Why Friendliness is Fabulous
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2020-07-15

Friendliness... as an evolutionary survival strategy? Does it work? 
Find out all about it in this episode 782 of the This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) with Dr. Kiki, Justin, & Blair, and their guest, Dr. Brian Hare!
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(0:00) - Recording Start
(0:55) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(1:23) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin 
(2:29) - Opening Theme Music
(3:04) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair, Justin & our special guest, Dr. Brian Hare. Intros & Top Story Headlines. 

(4:51) - Quick Science Bytes!

(4:57) - Mystery over Universe’s expansion deepens with fresh data, Dr. Kiki - https://go.nature.com/3ftpotz
(7:08) - Immunotherapy with CAR T cells results in exceptional patient recovery, Justin - https://bit.ly/immunotherapy-car-t-cells
(12:13) - Who's your daddy? Male seahorses transport nutrients to embryos, Blair - https://bit.ly/daddy-seahorse-nutrients-to-embryo
(14:43) - Global methane levels soar to record high, Dr. Kiki - https://go.nature.com/2B8iTxu 
(19:25) - Connecting donated human lungs to pigs repaired damage to the organs, scientists report, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/repair-damaged-organs-with-pigs

(22:34) - Start of Interview with Dr. Brian Hare

Dr. Brian Hare is a core member of the Center of Cognitive Neuroscience, a Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology, and Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. With his wife Vanessa Woods, he wrote 'The Genius of Dogs', and now "Survival of the Friendliest'.

(2:00:20) - Where can people find out more about Dr. Brian Hare?

• http://brianhare.net/
• https://twitter.com/bharedogguy
• https://evolutionaryanthropology.duke.edu/people/brian-hare
• https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550437/survival-of-the-friendliest-by-brian-hare-and-vanessa-woods/
• https://www.powells.com/book/survival-of-the-friendliest-9780399590665

(2:02:26) - Interview Wrap Up & Thank you's.

(2:02:48) - And we're at the break!

(2:02:53) - 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/thisweekinscience). 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!

(2:04:02) - Back from the break!

(2:04:02) - Covid-19 and SARS-CoV2 Update, Dr. Kiki - 
NY Times Coronavirus U.S. Map - https://nyti.ms/3cY0fW0
Our World in Data's Coronavirus (COVID-19) Deaths - https://ourworldindata.org/covid-deaths
Johns Hopkins Covid-19 Tracker - https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
STAT News The Covid-19 Tracker, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/stat-covid-19-tracker

(2:07:19) - Hallmark of severe COVID-19 patients identified, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/hallmark-severe-covid-19-patients
(2:08:42) - Safety And Efficacy Of Anti-Il6-Receptor Tocilizumab Use In Severe And Critical Patients Affected By Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Comparative Analysis, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/anti-ii6-receptor-tocilizumab-severe-covid-19-patients 
See also - Tocilizumab for treatment of mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 - https://bit.ly/tocilizumab-ventilated-covid-19-patients 
(2:11:15) - Absence of Apparent Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Two Stylists After Exposure at a Hair Salon with a Universal Face Covering Policy — Springfield, Missouri, May 2020, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/sars-cov-2-transmission-hair-salon-face-masks
(2:13:33) - TWIS Minion Covid-19 Question — Christin Shorma of Powell, Wyoming is a teacher and has questions about children transmitting Covid-19 in the fall.
See - COVID-19 Transmission and Children: The Child Is Not to Blame - https://bit.ly/covid-19-transmission-children
(2:25:26) - Researchers cast doubt on earlier COVID-19 origins study citing dogs as possible hosts, Blair - https://bit.ly/doubt-on-dogs-carrying-covid-19

Science News —
(2:28:03) - Dysfunctional families create tyrant loving people, Justin - https://bit.ly/tyrannical-leaders-and-dysfunctional-families
(2:32:37) - Pickled capers activate proteins important for human brain and heart health, Justin - https://bit.ly/pickled-capers-brain-heart-health
(2:38:15) - Vision scientists discover why humans literally don't see eye to eye, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/why-humans-dont-see-eye-to-eye
(2:42:29) - Simple twist of DNA determines fate of placenta, Dr. Kiki - 

(2:45:46) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(2:46:03) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(2:46:33) - Like humans, rats are less likely to help victims in the presence of unhelpful bystanders, Blair
(2:53:25) - Lefties and righties: Asymmetry in fish genitalia, Blair

(3:00:52) - Show wrap up

(3:01:37) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors & the Burroughs Welcome Fund (https://www.bwfund.org).

(3:05:56) - End Theme

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