Get Out Your Pom Poms! - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 604
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2017 · Science & Technology
Episode #604 — Get Out Your Pom Poms! — 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/ the TWIS patch — in your face! A snickering Justin & sound testing.) (1:09) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki. (1:35) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (2:22) - Opening Theme Music. (2:56) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with (a briefly muted) Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (4:34) - Scientists Create First Human-Pig Chimeric Embryos, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/EBliid (16:30) - “Science curious” more likely to explore data contradicting their world view, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/fSz1lo (28:40) - Ancient DNA reveals 'continuity' between Stone Age and modern populations in East Asia, Justin - https://goo.gl/n7l42P And now it's time for... (33:05) - Blair's Animal Corner (33:31) - Blair's Animal Corner Theme (33:50) - Boxer crabs acquire anemones by stealing from each other, and splitting them into clones, Blair - https://goo.gl/eqlNtj (40:05) - Corn turning French hamsters into deranged cannibals: research, Blair - https://goo.gl/15NYck (47:30) - And we're at the break! (47:49) - Half-Time Theme Music. (48:13) - TWIS 2017 Calendars — are SOLD OUT! A big THANK YOU to everyone who bought them. (48:37) - 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! (51:40) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe). (52:32) - And we're back from the break! (52:37) - IUPUI study: Climate change drove population decline in New World before Europeans arrived, Justin - https://goo.gl/fFBuRE (58:45) - 'Love hormone' from insects as potential drug lead for inhibiting preterm labor, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/RVUHT7 (1:03:18) - Anthropologists uncover art by (really) old masters -- 38,000 year-old engravings, Justin - https://goo.gl/aCkn7p (1:08:35) - Two-Way Chemical Communication between Artificial and Natural Cells, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/HUpKQd (1:12:57) - When jumping spiders show their true colors, biologists look through the lens for the reasons, Blair - https://goo.gl/Ftdzd7 (1:19:39) - Bat Bot! - A biomimetic robotic platform to study flight specializations of bats, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/pORDMo (1:23:39) - mark your TWIS calendar! April 22nd! - On 22 April, empiricists around the country will march for science, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/fm6Zqi (1:25:43) - Show Wrap-up & Thank you's (with the new 'Thank You' credit roll!) (1:29:40) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:33:12) - The After-Show! - featuring even more pom-poms!! 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
