Happy International Women's Day!!! - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 609
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2017 · Science & Technology
Episode #609 — Happy International Women's Day!!! — This week on TWIS (@TWIScience): hosts Dr. Kiki (@drkiki), Justin Jackson (@jacksonfly) and Blair Bazdarich (@blairsmenagerie). Dr. Kiki, Blair, & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories: (0:00) - Recording Start (w/ a big ol' TWIS calendar — in your face!) (0:30) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki. (0:53) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (2:03) - Opening Theme Music. (2:37) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with (a briefly muted) Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (5:46) - Share of women researchers grows with their research as impactful as men’s, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/RV7M4s (11:53) - Neanderthals ate woolly rhinos and mushrooms, may have used painkillers and antibiotics, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/yyM8Zz & Neanderthal behaviour, diet, and disease inferred from ancient DNA in dental calculus - https://goo.gl/G5JmMN (20:20) - HOSPITAL NIGHTMARE JUICE!! - Turning the water on in a sink can launch pipe-climbing superbugs, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/AtsrJT (26:41) - Chemists create molecular 'leaf' that collects and stores solar power without solar panels, Justin - https://goo.gl/RB1daZ And now it's time for... (31:34) - Blair's Animal Corner (31:44) - Blair's Animal Corner Theme (32:04) - Scientists who answered why zebras have black and white stripes pose the question to pandas, Blair - https://goo.gl/tPacxQ (39:04) - The ultimate power nap: Researchers use 'Fitbits' to track elephant sleep in the wild, Blair - https://goo.gl/4izHgz (46:23) - And we're at the break! (46:53 ) - Half-Time Theme Music. (47:25) - This is where you can find out about our Zazzle store (http://www.zazzle.com/thisweekinscience) and supporting us through Paypal (http://bit.ly/twis-paypal) and Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinsci... Tell more folks about TWIS (http://twis.org). And please leave great reviews for the podcast on iTunes (http://apple.co/2bJGvtB). More minions, please! (50:45) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe). (52:22) - And we're back from the break! (52:26) - special thanks to Hot_Rod_ in our #twis Freenode IRC chatroom for simulcasting the live video stream on Periscope! (52:44) - Vision, not limbs, led fish onto land 385 million years ago, Justin - https://goo.gl/DXMzTX (59:39) - Entire operating system written into DNA at 215 Pbytes/gram, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/lYocl1 (1:10:28) - Scientists create new form of matter, a time crystal, Justin - https://goo.gl/s6RBVJ (1:20:02) - Hormone Released by Bone Suppresses Appetite, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/FozR1u Quick Science Bytes! — (1:27:15) - MORE NIGHTMARE JUICE!! - Survival instinct, not family bonds, weave massive spider colonies together, Blair - https://goo.gl/RMYsfE (1:32:02) - Americans’ sex lives have gone limp—lovemaking fell ~15% since the ’90s, - https://goo.gl/KkAksN (1:36:40) - After "Hidden Figures," new program seeks to flood aerospace with women, - https://goo.gl/zSJKNt (1:39:50) - Show Wrap-up & Thank you's (with a special International Women's Day message from our own Blair & the new 'Thank You' credit roll!) (1:45:23) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:48:48) - The After-Show! - with an "oops!" for cutting the end theme quick, time crystals & the care & feeding of space hamsters & space guinea pigs. Listen to the full episode in audio or check out the show notes at our website: http://www.twis.org ! Follow us on Twitter!@TWIScience Subscribe to us on YouTube! http://youtube.com/ThisWeekinScience Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/ThisWeekinScience View more videos like this: https://goo.gl/4luU1E
