Nature's Tangled Tree - This Week in Science (TWIS) Podcast - Episode 687
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2018-09-12

Nature's Tangled Tree - Watch Episode 687 of the This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS), with hosts Dr. Kiki, Blair Bazdarich and Justin Jackson, and our special interview guest, David Quammen!

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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
(0:30) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki
(0:56) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Blair
(2:28) - Opening Theme Music
(3:00) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki & Blair. Intros & Top Story Headlines.

(4:50) - Interview w/ David Quammen
David Quammen holds studied at both Yale and Oxford, and has spent his life writing amazing stories about nature, evoution, and man's relationship with the natural world. He contributes to National Geographic magazine, and can claim to have been the sole author of one issue. He wrote most recently, "The Tangled Tree," which we are thrilled and honored to speak to him about tonight.

(6:04) - What draws you to write about the natural world? Dr. Kiki

[Ed. Note — YouTube does not give us enough room for the whole interview, find all those notes, here — http://bit.ly/david-quammen-interview.]

(43:21) - Interview Wrap-up — Where can people find you online? Dr. Kiki
David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidQuammen 
David’s website: http://www.davidquammen.com/ 
Book product page: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Tangled-Tree/David-Quammen/9781476776620 

(43:59) - And we're at the break!
(44:36) - Half-Time Theme Music - "Our 1st Assumptions Were Correct" by Jake Mann from his album, "Daytime Ghost." https://apple.co/2G3ERxV

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(49:44) - Interstitial Music

(50:21) - And we're back from the break!

(50:27) - What has Science done for ME, lately?
Science has allowed me to be super extra and give my rescue puppy a doggy dna test. I got to find out what all he is made of, which isn't necessary, but is quite fun.
--April Robison
Please send your own science stories to kirsten@thisweekinscience.com or message us on Facebook - facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience.
 
(55:10) -  Super-reactive molecule could solve space sugar mystery, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/space-sugar-mystery 
(1:01:36 ) - Discovery of new neurons in the inner ear can lead to new therapies for hearing disorders, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/inner-ear-neurons 
See also - Neuronal heterogeneity and stereotyped connectivity in the auditory afferent system - https://go.nature.com/2QrDpvR 
(1:05:58) - Ancient bird bones redate human activity in Madagascar by 6,000 years, Justin - http://bit.ly/ancient-bird-bones
(1:14:16) - New evidence supports the hypothesis that beer may have been motivation to cultivate cereals, Justin - http://bit.ly/beer-inspired-farming  
(1:20:01) - Drawing on a piece of silcrete found in Blombos Cave predates previous human-made drawings by at least 30,000 years, Justin - http://bit.ly/ancient-silcrete-cave-art

(1:24:48) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(1:25:04) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme.
(1:25:25) - Kidnapping in the Antarctic animal world? Blair - http://bit.ly/antarctic-animal-napping  
(1:32:43) - Beetle adapts chemical mimicry to parasitize different bee species, Blair - http://bit.ly/beetle-chemical-mimicry  
(1:39:38) - Shark tourism can change your mind about these much-maligned predators, Blair - http://bit.ly/shark-tourism  

Quick Science Bytes! — 

(1:44:32) - Chemicals From Plastics, Cosmetics Found in Wild Dolphins, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/dolphins-plastics 
(1:46:30) - The Last of the Universe’s Ordinary Matter Has Been Found, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/last-ordinary-matter 
(1:48:51) - Mysterious Light Flashes Are Coming from Deep Space, and AI Just Found More of Them, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/deep-space-flashes 
(1:51:10) - Leidenfrost effect drops found to be self-propelled, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/leidenfrost-drops 
(1:56:37) - A mere drop of blood makes skin cells line up, Justin - http://bit.ly/wound-healing-cells  

(2:03:07) - Show wrap up (Dr. Kiki wants to MOVE it)

(2:04:00) - Thank you’s to patreon sponsors.

(2:05:23) - NEXT WEEK! Kathryn Matthews of Oceana.org.

(2:08:17) - End Theme

(2:11:47) - The After Show - (See Blair's unboxing video here: http://bit.ly/blair-unboxing)