Is this Spoopy Science? - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS)
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2021-10-27

What happened 'This Week in Science'??? Find out all the spoopy science on this TWISoween episode! We've got mummies, fangs, brains, and so much more. Watch TWIS Episode 848 & learn now!

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[For Story Links, please see our TWIS website for show notes —  https://www.twis.org/27-october-2021-episode-848-is-this-spoopy-science/.]

(0:00) - Recording Start
(0:53) - Intro, Dr. Kiki 
(1:24) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(3:11) - Opening Theme Music, Dr. Kiki
(3:46) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. 

(7:07) - Quick Science Bytes! —

(7:15) - Mysterious "alien beacon" was false alarm, Dr. Kiki
(11:52) - DNA from mysterious Asian mummies reveals their surprising ancestry, Justin
(22:20) - Snowshoe hares with mismatched coats due to global warming are faring better than ever, Blair
(28:18) - Scientists find no hint of sterile neutrino, Dr. Kiki
(32:57) - Living descendant of Sitting Bull confirmed by analysis of DNA from the legendary leader's hair, Justin
(39:58) - Fossil dental exams reveal how tusks first evolved, Dr. Kiki

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(47:46) - TWIS COVID-19/Sars-CoV-2/Coronavirus Update -
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• https://n.pr/374S0qy
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(47:51) - FDA approves 5 year old & up Covid-19 vaccine, Dr. Kiki

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(51:45) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(52:09) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(52:30) - We used 60-year-old notebooks to find out why male hippos have bigger tusks than females, Blair
(1:03:55) - Who's been kissing who? Prairie dog "greet kisses" reveal complex social networks, Blair

(1:17:17) - 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 —

(1:17:57) - Evidence of prehistoric human activity in the Falkland Islands, Justin
(1:26:17) - Termite Brains Can Grow in Anticipation of a Single Moment of Flight and Light, Dr. Kiki
(1:32:32) - Study provides insight into how we sense threats in our environment, Dr. Kiki

Have a Science Question or question on a current or recent Science news story? Or have a question for us about your concerns about Covid-19 vaccines? Send 'em to our TWIS User Questions?? - kirsten@thisweekinscience.com, @TWIScience on Twitter & Instagram, or http://facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience.

(1:43:03) - Show wrap-up

(1:44:26) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors

(1:47:43) - End Theme

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

(1:51:10) - The After Show! -  Blair, come back from vacation, okay? NO! Blair's laid out with a mai tai or piña colada. Blair is a total mood. Dr. Kiki & her Big Foot doll. Justin is back in his Pirate Coat. Blair shares about her honeymoon vacation in Hawai'i. Blair's wedding pics. And much, much more...