Sticking the landing with Science - This Week in Science (TWIS) - Episode 667
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 18/04/2018

Sticking the landing with Science - Watch Episode 667 of the This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS), with hosts Dr. Kiki, Blair Bazdarich, & Justin Jackson now!

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

(0:00) - Recording Start - (...after many technical difficulties and a late start, we're ready for...! some more fine tuning & adjustments...)
(4:19) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki
(4:47) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(5:36) - Opening Theme Music.
(6:10) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines.

(6:39) - NASA's TESS Satellite Launches to Seek Out New Alien Worlds, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/tess-launch

(8:56) - A large planetary body inferred from diamond inclusions in a ureilite meteorite, Dr. Kiki - https://go.nature.com/2HKiEY8
See also - http://bit.ly/meteorite-diamonds
(13:15) - Miniature human brains grow for months when implanted in mice skulls, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/mini-brains
See also - https://go.nature.com/2qFymvA
(21:14) - In encouraging sign, Ebola vaccine appears to provide long-lasting protection, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/ebola-vaccination
See also - http://bit.ly/ebola-vaccination-2
(22:24) - An artificial mole as an early warning system, Justin - http://bit.ly/artificial-mole

(27:53) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(28:02) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(28:24) - Animal images used in marketing may skew public perception about their survival risks, Blair - http://bit.ly/animal-images
See also - http://bit.ly/animal-images-2
(39:50) - Ants prefer a hard-earned treat, Blair - http://bit.ly/ant-treats

(45:12) - And we're at the break!
(45:30) - Half-Time Theme Music.

(45:48) - 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!

(50:22) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from his album "Vitriol." (https://goo.gl/oPXF2c).

(51:20) - Back from the break!

(51:29) - What has Science done for ME, lately?
Send your Science stories to: kirsten@thisweekinscience.com or message us on Facebook - facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience.

(55:13) - NYITCOM at A-State professor lends anatomy expertise to solve ancient mystery, Justin - http://bit.ly/professor-anatomy
(1:02:49) - Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/polyesterase-2
See also - http://bit.ly/polyesterase
(1:07:12) - Harvesting water from fog with harps, Justin - http://bit.ly/water-harps
(1:12:32) - Behaviors, movements, and transmission of droplet-mediated respiratory diseases during transcontinental airline flights, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/airline-respiratory
(1:16:38) - Can Animals Predict Earthquakes?, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/animals-quakes

Quick Science Bytes! — 

(1:24:00) - Bad News for Kissers: Mono Virus is Actually Linked to 7 Other Diseases, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/mono-epstein-barr
(1:28:09) - We’ve found the cells norovirus targets—we just don’t know what they do, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/norovirus-target
(1:30:08) - Drinking the Recommended Amount of Alcohol May Still Shorten Your Life, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/alcohol-risk-2
See also - http://bit.ly/alcohol-risk
(1:32:29) - More than just menageries: First look at zoo and aquarium research shows high output, Blair - http://bit.ly/zoo-aquarium-output

(1:35:19) - Show wrap up.

(1:36:00) - Thank you’s to patreon sponsors

(1:39:39) - End Theme

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

(1:43:07) - The After Show - G’nite everybuddy. We did the Science… eventually. Justin thinks a picture of Blair has “Alanis Morissette-y-ness.” This starts a cavalcade of Googled Alanis Morissette pics. Obviously, we were all up too late. Blair does a shameless plug for her speaking at Taste Of Science. And much, much more…

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