1:02:35) - Help support TWIS by buying our great Schwag at our TWIS Zazzle Store, including many pieces of art & design by our own Blair Bazdarich! https://www.zazzle.com/store/thisweekinscience.

(1:02:45) - And we're back from the break!

More Science News —

(1:02:53) - 2.9-million-year-old butchery site reopens case of who made first stone tools, Justin
(1:16:16) - But Wait: What if The Hypothetical Planet Nine Has Moons?, Justin
(1:28:31) - Fast-Acting Nonhormonal Male Birth Control Prevents Pregnancy in Mice, Blair

(1:38:10) - Show Wrap-up + volunteer thank you's.

(1:38:58) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors

(1:41:42) - End Theme

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

(1:43:06) - The After Show! - Justin is back "Justin Time." Get it? Get it? Young Felix & his sippy cup make another appearance.  It's a race of technology. Felix: he is chaos. Blair requests from TWIS Minions that we need a new TWIS End Theme — please send your submissions. Blair has concerns about Podcasts. Blair advocates for Humans to have fully prehensile tails. Skinks. And much, much more …