Pump Up The Science! - This Week in Science Podcast
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2021-09-29

What happened 'This Week in Science'??? Find out with TWIS! And, join us for a conversation full of heart with the author of 'Pump', Bill Schutt.

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(0:00) - Recording Start 
(1:12) - Intro, Dr. Kiki 
(1:42) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! — whoops! Correct mic not working. So...
(3:40) - ACTUAL Disclaimer, Justin
(5:31) - Opening Theme Music
(6:05) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair, Justin and our special guest, Dr. Bill Schutt. 

(8:43) - Quick Science Bytes!

(8:54) - Geologists solve half-century-old mystery of animal traces in ancient rocks, Dr. Kiki
(13:09) - Vampire bats may coordinate with "friends" over a bite to eat, Justin
(23:16) - Fish fertilize corals and seagrasses, but not the way you think, Blair

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(29:36) - Interview w/ Dr. Bill Schutt

You might recall Dr. Schutt from his previous appearances here on TWIS to discuss blood-eating animals & cannibalism. He is an Emeritus professor of biology at LIU Post, a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History, and is here to discuss his latest book 'Pump: a natural history of the heart."

(1:05:36) - Thank you for joining us — where can people find out more about you online?

• https://billschutt.com/
• https://twitter.com/billschuttbooks
• https://www.facebook.com/bill.schutt.5

(1:06:17) - Interview Wrap Up

(1:06:28) - And we're at the break!

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(1:07:57) - Aaaaaaand we're back from the break!

(1:08:03) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(1:08:29) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(1:08:52) - Male giraffes are more socially connected than females, Blair
(1:16:56) - How rabbits help restore unique habitats for rare species, Blair

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More Science News —

(1:27:00) - Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of 23 from the Lists of Endangered Animals and Plants, Justin
(1:31:12) - Earliest evidence of human activity found in the Americas, Justin
(1:42:46) - Tyrannosaurus rex face bit suggest Cretaceous love hurt, Dr. Kiki
(1:47:14) - The hippocampus constructs narrative memories across distant events, Dr. Kiki
See also - Hippocampus Is the Brain’s Storyteller, Dr. Kiki

(1:53:29) - Show wrap up

(1:54:47) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors.

(1:57:41) - End Theme

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

(2:01:12) - The After Show! - We did a show! Yaaaaaaah...! Hi to our new Australian viewer/listener. Showing off the link to the new TWIS 2022 Calendar orders. Loving the interviews. Interviews — people just don't want stay up late with us. Justin's issue is always Time Zone. Blair's issue is always Lunchtime, and having no Wifi. And much, much more...