This is the Day After. Whatchya Gonna Do Science? - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS)
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2023-08-02

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(0:00) - Recording Start
(1:54) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(2:30) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(4:13) - Opening Theme Music
(4:47) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin!

(10:55) - Quick Science Bytes! —

(11:01) - A novel nematode species from the Siberian permafrost shares adaptive mechanisms for cryptobiotic survival with C. elegans dauer larva, Dr. Kiki
See also — Revival of Ice Age Nematode Reveals a New Species
(18:09) - Time-travelling pathogens and their risk to ecological communities, Dr. Kiki
(22:01) - AI search of Neanderthal proteins resurrects ‘extinct’ antibiotics, Dr. Kiki
(26:02) - Public Meeting on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (Official NASA Broadcast), Justin
(41:36) - Research finds taller trees are better able to cope with drought, Blair
(49:05) - Ryugu samples reveal traces of rock from before the Sun existed, Dr. Kiki
(58:45) - Researchers find 89% of sports supplement labels false, ingredients fraudulent and some laced with illegal drugs, Justin
(1:15:34) - Wood decay fungi show enhanced biodeterioration of low-density polyethylene in the absence of wood in culture media, Dr. Kiki

(1:23:05) - And we're at the break!

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...More minions, please!

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(1:24:01) - And we're back from the break!

(1:24:04) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(1:24:16) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(1:24:42) - Researchers tickle rats to identify part of the brain critical for laughter and playfulness, Blair
(1:32:07) - Illegal shooting responsible for most birds found dead near power lines, study finds, Blair

More Science News —

(1:41:01) - Mosquito-friendly gene drive may lead to a malaria-free future, Justin
(1:46:01) - Scientists engineer cooperation in cancer cells to activate apoptosis mechanisms, Justin
(1:52:55) - Pedunculopontine Chx10+ neurons control global motor arrest in mice [🐁], Dr. Kiki
(1:58:25) - Brain’s Memory Lane Outpaces Real-Time Experiences in Neural Dance, Dr. Kiki
(2:04:56) - Can Robots Crack a Joke? The Limits of AI’s Humor Understanding, Dr. Kiki

(2:12:32) - Show Wrap-up + volunteer thank you's.

(2:13:18) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors

(2:16:38) - End Theme

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

(2:18:08) - The After Show! - Wee-hoo! Dr. Kiki has to turn her mute off and on and more and figure out where she is. Justin is taking his child to school. A tight 900! Blair _has_ to go to bed. Blair is off on maternity leave from now on!... And much, much more …