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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2023-07-13

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(0:00) - Recording Start
(1:26) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(2:23) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Dr. Kiki
(3:29) - Opening Theme Music
(4:06) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings with Dr. Kiki & Blair — Justin is off for a few months.

(6:51) - Quick Science Bytes! —

(6:55) - Diverse organic-mineral associations in Jezero crater, Mars, Dr. Kiki
(13:49) - Rebellious birds make nests out of anti-bird pins, Blair
(19:24) - The ground is deforming, and buildings aren’t ready, Dr. Kiki
(26:18) - Study shows same-sex sexual behavior is widespread and heritable in macaque monkeys, Blair
(33:00) - Tiny scales reveal megalodon was not as fast as believed, but it had a mega-appetite explaining its gigantism, Dr. Kiki

(41:30) - And... we're at the Break!

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...More minions, please!

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(42:41) - And we're back from the Break!

(42:45) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(42:51) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(43:15) - Spider mite males undress maturing females to win the first mating, Blair
(51:31) - Stressed rattlesnakes found to calm down in the company of a nearby 'friend', Blair

More Science News —

(1:00:17) - The Sound Of Silence? Researchers Prove We Can Hear It, Dr. Kiki
(1:09:15) - Humans will trade pain for useless information, Dr. Kiki
(1:17:08) - New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control, Dr. Kiki

(1:25:06) - Show Wrap-up + volunteer thank you's.

(1:26:12) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors

(1:29:39) - End Theme

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

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