Science Monkeys - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 655
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2018-01-24

Science Monkeys - Watch Episode 655 of the This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS), with hosts Dr. Kiki, Blair Bazdarich, & Justin Jackson now!

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

(0:00) - Recording Start
(1:11) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki
(1:35) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(2:56) - Opening Theme Music.
(3:30) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines.

(6:43) - Chinese scientists break key barrier by cloning monkeys, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/bKgs74
See also - These monkey twins are the first primate clones made by the method that developed Dolly - https://goo.gl/Av8i3C
(17:28) - The Evolution of Round Brains Ushered in the 'Human Revolution’, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/2E4zzu
(30:11) - Frozen in time: Glacial archaeology on the roof of Norway, Justin - https://goo.gl/BFhhwE

(38:18) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(38:59) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme.
(39:19) - Warming temperatures may cause birds to shrink, Blair - https://goo.gl/y1R7WP
(46:53) - All the buzz—bigger honeybee colonies have quieter combs, Blair - https://goo.gl/ET6MCK

(53:46) - And we're at the break!
(54:14) - Half-Time Theme Music.

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(59:49) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe).

(1:00:09) - And we're back from the break!

(1:00:16) - What has Science done for ME, lately?
A great story from TWIS Minion RR about his career in computer science IT and pursuing Art, as well as how medical science & pharmacology helped him when life threw him an emotional curve ball.
Please send your own science stories to kikifinch@gmail.com or message us on Facebook - facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience.
 
(1:04:15) - Will supplements help your workout or diet routine?, Justin - https://goo.gl/NDLWiJ
(1:15:32) - Soft, smart contact lenses with integrations of wireless circuits, glucose sensors, and displays, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/GVQtmA
(1:20:53) - A step toward ridding register receipts of BPA, Justin - https://goo.gl/MLQUAp
(1:26:52) - The God Helmet! - The role of alcohol in expectancy-driven mystical experiences: a pre-registered field study using placebo brain stimulation, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/EZg4d5

Quick Science Bytes! — 

(1:40:02) - Curcumin improves memory and mood, new study says, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/jRVpZ7
See also - Memory and Brain Amyloid and Tau Effects of a Bioavailable Form of Curcumin in Non-Demented Adults: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled 18-Month Trial - https://goo.gl/hSkVen
(1:41:48) - Rocket Lab launched a secret payload into space last weekend, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/VzTKxd
See also - The Humanity Star - https://goo.gl/3iVqF3
(1:44:53) - Trump administration wants to end NASA funding for the International Space Station by 2025, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/2WSzuT

(1:47:10) - Show wrap up.

(1:47:39) - Thank you’s to patreon sponsors - with the credit scroll/crawl!

(1:51:46) - End Theme

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

(1:55:19) - The After Show - Dr. Kiki’s computer battery is freaking out. Koo-koo-koo-a-roo! Dr. Kiki is building a new computer — Thanks a lot bitcoin miners (raspberry sound)! Cracklin’ Dr. Kiki(’s microphone). Talk about last week’s LIVE show @ SF Sketchfest. And much, much more…

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