Birds, Bees & Genes - This Week in Science (TWIS) Podcast - Episode 684
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2018 · Science & Technology
Birds, Bees & Genes - Watch Episode 684 of the This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS), with hosts Dr. Kiki, Blair Bazdarich, & Justin Jackson now! View more videos like this: https://goo.gl/4luU1EWatch live here on Google+ or check out our feed over at http://twis.org/live - we have a chatroom! Join us! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/ThisWeekinScience 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 -------------------------------- (0:00) - Recording Start (1:13) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki (1:42) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (2:55) - Opening Theme Music. (3:29) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. [Oh, my gosh! Dr. Kiki disappeared!] (6:03) - Neandertal mother, Denisovan father!, Justin - http://bit.ly/neanderthal-mom (18:21) - It’s Official: Water Found on the Moon, Dr. Kiki returns - http://bit.ly/water-on-the-moon (25:00) - Strange Lakes Are Speeding Up Arctic Permafrost Melt, And That's Really Bad News, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/permafrost-melt (30:48) - A New CRISPR Technique Let Researchers Repair a Genetic Mutation in Viable Human Embryos, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/crispr-genetic-repairs (33:44) - Blair’s Animal Corner (33:52) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme (34:17) - New research suggests evolution might favor 'survival of the laziest,' Blair - http://bit.ly/lazy-survival (42:17) - Pointy eggs more likely to stay put in birds' cliffside nests, study finds, Blair - http://bit.ly/pointy-eggs (24:11) - And we're at the break! (49:49) - Half-Time Theme Music - "Our 1st Assumptions Were Correct" by Jake Mann from his album, "Daytime Ghost." https://apple.co/2G3ERxV (50:28) - 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! (55:38) - Interstitial Music (56:06) - Back from the break! (56:18) - What has Science done for ME, lately? TWIS Minion & ER Technician Brian P. shares how Science has made his job in the hospital much easier & safer with — "hovermats!" Send your Science stories to: [email protected] or message us on Facebook - facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience. (1:00:06) - A timescale for the origin and evolution of all of life on Earth, Justin - http://bit.ly/evolution-timescale (1:10:02) - Physicists Think They've Spotted the Ghosts of Black Holes from Another Universe, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/ghosts-of-black-holes (1:20:53) - Getting high on worms, Justin - http://bit.ly/high-on-worms (1:31:45) - Gut bacteria provide key to making universal blood, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/gut-universal-blood (1:35:50) - Nanobot pumps destroy nerve agents, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/nanobot-nerve-agents Quick Science Bytes! — (1:38:36) - People Were Definitely High For the 2017 Solar Eclipse, Study Finds, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/high-for-the-eclipse (1:42:20) - For exotic pets, the most popular are also most likely to be released in the wild, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/popular-exotic-pets (1:45:40) - The environmental cost of contact lenses, Blair - http://bit.ly/contact-lenses-envrionment (1:49:21) - Eerie Sky Glow Called 'Steve' Isn't an Aurora, Is 'Completely Unknown' to Science, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/sky-glow-steve (1:53:55) - Show wrap up. (1:54:45) - Thank you’s to our generous patreon sponsors (1:56:05) - NEXT WEEK: Anil Ananthaswamy & the Spooky Double Slit Experiment! 👻 http://anilananthaswamy.com @anilananth on Twitter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anil_Ananthaswamy TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/anil_ananthaswamy (1:59:10) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (2:02:47) - The After Show - All the way to the end! Dr. Kiki closes lots of computer windows. Dr. Kiki was missed last week while in New York. WORLDS COLLIDE! — Dr. Kiki meets Ira Flatow! Dr. Kiki shares about watching the "Science Friday" Radio taping for NPR. Hint: THE PRODUCERS RUN EVERYTHING! This show is definitely more of the wild, wild West. Ya feel me, Will Smith? Next thing ya know, we're all living in Bel Air. Dr. Kiki dreams of a produced show... While Justin seems obsessed over Larry David. And much, much more...
