You Are The 17% - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 638
1,186 views · Published 28 September 2017 · 2:22:36 · Indexed 20 October 2026
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2017 · Science & Technology
Are you the 17% - Join This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS), with hosts Dr. Kiki, Blair Bazdarich & Justin Jackson for episode 638, and you will be! Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories: (0:00) - Recording Start (with everyone whispering over something Dr. Kiki lost, to please all our AMSR friends.) (0:43) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki (1:10) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (3:04) - Opening Theme Music. (3:39) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (6:14) - What has Science done for ME, lately? A nice letter from TWIS Minion Dale Moore on the technology around us in our podcasts & social media. Please send your own science stories to [email protected] or message us on Facebook - facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience. (8:54) - Two-thirds of Americans don’t bother seeking out science news, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/MkYhSe See Also - Preschool Teachers Need Better Training In Science - https://goo.gl/jTn5Em (25:38) - Latest LIGO/Virgo Detection Marks Dawn of a New Era: Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/z8VjNd See also - YouTube Video - Update on Gravitational Wave Science from the LIGO-Virgo Scientific Collaborations - https://youtu.be/xR6d8V5oh0o (30:50) - How did dinosaurs evolve beaks and become birds? Scientists think they have the answer, Justin - https://goo.gl/NXV4Lo (37:46) - Blair’s Animal Corner (37:56) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme. (38:17) - Signs of sleep seen in jellyfish, Blair - https://goo.gl/hv1zPS (48:08) - Pigeons better at multitasking than humans: study, Blair - https://goo.gl/Lzs5ms (1:00:39) - And we're at the break! (1:00:56) - Half-Time Theme Music. (1:01:43) - Pre-order your TWIS 2018 Color Book Calendar by Blair! Go to http://twis.org & click on the link for the Calendar in the top right of the page. (1:03:04) - 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! (1:05:53) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe). (1:06:25) - And we're back from the break! (1:06:34) - CSIC reconstructs how Neanderthals grew, based on an El Sidrón child, Justin - https://goo.gl/2S4DfE (1:16:45) - Researchers discover the key to long-term memory, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/v2kbht See also - Memory Erasure Experiments Indicate a Critical Role of CaMKII in Memory Storage - https://goo.gl/XTeiHa (1:22:46) - Fingertips found to respond differently to different surfaces, Justin - https://goo.gl/xBSwF5 (1:28:34) - PHOTONICS: On-chip photonic synapse, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/rNcCSN (1:31:54) - Watch this robot use nunchucks, after learning like a human student would, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/cznpjt (1:33:53) - Earth Had Life From Its Infancy, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/gPMPPg See also - Oldest traces of life on Earth may lurk in Canadian rocks - https://goo.gl/CZGdYA And - Early trace of life from 3.95 Ga sedimentary rocks in Labrador, Canada - https://goo.gl/JHaH5d Quick Science Bytes! — (1:37:07) - Tree-dwelling, coconut-cracking giant rat discovered in Solomon Islands, Justin - https://goo.gl/aLQhXW (1:39:11) - Dyson to make electric cars by 2020, Justin - https://goo.gl/PdxAda (1:46:28) - Solving the Mystery of Pluto’s Giant Blades of Ice, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/AH2THo (1:47:19) - Did saber-tooth kittens grow up musclebound? A study of postnatal limb bone allometry in felids from the Pleistocene of Rancho La Brea, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/JkUYkz (1:48:27) - Show wrap up. (1:48:55) - Thank you’s to patreon sponsors - with the credit scroll/crawl! (1:52:26) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:55:57) - The After Show - The Fast & Stabby end of the show, time for bed! A discussion of circadian rhythms of infant sleep and Mom Power Naps from Pro Mom, Dr. Kiki. Blair shares a story of people who search & categorize Big Foots (Big Feet?). Justin wonders — but do they really believe in the Big Foots? A sexual revolution Icon passes. And much, much more… 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
