How to Make an Invisibility Cloak
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2021-04-21

What happened 'This Week in Science'??? Find out with Episode 821 TWIS and our guest Dr. Greg Gbur who talked with us about invisibility! Get all the science news and more... watch now!

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(0:00) - Recording Start 
(2:50) - Intro, Dr. Kiki 
(3:15) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin 
(4:59) - Opening Theme Music
(5:33) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. 

(7:22) - Quick Science Bytes!

(7:26) - Are monkey-human chimeras something to be concerned about? - Dr. Kiki
(17:48) - Can people relearn how to sustainably interact with Earth's ecology after 12,000 years? - Justin
(22:14) - Could a currently vulnerable coffee species be what we need in a warming world? - Blair

(27:06) - Interview with Dr. Greg Gbur

Greg is a professor in the department of physics & optical science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he studies classical optics and the wave nature of light. He is also the author of 'Falling Felines & Fundamental Physics'. Welcome to the show, Dr. Gbur!

(1:21:03) - Where can people find you online?

• https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300231298/falling-felines-and-fundamental-physics
• https://pages.uncc.edu/greg-gbur/
• https://twitter.com/drskyskull
• https://skullsinthestars.com/

(1:22:39) - Interview Wrap-up

(1:23:20) - And we're at the break!

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(1:24:09) - Back from the break!

(1:24:13) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(1:24:26) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(1:24:49) - Blair brings another study reinforcing the idea that dogs could help us identify people with COVID. How will Justin react this time?
(1:31:17) - Why did scientists create a compound that makes beetles pee themselves to death?
(1:37:03) - What goes into making snake venom?

Science News —
From Dr. Kiki:
(1:40:06) - Don't get rid of your honey, but definitely check out this story. It's radioactive!
(1:43:07) - T-Rex Stories! The Earth was once highly populated by incredibly large numbers of T. rex adults who might have enjoyed walking slowly together in groups?
(1:49:11) - How does an eye-glance steal our attention?

From Justin:
(1:54:44) - What enabled tarantulas to take over the planet?
(1:59:16) - How will shift-work affect your health? It depends on whether you are a man or a woman.

(2:05:03) - Show wrap up

(2:06:58) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors.

(2:09:55) - End Theme

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

(2:13:24) - The AfterShow! - I swear I hit the button! Boom-chikka-boom-boom...! We're stealing Roger from DTNS. Last Saturday's show with the DTNS crew was fun — a podcast episode of that will be available to Patreon subscribers. Dr. Kiki's husband & son have been binging old Godzilla movies. Blair's going to bed, and so are we... and much, much more...