Are You Jelly of the Science? - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS)
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2021-11-03

What happened 'This Week in Science'??? Well, Justin had a lot to say about the climate conference in Glasgow. Blair brought dead flies and murder birds. And, Dr. Kiki got brainy Find out with TWIS!

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(0:00) - Recording Start
(1:33) - Intro, Dr. Kiki 
(2:02) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(5:18) - Opening Theme Music, Dr. Kiki
(5:52) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. Did you know that it is Jellyfish Day and jellyfish are impacting a nuclear power plant in Scotland? Is it a statement for the COP26 meeting in Glasgow?

(10:44) - Quick Science Bytes! —

(10:48) - Dr. Kiki: What happens to rain when the temperature increases?
(15:39) - Dr. Kiki: Are all rocky exoplanets the same?
(19:53) - Justin: What are ski resorts resorting to as climate change melts the snow?
(24:45) - Blair: What is ALAN, and how is it messing up crickets?
(32:58) - Dr. Kiki: How are promiscuous proteins helping in drug design?
(38:59) - Justin: Is "net-zero" greenwashing or does Australia have a plan?
(47:58) - Dr. Kiki: Did Smilodon have bad hips and a supportive social network?

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(54:02) - TWIS COVID-19/Sars-CoV-2/Coronavirus Update -
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(54:14) - CDC Approves Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine for 5 - 11 year olds; Don’t wait to vaccinate your grade-school kids against Covid-19, Dr. Kiki
(56:33) - Dr. Kiki: Is Fluvoxamine a potential treatment for COVID-19? Scientists are debating results!

(1:05:28) - And we're at the break!

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(1:06:41) - And we're back!

(1:06:43) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(1:06:57) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(1:07:19) - Freaky fungus flirts with flies? For real?
(1:13:22) - How do Cuckoo chicks get so strong?

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More Science News —

(1:21:20) - Revealing ecological risks of climate change on global river basins, Justin
(1:26:30) - UK unveils plan for first "net-zero" financial hub, Justin
(1:32:18) - Experimental Depression Treatment Is Nearly 80% Effective in Controlled Study, Dr. Kiki
(1:39:58) - Long-Lived Proteins In Mitochondria Of The Brain Stabilize Protein Complexes, Dr. Kiki
See also — Identification of long-lived proteins in the mitochondria reveals increased stability of the electron transport chain

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(1:47:39) - Show wrap-up

(1:48:27) - Justin quickly mentions — Organic molecules revealed on Mars by Curiosity's new kind of experiment.

(1:49:36) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors

(1:52:45) - End Theme

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

(1:54:17) - The After Show! - We faded it! Just like that! We need a music editor. Dr. Kiki is no good at music fades. Talk of the 26 Days of TWISmas Advent App. And much, much more...