Are Brains or Brawn Better? - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 870
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2022-04-06

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(0:00) - Recording Start
(1:46) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(2:13) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(5:48) - Opening Theme Music
(6:22) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings- with Dr. Kiki & Justin — Blair is off this week, she will return!

(8:46) - Quick Science Bytes! —

(8:49) - IPCC’s starkest message yet: extreme steps needed to avert climate disaster, Dr. Kiki
(19:45) - NASA Makes First-of-Its-Kind Detection of Reduced Human CO2 Emissions, Dr. Kiki
(21:41) - Memristive synaptic device based on a natural organic material—honey for spiking neural network in biodegradable neuromorphic systems, Justin
(28:17) - Solar Cell Keeps Working Long After Sun Sets, Dr. Kiki
(31:23) - Treated plastic waste good at grabbing carbon dioxide, Dr. Kiki
(34:23) - Single-particle combinatorial multiplexed liposome fusion mediated by DNA, Justin
(42:18) - Mammals put brawn before brains to survive post-dinosaur world, Dr. Kiki

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...More minions, please!

(47:17) - TWIS COVID-19/Sars-CoV-2/Coronavirus Update -
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• https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
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(47:34) - New COVID-19 variant XE identified: What to know and why experts say not to be alarmed, Dr. Kiki
(48:59) - Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan to End the Global COVID-19 Emergency in 2022, Dr. Kiki
(52:52) - FcγR-mediated SARS-CoV-2 infection of monocytes activates inflammation, Dr. Kiki
See also — Study reveals how Covid-19 infections can set off massive inflammation in the body

(57:08) - And we're at the break!

(57:35) - Become a TWIS Producer! Please support us through Patreon — https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinscience/. 

(57:55) - And we're back!

(58:03) - (Without) Blair’s Animal Corner
(58:14) - (Without) Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(58:36) - Squid recorded color-matching a substrate for the first time, Justin
(1:04:27) - Like college roommates, vampire bats bond when randomly paired, Dr. Kiki

(1:09:23) - Please help support TWIS by buying our great Schwag at our TWIS Zazzle Store, including many pieces of art & design by our own Blair Bazdarich! https://www.zazzle.com/store/thisweekinscience. 

More Science News —

(1:09:41) - EPA rule would finally ban asbestos, carcinogen still in use, Justin
(1:16:08) - Bigotry and the human–animal divide: (Dis)belief in human evolution and bigoted attitudes across different cultures, Justin
(1:24:12) - Mushrooms communicate with each other using up to 50 "words," scientist claims, Dr. Kiki
(1:29:57) - Slime mold is a multicellular, dynamic collective when feeding on bacteria, Dr. Kiki
(1:33:04) - Your brain expands and shrinks over time — these charts show how, Dr. Kiki
(1:38:06) - Blue Brain builds neurons with mathematics, Dr. Kiki

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(1:41:40) - Show Wrap-up

(1:42:18) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors

(1:45:52) - End Theme

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

(1:47:15) - The After Show! - Dr. Kiki is NOT singing any more. Dr. Kiki talks about some of the events at the recent Portland Science Talk '22 convention. Including a Emery Emery/Brian Dunning documentary, https://sciencefriction.tv. Should she remove Justin? And much, much more...