We're Halfway There... And, Living on Science
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2020-07-01

This Week In Science' podcast Episode #780, "We're Halfway There... And, Living on Science," with your hosts: Dr. Kiki, Blair, & Justin. Watch now to find out what happened This Week in Science...

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(0:00) - Recording Start
(2:46) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(3:19) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(4:31) - Opening Theme Music
(5:06) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. 

(7:49) - Quick Science Bytes to Start! —

(8:08) - Swine Flu Strain Has Pandemic Potential: Study, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/new-swine-flu-pandemic
(10:25) - Aboriginal artifacts on the continental shelf reveal ancient drowned cultural landscapes in northwest Australia, Justin - https://bit.ly/ancient-australian-drowned-landscapes
(14:14) - New Zealand's ancient monster penguins had northern hemisphere doppelgangers, Blair - https://bit.ly/ancient-giant-penguin-dopplegangers
See also - Monster penguin find in Waipara, New Zealand, Justin - https://bit.ly/new-zealand-prehsitoric-monster-penguin
(19:21) - School absenteeism has surprising consequences for adults, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/school-absentee-adult-consequences
(23:21) - Recycling of European plastic is a pathway for plastic debris in the ocean, Justin - https://bit.ly/european-plastic-recycling-to-ocean 
(29:02) - Jellyfish contain no calories, so why do they still attract predators?, Blair - https://bit.ly/no-cal-jellyfish
(32:40) - Dawn of the chicken revealed in Southeast Asia, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/dawn-of-the-chicken

(35:14) - COVID-19/Sars-CoV-2 Update - STAT News The Covid-19 Tracker, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/stat-covid-19-tracker
• 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 Map Resource - https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
STAT News The Covid-19 Tracker, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/stat-covid-19-tracker
(36:55) - Immunity to COVID-19 is probably higher than tests have shown, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/immuntiy-to-covid-19-probably-higher
See also - Coronavirus: Immunity may be more widespread than tests suggest, Dr. Kiki - https://bbc.in/3eN20a5
(49:25) - Cell Publication Elucidates How SARS-CoV-2 Dramatically Rewires Important Cell Programming; Identifies Existing Therapeutics That May Fight COVID-19, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/sars-cov-2-rewires-cell-programming
See also - The Global Phosphorylation Landscape of SARS-CoV-2 Infection - https://bit.ly/global-phosphorylation-landscape-sars-cov-2

Science News —

(52:53) - Yale study solves mystery of how stress triggers inflammation, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/how-stress-causes-inflammation-1
See also - Origin and Function of Stress-Induced IL-6 in Murine Models - https://bit.ly/how-stress-causes-inflammation-2
(1:07:23) - For The First Time, Scientists Have Captured Video of Brains Clearing Out Dead Neurons, Dr. Kiki - https://bit.ly/video-brains-clearing-out-dead-neurons-1, https://bit.ly/video-brains-clearing-out-dead-neurons-2, https://bit.ly/video-brains-clearing-out-dead-neurons-3

(1:11:50) - And we're at the break! - 

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(1:12:34) - Australian fossil reveals new plant species, Justin - https://bit.ly/ausie-fossil-new-plant-species

(1:20:11) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(1:20:19) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(1:20:42) - Long-tailed tits avoid incest by recognising the calls of relatives, Blair - https://bit.ly/long-tail-tits-avoid-incest
(1:26:48) - New 3D model shows how the paradise tree snake uses aerial undulation to fly, Blair - https://bit.ly/flying-snakes
See also - The Amazing Paradise Flying Snake | Wildest Islands Of Indonesia, YouTube Video - https://bit.ly/flying-snakes-video-2

(1:35:56) -  User Questions! - 
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(1:46:23) - Show wrap up.

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(1:49:54) - End Theme

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(1:53:24) - The After Show!